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December 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sensing re-election loss, Gov. Bruce Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: According to Greg Bishop, Ives “said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and ‘let this go on.’ She demanded top leadership step down.” One could ask Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman Tim Schneider and each of the IRP State Central Committee members when did they first learn of this?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)
— 3 DuPage County Board members want to end prayer at start of meetings – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-prayer-st-1214-story.html
— Former Kane County sheriff left office with $309K deficit and stopped reporting finances in August, new sheriff says – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-sheriff-budget-deficit-st-1214-story.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner tells Chicago TV he sought others to run in his place, blames Trump for re-election loss – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-tells-chicago-tv-he-sought-others-to-run-in/article_69735202-ffa3-11e8-b4d4-23a2c5afe9f5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives said she was not one of the four asked. “It was obvious from the beginning that he was not serious about winning the race so he destroyed Republicans up and down the ticket by not bowing out politely and letting someone else take the lead,” Ives said. She said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and “let this go on.” She demanded top leadership step down. “It’s really unfortunate for everybody involved in politics who now completely understand that [Rauner] essentially bought his race and then lied down to the Democrats and was never going to be the watchdog that we need in the face of Pritzker’s tax increase and increased spending that will drive Illinois to the brink of disaster,” Ives said.)
— Highest-in-the-nation cellphone taxes disproportionately hurt poor Illinoisans – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-highest-in-the-nation-cellphone-taxes-disproportionately-hurt-poor/article_db1d345e-fee0-11e8-91d5-33331895be0d.html
— Not all suburban mayors on board with Emanuel’s state gas tax hike proposal – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/not-all-suburban-mayors-on-board-with-emanuel-s-state/article_f8318532-ff0c-11e8-90a7-475dafe33ac2.html

 

BREITBART
— Bruce Rauner Reveals He Tried to Recruit Other Candidates to Run for Governor of Illinois – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/14/bruce-rauner-reveals-he-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates-to-run-for-governor-of-illinois/
— Sarah Sanders: ‘Democrats Have to Decide if They Love Our Country More Than They Hate This President’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/sarah-sanders-democrats-have-to-decide-if-they-love-our-country-more-than-they-hate-this-president/
— Facebook’s ‘Fact Checkers’ Increasingly Alienated — ‘They Threw Us Under the Bus,’ Used Us for ‘Crisis PR’ – Charlie Nash (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/13/report-facebooks-fact-checkers-increasingly-alienated-they-threw-us-under-the-bus-used-us-for-crisis-pr/

 

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Joins Fellow Governors in Meeting With President Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-joins-fellow-governors-meets-president-donald-trump-502748281.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pragmatic Pritzker, a Trump basher, meets with president at the White House – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pragmatic-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-basher-meets-president-white-house/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago doesn’t need to gamble on pension bonds Selling debt is a short-term fix that could exacerbate a challenging long-term problem. – BRIAN CHAPPATTA
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-doesnt-need-gamble-pension-bonds

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sensing re-election loss, Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181213/sensing-re-election-loss-rauner-looked-to-replace-himself-on-nov-6-ballot

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why The Outlook Is So Poor For The Chicago Area Real Estate Market – Gary Lucido (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Lake County, in McHenry County, in Kane County, in DuPage County, and in Will County have enough votes to “consolidate” the aforesaid counties into Cook County? How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Cook County have enough votes to “consolidate” Cook County municipalities into Chicago?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-real/2018/12/why-the-outlook-is-so-poor-for-the-chicago-real-estate-market/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The governor-elect — who referred to Trump as “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe” during the campaign — took the high road in the White House. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, because Pritzker has called Trump a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe,” if you are a Trump supporter, those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will call you a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe.” How should Trump supporters react to that?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/14/new-pac-targets-lipinski-land-pritzkers-trumpy-day-another-fed-raid-on-burke-363555

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS MUST NOT TRIUMPH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-must-not-triumph.html
— WHO ARE THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN AMERICA? (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, individuals, organizations, and companies that the powerful a) approve of move up the ladder and b) disapprove of move down the ladder. Are you moving up the ladder or down the ladder?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/who-are-the-most-powerful-people-in-america.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border reality: A caravan crosses every day – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-reality-a-caravan-crosses-every-day/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Leadership Crumbling On Wall Funding – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29312

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi tells leftist media not to cover the president’s criminal probes ‘morning, noon and night’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61060


— New president of Mexico offers Trump ambitious plan to address migration issue (DIERSEN: Countries commit acts of war when they a) illegally send many millions of their citizens into another country illegally, b) illegally keep many millions of their citizens in another country illegally, and c) send many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into another country illegally. Not only constructively, but actually, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61057

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats can’t stand the thought of protecting Americans – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_cant_stand_the_thought_of_protecting_americans.html
— The GOP Needs to Stop Being the Stupid Party – Apolo Villalobos
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_gop_needs_to_stop_being_the_stupid_party.html
— Calling their bluff – Anna L. Stark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/calling_their_bluff.html
— When Does Trump Say, ‘Enough Is Enough!’? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/when_does_trump_say_enough_is_enough.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— $5B for wall way less than illegals’ $155B annual burden – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/12/13/5b-for-wall-way-less-than-illegals-155b-annual-burden

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi and Schumer Show Their Colors – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/12/14/pelosi-and-schumer-show-their-colors-n2537458

 

LIFE NEWS
— Barack Obama, The Abortion President, Receives Human Rights Award – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/barack-obama-the-abortion-president-receives-human-rights-award/

 

THE HILL
— Some reporters after White House cancels press holiday party: We wouldn’t have gone anyway – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/421345-reporters-after-white-house-cancels-press-holiday-party-we-wouldnt-have-gone

 

REUTERS
— Trump says GM shift to electric vehicles is ‘not going to work’ – David Shepardson, Lisa Lambert
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-gm-interview/trump-says-gm-shift-to-electric-vehicles-is-not-going-to-work-fox-idUSKBN1OC2KT

 

CBS NEWS
— Half of America hasn’t recovered from the recession – IRINA IVANOVA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-america-hasnt-recovered-from-the-recession/

 

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Marco Rubio seeks protected status for Venezuelan immigrants – Steven Lemongello (DIERSEN: My Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives should have sought protected status for federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and a) who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation and b) who did 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. But that would have meant siding with Rutan in Rutan v. Illinois Republican Party (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html).
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-rubio-venezuelans-protected-status-20181213-story.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— How the Media Encourages—and Sustains—Political Warfare – Kyle Jensen and Jack Selzer
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-how-the-media-encourages-and-sustains-political-warfare/

December 12 Morning Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Border security is national security
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/


CBS2
— Mayor Emanuel Proposes Raising Gas Tax by 20 To 30 Cents – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/11/mayor-emanuel-proposes-raising-gas-tax-by-20-to-30-cents/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Conviction upheld for man who left threatening messages for Jeanne Ives – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/conviction-upheld-for-man-who-left-threatening-messages-for-jeanne-ives/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board Democrats: Committee assignments skewed against them – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: While I worked for almost 30 years for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they always gave preferred assignments to their employees who were Democrat, and especially to those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181212/dupage-county-board-democrats-committee-assignments-skewed-against-them
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: How suburban fire chiefs collect both pensions and paychecks – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181212/how-suburban-fire-chiefs-collect-both-pensions-and-paychecks
— Lawmakers too slow to act on road funding – Rep. Tom Morrison, Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181210/lawmakers-too-slow-to-act-on-road-funding

 

TIMES
— Find way to operate state government within its means – Scott Reeder
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/12/10/statehouse-reeder-find-way-to-operate-state-government-within-its-means/afsy4wl/

 

DAILY LINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you donate to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles? I donate GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free because I can a) afford to donate 10+ hours each and every day to put them together and send them out and b) afford to donate thousands of dollars every year for newspaper subscription and internet costs. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.)
https://thedailyline.net/store/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— What’s the Dress Code?
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-124/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— ACCEPTABLE RACISM – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/acceptable-racism/

 

FOX NEWS
— Migrant group demand Trump either let them in or pay them each $50,000 to turn around – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/caravan-migrants-in-mexico-demand-trump-either-let-them-in-u-s-or-pay-them-50000-each-to-go-back-home
— Sacramento paid $300,000 to aid illegal immigrants last year, report says – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/sacramento-paid-300g-to-aid-illegal-immigrants-last-year-report-says

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Get Ready: 2019 Will Be the Year of Gun Confiscation with Democrats in Power – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2018/12/11/get-ready-2019-will-be-the-year-of-gun-confiscation-with-democrats-in-power/

 

PROPUBLICA
— How the IRS Was Gutted An eight-year campaign to slash the agency’s budget has left it understaffed, hamstrung and operating with archaic equipment. The result: billions less to fund the government. That’s good news for corporations and the wealthy. – Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-irs-was-gutted
— Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000? If you claim the earned income tax credit, whose average recipient makes less than $20,000 a year, you’re more likely to face IRS scrutiny than someone making twenty times as much. How a benefit for the working poor was turned against them. – Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger
https://www.propublica.org/article/earned-income-tax-credit-irs-audit-working-poor

 

GOPUSA
— Trump ‘not concerned’ about impeachment: ‘The people would revolt’ (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60907
— Shakedown: Central Americans demand reparations to go home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60904
— Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Trump’s attorney fees in the amount of $293,000
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60918

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE PHOBIAS THAT TORMENT THE LEFT Linda Harvey notes anxiety over candy canes, Christmas songs, ‘wrong’ pronouns
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-phobias-that-torment-the-left/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOME DEMOCRATS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TALK – Kerry Picket (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/democrats-not-ready-impeach-trump-reelection-cleaver-schiff/
— SUNDAR PICHAI DENIES POLITICAL BIAS AT GOOGLE TO CONGRESS AFTER LEAKED COMMUNICATIONS – Evie Fordham

https://www.dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/matt-gaetz-twitter-google/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Conservatives Think of Top Contenders and Wild Cards for Trump’s Next Chief of Staff – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/11/what-conservatives-think-of-top-contenders-and-wild-cards-for-trumps-next-chief-of-staff/

 

TOWNHALL
— New Jersey Assaults the First and Second Amendments – Bob Barr
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2018/12/12/new-jersey-assaults-the-first-and-second-amendments-n2537331

 

NEWSMAX
— Asylum Claims at Southwest Border Soar 67 Percent – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/asylum-border-wall-migrant-caravan-dhs/2018/12/11/id/893993/

 

BREITBART
— Google CEO Sundar Pichai Claims Employees Can’t Manipulate Algorithms and Aren’t Biased – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/11/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-claims-employees-cant-manipulate-algorithms-and-arent-biased/
— DACA Amnesty Would Render Border Wall Useless, Cost Americans $26B – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/11/daca-amnesty-would-render-border-wall-useless-cost-americans-26b/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Says Wall Improvements Stopping Illegals, Threatens Gov Shutdown if Dems Deny Funding – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30892-trump-says-wall-improvements-stopping-illegals-threatens-gov-shutdown-if-dems-deny-funding

 

LIFEZETTE
— Four Outlandish Things Dems Said at the Google Hearing – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/four-outlandish-things-dems-said-at-the-google-hearing/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Huffington Post Enraged: UN Pick Heather Nauert Has ‘Relationship’ With Me? – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/huffington-post-enraged-un-pick-heather-nauert-has-relationship-with-me/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— City Gives AR-15 Owners December Deadline To Submit to Rifle Count – JARED HARRIS
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/city-gives-ar-15-deadline/

 

TPM
— Why Democrats Aren’t Rushing To Impeach Trump – MARY CLARE JALONICK (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-democrats-wont-impeach-trump-yet

 

THE HILL
— House Democrats talking more about impeaching Trump – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420913-house-dems-talking-more-about-impeaching-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting cities to hate Trump, Republicans, America, etc.
https://thehill.com/latino/420909-over-30-cities-oppose-trump-proposal-on-immigration-benefits
— Oval Office clash ups chances of shutdown – NIV ELIS AND ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/420924-oval-office-clash-ups-chances-of-shutdown

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Google Gets Hearing It Wants As Lawmakers Focus On Fake Anti-Conservative Bias.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/google-bias-congress-privacy_us_5c1024cee4b0ac537179a571
— Most Americans Don’t Feel Well-Represented By Congress – Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics feel well-represented in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in the courts, in the U.S. House, in the U.S. Senate, and in the White House? Far too few of those elected/appointed to represent me defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-americans-representation_us_5c10244fe4b00e17a533c813

 

POLITICO
— Kasich’s camp slams GOP effort to head off primary vs. Trump New Hampshire’s Republican Party is weighing measures to make it harder for a Republican to challenge the president in 2020. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/11/kasichs-camp-slams-gop-effort-to-head-off-primary-vs-trump-1054858

 

REUTERS
— Trump says he is looking at 10 or 12 candidates for chief of staff job – Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff-exclusive/exclusive-trump-says-he-is-looking-at-10-or-12-candidates-for-chief-of-staff-job-idUSKBN1OB08G

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Most Powerful Reject in the World” and asks “Is there anyone who wants to hang with Donald Trump?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/opinion/trump-ayers-chief-of-staff-reject.html
— The Misguided Priorities of Our Educational System We spend too much money on college students and not enough on everyone else. – Oren Cass
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/opinion/college-vocational-education-students.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: House Sees Trust Gap As It Grills Google Chief – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/technology/google-pichai-house-committee-hearing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/business/cannabis-business-altria-canopy-constellation-cronos.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Why Republicans pretend that Google searches are biased against them.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/11/why-republicans-pretend-that-google-searches-are-biased-against-them/

 

NEW YORK POST
— What’s ‘immoral’ about caring for America’s poor first? – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2018/12/11/whats-immoral-about-caring-for-americas-poor-first/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not building the wall is what’s truly immoral. Allowing poor migrants to flood across the southern border forces taxpayers to toil longer and pay more taxes to feed and house them, accommodate their children in public schools and pay for their medical care. Americans are already maxed out caring for our own needy, including the homeless sprawled on city streets. This nation has some 40 million people in poverty, one out of every eight people and one of every six children. That’s far higher than the share of people living in poverty in Canada or the UK. Our country doesn’t need to import more poverty. For the same reason, Trump is proposing that only legal immigrants who can support themselves without government handouts be granted green cards. Mayor Bill de Blasio blasted Trump’s proposal as “un-American.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said “the plan is ugly, it is cruel.” Really? Why should Americans be compelled to provide a safety net for throngs pressing to get into the country? Milton Friedman warned two decades ago that America can have open borders or a generous welfare system but not both. Open borders boost a growing economy by providing a source of labor. But that works only so long as immigrants are barred from government benefits. Trump is tightening regulations under a longstanding law, on the books since 1882, that bars immigrants likely to need government benefits from obtaining permanent status. Starting with President Bill Clinton, the law has been applied so laxly that almost no one is denied a green card for that reason. A staggering 63 percent of households headed by a noncitizen depend on Medicaid, food stamps, housing assistance or in some cases all of these taxpayer-funded programs, according to a December 2018 analysis of census data by the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies. That figure is almost double what it is for households headed by American-born citizens. Right now, newly arrived legal immigrants who earn little or nothing are eligible for fully subsidized ObamaCare plans, with taxpayers footing the entire bill, even for copays and deductibles. And 6.8 million children of immigrants are enrolled in Medicaid, according to the Urban Institute. Meanwhile, millions of American-born taxpayers who fund this giveaway to newcomers are going without insurance themselves, because they can’t afford it. That doesn’t jibe with the ideal that a democracy’s first duty is to protect its own citizens. Don’t expect the American public to buy into open borders and handouts for all comers. All Americans have to do is look across the Atlantic to see the disastrous results of that policy.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google CEO Sundar Pichai Faces Lawmakers Skeptical Over Privacy, Alleged Anti-Conservative Bias House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made it clear Republicans see a ‘widening gap of distrust’ between tech giants and the American people – John D. McKinnon and Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-faces-lawmakers-skeptical-over-privacy-alleged-anti-conservative-bias-11544544684
— FRONT PAGE: The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone Loneliness undermines health and is linked to early mortality—and baby boomers are especially feeling the effects – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: How big is your family? My father died in 1969 and my mother died in 2016. My brother continues to live in Crete. My father’s sister continues to live in Flossmoor. My mother’s sister continues to live in Beecher. Her two brothers have died. During the 1950s, my father’s relatives held big family reunions in Crete and my mother’s relatives held big family reunions in Grant Park.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-loneliest-generation-americans-more-than-ever-are-aging-alone-11544541134
— Survive College-Application Season With the Family in One Piece Tension between parents and high school seniors can run high this time of year—here’s how to keep everyone calm as deadlines and decisions loom – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: While I was a senior in high school, I applied to and was accepted by UIC. With my parents providing me with room and board, I could “afford” UIC.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/survive-college-application-season-with-the-family-in-one-piece-11544538805
— Racial Preferences Aren’t Only an American Problem Discriminatory programs tend to benefit the well-off instead of the poor. And they never seem to end. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote race and gender based preference giving a) because they and/or their children/grandchildren benefit from it and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote race and gender based preference giving. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-preferences-arent-only-an-american-problem-11544573122

 

BLOOMBERG
— Here’s What Would Happen If There’s a Government Shutdown in December – Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan, and Christopher Flavelle (DIERSEN: Are/were you an essential employee? Of course, since 1971 when I was 22 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as having been a nonessential federal employee while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-11/shutdown-impact-would-be-limited-as-only-some-agencies-unfunded
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An estimated 400,000 federal employees would work without pay and 350,000 would be furloughed, according to a congressional Democratic aide. The essential employees who work during a shutdown are paid retroactively when the government reopens and payroll operations resume. After previous shutdowns, Congress also has passed legislation to retroactively pay furloughed workers.)

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— A Secure America Requires A Secure Border Wall: So Build It – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/border-wall-secure-america-trump/

 

COMMERCIAL APPEAL
— When newspaper columnists set the national agenda – Philip Glende
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/12/06/when-newspaper-columnists-set-national-agenda-opinion/2160737002/

 

NEW JERSEY HERALD
— Family breakdown explains social unrest – Star Parker
https://www.njherald.com/20181212/family-breakdown-explains-social-unrest#

 

SPECTATOR
— Is cultural conservatism doomed by demographics? Liberals dominate education, entertainment, tech and the media – Daniel McCarthy (DIERSEN: Tragically, hypocritically, ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives move into my precinct, into Wheaton, into Milton Township, and into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservatives built here. Tragically, ever-increasingly, to be accepted by these invaders, to be popular with these invaders, and/or to make money off these invaders, those who live in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County dump conservatives like me.)
https://spectator.us/cultural-conservatism-demographics/

 

NEWSWEEK
— MIGRANT CARAVAN: LET US IN OR GIVE EACH OF US $50,000 TO TURN AROUND AND GO HOME – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-caravan-let-us-or-give-each-us-50000-turn-around-and-go-home-1255043

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/surprise-black-voters-still-dont-like-donald-trump.html

December 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top House Dems raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-russia-probe-20181209-story.html
— Trump demands border wall money; shutdown showdown nears – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-20181207-story.html
— Pence’s aide Nick Ayers is out of the running to be Trump’s next chief of staff – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-nick-ayers-trump-chief-staff-20181209-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Gov’s claim that Dems solely caused budget crisis woefully lacking – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-politifact-bruce-rauner-democrats-republicans-illinois/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— In 13th District race, almost no dollar was left unspent – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-09/tom-kacich-13th-district-race-almost-no-dollar-was-left-unspent.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Set to Ignore GOP District 4 County Board Replacement Recommendation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/09/jack-franks-set-to-ignore-gop-district-4-county-board-replacement-recommendation/
— Could the State of Illinois Declare Bankruptcy?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/09/could-the-state-of-illinois-declare-bankruptcy/
— Township Opponent Offers Gradualist Approach to Abolition
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/09/could-the-state-of-illinois-declare-bankruptcy/
— Why TIF Districts Raise Your Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/07/122411/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/05/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-1/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-2/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/07/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-3-2/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 4
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/08/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-3/
— Jack Franks’ Smear Mailing Ally Uses Court Order Appeal to Further Delay Identity Revelation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/07/jack-franks-smear-mailing-ally-uses-appeal-to-further-delay-identity-revelation/
— Another Reason Jack Franks Didn’t Want Joe Tirio as County Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/05/another-reason-jack-franks-didnt-want-joe-tirio-as-county-clerk/
— Lake County Right to Life Bemoans “Abortion Tourism”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/lake-county-right-to-life-bemoans-abortion-tourism/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 87
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638370-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-87

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McHenry County makes $10 million detaining illegal immigrants in 2018 – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/9/mchenry-county-illinois-makes-10-million-detaining/

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE CAMPAIGN TO KILL STATE COOPERATION WITH ICE – Matt O’ Brien
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/09/state-cooperation-ice/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BORDER CHAOS NO ACCIDENT? Barbara Simpson blasts ‘high-horse’ politicians who won’t protect our country
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/border-chaos-no-accident/
— BUSH 41 COVERAGE REVEALS 2-FACED MEDIA David Kupelian says ‘now Republicans finally know how to get good press’
https://mobile.wnd.com/2018/12/bush-41-coverage-reveals-2-faced-media/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, foreign counties dump their citizens who have severe financial and/or health problems on America. From what I see, virtually all illegals and all asylum seekers either are public charges or will be public charges.
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/420464-public-charge-provisions-hurt-citizen-children-too
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s hateful rhetoric is the real enemy of the people.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420435-trumps-hateful-rhetoric-is-the-real-enemy-of-the-people

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fox News Talked More About Migrant ‘Invasion’ Just Before Election Than In Past 3 Years Total
And it appears they’re only ramping up that fearmongering rhetoric.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-migrant-invasion_us_5c0abb34e4b035a7bf5af1b5

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Nick Ayers, Trump’s once-likely replacement for chief of staff John Kelly, won’t take the job – Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey and Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nick-ayers-trumps-once-likely-replacement-for-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-wont-take-the-job/2018/12/09/5ecf5a10-fbf9-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— ’What if my workers show up high?’ What employers need to know about medical marijuana – LAUREN SOBASKI
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article222813130.html

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Most California immigrants on welfare – Harold H. Horstmann
http://www.newstribune.com/news/opinion/story/2018/dec/09/your-opinion-most-california-immigrants-on-welfare/755954/

 

ALL ON GEORGIA
— Over 60 percent of ‘non-citizen’ households on welfare – Jeremy Spencer
https://www.allongeorgia.com/national-news/over-60-percent-of-non-citizen-households-on-welfare-says-census/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— McHenry County Gains $10M Detaining Undocumented Immigrants Records show that a northwest Illinois county’s decades-old deal with the federal government to detain immigrants living in the country illegally will bring in $10 million this year. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-12-09/illinois-county-gains-10m-detaining-undocumented-immigrants

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump administration could make migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. pay a $50 application fee – ARIEL ZILBER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6477569/Trump-administration-make-migrants-seeking-asylum-U-S-pay-50-application-fee.html

December 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marlboro-cannabis-michigan-legalizes-pot-wiz-khalifa-marlboro-cannabis-marijuana/
— No regrets speaking out about abuse: Trump resort worker – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/no-regrets-speaking-out-about-abuse-trump-resort-worker/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The path to legal immigration — and the risk of being a ‘public charge’ – Jasmine Saavedra
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigration-public-charge-medicaid-chip-trump-1210-20181205-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat letter writer ignores the fact that Paul Hind’s “biggest responsibility will be to oversee the treasurer office’s transition next year to a new property tax administration system. Henry said she was planning to hire a consultant to help with the implementation of the new system. Now that’s no longer necessary.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181207/how-to-really-save-money
— A pension system that needs fixing – Jack Guttentag
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20181208/a-pension-system-that-needs-fixing

 

SUBURBAN LIFE

— OCTOBER 2, 2014 FLASHBACK: DuPage County clerk candidate Jean Kaczmarek says opponent used government resources for campaign – NATHAN LURZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/09/30/dupage-county-clerk-candidate-says-opponent-used-government-resources-for-campaign/aq59scb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During her remarks, she also said the clerk’s office gave employee Adam Johnson paid leave to try to unseat State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, in this spring’s Republican primary election, for which she said the county’s personal leave policy had no provision. Kaczmarek compared the allegations against Hinds to recent lawsuits against DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba. Several veteran deputies have claimed they were punished by Zaruba for unionizing and refusing to support the sheriff politically. One suit has been settled, but more are pending. “Prohibited political activity is a big problem in DuPage County. It impacts all of us,” she said. “Yet, this problem is so easy to fix with tougher policies, better training and a willingness to enforce laws which already exist. Our county officials have chosen to do nothing and here we are today.” Hinds did not respond to requests for comment and Paul Darrah, spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office, confirmed receipt of the complaint but said he could not speak further on the matter.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A decade later, shock of Blagojevich arrest not all gone – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181208/bernard-schoenburg-decade-later-shock-of-blagojevich-arrest-not-all-gone

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— For first time, prosecutors connect Trump to a federal crime – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/for-first-time-prosecutors-connect-trump-to-a-federal-crime

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Golf Club Allegedly Employed Undocumented Immigrants – IAN STEWART
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-golf-club-allegedly-employed-undocumented-immigrants#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 79
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638365-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-79
— Sanguinetti committee reports nearly $2K in contributions during third quarter
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511657825-sanguinetti-committee-reports-nearly-2k-in-contributions-during-third-quarter

 

GOPUSA
— Et tu Tucker?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60742

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Media use coverage of Bush funeral to criticize Trump – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-use-coverage-of-bush-funeral-to-criticize-trump

 

BREITBART
— Retiring Paul Ryan Pushes Stealth Outsourcing, Amnesty for Irish Lobbies – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/08/paul-ryan-pushes-stealth-outsourcing-amnesty-irish/
— Migrant Family Border Apprehensions Skyrocket 270 Percent in Nov. over Prior Year – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/08/migrant-family-border-apprehensions-skyrocket-270-percent-in-nov-over-prior-year/

 

NBC NEWS
— Nick Ayers, Mike Pence’s right hand, likely to be Trump’s next chief of staff The 36 year-old has a reputation as a polarizing and hard-charging fixture in Republican politics. – Vaughn Hillyard, Hallie Jackson, Kristen Welker, Geoff Bennett and Carol E. Lee
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/nick-ayers-mike-pence-s-right-hand-likely-be-trump-n945656

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Case Against Meritocracy An aristocracy that can’t admit it. – Ross Douthat (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed and what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute that to? I passed all the tests that were necessary to get hired by the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old, to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, to get hired by IRS in 1971, to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute the aforesaid to my being born a healthy White male, my avoiding the draft, my getting married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/sunday/wasps-meritocracy-ross-douthat.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi – David Ignatius
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-a-chilling-saudi-cyberwar-ensnared-jamal-khashoggi/2018/12/07/f5f048fe-f975-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “When Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, he didn’t know he was walking into a killing zone,” Ignatius writes. “He had become the prime target in a 21st-century information war — one that involved hacking, kidnapping and ultimately murder — waged by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his courtiers against dissenters. “How did a battle of ideas, triggered by Khashoggi’s outspoken journalism for The Post, become so deadly? That’s the riddle at the center of the columnist’s death.”)

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/06/recreational-marijuana-legal-michigan-what-does-say-talker/2225426002/

 

NEW JERSEY
— Trump says he doesn’t hire undocumented immigrants. Here’s how it happened at his N.J. golf club – Kelly Heyboer
https://www.nj.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/9a8eb82994256/trump-says-he-doesnt-hire-undo.html

 

ECONOMIST
— Donald Trump is kryptonite for centre-right media The Weekly Standard, a bastion of conservative criticism of the president, appears to be closing
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/12/08/donald-trump-is-kryptonite-for-centre-right-media

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Americans’ 5 Biggest Budget-Busters, and What to Do About Them Are these items zapping your money as well? – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: Because my retirement income is only 43% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars, I spend far less on meals out, clothing, entertainment, etc.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/12/08/americans-5-biggest-budget-busters-and-what-to-do.aspx

 

LGBTQ NATION
— The new head of the Log Cabin Republicans calls Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies ‘hiccups’ – Daniel Villarreal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, politicians get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/new-head-log-cabin-republicans-calls-trumps-anti-lgbtq-policies-hiccups/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Leader Of Gay GOP Group Describes Trump’s Attacks On LGBT Community As ‘Hiccups’ – CARLOS SANTOSCOY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, politicians get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/46484/Leader_Of_Gay_GOP_Group_Describes_Trumps_Attacks_On_LGBT_Community_As_Hiccups

 

COLDWELL BANKER
— Community Stats for 518 West Roosevelt Road, WHEATON, IL 60187
https://www.coldwellhomes.com/Property/Community/MRED/10150761/518-West-Roosevelt-Road-WHEATON-IL-60187

December 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Trump Picks Rockford Native Heather Nauert As U.N. Ambassador – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/07/heather-nauert-united-nations-ambassador-donald-trump-fox-news-state-department/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Longtime lawmaker Tom Johnson remembered as ‘effective advocate’ in Springfield – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails knew Thursday morning, December 6, 2018, that Tom Johnson had died (https://www.hultgrenfh.com/obituary/tom-johnson). It was the 12th link in the email that I sent out at 9:00 AM that day. What do you say to those who discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181207/longtime-lawmaker-remembered-as-effective-advocate-in-springfield
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Want a job for summer? Act now – Sue Omanson (DIERSEN: Did you take bad jobs when you were in high school and college? I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20181205/park-district-kidsmatter-sponsor-job-fair
— Former Lake County Sheriff Curran asking for a discovery recount – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181207/former-lake-county-sheriff-curran-asking-for-a-discovery-recount

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Big money boosted Lauren Underwood, but $7 million was not enough for Peter Roskam in defeat – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty. Since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I caused all of Roskam’s and Hultgren’s problems a) with what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and b) with what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-underwood-hultgren-casten-roskam-campaign-money-summary-20181207-story.html
— Illinois and 38 other states are fighting back against robocalls – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-robocall-state-coalition-20181206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump demands border wall money; shutdown showdown nears – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/trump-demands-border-wall-money-shutdown-showdown-nears/
— Pritzker will have his work cut out for him
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-minimum-wage-business/
— Daley nephew lost millions for pension system: MAYOR’S NEPHEW, BACKER GOT $9 MILLION IN FEES, MOST OF THAT FOR MANAGING DEALS THAT TANKED – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/feature/daley-pension-debacle-where-did-54-million-go

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Pritzker’s lieutenant plans to use her ‘lite guv’ platform While the state’s No. 2 job is long on influence and short on statutory authority, Juliana Stratton plans to hammer home criminal justice and equality, themes that have dominated her life. – LYNNE MAREK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/how-pritzkers-lieutenant-plans-use-her-lite-guv-platform

 

WBBM 780
— Governor-Elect JB Pritzker Vows To Stand Up For Immigrants In Illinois – ROB HART (DIERSEN: “Stand up for immigrants in Illinois” is code for a) promoting illegal immigration, b) promoting mass legal immigration, c) replacing citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries, and d) using the aforesaid to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/governor-elect-jb-pritzker-vows-stand-immigrants-illinois

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Caterpillar attorney in tax and trade criminal case tapped by Trump for AG – Matt Buedel
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181207/caterpillar-attorney-in-tax-and-trade-criminal-case-tapped-by-trump-for-ag

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner say yes to infrastructure bill, no to new taxes – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-say-yes-to-infrastructure-bill-no-to-new-taxes/article_475a7dc4-fa55-11e8-9961-dfe6fe96823c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL THERE BE AN ILLINOIS GOP?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/will-there-be-an-illinois-gop.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: John McGlasson, the 16th CD State Central Committeeman, said that he did not anticipate any party leadership changes in the near future. “I can say that Chairman Schneider has every intention of staying on. He did not offer any apologies. Did not offer anything new. They blamed the usual suspects – but the chairman did look me in the eye several times,” McGlasson said. “In my opinion, they think there should be a unified message and that message should not be pro-President Trump, should not be pro-life, should not be pro-Second Amendment,” McGlasson said. “They want a unified message – a message that is theirs.”)
— GOP SENATOR PAUL SCHIMPF ASKS SATANIC STATUE BE REMOVED FROM CAPITOL CHRISTMAS DISPLAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/gop-senator-asks-satanic-statue-be-removed-from-capitol-christmas-display.html
— THORNER: WITH SOCIALISM GROWING, WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES OF MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-with-socialism-growing-what-are-our-chances-of-making-america-great-again-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican who knows full-well that those who have dominated the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) since at least the 1970s despise, if not hate, conservatives, that is, despise, if not hate, the base of the IRP, says “Maybe they should read the platform?”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/07/maybe-they-should-read-the-platform/
— 13th Ward files 2,700 revocation affidavits for opponent’s 1,703 petition signatures
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/07/13th-ward-files-2700-revocation-affidavits-for-opponents-1703-petition-signatures/

 

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Pelosi, Dems Used to be ‘Hawks’ on Immigration – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-nancy-pelosi-chuck-schumer-border-wall/2018/12/07/id/893660/

 

GOPUSA
— How Trump can beat the deep-state coup (DIERSEN: Do/did your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and/or subordinates view you as being a member of the deep state? Mine did while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 a) because they were Democrats and I was a Republican; b) because I refused to help them get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made 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; c) because I opposed political affiliation discrimination; d) because I opposed reverse discrimination; and e) because I opposed age discrimination. Because of the aforesaid, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60605

 

ROLL CALL
— Expect Record Turnout in 2020 No reason to think Trump won’t continue to drive voters to the polls on both sides – Nathan L. Gonzales (DIERSEN: Democrats will ever-increasingly a) promote hatred against Trump and b) get voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats. What should Republicans do about that?)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/gonzales/expect-record-turnout-2020

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Stop Calling John:’ Kelly Is Expected to Leave White House Post Trump moves to replace chief of staff as he shakes up administration; new U.N. ambassador, attorney general also named – Peter Nicholas, Michael C. Bender and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kelly-is-expected-to-leave-post-as-trump-shakes-up-administration-1544204965

 

FORBES
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel Showers City Employees With $481 Million in Overtime, Extra Pay, Cash Benefits – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/12/07/mayor-rahm-emanuel-showers-city-employees-with-481-million-in-overtime-extra-pay-cash-benefits/#25d03e484b76

 

FED WEEK
— Military Personnel More Expensive than Federal Employees, CBO Says
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/military-personnel-more-expensive-than-federal-employees-cbo-says/

 

COLDWELL Banker
— FOR SALE: 518 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $394,900 (.65 acre vacant lot)
https://www.coldwellhomes.com/Property/Detail/MRED/10150761/518-West-Roosevelt-Road-WHEATON-IL-60187

December 5 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Carter paint themselves as being anti-Trumps.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/as-presidents-assemble-for-bush-funeral-trump-odd-man-out/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Joe Biden’s boasting means little when it comes to beating Trump.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-2020-presidential-election-donald-trump-s-e-cupp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crowds honor Bush for long service, from war to White House – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–george-hw-bush-20181204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s relationship with the Bush family has been tense. The current president has mocked the elder Bush for his “thousand points of light” call to volunteerism, challenged his son’s legacy as president and trounced “low-energy” Jeb Bush in the Republican presidential primaries en route to office. The late President Bush called Trump a “blowhard.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s arrival to Bush funeral quiets conversation among ex-presidents and their wives.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-george-hw-bush-20181205-story.html
— Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-eu–britain-facebook-privacy-20181205-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cantore seeks partial recount in forest preserve race – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181205/cantore-seeks-partial-recount-in-forest-preserve-race
— Facebook allegedly offered advertisers special access to users data, activities – Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181205/facebook-allegedly-offered-advertisers-special-access-to-users-data-activities

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Staff feud at tax appeals board turns nasty Members of the Board of Review accuse each other of lying, incompetence, political favoritism and more in a dispute over who gets how many staff aides. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/staff-feud-tax-appeals-board-turns-nasty
— Broker tries another Trump Tower twist The famous name, conspicuously absent from a broker’s earlier brochure for the property, is back in a new brochure for the building’s mostly empty riverfront commercial space. – ALBY GALLUN (DIERSEN: What if the Illinois Republican Party moved into the Trump Tower?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/broker-tries-another-trump-tower-twist

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Gov. Elect J.B. Pritzker: What to Expect When He Takes Office – Mary Chappell (DIERSEN: Who voted for Pritzker? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/12/gov-elect-j-b-pritzker-what-to-expect-when-he-takes-office/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Only someone with Ald. Ed Burke’s stature would throw a holiday party just five days after being raided by the feds. More than a thousand supporters paid $150 each to attend the annual fundraiser for Burke, who’s already stockpiled $12 million in campaign funds. . .Other notables spotted at the event: . . .former state GOP House Leader Tom Cross, former state GOP Chairman Pat Brady.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/05/mccarthys-name-recognition-burke-draws-a-crowd-ramirez-rosas-legal-issue-357938

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Senate race: Republican Connelly wins voter tally in Milton Township
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511633437-state-senate-race-republican-connelly-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES DEMAND NEW IL GOP LEADERSHIP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/illinois-conservatives-call-for-new-il-gop-leadership.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: CAROL STREAM – Despite the Illinois Republican Party meeting for the first time since a “blue tsunami” hit Illinois in the mid-term elections, no dramatic changes in leadership or strategy for 2020 emerged last Saturday – stripping all the state’s non-Democrats of any hope for substantial political recovery in the near future. The Illinois Conservative Union (ICU) (http://www.ilpac.org/) isn’t giving up on the IL GOP without a fight, however. This week, the ICU’s leadership called for the IL GOP state chairman Tim Schneider to step down. To the base of the Party – Conservatives who stand firmly on the adopted Republican Party platform – the causes of the November 6th election losses are abundantly clear, the group said in a statement.)
— RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/racial-discrimination-in-college-admissions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Outline begins to emerge of marijuana legalization
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/05/outline-begins-to-emerge-of-marijuana-legalization/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New welfare numbers show sickness of America’s spirit – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: What percent of households are “on the taxpayer dole” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/5/welfare-immigrant-households-drain-economy-and-spi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest Census Bureau numbers find that more than seven of 10 households headed by immigrants in California, and nearly the same amount in Texas, are on the taxpayer dole. So much for the Democrat sheep who bleat that concerns of immigrant-tied drains on welfare are simply rooted in racism and hate. Government facts and figures only show these concerns to be true. According to the latest numbers from 2014, fully 63 percent of non-citizens are living off at least one welfare program. That translates into 4.68 million households.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border police, troops brace for caravan surge in Arizona – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-police-troops-brace-for-caravan-surge-in-arizona

 

NEW AMERICAN
— That Strengthening Diversity: 63 Percent of “Non-citizens” on Welfare – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30820-that-strengthening-diversity-63-percent-of-non-citizens-on-welfare
— Migrants Breach Border, This Time In the Dark – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30821-migrants-breach-border-this-time-in-the-dark

 

HOT AIR
— Ninth Circuit Fully Beclowns Itself On Illegal Immigration – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/05/ninth-circuit-fully-beclowns-illegal-immigration/

 

DAILY CALLER
— WHILE AMERICANS WATCH MIGRANT CARAVAN, ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS SPIKE IN TEXAS – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/05/focus-tijuana-mexico-illegal-immigrants-texas-border-patrol/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Caravan Members Make New Plans After Being Sold Empty Promises – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/caravan-members-make-new-plans-after-being-sold-empty-promises_2731337.html

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Illegal Border Crossings On The Rise Following Influx Of Migrant Caravan
https://www.oann.com/illegal-border-crossings-on-the-rise-following-influx-of-migrant-caravan/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Border Crisis Continues To Burn While GOP Fiddles
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29247-border-crisis-continues-burn-while-gop-fiddles

 

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— Democrat Plans For America – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/democrat-plans-for-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Mexican government is closing down the Tijuana immigrant encampment because of the serious and dangerous illnesses the caravan carried there, and Democrats want these people to enter the United States and spread their diseases across our nation. Venezuela’s Socialism is causing poverty and hunger to be the new norm in that formerly prosperous nation with the population experiencing a shortage of food and a deterioration of their healthcare delivery, and Democrats want to introduce Socialism to America. Democrats and the various Chambers of Commerce in America want poor people to immigrate to America and settle here to do the work they say our lower-paid citizens will no longer do, when there are many Americans, including teenagers looking for their first jobs, who can find no work for themselves because immigrants have taken all of the jobs. Democrats want to give welfare to immigrants settling here with no jobs, no skills, and no ability to speak English, while at the same time the government is unable to sufficiently help many American citizens at the bottom of the economic ladder lead comfortable lives. Despite the lying press’s assurance to Americans that the caravan contained only peaceful families, the mayor of Tijuana contradicted that assurance and told us that the caravan contained mostly young men and about ten-percent criminals. But Democrats insist that we are obligated to allow an infinite number of these people into America and settle here. America’s Democrat party has taken Barack Obama’s promise to Fundamentally Transform America to heart and is moving with all possible speed to destroy this great nation.)

 

BREITBART
— Rush Limbaugh: Media Respect For George H.W. Bush Is ‘Phony’ — Never Treated Him Like This When He Was Alive – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/05/rush-limbaugh-media-respect-for-george-h-w-bush-is-phony-never-treated-him-like-this-when-he-was-alive/
— Understanding the Caravan — the Map Says It All – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/kris-kobach-understanding-the-caravan-the-map-says-it-all/
— House Democrats Plan Push to Criminalize Private Gun Sales – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/house-democrats-plan-push-criminalize-private-gun-sales/
— Ann Coulter–Bush’s Finest 30 Seconds: The Willie Horton Ad
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/05/ann-coulter-bushs-finest-30-seconds-the-willie-horton-ad/
— Internal Emails Reveal Facebook’s Cutthroat, Anti-Competitive Business Practices – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/05/internal-emails-reveal-facebooks-cutthroat-anti-competitive-business-practices/
— Caravan Migrant Delivers Baby Day in USA Who Will Be Eligible for Citizenship – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/caravan-migrant-delivers-baby-in-california/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Federal Court Uses First Amendment to Strike Down Law Blocking Encouragement of Illegal Immigration – Sam Dorman
https://ijr.com/federal-court-uses-first-amendment-to-strike-down-law-blocking-encouragement-of-illegal-immigration/

 

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh on Media’s ‘Phony’ Praise of Bush 41: They Were ‘Vicious and Partisan’ When He Was in Office
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/05/rush-limbaugh-calls-out-media-phony-praise-george-hw-bush-attacks-trump

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHURCH BECOMES SANCTUARY FOR ‘CAREFULLY CHOSEN’ ILLEGALS Sheriff: ‘Sympathy does not make it legal’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/church-becomes-sanctuary-for-carefully-chosen-illegals/

 

GOPUSA
— University of Southern California students asked if they love U.S., say ‘America is trash’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60555

— Wall Street execs afraid to hire women in wake of #MeToo
http://www.gopusa.com/wall-street-execs-afraid-to-hire-women-in-wake-of-metoo/

 

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— Fast-food chain excluded from US campus for biblical ethos Rider University, New Jersey, has removed the option to allow a branch of fast-food chain, Chick-fil-A, to open on its campus.
https://www.christian.org.uk/news/fast-food-chain-excluded-from-us-campus-for-biblical-ethos/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps use Bush memorial service to blast Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419961-grief-tension-mark-bush-memorial-service

 

CBS NEWS
— The Department of Justice just took a step to make asylum even more difficult for Central Americans – KATE SMITH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage future Democrats, that is, citizens of foreign countries that have severe financial, health, and other problems, to seek asylum in America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-department-of-justice-acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-to-make-asylum-more-difficult-for-central-american-2018-12-5-live-updates/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Nation’s First Teachers’ Strike at Charter Network Begins in Chicago – Dana Goldstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/us/chicago-charter-strike.html
— Lawmakers Clash and Protesters Chant Amid Fight Over Wisconsin Governor’s Power – Mitch Smith and Monica Davey
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/us/wisconsin-republicans-power.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps use Bush funeral to blast Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-george-hw-bushs-funeral-a-magisterial-presidency-meets-one-diminished-by-division/2018/12/05/9595a982-f8ac-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
— How George H.W. Bush enabled the rise of the religious right Religious conservatives used the Bush presidency to launch their takeover of the GOP – Neil J. Young (DIERSEN: Obviously, the “religious right” never came close to taking over the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/05/how-george-hw-bush-enabled-rise-religious-right/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps use Bush funeral to blast Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-trump-odd-man-out-presidents-bush-funeral-20181205-story.html

 

BBC
— Festive Satanic statue added to Illinois statehouse
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46453544

 

 

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— FULL COVERAGE: George HW Bush funeral plans, legacy and a look back at his life
https://abc7chicago.com/society/watch-george-hw-bush-funeral-plans-life-and-legacy/4808060/
— More than 50,000 hens killed in egg farm fire in Grant Park, Illinois (DIERSEN: I am related to the Mussmans. I visited this farm with my parents and brother many times during the 1950s and 1960s. For many years, the Mussmans and the Diersens got together once a month on a Saturday evening alternating between their homes. In the early 1950s, Ralph Mussman (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-03-06-0803051510-story.html)  saved me from drowning when I fell off a pier at a lake in Wisconsin.   He  took me on my first plane ride; his daughter Sandy and I sat in the back seat of a rented Piper Cub. During the 1970s, his getting a major contract to supply McDonald’s with eggs for its new Egg McMuffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMuffin) helped him to dramatically expand his egg business. I hunted pheasants on his farm a number of times. During the 1960s, my father worked for him part-time for a while delivering eggs to homes in Park Forest.  During the 1970s, a friend of mine who worked for the Secret Service rented a small plane in northwest Indiana and we landed on the air strip on this farm and visited with Ralph. Ralph owned a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire that helped spark my interest in cars.)
https://abc7chicago.com/more-than-50000-hens-killed-in-egg-farm-fire/4829385/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at Mussman’s Back Acres at 9998 N 16000E Road in Grant Park, Ill. and the fire was raised to a fifth alarm before it was struck out, fire officials said. Chopper 7HD flew overhead as firefighters poured water onto the farm. The Grant Park Fire Department said five buildings at the plant were damaged, with two receiving heavy fire damage and the other three damaged by heavy smoke. The company said two of the two barns are a total loss. A spokesperson for the farm, Brian Birch, said the quick actions of the Grant Park Fire Department help to save at least 250,000 to 300,000 hens. No people were hurt. Michigan-based Konos purchased the farm in 2015. Mussman’s serves several Chicagoland retailers. Despite the fire, Birch says Konos will be able to fulfill all of its contracts. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firefighters from a number of south suburban departments responded, including from Orland Park, Palos and Frankfort. Mussman’s Back Acres’ website says it is a family-owned farm and they also grow their own feed. The company said there should be no supply interruption.)

 

NBC5
— Which Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging Opponents’ Petitions – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-petition-challenges-501917571.html
— Illinois Looks To Its Past, Future Amid 200th Birthday Party
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/04/illinois-looks-to-its-past-future-amid-200th-birthday-party/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP campaign committee reports ‘cyber intrusion’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-campaign-committee-reports-cyber-intrusion-
— Joe Biden says he’s the ‘most qualified person in the country to be president’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-says-he-s-the-most-qualified-person-in-the-country-to-be-president-

 

WGN TV
— Thousands of chickens killed in fire at Mussman’s Back Acres egg farm – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/04/large-fire-reported-at-mussmans-back-acres-egg-farm/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Say Cheese: Pritzker and Rauner smile and try to look like they like one another – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-photograph-bicentennial-illinois-navy-pier-veterans/
— Preckwinkle’s petition pounce: Challenges Mendoza, four other women – Mark Brown and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-mayor-race-petition-challenges-mendoza-brown-cook-chico-daley-joyce-wilson-green/
— Here’s how to pay your property taxes now (if you want) — 3 months early – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/county-county-property-tax-treasurer-2019-pay-early/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The decision to post the bills now is in response to a large number of requests from taxpayers, accountants and tax advisors, the treasurer’s office said in a press release. This is the earliest that first installment payments have been accepted by the county. Treasurer Maria Pappas said making the tax bills available this far in advance makes the process easier and more transparent and gives taxpayers more time to get questions answered — particularly about the federal tax law that went into effect earlier this year. Before that law, all local income and property taxes were deductible from income taxes. Now, there is a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local taxes. “If they want to pay now, they can, and if they want to go to an accountant to understand the new Trump law, they can,” Pappas said.)
— Biden says he’ll decide on presidential run within 2 months – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-says-hell-decide-on-2020-presidential-run-within-2-months/
— Wisconsin’s Walker defies protesters on lame-duck session – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wisconsin-legislature-republicans-weaken-democratic-governor/
— Remember this, Mr. Pritzker: We’re your boss, and public records belong to us – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-foia-open-meetings-act-jb-pritzker-public-records-access/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Republicans plan dramatic lame-duck votes to limit the powers of incoming Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-wisconsin-governor-power-vote-20181204-story.html
— Berrios sister, friend quickly land jobs with Illinois secretary of state after assessor ouster – Hal Dardick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-berrios-family-new-jobs-20181204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: t didn’t take long for former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ sister and one of his close friends to land new government jobs, though they did have to take a major pay cut. Carmen Berrios and Victoria LaCalamita started work Monday with the Illinois secretary of state. That office is led by Jesse White, who cut a campaign radio ad for Berrios, the former chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party and an unabashed defender of old-school patronage politics. The secretary of state’s office, which has around 3,700 jobs, has long been known as a patronage haven under both Democrats and Republicans. The two women will each make $37,992 a year as public service supervisors in the Vehicle Services Department, said Dave Druker, White’s spokesman. Druker said the two were hired to fill open positions after going through an application process and were “graded based on experience and training.” Carmen Berrios and LaCalamita both resigned their executive jobs in the assessor’ office last weekend, before newly elected Assessor Fritz Kaegi took over Monday. Carmen Berrios was being paid $126,000 as deputy assessor in charge of tax services and outreach, and LaCalamita was being paid $139,000 as deputy assessor of financial operations.)
— In 1943, George H.W. Bush trained at Naval Air Station Glenview and was ‘terrified the entire time’ – Alexandra Kukulka
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-george-hw-bush-naval-station-glenview-tl-1206-story.html
— Satanic Temple statue among holiday displays at Illinois Capitol – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-satanic-display-in-state-capitol-20181204-story.html
— Former Cook County commissioner Ed Moody, House Speaker Madigan ally appointed recorder of deeds – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-moody-appointed-recorder-of-deeds-20181204-story.html
— Challenges filed in treasurer’s race against signatures turned in by Ald. Ameya Pawar, Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-city-treasurer-challenges-20181204-story.html
— Bush 41 was ‘an American closer,’ says GOP rival Pat Buchanan – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-bush-buchanan-trump-20181204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who wants to abolish the Second Amendment and the GOP uses Bush to bash the NRA and the GOP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rubin-nra-bush-republican-party-20181203-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trevor seeks discovery recount in narrow House race loss to Morrison – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/trevor-seeks-discovery-recount-in-narrow-house-race-loss-to-morrison
— St. Michael Church in Wheaton to expand parking – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/st-michael-church-in-wheaton-to-expand-parking
— Special prosecutor sought in narrow sheriff’s race dispute – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181204/news/312049889/
— DuPage forest preserve plans to allocate $12 million for clubhouse – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/dupage-forest-preserve-plans-to-allocate-12-million-for-clubhouse

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker shows ‘deep gratitude’ for Rauner at Illinois bicentennial – Mike Riopell
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181204/pritzker-shows-deep-gratitude-for-rauner-at-illinois-bicentennial

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Fire damages egg production facility in rural Grant Park – Jeff Bonty
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/fire-damages-egg-production-facility-in-rural-grant-park/article_f3fe0f80-f7d2-11e8-9c79-bfa11bcd629a.html

 

WREX
— Gov. Bruce Rauner will attend funeral services for former President Bush
https://wrex.com/category/2018/12/04/gov-bruce-rauner-will-attend-funeral-services-for-former-president-bush/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Court cites free speech in striking down part of federal law over statements on illegal immigration – Bill Mears (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in the world that encourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/court-cites-free-speech-in-striking-down-part-of-federal-law-over-statements-on-illegal-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal appeals court has tossed out parts of a law that would punish those who would knowingly encourage immigrants to come to, or remain, in the U.S. illegally. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit concluded the federal law unconstitutionally bans a range of protected speech. The Justice Department prosecuted a San Jose woman who ran an immigration consulting firm, for allegedly helping arrange green cards for those working in the country illegally. The judges concluded the law’s reach was overbroad.)

 

GOPUSA
— A college president turns a chicken sandwich into an intellectual adversary
http://www.gopusa.com/a-college-president-turns-a-chicken-sandwich-into-an-intellectual-adversary/

 

HOT AIR
— Social Media Checks To Get A Gun License? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/04/social-media-checks-get-gun-license/

 

TOWNHALL
— 90,000 Illegal Aliens Have Come to America Since the Caravan Formed in October – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/04/illegal-immigrants-literally-drop-children-over-the-border-fence-n2536948
— Rep. Scalise Explains to ‘The View’ Why His Position on Gun Control Hasn’t Changed After Being Shot – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/04/rep-scalise-explains-to-the-view-why-his-position-on-gun-control-hasnt-changed-after-being-shot-n2536978
— Truly Disgusting: ‘Conservative’ WaPo Columnist Uses Bush 41’s Death to Chide Republicans And the NRA – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/04/truly-disgusting-conservative-wapo-columnist-uses-bush-41s-death-to-chide-rep-n2536917

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CARTER/CLINTON JUDGES RULE AIDING ILLEGAL ALIENS IS PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272143/carterclinton-judges-rule-aiding-illegal-aliens-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Money, Support for Migrant ‘Caravans’ Flow Through Chicago – Kevin Mooney
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/04/money-support-for-migrant-caravans-flow-through-chicago/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MIGRANTS BREAK THROUGH BORDER, SOME MAY HAVE ESCAPED CAPTURE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/report-caravan-migrants-crash-border-potentially-escape-tijuana/
— NED RYUN PREDICTS ‘VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS’ FROM ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND MASS AUTOMATION – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/ned-ryun-immigration-violence-fox-news/

 

CNS NEWS
— Federal Employee Downloaded 9,000 Pages of Porn, Infecting Network with Russian Malware – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/craig-bannister/ig-fed-employee-downloaded-9000-pages-pornography-infecting-network

 

NEWSMAX
— Frustrated Migrants Breach Border at Tijuana – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrants-mexico-tijuana-caravan/2018/12/04/id/893044/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals scarf up welfare, with new Census data confirming 63% of non-citizens helping themselves – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/illegals_scarf_up_welfare_with_new_census_confirmation_of_63_helping_themselves.html

 

BREITBART
— Conservative Leaders Demand Congress Fund Border Wall for National Security – Ken Klukowski (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative leaders” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform? Do they have a website? If so, how often do the post things on it? Do they send out emails? If so, how often, how many read them, and who reads them?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/04/conservative-leaders-demand-congress-fund-border-wall-national-security/
— Michelle Malkin: Bush Legacy ‘Impoverishes the American Worker’ and ‘Grows the Deep State’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/12/04/michelle-malkin-bush-legacy-impoverishes-american-worker-grows-deep-state/

 

FEDERALIST
— New Documentary Reveals How Border Insecurity Exacerbates Opioid Deaths – Ericka Andersen
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/04/opioid-documentary-reveals-how-border-insecurity-exacerbates-the-drug-crisis/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Wall funding debate shows DC elites fiddle while the nation burns – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29237-outsiders-vs-insiders-wall-funding-debate-shows-dc-elites-fiddle-while-nation-burns

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— House GOP runs out the clock on its majority; First Step Act stalls in the Senate – Drew White
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-weekly-watchman-house-gop-runs-out-the-clock-on-its-majority-first-step-act-stalls-in-the-senate/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Can Republicans Acknowledge Their Midterm Defeat?”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/can-republicans-acknowledge-their-midterm-defeat/

 

ROLL CALL
— Tornado Strikes Congressman’s Hometown, Grazes McDonald’s His Dad Built Rodney Davis breaks out the chain saw after rare December tornadoes – Michael Teitelbaum
https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rodney-davis-chainsaw-december-tornadoes

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of migrants from caravan breach border – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419587-dozens-of-migrants-from-caravan-breach-border
— Trump: Border wall ‘pays for itself in two months’ – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/419669-trump-claims-us-loses-250-billion-a-year-to-illegal-border-crossings
— Court rules that encouraging illegal immigration is protected by First Amendment – MEGAN KELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419656-court-rules-encouraging-undocumented-immigrants-to-enter-us-is
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419585-thousands-of-migrants-traveling-to-us-dead-or-missing-over-last

 

REUTERS
— Pentagon extends Mexico border mission until end of January
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-military/pentagon-extends-mexico-border-mission-until-end-of-january-idUSKBN1O32QY

 

CBS NEWS
— Asylum denials hit record-high in 2018 as Trump administration tightens immigration policy – KATE SMITH
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-asylum-denials-hit-record-high-in-2018-as-trump-administration-tightens-immigration-policy-as-the-caravan-arrives/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The government wants to keep its employees from talking about impeachment. It can’t do that. – Kathleen Clark
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/04/government-wants-keep-its-employees-talking-about-impeachment-it-cant-do-that/

 

USA TODAY
— Child care costs and strict hours are crippling working parents, especially the single ones – Briana Williams
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/04/child-care-costs-crippling-working-parents-especially-single-ones/2116870002/

 

FORTUNE
— Migrants Breach the U.S. Border Fence in a Bid for Asylum
http://fortune.com/2018/12/04/migrants-breach-border-fence-asylum/

 

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border – J.D. Long-García
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/12/04/immigration-denial-rates-increase-asylum-seekers-face-setback-us-border

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Fox guest: Donating to migrants in the caravan is “aiding and abetting criminals on the border” Campus Reform’s Lawrence Jones: UC Berkeley students sending money to migrants “should concern most Americans”
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/12/04/fox-guest-donating-migrants-caravan-aiding-and-abetting-criminals-border/222219

 

NIEMAN LAB
— The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout – JOHN CROWLEY
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/12/alert-alert-the-information-demands-on-the-modern-digital-journalist-are-overwhelming-and-leading-to-burnout/

November 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: With legal marijuana possibly on horizon, Oak Park prepares to reap tax benefits – Steve Schering
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-marijuana-tax-tl-1206-story.html
— $14 million settlement for family of NIU student David Bogenberger, who died in fraternity hazing incident – Matthew Walberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-niu-hazing-lawsuit-settlement-bogenberger-20181130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump and the for-profit presidency.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-cohen-mueller-russia-1202-20181130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries who have health problems to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-immigration-proposal-scaring-people-from-medicaid-1202-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will J.B. Pritzker spark a new fire at conservative Illinois Policy Institute? – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/j-b-pritzker-illinois-policy-institute-graduated-income-tax/
— White House staffers admonished for posting political tweets – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hatch-act-white-house-staff-political-tweets/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kifowit’s nasty rhetoric was both offensive and counterproductive – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181130/editorial-kifowits-nasty-rhetoric-was-both-offensive-and-counterproductive

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— The NRA lost $55M in income in 2017
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/the-nra-lost-55m-in-income-in-2017

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner blasts Rauner.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/more-proof-if-we-needed-it-rauner-wasnt-cut-out-job

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— More than 5,000 women came to Illinois for abortions last year – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181130/more-than-5000-women-came-to-illinois-for-abortions-last-year

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democratic legislators from St. Clair, Madison counties will be mostly women by January – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article221957540.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— More women are crossing state lines to have abortions in Illinois – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/more-women-are-crossing-state-lines-to-have-abortions-in/article_e43e4bc2-6ecd-5c5c-a08b-1bd5d4b4ee86.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois legislators occupy a make-believe world, one where money grows on trees and chickens never come home to roost. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-11-30/editorial-now-you-see-it-now-you-dont.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Build a border wall – it’s the law – Byron York
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20181130/byron-york-build-border-wall—its-law

 

SAUK VALLEY
— The house always wins, but do we? Expanding gambling in Illinois might not pay off as much as some think – Editorial
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/11/28/editorial-the-house-always-wins-but-do-we/abkx2bt/

 

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Video gambling machines shut down in town – Nona Tepper
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/11-30-2018/Video-gambling-machines-shut-down-in-town-/

 

OAK PARK
— Oak Park bans sweepstakes gambling machines Ordinance prevents video gambling loophole seen in other municipalities – Timothy Inklebarger
http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/11-26-2018/Oak-Park-bans-sweepstakes-gambling-machines/

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Rauner says lawmakers who voted to override his vetoes will cost taxpayers – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/rauner-says-lawmakers-who-voted-to-override-his-vetoes-will/article_b4a9928f-4389-5977-8866-eebe8dd08466.html

 

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting pot pushers push pot.
http://www.tspr.org/post/new-report-says-legal-pot-will-earn-illinois-millions-new-taxes

 

WTAX
— Rauner suggests voters chose poorly
https://wtax.com/news/101101-rauner-suggests-voters-chose-poorly/

 

WAND
— Discovery recount begins in sheriff’s race
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39567377/discovery-recount-begins-in-sheriffs-race

 

CHANNEL 20
— Springfield gamblers lost millions of dollars to video gambling – Ana Espinosa
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/springfield-gamblers-lost-millions-of-dollars-to-video-gambling

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— GARCIA’S FOURTH DISTRICT WIN SERVES AS MILESTONE FOR ILLINOIS IMMIGRANTS – Hannah Magnuson
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/garcias-fourth-district-win-serves-as-milestone-for-illinois-immigrants/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives critical of bill to extend TIFs – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511641928-ives-critical-of-bill-to-extend-tifs

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Nearly 5,000 bills die in Madigan’s Rules Committee Outgoing state lawmaker says measures that did pass didn’t address pension debt, high property taxes – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/nearly-bills-die-in-madigan-s-rules-committee/article_a803d066-f4ac-11e8-9001-c706812601b8.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS SOON MIGHT COME OFF ILLINOIS CRIMINAL RECORDS – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Concerning your respect for the rule of law, your past predicts your future.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/marijuana-convictions-soon-might-come-off-illinois-criminal-records/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BRINKMAN: THE RISE AND DECLINE OF ILLINOIS’ ONCE-DEPENDABLE DUPAGE REPUBLICAN PARTY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/the-rise-and-decline-of-the-dupage-republican-party.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When James “Pate” Philip left as DuPage party chair in 2003 he left it with half a million dollars. Without their long time leader the DuPage GOP quickly fragmented into the nine individual township organizations who learned to fend for themselves. The money quickly dwindled and was never replenished. Neither were these organizations created equal in their ability or resources to fend for themselves. The lasting coup of the 2010 redistricting map is that it took those districts that followed GOP organizational lines and smashed them up. Local Republican organizations long used to having one representative and one senator now suddenly had five or six in some cases. To be required to focus on too much is to focus on nothing at all. This has undone local efforts to bolster candidates. Tea Parties admirably tried to pick up some of this slack as have larger more well-heeled groups like that of Dan Proft. Tactical victories partially explain the decline, but not the broader trends. While the township organizations helped slow the decline they were not the essential force in DuPage’s rise to preeminence. How then was the county so effective at its peak? Was it all just demographics as some would argue, or purely leadership? Surely both played a role, however one feature absent over the decline of the DuPage party was its massive and systematic outreach during its peak. The county GOP sent a quarterly newsletter to each and every voter. A substantial portion of what was raised every year and at massive events (like the one where Nancy Louise met Pate) went to their distribution. These efforts helped to educate all voters and especially newer ones to see why conservative governance was essential first at the local level, then at the state level. Before they knew it, they had become reliable Republican voters!)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The governor talks about the election and the future of the ILGOP
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/30/the-governor-talks-about-the-election-and-the-future-of-the-ilgop/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Though he criticized Democrats, Rauner also said his own party needs to take a look at itself post-election. When asked who should lead the Illinois Republican Party, Rauner did not give a direct answer. “Well, we have a chairman, Tim Schneider and a co-chairman,” Rauner said, referring to the newly ousted Cook County Commissioner, whom he handpicked to lead the party, and conservative Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw, who led a quasi-coup of the party leadership in May. “We have some wonderful elected officials who are Republicans,” the governor continued. “We have major donors and funders who are proud Republicans and I think it’s going to be an appropriate process for the Republican party to do some reflection and some discussion about where we go as a party and where we go as a state and lay out a vision for the future. Clearly, changes are needed. Clearly, improvements are needed.”)
— So far, the transition is going smoothly
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/30/so-far-the-transition-is-going-smoothly/

 

BREITBART
— Caravan Organizers Promised Easy U.S. Asylum, Say Departing Migrants – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/11/30/caravan-organizers-promised-easy-u-s-asylum-say-departing-migrants/
— Harvard Student Faces Eviction After Roommates Saw MAGA Hat, Ransacked Her Room for (Legal) Guns – Tom Ciccotta (DIERSEN: Who has the courage to wear a MAGA hat in a) your neighborhood, b) in your precinct, c) in your municipality, d) in your township/ward, e) in your county, and f) in Illinois?)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/11/30/harvard-student-told-to-move-out-over-her-legally-owned-guns/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Top Five Media Lies on the Migrant Caravan – PATRICK POOLE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/top-five-media-lies-on-the-migrant-caravan/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal workers warned: Advocating Trump impeachment not allowed until second term – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Of course, because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government always treated me like I was a member of the Republican “deep state.” They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I frustrated their efforts a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/federal-workers-warned-advocating-trump-impeachment-not-allowed-until-second-term

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The memo was highlighted by the group American Oversight, which is calling on the OSC to rescind the guidance. “With the Trump administration already corruptly trying to root out the ‘deep state,’ the OSC should not empower Trump appointees to target people who ‘resist’ administration policies like family separation,” the advocacy group said in a statement.)

 

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Want America To Go Borderless – Ilana Mercer
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2018/11/30/liberals-want-america-to-go-borderless-n2536777
— The Religion of Leftism – Allie Stuckey
https://townhall.com/columnists/alliestuckey/2018/11/30/the-religion-of-leftism-n2536798
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the last decade, America has moved drastically to the left. Not only are more people on the left than ever before, the left is further left than it’s ever been. This radical brand of progressivism has come to be known as “leftism”—an extreme yet increasingly dominant segment of the political spectrum. At the same time, America has grown more secular. According to Pew, “religious nones” are rapidly growing in number. These “nones” are most concentrated among millennials: 36% of millennials are religiously unaffiliated. Millennials happen to also be America’s most politically progressive generation. This probably isn’t a coincidence, especially since the same trends have occurred in a similar way in other parts of the world, such as Europe. While correlation doesn’t prove causation, politics and religion are so closely related that it’s hard to believe the simultaneous popularization of extreme leftism and secularism is insignificant.)

 

NUMBERS USA
— Republicans in Congress Cut a Deal to Double H-2B Guest Workers
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/republicans-congress-cut-deal-double-h-2b-guest-workers

(FROM THE ARTICLE: NumbersUSA Director of Government Relations told Breitbart: I don’t ever recall seeing a formal agreement between Congressional staff and employers to draft legislation to increase employers’ access to cheap, foreign labor….Donald Trump won the White House by running on a pro-American-worker immigration message, but his party lost control of the House during the midterms by abandoning that message. This agreement is evidence that Republicans haven’t learned from their recent election losses.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Migrant caravan not about escaping ‘violence’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/another_blown_narrative_usc_study_shows_migrant_caravan_not_about_escaping_violence.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Migrate for Money, Not Safety – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/30790-new-report-migrants-migrate-for-money-not-safety

 

CNS NEWS
— Let’s Shrink Illegal Alien Population, Save Billions at Same Time – David North
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-north/lets-shrink-illegal-alien-population-save-billions-same-time

 

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat Rep Stephanie Kifowit Calls For Death Of GOP Rep Peter Breen’s Family, Gets Destroyed – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/38872/watch-democrat-rep-calls-death-gop-reps-family-ryan-saavedra

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: UC-Berkeley student gov unanimously approves resolution to fund migrant caravan – Celine Ryan
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11579

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred not only against of Trump, but hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/11/30/how-online-hate-speech-is-fueling-real-life-violence/

 

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— These men want to lead California’s Republican Party – what’s left of it A midterm shellacking complicates an already tough job for Chairman Jim Brulte’s successor – JEFF HORSEMAN
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/11/30/these-men-want-to-lead-californias-republican-party-whats-left-of-it/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Mexicans’ protests of illegal immigration expose false racism narrative – Todd Blodgett
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/11/30/mexican-protests-illegal-immigration-exposes-false-racism-claims-caravan-tijuana-asylum-racism/2161442002/

 

CARLISLE SENTINEL
— Bad news from California – Michael Reagan
https://cumberlink.com/opinion/columnists/reagan-bad-news-from-california/article_caebd20e-23df-5b55-bed1-5e25a68ad317.html

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Democrats hypocritical on Trump’s use of tear gas – Editorial
https://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/our_opinion/democrats-hypocritical-on-trump-s-use-of-tear-gas/article_d74e1013-756c-50a5-9c40-8143e2c4d95c.html

 

FORTUNE
— Trump’s Visits to Mar-a-Lago, the ‘Winter White House,’ Under GAO Scrutiny for Costs and Security – Bloomberg
http://fortune.com/2018/11/30/trumps-visits-to-mar-a-lago-the-winter-white-house-under-gao-scrutiny-for-costs-and-security/

 

FORBES
— Free Trade, Yes — Open Borders, No – Steve Hanke
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevehanke/2018/11/30/free-trade-yes-open-borders-no/#6d805e483d3c

 

NEWSWEEK
— DO NOT RESIST: MEMO BANS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM DISCUSSING DONALD TRUMP IMPEACHMENT – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/do-not-resist-memo-bans-federal-employees-discussing-donald-trump-impeachment-1238028

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees Warned Not to ‘#Resist’ Trump Administration While on Duty – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Of course, because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government always treated me like I was a member of the Republican “deep state.” They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I frustrated their efforts a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/11/30/federal-employees-warned-not-resist-trump-administration-duty/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One agency that gained particular attention was the Environmental Protection Agency since it was the target of numerous budget cuts by the Trump administration. FOIA lawsuits were filed seeking evidence of the existence of a “deep state” within the EPA, and the agency even was conducting its own investigation into whether employees were sending encrypted text messages after news reports surfaced saying it was taking place within the agency.)

November 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Alderman Ed Burke’s Chicago offices raided by FBI agents executing search warrants – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ald-ed-burkes-chicago-offices-raided-by-fbi/4789692/

 

NBC5
— Federal Agents Search Ald. Ed Burke’s Offices, Paper Over Doors Burke is the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, elected in 1969, and chairs the powerful Finance Committee – Carol Marin, Don Moseley and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ed-burke-chicago-501553981.html

 

CBS2
— Fall Session Wraps Up, Democrats Anticipate Capitol Control
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/29/general-assembly-fall-session-ends/
— Feds Raid Ald. Edward Burke’s City Hall Office, Ward Office; Doors And Windows Covered In Brown Paper – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/29/alderman-ed-burke-edward-m-burke-city-hall-office-donald-trump-fbi-raid/
— Illinois House Expunges Lawmaker’s Tainted Water Threat
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/29/illinois-house-expunges-lawmakers-tainted-water-threat/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Federal agents raid offices of Ald. Ed Burke – Dane Placko and Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/report-fbi-agents-raid-office-of-ald-ed-burke

 

WGN TV
— Federal agents raid office of powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke – TAHMAN BRADLEY AND BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/29/federal-agents-raid-office-of-powerful-chicago-ald-ed-burke/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: ‘I am very scared for the people of Illinois’ as J.B. Pritzker takes over in a month – Mike Riopell, Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-future-20181129-story.html
— Illinois’ U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos will lead House Democrats in 2020 campaign – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who are those leading efforts to elect Republicans on April 2, 2019 and November 3, 2020 in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: They should include the officers of your Republican township/ward and county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and the IRP officers. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrat-cheri-bustos-dccc-chair-20181129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sen.-elect Romney, America should have listened to you.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-romney-mitt-warning-speech-trump-con-man-fake-temperament-1130-story.html
— Who is Ed Burke? Alderman. Former cop. Ex-Trump attorney. – Tony Briscoe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-who-is-ed-burke-20181129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “There are ways Trump can win over Hispanics and blacks.” To get reelected in 2020, anti-Trumps want Trump to dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-trump-winning-voters-african-americans-hispanics-supporters-1130-story.html
— It’s personal for Oswego legislators on different ends of Legionella dust-up – Denise Crosby
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-kifowit-apology-st-1130-story.html
— Coalition kicks cronies in Springfield showdown – Austin Berg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1202-story.html
— Election filing for candidates for Naperville school, park boards starts Dec. 10 – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-other-races-st-1130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds raid Ald. Burke’s City Hall, ward offices – Fran Spielman, Jon Seidel and Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ed-burke-fbi-federal-agents-city-hall-council/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Warnings grow over unsanitary conditions in Tijuana shelter.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/warnings-grow-over-unsanitary-conditions-tijuana-shelter-migrant-caravan/

 

DAILY HERALD
— House approves plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181129/house-approves-plan-aimed-at-consolidation-in-mchenry-lake-counties

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Big financial names put financial muscle behind paid internships for low-income students – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: While you were earning your undergraduate degree, were you a low income student? I was not. I delivered mail part-time 1966-1969 and worked part-time on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. That, along with my parents providing me room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester in 1969, and the summer of 1969, enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/big-financial-names-put-financial-muscle-behind-paid-internships-low-income

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Jeanne Ives: A legal answer to state pension crisis? – SCOTT REEDER
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/a-legal-answer-to-state-pension-crisis/article_de3b3d6d-24ce-5481-8c8d-76be32bc204b.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Plan Could Leave Asylum-Seekers At Risk In Mexico.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-asylum-seekers-stay-put-mexico-while-claims-are-processed#stream/0

 

WSPY
— State Rep. Welter Pursuing New House Rule In Wake Of State Rep. Kifowit’s Comments
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/state-rep-welter-pursuing-new-house-rule-in-wake-of/article_609b5542-f3fc-11e8-b7b5-779821ed2eb4.html

 

WQAD
— Gov. Rauner speaks publicly for the first time since conceding defeat – BRODY WOODDELL
https://wqad.com/2018/11/29/gov-rauner-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time-since-conceding-defeat/

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Sen. Ed Markey Attacks The Heartland Institute on the Senate Floor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdHoBYEwsu0&feature=youtu.be

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner says lawmakers who voted to override his vetoes will cost taxpayers – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-says-lawmakers-who-voted-to-override-his-vetoes-will/article_06ced956-f421-11e8-b5ec-ef3565c5a31f.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FBI RAIDS OFFICE OF POWERFUL CHICAGO ALD. ED BURKE – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/fbi-raids-office-of-powerful-chicago-ald-ed-burke/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rahm Emanuel: Dems’ Job to Divide Trump’s Base – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rahm-emanuel-dems-2020/2018/11/29/id/892530/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Illinois House erases Democrat Stephanie Kifowit’s ‘Broth of Legionella’ remark; GOP colleague Peter Breen warns of ‘mob rule’ – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-house-erases-democrats-broth-of-legionella-remark-gop-colleague-warns-of-mob-rule

 

GOPUSA
— Trump ‘totally willing’ to shut down government over $5B target for border wall funding
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60109
— Barbra Streisand accuses Donald Trump of misogyny as she attacks female GOP voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60121

 

BREITBART
— Some Caravan Migrants Have HIV/AIDS and TB, Say Mexican Authorities – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/11/29/some-caravan-migrants-have-aids-and-tb-say-mexican-authorities/

 

THE HILL
— Federal agents raid office of lawyer Ed Burke who previously did tax work for Trump – OWEN DAUGHERTY
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/418928-federal-agents-raid-office-of-tax-firm-that-previously-worked-for

 

WRAL
— GOP governors minimize Trump impact on midterm losses – AP (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, Republican candidates lost on November 6, 2018 because of Democrat success a) in promoting hatred of Trump and b) in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats. In my precinct, Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary and he got only 137 votes in the 2016 General Election.)
https://www.wral.com/gop-governors-minimize-trump-impact-on-midterm-losses/18028894/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call all Republicans racists.
https://thinkprogress.org/republican-party-leaders-ignore-racism-but-act-very-offended-at-being-called-racists-0163396a8f50/

November 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ‘Real-time’ Election Day fear: Illinois authorities detected suspicious web traffic – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/-illinois-authorities-detected-suspicious-web-traffic-on-election-day/4775525/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Legionnaire’s crisis at heart of damage-award veto override – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/legionnaire-s-crisis-at-heart-of-damage-award-veto-override

 

WGN TV
— Legionnaire’s crisis at heart of damage-award veto override – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/28/legionnaires-crisis-at-heart-of-damage-award-veto-override/

 

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Dem lawmaker Stephanie Kifowit called to resign after saying she’d like to inject poison into GOP rep’s family water so they die – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/11/28/dem-lawmaker-called-to-resign-after-saying-shed-like-to-inject-poison-into-gop-reps-family-water-so-they-die-697355

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats use tear gas image as sentimental weapon to avoid clearheaded immigration debate – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-immigration-caravan-kass-20181127-story.html
— Veto override votes on key issues remain for lawmakers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il-xgr–illinois-legislature-20181128-story.html
— Anderson, Boyd-Obarski not seeking re-election to Naperville council; 2 incumbents, 10 others vying for 4 open seats – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-city-council-election-st-1128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage Forest Preserve president Joseph Cantore’s tenure coming to a quiet end – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/dupage-forest-preserve-presidents-tenure-coming-to-a-quiet-end
— FRONT PAGE: What you need to know to run for local office in 2019 – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181128/what-you-need-to-know-to-run-for-local-office-in-2019

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w former ABC-7 Newsie Charles Thomas dissect the Chicago Mayor’s race
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/11/watch-berkowitz-w-former-abc-7-newsie-charles-thomas-dissect-the-chicago-mayors-race-cable-web/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— House debate devolves into death wishes – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/house-debate-devolves-into-death-wishes/article_f53c442a-f296-11e8-b05e-db908c3298ea.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “State of the State” with Jeanne Ives
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/state-of-the-state-illinois-family-spotlight-122/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GENDER PAY GAP AT UBER? NOPE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/gender-pay-gap-at-uber-nope.html
— DECLINES IN ADOLESCENT SMOKING ACCELERATED AS VAPING ROSE, SUGGESTING THE FDA’S CAMPAIGN IS FATALLY MISGUIDED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/declines-in-adolescent-smoking-accelerated-as-vaping-rose-suggesting-the-fdas-campaign-is-fatally-mi.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Dems to probe whether Trump ‘nationalist’ claims fueling hate crimes – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What percent of anti-Americans in the world, in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood are also, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Birds of a feather flock together.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/27/jerry-nadler-demands-trump-administration-answers-/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Cuts Deal with Business Lobby for 2X Importation of Foreign Workers – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big employers talk and/or act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/27/report-gop-cuts-deal-with-business-lobby-for-2x-importation-of-foreign-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Senators have reportedly cut a deal with the business lobby to more than double the annual importation of low-skilled foreign workers to the U.S. to take blue-collar American jobs. Every year, the U.S. companies are allowed to import 66,000 low-skilled H-2B foreign workers to take blue-collar, non-agricultural jobs. The H-2B visa program is used by businesses to bring in cheaper, foreign workers and has contributed to blue-collar Americans having their wages undercut.)
— The Real ‘Voter Suppression’ in 2018 Came from Big Tech – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/11/27/bokhari-the-real-voter-suppression-in-2018-came-from-big-tech/
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Compares Central America to Nazi Germany – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/27/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-compares-central-america-nazi-germany/
— House Democrats to Investigate ‘White Nationalism’ – Joel Pollak (DIERSEN: What percent of anti-Whites in the world, in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood are also anti-American, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Birds of a feather flock together.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/27/house-democrats-to-investigate-white-nationalism/
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Doubles Down: ‘On the Right Side of History’ Linking Migrant Caravan to Holocaust – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/27/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-attacks-sebastian-gorka-twitter/

 

DAILY WIRE
— The Hate For Melania’s Christmas Decor Is Even Worse This Year. Here Are The Many Cruel Things Leftists Are Saying. “It’s well-established that we live in hell” – PAUL BOIS
https://www.dailywire.com/news/38758/hate-melanias-christmas-decor-even-worse-year-here-paul-bois

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Twitter restores conservative commentator banned without explanation – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-twitter-restores-conservative-commentator-banned-without-explanati

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Chick-fil-A Stands Its Ground After University Declined to Bring Company on Campus Due to Christian Values – Sydney Monduy
https://ijr.com/chick-fil-a-university-campus-christian-values/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump and the ongoing culture war – Robert Knight
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/robert-knight/2018/11/27/trump-and-the-ongoing-culture-war

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout a) that GOD is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that GOD wants Democrats to get rid of once and for all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christians-decry-trump-administration-children-tear-gas-border_us_5bfc5156e4b0771fb6bcdec6

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Cindy Hyde-Smith Holds Off Mike Espy to Keep Mississippi Senate Seat – Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/us/politics/mississippi-senate-espy-hyde-smith.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Mia Love against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/opinion/republican-black-congress-mia-love.html
— A Journalist Was Killed in Mexico. Then His Colleagues Were Hacked. – Azam Ahmed
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/world/americas/mexico-spyware-journalist.html

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook has a problem with black people, former employee charges – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/27/facebook-has-problem-black-people-former-employee-says/2126056002/

 

FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER & SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters make it clear that they are going to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.fayobserver.com/opinion/20181127/max-boot-gop-now-party-of-neo-confederates
https://www.salon.com/2018/11/27/son-and-daughter-of-the-confederacy-donald-trump-and-cindy-hyde-smith-are-a-love-match/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Insults Will Have Consequences By deliberately offending the people he works with, the president has set himself up for failure. – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-27/trump-s-insults-will-have-consequences

 

FORBES
— Why Republican Women Get No Love – Wendy Sachs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wendysachs/2018/11/26/why-republican-women-get-no-love/#22916b5c513f

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you disagree with or criticize someone who is a minority and/or a female, anti-Trumps call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps want political parties to only back candidates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-iq-republicans-opinionated-women-1233647

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— OPM can help agencies with performance evaluation, but agency isn’t the problem – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used the extreme subjectivity in their performance evaluation systems a) to retain and promote their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2018/11/2150662/