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March 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— THE OFFICER MANAGER WHO WORE A WIRE AGAINST EX-CONGRESSMAN SCHOCK – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/news/the-officer-manager-who-wore-a-wire-against-schock-/1826860/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The I-Team looked into who it was that worked as an FBI informant inside the ranks of former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock. Aaron Schock’s attorneys say the staffer who was wired for sound was his Peoria district office manager. Although not named in this week’s new Schock court filing, the only district manager during that time period was Bryan Rudolph, a political science and government degree-holder from Wheaton College. Prosecutors are likely to make Rudolph a key component of the government’s corruption case against former Schock, unless Schock’s lawyers can stop it. It was obvious from the time Schock was charged that federal agents had help from inside. His lawyers now claim in a new filing this week that Schock’s Peoria district manager “covertly record private conversations with and between Mr. Schock and his staff;” claiming the manager “stole” thousands of email messages and illegally took congressional office records. The manager then, whom the I-Team identified as 32-year-old Bryan Rudolph, consented to be an informant only after Schock had announced his resignation in March 2015, according to the defense filing. Rudolph, whose resume states that he began working for the federal government’s Social Security Administration in 2007, did not return messages or answer emails on Thursday concerning the undercover work or claims that evidence he gathered had been illegally obtained. Schock’s attorneys rip the government’s use of the staffer-turned-informant; in the court record they say that he broke the law by stealing information from the Illinois Republican’s files. They call it a trail of improper – if not outright illegal – acts. Schock is accused of numerous federal corruption charges including wire and mail fraud, theft of government funds and falsifying federal election filings. Prosecutors say he pocketed thousands in improper vehicle reimbursements, camera equipment and proceeds from selling tickets to the World Series and Super Bowl. Attorneys for Schock plan to ask that the case be thrown out because of how the informant evidence was gathered – or at least that the evidence collected by the office manager be barred from trial.)

 

CBS2
— Democrat Mendoza: Illinois Republican Party ‘Creepily Stalking’ Her – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/30/democrat-mendoza-illinois-republican-party-creepily-stalking-her/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An increasingly bitter political battle between two top Illinois officials has entered a new phase: car wars. As Democrat Susana Mendoza left the state capital Thursday and entered her state-purchased vehicle, she was followed by an Illinois GOP operative who shot video of her. Republicans later tweeted about Mendoza’s “loaded,” luxurious ride. The implication is that state government may be broke, but Mendoza’s living large on the taxpayer’s dime. Mendoza was furious, saying in a counter-tweet that the Illinois Republican Party was “creepily stalking me.” It’s the latest flap between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mendoza over who’s doing the most to look out for taxpayers. But does the GOP’s charge really hold up? Mendoza’s ride is a 2016 Ford Explorer, purchased used in January, with 16,431 miles. Total cost was $32,279. An invoice provided to CBS 2 shows Gov. Rauner’s main ride is newer, larger and more expensive. It’s a Ford Expedition XLT with extended length. It was purchased new, last December, by state police, at a cost $54,000. That is 67 percent more than Mendoza’s car. A Rauner spokesperson points out state police purchased the new vehicle – not Rauner’s office – even though the governor uses it. State police, of course, report directly to the governor.)
— Rahm Says Thompson Center Sale “Shouldn’t Be This Tough,” Blames Governor – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/30/rahm-says-thompson-center-sale-shouldnt-be-this-tough-blames-governor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Credit agency warns of ‘long-term damage’ in Illinois if no budget deal by May 31 – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-moodys-rauner-met-0331-20170330-story.html
— International applications still on the rise at many Illinois colleges – Dawn Rhodes  (DIERSEN: What percent of high school students in America are boozers and stoners compared to high school students in foreign countries?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-international-student-applications-illinois-universities-20170330-story.html
— Pence breaks tie to allow states to block federal money for abortion providers – Paige Winfield Cunningham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pence-breaks-tie-antiabortion-measure-20170330-story.html
— Trump vows to fight hard-line conservatives in 2018 midterm elections – John Wagner, Mike Debonis and Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-house-freedom-caucus-20170330-story.html
— College grads see slim-to-nothing wage gain since recession – Austin Weinstein  (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, IRS hired at the GS-7 level, currently $44,853.  In 1972, IRS promoted me to GS-9, currently $54,864.  In 1973, IRS promoted me to GS-11, currently $66,379.  In 1974, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-college-grads-wage-gain-20170330-story.html
— WWI: Why the world goes to war – Lara Weber  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-world-war-i-twilight-kings-anniversary-100-flashback-perspec-0402-jm-20170329-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly three years after the start of what was then called “The Great War,” the United States entered World War I with a congressional declaration of war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Until then, President Woodrow Wilson had maintained a policy of non-intervention, and a strong antiwar sentiment had swept the U.S. as casualties mounted on the battlefields across Europe and beyond. But the growing threat of a powerful German navy and its fleet of submarines attacking American shipping, plus evidence that Germany was trying to draw Mexico to its side, persuaded Wilson to join forces with Great Britain and France.)
— Illinois adds solar jobs despite stormy forecast in Washington – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-solar-jobs-0330-biz-20170330-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Donor’s lawsuit against Aaron Schock dismissed – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donors-lawsuit-against-aaron-schock-dismissed/
— Gov. Bruce Rauner in statewide TV ads a year before primary – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gov-bruce-rauner-in-statewide-tv-ads-a-year-before-primary/
— Governing gives way to campaign theatrics as Illinois tumbles – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/governing-gives-way-to-campaign-theatrics-as-illinois-tumbles/
— As GOP schism grows, Donald Trump attacks fellow Republicans – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-thumps-freedom-caucus-over-health-care/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 6 years for Oswego man who threatened tollway chairman Robert Schillerstrom – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170330/news/170339876/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Moody’s warns Illinois it must pass budget by May 31 – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170330/moodys-warns-illinois-it-must-pass-budget-by-may-31
— Illinois students will learn how to report hate speech on social media – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of the following groups as being haters: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170330/illinois-students-will-learn-how-to-report-hate-speech-on-social-media
— $2.2 million more in medical school cuts considered because of budget crisis – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170330/22-million-more-in-medical-school-cuts-considered-because-of-budget-crisis

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING: Bill Would Bring Recreational Pot Dispensary to Springfield – Brendan Cullerton
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/bill-would-bring-recreational-pot-dispensary-to-springfield-03-30-2017

 

SANAMON SUN
— Rauner administration joins fight against hate crime – Ruth de Jauregui (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps dominate run Illinois.  Ever-increasingly, they demonstrate their 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://sangamonsun.com/stories/511091742-rauner-administration-joins-fight-against-hate-crime

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton Warrenville Community Unified School District 200 candidate Harold Lonks to vote against referendum – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511099338-school-board-candidate-to-vote-against-referendum

 

WIRE POINTS
— ‘The Privilege Tax’: Illinois House, Senate Bills Would Destroy the State’s Financial Sector. Really. – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-house-senate-bills-would-destroy-most-of-the-states-financial-sector-really-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ‘GRAND BARGAIN’ WOULD CUT PRIVATE SECTOR PAY AND CONTINUE GOVERNMENT WORKER PERKS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/grand-bargain-would-cut-private-sector-pay-and-continue-government-worker-perks/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortionist Works on Bicep Strength to Extract Those Darn Baby Heads – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortionist-works-bicep-strength-extract-darn-baby-heads/

 

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: TX Gov Abbott: I Will Sign Legislation That Could Put Sheriffs of Sanctuary Cities in Jail – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/30/tx-gov-abbott-will-sign-legislation-put-sheriffs-sanctuary-cities-jail/
— North Carolina Bows to Threats From NCAA, Will Repeal HB2 Law –  DYLAN GWINN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports promotes LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/03/30/north-carolina-bows-threats-ncaa-will-repeal-hb2-law/

 

GOPUSA
— Emanuel Introduces City ID Plan for Illegal Aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22501
— Social Conservatives Haven’t Paid Attention: 40% of Disney Staff was Gay in ’98  (DIERSEN: I worked for ITS 1971-1980.  IRS assigned one of its few openly gay employees to be my deskmate 1976-1980.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22408
— Trump Threatens Freedom Caucus
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22513

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— O’Reilly: Hatred Toward Pres. Trump Has Reached a ‘Dangerous Level’ (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in promoting hatred against Trump?)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/29/donald-trump-approval-rating-poll-obamacare-replacement-failure-bill-oreilly-talking
— Trump Goes After Freedom Caucus: ‘We Must Fight Them & Dems in 2018’ (DIERSEN: Because of this, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a member of the Freedom Caucus?)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/30/trump-blasts-conservative-house-freedom-caucus-we-must-fight-them
— Freedom Caucus Did a ‘Grave Disservice,’ But Trump Shouldn’t ‘Punch Down’ – Karl Rove
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/30/karl-rove-donald-trump-tweet-house-freedom-caucus

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams Freedom Caucus: ‘We Must Fight Them’ – Jeffrey Rodack  (DIERSEN: Because of this, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a member of the Freedom Caucus?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-freedom-caucus-twitter/2017/03/30/id/781559/
— Ryan: I Don’t Want Trump Working With Dems on Healthcare – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/paul-ryan-donald-trump-democrats-bipartisanship/2017/03/30/id/781507/

 

DAILY CALLER
— UNACCEPTABLE: An Estimated 36,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Received Amnesty Under Trump, As He Reneges On Promise – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/30/an-estimated-36000-illegal-immigrants-have-received-amnesty-under-trump-as-he-reneges-on-promise/
— Chicago Hides Critical Info On Illegal Immigrants From Feds – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/29/chicago-hides-critical-info-on-illegal-immigrants-from-feds/
— Trump: ‘We Must Fight’ House Freedom Caucus In 2018 – PHILLIP STUCKY  (DIERSEN: Because of this, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a member of the Freedom Caucus?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/30/trump-we-must-fight-house-freedom-caucus-in-2018/
— Donald Trump Wants To Change Libel Laws To Combat Negative New York Times Coverage – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/30/donald-trump-wants-to-change-libel-laws-to-combat-negative-new-york-times-coverage/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows says White House advisers are leading Trump astray – JASON RUSSELL
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/freedom-caucus-chairman-mark-meadows-says-white-house-advisers-are-leading-trump-astray/article/2618911

 

THE HILL
— Gutiérrez: Sanctuary cities are actually ‘Fourth Amendment cities’ – MARK HENSCH  (DIERSEN: Sanctuary Cities should be called “Fort Sumter Cities.” If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865. Democrats use illegals today like they used slaves in the past.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/326275-dem-rep-sanctuary-cities-are-fourth-amendment-cities
— Trump threatens to ‘fight’ Freedom Caucus in midterms – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Because of this, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a member of the Freedom Caucus?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/326463-trump-threatens-to-fight-freedom-caucus-in-midterms
— Trump, Freedom Caucus turn on each other – JONATHAN EASLEY, SCOTT WONG AND CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/326550-trump-freedom-caucus-turn-on-each-other
— Pence breaks tie, allowing Senate to revoke Obama order on abortion provider funding – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/326595-pence-breaks-tie-allowing-senate-to-revoke-obama-order

 

CNN
— Trump, Ryan go public with fight against Freedom Caucus – Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox, Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/politics/freedom-caucus-trump-tweet/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump: ‘We must fight’ hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus in 2018 midterm elections – John Wagner, Mike DeBonis and Robert Costa (DIERSEN: Because of this, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a member of the Freedom Caucus?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-we-must-fight-hard-line-conservative-freedom-caucus-in-2018-midterm-elections/2017/03/30/56783e38-154e-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Seeking a way forward, Trump increasingly finds himself at odds with his own party – Michael A. Memoli and Lisa Mascaro
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-party-20170330-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Warns House Conservatives: ‘Get on the Team’  Freedom Caucus members withheld support last week from the health-care bill – MICHAEL C. BENDER and NATALIE ANDREWS (DIERSEN: Because of this, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a member of the Freedom Caucus?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-warns-house-conservatives-get-on-the-team-1490883419

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— S&P sides with foreign countries against America.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-03-30/s-p-sanctuary-cities-wont-see-ratings-dip-with-trump-order

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Threatens War With Freedom Caucus.” and asks “Could He Survive?”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/30/trump-threatens-war-with-freedom-caucus-could-he-survive.html

March 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Mayor Proposes Municipal ID for Residents, Regardless of Immigration Status or Gender  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Emanuel promotes illegal immigration and LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mayor-Proposes-Municipal-ID-for-Residents-Regardless-of-Immigration-Status-or-Gender-417510273.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Budget Could Plunge Nation’s Capital Into Recession.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trumps-Budget-Could-Plunge-Nations-Capital-Into-Recession-417417303.html

 

CBS2
— Most Chicago Area Counties Among Illinois’ Healthiest, But Not Cook
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/29/most-chicago-area-counties-among-illinois-healthiest-but-not-cook/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Connelly, Rep. Ives host Straight Talk Tour town hall
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-connelly-rep-ives-host-straight-talk-t-2017-03-29-story.html
— Democrats counter Rauner with ‘Illinois comeback agenda’ – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democrats-comeback-agenda-met-0330-20170329-story.html
— Taxpayers are losers in Lottery – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170329/281487866185939
— House GOP weighing another try at passing health care bill next week – Billy House, Sahil Kapur
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-health-care-bill-20170329-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Senate Democrats offer to work with Trump on health care — if he ends attack on Obamacare.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-health-care-20170329-story.html
— Downtown Aurora project gets help from DuPage County – Steve Lord and Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-arts-center-st-0330-20170329-story.html
— Naperville Tax March Rally on April 15
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-naperville-tax-march-rally-2017-03-29-story.html
— Online privacy debate moves from Washington to Springfield – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-privacy-bill-0330-biz-20170329-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-White and/or anti-male demonize, denigrate, and condemn Bil O’Reilly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-bill-oreilly-james-brown-dahleen-glanton-20170329-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel treasonously introduces ID plan for undocumented immigrants
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-met-0330-20170329-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-zzzzzz-20170329-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-cities-sessions-edit-0330-jm-20170329-story.html
— Should your boss get a peek at your DNA? – Arthur L. Caplan  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure when he was 47 years old. That certainly did not encourage employers to hire me, to train me, to retain me, or to promote me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-dna-genetic-testing-employer-privacy-perspec-0330-jm-20170329-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How to clean up Illinois voter rolls and expand democracy – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there in the voter rolls for your precinct?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/use-technology-to-clean-up-illinois-voter-rolls/
— Lottery firm hangs on after firing, getting millions more in fees – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/lottery-firm-hangs-on-after-firing-getting-millions-more-in-fees/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The price Chicago pays for segregation – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170328/BLOGS02/170329869/the-price-chicago-pays-for-segregation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote illegal/mass immigration.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170327/OPINION/170329881/the-midwests-impossible-stance-stagnant-yet-conflicted-on
— Illinois one of the worst states for retirees – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170329/NEWS07/170329840/illinois-one-of-the-worst-states-for-retirees
— Illinois progressives offer their agenda – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170329/BLOGS02/170329839/illinois-progressives-offer-their-agenda
— Lottery manager still on job after firing – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170328/NEWS02/170329852/lottery-manager-still-on-job-after-firing
— What’s next on health care? Here’s what your rep says. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170329/BLOGS02/170329841/health-care-reform-next-steps-according-to-illinois-delegation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans dislike GOP’s, Trump’s plan on health care.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170329/NEWS03/170329842/americans-dislike-gops-trumps-plan-on-health-care-poll-finds

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle releases entire recording of controversial closed session – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170329/news/170328654/

 

WTTW
— Governor’s Race Heats Up, Emanuel Dodges Questions About Email – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/03/29/governor-s-race-heats-emanuel-dodges-questions-about-email

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Two Years After Rauner’s ‘Turnaround Agenda,’ Democrats Offer ‘Comeback Agenda’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/two-years-after-rauners-turnaround-agenda-democrats-offer-comeback-agenda#stream/0

 

WBEZ
— Illinois Democrats Respond To Rauner’s ‘Turnaround Agenda’ – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-democrats-respond-to-rauners-turnaround-agenda/bb3b44b4-fd06-428b-af0d-57601fd3a07c

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise the anti-White and anti-male Rep. Maxine Waters
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35024063/rep-maxine-waters-no-holds-barred-remarks-find-fans
— Census suggests counting LGBTQ, then “corrects” and deletes – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35022892/census-suggests-counting-lgbt-then-corrects-and-deletes

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner in $1 million ad campaign; adds to ‘stew of suspicion’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170329/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-in-1-million-ad-campaign-adds-to-stew-of-suspicion
— Democrats propose new agenda as ‘grand bargain’ stalls – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170329/democrats-propose-new-agenda-as-grand-bargain-stalls
— Senate approves bill to block further privatizing of prison medical care – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170329/senate-approves-bill-to-block-further-privatizing-of-prison-medical-care

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois taxpayers cough up millions in bonuses for poorly performing lottery firm – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170329/illinois-taxpayers-cough-up-millions-in-bonuses-for-poorly-performing-lottery-firm

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats Propose “Comeback Agenda” to Oppose Rauner – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/democrats-propose-comeback-agenda-oppose-rauner#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Elect College of DuPage Clean Slate 2.0 – Deanne Mazzochi, Chairwoman, College of DuPage Board of Trustees, Frank Napolitano, Secretary, College of DuPage Board of Trustees
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/14/letter-elect-college-of-dupage-clean-slate-2-0/aryhasv/

 

  1. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
    — Southern Illinois University president seeking about $36 million in cuts due to state budget crisis – ERICA HUNZINGER
    http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/southern-illinois-university-president-seeking-about-36-million-cuts-due-state-budget-crisis#stream/0

 

FOX 2 NOW
— Illinois may name I-55 ‘Barack Obama Presidential Expressway’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois.  Would Democrats prohibit Republicans from driving on the expressway?)
http://fox2now.com/2017/03/29/illinois-may-name-i-55-barack-obama-presidential-expressway/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, anti-Trumps will call you a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/29/im_not_talking_to_bigots_cnn_pundit.php

 

CHICAGO READER
— If your community news is slanted, Dan Proft may be to blame – Michael Miner (DIERSEN: News from Republican Proft is slanted to the right as much as news from Democrat newspapers, television stations, etc. is slanted to the left.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/03/29/if-your-community-news-is-slanted-dan-proft-may-be-to-blame

 

SAGAMON SUN
— GOP says Dems’ five-point plan needs sharpening – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511099449-gop-says-dems-five-point-plan-needs-sharpening

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville retired firefighters will collect an estimated $158,625,125 more in pensions than they contributed
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511099528-naperville-retired-firefighters-will-collect-an-estimated-158-625-125-more-in-pensions-than-they-saved
— Hinsdale retired firefighters will collect an estimated $29,749,354 more in pensions than they contributed
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511099523-hinsdale-retired-firefighters-will-collect-an-estimated-29-749-354-more-in-pensions-than-they-saved

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— DuPage college trustee allegedly urged to destroy public record
http://westcooknews.com/stories/511099354-dupage-college-trustee-allegedly-urged-to-destroy-public-record

 

WIRE POINTS
— To Grasp Illinois’ Fiscal Predicament, Take Off Six Zeroes – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/to-grasp-illinois-fiscal-predicament-take-off-six-zeroes-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALREADY AMONG THE NATION’S HIGHEST, DUPAGE PROPERTY TAX RATES TO INCREASE THIS YEAR – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/already-among-the-nations-highest-dupage-property-tax-rates-to-increase-this-year/
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION SHOWS $2 MILLION BEING SPENT ON BONUSES FOR THE STATE LOTTERY’S OUTGOING MANAGEMENT FIRM – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-tribune-investigation-shows-2-million-being-spent-on-bonuses-for-the-state-lotterys-outgoing-management-firm/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP CALLS FOR HELP AGAINST DEM PROTESTORS THURSDAY NIGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/chicago-gop-calls-for-help-against-dem-protestors-thursday-night.html
— QUESTIONS CONTINUE ABOUT WILMETTE FRIENDS AND THE $5000 THRESHOLD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/complaint-filed-against-wilmette-friends.html
— WEST DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP RACE HEATS UP OVER TAXPAYER-FUNDED NEWSLETTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/west-deerfield-township-race-heats-up-over-taxpayer-funded-newsletter.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois sets new voter registration record  (DIERSEN: How many illegals are registered to vote in Illinois?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/29/illinois-sets-new-voter-registration-record/
— Where do the candidates stand on marijuana?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/29/where-do-the-candidates-stand-on-marijuana/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Christianity once saved the European continent from Islam – and it can do it again. – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/03/29/mcfarland-post-christian-europe-still-stands-a-chance

 

NEWSMAX
— No LGBTQ Category Included in Census Proposal for 2020 Count  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, pot smoking, booze drinking, gambling, and other destructive activities hint/imply/argue/shout that virtually everyone engages in those destructive activities.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Census-LGBTQ/2017/03/29/id/781366/

 

GOPUSA
— Some Seattle Taxpayers Against Paying 55M in New Taxes for Homelessness
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22390

 

BARBWIRE
— IS A BORDER WALL CHRISTIAN? – BRYAN FISCHER
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/29/border-wall-christian/
— BECOMING SWEDEN: AMERICA’S ROAD TO SERFDOM – JAMES TENNANT
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/29/becoming-sweden-americas-road-serfdom/

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— College admissions: the myth of meritocracy  Why the college admissions process isn’t as fair as many students believe. – Natasha Warikoo  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992 should have admitted disadvantaged minorities, disadvantaged females, and disadvantaged veterans.)
http://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/EqualEd-Voices/2017/0329/College-admissions-the-myth-of-meritocracy

 

POLITICO
— Ivanka Trump will become a federal employee as part of unpaid White House role – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL (DIERSEN: Ivanka should be advised that federal employees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/ivanka-trump-federal-employee-unpaid-236657

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee – RACHEL ABRAMS and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: Ivanka should be advised that federal employees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/us/politics/ivanka-trump-federal-employee-white-house.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Two activists who filmed undercover videos of Planned Parenthood charged with 15 felonies – Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/28/two-activists-who-filmed-undercover-videos-of-planned-parenthood-charged-with-15-felonies/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you hate Trump and/or hate those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors, Newsweek will print what you write.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-coalition-threatens-return-jim-crow-era-576295

 

DAILY PRINCETONIAN
— Supporting affirmative action  (DIERSEN: Those who support Affirmative Action support wasting the careers of and getting rid of those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2017/03/letter-to-the-editor-supporting-affirmative-action

 

SLATE
— Let the Scapegoating Commence!  House Republicans have begun their desperate and pathetic attempts to deflect blame for the AHCA debacle. – Jim Newell
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/03/the_pathetic_house_gop_attempts_to_deflect_blame_for_the_ahca_debacle.html

March 27 Morning Edition

CNN
— As more Americans fail drug tests, employers turn to refugees – Dan Lieberman and Matt Gannon  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, pot pushers will turn refugees into stoners.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/us/refugees-jobs-drug-testing/

 

WGN TV
— Roskam opens up about healthcare failure, future Republican agenda – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/03/26/illinois-congressman-opens-up-about-health-care-failure-future-republican-agenda/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Midway deal, restaurateurs gave big to Rahm – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-airport-concessionaires-gifts-to-rahm-not-peanuts/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— No more limits on campaign cash donations in governor’s race – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-campaign-contributions-met-story.html
— Trump shifts blame for health care collapse to far right – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Are you far-right?  Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being far-right promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, abortion, booze, pot, gambling and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, weakening of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-health-care-20170326-story.html
— New hire checklist – Emily Richett  (DIERSEN: New federal employees should be advised that they will be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned because they are federal employees, and especially if they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. New federal employees should be advised that they will be expected to help their superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  New federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not 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.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170327/281852938401769
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Some of the youngest opioid victims are curious toddlers – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–opioids-youngest-victims-20170323-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Skilled immigrants often struggle to put degrees, credentials to use in U.S. – Alison Bowen and Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Because of Democrats and because of RINOs, I have always struggled to put my “degrees, credentials to use.” I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-merit-immigration-brain-waste-20170326-story.html
— TRAGIC: Dry no more: Kenilworth, one of last no-liquor holdouts, lifts sales ban – Kate Thayer and Kathy Routliffe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-kenilworth-liquor-laws-dry-suburb-met-20170326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps push Jews to unite with Muslims to get rid of Christians.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-muslim-jewish-alliances-met-20170325-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps insult Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-ivanka-job-description-glanton-20170324-column.html
— FRONT PAGE: Wife of cop charged in Laquan McDonald killing says sheriff yanked job offer – Christy Gutowski  (DIERSEN: Have you ever had a job offer withdrawn that you had accepted?  In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I have accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That withdrawal directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jason-van-dyke-wife-sheriff-job-met-20170325-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OD FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: BEYOND TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: More and more and more people depend on food pantries.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170327/news/170329023/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Congresspeople, please set politics aside on judicial and Justice nominees – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Democrats only want those who can and will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170324/ISSUE05/170329893

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Many older adults worse off under GOP health plan – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: How much of a problem has health care insurance been for you?  For me, it has not been a problem because I had Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) insurance when I was a federal employee and my wife and I continue to have FEHB insurance because I am federal retiree.  We pay $5,763 a year and the federal government pays $17,288 a year for our health, dental, and vision insurance.  I addition, we are both covered my Medicare. Together, we pay $2,731 a year for that.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170326/analysis-many-older-adults-worse-off-under-gop-health-plan
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kevin Beeson says he was happy but not surprised Friday when Republican congressmen indefinitely postponed a vote on the American Health Care Act. “They don’t have an adequate plan,” said Beeson, 53, an unemployed former instructor at the University of Illinois Springfield. Beeson, who has Type 2 diabetes, said he values his Health Alliance insurance policy, which he obtained through Illinois’ health insurance exchange with federal subsidies to reduce the monthly premium to $116.)

 

CHICAGO WIRE
— $999 million out, $90 million in: Chicago pension funds see the abyss, shrug it off
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511097676-999-million-out-90-million-in-chicago-pension-funds-see-the-abyss-shrug-it-off

 

LCN TV NETWORKS
— VIDEO CLIP: Citizen Kelly cuts the ribbon on LCN TV Networks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2z7lAhBFxE

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislative pay an easy target for opinion writers – Dan McCaleb
http://ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-legislative-pay-an-easy-target-for-opinion-writers/article_4dd047da-122e-11e7-9a9a-cfdc287002ab.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OP-ED: “CLEAN SLATE 2.0” IS COD CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY’S PICK FOR APRIL 4TH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/cod-board-chairman-mazzochi-and-secretary-napolitano-recommend-clean-slate-20-in-upcoming-election.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow over their success in pushing pot.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.  If you want to destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to smoke pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/27/poll-66-percent-of-illinoisans-support-legalization-of-marijuana/
— Sen. Bill Brady hit with fake news robocall
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/27/sen-bill-brady-hit-with-fake-news-robocall/

 

DAILY CALLER
— With Trump’s Executive Orders Held Up In Court Over 8,400 Refugees Have Come To The U.S. – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these refugees and at everyone else that Republicans are haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  Democrats turn refugees into “good little Democrats” just like Democrat teachers in America turn their students into “good little Democrats.”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/26/with-trumps-executive-orders-held-up-in-court-over-8400-refugees-have-come-to-the-u-s/
— Private Contractors Force Feed Refugees To States That Quit The Program – Jim Simpson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/26/private-contractors-force-feed-refugees-to-states-that-quit-the-program/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hamutal Bernstein from the Urban Institute promotes bringing refugees to America.  Democrats shout at these refugees and at everyone else that Republicans are haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  Democrats turn refugees into “good little Democrats” just like Democrat teachers in America turn their students into “good little Democrats.”
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/refugees-to-us-are-not-like-migrants-to-europe/article/2618223

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Brands Try to Blacklist Breitbart, but Ads Slip Through Anyway – SAPNA MAHESHWARI  (DIERSEN: Who/what do you blacklist? The many individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, 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 for a long time.  The aforesaid blacklisters do not return my phone calls and do not want me to know what they are doing, but many of them do read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for opposition research.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/business/media/breitbart-advertising-blacklist.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise the Weekly Standard.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/business/weekly-standard-falsehoods-stephen-hayes-mediator.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Why Trump Needs a Strong I.R.S. – DENNIS J. VENTRY Jr. (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, and 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 three years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.  Democrats and RINOs have always wasted my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/opinion/why-steven-mnuchin-wants-a-stronger-irs.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Can Democrats Win Back Catholics? – Thomas Groome  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic, but then again, it is extremely anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/opinion/to-win-again-democrats-must-stop-being-the-abortion-party.html
— G.O.P., Once Unified Against Obama, Struggles for Consensus Under Trump – JEREMY W. PETERS  (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives want Trump to dump conservatives.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/us/politics/trump-health-care-conservatives-congress.html
— Trump Puts a Presidential-Size Spotlight on His Brand – ERIC LIPTON and NOAH WEILAND (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were beyond furious when I used my positions as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member to encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/us/politics/donald-trump-brand-properties.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Trump as being Nixon.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/us/trump-secrets-nixon-pentagon-papers.html

 

POLITICO
— Natasha Korecki is on spring break which means I’ll be your Playbook reporter all week. – Mark Guarino  (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor does not take spring breaks.  He has put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.  Those emails a) have included links to almost 260,000 articles and information on many upcoming events and b) have NOT included any advertising.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/03/angelo-travels-to-trump-dc-219428

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Conservative media struggles with new prominence under Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/325728-conservative-media-struggles-with-new-prominence-in-trump-era

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Nearly 1 out of every 3 days he has been president, Trump has visited a Trump property – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/03/26/nearly-one-out-of-every-three-days-he-has-been-president-trump-has-visited-a-trump-property/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: White House Opens Door to Democrats in Wake of Health-Bill Failure  Move signals Trump administration is fed up with many factions in House Republican conference – SIOBHAN HUGHES  (DIERSEN: Which faction controls your Republican township/ward party organization?  Which faction controls your Republican county party organization?  Which faction controls the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)?  I have always been a member of the faction that wants to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the IRP platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  The aforesaid faction has almost never been in control of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or the IRP.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-opens-door-to-democrats-in-wake-of-health-bill-failure-1490547877
— How to Find Ideas for ‘Second Acts’ After Retiring – GLENN RUFFENACH  (DIERSEN: If you are retired, what is your second act?  For me, since 2000, it has been serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.  So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois have succeeded in stopping me from getting a paid job that would be commensurate with my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-find-ideas-for-second-acts-after-retiring-1490582243
— The Key to Financial Discipline? It May be as Simple as Taking a Class  Study suggests students who took a basic financial-education course exhibited lower levels of impulsive behavior – SIMON CONSTABLE (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents lack “the ability to delay gratification.” Most have saved little or nothing for their retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-key-to-financial-discipline-it-may-be-as-simple-as-taking-a-class-1490582293
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is well-known that successful investing requires patience and the ability to delay gratification. The question has long been: Can such discipline be taught? A recent study suggests it can. Researchers at Utah State University found that students who completed a basic financial-education course were more willing to wait for a bigger financial payout than those who didn’t. Put another way, those who took the class exhibited lower levels of impulsive behavior. “We see evidence that we can teach people self-control,” says William DeHart, a graduate student at Utah State University and one of the authors of the study, which appeared in PLOS ONE, a scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science, in July 2016.)
— Study Shows One Way to Extend Working Years  Research shows people who switch jobs in their 50s are more likely to be working at 65 – Lisa Ward  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that I switched careers in 1980 when I transferred from IRS to GAO.  Much of what I did for IRS for almost 9 years is very similar to what I did for GAO for almost 18 years – investigating, fact gathering, interviewing, summarizing and analyzing data, making recommendations, report writing, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-shows-one-way-to-extend-working-years-1490582352
— Would You Rather Have $1 Million or $5,000 Monthly in Retirement?  The answer will tell you whether you suffer an ‘illusion of poverty’ or an ‘illusion of wealth’ – SHLOMO BENARTZI and HAL E. HERSHFIELD  (DIERSEN: According to Schwab, my $4,239/month Civil Service Retirement System pension is worth about $500,000.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/would-you-rather-have-1-million-or-5-000-monthly-in-retirement-1490582208
— One CEO Got Paid $46 Million in a Month, but the Rest of the Year Is a Mystery  Johnson Controls took advantage of SEC loophole in pay-disclosure regulations – THEO FRANCIS (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-ceo-got-paid-46m-in-a-month-but-the-rest-of-the-year-is-a-mystery-1490534028
— Gorsuch’s Foes Embarrass the Senate – Orrin G. Hatch  (DIERSEN: One could argue that when a mayor of a municipality in DuPage County, and especially the mayor of the county seat, publicly insults one of his constituents, that mayor embarrasses a) his municipality, b) every resident in his municipality, c) every municipality in his township, d) every resident in his township, e) every municipality in DuPage County, f) every resident in DuPage County, and g) every elected official who represents all or any part of DuPage County.  Does the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference have a Code of Ethics?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gorsuchs-foes-embarrass-the-senate-1490559162
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Decline in Homeownership Hits Economy – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: Do you promote homeownership? I always have. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974.  I bought a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976.  My wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978.  My wife and I had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sluggish-housing-recovery-took-300-billion-toll-on-u-s-economy-data-show-1490526643

 

USA TODAY
— Chicago nabs dozens in ‘Traveling Vice Lords’ gang linked to coke, meth and heroin – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/24/chicago-nabs-dozens-traveling-vice-lords-gang-linked-coke-meth-and-heroin/99596012/
— As Sears falters, shadow darkens over American malls – Aamer Madhani  (DIERSEN: River Oaks Center in Calumet City is featured.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/22/sears-falters-shadow-over-american-malls-grows-darker/99511876/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/22/faces-of-deportations-under-president-trump/99455428/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Medical marijuana bill in South Carolina bolstered by conservatives – AP  (DIERSEN: To push pot is to be anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/03/26/medical-marijuana-bill-south-carolina-bolstered-conservatives/ERZMxis4ForVAK0C4C0HWO/story.html

 

ATLANTIC JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Trump now blames conservative Republicans for healthcare failure – Shelby Lin Erdman  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” 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 who blame conservatives like me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.ajc.com/news/trump-now-blames-conservative-republicans-for-healthcare-failure/RwdHVNLPaL6sxvMmOPbd7M/

 

BEND BULLETIN
— Members of Congress have extra benefit on health insurance – Mary Love
http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/5175567-151/letter-members-of-congress-have-extra-benefit-on

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump’s AHCA Blame Game Shifts to GOP Targets – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” 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 who blame conservatives like me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/trumps-ahca-blame-game-shifts-to-gop-targets.html

 

THE ATLANTIC
— The Legislators Working to Thwart the Will of Voters – DAVID A. GRAHAM  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and RINOs, the “will of voters” is to get rid of those individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/03/state-legislatures-overturn-ballot-initiatives/519591/

March 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS CONSIDERS LEGALIZING MARIJUANA FOR A FISCAL BOOST – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois. If you want to destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to smoke pot.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-considers-legalizing-marijuana-for-a-fiscal-boost/1819442/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois considers legalizing marijuana for fiscal boost – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois. If you want to destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to smoke pot.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/244040296-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will Illinois go for fiscal high by legalizing marijuana? – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois. If you want to destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to smoke pot.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/will-illinois-go-for-fiscal-high-by-legalizing-marijuana/
— Lean times for lawmakers come to an end with paycheck ruling – Andy Grimm  (DIERSEN: When has your income dropped and by how much in today’s dollars?  In 1997, my income in today’s dollars, dropped $72,135 (59%), from $122,991 down to $50,856, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”  In 1980, my income in today’s dollars, dropped $18,847 (21%), from $90,173 down to $71,326, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lean-times-for-lawmakers-come-to-an-end-with-paycheck-ruling/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jaime Andrade planned to be a full-time lawmaker when he was appointed to his seat in 2013, but legislating has not exactly provided a reliable paycheck. . .His solution to that cash crunch?. . .“I started driving Uber in June,” Andrade said. . . .He also enrolled in graduate courses at DePaul University (he’s pursuing a master’s degree in accounting) and took out student loans to help cover his living expenses. And he borrowed from his campaign fund to pay for hotels while in the capital, which is allowed under state law.)
— Trump calls on Chicago FOP chief to talk gun violence – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-calls-on-chicago-fop-chief-to-talk-gun-violence/
— Students languish amid grandstanding at Chicago State University – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/students-languish-amid-grandstanding-at-chicago-state-university/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump twists crime numbers to demonize immigrants.” Democrat and RINO politicians a) profusely glorify and profusely praise immigrants and b) put tremendous pressure on law enforcement to underreport crimes committed by immigrants.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-twists-crime-numbers-to-demonize-immigrants/
— Trump attacks conservative lawmakers over health bill – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants Trump to dump conservatives? ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.  What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of one of the aforesaid groups?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-attacks-conservative-lawmakers-over-health-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Indiana woman thought Trump would deport ‘bad hombres.’ Instead, he’s deporting her law-abiding husband. – Peter Holley  (DIERSEN: By definition, if you are in America illegally, you are not law-abiding.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-deportation-indiana-husband-20170326-story.html
— Moving on: Who’ll fix Obamacare now? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Will Illinois Democrats nominate Chance the Rapper to fix Obamacare?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-trump-ryan-health-care-edit-0327-20170326-story.html
— Trump is giving a lot of mixed messages about whom to blame on health care – Amber Phillips  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-health-care-analysis-20170326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-indivisible-trump-resistance-20170326-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sessions’ ‘lie’ doesn’t meet definition – George Kocan
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170326/discuss/170329218/

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 3/26/17 – JASMINE COOPER  (DIERSEN: The mayor of Wheaton relies on anonymous sources to justify his insulting me in public. How many libelous statements about me did those anonymous activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. include in their emails to him?  How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do these anonymous sources have in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/03/26/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-32617/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tribune reporter Bill Ruthhart joins the show. Bill and last week’s guest Hal Dardick did a great job reading through Mayor Emanuel’s private emails to uncover questionable lobbying efforts. Bill will talk about the process of uncovering Emanuel’s emails and more.)

 

WSIL TV
— Blaming conservatives, Trump signals new openness to Democrats – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants Trump to dump conservatives? ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.  What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of one of the aforesaid groups?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34999994/trump-attacks-conservative-lawmakers-over-health-bill

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— SENATORS SEEK VISITOR LOGS FROM WHITE HOUSE, MAR-A-LAGO – AP  (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents?  Have you considered getting their visitor logs?)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170325/AP/303259870

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As everyone knows full-well, “Welcoming City” is code for “Anti-Trump City” and/or “Anti-Protestant City” and/or “Anti-Conservative City” and/or “Anti-Republican City” and/or “Anti-American City” and/or “Anti-White People City” and/or “Anti-Male City” and/or “Anti-Older People City” and/or “Anti-Rich People City” and/or “Anti-Gun Owner City” and/or “Anti-German American City” and/or “Anti-Draft Avoider (except Bill Clinton) City” and/or “Anti-Those Whose Ancestors Have Been In America For A Long Time City.”
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-03-26/c-us-message-youre-welcome-here.html

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Algonquin Township’s Miller contributed $102K to pension, could collect more than $3 million  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is far less generous than Miller’s IMRF pension. Nevertheless, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn me and my CSRS pension.)
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511097265-algonquin-township-s-miller-contributed-102k-to-pension-could-collect-more-than-3-million

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
– Conflict of Interest for District 58 School Board Candidate?  Susan Helsdon hopes her background as teachers’ union president won’t get in the way of her campaign for Downers Grove school board. – Lisa Marie Farver  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office as a Republican, what is in your background that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and that I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.  They would stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and a union member for almost 12 of those years, that I have been a federal retiree for more that 19 years, that I own America-nameplate cars, that I am childless, and that I am pet-less.)
http://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/conflict-interest-district-58-school-board-candidate

 

DAILY CALLER
— Health Policy Expert: What Went Wrong With Ryancare? Conservatives Were Never Really Welcomed To Weigh In – GINNI THOMAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/25/health-policy-expert-what-went-wrong-with-ryancare-conservatives-were-never-really-welcomed-to-weigh-in-video/
— Trump Tells Americans To Watch Show That Demands Ryan Step Down – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/25/trump-tells-americans-to-watch-show-that-demands-ryan-step-down/

 

THE HILL
— Ill. gov candidate Daniel Biss runs as fresh face, despite ties to political machine – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/325735-ill-gov-candidate-runs-as-fresh-face-despite-ties-to-political-machine

 

CBS NEWS
— Reince Priebus says it may be time to get Democrats “on board” (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants Trump to dump conservatives? ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.  What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of one of the aforesaid groups?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/reince-priebus-democrats-on-board/

 

CNBC
— Trump lashes out at conservatives for health care bill’s failure as GOP infighting grows – Javier E. David  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants Trump to dump conservatives? ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.  What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of one of the aforesaid groups?)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/26/obamacare-replacement-trump-lashes-out-at-conservatives-for-failure.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump vs. Congress: Now What?  After the president suffered his first defeat on Capitol Hill, can the White House still make good on its legislative promises? He rails against G.O.P. lawmakers, but President Trump needs them to save his agenda. An inside look at a White House in turmoil. – ROBERT DRAPER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/magazine/trump-vs-congress-now-what.html?emc=edit_ta_20170326&nl=top-stories&nlid=5208581&ref=headline

 

NEW YORK POST
— Stressed workers seek relief with drugs and alcohol – John Aidan Byrne  (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to cause me stress. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://nypost.com/2017/03/26/stressed-workers-seek-relief-with-drugs-and-alcohol/

 

PHILLY
— Philly cancels Cinco de Mayo over ICE fears – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/03/26/philly-cancels-cinco-de-mayo-over-ice-fears

 

PRESS TV
— Priebus relays Trump’s ‘warning’ to Republicans to follow suit  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the “warnings” that I have received to “follow suit.”  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/03/26/515707/Trump-warns-Republicans-not-to-defy-him-Reince-Priebus

March 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New anxieties as Trump says Obamacare will ‘explode’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-insurance-woes-20170326-story.html
— Many governors welcome demise of GOP health care bill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-states-20170325-story.html
— Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-tax-reform-20170325-story.html
— DISGUSTING: Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against pot crackdown – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–marijuana-evading-a-crackdown-20170325-story.html
— Trump delivers his news to the Washington Post and New York Times – AP  (DIERSEN: When Republicans have news, they should issue a press release and include GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com in their press release list.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–trump-media-20170324-story.html
— Endorsements count, especially in Aurora mayoral race – Denise Crosby  (DIERSEN: What impact does your endorsement have?  My “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always worked harder against me than against any Democrat, any Libertarian, or any Green. While my endorsement has no impact anyway, they nevertheless hint/imply/argue/shout that no one should vote for any candidate that I endorse. They want candidates to not only not seek my endorsement, they want candidates to reject my endorsement. My “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject most if not virtually all of the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-mayoral-endorsements-st-0326-20170326-column.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump Supporters Rally at Statehouse
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/president-donald-trump-supporters-rally-at-statehouse

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who hires the illegals?  ANSWER: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, but not Republicans.  If you hire illegals, you are not a Republican and you do respect the rule of law.
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/ron-jackson-us-lawbreakers-reason-for-illegal-immigrants/article_e37c84b8-796b-5df5-8ecd-9cbe5f1e6562.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly $1.1M wagered in first year of Rochester video gaming – Tim Landis  (DIERSEN: What percent of that $1.1 was wagered by people who are either a) are on government assistance or b) will be on government assistance – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170325/nearly-11m-wagered-in-first-year-of-rochester-video-gaming
— SIU grad says state discipline won’t interfere with service to marijuana patients – Dean Olsen  (DIERSEN: Pot pushers in Illinois want everyone in Illinois to be a stoner.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170325/siu-grad-says-state-discipline-wont-interfere-with-service-to-marijuana-patients
— State lawmakers look again at pension buyouts – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Have you ever been offered a buyout? In 1993, when I was 45 years old and when I had 25 years of federal service, GAO “offered” all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service $25,000 if they would take GAO’s early retirement “offer.”  Overwhelmingly, those who were eligible were White, male, and non-veteran like me.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170325/state-lawmakers-look-again-at-pension-buyouts
— Democrats seek to rally in wake of Trump win – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170325/bernard-schoenburg-democrats-seek-to-rally-in-wake-of-trump-win

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Lawmakers may be happy, but is anyone else? – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170325/statehouse-insider-lawmakers-may-be-happy-but-is-anyone-else

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Governor addresses rural economics
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/107394/governor-addresses-rural-economics

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti- Trumps say “Self-inflicted collapse chokes GOP effort to undo Obamacare.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34995387/self-inflicted-collapse-chokes-gop-effort-to-undo-obamacare

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Some Glen Ellyn voters too intimidated to publicly oppose school referendum, village trustee Peter Ladesic says – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: Based on my experience, those who promote tax increases punish those who oppose tax increases.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511096028-some-glen-ellyn-voters-too-intimidated-to-publicly-oppose-school-referendum-village-trustee-says
— Downers Grove school board hopeful’s objectivity questioned over affiliation with teachers union – Glenn Minnis  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes question my objectivity because I was a union member for almost 12 years.  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions, hate current union members, and hate former union members.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511088997-downers-grove-school-board-hopeful-s-objectivity-questioned-over-affiliation-with-teachers-union

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Kevin M. Coyne For Naperville City Council​: Patch Candidate Profile
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/kevin-m-coyne-naperville-city-council-patch-candidate-profile

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Durbin’s Ignorant and Anti-Catholic Ideology – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/03/durbins-intolerant-leftist-ideology/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Has the Term ‘Racism’ Become Obsolete? – Bob Weir  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps shout that Trump and his supporters are haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps show that they themselves are haters, racists, sexists, bigots and even worse things.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/has_the_term_racism_become_obsolete.html

 

BLASTING NEWS
— Medicaid paid for births soar in the United States despite tight state budgets  Trump and Republicans throw much-needed Obamacare fix back into laps of uncooperative Democrats – Chet Dembeck
http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/03/medicaid-paid-for-births-soar-in-the-united-states-despite-tight-state-budgets-001576615.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Pennsylvania Republicans Say State Is Undergoing ‘Illegal Alien Invasion’ – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/03/25/pennsylvania-republicans-say-state-is-undergoing-illegal-alien-invasion/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MOST AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY MINORITIES, SAY NO TO SANCTUARY CITIES  Poll: Only one-third want own community to protect illegals – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/most-americans-especially-minorities-say-no-to-sanctuary-cities/

 

POLITICO
— The Ugly History Behind Trump’s Attacks on Civil Servants  President Trump’s criticisms of government workers have something in common with Joe McCarthy’s. – LANDON R. Y. STORRS  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.  Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are not in line to get a pension or are not getting a pension, despise if not hate federal employees and federal retirees.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/history-trump-attacks-civil-service-federal-workers-mccarthy-214951

 

ABC NEWS
— Worried about getting old? Poll sees optimism grow with age – AP  (DIERSEN: What has diminished your optimism?  The mayor of the city that I have lived in since 1978 publicly insults me.  I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member.  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint in 1971. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/worried-poll-sees-optimism-grow-age-46308400

 

USA TODAY
— Steve Bannon’s rise forces Breitbart News out of the shadows, and the basement – Paul Singer  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS has never been in the shadows or in a basement. GOPUSA ILLINOIS has always been in the first floor family room at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.  GOPUSA ILLINOIS has always officially declared who owns it (me) and who operates it (me).  Unlike Breitbart, GOPUSA ILLINOIS has had no lavish parties.  Unlike Breitbart, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and its website www.gopillinois.com have no advertising.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/23/bannons-rise-forces-breitbart-news-out-shadows-and-basement-trump/99456912/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bare-knuckled conservative news organization has moved its office out of the house where former chief Steve Bannon lived, has begun to reluctantly disclose its ownership, and, in its quest for official recognition, may even go so far as to publicly declare who runs the place. Breitbart has for the past several years operated, basically, out of Bannon’s house. Bannon was the executive chairman of Breitbart News and the ideological engine behind the site’s bareknuckled anti-immigration, anti-government ideology. He and the site both operated out of a townhouse on Capitol Hill a couple of blocks behind the Supreme Court. It became known as the “Breitbart Embassy,” site of lavish parties upstairs and the typing of a staff of young reporters downstairs, whom Bannon  referred to as “the Valkyries.”)
— What’s in a name? In Scotland, Donald plummets in popularity – Kim Hjelmgaard  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on making you unpopular and why?  I should write a book about those who focus on making me unpopular and why they do it.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/25/name-donald-trump-scotland-boys/99402662/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Fox News host Jeanine Pirro calls on Ryan to step down, hours after Trump tweets about her show – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/03/25/trump-asks-his-supporters-to-watch-fox-news-host-who-calls-on-ryan-to-step-down/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Paul Ryan Emerges From Health Care Defeat Badly Damaged – MATT FLEGENHEIMER and THOMAS KAPLAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/us/politics/paul-ryan-health-care-defeat.html
— Health Bill’s Failure Leaves Supporters in a Political Jam Back Home – ALEXANDER BURNSM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/us/trump-supporters-gop-health-bill.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/sunday/trump-and-ryan-lose-big.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/opinion/sunday/donald-this-i-will-tell-you.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/sunday/trumps-triumph-of-incompetence.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in making immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/sunday/the-best-time-to-become-an-american-is-now.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Trade-Offs We Make  Without thinking much, people decide what to spend on every day.  Time to see it clearly. – Ron Lieber  (DIERSEN: What do your say to those who have earned/saved far less money than you have, but who criticize how you spend your money?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/your-money/the-subconscious-decision-whats-worth-it.html
— Adulting, but With Your College Crowd  Living with college friends can offer a built-in social network. – RONNIE KOENIG  (DIERSEN: What do those who attended college with you think of you?  While I attended NIU 1969-1970, those who attended college with me seemed to have a low opinion of government employees like I was.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/realestate/adulting-instant-community-with-the-college-crowd.html
— What Racial Terms Make You Cringe?  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/us/cringeworthyraceterms.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blames everyone else for failure of healthcare plan – Marisa Schultz  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame everyone else for their problems, but they especially blame me.)
http://nypost.com/2017/03/26/trump-blames-everyone-else-for-failure-of-healthcare-plan/

 

PADUCAH SUN
— Retirement dreams fizzle amid insurance uncertainty – AP  (DIERSEN: Have your retirement dreams fizzled?  According to OPM, “The basic Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity cannot exceed 80 percent of your high-3 average salary, excluding your unused sick leave. Generally, you reach the 80 percent limitation when you have 41 years and 11 months of service, not including accumulated sick leave.”  If my GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I would have had 42 years of service in 2010 when I was 62 years old.  In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension would be $98,393/year instead of the $50,856/year that it is now, or $47,537/year (48%) more.)
http://www.paducahsun.com/business/032617_PS_BIZ_BC-US–On-the-Money-Health-Overhaul-Early-Retirement-1st-Ld-Writethru–2445883

 

FED SMITH
— Hatch Act Protects Freedom of Political Speech on Social Media… to a Point – Mathew B. Tully, Esq.  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  The more Republican that a federal employee is, the harder that the Democrats who run the federal government work to waste that employee’s career and to get rid of that employee.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/26/hatch-act-protects-freedom-political-speech-social-media-point/

 

SLATE
— Will Reince Priebus Become the Fall Guy for Trumpcare’s Failure? – Daniel Politi (DIERSEN: When things go wrong, those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine who the fall guys will be.  Since 1978, those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have done everything that they can to make me their fall guy.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/25/will_reince_priebus_become_the_fall_guy_for_trumpcare_failure.html

March 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE BILL FAILS, PULLED FROM FLOOR BEFORE VOTE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/republican-health-care-bill-pulled-before-vote/1816393/
— RAUNER VETOES OVERHAUL OF CHICAGO CITY PENSION SYSTEM – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-vetoes-overhaul-of-chicago-city-pension-system/1817272/
— DISGUSTING: DISTRICT COURT SAYS MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES CAN DONATE TO CAMPAIGNS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/district-court-says-medical-marijuana-businesses-can-donate-to-campaigns/1817440/
— SENATE VOTES TO KILL PRIVACY RULES GUARDING YOUR ONLINE INFO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-votes-to-kill-privacy-rules-guarding-your-online-info/1816631/

 

NBC5
— No Repeal for ‘Obamacare’ in Humiliating Defeat for Trump  Democrats could hardly contain their satisfaction – Erica Werner and Alan Fram
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/House-Health-Care-Vote-AHCA-Trump-Demand-417007763.html

 

CBS2
— Ryan, Trump Pull Health Care Bill, Canceling Vote – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/24/ryan-trump-pull-health-care-bill-canceling-vote/
— Gov. Rauner Wants Democrats, Officials To Support Pension Legislation – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/24/gov-rauner-wants-democrats-officials-to-support-pension-legislation/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— State police use Narcan to save OD victim at Thompson Center
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/243752267-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hultgren: Republicans must ‘figure out a different way forward’ on health care – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-vote-republican-health-overhaul-20170324-story.html
— Speaker Ryan falls short in first test of Trump presidency – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-speaker-ryan-health-bill-test-20170324-story.html
— Black officials to Rauner: We don’t want Paul Vallas at Chicago State – Grace Wong
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-vallas-met-0325-20170325-story.html
— Lien filed on Elgin councilman’s house because of unpaid taxes – Mike Danahey and Janelle Walker  (DIERSEN: I filed many liens while I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-prigge-lien-st-0322-20170323-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elgin’s mayor is calling out a member of the Elgin City Council for a federal tax lien filed three years ago against his home in Kane County. The Internal Revenue Service in 2014 filed a $15,103 lien against the northeast side home in Elgin where Council member John Prigge resides.)
— 120-year-old mansion could be casualty of Wheaton housing plan – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-wheaton-mansion-met-20170324-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigrants-mchenry-detention-center-met-20170323-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ivanka Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-ivanka-trump-women-huppke-work-advice-0326-biz-20170323-column.html
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have had, that Blacks are having, and that Blacks will have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-congressional-black-caucus-trump-cbc-obama-perspec-0326-jm-20170324-story.html
— Why health care can’t be fixed – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-obamacare-republican-health-care-failure-perspec-0326-20170324-column.html
— ‘Me, me, me! Did I mention me?’ The greed of Illinois’ pay-us-first legislators – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-lawmaker-pay-mendoza-edit-0326-20170324-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Retreat and regret: Trump, GOP suffer bitter health care defeat – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-doesnt-have-votes-to-repeal-obamacare-ny-times/
— Rauner vetoes bill to shore up Chicago municipal workers pensions – Sam Charles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-vetoes-bill-to-bail-out-chicago-municipal-workers-pensions/

 

DIALY HERALD
— Attorney general: Lisle didn’t fully comply with directive – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170324/news/170329323/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois congressmen Davis disappointed in canceled vote – Paul Swiech
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/central-illinois-congressmen-disappointed-in-canceled-vote/article_b4ed90ad-d59a-5d75-aa83-89dd9b9f5569.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Sen. Dick Durbin says health care is a right – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What else is a right – housing, food, clothes, transportation, etc.?  Democrats shout that Republicans are rich, so therefore, Republicans should give government more money so that government can provide the aforesaid rights to those in need.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170324/sen-dick-durbin-says-health-care-is-right

 

WSIL
— Speaker Ryan falls short in first test of Trump presidency – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34992958/ryan-falls-short-in-first-test-of-trump-presidency

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump unhappy Jared Kushner took a powder on the ski slopes as health care bill floundered  Senior advisor on vacation with family – KATE BENNETT  (DIERSEN: How much time and money have you spent on vacations?  My wife and I have spent extremely little time and money on vacations since 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in cutting my income by $72,135 (59%) a year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-unhappy-jared-kushner-on-ski-slopes-as-health-care-bill-floundered/680226635

 

CHICAGOIST
— Buzzkill: Gov. Rauner ‘Not A Believer’ That Legalized Marijuana Would Help State’s Woes – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/24/gov_rauner_is_not_jazzed_about_lega.php

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Illinois’ Roskam felt rug pulled out on health care bill – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511097352-illinois-roskam-felt-rug-pulled-out-on-health-care-bill

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: UNACCETABLE: Total sanctuary cities and counties estimated to be about 600.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22195

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Major Defeat for Trump, Push to Repeal Health Law Fails – ROBERT PEAR, THOMAS KAPLAN and MAGGIE HABERMANMAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/us/politics/health-care-affordable-care-act.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Residents of Chicago are running for the exits – AP
http://nypost.com/2017/03/24/chicago-loses-residents-at-rapid-rate-amid-surge-in-violence/

 

FED SMITH
— EPA Investigating Employee Covert Activity – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/24/epa-investigating-employee-covert-activity/

March 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bills to legalize marijuana introduced in General Assembly – Sam Charles  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois are leading the opposition against SB 316 and HB 2353?  Please ask them to phone me at 630-653-0462.  I am considering asking the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to pass a resolution against the legalization of marijuana for recreational use similar to MTRCC’s 2009 resolution against video gambling.  For a sample of such a resolution, SEE: http://archive.azcentral.com/ic/pdf/resolution-opposing-legalization-marijuana.pdf  I would ask all of the Republicans who represent all or part of Milton Township to endorse the resolution including U.S. Representative Roskam; Governor Rauner; Lt. Governor Sanguinetti; Illinois Senators Connelly and Nybo; Illinois Representatives Breen and Ives; DuPage County officials Berlin, Bucholz, Cantore, Cronin, DiCianni, Eckhoff, Elliott, Grant, Grogan, Henry, Hinds, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Larsen, Murphy, Noonan, Redick, Ruscitti, Whelan, Wiley, Zaruba, and Zay; Milton Township officials Falbo, Heidorn, Hinkle, Keller, LeVan, Molitor, Muehlfelt, and Nathwani; and all the MTRCC members.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bills-to-legalize-marijuana-introduced-in-general-assembly/
— Girl who was gang raped on Facebook Live getting online threats – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/girl-who-was-gang-raped-on-facebook-live-getting-online-threats/
— Call for Vallas to lead CSU is divisive  The stereotype — that when things go wrong, a white person has to step in to fix it — persists because too often, black people are OK with letting white people come to their rescue. – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-call-for-vallas-to-lead-csu-is-divisive/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE CHICAGO METRO AREA TIGHTENS: Of 10 largest metro areas in U.S., only Chicago’s loses residents  (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, when Democrats take over an area, the area goes downhill, that is, the area suffers more poverty and more crime.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/of-10-largest-metro-areas-in-u-s-only-chicagos-loses-residents/
— DIERSEN HEDLINE: S.E. Cupp demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/under-trump-is-the-very-idea-of-truth-going-extinct/
— The ‘unkindest cuts’ may actually be kind – John Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/the-unkindest-cuts-may-actually-be-kind/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE CHICAGO METRO AREA TIGHTENS: Chicago area leads U.S. in population loss, sees drop for 2nd year in a row – Marwa Eltagouri and Grace Wong  (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, when Democrats take over an area, the area goes downhill, that is, the area suffers more poverty and more crime.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-census-population-loss-met-20170322-story.html
— Number of shootings down, but gun violence more spread out in Aurora – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-aurora-shootings-spread-2016-st-0306-20170321-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When politicians take sanctuary in flouting laws they dislike- Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Democrats want to comply only with those laws that promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201703221030–tms–vdhansonctnvh-a20170323-20170323-column.html
— Islamic State claims responsibility for London car, knife attack that left four dead – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-uk-parliament-attack-20170323-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE CHICAGO METRO AREA TIGHTENS: Chicago metro area loses population for second year in a row – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, when Democrats take over an area, the area goes downhill, that is, the area suffers more poverty and more crime.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170323/BLOGS02/170329938
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE CHICAGO METRO AREA TIGHTENS: The horrifying health stats on Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods – BRIGID SWEENEY (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, when Democrats take over an area, the area goes downhill, that is, the area suffers more poverty and more crime.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170323/NEWS03/170329937

 

DAILY HERALD
— Surplus state, federal computers provided to needy families – AP (DIERSEN: Since the 1980s, I have spent lots of money on computers.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170323/news/303239975
— Subdivision plan would demolish historic building on Loretto Convent site – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170323/business/170329496/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Part time? Legislators say not – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170322/bernard-schoenburg-part-time-legislators-say-not

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 board candidates split in support of referendum – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/20/district-200-board-candidates-split-in-support-of-referendum/acyw76f/
— Wheaton gives developer green light to raze buildings on Loretto Convent property – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/21/wheaton-gives-developer-green-light-to-raze-buildings-on-loretto-convent-property/asxu5du/

 

NORTH COOK COUNTY
— “A lot of hootin’, yellin’ and screaming:” New Trier School Board member slams “White Privilege” seminar supporters’ behavior at Feb meeting
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511096624-a-lot-of-hootin-yellin-and-screaming-new-trier-school-board-member-slams-white-privilege-seminar-supporters-behavior-at-feb-meeting

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Did Rauner ‘Pull Votes’ Off The Grand Bargain? – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/did-rauner-pull-votes-grand-bargain#stream/0
— Illinois Issues: When Women Are Paid Less Then Men – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented the jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees mare than it paid me – females who had significantly less job-related work experience, job-related education, job-related professional certifications, and no professional license.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-when-women-are-paid-less-then-men#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A True Story About the Southern Poverty Law Center – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Southern Poverty Center. They stress that while I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, I always welcomed LaBarbera to speak at TAPROOT events.  They stress that I include in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails links to articles LaBarbera writes. They stress that I, like LaBarbera, oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity. Again, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Southern Poverty Center.  Because I refuse to blacklist LaBarbera, they blacklist me.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/true-story-southern-poverty-law-center/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She told me that the only reason IFI had been included on the hate groups list was that in 2005, IFI’s former executive director Peter LaBarbera had posted a very short article by someone not affiliated with IFI (i.e., Paul Cameron) for which LaBarbera had written an even shorter introduction.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MAKING ILLINOIS A SHELTER STATE FOR ABORTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/making-illinois-a-shelter-state-for-abortion-video.html

 

GOPUSA
— A Nation of Law, Not Politics, with Gorsuch – Star Parker  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Democrats comply only with those laws that promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/a-nation-of-law-not-politics-with-gorsuch/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHAT TO DO ABOUT OBAMACARE AND THE UNINSURABLE? FREE MARKETS AND CHARITY! – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being undeservedly filthy rich, and that therefore, Republicans should pay for the uninsurable.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/what-to-do-about-obamacare-and-the-uninsurable-free-markets-and-charity/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Congress Can Make Regulators Accountable – HENRY I. MILLER & JEFF STIER  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians always held my superiors and my supervisors accountable a) for hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) for making way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445992/regulatory-reform-congress-trump-priorities-food-drug-administration

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Obama Admin Loyalists, Government Insiders Sabotage Trump White House  Former admin planted series of landmines to subvert Trump team –  Adam Kredo
http://freebeacon.com/politics/obama-admin-loyalists-government-insiders-sabotage-trump-white-house/
— Warren Angered that Cabinet Nominee Considers President His Boss – Bill McMorris  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the bosses that I had while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Some of them disapproved of the orders that they were given to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/warren-angered-trump-cabinet-nominee-considers-president-boss/

 

POLITICO
— Billionaire J.B. Pritzker running for Illinois governor passed bad check in 1986 – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1986?  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/illinois-billionaire-j-b-pritzker-passed-bad-checks-236401

 

REUTERS
— Immigration provision cut from Obamacare rollback, angering conservatives – Julia Edwards Ainsley and Yasmeen Abutaleb
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obamacare-immigration-idUSKBN16S2RX

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps formally declare war on America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/opinion/president-trumps-reckless-shame-game.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Gorsuch says he wouldn’t be swayed by Trump or his advisers – Mark Moore  (DIERSEN: Who are you swayed by?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they are swayed by whoever has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://nypost.com/2017/03/22/gorsuch-says-he-wouldnt-be-swayed-by-trump-or-his-advisers/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/immigrant-students-american-future-article-1.3005587

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Islamic State-linked news site Amaq carried a statement calling the attacker a “soldier” of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate. –  Karla Adam and Brian Murphy  (DIERSEN: How soon will soldiers of the caliphate kill people in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/britain-police-say-attacker-acted-alone-but-have-arrested-7-in-sweeps/2017/03/23/178100f4-0f98-11e7-9b0d-d27c98455440_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Sen. Al Franken brands Gorsuch a partisan and ‘absurd’ – Evan Halper  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes brand you as being?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress as negatively as they can that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, and that I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, a draft avoider, a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, a federal employee for almost 30 years, a federal retiree for over 19 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, and even worse things.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-al-franken-brands-gorsuch-a-partisan-1490130187-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— You’re more likely to trust news from a trusted Facebook friend – Mike Snider  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on making others distrust you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always focused on making everyone distrust me.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/03/21/study-sharer-digital-news-outweighs-news-source/99447836/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Death Rates Rise for Wide Swath of White Adults, Study Finds  Increases in ‘deaths of despair’—from drugs, alcohol-related liver diseases and suicide – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Whites are overjoyed about this.  What do you say to Whites who paint themselves as being anti-White?  They do it either because a) they want to curry favor with anti-Whites, b) they fear anti-Whites, and/or c) they are racists.  I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist because a) they want to curry favor with anti-Whites, b) they fear anti-Whites, and/or c) they are racists.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/death-rates-rise-for-wide-swath-of-white-adults-1490240740

 

FORBES
— Three Commandments for Online Activism – Laura Brickman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabrickman/2017/03/22/three-commandments-for-online-activism/#4a0f130f2f4d

March 22, 2017

JOURNAL COURIER
— Proposal (SB 316 and HB 2353) would make marijuana legal in state  (DIERSEN: If you push pot in Illinois, you push the further destruction of Illinois.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/107260/proposal-would-make-marijuana-legal-in-state

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Big shot mayors can’t allow just anybody to be an email pal – Editorial (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When a mayor publicly insults one of his constituents, for example, at the end of one of his state of the city addresses, and cites anonymous sources to justify those insults, should that constituent file a FOIA request to identify those anonymous sources?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/big-shot-mayors-cant-allow-just-anybody-to-be-an-email-pal/
— Ethics board targets six more lobbyists who emailed Emanuel – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ethics-board-targets-six-more-lobbyists-who-emailed-emanuel/
— MARCH 13, 2017 FLASHBACK: BGA goes back to court to gain access to Emanuel’s private emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bga-goes-back-to-court-to-gain-access-to-emanuels-private-emails/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ethics board to look into possible lobbying violations in Tribune report – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-ethics-board-met-0322-20170321-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel pushes his “municipal ID” plan to treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-municipal-id-met-20170322-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Offering such an ID also allows Emanuel to plant a high-profile flag in his campaign to position himself in opposition to Trump as a defender of immigrants’ rights and Chicago as a safe haven for those living here without legal permission. The mayor’s handpicked city clerk, Anna Valencia, is heading up the ID initiative. Valencia’s office insists applicants’ information will be secure and those who apply will be properly vetted, though Valencia has offered no specifics on how the city will achieve those goals or when the program will launch. She declined to be interviewed.)
— VIDEO: Naperville’s 2017 State of the City on NCTV17 (DIERSEN: I did not watch this, but am sure that Mayor Chirico did not insult anyone during his address.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-napervilles-2017-state-of-the-city-on-nctv17-2017-03-20-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Naperville mayor proposes downtown outdoor Wi-Fi work space – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-state-of-the-city-st-0322-20170320-story.html
— No speed limit on the Chicago Way – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-kass-0322-20170321-column.html
— The NRA’s gun market crisis – Firmin DeBrabander  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk, write, and act like they are going to get rid of Trump and like they are going to get rid of Trump’s supporters.  For their self-defense, I would expect that most, if not virtually all Trump supporters own firearms and lots of ammunition.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-guns-nra-conceal-open-carry-trump-market-manufacturers-perspec-0322-jm-20170321-story.html
— ‘Deep state’ troubles White House  Trump and staffers think holdovers are intent on sabotage – Jonathan Lemire
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170322/281728384340900
— Pockets of strong Trump support in deep blue Democrat Chicago – Ted Gregory  (DIERSEN: In which precincts in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois did the highest percent of registered voters vote for Trump in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-donald-trump-chicago-supporters-met-20170321-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Say yes to District 200 referendum – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170322/discuss/170329738/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago officials shudder at Trump budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170322/BLOGS02/170329959

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Leaving the Land of Lincoln – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-03-21/leaving-land-lincoln.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Not standing up to hate permits it to fester, breed – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/98727/editorial-not-standing-up-to-hate-permits-it-to-fester-breed

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Whose money is truly tainted? Or, Are Rauner bucks really holier than thou? – Gregory Tejeda
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/03/whose-money-is-truly-tainted-or-are.html

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— ‘Ending White Privilege Starts With Ending Jewish Privilege’ fliers hung at U. Illinois-Chicago – REBECCA DOWNS (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who focused on turning my many Jewish superiors and Jewish supervisors against me. They stressed that I was 100% German national origin and that I had been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.  In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors had immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/70421/ending-white-privilege-starts-ending-jewish-privilege-fliers-hung-u-illinois-chicago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fliers recently hung at the University of Illinois at Chicago declare “Ending White Privilege Starts With Ending Jewish Privilege.”  The fliers use Pew Research Center data in an attempt to validate the statement, including that while Jews make up 2 percent of the population in the United States that “44% of these Jewish Americans are in the top 1%.” “Is the 1% straight, white men? Or is the 1% Jewish?” the flier questions. The university acted swiftly, issuing a statement March 15, the same day the fliers were found on campus. “Such actions do not reflect the values we hold as a community. Acts that invoke hatred or violence toward members of our community will not be tolerated on our campus,” campus officials said. “We strongly encourage all members of our university to exercise their right to free speech in a manner that recognizes these principles and avoids prejudice or stereotypes,” they added. Despite the campuswide statement, more anti-Semitic fliers were found posted on campus over the weekend. One discussed “Jewish privilege” with regard to “the special privilege when it comes to top universities.” Another linked the de-hiring of Professor Steven Salaita with then-Chancellor Phyllis Wise’s meeting with “a wealthy Jewish Donor in Chicago.” A third criticized jail time for those who deny the Holocaust. Still another flier equated Auschwitz with Gaza, claiming the “largest Concentration Camp in the world today is owned and operated by Zionists.” While the fliers did not identify the student or organization responsible, they did include various hashtags: #BlackLivesMatter, #WeAreAllMuslims, #WhitePrivilege and #StandwithPalestine. Student Eva Zeltser, who posted images of the fliers on Facebook, said her “heart is broken.” “While I try to abstain from writing personal narratives on Facebook, enough is enough,” she stated. “If you are against hate crimes against one group, you should be against these acts of violence for ALL groups. Found all over the UIC campus. Things like these posters are actively posted to catalyze anti-Semitism and increase hate toward Jews.” The incident at the University of Illinois at Chicago comes as a strong uptick in anti-Semitic incidents on campuses nationwide has been observed. UIC Levine Hillel Center’s Executive Director Rabbi Seth Winberg condemned the posters in an email to The College Fix, noting they have caused anger and sadness. The center asked the university to “conduct a full investigation and to address the campus culture that would allow such hateful targeting of Jews.” “We will not let these hateful flyers deter us from our work to build a vibrant community at UIC,” Winberg added.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW RANKING LISTS ILLINOIS AS #3 MOST CORRUPT STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/new-ranking-lists-illinois-as-3-most-corrupt-state.html
— THORNER: WILL A RESURRECTION OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGE FROM ITS DEMISE?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/thorner-will-a-resurrection-of-american-higher-education-emerge-from-its-demise.html
— COURT RULING CLEARS PATH FOR U.S. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR LAWSUIT TO END MANDATORY UNION FEES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/appeals-court-ruling-clears-path-for-us-supreme-court-to-hear-lawsuit-to-end-mandatory-union-fees.html
— WHY ILLINOIS IS DEAD BROKE – Illinois Policy Institute
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/why-illinois-is-dead-broke-video.html

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Breitbart pushes pot in America. If you push pot in America, you push the destruction of America.
http://www.breitbart.com/marijuana/
https://pro.moneymappress.com/p/NVXMJ39TMRSHORT/LNVXT326/?SID=breitbart-ordamer_032217&h=true

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— A NATION OF LAW, NOT POLITICS, WITH GORSUCH – Star Parker (DIERSEN: Yes, but Democrats and RINOs elect politicians who have passed many laws that discriminate against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/a-nation-of-law-not-politics-with-gorsuch/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House: Md. school rape underscores Trump’s compassion for victims of illegal immigrant crimes – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/21/rape-underscores-trump-compassion-illegals-crime/
— Political partisans within the ivy-covered halls  Campus authorities may violate IRS rules with their Trump-hating activism – Anne Hendershott
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/21/betsy-devos-warned-colleges-inculcating-students/

 

GOPUSA
— Rich New Yorkers ask Cuomo to raise their taxes – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22154

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Gorsuch: ‘No Such Thing as a Republican or Democrat Judge, Just Judges’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the judges in the lawsuits that I have filed. Their rulings show if they are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or Republican.  By their rulings, the majority of the judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, that is, that they were Democrats.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/21/neil-gorsuch-senate-confirmation-hearing-no-republican-or-democrat-judges-country

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Puts Economic Nationalism on the Agenda – Andy Schlafly
https://townhall.com/columnists/andyschlafly/2017/03/22/trump-puts-economic-nationalism-on-the-agenda-n2302223

 

THE BLAZE
— Professor whose in-class anti-Trump tirade went viral nominated for campus award – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/21/unbelievable-professor-whose-in-class-anti-trump-tirade-went-viral-nominated-for-campus-award/

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s penchant for vengeance casts shadow on health care vote  Republican lawmakers thinking of bucking the White House on Obamacare know they’ll face a president who loves exacting retribution. – SHANE GOLDMACHER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are extremely vengeful and they focus on exacting retribution.  They blame me for all their problems and they crow that I am no longer a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, and that f) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, g) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and h) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/donald-trump-vengeance-threat-236320
— Trump to Republicans: Vote for Obamacare repeal or lose your seat  ‘I’m asking for your vote on Thursday,’ the president said. – KYLE CHENEY, RACHAEL BADE and JOHN BRESNAHAN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-health-care-obamacare-repeal-236281
— GOP Takes Up Russia-Aligned Attack On Soros – ISAAC ARNSDORF, ANDREW HANNA and KENNETH P. VOGEL (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Soros against America.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/george-soros-russia-republicans-214938

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Objectively False Things Continue to Be Believed – AMANDA TAUB and BRENDAN NYHAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents believe that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. But in fact, my critics/opponents cause all their own problems, are causing all their own problems, and will forever cause all their own problems.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/upshot/why-objectively-false-things-continue-to-be-believed.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Alan Simpson says “During Donald Trump’s campaign, he repeatedly cast himself as a supporter of L.G.B.T. rights.”  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity have always worked extremely hard against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/opinion/how-a-trump-turnabout-on-gay-rights-hurts-republicans.html
— Spicer Says Rape Case Against Undocumented Student Shows Need for Crackdown – LIAM STACKMAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/us/politics/sean-spicer-high-school-rape.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Rockville High rape case draws attention at White House briefing – Bill Turque, Donna St. George and Ovetta Wiggins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/2017/03/21/018ef7a6-0e49-11e7-9b0d-d27c98455440_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— White House calls alleged rape by immigrant teens ‘horrendous’ – Bob Fredericks and Danika Fears
http://nypost.com/2017/03/21/white-house-calls-alleged-rape-by-immigrant-teens-horrendous/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Latinos are reporting fewer sexual assaults amid a climate of fear in immigrant communities, LAPD says – James Queally  (DIERSEN: When Clinton, Bush, and Obama were in the White House, illegals knew that they had a friend in the White House, that is, someone who put citizens of Mexico and of other foreign countries ahead of citizens of America. That is a major reason why Trump won.)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-immigrant-crime-reporting-drops-20170321-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Army says general Ron Lewis’ drunken escapades shouldn’t affect his secret clearance – Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: If Lewis claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, he should be dumped.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/21/brig-gen-ron-lewis-ash-carter-eric-fanning-swinging-general/99456588/
— White House links teen rape case to failed immigration policies – Debra Alfarone
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/21/white-house-links-teen-rape-case-failed-immigration-policies/99459772/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Media Attention’ and IRS Abuse  A simple rule fix could end partisan targeting tomorrow. – JOHN J. VECCHIONE  (DIERSEN: Were it not Henry Hyde’s intervention, IRS would never have approved Adversity.Net’s 501(c)(3) application. SEE: http://www.adversity.net/)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/media-attention-and-irs-abuse-1490137171
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Americans for their political views may have ended with the Obama administration—or even with its exposure in 2013. But it could easily recur. Even now, an internal IRS rule singles out applicants for nonprofit status who might be tied to anything newsworthy. The genesis of the targeting scandal was Section 7.29.3 of the Internal Revenue Manual. As noted in a report my organization is issuing Wednesday, this manual dictates how IRS employees handle everything from customer service to criminal investigations. This particular section tells them to flag for further review any application for tax-exempt status that might “attract media or Congressional attention.” That’s a broad, vague and subjective command that career IRS employees are nevertheless required to follow. Emails between IRS personnel make clear that low-level employees were guided by this rule throughout the targeting scandal. They repeatedly cited “media attention” on the Tea Party as the reason to single out and delay applications from conservative groups. This rule means that IRS enforcement reflects the ideological biases of the media. Aside from a small number of groups related to the Occupy Wall Street movement and the defunct advocacy group Acorn, libertarian and free-market groups were almost exclusively targeted. These provisions of the IRS manual have nothing to do with the merits of a nonprofit application and everything to do with keeping the agency from looking bad. It is inappropriate for a group’s tax-exempt status to be deep-sixed because of negative publicity. In the targeting scandal, this approach allowed partisan concerns to overtake the application process, resulting in the unfair treatment of political viewpoints at odds with the Obama administration. Equal justice under the law demands that the IRS abandon the “newsworthy” criterion. To date, however, the agency has promised only to stop making lists of targeted groups “until further notice.” Even if the halt were permanent, it wouldn’t be enough. IRS officials are still required to follow the manual and pull high-profile applications for enhanced scrutiny. The IRS can change its employee manual today. No new law is required. The simplest explanation for why the agency has not done so lies in the nature of bureaucracies—they refuse to relinquish power even after demonstrated abuse. The procedure for newsworthy applicants provides a convenient cover to shield improper partisan decision-making.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Retirement Remains Worker Worry – ANNE TERGESEN  (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, are you prepared for retirement? Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors used the following facts to justify their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old: a) what my wife and I had saved for our retirement, b) my wife’s salary, c) we had no debts, d) our good health, e) we owned 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, f) we had no dependents, g) we owned a 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, and 1962 Chevy Impala SS, and h) we could “afford” to suffer a $72,135/year loss of income in today’s dollars ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-retirement-confidence-remains-below-pre-recession-levels-1490068865
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Women Gain as Skills Shift for High-Paying Jobs – LAUREN WEBER  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-skills-shift-for-high-paying-jobs-women-see-advantages-1490101201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Men are losing ground in the labor market, and it’s not just the ones without college degrees. Even those with higher education are seeing their chances of holding a good job drop relative to women, according to new research. Three economists found that the high-paying occupations of the past few decades—from doctors to software engineers to financial advisers—require increasing levels of interpersonal skills such as collaboration, empathy and managing others. “That’s been favoring women in high-paying jobs,” said one of the study’s authors Henry Siu, a professor at the University of British Columbia. Women’s advancement in those jobs accelerated from 1980 to 2000. The trend slowed from 2000 to 2014, but even during that period, college-educated women saw their job prospects essentially hold steady while male peers’ prospects declined, according to Mr. Siu and his co-authors, Guido Cortes at the University of Manchester in England and Nir Jaimovich at the University of Southern California. The economists have been presenting their working paper, “The End of Men and Rise of Women in the High-Skilled Labor Market,” at economics conferences in recent months. Men are still better-represented in so-called good jobs, which the authors define as paying in the top 25% of all occupations or requiring mostly cognitive skills like problem-solving and analysis. But their chances of being in such jobs have fallen over time while women’s chances are rising. In 1980, 66.2% of male college graduates worked in cognitive jobs; by 2000, that proportion had fallen to 63.3%, according to U.S. census data reviewed by the economists. Meanwhile, 58.8% of college-educated women held such roles in 2000, up from 54.2% in 1980. By 2014, 61.4% of college-educated men were in those good jobs, compared with 57.8% for their female counterparts.)
— An Obama Decree Continues to Make Public Schools Lawless  To improve education, allow teachers to administer discipline regardless of race. – JASON L. RILEY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-obama-decree-continues-to-make-public-schools-lawless-1490138783

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Better Marriage Between College and Job Training – Paul Fain  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/22/ideas-improving-higher-educations-primary-role-work-force-development

 

DAILY BEAST
— Manafort Secretly Worked for Russian Billionaire  (DIERSEN: Many thousands, if not millions, in America talk, write, and act like they are secretly working for foreign countries, especially for Mexico.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/22/manafort-secretly-worked-for-russians.html

March 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says Emanuel causing a CPS ‘crisis’ – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-met-0322-20170321-story.html
— 124 Illinois prison nurses get layoff notices – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-prison-nurses-fired-20170321-story.html
— Rauner is struggling in polls – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0323-20170321-story.html
— Obama’s home state of Illinois rejects a holiday in his honor for now – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-barack-obama-day-met-0322-20170321-story.html
— Early voting begins in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-early-voting-naperville-st-0322-20170321-story.html
— Arnold Schwarzenegger slams President Trump’s approval ratings: ‘You got swamped’ – Seth Kelley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-arnold-schwarzenegger-slams-trump-approval-ratings-you-got-swamped-20170321-story.html
— Undocumented immigrants may not find warm welcome in Canada – Robbie Gramer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-immigrants-canada-ce7d1d32-0e27-11e7-9b0d-d27c98455440-20170321-story.html
— Donald Trump cites report that NFL teams won’t sign Colin Kaepernick for fear of president’s tweet – Des Bieler
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-colin-kaepernick-donald-trump-tweets-20170321-story.html
— Highland Park council candidate Adam Stolberg denies he misled voters about college degree – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-stolberg-degree-debate-tl-0323-20170321-story.html
— With Obama out of the way, Republicans can show their true colors – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-republicans-trump-glanton-20170321-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Emanuel chime in on Shimkus search for U.S. attorney – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-emanuel-chime-in-on-shimkus-search-for-u-s-attorney/
— Trump at Capitol, cites political cost of rejecting health bill – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-to-capitol-in-last-ditch-lobbying-for-health-care-bill/
— White House issues gag order to officials on budget details – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-issues-gag-order-to-officials-on-budget-details/
— No fake news with this suburban vote fraud case – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-no-fake-news-with-this-suburban-vote-fraud-case/
— Aldermen ask: Chicago has only 1,484 registered gun offenders? – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-ask-chicago-has-only-1484-registered-gun-offenders/
— Durbin grills Gorsuch on I-88 ‘frozen trucker’ case from Ill. – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-grills-gorsuch-on-i-88-frozen-trucker-case-from-ill/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve may end pensions for elected officials – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170321/news/170329725/
— Arlington Heights board delays minimum wage vote after supporters rally – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170321/business/170329841/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Paul Ryan’s Chicago fundraiser delayed until March 24 after health bill vote – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170321/BLOGS02/170329970/paul-ryans-chicago-fundraiser-delayed-until-after-health-bill-vote#utm

 

NBC5
— Supreme Court Pick Gorsuch Calls Trump’s Attacks on Judges ‘Disheartening’ and ‘Demoralizing’  There were several charged exchanges Tuesday as Gorsuch mostly batted away Democrats’ efforts to get him to reveal his views – Erica Werner and Mark Sherman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Supreme-Court-Nominee-Gorsuch-Facing-Daylong-Questioning-Senate-416690213.html

 

WQAD
— Illinois governor announces $1 billion cybersecurity plan
http://wqad.com/2017/03/21/illinois-governor-announces-1-billion-cybersecurity-plan/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Says Using Contract Nurses Will Save $8M – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-says-using-contract-nurses-will-save-8m#stream/0

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois teachers’ pension spiking continues despite $130 billion deficit – CYNTHIA WOLF  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, would my critics/opponents have their operatives and dupes say that my promotion in 1986 was really a pension spike to better assure that I would take the early retirement that was “offered” 1993-1997?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/20/illinois-teachers-pension-spiking-continues-despite-130-billion-deficit/aqa46lv/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump voters regret their choice – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/98693/dunphy-trump-voters-regret-their-choice

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State Rep. Olsen co-sponsors legislation eliminating pay raises for Illinois lawmakers
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/13/state-rep-olsen-co-sponsors-legislation-eliminating-pay-raises-for-illinois-lawmakers/an4au0k/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— TREASONOUS: Why Chicago Police Won’t Follow Trump’s Immigration Edict – YANA KUNICHOFF
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2017/Why-Chicago-Police-Wont-Follow-Trumps-Immigration-Edict/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL ‘fair share fees’ lawsuit tossed; plaintiffs say ‘desired result,’ allowing appeal to SCOTUS – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511096595-il-fair-share-fees-lawsuit-tossed-plaintiffs-say-desired-result-allowing-appeal-to-scotus

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— $15 minimum wage could hit downstate Illinois’ businesses hard – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if the minimum wage should be $15/hour for jobs that do not require a high school diploma, the minimum wage for jobs that require a high school diploma should be $25/hour, $35/hour for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree, $45/hour for jobs that require a master’s degree, $55/hour for jobs that require a professional certification, and $65/hour for jobs that require a professional license.)
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/minimum-wage-could-hit-downstate-illinois-businesses-hard/article_f1a20bf2-0d77-11e7-a73a-bfb82666021b.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAXPAYERS DESERVE SAY IN THE TEACHERS’ UNION CONTRACTS THEY PAY FOR – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayers-deserve-say-in-the-teachers-union-contracts-they-pay-for/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP. TOM DEMMER ON THE COST OF OBAMA DAY TO THE STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/state-rep-tom-demmer-on-the-cost-of-obama-day-to-the-state.html

 

GOPUSA
— At the border: An encouraging decline
http://www.gopusa.com/at-the-border-an-encouraging-decline/
— Dozens face deportation after Detroit cockfighting, gambling ring bust – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22109

 

FOX NEWS
— Ivanka Trump’s Company Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Unfair’ Advantage  (DIERSEN: What unfair advantages do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you have/had?  For me, they include my being born a White male, my parents having enough money to send me a parochial grade school, my good health, my avoiding the draft, my being overpaid, my being married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents, and my not giving money to a church.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/20/ivanka-trump-company-faces-lawsuit-over-unfair-first-daughter-advantage

 

NEWSMAX
— Two in Five Americans Say They’ll Need $1 Million to Retire (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, are you prepared for retirement? Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors used the following facts to justify their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old: a) what my wife and I had saved for our retirement, b) my wife’s salary, c) we had no debts, d) our good health, e) we owned 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, f) we had no dependents, g) we owned a 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, and 1962 Chevy Impala SS, and h) we could “afford” to suffer a $72,135/year loss of income in today’s dollars ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension).)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/retire-americans/2017/03/21/id/779847/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Senators Hope to Sneak Amnesty into Trump’s Popular Immigration Reforms – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/21/gop-senators-sketch-pairing-immigration-amnesty/
— NYT: Amnesty Is the ‘Only Long-Term Solution’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/03/21/nyt-amnesty-long-term-solution/
— Third of France’s Young Muslims Hold Fundamentalist Religious Views – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/21/study-third-muslim-france-fundamentalist/

 

AMEWRICAN THINKER
— Shrugging Off the Liberal ‘Resistance’ – Richard F. Miniter
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/shrugging_off_the_liberal_resistance.html

 

TOWNHALL
— A Smear Implodes: Former Dem Aide Accuses Gorsuch of Sexism, Gets Refuted By Fellow Student – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/03/21/predictable-woman-accuses-gorsuch-of-sexism-turns-out-to-be-former-dem-aide-n2301602

 

FEDERALIST
— The Alt-Right Is What Happens When Society Marginalizes Men – Owen Strachan
http://thefederalist.com/2017/03/21/alt-right-happens-society-marginalizes-men/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Entitlements: The Most Dangerous Addiction – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445940/entitlements-american-addiction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All addictions – whether drug, alcohol, gambling, sexual, or cigarettes – are very hard to escape. There is one addiction, however, that might be more difficult than any other to escape – in part because it is not even regarded as an addiction. It is Entitlements Addiction, an addiction to getting something for nothing. One indication as to the power of Entitlements Addiction is that, while great numbers of people have voluntarily given up – almost always at great pain – drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc., few give up an addiction to entitlements. For the majority of able-bodied people who get cash payments, food stamps, subsidized housing, free or subsidized health insurance, and other welfare benefits, the thought of giving up any one of those and beginning to pay for them with their own earned money is as hard as giving up alcohol is to an alcoholic. Politicians know this, which is why it is close to impossible to ever reduce entitlements. And, of course, the Left knows this, which is why the Left almost always wins any debate over entitlements. Every American who is the beneficiary of an entitlement backs entitlements, and many who are not beneficiaries of entitlements would like to be. This, aside from ideology, is why the Left constantly seeks to increase entitlements: The more people receive government benefits, the more people vote left.)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOP SENATOR GRILLS GORSUCH ON IMPEACHING TRUMP  Supreme Court nominee assures Senate of independence from influences – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/gorsuch-they-gave-me-a-gavel-not-a-rubber-stamp/

 

CNN
— TRAGIC: 1 in 4 workers have less than $1,000 saved for retirement – Katie Lobosco
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/21/retirement/retirement-confidence-ebri/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Biggest retiree COLA in years may be in the works – Mike Causey
http://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/03/biggest-retiree-cola-in-years-may-be-in-the-works/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Blame Size of Deficit on Politicians’ Unwillingness to Cut  (DIERSEN: What about cutting fraud, waste, and abuse?  GAO focuses on cutting fraud, waste, and abuse.  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.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2017/voters_blame_size_of_deficit_on_politicians_unwillingness_to_cut

March 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emails to Emanuel raise questions about dozens of possible lobbying violations – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Who/what do you lobby for?  I lobby for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes lobby against some, most, or all of the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-lobbyists-registration-met-20170321-story.html
— The Democrats’ immigration problem – Henry Olsen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Trump supporters as being haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Trump supporters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-immigration-trump-muslim-ban-20170320-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Democrats want to win again, they must do one of two things: Attract back the Obama-Trump voter or win over the Romney-non-Trump voter. Their protestations against border security and the travel ban are not likely to do either. Surveys show that Obama-Trump blue-collar voters like Trump’s anti-immigration stance. These voters are likely to have felt competition from immigrants legal and illegal, and they want that competition to stop. Even though many of these voters agree with Democrats on traditional economic issues like taxes and entitlement spending, their primary concern now is to protect their livelihoods and standard of living by reducing competition from foreigners living at home and abroad. . .Democrats are either unwilling to see the truth or unable to acknowledge it: They cannot win back the presidency without attracting people who disagree with some of their views. Doing that does not mean singing the same old songs louder and more clearly.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rex W. Huppke stresses Trump’s travel expenses and other expenses that taxpayers pay for.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-mar-a-lago-costs-huppke-20170320-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Arlington Hts. board delays its vote on opting out of minimum-wage law – Christopher Placek  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if the minimum wage should be $15/hour for jobs that do not require a high school diploma, the minimum wage for jobs that require a high school diploma should be $25/hour, $35/hour for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree, $45/hour for jobs that require a master’s degree, $55/hour for jobs that require a professional certification, and $65/hour for jobs that require a professional license.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170321/business/170329841/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How a 1970s Arlington Heights case is affecting Trump’s travel ban – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: Based in this, the statements made by advocates of “Welcoming Cities” can be used against those advocates. Overwhelmingly, those advocates have made statements that show that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and that they want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170321/news/170329828/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving a 1970s housing lawsuit in Arlington Heights, judges are free to consider Donald Trump’s statements while ruling on the legality of his revised travel ban.)
— White House tries to distance Trump from campaign aides – AP  (DIERSEN: Who distances themselves from you?  Members of the following groups distance themselves from me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  In addition, members of the following groups distance themselves from me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170320/news/303209864/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Greg Hinz asks “How do you handle a lying president?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170321/BLOGS02/170329982

 

WBEZ
— Veterans Groups Hope More Money Will Lead To Better Care – Michael Puente  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I owe a special debt to veterans because I avoided the draft by getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, b) that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, to buy a new town home in 1972, to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to buy a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976, to get married in 1978, etc. and c) that when it comes to patriotism, I am a hypocritical coward.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/veterans-groups-hope-more-money-will-lead-to-better-care/0a915fbc-22fd-4fdc-abd4-7212fbbdbfeb

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: Twitter wrath causes QB job loss  NFL owners fear his tweets, Trump says (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents crow about their religious, government, political, and/or financial clout?  My critics/opponents do.  Do your critics/opponents take credit for their success in harming you? Generally, mine do not.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I cause all my own problems.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-twitter-wrath-causes-qb-job-loss/676590249
— Trump drops 220 spots on the Forbes Billionaires List  List comes as Trump meets with Bill Gates – CHRIS ISIDORE (DIERSEN: When has your income dropped?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that in 1997, my income in today’s dollars, dropped $72,135 (59%), from $122,991 down to $50,856, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and b) that in 1980, my income in today’s dollars, dropped $18,847 (21%), from $90,173 down to $71,326, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-drops-220-spots-on-forbes-billionaires-list/676218059

 

CHICAGO READER
— Chicago’s school board needs watchdogs, not Rahm’s lapdogs  An elected school board could stop the mayor from wasting money. – Ben Joravsky  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to be viewed as being lapdogs for whoever has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout?  The aforesaid work very hard against me.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/elected-school-board-emanuel-martwick/Content?oid=25940236

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— University of Illinois budget grew 13 times faster than enrollment
http://chambanasun.com/stories/511096073-analysis-university-of-illinois-budget-grew-13-times-faster-than-enrollment

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Illinois GOP accuses Mendoza of hypocrisy on state’s debt – Michael Carroll  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who accuses you of hypocrisy?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a hypocrite a) because I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church, b) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, c) because I avoided the draft, d) etc.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511095755-illinois-gop-accuses-mendoza-of-hypocrisy-on-state-s-debt

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Former Illinois State Rep. Candidate, Randy Peterson, arrested and charged with domestic battery – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/former-illinois-state-rep-candidate-randy-peterson-arrested-and-charged-with-domestic-battery/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Malibu votes to be a sanctuary city because without illegals ‘no one’s houses would be cleaned’ – EMILY JASHINSKY  (DIERSEN: What percent of those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America that promote illegal immigration also exploit illegals – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/malibu-votes-to-be-a-sanctuary-city-because-without-illegals-no-ones-houses-would-be-cleaned/article/2617892

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigration Activists Host Training Events To Recruit ‘Allies’ – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/20/uva-illegal-immigration-activists-host-training-events-to-recruit-allies/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP RELEASES ‘BIG LIST’ TO SHAME SANCTUARY CITIES  Communities called out by name for refusing to protect U.S. from criminal illegals – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/trump-releases-big-list-to-shame-sanctuary-cities/
— 50 ILLEGALS ARRESTED IN DETROIT COCKFIGHTING RING  ‘We had information that this was nuisance’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/50-illegals-arrested-in-detroit-cockfighting-ring/

 

BREITBART
— Pat Buchanan: ‘Fatal’ for Trump Presidency If He Abandons Economic Nationalism for ‘Goldman Sachs Route,’ Globalists – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/20/buchanan-fatal-trump-presidency-abandons-economic-nationalism-goldman-sachs-route-globalists/

 

NBC NEWS
— Neil Gorsuch Presents Himself as Consensus Builder at SCOTUS Confirmation – ANDREW RAFFERTY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on building consensus against the Republican Party platform, against the Illinois Republican Party platform, and against the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/supreme-court-nominee-neil-gorsuch-s-confirmation-hearings-begin-n735716

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Texas Woman ‘Voted Like a U.S. Citizen.’ Only She Wasn’t. – MICHAEL WINES  (DIERSEN: How many illegals vote in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/us/voter-fraud-fort-worth-trial-rosa-marie-ortega.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— What the media says is urgent overwhelms what is actually important – Ed Rogers  (DIERSEN: What do you do that is important? For me, it is deciding 10+ hours each and every day a) which articles to include in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) what comments, if any, that I should make on those articles. Of course, my critics/opponents viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn me and the judgment that I use to make the aforesaid decisions. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if they or if someone who they manipulate/dominate had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any losses in Illinois since 2000. They reject a) most if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and say “the platform is the problem.” They reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/03/20/what-the-media-says-is-urgent-overwhelms-what-is-actually-important/

 

USA TODAY
— George Soros-aligned group weighs funding anti-Trump activists – Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: How much money is Soros giving anti-Trump leaders in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to destroy Trump supporters like me?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/20/george-soros-democracy-alliance-anti-trump-activists-meeting/99417808/
— Trump’s unprecedented war on ethics  The president and his Cabinet are heading for a train wreck of a magnitude unseen since Watergate. – Norman L. Eisen and Richard W. Painter
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/20/trump-unprecedented-war-on-ethics-eisen-painter-column/99388636/
— Don’t vote? Pay a fine (if this bill passes) – Jon Campbell
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/03/20/dont-vote-pay-fine-if-bill-passes/99432364/
— Survey: We’re stressed by retirement preparations – but doing little to prepare – Kevin McCoy  (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, are you prepared for retirement?  Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors used the following facts to justify their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old: a) what my wife and I had saved for our retirement, b) my wife’s salary, c) that we had no debts, d) our good health, e) that we owned 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, f) that we had no dependents, g) that we owned a 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, and 1962 Chevy Impala SS, and h) we could “afford” to suffer a $72,135/year loss of income in today’s dollars ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension).
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/03/21/were-stressed-by-retirement-prospects-but-doing-little-to-prepare/99406168/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because Democrats demonize/denigrate/condemn the traditional family and because far too few Republicans defend/promote the traditional family, fewer Americans are getting married and having babies, and Democrats are overjoyed about that.  If you defend/promote the traditional family, those who promote LBGTQ activity viciously attack you as being a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/other-peoples-babies-1490050955
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politico Sorts Out Its Own Politics – LUKAS I. ALPERT and AMOL SHARMA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/politico-ceo-reins-in-predecessors-projects-1490002200

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— A Lot of People Became Billionaires Last Year – Jennifer Calfas  (DIERSEN: Should it be illegal to demonize, to denigrate, or to condemn anyone as being rich unless their annual income is at least $1 million and their net worth is at least $10 million?)
http://time.com/money/4706663/forbes-billionaires-world-list-2017/
— The World’s Richest Man Has a Bone to Pick with President Trump – Rob Wile  (DIERSEN: Who says that they have a bone to pick with you? Just about everybody who is involved in government and/or in politics in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who has had problems, who is having problems, and/or will have problems has a bone to pick with me, that is, they blame me for their past, present, and future problems. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, what I do as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.)
http://time.com/money/4706434/donald-trump-meeting-bill-gates-worlds-richest-man/

 

GOVERNING
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biss wants Illinois to be a “beacon” against Trump. Who wants your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and/or your county to be a beacon against Trump? The fewer votes that Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and/or in your county, the more likely that the anti-Trumps will succeed. The weaker that the Republican Party is in your township/ward and/or in your county, the more likely that the anti-Trumps will succeed.
http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/tns-illinois-daniel-biss.html