Tag: political

April 6 Evening Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives remains defiant during EWTN appearance (DIERSEN: What does this mean for those who supported Ives in the primary? To this day, far too many who supported Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary punish those like me who supported Pat O’Malley in that primary. To this day, far too many who supported Judy Baar Topinka in the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary punish those like me who supported Jim Oberweis in that primary. To this day, far too many who supported Bill Brady in the 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary punish those like me who supported Kirk Dillard in that primary. To this day, far too many who supported Bruce Rauner in the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary punish those like me who supported Kirk Dillard in that primary. The aforesaid punishers either did not appreciate or did not want help from those like me who supported O’Malley, Oberweis, and Dillard during the primaries to help Ryan, Topinka, Brady, or Rauner win the general elections. The aforesaid punishers blame me, blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, blame my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, blame my service as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, blame my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and blame my etc. for Ryan, Topinka, and Brady losing in the general elections. Will far too many who supported Rauner in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary punish those like me who supported Ives in that primary?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/ives-remains-defiant-during-ewtn-appearance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s difficult to say when this weekly show was taped, but here’s the DGA… Jeanne Ives: “Bruce Rauner Lied” 17 days after the Republican primary, and instead of a unity event, state Rep. Jeanne Ives is calling Gov. Bruce Rauner a liar to anyone who will listen. In an interview with EWTN Pro-Life Weekly last night, Jeanne Ives said “Bruce Rauner lied” to the Republican base and touted her close finish in the Republican primary. She then promised to continue holding the failed governor “accountable” for the rest of his term, while failing to offer even a hint of an endorsement of his reelection. “48% of Illinois Republicans voted for someone else and Bruce Rauner is doing nothing to repair his fractured party,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “Rauner’s approval ratings are in the gutter, his own party is in open revolt, and his chances at reelection look bleaker by the day.” COMMENT FROM DuPage Bard Friday, Apr 6, 18 @ 3:57 pm: “Bruce Rauner isn’t going to apologize. He’s going to run Madigan ads nothing more nothing less. He’ll let the chips fall where they may. Pat Brady said right after the election- the Dan profit’s and Jeanne Ives are bad for the party. Bruce and his folks don’t want the Ives, McSweeney’s, Morrison’s, McCarter’s etc. in the Rauner Republican Party. They bash Trump, they lied and tried to destroy Jeanne, they installed a yes man for their leader (3 times in a row), they vote against party platform how much more are real Republicans supposed to take?”)
— As donations appear to stall, Rauner hits Pritzker over school tax credit program
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/as-donations-appear-to-stall-rauner-hits-pritzker-over-school-tax-credit-program/
— S&P whacks Illinois for its “persistent crisis-like budget environment”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/sp-whacks-illinois-for-its-persistent-crisis-like-budget-environment/
— Where nonprofit, for-profit and super PAC met – Megan Hickey
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/where-nonprofit-for-profit-and-super-pac-met/

 

ABC7
— Chicago man dead after using synthetic marijuana
http://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-man-dead-after-using-synthetic-marijuana/3308941/

 

CBS2
— Deerfield Sued By NRA’s Illinois Chapter – Audrina Bigos
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/05/suburban-village-sued-by-nras-illinois-chapter/
— Student Protesters Want University Of Chicago Police Disarmed – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/06/university-of-chicago-police-shooting-protest-disarm/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State’s bond rating ‘uncommonly low’ due to ‘crisis-like budget environment’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/states-bond-rating-uncommonly-low-due-to-crisis-like-budget-environment/
— Pritzker’s winning message for the fall: ‘Rauner failed’ – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzkers-winning-message-for-the-fall-rauner-failed/
— Students, teachers to see millions of dollars in new funding next week — finally – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/students-teachers-to-see-millions-of-dollars-in-new-funding-next-week-finally/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why synthetic marijuana might not be illegal – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180406/why-synthetic-marijuana-might-not-be-illegal
— Wheaton begins massive downtown beautification effort – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180406/wheaton-begins-massive-downtown-beautification-effort
— Elizabeth Flood waiting to decide on recount in Kane judge race – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180406/flood-waiting-to-decide-on-recount-in-kane-judge-race

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago, but Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence in Illinois, in Cook County, and in Chicago.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-06/ui-student-groups-town-hall-gun-violence-filled-capacity.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Are Illinois Congressmen safe in wake of Donald Trump?”
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/04/06/are-illinois-congressmen-safe-in-wake-of-donald-trump/a9furft/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— As Border Crossings Tick Up, Migrants Bring Children, Take More Dangerous Routes – JOHN BURNETT
http://nprillinois.org/post/border-crossings-tick-migrants-bring-children-take-more-dangerous-routes#stream/0
— Pritzker’s Tax Rates, Madigan’s Party Power, Trump’s Trade War – BRIAN MACKEY, DAISY CONTRERAS & CHARLES N. WHEELER III
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-week-pritzkers-tax-rates-madigans-party-power-trumps-trade-wat#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner preaches unity after heated primary – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37899838/rauner-preaches-unity-after-heated-primary
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But is Rauner practicing what he preaches? The Democratic Governor’s Association says no. The group claims Governor Rauner hasn’t met with Ives since the election. Rauner denied the claim, saying he spoke to Ives “right after the election.” He also said since the election, he’s been holding unity meetings across the state. “What I’m doing, pretty much every day, is traveling around the state,” Rauner said. “Meeting with not only Republican elected officials as well as grassroots activists, but also meeting with many community leaders, Democrats, independent voters, talking about coming together as a people.” Ives isn’t backing off her criticisms of Rauner though. She told the EWTN Global Catholic Network Thursday that Rauner lied about the abortion bill he signed in September. “The pro-life community needs a wake-up call,” Ives said. News 3 reached out to Ives for comment and we have not heard back.)

 

CHICAGO READER
— After veteran’s home cover-up, is Rauner the state’s most secretive schmuck? – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/06/after-veterans-home-cover-up-is-rauner-the-states-most-secretive-schmuck

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Grow the tax base, not the tax rate, Jameson says – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511383562-grow-the-tax-base-not-the-tax-rate-jameson-says

 

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Pritzker tax plan will only speed out-migration, Caulkins says – Glenn Minnis
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/511382418-pritzker-tax-plan-will-only-speed-out-migration-caulkins-says

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP. JEANNE IVES DISCUSSES ABORTION ON EWTN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/state-rep-jeanne-ives-discusses-abortion-on-ewtn.html
— GOVERNOR’S GROUP MEETS TO DISCUSS GUN VIOLENCE AND SCHOOL SAFETY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/governors-group-meets-to-discuss-gun-violence-and-school-safety.html
— GUN RIGHTS GROUPS FILE SUIT AGAINST DEERFIELD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/illinois-state-rifle-association-and-nra-files-suit-against-deerfield.html

 

GOPUSA
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: ‘Obamanation:’ 88% entering US illegally can stay claiming ‘credible fear’
http://www.gopusa.com/obamanation-88-entering-us-illegally-can-stay-claiming-credible-fear/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— GOP Rep. Mo Brooks vs. CNN’s Camerota: The U.S. Is Not The World’s Orphanage – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Foreign countries have always wanted to dump their unwanted/problematic/failed citizens on America.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/04/06/gop_rep_mo_brooks_vs_cnns_camerota_the_us_is_not_the_worlds_orphanage.html

 

BREITBART
— Obama Supporters Rush to Save His ‘Dangerous’ School Leniency Policy for Minority Students – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/06/obama-supporters-rush-save-dangerous-school-leniency-policy-minority-students/
— GOP Rep Brooks: ‘We Cannot Afford to Be the Planet’s Orphanage’ – JEFF POOR (DIERSEN: Foreign countries have always wanted to dump their unwanted/problematic/failed citizens on America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/04/06/gop-rep-brooks-cannot-afford-planets-orphanage/
— Michelle Obama Mocks Trump: My Husband Was the ‘Good Parent’ – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/06/michelle-obama-mocks-trump-husband-good-parent/
— Donald Trump Ditches WHCD Dinner Again: ‘The Press Is So Bad, So Fake’ – CHARLIE SPIERING6
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/06/trump-ditches-white-house-correspondents-dinner-again/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HOW TO STOP LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION IN SCHOOLS Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D., cites new report with alarming examples
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/how-to-stop-leftist-indoctrination-in-schools/
— UNARMED INVASION TARGETS OUR GOODWILL Alan Keyes calls for U.S. to defend sovereignty against ‘refugee-caravan attack’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/unarmed-invasion-targets-our-goodwill/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook to Require Verified Identities for Future Political Ads – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/business/facebook-verification-ads.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/03/us/mlk-assassination-anniversary.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ICE raids meatpacking plant in rural Tennessee; 97 immigrants arrested – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/ice-raids-meatpacking-plant-in-rural-tennessee-more-than-95-immigrants-arrested/2018/04/06/4955a79a-39a6-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/04/06/feature/in-reaction-to-trump-millions-of-americans-are-joining-protests-and-getting-political/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook to Check Groups Behind ‘Issue Ads’ Move aims to prevent the spread of misinformation – Lara O’Reilly
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-check-groups-behind-issue-ads-1523037600

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Border Agents Say They’re ‘Woefully Understaffed,’ Applaud National Guard Deployment – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2018/04/border-agents-saying-theyre-woefully-understaffed-applaud-national-guard-deployment/147260/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 305 West Park Avenue – $369,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448240_zpid/

April 3 Evening Edition

TAYLORVILLE DAILY NEWS
— Sanguinetti Key to Peace With Ives? (DIERSEN: Who a) has lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, b) knows both Sanguinetti and Ives extremely well, and c) could arrange a productive meeting between the two that would result in a productive meeting between Ives and Rauner?)
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/355509
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner has a key issue to deal with as the march toward the general election battle with Democrat J.B. Pritzker moves forward. Rauner needs to mend fences with his primary opponent, State Representative Jeannie Ives, or at least her supporters. Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti could be of help in opening a dialogue. The Lt. Governor says she’s no stranger to the West Point grad. (AUDIO CLIP) Sanguinetti has also shared that she opposed legislation Governor Rauner signed that paved the way for state funded abortions. That was one of the key issues that many believe led to Ives’ surge in popularity.)

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Favors Higher Tax On Rich To Pay For State Pensions
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/03/illinois-state-pensions-taxes/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Lawmakers Discuss Legalizing Sports Betting – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-discuss-legalizing-sports-betting-478665023.html
— States, Cities Sue US Over Census Citizenship Question Adding the citizenship demand to the 2020 census questionnaire was an arbitrary decision that will “fatally undermine the accuracy of the population count,” according to the lawsuit – Larry Neumeister (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) side with foreign countries against America and b) side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Census-Citizenship-Question-Lawsuit-478661023.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— White House criticized over lack of diversity in intern program (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young minorities, at young females, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/white-house-criticized-over-lack-of-diversity-in-intern-program

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: “We should be reducing the tax burden, not increasing it.” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/03/rauner-we-should-be-reducing-the-tax-burden-not-increasing-it/
— Pritzker vows to ‘get rid’ of tuition tax credits for private and parochial schools – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/03/pritzker-vows-to-get-rid-of-tuition-tax-credits-for-private-and-parochial-schools/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker: Raise state tax rate, boost exemptions while working on a graduated income tax – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-taxes-20180403-story.html
— Chicago’s pension precipice: It’s worse than you thought. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-pensions-rahm-emanuel-20180403-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers weigh sports gambling, as NBA and MLB officials back the idea – Bill Lukitsch (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-sports-gambling-20180403-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Catholic Charities to lead community outreach for Chicago’s CityKey ID – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: To give money to Catholic Charities is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/catholic-charities-to-lead-community-outreach-for-chicagos-citykey-id/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last month, now-failed Republican gubernatorial challenger Jeanne Ives joined forces with the City Council’s lone Republican to oppose using the ID to register to vote. Ives argued then that accepting the municipal ID for voter registration “is literally suborning voter fraud. And the political class in the sanctuary city of Chicago is brazen about this fact.” Emanuel was dismissive: “She should just take her Trump rhetoric out of the city. It doesn’t reflect our values.” Days later, a rival bidder made the politically-explosive claim that printing technology used to create the new ID compromises personal information the city promised to keep confidential to shield illegal immigrants from the threat of deportation. Valencia and Chief Procurement Officer Jamie Rhee flatly denied the charge.)
— Pritzker blasts Rauner’s private school scholarship plan as ‘really bad idea’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-blasts-rauners-private-school-scholarship-plan-as-really-bad-idea/
— Black city workers reported harassed with ‘Judas’ slurs, urine in coffee cup – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/former-council-watchdog-faisal-khan-sheds-more-light-on-water-department-scandal/
— DePaul law professor cries foul when class canceled after use of N-word – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/depaul-law-professor-cries-foul-when-class-canceled-after-use-of-n-word/
— Reflect on Dr. King’s legacy, then pick a cause – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats have picked a cause: Getting rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/reflect-dr-martin-luther-kings-legacy-then-pick-a-cause-memphis-eric-holder/
— Dr. King’s battle against an epidemic of hatred – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/dr-kings-battle-against-an-epidemic-of-hatred/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Madigan poised for new term as Illinois Democratic Party chairman – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Do you live in one of the congressional district which has a contested race for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman (SCC) – districts 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, and 17? If so, what weighted vote does your congressional district have, that is, what percent of all the Republican ballots cast in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary were cast in your congressional district? Have the IRP SCC candidates contacted those who will elect them at Republican County Party Conventions on April 18, 2018? What have those IRP SCC candidates promised to do if elected?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180403/BLOGS02/180409974/madigan-poised-for-new-term-as-state-dem-chair
— Amazon’s HQ2 search is about politics, too – JONI BALTER (DIERSEN: What percent of Amazon employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180403/OPINION/180409972/amazons-hq2-search-is-about-politics-too

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180403/meet-candidates-sean-casten-nancy-zettler-at-dundee-township-democrats-meeting-april-9

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Frank Vala stepping down from Woodside Township board amid legal question – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180403/frank-vala-stepping-down-from-woodside-township-board-amid-legal-question

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Encouraged by primary success, Northwest Side GOP Club looks to November – W.J. Kennedy
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511381689-encouraged-by-primary-success-northwest-side-gop-club-looks-to-november

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mazzochi touts accountability in 47th House District run – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511381558-mazzochi-touts-accountability-in-47th-house-district-run

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner campaign claims Pritzker has “benefitted from corruption” (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you have benefitted from, but should not have benefited from? For me, the list includes being White, being male, attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, attending Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, avoiding the draft, being overpaid by the federal government, earning a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, deducting graduate business, accounting, and finance courses, earning six professional certifications, earning a professional license, deducting mortgage interest and real state taxes, getting married, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension, getting federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies, and deducting medical and dental expenses.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/03/rauner-campaign-claims-pritzker-has-benefitted-from-corruption/
— Intrigue surrounds Rauner appointment, firings, park
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/03/intrigue-surrounds-rauner-appointment-firings-park/
— Your suggested topics for Gov. Rauner’s new government newsletter? (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the government and political newsletters that have come and gone since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/03/question-of-the-day-2645/
— Study: Over a third of college students don’t get enough to eat (DIERSEN: Did you have enough to eat while you were a full-time college student? I had enough money not only to eat, but to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) live in the University Plaza in DeKalb for three semesters 1969-1970, d) live in Lincolnshire West Apartments in DeKalb for the summer session in 1970, and e) graduate from NIU in August of 1970 debt-free and owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I had enough money to do the aforesaid a) because my outstanding parents provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I earned and saved money doing yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was able to do the aforesaid solely because I avoided the draft.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/03/study-over-a-third-of-college-students-dont-get-enough-to-eat/

 

GOPUSA
— U.S. bound caravan from Central America pauses in Mexico as leftists defend it (DIERSEN: Treasonous Democrats, treasonous Libertarians, treasonous Greens, and treasonous RINOs have a) always sided with foreign countries against America and b) always sided with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42892

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Time To Send Troops To The Southern Border – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: The top priority for all countries is to stop invasions.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27697

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— The American Left, Like ISIS, Uses Children As Shields
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/04/the-american-left-like-isis-uses-children-as-shields/

 

BLAZE
— Parkland students return to school with mandated clear backpacks — and they are not happy about it – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/03/parkland-students-return-to-school-with-mandated-clear-backpacks-and-they-are-not-happy-about-it

 

BREITBART
— George Washington University Hosts Post-Easter Workshop to Combat ‘Christian Privilege’ – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, Who are the leading anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, and leading anti-Missouri Synod Lutherans?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/university-hosts-post-easter-workshop-combat-christian-privilege/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Coyote Caravan Coming to Help Progressive Left Take Trump Down – Judi McLeod (DIERSEN: The top priority for all countries is to stop invasions.)
https://canadafreepress.com/article/coyote-caravan-coming-to-help-progressive-left-take-trump-down

 

THE HILL
— Trump says he will put U.S. military on southern border – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: The top priority for all countries is to stop invasions.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381435-trump-says-he-will-put-us-military-on-southern-border
— Trump: ‘Fake news networks’ afraid of competition from Sinclair – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/381371-trump-fake-news-networks-afraid-of-competition-from-sinclair

 

CNN
— Trump says he’ll send the military to the border. Bush and Obama did, too – Catherine Shoichet
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/politics/border-troops-deployed-obama-bush/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NBC News a) sides with foreign countries against America and b) sides with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-says-caravans-immigrants-are-headed-u-s-what-s-n862136

 

REUTERS
— Trump: deploy military at U.S.-Mexico border until wall built – Steve Holland (DIERSEN: The top priority for all countries is to stop invasions.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-deploy-military-at-u-s-mexico-border-until-wall-built-idUSKCN1HA1KP

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He Plans to Order Military to Guard Border – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: The top priority for all countries is to stop invasions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/politics/trump-border-immigration-caravan.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he’ll send military to guard U.S.-Mexico border – Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: The top priority for all countries is to stop invasions.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-threatens-foreign-aid-to-honduras-as-he-continues-focus-on-caravan-of-migrants/2018/04/03/bdd9ac92-3735-11e8-b57c-9445cc4dfa5e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Washington Post a) sides with foreign countries against America and b) sides with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-caravan-of-migrants-thats-alarmed-president-trump-has-now-stalled/2018/04/03/534b01c2-36aa-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html
— Short staffing leads to long waits for Social Security disability hearing decisions – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/03/short-staffing-leads-to-long-waits-for-social-security-disability-hearing-decisions/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Administration Plans to Check Your Answer on New Census Citizenship Question Census Bureau will mine state and federal records to verify accuracy of responses – Paul Overberg and Janet Adamy (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/wars, in your county, in Illinois, in America falsely claim to be citizens?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-plans-to-check-your-answer-on-new-census-citizenship-question-1522781033
— The Hot Debate: Can You Deduct Prepaid Property Taxes? Homeowners rushed to pay their 2018 property taxes last year, but the IRS warned only some are deductible – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: If the SALT cap was $20,000 for married filing jointly, this would be far less of an issue.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hot-debate-can-you-deduct-prepaid-property-taxes-1522747980

 

FED SMITH
— President’s Management Agenda Reiterates Pay Freeze, Benefits Cuts – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/03/presidents-management-agenda-reiterates-pay-freeze-benefits-cuts/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Life at the top: what’s in it for you – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-report/2018/04/life-at-the-top-whats-in-it-for-you/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC a) sides with foreign countries against America and b) sides with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/04/02/trump-and-his-troll-army-declare-war-caravan-migrants-fleeing-persecution

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump is not first president to deploy troops to US-Mexico border
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/03/trump-mexico-wall-military-guards-obama-bush-not-first-president

April 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker gives his campaign $7 million more, first check since primary win
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180402-story.html
— Poll: 50 years after MLK, civil rights goals unmet – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180402/281638190764348

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-V.A. chief: I didn’t ‘resign,’ I was fired – Hope Yen (DIERSEN: Constructively, I did not ‘retire’ September 30, 1997. Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me and forced the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to start paying me $51,864/year in today’s dollars for the rest of my life. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,063,212. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180402/281689730371682

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan builds power from the ground up … and sometimes from the basement – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: Is the polling place for your precinct “in the middle of” your precinct? The polling place for my precinct in not in my precinct, let alone in the middle of it.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180402/madigan-builds-power-from-the-ground-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But inside the precincts of Madigan’s district on Election Day, I had a clear look at how his political machine keeps churning along, and how it probably will for as long as he wants. The power of the most powerful politician in Illinois starts with his election operation and service delivery in his home ward. When I stepped into the basement polling place, I was greeted by an election judge who noted my surprise. “It’s not uncommon in our community,” she said. As I later learned, she was partly right. At one time, dozens of Chicago houses served as voting sites — as many as 150 in 1989, according to a Chicago Tribune article that year. Most were picked as polling places years or even decades earlier, when election officials favored locations in the middle of each precinct. That was also a time when the Democratic Machine had a tighter grip on the entire electoral process. The house on 68th Street has been used as a polling place since at least 2007, according to the available Chicago Board of Election records, but probably far longer. The owners didn’t respond to inquiries about it. By the primary this year, it was the only single-family house still used as a polling place in Chicago, records show.)
— Jeb Bush to speak at Elmhurst College forum April 18 (DIERSEN: How strongly will he demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180322/jeb-bush-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college-forum
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with color photos of Underwood and Hultgren unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote Underwood.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/underwood-hopes-winning-primary-formula-carries-over-against-hultgren

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In a shrinking metro area, Kendall County is adding residents – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE01/180329848
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why are metro Chicago’s home values so weak? – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they do not want you to buy a home in Chicago unless you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE01/180329888

 

CHICAGO READER
— Another ‘grass gap’ in Chicago opens between blacks and whites on legalization – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/02/another-grass-gap-in-chicago-opens-between-blacks-and-whites-on-legalization
— Should the CTA be free? Why not? Making it easier for people to get to jobs, schools, and health care could save society a ton of money. – John Greenfield (DIERSEN: What else besides transportation and K-12 education should government, that is, taxpayers, provide people for “free?” Housing, food, clothing, medical care, booze, pot, entertainment, spending money, etc.?)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/free-cta-why-not/Content?oid=44499862

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCSWEENEY: HIGH TAXES ARE DRIVING PEOPLE OUT OF ILLINOIS (DIERSEN: In addition, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups drive people out of Illinois: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mcsweeney-high-taxes-are-driving-people-out-of-illinois.html
— BLACKS IN POWER DON’T EMPOWER BLACKS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/blacks-in-power-dont-empower-blacks.html
— SCHOOL CHOICE COULD BE THE ANSWER FOR PEER BULLYING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/school-choice-could-be-the-answer-for-peer-bullying.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Good morning! What did I miss? (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS morning edition emails had links to 39 articles on 3/24, 44 articles on 3/25, 25 articles on 3/26, 45 articles on 3/27, 47 articles on 3/28, 49 articles on 3/29, 37 articles on 3/30, 30 articles on 3/31, and 41 articles on 4/1. The GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition emails had links to 28 articles on 3/24, 26 articles on 3/25, 26 articles on 3/26, 37 articles on 3/27, 48 articles on 3/28, 30 articles on 3/29, 29 articles on 3/30, 25 articles on 3/31, and 22 articles on 4/1.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/good-morning-125/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obnoxious Liberal Overreach on Guns Gives Us a Shot at Victory in November – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/02/obnoxious-liberal-overreach-on-guns-gives-us-a-shot-at-victory-in-november-n2466846

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— How Chicago’s Leading Latino Progressive Bested The Democratic Party Machine “The southwest side was ripe for change,” said Jesús “Chuy” García. – Daniel Marans
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chuy-garcia-chicago-congress_us_5abe9a84e4b055e50acd9d74

 

GOPUSA
— The leftist romance with lawlessness
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42751

 

CNN
— Hillary Clinton re-emerges as GOP’s reliable boogeyman – Eric Bradner (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many voted for Clinton and how many voted for Trump? In my precinct, 211 voted for Clinton and only 137 voted for Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/clinton-midterms-boogeyman/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In a front page top of fold editorial with two big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote abolition of the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/us/politics/gun-control-marches-protests.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor. Have you ever had any bad jobs? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that they infinitely superior to me, b) that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, c) that they have never stooped to take a bad job, and c) that they never will stoop to take a bad job. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/business/economy/labor-recruit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With forecasters expecting the unemployment rate to sink further this week, the chorus of complaints about worker shortages — from custodians to computer prodigies — has swelled. Yet companies that turn to labor recruiters like Ray Wiley tend to have an especially tough time: The jobs they offer are in out-of-way places; the work is low-paid and disagreeable; and native-born Americans, particularly white men, are generally not interested.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: TRAGIC: ‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion – Kate Zernike
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/health/vaping-ecigarettes-addiction-teen.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s DACA tweetstorm speaks volumes about his presidency – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/04/02/daily-202-trump-s-daca-tweetstorm-speaks-volumes-about-his-presidency/5ac19e9430fb042a378a2fe2/
— Emerging Democratic Party united on liberal policies but divided on how to win – Sean Sullivan, Mike DeBonis, Paul Kane and Jenna Portnoy (DIERSEN: Democrats are united. Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Democrats use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/emerging-democratic-party-united-on-liberal-policies-but-divided-on-how-to-win/2018/03/31/757fdd0c-3386-11e8-8bdd-cdb33a5eef83_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— No cake on International Fact-Checking Day. Celebrate by correcting fake news. Fact-checking is growing but there aren’t enough journalists in the world to fight fake news. We need everyone to support facts and denounce fakery. – Jane Elizabeth (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/02/international-fact-checking-day-correct-fake-news-column/466774002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iowas-employment-problem-too-many-jobs-not-enough-people-1522580400
— Citizenship and the Census – Editorial (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/citizenship-and-the-census-1522612777
— Trump Suggests Any DACA Deal With Democrats Is Dead In Easter morning tweets, he also rebukes Mexico for ‘doing very little, if not NOTHING’ to stop immigrants crossing border – Andrew Ackerman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-suggests-any-daca-deal-with-democrats-is-dead-1522607871

 

BLOOMBERG
— How the Failure of a ‘Dreamer’ Deal May Tip Control of Congress – Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/how-the-failure-of-a-dreamer-deal-may-tip-control-of-congress

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Bost’s opponent.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/02/_dems_boost_conor_lamb_clone_in_illinois_race_136675.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Democrats Hate Gerrymandering—Except When They Get to Do It In Maryland, New Mexico, and elsewhere, Democrats are just as guilty as the Republicans are in other states—which tells us that the real problem is deeper. – Matt Lewis (DIERSEN: Based on the success that my critics/opponents had in gerrymandering my precinct and dumping my precinct’s polling place, I suggest that elected precinct committeemen always be on guard for attempts by your critics/opponents to a) gerrymander your precinct to harm you, if not to get rid of you and b) make the polling place for your precinct as distant, as inconvenient, and as hard to find as possible.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-hate-gerrymanderingexcept-when-they-get-to-do-it

April 1 Evening Edition

CBS2
— A Warning For Synthetic Marijuana Users
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/01/a-warning-for-synthetic-marijuana-users/
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/01/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-9/

 

ABC7
— Can Facebook guess your political affiliation? Probably. – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: What about people who claim to be Republican, but who a) say and/or do lots of anti-Republican things and/or b) work against Republicans?)
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/can-facebook-guess-your-political-affiliation-probably/3287525/
— ‘This building is closed’: Howard University students take over administration building amid financial aid scandal – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: Did you get student financial aid? I did not. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. The aforesaid money enabled me to a) pay for my college expenses at UIC and NIU; b) buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968; and c) graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970. I would not have been able to do the aforesaid if my outstanding parents had not provided me room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/protesting-students-stage-sit-in-take-over-university-building/3286794/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘No more DACA deal,’ Trump says as he threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico doesn’t better secure border – Philip Rucker and David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-daca-immigrants-easter-20180401-story.html
— 1 dead as outbreak related to synthetic pot use hits 38 people in Illinois – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-synthetic-pot-outbreak-death-20180401-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump tweets threat to Mexico – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-tweets-threat-to-mexico/
— Trump says ‘NO MORE’ on deal for ‘Dreamer’ immigrants – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-says-no-more-on-deal-for-dreamer-immigrants/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump calls on Mexico to stop flow of immigrants – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180401/news/304019963/
— Trump: ‘ridiculous’ laws make Border Patrol more dangerous – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180401/news/304019970/
— Survey: Few retired people expect to pay off their mortgages – Michele Lerner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were furious when my wife and I paid off our mortgage in 1990s. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that we were able to do that because I avoided the draft, because the federal government overpaid me, and because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180401/survey-few-retired-people-expect-to-pay-off-their-mortgages

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Ballot mishaps at primaries highlight third party struggle – Savannah Eadens
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_5554fd04-3477-11e8-8118-3fcdadb3a8fb.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump threatens to nix DACA, NAFTA deals over illegal immigration – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/1/donald-trump-threatens-nix-daca-nafta-deals-over-i/
— David Hogg labels Laura Ingraham a lifelong ‘bully’ as Fox News host takes leave – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/1/david-hogg-says-laura-ingraham-bully-amid-advertis/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PEOPLE’S EYES, EARS BLEEDING AFTER SYNTHETIC ‘WEED’ ‘Spice’ erroneously seen as sage alternative to marijuana
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/peoples-eyes-ears-bleeding-after-synthetic-weed/

 

BLAZE
— More than a dozen companies boycott Laura Ingraham — but it’s already backfiring big time – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/01/more-than-a-dozen-companies-boycott-laura-ingraham-but-its-already-backfiring-big-time

 

BREITBART
— Trump Declares ‘No More DACA Deal,’ Border-Crossers Want ‘In On’ Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/01/trump-declares-daca-deal-border-crossers-amnesty/

 

POLITICO
— Trump complains about ‘dumb’ immigration laws – BRENT D. GRIFFITHS (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not complain about Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and/or Inclusion laws? ANSWER: Those who are not personally affected by the laws and those who personally benefit from the laws. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion laws to harm Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/01/trump-slams-immigration-mexico-493075

 

CNN
— Are ad boycotts the right answer? (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that the more ads that you have on your websites and emails, the more creditable that you are? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2018/04/01/are-ad-boycotts-the-right-answer.cnnmoney/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— They Tried to Boycott Facebook, Apple and Google. They Failed. – JACK NICAS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/business/boycott-facebook-apple-google-failed.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Laura Ingraham goes on vacation as more advertisers drop her Fox News show over David Hogg comment – Stephen Battaglio (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that the more ads that you have on your websites and emails, the more creditable that you are? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-ingraham-ad-boycott-20180330-story.html

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What if America illegally sent many millions of its citizens into Mexico illegally like Mexico sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally? What if America illegally kept many millions of its citizens in Mexico illegally like Mexico keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally? What if America forced citizens of Mexico to speak English like Mexico forces citizens of America to speak Spanish?)
http://www.thecrimson.com/column/made-outside-america/article/2018/4/2/veira-ramirez-white-enough/

March 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— BGA: Proposed shift of public school pension costs – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-proposed-shift-of-public-school-pension-costs/3283394/
— Bail set at $1 million for man charged in Oak Brook carjacking
http://abc7chicago.com/bail-set-at-$1-million-for-man-charged-in-oak-brook-carjacking/3287056/

 

FOX CHICAGO
— University of South Florida offers workshop on adulting for stressed millennials
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/usf-offers-workshop-on-adulting-for-stressed-millennials

 

WGN TV
— Person dies in Illinois after using fake marijuana
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/31/person-dies-after-using-fake-marijuana-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man carrying $10 million in U.S. currency arrested at Tijuana airport – Sandra Dibble
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-tijuana-airport-arrest-20180331-story.html
— Elburn talking tax increase vote for parks – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/elburn-talking-tax-increase-vote-for-parks

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Officials warn of fatal case of synthetic marijuana use
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/officials-warn-of-fatal-case-of-synthetic-marijuana-use/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Extra. Extra. Illinois roads not good – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180331/statehouse-insider-extra-extra-illinois-roads-not-good

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Police: Suburban Apartments shooting gang-related – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/lists/2018/03/31/0071241361834ed0911f2306a6648373/index.xml

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Medicaid managed care switch kicks in Sunday – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-medicaid-switch-affects-hundreds-of-thousands-today/article_c17d47df-42a4-551f-9862-4d78d26cbaf2.html

 

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Questions dog Illinois Medicaid managed-care switch – AP
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/article207565669.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago receives $6.7M to help people living with HIV/AIDS – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article207563934.html

 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
— Death Of An Individual Who Used Synthetic Cannabinoids
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/15528-Death_Of_An_Individual_Who_Used_Synthetic_Cannabinoids.pdf

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Tiffany Thrasher was murdered one year ago on Easter Sunday
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-tiffany-thrasher-was-murdered-one-year-ago-on-easter-sunday
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is the one year anniversary of the Easter rape and murder of Tiffany Thrasher. I stepped aside for Jeanne Ives because I believed she would speak for Tiffany. Obviously, I was wrong. This week, I will be making an announcement regarding my independent campaign for Governor and, yes, there will be justice for Tiffany.)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Frank Vala unqualified for office of Springfield Airport Authority Commissioner – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/frank-vala-unqualified-for-office-of-springfield-airport-authority-commissioner/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator Chuck Weaver, R-Peoria, targets lawmaker pensions in effort to build political will on statewide pension reform – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-targets-lawmaker-pensions-in-effort-to-build-political-will/article_1122490e-338a-11e8-a987-bffde4da1f9f.html?utm_content=69407768&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
— Most Illinois metros gain jobs, see unemployment decline – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/most-illinois-metros-gain-jobs-see-unemployment-decline/article_e84e2f66-343d-11e8-8983-7362198cf657.html

 

GOPUSA
— Does the Pope Believe in Hell? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/does-the-pope-believe-in-hell/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bob Goodlatte talks ‘deep state’: ‘This is about a small number of people, we don’t know exactly how many’ – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted me as being a member of the Republican deep state who frustrated their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/bob-goodlatte-talks-deep-state-this-is-about-a-small-number-of-people-we-dont-know-exactly-how-many

 

CNN
— DOJ unit leader demoted, accused of sexism, favoritism – Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/doj-employee-demoted-accusations/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump blasts Amazon — but his campaign used it regularly for office supplies – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-trump-campaign-spent-thousands-office-supplies-tweet-post-office-scam-today/

 

ABC NEWS
— Democrats see path to House majority that cuts through the suburbs – EMILY GOODIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-path-house-majority-cuts-suburbs/story?id=54134040
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Casten, who won the Democratic primary in November to take on longtime GOP Rep. Peter Roskam in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District in suburban Chicago, acknowledged he is liberal on some issues and centrist on others. “There are issues like choice issues that I’m as far left as they come. There are issues like markets and national security where I’m pretty centrist. Whatever the letter is after my name is what it is,” Casten, a clean-energy executive, told ABC News. Like Houlahan in Pennsylvania and Casten in Illinois, other Democrats like Susie Lee running in suburban Las Vegas, Elissa Slotkin vying for a congressional seat outside Lansing, Michigan, and Dean Phillips in the Minneapolis suburbs are expected to need Republican voters to cross over and vote for them if they want victory in November. As Casten said of his primary campaign, “We were running a campaign to expand and reach out to the whole electorate.” He beat two Democratic women who were favored by party members. Illinois has an open primary system. “If there is ever a time to steal players and put them on your team, this is the time. This is the same strategy we’ll use in the general,” he said. And neither Casten nor Houlahan would commit to voting for Nancy Pelosi for speaker, but they also didn’t rule it out. Both said they would need to think about who got their vote and consider all the candidates for the position.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— At the Justice Dept.’s Death Penalty Unit, Accusations of Favoritism, Gender Bias and Unwanted Groping – Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/us/politics/justice-department-harassment-bias.html
— Laura Ingraham Takes a Week Off as Advertisers Drop Her Show – Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/business/media/laura-ingraham-david-hogg.html
— U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border – Ron Nixon
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/politics/us-mexico-border-wall-funding.html

March 31 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— State Central Committee Candidates (DIERSEN: The contested races are:

 

Congressional District 1
• Shawn Murphy, Evergreen Park
• David Smith, Frankfort
Congressional District 2
• Judy Diekelman, Thornton
• George Pearson, Monee
Congressional District 5
• Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
• Chris Cleveland, Chicago
Congressional District 6
• Brian Colgan, Naperville
• Seth Lewis, Bartlett
• Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
Congressional District 7
• Carol Smith Donovan, Chicago
• Adrian Wright, Chicago
• Mark Hosty, River Forest
Congressional District 8
• Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
• Paul Hinds, Villa Park
Congressional District 9
• Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
• Sallie Nyhan Davis, Glenview
Congressional District 13
• Fred Floreth, Springfield
• Dustin Peterson, Clinton
Congressional District 15
• Bob Winchester, Rosiclare
• Chapin Rose, Mahomet
Congressional District 16
• John McGlasson, Pontiac
• Tom Demmer, Dixon
Congressional District 17
• Jan Weber, Geneseo
• Patrick Harlan, Galesburg)
https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/29451496_10211895664246819_7843211693881556992_n.pdf/2018-SCC-Applicants.pdf?_nc_cat=0&oh=5a946698998223a60b99375c4b9af61a&oe=5AC1A2D3&dl=1


CBS2
— CTA Assaults And Robberies Upset Riders And Workers – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/cta-assaults-and-robberies-upset-riders-and-workers/

— Pot Confiscated In Skokie Worth Three Million
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/pot-confiscated-in-skokie-worth-three-million/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning young people against Trump. Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/young-people-run-from-trump-poll/
— Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegally voting in 2016 election – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/texas-woman-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-illegally-voting-in-2016-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crete Township swingers club is ‘disrupting the community,’ according to Will County prosecutors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-swingers-club-st-0401-20180330-story.html
— ‘Angry one minute … full of sorrow the next’: Aurora area residents remember MLK assassination – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-king-assassination-st-0401-20180330-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 303 proposes $1M in security upgrades to school entrances – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/district-303-proposes-1m-in-security-upgrades-to-school-entrances
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Washington D.C., is claiming Carpentersville’s practice of electing its six trustees at-large contributes to vote dilution of the Latino community — a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How is the vote diluted for those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, those who represent me dump those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, those who others have elected to represent me are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/nonprofit-carpentersville-could-do-more-to-engage-latino-residents-in-politics

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner-Pritzker a classic capital-labor fight Fundamental conflict of history flares up anew – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-labor. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner – I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/30/rauner-pritzker-a-classic-capital-labor-fight/a3hbjvi/

 

TIMES
— Streator Elementary district gets raw deal – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/study-streator-district-gets-raw-deal/article_5ec46bae-b13d-5ed0-859f-09b65305b523.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Unhappy with Trump Tweet
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262695#.Wr9Y48uKSM8

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some state legislatures push for hike in gas tax – Cymphanie Sherman
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-state-legislatures-push-for-hike-in-gas-tax
— Illinois Lieutenant Governor hopes to break cycle of opioid addiction – Lauren Kostiuk
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-lieutenant-governor-hopes-to-break-cycle-of-opioid-addiction

 

WTKR
— Trump designates April ‘Second Chance Month’ for people with criminal records – CNN (DIERSEN: What is in your record that discourages employers from hiring you, from retaining you, and/or from promoting you? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that employers DO NOT WANT YOU: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://wtkr.com/2018/03/30/trump-designates-april-second-chance-month-for-people-with-criminal-records/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proclamation states that during the month of April, the United States will emphasize the need “to provide opportunities for people with criminal records to earn an honest second chance.” A bipartisan group of senators, including Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, introduced a resolution last year to make April 2017 “Second Chance Month” to honor efforts to help those with criminal records become productive members of society. The Senate passed the resolution in April of last year. A similar resolution was introduced by Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California last week. “Affording those who have been held accountable for their crimes an opportunity to become contributing members of society is a critical element of criminal justice that can reduce our crime rates and prison populations, decrease burdens to the American taxpayer, and make America safer,” Trump said in his proclamation. The President goes on to urge the implementation of “evidence-based programs” in prison systems at the federal, state and local level that focus on job training, mentoring and treatment for drug and mental health issues. Trump made promises to crack down on crime a prominent part of his 2016 campaign for the White House. In a speech at the Republican National Convention after winning the Republican presidential nomination, Trump vowed that under his leadership the US would “be a country of law and order.”)

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti addresses state’s response to opioid crisis
https://dailyillini.com/news/2018/03/30/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-addresses-states-response-to-opioid-crisis/

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay concerned that report on state’s drop in net worth could trigger call for another tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511373180-kay-concerned-that-report-on-state-s-drop-in-net-worth-could-trigger-call-for-another-tax-hike

 

FOX NEWS
— University students in Georgia forced to confess their white privilege – Todd Starnes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/28/university-students-in-georgia-forced-to-confess-their-white-privilege.html

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Ivy degree – now what? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status Many low-income students who are the first generation in their families to go to college feel pressure to succeed and grapple with one of the most difficult transitions in a modern, developed society – moving from one socioeconomic class to another. – Laura Pappano (DIERSEN: What socioeconomic class were you born into? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom-of-the-line two-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2018/0330/Ivy-degree-now-what-Low-income-grads-struggle-with-careers-status

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border – RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/politics/us-mexico-border-wall-funding.html
— Ann Coulter Says President Trump Is ‘Failing’ – MATTEEN MOKALLA, TAIGE JENSEN and JONAH M. KESSEL
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/columnists/100000005824758/ann-coulter-says-president-trump-is-failing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How ‘Roseanne’ reinforces a myth about Trump supporters – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/30/why-roseanne-reinforces-a-myth-about-trump-supporters/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Australia today, USA tomorrow. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-privilege-for-white-coats-1522451475
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Americans think they have a progressive political correctness problem, but the politicization of everything runs across the Western democracies. Witness the new code of conduct issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, which oversees more than 389,000 health-care providers. The new code, published this month, requires nurses and midwives to uphold “culturally safe and respectful practices.” The board defines this as a “de-colonising model of practice” focused on “systemic and structural issues” and “challeng[ing] racism at personal and institutional levels.” Most controversially, the glossary states that “the acknowledgment of white privilege” is part of culturally safe practice. The implication is that nurses must confess their sins of being born white and having learned how to care for patients as a kind of political expiation before they can treat someone.)
— Businesses Beg for More Low-Skill Visas, Putting White House in a Bind Congress leaves administration to decide whether to honor business requests or save jobs for American workers, as demand for H-2B visas outstrips supply – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being high-skill and me as being low-skill. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-dilemma-give-businesses-more-low-skilled-work-visas-or-not-1522407601

 

FORTUNE
— Intel’s 2017 Diversity Report Shows Progress Is Slowest With African American Employees – GRACE DONNELLY (DIERSEN: Will Intel bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion success at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. He wasted the careers of and got rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the Democrats who ran GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, to GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, to GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and to Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://fortune.com/2018/03/30/intel-diversity-report-2017/

 

FORBES
— When Do I Need To Start Worrying About Age Discrimination? – Liz Ryan (DIERSEN: How much were you earning in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? If you are/were a federal employee and if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you should start worrying about age discrimination if you are not on track to make to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2018/03/30/when-do-i-need-to-start-worrying-about-age-discrimination/#7b408826226e

 

BUILDER
— MEDIAN-PRICED HOMES NOT AFFORDABLE IN 68% OF U.S. MARKETS 73% of markets less affordable than a year ago. (DIERSEN: Since 1972 when I was 24 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious a) that I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) that my wife and I could afford to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.builderonline.com/money/affordability/median-priced-homes-not-affordable-in-68-of-us-markets_o

 

THE NEXT WEB
— AI is better than you at hiring diversely – GUÐRUN Í JÁKUPSSTOVU (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/03/30/ai-better-hiring-diversely/

 

SALON
— Why can’t we talk about reparations? A congressional candidate broaches an unmentionable topic I’m running for Congress in Indiana, and I’ve been warned to stay away from “radical” issues. This shouldn’t be one – DAN CANON (DIERSEN: Who should pay reparations? According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/31/why-cant-we-talk-about-reparations-a-congressional-candidate-broaches-an-unmentionable-topic/

 

DAILY MAIL
— The VERY White House: West Wing releases photo of spring interns posing with Trump showing only FIVE out of 91 are ethnic minorities (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5564127/White-House-draws-criticism-white-spring-intern-class.html

March 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Man who escaped ICE in New York arrested in West Loop Starbucks – Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/man-who-escaped-ice-in-new-york-arrested-in-west-loop-starbucks/3283732/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/march-for-our-lives-organizers-reveal-movements-next-step/3283071/

 

NBC5
— Violent Fugitive Caught in Chicago Following Escape From NY Airport According to ICE, Mbacke, an “unlawfully present national of Senegal,” eluded authorities at the New York airport Tuesday, got into a taxi around 9 p.m. and disappeared
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Violent-Fugitive-Found-in-Chicago-Following-Escape-in-NY-478415803.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Violent deportee’ who escaped custody at JFK airport caught in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/violent-deportee-who-escaped-custody-at-jfk-airport-caught-in-chicago-reports-say

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats who encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/30/democratic-ag-candidate-sen-kwame-raoul-criticizes-census-citizenship-question/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New health woes at Quincy Veterans Home: 24 reported with vomiting and diarrhea – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-health-woes-at-quincy-veterans-home-24-reported-with-vomiting-and-diarrhea/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/women-in-politics-illinois-lets-get-to-50-percent-fast/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at those who earn less money that Republicans should pay them more money.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-continues-to-dodge-caregiver-dues/
— DIERSEN Headline: What do you say to politicians who want to fill their political jurisdictions with illegals to give them more “political power?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/citizenship-question-2020-census-count-citizen-voting-rights-act/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois exodus: Flight of the expats – Editorial (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and out of Illinois? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-population-taxes-20180328-story.html
— Rauner’s conflict with organized labor expands to vacant lot next door to governor’s mansion – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-union-park-fight-20180330-story.html
— Despite an improving economy, Americans are glum – Heather Long (DIERSEN: From what I see, because of the success that members of Group A are having, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of Group B to be optimistic. Members of Group A are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-well-being-index-20180330-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner pick for water treatment board could lead to court fight
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/rauner-pick-for-water-treatment-board-could-lead-to-court-fight

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s no debate: Debates don’t matter in gubernatorial races – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE11/180329889/gubernatorial-debates-dont-move-the-needle-like-ads-do

 

STATELINE
— Rauner abolishes 19 inactive state board via executive order
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rauner-abolishes-19-inactive-state-board-via-executive-order/1089960182

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRATS
— Eliminate regional superintendents and Illinois taxpayers save much more than $12 million – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article207340279.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Voters in the heart of Illinois buck state’s reputation – Jeff Long
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/voters-in-the-heart-of-illinois-buck-state-s-reputation/article_132705ec-e720-535b-9415-4bfcb3f07615.html
— A sea of red in a state of blue Across the Effingham area, voters discuss issues – Keith Stewart
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/a-sea-of-red-in-a-state-of-blue/article_41cc4dfd-42e7-5747-a51b-71c70ec0c502.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Opponents Of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Gain Traction In California
http://nprillinois.org/post/opponents-sanctuary-cities-gain-traction-california#stream/0

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Here’s What You Need To Earn To Buy A Home In DuPage County A new report looks at how affordable or unaffordable it is to buy a home. See how DuPage County fared. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/here-s-what-you-need-earn-buy-home-dupage-county

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Watchdogs receive OEIG response to ethics complaint against Illinois Governor Rauner
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511373384-watchdogs-receive-oeig-response-to-ethics-complaint-against-illinois-governor-rauner

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner opposed to any increase in gas tax for infrastructure projects – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-opposed-to-any-increase-in-gas-tax-for-infrastructure/article_978bfe50-3384-11e8-9aea-ef04f257247a.html

 

GOPUSA
— Teens just 10% of DC anti-gun rally
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42600

 

NEWSMAX
— New York Times Bans ‘Killing the Deep State’ From Bestseller List (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted me as being a member of the Republican deep state who frustrated their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyt-bans-killing-the/2018/03/30/id/851705/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illegal Immigration Gives Cities Political Power – JAMES W. LUCAS (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who want to fill their political jurisdictions with illegals to give them more “political power?”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/census-questions-illegal-immigrants-give-cities-political-p

POLITICO
— Federal workers spill on life in Trump’s Washington From marital strife to high anxiety, civil servants reveal how the Trump administration has changed agency life. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted me as being a member of the Republican deep state who frustrated their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/30/trump-washington-civil-servants-492347

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Behind the chaos: Office that vets Trump appointees plagued by inexperience – Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg (DIERSEN: My 1970 bachelor’s degree from NIU was in personnel management. The area of concentration for my 1976 MBA from Loyola was personnel management. What work experience do you have? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, those who dominate Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/behind-the-chaos-office-that-vets-trump-appointees-plagued-by-inexperience/2018/03/30/cde31a1a-28a3-11e8-ab19-06a445a08c94_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An obscure White House office responsible for recruiting and vetting thousands of political appointees has suffered from inexperience and a shortage of staff, hobbling the Trump administration’s efforts to place qualified people in key posts across government, documents and interviews show. At the same time, two office leaders have spotty records themselves: a college dropout with arrests for drunken driving and bad checks and a lance corporal in the Marine Corps reserves with arrests for assault, disorderly conduct, fleeing an officer and underage drinking. The Presidential Personnel Office (PPO) is little known outside political circles. But it has far-reaching influence as a gateway for the appointed officials who carry out the president’s policies and run federal agencies.)

 

LONGREADS

— Is Journalism a Form of Activism? It’s time to take another look at the definition of activism and where journalism fits in. – Danielle Tcholakian  (DIERSEM: All journalists should be required to disclose which party’s platform they promote – Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green. I promote the Republican Party platform.)

https://longreads.com/2018/03/29/is-journalism-a-form-of-activism/

 

RECODE

— Facebook has released a more detailed plan to fight election interference for the 2018 midterms  More political ad oversight, less fake news. – Kurt Wagner

https://www.recode.net/2018/3/29/17177266/facebook-election-interference-midterm-2018-fake-news

March 29 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) governs the IRP. Every 4 years, at IRP county party conventions, one IRP SCC member for each of Illinois’ 18 congressional districts is elected for 4 year terms. All votes taken by the IRP SCC are by weighted vote. Weighted vote is determined by the number of Republican primary ballots that were cast statewide divided by the number of Republican primary ballots that were cast in each of the 18 congressional districts. Who are the applicants for each of the 18 IRP SCC positions? What are their backgrounds and qualifications? Why are they running? Exactly what do they promise to do if elected? Applications were due by 5:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2018. SEE: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-SCC-Application.pdf IRP SCC members will be elected at April 18, 2018 IRP county party conventions. What weighted vote will each of those IRP SCC members have? Every 4 years, each IRP SCC member appoints a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I have already asked Bob Grogan, an announced candidate for the IRP SCC 6th Congressional District position, to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, like Ron Smith appointed me in 2008. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Indiana GOP asking Hoosier Republicans to submit party platform suggestions – Dan Carden (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, in 2008, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member Ron Smith appointed me to IRP’s State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. Very few changes to IRP’s 2008 platform were made at IRP’s 2012 and 2016 State Conventions.)
http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/indiana-gop-asking-hoosier-republicans-to-submit-party-platform-suggestions/article_26fe543d-ecf2-5c28-8353-41c442d57aaf.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indiana Republican Party is seeking suggestions about what it should stand for and what it should oppose, as GOP leaders work to craft a platform for delegates to consider adopting in June at the party’s biennial state convention. The Indiana GOP Platform Committee next month is holding three public hearings for Hoosier Republicans to recommend positions, policies and programs for the 2018 party platform. The hearing happening closest to Northwest Indiana is set for 6 p.m., Eastern time, April 12 at the St. Joseph County Republican Headquarters, 4133 S. Main St., South Bend. Additional hearings are scheduled for the same time April 4 at Greenwood City Hall and April 16 at Jeffersonville Township Public Library. Individuals can reserve a spot to testify during a hearing, or submit written platform suggestions without appearing by emailing platform@indiana.gop. “We’re the party of proven leadership and the party that’s delivering real solutions to Indiana’s biggest challenges,” said Kyle Hupfer, Indiana GOP chairman. “Our party platform and these hearings unite us as Republicans, bringing us all together under a set of people-focused principles that are making life better for all Hoosiers.” In addition to adopting a platform, Republican delegates to this year’s state convention in Evansville will nominate the party’s general election candidates for secretary of state, state auditor and state treasurer.)

 

ABC7
— Laura Ingraham dropped by some advertisers after David Hogg, Parkland comments – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/laura-ingraham-dropped-by-some-advertisers-after-parkland-comments/3279627/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ingraham apologized Thursday on Twitter, saying, “On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland.” Ingraham tweeted that she thought she was the first to feature Hogg on her show after the shooting and added, “he’s welcome to come on my show anytime for a productive discussion.” Hogg tweeted later Thursday that an apology to save advertisers wasn’t enough and that he’d only accept Ingraham’s apology if she denounced the way Fox News has treated his friends. “It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children,” Hogg wrote.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Robots working alongside humans in Amazon’s Monee warehouse — a first for the e-commerce giant in Illinois – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-robotics-monee-warehouse-jobs-20180329-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats 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-census-citizenship-question-trump-20180328-story.html
— 44 Naperville teens score perfect 36 on ACT
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-204-act-perfect-score-st-0328-20180327-story.html
— Police chiefs, lawmaker say preschool funding leads to less crime – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Did your parents send you to kindergarten? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always had an unfair advantage in life because my parents sent me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-preschool-cuts-st-0330-20180329-story.html
— Rep. Litesa Wallace said aide who reported harassment was fired for credit card misuse, didn’t mention police had cleared her – Christy Gutowski, Ray Long and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-litesa-wallace-employee-20180328-story.html
— Synthetic pot warning issued after 22 people in Illinois report bleeding from eyes, ears – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fake-weed-synthetic-cannabis-warning-20180329-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-trump-stepped-back-from-the-american-dream-so-cities-must-step-up/
— Armed security officers are on the rise in U.S. schools: study – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schools-armed-security-officers-rise-guns-teachers-education/
— Plot thickens in sewage treatment race: Rauner pick could trigger court fight – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/plot-thickens-in-sewage-treatment-race-rauner-pick-could-trigger-court-fight/
— Raoul counting on census citizenship flap to help define attorney general race – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/raoul-counting-on-census-citizenship-flap-to-help-define-attorney-general-race/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Dreamers to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-dreamer-to-sen-durbin-we-are-tired-and-we-are-lost/

 

DAILY HERALD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More people using homeless shelters in DuPage – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame homelessness on Republicans.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180329/report-more-people-using-homeless-shelters-in-dupage

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says state will find money for state worker step increases – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: I got many step increases while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Step increases recognize the work experience that you gain. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion does Rauner and his supporters have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, Rauner and his supporters have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180329/rauner-says-state-will-find-money-for-state-worker-step-increases
— Redistricting advocates lobbying Illinois lawmakers – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180329/redistricting-advocates-lobbying-illinois-lawmakers
— Rauner supports new capital bill, but vague on how to pay for it – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180329/rauner-supports-new-capital-bill-but-vague-on-how-to-pay-for-it

 

SOUTHERN
— Different pay-equity measures competing in Illinois Senate and House – AP (DIERSEN: The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires men and women to be paid the same for similar work. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a female, a minority, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/different-pay-equity-measures-competing-in-illinois-senate-and-house/article_578fec99-6481-5f74-a4f0-ae9e9c81ee88.html

 

CHILLICOTH TIMES BULLETIN
— 14 months and no federal prosecutor here? U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says he’s ‘very frustrated’ – Chris Kaergard
http://www.chillicothetimesbulletin.com/news/20180329/14-months-and-no-federal-prosecutor-here-us-rep-darin-lahood-says-hes-very-frustrated

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: 18th Judicial Circuit Court Title: Associate Judge
http://www.dupageco.org/Courts/Docs/57184/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Rising – Is there a choice for conservative between Rauner and Pritzker
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511372263-il-rising-is-there-a-choice-for-conservative-between-rauner-and-pritzker

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Court Orders NIU to pay $56,878 for Open Meeting Lawsuit stating “defendant must play by the rules” – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/court-orders-niu-to-pay-56878-for-open-meeting-lawsuit-stating-defendant-must-play-by-the-rules/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Enough Is Enough’: Nearly 400 Sheriffs Demand Congress Reduce Immigration, Criminalize Sanctuary Cities – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Hopefully, DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba is one of these nearly 400.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/29/enough-nearly-400-sheriffs-demand-congress-reduce-immigration-criminalize-sanctuary-cities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sheriff Hodgson is requesting Congress pass Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s (R-VA) “Securing America’s Future Act,” which would: Authorize full construction of a border wall Mandate E-Verify to keep illegal aliens from taking American jobs Reduce overall legal immigration to the U.S. to raise the wages of American workers For pro-American immigration reformers, for months, the Goodlatte plan has been considered the best option for the Republicans in Congress to help Trump fulfill his immigration promises. Though the plan would allow a small group of illegal aliens to stay in the U.S., the amnesty would be offset with immediate reductions in legal immigration, whereas the country currently admits more than one million legal immigrants every year.)

 

GOPUSA
— Romney: I’m ‘more of a hawk on immigration’ than Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42437
— Democrats do indeed want to repeal Second Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-do-indeed-want-to-repeal-second-amendment/
— Left’s derangement raises the stakes for midterm fight
http://www.gopusa.com/lefts-derangement-raises-the-stakes-for-midterm-fight/

 

CNN
— Women seize on their past abuse to fuel political ambition – Kyung Lah and Alberto Moya
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/politics/me-too-candidates/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Why pick a party? Poll says dislike of the other side plays a big role (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/why-pick-party-poll-says-dislike-other-side-plays-big-n861166

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Members of Congress want GAO to investigate reassignments at the Interior Department – Eric White (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, my Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS except for 3 years 1986-1988. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have done that.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/03/members-of-congress-want-gao-to-investigate-reassignments-at-the-interior-department/

March 28 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Gaming Board, Liquor Commission Officials Axed – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/gaming-board-liquor-commission-officials-fired-478119723.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicagoan at Illinois gun hearing: ‘Blood is spilling in the streets every day’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicagoan-at-illinois-gun-hearing-blood-is-spilling-in-the-streets-every-day

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Board blasts election commission for ‘stunning’ voting machine snafu – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-voting-machine-problems-st-0328-20180327-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: What’s in a name: Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise – AP (DIERSEN: When these babies grow up, will they sue their troubled LGBTQ parents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–parenting-whats-in-a-name-20180321-story.html
— McCarthy’s top campaign donor: Lawyer with checkered past – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-campaign-donor-20180327-story.html
— So Facebook is scouring your data. So what? – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you are involved in government and/or politics, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use everything that they can find out about you against you. For example, if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, they will stress the aforesaid to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. For example, if you are a former union member, federal retiree, childless, dog-less, and/or American nameplate car owner, they will stress the aforesaid to those who are anti-union, anti-federal retiree, anti-DINKs (dual income, no kids), anti-non-dog owners, anti-General Motors, anti-Ford, and/or anti-Chrysler.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-facebook-privacy-overblown-0328-20180327-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Trump fiddles with truth, his trust burns.”
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180328/281651075657840

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— #MeToo, gender pay gap to be front and center at 24th Annual Black Women’s Expo – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: In 1995, as part of their plan to get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me supervise one of their employees a) who they paid more than me, b) who had less education, less work experience, and no professional certifications or licenses, c) who was older than me, Black, female, and a veteran, and d) who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/metoo-gender-pay-gap-to-be-front-and-center-at-24th-annual-black-womens-expo/
— Important Announcement, Gov. Rauner! Please Read Immediately – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/important-announcement-gov-rauner-please-read-immediately/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: State’s fee on local sales taxes generating $50 million more than expected – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/states-fee-on-local-sales-taxes-generating-50-million-more-than-expected
— After previous defeats, redistricting reformers start lobbying legislators – Christopher Placek (DIERSEN: Bad politicians gerrymander political districts a) to reward those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to punish those who do not do the aforesaid. I should write a book about those bad politicians who gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/after-previous-defeats-redistricting-reformers-start-lobbying-legislators
— Here’s how to download all your data from Facebook — it might be a wake-up call – Abby Ohlheiser (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you are involved in government and/or politics, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use everything that they can find out about you against you. For example, if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, they will stress the aforesaid to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. For example, if you are a former union member, federal retiree, childless, dog-less, and/or American nameplate car owner, they will stress the aforesaid to those who are anti-union, anti-federal retiree, anti-DINKs (dual income, no kids), anti-non-dog owners, anti-General Motors, anti-Ford, and/or anti-Chrysler.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180327/heres-how-to-download-all-your-data-from-facebook-x2014-it-might-be-a-wake-up-call
— Why Kane County might need to raise property taxes to cover union contracts – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/why-kane-county-might-need-to-raise-property-taxes-to-cover-union-contracts
— DuPage County Election Commission needs to take charge – Stan Zegel (DIERSEN: In 2015, I asked the DCEC to stop the gerrymandering of my Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, and since then, T have repeatedly asked the DCEC to directly notify elected precinct committeemen in timely manner when changes are proposed to their polling places or precinct borders.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180328/election-panel-needs-to-take-charge
— Polling places at schools can be lesson in civics – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180327/editorial-polling-places-at-schools-can-be-lesson-in-civics

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois can’t afford these mistakes – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180327/our-view-illinois-cant-afford-these-mistakes
— Illinois Policy Institute: Sensible plan exists for making teacher pension costs more manageable
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180327/illinois-policy-institute-sensible-plan-exists-for-making-teacher-pension-costs-more-manageable

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For some candidates, primary wasn’t only thing they lost – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-28/tom-kacich-some-candidates-primary-wasnt-only-thing-they-lost.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis, LaHood back work requirement for food stamps – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/davis-lahood-back-work-requirement-for-food-stamps/article_eb813e0c-6f65-52a3-93f1-32a45644a827.html
— Davis says tuition waiver bill ‘about fairness’ – Lenore Sobota (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your graduate degree(s)? For me, the money for the job-related graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 came from my taxable Firestone Stores and IRS salaries. The money for the job-related graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980 came from my taxable IRS and GAO salaries. The money for the job-related graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 came from my taxable GAO salary. Of course, since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my deducting the aforesaid courses.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/davis-says-tuition-waiver-bill-about-fairness/article_32cce9d8-23d3-53d3-b358-767f216b7c62.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois Fiscal story a real downer – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-03-28/editorial-fiscal-story-real-downer.html

 

PIATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Caulkins: “There’s no time to waste” – Steve Hoffman
http://www.journal-republican.com/news/politics-and-government/2018-03-27/caulkins-theres-no-time-waste.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Panic buttons may be coming to Illinois schools – Amanda Henderson
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/panic-buttons-may-be-coming-to-illinois-schools-03-28-2018

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— House Democrats Hope To Keep Gun Dealer Licensing Measure Afloat – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want those like me who send out emails concerning government and/or political issues to be licensed. Of course, they want to dictate the licensing requirements. Of course, I would fail to meet those licensing requirements. I do not have a degree in journalism. No one pays me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. No one pays me to receive the emails. The emails contain no advertising or pictures. I do not falsely claim to be nonpartisan. The Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), and many who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican leaders to not endorse the emails or promote the emails. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists and do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending the emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. Extremely few individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. come to my defense. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/house-democrats-hope-keep-gun-dealer-licensing-measure-afloat

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s Uphill Climb To A Second Term – CHARLES N. WHEELER III (DIERSEN: Does Rauner really want Ives a) to vote for him, b) to endorse him, c) to campaign for him, and/or to otherwise help elect him? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about “conservative” and “Republican” candidates who really do/did not want me a) to vote for them, b) to endorse them, c) to campaign for them, and/or d) to otherwise help elect them. Officially they say that I am “too conservative,” but unofficially, under the table, they stress my demographics and hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse thigs. Should I sue them? My critics/opponents, their operatives blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, but especially defeats that Republican statewide candidates, DuPage countywide candidates, DuPage County District 4 candidates, Milton Township candidates, and Wheaton candidates have suffered.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauners-uphill-climb-second-term#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In contrast, Ives has yet to make up with the governor, and the hard feelings are clear. “I’m a Republican. I’ll vote for him, but I will not endorse him,” the Daily Herald reported. “I will not campaign for him… Maybe if he takes out a million-dollar ad buy and admits he lied about me, maybe we’ll talk.” When WBEZ reporter Dave McKinney asked Ives a few days after the primary who would be a better governor, Rauner or Pritzker, Ives took 40 seconds– an eternity in radioland– to finally say “Rauner.”)

 

WJBD RADIO
— Census to include controversial question on citizenship status (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, hater, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/03/27/census-to-include-controversial-question-on-citizenship-status-1

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Rauner to run to the ‘right?’ – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner’s advisors a) want him to officially dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform; b) want him to officially dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments that support the IRP platform; and c) want him to officially destroy the IRP.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/03/rauner-to-run-to-right.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Campaign spending: Rauner raised $75.5M ahead of primary victory
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511371290-campaign-spending-rauner-raised-75-5m-ahead-of-primary-victory

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Budget deficit grew 52% in final year of Rauner budget impasse (DIERSEN: What budget deficits have you had to deal with? In 1980, my wife and I had to deal with a $19,403/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since 1997, we have had to deal with a $73,462/year (59%) pay cut in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-budget-deficit-grew-52-in-final-year-of-rauner-budget-impasse/
— Rauner’s primary performance weakest by an Illinois GOP governor in 90 years
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauners-primary-performance-weakest-by-an-illinois-gop-governor-in-90-years/
— Analysts rate Rauner’s reelection chances as slim (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at Rauner that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) have caused all of Rauner’s problems, b) are causing all of Rauner’s problems, and c) will forever cause all of Rauner’s problems.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-analysts-rate-rauners-reelection-chances-as-slim/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Sexuality Propaganda: From Drip Drip Drip to Downpour – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/sexuality-propaganda-from-drip-drip-drip-to-downpour/

 

GOPUSA
— California county sheriff makes inmates’ release dates public to assist ICE – AG threatens arrest (DIERSEN: If Zaruba did this in DuPage County, would Lisa Madigan threaten him with arrest?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42396
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Resistance to California’s new sanctuary city laws grew this week as Orange County voted to join a federal lawsuit trying to block the laws, and the county’s sheriff said she will post information on every inmate’s release so the Homeland Security Department can see if there is anyone it wants to deport. The Who’s in Jail database could provide a model for other law enforcement agencies chafing under SB54, the law that took effect this year prohibiting police or sheriffs from informing federal agencies when illegal immigrants are to be released. By posting the entire list of inmates and release times, the department says, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can get the information without the sheriff’s office having to communicate specifically.)

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Want To Repeal The First And Second Amendments – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27670

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— GUN CONTROL MOVEMENT POLAR OPPOSITE OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/gun-control-movement-polar-opposite-of-civil-rights-movement/

 

DAILY CALLER
— How The Left Turned Tech Giants Into Their Speech Police – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Who leads the “speech police” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? According to the “speech police,” the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/27/google-facebook-advertisers-censor-content/

 

TOWNHALL
— America Is Doomed If Social Conservatives Are Done Fighting – Frank Cannon (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning social conservatives in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who take the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning social conservatives like me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2018/03/28/america-is-doomed-if-social-conservatives-are-done-fighting-n2465174

 

THE HILL
— GOP donors fret about Democrat wave – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Are you a GOP donor? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I give little or no money to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican etc. In my defense, I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening. Those emails are free or charge and contain no advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/380579-gop-donors-fret-about-dem-wave?userid=3526

 

ROLL CALL
— Blue and Purple States Set to Lose Clout Under Trump Census Move Allocation of congressional seats would be affected for a decade – David Hawkings (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at legal and illegal immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/hawkings/census-citizenship-count-house

 

NBC NEWS
— A record number of women are running for office. How are they faring so far? – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Andrew Rafferty
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/record-number-women-are-running-office-how-are-they-faring-n860691
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No Republican women were on the primary ballot for an Illinois House seat, although GOP gubernatorial challenger Jeanne Ives lost a closer-than-expected contest against incumbent Bruce Rauner.)

 

ABC NEWS
— White House census stance makes immigrants’ fears worse – MARYALICE PARKS and EMILY GOODIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at legal and illegal immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-white-house-census-stance-makes-immigrants-fears/story?id=54056868

 

CNN
— An unheard-of problem: The President can’t find a lawyer – Katelyn Polantz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about lawyers who agree to represent clients only if they agree to file lawsuits, but then dump those clients when defendants refuse to offer to settle.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/politics/donald-trump-lawyer/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: At Least Twelve States to Sue Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question – Michael Wines and Emily Baumgaertner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/census-citizenship-question.html
— How Mark Zuckerberg Can Save Facebook — and Us – Thomas Friedman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/zuckerberg-facebook-digital-bullies.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall – Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: The military’s most important obligation is to stop countries from invading America. For many decades, with help from many treasonous traitors in America, Mexico has been invading America. Constructively, Mexico had declared war on America a) by its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-privately-presses-for-military-to-pay-for-border-wall/2018/03/27/d79907a2-31c9-11e8-9759-56e51591e250_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Orange County supervisors vote to fight California ‘sanctuary’ laws – Cindy Carcamo (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. vote a) to fight Illinois sanctuary laws and b) require E-verify for all hiring and retention decisions?)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-oc-sanctuary-20180327-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Faces Pushback From Towns on Sanctuary State Law A handful of jurisdictions are siding with administration in challenging state’s adversarial role on immigration – Alicia A. Caldwell and Ian Lovett (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. vote a) to fight Illinois sanctuary laws and b) require E-verify for all hiring and retention decisions?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-faces-pushback-from-towns-on-sanctuary-state-law-1522192453

March 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools’ huge pension debt just got $1 billion deeper, new estimates show – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: Since 1997, if I was still working for GAO, in today’s dollars, I would have paid $179,841 into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) instead of the CSRS paying me $1,063,212.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-teachers-pension-fund-update-20180313-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Suburban voters angry with Trump threaten GOP control of the U.S. House.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-suburban-voters-angry-gop-20180326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Miguel Perez Jr. to promote mass/illegal immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-green-card-veteran-miguel-perez-mexico-20180326-story.html
— Wall Street’s average bonus in 2017? Three times what most US households made all year. – Renae Merle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wall-street-bonus-20180326-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why should you have to tell an election judge you’re a Democrat or Republican? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, what percent cast Republican ballots in primary elections but then vote for Democrats in general elections? 105 cast Republican ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, but in the uncontested races, only 81 voted for Helland, only 81 voted for Senger, only 80 voted for Dodge, only 87 voted for Roskam, only 84 voted for Connelly, only 78 voted for Ruscitti, only 81 voted for Cronin, only 80 voted for Hinds, only 84 voted for Henry, only 75 voted for Cantore, only 76 voted for Wilson, only 75 voted for Mackay, and only 77 voted for me. Maybe 21 to 30 of those who cast Republican primary ballots were Democrats.)

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-should-you-have-to-tell-an-election-judge-youre-a-democrat-or-republican/
— Illinois’ next governor will have to deliver the goods on education funding – MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-next-governor-will-have-to-deliver-the-goods-on-education-funding/
— Aldermen demand that IDOT clean up cesspool along Dan Ryan Expressway – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Have you driven the Dan Ryan? I did 1966-1968 from my parents’ home in Crete to/from classes at UIC. I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 during 1968.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-demand-that-idot-clean-up-cesspool-along-dan-ryan-expressway/
— We need to revive King’s campaign against poverty – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/we-need-to-revive-kings-campaign-against-poverty/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wall Street’s average bonus in 2017? 3 times what most U.S. households made all year. – Renae Merle (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I was earning $125,325/year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. 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 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180326/wall-streets-average-bonus-in-2017-3-times-what-most-us-households-made-all-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wall Street bonuses are climbing toward record highs again, according to government data released Monday showing that in 2017, the average bonus payout reached $184,220. That is an 17 percent increase compared to the previous year and the closest Wall Street has come in more than a decade to its all-time high of $191,360, according to the New York State Comptroller. That follows an 15 percent increase in 2016, when the average bonus was about $157,660. . .The government figures also continue to reflect how much more Wall Street executives earn compared to the rest of the private sector. Including bonuses, the average Wall Street salary was $375,200 in 2016, the most recent year available, five times higher than in the rest of the private sector, with an average of $74,800, according to the Comptroller’s office. In New York City, about 25 percent of the industry’s employees took home more than $250,000, compared with 2 percent in the rest of the city’s workforce, the report said.)

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/what-chicago-can-learn-about-legalizing-pot-from-the-milehigh-city/78804a39-a265-4642-b748-85ae82d78922

 

WJBC
— Sen. Brady seeks bipartisan solutions to gun violence, urges GOP unity against Pritzker – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/26/sen-brady-seeks-bipartisan-solutions-to-gun-violence-urges-gop-unity-against-pritzker/

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in using people as their operatives and their dupes.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/huge-turnout-glen-ellyn-march-our-lives

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner victim of disorganized thinking, GOP political analyst Chris Robling says – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511370641-rauner-victim-of-disorganized-thinking-gop-political-analyst-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner startled many of the Republican faithful late last week when he insisted he still has no social agenda as he heads into his general election race against Democrat J.B. Pritzker. “I do not have a social agenda,” Rauner said after an appearance at Ace Sign Co. in Springfield. “You’ve never ever seen me, or heard me, or watched me advocate on social issues. I’ve never done it.” Chris Robling, a Republican political analyst, said that Rauner’s comments are indicative of delusional thinking. “Sounds like he has dissociative disorder,” Robling said. “He keeps talking like that and he’s going to have the people in white smocks with all kinds of letters after their names coming after him.” In his first term, Rauner signed bills that show that he harbored a social agenda, even as he never campaigned on one. He signed HB 40, the taxpayer-funded abortion bill (a bill he promised he would not sign), and held a press conference afterward. The law provides unlimited state funds through Medicaid and state health insurance plans for elective abortions. Rauner also signed SB 31, the Trust Act, which makes Illinois a “sanctuary state” by preventing law enforcement from detaining anyone based solely on their immigration status. The law also limits the cooperation of local law enforcement with federal immigration officials. He also signed HB 1785, which allows individuals to switch genders on their birth certificates. And this year he sponsored and attended Equality Illinois’ fundraiser at the Hilton Chicago. Equality Illinois supports the LGBTQ community statewide. It was this social agenda, in fact, that nearly led to Rauner losing in the Republican primary election last week to state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) whose campaign focused heavily on Rauner’s signatures on those same bills, characterizing his actions as a betrayal. “Rauner can pretend that he had — or has — no social agenda,” Ives said in an email, “but he will go down in history among Republicans for his signature on liberal social policy by signing off on taxpayer funding of abortion, expanding transgender initiatives and making Illinois a sanctuary state.” In the general election, Rauner needs the Ives voters. But Robling said that even some sort of agreement moving forward with Jeanne Ives won’t help him pull in those votes. “No one individual can save Bruce Rauner,” Robling said. “He can’t go back and undo his record.)

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner win prompts Republican Hispanic group’s state chairman to step down – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511370360-rauner-win-prompts-republican-hispanic-group-s-state-chairman-to-step-down

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick advises Rauner to treat General Assembly as equal – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511370180-reick-advises-rauner-to-treat-general-assembly-as-equal

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The ERA Harms Our Unborn Children – Elise Bouc
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-era-harms-our-unborn-children/

 

BREITBART
— Research: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Would Cost U.S. Taxpayers $2 Trillion – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/26/research-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-would-cost-u-s-taxpayers-2-trillion/
— Zuckerberg ‘Fundamentally Uncomfortable’ Deciding what Counts as ‘Hate Speech’ – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups are extremely judgmental, they routinely determine what is and what is not hate speech: anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/26/zuckerberg-fundamentally-uncomfortable-deciding-what-counts-as-hate-speech/

 

BLAZE
— Secondhand marijuana smoke may be worse than secondhand tobacco smoke, research shows – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/26/secondhand-marijuana-smoke-may-be-worse-than-secondhand-tobacco-smoke-research-shows

 

THE HILL
— Congress muddles on H-1B reform to the detriment of U.S. workers – DALE WILCOX
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/380243-congressional-muddles-on-h-1b-reform-to-the-detriment-of-us-workers
— Interior secretary questioned importance of diversity: report – MIRANDA GREEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, everyone has to say that diversity, that is, getting rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, is their top priority. How strongly do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois focus on promoting diversity?)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/380331-interior-secretary-questioned-importance-of-diversity-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke downplayed the importance of diversity in the workforce and at his department on multiple occasions, CNN reported Monday. Zinke made a number of off-the-cuff remarks that insinuated he did not prioritize diversity within the Interior Department, multiple senior administration sources told the network. The officials said that the secretary instead said multiple times that he valued finding the best people and most qualified applicants, regardless of their cultural or racial backgrounds. Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift denied that Zinke ever made the comments about diversity and denied the claims in the report.)

 

USA TODAY
— Kentucky Democrats accuse GOP of ‘sexist, white-male agenda’ over budget negotiation’s makeup – Phillip M. Bailey and Morgan Watkins
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2018/03/26/kentucky-budget-white-men-republicans/452624002/

 

LIBERTY COUNSEL
— Military “Transgender” Ban
https://www.lc.org/newsroom/details/032618-military-transgender-ban-1

 

CNBC
— Fiscal policy is ‘spinning out of control’: Ex-GAO head David Walker under Clinton and Bush – Michelle Fox
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/26/fiscal-policy-is-spinning-out-of-control-ex-gao-head-under-clinton-and-bush.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s New Pot Laws Face Bumpy Rollout Critics cite cumbersome and costly regulations for operators – Nour Malas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-new-pot-laws-face-bumpy-rollout-1521889200

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employee turnover increases in Trump administration’s first year – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/03/federal-employee-turnover-increases-in-trump-administrations-first-year/