Tag: protestant

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he’s ‘big loser’ in GOP tax plan; experts say it could save him tens of millions – Drew Harwell and Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: Please contact Congressman Roskam ASAP and urge him to oppose cutting any itemized deductions. From what I see, the more that you have benefited from itemizing your deductions, the more federal income tax that the “GOP tax plan” will make you pay. Those who take the standard deduction have always wanted those who itemize to pay more taxes. Typically, those who take the standard deduction are renters and those who itemize are homeowners. I have been a homeowner since 1972 and my wife and I have been homeowners since 1978. Since 1972, my critics/opponents have always been beyond furious a) that I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I itemized and b) that my wife and I have paid less federal income tax since 1978 because we have itemized. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-taxes-gop-plan-20171110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP base will choose an alleged child molester over a Democrat.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gop-embrace-trump-st-1112-20171110-story.htm
— Ray LaHood says GOP, Democrats need to work together – David Sharos (DIERSEN: Whenever Republicans and Democrats “work together,” Republicans lose big time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-lahood-st-1110-20171109-story.html
— Trump opposition inspires Dem focus on statehouse wins – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–virginia-election-new-agenda-20171111-story.html
— Tax split between House, Senate poses a big challenge – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–congress-taxes-divisions-20171110-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DEDUCTIONS The Senate bill would eliminate a taxpayer’s ability to deduct state income taxes and local property taxes. But the final bill may have to closely track a House compromise that provides a property tax deduction of up to $10,000 or else risk a revolt from GOP lawmakers from New York, New Jersey, and California. The Senate bill preserves popular individual tax breaks for large medical expenses, mortgage interest, electric vehicles and college costs that were targeted by the House. The House limits deductibility of mortgage interest to the first $500,000 of a loan, riling the real estate and housing industries, and eliminates a deduction for medical expenses that’s often taken by families facing crippling nursing home costs.)

DAILY HERALD
— One dog was killed and another injured in a coyote attack that happened while the canines were unattended in the backyard of a home near Deer Grove Forest Preserve, Palatine police said. – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you own a dog, you obligate yourself to “attend” that dog 24 hours each and every a day.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171110/coyote-kills-1-dog-injures-another-canine-in-palatine
— Veteran at York High: You bond with people different from you – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: If I would seek a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that got student draft deferments 1966-1970 while I attended UIC and NIU and a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971. They would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that they could to turn veterans against me. They stress that I got draft deferments 1966-1970 while I attended UIC and NIU and that I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171110/veteran-at-york-high-you-bond-with-people-different-from-you
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Capturing the history of Asians in Naperville – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. While I lived there 1948-1972, it was overwhelmingly German-American and Lutheran. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that while lived in Crete everyone in Crete was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and/or even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171110/photo-exhibit-to-document-recent-history-of-asians-in-naperville

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Once again the GOP con is on – Bob Janz, McHenry
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/09/letter-once-again-the-gop-con-is-on/apcqq9z/

BGA
— CITY COLLEGES’ ‘REINVENTION’ JUST ANOTHER MISLEADING TALKING POINT – Andy Shaw
https://www.bettergov.org/news/shaw-city-colleges-reinvention-just-another-misleading-talking-point

WAND
— Tempers flare over government budgeting
http://www.wandtv.com/story/36818487/tempers-flare-over-government-budgeting

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives stresses ‘tragic’ Rauner decision on sanctuary status – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511266795-ives-stresses-tragic-rauner-decision-on-sanctuary-status

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: ‘Roy Moore Needs to Step Aside Now,’ I Believe These Allegations – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: What accusations against you does Kinzinger believe? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked so hard and for so long against me that virtually everyone in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would believe virtually any accusation made against me. They have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might defend me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/10/gop-rep-kinzinger-roy-moore-needs-step-aside-now-believe-allegations/

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: GOP Should ‘Disown Every Aspect’ of Moore – Wanda Carruthers (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries disown you? The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries disown me: those that 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/adam-kinzinger-gop-disown-roy-moore/2017/11/10/id/825481/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Roy Moore: Voters’ and conservatives’ rock-and-a-hard place moral dilemma – Ned Barnett (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/11/roy_moore_voters_and_conservatives_rockandahard_place_moral_dilemma.html

HOT AIR
— Saving Roy Moore Isn’t Worth It – JONAH GOLDBERG (DIERSEN: Are you worth saving? According to the majority, if not the overwhelming majority, of the members of the following organizations, I am NOT WORTH SAVING: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2017/11/saving-roy-moore-isnt-worth/

POLITIFACT
— Ted Cruz says Obama administration prosecuted few people for lying during gun purchases – W. Gardner Selby
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2017/nov/10/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-says-obama-administration-prosecuted-few-/

THE HILL
— Kinzinger: Senate should expel Moore if he wins – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: What accusations against you does Kinzinger believe? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked so hard and for so long against me that virtually everyone in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would believe virtually any accusation made against me. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in getting the following to expel me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, and GAO.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359881-gop-lawmaker-senate-should-expel-moore-if-he-wins
— GOP rushes to cut ties to Moore – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Who has “cut ties” with you? Those who dominate the following have “cut ties” with me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc. Those who dominate the aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359870-gop-rushes-to-cut-ties-to-moore

CNN
— Why Roy Moore supporters are standing by him, in their own words – Eric Levenson (DIERSEN: If you were accused, who would stand by you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked so hard and for so long against me that virtually everyone in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would believe virtually any accusation made against me. They have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might stand by me.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/politics/roy-moore-alabama-reactions/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who attack Moore attack Moore’s defenders. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might defend me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/us/politics/roy-moore-alabama-republicans.html
— Russia Warns of Crackdown on U.S. Media, Including CNN – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are always cracking down on individuals, on organizations, on companies, and on governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/business/media/russia-rt-cnn-crackdown.html
— Yard Rage: The Rand Paul Assault – Bob Morris
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/yard-rage-rand-paul-assault.html
— The Insanity of Taxpayer-Funded Addiction The answer to the opioids crisis surely isn’t to pay Big Pharma to sell more pills. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/opioids-taxpayer-funded-addiction.html
— State Department to Offer Buyouts in Effort to Cut Staff – Gardiner Harris (DIERSEN: If I had taken my Democrat GAO superiors’ $25,000 buyout offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension would have been dramatically reduced even more than it was when they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/us/politics/state-department-buyouts.html
— Senate Plan Could Increase Taxes on Some Middle-Class Workers – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/us/politics/senate-tax-bill.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For Alabama Women, Disgust, Fatigue and a Sense Moore Could Win Anyway.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/us/alabama-women-roy-moore.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Republicans Try to Block Moore’s Path as Candidate Denies Sexual Misconduct – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/us/politics/roy-moore-alabama-republican.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Anti-Trumps say “The accusations against Roy Moore are scandalous, but evangelical voters may still stand by him.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/10/the-accusations-against-roy-moore-are-scandalous-but-it-may-not-cost-him-evangelical-voters-support/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want itemizers to pay more federal income tax “Spend Tens of Millions to Sell Tax Bill to Middle Class.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/groups-spend-tens-of-millions-to-sell-tax-bill-to-middle-class-1510240495
— Tax Overhaul Is Planned for 2018, Leaving Just a Few Weeks to Prepare Most provisions in the House and Senate GOP tax bills would take effect in 2018, meaning people could have little time to do crucial year-end tax planning – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-you-can-get-ready-now-for-big-tax-changes-soon-1510315202
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Taxes The House bill repeals the deduction for state and local income and sales taxes and caps the deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The Senate bill repeals deductions for property taxes, in addition to repealing the others. Exceptions apply for property-sales taxes paid by owners of pass-through firms. Individuals who won’t owe alternative minimum tax this year may want to prepay 2018 state and local taxes that could be disallowed next year. This move requires careful analysis, as high state and local tax deductions could trigger the AMT in 2017 and eliminate much of the benefit. Charitable Donations If the standard deduction greatly increases as proposed, only 10% of filers will need to list write-offs separately compared with 30% now. Taxpayers donating a small percentage of income may want to accelerate donations into 2017 to get a deduction. These givers should also consider so-called donor-advised funds. Such accounts enable donors to “bunch” several years of smaller gifts into one large amount. A donor can designate charitable recipients later, and meanwhile the assets can be invested and grow tax-free. . .Medical-Expense Deductions The House bill repeals the deduction for medical expenses, which is highly important for people paying large bills for home health aides and nursing-home care. The Senate bill retains it. Tax professionals caution against prepaying 2018 medical expenses in 2017. The law allows the IRS to disallow such write-offs entirely, and courts have ruled against the taxpayer on this issue. There is an exception for some people entering retirement homes. Under current law, part of the entrance fee to such facilities could be deductible for 2017 even if the person doesn’t enter until 2018, says Andy Mattson, a CPA with Moss Adams. This is a complex area, and taxpayers should seek professional help.)
— To Thank Veterans, Help Them Build Civilian Careers Recognize not only their service but their potential, by training them for fulfilling professions. – David H. Petraeus (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, the experience that you gain working for government is viewed as being utterly and completely useless, worthless, and valueless. Just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes about the usefulness, worth, and value of a) the almost 18 years of experience that I gained working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991 and b) the almost 9 years of experience that I gained working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-thank-veterans-help-them-build-civilian-careers-1510354644
— Vietnam Squeezes Activists on Facebook and on Stage Pressure on dissident singer who met Barack Obama reflects broad crackdown – James Hookway (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are always cracking down on individuals, on organizations, on companies, and on governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vietnam-squeezes-activists-on-facebook-and-on-stage-1510325727

USA TODAY
— Roy Moore: ‘I have never engaged in sexual misconduct’ – Brian Lyman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/10/roy-moore-i-have-never-engaged-sexual-misconduct/854028001/

AUSTIN STATESMAN
— How loopholes, lapses and politics stymie gun-buyer background checks – Sean Collins Walsh
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/national-govt–politics/how-loopholes-lapses-and-politics-stymie-gun-buyer-background-checks/uAdytLBDsXEMk53XXNibSO/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Talk about ‘paid vacation’: Job will pay $10,000 a month to live in Cancun and blog it – MICHAEL MCGOUGH (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/article184056516.html

DAYTON DAILY NEWS
— After the military: Finding a job, place in society not easy for vets – Barrie Barber (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, the experience that you gain working for government is viewed as being utterly and completely useless, worthless, and valueless. Just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes about the usefulness, worth, and value of a) the almost 18 years of experience that I gained working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991 and b) the almost 9 years of experience that I gained working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/after-the-military-finding-job-place-society-not-easy-for-vets/U50KwK8Uze2npw5UG1wsIM/

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups use “students” as their operatives and as their dupes: 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/students-gather-to-support-dream-act/article_adb0854e-d64b-5c45-8c4c-4d14ef88e9da.html

NEW YORKER
— How Donald Trump Taught Conservatives to Defend Roy Moore – Ryan Lizza (DIERSEN: If you were accused, who would defend you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked so hard and for so long against me that virtually everyone in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would believe virtually any accusation made against me. They have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might defend me.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-donald-trump-taught-conservatives-to-defend-roy-moore

MEDIA MATTERS & NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/11/10/anti-lgbtq-hate-groups-stand-roy-moore-after-report-he-molested-child/218517
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/11/10/roy-moore-and-rot-conservative-politics/218522
http://nypost.com/2017/11/10/the-detestable-defense-for-roy-moore/

SALON
— Roy Moore’s disgraceful fan club: Republican defenders smear accusers, reporters – MATTHEW SHEFFIELD (DIERSEN: How big is your “fan club?” If you were accused, who would defend you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked so hard and for so long against me that virtually everyone in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would believe virtually any accusation made against me. They have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might defend me.)
https://www.salon.com/2017/11/10/roy-moores-disgraceful-fan-club-republican-defenders-smear-accusers-reporters/