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December 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What to do about racial hate?”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/john-fountain-what-to-do-about-racial-hate/
— Trump cabinet choices in for a rude awakening  The greatest culture shock for Cabinet members who’ve never worked in government will be how little authority they have to make major changes. – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government?  I did for almost 30 years.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/linda-chavez-trump-cabinet-choices-in-for-a-rude-awakening/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Driver education not necessary for high school graduation – Editorial  (DIERSEN: If I had not had a drivers license and a car, I would not have gotten the jobs that I did washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-editorial-driver-education-naperville-st-1218-20161216-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Another step toward streamlining DuPage County, elections board are building ‘new model for better government’ – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/discuss/161219067/
— Fair trade store to help trafficking victims, others launches in Wheaton – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: The cost of living in Wheaton is extremely high in part because, unlike Naperville, much of the real estate in Wheaton is off the tax rolls.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161216/news/161219080/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pollino is the owner and founder of My Half of the Sky, a new retailer in downtown Wheaton that sells goods made by people in the U.S. and around the world who have been trafficked, overcome addiction, are rising out of extreme poverty or have faced other adversities. Her items include candles made by teen moms in Chicago, necklaces crafted by people transitioning out of homelessness in Los Angeles, jewelry made by women saved from trafficking in China, and crocheted products from Africa and Peru. The shop is in an 1800s house at 121 W. Wesley St. It opened on Black Friday and will be open Saturday, Dec. 17, as well as Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22 and 23, for holiday shopping. It then will close for a build-out to add a small coffee shop, meeting spaces and a fitness area to the building before reopening at the end of February. “We’re creating this space for people just to hang out, get some work done and do things we love to do, and then the money goes back into the cause,” Pollino said. “(Retail is) a hard business to be successful in and if we just did the retail products, it would probably not pay the bills. That’s where the coffee and everything else comes into the picture.” In addition, a Kickstarter campaign has been launched to raise money for My Half of the Sky to rent a kitchen space where refugees and other local women in need will be employed and make food for the coffee shop. Pollino said she has been planning the business for more than five years, doing extensive research about best practices for social enterprise. “Wheaton is a great community to start an enterprise like this because they care about social justice, they really do,” she said. Pollino said people who have their lives turned around often come to a standstill because they are lacking the education or skills necessary to get a job.)
— Activist Ron Allen remembered as soldier in fight against injustice – Kerry Lester  (DIERSREN: What do you fight for?  I fight for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/news/161218993/
— Central American migrants await asylum in southern Mexico – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/news/312179967/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sometimes it seems like the state is stuck in a movie plot – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161217/statehouse-insider-sometimes-it-seems-like-state-is-stuck-in-movie-plot
— Speeding ticket numbers down, fatalities up on Illinois roads – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161217/speeding-ticket-numbers-down-fatalities-up-on-illinois-roads
— Prayer at county board raises church-state question – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray a) that GOD would stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) that GOD would stop everyone from reading those emails, and c) that GOD would “smite me down” so that Wheaton could have video gambling.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161217/bernard-schoenburg-prayer-at-county-board-raises-church-state-question

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan still king, but his crown is tarnished – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2016-12-18/jim-dey-madigan-still-king-his-crown-tarnished.html
— Heading to the courts  AFSCME’s best shot at overturning impasse decision is to win in appellate court. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-18/heading-courts.html
— Sixth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Dan Flannell will become the new “city administrator” in Sullivan for an initial salary of $92,500. But our cash-compensation calculation of Flannell’s five-year contract reveals a total taxpayer cost estimate of $786,939. – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI  (DIERSEN: When will someone write an article about my Democrat GAO superiors?  In 1997, they succeeded in a) forcing me to stop paying into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and b) forcing the CSRS to pay me $50,720 a year in today’s dollars.  So far, the CSRS has paid me $976,360 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2016-12-18/guest-commentary-what-gives-sullivan.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier this spring, at OpenTheBooks.com, we identified more than 50,000 Illinois public employees who make at least $100,000 per year. These “highly compensated” public servants cost Illinois taxpayers over $8 billion. We found Cook County animal-control officers making $105,000; suburban school administrators at $503,000; university doctors earning $1.3 million; and 72 small-town ‘managers’ out-earning every governor of all 50 states. This research helps explain why Illinois has a net outward migration of residents. In order to pay these exorbitant salaries, Illinois has burdensome property taxes that are driving people out of the state. Illinois also has the double dippers — 15,000 “retired” public employees who go back to work in government and acquire a second pension. There’s former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who took $2.25 million in salary from the University of Illinois between 2000-2013 while also receiving more than $2 million in pension from a two-term stint as governor. Former state Rep. Roger Eddy now makes $322,200 — $291,725 as executive director of Illinois Association of School Boards and $30,500 from his lawmaker’s pension. Public pay and pension envy in Illinois is real. The hard-working private sector doesn’t have benefits even remotely close to government workers. Last month, tipped by an article in this newspaper, we found another “highly compensated” double dipper.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois electors split over system to select president – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/17/illinois-electors-split-over-system-to-select-president/axy4684/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois prison population down 9 percent under Rauner – Dan Petrella
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/illinois-prison-population-down-percent-under-rauner/article_e48dc152-d04e-5c6b-80b2-40d8b5846be8.html
— Change is the only option in Illinois – Michael Frerichs
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-change-is-the-only-option-in-illinois/article_ecbd73fb-68cb-5b2b-a3b3-429dc8919d57.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner should negotiate contract, not dictate it – Michael T. Carrigan
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/rauner-should-negotiate-contract-not-dictate-it/article_529288ff-1d52-503a-9822-609d6a0afa39.html
— A look back at folksy Jim Thompson, Illinois’ longest-serving governor – Tom Emery  (DIERSEN: Those who promote patronage promote Jim Thompson and promote Jim Edgar.)
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/a-look-back-at-folksy-jim-thompson-illinois-longest-serving/article_24b6833b-6702-58f2-8cff-2f8a37703a4b.html

 

PEORIA JORNAL STAR
— Sometimes it seems like the state is stuck in a movie plot – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161217/statehouse-insider-sometimes-it-seems-like-state-is-stuck-in-movie-plot

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois budget impasse hits local people, institutions – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: To what extent do those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois rely on state spending?)
http://www.whig.com/20161217/illinois-budget-impasse-hits-local-people-institutions#

 

SOUTHERN
— The Trump Cabinet: Bonfire of the agencies – Charles Krauthammer  (DIERSEN: Will the Trump cabinet hire Charles Bowsher?  During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/krauthammer/krauthammer-the-trump-cabinet-bonfire-of-the-agencies/article_7d25cad4-1031-5f78-87df-2a9bd3603c23.html

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Trump Could Create Long Term Majority – And Change Politics as We Know It – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/top-pollster-trump-create-long-term-majority-change-politics-know-video/

 

HOT AIR
— Democrats already accusing Trump of “treason” a month before he takes office – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/18/democrats-already-accusing-trump-of-treason-a-month-before-he-takes-office/

 

CNS NEWS
— Census Bureau: 4 Richest Counties in U.S. Are Suburbs of D.C. – Terence P. Jeffrey
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/census-bureau-4-richest-counties-us-are-suburbs-dc

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— 5 Surprising Truths About Nonchurchgoers – Czarina Ong  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my nasty/disgusting/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that they are a member of a church, crow that they attend church services, and crow that they give money to a church.  Should I write a book about them and their churches?  They paint themselves as being operatives or as dupes for their churches.  They harm their churches immensely.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/5.surprising.truths.about.nonchurchgoers/103090.htm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What sets regular churchgoers and nonchurchgoers apart? Their differences aren’t all that stark, and they aren’t the antagonistic, argumentative bunch that some Christians peg them to be. “Because many church leaders and members have such misperceptions about them, churches often fail to reach them, or even attempt to reach them,” Thom Rainer, President and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, wrote on his website, referring to Christians who do not go to church. LifeWay Research conducted a study on 2,000 of these unchurched Christians in partnership with Billy Graham Center for Evangelism in Wheaton. The “unchurched,” as defined, are people who have not attended worship service in the past six months. Rainer and his team discovered five surprising truths about the unchurched. First, most of them have some church background. “Contrary to some perceptions, the great majority of unchurched have a church background. Almost two-thirds of them (62 percent) went to church regularly as a child,” he said. Next, most unchurched quit church because they got out of the habit of going to church. A number of them left the church for negative reasons, but majority simply quit because they felt like quitting. Third, one-third of the unchurched actually have plans to return to church in the future. Rainer said this is good enough reason for the church to actively invite them and get them interested. Fourth, the unchurched are actually very open to gospel conversation. “Nearly half (47 percent) would interact freely in such a conversation. Another third (31 percent) would listen actively without participating,” shared Rainer. He said it’s time that Christians stop using the “poor excuse” that the unchurched aren’t really interested in gospel conversations, because in reality, it is the church members themselves who are not interested in initiating gospel conversations. Lastly, Rainer said if Christians invite the unchurched to attend worship services, they will definitely come. “Among the unchurched, 55 percent said they would attend church if invited by a family member. And 51 percent said they would attend church if invited by a friend or neighbor. These numbers are staggering. The opportunities are incredible.” Rainer said this is an incredible opportunity that the church must take, wondering just how many will even seize this God-given moment.)

 

CBS NEWS
— What’s to be done about fake news? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would want a) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, b) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, d) the IRP officers, and e) the IRP National Committeewoman and National Committeeman to approve each and every article before I could include a link to those articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-to-be-done-about-fake-news/

 

CNBC
— With water cannons and Southern belles, Trump ends ‘thank you’ tour – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/18/with-water-cannons-and-southern-belles-trump-ends-thank-you-tour.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/world/americas/syrian-refugees-canada.html
— Preaching the Gospel of Diversity, but Not Following It – Liz Spayd  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/public-editor/new-york-times-diversity-liz-spayd-public-editor.html
— The New Suburbia: More Urban – MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised, if not hated suburbia.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/realestate/the-new-suburbia-more-urban.html
— White Resentment on the Night Shift at Walmart – TRACIE McMILLANDE  (DIERSEN: What if I had not earned a college degree? What if I had listened to those who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was not “college material?  What if I had NOT a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) earned a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/opinion/sunday/white-resentment-on-the-night-shift-at-walmart.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Much of it seemed to come from feeling they had been promised an easy path to the American dream, and had found only a dead end. They weren’t wrong. More than 90 percent of Americans born in 1940 earned more than their parents, but only 50 percent of those born in 1980 will, according to the Equality of Opportunity Project. And while the loss of wealth after the Great Recession was steepest for minority families, it was steep for whites, too. A report by the Social Science Research Council estimates that black families will have 40 percent less wealth by 2031 because of the Great Recession. It also estimates that white families will have 31 percent less. That is better. It is still bad. Nobody I worked with had the luxury of my aerial view. They had high school diplomas and uncertain futures, and no easy explanation for why the dream didn’t work out for them. If being white made life so much easier, the thinking seemed to go, why was it still so hard? The ready-made answers that are front and center in our culture — a rigged system, new workers taking jobs, corrupt politicians — are a big part of what put Donald J. Trump in office. At its ugliest, whites’ resentment is channeled along race lines, often toward groups that many white people believe compete against them for resources — or don’t deserve resources at all. Grappling with this idea of who deserves benefits is a longstanding, difficult conversation. But the anxiety over economic competition is easier to answer. Working-class whites aren’t losing out because other groups are taking limited resources. They, along with the minority workers who the Economic Policy Institute says constitute about 40 percent of the working class, are facing uncertainty because of structural economic change. That ranges from the decline of unions and manufacturing to the rise of an urban service economy. Collectively, this translates to lower wages for working people, while the fruits of economic growth accrue at the top.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A new poll shows an astonishing 52% of Republicans incorrectly think Trump won the popular vote – John Sides  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 2000 have a) focused stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) focused on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/18/a-new-poll-shows-an-astonishing-52-of-republicans-think-trump-won-the-popular-vote/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fakebook  The social-media site empowers a journalism cartel. – JAMES TARANTO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fakebook-1481914459
— Poll Finds Americans Believe Trump Will Bring Change but Are Divided Over What Kind  Majority of those surveyed believe Donald Trump will change the way business is conducted in Washington – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/poll-finds-americans-believe-trump-will-bring-change-but-are-divided-over-what-kind-1482069601

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “CIA director: FBI and CIA find ‘strong consensus’ that Russian hacks were intended to help Trump win election.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-cia-director-fbi-and-cia-find-strong-1481920045-htmlstory.html
— At Alabama rally, Trump promises hope for the ‘forgotten men and women’ – David G. Savage  (DIERSEN: Who are the forgotten men and women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.  Who is responsible for not forgetting them?)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-promise-hope-for-the-forgotten-1482020798-htmlstory.html
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: American Dream fades away – Melissa Etehad and Natalie Kitroeff
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-american-dream-study-20161208-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s stock market rally won’t last forever.”
http://nypost.com/2016/12/17/experts-warn-trumps-stock-market-rally-wont-last-forever/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump is Russia’s ‘Manchurian candidate’ as ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts John Goodman as oil mogul Rex Tillerson – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/donald-trump-russia-manchurian-candidate-snl-article-1.2914690

 

USA TODAY
— Critics trying to use Electoral College to de-legitimize Trump – David M Jackson  (DEIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who focuses on de-legitimizing those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/12/18/donald-trump-reince-priebus-electoral-college–russia-hacking/95582484/
— The Trump trolling rolls on as Baldwin returns to ‘SNL’ – Jayme Deerwester
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/12/17/alec-baldwin-trolling-trump-snl/95578822/
— Some big givers win big Trump roles – Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/16/analysis-some-big-givers-win-big-trump-roles/95492428/

 

FORBES
— Side Hustle: A New Dance Or A Way Of Life For Millennials? – Neale Godfrey  (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights while I worked full-time for IRS in the Loop in 1971 and for IRS in Harvey in 1972.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nealegodfrey/2016/12/18/side-hustle-for-millennials/#2c2b08153dd3

 

TUSCALOOSA NEWS
— In Alabama, Trump promises hope for ‘forgotten’  (DIERSEN: Who are the forgotten in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.  Who is responsible for not forgetting them?)
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20161217/in-alabama-trump-promises-hope-for-forgotten

 

HARVARD CRIMSION
— High School Students File for Amicus Status in Harvard Admissions Lawsuit – MICHAEL E. XIE  (DIERSEN: Have you and/or have your children personally benefited from Affirmative Action (AA), from Diversity, and/or from Inclusion? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, those who have personally benefited from AA, from Diversity, and/or from Inclusion promote AA, Diversity, and/or Inclusion.  Who should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and/or Inclusion? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question it is those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/12/18/hs-students-amici-status/

 

DAILY BEAST
— The Fix for Fake News: Outrage  The government doesn’t want to be involved. The big tech companies are reluctant at best. So what to do? – Ben Collins  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would want a) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, b) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, d) the IRP officers, and e) the IRP National Committeewoman and National Committeeman to approve each and every article before I could include a link to those articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/18/the-fix-for-fake-news-outrage.html

 

DAILY KOS
— Dear Washington journalists: Access is dead. Get used to it – Kerry Eleveld  (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who do not want me know about their activities or events, b) who do not want me to promote their activities or events, c) who do not want me to attend their events, d) who do not want me to report on their events, and e) who pander to the Democrat news media?  The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1611475

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want to turn America into Mexico and into other third world countries.  That is a major reason why Trump won and Clinton lost.
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/18/latino-voters-will-reshape-american-politics-as-we-know-it-and-heres-the-proof/

 

PETITIONS TO CONGRESS
— Sign Petition To Congress On Trump’s Plan On Federal Employee Hiring Freeze  (DIERSEN: During virtually all the 18 years that worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://petitionstocongress.com/sign-petition-to-congress-on-trumps-plan-on-federal-employee-hiring-freeze/

 

GUARDIAN
— Saturday Night Live: Trump played as a pawn – Elise Czajkowski  (DIERSEN: Who are the pawns in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who are they pawns for?)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/18/saturday-night-live-trump-played-as-a-pawn-while-clinton-goes-all-love-actually

December 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP TAPS MICK MULVANEY FOR OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-taps-mick-mulvaney-for-office-of-management-and-budget/1661265/
— ALD. COCHRAN INDICTMENT LATEST POLITICAL SCANDAL – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-ald-cochran-indictment-latest-political-scandal/1660571/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The President will be in Honolulu, Hawaii through Monday, January 2, 2017.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-guidance-press-schedule-dec-17-2016jan-2-2017-hawaii/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Skillicorn’s last East Dundee meeting as trustee on Monday – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-east-dundee-skillicorn-resign-st-1218-20161216-story.html
— What to do as the Dow zeros in on 20,000 – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-dow-trump-wall-street-20161216-story.html
— Unidentified, unclaimed bodies create challenges for coroners – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-unclaimed-bodies-in-morgues-st-1207-20161217-story.html
— November home sales, median sale prices up in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-housing-inventory-st-1214-20161217-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For a president-elect that touts ‘America First,’ Russian hacking poses a problem.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-russia-hacking-20161217-story.html
— 4 dead on scene of Fernwood attack, 3 others wounded in shootings – Deanese Williams-Harris and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20161217-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “On victory lap in Alabama, few signs Trump focusing on unified nation.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on getting rid of Trump supporters, and especially Trump supporters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-alabama-rally-20161217-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Report finds IDOT employees faked reports about helping distressed drivers – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/news/161219004/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Michelle Obama: ‘We are feeling what not having hope feels like’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is the “we” that she refers to?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/michelle-obama-we-are-feeling-what-not-having-hope-feels-like/621926291
— Romney says Trump will be open-minded – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/romney-says-trump-will-be-openminded/621918770

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ranking Illinois’ Cleanest Waterways – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=232110#.WFXMyBsrKM8

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ethics experts warn that Trump is courting disaster.”
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/ethics-experts-warn-that-trump-is-courting-disaster/article_3b7ac01e-590f-50dd-ad67-8f5b5e33af5c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHOULD TRUMP HELP AMERICANS BY MOVING JOBS OUT OF D.C.?  (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees do you know?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/should-trump-help-americans-by-moving-jobs-out-of-dc.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The way to boost jobs in the Midwest, Sammins writes, is to “Drain the Swamp” by moving federal government jobs out of the D.C. vicinity … federal agency jobs is the key, he says in this piece:)

 

FOX NEWS
— Michelle Obama’s suggestion Trump is end of ‘hope’ for America gets pushback
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/17/michelle-obama-suggests-trump-is-white-house-is-end-hope-for-america.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump on Twitter: China’s Seizure of US Drone Is ‘Unpresidented’
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-twitter-china-drone/2016/12/17/id/764443/

 

HOT AIR
— Bernard Goldberg: Fake News Is A Long Tradition From The Mainstream Media – ED MORRISSEY
http://beta.hotair.com/archives/2016/12/17/goldberg-fake-news-is-a-long-tradition-from-the-mainstream-media/

 

BREITBART
— Would Republican Establishment Use Impeachment to Block Trump Agenda? – Tom Tancredo
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/17/tancredo-would-republican-establishment-consider-impeachment-to-block-trump-agenda/
— Michael Moore: Trump ‘Has No Right To Enter’ White House – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/17/michael-moore-trump-has-no-right-to-enter-white-house/

 

THE BLAZE
— Venezuelan government plunders toy manufacturer to redistribute toys to the poor – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/17/venezuelan-government-plunders-toy-manufacturer-to-redistribute-toys-to-the-poor/

 

THE HILL
— Trump responds to Michelle Obama: ‘We have tremendous hope’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310907-trump-responds-to-michelle-obama-we-have-tremendous-hope
— Merriam-Webster mocks Trump for typo – HARPER NEIDIG
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/310886-merriam-webster-mocks-trump-for-typo
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump Mentally Ill?”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/is-donald-trump-mentally_b_13693174.html

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Illinois electors split over system to select president – AP
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article121503427.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Outsiders Selected by Trump Aim to Unnerve Washington – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-picks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “One Way Not to Be Like Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/opinion/sunday/one-way-not-to-be-like-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “What Donald Trump Doesn’t Know About Black People.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/opinion/sunday/what-donald-trump-doesnt-know-about-black-people.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tries to calm his ‘vicious, violent, screaming’ supporters.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/16/trump-tries-to-calm-his-vicious-violent-screaming-supporters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “FBI in agreement with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win White House.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-blames-putins-personal-grudge-against-her-for-election-interference/2016/12/16/12f36250-c3be-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump needs to get over his victory.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-needs-to-get-over-trumps-victory-trump/2016/12/16/e30c17e0-c3c1-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html
— Zachary Wood is going home for Christmas. But most people at his prestigious college have no idea what he’s facing there. – Valerie Strauss  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use this story to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/17/hes-going-home-for-christmas-but-most-people-at-his-prestigious-college-have-no-idea-what-hes-facing-there/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s un-PC cabinet matches his campaign promises to a T – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2016/12/17/trumps-un-pc-cabinet-matches-his-campaign-promises-to-a-t/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “RESISTANCE TO TRUMP IS NOT FUTILE.”
http://www.newsweek.com/michael-dorf-resistance-trump-not-futile-532856

 

STATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mainstream Republicans think they’re in control.”
http://www.thestate.com/opinion/op-ed/article121382013.html

 

NPR
— Transgender Americans Race To Finish Paperwork Before Trump Administration – JEFF BRADY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/503753624/transgender-americans-race-to-finish-paperwork-before-trump-administration

 

TELEGRAPH
— Could you get a job at Apple? It depends on your answers to these 25 questions – Adam Boult (DIERSEN: Apple could use the extreme subjectivity of this to not offer jobs to those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/work-salary/news/could-get-job-apple-depends-answers-25-questions/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump faces Senate backlash over ‘cabinet of billionaires.’  President-elect vowed to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington but critics say key roles for business elite is not the way.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/18/donald-trump-senate-backlash-cabinet-of-billionaires
— Socially isolated voters more likely to favor Brexit, finds thinktank – Patrick Maguire  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors FOCUS ON SOCIALLY ISOLATING individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/17/socially-isolated-voters-more-likely-to-favour-brexit-finds-thinktank

December 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER SIGNS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BILL, EARNING PRAISE FROM DEMS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-signs-criminal-justice-reform-bill-earning-praise-from-dems/1658575/

 

NBC5
— Durbin, Senators Push Trump to Divest in Business Holdings  The group, which also includes Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ben Cardin, Chris Coons, and Jeff Merkley, are calling on Trump and Pence to divest in any financial holdings that could potentially conflict with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Senators–406900935.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville and Lisle township residents could vote on township road service merger in April – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-township-binding-referendum-st-1216-20161215-story.html
— Health groups urge Rauner to fight Obamacare repeal – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-durbin-obamacare-repeal-1216-biz-20161215-story.html
— Kanye West is more than a distraction – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-kanye-trump-media-distractions-balancing-1214-20161214-column.html
— AFSCME is betraying its members – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1216-20161215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Trump starting something with China he can’t finish?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-china-trump-3848b70a-c2db-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7-20161215-story.html
— Pharmacies miss half of dangerous drug combinations – Sam Roe, Ray Long and Karisa King
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/druginteractions/ct-drug-interactions-pharmacy-met-20161214-story.html
— NIU settles with fired police chief for $1 million – Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-niu-grady-settlement-20161215-story.html
— Facebook takes on fake news with fact-checkers, new ‘disputed’ label – Hayley Tsukayama  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dispute just about everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that if they had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, a) Republicans would not have suffered any defeats in Illinois since 2000 and b) Wheaton would have video gambling.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-facebook-new-fake-news-label-ap-bsi-20161215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Electoral College must do its job on Trump’s Russian connections.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-russia-electoral-college-huppke-20161214-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Three names considered for new U.S. attorney – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-three-names-considered-for-new-u-s-attorney/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former federal prosecutor Patrick Collins, who prosecuted former Gov. George Ryan — who, ironically, is a huge Trump supporter.  Former Assistant U.S. Attorney John Lausch, of the Kirkland & Ellis Law Firm. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Gil Soffer, of the Katten & Muchin Law Firm.)
— CPS borrows $729M for capital projects; $215M pension fix expires – Lauren FitzPatrick, Fran Spielman, Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-borrows-729m-for-capital-projects-215m-pension-fix-expires/
— Relaxed hiring standards must still weed out bad cops – Editorial (DIERSEN: What you did in the past predicts what you will do in the future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-revised-hiring-standards-must-still-block-rogue-cops/
— ‘Fake news’ not strong enough term for real craziness – Gene Lyons
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-fake-news-not-strong-enough-term-for-real-craziness/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway budgets $10 million for Route 53 extension study – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/161219257/
— Vote coming to consolidate Naperville, Lisle township road districts? – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/161219313/
— DuPage judge to decide fate of four referendums – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/161219270/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Russian hackers targeted House races in Illinois
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161214/NEWS02/161219958/russian-hackers-targeted-house-races-in-illinois-report

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Chicago women encourage anti-Trump women to run for political offices.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161215/west-loop/rodham-consulting-chicago-women-political-office

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Durkin Blames Democrats for State Budget Impasse – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/durkin-blames-democrats-state-budget-impasse#stream/0

 

DAILY JOURNAL
— A lottery scandal that can be stopped – Editorial
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/a-lottery-scandal-that-can-be-stopped/article_d25b2458-8385-52b7-b940-e430f9d81c8f.html

 

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage County to Distribute $1 Million in Grant Funding to Local Nonprofits Next Year  Two informational meetings will be held at the beginning of January. – Anicka Slachta
http://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-county-distribute-1-million-grant-funding-local-nonprofits-next-year

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Manar: Rauner has “divided our state into pieces”  (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/15/manar-rauner-has-divided-our-state-into-pieces/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Monica Crowley to join Trump White House
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/15/monica-crowley-join-trump-white-house/
— The blue state depression  People are leaving the Hillary-supporting states in droves – Stephen Moore
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-times-weekly/20161212/281711204279490

 

BREITBART
— Sore Loser Celebrities Beg Electors to Vote Against Trump – DANIEL NUSSBAUM
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/12/15/sore-loser-celebrities-beg-electors-vote-trump-video/
— Trump, Priebus Laud Ronna Romney McDaniel as New RNC Chief – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/15/trump-priebus-laud-ronna-romney-mcdaniel-as-new-rnc-chief/
— Trump Boom: Companies Vow Tens of Thousands of U.S. Jobs After Trump Win – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/14/trump-boom-companies-vow-tens-thousands-us-jobs-trump-win/
— TREASONOUS: Chicago Pledges to ‘Welcome’ Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/15/city-pledges-welcome-illegal-aliens/
— British Muslims Gather in Show of Strength to Demand Caliphate – DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/12/14/watch-british-muslims-gather-show-strength-demand-caliphate/

 

THE BLAZE
— College president blames election outcome on ‘racism’ against Obama – Jon Street  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/15/college-president-blames-election-outcome-on-racism-against-obama/

 

FOX NEWS
— Settling Scores? Trump team resumes battle with press, hints at WH briefing changes
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/15/settling-scores-trump-team-resumes-battle-with-press-hints-at-wh-briefing-changes.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Professor Explains to Tucker Carlson Why Women Are Cutting Their Hair in Protest of Trump – Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/12/15/absurd-professor-explains-to-tucker-carlson-why-she-cut-her-hair-in-protest-of-trump-n2260097
— Trump’s Favorability Reaches New High – Leah Barkoukis
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/12/15/poll-trumps-favorability-soars-n2260123
— Keep Working America: Obamacare Subsidies Will Cost Taxpayers $42.6 Billion Next Year – Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/12/15/obamacare-subsidies-will-cost-10-billion-next-year-n2260134

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Obama’s Fed Stifles Trump Market Rally And Economic Recovery Plans
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24713
— Attorney General Loretta Lynch And The Suicidal Demand For “Tolerance” Of Islam – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24720

 

GOPUSA
— Left-wing Portland vs. ‘extreme economic inequality’ (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight economic inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18348

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s United States may be a threat to United Nations.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mette-holm/trumps-united-states-may_b_13656650.html
— Poor Students — Rich Ivies: Seeking Real Diversity at Ivy-Level Colleges – Dr. Michele Hernandez
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-michele-hernandez/poor-students-rich-ivies-_b_13656152.html
— The Unbearable Whiteness Of Trumpistan Illuminates Half-truths Of ‘Racial Realism’ – Ben Piven  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-White.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-trumpistan-illuminates_us_58518aa9e4b0320ed05a9a77

 

MSN
— Gov. Rauner, Dems Play Nice To Approve Prison-Reform Measure – Derrick Blakley
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/gov-rauner-dems-play-nice-to-approve-prison-reform-measure/vp-AAlCoNF

 

NEW YORK POST
— Electors are being harassed, threatened in bid to stop Trump – Mark Moore
http://nypost.com/2016/12/14/electors-are-being-harassed-threatened-in-bid-to-stop-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Inches Closer to Fact-Checking Its News  Social media platform will ask users to flag false information; firm also has identified several markers of sites that consistently peddle such news – DEEPA SEETHARAMAN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that anything on the internet that they did not like was fake.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-plans-to-demote-fake-news-on-its-site-1481824802
— Want a Job in Trump’s Administration? Get on Chris Collins’s Spreadsheet  People seeking political posts flock to New York Republican, who will fill thousands of positions – KRISTINA PETERSON  (DIERSEN: If you wanted one of those 4,000 positions, what would you stress?  I would stress a) that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427); b) that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286); c) that I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt; d) that I am a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant; e) that I have a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, an MBA from Loyola, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT; and f) that I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/want-a-job-in-trumps-administration-get-on-chris-collinss-spreadsheet-1481821546
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet now nearly complete, attention is turning to who will fill the roughly 4,000 other political posts in the next administration. That has elevated the role of Mr. Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Mr. Trump for president. The New York Republican is the main congressional liaison between the House and Mr. Trump’s transition team, which is charged with staffing political jobs in the executive branch. For Mr. Collins, the role requires him to manage the evolving ambitions of a variety of House Republicans and their constituents. Befitting someone whose office boasts not one but two signs declaring “In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data,” he has turned to spreadsheets to organize the lists of lawmakers and others hoping to be considered by Mr. Trump’s team. A staff aide mans the spreadsheets, which can be sorted by lawmaker, position sought and other categories. “I cannot guarantee an interview; I certainly cannot guarantee you will get a job. But I can guarantee your name is on a list in front of the people it should be,” said Mr. Collins.)
— Influential House Conservative Group Spells Out Rules It Wants Donald Trump to Kill  Freedom Caucus asks President-elect to roll back hundreds of regulations including several in the financial sector – YUKA HAYASHI  (DIERSEN: What about rules and regulations that require everyone to give preference to minorities and to women, that is, rules and regulations that require everyone to discriminate against Whites and against men?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/influential-house-conservative-group-spells-out-rules-it-wants-donald-trump-to-kill-1481838336
— Congress Likely to Consider Reining In Student-Loan Programs, House Republican Says  Rep. Virginia Foxx says government makes it too easy for students to borrow too much – JOSH MITCHELL  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used my graduating from NIU debt-free in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-will-likely-consider-reining-in-student-loan-programs-house-republican-says-1481833008

 

FORBES
— University of Bristol is taking affirmative action to promote social mobility by lowering entry grades to students from poorer families. – Nick Morrison  (DIERSEN: When you were young, how much money did your parents earn and what was their net worth?)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2016/12/15/university-lowers-entry-grades-for-students-from-poorer-families/#5eaac4793cec

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps as “CAN WE STOP THE POLITICS OF NOSTALGIA THAT HAVE DOMINATED 2016?”
http://www.newsweek.com/1950s-1930s-racism-us-europe-nostalgia-cas-mudde-531546
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: WHY 2016 HAS BEEN CHICAGO’S BLOODIEST YEAR IN ALMOST TWO DECADES – JOSH SAUL
http://www.newsweek.com/2016/12/23/chicago-gangs-violence-murder-rate-532034.html

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “WHO WILL LIE TO THE PRESS FOR TRUMP NEXT?”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/donald-trump-white-house-press-secretary

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— DUIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We must stand up to Trump’s Cabinet of bigots.”
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/12/15/must-stand-trumps-cabinet-bigots/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Trump, Republicans spout nationalism and reaction at Wisconsin rally – Christopher Davion and Catherine Long (DIERSEN: Socialists are anti-Trump, anti-Republican, and anti-American.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/15/truu-d15.html

December 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— AARON SCHOCK PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO 24-COUNT INDICTMENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-pleads-not-guilty-to-24-count-indictment/1652693/
— TOP GOP LEADERS BACK CONGRESSIONAL PROBES OF RUSSIA HACKING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/top-gop-leaders-back-congressional-probes-of-russia-hacking/1652144/

 

NBC5
— Trump, Pence to Headline ‘Thank You’ Rally in Wisconsin Tuesday  Trump won Wisconsin by roughly 22,000 votes in November, becoming the first Republican to win the state since 1984. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois would Trump and Pence thank for his election?  What did they do to help elect Trump and Pence?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Pence-to-Headline-Thank-You-Rally-in-West-Allis-406076375.html
— Illinois Budget Fight Leaves Universities in Lurch Again
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Budget-Fight-Leaves-Universities-in-Lurch-Again-406053965.html

 

CBS2
— Black Leaders Who Support Gov. Rauner Get Some Pushback In Return  (DIERSEN: What do you get the most pushback for supporting?  For me, it is a) for my supporting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) for my supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/12/black-leaders-who-support-gov-rauner-get-some-pushback-in-return/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from his wife Sandi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/223260345-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump delays announcement on business empire – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-delays-announcement-on-business-empire/
— Former Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to corruption charges – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-rep-aaron-schock-in-court-today-for-arraignment/
— Brace for return of culture wars to Illinois – MADELEINE DOUBEK  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, promoting abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and LGBTQ activity are their top priorities.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-culture-wars-may-return-to-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political debate in Illinois for the past few years primarily has been about debt, budgets and unions, but we could be returning to a time of culture wars with abortion, immigration and marriage equality back in the spotlight with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.)
— Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from wife Sandi – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-files-for-divorce-from-wife-sandi/amp/
— Aldermen lift ban on menthol cigarette sales near grade schools – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-caucus-chairman-advocates-lower-cigarette-tax/
— Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Senate to probe reports of Russia hacking – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-gop-leader-senate-to-probe-reports-of-russia-hacking/
— Obama’s post-presidential perks – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: What are/will be your post-employment perks?  For my having worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, mine are a Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,720) and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance (currently $16,854).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obamas-post-presidential-office-to-be-in-washington-d-c/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Barack Obama will open an office in Washington, D.C., after he leaves the White House on Jan. 20, and the Chicago-based Obama Foundation is considering opening a branch office here, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. “As a former president, President Obama will have office space in Washington, D.C., when he leaves office,” said Amy Brundage, an Obama spokeswoman, referring to the official office funded by taxpayers for former presidents. The federal government covers the costs of offices and a small staff for former presidents, plus a pension and other compensation for travel, an acknowledgement of the role — albeit not official — former presidents serve after they are no longer in office. For example, according to the General Services Administration, in FY2015, former President George W. Bush received $796,000 to cover health benefits, travel costs, office space, telephone costs, postage, printing costs, other services, supplies and materials, and equipment. “This was the highest amount of any former President for that year,” the Congressional Research Service noted in a March 2016 report covering the federal benefits provided to former presidents and their widows. As a former president, Obama will receive a $205,700 annual pension — and that’s after just eight years on the job. The pension is paid monthly with eligibility beginning at noon on Jan. 20, after President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Obama will get his pension check monthly. The Obama family is remaining in Washington after they move out of the White House, renting a home in the Kalorama neighborhood here. The family is staying in Washington until Sasha, 15, a sophomore at the private Sidwell Friends school here, graduates from high school. So while Obama and first lady Michelle are locating their Obama Center, a library and museum complex, in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, Obama’s taxpayer funded office, for now at least, will also remain in Washington. The Washington Post reported that Obama is renting space in a building owned by an environmental group, the World Wildlife Fund, at 1250 24th St. NW, not far from the Kalorama residence. Former presidents have no rules binding them when it comes to locating their taxpayer-funded offices. The General Services Administration is authorized to write rent checks for space anywhere in the U.S. The location does not have to be connected to the presidential library or foundation headquarters.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans can’t easily dismantle the welfare state – Julian Zelizer, Eric Patashnik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-republicans-cut-welfare-social-security-20161212-story.html
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois in 2017 – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-trump-congress-vouchers-pensions-rickert-perspec-1213-jm-20161212-story.html
— State budget woes could hurt Illinois’ chances for Trump capital funds: Quigley – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-quigley-transportation-state-budget-trump-1213-chicago-inc-20161212-story.html
— Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to federal charges – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-arraigned-met-1213-20161212-story.html
— Wall Street’s old, unwanted bond salesmen find a home in Chicago – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.  Many of them focus on getting rid of older people like me, and especially older people like me who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-bond-salesmen-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Arthur Main learned the hard way that Wall Street is a young person’s game. After a quarter-century at Morgan Stanley, Main — like countless old-school types who came of age in the ’80s — was kicked to the curb as banks turn to youth and technology in the face of tighter regulation and lower profits. And so, at 54, he’s working at one of the last stops in high finance: a small West Loop firm called TJM Institutional Services. He considers himself lucky. “Being my age is a hindrance for a lot of people,” says Main, keeping his eyes fixed on charts and chat boxes arrayed across his computer screens. “They don’t continue to learn, they don’t embrace technology, they try to fit that square peg in the round hole, and their skill set doesn’t apply anymore.”)
— Stress: The thing that’s killing poor Americans – Peter R. Orszag  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on promoting stress.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-poor-americans-death-stress-20161212-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stress, I’ve long suspected, may explain why lifespans have been lengthening for high-income Americans but have remained the same or even shortened for low-income and middle-income people. A new analysis from the Hamilton Project released Monday adds important evidence: Biomarkers of stress have risen much more rapidly for low-income people than for high-income ones. The most recent national data show that life expectancy declined in 2015. Although these statistics are not broken down by income, it’s a good bet that the greatest declines were concentrated among lower- and middle-income people, because for decades gaps in life expectancy by income have been widening — as a National Academy of Sciences panel I co-chaired documented. Our panel was unable to explain why this has been happening, however. A sharper decline in smoking among high-income people is one partial explanation, but this and other identifiable factors can’t account for most of the growing longevity gap. And so I’ve come to suspect that the hidden factor is stress: As income inequality has increased, life has become substantially more stressful for low- and moderate-income families than it is for high-income families, and prolonged exposure to such stress is literally killing people.)
— Emanuel backs move to weaken flavored tobacco sale rules – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-city-council-flavored-cigarettes-sales-met-20161212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Why did Russia want Trump to win?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-russia-hackers-cia-20161212-story.html
— Third candidate joins race for Dundee Township Highway chief – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-dundee-township-highway-filing-st-1213-2-20161212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dispute over Russia reflects growing Republican resistance to Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republican-resistance-20161212-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville budget to give $200,000 back to taxpayers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219718/
— Mayoral races shaping up for Northwest suburbs – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219747/

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— As Trump takes aim at unions, labor’s clout sags in Illinois – I-Chun Chen
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/12/as-trump-takes-aim-at-unions-labors-clout-sags-in.html

 

WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Look to Expand, Protect Abortion Rights – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/12/illinois-lawmakers-look-expand-protect-abortion-rights

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Optimistic for Budget – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-optimistic-budget#stream/0

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Schiller Park Mayor Running With New Slate Of Candidates
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_78139222-c0d0-11e6-be0c-e3364173ed01.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Now it’s Gov. Rauner who axes meeting – Doug Finke
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/12/statehouse-insider-now-its-gov-rauner-who-axes-meeting/ch91b5j/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — After Trump’s win, China and Mexico move to deepen ties – Reuters (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans pander to China and to Mexico.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/after-trump-s-win-china-and-mexico-move-to-deepen/article_84525a1a-2272-578c-a83d-5e2467e49b5d.html

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Is University of Chicago a ‘Sanctuary Campus’? Spokesperson Steps Around Phrase – Jamie Ehrlich  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  That is treason.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/12/12/uchicago-sanctuary-campus-spokesperson-steps-aroun/

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly on FM 97.1 Radio: We will Get Stephen Colbert Off the Air
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-on-fm-97-1-radio-we-will-get-stephen-colbert-off-the-air/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Tribune Reports on Illinois Lottery Corruption – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/chicago-tribune-illinois-lottery-jackpots-suppressed/

 

FOX NEWS
— Sore loser Obama turns to Russian hacking to delegitimize Trump’s triumph – Liz Peek  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to delegitimize you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.  They also stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, and that I am no longer a GAO employee.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/12/sore-loser-obama-turns-to-russian-hacking-to-delegitimize-trumps-triumph.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ANGRY WOMEN HOLD ANTI-TRUMP STRIKE IN 18 CITIES – BUT NOBODY NOTICES  ‘Is this like the falling tree no one is around to hear in the forest?’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/angry-women-hold-anti-trump-strike-in-18-cities-but-nobody-notices/

 

GOPUSA
— Confederate flag-themed clothing sparks backlash, student ejections at Pa. high school
http://www.gopusa.com/confederate-flag-themed-clothing-sparks-backlash-student-ejections-at-pa-high-school/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Why I’m Filing An FEC Complaint Against CNN (And So Should Trump) – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/why-im-filing-an-fec-complaint-against-cnn-and-so-should-trump/
— Former Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock Pleads Not Guilty – Juliegrace Brufke
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/former-illinois-rep-aaron-schock-pleads-not-guilty/
— Carly Fiorina Was Just Seen Entering Trump Tower With Kellyanne Conway – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/carly-fiorina-was-just-seen-entering-trump-tower-with-kellyanne-conway/

 

BREITBART
— Washington State University Demand $2,000 Security Fee, But Won’t Protect MILO – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/12/12/washington-state-university-slap-2000-security-fees-milo-talk/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Can’t Wait to Sell Out His Base.”
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/12/trump_cant_wait_to_sell_out_his_base_132544.html
— If Nothing Is True, Then Everything Can Be False – Ruth Marcus  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that only what they say is true and that everything that others say is false.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/12/if_nothing_is_true_then_everything_can_be_false_132546.html

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Education Dept’s Overreaching Office of Civil Rights Fears the End Is Near  Federal employees celebrate, mourn OCR’s legacy. – ALICE B. LLOYD
http://www.weeklystandard.com/education-depts-overreaching-office-of-civil-rights-fears-the-end-is-near/article/2005782

 

POLITICO
— Former Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty in corruption case – HEATHER CAYGLE
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/aaron-schock-not-guilty-corruption-232522

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump revels in fake news and phony claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/12/12/trump-revels-in-fake-news-and-phony-claims/
— Obama’s 2.1% pay raise for federal employees praised by unions, local Hill members – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/12/obamas-pay-raise-for-feds-praised-by-unions-local-hill-members/

 

COSMOPOLITAN
— President Obama Could Have Done More to Remind America That Black Lives Matter  As proud as I am of the president, I also believe he should have insisted on more for black citizens of this country. – Brittney Cooper  (DIERSEN: Cooper would say a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8474199/barack-obama-black-lives-matter-racial-justice/

December 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Feds Found RNC-Related Cyberattack Months Ago but It Didn’t Raise Serious Concerns, Sources Say – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/feds-found-rnc-related-cyberattack-months-ago-but-it-didnt-raise-serious-concerns-sources-say/1651301/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Federal authorities told Illinois GOP of possible security breach
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/12/federal-authorities-told-illinois-gop-possible-security-breach.html

 

WLS AM
— Unpredictable Trump has ‘a lot of Democrat’ in him, says GOP strategist – CNN
http://www.wlsam.com/news/unpredictable-trump-has-a-lot-of-democrat-in-him-says-gop-strategist/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Rep. Schock to be arraigned on federal charges today – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-arraignment-spin-met-story.html
— Workplace lessons you don’t learn in college – Melanie Curtin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.  To get promotions, many, if not most, if not virtually all of them helped their Democrat superiors and their Democrat supervisors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-workplace-lessons-you-don-t-learn-in-college-20161206-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The lesson: When you start a new job, invest heavily in relationships. Find people with whom you click and ask them to lunch or Starbucks instead of retreating into email during breaks. Ask them what they wish they’d known when they started, and listen closely. Social ties at the office will be critical, so prioritize them; it’ll make your life infinitely easier later on.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says executives will run business empire with his children – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-executives-will-run-business-empire-with-his-children/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump rejects CIA intelligence on Russia, daily briefings.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lynn-sweet-trump-rejects-cia-intelligence-on-russia-daily-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A few days ago, I talked to a former presidential briefer who said Trump will likely present a challenge to brief, because he seems to have hardened views based on his gut. Now the job will be even more challenging because Trump told Wallace he will take briefings only “when I need it.” And after that, if anything changes, “Immediately call me. . . . I’m like a smart person” and “I don’t have to be told the same thing” every day,” Trump said. So what we have here are two interrelated issues when it comes to Trump and intelligence: He starts his presidency skeptical about the information he will get — and remarkably unconcerned about receiving intelligence on a daily basis. While this may not develop into a Trump war on the intelligence community, it’s not an optimal start.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Walk aims to unify the Naperville community – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on unifying those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161211/news/161219819/
— The MCC Academy girls basketball team recently became the first to compete in the Illinois Elementary School Association regional finals while wearing hijabs. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219811/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois lawmakers prove whose interests matter most: Theirs – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-illinois-lawmakers-prove-whose-interests-matter-most-theirs/article_cb7b301b-8121-54d2-920d-37e8ce031cf1.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— St. Clair County proves justice is blind, to anything but big state union’s demands – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article119807163.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Issues: The Great American Divide – DAN HAGEN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illlinois-issues-great-american-divide

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI professor upset by police visit to his classroom – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-12-06/ui-professor-upset-police-visit-his-classroom.html

 

CHICAGO AGENT MAGAZINE
— Top industry experts share their 2017 real estate predictions
https://chicagoagentmagazine.com/2016/12/12/2017-predictions/

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Illini Republicans president resigns after internal backlash – Adam Kaz
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/12/12/illini-republicans-president-resigns-internal-backlash/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511049271-ives-slams-safe-spaces-crying-sessions-for-college-students-after-election
— Munger blasts Dem lawmakers’ ‘cowardly’ paycheck lawsuit as she leaves office – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511051562-munger-blasts-dem-lawmakers-cowardly-paycheck-lawsuit-as-she-leaves-office

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ELECTORAL COLLEGE ENDANGERED WITH CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/thorner-electoral-college-endangered-with-calls-for-constitutional-convention.html
— BORN TO HATE JEWS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/born-to-hate-jews.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Statehouse loses 6 reporters in less than a month
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/12/statehouse-loses-6-reporters-in-less-than-a-month/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reince Priebus rewarded with chief of staff post after guiding GOP through ‘revolution’ – Valerie Richardson and Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/11/reince-priebus-rewarded-with-chief-of-staff-post-a/
— Illinois school seeks forum speaker after Ben Carson cancels – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/11/illinois-school-seeks-forum-speaker-after-ben-cars/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Revenge of Sarah Palin – Ben Voth
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/the_revenge_of_sarah_palin.html

 

GOPUSA
— Ohio State Slasher Prompts Major Refugee Questions
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18200
— Democrat Hypocrisy Spotlighted in Criticism of Trump Military Picks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18214
— Chicago poised to pay $5.3 million in 2 police shootings
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-poised-to-pay-5-3-million-in-2-police-shootings/

 

NEWSMAX
— Larry Kudlow: Trump to End Obama’s ‘War Against Business’ – F McGuire
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/donald-trump-white-house-war-business/2016/12/11/id/763353/

 

THE BLAZE
— Media omits key context from Trump saying he doesn’t ‘need’ daily intel. briefings – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/11/media-omits-key-context-from-trump-saying-he-doesnt-need-daily-intel-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But if you listen to the context in which Trump made the comment, you wouldn’t necessarily come away with the idea that the president-elect is somehow making light of national security. Trump said he does receive the classified briefings less frequently than other presidents-elects or presidents have, but offers what appears to be a perfectly reasonable explanation. “I get when I need it. First of all, these are very good people that are giving me the briefings. And I say if something should change from this point, immediately call me. I’m available on one minute’s notice,” Trump said. “I don’t need to be told . . . the same thing every day, every morning – same words. ‘Sir, nothing has changed. Let’s go over it again.’ I don’t need that,” he added, noting that Vice President-elect Mike Pence and others on his team are receiving daily intelligence briefings.)
— Science says women aren’t as capable as men in combat – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/11/report-science-says-women-arent-as-capable-as-men-in-combat/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s first immigration compromise could be how he treats Dreamers – GABBY MORRONGIELLO  (DIERSEN: The more preference that Dreamers are given, the more children that will be brought into America illegally.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-first-immigration-compromise-could-be-how-he-treats-dreamers/article/2609191

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Young Military Academy Cadets Mocked Left-Wing Causes Mercilessly At the Army-Navy Game – BENNY JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give ammunition to the anti-Trumps?)
http://ijr.com/2016/12/753540-at-the-army-navy-game-young-military-cadets-mocked-left-wing-causes-mercilessly/
— Hollywood Comedian Slaps His Driver After Learning He Voted For Trump. Then Justice Comes Hammering – SARAH CASKIE  (DIERSEN: What should Trump supporters do if/when anti-Trumps slap them?)
http://ijr.com/2016/12/753720-hollywood-comedian-slaps-his-driver-after-learning-he-voted-for-trump-then-justice-comes-hammering/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats grapple with lessons from Clinton disaster – NIALL STANAGE  (DIERSEN: What do you predict that the Democrats will do?  I predict that they will use everything that Trump does or does not do to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) Protestant, b) conservative, c) Republican, d) American, d) White, e) male, f) older, g) rich, h) gun owners, i) German American, j) draft avoiders, and/or k) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I am in BIG TROUBLE because a) I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) I am conservative, c) I am Republican, c) I was born in American, d) I am White, e)  I am male, f) I am old (68), g) I am not poor, h) I have owned own guns since I was a teenager, i) I am 100% German national origin, j) I sought and obtained student and financial hardship draft deferments, and k) my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/309483-dems-grapple-with-lessons-from-clinton-disaster

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall: Obama Exits and Trump Takes Center Stage.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-shearer/a-hard-rains-a-gonna-fall_b_13553694.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps reflect on the Obama presidency.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-coates/reflections-on-the-obama_b_13579602.html

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Wake up: Trump isn’t a real populist.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/opinions/trump-not-real-populist-zelizer/

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump Says He Doesn’t Need Daily Intelligence Briefings That Say ‘Same Thing’ Every Day – ALEXANDER MALLIN  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not say the same thing; virtually all the articles linked to in the emails are less than 12 hours old.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-daily-intelligence-briefings-thing-day/story?id=44122887

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Tainted Election.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/the-tainted-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Trump Era, Uncompromising TV News Should Be the Norm, Not the Exception.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/business/media/rutenberg-donald-trump-tv-news-propaganda.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “All the President’s Propaganda.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/all-the-presidents-propaganda.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Patriotic Opposition to Donald Trump.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/patriotic-opposition-to-donald-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Abortion Foes, Emboldened by Trump, Promise ‘Onslaught’ of Tough Restrictions.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/us/abortion-foes-donald-trump-restrictions-politics.html
— New Mothers Derailed by Drugs Find Support in New Hampshire Home – KATHARINE Q. SEELYE  (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast this home with the one proposed in Wheaton.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/us/new-mothers-pregnant-opioids-treatment-counseling-new-hampshire.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The young women, soon to be mothers, gathered around a big kitchen table, chatting excitedly about due dates and baby names and even morning sickness. But these were not typical expectant mothers. They had used opioids, mostly heroin and fentanyl. Many had been incarcerated. Few had families they could turn to for help, and the fathers of their babies were out of the picture. Most of these women — tough, sassy, vulnerable — were destined to go through their pregnancies in a shelter, jail or even on the street, fending for themselves as they had often done before. Instead, here they were last week, in the cozy kitchen of a classic 1856 New England farmhouse where the aroma of fresh-baked cornbread filled the air. Set before them was a comfort lunch of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. It was opening day at Hope on Haven Hill, a private house that its owner, Dr. Colene Arnold, had moved her own family out of so these women could move in. “This place is crazy pretty,” said an awe-struck Ariel Robbins Perkins, 24, who is 12 weeks pregnant and arrived here straight from jail. (The New York Times conducted a Facebook Live interview with Ariel that day.) Hope on Haven Hill, financed by $480,000 in federal funds and more than $150,000 in private donations, provides a safe, supportive environment where eight women who are either pregnant or newly postpartum can live while receiving comprehensive treatment and counseling for substance use disorders. Their days will be highly structured, with group therapy, private counseling, childbirth classes, life skills coaching, recovery support services and enrichment programs. Medicaid will reimburse Hope on Haven Hill for the services. Because opioid users are vulnerable to relapsing after they deliver, the women can stay at Hope on Haven Hill for up to a year after giving birth. If they have other children under 5, those children can live here, too. This is part of Haven Hill’s philosophy of keeping mothers and babies together and alleviating the widespread fear among pregnant drug users that if they seek help, their children will be taken away. New Hampshire has two other small facilities for pregnant women with substance use issues. But as the opioid epidemic has worsened, both have long waiting lists. The need is growing, as evidenced by the sharp rise in the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, in which the newborn suffers withdrawal from the mother’s drug use. In 2000, the syndrome was diagnosed in 1.5 babies per 1,000 births in New Hampshire; by 2012, that rate had soared to 15 babies per 1,000 births, said Dr. Bonny L. Whalen, a newborn pediatrician at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. The rate now, she said, is even higher. New Hampshire’s rate is almost triple the national average, but it is still a major problem across the country. As of 2012, the federal government says, one baby was born suffering from opioid withdrawal every 25 minutes. That national rate, too, is higher now. The federal government said last week that opioid deaths had continued to surge in 2015 and for the first time in the nation’s history surpassed the number of deaths from gun homicides. Emma Lee, a tiny infant born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, was the first baby to arrive at Hope on Haven Hill on opening day last week. She had spent all 32 days of her life in a neonatal intensive care unit because her mother, Amanda, 31, who was homeless for the first six months of her pregnancy, had used heroin for most of that time and then went on methadone. At birth, babies like Emma Lee suddenly lose their opioid supply. Some go into withdrawal and require methadone or morphine to control their symptoms until they can be weaned off. “Her withdrawals were pretty severe,” said Amanda, who did not want her last name used, as she cradled Emma Lee in their sunny bedroom at Hope on Haven Hill. While in the hospital, the baby had difficulty eating. Her hands and legs shook with tremors. “It was really hard as a mom to see your new baby go through that,” Amanda said. “I know for myself, I know what it feels like to withdraw, and it’s pretty terrible to imagine a tiny helpless baby going through that.” Hope on Haven Hill does not accept active drug users. Most of the women have only recently stopped using opioids — in New Hampshire these days, that usually means heroin and fentanyl. But they cannot detox, because going through withdrawal causes dehydration and increases the risk of miscarriage or of the mother’s self-medicating with opioids to stave off the painful effects of withdrawal. So most of these women are on some kind of medication assisted treatment, either methadone or buprenorphine, which is marketed as Suboxone or Subutex. Erica Vallee, 24, who is five months pregnant, is among those at Hope on Haven Hill on Subutex. She has used heroin since she was 18 and has been in and out of rehab and jail. She says becoming pregnant was “the only thing” that made her stop using illegal drugs. But like others here, she is afraid of relapsing. “I can’t be left alone because I don’t trust myself,” she said as she scrubbed the dishes in the kitchen sink after lunch. The hope is that the stable, nurturing environment of Haven Hill will provide enough support and encouragement for these women to maintain their sobriety. Dr. Arnold, who owns the Haven Hill house, planned the program with Kerry Norton, a prenatal nurse with whom she worked at a nearby women’s health center. About two years ago, the health center started seeing more and more pregnant women with addiction issues who were not being treated for one reason or another. “They didn’t have prenatal care,” said Dr. Arnold, an obstetrician and gynecologist. “They’d show up at the birth center and deliver and have nothing, and their child would be taken out of their custody and they’d be out on the street again.” Among those who showed up at the health center was Abi Lizotte. She was homeless, pregnant and had been using heroin for at least six years, after her older sister had died from an overdose. Ms. Norton, whose own son had overdosed around this same time, took an interest in her, but Ms. Lizotte skipped appointments and Ms. Norton could not find a treatment program that would take her. “I’m an educated nurse who knows the system, and I couldn’t navigate it,” Ms. Norton recalled. “I thought, ‘What is everyone else doing?’ And it blew my mind when I realized what everyone else was doing, which was dying.” In June 2015, after a lengthy and exhaustive struggle, Ms. Norton got Ms. Lizotte — by this point eight months pregnant — into treatment in Nashua. That night, Ms. Norton, an insomniac, went home and took to Facebook, where she asked if anyone knew Ellen DeGeneres or Oprah Winfrey or anyone rich enough to establish a treatment program for pregnant women derailed by drugs. Dr. Arnold, a fellow insomniac, wrote back: “I don’t know Ellen and I don’t know Oprah, but I have this house and I’ve wanted to do this same thing for three years now.” The two started brainstorming and conceived the plan for Hope on Haven Hill. They credit Ms. Lizotte, now 24, sober and the mother of a healthy boy, as their inspiration. Since then, they have overcome mounds of red tape, secured the home’s financing and achieved nonprofit charitable status. In September, Dr. Arnold moved her family — her husband, two children, two dogs and a cat — to a smaller home while workers renovated the Haven Hill house to meet the building codes for a residential center. Workers refinished the wide-plank pine floors, and volunteers came in with buckets of paint as new furniture, beds and linens arrived. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, Timothy Rourke, the chairman of the New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, said in an interview that while there was much to celebrate, it was important to remember that the state is in the middle of a crisis. “We’re still looking at a death rate that is way too high and wait lists that are way too long, and many people are asking for help that doesn’t come fast enough,” he said. “Hope on Haven Hill should be a call for all of us to do better.” Its doors barely open, Hope on Haven Hill already has a lengthy waiting list of its own.)

 

USA TODAY
— The truth about fake news – Michael Wolff
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/12/11/wolff-truth-fake-news/95203070/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Cabinet dubbed ‘Goldman, generals and gazillionaires'”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/11/trumps-cabinet-goldman-generals-and-gazillionaires/95299216/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Religious Right Reinvigorated by Donald Trump  Encouraged by Trump’s cabinet picks, conservative Christians want many of Obama’s social policies reversed – Ian Lovett  (DIERSEN: Those on the religious left in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) have always viciously demonized me, b) have always viciously denigrated me, and c) have always viciously condemned me.  Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/religious-right-reinvigorated-by-donald-trump-1481371206
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump, who grew up in a Presbyterian church and has since attended a Reformed Church in America congregation, said in June: “Jesus to me is somebody I can think about for security and confidence.” He added, “I consider the Christian religion so important.” Ultimately, more than 80% of white evangelical Christians voted for Mr. Trump, as did 52% of Catholics. Mr. Land said that evangelicals realize Mr. Trump isn’t “one of them,” but they have been encouraged by his defense of religious freedom and by appointments to the Trump administration, especially Mr. Pence.)
— How to Beat the Scourge of Fake News  Facebook and Google can’t do it alone. Better educating consumers is crucial. – JEFFREY HERBST  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are very nasty.  What do you say to my very nasty critics/opponents, their very nasty operatives, and their very nasty dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-beat-the-scourge-of-fake-news-1481491264
— Want to Feel Less Time-Stressed?  Here’s one surprisingly effective solution: Give some time away – CASSIE MOGILNER HOLMES and MICHAEL NORTON  (DIERSEN: How much of your time do you give to others?  I give 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade.  Should I write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me for doing that?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/want-to-feel-less-time-stressed-1481512021
— How Parents Can Help Their Children Pay Off Student Loans  There are ways to give financial assistance, while still holding the young adult accountable – JILLIAN BERMAN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being filthy rich?  If my parents were filthy rich, why did I a) wash dishes 1964-1966, b) clean golf shoes, chip slag, and pump gasoline in 1966, c) deliver mail 1966-1969, and d) work on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970? If my parents were filthy rich, why was my application for financial hardship draft deferment approved in 1971?  Are my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that my parents did not think I was “college material?”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-parents-can-help-their-children-pay-off-student-loans-1481512442
— Student-Debt Forgiveness Irks Some Borrowers  Some people who have paid their loans off see an injustice in federal programs’ rules –  JOSH MITCHELL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/student-debt-forgiveness-irks-some-borrowers-1481557689
— There’s an Antidote to America’s Long Economic Malaise: College Towns  Many places that bounced back from losing jobs to China are home to a major university; 3-D printers in Auburn, Ala. – Bob Davis
http://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-an-antidote-to-americas-long-economic-malaise-college-towns-1481558522

 

BUSINESS STANDARD
— Suspected of corruption at home, powerful foreigners find refuge in the U.S.  The increasingly popular destination for people avoiding criminal charges is no pariah nation – Kyra Gurney Anjali Tsui David Iaconangelo & Selina Cheng  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.)
http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/suspected-of-corruption-at-home-powerful-foreigners-find-refuge-in-the-us-116121200207_1.html

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— The main job requirement to lead a federal agency – Cass Sunstein
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4694561-155/cass-sunstein-the-main-job-requirement

 

KRWG
— A Discussion On Report By Southern Poverty Law Center On ‘Hate Incidents’ – ANTHONY MORENO  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors PROMOTE HATRED OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://krwg.org/post/focus-discussion-report-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-incidents

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— 9 Strong Women Get Real About the Road to Change  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/9-strong-women-get-real-about-the-road-to-change.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Terrifies Families With Undocumented Immigrants.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/12/trump-terrifies-families-with-undocumented-immigrants.html

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who opposes Trump?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://prospect.org/article/civil-rights-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-only-worse

 

BLASTING NEWS
— Students file complaint against Trump-bashing professor Human sexuality prof causes campus uproar for calling election an ‘act of terror.’ – MARLIN BRESSI
http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2016/12/students-file-complaint-against-trump-bashing-professor-001322279.html

December 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ‘SNL’ MOCKS TRUMP’S CABINET PICKS, AFFINITY FOR TWEETING – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/snl-mocks-donald-trumps-cabinet-picks-affinity-for-tweeting/1650316/
— President-elect Donald Trump attends 117th Army-Navy game – ESPN
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/president-elect-donald-trump-attends-117th-army-navy-game/1649798/

 

NBC5
— ‘They’re Not Bad; They’re Alt-Good’: ‘SNL’ Takes on Trump Cabinet Picks  “Breaking Bad” drug kingpin Walter White makes a surprise appearance — as Trump’s pick to lead the DEA
http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Saturday-Night-Live-Cold-Open-Donald-Trump-John-Cena-405822025.html
— Republican John Kennedy Wins Louisiana Senate Race in Runoff  The Senate runoff drew national attention, with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence each traveling to Louisiana to rally for Kennedy – Melinda Deslatte
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Republican-John-Kennedy-Wins-Louisiana-Senate-Race-in-Runoff-405818145.html

 

WGN PLUS
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 12/11/16: Rauner Can’t Run Over Democrats – JOEY GELMAN
http://wgnplus.com/2016/12/11/walter-jacobsons-perspective-121116-rauner-cant-run-over-democrats/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway leads New Jersey Christmas parade
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-kellyanne-conway-christmas-parade-20161210-story.html
— Republican John Kennedy wins Louisiana Senate runoff, giving GOP 52-48 edge
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-wins-louisiana-senate-runoff-20161210-story.html
— Elgin officials: Smelly water prompted Bartlett to dump contract – Gloria Casas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-bartlett-water-deal-st-1211-20161210-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump election makes some wary of Cuba trips – Beth Harpaz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–travel-cuba-20161207-story.html
— Older workers get boost from federal training program, but do they get jobs? – Becky Yerak  (DIERSEN: In 1992, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they would continue to assign me to audits of federal financial industry regulators at least until I was 55 years old in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement.  Because of that, I then spent a lot of my personal time and money earning an extremely job-related master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  However, in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-older-worker-training-1211-biz-20161209-story.html
— Churches vow to offer sanctuary to people in U.S. illegally – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches act as agents of foreign countries.  Such churches should immediately lose their tax exemption.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–sanctuary-houses-of-worship-20161209-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: John Glenn: An American hero without a speck of tarnish – Stephen Carter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on tarnishing those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-john-glenn-american-hero-20161211-story.html
— Emanuel is ordered to produce index of messages as Tribune presses records suit – Steve Mills and Todd Lighty  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were smart enough not to put things in writing that could be used against them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-tribune-lawsuit-20161209-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Civil rights complaint leads D204 to drop driver ed requirement – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-nvs-204-drivers-ed-ocr-complaint-st-1209-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights and obtained by the Naperville Sun called on the Indian Prairie District to change the requirement that all students pass a driver education course prior to graduation. “That is discriminatory to students with vision, physical and intellectual disabilities and even some with severe learning disabilities,” the complaint stated. The OCR document also noted the complainant did not try to resolve the issue through the district’s grievance process or another agency, and filer’s name was redacted.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Filing period to begin for spring election – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161211/news/161219860/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Real fight at CPS is for cleaner government everywhere – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-real-fight-at-cps-is-for-cleaner-government-everywhere/
— A sobering reality about murder in black America – John Fountain
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/fountain-a-sobering-reality-of-death-in-black-america/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State of Illinois’ woes loom large for local fundraisers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/state-of-illinois-woes-loom-large-for-local-fundraisers
— Preliminary work started at Executive Mansion – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/local-business-notes-preliminary-work-started-at-executive-mansion
— Could Madigan bring movement to budget situation? – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161210/our-view-could-madigan-bring-movement-to-budget-situation
— Implications of ‘lockbox’ amendment still being examined – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/implications-of-lockbox-amendment-still-being-examined

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Our leaders are turning bad into worse – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2016-12-11/jim-dey-our-leaders-are-turning-bad-worse.html

 

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Trump should be invited to speak at Notre Dame – Editorial
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/our_opinion/our-opinion-trump-should-be-invited-to-speak-at-notre/article_a09030fe-3fe0-5542-bc41-12adbd3eb8b5.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— American Family Association Identifies the Combatants in the ‘War on Christmas’ – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/afa-identifies-combatants-war-christmas/

 

BREITBART
— CDC: Heroin Deaths Surpassed Firearm-Related Homicides in 2015 – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/09/cdc-heroin-deaths-surpass-gun-related-deaths/
— Sports Writer Calls Gay Marriage Proposal During Bulls Game a ‘Groundbreaking Moment in Sports’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/12/09/sports-writer-calls-gay-marriage-proposal-bulls-game-groundbreaking-moment-sports/
— ‘Breaking Bad’s’ Walter White Appointed to Trump ‘Cabinet’ in SNL Cold Open – TRENT BAKER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/10/breaking-bads-walter-white-appointed-to-trump-cabinet-in-snl-cold-open/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— The Army-Navy Game’s Powerful Rendition of Nat’l Anthem Puts Every NFL Player Who Took a Knee to Shame – JUSTEN CHARTERS AND BENNY JOHNSON
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/12/753347-the-navy-army-games-powerful-rendition-of-natl-anthem-puts-every-nfl-player-who-took-a-knee-to-shame/
— President Obama Was Nowhere To Be Found At Army-Navy Game, But Trump Was Literally Everywhere – BENNY JOHNSON
http://ijr.com/2016/12/753366-trump-was-literally-everywhere-at-the-army-navy-game-but-president-obama-was-nowhere-to-be-found/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Boston Globe Op-Ed: Hillary Lost Thanks to One Word (deplorables), and It’s Not ‘Russia’ – Tom Blumer  DIERSEN: My deplorable critics/opponents, their deplorable operatives, and their deplorable dupes would say that my supporters are deplorable and even worse things. My deplorable critics/opponents, their deplorable operatives, and their deplorable dupes despise, if not hate, virtually everyone and everything.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2016/12/10/boston-globe-op-ed-hillary-lost-thanks-one-word-and-its-not-russia
— Mother Jones Blogger Admits That Big-City Liberals ‘Tend to Sneer at Rural Working-Class Folks’ – Tom Johnson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes sneer at everyone, not just at me.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-johnson/2016/12/10/mother-jones-blogger-admits-big-city-liberals-tend-sneer-rural

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Big, Very Rich and Dangerous: Time to Rein in Private Charitable Foundations – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/big_very_rich_and_dangerous_time_to_rein_in_private_charitable_foundations.html
— Obama’s CIA: Russians favored Trump in election – J. Marsolo
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/obamas_cia_russians_favored_trump_in_election.html

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Trump greets troops, draws cheers at Army-Navy game – Ken Thomas, AP
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/trump-greets-troops-draws-cheers-at-army-navy-game

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘SNL’ mocks Trump’s insecurities: ‘Loser, everyone hates you’ – DANIEL CHAITIN
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/snl-mocks-trumps-insecurities-loser-everyone-hates-you/article/2609360

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Restoring Free Speech: The Trump Effect  Trump has Americans timidly coming out from the shadows; feeling a little less afraid of exercising their Constitutional right to express their religious and political views – Lloyd Marcus
http://canadafreepress.com/article/restoring-free-speech-the-trump-effect

 

THE HILL
— Newsweek reporter retracts report of Trump supporters booing John Glenn – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/309663-newsweek-reporter-retracts-report-of-trump-supporters-booing-john-glenn

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘SNL’s’ Angela Merkel Is Not Happy Donald Trump Is Time’s ‘Person Of The Year’  “It kind of undermines the honor for me.” – Lee Moran
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/snl-angela-merkel-donald-trump-time-perso_us_584d13f9e4b04c8e2bb03e77

 

POLITICO
— Trump winning GOP converts with Cabinet picks  Republicans cheer as Trump’s swamp-draining promises have morphed into an inner-circle of donors, billionaires and politicians. – SHANE GOLDMACHER
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-cabinet-picks-gop-converts-232450
— Kennedy keeps Louisiana Senate seat in GOP hands – KEVIN ROBILLARD
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/kennedy-wins-louisiana-senate-runoff-232473

 

CNN
— Trump is appointing people who hate the agencies they will lead – Meg Jacobs
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/10/opinions/government-is-the-problem-jacobs/
— Bipartisan group of senators calls for probe of Russian role in 2016 US elections – Eric Bradner and David Mark
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/11/politics/russia-us-elections-2016/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Critics ask if Tillerson can turn from corporate to national interest – Valerie Volcovici and Arshad Mohammed  (DIERSEN: What do you say to big multi-national American companies that put their interests ahead of America’s interests?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-tillerson-idUSKBN14004D

 

ABC NEWS
— ‘SNL’ Mocks Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Bryan Cranston’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Character Plays DEA Head – DAVID CAPLAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/snl-mocks-donald-trumps-cabinet-picks-bryan-cranstons/story?id=44118782

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Violence and Division on Chicago’s South Side – BEN AUSTEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/sunday/violence-and-division-on-chicagos-south-side.html
— Gun Control Advocates Find a Deep-Pocketed Ally in Big Law – JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and BEN PROTESS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/business/dealbook/gun-control-big-law-firms.html
— The Dangers of Echo Chambers on Campus – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, colleges are more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/sunday/the-dangers-of-echo-chambers-on-campus.html
— Urbana: His Sign Said ‘Please Help.’ So I Tried. Jesus never said to love the poor as long as they didn’t make bad lifestyle choices. – JEAN THOMPSOND  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, and RINOs either fail/refuse to discourage bad lifestyle choices (booze, pot, gambling, out of wedlock sex, dependency on government and charity, etc.) or encourage bad lifestyle choices.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/his-sign-said-please-help-so-i-tried.html
— What Women Really Think of Men – IRIN CARMON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/sunday/what-women-really-think-of-men.html
— Should I Lie About My Beliefs to Get Health Insurance?  I could save thousands by joining a faith-based plan. But I would have to denounce gay marriage and women’s right to an abortion. – By HILLARY ROSNER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/sunday/should-i-lie-about-my-beliefs-to-get-health-insurance.html
— The Roots of Implicit Bias  It’s not about racism per se. It’s about us versus them. – DANIEL A. YUDKIN and JAY VAN BAVEL (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors ARE BIASED AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/sunday/the-roots-of-implicit-bias.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “With Trump, Fear the Social Service Cuts, Not the Traffic.”  Anti-Trumps promise those who have less money that they will use government to a) take money away from Republicans who have more money and b) give that money to Democrats who have less money. It is called redistribution of wealth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/nyregion/trump-social-service-cuts.html
— Evanston: Libraries Become Unexpected Sites of Hate Crimes – CHRISTOPHER MELE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/libraries-hate-crimes.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs pander to anti-Whites and paint Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/us/alt-right-national-socialist-movement-white-supremacy.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Supposedly tolerant NYC is making the Trump kids’ lives ‘horrible’ – Dana Schuster
http://nypost.com/2016/12/11/trumps-kids-now-face-rage-of-anti-trump-protesters/
— ‘Your daddy is scary as hell’: Protesters rage at Trump family – Dana Schuster
http://nypost.com/2016/12/11/trumps-kids-now-face-rage-of-anti-trump-protesters/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Why conservatives might be more likely to fall for fake news.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/07/why-conservatives-might-be-more-likely-to-fall-for-fake-news/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that those who are not Democrat are fascist.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/09/rhetoric-of-fascism-is-rising-in-u-s-and-europe-says-u-n-rights-chief/
— Democrats search for a path back into rural America’s good graces – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-search-for-a-path-back-into-rural-americas-good-graces/2016/12/10/8bc92fea-bef8-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— For now, Trump wins with symbolism  But fate of his presidency will rest with Congress – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2016/12/krauthammer_for_now_trump_wins_with_symbolism

 

DENVER POST
— Trump bull-market bounty tops $1 trillion; bear cases fall silent  Dow Jones Industrial Average looking bound for 20,000 – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, members of the following groups want the market to crash: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/11/trump-stock-market/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Tensions rise between Trump and the CIA over Russia’s hacking during the 2016 campaign – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/sdhoy-tensions-rise-between-trump-and-the-cia-over-russia-s-hacking-during-the-2016-campaign-20161210-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Many of Silicon Valley’s Top Leaders to Attend Meeting With Trump  Agenda for Wednesday’s meeting unclear, but the president-elect has emphasized boosting American jobs and targeted companies for sending jobs overseas – ROLFE WINKLER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/many-of-silicon-valleys-top-leaders-to-attend-meeting-with-trump-1481416301

 

CRAIN’S NEW YORK
— Trump administration to give employers edge in labor battles  Businessman and president-elect comes into office after eight years of a pro-labor climate in Washington – Rosa Goldensohn
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20161211/ECONOMY/161209846/employers-get-empowered-to-fight-back-against-labor-with-incoming

 

BALTIMOE SUN
— Demonstrators protest appearance of Donald Trump at Army-Navy Game – Andrea K. McDaniels and John Fritze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-donald-trump-army-navy-20161209-story.html

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— CEOs keep their heads down as Trump pops off on Twitter – NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/ceos-keep-their-heads-down-as-trump-pops-off-on-twitter/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— ‘There is no place for hate in our United States of America’ – Norman Braman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HATE those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article120067443.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Six donors Trump appointed gave almost $12 million with their families to campaign, party – Matea Gold
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Six-donors-Trump-appointed-gave-almost-12-10788636.php

 

NEW YORKER
— THE FUTURE OF WOMEN UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP  Wishful thinkers hope that Ivanka will curb her father’s worst behavior, but it’s unclear how much influence she will have. – Margaret Talbot
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/19/the-future-of-women-under-president-trump

 

VANITY FAIR
— Saturday Night Live Pokes the Bear, Imagines Life Through Donald Trump’s Eyes  Where the New York Times is always failing, and the hands are always yuge. – HILLARY BUSIS
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/12/snl-through-donald-trumps-eyes-sketch

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are anti-American and/or anti-White promote sanctuary cities.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/11/trump-brexit-cities-sanctuary-chicago-mayor

 

INDEPENDENT
— Hard-pressed Amazon workers in Scotland sleeping in tents near warehouse to save money  Employees say they can not afford to travel to work so brave freezing temperatures and sleep in woods – Ben Kentish
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/amazon-workers-sleep-tents-dunfermline-fife-scotland-a7467657.html

December 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP COULD CUT CHICAGO FUNDING OVER IMMIGRATION – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-trump-could-cut-chicago-funding-over-immigration/1649324/

 

CBS2
— Social Service Providers, Their Needy Clients Brace For State Budget Uncertainty – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/09/social-service-providers-their-needy-clients-brace-for-state-budget-uncertainty/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump at Army-Navy game to salute armed forces
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-trump-army-navy-game-20161210-story.html
— DuPage officials to discuss election commission-clerk’s office consolidation – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merge-st-1211-20161209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The CIA concluded Russia worked to elect Trump. Republicans now face an impossible choice.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-analysis-cia-russia-trump-republicans-20161209-story.html
— Estate tax repeal under Trump would benefit president, Cabinet – Sahil Kapur  (DIERSEN: One could argue a) that an individual is not rich until he/she has a net worth of at least $5.45 million and b) that a couple is not rich until they have a net worth of at least $10.9 million.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-estate-tax-f2415afe-bdfe-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under federal law, the tax, which is levied at a 40 percent rate, applies only to estates worth more than $5.45 million for individuals and $10.9 million for couples. Estates worth less than that may be passed on to heirs tax-free.)
— Illinois Lottery’s biggest scratch-offs didn’t award 40% of grand prizes, Tribune finds – Joe Mahr, Matthew Walberg and Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/ct-illinois-lottery-payout-met-20161209-story.html
— Impact of Chicago’s violence on girls in toughest neighborhoods often overlooked – Annie Sweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-girls-violence-chicago-met-20161210-story.html
— Divisions between CIA, FBI surface in debate over Russian motives in election hacks – Ellen Nakashima, Adam Entous
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-russian-election-tampering-cia-fbi-20161210-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s team pushes back against Russia hacking reports – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-team-pushes-back-against-russia-hacking-reports/
— Having so many school choices stressful for Chicago parents – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. My father, his father, and his grandfather attended that grade school.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/school-choices-can-be-stressful-for-chicago-parents/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Legal fix sought to keep DuPage tax increases valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208818/
— Elgin cop Paul Sharp suspended 30 days for excessive force, will retire at 20 years – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Both Paul Sharp and I were forced to retire. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes analogize me to Paul Sharp.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208800/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Public pensions have a ton of leverage. They should use it. – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312109993/public-pensions-have-a-ton-of-leverage-they-should-use-it
— Look who wants to be our next Democratic governor – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE05/312109996/pritzker-kennedy-other-potential-democratic-candidates-for-illinois
— What if Trump tweets at your company next? – PETER FROST
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312109992/what-if-trump-tweets-at-your-company-next

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Radical changes needed when it comes to budget negotiations in Illinois – Andy Shaw
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161210/andy-shaw-radical-changes-needed-when-it-comes-to-budget-negotiations-in-illinois
— Nontraditional becoming traditional at UIS – Susan Koch  (DIERSEN: When I was young, if you were a White male non-veteran, if you did not earn a bachelor’s degree by the time you were 22 years old, your career was in big trouble.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/nontraditional-becoming-traditional-at-uis
— Schobin, Joost among Springfield staff for Mendoza, Duckworth – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161210/bernard-schoenburg-schobin-joost-among-springfield-staff-for-mendoza-duckworth

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The ball’s in your court. No, it’s in your court. – Doug Finke
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161210/statehouse-insider-balls-in-your-court-no-its-in-your-court

 

BELLEVILLE NEW DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ political games on budget may be wrecking young lives – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article119917753.html
— U of Illinois inks 10-year deal to buy energy from wind farm – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article120134503.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— John Glenn dominated central Illinoisans’ memories of the space race
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161208/john-glenn-dominated-central-illinoisans-memories-of-space-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The barber who cut John Glenn’s hair in Cocoa Beach, Fla., was Carl W. McCann, my deceased husband. He barbered at this barbershop before I met him. Pat Hendry was the main barber. They both cut the original seven astronauts. My husband always remembered these guys as down-to-earth people. I believe it was (astronaut) Virgil (“Gus”) Grissom who came in one day driving a new Corvette convertible. My husband was impressed – especially when he was given the keys and told to take it for a drive.)

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Stopgap Funding Is Running Out. Is Long-Term Plan The Answer? – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-stopgap-funding-running-out-long-term-plan-answer

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— ‘DRIVEN TO CARE’ EVENT PROVIDES EIGHT LOCAL FAMILIES WITH VEHICLES  (DIERSEN: What is your daily driver?  Mine is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010 when she went into an assisted living facility.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/12/10/driven-care-event-provides-eight-local-families-vehicles/68219

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— VIDEO=> TROOPS ERUPT AS DONALD TRUMP ENTERS ARMY-NAVY GAME! – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/donald-trump-army-navy-game/
— AWESOME! TRUMP Holds interview During Army-Navy Game — Crowd Chants “Make America Great Again!” (VIDEO) – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/awesome-trump-holds-interview-army-navy-game-crowd-chants-make-america-great-video/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Picks Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC Chair – Jason Hopkins
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/jasonhopkins/2016/12/10/trump-picks-mcdaniel-for-rnc-chair-n2258168

 

BREITBART
— Black Lawyer Calls on Black Jurors to Vote ‘Innocent’ for Any Black Person Accused of Murdering a White Person – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/08/black-legal-expert-blacks-accused-murdering-whites-innocent/
— Dr. Sebastian Gorka on Trump’s Cabinet: ‘After Eight Years of Pajama Boys, It’s Time for the Alpha Males’ – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/12/09/gorka-trumps-cabinet-eight-years-pajama-boys-time-alpha-males/
— Fake News: MSNBC Host Falsely Claims Fox News Held Christmas Party at Trump’s D.C. Hotel – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/09/fake-news-msnbc-host-falsely-claims-fox-news-held-christmas-party-trumps-d-c-hotel/
— Mexican Senators Beat Trump Piñata, Chant Gay Slur – TONY ARANDA
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/08/exclusive-video-mexican-senators-beat-trump-pinata-chant-gay-slur/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— After Its Ascendency Was Proclaimed, the Political Left Is Collapsing – MICHAEL BARONE
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442895/democrats-defeated-left-collapsing-big-government-globalism-lose-elections

 

THE BLAZE
— Portland city council passes law to raise taxes on CEOs to address ‘income inequality’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/10/portland-city-council-passes-law-to-raise-taxes-on-ceos-to-address-income-inequality/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump works the stands at Army-Navy showdown: ‘The spirit is amazing’ – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-works-the-stands-at-army-navy-showdown-the-spirit-is-amazing/article/2609355

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Obama is rushing to Trump-proof the White House – ANITA KUMAR
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article119647358.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.”  The CIA works for Obama and for the Democrats.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/us/politics/trump-mocking-claim-that-russia-hacked-election-at-odds-with-gop.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump calls CNN reporting ‘rediculous,’ denies reality TV involvement – Kathianne Boniello
http://nypost.com/2016/12/10/trump-calls-cnn-reporting-rediculous-fake-news/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— It’s ‘rediculous’: Donald Trump denies he will be working on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ during presidency, slams CNN for ‘FAKE NEWS’ – David Boroff  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails closely looking for misspellings, typos, and other errors.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-denies-working-celebrity-apprentice-article-1.2905926

 

FORBES
— The Hard Left’s War Against Donald Trump Threatens To Terminally Damage The Left – Ralph Benko
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/12/10/the-hard-lefts-war-against-donald-trump-threatens-to-terminally-damage-the-left/

 

LOS ANGELES WEEKLY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: It’s Official: Millennials Have a Harder Economic Life Than Their Parents Did – DENNIS ROMERO
http://www.laweekly.com/news/its-official-millennials-have-a-harder-economic-life-than-their-parents-did-7702962

 

LGBT WEEKLY
— Sens. Durbin and Graham introduce bill to protect DREAMers – Steve Lee  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WORK TOGETHER TO GET RID OF those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://lgbtweekly.com/2016/12/10/sens-durbin-and-graham-introduce-bill-to-protect-dreamers-video/

December 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER TAKES AIM AT LAWSUIT TO FORCE COMPTROLLER TO PAY LAWMAKERS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rauner-takes-aim-at-lawsuit-to-force-comptroller-to-pay-lawmakers/1641241/
— SUSANA MENDOZA SWORN IN AS ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/susana-mendoza-sworn-in-as-illinois-comptroller/1640418/
— DONALD TRUMP TAPS FORMER CAMPAIGN RIVAL BEN CARSON AS HOUSING SECRETARY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-chooses-ben-carson-for-housing-secretary/1640096/

 

NBC5
— Uncertainty Ahead as State Budget Deadlock Continues  College students and homeless face financial insecurity as gridlock drags into 2017 – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Uncertainty-Ahead-as-Budget-Deadlock-Continues-404807036.html
— Gun-Rights Backers Plan to ‘Go on Offense’ During Trump Years  Even without Congress, Trump can immediately undo President Barack Obama’s executive actions on guns – Ryan J. Foley
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Gun-Rights-NRA-Plan-for-Trump-Years-404846845.html
— Michigan Recount Begins, Stein Speaks Outside Trump Tower  Judge Mark Goldsmith rejected an effort by state officials to delay the hand-counting of about 4.8 million ballots
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Michigan-Presidential-Vote-Recount-404701936.html

 

WLS AM
— Rauner Willing To Compromise on CPS – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/12/05/rauner-willing-to-compromise-on-cps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel, aldermen call on Rauner to back Chicago as sanctuary city – Hal Dardick and Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: To back sanctuary cities is to back crime.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-city-council-rauner-sanctuary-status-met-1206-20161205-story.html
— New Illinois comptroller faces red ink, asks ‘Please bear with me’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mendoza-sworn-in-met-1206-20161205-story.html
— Trump’s Taiwan call wasn’t a mistake. It was brilliant. – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-taiwan-call-china-20161205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump makes Mitt Romney grovel for secretary of state.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-mitt-romney-secretary-state-20161205-story.html
— GOP congressional leaders struggle to balance Republican principles in Trump era – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-republicans-balance-act-trump-20161205-story.html
— Supreme Court appears in favor of ruling against racial gerrymandering in GOP-controlled states – David G. Savage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-supreme-court-racial-gerrymandering-20161205-story.html
— Trump taps Carson for HUD secretary, raising concerns about lack of experience in Cabinet picks
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ben-carson-housing-secretary-20161205-story.html
— Walsh, Will county board members take oath, pledge cooperation – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-reorganizes-st-1206-20161205-story.html
— Trump’s ‘retribution’ tax stirs legal questions, GOP resistance – Sahil Kapur
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-retribution-tax-20161205-story.html
— Tom Cullerton Votes to Bail Out Chicago
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-votes-to-bail-out-chicago-2016-12-05-story.html
— Emanuel, Trump talked immigration during recent phone call – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-trump-phone-call-met-20161205-story.html
— NYC seeks $35 million U.S. reimbursement to protect Trump Tower – Henry Goldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-trump-newyork-b7dd5338-bb0e-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9-20161205-story.html
— Republican success opens door to amending U.S. Constitution
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-republican-constitution-amendment-20161205-story.html
— Al Gore has ‘extremely interesting conversation’ with Trump on climate change – Jenna Johnson, Juliet Eilperin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ivanka-trump-al-gore-climate-20161205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: GOP political rhetoric not affecting budget talks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-gop-political-rhetoric-not-affecting-budget-talks/
— Delaying legislators’ pay a cheap stunt — and still wrong – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-delaying-legislators-pay-a-cheap-stunt-and-still-wrong/
— Mendoza takes office: ‘Keep me in your prayers’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mendoza-takes-office-keep-me-in-your-prayers/
— Emanuel on Trump phone conversation: ‘I was up-front and direct’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-calls-emanuel-seeks-counsel-on-presidential-transitions/
— Alderman: Let people with minor drug offenses apply to be cops – Fran Spielman and Frank Main  (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/alderman-let-people-with-minor-drug-offenses-apply-to-be-cops/
— Al Gore calls meeting with Donald Trump ‘productive’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/al-gore-calls-meeting-with-donald-trump-productive/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville sets ballot order among 8 council candidates – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161205/news/161209378/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The real reason government pensions are suffering – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161205/BLOGS02/161209938/the-real-reason-government-pensions-are-suffering
— NU’s Schapiro tops U of C’s Zimmer as highest-paid Illinois college president – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161204/NEWS13/161209970/nus-schapiro-tops-u-of-cs-zimmer-as-highest-paid-illinois-college

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Some Dems demand Madigan ‘vision’ before supporting him for speaker – Jeff Gantt
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511050349-some-dems-demand-madigan-vision-before-supporting-him-for-speaker

 

DNA INFO
— Hillary Clinton Got More Votes In Cook County Than Obama Did In 2012 – Tanveer Ali
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161205/downtown/hillary-clinton-got-more-votes-cook-county-than-obama-did-2012

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mendoza on state’s financial crisis: ‘We’re going to get out of this’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161205/mendoza-on-states-financial-crisis-were-going-to-get-out-of-this
— Labor board formalizes AFSCME ruling; union will fight – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161205/labor-board-formalizes-afscme-ruling-union-will-fight

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Government to look different in Peoria, Tazewell counties – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161204/word-government-to-look-different-in-peoria-tazewell-counties

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— VERY SAD: Lincoln’s latest video gambling numbers – Jessica Lema
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20161205/lincolns-latest-video-gambling-numbers

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Schimpf ready to tackle budget challenges
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511047221-schimpf-ready-to-tackle-budget-challenges

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Oberweis: Projected state budget deficit likely tells only half the story – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511051204-oberweis-projected-state-budget-deficit-likely-tells-only-half-the-story

 

CBS ST. LOUIS
— Mendoza Sworn in as Comptroller, Faces Paycheck Suit, Rauner – AP
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/12/05/mendoza-sworn-in-as-comptroller-faces-paycheck-suit-rauner/

 

WREX & FOX ILLINOIS
—  Rauner urges Mendoza to fight lawmaker pay case – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/33915678/the-latest-rauner-urges-mendoza-to-fight-lawmaker-pay-case
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-calls-on-democratic-legislators-to-withdraw-lawsuit-seeking-paychecks-12-05-2016

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No experience needed: Trump taps Carson for HUD secretary.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33870371/the-latest-trump-taps-ben-carson-as-housing-secretary

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Fmr. Chicago PD Superintendent: Police Have Been Politicized From Top Down
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/fmr-chicago-pd-superintendent-police-have-been-politicized-from-top-down

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner scolds Democratic lawmakers suing Munger over withheld paychecks
http://ilnews.org/11199/rauner-scolds-democratic-lawmakers-suing-munger-withheld-paychecks/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: LOCAL CORRUPTION HITS CHICAGO, SUBURBS AND DOWNSTATE COMMUNITIES November was a sad reminder of the corruption at various levels of Illinois government from retired House Speaker Denny Hastert to the small Village of Bellwood. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/local-corruption-hits-chicago-suburbs-and-downstate-communities/
— PROPERTY TAXES MOUNT ON ‘HOME ALONE’ HOUSE  Real reform to help overtaxed Illinoisans – such as a property-tax cap and aggressive government consolidation – would be the gift that keeps giving the whole year round. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-mount-on-home-alone-house/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Democratic Platform Calls for End to Fossil Fuels, Prosecuting Climate Skeptics – Kenneth Artz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/democratic-platform-calls-for-end-to-fossil-fuels-prosecuting-climate-skeptics/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No, We Can’t ‘Agree to Disagree’ on Marriage – John Stonestreet
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/no-cant-agree-disagree-marriage/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GROUP OF GOP LAWMAKERS CALL FOR “CLEAN HANDS” TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OVERDUE PAYCHECKS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/group-of-gop-lawmakers-call-for-clean-hands-to-complain-about-withheld-paychecks.html
— JUDICIAL WATCH PURSUES OBAMA AND OTHER FBI INTERVIEWS ABOUT BLAGOJEVICH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/judicial-watch-pursues-obama-jarret-emanuel-fbi-interviews-concerning-blagojevich.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Plaintiff responds to Rauner – Rauner weighs in  Some legislators considering intervening in pay lawsuit over “Unclean Hands” doctrine
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/05/some-legislators-considering-intervening-in-pay-lawsuit-over-unclean-hands-doctrine/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Massive Voter Fraud Uncovered in Nevada – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/report-massive-nevada-voter-fraud-uncovered/

 

CNS NEWS
— Pence: Obama Can Reach Out to Cuban Dictator, But Trump Can’t Take Call From Taiwan’s Leader? – Susan Jones
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/pence-obama-can-reach-out-cuban-dictator-trump-cant-take-call-taiwans

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Emanuel Establishes $1M Legal Fund for ‘Anxious & Uncertain’ Illegal Immigrants  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens and against America and against its citizens.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/05/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-establishes-legal-fund-illegal-immigrants

 

BREITBART
— Rush Limbaugh: ‘We Are on Offense With Donald Trump’ – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/05/rush-limbaugh-offense-donald-trump/
— Review: Political Correctness and the Destruction of Social Order – AWR HAWKINS5  (DIERSEN: Democrats promote political correctness. While I worked for the federal the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who promoted and enforced political correctness.  To be politically correct is to be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/05/book-political-correctness-indiscriminate-rage-paralyzes-society/

 

THE BLAZE
— San Fran’s ‘sanctuary city’ policy cost Kate Steinle her life. Now the city wants her family’s lawsuit dismissed – Leon Wolf (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens and against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/05/san-frans-sanctuary-city-policy-cost-kate-steinle-her-life-now-the-city-wants-her-familys-lawsuit-dismissed/

 

GOPUSA
— After national anthem protest, Kaepernick dreadful in loss to Bears
http://www.gopusa.com/after-national-anthem-protest-kaepernick-dreadful-in-loss-to-bears/
— Muhammad 2nd most popular baby name in UK, not in U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/muhammad-2nd-most-popular-baby-name-in-uk-not-in-u-s/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Website Labeled ‘Fake News’ Threatens To Sue WaPo For Defamation – Rachel Stoltzfoos  (DIERSEN: To avoid defamation lawsuits, my critics/opponents have their penny less operatives and their penny less dupes defame me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/05/website-labeled-fake-news-threatens-to-sue-wapo-for-defamation/
— Pelosi Says Democratic Party Doesn’t Want New Direction – Juliegrace Brufke (DIERSEN: Democrats are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND THEY CONTINUE TO WANT TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/04/pelosi-says-democratic-party-doesnt-want-new-direction/
— Kerry Is Upset Trump Didn’t Check With Him Before Talking To Taiwan – PHILLIP STUCKY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman and they use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that I should be severely punished if I do not get permission from the following before including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP offices, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/05/kerry-is-upset-trump-didnt-check-with-him-before-talking-to-taiwan/

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “So far ‘presidential’ Trump no more a uniter than candidate Trump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/politics/donald-trump-outreach/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Carson Is New Sign Trump Plans to Govern From the Right – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/politics/carson-another-cabinet-pick-with-record-of-opposing-obama.html?_r=0

 

WASHINGTON POST
— HUD job to pit Carson ideology against long-standing housing policy – Lisa Rein and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hud-job-to-pit-carson-ideology-against-long-standing-housing-policy/2016/12/05/6e7e8d76-bb25-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Interviewers cannot let Trump’s lies fly by.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/12/05/interviewers-cannot-let-the-lies-fly-by/

 

NEW YORK POST
— The war on ‘fake news’ is all about censoring real news – Karol Markowicz
http://nypost.com/2016/12/04/the-war-on-fake-news-is-all-about-censoring-real-news/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Right-to-Work Zones in Deep-Blue Illinois?  A court ruling points the way for counties and cities to enact their own protections for workers. – DAVID FROM and AKASH CHOUGULE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/right-to-work-zones-in-deep-blue-illinois-1480982587
— White Lawyer Accuses Texas Bar of Unconstitutional Racial Quotas – JACOB GERSHMAN
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/12/05/white-lawyer-accuses-texas-bar-of-unconstitutional-racial-quotas/

 

FORBES
— Chicago Suburbs Feel Strain Of New Cook County Ordinances – Stephanie Grimoldby
http://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2016/12/05/chicago-suburbs-feel-strain-of-new-cook-county-ordinances/#332e3f977ffd

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump Wants to Help Middle-Class Kids Go to College  By making rules about how wealthy colleges can spend their endowments – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4590278/donald-trump-endowment-college/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— How the Obama administration shaped the federal workforce – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/how-the-obama-administration-shaped-the-federal-workforce

 

FED SMITH
— How Bad Are the Changes to FEHB Plan Benefits for 2017? – Walton Francis
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/05/how-bad-are-the-changes-to-fehb-plan-benefits-for-2017/

December 4 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Another Year Of Financial Uncertainty Looms For Illinois – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/04/another-year-of-financial-uncertainty-looms-for-illinois/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans accuse Madigan’s Democrats of stalling on budget deal – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-meeting-met-1205-20161204-story.html
— Trump expanding search for secretary of state beyond Romney and three other finalists – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-secretary-of-state-search-20161204-story.html
— Petraeus defends candidacy to run State despite past ‘mistake’ – Jesse Hamilton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-petraeus-88d5bf78-ba5d-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9-20161204-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump threatens payback for US companies that move abroad – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-threatens-payback-for-us-companies-that-move-abroad/
— Madigan: Illinois budget discussed for 14 minutes – Jesse Betend
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-illinois-budget-discussed-for-14-minutes/
—  Dumping Obamacare without a better plan is cruel – Editorial  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Congress wasted the careers of and got rid of thousands of GAO’s older non-veteran White male employees.  That was not only cruel, that was wasteful.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gop-needs-real-plan-before-dumping-obamacare/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “How to refute Trump’s lies?” and say “With force and alacrity.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-how-to-refute-trumps-lies-with-force-and-alacrity/
— Witching hour fast approaching for 10,000 city retirees – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-3-year-phaseout-chicago-retiree-health-care-program/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville eyes $441 million spending plan – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161204/news/161209534/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— SNAP aid formula gives illegal immigrants edge over citizens
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511045485-report-snap-aid-formula-gives-illegal-immigrants-edge-over-citizens
— Pro-growth reforms called for to stem exodus of millennials – Karen Kidd
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511044296-pro-growth-reforms-called-for-to-stem-exodus-of-millennials

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Was Trump’s Taiwan contact a policy shift or a misstep?”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33862433/was-trumps-taiwan-contact-a-policy-shift-or-a-misstep

 

SANAMON SUN
— Illinois loses 10,000 manufacturing jobs in past year – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511049075-illinois-loses-10-000-manufacturing-jobs-in-past-year

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Greatness Requires Risk – Dan Proft
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/greatness-requires-risk

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE FAILS TO OVERRIDE BILL TYING PREVAILING WAGE TO UNION RATES – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-fails-to-override-bill-tying-prevailing-wage-to-union-rates/?linkId=31931377

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sunday leaders meeting notes: Madigan counts the minutes, Republicans claim “new level of stalling”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/04/sunday-leaders-meeting-notes-madigan-counts-the-minutes-republicans-claim-new-level-of-stalling/

 

DAILY CALLER
— An Untold Number Of Immigration Applications Never Received Background Checks – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/02/an-untold-number-of-immigration-applications-never-received-background-checks/
— Dem Rep Ellison: House Democrats Will Do Nothing But ‘Vote No’ Under Trump – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/03/dem-rep-ellison-house-democrats-will-do-nothing-but-vote-no-under-trump/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Warns American Businesses: Don’t Even Think of Shipping Our Jobs to Mexico – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/12/04/donald-trump-warns-american-businesses-dont-even-think-shipping-jobs-mexico/
— Priebus: Trump ‘Knew Exactly What Was Happening’ in Speaking to Taiwan President – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/04/priebus-trump-knew-exactly-happening-speaking-taiwan-president/
— Reince Priebus Backs Trump: ‘Possible’ Millions of People Voted Illegally – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/04/reince-priebus-backs-trump-possible-millions-of-people-voted-illegally/

 

THE BLAZE
— Kellyanne Conway: Biggest fake news of the election was that Donald Trump couldn’t win – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/04/kellyanne-conway-biggest-fake-news-of-the-election-was-that-donald-trump-couldnt-win/
— Life after D.C.: VP Biden spotted car shopping in Delaware — and he wasn’t looking at Corvettes – Mike Opelka
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/04/life-after-d-c-vp-biden-spotted-car-shopping-in-delaware-and-he-wasnt-looking-at-corvettes/
— Tucker Carlson scolds NY Times editor over the paper’s liberal bias – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/03/tucker-carlson-scolds-ny-times-editor-over-the-papers-liberal-bias/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— 7 TOP RINO MOMENTS OF BETRAYAL THIS WEEK – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/7-top-rino-moments-of-betrayal-this-week

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Liberal Students Get US Flag Removed from Campus. Then 1000 Military Veterans Show Up… – JASON HOWERTON
http://ijr.com/2016/11/744425-after-liberal-students-get-u-s-flag-removed-from-campus-1000-veterans-respond-in-most-appropriate-way/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump slams China on Twitter.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/308704-trump-slams-china-on-twitter
— Gingrich: ‘I’ve gotten no blowback’ for criticizing Romney – REBECCA SAVRANSKY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that they have “gotten no blowback” a) for their ongoing efforts to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) for their ongoing efforts to stop everyone from reading those emails, c) for their ongoing efforts to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and d) for their success in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, TAPROOT itself, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/308677-gingrich-ive-gotten-no-blowback-for-publicly-criticizing-romney
— Trump gets chance to remake the courts – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/308551-trump-gets-chance-to-remake-the-courts

 

CNN
— Republicans angling for posh ambassadorships, RNC chair – John King
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/04/politics/ip-forecast-dec-4-angling-for-ambassador/

 

REUTERS
— Netanyahu to discuss ‘bad’ Iran deal with Trump, Kerry stresses settlements – Jeffrey Heller and Arshad Mohammed
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-usa-idUSKBN13T0TQ

 

REUTERS
— Gingrich: Trump realizing weight of presidency
http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/12/04/gingrich-trump-realizing-weight-of-presi?videoId=370627430
— Trump to intervene to keep U.S. jobs at home on ‘day-by-day’ basis, Pence says – John Whitesides
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-jobs-idUSKBN13T0QZ

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats’ Popular Vote Advantage Is Growing But That May Not Equal Election Wins – DANTE CHINNI
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/popular-vote-advantage-democrats-continues-grow-n691266

 

CBS NEWS
— Reince Priebus: “It’s possible” millions of people voted illegally – REENA FLORES
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/reince-priebus-trump-voter-fraud-claim-romney-taiwan/
— Priebus: “It’s possible” Carrier will be taxed for sending jobs to Mexico – Tim Perry
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/priebus-its-possible-carrier-will-be-taxed-for-sending-jobs-to-mexico/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Uses a Strong Arm and Sweet Deals to Negotiate for Jobs.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/politics/trump-takes-twitter-aim-at-companies-looking-to-move-jobs-abroad.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Mr. Pence’s new D.C. neighborhood, not exactly the welcome wagon –  Ian Shapira (DIERSEN: For Democrats, promoting LGBTQ activity and getting rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity is their top priority.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/in-mr-pences-new-dc-neighborhood-not-exactly-the-welcome-wagon/2016/12/03/5a7ca0f4-b974-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html
— Post Politics  Trump expands search for secretary of state beyond Romney and three other finalists – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/04/trump-expanding-search-for-secretary-of-state-beyond-romney-and-three-other-finalists/
— SNL makes fun of Trump’s tweets, and Trump immediately tweets his disapproval. Sad! – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/04/snl-makes-fun-of-trumps-tweets-and-trump-immediately-tweets-his-disapproval-sad/
— Trump says ‘SNL’ is ‘unwatchable.’ Then why can’t he stop watching? – Jessica Contrera
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/12/04/trump-says-snl-is-unwatchable-then-why-cant-he-stop-watching/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump keeps confirming fears about his diplomatic skills.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/03/donald-trump-keeps-confirming-fears-about-his-diplomatic-skills/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The post-truth world of the Trump administration is scarier than you think.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-post-truth-world-of-the-trump-administration-is-scarier-than-you-think/2016/12/02/ebda952a-b897-11e6-b994-f45a208f7a73_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Yes, you can blame millennials for Hillary Clinton’s loss.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/02/yes-you-can-blame-millennials-for-hillary-clintons-loss/
— Priebus: Trump ‘is a details guy’ – Reuters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/priebus-trump-is-a-details-guy/2016/12/04/52342114-ba47-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9_video.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Under Trump, red states are finally going to be able to turn themselves into poor, unhealthy paradises.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/04/democrats-can-look-forward-to-the-coming-republican-era-being-a-disaster-for-republican-voters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “If not on ‘voter fraud’, when will Trump’s inner circle stop going along with his false assertions?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/04/if-not-on-voter-fraud-when-will-trumps-inner-circle-stop-going-along-with-his-false-assertions/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Trump SWAT Team for Regulation  A Reagan idea to block and repeal Obama’s rules binge. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-trump-swat-team-for-regulation-1480888354
— Obama Administration Moves to Deny Easement for Dakota Pipeline  Standing rock protesters celebrate move by administration; fate of pipeline in doubt, as Donald Trump has indicated support – KRIS MAHER and WILL CONNORS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-administration-moves-to-deny-easement-for-dakota-pipeline-1480890468

 

BLOOMBERG
— The Left’s Doomed Effort to Coerce the Right – Megan McArdle
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-12-02/chip-and-joanna-gaines-vs-the-left-s-doomed-coercion

 

BEAST
— TREASONOUS: Churches Prepare to Shelter Immigrants from Trump  Evangelical and Catholic churches across the U.S. are worried their pews will be emptied out by Donald Trump’s deportation plans—and some say they will become sanctuaries. – Betsy Woodruff  (DIERSEN: Any organization or government entity that serves as a sanctuary for illegals a) should immediately lose their tax-exempt status and b) should immediately start paying taxes.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/04/will-churches-hide-illegal-immigrants-from-trump.html

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps claim without evidence that illegals did not vote for Clinton.
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/reince-priebus-its-possible-millions-voted-illegally

December 4 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Even During a Security Briefing, SNL’s Trump Would Rather Be Tweeting  After the show mocked his Twitter habits, the real Donald Trump responded — by tweeting — that the show is “unwatchable”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Saturday-Night-Live-Cold-Open-Alec-Baldwin-Trump-Tweeting-404534145.html
— Green Party Says It Will Take Pennsylvania Recount Bid to Federal Court  The recount campaign says it will seek an emergency federal court order for the recount – Marc Levy
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Green-Party-Pennsylvania-Drops-Bid-Recount-Jill-Stein-Donald-Trump-Hillary-Clinton-404510665.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘SNL’ makes fun of Trump’s tweets, and Trump immediately tweets his disapproval – Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-trump-tweets-20161204-story.html
— Trump heads to Long Island mansion for lavish ‘Villains and Heroes’ costume party
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-costume-party-20161203-story.html
— The downside of happiness at work – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: How happy are/were you at work?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of me so that a Democrat could have my job, preferably, a Democrat who was minority, female, and/or young than me.  So of course, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to make me unhappy.  To make me unhappy, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-happiness-at-work-1204-biz-20161201-column.html
— Therapy horses, bubble-wrap rooms aim to relieve college students’ end-of-semester stress – Leonor Vivanco  (DIERSEN: How much stress were you under when you were earning your college degree(s)?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that was not under any stress a) because while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, I had student draft deferments and part-time jobs, b) because when I completed courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and at DePaul 1976-1980, I had a full-time job, and c) because when I completed courses at IIT 1992-1997, I had a full-time job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-university-stress-relief-met-20161201-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Lawyer group rants about CBS 2 reporter – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-zekman-cook-county-bar-association-chicago-inc-20161202-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Slamming the media may be all the rage in U.S. politics, but Chicago isn’t immune.  The morning after the presidential election, the Cook County Bar Association — Chicago’s pre-eminent organization for black lawyers — issued a curious, stinging rebuke of veteran CBS2 investigative reporter Pam Zekman for a report in which she all but accused an elderly black judge of malingering to collect $250,000 in disability payments. In a strident four-page missive posted on the bar association’s website, the group complained that Zekman exhibited a “complete lack of journalistic and moral integrity” in her Nov. 4 report about Judge Arnette Hubbard.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that novelist Zadie Smith says that Trump is “reminiscent of a 6-year-old.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-zadie-smith-donald-trump-1203-chicago-inc-20161202-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At 24, Cicero mom Adriana Alvarez known internationally for her ‘Fight for $15’ – Maudlyne Ihejirika  (DIERSEN: Will Alvarez fight for $25/hour for jobs that require a high school diploma, $35/hour for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree, $45/hour for jobs that require a master’s degree, $55/hour for jobs that require a professional certification, and $65/hour for jobs that require a professional license?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/at-24-cicero-mom-known-internationally-for-her-fight-for-15/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Universities exploring ‘sanctuary’ status for immigrants – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, universities side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161203/news/312039929/
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: How safe is our school water?  (DIERSEN: How safe was the water that you drank when you attended grade school, high school, and college?  I wonder how safe the water was at Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161203/discuss/161209611/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How much lead is in your school’s water? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161204/news/161209580/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Nothing brings pols together like a bailout – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161203/ISSUE07/312039997/illinois-legislature-drops-ball-on-budget-again-but-manages-to-pass

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Franks, McSweeney seek to protect taxpayers from lame-duck lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/02/our-view-franks-mcsweeney-seek-to-protect-taxpayers-from-lame-duck-lawmakers/at3sdqw/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Divine intervention on budget? Still waiting – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161203/bernard-schoenburg-divine-intervention-on-budget-still-waiting
— Fall veto session leaves Illinois in worse state than before – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161203/our-view-fall-veto-session-leaves-illinois-in-worse-state-than-before
— Rauner names members of Illinois Bicentennial Commission – AP  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in Illinois?  My ancestors have been in northeast Illinois since 1844.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161203/rauner-names-members-of-illinois-bicentennial-commission

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Government to the rescue?  In Illinois and Indiana last week, we saw the all-too-visible hand of government granting favors to businesses. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-04/government-rescue.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— People need to be aware of ‘fake’ news – LENORE SOBOTA  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are filled with links to fake news. For them, the only news that is not fake is news a) that promotes them and/or b) that demonizes, denigrates, and condemns those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://herald-review.com/news/local/people-need-to-be-aware-of-fake-news/article_5e85d649-7b3c-5688-9339-ab521504f7df.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— EXELON BAILOUT: For a brief moment, Illinois government worked – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-for-a-brief-moment-illinois-government-worked/article_aa917963-7382-5ba9-bd12-199252c8e924.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— EXELON BAILOUT: Thanks for creating brighter future for Illinois, Q-Cs – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-thanks-for-creating-brighter-future-for-illinois-q-cs/article_34f0c37a-400d-53c0-b707-f448e0cc8bf6.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rise of ‘fake’ news called a cyber war – Lenore Sobota  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are filled with links to fake news. For them, the only news that is not fake is news a) that promotes them and/or b) that demonizes, denigrates, and condemns those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/rise-of-fake-news-called-a-cyber-war/article_eabae482-ada8-528a-a8ad-90c689ac833c.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Pension debt: The elephant in the halls of higher learning – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/pension-debt-the-elephant-in-the-halls-of-higher-learning/article_0fce9311-2096-5fa0-b554-25b4bd46b40a.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Was Exelon bailout the right choice? – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-12-04/tom-kacich-was-exelon-bailout-right-choice.html

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Indoctrinating the Young in Hate Factories  Our education system has created a multitude of young, inexperienced, poorly educated, indoctrinated minds, speaking as with authority…scary! – Ray DiLorenzo
http://canadafreepress.com/article/indoctrinating-the-young-in-hate-factories
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you want to learn to hate America, your nearest public school or college is waiting for you.  If it is a university you want to attend, don’t worry about the cost, the government (taxpayers) will pick up the tab as student loans are about to be forgiven to the tune of $108 billion and will probably go much higher. Our schools across the country have created and nurtured millions of godless, America-hating, angry, statist, whiny, cry babies and we will all be paying dearly for it, now and in the future. In McAllen, Texas, teachers tried to force a teenager to sing the Mexican national anthem and recite the Mexican pledge of allegiance.  She refused saying it was against her beliefs.  She was subsequently thrown out of the class and given a failing grade for the day. University of Hawaii professor, Huanani-Kay Trask has taught students “We need to think very, very clearly about who the enemy is.  The enemy is the United States of America and everyone who supports it.” University of Southern California professor, Darry Sragow, teaches hate in his Regulation of Elections and Political Finance class, telling them “Republicans are stupid, racist losers,” and that they are “angry old white people.” University of Rhode Island history professor, Erik Loomis, tweeted, “I want Wayne LaPierre’s (NRA President) head on a stick.”  He asked, “Can we define dues to the NRA as contributing to a terrorist organization?” Scott Compton, an English teacher at Chapin High School, Chapin, SC, was put on administrative leave after he allegedly threw an American flag on the floor and stomped on it in front of his students.  He chose to resign.  He probably teaches at a college now. A geography teacher at Lumberton High School in Texas encourages students to dress in Islamic clothing and actually instructed them to refer to the 9/11 hijackers as “freedom fighters.”  They were also taught that the Holocaust was not genocide.  John Valastro, the superintendent of the school district, told Fox News that the teacher did absolutely nothing wrong. The schools may defend themselves by saying they teach critical thinking…hogwash!  They are intolerant of any opinions contrary to their own and the student with the guts to stick to his/her values risks paying dearly in poor grades and harassment. What do the students have to say?  A new video is circulating asking college students if they prefer Castro or Donald Trump.  Every student in the video struggled with the answer.  One student said, “Well that’s a tough question.”  Another student said, “If Donald Trump’s administration is what he said it would be, then Fidel Castro would have been the better leader to the Cuban people than Donald Trump will be.”  Another student: “I feel that he really changed Cuba in so many ways that really made possibilities for the Cuban people nearly endless.” Our education system has created a multitude of young, inexperienced, poorly educated, indoctrinated minds, speaking as with authority…scary! This problem is not limited or unusual.  It has become widespread and is now a threat to the very framework of our country and society.  Jihadists and Socialists/Communists can access considerable encouragement and support from many of our young people today.  So much so that there should be concern for a growing 5th column ready to strike at our very heart.  We had better take heed.)

 

TOWNHALL
— The Unpopular Truth About The Popular Vote – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will continue to use Clinton’s winning the popular vote to hint/imply/argue/shout that the majority of Americans want the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2016/12/04/the-unpopular-truth-about-the-popular-vote-n2254534
— Amnestarian Lindsey Graham: Another Reason Why We Elected Trump – Arthur Schaper
http://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2016/12/04/amnestarian-lindsey-graham-another-reason-why-we-elected-trump-n2254541

 

GOPUSA
— Breitbart declares war on Kellogg  (DIERSEN: Who has declared war on you?  The following have declared war on me, but so far, I have not declared war on them: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/breitbart-declares-war-on-kellogg/
— Donald Trump: Companies ‘not leaving’ U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, U.S. companies put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.gopusa.com/donald-trump-companies-not-leaving-u-s/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Ohio State Student After Attack: ‘The Left Is More Scared of Trump Than of ISIS’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/12/03/ohio-state-student-after-attack-the-left-is-more-scared-of-trump-than-of-isis/
— Desperate Clinton Team Blames James Comey (oh, and Racism) for Trump’s Victory – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/12/03/desperate-clinton-team-blames-james-comey-oh-and-racism-for-trumps-victory/
— Hysterical Media Reaction to Taiwan President’s Call to Trump – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/12/03/hysterical-media-reaction-to-taiwan-presidents-call-to-trump/

 

BREITBART
— The Left’s Long March, Enabled by Corporate America: Ten Things to Know About Kellogg’s War Against Breitbart
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/03/virgil-the-lefts-long-march-enabled-by-corporate-america-ten-things-to-know-about-kelloggs-war-against-breitbart/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Students At Mediocre $62,500-Per-Year University Want A Trustee Fired Because He MET WITH Trump – Eric Owens  (DIERSEN: What will the anti-Trumps use to try to get you fired?  For me, it will include a) my including links to pro-Trump articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) my distributing Trump campaign literature in my precinct for the March 15, 2016 Republican primary, c) my displaying a Trump/Pence sign in my front yard, d) my promoting, my attending, and my reporting on the September 28, 2016 Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook, and e) my urging everyone to vote for Trump/Pence in my precinct letter.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/03/students-at-mediocre-62500-per-year-university-want-a-trustee-fired-because-he-met-with-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of students at American University protested on campus this week to demand the sacking of a member of the school’s board of trustees because the trustee, Gary Cohn, met with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss serving as Trump’s energy secretary.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberals outraged by Trump using a phone – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/liberals_outraged_by_trump_using_a_phone.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— MEMO TO LIBERALS: YOU CAN’T BURN FLAGS AND BAN HATE SPEECH – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/memo-to-liberals-you-cant-burn-flags-and-ban-hate-speech

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Criminal immigrant deportation bill could find new life under Trump – RUDY TAKALA
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/criminal-immigrant-deportation-bill-could-find-new-life-under-trump/article/2608281

 

THE HILL
— Democrat blame game rages over Clinton loss – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/308600-dem-blame-game-rages-over-clinton-loss
— America’s student loan problem is more complicated than ever before – HARRY FLOYD (DIERSEN: Did you take out loans to pay for your college expenses?  I did not.  I paid for my bachelor’s degree and for my three masters degrees with money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/308584-americas-student-loan-problem-is-more-complicated-than-ever

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Blasts ‘Totally Biased’ ‘SNL’ For Third Time On Twitter  It’s getting to be quite a habit. – Lee Moran
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-snl-alec-baldwin-tweets-anger_us_5843bbfce4b017f37fe52cbb

 

REUTERS
— Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin-idUSKBN13T0B7

 

NBC NEWS
— Popular Vote Advantage for Democrats Continues to Grow – DANTE CHINNI (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will continue to use Clinton’s winning the popular vote to hint/imply/argue/shout that the majority of Americans want the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/popular-vote-advantage-democrats-continues-grow-n691266

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoof is ‘Unwatchable,’ Baldwin ‘Cant Get Any Worse’ – DAVID CAPLAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-saturday-night-live-spoof-unwatchable-alec/story?id=43958477

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Another year of financial uncertainty looms for Illinois
http://www.mrt.com/news/education/article/Another-year-of-financial-uncertainty-looms-for-10690463.php
— Universities exploring ‘sanctuary’ status for immigrants (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, universities side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20161203/universities-exploring-sanctuary-status-for-immigrants

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hearings Will Unmask ‘Swamp Creatures’ in Trump’s Cabinet, Democrats Say – JENNIFER STEINHAUERD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/us/politics/donald-trumps-cabinet-democrats.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin – ALAN FEUER and ANDREW HIGGINS  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn as being extremist those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/world/americas/alt-right-vladimir-putin.html
— States’ Rights for the Left – JEFFREY ROSEN  (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run Illinois, sooner or later, those Democrats will drive out of Illinois everyone who is non-Muslim, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in Illinois for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/opinion/sunday/states-rights-for-the-left.html
— The End of the Anglo-American Order – IAN BURUMA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/magazine/the-end-of-the-anglo-american-order.html
— Don’t Quit Social Media. Put It to Work for Your Career Instead. – PATRICK GILLOOLY
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/jobs/dont-quit-social-media-put-it-to-work-for-your-career-instead.html
— When the Language of Politics Becomes a Minefield – Liz Spayd
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/public-editor/alt-right-stephen-bannon-liz-spayd-public-editor.html
— I Am a Dangerous Professor – George Yancy
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/opinion/i-am-a-dangerous-professor.html
— Why Blue States Are the Real ‘Tea Party’ – STEVEN JOHNSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/opinion/sunday/why-blue-states-are-the-real-tea-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What the Alt-Right Really Means.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/opinion/sunday/what-the-alt-right-really-means.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump warns of ‘retribution’ for companies that offshore jobs, threatening 35 percent tariff – Ylan Q. Mui  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Constructively, they have always threatened retribution a) if I did not pander to them, b) if I did not serve as one of their operatives, c) if I did not serve as one of their dupes, and/or d) if I did not give them money.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/04/trump-warns-of-retribution-for-companies-that-offshore-jobs-threatening-35-percent-tariff/
— Donald Trump Attends ‘Villains And Heroes’ Costume Party As Himself  Trump mouthed mouth “me,” and pointed to himself when asked who he was dressed as for the party at a donor’s home.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-villain-costume_us_58439de5e4b09e21702f2afa
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites are overjoyed that “In a third of the U.S., more white people are now dying than being born.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/in-a-third-of-the-us-more-white-people-are-now-dying-than-being-born/2016/11/29/df671c58-b67d-11e6-b8df-600bd9d38a02_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Immigrants fear that definition of ‘criminal’ will be stretched under Trump.”  To come into America illegally is to commit a crime.  To stay into America illegally is to commit a crime.  To bring others into America illegally is to commit a crime.
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-immigrants-with-criminal-convictions-20161118-story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump rips Alec Baldwin — again — in the middle of ‘Saturday Night Live’ episode – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/trump-rips-alec-baldwin-middle-snl-article-1.2897676

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Is Donald Trump powerful enough to stop the hate? – Rochelle Riley  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give ammunition to the anti-Trumps?)
http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2016/12/03/donald-trump-hate-election/94795970/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-women-and-others-march-against-hate/

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Breitbart writer uses slurs to attack WVU professor – Erin Beck (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give ammunition to the anti-Trumps?)
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2016/12/04/Breitbart-writer-uses-slurs-to-attack-WVU-professor/stories/201612040131

 

CBS 4 INDIANAPOLIS
— Should Indiana pass a hate crime law? – DAN SPEHLER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are filled with hatred.)
http://cbs4indy.com/2016/12/04/in-focus-should-indiana-pass-a-hate-crime-law/

 

MYRTLE BEACH ONLINE
— No mandate: Majority of voters rejected Trump – RICK PATELUNAS, MYRTLE BEACH  (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Clinton are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, SO THEREFORE, THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article118237693.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dispensing With Tip-Toeing, Trump Puts Taiwan in Play  The future of U.S.-China relations depends on Trump’s intentions with Tsai phone call – ANDREW BROWNE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/dispensing-with-tip-toeing-trump-puts-taiwan-in-play-1480850977

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Takes His ‘Thank-You Tour’ to Wealthy Donor’s Costume Ball – Zachary Mider and Jennifer Epstein
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-04/trump-takes-his-thank-you-tour-to-wealthy-donor-s-costume-ball

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Forbes paints itself as being anti-American.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2016/12/04/trumps-carrier-deal-means-nothing-for-future-jobs/

 

SPOKESMAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/04/protect-students-from-immigration-politics/

 

ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, universities side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/colleges-move-protect-undocumented-students-161204075100248.html

 

ALL GOV
— Online Hate Sites Surge during Month since Election – A.C. Thompson and Ken Schwencke (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give ammunition to the anti-Trumps?)
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/online-hate-sites-surge-during-month-since-election-161203?news=859858

 

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