May 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who run the Chicago Sun-Times say “Our independent, award-winning journalism lives on.”  However, ever-increasingly, the Chicago Sun-Times acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party. How independent are your news sources?  You should know where their money comes from and how much.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes. All news sources should be required to disclose the source and amount of all of their income.  They should also disclose the real source and amount of all income laundered through third, fourth, fifth, etc. parties.  All my money comes from the Civil Service Retirement System ($50,856/year) and Social Security ($2,028/year).  My critics/opponent are beyond furious that they cannot take that income away from me. Ever-increasingly, they make it clear that they will use their tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to viciously destroy me and any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that might come to my defense.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sun-times-editor-our-independent-award-winning-journalism-lives-on/
— ‘Uninhabitable’ property tax break issue hits Pritzker where he lives – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/uninhabitable-property-tax-break-issue-hits-pritzker-where-he-lives/
— Emanuel considering taxes on rich, downtown businesses to fund CPS – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are “rich” if you are not on welfare.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-considering-taxes-on-rich-downtown-businesses-to-fund-cps/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-small-victory-for-the-american-voter/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan Democrats to present wish list to skeptical Rauner on Tuesday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-democrats-budget-20170516-story.html
— Kennedy: ‘Political insiders’ shouldn’t pick Democrats’ nominee for governor – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-jb-pritzker-springfield-met-0516-20170515-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites, that is, racists, attack Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-sessions-0516-20170515-story.html
— Assimilation, not victimization for Mexican immigrants – Juan Rangel  (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites, that is, racists, a) do not want immigrants to assimilate, b) want immigrants to depend on government and on charity, and c) want immigrants to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigrants-0515-md-20170515-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Do segregated neighborhoods raise blood pressure? NU study explores link – Kate Thayer  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-blood-pressure-segregation-study-northwestern-met-20170515-story.html
— Did you hear? Amazon is a local, global game-changer – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-amazon-disruption-robert-reed-0516-biz-20170515-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Second Democrat announces bid to unseat Hultgren – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170515/second-democrat-announces-bid-to-unseat-hultgren/1
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Bloomingdale Township moving to form mental health board – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Of course, this will encourage those who have “mental illness, addiction, and developmental disabilities” to move to Bloomingdale Township.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170515/news/170519177/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters approved a ballot question that makes the township establish a board devoted to improving the availability and quality of services for township residents with mental illness, addiction, and developmental disabilities. Ed Levato was township supervisor when the referendum was placed on the ballot after a successful petition drive organized by a group of residents. He said Monday that township staff members were simply misinformed when they told a Daily Herald reporter before the election that the ballot question was advisory. “They were not given any information about it,” he said. “It wasn’t our referendum. It was a citizens’ initiative.” Levato apologized for the miscommunication. He said he personally didn’t support the measure. “It’s a huge tax increase,” Levato said. According to preliminary estimates, owners of homes valued at $240,000 would pay about $56 a year in property taxes to support the mental health board. The tax is expected to be collected for the first time next year. However, Michael Murray, chairman of the committee that backed the referendum, said their campaign made it clear to residents that some type of tax increase would be necessary to fund the mental health board. The panel will use the money to award grants to agencies that provide detection, early diagnosis, education, assistance and treatment programs.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning evangelicals.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170516/feeling-aggrieved-evangelicals-see-trump-as-a-defender

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 200-mile Chicago-to-Springfield budget march steps off
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/254783499-story

 

WGN TV
— Amazon to hire 2000 people in Illinois  (DIERSEN: How many of these will be “good” jobs as opposed to the “bad” jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that I had doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies?)
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/15/amazon-to-hire-2000-people-in-illinois/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sears ripped off local tool maker, jury rules – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS07/170519901

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Bruce Rauner to John Cullerton: Don’t buckle under Madigan’s pressure. Let’s make a deal for taxpayers – Bruce Rauner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170515/gov-bruce-rauner-to-john-cullerton-dont-buckle-under-madigans-pressure-lets-make-deal-for-taxpayers
— Auditor general fined $5,000 over campaign reports – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170515/auditor-general-fined-5000-over-campaign-reports

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH

— GOP rips Pritzker for getting $230K property tax reduction – AP  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that promote Pat Brady have always worked against individuals like me, against organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, against companies, and against governments that support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/gop-rips-pritzker-for-getting-k-property-tax-reduction/article_7880f826-5fe6-5cc3-96ab-94ada99d1a77.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party held a news conference Monday in front of the home, where former party Chairman Pat Brady accused Pritzker of engaging in a “con job” that took much-needed money from Chicago Public Schools and social services. He noted the home is located in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the U.S., and said Pritzker has more than enough money to pay the full amount.)
— Communities scramble to deal with harm from opioids – Edith Brady-Lunny  (DIERSEN: What about dealing with harm from booze, from pot, from gambling, and from other destructive vices?  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act a) like they want to drink lots of booze, smoke lots of pot, and/or gamble lots of money, b) like they do drink lots of booze, smoke lots of pot, and/or gamble lots of money, and/or c) like they want to make lots of money getting others to drink lots of booze, smoke lots of pot, and/or gamble lots of money.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/communities-scramble-to-deal-with-harm-from-opioids/article_25bcf19c-7f7c-511b-ae4f-53190b9d72b7.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A billionaire’s burden – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Have you ever sought reduction of an assessed valuation?  I did during the 1980s and 1990s for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.  Ultimately, the Property Tax Appeal Board granted me a reduction, although not as large as I had asked for.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton would bring that up. My critics/opponents side a) with the subdivision’s developer and builder of my home and b) with City of Wheaton officials who approved the subdivision’s grossly inadequate storm water drainage plan and approved the violation of many construction and building codes when the subdivision was constructed in 1983 and my home was built in 1983 and 1984.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-16/billionaires-burden.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Belleville Township’s hours of existence dwindle as city prepares to take over – MIKE KOZIATEK  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes work it both ways. They hint/imply/argue/shout at those who support township government that I oppose township government. They hint/imply/argue/shout at those who oppose township government that I support township government.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article150558137.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Board of Elections protects Mautino – Fails the people of Illinois – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/state-board-of-elections-protects-mautino-fails-the-people-of-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. REICK EXPLAINS HIS OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED COAL TAR SEALANT BAN  (DIERSEN: I had my 33-year-old driveway seal coated yesterday for $140. For many years now, to prolong the driveway’s useful life, I have had the driveway seal coated in the spring and in the fall each year.  Of course, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use that against me, just like they would use against me a) my having a 20-W whole-house backup natural gas-fired electric generator installed and b) my spending my time and my money to prevent basement flooding and to address lot drainage problems.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/rep-reick-explains-his-opposition-to-proposed-coal-tar-sealant-ban.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Attacks continue on Pritzker over property tax breaks (DIERSEN: Have you ever sought reduction of an assessed valuation?  I did during the 1980s and 1990s for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.  Ultimately, the Property Tax Appeal Board granted me a reduction, although not as large as I had asked for.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton would bring that up. My critics/opponents side a) with the subdivision’s developer and builder of my home and b) with City of Wheaton officials who approved the subdivision’s grossly inadequate storm water drainage plan and approved the violation of many construction and building codes when the subdivision was constructed in 1983 and my home was built in 1983 and 1984.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/attacks-continue-on-pritzker-over-property-tax-breaks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: OK, so read between the lines a bit. Pritzker paid $3.7 million for the house, but it’s assessed value remained at or above its original $6 million list price. Usually, you’d file for a reassessment right away if you bought a house for much lower than its assessed valuation, but Pritzker didn’t, which cost him some bucks he didn’t need to be paying.)
— Hours after saying he wasn’t “focused on the politics,” Rauner attends campaign fundraiser, refuses to answer campaign questions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/15/hours-after-saying-he-wasnt-focused-on-the-politics-rauner-attends-campaign-fundraiser-refuses-to-answer-campaign-questions/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump takes aim at Black Lives Matter, slams ‘hostility and violence’ against police – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/15/donald-trump-police-need-better-protection/

 

GOPUSA
— McMaster, Powell and Tillerson refute ‘unnamed sources’ used by Washington Post in Trump smear  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always use unnamed sources to smear me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that their sources have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and that their sources what to kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24424
— School censors yearbook over Trump comment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24381

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Progressives openly signaling the arrival of political violence as a tactic to obtain power – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/progressives_openly_signaling_the_arrival_of_political_violence_as_a_tactic_to_obtain_power.html

 

THE HILL
— Congressional Republicans should stop playing games and reduce federal spending – THOMAS BINION
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/333381-congressional-republicans-should-stop-playing-games-and

 

CBS NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Gun demand on the rise in Chicago, police say
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-gun-demand-rises-legal-firearms/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/us/politics/voter-id-laws-supreme-court-north-carolina.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/opinion/trump-classified-data.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/opinion/trump-voter-fraud-commission.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Give Social Security Recipients a Break  Limit payroll taxes for those over 65, and stop taxing benefits. – Charles R. Schwab  (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/give-social-security-recipients-a-break-1494889090

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTIRE: Anti-Trumps say “Obamacare replacement threatens kids’ health coverage.” Democrats always use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/13/obamacare-replacement-threatens-kids-health-coverage/101511736/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity in Texas say “It’s an all-out assault on LGBT people.”  Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGCTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonize you, denigrate you, condemn you, and destroy you. Trump knows that.  Will Trump come to defense of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/15/texas-bills-lgbt-rights-bathroom-bills/101633302/
— Fox News is not the real sexual scandal.  Bill O’Reilly’s firing is no turning point in workplace harassment.  Fox News gets the attention, but the behavior flourishes at thousands of low-wage workplaces. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Virtually all employers in America are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/15/bill-oreilly-fox-news-not-real-sexual-harassment-scandal-editorial-debates/101412290/
— College Board and Zuckerberg team up for ‘Manhattan Project’ of academic motivation – Greg Toppo  (DIERSEN: Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother had never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/16/czi-college-board/101716820/

 

CONSORTIUM NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Need for Scapegoats.”  All my critics/opponents are scapegoaters.  They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the elections that they lost or almost lost, for all the lawsuits that have been filed against them, for all the sales that they have lost, etc.
https://consortiumnews.com/2017/05/16/trumps-need-for-scapegoats/

May 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Boxed in by father, Lisa Madigan seeks fifth term as Illinois attorney general – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Who does Rauner want to run for Attorney General, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Treasurer?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-fifth-term-attorney-general-met-20170513-story.html
— Will top Illinois auditor Mautino be fined Monday? – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-frank-mautino-elections-case-20170512-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-20170512-story.html
— Career Killers  Even small mistakes can be costly in the workplace – Travis Bradberry  (DIERSEN: What career “mistakes” did you make? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I failed/refused to help my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors get rid of their employees because of their political affiliation, race, gender, or age. I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I failed/refused to become a Democrat. I avoided the draft.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20170514/282810716201181
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Gun demand rises in Chicago despite national drop-off under Trump – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-gun-demand-under-trump-met-20170510-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Police: 6 dead, 15 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/5-shot-across-chicago-since-friday-evening/
— 200 Cook County Jail officers call in sick on Mother’s Day – Nader Issa  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to work more hours because my coworkers had called in sick.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/200-cook-county-jail-officers-call-in-sick-on-mothers-day/
— Dolton trustees want to close nightclub where 5 were shot Sunday – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: In your municipality, what types of businesses and organizations attract the most criminals?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dolton-trustees-want-to-close-nightclub-where-5-were-shot-sunday/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Education burdened by unnecessary administration costs – Ted Dabrowsky
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170515/education-burdened-by-unnecessary-administration-costs
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: WBEZ special report: A person is shot in Chicago every other hour. Here are the stories of the people affected.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170515/wbez-special-report-a-person-is-shot-in-chicago-every-other-hour-here-are-the-stories-of-the-people-affected

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield could learn from Chicago on ethics. Really. – ANDY SHAW
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170513/ISSUE07/170519928/ethics-reform-is-stronger-in-chicago-than-springfield-believe-it-or

 

WGN RADIO
— Alan Dershowitz on Trump/Comey, feds investigate Fox News, Fyre Festival, Penn State hazing liability and much more – CRAIG COLLINS
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/15/alan-dershowitz-on-trumpcomey-feds-investigate-fox-news-fyre-festival-penn-state-hazing-liability-and-much-more/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— John Cullerton to Bruce Rauner: Take the deal, save the state before it’s too late –  John J. Cullerton
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170514/john-cullerton-to-bruce-rauner-take-deal-save-state-before-its-too-late
— In swing districts, voters vent over health care, fear Trump – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170514/in-swing-districts-voters-vent-over-health-care-fear-trump
— Police: Man hit by train in Springfield may have been taking selfie – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170513/police-man-hit-by-train-in-springfield-may-have-been-taking-selfie
— UIS graduates set example by getting degree – John Reynolds (DIERSEN: Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother had never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170513/uis-graduates-set-example-by-getting-degree

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Even humor is leaving the state of Illinois – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-05-14/rich-millercapitol-fax-even-humor-leaving-state-illinois.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. David Olsen, R-Downers Grove, is a cheery and bright young man who generally speaks softly and is of, shall we say, slight build. But he sang a full-throated, a capella version of “Illinois,” our state song. Olsen mesmerized the audience. . .But a freshman Republican House member reportedly took a video of the skit during rehearsal last week and sent it to a member of her leadership team. Republican legislators told me later they were then yanked out of the dance and by showtime last week only Democrats performed during the routine.)

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Bad genes? Get a healthier lifestyle  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
http://www.qconline.com/life/bad-genes-get-a-healthier-lifestyle/article_38c8dfe9-8199-5a14-93d2-d16b561cf37d.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Can Illinois Lawmakers Get Together To Resolve Budget Impasse? – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/can-illinois-lawmakers-get-together-resolve-budget-impasse

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Senate Budget Negotiators: We Have No Plan B — Yet – Brian Mackey
http://nprillinois.org/post/senate-budget-negotiators-we-have-no-plan-b-yet#stream/0

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— VIDEO: Kelly to the West Suburban Patriots: Why I’m Challenging Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw3whDY2FTk

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— IFI’s Higgins Discusses the Transgender Agenda With Sandy Rios  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-ifis-higgins-discusses-transgender-agenda-sandy-rios/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT—EVEN WHEN THE CRITICISM CONTAINS MATH  (DIERSEN: The Constitution is supposed to protect criticism of the federal government’s implementation of its Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts, but in actuality, it does not.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/the-constitution-protects-criticism-of-the-governmenteven-when-the-criticism-contains-math.html

 

GOPUSA
— Top House Dem: This is John McCain’s finest hour  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise anti-Trumps.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24391

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Do You Keep False Information Away from the President? – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want you to get all your government and political news and commentary from them, and from them only.  How do the following Republicans get their government and political news and commentary: a) voters in your precinct, b) your Precinct Committeeman, c) the officers of your township, ward, and/or county party organizations, d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, e) the IRP officers, f) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, g) your local, township/ward, county, Illinois, and federal elected officials, h) etc.?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or come to my defense. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/447624/how-do-you-keep-false-information-away-president

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— FALSE CLAIMS TO US CITIZENSHIP  Far from a “victimless crime.” – Michael Cutler
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266702/false-claims-us-citizenship-michael-cutler

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Leaders Are Made, Not Born! – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want you to lead anything.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/15/leaders-made-not-born/

 

POLITICO
— How Trump gets his fake news  The president rarely surfs the web on his own, but his staff have made a habit of slipping news stories on to his desk—including the occasional internet hoax. – SHANE GOLDMACHER  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want you to get all your government and political news and commentary from them, and from them only.  How do the following Republicans get their government and political news and commentary: a) voters in your precinct, b) your Precinct Committeeman, c) the officers of your township, ward, and/or county party organizations, d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, e) the IRP officers, f) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, g) your local, township/ward, county, Illinois, and federal elected officials, h) etc.?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or come to my defense. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/15/donald-trump-fake-news-238379

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/opinion/trumps-madness-invites-mutiny.html?ref=opinion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s advisers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/opinion/trump-tax-cuts-deficit.html
— The Culprits Behind White Flight – LEAH BOUSTAN  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration.  Now they promote segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/opinion/white-flight.html
— Real Estate’s New Normal: Homeowners Staying Put – CONOR DOUGHERTY  (DIERSEN: What factors drag down the value of your home? Factors for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton include the subdivision being built in a watershed area and a former septic field, the tremendous amount of surface and subsurface storm water that flows onto the lot during and after heavy rains, the inadequate number of storm sewer inlets in the subdivision, the disruption, obstruction, and improper connection of 6″ and 4″ subterranean drainage lines when the home was built, the pouring the foundation walls on cracked footings, the improper installation and intentional blockage of exterior foundation footing tiles, the installation of only one sump pump when there should have been two or even three or even four, the many long and wide cracks in the basement floor, and the fact that all the storm water that gets into the storm sewer system on the lot is limited to the capacity of just one 4″ pipe.  What factors decrease the likelihood of your basement flooding?  For 915 Cove Court, they include the installation of steel reinforcement rods in foundation walls, the installation of interior footing tiles, my paying $900 when the home was built in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my installing a backup sump pump, my unobstructing and properly connecting the aforesaid subterranean drainage lines to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my paying for unobstruction (the removal of stones) from some of the exterior footing tiles, my adding hundreds of feet of French drains and many storm sewer inlets on the lot and connecting them directly to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, my properly sealing the many long and wide cracks in the basement floor, my paying for conversion to an overhead sewer system before the basement was finished in 2005, and my paying for a 20-W whole house natural gas backup electric generator for the home.  Since 1984, because of Wheaton’s failure/refusal to assure that building codes were enforced when the subdivision was constructed and when 915 Cove Court was built, I have been forced to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my labor to stop basement flooding.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/14/business/economy/home-ownership-turnover.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Arizona, teachers can now be hired with absolutely no training in how to teach – Valerie Strauss  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Democrats are nasty. GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates crowed that they succeeded in forcing me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that none of the following helped me carry out my duties as a GAO employee: a) the almost 9 years that I had worked for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173; b) the fact that much of what I did for IRS was similar to what I did for GAO including interviewing, data gathering, data summary, data analysis, report writing, recommending legal actions, etc.; c) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; d) my almost having completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul; e) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; f) etc.  After I transferred, they  hinted/implied/argued/shouted that none of the following helped me carry out my duties as a GAO employee: a) my completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 while I was assigned to audits of federal financial industry regulators. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, and/or a veteran, they would not have done the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/14/in-arizona-teachers-can-now-be-hired-with-absolutely-no-training-in-how-to-teach/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump’s say “Donald Trump has biggest credibility gap of any president since Nixon.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on destroying my credibility. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/14/donald-trump-truth-no-consequences-does-credibility-matter-president-comey-ne
— GOP health bill creates separate countries of the sick and the well.  Pre-existing conditions recognize no boundaries. Winners can turn into losers overnight. – Sara T. Baker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/15/darwinian-republican-health-care-plan/101441216/

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Pre-existing conditions keep people shackled and kill dreams – TERRY AIKIN (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who disapprove of, despise, or hate my pre-existing conditions. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, and a draft avoider. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I am a retired federal employee. I am childless and pet-less. I have only owned American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2017/05/15/Pre-existing-conditions-keep-people-shackled-and-kill-dreams/stories/201705100039

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Aides Slip Him Fake News  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/05/15/report-trump-aides-slip-him-fake-news

 

GOVERNING
— Without More Census Funding, Disadvantaged Communities Risk Being Overlooked Most  Many predict severe, long-term consequences for the 2020 count and all the programs that rely on it. – MIKE MACIAG
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-2020-census-funding-debate.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Health premiums going up, again – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/05/health-premiums-going-up-again/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— They hate the U.S. government, and they’re multiplying: the terrifying rise of ‘sovereign citizens.”  While U.S. counter-terrorism efforts remain locked on Islamist extremism, the growing threat from homegrown, rightwing extremists is even more pressing – Oliver Conroy  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use the federal government, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/15/sovereign-citizens-rightwing-terrorism-hate-us-government

May 13 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump urges Liberty University grads to stand up to criticism – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/254439619-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump has a long history of recording calls, according to former associates – Marc Fisher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-recording-calls-20170513-story.html
— Tennessee Woman attempts to drive GOP congressman off road over health care vote: police – Kristine Phillips
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-health-care-vote-road-rage-20170513-story.html
— Chicago water commissioner resigns amid IG probe into racist, sexist emails – Hal Dardick, Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-staff-changes-met-0413-20170512-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg taking aim at prostitution with steep fines – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170512/schaumburg-taking-aim-at-prostitution-with-steep-fines

 

CRAIN’S CHICAHO BUSINESS
— This South Loop school fight is a classic – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170513/ISSUE05/170519930/south-loop-cps-school-fight-between-haves-and-have-nots

 

WTTW
— Cook County Short Nearly 190,000 Affordable Rental Units – Maya Miller  (DIERSEN: 30% of my $4,407/mo. income is $1,322/mo.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/12/report-cook-county-short-nearly-190000-affordable-rental-units

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Civic Federation tips balance to unbalanced – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170513/statehouse-insider-civic-federation-tips-balance-to-unbalanced
— Durbin vocal in keeping an eye on Trump – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170513/bernard-schoenburg-durbin-vocal-in-keeping-eye-on-trump

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— NPR Illinois sets state budget forum Wednesday in Champaign
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-13/npr-illinois-sets-state-budget-forum-wednesday-champaign.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — How to Build Wealth After Graduation – Michael Masterson
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/credit/how-to-build-wealth-after-graduation/article_39fa3070-d5cd-57dc-b4d2-5d5632ba5c37.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump urges grads to draw lessons from his outsider status – THEODORE SCHLEIFER  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be an outsider?  The following want me to be an outsider: 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-urges-grads-to-draw-lessons-from-his-outsider-status/713168177

 

WIRE POINTS
— ‘Nasty Women’ Art Exhibit Raises Money For Planned Parenthood – DNAinfo Chicago  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, women who oppose Trump want to viewed as being nasty.  How soon, if not already, will these nasty women completely dump all men?)
http://www.wirepoints.com/nasty-women-art-exhibit-raises-money-for-planned-parenthood-dnainfo-chicago/

 

ROBERT FEDER:
— For the first time in 27 years, Crain’s Chicago Business is requiring payment from people to be considered for its annual “40 Under 40” feature spotlighting up-and-coming business and civic leaders. (DIERSEN: If you are non-veteran White male federal employee, to be considered an up-and-coming leader, you have to make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if the were a federal employee, they could easily do that.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/05/12/robservations-cumulus-ups-troy-hanson-ops-boss/#new_tab

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama accuses Trump of feeding kids ‘crap’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24352
— Bill O’Reilly vows ‘big, big story’ coming on Fox ouster; details will expose ‘left-wing cabal’
http://www.gopusa.com/bill-oreilly-vows-big-big-story-coming-on-fox-ouster-details-will-expose-left-wing-cabal/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Connecticut bans therapy for children with unwanted gay attractions – Peter LaBarbera  (DIERSEN: One would expect that those who promote homosexual activity a) want men to hate women and b) want women to hate men.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-catholic-conference-offer-no-resistance-to-connecticuts-heterosexual-th

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The DREAMer narrative gets old – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/the_dreamer_narrative_gets_old.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Withheld News From Spicer on Firing Comey – Wanda Carruthers  (DIERSEN: Who withholds government and political news from you?  The following withhold government and political news from 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.newsmax.com/Politics/President-Donald-Trump-Sean-Spicer-White-House-shakeup-leaks/2017/05/13/id/789949/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
–The “FIJI” fraternity at the University of Chicago had to apologize for holding a construction-themed party to celebrate progress on renovations after students deemed it “racially insensitive” because it happened to occur on Cinco de Mayo. – Anthony Gockowski
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9163

 

THE HILL
— Trump kept Spicer in the dark on Comey firing – MAX GREENWOOD  (DIERSEN: Who tries to keep you in the dark?  The following try to keep me in the dark: 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333253-trump-kept-spicer-in-the-dark-on-comey-firing-report

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sinclair Requires TV Stations to Air Segments That Tilt to the Right – SYDNEY EMBER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/business/media/sinclair-broadcast-komo-conservative-media.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— THE PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT TEETH  You can work full time but not have the money to fix your teeth – visible reminders of the divide between rich and poor – Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan  (DIERSEN: Even though my wife and I have dental insurance, we still have many thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket dental expenses each year.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2017/05/13/the-painful-truth-about-teeth/

 

FORBES
— Your College Major Isn’t Your Destiny, Even With A STEM Degree – George Anders
https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2017/05/13/your-college-major-isnt-your-destiny-even-with-a-stem-degree/#60ceb1fb7c08

May 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At 25, ex-U46 board member Cody Holt gave some parting remarks.says his political days aren’t over – Rafael Guerrero  (DIERSEN: When I was 25, in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my IRS career was over.  They had succeeded in a) getting rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) disallowing my partial-day per diem claims.  SEE:
http://www.gao.gov/products/463866  They would not have focused on ending my IRS career if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-u46-holt-exit-st-0509-20170512-story.html
— School districts issue ’13 Reasons Why’ cautions – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-schools-react-13-reasons-why-st-0514-20170512-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tell the good and the bad at the Obama Presidential Center. Obama is freer than ever to tell the story of his presidency any way he chooses. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What gives you independence?  If me, the main things include my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, my $2,028 Social Security, no debts, and retirement savings.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/tell-the-good-and-the-bad-at-the-obama-presidential-center/

 

DAILY HERALD
—  Chicago Reader staffers authorize strike – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: No one who could and would do for you what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois would do it for less than $200,000 a year.  It takes 10+ hours each and every day, 70+ hours each and every week, 300+ hours each and every month, 3,650+ hours each and every year, and 36,500+ hours each and every decade to put together and sent out two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every day.  Would-be GOPUSA Illinois Editors should know that they will be blamed for each and every defeat that Republicans suffer in Illinois.  Would-be GOPUSA Illinois Editors should know that they will be severely punished if not destroyed if they fail/refuse to serve as operatives or dupes for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, and in Illinois.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170512/feder-chicago-reader-staffers-authorize-strike
— OUYSTANDING: Island Lake bans new video gambling permits – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170512/island-lake-bans-new-video-gambling-permits
— Kane’s money-saving computer system will cost $80,000 to fix delays – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170512/kanex2019s-money-saving-computer-system-will-cost-80000-to-fix-delays

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate committee approves bill to move school elections to the fall – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170511/senate-committee-approves-bill-to-move-school-elections-to-fall

 

SAUK VALLEY
— ‘Politics of blame’ diminishes us all  Blame will be the name of the game in Campaign ’18 – Jim Nowlan  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/05/11/politics-of-blame-diminishes-us-all/ah0z9wv/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Farmers To Benefit From International Trade With China – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-farmers-to-benefit-from-international-trade-with-china

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Comey was taken aback by Trump request for loyalty pledge  Refusal factored into FBI director’s dismissal – JAKE TAPPER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on destroying those who fail/refuse to pledge total loyalty to them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/comey-was-taken-aback-by-trump-request-for-loyalty-pledge/712982240
— Paul Ryan on Trump and Comey: ‘I’m focusing on what’s in my control’ Speaker says he’s working on other issues – SABA HAMEDY  (DIERSEN: What do you have control over? For me, it is GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Those who work against me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have some, most, or complete control over the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/paul-ryan-on-trump-and-comey-im-focusing-on-whats-in-my-control/713002818
— Feinstein, Durbin call on Rosenstein to resign if no special prosecutor is named – SABA HAMEDY  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should resign as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/feinstein-durbin-call-on-rosenstein-to-resign-if-no-special-prosecutor-is-named/713091125
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No one knows if Trump is making White House recordings. Tweet gives fresh ammo for Nixon comparisons.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/no-one-knows-if-trump-is-making-white-house-recordings/713015339
— Trump again suggests ending White House briefings.  President says media is “very unfair.” – DYLAN BYERS  (DIERSEN: Democrat and Democrat plant politicians, Libertarian and Libertarian plant politicians, Green and Green plant politicians, and RINO politicians a) do not want me to know about their events or their other activities, b) do not want me to promote their events or their other activities, c) do not want me to attend their events or ask questions at their events, and d) do not want me to report on their events or their other activities.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-again-suggests-ending-white-house-briefings-wont-commit-to-spicer/712939091

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Illinois GOP suggests Biss borrows Madigan’s knife to stab him in the back – Caitlin Nordahl
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511115390-gop-suggests-biss-borrows-madigan-s-knife-to-stab-him-in-the-back

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Please Contact Gov. Rauner About Tax-Payer Funding of Abortion! VETO HB 40
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/please-contact-gov-rauner-hb-40/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Oppo dump! Pritzker hit on huge property tax appeal  (DIERSEN: Have you let property “go to pot?”  Last year, when my mother died, I inherited half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete where I lived 1954-1972.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would charge me with letting it “go to pot” because no one would buy the house for anything close to what Crete Township assessor says it is worth.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/12/oppo-dump-pritzker-hit-on-huge-property-tax-appeal/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I always have a simple answer for people who ask questions like: Why would a guy with $3.4 billion care about saving a few hundred grand on his property taxes? My reply: It’s America, man. Nothing’s ever enough here. It looks like he bought the house next door to establish a buffer. He remodeled the outside so it looked nice, but apparently let the inside go to pot. (The appraiser was let inside that house, but not into Pritzker’s actual residence, which also got a reduction, over security concerns.) Then apparently he got tired of paying taxes on a house that wasn’t worth nearly as much as its appraised value.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump on Asking for Comey’s Loyalty: ‘I Didn’t’ – Todd Beamon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on destroying those who fail/refuse to pledge total loyalty to them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-asking-james-comey-loyalty/2017/05/12/id/789877/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s war with Comey intensifies.”  The term “war” implies that each side has equal power. My critics/opponents are “at war” with me and have tremendous power in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. But I have never come close to holding a leadership position in any of the aforesaid.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/333217-trumps-war-with-comey-intensifies

 

BREITBART
— Historically Black Texas University Backs-Off Senator Cornyn’s Commencement Invite – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/12/historically-black-texas-university-backs-off-senator-cornyn-commencement-invite/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Trump’s White House Press Briefings, No Degree of Accuracy Required.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/business/media/white-house-press-briefings-some-degree-of-accuracy-required.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Looking Like a Liar or a Fool: What It Means to Work for Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/us/politics/trump-sean-spicer-sarah-huckabee-sanders.html
— How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality  An enormous entitlement in the tax code props up home prices — and overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy and the upper middle class. – MATTHEW DESMOND  (DIERSEN: Home ownership promotes upward mobility, it should always be encouraged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/magazine/how-homeownership-became-the-engine-of-american-inequality.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Attorney General Sessions Revives Policy of Tougher Sentences for Drug Offenders  Sentencing guidelines flow from President Trump’s law and order agenda – Beth Reinhard
https://www.wsj.com/articles/attorney-general-sessions-revives-policy-of-tougher-sentences-for-drug-offenders-1494583202
— Chicago Police Take a Page From ‘Minority Report’  Looking to combat a surge of violence, the Chicago Police Department is turning to predictive policing technology like HunchLab and Strategic Subject List – Shibani Mahtani
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-police-take-a-page-from-minority-report-1494581400
— Salaries Soar for the Class of 2017  Average pay for new college graduates hits $49,785, highest in at least a decade – Kelsey Gee  (In today’s dollars, in 1971, when I was 22 years old, my GS-7 IRS salary was $44,853. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/salaries-soar-for-the-class-of-2017-1494581404
— The Opening of the Liberal Mind  Wesleyan president  Michael S. Roth on why universities need affirmative action for the study of conservative, libertarian and religious ideas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-opening-of-the-liberal-mind-1494515186
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Reasons Why Consumers Won’t Spend – Justin LaHart  (DIERSEN: Every year, if not every month, if not every day, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security goes down.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-consumers-wont-consume-1494610024
— The Questions of a Lifetime  ‘Why are we in America?’ I asked when I was 4. The next eight decades have provided many answers. – David Epstein  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-questions-of-a-lifetime-1494622164

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Most Seniors Flunked a New Retirement Quiz. Could You Do Better? – Walter Updegrave
http://time.com/money/4771461/retirement-quiz-pass-or-flunk/

May 10 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, May 10, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  Attendees included Almiron, Austin, Bibbiano, Carlson, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Amy Grant, Henry, Hinkle, Keller, Krzyzewski, LeVan, Lofgren, Holder, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Menna, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orel, Romano, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Whelan, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— GOP STYMIES ILLINOIS SENATE ‘GRAND BARGAIN’ REVIVAL – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-stymies-illinois-senate-grand-bargain-revival/1977796/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Politicians React to Firing of FBI Director James Comey – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-politicians-react-to-firing-of-fbi-director-james-comey-421883143.html

 

CBS2
— Republican Hultgren: Comey Firing Concerning – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/10/republican-hultgren-comey-firing-concerning/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTRAGEOUS: TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Senate sends bill to Rauner that would promote abortion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-senate-met-0511-20170510-story.html
— Emanuel won’t say why he waited so long to reveal depth of CPS money woes – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-cps-funding-rauner-met-0511-20170510-story.html
— ‘Different feel’ in store for visitors as Balmoral Park reopens to public – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balmoral-park-st-0507-20170505-story.html
— Punching in past 65: Older-worker rate highest since 1962 – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–older-workers-20170505-story.html
— Cullerton blames Rauner for latest snag in attempt to end impasse – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-rauner-budget-met-0511-20170510-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abortion bill heads to Gov. Rauner’s desk after Senate passage – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk-after-senate-passage/
— Kellyanne Conway is back, but she’s not going viral
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kellyanne-conway-is-back-but-shes-not-going-viral/
— Emanuel says he’s ready to do ‘very difficult things’ to save CPS – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-says-hes-ready-to-do-very-difficult-things-to-save-cps/
— Cullerton puts self in Rauner’s shoes, then kicks him in pants – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-puts-self-in-rauners-shoes-then-kicks-him-in-pants/

 

DAILY HERALD
— The Latest: GOP stymies Senate ‘grand bargain’ revival – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170510/news/305109843/
— Aurora’s first African-American mayor Richard Irvin takes office – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/aurorax2019s-first-african-american-mayor-takes-office
— Sears CEO blasts media for many problems at company – Anna Marie Kukec  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. throughout Illinois who blast me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170510/sears-ceo-blasts-media-for-many-problems-at-company

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP holds the line on Comey firing—for now – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170510/BLOGS02/170519989/gop-holds-the-line-on-comey-firing-for-now

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Comey firing reaction differs by party – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170510/bernard-schoenburg-comey-firing-reaction-differs-by-party
— Central Illinois Congress members react to Comey’s firing
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170510/central-illinois-congress-members-react-to-comeys-firing

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Federal judge scolds attorneys in Aaron Schock case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170509/federal-judge-scolds-attorneys-in-aaron-schock-case

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus’ war chest got a lot healthier – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-10/tom-kacich-shimkus-war-chest-got-lot-healthier.html

 

TIMES
— ‘Politics of blame’ game diminishes us all – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-politics-of-blame-game-diminishes-us-all/article_6d109d58-407b-5c40-9fd7-600ae900df0a.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Illinois appellate court orders College of DuPage Foundation to disclose federal subpoena
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/10/illinois-appellate-court-orders-college-of-dupage-foundation-to-disclose-federal-subpoena/a7gc1wj/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— A ‘white hot’ Trump stewed over Comey’s fate  Communications team kept in the dark – JEFF ZELENY AND JOHN KING
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/a-white-hot-trump-stewed-over-comeys-fate/711283142

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An abortion promoter says “Law Protecting Abortion Access In Illinois Heads To Rauner’s Desk.”
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170510/lakeview/law-protecting-abortion-access-illinois-heads-rauners-desk

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “DuPage Democrats have a chance to unseat Roskam.”
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/peter-roskam-sixth-district-reelection-trumpcare/Content?oid=26461037

 

SANAMON SUN
— Illinois GOP: Secretary of State White keeps pulling rug out from under retirement – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511113031-illinois-gop-secretary-of-state-white-keeps-pulling-rug-out-from-under-retirement

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County Board Meeting met with angry citizens – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/coles-county-board-meeting-met-with-angry-citizens/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/INGOLD: HARSH CRITICISM BY LOYAL OPPOSITION TO AHCA UNFOUNDED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorneringold-harsh-criticism-by-loyal-opposition-to-ahca-unfounded.html

 

CAPOITOL FAX
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: HB 40 clears Senate
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/10/hb-40-clears-senate/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Senate Passes ‘Sanctuary State’ Bill to Hamper Immigration Officers – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/10/illinois-senate-passes-sanctuary-state-bill-hamper-immigration-officers/

 

GOPUSA
— Harvard Approves Blacks Only Graduation Ceremony  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote segregation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24148
— McCain: James Comey is a man of honor and integrity  (DIERSEN: If Trump fired you, who would come to your defense?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24208
— UNACCEPTABLE: Mexican government spends $250,000 in Sacramento to defend illegal aliens living here
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24047

 

HOT AIR
— Government employee unions looking to “influence” downsizing – JAZZ SHAW  (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/05/10/government-employee-unions-looking-influence-downsizing/

 

FEDERALIST
— Having Pets Instead Of Kids Should Be Considered A Psychiatric Disorder – G. Shane Morris
http://thefederalist.com/2017/05/09/pets-instead-kids-considered-psychiatric-disorder/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Former FBI Agents Praise Comey Firing – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: I am a former GAO employee. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I am a former IRS employee. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I am a former Post Office employee. I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/09/former-fbi-agents-praise-comey-firing-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP CRASHES NEWS GATEKEEPERS TO REACH AMERICANS  Campaign uses new tool to reveal facts mainstream media are ‘hiding’ – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/trump-crashes-news-gatekeepers-to-reach-americans/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Limiting a President’s Power to Dismiss Federal Appointees – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors dismissed me in 1997.  The following ether have no problem with that or are overjoyed with that: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447494/presidential-dismissal-power-james-comey-donald-trump-reopen-old-questions

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THE REAL 1 PERCENT: THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: No employee of Conservative Republican News would seek or take a job with the federal government.  They know that the following are true: a) pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) they cannot pass an employment examination, e) they cannot pass a background investigation, f) they cannot pass a physical examination, g) they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/10/the-real-1-percent-the-federal-workforce/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SESSIONS: OUTSTANDING: Sessions to Toughen Rules on Prosecuting Drug Crimes – REBECCA R. RUIZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/jeff-sessions-sentencing-criminal-justice.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Ex-Clinton aides doubt reasons given for FBI director’s firing- Abby Phillip  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/this-terrifies-me-ex-clinton-aides-slam-trumps-firing-of-fbi-director-comey/2017/05/09/1835738a-3505-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Racial discrimination suit against Fox expands with two more claimants – Mike Snider
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/08/racial-discrimination-suit-against-fox-expands-two-more-claimants/101449098/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Bill Expands Abortion Coverage, Faces Governor’s Veto – Reuters
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-05-10/illinois-bill-expands-abortion-coverage-faces-governors-veto
— Senate Tries to Revisit ‘Grand Bargain’ but GOP Won’t Agree  The Illinois Senate is plunging back into the “grand bargain” budget compromise with three weeks remaining in the legislative session. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-10/senate-tries-to-revisit-grand-bargain-but-gop-wont-agree
— Black Women Move to Forefront in Fight for Racial Equality  A new generation of black women is moving to take and keep a place at the forefront of the fight against racial bias. – AP (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, everyone has been required to give preference to minorities and to women, that is, to discriminate against Whites and against males.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2017-05-06/black-women-move-to-forefront-in-fight-for-racial-equality

May 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-fires-fbi-director-comey/amp/
— GOP Dold won’t seek rematch with Democrat Schneider in 10th – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-dold-wont-seek-rematch-with-democrat-schneider-in-10th/
— CPS needs $596M, not $129M, to finish year, top mayoral aide says – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-needs-596m-not-129m-to-finish-year-top-mayoral-aide-says/
— Senate questions Mendoza about employee on city do-not-hire list – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Are you/have you been on a do-not-hire list? If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with evidence of my Democrat GAO superiors sabotaging both my job search and my efforts to earn income as a consultant.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-questions-mendoza-about-employee-on-city-do-not-hire-list/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For Illinois governor: Trade union leaders flock to the party that poorly serves their members – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-madigan-pritzker-unions-edit-20170509-story.html
— GSU has no plans to add Quinn likeness to Hall of Governors – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, George Ryan would still be the Governor of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gsu-hall-of-governors-st-0510-20170509-story.html
— Trump fires FBI Director James Comey – Devlin Barrett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-james-comey-fired-20170509-story.html
— Chicago alderman stands by comments despite gang threats, police protection – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ald-lopez-police-protection-gang-threat-met-20170509-story.html
— No sanctuary in Chicago’s street gang wars – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-violence-kass-0510-20170509-column.html
— Trump’s Taj Mahal — the ‘8th wonder of the world’ — sold for pennies on the dollar – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-taj-mahal-sold-20170509-story.html
— A Chicago alderman finally speaks truth to gang violence – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-lopez-gangs-alderman-violence-edit-0510-jm-20170509-story.html
— Illinois House lawmakers pen letter to vent about lack of a budget – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0510-20170509-story.html
— Top state auditor Mautino should face campaign fine, recommendation says – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-frank-mautino-campaign-spending-fine-met-20170509-story.html
— For Illinois governor: Trade union leaders flock to the party that poorly serves their members – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-madigan-pritzker-unions-edit-20170509-story.html
— Incoming Orland Park mayor to hold post-election fundraiser – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-mayor-fundraiser-st-0510-20170509-story.html
— Life expectancy increasing in Lake County, but health outcomes unequal – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-life-expectancy-st-0510-20170509-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Des Plaines likely to opt out of Cook County minimum wage hike – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170509/des-plaines-likely-to-opt-out-of-cook-county-minimum-wage-hike
— Many U-46 administrators, principals, teachers retiring – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170509/many-u-46-administrators-principals-teachers-retiring
— Carol Stream mayor wins $12,700 Illinois Lotto prize – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170508/carol-stream-mayor-wins-12700-illinois-lotto-prize
— Newcomer Jeremy Wynes, not Dold, to challenge Schneider in 10th District – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170509/newcomer-not-dold-to-challenge-schneider-in-10th-district
— Glenbard’s 4 schools ranked among nation’s Most Challenging High Schools 7th year in a row – Peg Mannion
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170509/glenbardx2019s-4-schools-ranked-among-nationx2019s-most-challenging-high-schools-7th-year-in-a-row
— Address ‘pressure culture’ with frank, loving conversation – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170509/editorial-address-x2018pressure-culturex2019-with-frank-loving-conversation

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield’s iffy new budget chatter – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170509/BLOGS02/170509825/springfields-iffy-new-budget-chatter
— Sinclair-Tribune deal would give conservative voice a big-city perch – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170509/NEWS06/170509826/sinclair-tribune-deal-would-give-conservative-voice-a-big-city-perch
— Pritzker snags key downstate backing – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Who seeks your backing?  Who shuns your backing?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170509/BLOGS02/170509823/pritzker-snags-key-downstate-backing
— Crain’s 2017 40 Under 40  Click here to submit a new nomination.  You have until June 15 to nominate someone for Crain’s 2017 40 Under 40. (DIERSEN: If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, to be a rising star, you need to make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. Extremely few non-veteran White male federal employees are rising stars.)
https://crainschicago.secure-platform.com/a

 

ABC7
— WHITE HOUSE: FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY FIRED
http://abc7chicago.com/news/white-house-fbi-director-james-comey-fired/1973209/
— REPUBLICAN JEREMY WYNES JOINS RACE FOR ILLINOIS’ 10TH CONGRESSIONAL SEAT – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/republican-joins-race-for-illinois-10th-congressional-seat/1973354/

 

NBC5
— Trump Fires Comey From FBI; Search for New Director to Begin Immediately
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/FBI-Chief-James-Comey-Huma-Abedin-Testimony-421760253.html
— Illinois Governor’s Race Shaping Up to Be a Battle of the Billionaires – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governor-race-pritzker-rauner-spending-421772824.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Officials React To Comey Firing Bombshell – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/09/comey-firing-illinois-officials-react-to-bombshell/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats promote abortion in Illinois.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170509/illinois-senate-panel-endorses-abortion-protections

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Teacher raised in Yorkville running against Randy Hultgren for Congress – TONY SCOTT  (DIERSEN: If you ran for a government office, what would the news media call you?  Would the news media call me a “retired federal employee raised in Crete” or maybe the “GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000?”)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/05/09/teacher-raised-in-yorkville-running-against-randy-hultgren-for-congress/aa2c48z/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pigs May Fly In Chicago As Trump Protest – RACHEL OTWELL
http://nprillinois.org/post/pigs-may-fly-chicago-trump-protest#stream/0

 

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Didn’t Win Because Unemployed White Workers Were ‘Left Behind’ By The Economy. He Won Because Democrats Alienated Them With Their Culture War. – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16216/study-trump-didnt-win-because-unemployed-white-ben-shapiro

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Carlinville Blows Off Attorney General Again – Refuses To Answer – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/carlinville-blows-off-attorney-general-again-refuses-to-answer/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Hearing officer recommends fining Mautino committee on narrow issue
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/09/hearing-officer-recommends-fining-mautino-committee-on-narrow-issue/
— Quinn throws staff under the bus  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have thrown me under the bus.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/09/quinn-throws-staff-under-the-bus/

 

FOX NEWS
— Catholic school banishes Chick-fil-A – Todd Starnes
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/08/catholic-school-banishes-chick-fil.html
— Federal employees honored for helping vets, others with innovations – Joseph Weber
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/09/federal-employees-honored-for-helping-vets-others-with-innovations.html

 

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: ‘Beyond sanctuary’: County pushing legal aid for criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24071
— Spanish teacher who had students smash Trump pinata placed on paid leave (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who run GAO have had me on reduced paid leave since 1997 – instead of a $122,991 salary, I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, or 59% less.  What did I do?  In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I failed/refused to help my superiors get rid of their employees because of their political affiliation, race, gender, or age. I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I failed/refused to become a Democrat. I avoided the draft.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24107
— Catholic school banishes Chick-fil-A
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24151

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— MTV gives ‘Best Kiss’ award to two men for gay scene – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/mtv-gives-best-kiss-award-to-two-black-men

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Feminization of Everything Fails Our Boys – David French
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447445/higher-education-gender-gap-favors-women-feminization-everything-fails-boys

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— A widening love-my-country gap from Democrats – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who discourage Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. from supporting Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/05/09/a-widening-love-my-country-gap-from-dems
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Longtime conservative activist Gary Bauer is concerned about the growing patriotism gap between the two major political parties in America. A recent Gallup poll found that fewer Democrats are proud to be Americans. The survey, conducted in March 2017, revealed 67 percent of Democrats are “extremely proud” or “very proud” to be Americans; that compares to 78 percent in 2016. There was little change among Republicans and Independents. In fact, the survey shows Republicans’ pride at 92 percent. Gallup reports the current 25-point gap in patriotic feelings between Republicans and Democrats is the highest in Gallup’s records. In January 2007, the party gap was 21 points. Gary Bauer of the Campaign for Working Families recently wrote on American Thinker that this patriotism gap is getting far less attention than it deserves. “There is a growing radical left in the Democratic Party,” Bauer tells OneNewsNow. “And there is a growing movement among young Americans who tend to be leaning toward the left politically who are not traditionally patriotic any longer.” Bauer thinks there are several reasons for that, including the anti-American history being taught in colleges and universities. “And then there’s this tendency on the radical left to see America as a country that oppresses people, that was built on slavery,” he says. “So it’s a serious issue when there is declining patriotism overall. It’s a serious issue when the left wing of one party seems to be declining in its patriotic feelings. “Bauer says it’s particularly troubling when younger Americans have lower levels of patriotism than any American generation in modern history.)

 

BREITBART
— ACLU Issues ‘Travel Alert’ for Texas after Sanctuary City Ban – BOB PRICE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps punish you if you do not a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/09/aclu-issues-travel-alert-texas-sanctuary-city-ban/
— Armed Gang Disguised in Islamic Burqas Stole Thousands in Violent Raids – LIAM DEACON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/09/armed-gang-disguised-in-islamic-burqas-stole-thousands-in-violent-raids/
— 15 Illegal Immigrants Arrested for Alleged Identity Theft – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Of course, all of the many millions who are in America illegally have one or more false identifications. How many of those millions used their false identification(s) to vote for Clinton?)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/09/15-illegal-immigrants-arrested-alleged-identity-theft/

 

BARBWIRE
— CONSERVATIVE PURGE AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES – ROBERT OSCAR LOPEZ
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/09/truth-shall-set-free/

 

BLAZE
— California may soon end ban on communists serving in government – Sara Gonzales  (DIERSEN: How soon will California ban members of the following groups from serving in government: 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/2017/05/09/california-may-soon-end-ban-on-communists-serving-in-government/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— While the Left Ignores Voter Fraud, More Evidence Mounts to Prove Them Wrong – Jason Snead and Robert Ordway
http://dailysignal.com/2017/05/03/left-ignores-voter-fraud-evidence-mounts-prove-wrong/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Fake Statistics Created ‘Rape Anxiety’ Among Female Students – TOM KNIGHTON (DIERSEN: Anti-males want everyone to hate males.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/05/08/fake-statistics-created-rape-anxiety-among-female-students/

 

THE HILL
— GOP Intelligence chairman troubled by Trump’s firing of FBI director – ALEXANDER BOLTON  (DIERSEN: The following are not troubled at all a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) that 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) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and in 1968: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.).
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332657-gop-intelligence-chairman-troubled-by-trumps-firing-of-fbi-director

 

CBS NEWS
— Legalized pot sends more teens to ER in Colorado – DENNIS THOMPSON
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pot-legalized-colorado-teens-hospital-er/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Fires James Comey as FBI Chief  President accepts recommendations of attorney general and deputy attorney general to dismiss FBI director – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey-1494366613
— Business Schools Take a Stand Against Academic Rankings  Deans and faculty at more than 20 universities urge others not to participate in the process – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four college degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-school-rankings-stir-new-rancor-1494331202

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, in Wisconsin, getting an ID and bringing it to a polling place is “insurmountable” for “many” Clinton supporters.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2017-05-09/in-wisconsin-id-law-proved-insurmountable-for-many-voters

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Democrats Are Shaming Republicans by Holding Town Halls in GOP Districts  The bold new strategy grew organically after the GOP House passed Trumpcare last week. Will Democratic leadership get behind it? – GRAHAM VYSE
https://newrepublic.com/article/142562/democrats-shaming-republicans-holding-town-halls-gop-districts

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Longtime LGBT community supporter & former Governor Pat Quinn unveils portrait – Brian Troutman
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/83629600/longtime-lgbt-community-supporter–former-governor-pat-quinn-unveils-portrait

May 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Preckwinkle swipes at Rauner on health care bill – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-preckwinkle-rauner-health-care-met-0509-20170508-story.html
— Quinn needles old rival Rauner as his portrait is unveiled – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-pat-quinn-official-portrait-unveiled-met-0509-20170508-story.html
— End-of-session endgame surfaces at Illinois Capitol – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-talks-met-0509-20170508-story.html
— Wheaton Memorial Park Improvements Feature an Amphitheater for $3.2 Million – Melissa Burns
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-wheaton-memorial-park-improvements-feature-an-2017-05-08-story.html
— Irvin set to take over as mayor of Aurora – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-council-st-0509-20170508-story.html

— Entrepreneur Jimmy Odom leaves government, says Illinois isn’t committed to minorities – Cheryl V. Jackson  (DIERSEN: What about the federal government?  Since the 1960s, hiring and advancing young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females has been its top priority.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and inclusion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-jimmy-odom-leaves-state-bsi-20170508-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senators talk budget, Madigan talks compromise — GOP rolls eyes – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senators-talk-budget-madigan-talks-compromise-gop-rolls-eyes/
— How long should a juvenile crime record follow you around? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-long-should-a-juvenile-crime-record-follow-you-around/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump to announce federal court nominees – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170508/news/305089900/
— Representatives’ local events during congressional recess – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170508/representativesx2019-local-events-during-congressional-recess

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner wusses out in Obamacare debate – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170508/BLOGS02/170509849/rauner-wusses-out-in-obamacare-debate
— The biggest loser in Tribune Media’s sale to Sinclair Broadcasting – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170508/NEWS06/170509842/the-biggest-loser-in-tribune-medias-sale-to-sinclair-broadcasting
— How a $500,000 green card started fueling Chicago hotel developments – ALBY GALLUN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150711/ISSUE01/307119992/how-a-500-000-green-card-started-fueling-chicago-hotel-developments

 

ABC7
— ILLINOIS BUDGET IMPASSE APPROACHING 3RD YEAR – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-impasse-approaching-3rd-year/1969339/
— RETIRED MARINE KILLED WHILE TRYING TO STOP CARJACKER IN OAK PARK – John Garcia and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/retired-marine-killed-while-trying-to-stop-carjacker-in-oak-park/1967893/

 

NBC5
— GOP State Senator Bill Brady Takes Lead in Brokering ‘Grand Bargain’ – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-budget-deal-421570084.html

 

CBS2
— One Million More People Visited Illinois Last Year
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/08/one-million-more-people-visited-illinois-last-year/

 

WLS AM
— Senator Bill Brady Explains Why Freezing Property Taxes And Raising Illinois’ Income Tax Could Solve The State’s Budget Crisis
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/08/senator-explains-why-raising-illinois-income-tax-could-solve-the-states-budget-crisis/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan will work with Rauner on non-budget agenda compromise – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170508/madigan-will-work-with-rauner-on-non-budget-agenda-compromise

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— State Treasurer: Six Credit Downgrades Since Rauner Took Office – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/state-treasurer-six-credit-downgrades-since-rauner-took-office-05-08-2017

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries do not promote LGBTQ activity, they are destroyed by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that to do promote LGBTQ activity.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/most-illinois-us-representatives-back-bill-prohibiting-lgbtq-discrimination#stream/0

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-clarence-thomas-benefited-from-affirmative-action-he-now-disdains/article_42332abd-c2d4-51cb-8499-430f34ba42f5.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Sanctuary’ label not exactly welcome in Naperville, councilman Kevin Coyne says – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511111256-sanctuary-label-not-exactly-welcome-in-naperville-councilman-says

 

SANGAMON SUN
— State urged to keep Chicago from killing rest of Illinois economically – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511111792-state-urged-to-keep-chicago-from-killing-rest-of-illinois-economically

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Cardinal Cupich applauds Rauner’s veto vow on abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511110734-cardinal-cupich-applauds-rauner-s-veto-vow-on-abortion-bill
— Actuary’s model shows Chicago pension plan depleted in seven years – Chandra Lye
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511109124-actuary-s-model-shows-chicago-pension-plan-depleted-in-seven-years#new_tab

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Illinois Department on Aging celebrates Older Americans Month  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.  To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. They stress that if you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, the federal government considers you to be old and even worse things if you do not 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://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/14380-AGING_Older_Americans_Month.pdf

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage motion to stay and appeal granted in Breuder case. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/college-of-dupage-motion-to-stay-and-appeal-granted-in-breuder-case/
— SBE hearing Judge issues finding and recommendation – Frank Mautino willfully violated SBE order! – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/sbe-hearing-judge-issues-findingrecommendation-frank-mautino-violated-sbe-order/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LEFTISTS CELEBRATE MANDATORY VOTER REGISTRATION MOVING TO ILLINOIS HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/mandatory-voter-registration-moves-to-illinois-house.html
— HOUSE TO CONSIDER PROTECTING IMMIGRATION LAW EVADERS WHERE IL’S MOST VULNERABLE GATHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/house-to-consider-protecting-immigration-law-evaders-where-ils-most-vulnerable-gather.html
— TAX DOLLARS PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE FACING DEPORTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/tax-dollars-provide-legal-assistance-for-those-facing-deportation-group-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno calls it a “ploy” *** Durkin urges “great caution” on Madigan offer to Rauner, points to past as a warning
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/durkin-urges-great-caution-on-madigan-offer-to-rauner-points-to-past-as-a-warning/
— Munger responds for Rauner *** Frerichs comes out swinging
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/frerichs-comes-out-swinging/
— Edgar says he was referring to Blagojevich’s incompetence, not Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/edgar-says-he-was-referring-to-blagojevichs-incompetence-not-rauner/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump aims to eliminate redundant government hiring – Rachel Greszler  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/8/donald-trump-aims-to-eliminate-redundant-governmen/

 

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Conservative Republican’ Kasich: AHCA Not Socialist Enough
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16169/conservative-republican-kasich-ahca-not-socialist-robert-kraychik#

 

BREITBART
— Warren Buffett Says Free Trade Has Turned American Workers Into Roadkill – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/economics/2017/05/08/warren-buffett-says-globalization-left-american-workers-roadkill/
— Macron Younger than His Average Voter as French Youth Flocks to Le Pen – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/08/macron-younger-average-voter-youth-flocked-le-pen/

 

THE BLAZE
— 120-year-old church in Geneva, Illinois ditches ‘Baptist’ name over ‘negative stereotypes’ – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  What negative stereotypes does it have?  During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/120-year-old-illinois-church-ditches-baptist-name-over-negative-stereotypes/
— Seattle mayor plans to combat ‘white privilege’ with a tax on certain drinks – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/seattle-mayor-plans-to-combat-white-privilege-with-a-tax-on-certain-drinks/
— Harvard students plan graduation ceremony for blacks only, claim it’s ‘not about segregation’ – Jon Street  (DIERSEN: Racists promote segregation.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/harvard-students-plan-graduation-ceremony-for-blacks-only-claim-its-not-about-segregation/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Judge Nap: ‘Move’ If You Don’t Like TX Law – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/judge-nap-move-if-you-dont-like-tx-law-video/
— Trump Campaign Promise To Ban Muslim Immigration Quietly Scrubbed From His Website – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a nation without borders than a religion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/trump-campaign-promise-to-ban-muslim-immigration-quietly-scrubbed-from-his-website/
— Sally Yates Told The White House Mike Flynn ‘Could Be Blackmailed’ By The Russians – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should stay out of government, politics, journalism, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/sally-yates-told-the-white-house-mike-flynn-could-be-blackmailed-by-the-russians/

 

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary: Members of La Raza street gang identified as Chicago cop shooters
http://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-members-of-la-raza-street-gang-identified-as-chicago-cop-shooters/
— MLB commissioner exploring league policy on racist fan behavior  (DIERSEN: According to anti-Whites, only Whites can be racist.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24054

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Wut? Illinois cuts disabled kids’ aid to pay illegals’ Medicaid
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/wut-illinois-pols-expand-medicaid-for-illegals-slash-disabled-kids-aid#new_tab

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— BEYOND TRAGIC: 77% black births to single moms, 49% for Hispanic immigrants – Paul Bedard
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/77-black-births-to-single-moms-49-for-hispanic-immigrants/article/2622236

 

THE HILL
— Democratic double standard on guns hurts the poor – JOHN LOTT
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/332240-democratic-double-standard-on-crime-hurts-the-poor

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ivanka Trump’s life of privilege undermines the credibility of her new book’s message – James Hohmann  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me as having a “life of privilege.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/08/daily-202-ivanka-trump-s-life-of-privilege-undermines-the-credibility-of-her-new-book-s-message/590fc6b4e9b69b6eaccb160d/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Madigan Names Envoys to Approach Rauner on Illinois Budget  The Democratic speaker of the Illinois House has appointed envoys to find areas of compromise on a state budget deal with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-08/madigan-names-envoys-to-approach-rauner-on-illinois-budget

 

WASHINGTON SPECTATOR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://washingtonspectator.org/educated-america-nolasco/

May 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Vulnerable House Republicans fear political consequences after health care vote.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-health-care-vote-analysis-20170506-story.html
— Rise in STDs in Kane, DuPage, Kendall call for relearning lessons of the past – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-ecn-editorial-sexually-transmistted-diseases-st-0507-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans with severe illness anxious over GOP health plan.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-reaction-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s executive order of religious nothingness.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-religious-liberty-politics-churches-perspec-0507-md-20170505-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “emphasize immigrant rights.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-immigration-talk-st-0508-20170505-story.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER, EMANUEL CLASH OVER THOMPSON CENTER SALE – Tanja Babich
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-emanuel-clash-over-thompson-center-sale/1957722/

 

NBC5
— ‘Governor’s Watch’: Rauner Responsible For Joliet Toddler’s Death, Lawmakers Say  “Something like this should never happen and we need to find out exactly why it did,” a spokesman for the governor’s office said. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Rauner-Responsible-For-Joliet-Toddlers-Death-Lawmakers-Say-421505714.html
— Roskam’s Health Care Vote Has Democrats Lining Up To Oppose Him – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Roskams-Health-Care-Vote-Has-Democrats-Lining-Up-To-Oppose-Him–421400683.html
— Rauner Gives Guided Tour Of Thompson Center He Says Should Be Demolished – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Rauner-Gives-Guided-Tour-Of-Thompson-Center-He-Says-Should-Be-Demolished-421503054.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Calls Rauner’s Latest Thompson Center Plan ‘Political Stunt’ – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-chicago-public-schools-political-stunt/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump touts House health care bill, questions linger
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/252766990-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Demand a criminal warrant before cops can detain an immigrant – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/demand-a-criminal-warrant-before-cops-can-detain-an-immigrant/
— Rauner pitches Thompson Center sale as ‘home run,’ helping CPS – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-sell-thompson-center-then-use-property-taxes-to-fund-cps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-roundup-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— Rauner dangles property tax money from Thompson Center redevelopment for CPS, Emanuel scoffs – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-emanuel-thompson-center-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— How a revolving door bond system puts violent criminals back on Chicago’s streets – Todd Lighty and David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bond-witness-murder-20170504-story.html
— Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-roundup-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— With retirement ‘permanent,’ Jay Cutler ready to dive into TV analyst role – Dan Wiederer  (DIERSEN: What are you most qualified to analyze?  For me, it is Republican politics and government in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 in Milton Township.  I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.  I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.  In addition, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is what analysts do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-jay-cutler-fox-sports-20170505-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jay Cutler? A member of the media? Broadcasting NFL games as his first step after his playing days? Even the 34-year-old quarterback wasn’t exactly doing backflips when the idea was floated to him last winter.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trumpcare means one thing: I got mine, Jack, you’re on your own.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trumpcare-ahca-preexisting-conditions-huppke-20170505-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Bears QB Jay Cutler retires from football, joins the media – Bob LeGere  (DIERSEN: Yes, but does he have a degree in journalism?  Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because I do not have as degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at
http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170505/former-bears-qb-jay-cutler-retires-from-football-joins-the-media
— District 200 survey asks voters about concerns with failed referendum – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170505/district-200-survey-asks-voters-about-concerns-with-failed-referendum

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Thompson Center money for CPS? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/BLOGS02/170509879/thompson-center-money-for-cps
— Why a property tax freeze is a no good, very bad idea for Illinois towns – MARK BALOGA, KRISTI DELAURENTIIS, MARK FOWLER, HUGH O’HARA, MARY RANDLE AND VICKY SMITH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/OPINION/170509883/why-a-property-tax-freeze-is-a-no-good-very-bad-idea-for-illinois
— Chris Kennedy, populist outsider—if he can embrace the role – RICH MILLER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to the many Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens who “embrace the role” of Republican to destroy Republican organizations, individuals, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.?  I should write a book about past and present Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/NEWS02/170509869/chris-kennedy-populist-outsider-in-illinois-governor-race

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton: Proposed Memorial Park improvements include $3.2M amphitheater – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/02/proposed-memorial-park-improvements-include-3-2m-amphitheater/a26wwbh/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage- voting to settle claimed excess force and false arrest by Police – Mark Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/college-of-dupage-voting-to-settle-claimed-excess-force-and-false-arrest-by-police/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SAME ILLINOIS GROUP LOBBIES FOR SANCTUARY STATE AND AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/same-group-lobbies-for-sanctuary-state-and-automatic-voter-registration.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Never Use Politico for a Source’: Huckabee Sanders Fills in for Spicer at Briefing  (DIERSEN: Of course, “Never use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for a source” a) is what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say and b) is what Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs say.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/05/sarah-huckabee-sanders-fills-sean-spicer-white-house-briefing
— Warren on ObamaCare Replacement: ‘Families Will Go Bankrupt, People Will Die’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/05/warren-ahca-obamacare-replacement-families-will-go-bankrupt-people-will-die

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Conservatives Turning Away from ESPN – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/05/04/poll-conservatives-turning-away-from-espn/
— Google Exec: H-1B Restriction Is ‘Stupidest Policy’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/05/google-exec-h-1b-restriction-stupidest-policy/

 

THE BLAZE
— Miss Black University of Texas winner slammed by black peers for not being ‘black enough’ – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/05/miss-black-university-of-texas-winner-slammed-by-black-peers-for-not-being-black-enough/

 

BARBWIRE
— LIFE UNDER POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: FREE SPEECH FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE – DR. JERRY NEWCOMBE
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/05/free-speech-not-thee/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EO ‘TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY’ – TONY PERKINS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/05/congratulations-executive-order/

 

GOPUSA
— Woman going to prison for hiding 44 illegal aliens in her home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23997

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s Army Secretary nominee: The left trying to ‘paint me as a hater’ for my Christian views – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trumps-army-secretary-nominee-the-left-trying-to-paint-me-as-a-hater-for-my

 

POLITICO
— Abortion politics trip up blue-state GOP governor  Despite a $50,000 contribution to Planned Parenthood, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is in trouble with abortion rights supporters. – NATASHA KORECKI  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected to or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/bruce-rauner-abortion-illinois-238057

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Get Their Health Bill. But It May Cost Them. – JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that in 1986, the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13.  In 1987, they succeeded in forcing that GAO manager to retire, and at the end of 1988, they succeeded in throwing me off audits of IRS. In 1989, they pulled out all the stops to get rid of me, and they might have succeeded, were it not for Henry Hyde’s intervention.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/house-republican-health-bill.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER: WOMEN GET ABORTIONS FOR ‘A FREE TRIP TO THE CITY’ – LUCY WESTCOTT
http://www.newsweek.com/abortion-america-alaska-david-eastman-free-trip-city-595298

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pre-Existing Condition? Your Insurance Could Cost Up to $140,000 More Under the AHCA.”  According to this article, “someone who suffers from diabetes would face a $5,600-per-year increase.”  I have type 1 diabetes.  Because I am a retired federal employee, my wife and I pay only $5,763 a year and the federal government pays $17,288 a year for health, dental, and vision insurance.
http://time.com/money/4769050/ahca-pre-existing-conditions-surcharge/

 

CONSUMER REPORTS
— The IRS Is Now Using Private Debt Collectors; Here’s What You Need to Know – Ashlee Kieler  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.consumerreports.org/debt-collection/irs-now-using-debt-collection-agencies-what-you-need-to-know/

May 5 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters line up in NYC, hoping for chance to boo Trump.”  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what do anti-Trumps do to promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35347979/protesters-line-up-in-nyc-hoping-for-chance-to-boo-trump

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Edgar implies that Rauner is incompetent  (DIERSEN: I have offered my services as a consultant since 1998. Statements that are defamatory “per se” include statements that claim that the plaintiff is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession. I should write a book about my slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that I am incompetent as a consultant and b) that no one should seek my advice about anything or take my advice about anything.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/05/edgar-implies-that-rauner-is-incompetent/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Trust Polls, See Anti-Trump Bias  (DIERSEN: The last two audits that I worked on for GAO involved major surveys.  The reports are at
http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/voters_don_t_trust_polls_see_anti_trump_bias

 

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