Tag: political

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: CTU has ‘tentative agreement’ with CPS, but strike continues with no ‘return to work’ agreement
https://abc7chicago.com/education/ctu-has-tentative-agreement-with-cps-but-strike-continues-with-no-return-to-work-agreement/5661219/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Real reform in Springfield takes FBI raids, secret recordings and people going to prison The state Senate and House may tighten restrictions on legislators working as lobbyists. Isn’t that nice? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/30/20940079/illinois-corruption-reform-michael-madigan-john-cullerton-luis-arroyo-john-lausch

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s Rust Belt revival is fading.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-trump-rust-belt-2020-20191030-ic6sjwxxvjdoxgpwbxttrlli2m-story.html
— CPS strike: Chicago Teachers Union delegates have tentative agreement on contract, but strike continues over impasse with city on makeup days; classes canceled Thursday – JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ, MARIE FAZIO, GREGORY PRATT, HANNAH LEONE, ELAINE CHEN and JAVONTE ANDERSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-chicago-teachers-union-updates-20191030-3dr2htrfgfbk5l74nt3h4sgfhq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After reading “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” to children inside the Kennicott Park gym, Lightfoot said she hopes the union will accept the deal she’s offered.)
— Amazon-City Council Spending story – AP (DIERSEN: If you ran for a seat on your city council, what would your critics/opponents do to defeat you?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–amazon-city-council-spending-20191029-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Stricter ethylene oxide regulations clear House, await changes in Senate – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191030/stricter-ethylene-oxide-regulations-clear-house-await-changes-in-senate

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Views differ on getting things done under ethics cloud – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Have you been put under an ethics cloud? In 1974, when I was a 25 year old GS-11 (currently $68,897/year) IRS employee, I was one of an extremely few IRS employees who was not a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. My IRS superiors were under tremendous pressure a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. To get rid of me, and to retaliate against me for complaining about political affiliation discrimination and reverse discrimination, my Democrat IRS superiors put me under an ethics cloud. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my travel vouchers were fraudulent. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 Of course, that ended whatever IRS career that I might have had. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191030/bernard-schoenburg-views-differ-on-getting-things-done-under-ethics-cloud

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/whats-an-ounce-gonna-cost-me-your-legal-weed-questions-answered/b6f421c8-85d5-4866-bc77-891c1b136de7

WQAD
— Galesburg Police investigate hemp theft, farmer speaks out about his concerns – RYAN JENKINS (DIERSEN: People who want to “get high” are far more likely a) to commit crime, b) to engage in other vices, c) to have serious physical/mental health problems, d) to have serious financial problems, and e) to become a ward of the state.)
https://wqad.com/2019/10/30/galesburg-police-investigate-hemp-theft-farmer-speaks-out-about-his-concerns/

LAWNDALE NEWS
— Illinois House Passes bill to Hinder Public Employee Rights
http://www.lawndalenews.com/2019/10/illinois-house-passes-bill-to-hinder-public-employee-rights/

WIREPOINTS
— If Wirepoints’ mission aligns with yours, consider supporting us. We’re tax exempt now. (DIERSEN: In 2002, IRS granted Adversity.Net tax exempt status. SEE: http://www.adversity.net/IRS_App/IRS_Rejection_Frames_Page.htm Adversity.Net was founded in 1997 to promote fair and equal treatment under the law without regard to race, gender or ethnicity. Our educational, tax-exempt mission includes: Broaden and inform the public debate on the issue of racial preferences, targets and goals which are, by definition, racially discriminatory Distribute facts about the adverse impact of racial preferences on those of us who are not members of any government-defined preferred class (also known as historically disadvantaged) Provide a resource and support system for victims of reverse discrimination Adversity.Net is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the elimination of prejudice and discrimination — including the elimination of divisive racial preferences and quotas — and to the defense of human and civil rights secured by law. We are a non-stock corporation organized in the State of Maryland located just six miles from the U.S. Capitol. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization under IRS rules. Dontations to Adversity.Net are fully deductible. Our audience consists of the victims and survivors of racial preferences, quotas, set-asides, and race-based “targets” and “goals” in hiring, promotion, school admissions, and government contracting. SEE: http://www.adversity.net/about_us.htm )
https://wirepoints.org/if-wirepoints-mission-aligns-with-yours-consider-supporting-us-were-tax-exempt-now/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trump Delegates in 6th District Revealed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/30/trump-delegates-in-6th-district-revealed/
— IL-14: Jerry Evans the Millennial with His Unapologetic Love of God
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/31/il-14-jerry-evans-the-millennial-with-his-unapologetic-love-of-god/ 
— 14th Congressional District Trump Convention Delegates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/31/14th-congressional-district-trump-convention-delegates/ 
— Jack Franks Continues Efforts to Rid Courthouse of Strong Republican Woman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/30/jack-franks-continues-efforts-to-rid-courthouse-of-strong-republican-woman/ 
— Cat Tax Moves from Board of Health to County Board Public Health Committee, Republican County Board Chairman Candidate Mike Beuhler in Opposition
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/30/cat-tax-moves-from-board-of-health-to-county-board-public-health-committee-republican-county-board-chairman-candidate-mike-beuhler-in-opposition/

BREITBART
— Obama Blasts Woke ‘Purity’ and the Cancel Culture – Johyn Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2019/10/30/nolte-obama-blasts-woke-purity-and-the-cancel-culture/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border crisis ‘is over,’ Trump ‘is due credit’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/report-border-crisis-is-over-trump-is-due-credit

DAILY CALLER
— A Trump Judicial Nominee Was Moved To Tears After A Liberal Interest Group Accused Him Of Bigotry – KEVIN DALEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. I do not promote LGBTQ activity. Who has constructively, literally, and/or officially rated you as being “not qualified?” I should write a book about those who have constructively, literally, and/or officially rated me as being “not qualified.” They include my Democrat superiors in the federal government and past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that the Wheaton City Council not only did not select me to fill its West District vacancy, it did not make me a finalist.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/30/vandyke-9th-circuit-hearing/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Truth About America’s Founding and Slavery – Daniel Davis 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/31/what-the-1619-project-gets-wrong-about-slavery-us-founding/

TOWNHALL
— SNL Punts on Trump, Attacks His Voters Instead – Chris Stigall
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrisstigall/2019/10/31/basket-of-deplorables-redux-n2555637
— Tucker Slams AOC For Her Open Racism: She’s ‘Unapologetically a Bigot’ – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/10/30/tucker-slams-aoc-for-her-open-racism-shes-unapologetically-a-bigot-n2555651

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The ABA Has Outdone Itself Rating Lawrence VanDyke ‘Not Qualified’ – CARRIE SEVERINO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. I do not promote LGBTQ activity. Who has constructively, literally, and/or officially rated you as being “not qualified?” I should write a book about those who have constructively, literally, and/or officially rated me as being “not qualified.” They include my Democrat superiors in the federal government and past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that the Wheaton City Council not only did not select me to fill its West District vacancy, it did not make me a finalist.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/the-aba-has-outdone-itself-rating-lawrence-vandyke-not-qualified/

COLLEGE FIX
— Prof compares support for traditional marriage to support for the Ku Klux Klan – DANIEL PAYNE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/prof-compares-support-for-traditional-marriage-to-support-for-the-ku-klux-klan/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Bipartisan Bill With Pathway to Citizenship for Farmworkers Introduced – MARTIN MACIAS JR (DIERSEN: What will the next group be – landscaping workers, restaurant workers, hotel workers, hospitality workers, construction workers, etc.?) 
https://www.courthousenews.com/bipartisan-bill-with-pathway-to-citizenship-for-farmworkers-introduced/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Toughest Job in Journalism Is Defending Trump on CNN.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/30/the-toughest-job-in-journalism-is-defending-trump-on-cnn-229891

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ‘JUST TOO MUCH’: MEET THE UBER-RICH WHO WANT A WEALTH TAX – Josh Boak
https://oilcity.news/associated-press/2019/10/22/just-too-much-meet-the-uber-rich-who-want-a-wealth-tax/

NBC NEWS
— Trump campaign’s Facebook ads call for deporting ‘illegals.’ But in Spanish ads, no mention of it. While English ads focus on curbing illegal immigration, Spanish ads focus on merchandise and warning of Venezuelan socialism. – Reuters (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at those who speak/read/write Spanish, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-campaign-s-facebook-ads-call-deporting-illegals-spanish-ads-n1073896
— Democrat accuses immigration chief of pursuing ‘white supremacist ideology’ Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Ken Cuccinelli was pursuing a “heinous white supremacist ideology at all costs, even if it means making critically ill children your collateral damage.” – Nicole Acevedo
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/democrat-accuses-immigration-chief-pursuing-white-supremacist-ideology-n1074246

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: In Virginia Suburbs, Republicans Sound a Lot Like Democrats The off-year state legislative elections next Tuesday will test whether Republicans can appeal to anti-Trump voters by running on issues that Democrats usually espouse. – Reid J. Epstein (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. If you do not defend/advance the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/virginia-elections-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Glenn Davis seeks a fourth term in Virginia’s House of Delegates, he is going door to door with campaign literature touting his role in expanding Medicaid, his efforts to address gun violence and his support for L.G.B.T.Q. anti-discrimination legislation. There’s a photo of him with the state’s Democratic governor, Ralph Northam. Yet Mr. Davis is a Republican. He voted with his party to adjourn a special legislative session on gun control that Mr. Northam called this summer — 90 minutes after it began. When he campaigned for lieutenant governor in 2017, he said he was “running to do exactly what Donald Trump did in Washington.” Now, he is among a coterie of Republicans who are campaigning on issues long identified with Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s elections for the Virginia legislature, shifting away from a Republican base that in the age of Trump can no longer win suburban elections on its own. “We have a little bit of a messaging issue, we do,” Mr. Davis said in an interview this week.)
— Lots of Job Hunting, but No Job, Despite Low Unemployment Even with the strongest labor market in half a century, getting work after losing a job can still be a challenge. – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that the following took adverse actions against me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: my Democrat superiors in the federal government and the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/business/economy/long-term-unemployed.html
— Americans Trust Local News. That Belief Is Being Exploited. A growth in impostor local news that promotes ideological agendas. – Brendan Nyhan (DIERSEN: Diersen fully discloses everything about him and about his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, Diersen’s critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that information against Diersen and against his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Diersen should write a book about his critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Diersen should focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/upshot/fake-local-news.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of them originate with a company called Locality Labs L.L.C., which created similar networks of questionable local websites in Illinois and Maryland, and state and local business and legal sites around the country. There’s little information about these sites. They typically lack mastheads, local addresses and clear disclosure of their ownership or revenue sources. Voters could easily become confused about the origins of information from these seemingly innocuous local-sounding outlets. In 2016, for example, websites in the Illinois network interviewed Republican candidates favored by a conservative state political committee, which then paid to mail print newspaper versions of the sites to voters without identifying them as political advertising.)
— Ready. Set. Write a Book. – J. D. Biersdorfer (DIERSEN: What are you qualified to write books on? I am qualified to write books on the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, and IRS. I have been a member of the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP for almost 20 years. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County for more than 41 years. I have lived in Illinois for more than 71 years. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. Further, I am qualified to write books on early retirement. I have been retired for more than 22 years. Further, I am qualified to write books about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf Further, I am qualified to write books about publishing online newsletters. I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, they have included links to more than 349,300 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/technology/personaltech/national-novel-writing-month-apps-tools.html
— A Greater Understanding of Race and Identity Through Tech – Lauretta Charlton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities, women, and younger people to think of themselves as being minorities, women, and younger people before being anything else.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/technology/personaltech/lauretta-charlton-race-related.html
— NBC’s Digital Journalists Say They Are Forming a Union – Noam Scheiber and John Koblin (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/business/nbc-union-matt-lauer-harvey-weinstein.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Earnings Soar as Zuckerberg Warns of ‘Tough Year’ Ahead Politically Social-media giant’s business surges as chief expresses willingness to pay price for aligning company’s actions with his values – Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-reports-growth-in-revenue-users-11572467564
— Another Smear Campaign From the American Bar Association The lawyers group declares Lawrence VanDyke ‘not qualified’ based on claims from anonymous critics. – Adam J. White
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-smear-campaign-from-the-american-bar-association-11572475391

CNET
— Twitter’s decision to halt political ads puts more pressure on Facebook Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says political reach should be “earned, not bought.” Trump’s 2020 campaign called it a “very dumb decision.” – Queenie Wong, Oscar Gonzalez, Corinne Reichert
https://www.cnet.com/news/twitters-decision-to-halt-political-ads-puts-more-pressure-on-facebook/

REASON
— Should Adults Be Allowed to Use Any Drug They Choose? A Soho Forum Debate Reason’s Jacob Sullum and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson debate eliminating laws that prohibit the use and sale of narcotics. – NICK GILLESPIE AND JOHN OSTERHOUDT (DIERSEN: People who use drugs to “get high” are far more likely a) to commit crime, b) to engage in other vices, c) to have serious physical/mental health problems, d) to have serious financial problems, and e) to become a ward of the state.) 
https://reason.com/podcast/should-adults-be-alloweshould-adults-be-allowed-to-use-any-drug-they-choose-a-soho-forum-debated-to-use-any-drug-they-choose-a-soho-forum-debate/

RAW STORY
— Virginia GOP election strategy: Distance yourself from Trump and embrace ‘Democrat-lite’ issues – Matthew Chapman (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Virginia GOP with the Illinois GOP.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/virginia-gop-election-strategy-distance-yourself-from-trump-and-embrace-democrat-lite-issues/