Tag: marriage

December 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats must revisit the ‘deplorables’ if they want to stem Trumpism – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats do not want to revisit deplorables, they want to destroy deplorables. Deplorables are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-met-trumpism-deplorables-20171121-story.html
— Cover star: We’re imagining the conversation in the governor’s office this morning went something like this: Gov. Rauner, first the good news: You made the cover of a national conservative magazine. Now, the bad news: National Review’s headline was “The Worst Republican Governor in America.” And, well, the cover is, um, quite something. They drew you with a large cartoon head, and you’re wearing a leather jacket after just crashing your trademark motorcycle. You can read the piece here, but it’ll cost you two bucks unless you’re a subscriber (in which case you probably already knew about it). For the too long, didn’t read crowd: It’s your standard-issue coastal clip job. One tidbit: Rep. Jeanne Ives is called a “credible conservative challenger and wonky state representative.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-soda-pop-tax-20171201-story.html
— Radio talk show host Dan Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC put out a Speaker Madigan-themed attack mailer hitting House Republican leader Jim Durkin as he battles a primary challenge from Burr Ridge Village President Mickey Straub. Check it out here.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-soda-pop-tax-20171201-story.html
— Supreme Court could let states allow sports bets – Phil Rosenthal (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote vice. Republicans oppose vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-sports-gambling-supreme-court-rosenthal-20171130-story.html
— The Taxpayer Hush Money Fund protects sex abusers in Congress – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-congress-sexual-harassment-hush-money-20171128-story.html
— Tax issues could become royal pain – Adam Taylor (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since got married in 1978.SEE: https://www.fool.com/taxes/2017/11/25/will-tax-reform-get-rid-of-the-marriage-penalty.aspx)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171201/281827169089198
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Dan Rather warns Naperville audience of ‘dark’ times, need to heal country’s rift – David Sharos (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want to heal any kind of rift. They want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dan-rather-naperville-st-1201-20171130-story.html
— GOP leader says they have enough votes to pass tax bill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-tax-bill-20171201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Teaching and enforcing civility among public officials – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171130/editorial-teaching-and-enforcing-civility-among-public-officials
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men crow over their success in turning women against men. Those who promote LGBTQ activity are overjoyed.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171201/suburban-women-fired-up-about-new-wave-of-female-candidates

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DePaul glorifies and praises a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/11/30/daca-repeal-puts-med-students-murky-waters

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LGBT advocates seek to scuttle a vital Constitutional right – Travis Weber
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171130/counterpoint-lgbt-advocates-seek-to-scuttle-vital-constitutional-right

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County lawmakers, anti-abortion groups sue state over taxpayer-funded abortion measure – DAN McCALEB
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/30/mchenry-county-lawmakers-anti-abortion-groups-sue-state-over-taxpayer-funded-abortion-measure/aaw3tse/

 

SOUTHERN
— Once a skeptic, Sen. Durbin says he’s ‘impressed’ by HUD Secretary Carson’s early performance – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/once-a-skeptic-sen-durbin-says-he-s-impressed-by/article_b9b11294-a5b5-5f66-be7a-fa873b9ea1bf.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov. Rauner Pitches Cutting Taxes And Slashing Regulation In DeKalb Speech – SUSAN STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-pitches-cutting-taxes-and-slashing-regulation-dekalb-speech

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Three Local State Legislators Join Pro-Life Groups to Delay Implementation of Tax Paid Abortions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/01/three-local-state-legislators-join-pro-life-groups-to-delay-implementation-of-tax-paid-abortions/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Another one of those weeks for Gov. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/another-one-of-those-weeks-for-gov-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Hush Fund: Make Congress’ harassment settlements public
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34258

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are overjoyed that Kinzinger says “Trump’s Anti-Muslim Retweets Didn’t Help Fight Terrorism.”
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/muslim-retweets-adam-kinzinger-terrorism/2017/11/30/id/829110/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Congress Paid Out $100K Of Taxpayer Money To Settle Male Staffers’ Harassment Claims Against Disgraced Democrat – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/30/report-congress-paid-out-100k-of-taxpayer-money-to-settle-male-staffers-harassment-claims-against-disgraced-democrat/

 

THE HILL
— White House maintenance orders reveal cockroaches, ants and mice infestations – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/362644-white-house-maintenance-orders-reveal-mice-infestations

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns – Thomas Kaplan, Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/us/politics/republican-tax-bill-moves-closer-to-senate-passage.html
— Generation Grumpy: Why You May Be Unhappy if You’re Around 50 The generation of people born 1962 to 1971, now in what are typically peak earning years, are finding they are not doing as well as they might have expected. – Robert Gebeloff (DIERSEN: How much money a) do you expect to earn, b) are you earning, or c) did you earn during your “peak earning years?” Since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I have earned $1,454,723 less in today’s dollars, that is, my GAO salary would have been $2,480,319, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension has been only $1,025,596, or $1,454,723 less.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/upshot/income-us-generations-survey-satisfaction-wealth.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As people get older, they tend to become more at peace with their finances, survey research shows. But not the current crop of middle-aged Americans. Let’s call them the Grumpy Middle. They are unhappier than previous generations. And they’ve been this way for years. Typically, people 45 to 54 are more likely than others to say they are “pretty well satisfied” with their financial situation, according to the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey. Then the generation born between 1962 and 1971 started to reach their current age range — and bring their longstanding economic dissatisfaction with them. By 2016, as middle-aged Americans, they were 12 percent less likely to say they were satisfied financially, and 18 percent more likely to say they were unhappy.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps focus on turning Britain against Trump, that is, against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/opinion/britain-trump-tweets-visit.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: After Prejudice in Russia, Hope and Home in U.S. – Emily Palmer (DIERSEN: In the U.S., Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and my precinct, members of Group A promote prejudice against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/nyregion/after-fleeing-anti-semitism-in-russia-finding-hope-and-a-home-in-the-us.html
— Without Obamacare Mandate, ‘You Open the Floodgates’ for Skimpy Health Plans – Reed Abelson (DIERSEN: Unless you are extremely wealthy, the less health, dental, and vision insurance that you have, the more that you force others to pay your major medical bills.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/health/health-insurance-obamacare-mandate.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Think of Tax Reform as the Trump Family’s Christmas List Billionaires will find extravagant goodies in their stockings. Everyone else gets lumps of coal. – Alan S. Blinder (DIERSEN: Are you going to get an extravagant goodie or a lump of coal?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-of-tax-reform-as-the-trump-familys-christmas-list-1512086885
— FRONT PAGE: China’s Tech Giants Have a Second Job: Helping Beijing Spy on Its People Tencent and Alibaba are among the firms that assist authorities in hunting down criminal suspects, silencing dissent and creating surveillance cities – Liza Lin and Josh Chin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to “silence dissent.” They have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout. They dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-tech-giants-have-a-second-job-helping-the-government-see-everything-1512056284

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Sexual harassment went unchecked for decades as payouts silenced accusers – Nathan Bomey and Marco della Cava
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/12/01/sexual-harassment-went-unchecked-decades-payouts-silenced-accusers/881070001/

 

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Double Probationary Period for New Feds – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, that because I had been under a probationary period at IRS, I was not under a probationary period at GAO. Nevertheless, they did everything that they could to get rid of me. They forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. GAO audits IRS. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They gave me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals. They assigned me to work for, to work with, and to supervise the office’s most problematic employees. They did not promote me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and even worse things. In my defense, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. In addition, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/30/house-votes-double-probationary-period-new-feds/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Will Tax Reform Get Rid of the Marriage Penalty? Married couples with two working spouses often have to pay a higher tax rate than if they were single. – Matthew Frankel (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since got married in 1978.)
https://www.fool.com/taxes/2017/11/25/will-tax-reform-get-rid-of-the-marriage-penalty.aspx

November 29 Morning Edition

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal? Travel Expert Rick Steves Pushes For Legalization
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/28/recreational-marijuana-rick-steves-legalization/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gutierrez federal pension estimated at $62,000 a year – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-luis-gutierrez-pension-20171129-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez moves on from Congress to whatever is next for him, he could qualify for a federal pension of about $62,000 per year, a Washington group estimates. Federal pension details aren’t made public as they are for state officials and teachers. The estimate comes from the National Taxpayers Union, which since the late 1970s has calculated congressional pensions based on available data. Pete Sepp, the organization’s president, said the estimate assumes Gutierrez elected for his wife to be paid an annuity upon his death. His annual payout would be higher if he didn’t. Members of Congress also may receive a 401(k)-style supplement to their pensions if they made contributions, Sepp said. The calculation takes into account how long a lawmaker was in office. When Gutierrez entered Congress in 1993, the annual pay was $133,600. He has been paid $174,000 a year since 2009, when members of Congress last had a raise, according to the Congressional Research Service. In announcing he won’t run for re-election, Gutierrez said his plans included traveling the country with his wife, Soraida. Since 2010, Gutierrez has paid her a total of nearly $400,000 from his campaign war chest for help on his re-election campaigns, Federal Election Commission records show. The figure does not include reimbursements for office supplies and other expenses. During the first nine months of this year, he paid her a total of $42,000 in seven increments of $6,000 each. Reports show she has been paid for acting as his treasurer or account manager and for management and fundraising.)
— Gutierrez tries to anoint Garcia successor in Chicago politics shake-up – Rick Pearson and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-luis-gutierrez-congress-politics-20171128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tax reform: ‘Middle class’ is in eye of beholder – Lynn Sweet and Ashlee Rezin (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, under proposed “tax reform,” the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay. My and my wife’s 2016 federal income tax return shows that we had $30,890 in itemized deductions. We paid $21,433 in medical and dental expenses and we were able to deduct $13,859 of that, we paid $12,835 in real estate taxes, we paid $1,468 in state income taxes, and we made $2,728 in 501(c)(3) contributions. From what I see, outrageously, the proposed “tax reform” is designed to a) punish those who have high medical and dental expenses, b) discourage homeownership, and c) discourage taking job-related graduate courses. Government should encourage homeownership. The deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes a) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976 and b) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984. Further, government should encourage getting job-related education. The deductibility of job-related education encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/tax-reform-middle-class-eye-beholder/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Complicating matters: For all the talk about giving the middle class tax breaks, Democrats are skeptical that repealing a variety of popular deductions — such as for state taxes, a big one for Illinois — will yield the promised relief. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in CNN on Sunday, “the tax breaks for working families, half of them will see a tax increase, half a tax break. Those disappear, as Senator Graham just mentioned,” a Durbin reference to a provision that expires in 2027. “But the tax cuts for wealthiest people are permanent. That’s just unfair, and that’s why half of the American people are skeptical about this Trump tax plan,” Durbin said. . .Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., is on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee and in a recent Sun-Times interview was asked what he considered middle-class income. He had no specific number. Neither did Trump White House Council of Economic Advisers chair Kevin Hassett when asked several weeks ago. “This is so fascinating because when you talk about middle income, it’s a very broad description,” Roskam said. “When you talk about who is wealthy, it is generally people saying, well, ‘I’m not wealthy, it’s somebody else.’” “And, we’ve had a wide range of opinions,” with places in the country “where $80,000 of household income is a whole lot of money and you have other areas around the country where $80,000 is not a whole lot of money. So it really is in the eyes of the beholder.”)
— Gutierrez: From chopping up ‘pig innards’ to owning $1.1M second home – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gutierrez-from-chopping-up-pig-innards-to-owning-1-1m-second-home/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gutierrez, who turns 64 next month, reported investments worth a total of between $1,325,022 and $2,975,000 at the end of 2015. That amount — which did not include his home in his 4th Congressional District — ranked 147th among the 435 House members, the Center for Responsive Politics said. He cashed in more than $1 million of those assets in 2016, lowering his total investments to somewhere between about $662,000 and $1.56 million, according to his most recent disclosure statement, which was filed in August. Gutierrez said that money went toward the June 2016 purchase of the new house in Puerto Rico for $1.1 million. “It cost us another couple hundred thousand dollars to rehab,” he said. “I bought a house that was then under construction for all of 2016.” . . . Gutierrez — who is paid $174,000 a year as a congressman — said he’s been smart with his personal finances but always acted appropriately as an elected official. “I’ve been fighting for people, doing my job, and ain’t nobody ever questioned my integrity,” he said, predicting that this article would be a “negative story.” For years, Gutierrez invested heavily in Chicago’s residential real estate market, moving repeatedly as he made hundreds of thousands of dollars buying and selling homes in the city. Although he described himself as a “walking open book,” he added, “It’s not important to look at what somebody is doing and what they’re buying. Big deal.” Assuming Gutierrez completes this final term in Congress in January 2019, he would have served 25 years in Washington and be eligible for a full pension of about $67,860 per year. Gutierrez also is eligible for Social Security. His payment would depend on the age he decided to start drawing a Social Security check, with maximum benefits reached by waiting until the age of 70. Before becoming a congressman, Gutierrez was an alderman representing the 26th Ward, the heart of the city’s Puerto Rican community. Chicago pension fund officials wouldn’t immediately say if he’s getting retirement benefits from the city or what those payments would be. His Gutierrez for Congress political committee has paid his wife, Soraida, nearly $400,000 for fundraising and for serving as treasurer and manager for the campaign fund during the past eight years, according to Federal Election Commission records. She was paid $42,000 by the campaign between the start of this year and Sept. 30. From 2003 and 2009, Soraida Gutierrez lobbied state government. The couple’s 37-year-old daughter Omaira Figueroa worked as a staffer for the Chicago City Council and now is on the state of Illinois payroll, with a $68,208-a-year salary as a “consumer counselor” for the Illinois Commerce Commission. Gutierrez often has highlighted the long road between his humble origins and where he ended up as a political power player. “After all, I’m the Puerto Rican son of a cabdriver and a factory worker, a kid who chopped up pig innards and swept the floor of an unsuccessful restaurant, a guy who had to drive a cab on the night shift to make ends meet,” he wrote in his autobiography, “Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Suburban schools losing students but adding teachers – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: As fewer and fewer and fewer students come from traditional families, it is harder and harder and harder to teach them.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171129/suburban-schools-losing-students-but-adding-teachers
— Palatine Township wants expert to referee board meetings – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171129/palatine-township-wants-expert-to-referee-board-meetings

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner finalizes $15 billion Medicaid overhaul – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171129/NEWS03/171129897

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Feds sue Springfield over group home ordinance – Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171128/feds-sue-springfield-over-group-home-ordinance
— Candidates should release full tax returns – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171128/our-view-candidates-should-release-full-tax-returns

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Big-bucks Dems bare some income sources, but not all – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they get lots of money from individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or from those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-29/jim-dey-big-bucks-dems-bare-some-income-sources-not-all.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Taxing bodies should follow McHenry County Board in cutting property tax levies by 10 percent – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/16/our-view-taxing-bodies-should-follow-mchenry-county-board-in-cutting-property-tax-levies-by-10-percent/atvnxlw/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— CEO’s Dislike Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=255971#.Wh6U0svR-M8

 

STATELINE
— New Campaign Ads, New Opponents for Illinois Governor Rauner in Gubernatorial Race Governor Rauner target of new Gubernatorial Campaign Ad – Jerrica Valtierra
http://www.mystateline.com/news/new-campaign-ads-new-opponents-for-illinois-governor-rauner-in-gubernatorial-race/866752332

 

SAUK VALLEY
— In search of honesty among public servants With the example of an honest retired city clerk and the perseverance of an ancient philosopher as inspiration, voters should accept the challenge of finding honest men and women to vote for in the March primary. – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want honest people. They want people who they can manipulate/dominate, and yes, who will do dishonest things for them. I am overjoyed when my critics/opponents say about me that “You cannot tell him what to do.”)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/11/22/svm-editorial-in-search-of-honesty-among-public-servants/akv2n4/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— People want alternative to Rauner, Ives says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511278535-people-want-alternative-to-rauner-ives-says

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Roy Moore scandal divides Illinois GOP Moore’s mega-donor revealed – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/moore-scandal-divides-illinois-gop/868194166

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO BAKERY LOSES $21M AFTER 800 WORKERS CAUGHT UP IN IMMIGRATION RAIDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/chicago-bakery-loses-800-illegal-aliens-from-workforce.html
— THORNER: BACHMANN IN CHICAGO TO RAISE ABSTINENCE EDUCATION FUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/thorner-michelle-bachman-touts-the-beauty-of-marriage-as-priority-view-in-todays-society.html
— CEO SURVEY: ILLINOIS THIRD-WORST STATE TO DO BUSINESS IN SINCE GREAT RECESSION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/ceo-survey-illinois-third-worst-state-to-do-business-in-since-great-recession.html
— ILLINOIS ON UNSUSTAINABLE PATH, 113TH DISTRICT CANDIDATE SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/illinois-on-unsustainable-path-113th-district-candidate-says.html

 

GOPUSA
— Chuck & Nancy boycott WH meeting; Trump shames them with empty chairs
http://www.gopusa.com/chuck-trump-shames-them-with-empty-chairs/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Boycotts The White House Christmas Party — Sarah Sanders’ Response Is FIRE – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: Who has boycotted your events? Members of the following groups boycotted TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events while I served as the organization’s chairman 2005-2012: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. The aforesaid also boycotted Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 Patriot Day events that I organized.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/28/cnn-boycotts-the-white-house-christmas-party-sarah-sanders-response-is-fire/

 

BLAZE
— Schumer and Pelosi skipped a meeting with Trump because of this tweet – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they disapprove of. They punish me rather than punishing the authors of those articles. What do you think about that?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/28/schumer-and-pelosi-skipped-a-meeting-with-trump-because-of-this-tweet

 

POLITICO
— Luis Gutiérrez’s totally abnormal retirement ploy The abruptness and timing of the congressman’s announcement raises questions about his motives. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/28/luis-gutierrez-retirement-chicago-illinois-267821

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— What the Tax Bill Would Look Like for 25,000 Middle-Class Families – QUOCTRUNG BUI and BEN CASSELMAN (FROM THE ARTICLE: The story is very different for the roughly one-quarter of middle-class families that itemize deductions. The Senate bill would eliminate some popular tax breaks, including deductions for state and local taxes. As a result, households that take those deductions now could lose out. In total, about 40 percent of households that itemize their deductions would pay more in 2018 under the Senate bill — in some cases a lot more.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/28/upshot/what-the-tax-bill-would-look-like-for-25000-middle-class-families.html
— Senate Considers Making a Terrible Tax Bill Even Worse Dragging its abysmal standards lower, it may throw more money at billionaires to win two crucial votes. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/opinion/senate-tax-bill.html
— Millions Pay the Obamacare Penalty Instead of Buying Insurance. Who Are They? – K.K. REBECCA LAI and ALICIA PARLAPIANO (DIERSEN: During my lifetime, I have paid lots of money for insurance including life insurance, health, dental, and vision insurance, home insurance, and car insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/28/us/politics/obamacare-individual-mandate-penalty-maps.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Shares Inflammatory Anti-Muslim Videos.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/us/politics/trump-anti-muslim-videos-jayda-fransen.html
— Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. Here’s Proof. – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad. But nevertheless, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, Democrats, minorities, women, younger people, and veterans should have had the jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Pushed to Fringes, Needy New Yorkers Face a Long Slog to Work – Jim Dwyer (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious a) when I got promoted to a GS-12 (currently $79,563) job in the Loop in 1974, b) when I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 and walked to work and to graduate business classes at Loyola, and c) when I bought a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and walked to work and to graduate accounting classes at DePaul.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-funding-real-estate.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Trump retweets inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos.” (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want me to “verify” all articles before I include links to them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that is, they want me to only include links to articles that they like.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/11/29/trump-retweets-inflammatory-and-unverified-anti-muslim-videos/
— Republicans had a big idea to give tax relief to the poor. Then it disappeared. – Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: If you are “poor,” you do not pay federal income tax.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/29/republicans-had-a-big-idea-to-give-tax-relief-to-the-poor-then-it-disappeared/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where Chicago Isn’t the Second City Trains arrive on time, and the subway has 4G. This is the power of public investment. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-chicago-isnt-the-second-city-1511913175
— Companies Foster Collaboration – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: The federal government fosters collaboration. It wants its employees to collaborate to get rid of their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, non-veteran and who failed to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taking-one-for-the-team-companies-foster-collaboration-1511885844

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Who Funds Conservative Campus Group Turning Point USA? Donors Revealed – ALEX KOTCH (DIERSEN: Who funds you? No one funds me. To discredit me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, my critics/opponent stress that Ed Bachrach, Henry Bradley, Richard DeVos, William Dixon, Stephen Einhorn, Vince Foglia, Foster Friess, Peter Huizenga, Vince Kolber, Mike Leven, Bernie Marcus, Virginia McCaskey, Mike Miller, Gary Rabine, Bruce Rauner, Richard Uihlein, Elizabeth Weiss, etc. HAVE NOT GIVEN ME ANY MONEY. They further stress that Bachrach, Kolber, McCaskey, and Rabine did not want to know about, to promote, to attend, or to report on their November 20 fundraiser for Ives.)
http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/who-funds-conservative-campus-group-turning-point-usa-donors-revealed-2620325

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Will Tax Reform Get Rid of the Marriage Penalty? Married couples with two working spouses often have to pay a higher tax rate than if they were single. – Matthew Frankel (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time ever since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.fool.com/taxes/2017/11/25/will-tax-reform-get-rid-of-the-marriage-penalty.aspx

 

PILOT ONLINE
— Too late for training – Anamae Leon, Norfolk (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
https://pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/letter-too-late-for-training/article_349b45d2-70d2-5d48-9cdd-1206acb8bdfa.html
(FROM THE LETTER: I am a retired federal employee. I attended annual required classes on the prevention of sexual harassment for many years. The last few years I worked, an additional course on the prevention of sexual assault was required. Apparently, our esteemed members of Congress were exempt from this training and now must pass a bill so that they will be required to get such training. People in such positions know how to behave in the workplace. These men know exactly what they are doing. Years ago, when I was a teenager, my mother told me that it’s a man’s world. I protested at the time, but now, sadly, I know what she meant. We must do better as a nation. Our girls deserve better.)

November 23 Morning Edition

NBC5
— What Happens Once ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Bite the Dust? The FCC’s move would allow companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to charge internet companies for speedier access to consumers and to block outside services they don’t like – Tali Arbel (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries “don’t like” you? Those that are members of the following groups “don’t like” me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/What-Happens-Once-Net-Neutrality-Rules-Bite-the-Dust-459517313.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stand up to the government and protect your internet rights – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want FCC to scrap net neutrality rules. My critics/opponents want you to see only what they want you to see. My critics/opponents want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and they want to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. But failing that, they want to stop me from including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they disapprove of. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they disapprove of. They fail/refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do everything that they can to a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events and other activities, and d) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment, my intelligence, my motives, my abilities, and my accomplishments. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me at its 2006 Annual Convention. They stress that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might support me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-stand-up-to-the-government-and-protect-your-internet-rights/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For that matter, would you be troubled if news and information about some controversial matter became tougher to find online because the major providers of internet service would just as soon you didn’t hear of it? The Federal Communications Commission wants to usher in that world. FCC Chairman Ajit V. Pai has a plan to scrap nearly every rule on the books that protects “net neutrality,” the idea that the companies that deliver internet service can’t pick and choose what you get to see or charge you extra for, say, applying for a job or watching a movie.)
— Wheaton-based marketing agency Ivor Andrew urges new license plates to replace ‘ugly, illegible mess’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-firm-urges-new-license-plates-to-replace-ugly-illegible-mess/
— Roskam’s tax bill in Congress would hurt the middle class – Leslie Sadowski-Fugitt, Downers Grove
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-tax-bill-in-congress-would-hurt-the-middle-class/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Joe Barton told woman he would report her to Capitol Police if she exposed his secret sex life – Mike Debonis and Elise Viebeck (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have not threatened me with reporting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to the police; they know that many law enforcement officials read the emails. Instead, they do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Instead, they fail/refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do everything that they can to a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events and other activities, and d) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment, my intelligence, my motives, my abilities, and my accomplishments. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me at its 2006 Annual Convention. They stress that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might support me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-joe-barton-nude-photo-20171122-story.html
— Tips for saving money on rent – Leslie Mann (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership. The deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes a) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976 and b) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-tips-to-save-some-money-on-rent-20171122-story.html
— Sexual harassment lawsuit against former state Treasurer Dan Rutherford dismissed – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rutherford-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-20171122-story.html
— For the doughboys: How to preserve World War I memorials in Illinois – Editorial (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-world-war-memorials-20171121-story.html
— 2018 ballots to start taking shape in the Southland – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-southland-candidate-filing-preview-st-1126-20171125-story.html
— I like to imagine I’d be much more generous, if I only had more to spare – Amy Koss (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those nasty churchgoers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me as being someone who is not generous enough. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am undeservedly filthy rich and that I should be extremely thankful a) that they have not yet stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) that they have not yet stopped everyone from reading those emails, c) that they have not yet ended my service as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and d) that they let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-godmother-rich-wealthy-generous-brewery-artwalk-1123-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’m reminded of a joke: One guy says to another: “If you had two houses, would you give one to the poor?” The second guy esponds: “Yes, definitely.” First fellow: “If you had two cars, would you give one to the poor?” “Sure.” Finally, the first guy asks, “If you had two shirts, would you give one to the poor?” The second guy scoffs, “No way, that’s ridiculous.” “But why?” Answer: “Because I have two shirts!”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial with a big picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, those who stay in America illegally, and those who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigrant-medical-students-20171020-story.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Middle-class seniors lose in tax reform – Rex Hutchison, Davenport (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/letters/letter-middle-class-seniors-lose-in-tax-reform/article_68a3c5cc-f95b-5bfa-90bf-5517df1ebd78.html
(FROM THE LETTER: If you are retired, own your home, have a decent retirement income, and itemize your federal taxes, get ready to pay more to support the tax reform bills being debated in Congress. It is obvious that for many, particularly for retired seniors, these proposals will result in a considerable tax increase for those who can least afford it. If you’ve been frugal, don’t have a mortgage, have no dependent children, and itemize your federal income taxes, you can expect your tax bill to increase. The math is simple. Taking away the ability to deduct Iowa income taxes, property taxes, and losing the personal exemptions may very well result in significant tax increases of $1,200 a year or more. An additional $1.5 trillion added to the national debt has to be paid for. You can expect that an all-out effort to cut social programs such as Medicare will be launched to the detriment of retired couples. My wife and I believe in giving back to the community and donate regularly to charitable organizations. We can partially alleviate this increase in federal taxes by no longer supporting organizations that do so much good in our community. Make no mistake, while this may be a boon to corporations and the very wealthy, it is not a “great gift” to many middle-class seniors who have worked hard and have been fiscally responsible to provide a decent retirement. I encourage everyone to do the math and determine if this is really such a great gift.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lineup for 2018 to get going with filing – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171122/bernard-schoenburg-lineup-for-2018-to-get-going-with-filing

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Operative in Mexican drug cartel appears in Chicago court – AP (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents? They do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They fail/refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do everything that they can to a) stop me from learning about conservative and Republican events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting conservative and Republican events and other activities, c) stop me from attending conservative and Republican events and other activities, and d) stop me from reporting on conservative and Republican events and other activities. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment, my intelligence, my motives, my abilities, and my accomplishments. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me at its 2006 Annual Convention. They stress that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might support me.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article186182223.html

 

BENTON EVENING NEWS
— Strange bedfellows, as union, Proft line up against Durkin – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Those who line up against me are not strange bedfellows, they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/opinion/20171122/rich-miller-strange-bedfellows-as-union-proft-line-up-against-durkin

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Senior Republican Congressman John Shimkus Declines To Endorse Gov. Rauner – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/senior-republican-congressman-declines-endorse-gov-rauner
— Third Party Candidates Want Rules Eased To Get On Ballot – MARY HANSEN (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans who support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling to leave the MTRCC, to leave the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and to leave the IRP and form a third party. I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/third-party-candidates-want-rules-eased-get-ballot

 

WJBD RADIO
— Six Benefits of Being Thankful (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those nasty churchgoers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me as being someone who is not thankful enough. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am undeservedly filthy rich and that I should be extremely thankful a) that they have not yet stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) that they have not yet stopped everyone from reading those emails, c) that they have not yet ended my service as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and d) that they let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/afternoon-show-blog/2017/11/22/six-benefits-of-being-thankful
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thanksgiving is all about food and football for a lot of us. But it’s also about being grateful. Here are six reasons to reflect and be thankful for what you’ve got tomorrow. And why you should try to do it every day, not just on Thanksgiving . . .It makes you more patient. A study last year gave people the option of getting a small amount of money immediately, or MORE money at a later date. The one’s who’d shown more gratitude in earlier tests were more likely to wait for the bigger payout. It’s good for relationships. A 2010 study found taking time to be grateful toward your partner makes you more connected, and boosts your overall satisfaction as a couple. You take better care of yourself. A study in 2013 showed that when you’re grateful, you’re also more likely to exercise, eat healthy, and go to the doctor on a regular basis. It can help you sleep. A 2009 study found a connection between gratitude and sleeping well. Possibly because it makes you more positive, which relaxes your nervous system. And you don’t lie in bed worrying so much. It gives you more willpower to make better decisions. It even works with food. For example, if you eat dinner tomorrow and then write a list of things you’re thankful for, you’ll be less likely to go back for seconds. It makes you happier. There’s something called the “Three Good Things” exercise, where you have to think of three good things that happened each day. Studies have shown it can help with depression, and boost your overall happiness.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois GOP calls on Durbin, Duckworth to give away Franken contributions – Caitlin Nordah
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511274506-illinois-gop-calls-on-durbin-duckworth-to-give-away-franken-contributions

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Kane County Board member finds opposition to property tax freeze ‘comical’ – Christopher Mobley
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511274523-kane-county-board-member-finds-opposition-to-property-tax-freeze-comical

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Prairie Grove trustee calls property tax freeze ‘a sham’ – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511270156-prairie-grove-trustee-calls-property-tax-freeze-a-sham

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— 7 OUT OF TOP 10 RICHEST IN CONGRESS ARE DEMOCRATS – Alex Cameron
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/11/22/7-out-of-top-10-richest-in-congress-are-democrats/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s State Department recognizes ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’ – Lisa Bourne
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/u.s.-state-department-recognizes-transgender-day-of-remembrance
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative activist Peter LaBarbera said the Tillerson transgender day statement was a “huge strategic and policy error.” “What’s wrong with these people?” he asked. “This is so bizarre. What do they hope to gain?” LaBarbera, president of Americans for the Truth About Homosexuality, criticized any maintenance of the previous administration’s overseas activism in regard the LGBT agenda, something not necessarily appreciated by many foreign countries. “This is typical of what people resented all over the world under Obama,” he said. “You are siding with homosexual advocacy, which is opposed all over the world.” “Other countries don’t share our recognition and even celebration of immorality,” continued LaBarbera. He concurred that support for so-called gay rights isn’t necessarily synonymous with human rights, and in fact often means taking away rights from those who aren’t on board with gay marriage. He pointed to the various U.S. small business owners who have been sued or otherwise persecuted for declining to take part in homosexual weddings. “You can respect and defend and celebrate human rights without celebrating LGBT identities and activism,” LaBarbera said. “We know that homosexual activists are very aggressive overseas, and for the U.S. to some on board with this as just another human right is ridiculous.” “We would have thought that these official acknowledgments would have ended with the Obama administration,” he continued, “and the fact that they are continuing under Trump is deeply troubling.”)

 

THE HILL
— Non-profits and charities can’t afford to lose grassroots donors due to tax reform – PAULA SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: A major reason why my wife and I contribute more money to 501(c)(3) organizations is that the contributions are deductible. The contributions are deductible because we have large medical and dental, real estate, and state income tax deductions.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/361556-non-profits-and-charities-cant-afford-to-lose-grassroots-donors-due-to-tax

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Real Estate Agents Mobilize to Shield Homeowners on Tax Plan – Conor Dougherty and Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: Limiting or eliminating any of the itemized deductions will drive home values down.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/business/economy/tax-real-estate.html
— States Warn of Budget Crunch Under Republican Tax Plan – Alan Rappeport (DIERSEN: Limiting or eliminating any of the itemized deductions will drive home values down.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/us/politics/states-warn-of-budget-crunch-under-republican-tax-plan.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/us/politics/alliance-defending-freedom-gay-rights.html

 

FORTUNE
— J.P. Morgan’s Jamie Dimon (WHO PROMOTES THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER) Says He’d Bet Trump Will Be a One-Term President – Reuters (DIERSEN: To promote the SPLC is to reject all the religion of the world and to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://fortune.com/2017/11/22/jamie-dimon-trump-one-term/

 

FORBES
— Nine In Ten Will Claim The Standard Deduction Under Tax Reform According To New White House Study – Ryan Ellis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you itemize your deductions, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being undeservedly filthy rich by members of the following groups: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. My and my wife’s 2016 federal income tax return shows that we had $30,890 in itemized deductions. We paid $21,433 in medical and dental expenses and we were able to deduct $13,859 of that, we paid $12,835 in real estate taxes, we paid $1,468 in state income taxes, and we made $2,728 in 501(c)(3) contributions. To support the GOP tax bill is to say that a) you want those who take the standard deduction to pay less federal income tax and b) you want those who itemize their deductions to pay more federal income tax. Overwhelmingly, a) those who take the standard deduction are renters and younger and are more likely to vote for Democrats and b) those who itemize their deductions are homeowners and older and are more likely to vote for Republicans. From what I see, Republican leaders want those who itemize their deductions to take the biggest tax hit. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. Government should encourage homeownership and taking job-related graduate courses. The deductibility of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and job-related education a) encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, and c) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanellis/2017/11/22/nine-in-ten-will-claim-the-standard-deduction-under-tax-reform-according-to-new-white-house-study/#22cbf0e2172d

November 5 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois’ first fracking permit returned by Kansas company, citing ‘costly’ regulations – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-fracking-permit-returned-20171103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving down Trump’s approval rating.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-approval-rating-poll-20171105-story.htm
— OUTSTANDING: More border crossers prosecuted in ‘new era’ of enforcement – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-border-crossing-prosecutions-20171105-story.html
— ‘Bullies’ and boiling points: How Bob Corker left President Trump, and why it may not be over – Sean Sullivan (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest bullies in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments do they bully and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bob-corker-trump-20171105-story.html
— Amid Chicago gun violence, public campaign aims to help keep victims from bleeding to death – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-stop-bleeding-training-20171018-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NFL is paying the price for selling patriotism – Rick Morrissey
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/nfl-anthem-kaepernick-patriotism-mcnair/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Government tries to blind Chicago to grim gun statistics.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/gun-sales-information-atf-trace-report/

DAILY HERALD
— 26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171105/26-killed-in-church-attack-in-texas-deadliest-mass-shooting
— Rand Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171105/news/311059902/
— Elgin area school officials admit disparity in black male education – James Fuller (DIERSEN: What percent of black male students are from non-traditional families? The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional families and promotes LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171104/elgin-area-school-officials-admit-disparity-in-black-male-education
— AP counts 5 players protesting during anthems – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171105/sports/311059936/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Panel encourages women to consider careers in manufacturing – BRENDA SCHORY (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my superiors were always frustrated in their efforts to hire and to retain women because qualified women could always get better jobs in the private sector. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/10/31/panel-encourages-women-to-consider-careers-in-manufacturing/a9wkrdp/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Sex-harassment bill puts Illinois leaders on the defensive – AP (DIERSEN: The federal government requires all its employees to take lots of anti-discrimination training. The training presupposes that all a) men discriminate against women, b) Whites discriminate against non-Whites, c) older people discriminate against younger people, d) non-LGBTQ people discriminate against LGBTQ people, e) Protestants discriminate against non-Protestants, f) German Americans discriminate against non-German Americans, g) Republicans discriminate against non-Republicans, h) conservatives discriminate against non-conservatives, i) patriotic people discriminate against non-patriotic people, j) Americans discriminate against non-Americans, k) rich people discriminate against non-rich people, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discriminate against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Consequently, federal employees are overwhelmingly a) anti-men, b) anti-White, c) anti-older people, d) anti-non-LGBTQ people, e) anti-Protestant, f) anti-German American, g) anti-Republican, h) anti-conservative, i) anti-patriotic people, j) anti-American, k) anti-rich people, and l) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article182888391.html

SOUTHERN
— Attorney general race in Illinois is one to watch – LENORE SOBOTA
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/attorney-general-race-in-illinois-is-one-to-watch/article_aba50e7f-107c-5304-824e-4f5d4bc03dd0.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In Tokyo, Trump calls Texas shooting an ‘act of evil’ President makes first remarks since 26 killed – JEREMY DIAMOND
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/in-tokyo-trump-calls-texas-shooting-an-act-of-evil/851729246

CHICAGO NOW
— Chicago’s long downhill slide – Peter Bella (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Have you lived in Chicago? ANSWER: I lived in Chicago part-time for 3 months in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978. QUESTION: Have you worked in Chicago? ANSWER: I worked in Chicago for 6 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997. QUESTION: Have you attended classes at universities in Chicago? ANSWER: I attended classes at universities in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997. QUESTION: Where did you get married? ANSWER: I got married in Chicago in 1978.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2017/10/chicagos-long-down-hill-slide/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Sleep Out Saturday 2017 (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that demonize, denigrate, and condemn other individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries for not doing more to help the homeless?)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/sleep-out-saturday-2017/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Taxpayer-funded abortion, ‘sanctuary’ laws turned House candidate Katie Miller against Rauner – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511259060-taxpayer-funded-abortion-sanctuary-laws-turned-house-hopeful-against-rauner

FEDERALIST
— The Research Proves The No. 1 Social Justice Imperative Is Marriage For the last 20 years, marital status has increasingly become the central factor in whether our neighbors rise above, remain, or descend into poverty. The research is astounding. – Glenn T. Stanton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/11/03/research-proves-no-1-social-justice-imperative-marriage/

DAILY CALLER
— Liberal Columnists Attack Sarah Sanders For Her Weight, Southern Accent – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/03/liberal-columnists-attack-sarah-sanders-for-her-weight-southern-accent/?utm_source=site-share

BLAZE
— The FBI has confirmed the motive behind the assault on Sen. Rand Paul (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? What percent of your neighbors are anti-Republican?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/05/the-fbi-has-confirmed-the-motive-behind-the-assault-on-sen-rand-paul/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The FBI has confirmed the motive behind the assault on Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). What do they believe? According to local Kentucky news station WNKY-TV, the FBI launched an investigation into the attack shortly after it happened. They believe the attack, which occurred Friday afternoon, was politically motivated. The Daily Caller revealed Saturday evening that the assailant, 59-year-old Rene Boucher, is a registered Democrat whose Facebook page was riddled with posts voicing his opposition to President Donald Trump and the GOP. What happened? Boucher allegedly assaulted Paul while he was mowing his lawn around 3:20 p.m. Friday afternoon. According to reports, the two are neighbors and have had an ongoing feud, though it’s not clear what the disagreement is.)

POLITICO
— Sexual misconduct allegations rock statehouses In state after state, officials are scrambling to deal with a deluge of disturbing revelations. – NATASHA KORECKI, CARLA MARINUCCI and JIMMY VIELKIND
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/05/sexual-misconduct-allegations-statehouses-244555

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— OUTSTANDING: More border crossers prosecuted in ‘new era’ of enforcement
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/05/more-border-crossers-prosecuted-in-new-era-of-enfo/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Texas Church Shooting Leaves at Least 26 Dead, Officials Say – David Montgomery and Christopher Mele
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/us/church-shooting-texas.html

WASHINGTON POST
— At least 26 dead in South Texas church shooting, officials say – Peter Holley, Kristine Phillips and Wesley Lowery
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/05/reports-multiple-people-shot-at-texas-church/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— At Least 26 Dead in South Texas Church Shooting Authorities identify shooter as Devin Patrick Kelley – Melissa Korn, Alejandro Lazo and Russell Gold
https://www.wsj.com/articles/multiple-people-shot-at-baptist-church-in-south-texas-1509910614

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago Fund Means More Immigrants Getting Legal Help A study shows that a $1.3 million fund set up by Chicago to beef up legal services for immigrants facing deportation is working. – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-11-05/study-chicago-fund-means-more-immigrants-getting-legal-help

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees and Marijuana – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If you use pot, you should not be hired. If you are an employee and you use pot, you should be fired.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/05/federal-employees-marijuana/

THINK PROGRESS
— The problem with Paul Ryan’s call for sexual harassment training for members of Congress The people who can do something to address sexual harassment won’t do it. – KIRA LERNER ((DIERSEN: The federal government requires all its employees to take lots of anti-discrimination training. The training presupposes that all a) men discriminate against women, b) Whites discriminate against non-Whites, c) older people discriminate against younger people, d) non-LGBTQ people discriminate against LGBTQ people, e) Protestants discriminate against non-Protestants, f) German Americans discriminate against non-German Americans, g) Republicans discriminate against non-Republicans, h) conservatives discriminate against non-conservatives, i) patriotic people discriminate against non-patriotic people, j) Americans discriminate against non-Americans, k) rich people discriminate against non-rich people, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discriminate against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Consequently, federal employees are overwhelmingly a) anti-men, b) anti-White, c) anti-older people, d) anti-non-LGBTQ people, e) anti-Protestant, f) anti-German American, g) anti-Republican, h) anti-conservative, i) anti-patriotic people, j) anti-American, k) anti-rich people, and l) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thinkprogress.org/paul-ryan-harassment-training-8e88a6990021/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Carol Anderson demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and his supporters.
https://www.salon.com/2017/11/05/white-spite-education-is-at-the-center-of-trumps-politics_partner/

October 1 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Head Start Programs in Chicago to Receive $20 Million From Government
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/head-start-programs-in-chicago-to-receive-42-million-from-government-448824363.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rex Huppke demands firing of Rex Huppke – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) want you to be fired and b) have succeeded in getting you fired?  Those that want me to be fired as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and those who succeeded in getting me fired as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, Post Office employee, etc. are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-angry-letter-huppke-20170929-story.html
— The number of people defaulting on federal student loans is rising – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: Did you take out a student loan to pay for your bachelor’s degree?  I did not, and I strongly doubt that I could have. While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, and I was draft bait.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-federal-student-loan-default-20170928-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Are you landlord material? – Danielle Braff  (DIERSEN: I was a landlord 1976-1984.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-1001-landlord-20170921-story.html
— ‘You need to stay brave’: Stephen King talks writing, censorship during Naperville book event – David Sharos  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes and all their efforts to censure me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-stephen-king-naperville-ncc-st-1001-20170930-story.html
— A clever adversary wants you to fight on social media – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-russia-divide-st-1001-20170929-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: FOIA requests in Illinois grant access to public documents – Janelle Walker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in government are smart enough to not put things into writing that might be used against them in court.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-freedom-of-information-act-st-1001-20170930-story.html
— Trump scoffs at ‘politically motivated ingrates’ after Maria – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-20171001-story.html
— Protesters ‘walk the line’ to show location of underground oil pipes in Northwest Indiana – Carrie Napoleon  (DIERSEN: I remember when a major underground gas line was put in through the northeast corner of the farm that my grandparents’ on my mother’s side owned in Grand Park along the Indiana border.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-tar-sands-march-st-1001-20170930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps despise if not hate patriotism.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-blackhawks-national-anthem-protests-hine-spt-1001-20170930-column.html
— After Donald Trump attack, NFL owners supported their players. But will one hire Colin Kaepernick? – Mark Maske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-will-nfl-hire-colin-kaepernick-now-20170928-story.html
— Anti-pop-tax hired guns pay $11 an hour for workers to ‘educate’ Cook County voters on repeal – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-pop-tax-ads-met-20170929-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s opposition to gay marriage – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170930/news/309309985/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries disrespect the American flag? 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170930/editorial-can-we-cherish-both-flag-and-right-to-protest
— ‘Fake news’ and the link between trust, skepticism – Jim Slusher  (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170914/slusher-fake-news-and-the-link-between-trust-skepticism
— We set out each day with one goal: To Get It Right – John Lampinen (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 127)
— Need help sorting out what’s real and what’s not? Here are some tops. – Jim Baumann (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 131)
— Credible information: Find and rely on trustworthy news sources – Keith Carlson  (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 141)
— Watchdogs: The free press’s most important role in our democracy – Jason Block (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 142)
— Bias: Know the difference between straight news and opinionated editorials – Kari Botkin (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 143)
— NEWSWORTHINESS: The media must come back to the roots of a free press – Dean Bradshaw (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 144)
— Think critically to counteract contaminating effects of “fake news” – 12/30/16 Editorial (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 145)
— Free society is built on trust in free press and the people who will use it – 12/30/16 Editorial (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 146)
— The new reality of old age in America: ‘I’m going to work until I die’ – Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan  (DIERSEN: One of the justifications that my Democrat superiors in the federal government used to waste my career and force me take their early retirement offer 20 years ago in 1997 when I was 49 years old was that my wife and I were rich. In 1997, they knew a) what my wife’s salary was, b) what my Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,856/year) would be for life, c) that my wife and I would get a health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy (currently $17,288) for life, d) what our financial and other assets were, e) that we had no debts, f) that we had no dependents, g) etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171001/the-new-reality-of-old-age-in-america-im-going-to-work-until-i-die

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New state employee pension plan coming, but not soon – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170930/new-state-employee-pension-plan-coming-but-not-soon

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Video gambling having negative impact – ANITA BEDELL
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-10-01/guest-commentary-video-gambling-having-negative-impact.html
— Rauner’s credibility takes yet another hit – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-10-01/rich-millercapitol-fax-rauners-credibility-takes-yet-another-hit.html
— Ruling offers hope for fans of alternative parties – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: Far too many Republican Party leaders reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform.  Most commonly, they reject the tradition family, right to life, immigration, illegal drug, gambling, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They should not be allowed to hold any kind of leadership position in the Republican Party. They should leave Republican Party and they should consider forming a new party. They could call it the RINO Party, or the Democrat Light Party, or the Libertarian Light Party, or the Green Light Party.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-01/tom-kacich-ruling-offers-hope-fans-alternative-parties.html
— Prophesying politics: 3 UI professors consider current issues
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-01/prophesying-politics-3-ui-professors-consider-current-issues.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners say “Pollution could increase as Rauner EPA moves to rescue coal plants.”
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170930/pollution-could-increase-as-rauner-epa-moves-to-rescue-coal-plants

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Can Rauner’s Statements Be Taken as Truths? – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/can-rauners-statements-be-truths

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Bivins adds name to GOP list pulling Rauner support in wake of abortion measure – Brent Zell
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511232839-bivins-adds-name-to-gop-list-pulling-rauner-support-in-wake-of-abortion-measure

 

97.1 NEWS TALK
— Gov. Rauner Gives Up Taxes for Abortions?  Annie talks with IL Congressman John Shimkus about new tax proposals from Governor Bruce Rauner
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/gov-rauner-gives-taxes-abortions

 

CHICAGO NOW
— They’re picking on poor Rex Huppke – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: Who picks on you? Members of the following groups pick on me: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/10/theyre-picking-on-poor-rex-huppke/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP welcoming Benghazi hero for annual event – Chandra Lye  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who discourage me from a) promoting such events, b) attending such events, and c) reporting on such events?  I should write a book about those who discourage me from a) promoting such events, b) attending such events, and c) reporting on such events.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511230370-dupage-gop-welcoming-benghazi-hero-for-annual-event

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— House aspirant Darren Bailey faults Rauner for forcing those of faith to fund abortions – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511232701-house-aspirant-faults-rauner-for-forcing-those-of-faith-to-fund-abortions

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Terri Bryant ‘surprised, disappointed’ by Rauner’s decision to expand abortion coverage
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511233855-bryant-surprised-disappointed-by-rauner-s-decision-to-expand-abortion-coverage

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Conservative Kelly Replaces Rauner at Annual Southwest Republican Family Picnic
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/conservative-kelly-replaces-rauner-at-annual-southwest-republican-family-picnic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After his vote on HB40 which mandates taxpayer-funded abortions in Illinois, Bruce Rauner was publicly disinvited from the Annual Southwest Republican Family Picnic by Commission Sean Morrison Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Palos Park GOP. In Rauner’s place, Rauner’s conservative opponent in the Republican primary, William J. Kelly, took his place. “I took pro-sanctuary state, pro-taxpayer-funded abortion traitor Bruce Rauner’s place at the Southwest Republican picnic and I will take his place across Illinois, including the Illinois Governor’s office,” Kelly said. Our pro-sanctuary state, pro-abortion Governor was too cowardly to face this crowd.” “Everybody at the picnic told me they were voting for me and if Rauner had showed himself, he would have been booed out of the park. They’re right.” Kelly added. Kelly announced his campaign for Governor in May, when GOP leaders were silent on Rauner. Kelly has publicly opposed Rauner’s taxpayer-funding of Planned Parenthood, his bill forcing Christian doctors to promote abortion, his sanctuary state bill, and HB40.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner applauds high court decision to hear non-union dues case – Karen Kidd
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232775-rauner-applauds-high-court-decision-to-hear-non-union-dues-case

 

NEWSMAX
— Mormon Leader Reaffirms Faith’s Opposition to Gay Marriage
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-REL-Mormon-Conference/2017/09/30/id/816872/
— NFL Sales Slumping Following Controversy
http://www.newsmax.com/US/nfl-sales-national-anthem-protests-trump/2017/09/30/id/816865/

 

BREITBART
— CNN Reports Russian Facebook Ads Promoted Black Lives Matter – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/09/28/nolte-cnn-reports-russian-facebook-ads-promoted-black-lives-matter/
— Democrats Flew at Taxpayer Expense and Almost Nobody Cared – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/29/democrats-flew-taxpayer-expense-media-didnt-care/

 

CATHOLIC TIMES
— Message to Gov. Rauner: ‘Choose life’ – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki
http://ct.dio.org/bishops-column/message/message-to-gov-rauner-choose-life.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump vs. Pro Football Is a Ratings Game the NFL Can’t Win
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/trump-nfl-protest-ratings/2017/09/28/id/816426/

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Hilton speaks out about government waste (DIERSEN: When will someone speak out about how the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Nevertheless, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Constructively, for the last 20 years, GAO has forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $50,856/year or $1,017,120 in today’s dollars to stay home and to not come to work.)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5593796432001/?#sp=show-clips

 

POLITICO
— Republicans ignore Trump’s bipartisan Dreamers deal  House GOP lawmakers insist that wall funding should be part of any immigration talks. – RACHAEL BADE and HEATHER CAYGLE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/01/dreamers-house-gop-border-wall-trump-immigration-243311

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘The Social Contract Is Broken’: Inequality Becomes Deadly in Mexico – MAX FISHER and AMANDA TAUB (DIERSEN: Democrats run America, run Illinois, run etc., but they blame Republicans for inequality.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/world/americas/mexico-inequality-violence-security.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Taking Advantage of a seat at the table. – Carl Husle  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to have a seat at any table?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to have a seat at any table. I should write a book about them. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-new-washington.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Want to Know What Divides This Country?” and answer “Come to Alabama.” America is divided between a) those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/sunday/alabama-moore-trump-divisions.html
— Democrats, Please Get Ready to Lose – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats plan to win by shouting that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thongs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/democrats-2018-midterm-election.html
— Professors Behaving Badly – Neil Gross
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/sunday/adjunct-professors-politics.html
— What the Cubs Could Teach the President – RICH COHEN  (DIERSEN: At the September 28, 2016 Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook, Todd Ricketts predicted a) that the Cubs would win the Word Series and b) that Trump would win the presidency.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/sunday/cubs-baseball-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The past week showed Trump is struggling to be the president he promised.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-past-week-showed-how-much-trump-is-struggling-to-be-the-president-he-promised/2017/09/30/3da5217e-a5cb-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Supreme Court justice holds key vote on districts drawn to help parties – Richard Wolf  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/29/supreme-court-justice-holds-key-vote-rigged-elections-starting-wisconsin-case/704399001/

 

ODESSA AMERICAN
— ‘Uncle Tom’ is more destructive than the ‘N-word’ – Larry Elder  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that me and those who share my demographics are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
http://www.oaoa.com/editorial/columns/opinion_columnist/article_7f218fd2-a5ff-11e7-9fa3-a7809445fca6.html

 

GUARDIAN
— From gerrymandering to voter purging – the critical issues facing the supreme court  Trump’s travel ban and a much-discussed gay wedding cake also on the docket for the highest court in a new season that promises high judicial drama – Lucia Graves
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/oct/01/supreme-court-key-cases-2017-gerrymander-travel-ban

September 30 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Those who are pro-life feel betrayed by Rauner after signing of abortion bill – Mike Flannery  (DIERSEN: From what I see, any candidate who runs against Rauner or against any Rauner-backed candidate in the Republican primary next year will be called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/those-who-are-pro-life-feel-betrayed-by-rauner-after-signing-of-abortion-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The governor has no path to victory. Bruce Rauner is done. He cannot win,” said State. Rep. Peter Breen. He’s the Republican floor leader in the Illinois House and he’s now leading a revolt of social conservatives against the party’s governor. It’s political fallout from Bruce Rauner’s surprise decision to sign into law an abortion rights bill he previously promised to veto. But the governor’s Republican critics are now offering other reasons to reject him. Lombard’s State Rep. Peter Breen claims that only after Gov. Rauner was excluded from the face-to-face bargaining did other Republicans finally achieve the most basic agreements with democrats in the state capitol. “When you look at everything from the budget negotiations and a range of other issues, he is at the point now where he can no longer be in the room where they are negotiating agreements with the general assembly,” Breen said. An outspoken pro-life Republican, Breen insists his unhappiness with Gov. Rauner’s leadership goes far beyond the abortion issue. Some party activists were stunned by Rauner’s decision to sign the so-called “Trust Act.” They complain it made Illinois a sanctuary state by prohibiting local law enforcement from working in some cases with U.S. immigration and customs agents.  Others are offended by Rauner’s public posture on President Trump. “He won’t say President Trump’s name.  Won’t even acknowledge his existence,” said State Rep. David McSweeney. A former state party chairman, though, says Rauner’s unorthodox approach has worked for other Republicans in heavily Democratic Illinois. “We see what model actually works in this state with Jim Edgar, who was three terms who was pro-choice. Judy Baar Topinka, Mark Kirk. I know a lot of the people on the right get angry with that. But we’ve gotta be realistic about the state we live in,” Pat Brady said. Those leading this Republican revolt against Gov. Rauner know they face a tight timetable and time is not on their side. They need to find a candidate for governor, a running mate for Lt. Governor and collect thousands of signatures by Dec. 4th.  Not to mention raising the several million dollars needed to run a credible campaign. Although Gov. Rauner has not yet announced whether he will seek re-election, allies are collecting signatures on his nominating petitions.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Abortion bill fallout no picnic for ‘Benedict Rauner’ – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/abortion-bill-fallout-no-picnic-for-benedict-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Professional wrestler Donald Trump dupes the easily fooled.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-professional-wrestler-donald-trump-dupes-the-easily-fooled/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps at DePaul encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/new-play-at-depaul-puts-immigration-in-spotlight-for-young-audiences/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Far Right hijacked Kaepernick’s protest message.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/grambling-president-says-far-right-hijacked-kaepernick-protest-message/
— Obama Foundation searching for “diversity consultant” – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/obama-foundation-searching-for-diversity-consultant/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Alter, CEO of the Chicago Sky, sides with 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sky-owner-alter-big-fan-of-taketheknee-other-pro-team-owners-mum/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s left turns on abortion, immigration put his political base in doubt – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: From what I see, any candidate who runs against Rauner or against any Rauner-backed candidate in the Republican primary next year will be called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-bill-fallout-met-1001-20170930-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner used his money and power to rebuild the Illinois Republican Party and ensure loyalty to him. Still, it’s unclear now whether Rauner’s wealth will be able to keep rank-and-file Republicans in line. Writing “big campaign checks,” Breen contended, is “the only unique feature left in Rauner’s favor” and something that may make others reluctant to criticize the governor. That means “we’re going to have to find alternate sources of funding,” he said.)
— How to lure college students back to Illinois – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, having a degree from an Illinois college is to have a degree from a college that is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-college-rauner-tuition-illinois-20170925-story.html
— ‘Take this job and shove it?’ Not so fast. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: During September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors, their operatives, and their dupes made it very clear to me that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-lottery-winners-quit-jobs-20170929-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many of us dream of having enough money to shrug off the workaday chains and embrace freedom. (Or so we’re told.) Wanczyk, the Repsels, and other lottery winners face similar choices: Splurge or invest? Keep working or quit? We imagine many readers just took a nanosecond to make their choice. They may be shocked to learn what researchers have found: Most American winners have kept working after winning the lottery. Some started their own businesses, or scaled back to part time. Most often they haven’t changed employers. From the Department of Timeless Quotations: “Certainly, money is important, but there are a lot of other aspects to work that play a big role: relationships, achievement needs that people have, status needs outside of money,” Bowling Green State University psychology professor Scott Highhouse told The Christian Science Monitor back in 2004.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American high schools encourage, if not force, their students to disrespect America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-high-school-anthem-protests-met-20170929-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Salary a sticking point in West Chicago Dist. 94 contract talks – Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170929/salary-a-sticking-point-in-west-chicago-dist-94-contract-talks

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Behind Rauner’s HB40 signing: The GOP’s broken tax promise? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170929/NEWS02/170929832/behind-rauners-hb40-signing-the-gops-broken-tax-promise
— Illinois has a choice to make about fracking—and Rauner is making the wrong one – STEPHEN NICKELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170929/OPINION/170929831/fracking-is-something-illinois-residents-do-not-want

 

WGN RADIO
— Human Rights Campaign member talks on Trump’s administration saying employers can fire gays – J RAINES  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers promote LGBTQ activity, and if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will not hire you or they will fire you.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/30/human-rights-campaign-member-talks-on-trumps-admini-saying-employers-can-fire-gays/

 

WBEZ
— Illinois Republicans Split Over Abandoning Rauner After Abortion Bill – Tony Arnold (DIERSEN: From what I see, any candidate who runs against Rauner in the Republican primary will be called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-updates/illinois-republicans-split-over-abandoning-rauner-after-abortion-bill/e6e2ffb5-5397-4029-91d9-7a8b5237550b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republicans are split as to whether they should abandon Governor Bruce Rauner after he signed bill into law on Thursday that expands Medicaid to cover abortions. GOP State Senator Dan McConchie says Rauner’s signature underscores grave concerns Republicans have with him as their party’s nominee in next year’s election. He says a Republican primary challenger is very likely. But Rauner heavily funds the Illinois Republican Party — and the chairman of the state party says there’s no daylight between Rauner and the party.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner’s credibility problem – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you claim to be Republican, the more that you do again the Illinois Republican Party platform, the more that you destroy your credibility with Republicans.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/capitol-fax-rauner-s-credibility-problem/article_01875032-68f6-5caa-adb2-66044220cff3.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rep. Davis pitches GOP tax bill
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-29/rep-davis-pitches-gop-tax-bill.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps frustrated with Davis in DACA meeting.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/residents-frustrated-with-davis-in-daca-meeting/article_a52cb848-eeb7-56a6-b665-3cdb92932abc.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood applauds abortion law; Rezin and Lt. Gov. disapprove – Craig Sterrett
http://www.newstrib.com/free/planned-parenthood-applauds-abortion-law-rezin-and-lt-gov-disapprove/article_b864316a-a509-11e7-9dc8-636cd38be813.html

 

WMAY
— Lawmakers Talking Primary GOP Challenge To Rauner In 2018
http://www.wmay.com/2017/09/29/lawmakers-talking-primary-gop-challenge-to-rauner-in-2018/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— State Department orders non-essential diplomats, families out of Cuba  Cuban government denies involvement in attack – ELISE LABOTT AND PATRICK OPPMANN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/state-department-orders-nonessential-diplomats-families-out-of-cuba/821070566

 

AURORA HERALD
— Rauner Betrays Base on Abortion – Backlash Intensifies
http://www.auroraherald.com/2017/09/29/rauner-betrays-base-on-abortion-backlash-intensifies/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Marijuana Legalization Talk Held at Neuqua Valley (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/marijuana-legalization-talk-held-at-neuqua-valley-high-school/

 

WIRE POINTS
— This face (Diana Rauner) will appear prominently in the books about Rauner’s (and perhaps Illinois’) last gasp – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/this-face-will-appear-prominently-in-the-books-about-rauners-and-perhaps-illinois-last-gasp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just a short and simple prediction, offered for now without the factual backup that exists: The overbearing role of Diana Rauner, a liberal Democrat, in her husband’s administration will come to be recognized as a primary reason for his failure. And since Bruce Rauner was perhaps Illinois’ last hope, she’ll have a place in the history books.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kass Compares Rauner to “Burnt Toast”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/29/kass-compares-rauner-to-burnt-toast/
— Barb Wheeler “On Verge of Tears” at Rauner’s Signing Pro-Abortion Bill, Pam Althoff Opposed to Taxpayer Funding
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/29/barb-wheeler-near-tears-at-rauners-signing-pro-abortion-bill/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen pulls support for Rauner after abortion expansion decision – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511231809-breen-pulls-support-for-rauner-after-abortion-expansion-decision
— Ives rejects Rauner after signing of abortion expansion measure – Glenn Minnis  (DIERSEN: Who rejects you? The following reject me: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511232711-ives-rejects-rauner-after-signing-of-abortion-expansion-measure

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Illinois Opportunity Project Condemns Governor Rauner’s Decision To Force Taxpayers To Fund Abortions At Any Time, For Any Reason
http://illinoisopportunity.org/illinois-opportunity-project-condemns-governor-rauners-decision-to-force-taxpayers-to-fund-abortions-at-any-time-for-any-reason/

 

GOPUSA
— Here comes the NFL boycott
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30996

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois governor breaks promise, supports bill forcing taxpayers to fund abortions – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/illinois-governor-breaks-promise-supports-bill-forcing-taxpayers-to-fu

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Free Lunch Slide into Socialism – Peter Skurkiss
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/the_free_lunch_slide_into_socialism.html

 

BREITBART
— VP Mike Pence to Be Keynote Speaker at Pro-Amnesty Koch Brothers’ Retreat – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the leaders of the Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties issue a joint press release stating that they are going to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/29/vp-mike-pence-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-pro-amnesty-koch-brothers-retreat/

 

BLAZE
— HS girls soccer players take a knee for national anthem, say they were later sent racist messages – Dave Urbanski  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump employers refuse to hire those who refuse to “take a knee?”)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/29/hs-girls-soccer-players-take-a-knee-for-national-anthem-say-they-were-later-sent-racist-messages/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— IL governor ‘done’ after signing abortion bill  Illinois is poised to become a “dumping ground” for abortions, warns a pro-life activist, after the state’s Republican governor signed a controversial abortion bill. – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2017/09/29/il-governor-done-after-signing-abortion-bill

 

NEWSMAX
— Schumer, Pelosi: ‘Dreamers Are as American as Apple Pie’ – Theodore Bunker (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Obviously, Democrats plan on using Dreamers to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/schumer-pelosi-daca-dreamers/2017/09/29/id/816662/

 

FREE BEACON
— DOJ Files Lawsuit Accusing Company of Discriminating Against American Workers  Sessions: ‘Where there is a job available, U.S. workers should have a chance at it before we bring in workers from abroad’ – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trump employers make it clear that they want to replace all their employees who are citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/doj-files-lawsuit-accusing-company-discriminating-american-workers/
— Rubio Renews Call for Trump Admin to Expel Cubans From U.S.  Senator questions logic of keeping ‘regime embassy’ the same after yanking Americans out of Havana over mystery attacks – Susan Crabtree
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/rubio-renews-call-for-trump-admin-to-expel-cubans-from-u-s/
–Facebook Execs Were in Close Proximity to Clinton’s Campaign Despite Claiming No Bias  Zuckerberg denies claims of bias after Trump said social media company was against him – Joe Schoffstall  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/facebook-execs-close-proximity-clintons-campaign-despite-claiming-no-bias/
— Women’s March Organizers Accused of Anti-Semitism to Visit College Campuses Next Month  Speakers have ‘history of anti-Zionist comments and celebration of self-proclaimed anti-Semites’ – Rachel Frommer
http://freebeacon.com/culture/womens-march-organizers-accused-of-anti-semitism-to-visit-college-campuses-next-month/

 

TOWNHALL
— Illinois Rep Peter Breen Fumes Over Abortion Law: Employees Became ‘Incompetent’ Under Governor – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/29/illinois-legislator-trashes-governors-radical-abortion-agenda-n2388676

 

LIFE NEWS
— Planned Parenthood Applauds Illinois Gov. Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Abortions Throughout Pregnancy – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2017/09/29/planned-parenthood-applauds-illinois-gov-forcing-taxpayers-to-fund-abortions-throughout-pregnancy/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can the Supreme Court Fix American Politics? – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/opinion/gerrymandering-supreme-court.html
— Cost of Contact in Sports Is Estimated at Over 600,000 Injuries a Year – GINA KOLATA  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who engage in contact sports should pay lots more for health care insurance, just like those who abuse their bodies with booze, smoking, pot and other illegal drugs, too much food, lack of exercise, etc. should pay lots more for health care insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/health/sports-injuries-football-yale.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— With or without Trump, GOP insurgency plans for a civil war in 2018 midterms – Robert Costa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/with-or-without-trump-gop-insurgency-plans-for-a-civil-war-in-2018-midterms/2017/09/29/11fecb6c-a47a-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pennsylvania Company to Pay Record Fine for Illegally Hiring Immigrants  Asplundh Tree Expert pleads guilty for employing those who didn’t have authorization to work in the U.S. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-company-to-pay-record-fine-for-illegally-hiring-immigrants-1506713490
— Gerrymandering, a Tradition as Old as the Republic, Faces a Reckoning  Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether contorted voting maps drawn by both parties to cement power have finally gone too far – Brent Kendall  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gerrymandering-a-tradition-as-old-as-the-republic-faces-a-reckoning-1506698255
— A Big Tax Question: What Happens to the Medical-Expense Deduction?  Millions of Americans use the deduction, but the Trump administration has proposed repealing it – Laura Saunders  (DIERSEN: As you get older, your medical expenses increase dramatically.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-big-tax-question-what-happens-to-the-medical-expense-deduction-1506721870
— Cheap Sex and the Decline of Marriage  Why is marriage in retreat among young Americans? Because it is now much easier for men to find sexual satisfaction outside marriage, argues Mark Regnerus (DIERSEN: To destroy marriage, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, and even worse things.  To destroy marriage, Libertarians promote prostitution.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cheap-sex-and-the-decline-of-marriage-1506690454
— Trump Bullies the NFL Because It’s Easy  The president is disdained for low cunning, but low cunning beats no cunning. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-bullies-the-nfl-because-its-easy-1506723966

 

USA TODAY
— Trump signs order cutting refugee quota to lowest level since 1980 – Gregory Korte  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/29/trump-set-cut-refugee-quota-lowest-level-since-1980/713463001/
— U.S. warns Americans against visiting Cuba, cuts embassy staff – Doug Stanglin  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Cuba against America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/29/u-s-warns-americans-against-visiting-cuba-cuts-embassy-staff/716121001/

 

NEWSWEEK
— EVEN REPUBLICANS WANT DREAMERS TO STAY IN AMERICA AND BE CITIZENS, NEW POLL SHOWS – GREG PRICE  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Obviously, Democrats plan on using Dreamers to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsweek.com/dreamers-republicans-america-citizens-674335

 

FORBES
— How Are Seniors Redefining Retirement? – Neale Godfrey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about forced early retirement. 20 years ago today, the day after my 49th birthday, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” For the last 20 years, my nasty, rude, crude, vicious, threatening critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued that my Democrat GAO superiors did that not just because I was not just a “bad” employee, but because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nealegodfrey/2017/09/30/seniors-redefining-retirement/#7eec5e0d7f85

 

DAILY KOS
— After Gov. Bruce Rauner signs (taxpayer money for abortion) law, furious Illinois conservatives threaten primary – Jeff Singer
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1702773

September 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump plan promises huge tax cuts, but big questions remain – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-plan-promises-huge-tax-cuts-but-big-questions-remain/2461140/
— South Side training center opens to boost economic development – Evelyn Holmes and Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://abc7chicago.com/business/south-side-training-center-opens-to-boost-economic-development/2460299/

 

NBC5
— General Assembly Could Soon Consider $100M in Funding for Obama Library – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sources-General-Assembly-Could-Soon-consider-100M-in-Funding-for-Obama-Library-448304553.html
— Senator: Russian Trolls Using NFL Debate to Sow Discord  Sen. James Lankford’s account is the latest sign that Russians are using social media to raise tensions in the United States – Deb Riechmann
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Senator-Russian-Trolls-Using-NFL-Debate-to-Sow-Discord-448361113.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Unveils Tax-Cut Plan During Indianapolis Stop – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/27/trump-unveils-tax-cut-plan/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago police officer stands with American flag in viral photo
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-officer-stands-with-american-flag-in-viral-photo

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPD reprimands cop who poses in uniform with American flag in NFL protest – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the more that you support America, the more that they want to get rid of you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-cop-nfl-protest-20170927-story.html
— American flag displayed on floor at suburban school sparks online firestorm – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-flag-display-anger-york-high-school-elmhurst-met-20170927-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Moore and those who voted for Moore.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-roy-moore-alabama-huppke-20170927-story.html
— For WWI centennial, six Illinois memorials to get restoration funds – Gregory Pratt  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wwi-centennial-met-20170927-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the Americans who fought in WWI returned from Europe, they often remembered the fallen at the local level, in town squares and memorials spread all across the country. Today, many of those memorials need restoration, officials said. State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, said the obelisk in her community needed substantial work to fix the masonry and brass. World War I is an important part of the community there, Ives said. At the time of the conflict, Wheaton had roughly 4,000 residents and about 500 men left to serve in the war. “We’ve lost that generation already,” Ives said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote those who promote mass/illegal immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigrants-daca-american-dream-0928-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— All hands on deck to pitch Amazon? How ’bout more than 1,200 hands – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Of course, the committee will stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-headquarters-chicago-committee/
— Mike Ditka on NFL controversy: ‘Just play football’ – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/1985-chicago-bears/sneed-exclusive-mike-ditka-on-nfl-controversy-just-play-football/
— Photo appears to show CPD officer holding flag, supporting (AMERICA)  (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Department officials said the officer will face a reprimand for the political statement.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the more that you support America, the more that they want to get rid of you.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/photo-appears-to-show-cpd-officer-holding-flag-supporting-trump/
— Trump calls Facebook ‘anti-Trump’ after it aids Russia probe – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-calls-facebook-anti-trump-after-it-aids-russia-probe/
— CDC: 3 sexually transmitted diseases hit record highs across U.S. – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives promote LGBTQ activity and promiscuity.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/record-number-of-new-std-sexually-transmitted-diseases-cases-chlamydia-gonorrhea-syphilis-cdc-centers-for-disease-control-says-health/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tax plan puts ultra-rich before the middle class.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-tax-plan-puts-ultra-rich-before-the-middle-class/

 

DAILY HERALD
— York High School American flag display sparks controversy – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they disrespect, despise, if not hate America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170927/york-high-school-american-flag-display-sparks-controversy
— Recipients see drop in proceeds from riverboat gambling in Kane County – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170927/recipients-see-drop-in-proceeds-from-riverboat-gambling-in-kane-county
— After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018 – Robert Costa
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170927/after-alabama-gop-anti-establishment-wing-declares-all-out-war-in-2018
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elmhurst College promotes LGBTQ activity. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity work against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170927/lgbt-advocate-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s inside the GOP tax plan: A view from Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170927/BLOGS02/170929882/roskam-details-lauds-gop-tax-plan
— GOP plan has trillions in tax breaks for wealthy Americans – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Are you wealthy? Ever since I started working for IRS in 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay more taxes. They stress my demographics, that I avoided the draft, my wife’s income, that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and that I do not give big money to churches like they do. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal retirement benefits are too generous.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170927/NEWS02/170929881/gop-plan-has-trillions-in-tax-breaks-for-wealthy-americans

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Term limit talk in 50th Senate District – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170927/bernard-schoenburg-term-limit-talk-in-50th-senate-district

 

WBEZ
— Cook County Officials: Efforts To Repeal ACA Still A Threat – Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-updates/cook-county-officials-efforts-to-repeal-aca-still-a-threat/3b073beb-ff14-402f-b2fd-ddb4e69a6593

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— More candidates emerge to challenge Kinzinger in the March primary
http://www.newstrib.com/free/more-candidates-emerge-to-challenge-kinzinger-in-the-march-primary/article_77d23d48-a385-11e7-a7be-2b5dcd0ca8a1.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump infuriated after backing Alabama loser  President praises winner Roy Moore – JIM ACOSTA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-infuriated-after-backing-alabama-loser/819751025

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— New law aims to protect young people arrested for drinking – Erick Payne (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes drink lots of booze, want to drink lots of booze, and/or encourage others to drink lots of booze.  The more booze that they drink, the more nasty, rude, vicious, and/or threatening that they are.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/new-law-aims-to-protect-young-people-arrested-for-drinking/819804199

 

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elizabeth “Beth” Tatro of Wheaton is circulating nominating petitions for DuPage County Board District 4
http://dupagegop.org/candidates/2018-petitions/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Battle Between the NFL and America – Jonathon Clay de Hale
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/battle-nfl-america/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCSWEENEY, COSTELLO FILE BI-PARTISAN HR 620 CALLING FOR RAUNER TO VETO HB 40
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/mcsweeney-costello-file-bi-partisan-resolution-calling-for-rauner-to-veto-hb-40.html
— COPS TELL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. STUDENTS THEIR ‘FREE SPEECH BALL’ ‘SCARED’ STUDENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/cops-tell-southern-illinois-univ-students-their-free-speech-ball-scared-students.html
— IL GOP CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CALLS ON RAUNER TO VETO HB 40
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/us-house-gop-delegation-calls-on-rauner-to-veto-hb-40-.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google and Target among corporations backing LGBT ‘civil rights’ bill – Peter LaBarbara
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-and-target-among-corporations-backing-lgbt-civil-rights-bill
— Catholic philosopher who questioned Pope sues archdiocese for firing him – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-philosopher-who-questioned-pope-sues-archdiocese-for-firing-him

 

BREITBART
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘No Doubt’ Sexism Played a Role in 2016 Election – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: During 2016, Clinton and her supporters hinted/implied/argued/shouted that anyone who did not vote for her was a sexist and that anyone who voted for Trump was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/27/ruth-bader-ginsburg-no-doubt-sexism-played-role-2016-election/
— Gregg Popovich: White People Need to Be Made ‘Uncomfortable’ – TRENT BAKER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making members of the following groups feel uncomfortable: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/26/gregg-popovich-white-people-need-to-be-made-uncomfortable/

 

BLAZE
— The cost of illegal immigration is at a record high — here are the numbers you need to know – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/27/the-cost-of-illegal-immigration-is-at-a-record-high-here-are-the-numbers-you-need-to-know/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 78 Obama appointees ‘burrowed’ into career jobs, GAO finds – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/27/78-obama-appointees-burrowed-career-jobs-watchdog-/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— IL pro-lifers urge Rauner to keep his word – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2017/09/27/il-pro-lifers-urge-rauner-to-keep-his-word
— Obama funneled millions to destroy Trump – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2017/09/27/obama-funneled-millions-to-destroy-trump

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rush: Moore’s Victory Shows ‘Trumpism Is Bigger Than Trump’ – Heather Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/27/rush-moores-victory-shows-trumpism-is-bigger-than-trump/

 

FEDERALIST SOCIETY
— Income Inequality: Is It Fair or Unfair?  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGFx2KeRPw

 

GOPUSA
— Agitators shut down LA street, screaming ‘No More Jails’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30865

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Conservative students at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville were recently confronted by campus police, who told them that their free speech ball was “scaring” other students. – Anthony Gockowski
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9854

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Support for ‘Dreamers’ growing.”  How soon, if not already, will employers brag that they have fired members of the following groups and replaced them with Dreamers: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/352775-support-for-dreamers-growing
— McConnell, GOP Senate brace for Roy Moore – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/352802-mcconnell-gop-senate-brace-for-roy-moore
— $60 billion in improper payments should prompt a health care crackdown – ADRIAN VELASQUEZ
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/352709-60-billion-in-improper-payments-should-prompt-a-health-care-crackdown

 

REUTERS
— Alabama insurgent’s victory emboldens U.S. anti-establishment Republicans – James Oliphant, Ginger Gibson
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-election-trump-analysis/alabama-insurgents-victory-emboldens-u-s-anti-establishment-republicans-idUSKCN1C234M

 

ABC NEWS
— Amid busy hurricane season, National Weather Service hampered by shortage of meteorologists – JEFFREY COOK, STEPHANIE EBBS, MELISSA GRIFFIN  (DIERSEN: Today, GAO is just a shell of what the agency was in 1980 when I transferred to it from IRS.)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/amid-busy-hurricane-season-national-weather-service-hampered/story?id=50128032

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Can the GOP ever finesse the contradictions in its coalition? – Dan Balz  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The GOP will go further downhill as long as it continues to allow those who reject planks in its platform to hold leadership positions. I should write a book about past and present GOP leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who reject most if not virtually all of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.  These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs have done much to destroy the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/can-the-gop-ever-finesse-the-contradictions-in-their-coalition/2017/09/27/8e54ee44-a3a3-11e7-b573-8ec86cdfe1ed_story.html
— When NFL players protest racism, some critics see only ‘millionaire athletes’ who should be silent – Eugene Scott
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/27/when-nfl-players-protest-racist-some-critics-see-only-millionaire-athletes-who-should-be-silent/

 

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration.”
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/27/most-disapprove-of-trumps-handling-of-immigration-but-disaster-relief-and-taxes-are-more-pressing-cnn-poll-says/

 

FORTUNE
— President Trump’s Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Is Registered to Vote as a Woman – Lisa Marie Segarra
http://fortune.com/2017/09/27/jared-kushner-donald-trump-registered-vote-woman/

 

GCU
— GCU alum Gianno Caldwell named Fox News analyst – Laurie Merrill
http://news.gcu.edu/2017/09/gcu-alum-named-fox-news-analyst/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He volunteered at age 14 for the local alderman. He also has served as government relations director for Naperville Township, legislative liaison to the Illinois state treasurer and interned for Congressman John Shimkus, an Illinois Republican. He worked for the Social Security Administration, the DuPage County Republican party and was an advance staffer on Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— The truth about federal pay – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/09/the-truth-about-federal-pay/

September 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NASCAR owner says he’ll fire employees who protest; Dale Earnhardt Jr quotes JFK – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nascar-owner-says-hell-fire-employees-who-protest;-dale-earnhardt-jr-quotes-jfk/2452485/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump begins the morning by slamming the NFL – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-begins-the-morning-by-slamming-the-nfl_
— Niles high school varsity football suspended amid hazing investigation
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/niles-high-school-varsity-football-suspended-amid-hazing-investigation

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clouted pastor Corey Brooks opening training center at closed Woodlawn Walgreens – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/clouted-pastor-opening-training-center-at-closed-woodlawn-walgreens/
— Cheer on efforts to remake government – Madeleine Doubek  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want to remake governments so that they are more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-cheer-on-efforts-to-remake-government/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police officers to be reprimanded after kneeling in Instagram post – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-officers-reprimanded-instagram-taking-the-knee-20170925-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote protesters. Ever-increasingly, protesters make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-nfl-anthem-protests-0926-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-nfl-racism-dahleen-glanton-met-20170925-column.html
— For sale: John Hancock Center offices, parking … and name – Ryan Ori (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I almost bought a studio condo in the Hancock, but instead, I bought one in the Outer Drive East building.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-biz-john-hancock-center-ryan-ori-20170925-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s fighting with black NFL players to charm his white supporters.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-nfl-racist-whites-20170926-story.html
— Emanuel budget hole now tops $259 million – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-budget-20170926-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s not just Trump. ‘Reasonable’ Republicans are betraying us too.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-graham-cassidy-republicans-trump-20170926-story.html
— University Park misappropriated nearly $8M in TIF funds: lawsuit – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-university-park-lawsuit-st-0926-20170925-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170926/OPINION/170929920

 

WTTW
— ‘Abortion Bill’ Handed Off to Rauner – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/25/abortion-bill-handed-rauner

 

WBEZ
— College Diploma Out-Of-Reach For Growing Number Of Low-Income Illinois Students – Susie An (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my 1970 bachelor’s degree and my 1976, 1980, and 1997 master’s degrees came from money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/report-college-diploma-outofreach-for-growing-number-of-lowincome-students/cafc95a7-4df7-4cba-b38d-3f01b2e381ce#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says anthem protests disrespectful – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170925/rauner-says-anthem-protests-disrespectful

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— University rankings among reforms offered by Brady, Rose – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/university-rankings-among-reforms-offered-by-brady-rose/article_a9ebe8be-aed2-5e4d-8952-964e086638f5.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Former Western Springs trustee to run for Illinois Senate’s 24th District seat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/25/former-western-springs-trustee-to-run-for-illinois-senates-24th-district-seat/alf1g7x/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pat Tillman’s widow sides with anti-Trumps. Anti-Trumps 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/pat-tillmans-widow-asks-trump-not-to-politicize-her-husbands-service/818790944

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Violence Contributes To Nationwide Increase In Murders: FBI Crime Report  According to the FBI’s latest report on Chicago crime, 2016 saw an uptick across the board compared with 2015. – Amber Fisher
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-violence-contributes-nationwide-increase-murders-fbi-crime-report

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Caprio on the Republican’s Benedict Arnold? State Rep. David Harris?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/watch-berkowitz-wecaprio-on-the-republicans-benedict-arnold-state-rep-david-harris-cableweb/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois ranked 3rd best state for teachers (DIERSEN: From what I see, Illinois is one of the worst states for employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-ranked-3rd-best-state-for-teachers-09-26-2017

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Collude for Pritzker – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/illinois-democrats-collude-for-pritzker/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Whatever Rauner does, he will break a promise to one side or the other  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/whatever-rauner-does-he-will-break-a-promise-to-one-side-or-the-other/

 

GOPUSA
— You May Want A Refund On That Jersey
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30759
— Minn. judge: Religious liberty bows to LGBT ‘rights’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity gain power to destroy those that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30743

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Has ESPN Thinking They’re Actually CNN – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/espn-turns-into-a-daylong-anti-trump-talk-show-video/
— Veterans’ Groups Blast NFL Players For Disrespecting The American Flag – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/veterans-groups-blast-nfl-players-for-disrespecting-the-american-flag/
— Black Congresswoman Kneels During House Floor Speech, Accuses Trump Of Racism – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps announce that they are going to have a) anti-Whites get rid of Whites, b) anti-males get rid of males, c) anti-Trumps get rid of Trump supporters, d) anti-Protestants get rid of Protestants, e) anti-conservatives get rid of conservatives, f) anti-Republicans get rid of Republicans, g) anti-Americans get rid of Americans, h) anti-older people get rid of older people, i) anti-rich people get rid of rich people, j) anti-gun owners get rid of gun owners, k) anti-German Americans get rid of German Americans, l) anti-draft avoiders get rid of draft avoiders, except Bill Clinton, and m) have those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/black-congresswoman-kneels-during-house-floor-speech-accuses-trump-of-racism-video/
— Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump, adding that he is working to change the department’s regulatory culture to be more business friendly. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, said he knew when he took over the 70,000-employee department in March that, “I got 30 percent of the crew that’s not loyal to the flag.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/US-Interior-Zinke-Trump/2017/09/25/id/815673/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are united against those that are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/25/does-trump-unite-or-divide-a-new-poll-shows-two-thirds-of-americans-agree/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHY IS CONGRESS CONSISTENTLY FAILING IN ITS OVERSIGHT CAPACITY? – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: A major reason is that GAO is just a shell of what it once was. GAO was gutted during the 1980s and 1990s.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/25/why-is-congress-consistently-failing-in-its-oversight-capacity/
— FINLAND: DEMOGRAPHIC DOOM AND THE WELFARE STATE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/25/demographic-doom-and-the-welfare-state/

 

CBN NEWS
— GOP Senators Unveil Merit Based Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Abigail Robertson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2017/september/gop-senators-unveil-merit-based-path-to-citizenship-for-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Black lawmaker kneels on House floor in solidarity with athletes – CRISTINA MARCOS (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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/352392-black-lawmaker-kneels-on-house-floor-in-solidarity-with-athletes

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump moves to get base ‘stirred up’ with NFL attacks.” 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/25/trump-nfl-fight-nascar-243091

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Fear of Black Protest – Terry Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should Trump supporters respond?  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten to have members of Group A get rid of members of Group B once and for all. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-fear-of-black-protest_us_59c91d47e4b08d6615504469

 

CNN
— ‘Deafening roar’ from GOP base to Congress: Keep your promises – Mark Walker  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, more and more and more Republican elected officials talk and act like they have surrendered to anti-Trumps who call them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/opinions/republicans-cannot-afford-to-forget-our-promises-opinion-walker/index.html

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are united against those that are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/09/25/poll-66-percent-see-trump-as-doing-more-to-divide-than-unite-america/23222467/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s N.F.L. Critique a Calculated Attempt to Shore Up His Base.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are anti-patriotic. Many of them, if not most of them, if not virtually all of them are also anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. They do everything that they can a) to discourage Republican candidates and elected officials from participating in the parades, b) to discourage Republicans from helping sponsor entries in the parades, c) to discourage everyone from watching the parades.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/politics/trump-nascar-nfl-protests.html
— Republicans Present Conservative Vision for ‘Dreamer’ Protection – YAMICHE ALCINDOR (DIERSEN: Who represents the conservatives in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?  What have they done to defend and advance conservative principles? I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I served as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I attended the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Annual Conventions as a Delegate and I served on the 2008 IRP Platform and Resolution Committee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/politics/republicans-daca-citizenship.html
— China Blocks WhatsApp, Broadening Online Censorship – KEITH BRADSHER  (DIERSEN: What do you do?  I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.  Who wants to censor what you do? Those who want to censure what I do are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/business/china-whatsapp-blocked.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chinese Consumers See Dept as a Ticket to the Middle Class – KEITH BRADSHER and AILIN TANG  (DIERSEN: What have borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23, b) a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and d) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. My wife and I borrowed to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/business/china-debt-consumers.html
— Tyranny of the Minority – Michelle Goldberg (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?  From what I see, the percentages are extremely high.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/trump-electoral-college-minority.html
— Get the Keg Out of the Frat House – John Hechinger
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/frats-college-partying-pledging.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump is “The Abbie Hoffman of the Right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/abbie-hoffman-donald-trump.html
— How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: How old were you when you got married and what did you do with your life before you got married? I got married in 1978 when I was 29 years old. Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought my fourth new car, a Corvette, when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; and started collecting ed delinquent taxes in 1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/upshot/how-did-marriage-become-a-mark-of-privilege.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Miss America Erika Harold has a real shot at being elected attorney general – Katerina Ang
http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/miss-america-has-a-real-shot-at-being-elected-attorney-general/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Retirement wave – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old was a horrific waste. Who/what do you blame for my Democrat superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/26/qa-for-federal-workers-retirement-wave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Question: Whatever happened to the “retirement wave?” Wasn’t that supposed to create a lot of vacancies for younger federal employees to move up? Answer: Predictions of a wave of federal employee retirements date back many years. This comes from the large population of baby boomer workers — almost all now in their mid-50s or older — becoming old enough to meet the needed combinations of age and years of service. Some of those combinations allow for retirement as early as 55 — and even earlier in law enforcement and certain other occupations. However, except for those jobs, there is no mandatory retirement in the government. Many employees continue working out of desire or need — 15 percent already are eligible to retire, and the average federal retirement age now is about 62, up by more than two years over the past 10 years. Just under 64,000 of the 2.1 million federal workers outside the self-funding U.S. Postal Service retired in the fiscal year ending last September. That was about average for the past 10 years and actually the lowest since 2010. If budgets get tight, agencies may try to cut their staff costs by offering early retirements. But that’s just another form of optional retirement.)

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say that Trump is the “divider in chief.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/24/trump-divider-chief-tackles-nfl-editorials-debates/698097001/
— Good call on the NFL, Mr. President  These athletes should be fired! – Jon L. Christensen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/24/good-call-nfl-mr-president-editorials-debates/105969416/
— NFL commits suicide by Trump with politically correct protests – James Robbins  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the NFL officially dump all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/26/fl-stop-self-destructive-grandstanding-and-just-play-football-james-robbins-column/701472001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Are Facebook, Google and Amazon too big? Why that question keeps coming up – Marco della Cava, Elizabeth Weise and Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Facebook, Google, and Amazon can destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/09/25/facebook-google-and-amazon-too-big-question-comes-right-and-left/689879001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Helps Kaepernick Drag the NFL Into Politics  The league will no longer be allowed to present football as an escape from America’s divisions.”  What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who own American nameplate cars?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-helps-kaepernick-drag-the-nfl-into-politics-1506381276
— Let’s Have a Military Parade—but Not Alone  Why not march with Canada, your friendly northern neighbors? – Michael Taube  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Canada and at all other foreign countries that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they want Canada, Mexico, and all the other foreign countries a) to invade America and b) to get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-have-a-military-paradebut-not-alone-1506381135

 

FORBES
— 30 Years Later, ‘Wall Street’ Is More Relevant Than Ever – J. Maureen Henderson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2017/09/25/30-years-later-wall-street-is-more-relevant-than-ever/

 

PBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Forget the border wall.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/column-forget-border-wall-mr-president-look-hole-worksite-enforcement-rules/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Thousands of Federal Employees Volunteer as Surge Force for FEMA Relief Efforts – Jack Corrigan
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/09/thousands-federal-employees-volunteer-surge-force-fema-relief-efforts/141262/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 69% of Democrats Say Trump A Bigger Threat Than North Korea’s ‘Rocket Man’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2017/69_of_democrats_say_trump_a_bigger_threat_than_north_korea_s_rocket_man
— Is Football Falling As A Fan Favorite?
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/sports/september_2017/is_football_falling_as_a_fan_favorite

September 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘All Lives Splatter’: South Dakota lawmaker shares meme depicting protesters hit by vehicle – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/all-lives-splatter-lawmaker-shares-meme-depicting-protesters-hit-by-vehicle/2435750/

 

CBS2
— Next Dem Announcing For Illinois Attorney General: Sen. Kwame Raoul
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/20/kwame-raoul-illinois-attorney-general/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Twitter Wednesday: touts GOP healthcare bill, slams Rand Paul – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-tweets-pushing-gop-healthcare-bill-rand-paul-negative-force/
— City falling short on ensuring language access, IG says – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Who pays for “ensuring language access.” Should Chicago bill those foreign countries that the illegals came from?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-falling-short-on-ensuring-language-access-ig-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel has positioned himself as the defender of illegal immigrants ever since Donald Trump campaigned for president on a promise to build a wall along the Mexican border, order mass deportations and cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities. But it’s another story when it comes to implementing the city program tailor-made to ensure that Chicago’s nearly 400,000 “limited English proficient” residents can access city services.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say that Rauner is doing more than Emanuel to promote illegal immigration.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mayor-emanuel-falls-behind-gov-rauner-in-protecting-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want teachers to do even more to “crank out good little Democrats.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-get-voter-registration-going-in-high-school-civics-classes/
— One way the rich could get richer under Trump – ROBERT REICH  (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America be required to disclose how much money a) their parents have given them and b) how much money they are in line to get from their parents?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/robert-reich-one-way-the-rich-could-get-richer-under-trump/
— Ben Stiller says Chicago goes easy on the envy – BILL ZWECKER (DIERSEN: All my critic/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always been filled with envy.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/ben-stiller-says-chicago-goes-easy-on-the-envy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The whole point of Ben Stiller’s new film “Brad’s Status,” the actor said, is how many of us spend “way too much time worrying about being less successful than our peer group. “You can be happily driving down the street or something, and if you’re an actor — especially in Hollywood where they have those huge billboards up on Sunset Boulevard — you can be easily hit in the face with a huge one-upmanship comparison. You look up and see that huge billboard for someone’s latest film, and think, ‘What?! What’s that?! How did he get that? Nobody told me about that!’ ” The entertainment business is rife with people making those kinds of comparisons, he said, but “no matter what you do, I know people are comparing their lives and levels of success to others, whether they be lawyers, hedge-fund guys, retailers or salesmen.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-dreamers-rally-st-0921-20170920-story.html
— Entire island of Puerto Rico without power after Hurricane Maria; at least 9 dead – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-20170919-story.html
— Chicago dreams of Amazon – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-chicago-illinois-debt-20170920-story.html
— The Vietnam syndrome: How we lost it and why we need it – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: How did Vietnam impact you? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, and everyone else a) that to avoid being sent to Vietnam, I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971; b) that the aforesaid proved that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things; and c) that aforesaid proves why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  Because I am not a veteran, and therefore I did not get the veterans preference, a) some if not many federal jobs were not offered me, b) the job offer that IRS gave me in 1971 and that I immediately accepted was delayed, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO had a written agreement with its employees who were veterans that they would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts or downsizing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-vietnam-syndrome-afghanistan-20170921-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schneider speaks to Schaumburg Township GOP Sept. 23
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170919/schneider-speaks-to-schaumburg-township-gop-sept-23
— No sales tax increase in Naperville, but property tax hike looms – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170920/no-sales-tax-increase-in-naperville-but-property-tax-hike-looms

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As other guvs rail against Obamacare repeal, Rauner clears his throat – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS02/170929988/as-other-guvs-rail-against-obamacare-repeal-rauner-clears-his-throat
— Rauner should be Team Chicago—not St. Louis—in Amazon race – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS10/170929999/rauner-should-be-team-chicago-not-st-louis-8212-in-amazon-race
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: You’re not imagining it, Cook County: Property values still lag here – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS02/170929992/in-cook-county-property-values-struggle

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raoul enters AG race, apologizes for ‘Miss America’ comment – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170920/raoul-enters-ag-race-apologizes-for-miss-america-comment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, who says he will run for attorney general in 2018, on Wednesday apologized for how he referred to Republican candidate Erika Harold when discussing the office last week. “I’ve seen the reaction to the comment that I made, and I don’t blame anybody for being offended,” Raoul told The State Journal-Register. “If I read them without the full context of our full conversation, I would have the same reaction. … I take full responsibility for the bad characterization.” Raoul told the newspaper on Friday, after Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she would not seek another term, that “I think Lisa would have acquitted herself well against Miss America. I don’t know what’s behind the attorney general’s decision … but I doubt seriously it was any fear of Erika Harold.” Harold, of Urbana, was the 2003 Miss America, and is also a graduate of Harvard Law School, and now practices law. The story yielded a statement from state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, calling Raoul’s statement “blatant and belittling sexism.” “As a cadet at West Point and a woman in the political arena, I have spent much of my career fighting the dismissive, condescending sexism Senator Raoul so brazenly exhibited in his attempt to frame Ms. Harold as ‘just a pretty face,’” Ives said. “I do apologize, first off to Erika Harold, because … I don’t think it’s a small accomplishment to be Miss America,” Raoul said Wednesday. “In addition, her academic credentials are exceptional.” He said the point he was making in the full conversation last week was that he didn’t think Madigan was scared out of the race. “I think my record and people who know me demonstrates that I’m not a sexist,” Raoul said. “But I do apologize, first off to Erika Harold and to anybody else who took my comments to be intended to be demeaning to Miss Harold.”)

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Undocumented students say other Illinois universities are being more supportive than SIU – MARNIE LEONARD
https://dailyegyptian.com/72189/showcase/undocumented-students-say-other-illinois-universities-are-being-more-supportive-than-siu/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Seventh Circuit affirms Emerald casino executives liable for $272 million – David Hutton
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511210911-seventh-circuit-affirms-emerald-casino-executives-liable-for-272-million
— Judge lets suit continue vs casino tech biz Scientific Games over patent fraud, antitrust claims – John Sammon
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511215791-judge-lets-suit-continue-vs-casino-tech-biz-scientific-games-over-patent-fraud-antitrust-claims

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ex-Rauner aide Trover teams up with Blago’s deputy governor
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511221620-ex-rauner-aide-trover-teams-up-with-blago-s-deputy-governor

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISCUSSION: SHOULD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES UPHOLD THE IL GOP PLATFORM? (DIERSEN: I served on the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you have not and/or if you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government office or political office as a Republican. In Illinois, when Republican elected officials and/or party leaders fail or refuse to defend and advance the IRP platform, the IRP should not only work against them, the IRP should censure them or remove them from the office(s) that they hold. In Illinois, when Republican candidates fail or refuse to commit to defend and advance the IRP platform, the IRP should not only work against them, the IRP should have the power to remove them from the ballot.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/should-republican-candidates-uphold-the-il-gop-platform-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Delegates representing the party’s rank and file at the 2016 Illinois Republican Convention resoundingly embraced the Platform Committee’s recommended planks. Last year’s most controversial plank was the party’s view on upholding traditional marriage. Observers counted nearly 85 percent of the delegates supporting one-man, one-woman marriage. A subsequent vote on the whole platform confirmed the delegates support for the platform. But since that time, there has been a growing discussion about just how important – or unimportant – a political party’s platform is. . .How important is the IL GOP’s party platform? Do you think candidates should hold to the planks if they are elected? Or is it merely a suggestion and irrelevant as a whole? Please comment either here on Illinois Review’s website or on Illinois Review’s Facebook page. Your ideas matter.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Backlogged bills hit a new high this week
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/backlogged-bills-hit-a-new-high-this-week/
— Do you consider yourself “happy”? Explain. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not happy enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should be happy that they have not harmed me more than they already have. If you were me, how would you deal with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/question-of-the-day-2552/
— Raoul takes “full responsibility” for “bad” Erika Harold comment, Maze Jackson apologizes to listeners
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/raoul-takes-full-responsibility-for-bad-erika-harold-comment-maze-jackson-apologizes-to-listeners/

 

FOX NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Cahokia Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/20/youth-football-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-kaepernick-inspired-protest
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON EDUCATION IN AMERICA TIGHTENS: Nearly 1 in 5 Undergrads Support Violence to Shut Down Speakers
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/19/new-poll-shows-one-fifth-supports-using-violence-political-tool

 

BREITBART
— Muhammad Is Top English Baby Name for Fifth Year Running – OLIVER JJ LANE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/20/muhammad-top-english-baby-name-fifth-year-running/

 

BLAZE
— Life is so easy now that teens aren’t growing up as fast – Aaron Colen  (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 32?  Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought a new Corvette when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31.  I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32.  I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/19/life-is-so-easy-now-that-teens-arent-growing-up-as-fast-study-shows/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GAO blasts Education Department’s financial oversight of colleges – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/20/government-watchdog-blasts-education-departments-financial-oversight-of-colleges/

 

FED SMITH
— Debating the Role of Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years in three different agencies, its top priority was a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/09/20/debating-role-federal-employees/

August 30 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: NOW SIX IL GOP LAWMAKERS (Kyle McCarter, Tim Bivins, Davidsmeyer, David Reis, Cabello, and David McSweeney) FILE EFFORT TO REPEAL SANCTUARY LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/two-il-gop-lawmakers-file-effort-to-repeal-sanctuary-law.html
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES PREPARE TO RESIST LEFT’S STRANGLEHOLD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/illinois-conservatives-prepare-to-resist-lefts-stranglehold-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans file TRUST Act repeal bills while Rauner dodges questions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/republicans-file-trust-act-repeal-bills-while-rauner-dodges-questions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those aren’t going anywhere, of course, but filing legislation does make them look good to their constituencies. Gov. Rauner was asked about GOP legislator criticism about the TRUST Act yesterday, but he refused to answer because, Rauner said, it was an “off-topic” question and he was only taking questions about the school funding bill… (VIDEO) Less than a minute later, however, the governor answered a different off-topic question.)
— Rauner signs school funding reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/rauner-signs-school-funding-reform-bill/
— Get ready for another intra-party rumble
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/get-ready-for-another-intra-party-rumble/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’ve heard the $30 million number, too. Heaven help the governor, because the US Attorney won’t, if there was even an “understanding” that the initial round of staff firings was in any way tied to a $30 million campaign contribution. Also, Proft called House GOP Leader Jim Durkin a “pansy” on his radio show yesterday. So, things aren’t going well.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner pivots to center as romance with right wing cools – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Those in the “center” of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have always focused on driving out of the party those like me who support the IRP platform, that is, they have always focused on destroying the IRP. Especially since 2000, they have had great success in destroying the IRP. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. Most commonly, those in the “center” are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or to a political office as a Republican, if you have not, and/or, if you will not defend and advance the IRP platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170831/BLOGS02/170839974/rauner-pivots-to-center-as-romance-with-right-wing-cools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Things could heat up even more if Rauner signs a pending bill to guarantee abortion coverage for women on Medicaid and state employees. Doing so might infuriate much of the political right, but that didn’t stop the governor from recently signing an almost-as-controversial “motor voter” registration measure and a bill limiting the ability of local police to arrest immigrants who are in the country illegally. . .Such events sparked personal complaints to Rauner from Jim Durkin and Bill Brady, the GOP leaders of the Illinois House and Senate. In a meeting with him on Aug. 23, both complained about attacks on their members and asked him to step in, four sources close to the matter tell me. Durkin and Brady’s spokeswomen declined to comment on what they categorized as a private meeting. But in the wake of that get-together, the Proft group moved to run its own legislative operation without Rauner, sources close to the matter tell me. And Rauner began veering to the left on key legislative matters, notably praising the schools bill that he’s spent a month ripping as a “bailout” of Chicago Public Schools. Another source tells me some of the conservatives met a few days ago with Diana Rauner, the governor’s wife, in what is described as a “very difficult” session. At the moment, Rauner has no known opponent in the GOP primary. But this nasty divorce could play out in unexpected ways. One veteran GOP operative says it’s not quite clear who’s doing what. But other outside political consultants brought in by Rauner when Zolnierowicz left likely have told him that, in Democratic-leaning Illinois, it’s smarter to act like former GOP Gov. Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar. Rauner himself may not know. But continue to look for more rolling-pin-wielding in his bumpy marriage with the GOP’s hard right.)

 

NBC5
— Rauner Signs Historic Education Funding Reform Bill  “Today we ensure that in the future, every child in Illinois has an equal chance at excellent education, every student in Illinois has an equal opportunity to achieve the American dream. This is a wonderful achievement.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-to-Sign-Education-Funding-Reform-Bill-Thursday-442369973.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump pledges $1M to Harvey relief from personal funds
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/277800216-story
— He couldn’t find a teaching job, so his backup plan was dealing drugs
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/277813240-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs historic bill waging ‘war on poverty in the classroom’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-signs-historic-bill-waging-war-on-poverty-in-the-classroom/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/immigration-officials-tell-berwyn-grandmother-she-must-leave-u-s/
— Trump administration slashes funds for health care sign-ups – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-administration-slashes-funds-for-health-care-sign-ups/
— Emanuel says property tax hike needed to avoid CPS ‘train wreck’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-says-property-tax-hike-needed-to-avoid-cps-train-wreck/
— What Labor Day means to my South Side and black union family – Dorian Warren  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/what-labor-day-means-to-my-south-side-and-black-union-family/
— Chicago, once a swamp, also could be walloped by a catastrophic flood – Stephen F. Eisenman (DIERSEN: My subdivision was build on a “watershed area” and a former septic field. Since 1984, because Wheaton approved a lot drainage plan for my subdivision that was woefully inadequate and because Wheaton let the subdivision’s developer violate building and construction codes, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my time and labor to mitigate damage from storm water.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-once-a-swamp-also-could-be-walloped-by-a-catastrophic-flood/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Rauner signs major Illinois school funding bill into law – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0901-20170831-story.html
— Bloomberg spends $3 million more on campaign to back soda pop tax as repeal showdown looms – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bloomberg-soda-tax-ad-met-0901-20170831-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Employers: Learn how to ease stress in workplace at Aurora seminar – John Russell  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to cause me stress. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170831/employers-learn-how-to-ease-stress-in-workplace-at-aurora-seminar

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: No Money For Shoes
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-issues-no-money-shoes#stream/0

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Winners and Losers Of Education Funding In Illinois
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/winners-and-losers-of-education-funding-in-illinois

 

BGA
— GERRYMANDERING IN ILLINOIS: NEW NUMBERS CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM – Tim Jones & Patrick Judge (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 borders.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/gerrymandering-in-illinois-new-numbers-challenge-conventional-wisdom

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pam Althoff Stikes Back at McHenry Township GOP, Which Did Not Nominate Her Favorites
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/31/pam-althoff-stikes-back-at-mchenry-township-gop-which-did-not-nominate-her-favorites/
— Craig Wilcox Sate Senate Fundraiser Kickoff September 21st
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/31/craig-wilcox-fundraiser-kickoff-september-21st/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU appears to be pirating software or is lying to the AG – JOHN M. KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/niu-appears-to-be-pirating-software-or-is-lying-to-the-ag/
— Maine Township Supervisor Laura J. Morask hired friend outside statutory provisions – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/maine-township-supervisor-laura-j-morask-hired-friend-outside-statutory-provisions/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SPLC Says Army Bases Are Confederate Monuments That Need To Come Down – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/splc-says-army-bases-are-confederate-monuments-that-need-to-come-down/
— Feds Quickly Release Trump Lawyer’s Emails To Liberal Group, Bury Dem Records For Years – Ethan Barton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/exclusive-feds-quickly-release-trump-lawyers-emails-to-liberal-group-bury-dems-records-for-years/

 

GOPUSA
— Illinois GOP Gov. Rauner puts criminal aliens over Illinois voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29495
— Illini end ‘war chant’ song at sporting events
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29385
— Bernie Sanders to lead new party?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29550

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— IRS doesn’t tell 1M taxpayers that illegals stole their Social Security numbers – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/irs-doesnt-tell-1-million-taxpayers-that-illegal-i/

 

NEWSMAX
— Jeb Bush Praises Illinois Gov. for Signing Tax Credit Scholarship Bill
https://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/jeb-bush-praises-illinois-governor/2017/08/31/id/810994/

 

THE HILL
— Trump to donate $1 million for Harvey relief efforts – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348753-trump-to-donate-1-million-for-harvey-relief-efforts

 

POLITICO
— RNC chief of staff resigns amid rash of departures  Sara Armstrong is the sixth staffer to exit in the past month. – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/31/rnc-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-rash-of-departures-242212

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/protecting-unauthorized-immigrant-mothers-from-deportation-improves-childrens-mental-health-study-shows/2017/08/31/3b2fc146-8c13-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In GOP Primaries, Candidates Battle to Be the Trumpiest  Dozens of people vying for elected offices echo the president’s slogans and style, testing the extent of his impact on the Republican Party – Janet Hook  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, under Rauner, expect GOP primary candidates to battle to be the most anti-Trumpiest, that is, to be the most anti-Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-dynamic-in-republican-primaries-candidates-who-want-to-be-like-trump-1504194180