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February 18 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DHS weighed National Guard for immigration roundups – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/236413932-story

 

CBS2
— Expert: Possible Thompson Center Sale Is Small, Positive Sign – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/expert-possible-thompson-center-sale-is-small-positive-sign/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville’s links to presidents, from Buchanan to Bush – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: Did you walk with Bush and Cheney in Naperville’s Labor Day parade in 2000?  I did.  Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-president-naperville-link-st-0219-20170217-story.html
(PICTURE CAPTION: President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney walk in the Last Fling Labor Day Parade in Naperville in 2000, before they were elected to their White House posts. It was while in Naperville that Bush made his much-reported comment about a New York Times reporter being a “major league a——.” FROM THE ARTICLE: As a presidential candidate, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush marched in the Last Fling’s Labor Day Parade in 2000 after holding a rally at Naperville North High School. It was on the rally stage before the speech when the candidate, who was oblivious the microphones were live, pointed out a veteran political reporter to his running mate Dick Cheney and said, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league a—— from The New York Times.”)
— U.S. presidents have made a few stops in Elgin – Mike Danahey  (DIERSEN: What municipality do you live in?  What does the mayor of your municipality think of Republicans?  What if the mayor of your municipality at his/her annual state of the city address in front of 150 dignitaries publicly insulted your municipality’s top Republican promoter not only once, but three times?  What if the mayor of your municipality increasingly talked and acted like he/she a) wanted to ban Republicans from all parades in your municipality and b) drive all Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of your municipality?  One could compare and contrast Wheaton and Bolingbrook in this regard.  Since 2000, I have taken the lead in encouraging Republican candidates and elected officials to walk in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.  This year will be the 12th year in a row that I have raised money from Republicans to sponsor entries in the parade.  I 2007, I raised $2,000 from Republicans to sponsor an elephant to walk behind Congressman Roskam in the parade; outstandingly, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-presidents-st-0219-20170217-story.html
— Rauner’s pivot on Senate budget plan provides political breathing room – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-speech-politics-met-20170219-story.html
— Lake County homelessness count breaks record – Luke Hammill  (DIERSEN: How many homeless people have the Democrats sent to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, and to your municipality during the last week, month, year, and decade?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-luke-hammill-county-lines-st-0220-20170217-story.html
— DuPage County board members ‘flabbergasted’ by schools ignoring free drug education – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-fentanyl-school-criticism-st-0219-20170217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mendoza finds money for $32,000 used car for her office – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mendoza-finds-money-for-32000-used-car-for-her-office/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton woman wins $250,000 in lottery – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170217/news/170218872/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana business development – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-17/toms-mailbag-feb-17-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “With the primary election near, (Urbana Mayor Laurel) Prussing has been repeating that ‘In the last four years alone, we have added 115 new or expanded businesses throughout the city.’ That comes to fewer than three per month. Even so, is there any way to sort this out? For instance, how many of these ‘new businesses’ are video-gambling parlors, payday-loan storefronts, beer-and-cigarette outlets or pin-money enterprises operating from sewing rooms or garages in private homes? Also, is there a tally of how many larger-scale businesses, in that same time period, have shut down or moved to Champaign?” Better late than never: Today, we got a list from the city of Urbana of 127 businesses that have opened or expanded since 2013. The list also contains seven businesses that are “coming soon,” seven others that have moved and 19 that have closed. The new or expanded businesses include everything from a ballet studio and guitar repair shop to new restaurants and coffee shops. There’s also a medical-marijuana dispensary.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump CNN says “Trump goes back to what he loves: Campaign rallies  Trump to bask in admiration of supporters at rally.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-goes-back-to-what-he-loves-campaign-rallies/659699458
— Liberal group threatens to challenge Democrats with primary fights  New group demanding opposition to Trump agenda – GREGORY KRIEG
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/liberal-group-threatens-to-challenge-democrats-with-primary-fights/659563538

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Bustos, Delegation Demand Rauner Pay Domestic Violence Money – AP
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/bustos-delegation-demand-rauner-pay-domestic-violence-money-02-17-2017

 

HYDE PARK PATCH
— Corey Lewandowski: Trump Doesn’t Understand Global Impacts Of His Tweets  Former Trump campaign manager Lewandowki made the frank admission at an event closed to media and confronted by protestors. – Jonah Meadows  (DIERSEN: The more that you criticize Trump, the more that anti-Trumps love you.)
http://patch.com/illinois/hydepark/corey-lewandowski-trump-doesn-t-understand-global-impacts-his-tweets

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s time to speak up, Republican Congressmen, or shame on you.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/opinionated-woman/2017/02/its-time-to-speak-up-republican-congressmen-or-shame-on-you/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Miller embraces hiring of family in Algonquin Highway Commissioner race
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511081829-miller-embraces-hiring-of-family-in-algonquin-highway-commissioner-race

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois single-family home construction ten times lower than neighbors
https://ilnews.org/12199/illinois-single-family-home-construction-ten-times-lower-neighbors/

 

GOP
— Mainstream Media Accountability Survey
https://gop.com/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CPAC 2017 Tells Trump Supporters to Kiss Off – Loads Up Speaking List with #NeverTrumpers – Jim Hoft (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Face it Trump supporters – CPAC still hates you.”  Are you a Trump supporter?  I am. Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hates you the most because you are a Trump supporter?)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/cpac-2017-tells-trump-supporters-kiss-off-loads-speaking-list-nevertrumpers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will kick off next week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington DC. CPAC hid their speaker list for the past month and just started updating the list this past week. And just as we assumed — CPAC loaded the roster with committed #NeverTrumpers and ignored the grassroots supporters and websites that got Republican President Donald Trump Elected. It should really be no surprise. After all these “principled conservatives” planned a walk out protest last year for Donald Trump. Trump withdrew from the conference but the crowd did give big spender Paul Ryan a standing ovation. That’s CPAC! This year CPAC ignored many of the top Trump supporters who helped get him elected. These top election influencers will not be speaking at CPAC despite their work to get Trump elected. . .Instead the speaker list includes this committed #NeverTrumpers: . .Face it Trump supporters – CPAC still hates you.)

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Senator Ted Cruz Wants to Revoke Citizenship of Americans Who Turn to Terrorism — Why Aren’t We Already Doing This? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/17/senator-ted-cruz-wants-revoke-citizenship-americans-turn-terrorism-arent-already/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats, pundits mull ways to remove Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/dems-pundits-mull-ways-to-remove-trump/
— McCain in Germany: ‘Consider whether the West will survive’ (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not want the West to survive are anti-Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/mccain-in-germany-consider-whether-the-west-will-survive/
— Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Blacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20829
— Sanctuary city pushes school district to support immigrant families  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promote dependency on government and dependency on charity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20853
— Obama leads troops from ‘shadow White House’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20794
— The Left’s All-Out War on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20810

 

FOX NEWS
— F-15s scramble to intercept unresponsive aircraft over restricted airspace over West Palm Beach
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/18/f-15s-scramble-to-intercept-unresponsive-plane-over-restricted-airspace-over-west-palm-beach.html
— McCain in Germany says Trump administration in ‘disarray’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump McCain makes it clear that he sides with America’s enemies against Trump.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/18/mccain-in-germany-says-trump-administration-in-disarray.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Libertarians And President Trump – Bruce Majors  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/libertarians-and-president-trump/

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s ‘sanctuaries’ crackdown imperils transportation projects  Millions of dollars could be at stake for improvements — all because ‘sanctuary cities’ refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials. – TANYA SNYDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-sanctuary-cities-crackdown-transportation-projects-235158

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Who Is Vetting The People At Mar-A-Lago? Democrats Want To Know.  Club members, guests and at least 64 foreign workers have unprecedented access to the president. – Paul Blumenthal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mar-a-lago_us_58a7577de4b045cd34c17d40
— Trump Vineyard Requests Visas For Still More Foreign Workers  America First doesn’t apply to Trump wines. – Mary Papenfuss  (DIERSEN: Have you held bad jobs that many, most, if not virtually all citizens of American refuse to take?  I have.  I a) did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964, b) washed dishes and delivered newspapers 1964-1966, c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, d) delivered mail 1966-1969, e) worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970, f) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, g) pumped gasoline 1971-1972, h) collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and i) audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-vineyard-requests-visas-for-still-more-foreign-workers_us_58a7c90ee4b07602ad54f1e1

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump calls media ‘enemy of the American people’
http://www.wkow.com/story/34530479/the-latest-trump-calls-media-enemy-of-the-american-people
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump exchange with black journalist sparks outrage.”
http://www.wxow.com/story/34535784/trump-exchange-with-black-journalist-sparks-outrage
— LGBT employees ask Education Secretary to keep protections  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.)
http://www.kmov.com/story/34535380/lgbt-employees-ask-education-secretary-to-keep-protections
— VERY SAD: Dog walkers will be more in demand than teachers in aging U.S.  Health-care expenditures are expected to surge as the number of Americans ages 70 to 84 spikes by 50 percent.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/17/dog-walkers-demand-aging-us/

 

AOL
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Left-wing website under fire after saying Trump may have STD.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/18/left-wing-website-under-fire-after-saying-trump-may-have-std/21716519/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Newsroom Risk In the Trump Era: Self-Censorship – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pander to those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/media/trump-era-media-censorship.html
— Sun, Sand and Influence: For Mar-a-Lago Members, Proximity Is Power – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ERIC LIPTON  (DIERSEN: How close do you live to those run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America? How much influence does your proximity give you?  When bad things happen to me politically, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout not only that I must not have any influence with the following Republicans who live nearby, but that they must want to get rid of me: Roskam, Sanguinnetti, Ives, Zaruba, Jorgensen, Bucholz, Henry, Birkett, Brennan, Eckhoff, Grant, Elliott, Larsen, Whelan, Gresk, Fitch, Rutledge, Saline, Suess, Scalzo, Heidorn, Hinkle, Levan, Muehlfelt, Falbo, Natwani, Molitor, and Keller.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/mar-a-lago-trump-ethics-winter-white-house.html
— DIERSEN HEDALINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise refugees and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not glorify and praise refugees.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/your-money/how-to-help-refugees-in-us.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/when-lies-overruled-rights.html
— A Young Reporter Makes a Soft Query and Pleases an Upset President – MARC SANTORA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the questions that I have asked Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America in my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consults Midwest Chapter board member.  Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs do not like my questions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/nyregion/unf-news-kyle-mazza.html
— Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Down. How Much Does It Mean? – Nate Cohn  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in driving Trump’s approval ratings down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  I should write a book about the aforesaid.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/upshot/trump-is-down-to-38-approval-how-much-does-it-mean.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONTPAGE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Aides Struggle to Reassure Worried Allies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/trump-europe.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump News Conference Provokes Anxiety, Humor and Shrugs Around World.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/trump-news-conference-provokes-anxiety-humor-and-shrugs-around-world.html
— Trump’s Inroads in Union Ranks Have Labor Leaders Scrambling – NOAM SCHEIBER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH  (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/economy/trump-labor-unions.html
— Mexican Consulates Flooded With Fearful Immigrants – JENNIFER MEDINA (DIERSEN: How many citizens of Mexico live/work illegally in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/us/mexican-consulates-flooded-with-fearful-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns patriotism and especially Independence Day Parades?  ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/germany-far-right-politics-afd.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The big mistake some anti-Trump protesters could be making – Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/18/the-big-mistake-some-anti-trump-protesters-could-be-making/
— Time for an updated view on the number of government employees – L. Michael Kaas, Arlington  (DIERSEN: How many past and present federal, state, county, township/ward, municipal, etc, government employees live in America, Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.  I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-for-an-updated-view-on-the-number-of-government-employees/2017/02/17/89329994-f326-11e6-9fb1-2d8f3fc9c0ed_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Racial Indoctrination Day at an Upscale Chicagoland School  As administrators foist ‘social justice’ on 4,000 suburban students, parents plead for balance. – PETER BERKOWITZ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of teaching, the school’s aim seems to be hammering home to students that racism plagues America and will persist until white people admit their unjust privilege, renounce their unearned power, and make amends for the entrenched oppression from which they continue to profit handsomely.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-racial-indoctrination-day-at-an-upscale-chicagoland-school-1487375679
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What passes for education at many American public schools is too often closer to indoctrination. Consider the seminar day that New Trier High School, in Winnetka, Ill., on Chicago’s affluent North Shore, is planning for Feb. 28. The title for the all-school seminar is “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights.” That very term, “racial civil rights,” is misleading, since civil rights protect Americans’ freedoms regardless of their race. Judging from the roster of scheduled events, the seminar might be more accurately titled “Inculcating a Progressive View of Social Justice.” Here are a few of the offerings scheduled for presentation to New Trier’s roughly 4,000 students: “SPENT: A Simulation to See How Long You Can Survive on Minimum Wage”—which touches on race at best tangentially. “Developing a Positive, Accountable White Activism for Racial Civil Rights”—which promotes a divisive view of race as a primordial fact, the essence of identity, a bright line between oppressed and oppressor. “One Person One Vote: Can the Voting Rights Act Be Saved?”—which absurdly suggests that the Voting Rights Act is at risk of being repealed. There are plenty of sessions on the connections that music, art and culture have with civil rights. Very little programming, however, is devoted to actually explaining to students what civil rights are and what their place is in this country’s political tradition. Yet the continuing quest to fulfill America’s founding promise is unintelligible without a grasp of how civil rights are grounded in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Or without an understanding of the often-heroic struggle for civil rights over the course of American history—the abolition movement, the Civil War, the great Reconstruction constitutional amendments, the grievous setback of Jim Crow, the modern civil-rights movement, the landmark Supreme Court cases like Brown v. Board of Education. Instead of teaching, the school’s aim seems to be hammering home to students that racism plagues America and will persist until white people admit their unjust privilege, renounce their unearned power, and make amends for the entrenched oppression from which they continue to profit handsomely. This despite the school board’s written policy to provide a “balanced view” on “controversial issues,” and the seminar’s stated purpose “not to promote the philosophy of one political party or another.” On Monday a group of concerned New Trier parents will make a final attempt to persuade the school board to alter the seminar’s programming to include a diversity of views about race and rights in America. The parents have proposed, for example, inviting black conservative intellectuals—such as my Hoover Institution colleague Shelby Steele and this newspaper’s Jason Riley—or people like Pastor Corey Brooks, the director of Project Hood, which seeks to end violence and build communities on Chicago’s South Side. So far, these efforts have been met with stonewalling and vitriol. On Feb. 6, a group of recent New Trier graduates—some of whom helped plan the seminar day—published an open letter to explain why the parents’ proposals are unreasonable and immoral. The letter opens with a long quotation from Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 masterpiece, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” The implicit message is that the New Trier parents are comparable to the “white moderate” King reproaches for preferring order to justice. King’s admonition to the comfortable—to imagine themselves in the place of the persecuted and downtrodden—is a timeless message, but inapt for the situation. New Trier failed to teach the letter writers the distinction between political activism and education. The seminar day presupposes that the pervasiveness and potency of racism in America are facts beyond dispute, rather than hypotheses to be critically examined. That’s why the letter writers dismiss the parents’ desire for a multiplicity of views as an effort “to distract the conversation.” Let’s hope that the concerned New Trier parents succeed Monday in teaching the New Trier school board about education’s proper purpose. If not, maybe the best thing might be for more families to follow the parent group’s advice: “Excuse your child for the day, and encourage him or her to volunteer”—perhaps with Corey Brooks and Project Hood.)
— The Death of the All-American Town  Brian Alexander’s “Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town” documents a single town in our fractured country. It is a devastating portrait. – ROGER LOWENSTEIN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-death-of-the-all-american-town-1487364666
— When America Opened Its Doors  For the founders, refugees were ideal citizens: They’d fled tyranny and would be a bulwark against it. Kathleen DuVal reviews “American Sanctuary: Mutiny, Martyrdom, and National Identity in the Age of Revolution” by A. Roger Ekirch. – KATHLEEN DUVAL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-america-opened-its-doors-1487366014

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Workplace immigration enforcement could come roaring back under Trump – Kate Morrissey  (DIERSEN: If you are employed, is your employer anti-Trump?  If it is, how strongly does your employer favor citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?  That is, how anti-American is your employer?)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-worksite-enforcement-20170217-story.html

 

FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— Trump softens stance, suggests he may not deport so-called Dreamers – TAMARA VAIFANUA  (DIERSEN: Reports like this encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://fox13now.com/2017/02/17/president-trump-softens-stance-suggests-he-may-not-deport-so-called-dreamers/

 

LIBERTY CONSERVATIVE
— Fearing Possible Walkout, Sen. Rand Paul No-Shows Students For Liberty Conference – Shane Trejo  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.thelibertyconservative.com/fearing-possible-walkout-sen-rand-paul-no-shows-students-liberty-conference/

 

MARKET WATCH
— Here is how much you need to save for retirement  You should have 10 times your salary saved by the age of 67 – Anora Mahmudova
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-is-how-much-you-need-to-save-for-retirement-2017-02-18

 

INDEPENDENT
— Sales of Ivanka Trump’s perfume surge reaching top spot in Amazon Best Sellers  The sales increase comes despite a campaign to encourage shoppers to boycott products linked to the US President and his family – Shehab Khan
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ivanka-trump-perfume-top-spot-amazon-best-sellers-nordstrom-a7586911.html
— Secret service investigate after Donald Trump’s motorcade ‘hit by rock’  The US leader was traveling to his Mar a Lago resort in Florida – Chloe Farand
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-latest-secret-services-motorcade-limosine-hit-object-rock-florida-a7586876.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Look, I can’t be all bad! Grandpa Trump parades Ivanka’s children on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House after a tumultuous week.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235330/Trump-spends-time-Ivanka-s-kids-Arabella-Joseph.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “God bless Boeing! Trump gives plane firm massive free commercial at roll-out of its new Dreamliner – and points at Air Force one and says: ‘What can look so beautiful at 30? An airplane'”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235832/Trump-gives-Boeing-free-advertising-787-rollout.html

 

BBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump BBC makes it clear that it sides with America’s enemies against Trump.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39015559

 

GUARDIAN
— McCain attacks Trump administration and inability to ‘separate truth from lies’  Republican senator uses Munich speech to reflect on ‘disarray’ in Trump White House, saying president contradicts himself (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump McCain makes it clear that he sides with America’s enemies against Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/18/john-mccain-savages-donald-trump-administration-inability-separate-truth-from-lies

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump IBT says “Donald Trump Media Bias: President Uses Twitter, ‘Mainstream Media Accountability Survey’ To Slam The Press, And It Could Backfire.”
http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-media-bias-president-uses-twitter-mainstream-media-accountability-survey-2494285

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Fake news isn’t a Trump neologism — Hitler called it Lügenpresse.”
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/fake-news-isnt-trump-neologism-hitler-called-lugenpresse/

February 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chris Kennedy to announce run for governor – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-announces-run-for-governor/amp/
— Some optimism, some ‘trepidation’ as Senate mulls ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/some-optimism-some-trepidation-as-senate-mulls-grand-bargain/
— Obama jumps back into the water – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-obama-jumps-back-into-the-water/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville to Caterpillar: ‘We’re open for business’ – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-caterpillar-st-0208-20170207-story.html
— Elgin doctor charged with trespassing during Roskam protest – Elizabeth Owens-Schiele
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-doctor-arrest-protest-st-0208-20170207-story.html
— How a Facebook post led women to protest Arlington Heights ‘backdoor boys’ club.’ – Karen Ann Cullotta  (DIERSEN: In your municipality, which of the following groups are despised/hated the most: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-women-local-politics-arlington-heights-tl-0209-20170207-story.html
— Rauner dismisses ‘overblown emotion’ on DeVos pick – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-betsy-devos-trump-education-secretary-story.html
— In Ribfest music flap, freedom and neighborliness must prevail – Rob Manker  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps are full of hatred.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-manker-column-st-0208-20170207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Naperville.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mego-column-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— TRAGIC: When it comes to booze, Americans are opting for the hard stuff – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-spirits-industry-growth-0208-biz-20170207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump lawyers help anti-Trump travelors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-immigration-lawyers-trump-travel-ban-0208-biz-20170206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote Syrian refugees.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-syrian-refugee-family-chicago-met-20170207-story.html
— Left seeks Democratic control as Chicago mayor tells them to just ‘chill’ – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-democrats-kass-0208-20170207-column.html
— Adviser: Chris Kennedy to run for Illinois governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-20170208-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s easy to support elimination of lieutenant governor position – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170207/discuss/170209069/
— Minimum wage and discrimination – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: How long did you work for the minimum wage? I did for 18 months 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.  My understanding is that I was first and only White male that held that job in that store.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/discuss/170209133/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chris Kennedy running for governor
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170208/NEWS02/170209862/chris-kennedy-running-for-governor

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that citizens of foreign countries are superior to citizens of America.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/banned-together-how-the-travel-ban-hurts-uics-engineering-program/4c5375ff-ff14-4c16-bc16-806b66e5431f

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s time for the tough votes on ‘grand bargain’ budget – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170207/our-view-its-time-for-tough-votes-on-grand-bargain-budget
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast Trump in Springfield.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170207/students-faculty-discuss-trump-policy-at-uis-forum
— Latest state budget plan: Lower sales tax, but expanded scope – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170207/latest-state-budget-plan-lower-sales-tax-but-expanded-scope
— Disappointed in Rauner’s hiring of Munger – Scott Reeder  (DIERSEN: Who is disappointed that you were hired?  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170207/scott-reeder-disappointed-in-rauners-hiring-of-munger

 

FOX 2 NOW
— Illinois program promotes diversity in advanced classes  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always blamed Republicans for problems that “low-income and minority students” have had, are having, and will have.)
http://fox2now.com/2017/02/07/illinois-program-promotes-diversity-in-advanced-classes/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Opinions are anti-Trump every day – Robert Barnard
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/mailbag/opinions-are-anti-trump-every-day/article_f340e9a8-10f3-525e-aa66-4744cd322aea.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Biss introduces bill requiring presidential candidates in Illinois to release tax returns – Nora Shelly
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/08/city/biss-introduces-bill-requiring-presidential-candidates-in-illinois-to-release-tax-returns/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote opposition to Trump’s executive orders.
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-refugee-and-immigration-executive-order-congress-tracker#stream/0
http://nprillinois.org/post/muslim-families-join-springfield-trump-protest#stream/0

 

THE REPUBLIC
— Lawsuit filed against company that runs Illinois Lottery
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/02/07/il-illinois-lottery/

 

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Lawsuit filed against company that runs Illinois Lottery – AP
http://www.ibj.com/articles/62390-lawsuit-filed-against-company-that-runs-illinois-lottery

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/02/trump-presidency-undocumented-students-loyola-face-uncertain-future/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Are Progressives Targeting Minorities with Abortion? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/are-progressives-targeting-minorities-with-abortion/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TAXPAYERS TO PROTEST PLANNED PARENTHOOD NATIONWIDE SATURDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/taxpayers-to-protest-planned-parenthood-nationwide-saturday.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Elementary school, high school students face taunts for supporting Trump  Adult behavior inspires students –  Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/anti-trump-bullying-breaks-out-against-students-at/
— ‘Five Pillars of Islam’ worksheet for six-graders angers in South Carolina  Parent: ‘They should be getting permission to teach religious values’ – Douglas Ernst  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/five-pillars-of-islam-worksheet-for-six-graders-an/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Congress Moves to Cut Immigration to U.S. By Half  New bill would limit the number of refugees, lower total immigration levels – Adam Kredo  (DIERSEN: Of course, those who exploit immigrants will oppose this.)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-moves-cut-immigration-u-s-half/
— Merriam-Webster Adds ‘Safe Space,’ ‘Microaggression’ to Dictionary – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats and the RINOs in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America set up “safe places” to protect everyone from those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  How hard are Democrats and the RINOs working to banish members of the aforesaid groups from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, and from America?)
http://freebeacon.com/culture/merriam-webster-adds-safe-space-microaggression-to-dictionary/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago Public Schools sent a letter home with every pupil trashing Gov. Rauner
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chicago-public-schools-sent-a-letter-home-with-every-pupil-trashing-gov.-rauner/article/2614234

 

GOPUSA
— Women’s March plans strike: Day without a woman
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20418

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MINIMUM WAGE AND DISCRIMINATION – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: How long did you work for the minimum wage? I did for 18 months 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.  My understanding is that I was first and only White male that held that job in that store.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/minimum-wage-and-discrimination/

 

RENEW AMERICA
— LGBTQ vs. unalienable rights: Can Trump have it both ways? – Alan Keyes
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/keyes/170207

 

FOX NEWS
— Democrats Trying to Paint Steve Bannon as a ‘Scarier’ Karl Rove
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/07/dems-trying-paint-steve-bannon-scarier-karl-rove

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberals Now Getting a Taste of How the Obama Years Felt for Conservatives – James Lewis  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican, but were obviously happier with the anti-Christian, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican Obama than they are now with the pro-Christian, pro-conservative, and pro-Republican Trump.  The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/liberals_now_getting_a_taste_of_how_the_obama_years_felt_for_conservatives.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Gallup: Economic Confidence at Historic Highs Under Trump
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/Gallup-Economic-Confidence-Index-Trump/2017/02/07/id/772496/

 

BREITBART
— Hillary Clinton Declares ‘Future is Female’ – BEN KEW  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to say that you are a Democrat is to say that you are anti-male.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/07/hillary-clinton-praises-anti-trump-womens-march-claims-future-female/

 

THE BLAZE
— New York assembly passes ‘sanctuary state’ bill in defiance of Trump – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/07/new-york-assembly-passes-sanctuary-state-bill-in-defiance-of-trump/
— Watch: Citizen journalist asks LAX protesters why they are protesting, and it doesn’t go well – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/07/watch-citizen-journalist-asks-lax-protesters-why-they-are-protesting-and-it-doesnt-go-well/

 

CENTER FOR FAMILY & HUMAN RIGHTS
— New UN LGBT Expert Doubles Down Against Religious Freedom, Describes “Entry Points” for Homosexual and Transgender Rights  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.  Soon, if not already, you will be banished from everything if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/new-un-lgbt-expert-doubles-religious-freedom-describes-entry-points-homosexual-transgender-rights/

 

THE HILL
— Senate votes to silence Warren after speech against Sessions – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/318422-senate-votes-to-silence-warren-after-sessions-speech

 

POLITICO
— Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow  At a closed-door meeting, House lawmakers discuss strategies to counter potential violence. – RACHAEL BADE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote, threaten, and/or engage in violence against Trump supporters.  What does that say about anti-Trumps?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/republicans-obamacare-protests-safety-234733

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump paints dark picture in defense of travel ban – Julie Pace
http://journalstar.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/analysis-trump-paints-dark-picture-in-defense-of-travel-ban/article_9fc5f772-e3eb-5dc9-97ae-00f88f369a18.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois House speaker makes his money lowering property taxes – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-illinois-madigan-lawyer-idUSL1N1FS20V
— Michael Madigan, the man behind the fiscal fiasco in Illinois – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-illinois-madigan/

 

CNBC
— NYC protesters march on Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan for Trump ties – Elizabeth Gurdus  (DIERSEN: What are your “Trump ties?” If you asked those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois who has the strongest “Trump ties,” what would they say?)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/nyc-protesters-march-on-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-chase-for-trump-ties.html

 

CNN
— Warren cut off during Sessions debate after criticism – Ted Barrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/elizabeth-warren-mitch-mcconnell/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: White House Weighs Terrorist Designation for Muslim Brotherhood – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/middleeast/muslim-brotherhood-terrorism-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.  Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants because the work for less money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/business/economy/restricting-immigration-would-make-america-smaller-not-greater.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/opinion/american-universities-must-take-a-stand.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn DeVos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/opinion/betsy-devos-teaches-the-value-of-ignorance.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats to plot anti-Trump strategy — in Congress and at the polls — in Baltimore – David Weigel and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/07/democrats-to-plot-anti-trump-strategy-in-congress-and-at-the-polls-in-baltimore/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rabbis among group of anti-Trump protesters arrested – Jazmin Rosa
http://nypost.com/2017/02/07/rabbis-among-group-of-anti-trump-protesters-arrested/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— At the Trump Trauma Center, Nobody Comes for Treatment  A sickness that makes sufferers feel terribly good about themselves. – JOSEPH EPSTEIN, Evanston, Illinois  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise themselves.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-the-trump-trauma-center-nobody-comes-for-treatment-1486512151
— An Antipoverty Veteran Now Wages War on Dependency  How Peter Cove came to realize that jobs, not government aid, offered the route to prosperity. – JASON L. RILEY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-antipoverty-veteran-now-wages-war-on-dependency-1486512266

 

USA TODAY
— IBM employees’ anti-Trump petition is growing – Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/02/07/ibm-employees-anti-trump-petition-growing/97609426/
— Tech’s latest start-up: Anti-Trump activism – Jon Swartz and Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/07/techs-latest-start-up-anti-trump-activism/97564884/
— How much do you need to fund retirement? More than you think – Robert Powell
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/02/07/how-much-do-you-need-fund-retirement-more-than-you-think/96784474/

 

DIAMONBACK
— Are violent protests acceptable in the Trump era? “Just War” theory says no. – Max Foley-Keene  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote, threaten, and/or engage in violence against Trump supporters.  What does that say about anti-Trumps?)
http://www.dbknews.com/2017/02/08/violent-protests-trump-administration-just-war-theory/

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will everyone in California be a stoner?
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/a-section/the-cannifornian-covers-impact-of-recreational-marijuana-legalization-in-california/

 

FED SMITH
— First Agency Up for Elimination: Election Assistance Commission – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969.  Constructively, those who hate the federal government have always had those agencies “up for elimination.”  Who hates the federal government the most in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which current and former federal employees in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do they hate the most?)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/07/first-agency-up-for-elimination-election-assistance-commission/
— After Trump: A Surge of Federal Employees Leaving Government? – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/07/after-trump-a-surge-of-federal-employees-leaving-government/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who Benefits From Trump’s Chaos?” and say “Elites have always used a climate of fear to push their own agendas.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140494/benefits-trumps-chaos

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is SO easy to mess with—he telegraphs his weak points, and his staff is happy to leak.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/2/7/1631017/-Trump-is-SO-easy-to-mess-with-He-telegraphs-his-weak-points-and-his-staff-is-happy-to-leak

February 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER HIRES MUNGER AS A DEPUTY GOVERNOR – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-hires-munger-as-a-deputy-governor/1736675/
— U.S. JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN NATIONWIDE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-travel-ban-nationwide/1736734/
— SWEDEN’S ‘FEMINIST GOVERNMENT’ TAKES SWIPE AT TRUMP – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are a) anti-Trump make it clear that they are anti-men and b) those who are anti-men make it clear that they are anti-Trump.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/swedens-feminist-government-takes-swipe-at-trump/1736576/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps publish a website to promote protests against Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-website-for-information-on-political-protests-in-chicago/1736489/

 

NBC5
— Lisa Madigan Warns of Immigration Scams After Executive Orders  Immigrants with concerns about traveling to their country of origin are encouraged to seek “reputable and legitimate” assistance and contact their local consulate.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-Warns-of-Immigration-Scams-After-Executive-Orders-412747493.html
— Activists Slam Ohio Pastor Who Talked Chicago Violence With Trump  “Why would a guy in Ohio be more credible than someone in Chicago,” activist Dawn Valenti told reporters. “That’s total disrespect of the community.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-activists-ohio-pastor-chicago-violence-412633043.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Hires Leslie Munger As $135,000-Per-Year Deputy Governor  (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer, GAO was paying me at GS-13 Step 10 rate which is now $122,991.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/03/rauner-hires-leslie-munger-as-135000-per-year-deputy-governor/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. judge blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/233637805-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam among Republicans on tightrope with constituents over Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-roskam-hultgren-trump-backlash-met-20170203-story.html
— Watch Mike Madigan rap in cringe-worthy GOP ad – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mike-madigan-raps-ad-0205-chicago-inc-20170203-story.html
— Rauner ally Durkin warns union to be ‘careful’ about ‘crossing’ governor with strike – Monique Garcia and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jim-durkin-afscme-met-0205-20170203-story.html
— Chicago Teachers Union protests at Emanuel’s office on first unpaid furlough day – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-city-hall-protest-0204-20170203-story.html
— Will Madigan and Rauner act like statesmen or Illinois politicians? – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-madigan-llinois-budget-fight-perspec-0206-20170203-story.html
— As our best and brightest leave, hope dims for Illinois’ future – Zachary S. Schiffman, Chicago, professor emeritus, Northeastern Illinois University  (DIERSEN: Are/were you among the “best and brightest?”  In the federal government, for its non-veteran White male employees, to be among the “best and brightest,” you have to make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-as-our-best-and-brightest-lave-hope-dims-for-illinois-future-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medical-marijuana-growing-pains-0205-biz-20170203-story.html
— What Caterpillar builds, from small to large
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/92484337-132.html
— Jim McMahon among group of ex-NFL players pushing for legal pot as painkiller alternative – Jack Kaskey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-jim-mcmahon-legal-pot-20170203-story.html
— I am a deplorable, and I’m happy I voted for Trump – Jeff Bust, Frankfort
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-voter-happy-deplorable-perspec-0206-md-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will get rid of you.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats get rid of you if do not engage in LGBTQ activity?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-sodomy-scalia-gorsuch-legal-supreme-court-perspec-0205-20170203-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU says women bear brunt of CPS furlough days, budget cuts – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: In 1981, when Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years, he promised that GAO employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts, that is, that GAO employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran would bear the brunt of budget cuts.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ctu-spends-first-furlough-day-in-front-of-mayors-office/
— School funding panel lacks guts – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kadner-school-funding-panel-lacks-guts/
— Apprenticeships are great, but bias is biggest barrier – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: On the other side of the coin, three times the federal government offered me jobs even though I am not a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-apprenticeships-are-great-but-bias-is-biggest-barrier/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump does not see Chicago.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-president-trump-does-not-see-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote yard signs that promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, non-disabled, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to get rid of members of the aforesaid groups.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209524/
— Following social media post, Arlington Heights board race now contested – Richard Baldino
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209597/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam applauds Iran sanctions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/BLOGS02/170209938/roskam-applauds-iran-sanctions
— Rauner taps Munger as new deputy governor – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/BLOGS02/170209932/rauner-taps-munger-as-new-deputy-governor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “sowing conscience among confusion on immigration mess.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/OPINION/170209934/john-rowe-on-immigration-sowing-conscience-among-mess
— ATF looks to ‘beef up’ presence in Chicago – CNN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/NEWS02/170209916/atf-looks-to-beef-up-presence-in-chicago-cnn

 

WTTW
— CTU Members Take Protest to City Hall on First Furlough Day – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/03/ctu-members-take-protest-city-hall-first-furlough-day

 

DNA INFO
— Mass Mooning Planned For Chicago Trump Tower, 100+ People To Drop Trou – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170202/downtown/mass-mooning-planned-for-chicago-trump-tower-100-people-drop-trou

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner administration says it has no plans for mass privatization of state jobs – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: In 1981, Charles Bowsher left Arthur Andersen and ran GAO for the next 15 years. Many of his critics believed that he wanted to dissolve GAO and give the agency’s functions to Arthur Andersen.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170203/rauner-administration-says-it-has-no-plans-for-mass-privatization-of-state-jobs
— Democratic legislators call for Obama state holiday – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170203/democratic-legislators-call-for-obama-state-holiday

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “organize to oppose Trump’s agenda.”
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/02/03/progressives-organize-to-oppose-trumps-agenda/arsdbuo/

 

DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— Adam Kinzinger should switch parties – Pat Cunningham  (DIERSEN: If you were elected or appointed to a government or a political office as a Republican, and if you have not defended and advanced the Republican Party platform or if you are not going to do that, you should immediately resign. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/blogs/20170203/adam-kinzinger-should-switch-parties

 

KWQC
— Rauner hires Munger as a deputy governor – AP
http://kwqc.com/2017/02/03/rauner-hires-munger-as-a-deputy-governor/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump inherits a healthy job market, with solid hiring – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34418751/trump-inherits-a-healthy-job-market-with-solid-hiring
— Trump launches his attack on banks’ financial restraints – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34417907/trump-launches-his-attack-on-banks-financial-restraints

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Expected To Face Protesters At Meeting In Palatine  Township Republican Meeting Open To Members Only – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_36ba593e-ea2c-11e6-b581-a70c07fe97c3.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner appoints Ruscitti to Illinois Board of Higher Education, ISU board
http://dailyegyptian.com/65609/news/rauner-appoints-member-to-illinois-board-of-higher-education-isu-board/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa senators seek to force businesses to crack down on illegal workers – Kevin Hardy  (DIERSEN: How many illegal workers are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What is being done to crack down on their employers?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with illegal workers and with their employers against me.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2017/02/03/iowa-senators-seek-force-businesses-crack-down-illegal-workers/97449406/

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— Illinois’ Largest Union Readies Itself For First-Ever Strike Vote in Battle with Republican Governor
https://enewspf.com/2017/02/03/illinois-largest-union-readies-first-ever-strike-vote-battle-republican-governor/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to paint Trump as being Hitler and to paint Republicans as being Nazis.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/03/illinois_holocaust_survivors_blast.php

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Critics say ‘House of Madigan’ continues to play by own rules
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079332-critics-say-house-of-madigan-continues-to-play-by-own-rules

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM APPLAUDS SANCTIONS ON IRAN, INTRODUCES ANTI-ISLAMIC REPUBLIC BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/roskam-applauds-sanctions-on-iran-introduces-anti-islamic-republic-bill-.html
— CHICAGO COULD LOSE $5.3B IN FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS AS SANCTUARY CITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/chicago-could-lose-53b-in-federal-tax-dollars-as-sanctuary-city.html
— STATE SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER TAKES HIS ANTI-TAX HIKE MESSAGE TO TAXPAYERS VIA FACEBOOK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/state-senator-takes-his-anti-tax-hike-message-to-taxpayers-via-facebook.html
— HULTGREN CHEERS TRUMP DELAY OF DOL FIDUCIARY RULE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/hultgren-cheers-trump-delay-of-dol-fiduciary-rule.html
— TUNNELS OF OPPRESSION EXPOSE ‘PRIVILEGED’ STUDENTS TO ‘DEHUMANIZATION’  (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, IRS subjected its employees to similar type “training.”  During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO subjected its employees to similar type “training.”)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/tunnels-of-oppression-expose-privileged-students-to-dehumanization.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Several schools are hosting “Tunnels of Oppression,” where students experience simulated acts of racism, misogyny, and more so that they can “recognize their own privilege.”  Lee University’s Residential Life and Housing and Student Leadership Council will be hosting its fourth annual iteration of the event on Friday, during which participants will go on an interactive tour that exposes them to a different type of oppression in each room, including “racial, sexual, mental, and societal oppression.” Other schools host their own versions of the Tunnel, as well, though the exact nature of the exercise varies. Below is a video from the 2010 Tunnel of Oppression at Southern Illinois University in which students are subjected to verbal abuse by university employees.)
— AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY JOINS BATTLE TO SQUELCH STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/americans-for-prosperity-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno too?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/03/radogno-too/
(FROM THE POSTING: SNEED: Rumors abound State Sen. Christine Radogno, a Republican, who is working together with Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) to break the budget logjam by securing votes for the so-called “grand bargain,” is planning to pull the plug in June and/or may be heading for a state appointment by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Or is she so disgusted and frustrated with the fractious negotiations, she is planning not to run for re-election in 2018? Radogno’s comment: “Opponents of the plan are getting desperate!”)

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘This Is Political Violence’: Milo Yiannopoulos Talks to Tucker About Berkeley Riots
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/02/milo-yiannopoulos-tucker-carlson-tonight-berkeley-protest
— Nordstrom Has Dropped Ivanka Trump’s Fashion Line for Spring Season
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/03/nordstrom-drops-ivanka-trump-fashion-line-spring-season

 

GOPUSA
— How About “America First” for College Admissions? – Cliff Kincaid  (DIERSEN: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17, NIU in 1969 when 20, Loyola on 1972 when I was 23, DePaul in 1976 when I was 27, and IIT in 1992 when I was 43, but because of my demographics, I doubt that they would admit if was 17, 20, 23, 27, or 43 today.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20246
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a recent article, “Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges,” The Washington Post stumbled on the truth about one of the factors affecting the rising cost of college for American students. The percentage of foreign students enrolling in both public and private colleges and universities has skyrocketed. Their sponsors, Middle East governments and regimes like China, buy their way into American colleges and universities for their own students, forcing up costs for the dwindling number of Americans fortunate enough to gain admission. It is estimated that over one million international students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities. That figure has doubled in 15 years. The growing international enrollment is crowding out qualified U.S. students.)

 

BARBWIRE
— ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, SUPPORT THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT! – ALLAN ERICKSON
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/03/roll-up-sleeves-support-administration-fight-for-the-right/

 

BLAZE
— Bruce Springsteen to Australian crowd: ‘We stand before you embarrassed Americans tonight’ – Dave Urbansk
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/bruce-springsteen-to-australian-crowd-we-stand-before-you-embarrassed-americans-tonight/

 

BREITBART
— Starbucks Tells U.S. Veterans Why Company Will Hire Refugees Instead – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/02/starbucks-tells-u-s-veterans-why-company-will-hire-refugees-instead/

 

DAILY CALLER
— California Democrat Compares Trump White House To ISIS ‘Bent On Destroying Civilization’ – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/calif-dem-compares-trump-white-house-to-isis-bent-on-destroying-civilization-video/
— Famous Berkeley Prof Suggests That Violent Protesters At Milo Event Were Right-Wing Plants – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/famous-berkeley-prof-suggests-that-violent-protesters-at-milo-event-were-right-wing-plants-video/
— Trump’s Trip Costing Taxpayers Millions Has A Lot Of Precedent – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/trumps-trip-costing-taxpayers-millions-has-a-lot-of-precedent/

 

NEWSMAX
— OUTRAGEOUS: Congressional Republicans Move to Block Mexican Wall – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-border-wall-mexico/2017/02/03/id/771869/

 

THE HILL
— Federal judge halts Trump travel ban nationwide – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317884-washington-state-judge-halts-trump-immigration-ban-nationwide
— Trump weekend trip to Florida could cost taxpayers $3M – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317819-trumps-mar-a-lago-trip-could-cost-upwards-of-3-million-report

 

POLITICO
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner worked to sink LGBT order  Members of the religious right with ties to the Trump administration say they have been lead to believe that some changes will still be coming. – ANNIE KARNI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-lgbt-order-234617

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Thousands Of LGBTQ People Set To Protest Trump In NYC On Saturday  Because now is not the time to be silent. – Curtis M. Wong
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbtq-trump-protests_us_5893a715e4b09bd304ba6fa2

 

CNN
— ATF seeking sharp increase of agents in Chicago – Pamela Brown and Mary Kay Mallonee
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/first-on-cnn-atf-seeking-sharp-increase-of-agents-in-chicago/index.html
— Federal judge declines to renew restraining order on Trump travel ban – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-declines-to-renew-restraining-order-on-trump-travel-ban/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First Trump approval rating lags behind past presidents.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/donald-trump-approval-rating/index.html
— Over 100,000 visas revoked, government lawyer says in Virginia court – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/over-100000-visas-revoked-government-lawyer-says-in-virginia-court/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Begins Assault on Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations – BEN PROTESS and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/business/dealbook/trump-congress-financial-regulations.html
— Creating a Safe Space for California Dreamers – PATRICIA LEIGH BROWNFE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/education/edlife/daca-undocumented-university-of-california-merced-fiat-lux-scholars.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anxiety, unease and eagerness to move on: Workers cope with Trump’s first two weeks – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/02/03/anxiety-unease-and-eagerness-to-move-on-workers-cope-with-trumps-first-two-weeks/
— Government reveals more than 100,000 visas revoked due to travel ban – Rachel Weiner and Justin Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/government-reveals-over-100000-visas-revoked-due-to-travel-ban/2017/02/03/7d529eec-ea2c-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html

 

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
— Members Educate New Senator On Federal Employee Issues  (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in its Chicago, Harvey, and Joliet offices.)
https://www.nteu.org/blog/2017/02/02/members-educate-new-senator-on-federal-e

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Words From the New Secretary of State to Federal Workers – Michael Wald
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/03/strong-words-from-the-new-secretary-of-state-to-federal-workers/
— Legislation Introduced to Abolish the EPA – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/03/legislation-introduced-to-abolish-the-epa/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— To federal employees: Know your rights! – Debra D’Agostino  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/02/federal-employees-know-rights/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Promised White Supremacy. Now He’s Delivering It. He’s implementing his campaign platform—and he’s only getting started.”  Constructively, Clinton promised to get rid those who were Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140377/trump-promised-white-supremacy-now-hes-delivering-it

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Trump Wants to Kill the Fiduciary Rule. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal for Retirement Savers – Megan Leonhardt
http://time.com/money/4659440/fiduciary-rule-delayed-donald-trump/

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Pro-LGBTQ Trump adviser won’t get White House position he was promised  Anthony Scaramucci could have influenced President Trump on some LGBTQ issues – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act they have been promised a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, lots of money, a new home, a new car, and/or lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2017/02/pro-lgbt-trump-adviser-wont-get-white-house-position-promised/

January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— STATE OF THE STATE: RAUNER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ILLINOIS’ FUTURE, DESPITE BUDGET CRISIS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-to-fix-illinois-budget/1719943/
— CHICAGO LEADERS RESPOND TO TRUMP’S ‘I WILL SEND THE FEDS!’ TWEET ABOUT VIOLENCE – Sarah Schulte, Evelyn Holmes and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-leaders-respond-to-trump-violence-tweet/1719840/
— GOVERNMENT BITES BACK: CIVIL SERVANTS TROLL TRUMP, LEAK INFO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-bites-back-civil-servants-troll-trump-leak-info/1720999/
— EPA CONTRACT FREEZE, MEDIA BLACKOUT LEAVE STATES CONFUSED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/epa-contract-freeze-media-blackout-leave-states-confused/1720072/

 

NBC5
— After Trump’s Executive Order, Emanuel Says Chicago Will Stay a Sanctuary City  The Chicago City Council also approved a symbolic resolution Wednesday that looks to protect and honor all city residents regardless of race, ethnicity, immigration status, criminal record, sexual orientation and gender identity – Trina Orlando and Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-sanctuary-cities-rahm-chicago-city-council-411791625.html
— Illinois Gov. Rauner Continues Call for Balanced Budget in State of the State Address – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-to-Urge-Bipartisan-Deal-on-Illinois-Budget-Crisis-411738125.html
— Democratic Leaders Criticize Rauner’s State of the State Address  “House Democrats reject the idea that the only way to create jobs in Illinois is to cut wages and strip away workplace protections in order to pad the profits of big corporations,” Speaker Madigan said in a statement. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Democratic-Lawmakers-Criticize-Rauners-State-of-the-State-Address-411802905.html
— Emanuel to Trump: Chicago Would Welcome Federal Partnership to Quell Violence  Trump targeted Chicago in one of several tweets late Tuesday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/spicer-trump-rahm-emanuel-chicago-violence-feds-comments-411778625.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Defiant: Chicago Will Remain ‘Sanctuary City’ – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/emanuel-defiant-chicago-will-remain-sanctuary-city/
— Latest Trump ‘Wall’ Rhetoric Scares Immigrants In Chicago – Steve Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/latest-trump-wall-rhetoric-scares-immigrants-in-chicago/
— Trump Claims Voter Fraud, Illinois Officials Say No Evidence – Pam Zekman
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/trump-claims-voter-fraud-illinois-officials-say-no-evidence/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago mayor welcomes help, warns against deploying troops – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231571665-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm: Chicago will remain sanctuary city despite Trump threat – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-chicago-will-remain-sanctuary-city-despite-trump-threat/
— Gov. Rauner to state senate leaders: ‘Please don’t give up’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-pushes-for-economic-growth-in-state-of-state/
— Trump wants ‘dialogue’ with Rahm on Chicago crime – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/spicer-trump-wants-dialogue-with-rahm-on-chicago-crime/
— Does Trump ‘Feds’ tweet mean National Guard? No thanks, some say – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/does-trump-feds-tweet-mean-national-guard-no-thanks-some-say/
— Service, employer taxes added to stalled Senate ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-grand-bargain-hits-speed-bump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump attacks Chicago’s values on sanctuary ordinances.” Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-attacks-chicagos-values-on-sanctuary-ordinances/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Trump signs immigration order, Emanuel vows Chicago will stay sanctuary city – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-chicago-sanctuary-cities-met-0126-20170125-story.html
— Trump moves to ‘build that wall’ with Mexico, curb refugees – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-moves-to-build-that-wall-with-mexico-curb-refugees/
— Rauner: A ‘moral obligation to work together’ – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-of-state-speech-met-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Garrison Keillor says “Republicans must save the nation from President Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republicans-garrison-keillor-20170124-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Looking back on the Blizzard of 1967 – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-blizzard-1967-20170125-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Recalling the Blizzard of ’67 – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-blizzard-of-1967-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps despise if not hate “rural voters” and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-2018-election-rural-voters-20170124-story.html
— ‘American carnage’? Trump is dead right. – Justin Fox
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-american-carnage-murders-drugs-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want colleges to be sanctuaries are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-sanctuary-campus-st-0124-20170124-story.html
— Rauner is strikin’ an agreeable contrast to Trump – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-is-strikin-an-agreeable-contrast-to-trump-20170125-story.html
— VERY SAD: Hundreds march in Evanston, Chicago to protest Trump – Elyssa Cherney and Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Should Trump ‘send in the Feds!’ to Chicago? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-chicago-national-guard-edit-20170125-story.html
— National Park Service staff step up campaign against Trump
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-national-parks-trump-tweets-20170125-story.html
— Trump mandates EPA studies, data undergo review by political staff before release
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-epa-studies-20170125-story.html
— Rauner and Democrats clash over State of the State – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-of-state-speech-met-20170125-story.html
— UIC: Student sexually assaulted in men’s restroom on campus – Deanese Williams-Harris
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-uic-student-sexually-assaulted-tuesday-in-men-s-restroom-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The folly of Trump’s buy American and hire American.” Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-clueless-trade-jobs-trade-nafta-perspec-0126-20170125-column.html
— Trump tweet, immigration order give Chicago politicians crash course on how president will govern – Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-sanctuary-city-violence-20170125-story.html
— Anti-abortion activists have newfound optimism for this year’s March for Life – Julie Zauzmer, Sarah Pulliam Bailey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-march-for-life-abortion-trump-20170125-story.html
— Trump administration may cut funding to United Nations – Anne Gearan, Juliet Eilperin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-united-nations-funding-20170125-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Senate skips planned budget vote, will return Thursday – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129187/
— Rauner calls for lawmakers to resolve Illinois budget crisis – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/301259959/
— Fake news presentation addresses real concerns – Jamie Sotonoff  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, they and only they determine is or is not fake news.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129345/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re asking you to put on your Sherlock Holmes hats and investigate,” said presenter and Teen Librarian Alice Son. “Constantly play the devil’s advocate.” One evaluation method — which had an acronym that amused the crowd — was the CRAAP Test. It stands for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose — things a reader should consider. “There is a bias for certain sources, so consider both sides,” Son said. The presentation included discussions on reading news on social media and asking people to place different media outlets on a “political bias spectrum.” They encouraged people to read and evaluate articles before instantly sharing them online; to read stories on both side of the spectrum or something that challenges their opinions; to regularly clear the cookies from their internet browsers to prevent the same types of stories from showing up; and to fact-check information at credible websites like Snopes.com, Politifact.com and FactCheck.org. “It’s sad that libraries, and various other institutions, have to teach people how to protect themselves,” said attendee Ralph Blasko of Arlington Heights. “We are all being manipulated every day … we have to be wary of everything.” The library will host another presentation on the topic March 23, and similar events are being planned at other libraries around the suburbs.)
— Dying from cancer: Where you live could determine your fate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/301249910/
— DuPage inmates face extra charges over ‘spraying’ urine at deputies – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129289/
— Mayor: Medical marijuana dispensary a ‘positive thing’ for Algonquin – Lauren Rohr  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Algonquin, you promote the destruction of Algonquin.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129244/
— Hearing in DuPage could ‘put to rest’ 4-town merger idea – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129213/
— Rutland Township supervisor reinstated on April ballot – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129219/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Defying Trump, Emanuel doubles down on sanctuary city talk – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/BLOGS02/170129899/defying-trump-emanuel-doubles-down-on-sanctuary-city-talk
— OUTSTANDING: Trump signs executive order to strip funding for sanctuary cities – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/NEWS02/170129905/trump-signs-executive-order-to-strip-funding-for-sanctuary-cities
— Wheels coming off Springfield’s grand budget deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/BLOGS02/170129911/wheels-coming-off-springfields-grand-budget-deal
— Rauner begins to make case for re-election – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/BLOGS02/170129904/rauner-begins-to-make-case-for-re-election

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner calls on lawmakers to fix Illinois budget – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-to-fix-illinois-budget/article_acf7f2d7-d4dd-54fd-b93b-0a97c7bedef6.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Organizations, Leaders Respond to Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/organizations-respond-to-governor-rauners-state-of-the-state-address

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Bruce Rauner praises Senate compromise; Dave Syverson says it’s not ready for prime time – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170125/chuck-sweeny-bruce-rauner-praises-senate-compromise-dave-syverson-says-its-not-ready-for-prime-time

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— 7 Things You Need To Know About Incoming RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel – Aaron Bandler
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/7117/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— EMANUEL TO TRUMP: WE’RE GONNA STAY A SANCTUARY CITY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/emanuel-to-trump-were-gonna-stay-a-sanctuary-city.html
— REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER BLASTS PROPOSED BI-PARTISAN “MASSIVE TAX INCREASE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/republican-state-senator-blasts-proposed-bi-partisan-massive-tax-increase.html
— HOW IL CONGRESS MEMBERS VOTED ON ENDING TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/how-il-congress-members-voted-on-ending-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reporters resort to begging federal employees to leak dirt on Trump – Kelly Riddell
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/25/reporters-beg-federal-employees-leak-dirt-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Graham, Ryan deny voter fraud; Trump calls for major investigation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19786
— DNC Chair Candidates bash white people in racially-charged forum
http://www.gopusa.com/dnc-chair-candidates-bash-white-people-in-racially-charged-forum/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Matters Is Building A Creepy Database On White House Journos – RACHEL STOLTZFOOS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/media-matters-is-building-a-creepy-database-on-white-house-journos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Media Matters asked for help building a “comprehensive” database of reporters who “get to ask” questions at the White House Wednesday, sending a series of bizarre tweets in which the heads of various journalists are circled in red ink. “[Media Matters] is going to try to maintain a comprehensive database of who gets to ask questions at press briefings,” senior fellow Matthew Gertz tweeted. “We need your help to ID some!” Gertz then began tweeting out image after image of reporters asking questions in the White House briefing room, describing the question asked in each one and asking followers to identify the reporter. Each one’s head is circled in red ink. “Who is this?” he tweeted, along with one of the photos. “On Monday he asked about the Women’s March on Washington and the March for Life.” . . .White House press secretary Sean Spicer has switched up the pecking order in the first few briefings, opting to give outlets such as The New York Post and Christian Broadcasting Network an opportunity to ask questions, in addition to the more traditionally favored networks and wires.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Refusing Refugee Admissions Is Equivalent To Slavery.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/cair-refusing-refugee-admissions-is-equivalent-to-slavery/
— Democrats Unify Around Shutting Down White People – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/democrats-unify-around-shutting-down-white-people/

 

NEWSMAX
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Signs Border Wall Orders
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-sign-border-wall/2017/01/25/id/770380/

 

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY EAGLES
— The Darkness of the Women’s March – John and Andy Schlafly
http://www.pseagles.com/The_Darkness_of_the_Women%E2%80%99s_March

 

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: It’s Done: Trump Signs Executive Orders For Border Wall, More Federal Immigration Agents, And Targets Sanctuary Cities – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/25/its-done-trump-signs-executive-orders-for-border-wall-more-federal-immigration-agents-and-targets-sanctuary-city-funding-n2276842

 

BREITBART
— Trump warns he’s ready to “send in the Feds’ to Chicago – AP
http://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-warns-hes-ready-to-send-in-the-feds-to-chicago/
— Donald Trump: Wall Construction Will Start ‘as Soon as We Can Physically Do It’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/donald-trump-wall-construction-will-start-as-soon-as-we-can-physically-do-it/

 

BLAZE
— Presumed source of Trump’s election-fraud data says he might publish names of illegal voters online – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/25/presumed-source-of-trumps-election-fraud-data-says-he-might-publish-names-of-illegal-voters-online/

 

THE HILL
— Trump stirs fear with voter fraud probe – JORDAN FABIAN AND JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois vote?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316213-trump-stirs-fear-with-voter-fraud-probe
— OUTSTANDING: Trump signs orders on border wall, immigration enforcement – RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316101-trump-orders-work-to-begin-on-border-wall
— OUTSTANDING: Trump to ask for ‘major investigation into voter fraud’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316006-trump-to-ask-for-major-investigation-into-voter-fraud
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Hiring freeze: A mindless way to manage.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/the-administration/316165-hiring-freeze-a-mindless-way-to-manage
— Secret Service agent under fire for anti-Trump Facebook posts – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/316014-secret-service-agent-under-fire-for-anti-trump-facebook-posts

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with Mexico and with Mexico’s citizens, many of whom are in America illegally or legally, against America and against America’s citizens.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-mexico-border-wall-mexico-leaders-234159

 

DAILY CALLER
— Days Into Trump Admin, Corrupt Employees Are Already Being Fired At The VA – Luke Rosiak
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/days-into-trump-admin-corrupt-employees-are-already-being-fired-at-the-va/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Trump signs directive to start border wall with Mexico, ramp up immigration enforcement – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pledges-to-start-work-on-border-wall-within-months/2017/01/25/dddae6ee-e31e-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: China is planning internet crackdown – Emily Rauhala  (DIERSEN: Who wants to crackdown on you?  My critics/opponents always want crackdown on me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/forget-xis-defense-of-globalization-china-just-fortified-the-great-firewall/
— A new House rule is a gift to lawmakers trying to hide criminal acts – Anne Weismann and Patrice McDermott
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-new-house-rule-is-a-gift-to-lawmakers-trying-to-hide-criminal-acts/2017/01/25/acbbcb1e-e27e-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Changes ‘Trending Topics’ to Fight Fake News
http://www.wsj.com/video/facebook-changes-trending-topics-to-fight-fake-news/BDAD4FD9-8CFE-429F-835A-DDDBB0B941C0.html

 

MERCURY NEWS
— ‘Anti-American’ Madonna gets banned from Texas radio station – MARTHA ROSS
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/25/anti-american-madonna-gets-banned-from-texas-radio-station/

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Here’s How Much President Trump’s Wall With Mexico Could Cost.”
http://fortune.com/2017/01/25/donald-trump-mexico-wall-cost/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Democrats urge Trump to exempt veterans, VA from 90-day federal hiring freeze – NIKKI WENTLING
http://www.stripes.com/news/democrats-urge-trump-to-exempt-veterans-va-from-90-day-federal-hiring-freeze-1.450645

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump alarmists were right: Our worst fears about his presidency are coming true.”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140096/trump-alarmists-right-worst-fears-presidency-coming-true
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Radicals Can Help Each Other.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140086/radicals-can-help

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Nationwide E-Verify an Unwelcome Step Towards a National ID.”
https://www.cato.org/blog/nationwide-e-verify-unwelcome-step-towards-national-id

January 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to sign executive actions on immigration Wednesday, officials say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-actions-20170124-story.html
— VERY SAD: Evanston Township High School students stage anti-Trump administration protest – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-eths-student-walk-out-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— White House doubles down on Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally, but provides no evidence
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-illegal-votes-fraud-claim-20170124-story.html
— Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-epa-contract-freeze-media-blackout-20170124-story.html
— Sweeping Illinois budget plan faces new uncertainty – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-preview-senate-action-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee next week
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-supreme-court-nominee-20170124-story.html
— State legislation would ban red light cameras at Route 83 and 22nd Street – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-red-light-bill-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— Trump to auto chiefs: environmental regulations ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-meets-with-auto-chiefs-20170124-story.html
— Naperville ranks tops for families in yet another survey – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-best-awards-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump’s budget nominee defends support for cuts to Social Security, Medicare – Ylan Q. Mui
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-nominee-mulvaney-confirmation-hearing-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s bizarre cult of personality.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-pence-priebus-flattery-lies-20170124-story.html
— Sexist, vulgar posts on women’s marches rebound on officials – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-womens-march-social-media-posts-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Liberals press Democrats to block Trump’s nominees, to little effect – David Weigel, Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-trump-nominees-20170124-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Emanuel disagree sharply on State of State – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-voice-optimism-in-state-of-state-address/

— Senate ‘grand bargain’ hits speed bump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-grand-bargain-hits-speed-bump/
— Playing the Trump card in Bolingbrook mayoral race – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Who are anti-Trumps punishing the most in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-playing-the-trump-card-in-bolingbrook-mayoral-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar hosted a big fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last fall at the fancy village-owned golf clubhouse known locally as the “Rog Mahal.”  Barely a month later, residents of the southwest suburban village voted 66 percent for Hillary Clinton to 27 percent for Trump. Will County board member Jackie Traynere, a Democrat, hopes to use that apparent political disconnect between Claar and his constituents to bring an end to his sometimes controversial 30 years in office. Since announcing her intention to run against Claar in the April 4 municipal elections, Traynere has sought to make the race in part a referendum on Claar’s support for the new president. “Trump isn’t the reason Roger should go. It really is his management of the village,” Traynere, 54, told me recently in a phone interview from Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was traveling on business in her role as a union organizer for the American Federation of Government Employees. But she adds: “The Trump support really pushed people over the edge.” Claar, just back from Trump’s inauguration, argued Tuesday that traditional party politics don’t belong in municipal elections and that he will gladly run on the record that has made him one of the longest serving mayors in the Chicago area. “I think people are generally pretty happy with what’s going on in Bolingbrook,” said the 71-year-old Claar, who aggressively steered the village’s growth from a population of about 33,000 when he took over to more than 75,000 today. Indeed, it’s a tricky business to inject national politics into a municipal election. Candidates don’t even run under party labels. And voter turnout is usually only a small fraction of what it is in a presidential election. But the fact is that Bolingbrook, an increasingly diverse community in every sense of the word, has been trending Democratic in statewide and national elections for the past decade. That suggests an opening for a Democrat mounting a serious campaign, and Traynere seems to be doing just that. She has hired a professional campaign manager and claims the endorsements of Sen. Dick Durbin and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle among others. Traynere was just re-elected to her third term on the Will County Board and served last year as a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Claar starts the election season with a campaign fund of more than $500,000, barely half of what he once kept on hand, but says he has what he needs. “This whole thing is about power. They see this as an opportunity to take over. They want to be in charge of Bolingbrook,” said Claar, who vowed that he will not seek endorsements from any Republicans, including Trump. That doesn’t mean Claar is backing down from his support for Trump, whom he describes as a “breath of fresh air” on the political scene. “He called it like it is. That’s kind of the way I operate,” said Claar. Claar operates as a full-time mayor and pays himself commensurately with a salary of $140,102, not including a $6,000 car allowance. He emphasizes that’s less than Bolingbrook paid the village administrator whose job he eliminated. Claar also is collecting two public pensions: $55,757 from his previous life as a school administrator and $4,532 from his tenure on the Illinois Tollway Authority. His total annual taxpayer compensation of $200,000 looms as a potential campaign issue. Claar resigned from the tollway board in 2000 after the Sun-Times reported he was raising campaign funds from tollway vendors. That was just one of many minor scandals that have dogged Claar through the years, but nothing that has turned the voters of Bolingbrook against him. “I have been vetted on numerous occasions over false accusations,” Claar declared. He predicts Traynere’s emphasis on Trump could backfire. I predict it will make for a more interesting than usual municipal election season.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member: New curriculum ‘glorifies communism,’ presents ‘pseudoscience’ – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/170129496/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal for new digital literacy curriculum and resources has one Elgin school board member concerned about students being indoctrinated. The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night voted 5-2 to approve curriculum for prekindergarten through 12th grades. One school board member voting against, Jeanette Ward, objected to some of the materials that are part of the digital curriculum. “I will be voting ‘no’ on any curriculum proposal that relies on any text or resource that glorifies communism and denigrates capitalism, deliberately misrepresents Israel’s history and right to live in its own land, presents the pseudoscience of climate change as established scientific fact, or celebrates Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger as a champion for women when, in fact, she was a racist who believed in eugenics, more specifically in killing as many unborn African-American babies as possible,” Ward said.)
— Parents pack meeting to protest school board member’s misogynistic tweets – Chacour Koop and Doug Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Trump expands anti-abortion ban to all US global health aid – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/301249822/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New, wider tax plan rolls out in Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/new-wider-tax-plan-rolls-out-in-springfield
– Springfield budget deal hits a bump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/springfield-budget-deal-hits-a-bump
— How are home values doing where you live? – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: What drives home values up/down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170124/CRED0701/170129937/how-are-home-values-doing-where-you-live
— Survey: Are you on a path to promotion?  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. They continue to be furious a) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVYHZXZ

 

ABC7
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERS EPA MEDIA BLACKOUT, CONTRACT FREEZE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-admin-orders-epa-media-blackout-contract-freeze/1719161/

 

NBC5
— What You Need to Know About the Senate Budget Plan  The plan, which was devised by Senate President John Cullerton and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, is comprised of 13 interdependent bills. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Senate-Budget-Plan-411668155.html
— Sen. Duckworth Meets with Cubs Co-Owner Todd Ricketts  The senator said she had a “good conversation” with Ricketts Tuesday about supporting small businesses and creating good-paying jobs in Illinois. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Meets-with-Cubs-Co-Owner-Todd-Ricketts-411702915.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham hints/implies/argues/shouts that few if any illegals voted for Clinton.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/24/lindsey-graham-calls-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-inappropriate/
— Latest Target Of Mean Tweeting: Donald Trump’s 10-Year-Old Son – Mai Martinez
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/latest-target-of-mean-tweeting-donald-trumps-10-year-old-son/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Critics of Senate budget plan multiply; skepticism grows – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/231331665-story

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote environmentalists
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/chicago-activists-prepare-defend-environment-under-trump

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some Illinois Senate Members Not Ready To Vote On Budget – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-illinois-senate-members-not-ready-to-vote-on-budget

 

MADISON RECORD
— ‘Independent’ legislators toe the Madigan line – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that claim to be independent are NOT independent.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511076305-independent-legislators-toe-the-madigan-line

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Andersson speaks about Illinois budget woes – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/23/andersson-speaks-about-illinois-budget-woes/ajan89j/

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— A new role for a qualified public servant  We congratulate former state Rep. Don Moffitt in his new position as assistant director of the state Agriculture Department
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/01/23/a-new-role-for-a-qualified-public-servant/akn2dy2/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who said rules should be fair? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-24/who-said-rules-should-be-fair.html
— Farm Bureau sees bright future ahead – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  How bright is your future?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-24/farm-bureau-sees-bright-future-ahead.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Some say budget being rushed, lacks spending controls
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/104926/some-say-budget-being-rushed-lacks-spending-controls

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Senate plans to plow ahead with its own budget plan – AP  (DIERSEN: What are you going to plow ahead with?  For me, its putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, raising money to support Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades, etc.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170124/illinois-senate-plans-to-plow-ahead-with-its-own-budget-plan

 

WAND
—  Service tax and higher income tax considered – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34337032/the-latest-budget-opposition-arises-senate-still-pushing

 

WSIL TV
— U.S. Senate Democrats propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34329512/senate-democrats-propose-1-trillion-infrastructure-plan

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote diversity and social justice
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/on-common-grounds-dialogues-on-diversity-and-social-justice/

 

CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN
— Americans should not have to pay for abortions through Obamacare
http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/americans-should-not-have-to-pay-for-abortions-through-obamacare

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to deliver his third State of the State Address
https://ilnews.org/11850/rauner-deliver-third-state-state-address/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortion Rate Decreases! Next: Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-rate-decreases-next-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 40 PERCENT STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/springfield-weary-taxpayers-are-tired-of-working-hard-to-pay-taxes-when-at-the-state-level-both-republican-and-democrat.html
— THORNER: LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF WOMEN’S REPUBLICAN CLUB SPONSORS TRUMP INAUGURATION PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-lake-forestlake-bluff-womens-republican-club-sponsors-trump-inauguration-party.html
— SKILLICORN FILES BILL TO ALLOW DEBT-RIDDEN MUNICIPALITIES TO SEEK BANKRUPTCY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/skillicorn-files-legislation-to-protect-taxpayers-by-allowing-debt-ridden-municipalities-to-seek-bankruptcy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Texas governor threatens funding cut over sanctuary cities  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  Illinois could easily balance its budget if it cut off funding for its sanctuary cities.  Sanctuary cites drag Illinois down.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19678
— Pope Francis warns against Hitler-like populism  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.  When will the Pope warn about that?)
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-warns-against-hitler-like-populism/
— Pro-Sharia law middle school worksheet angers parents
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19596
— Chicago: 29 people shot in about 24 hours
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19646
— Trump: America for the Americans! – Patrick J. Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that America belongs to foreign countries and to the citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19693

 

BREITBART
— Idaho Dems Exec Director: DNC Should Train People In ‘How to Shut Their Mouths If They’re White’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/23/idaho-dems-exec-director-dnc-should-train-people-in-how-to-shut-their-mouths-if-theyre-white/
— Sen. Liz Warren Refuses to Disavow Madonna’s Wish to ‘Blow Up the White House’ – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/23/sen-liz-warren-refuses-to-disavow-madonnas-wish-to-blow-up-the-white-house/

 

THE BLAZE
— Governor Greg Abbott hammers a Texas sheriff after she refuses to comply with immigration laws – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  How many illegals are there in Cook County?  How many illegals are there in your county?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/23/governor-greg-abbott-hammers-a-texas-sheriff-after-she-refuses-to-comply-with-immigration-laws/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service Agent: I Wouldn’t Take A Bullet For Trump – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/secret-service-agent-i-wouldnt-take-a-bullet-for-trump/
— That DC Limo Trump Protesters Torched Belonged To A Muslim Immigrant – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/that-dc-limo-trump-protesters-torched-belonged-to-a-muslim-immigrant/
— Dems Force Trump’s Ed. Nominee To Answer 1,397 Questions In Writing — Obama’s TWO Had 109, Combined – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/dems-force-trumps-ed-nominee-to-answer-1397-questions-in-writing-obamas-two-had-109-combined/
— Spicer Calls On A Conservative Outlet First And Pisses Off Reporters Yet Again – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com is a “conservative outlet.”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/spicer-calls-on-a-conservative-outlet-first-and-pisses-off-reporters-yet-again/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Many Will Be Affected by Trump’s Government Hiring Freeze – Rachel Greszler  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/24/how-many-will-be-affected-by-trumps-government-hiring-freeze/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America’s Second Civil War – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444160/american-culture-new-civil-war
— Government Accountability Starts with Local Action – AUSTIN YACK  (DIERSEN: What have you done to promote government accountability?  I worked for the U.S. Government Accountability Office for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years. While I worked for GAO, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul; I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt; I became a licensed CPA; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Manager, and Forensic Accountant; and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444148/government-accountability-local-watchdogs-citizen-action-makes-big-difference
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The experience inspired Allen to co-found the Edgar County Watchdogs along with fellow Edgar County resident John Kraft, who was also frustrated with government officials. Since the small-town Illinoisans founded their group, they have forced out 185 public officials in the state, all of whom resigned or chose not to seek reelection. More impressive still, the pair has accomplished all of this without any funding, through the use of FOIA requests, pro se litigation, and comments at public government meetings. Due to their exemplary achievements, Allen and Kraft won the State Policy Network’s 2016 Unsung Hero Award, a cash prize of $25,000 that is sponsored by the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The award is part of the foundation’s citizenship program, “Lens of Liberty,” which encourages citizens to defend their rights and freedom.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump clamps down on federal agencies – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Newt Gingrich clamped down viciously on GAO and on other legislative branch agencies.  If Gingrich had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 would not have forced me to retire on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old, and they would not have taken other adverse actions against me before that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315989-trump-clamps-down-on-federal-agencies
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Don’t let Trump roll back gains for workers.”  Are/were you a worker, that is, paid for what you do/did?  I was 1964-1997.  One could argue that my Civil Service Retirement System pension continues to pay me for my federal employment 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/labor/315742-dont-let-trump-repeal-union-gains

 

POLITICO
— Immigration hardliners angered by Trump’s softer tone on ‘Dreamers’  They worry he’s backtracking on a central campaign promise to reverse Barack Obama’s policy. – SEUNG MIN KIM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-immigration-dreamers-234126

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump tells Detroit auto CEOs that environmental regulations are ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/24/donald-trump-tells-detroit-auto-ceos-environmental-regulations-are-out-of-control/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Conway gets Secret Service protection due to death threats – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/24/conway-gets-secret-service-protection-due-to-death-threats/

 

FORTUNE
— Marijuana and Labor Shortages Are Giving the Wine Industry a Headache – John Kell
http://fortune.com/2017/01/24/wine-industry-marijuana-labor/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Senators pepper OMB nominee on Trump hiring freeze – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/senators-pepper-omb-nominee-on-trump-hiring-freeze

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Hiring Freeze: Some Questions, Some Answers – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, frequent and lengthy hiring freezes frustrated their efforts to replace me with a Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger person because those freezes stopped them from hiring someone to replace me.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/24/federal-hiring-freeze-some-questions-some-answers/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are mad/furious that Trump won?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140070/case-unity
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party uses women as cannon fodder.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140065/myth-well-behaved-womens-march

 

RASMUSSEN REORTS
— Voters Strongly Share Trump’s Criticism of D.C. Establishment  (DIERSEN: What does The Establishment, that is, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, think of you? The Establishment wants to get rid of me because it cannot manipulate/dominate me. Operatives and dupes for The Establishment have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_strongly_share_trump_s_criticism_of_d_c_establishment

 

PEOPLE
— Get a First Look at the Palm Springs Home Where the Obamas Vacationed After Leaving Office – STEELE MARCOUX
http://people.com/home/president-obama-in-palm-springs-house/

January 23 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Election Commission director Robert Saar retiring – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129582/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Robert Saar, the longtime executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission, no longer is overseeing the day-to-day operation of the agency — and hasn’t been since mid-December. Election commissioners said Monday that Saar officially will retire March 14 but has not been in the office since Dec. 16, when he informed them about his plans to step down. He has been using accrued time off since then, they said, and has no plans to return to work. Joseph Sobecki, the commission’s assistant executive director, is serving in the agency’s top administrative role on an interim basis. “The election commission wishes Mr. Saar the best in his retirement,” said Cathy Ficker Terrill, chairwoman of the election commission board. Saar has been with the commission since 1981 and served as executive director since 1997. Pat Bond, the commission’s attorney, said retirement was on Saar’s “radar” in recent years. “As each election approaches, he doesn’t want to leave anybody in a lurch,” Bond said, “so he stuck around.” This year, the circumstances are different. Saar told commissioners about his retirement just days after DuPage officials announced a plan to ask state lawmakers to return election oversight power to the county clerk’s office by merging it with the election commission.)
— Park Ridge-Niles Elementary School District 64 board member resigns over offensive tweets about Women’s March – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Suburban home sales drop 3.2 percent in December
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/business/170129611/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madonna clarifies ‘blowing up the White House’ comment: ‘Taken wildly out of context’ – Christie D’Zurilla
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/la-et-mg-madonna-womens-march-secret-service-20170123-htmlstory.html
— More than 100 Illinois architects publish open letter to Trump on climate change – Nausheen Husain (DIERSEN: When things are made in America, far less pollution is generated/allowed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-architects-advocate-letter-htmlstory.html
— Despite ‘white Republican’ gripes, Kirk invited on Air Force One: official – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-air-force-one-0124-chicago-inc-20170123-story.html
— Trump signs executive orders on TPP exit, federal hiring freeze, global abortion policy   (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-executive-orders-trade-tpp-20170123-story.html
— Abortion opponents hope Trump will support, help their cause
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-roe-v-wade-anniversary-20170123-story.html
— Leave Barron Trump alone – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-barron-trump-should-be-off-limits-balancing-0123-20170123-column.html
— Watchdog group files lawsuit alleging Trump’s business ties violate Constitution
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lawsuit-business-ties-20170123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Repealing Obamacare will kill more than 43,000 people a year.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obamacare-repeal-lose-health-insurance-deaths-20170123-story.html
— ‘SNL’ writer suspended after Barron Trump tweet – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-calls-for-firing-snl-writer-barron-trump-tweet-20170123-column.html
— The liberal tea party movement has begun. What will become of it? – James Hohmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberal-tea-party-commentary-20170123-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 school official quits after tweets on Women’s March – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/suburban-school-board-member-quits-after-provocative-tweets/amp/
— Emanuel unloads Trump: Focus on jobs, education — not crowd size – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-unloads-trump-focus-on-jobs-education-not-crowd-size/amp/
— Lawsuit: Trump business ties violate Constitution – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawsuit-trump-business-ties-violate-constitution/
— City Council financial analyst not quitting after all – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-council-financial-analyst-not-quitting-after-all/amp/
— Illinois needs a grassroots protest like Women’s March – MADELEINE DOUBEK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-illinois-needs-a-grassroots-protest-like-womens-march/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate to Vote on Budget Compromise – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-budget-compromise-vote-411548145.html
— Marking Roe Anniversary, Abortion Foes Pin Hopes on Trump  Trump has said he would sign anti-abortion measures approved by the Republican-controlled Congress – John Hanna
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Marking-Roe-Anniversary-Abortion-Foes-pin-Hopes-on-Trump-411564485.html

 

CBS2
— Commissioner Proposes Free Homes For City Workers In High Crime Areas – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/commissioner-proposes-free-homes-for-city-workers-in-high-crime-areas/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who are Illinois Dems backing for governor? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/BLOGS02/170129955/who-are-illinois-dems-backing-for-governor
— Rauner team to Congress: Don’t be ‘hasty’ with Obamacare tweaks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/BLOGS02/170129952/rauner-team-to-congress-dont-be-hasty-with-obamacare-tweaks
— Betsy DeVos, Bruce Rauner and the myth of ‘school choice’ – SUSAN SADLOWSKI GARZA  (DIERSEN: Did your parents have school choice?  My parents did.  They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my parents and me as being filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/OPINION/170129962/betsy-devos-bruce-rauner-and-the-myth-of-school-choice

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board chairman gets tiebreaker vote under new Illinois election law – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/23/mchenry-county-board-chairman-gets-tiebreaker-vote-under-new-illinois-election-law/an6uc8a/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Durbin, Rauner Denounce Proposals To Replace Obamacare With State-Run Medicaid
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/durbin-rauner-denounce-proposals-replace-obamacare-state-run-medicaid

 

WSIU
— WSIU to Carry Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Speech Live on Wed, Jan 25 – MONICA TICHENOR
http://news.wsiu.org/post/wsiu-carry-gov-rauner-s-state-state-speech-live-wed-jan-25#stream/0

 

WREX
— Illinois treasurer asks Trump to assure banks on marijuana  (DIERSEN: If you promote in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.wrex.com/story/34324283/illinois-treasurer-asks-trump-to-assure-banks-on-marijuana

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Months after her death, Phyllis Schlafly’s followers and family still battle over her legacy – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/months-after-her-death-phyllis-schlafly-s-followers-and-family/article_512b5dff-2a73-5572-b78b-0a36ba3de306.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Chicago Supporters Gather, Gloomily, on Inauguration Night. The area’s sole “Deplora-ball” was meant to celebrate their candidate’s big day, but a stormy outlook dampened the party.”
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Trump-Inauguration-Deploraball/

 

CHICAGO CURBED
— Why Chicago’s Thompson Center is worth saving  A sale of the James R. Thompson could mean the end for the Helmut Jahn-designed structure
– AJ LATRACE
http://chicago.curbed.com/2017/1/23/14354898/chicago-james-thompson-center-historic-preservation

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Harris responds to AFSCME scheduling strike vote – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511075369-harris-responds-to-afscme-scheduling-strike-vote

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Educator challenges meaning of diversity at New Trier High School – Giovanni Whaley  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use “Diversity” to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511075390-educator-challenges-meaning-of-diversity-at-new-trier-high-school

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER & DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Embattled auditor general told to step aside
http://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511076283-embattled-auditor-general-told-to-step-aside
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511076263-embattled-auditor-general-told-to-step-aside

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Judicial Politics Illinois style -Judge in Aaron Shock case recuses herself – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/judicial-politics-illinois-style-judge-in-aaron-shock-case-recuses-herself/
— Country Club Hills Sanctioned by Court -Possible Pornography on Fire Department Computers – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/country-club-hills-sanctioned-by-court-possible-pornography-on-fire-department-computers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— PODCAST: Women’s March for Death Deviance
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-womens-march-death-deviance/

 

CAPITOL FAX
—  Illinois Democratic County Chairman’s Association announces straw poll
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/23/chairmans-association-announces-straw-poll/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: “We’re Going To Fight Back Tooth And Nail Every Day, And Twice On Sunday” – Ian Schwartz  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their nasty/troubled/failed/vicious operatives, and their nasty/troubled/failed/vicious dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every day, but especially my sending them out on Sunday mornings when they are in church praying for GOD to send me to HELL.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/22/priebus_were_going_to_fight_back_tooth_and_nail_every_day_and_twice_on_sunday.html

 

BLAZE
— Statistics show women may actually have it better than men – Doc Thompson (DIERSEN: 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 gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/statistics-show-women-may-actually-have-it-better-than-men/
— Do Americans have a right to health care? – Glenn Beck  (DIERSEN: What do you believe you should be entitled to?  What do you believe others should be entitled to?  Who do you believe should pay for the aforesaid entitlements?)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/do-americans-have-a-right-to-health-care/

 

GOPUSA
— You Don’t Speak for Me, Sister!  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19601
— Amazon to begin accepting food stamps for USDA pilot program
http://www.gopusa.com/amazon-to-begin-accepting-food-stamps-for-usda-pilot-program/
— Liberal woman kicked off plane for berating Trump supporter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19680

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Brent Bozell: Donald Trump Will ‘Knock’ the ‘Teeth Out’ of Old Media
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2017/01/23/brent-bozell-donald-trump-will-knock-teeth-out-old-media

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP’S NOMINEES FACE ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ DEMOCRAT OBSTRUCTIONISM
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/23/trumps-nominees-face-unprecedented-democrat-obstructionism/

 

CNS NEWS
— Ahead of March for Life, Congress Moves Legislation Forward to End Taxpayer Funding for Abortion – Penny Starr
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/ahead-march-life-congress-moves-legislation-forward-end-taxpayer-funding

 

NEWSMAX
— Gingrich: Madonna ‘Ought to Be Arrested’ for White House Comment – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Gingrich-Madonna-Arrested-White-House/2017/01/23/id/769961/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Liberal Media Has Declared War On President Trump – JACK KOCSIS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/daily-caller-wine-club-2/
— Journalists Whine After NY Post Gets First Question At Trump Press Briefing – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/journalists-whine-after-ny-post-gets-first-question-at-trump-press-briefing/
— Giuliani: 500,000 Women Who Marched Against Trump Didn’t Even Know What They Were Protesting – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/giuliani-500000-women-who-marched-against-trump-didnt-even-know-what-they-were-protesting/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Franklin Graham: It Wasn’t Donald Trump Who Divided This Nation  “Only God can fix this country.” – Randy DeSoto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making everyone anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to do their dirty work.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/franklin-graham-it-wasnt-donald-trump-who-divided-this-nation/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago Loses Another Gun Case
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444123/gun-control-ezell-v-city-of-chicago-gun-ranges

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP’s ‘sanctuary city’ crackdown bill takes meat-cleaver approach.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/315706-gops-sanctuary-city-crackdown-takes-the-meat-cleaver-approach
— Kinzinger: Trump off to a ‘rocky start’ – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315685-gop-rep-trump-off-to-a-rocky-start

 

POLITICO
— Trump revives funding ban to groups providing abortion overseas – JENNIFER HABERKORN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-revives-funding-ban-to-groups-promoting-abortion-overseas-234038
— Trump issues executive order freezing hiring for federal workforce – MATTHEW NUSSBAUM (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-issues-executive-order-freezing-hiring-for-federal-workforce-234037
— Trump administration signals no immediate reversal on Dreamer program
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/01/dreamers-applications-under-trump-administration-234046

 

CNN
— Kinzinger: Trump’s team ‘derailing’ message – Melissa Mahtani
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/kinzinger-trump-team-derailing-message-cnntv/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Issues Executive Orders Freezing Federal Hiring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-issues-executive-orders-freezing-federal-hiring-targeting-trade-n710886

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’ – Abby Phillip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/23/trump-names-his-inauguration-day-a-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration just told a whopper about the size of the federal workforce.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/23/the-trump-administration-just-told-a-whopper-about-the-size-of-the-federal-workforce/
— What does a hiring freeze mean for the federal workforce? – Joe Davidson and Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/23/what-does-a-hiring-freeze-mean-for-the-federal-workforce/
— Trump freezes hiring of federal workers – Juliet Eilperin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-freezes-hiring-of-federal-workers/2017/01/23/f14d8180-e190-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html
— The first lawsuit: What can we learn about Trump’s income? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: I wonder how much money my critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes to harass me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/23/the-first-lawsuit-what-can-we-learn-about-trumps-income/
— Protesters who destroyed property on Inauguration Day were part of well-organized group – Peter Hermann, Keith L. Alexander and Michael E. Miller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protesters-who-destroyed-property-on-inauguration-day-part-of-well-organized-group/2017/01/21/096678c8-dfeb-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Trump’s hiring freeze will do the opposite of what he wants – Max Stier (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-hiring-freeze-wont-fix-government-it-will-do-the-opposite/2017/01/23/d325fbfa-e1af-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘SNL’ writer suspended, apologizes for Barron Trump tweet – Maria Puente
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/23/snl-writer-suspended-apologizes-barron-trump-tweet/96963720/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Protesters take control of Mexican border crossing with U.S. – AP
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/22/protesters-take-control-of-border-crossing-with-us/

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Issues Executive Order to Impose Federal Hiring Freeze – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/trump-issues-executive-order-to-impose-federal-hiring-freeze/
— Grievances Can Make Things Worse… or Better – Robbie Kunreuther (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I should write a book about the grievances that I filed.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/grievances-can-make-things-worse-or-better/
— The Inaugural Address and Its Impact on Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/the-inaugural-address-and-its-impact-on-federal-employees/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s hiring freeze angers federal workforce, unions.  President Trump may wind up regretting his federal hiring freeze.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/23/donald-trumps-hiring-freeze-angers-federal-workforce-unions/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP’S “CULTURE OF FEAR” DESCENDS ON WASHINGTON  Federal employees brace themselves to hear, “You’re fired”—and prepare to fight back. – TINA NGUYEN  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”  I fought back.  My attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in 1998.  The lawsuit was transferred to Chicago in 2000.)
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/donald-trump-federal-employee-purge

 

AUTOWEEK
— President Trump will keep Obama-era Cadillac presidential limousine for a while  NEW 2017 LIMOUSINE EXPECTED TO DEBUT LATER THIS YEAR
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/president-trump-will-keep-obama-era-cadillac-presidential-limousine-while
— Last-minute reversal on President Trump’s inaugural license plates
http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/last-minute-reversal-president-trumps-inaugural-license-plates

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Agree With Trump That America Should Come First  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want to put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.  That is a big reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/january_2017/voters_agree_with_trump_that_america_should_come_first

January 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Martin Luther King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-martin-luther-king-day-huppke-20170116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-mexico-krispy-kreme-2016-story.html
— Retailers talk hiring, blending in-store and online sales at trade show – Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that employers will hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nrf-reinvent-retail-0117-biz-20170116-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 10 killed, 29 wounded in MLK Day weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-3-killed-5-wounded-in-shootings-to-start-mlk-day-weekend/
— Small town folks not only ones nostalgic for lost past – Sue Ontiveros  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete and how it was when I lived there 1948-1972?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ontiveros-small-town-folks-not-only-ones-nostalgic-for-lost-past/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s D.C. clout exits with Obama – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What do they use that clout to accomplish?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE07/301149996/chicago-will-miss-president-barack-obama
— Trump and Blagojevich share much more than big hair – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for George Ryan’s problems and for Jim Ryan’s problems.  Blagojevich beat Jim Ryan, not George Ryan.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE05/301149992/how-trump-and-blagojevich-are-alike-giant-ego-disregard-for-rules
— 10 in-demand Chicago jobs in 2017 – BRIGID SWEENEY  (DIERSEN: Do you hold an “in-demand” job?  Did you hold “in-demand” jobs?  GAO hired me in 1980 to be an Analyst because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 to be a Revenue Officer because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 to be a part-time substitute carrier/clerk because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  Back in 1980, in 1971, and in 1966, qualified Democrats, qualified minorities, qualified females, qualified younger people, and qualified veterans could always find better jobs in the private sector.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE01/170119948/in-demand-chicago-jobs-in-2017

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone on the left argues that the Daily Herald is on the right.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170117/discuss/170119304/

 

WTTW
— What’s Behind State Workers’ Potential Strike? – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: Are you threatening to strike?  What if I threatened to strike to get a higher Civil Service Retirement System pension and more of my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidized?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/16/what-s-behind-state-workers-potential-strike

 

WBEZ
— Can schools make the American Dream real for poor kids? – Linda Lutton  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://interactive.wbez.org/room205/

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Inauguration bound – Sandwich High School band and choir headed to D.C. – KATRINA J.E. MILTON
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/11/inauguration-bound-sandwich-high-school-band-and-choir-headed-to-d-c/akzhd0m/

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Lieutenant governor: Local governments showing interest in consolidation effort – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170116/lieutenant-governor-local-governments-showing-interest-in-consolidation-effort

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella says Trump doesn’t make him nervous and stresses that his company employs more than 113,000 people worldwide with more than 64,000 of them in the United States.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-doesnt-make-microsofts-ceo-nervous/641321616

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Plan prompts cheering for the Senators  Kudos to the forgotten legislative body in Illinois for making a major effort to negotiate a settlement to the state’s 18-month budget impasse. We hope Illinois’ state senators keep it up. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/16/svm-editorial-plan-prompts-cheering-for-the-senators/a1tcbr3/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— To strike or not? State workers to weigh in – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-17/jim-dey-strike-or-not-state-workers-weigh.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— AFSCME uses fake ‘compromise’ to set stage for state worker strike – Mailee Smith
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074642-afscme-uses-fake-compromise-to-set-stage-for-state-worker-strike

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield Residents and Community Leaders March In Honor of MLK Junior – Brendan Cullerton
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mayor-police-chief-community-leaders-march-for-mlk-junior
— Mayor Langfelder, Gov. Rauner Talk Possibility of Annexing State Fairgrounds
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mayor-langfelder-gov-rauner-talk-possibility-of-annexing-state-fairgrounds

 

WJBD
— Heavy Hitters Fund Trump’s Grand Production – ABC News  (DIERSEN: Who are the heavy hitters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they use their money/clout to a) promote and b) destroy?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/17/heavy-hitters-fund-trumps-grand-production

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner cites Texas as model for Illinois – Dennis Turner
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34271492/rauner-cites-texas-as-model-for-illinois

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Kifowit, Manley targeted for casting ballots for Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui (DIERSEN: What have you been targeted for?  I should write a book about all the times that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have targeted me for supporting Republican candidates.)
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511072618-kifowit-manley-targeted-for-casting-ballots-for-madigan

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— State GOP targets Phelps for his support for Madigan – S. Laney Griffo (DIERSEN: What have you been targeted for?  I should write a book about all the times that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have targeted me for supporting Republican candidates.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511074433-state-gop-targets-phelps-for-his-support-for-madigan

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Steve Reick Raises $1,108,661, Spends $1,108,661 in Winning State Rep. Race Over John Bartman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/steve-reick-raises-1108-661-spends-1108661-in-winning-state-rep-race-over-john-bartman/
— Campaign gimmick for folks running against long-time incumbents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/16/message-of-the-day-a-ruler/
— Hultgren Asks & Gets Advice on Obamacare
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/hultgren-asks-advice-on-obamacare/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois Democrats rally in Chicago to fight for Affordable Care Act – David Fishman
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/16/city/illinois-democrats-rally-in-chicago-to-fight-for-affordable-care-act/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: JOIN THE EFFORT TO PRESERVE THE CONSTITUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-join-the-effort-to-preserve-the-constitution.html

 

COSERVATIVE HQ
— Yes, Anti-Trump Republicans Deserve To Be Blacklisted (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you and why? I should write a book about those who blacklist me and why.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24915

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— We Will Not Pray For Donald Trump By Name Because He Is A ‘Trauma Trigger’ Says Christian Minister – Ruth Gledhill (DIERSEN: My name is not uttered at Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and events to avoid triggering trauma in those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/we.will.not.pray.for.donald.trump.by.name.because.he.is.a.trauma.trigger.says.christian.minister/103939.htm

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— The People’s Hostile Takeover of Their Government Begins 1/20/17
http://teriobrien.com/obamas-chicago-campaign-rally-subscriber-show-notes-the-teri-obrien-show-1-15-2017/

 

GOPUSA
— Anti-Trump protesters caught on camera planning acid attack on inauguration ball
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19334

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Explaining the Left’s Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/01/16/private-explaining-the-lefts-soft-bigotry-of-low-expectations-with-the-help-of-shelby-steele/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Gay rights sympathizer Scaramucci selected for role as key adviser to Trump – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/report-gay-rights-sympathizer-scaramucci-selected-for-role-as-key-adviser-t

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITES
— Look For Things to Be Grateful For – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not grateful enough for them.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/01/17/look-things-grateful/

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: GM to Invest $1 Billion in US Factories – Jason Devaney  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate unions, b) hate past, present, and future union members, c) hate General Motors, and d) hate past, present, future owners of General Motors vehicles.  What do you say to aforesaid haters?)
http://www.newsmax.com/US/US-factories-GM-jobs/2017/01/16/id/768854/

 

FOX INSIDER
— Ex-Black Panther: John Lewis ‘Presided Over Destruction Of Black America’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/former-black-panther-mason-weaver-john-lewis-turncoat-donald-trump-destruction-black

 

THE BLAZE
— Michelle Obama’s MLK tweet appears to encourage Trump inaugural boycott – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/16/michelle-obamas-mlk-tweet-appears-to-encourage-trump-inaugural-boycott/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— How the left’s tactic of mass hysteria against Trump is playing out with the general public – Rick Moran  (DIERSEN: The anti-Trumps look like they plan on getting rid of a) all those who voted for Trump, b) the precincts that Trump voters live in, c) the municipalities that Trump voters live in, d) the townships/wards that Trump voters live in, e) the counties that Trump voters live in, f) the states that Trump voters live in, and f) America.  How successful do you think the anti-Trumps will be?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/how_the_tactic_of_mass_hysteria_against_trump_is_playing_out_with_the_general_public.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— State Department Held Stress Workshops After Trump’s Win  ‘We can become paralyzed by fear’ – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: Have the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois already held such workshops and/or will they hold them soon?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/state-department-stress-workshops-trump-win/
— Thousands of Criminal Illegal Immigrants Sent Home After Apprehension at Southwest Border  Audit faults Border Patrol for lax oversight of consequences for criminal illegal immigrants – Morgan Chalfant
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/thousands-criminal-illegal-immigrants-sent-home/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TERRORISTS, CARTELS PLAN BORDER ATTACK FOR INAUGURATION  ‘Trump is causing so much disruption in Mexico that they’re partnering to send a message’  (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Trumps officially join with the terrorists and the cartels to fight America?)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/report-terrorists-cartels-plan-border-attack-for-inauguration/

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Bannon: Trump Is Putting His Supporters First – Lauren Briggs
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/bannon-trump-will-put-american-citizens-first

 

THE HILL
— Martin Luther King’s daughter: ‘God can triumph over Trump’ – PAULINA FIROZI  (DIERSEN: What percent of churchgoers pray that GOD would send Trump supporters and members of the following groups STRAIGHT TO HELL: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/314499-martin-luther-kings-daughter-god-can-triumph-over-trump
— Ethics chief thrust into spotlight by Trump battle – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that just about everything I did was unethical, including getting draft deferments, being conservative, being Republican, requesting sick leave, applying for promotions, filing partial day per-diem claims, deducting educational expenses, asking to be assigned to audits of IRS, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, and not succumbing to their efforts to get rid of me sooner than I did.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/314301-ethics-chief-thrust-into-spotlight-by-trump-battle

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Argument For Donald Trump’s Illegitimacy – Richard Greene
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/the-argument-for-donald-t_b_14220416.html

 

ABC NEWS
— At Least 38 Democratic Congress Members Plan to Skip the Inauguration – JENNIFER HANSLER
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-congress-members-plan-skip-inauguration/story?id=44783997

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Confidence drops in Trump transition.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/trump-administration-approval-inauguration/index.html

 

CNBC
— GM adding jobs following Trump attack – Phil LeBeau
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/16/gm-adding-jobs-following-trump-attack.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Health Law’s Repeal Could Sharply Increase Uninsured and Raise Costs.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/congressional-budget-office-affordable-care-act.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want to destroy America push pot in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/scientists-to-government-make-it-easier-to-study-marijuana.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.  How should Trump and Trump’s supporters react to that?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-lord-of-misrule.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-most-successful-democrat-since-fdr.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/nyregion/neediest-cases-fund-rivera-el-salvador.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/us/politics/mexico-or-america-a-couple-one-of-them-undocumented-weigh-the-risks-of-where-to-live.html
— Job Listings That Are Too ‘Feminine’ for Men – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: My superiors were always been under tremendous pressure from anti-Republican politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women. Their efforts to hire women for the jobs that I had were frustrated by the fact that all the jobs that I had were “bad” jobs and qualified women could always get better jobs elsewhere. I had “bad” jobs doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  Extremely few women wanted the “bad” jobs that I had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/upshot/job-disconnect-male-applicants-feminine-language.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Trump Era Arrives, a Sense of Uncertainty Grips the World – STEVEN ERLANGER  (DIERSEN: Foreign countries and their citizens always loved Obama because Obama always put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/world/europe/trump-eu-nato-merkel-brexit-russia-germany-china.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump will take the oath of office as the least-popular president in the last four decades.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-draws-low-marks-for-transition-response-to-russian-hacking/2017/01/17/0926302a-dc25-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Just when you thought the Trump ethics disaster couldn’t get worse, it did.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/just-when-you-thought-the-trump-ethics-disaster-couldnt-get-worse-it-did/2017/01/16/001db550-dc04-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan – Robert Costa and Amy Goldstein (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vows-insurance-for-everybody-in-obamacare-replacement-plan/2017/01/15/5f2b1e18-db5d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— ‘Never Trump’ national-security Republicans fear they have been blacklisted –  David Nakamura  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who determines which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments are to be blacklisted?  ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/never-trump-national-security-republicans-fear-they-have-been-blacklisted/2017/01/16/a2fadf54-d9a3-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rep. John Lewis Urges Young People to Stand Up to Injustice – ARUNA VISWANATHA  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to stand up to injustice?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they 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 would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were victims of injustice, that is, their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rep-john-lewis-urges-young-people-to-stand-up-to-injustice-1484590964

 

FORBES
— Tax Cheats Beware: IRS Whistleblower Awards Soar 322% – Robert W. Wood (DIERSEN: In its 4-page February 1978 article on me, Money Magazine did everything that it could to get IRS to disallow my education deductions.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/01/17/tax-cheats-beware-irs-whistleblower-awards-soar-322/#7f85a7a3568f

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: USA TODAY promotes protests against Trump, against Trump supporters, against Protestants, against conservatives, against Republicans, against Americans, against Whites, against males, against older people, against rich people, against gun owners, against German Americans, against draft avoiders, and against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/16/trumps-welcome-committee-gush-protesters/96574160/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Booker will go to inauguration, but pledges to fight Trump agenda.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/16/booker-go-inauguration-but-pledges-fight-trump-agenda/96637762/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— TRUMP AND THE PRESS – Ryan Lizza  (DIERSEN: The press continues to refuse to acknowledge that it is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-and-the-press

 

THE REPUBLIC
— High school classmates saw Pence’s leadership 40 years ago – Julie McClure  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were college material?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/01/17/high_school_classmates_saw_pences_leadership_40_years_ago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Classmates who traveled the halls of Columbus North High School in 1977 didn’t know then that one of them would one day hold the second highest office in the United States. But a few of them suspected Vice President-elect Mike Pence might be headed toward national office someday even as they voted him North’s senior class president that year. Bob Haddad Jr., now general manager of Harrison Lake Country Club, was one of Pence’s acquaintances who voted for him for senior class president. “Everybody did,” Haddad Jr. said of his classmates. “We knew even back then.”)

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Transition Approval Plummets.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/17/poll-trump-transition-approval-plummets.html

 

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— A Call for Activists for Journalism – Connie Schultz  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like electing Democrats and advancing the Democrat Party platform is their top priority.)
https://www.creators.com/read/connie-schultz/01/17/a-call-for-activists-for-journalism

 

INTELLIGENCER
— Trump’s overly ambitious agenda – Dan K. Thomasson
http://www.theintell.com/opinion/op-ed/trump-s-overly-ambitious-agenda/article_1317bbf1-5211-5237-b2dc-6b475ca5e671.html

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps hate you.
http://www.alternet.org/immigration/nativism-american

January 11 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Attendees at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Almiron, Austin, Bennet, Bolds, Chirchirillo, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fenne, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Grant, Henry, Hinkle, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Lowe, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Zaruba, and Zay.)

 

ABC7
— TRUMP DENOUNCES ‘DISGRACE’ OF REPORTS OF RUSSIAN TIES TO HIM – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-denounces-disgrace-of-reports-of-russian-ties-to-him/1697045/
— ILLINOIS’ 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SWORN IN – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-100th-general-assembly-sworn-in/1697115/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Sends Message at Inauguration – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-minority-leader-jim-durkin-sends-message-410461835.html
— Inaugural Parade Performers Include Midwest Groups – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/midwest-performers-trump-inauguration-410449195.html
— Localize It: Illinois Communities Set Their Own Marijuana Fines  (DIERSEN: The lower that you set fines for pot, the more that you promote pot.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-fines-local-410447715.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Rails Against ‘Fake News,’ Previews His White House Agenda – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/trump-rails-against-fake-news-previews-his-white-house-agenda/
— DuPage Looking To Merge Election Commission With County Clerk – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/dupage-looking-to-merge-election-commission-with-county-clerk/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Madigan re-elected Illinois speaker, nears US tenure record – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/228565212-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan re-elected speaker for 17th time, lays out Democratic economic agenda – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-reelected-met-0112-20170111-story.html
— Sen. Oberweis: 100th General Assembly brings new challenges, new opportunities
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-oberweis-100th-general-assembly-brings-2-2017-01-11-story.html
— Trump administration member Todd Ricketts to join Cubs at Obama White House – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-cubs-obama-white-house-0112-chicago-inc-20170111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Fact-checking President-elect Donald Trump’s news conference.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fact-check-trump-news-conference-20170111-story.html
— Judge asked to rule on spending of Aaron Schock campaign money
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-trial-20170111-story.html
— What the bleep happened at the Trump news conference? – Alexandra Petri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-news-conference-commentary-20170111-story.html
— Mom to remove girl from Elmwood Park school over racist phone message
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-racist-locker-message-tl-0119-20170111-story.html
— Why didn’t Sasha Obama join her family in Chicago for farewell address? – Samantha Schmidt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sasha-obama-president-obama-farewell-address-20170111-story.html
— Same as ever: Madigan re-elected House speaker with only one holdout – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-michael-madigan-speaker-again-edit-0112-md-20170111-story.html
— FBI, CIA, DNI, NSA all agreed: Tell Trump about explosive claims – Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima, Karen DeYoung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-dossier-intel-20170111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former state Rep. Ron Sandack is Springfield’s newest lobbyist – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/former-state-rep-ron-sandack-is-springfields-newest-lobbyist/
— Madigan starts record-setting term hoping ‘to end the acrimony’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-says-house-dems-will-propose-budget-agenda/
— Chicago, Illinois scored big projects during Obama terms – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-chicago-illinois-scored-big-projects-during-obama-terms/
— CPS watchdog launches data unit, hires investigative reporters – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-watchdog-launches-data-unit-hires-investigative-reporters/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump news spreads faster than reporters can verify – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119740/
— Districts hoping state legislation will keep referendums valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119703/
— New Legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/301119928/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Budget peace looms—and biz groups check their wallets – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170111/BLOGS02/170119968/illinois-budget-deal-looms-and-business-groups-assess-damage
— Underwater homeownership more common in minority neighborhoods – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170111/CRED0701/170119974/underwater-homeownership-more-common-in-minority-neighborhoods

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy dives into new role in Illinois Senate – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170111/jil-tracy-dives-into-new-role-in-illinois-senate

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New McHenry County lawmakers take seats in Springfield, face hard battles ahead – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/11/new-mchenry-county-lawmakers-take-seats-in-springfield-face-hard-battles-ahead/a8i642n/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Michael Madigan elected to 17th term as Illinois House Speaker
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170111/michael-madigan-elected-to-17th-term-as-illinois-house-speaker

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Area Reps Start Congressional Session With Republicans In Lead  Dems Say They’ll Search For Common Ground, But Stand Against Trump, GOP Where They Must – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_2ff63d52-d82f-11e6-9d86-034f04aa2c62.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage Election Commission to consider 7 candidacies in challenge hearing – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/09/dupage-election-commission-to-consider-7-candidacies-in-challenge-hearing/abuatft/
— Public responds to proposed DuPage County Election Commission, clerk consolidation – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/public-responds-to-proposed-dupage-county-election-commission-clerk-consolidation/awz0jun/
— Breen says he won’t keep stipend for leadership post – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/breen-says-he-wont-keep-stipend-for-leadership-post/af08ie1/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— UIC Study Busts Stereotype That  Liberals Don’t Hold Anything Sacred  People on both sides of the political spectrum take stances that defend the sacred—depending on the topic. – BETTINA CHANG
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Moral-Sanctity-Study/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Native Found Fatally Shot in Still-Running Car Near Chicago School He Worked At   A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help the family of Jason Goodfriend, who was the business manager at Chicago Tech Academy. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-native-found-fatally-shot-still-running-car-near-chicago-school-he-worked

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Feds Are Simply Out-of-Touch – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/feds-simply-touch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently claimed in a press release that the cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or almost $14,000 annually. As the father of seven children, let me say that this is utter nonsense. Moreover, the USDA fails to identify the multiple benefits of raising children, such as the physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional advantages. These benefits are not just unquantifiable, but inestimable. The value of raising, nurturing and training children far surpass the outlandish financial estimates of Washington D.C. bureaucrats. With the USDA’s exaggerated estimates, how do we expect to encourage married couples to return to the healthy birth rate of more than 2.1 in the United States?  We’re shortsighted if we fail to see that the current U.S. trend is unsustainable and portends economic trouble, including lower living standards for most citizens. We simply have to look at Japan, Greece or Italy for a lesson in the detriments of low birth rates. Federal officials are simply out-of-touch with Middle America. Most of us don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a hammer and we spend far less than they estimate to raise our each child every year. Maybe the federal government can learn something from working families?)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NAPERVILLE AND LISLE TOWNSHIPS TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATING ROAD DISTRICTS  Voters in Naperville and Lisle townships will have the chance to vote on government consolidation after the success of a similar referendum in the November elections. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/naperville-and-lisle-townships-to-vote-on-consolidating-road-districts/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WOOD: OBAMA GIVES FAREWELL SPEECH AS AMERICANS SAY FAREWELL TO DEMOCRAT PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wood-obama-gives-farewell-speech-as-americans-say-farewell-to-democrat-party.html
— ILLINOIS 100TH SENATE SWORN IN WITH 37 DEMOCRATS, 22 REPUBLICANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-100th-senate-sworn-in-with-37-democrats-22-republicans.html
— PROPERTY TAX FREEZE PASSES ONE CHAMBER AS SESSION ADJOURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-house-passes-permanent-property-tax-freeze.html
— DEMOCRAT FRANKS SPOTLIGHTS ILLINOIS’ PROPERTY TAX DEVASTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/democrat-franks-spotlights-illinois-property-tax-devastation.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP says HDems “ignored the will of the people”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/ilgop-says-hdems-ignored-the-will-of-the-people/
— Senate imposes term limits on its leaders via rule change
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/senate-imposes-term-limits-on-its-leaders-via-rule-change/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Blasts CNN, BuzzFeed for Fake News; CNN Reporter Throws Fit at Press Conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19120

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Refuses to Take Question From ‘Fake News’ CNN, Calls BuzzFeed: ‘Failing Pile of Garbage’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/2017/01/775536-trump-goes-toe-to-toe-with-buzzfeed-cnn/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Va. Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Only Pro-LGBT Groups to Receive State Contracts – MICHAEL GRYBOSKI
http://www.christianpost.com/news/virginia-governor-executive-order-lgbt-state-contracts-nondiscrimination-religious-freedom-172798/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The Failed Presidency of Barack Obama
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/andy-martin-the-failed-presidency-of-barack-obama/

 

RUSS STEWART
— DEMOCRATIC-TRENDING DEMOGRAPHICS CAUSE DOLD’S DEFEAT IN 10TH DISTRICT
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html

 

BREITBART
— Trans Jenner to Attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/01/11/caitlyn-jenner-attend-donald-trumps-inauguration/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Why The Trump Presidency Will Bring A New Era For Racial Equality – Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/why-the-trump-presidency-will-bring-a-new-era-for-racial-equality/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s frustration with press, intelligence community explodes – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313813-trumps-frustration-with-press-intelligence-community-explodes
— Federal ethics chief blasts ‘meaningless’ Trump business plan – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/313864-government-ethics-chief-blasts-trump-business-plan

 

REUTERS
— Trump says won’t divest from his business while president – Andy Sullivan, Emily Stephenson and Steve Holland
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-finance-idUSKBN14V21I

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 10 Key Moments and More From Trump’s News Conference – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-news-conference-highlights.html
— In First Trump News Conference, Sound, Fury and a New Plan – GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/obama-trump-transition.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— If colleges keep killing academic freedom, civilization will die, too – José A. Cabranes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-colleges-keep-killing-academic-freedom-civilization-will-die-too/2017/01/10/74b6fcc2-d2c3-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump to Place Business Holdings in a Trust Run by Adult Sons  Some ethics experts say the trust and other measures don’t create the firewall needed to fully insulate him from his holdings –  PETER NICHOLAS and ALEXANDRA BERZON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-place-business-holdings-in-a-trust-run-by-adult-sons-1484152201

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Students want universities to act as parents, but they won’t like the results – Mark Yudof
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/01/11/students-want-universities-act-asparents-like-results

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Target Tax Delinquent Federal Employees – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/11/legislation-introduced-to-target-tax-delinquent-federal-employees/

 

FED WEEK
— Civil Service System ‘Long Overdue’ for Reform, Says OPM  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/civil-service-system-long-overdue-reform-says-opm/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner accepts invitation to attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4109944/Transgender-reality-star-Caitlyn-Jenner-accepts-invitation-attend-Donald-Trump-s-Inauguration.html

 

GM AUTHORITY
— Vice President Joe Biden Plans To Purchase A Corvette Upon Leaving Office – SEAN SZYMKOWSKI
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/01/vice-president-joe-biden-plans-to-purchase-a-corvette-upon-leaving-office/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We all know Vice President Joe Biden’s love affair with Corvettes; it’s a very well-documented obsession. In fact, he still owns a C2 Corvette given to him as a wedding gift decades ago.
However, Biden has big automotive plans upon leaving office. During VP Biden’s visit to the 2017 North American International Auto Show, he told reporters one of his first actions after exiting his current role will be to “Buy a Corvette.”  Biden was seen checking out numerous vehicle during the show and was greeted by Fiat-Chrysler Vice President Brian Harlow, Ford President and CEO Mark Fields and GM Executive Vice President Mark Reuss. But, it was Reuss’ team Biden was loving up on. The VP was seen sitting in numerous C7 Corvettes on the show floor, likely doing some window shopping at the same time.)

January 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOV. RAUNER DISCUSSES STATE BUDGET, RELATIONSHIP WITH MADIGAN – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-discusses-state-budget-relationship-with-madigan/1686702/
— JESSE JACKSON JR. FIGHTS TO KEEP DIVORCE CASE IN ILLINOIS – Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-fights-to-keep-divorce-case-in-illinois/1685974/

 

NBC5
— ‘I’m Not Going to Go’: Rauner Says He Won’t Attend Trump’s Inauguration Later This Month  “I’m not going to go,” Rauner said. “I’m focused on Illinois. I really try to minimize the distractions. I minimize my time out of state.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Wont-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-409697945.html

 

CBS2
— DISGUSTING: Marijuana Advocates To Hand Out Joints At Trump Inauguration – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/marijuana-advocates-to-hand-out-joints-at-trump-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Honey Butter Fried Chicken signs on to ‘sanctuary restaurant’ movement – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Honey Butter Fried Chicken post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German-Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sanctuary-restaurants-honey-butter-0105-biz-20170104-story.html
— Rauner to skip Trump inauguration – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trump-inauguration-met-20170104-story.html
— Compromise should not be a dirty word in Springfield – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-compromise-springfield-madigan-perspec-0105-md-20170104-story.html
— Suburban residents should urge officials to address Chicago’s violence epidemic – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-chicago-violence-st-0105-20170104-story.html
— With Obamacare, GOP faces the ‘Pottery Barn rule’: You break it, you own it – Paul Kane
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obamacare-repeal-analysis-20170104-story.html
— Referendum petitions submitted seeking voter OK to annex Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge into Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-annex-false-st-0104-20170104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jackson Jr.’s lawyer: Wife committed ‘acts’ to spur divorce – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jackson-jr-s-lawyer-wife-committed-acts-that-caused-divorce/amp/
— Johnson denies McCarthy claim that CPD is ‘in crisis’  Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson disputed his predecessor’s claim on a national TV news program that the city is “reaching a state of lawlessness.” – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/johnson-denies-mccarthy-claim-that-cpd-is-in-crisis/
— Scuttled Ford plant has Mexico fearing more under Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scuttled-ford-plant-has-mexico-fearing-more-under-trump/
— Chicago Police detectives are questioning four African-Americans suspected of torturing a white mentally disabled man on videotape while someone yelled “F— Trump!” and “F— white people!,” a police spokesman confirmed Wednesday. “The video is reprehensible,” said Anthony Guglielmi, the police spokesman. The white victim lives in northwest suburban Crystal Lake, Guglielmi said. – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-captors-torture-white-victim-rant-against-trump-cpd-says/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Electoral college overrides popular vote – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/discuss/170109781/
— DuPage deputy who fatally shot teen placed on leave – John McCarron
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109659/
— Citizens group building trust between police, minorities in DuPage – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109586/
— No one kicked off Des Plaines ballot yet; more hearings scheduled – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109584/
— Elburn election challenge hearing delayed till Monday – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109705/
— Lawsuit seeks to ban Google from US government contracts – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/301049821/
— GOP House panel: Halt federal money for Planned Parenthood – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/301049820/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner to skip Trump inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/BLOGS02/170109949/rauner-to-skip-trump-inauguration
— What’s Roskam’s role in House ethics meltdown? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109985/whats-roskams-role-in-house-ethics-meltdown
— Ford’s Chicago factory building new hybrid police vehicle – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/NEWS05/170109948/fords-chicago-factory-building-new-hybrid-police-vehicle

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rev. Jackson meets with Gov. Rauner on crime, poverty – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170104/rev-jackson-meets-with-gov-rauner-on-crime-poverty
— Chicago Ald. Pawar wants progressive agenda for Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170104/bernard-schoenburg-chicago-ald-pawar-wants-progressive-agenda-for-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— President-elect Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski, is coming to Springfield to be the keynote speaker for the Sangamon County Republicans Lincoln Day dinner next month.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/former-trump-campiagn-manager-coming-to-springfield-01-04-2017

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Illinois set to lose one, maybe two seats in Congress
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/01/04/illinois-set-to-lose-one-maybe-two-seats-in-congress/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Obama racial legacy: Pride, promise, regret and deep rift – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Under Obama, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries have gained power and influence?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-racial-legacy-pride-promise-regret-and-deep-rift/article_dc12bfe0-72c2-50f9-8fc4-0d28804c19b9.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-racial-legacy-pride-promise-regret-and-deep-rift/article_60b7cfa7-6092-54c2-8ede-c94d32b07cdf.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for 220 years. Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became a focal point in a way that was unprecedented in American history. No matter his accomplishments, he seemed destined to be remembered foremost as the first black man to lead the world’s most powerful nation. But eight years later, Obama’s racial legacy is as complicated as the president himself. To many, his election was a step toward realizing the dream of a post-racial society. He was dubbed the Jackie Robinson of politics. African-Americans, along with Latinos and Asians, voted for him in record numbers in 2008, flush with expectations that he’d deliver on hope and change for people of color. Some say he did, ushering in criminal justice reforms that helped minorities, protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, and appointing racially diverse leaders to key jobs, including the first two black attorneys general. These supporters say he deserves more credit than he gets for bringing America back from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and a major expansion of health care that secured insurance for millions of minorities. They celebrate his family as a sterling symbol of black success. But Obama also frustrated some who believe he didn’t speak out quickly or forcefully enough on race or push aggressively enough for immigration reform. And his presidency did not usher in racial harmony. Rather, both blacks and whites believe race relations have deteriorated, according to polls. Mounting tensions over police shootings of African-Americans prompted protests in several cities and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Perhaps most strikingly, the president’s successor, Donald Trump, is seen by many as the antithesis of a colorblind society, a one-time leader of the “birther” movement that spread the falsehood that Obama was born in Africa. Trump’s strong reliance on white voters was in sharp contrast to the multiracial coalition that gave Obama his two victories. “President Obama represents the face of the future — multicultural America. Donald Trump represents the old racial order of the black-white divide,” says Fredrick Cornelius Harris, director of the Center on African American Politics and Society at Columbia University. “And for the next decades to come, there will be a battle between those two viewpoints of what America is.”  It took more than two centuries for America to elect a black president. It will take many years after he leaves office to sort out what it all meant.)

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Bound, Gagged White Man Tortured, Taunted, Called ‘Donald Trump’ By Black Tormenters: Video  Chicago police are questioning several persons of interest. Gagged man recovering at nearby hospital in stable condition. – Lorraine Swanson
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/bound-gagged-white-man-tortured-taunted-called-donald-trump-black-tormenters-video

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Two College of DuPage Trustee Candidate Petitions Challenged – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/two-college-of-dupage-trustee-candidate-petitions-challenged/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 20 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RAISE SALES TAX IN ILLINOIS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/20-local-governments-raise-sales-tax-in-illinois/?linkId=33002888

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTGOING HOUSE DEMOCRAT SPILLS HIS GUTS ABOUT SPEAKER MADIGAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/outgoing-house-democrat-spills-his-guts-about-speaker-madigan.html
— HOLLYWOOD DEMANDS CONGRESS BLOCK TRUMP NOMINEES AND EFFORTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/hollywood-demands-congress-block-trump-nominees-and-efforts.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute planning Madigan protest
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/04/illinois-policy-institute-planning-madigan-protest/
— Defeated legislator says Madigan has “kinda outlived his usefulness”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/04/defeated-legislator-says-madigan-has-kinda-outlived-his-usefulness/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago: The Nation’s Abattoir – Rich Lowry
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443496/chicago-death-toll-passive-policing-begets-aggressive-criminals

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— People fleeing New York outnumber those moving in by 2-1 – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/people_fleeing_new_york_outnumber_those_moving_in_by_21.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sheriff wants to give inmates community service hours to build Trump’s border wall – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/sheriff-thomas-hodgson-offers-inmates-community-se/

 

NEWSMAX
— New House Rules Allows Congress to Cut Federal Workforce – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/house-rules-congress-cut/2017/01/04/id/766832/
— Democratic Party Starts ‘War Room’ to Stop Trump – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: To stop Trump, will the anti-Trumps start war rooms in each state, in each county, in each township/ward, in each municipality, and in each precinct?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Democratic-party-war-room/2017/01/04/id/766707/

 

DAILY CALLER
— House Makes It Easier To Cut Federal Salaries – KATHRYN WATSON  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents ask Durbin, Duckworth, Roskam, and the rest of the Illinois congressional delegation to use the Holman rule to cut, if not eliminate, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy?  My critics/opponents continue to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a Trump supporter.  They blame me for each and every defeat that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They demand that I be punished for the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/04/house-makes-it-easier-to-cut-federal-salaries/

 

BREITBART
— Remittances to Mexico Rose 25 Percent After Trump’s Election – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/reuters-remittances-to-mexico-rose-25-percent-after-trumps-election/
— Liberals Panic as Trump Could Flip Left-Leaning Ninth Circuit – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/03/liberals-panic-trump-flip-left-leaning-ninth-circuit/

 

THE BLAZE
— Chicago foursome in custody after live streaming kidnapping and torturing Trump supporter – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/chicago-foursome-in-custody-after-live-streaming-kidnapping-and-torturing-trump-supporter/
— Rand Paul reintroduces his ‘audit the fed’ bill with Trump’s support – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/rand-paul-reintroduces-his-audit-the-fed-bill-with-trumps-support/
— Fireworks explode on Fox News when Krauthammer challenges O’Reilly over Trump inauguration – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: How strongly have the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and Illinois threatened to harm Trump supporters?  One thing that restrains anti-Trumps is the fact that since 2008, Trump supporters have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/watch-fireworks-explode-on-fox-news-when-krauthammer-challenges-oreilly-over-trump-inauguration/
— Paul Ryan stops kid from ‘dabbing’ during the most awkward swearing in you’ll ever see – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/paul-ryan-stops-kid-from-dabbing-during-the-most-awkward-swearing-in-youll-ever-see/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First there was planking, then there was owling, then there was Taylor Swifting, and now there is dabbing. You’ll oftentimes find internet meme sensations popping up here and there, and the latest one is called “dabbing.” It’s where you tuck your head into your forearm as you cross it over your head. People everywhere are doing it, but Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is having none of it.  During the swearing in of Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall, Ryan, Marshall, and his son were putting their hands on the Bible for a photo-op, with Marshall’s son began dabbing. Ryan, either not understanding what the son was doing, or not really feeling like going along with it, put a stop to it. “You alright?” he asks the teen. “I’m alright,” the son responded while still holding the pose. “Do you want…can you put your hand down?” continues Ryan. The teen then put his arm down and apologized. “Were you going to sneeze? Is that it?” asked Ryan. The awkwardness level of this video is turned up to 11, but regardless, it’s still a humorous moment that will live in infamy for the “dabber.”)

 

THE HILL
— ‘Audit the Fed’ bill gets new push under Trump – PETER SCHROEDER  (DIERSEN: For 9 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved the Federal Reserve.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/312662-audit-the-fed-bill-gets-new-push
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the bill, the Fed’s monetary policy deliberations could be subject to outside review by the Government Accountability Office.  Proponents of the measure argue that the Fed is too powerful and lacks sufficient oversight for its interest rate decisions. But Fed officials from Yellen on down, as well as other critics, have warned that such a policy could subject the Fed to undue political pressure and discourage it from taking unpopular steps for the good of the overall economy. The proposal has garnered some bipartisan support and has passed the House several times in past Congresses.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want churches to be operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party?  ANSWER: those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-absence-of-christianity-in-the-fight-for-social_us_586c2b79e4b068764965c513

 

MSN
— Rauner Blames Madigan For Lack Of Budget Truce
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/rauner-blames-madigan-for-lack-of-budget-truce/vp-BBxUeL1

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump probably won’t let Obama go quietly –  E.J. Dionne Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-probably-wont-let-obama-go-quietly/2017/01/04/fe10efdc-d2a5-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html
— The American auto industry does not need Trump to stage-manage it – Charles Lane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-american-auto-industry-does-not-need-trump-to-stage-manage-it/2017/01/04/d97260c4-d2a1-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tillerson’s $180M Retirement Pay Raises Questions
http://www.wsj.com/video/tillerson-180m-retirement-pay-raises-questions/E1645ABF-5CF3-41E1-9312-2DDA9382ECD4.html?mod=djemTEW_h
— To Save Themselves, Small Colleges Offer Lifeline to Their Hometowns  Feeling weight of job losses and local flight, rural schools invest in nearby communities; ‘we can’t survive if this town isn’t healthy’ – Douglas Belkin
http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-save-themselves-small-colleges-offer-lifeline-to-their-hometowns-1482316200
— America’s Roster of Public Companies Is Shrinking Before Our Eyes  Gusher of private capital, IPO slump and merger boom cause listings to plunge; ‘There’s no great advantage’ – MAUREEN FARRELL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-roster-of-public-companies-is-shrinking-before-our-eyes-1483545879
— Republican Lawmakers Revive ‘Audit the Fed’ Legislation  Measures would require the Government Accountability Office to examine monetary policy decisions – HARRIET TORRY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-lawmakers-revive-audit-the-fed-legislation-1483561810
— A Treasury Secretary’s Farewell Plea: Get Rid of the Debt Ceiling  Jacob Lew, a veteran of budget battles, says the debt limit merely creates partisan mischief that could end in economic calamity – NICK TIMIRAOS
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/01/04/a-treasury-secretarys-farewell-plea-get-rid-of-the-debt-ceiling/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DISGUSTING: Trump Inauguration Just Got More Mellow Thanks to 4,200 Free Joints – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4622174/donald-trump-inauguration-day-free-marijuana/

 

NEW REPUBLICAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican Party’s Corruption Will Bring Them Down—Again. They’ve forgotten just how badly corruption can hobble an administration.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139618/republican-partys-corruption-will-bring-downagain
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Protect Diversity During Trump’s Presidency.  Liberals should expand the concept to include socioeconomic status.”  What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139620/protect-diversity-trumps-presidency

 

MEDIAITE
— ‘F*ck Donald Trump! F*ck White People!’: 4 in Custody for Torturing Young Man Live on Facebook – Justin Baragona
http://www.mediaite.com/online/f-donald-trump-f-white-people-4-in-custody-for-torturing-man-live-on-facebook/

 

AFGE
— Largest Federal Employee Union Opposes Reinstatement of ‘Holman Rule’  House proposal lets lawmakers slash federal workers’ pay, jobs without due process
https://www.afge.org/publication/largest-federal-employee-union-opposes-reinstatement-of-holman-rule/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employee Accountability Bill Is First Approved by House in New Congress – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/federal-employee-accountability-bill-first-approved-house-new-congress/134296/

 

FED SMITH
— The Holman rule: How To Quickly Reduce Federal Employee Salaries and Agency Programs – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents ask Durbin, Duckworth, Roskam, and the rest of the Illinois congressional delegation to use the Holman rule to cut, if not eliminate, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy?  My critics/opponents continue to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a Trump supporter.  They blame me for each and every defeat that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They demand that I be punished for the aforesaid.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/04/how-to-quickly-reduce-federal-employee-salaries-and-agency-programs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Holman rule was eliminated in 1983. It is now back in operation under the Rules for the 115th Congress which were adopted on January 2, 2017. The House Rules specifically cite the Holman Rule which will have the following purpose: “The purpose of this provision is to see if the reinstatement of the Holman rule will provide Members with additional tools to reduce spending during consideration of the regular general appropriation bill.” The Holman Rule will enable the House of Representatives to reduce the number of federal workers at specific agencies or cut their compensation. It would be done as a provision of or an amendment to an appropriations bill. The rule will allow Congress to reduce the workforce or compensation for employees in agencies covered by the specific spending bill in which the provision or amendment is included.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Media Still Anti-Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_say_media_still_anti_trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters remain critical of the news coverage of Donald Trump and think the media is still showing the same bias against him that it displayed during the presidential campaign. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that nearly half (48%) of all Likely U.S. Voters believe most reporters are biased against the president-elect. Only 12% think they are biased for Trump, while 31% feel most reporters try to be fair and balanced.  (To see survey question wording, click here.) A closer look finds that 74% of Republicans and a plurality (47%) of voters not affiliated with either major political party think most reporters are biased against Trump.  Even Democrats think most reporters are more likely to be biased against Trump (26%) than biased for him (16%). But 47% of voters in President Obama’s party believe most reporters try to be fair and balanced, a view shared by 29% of unaffiliateds and only 15% of GOP voters.)

January 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— WHITE HOUSE RELEASES DETAILS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FAREWELL SPEECH IN CHICAGO – Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/details-released-on-obamas-farewell-speech-in-chicago/1682256/

 

NBC5
— Trump Says Emanuel ‘Must Ask for Federal Help’ if Chicago Violence Persists  “Chicago murder rate is record setting – 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016,” Trump tweeted. “If Mayor can’t do it he must ask for Federal help!” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-tweet-chicago-violence-409343705.html

 

CBS2
— CBS 2’s Jay Levine Sets Interview With President Obama Before Farewell  (DIERSEN: I nominate Jeff Berkowitz to interview Obama.  Berkowitz has “conducted approximately five hours of video interviews with Barack Obama, including six one half hour one-on-one TV interview shows.” SEE: http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/about-me/)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/02/cbs-2s-jay-levine-sets-interview-with-president-obama-before-farewell/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Person fatally shot by DuPage County deputy during domestic call
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/226695535-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump: Chicago should ask for crime help; Rahm did last month – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-to-rahm-ask-federal-government-for-crime-help/
— U.S. Sen. Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-elizabeth-warren-marijuana-businesses-banking-limbo/
— CPD begins 2017 initiatives to reduce violence  (DIERSEN: To get rid of GAO’s non-veteran White male employees who had not made GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40, the Democrats who ran GAO a) began their “pay-for-performance” initiative in 1989 and b) began their early retirement initiative in 1993.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cpd-begins-2017-initiatives-to-reduce-violence/
— Alabama band to march at inauguration, igniting controversy  Other historically black schools such as Howard University, which performed at President Barack Obama’s first inaugural parade, said they won’t march. – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/talladega-college-band-march-at-donald-trump-inaugural-parade/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets Chicago might need federal help on violence – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-tweet-chicago-violence-met-20170102-story.html
— President Obama confirms farewell address in Chicago – Christi Parsons
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-obama-confirms-farewell-address-in-chicago-20170102-story.html
— With computers unsafe, a volunteer emerges to be Trump’s message courier – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-courier-hacking-huppke-20170102-column.html
— Former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue III said to be Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary – Marvin G. Perez and Jennifer Jacobs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-sonny-perdue-agriculture-secretary-20170102-story.html
— DuPage sheriff’s deputy shoots man to death after domestic call
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dupage-fatal-police-shooting-20170102-story.html
— After Mariah Carey’s disaster on live TV, the blame game begins – Glenn Whipp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-mariah-carey-new-years-eve-20170102-story.html
— Politicians pressure CTA unions over jobs program for ex-felons – Mary Wisniewski  (DIERSEN: It may come out that Rush and/or Davis succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they promote patronage.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cta-second-chance-12-29-17-20161229-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congressmen Bobby Rush and Danny Davis and other prominent Chicago leaders spoke out on Thursday for a CTA jobs program for ex-offenders which could shut down due to a conflict with the rail and bus unions. Democratic Congressmen Bobby Rush and other prominent Chicago politicians and community leaders spoke out on Thursday in support of a CTA jobs program for ex-felons, which is set to end on Saturday because of a conflict with rail and bus unions. Rush, a longtime labor supporter, harshly criticized the unions, saying that putting the Second Chance Program in the middle of contract negotiations was “inhumane” and “insensitive.” Rush said the nine-year-old program that provides temporary jobs cleaning buses and trains is the “only chance” for some ex-felons, victims of abuse and other hard-to-place workers.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Skillicorn stepping down as East Dundee trustee – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/news/170109898/
— The GOP’s path to repealing Obama’s health care law – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/business/170109899/
— Dick Clark Productions rejects Mariah Carey’s sabotage claim – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/news/301029989/
— TRAGIC: The number of St. Charles establishments offering video gambling is set to grow more than five times beyond the three businesses that pioneered the machines just in September. – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/business/170109875/
— Rutland Twp. supervisor kicked off ballot – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/news/170109863/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump jabs critics, says he knew he’d win – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-trump-jabs-critics-says-he-knew-he-d/article_d986807f-9f17-51a0-9b1c-b3309f35d069.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— State Report Says Illinois Spending Could Exceed Tax Revenue By $13 Billion – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/state-report-says-illinois-spending-could-exceed-tax-revenue-13-billion

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— GOP Congress feels it has mandate to undo Obama’s agenda – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/politics/gop-congress-feels-it-has-mandate-to-undo-obama-s/article_ba17afd4-d0ff-11e6-b1fe-2ba1f2344643.html

 

CLINTON HERALD
— Why has the homicide epidemic been left to spread? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: What the “root causes” of the “homicide epidemic?” Sooner or later, the Democrats who run Chicago will blame Republicans.)
http://www.clintonherald.com/opinion/why-has-the-homicide-epidemic-been-left-to-spread/article_0f2cb49e-d0f4-11e6-95a2-7f4a38c423c0.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— If you’re caught carrying marijuana, you’ll only have to pay a fine  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article124147499.html

 

WJBC
— Illinois’ temporary budget lapses – Eric Stock
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/02/illinois-temporary-budget-lapses/

 

CHICAGO INFORMER
— David Smith lays out Illinois Family Institute’s legislative agenda for 2017
http://chicagoinformer.com/369319/david-smith-lays-out-illinois-family-institutes-legislative-agenda-for-2017/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? MARCHING WITH FATHER PFLEGER AND REV. JACKSON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wheres-weyermuller-marching-with-father-pfleger-and-rev-jackson.html
— TAKING THE PRO-LIFE MESSAGE ON THE ROAD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/taking-the-pro-life-message-on-the-road-video.html
— WILL ILLINOIS EXPLORE THE “RIGHT TO DISCONNECT” FOR EMPLOYEES?  (DIERSEN: From what I see, if employees who are members of any of the following groups assert a “right to disconnect,” they will be immediately terminated: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/will-illinois-explore-the-right-to-disconnect-for-employees.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump takes dig at Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/2/the-latest-trump-takes-dig-at-chicago-mayor-rahm-e/

 

BREITBART
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Chicago Sun-Times: Make All Universities ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/01/02/chicago-paper-make-universities-sanctuary-campuses/
— Media Suddenly Find ‘Courage’ to Stand up for First Amendment – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/01/02/first-amendment-media-suddenly-finds-courage-confront-trump/
— Kicking Money Out of Politics: Trump Boots Koch Brother from Golf Course – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/02/kickng-money-out-of-politics-trump-boots-koch-brother-from-golf-course/
— Eight Immigration Victories Won for Americans in 2016 – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/02/8-immigration-victories-won-for-america-in-2016/

 

BLAZE
— The GOP claims mandate, plans to implement far-reaching conservative agenda – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/02/the-gop-claims-mandate-plans-to-implement-far-reaching-conservative-agenda/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA DUMPS “REFUGEES” INTO RED STATES – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/02/obama-dumps-refugees-into-red-states/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Vermont Residents Don’t Want To ‘Foot The Bill’ For Syrian Refugees – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/02/vermont-residents-dont-want-to-foot-the-bill-for-syrian-refugees/
— Journalists Exposed By WikiLeaks Will Now Cover Trump White House – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/02/journalists-exposed-by-wikileaks-will-now-cover-trump-white-house/
— Black Leaders Brace To Resist Trump’s Potential Agenda – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/02/black-leaders-brace-to-resist-trumps-potential-agenda/

 

GOPUSA
— Another Wake-up Call Against Open Borders
http://www.gopusa.com/another-wake-up-call-against-open-borders/
— Obama’s Indifference to White ‘Deaths of Despair’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18723

 

NEWSMAX
— Wall Street Banks: Trump’s Economy to Fall Far Short of Lofty Goals in 1st Year – F McGuire
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/donald-trump-wall-street-economy-banks/2017/01/02/id/766438/

 

BUZPAC REVIEW
— How long should we wait for Trump to ‘repeal a lot’ of Obama’s actions? How about day ONE? – Samantha Chang
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/01/02/long-wait-trump-repeal-lot-obamas-actions-day-one-430758

 

THE HILL
— Biographer: Golf course incident typical of Trump’s ‘erratic behavior’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/312381-trump-biographer-says-he-played-at-golf-course-before
— Bruce Springsteen questions whether Trump is fit to serve – MELANIE ZANONA  (DIERSEN: One could ask Springsteen what does he know about government or politics?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/312418-bruce-springsteen-questions-whether-trump-is-fit-to-serve

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Many Americans Don’t Believe Trump Can Handle Presidential Duties.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/americans-lack-confidence-in-trump_us_586a8081e4b0de3a08f91111

 

REUTERS
— Trump says Chicago must seek U.S. help if no progress cutting murders – Daniel Trotta
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-chicago-idUSKBN14M155

 

CBS NEWS
— The Republicans who could cause trouble for Donald Trump’s agenda – EMILY SCHULTHEIS  (DIERSEN: Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-people-who-could-cause-trouble-for-donald-trumps-agenda/

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump seems eager to make national divisions much worse.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-seems-eager-make-national-divisions-much-worse

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump calls for ‘federal help’ to combat Chicago’s shockingly high murder rate – CAMERON JOSEPH
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-calls-federal-combat-chicago-murder-rate-article-1.2931945
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We’re not opposing Donald Trump with the unified fierceness he deserves.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-not-opposing-trump-fierceness-deserves-article-1.2931856
— Historically black college band criticized for agreeing to march at Trump’s inauguration
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/historically-black-college-band-hit-accepting-trump-invite-article-1.2932145

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s inability to tolerate critics may be his biggest problem.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/02/trumps-inability-to-tolerate-critics-may-be-his-biggest-problem/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s never-ending quest for adoration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/02/trumps-never-ending-quest-for-adoration/

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans Don’t Think Donald Trump Can Handle Being President.”
http://time.com/4620230/donald-trump-gallup-poll-president/

 

WALL STREET JORNAL
— Republican Congress Promises to Move Quickly Toward Goals  First task is to dismantle Affordable Care Act, but effort is creating a maze of challenges – SIOBHAN HUGHES and  KRISTINA PETERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-congress-promises-to-move-quickly-toward-goals-1483370025
— The Method in Donald Trump’s Maddening Communications Habits  The president-elect appears to have at least three purposes in commenting so freely on matters large and small – GERALD F. SEIB
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-method-in-donald-trumps-maddening-communications-habits-1483377825

 

FORBES
— How To Become The ‘Must Hire’ Candidate In A Job Interview – George Bradt  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2017/01/02/how-to-become-the-must-hire-candidate-in-a-job-interview/#202ef76f3bb3

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump blasts Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel for record-setting 762 homicides and 4,331 shooting victims in 2016 and says he ‘must ask for Federal help’ if he can’t fix Windy City – DAVID MARTOSKO
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4080790/Chicago-records-762-homicides-2016-making-bloodiest-12-months-20-YEARS-Windy-City.html