Tag: POT

ABC7
— Teacher credited with disarming student in Noblesville, Indiana school shooting – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/teacher-credited-with-disarming-student-in-noblesville-indiana-school-shooting/3524510/

WGN RADIO
— Does Governor Rauner actually want a budget? – Rick Pearson
http://wgnradio.com/2018/05/27/does-governor-rauner-actually-want-a-budget/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Who goes to a Trump rally? We drove to Indiana to find out. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What do you say to Trump supporters a) who blast me for not doing enough to promote Trump and b) who want me to stop including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that contain criticisms of Trump? They reject my believe that us Trump supporters should know what anti-Trumps are saying/writing/doing.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/working-the-story-outside-trump-rally-elkhart-indiana/
— Low jobless rate masks struggles for many – AP (DIERSEN: How have you dealt with a loss of income? Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my income has been $73,461/year (59%) less. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864. Consequently, I have spent even less money on “immediate pleasures.”)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180527/281891593946614
— Age is nothing but a number — and 70 is the new 40, right? – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, age is everything. The federal government gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/age-is-nothing-but-a-number-and-70-is-the-new-40-right/
— Trump threatens another shutdown; budget battle brews – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-threatens-another-shutdown/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Panelists, residents weigh in on state’s financial crisis during AARP forum at North Central College – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-npr-aarp-town-hall-naperville-st-0527-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, to bring others to America illegally, and to take jobs away from Americans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-daca-law-students-20180524-story.html
— Trump’s pardon of Jack Johnson a jab to Obama legacy – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-obama-jack-johnson-ken-burns-0527-20180525-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans promote anti-American protesters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-sterling-brown-nfl-anthem-huppke-20180524-story.html
— 30-year-old slacker evicted from parents’ basement could lead millennial revolt – John Kass (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents use against you to call you a slacker? My critics/opponents would stress that a) I did not buy a new car until I was 17, b) I did not earn a bachelor’s degree until I was 21, c) I did not buy first home until I was 24, d) I did not earn my first master’s degree until I was 27, e) I did not get married until I was 29, e) I did not earn my first professional certification until I was 30, f) I did not earn a professional license until I was 32, g) I did not get promoted to GS-13 until I was 38, h) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-michael-rotondo-kass-20180525-story.html
— Naperville-based Operation Support Our Troops ships 2 million pounds of care packages over 15 years – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-support-our-troops-anniversary-st-0523-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— What happened to E-Verify — the government’s popular way to curb illegal immigration? – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the Illinois Republican Party platform should call for requiring all employers in Illinois to use E-Verify.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180527/what-happened-to-e-verify-x2014-the-governments-popular-way-to-curb-illegal-immigration

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legislature puts on the breaks – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180526/statehouse-insider-legislature-puts-on-breaks
— Prosecutors question quick return to death penalty – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180526/bernard-schoenburg-prosecutors-question-quick-return-to-death-penalty

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180526/could-medical-marijuana-help-fight-opioid-abuse-its-complicated

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Planning for Self-Driving Cars, Eventually – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: I oppose self-driving cars.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=265825#.WwqDvLVy-M8

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— DEMOCRATS PROMOTE DEMOCRATS: Pritzker’s Blue Wave to Make a $5-Million Splash – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/pritzkers-blue-wave-splash

BREITBART
— Antonio Villaraigosa-Supporting Group Sends Anti-John Cox Mailers to Republican Voters – Joel B. Pollak (DIERSEN: Have you ever ran for a government or a political office? I give credit to Republicans who run for government and/or political offices. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC). I have never run for a government office, but I did successfully run a) for the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1995, b) for Republican Precinct Committeeman every 2 years starting in 2000, c) for American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board of directors 2001-2003, d) ICRC SC 2003-2006, and e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2011. I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) Treasurer position in 2004. Back then, as it continues today, MTRCC members who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, who blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, who focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or who are operatives or dupes for those who I have sued went negative big time and got all but 13 MTRCC members to vote against me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC SC member, AAPC Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/05/27/antonio-villaraigosa-supporting-group-sends-anti-john-cox-mailers-to-republican-voters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is surprising is that the mailers are attacking Cox from the right, echoing attacks that have been launched by Cox’s main Republican rival, Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach). The mailers refer to Cox as a “Democratic Activist” and a “Chicago Liberal,” and note that he did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016. (Trump has since endorsed Cox for governor). One mailer is actually designed to look like it comes from Travis Allen. There is an attractive photograph of Allen and his family next to a military aircraft, plus a list of Republican endorsements for Allen. It is only once readers see the fine print of who paid for the ads that the truth becomes clear: the mailers are “Paid for by Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates,” groups that are backing the Democrat. What looks like Republican mailers are actually propaganda placed by Democrats in an attempt to split the Republican vote and create an opening for Villaraigosa to qualify for the general election. Many of the claims by the group against Cox were debunked by the Sacramento Bee: “John Cox did lose 13 campaigns before running for governor, but he isn’t a secret Democrat.” These sorts of tricks are commonplace — and legal — in California, where all is fair in the “jungle” primary.)

PJ MEDIA
— New Executive Order Makes It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: What is your position on civil service protections? Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/new-executive-order-makes-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers/

THE HILL
— Former GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh says Obama got elected because he was black – JOSH DELK
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/389529-former-gop-lawmaker-says-obama-got-elected-because-he-was-black

CNBC
— Security troops on US nuclear missile base took LSD – AP
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/24/security-troops-on-us-nuclear-missile-base-took-lsd.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can 30,000 Cameras Help Solve Chicago’s Crime Problem? Armed with advanced gadgets and mapping, officers can get to crime scenes “in time to see the guy still shooting.” But what does it mean for residents’ privacy? – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/us/chicago-police-surveillance.html
— DONALD TRUMP’S GUIDE TO PRESIDENTIAL ETIQUETTE – Editorial (DIERSEN: Trump supporters should know what anti-Trumps are writing about Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/25/opinion/editorials/Donald-Trumps-Guide-To-Presidential-Etiquette.html
— What Advertising History Says About the Future of Fake News – Austan Goolsbee (DIERSEN: What is your position on advertising? He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Because I do not seek or accept any advertising dollars, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason for that is that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worthless and full of stale fake news.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/what-advertising-history-says-about-the-future-of-fake-news.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Congrats on That Promotion – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: What promotions have you gotten? I should write a book about those who were most furious when GAO promoted me in 1986 and when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, they got rid of the GAO manager who promoted me to GS-13 (currently $96,403) in 1986 when I was 38 years old, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and hired me in 1980. In 1975, they got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974.) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/jobs/your-job-is-more-intense-your-pay-and-title-havent-kept-up.html
— How Boston Is Trying to Close the Gender Pay Gap – Anna Louie Sussman (DIERSEN: Should Boston bring in Charles Bowsher. During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in closing GAO’s gender pay gap a) by giving preference to GAO’s employees who were female, and especially to those who were Democrat and/or younger and b) by getting rid of GAO’s employees who were male, and especially those who were Republican, White, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/business/gender-pay-gap-boston.html
— Millions at Top, A Pittance Below Want to Make Money Like a C.E.O.? Work for 275 Years. A telling look at income inequality. – David Gelles (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote income inequality.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/highest-paid-ceos-2017.html
— Would You Go to a Republican Doctor? Our political leanings can distort our assessment of unrelated expertise. – Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? Have you ever worked for a Democrat? Democrats have an extremely low of Republicans. Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were Democrats who had an extremely low opinion of Republicans including me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/sunday/politics-distorts-judgment.html
— Aristotle’s Wrongful Death – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/opinion/sunday/college-majors-liberal-arts.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last Sunday The Chronicle of Higher Education published a special report that delved into this debate. One of the stories described what was happening at the flagship campus of the University of Illinois and at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., casting these developments as different harbingers for higher education. Illinois is pairing certain majors in the liberal arts — for example, anthropology and linguistics — with computer science. Assumption is doing away with a host of traditional majors in favor of new ones geared to practical skills. Goodbye, art history, geography and, yes, classics. Hello, data analytics, actuarial science and concentrations in physical and occupational therapy.)

SACRAMENTO BEE
— John Cox did lose 13 campaigns before running for governor, but he isn’t a secret Democrat – ALEXEI KOSEFF (DIERSEN: Have you ever ran for a government or a political office? I give credit to Republicans who run for government and/or political offices. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC). I have never run for a government office, but I did successfully run a) for the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1995, b) for Republican Precinct Committeeman every 2 years starting in 2000, c) for American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board of directors 2001-2003, d) ICRC SC 2003-2006, and e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2011. I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) Treasurer position in 2004. Back then, as it continues today, MTRCC members who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, who blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, who focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or who are operatives or dupes for those who I have sued went negative big time and got all but 13 MTRCC members to vote against me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC SC member, AAPC Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article211871824.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s true that Cox that has repeatedly and unsuccessfully tried to break into politics. But the ad gives an inflated sense that he has Democratic leanings. Cox, who got his start as an attorney in Illinois, moved to California in 2011. He no longer practices law, though still has an active license in Illinois. He grew up in a Democratic family in Chicago and ran, at the age of 20, to be a delegate for the 1976 Democratic convention. It was the first in a string of races he would lose. Cox has said he was drawn to the GOP in the 1980s by President Ronald Reagan. He has pursued half a dozen failed campaigns for office as a Republican, including for Congress in 2000, U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2004, Cook County Record of Deeds in 2004, Illinois Republican Party chairman in 2005 and U.S. president in 2008.)

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote McCain because he rejects planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/john-mccain-honor-and-self-reflection

PRIMER REAL ESTATE
— FOR SALE: 1112 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $795,000
http://www.primerealestate.com/real-estate/1112-golf-lane-wheaton-il-60189/09917324/54908577

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What do your critics/opponents say to your supporters? What do you say to my critics/opponents who say to my supporters a) that I do not do enough with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to help them or to help their causes and b) that what I do with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails actually harms them and harms their causes. They hint/imply/argue/shout at my supporters who promote the following individuals and causes that what I do with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to help them and to help their causes is not enough and that what I do with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails actually harms them and harms their causes:

INDIVIDUALS
– Donald Trump and those who are on the November 6, 2018 ballot in my precinct: Peter Roskam, Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlrne Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Amy Grant, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, James Mendrick, Paul Hinds, Gwen Henry, Grant Eckhoff, Chris Zaruba, Joseph Cantore, Karen Wilson, and Jeff Mackay;
– the Republican elected officials who represent my precinct including Jeanne Ives, Bob Grogan, Chris Kachiroubas, Richard Jorgensen, Fred Bucholz, John Zaruba, Bob Berlin, Tim Elliott, Tim Whelan, Chris Heidorn, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, Gail Hinkle, Sal Falbo, John Monino, Dave Molitor, and Nick Nathwani;
– IRP Chairman Tim Schneider, IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, IRP National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte, IRP 6th Congressional District State Central Committee member Bob Grogan, IRP DuPage County Central Committee Chairman Brian Krajewski and Secretary Paul Hinds, and IRP Milton Township Central Committee Chairman Chris LeVan;

CAUSES
– Traditional family plank in the IRP platform;
– Right to Life plank in the platform;
– Immigration plank in the platform;
– Second Amendment plank in the platform;
– Illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform; and
– Equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the platform.

My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or if anyone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any defeats in Illinois since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Should I include the following disclaimer at the bottom of all GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on the www.gopillinois.com website? The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information to help elect and reelect Republicans who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
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