Tag: Republican

January 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Democrats square off at Sun-Times gubernatorial forum – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-square-off-at-gubernatorial-forum-/2959772/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps march in support of immigrant rights, clean DREAM Act
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/community-groups-march-in-support-of-immigrant-rights/2960189/
— ‘New California’ campaign declares ‘independence,’ wants to create 51st state –
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-california-campaign-declares-independence/2960116/
— Leaders wear black for #MeToo at first Chicago Council meeting of 2018 – Craig Wall and Tanja Babich
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/leaders-wear-black-for-metoo-at-first-chicago-council-meeting-of-2018/2958199/

 

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates Clash in Governor’s Race Forum – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democratic-candidates-clash-in-chicago-sun-times-governors-race-forum-469826833.html
— Rauner Has a Comfortable Lead Over Ives in GOP Primary, Poll Shows – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-illinois-governor-republican-469813613.html
— Chicago Women in Government Wear Black in Solidarity With #MeToo
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-women-wear-black-me-too-469822333.html

 

CBS2
— Women Elected Officials Share #MeToo Stories – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/17/metoo-at-chicago-city-hall/

 

WGN TV
— Campaign funds for governor race expected to shatter records – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/17/campaign-funds-for-governor-race-expected-to-shatter-records/
— Kinzinger: Durbin should have confronted Trump over comments – DANIEL REYES AND T.M. BARNAS
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/17/rep-adam-kinzinger-responds-to-dick-durban-comments-about-trump-daca-and-the-future-of-the-republican-party/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin’s history of scrapes – Kim Janssen and Jonathon Berlin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dick-durbin-most-controversial-moments-chicago-inc-2017-htmlstory.html
— Judge agrees to keep some documents secret in Dennis Hastert lawsuit – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-order-20180117-story.html
— Kelly: Some of Trump’s campaign pledges on immigration, wall ‘uninformed’ – Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kelly-trump-immigration-uninformed-20180117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats spar over Blagojevich, black exodus and big bucks in Sun-Times forum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-spar-over-blagojevich-black-exodus-and-big-bucks-in-sun-times-forum/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-governor-illinois-sun-times-editorial-board-livestream/
— Aldermen lock in pre-election labor peace with 21 percent of city workforce
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-lock-in-pre-election-labor-peace-with-21-percent-of-city-workforce/
— Women elected officials wear black in solidarity with ‘Me, Too’ movement
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/women-elected-officials-wear-black-in-solidarity-with-me-too-movement/
— How do you run for governor in Illinois if you are not a billionaire? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/governor-in-illinois-billionaire-pritzker-rauner-kennedy-biss/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County official: Naloxone alone won’t stop opioid epidemic – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180117/kane-county-official-naloxone-alone-wont-stop-opioid-epidemic
— McHenry County auditor candidate running to abolish elected position – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180117/mchenry-county-auditor-candidate-running-to-abolish-elected-position

 

WLS AM
— Trump says he wants immigrants from ‘everywhere’ – Betsy Klein (DIERSEN: From the beginning, many German-Americans have pretended that their ancestors had not immigrated from Germany because from the beginning, many in America have not wanted immigrants from Germany. What if from the beginning, I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/16/trump-says-he-wants-immigrants-from-everywhere/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Did Cook County’s failed soda tax cause sales taxes to fizzle, too? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180117/did-cook-countys-failed-soda-tax-cause-sales-taxes-to-fizzle-too

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Poll finds Rauner way ahead of GOP challenger – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180117/BLOGS02/180119906/poll-finds-rauner-way-ahead-of-gop-challenger
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A spokeswoman for Ives’ campaign termed the results “not big news,” given that Rauner continues to spend huge sums of money on TV ads. “The story is that the supermajority of those voters want the revolution Rauner promised. And they know they’re not going to get it from him,” the Ives spokeswoman said. “His inch-deep support will dissipate quickly once GOP voters are aware of the choice they have.” Rauner’s campaign had no immediate response.)
— Apple to build 2nd campus, hire 20,000 in $350B pledge
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180117/NEWS08/180119908/apple-to-build-2nd-campus-hire-20000-in-350b-pledge
— These are Chicago’s 25 largest employers – ANGIE STEWART (FROM THE ARTICLE: About 11 percent of the employees at Chicago’s largest employers work for the U.S. government, which tops the list again with a headcount of 41,500.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/ISSUE01/180119954/these-are-chicagos-25-largest-employers
— Dow closes above 26,000 for first time – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps attribute that to?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180117/NEWS01/180119905/dow-closes-above-26000-for-first-time

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 2 Illinois governor candidates spend $26M in last 3 months – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180117/2-illinois-governor-candidates-spend-26m-in-last-3-months
— Education officials want to double state budget for schools – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180117/education-officials-want-to-double-state-budget-for-schools

 

HERALD NEWS
— Will County Clerk seeking Republican election judges – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/01/17/will-county-clerk-seeking-republican-election-judges/ae668ue/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Who are the biggest donors to these governor hopefuls? The candidates themselves. – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article195173394.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Giant sucking sound: Illinois lost $3.4B in income to neighboring states since 2010 – Vincent Caruso
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511317434-giant-sucking-sound-illinois-lost-3-4b-in-income-to-neighboring-states-since-2010

 

STARK COUNTY NEWS
— Erika Harold highlights Feb. 3 Lincoln Day event – Jim Nowlan
https://www.countyenews.com/?p=11842

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kelly says Trump’s positions on issues are evolving – AP (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kelly-says-trumps-positions-on-issues-are-evolving/922018378
— Democrats dig in on immigration, shutdown risk or no – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/liberals-press-dems-to-act-on-immigration-shutdown-or-no/921765856

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — National and state Dems in Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee using Greitens to attack their Republican governors – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs use to attack Republicans?)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/national-and-state-dems-in-illinois-iowa-tennessee-using-greitens/article_379bee66-f4f9-5977-8cce-f80db52fb3db.html
    — Raid on county offices, Missouri sex scandal weigh on Illinois politics – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/pat-gauen/gauen-raid-on-county-offices-missouri-sex-scandal-weigh-on/article_6b18e959-4743-5aa4-935c-dccfed395128.html

 

WE ASK AMERICA
— Statewide GOP Gov. Primary
http://weaskamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Statewide-GOP-Gov-Jan-15.pdf

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Poll: Rauner leads Ives 65-21
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/17/poll-rauner-leads-ives-65-21/
— Rauner tied to Greitens, Pritzker tied to Blagojevich
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/17/rauner-tied-to-greitens-pritzker-tied-to-blagojevich/

 

TOWNHALL
— Watch Trump Tell CNN’s Acosta To Get Out Of The Oval Office – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/01/17/watch-trump-tell-cnns-acosta-to-get-out-of-the-oval-office-n2435549
— Trump to Address March for Life – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/01/17/breaking-trump-to-address-march-for-life-n2435790
— CNN Panel Trashes Trump’s Physician: He’s Just A Fanboy. (Narrator Voice: He Was Obama’s Doctor Too) – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/01/17/cnn-panel-trashes-trumps-physician-hes-just-a-fanboy-narrator-voice-he-was-obamas-doctor-too-n2435825
— The Media Seemed Disappointed That Trump Didn’t Have AIDS, Hepatitis C, Ebola, Or Anything Awful – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/01/17/the-media-seemed-disappointed-that-trump-didnt-have-aids-hepatitis-c-ebola-or-n2435371

 

DAILY CALLER
— Durbin Only Senator To Stay For Jeff Flake’s Anti-Trump Floor Speech – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/17/jeff-flake-floor-speech-empty-trump-media/
— Medicaid And Obamacare May Be Incentivizing Opioid Trafficking And Abuse – Steve Birr
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/17/report-medicaid-incentivizing-opioid-abuse/

 

GOPUSA
— As DHS Considers Charges, Sanctuary City Mayors Laugh (DIERSEN: Concerning illegal immigration, does the mayor of your municipality laugh at the federal government, that is, does the mayor of your municipality reject the rule of law, that is, does the mayor of your municipality side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37350

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Huckabee Sanders asks reporters why NBC gave so-called ‘racist’ Trump a show for years – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/16/huckabee-sanders-asks-reporters-why-nbc-gave-so-ca/

 

BLAZE
— Canadian Christians say they can’t apply for federal job funding due to abortion clause – Kate Scanlon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/17/canadian-christians-say-they-cant-apply-for-federal-job-funding-due-to-abortion-clause

 

BREITBART
— Gay U.S. Olympian Rips Selection of VP Pence to Lead U.S. Olympic Delegation, Says He Won’t Meet With VP – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/01/17/gay-u-s-olympian-rips-selection-vp-pence-lead-u-s-delegation-says-he-wont-meet-vp/
— Poll: 76 Percent of Americans Favor Substantial Abortion Restrictions – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/17/poll-76-percent-of-americans-favor-substantial-abortion-restrictions/

 

DAVID DUKE
— Gov Rauner Calls Dr Duke “Racist” but Loves Massive Anti-White Racist Discrimination – Duke Responds & Makes a Call for White Courage! (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call for Rauner to officially call everyone in Illinois a racist who fails/refuses to join Rauner in calling David Duke a racist? Who else do anti-Trumps want Rauner to call a racist? Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
https://davidduke.com/gov-rauner-calls-dr-duke-racist-but-loves-massive-anti-white-racist-discrimination-duke-responds-makes-a-call-for-white-courage/

 

THE HILL
— Working people are watching, Mr. President – RICHARD TRUMKA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers in America talk and act like they want to hire, retain, and promote those who are members of Group A and get rid of their employees who are members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/369338-working-people-are-watching-mr-president

 

HUFFINGTON PRESS
— Jeff Flake Urges GOP To Stand Up To Trump’s Attacks Against The Press “A free press is the despot’s enemy, which makes the free press a guardian of democracy,” the Arizona Republican senator said on the Senate floor. – Igor Bobic (DIERSEN: Would Flake urge the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc., to stand up for me and for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-flake-trump-press_us_5a5f69d2e4b096ecfca98e30

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Leon Panetta blasts Trump.
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/opinions/leon-panetta-the-world-needs-to-know-trump-is-not-who-we-are/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Mr. President, don’t betray your base with a DACA-only deal – Christopher Buskirk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mr-president-dont-betray-your-base-with-a-daca-only-deal/2018/01/17/1f87a1ca-fbad-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Apple Plans to Pay $38 Billion in Repatriation Taxes As of last September, Apple had $252.3 billion in cash or cash equivalents abroad – Imani Moise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-pay-38-billion-in-repatriation-tax-plans-new-u-s-campus-1516215419

 

NEW YORK POST
— Judges need to stop trying to annul Trump’s election – Seth Lipsky
https://nypost.com/2018/01/17/judges-need-to-stop-trying-to-annul-trumps-election/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump promises ‘Fake News Awards’
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-fake-news-trump-20180117-story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— VISIT THESE COUNTRIES AND YOU WILL PROBABLY DIE, SAYS U.S. GOVERNMENT – TOM O’CONNOR
http://www.newsweek.com/visit-these-countries-you-will-probably-die-us-government-782892

 

GALLUP
— Half of College Students Say Their Major Leads to a Good Job (DIERSEN: If I could do it over again, I would have majored in accounting at NIU.)
http://news.gallup.com/poll/225446/half-college-students-say-major-leads-good-job.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— 0.6% Decrease in Federal Employment in 2017 – Michael Wald
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/17/0-6-decrease-federal-employment-2017/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Distorting Statistics to Demonize Immigrants.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/146634/trump-distorting-statistics-demonize-immigrants

 

SALON
— Michael Wolff basically duped Trump into White House access by bashing the press After watching Wolff criticize the media’s coverage of Trump on CNN, the president called him up and offered praise – CHARLIE MAY
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/17/michael-wolff-basically-duped-trump-into-white-house-access-by-bashing-the-press/

January 17 MorningEdition

CBS NEWS
— Illinois governor believes David Duke is a racist, spokesman clarifies – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat news media in Illinois demand that all those on March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballots in Illinois a) identify all those who they believe are racists and b) explain in detail the criteria that they use to deem someone a racist?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a-racist-spokesman-clarifies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After fumbling the answer to a question about whether a former Ku Klux Klan leader is a racist, the campaign of Republican Bruce Rauner on Tuesday clarified the governor’s opinion of David Duke. During a radio interview on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Rauner was asked if President Donald Trump was racist following reports he used vulgar language to refer to African nations. Trump allegedly also questioned why America would want to accept more immigrants from Haiti. Rauner repeatedly declined to directly answer, saying “that language has no place in our political conversation.” When WVON-AM host Charles Thomas on Monday asked if Duke is a racist, Rauner would only respond “we have racism in our society.” “We have got to come together to change our system,” Rauner said. On Tuesday, Rauner campaign spokesman Justin Giorgio sought to clarify those comments. In a statement, he said Rauner “believes that David Duke is a racist.” Democrats were quick to seize on what they characterized as Rauner’s attempt to “mince words.” “Instead of having a spine and standing up for what’s right, Rauner dodges even the most basic of questions to avoid giving Illinoisans the answers they deserve,” said Jordan Abudayyeh, spokeswoman for Democratic governor hopeful J.B. Pritzker. Also on Tuesday, Duke spoke about Rauner’s initial failure to call him a racist. “Probably at some point, he’s heard about David Duke, and deep down in his soul, something’s happened inside of him and he knows that I am not really a racist in the sense that I want to oppress and oppose other people,” Duke told the Chicago Tribune. Sen. Kwame Raoul, a Chicago Democrat running for attorney general, cited King when he noted Rauner’s failure to call Duke a racist. “Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us that our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter and Bruce Rauner’s inability to clearly state that David Duke is a racist is pretty damning,” said Raoul, the son of Haitian immigrants.)

 

NBC5
— White CPD Recruits Hired More Than Minorities – Christian Farr (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-recruit-minority-hiring-469613583.html

 

WGN TV
— Governor believes KKK leader is racist, Rauner campaign says (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps call all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/16/governor-believes-kkk-leader-is-racist-rauner-campaign-says/

 

WGN RADIO
— “Government has turned into the high school principal trying to get to the bottom of who swore at the driver from the back of the bus” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/16/the-carry-out-1-16-18-government-has-turned-into-the-high-school-principal-trying-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-who-swore-at-the-driver-from-the-back-of-the-bus/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How governor candidates stack up against big-money rivals
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-finances-20180117-story.html
— Wrecked and retching: Obscure vomiting illness linked to long-term pot use – Pauline Bartolone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-vomiting-illness-long-term-pot-use-20180104-story.html
— Walmart, Jewel-Osco join list of retailers taking steps to curb opioid epidemic – Corilyn Shropshire and Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jewel-osco-narcan-walmart-safe-opioid-disposal-0117-story.html
— Is diversity a strength, and should strength be a core value? – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201801161237–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20180117-20180117-column.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Those who are anti-men promote those who are anti-men.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-what-to-expect-20180113-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Pritzker digging deep — $350,000-plus every day — as primaries loom
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-digging-deep-350000-plus-every-day-as-primaries-loom/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men promote those who are anti-men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/womens-march-focuses-on-electoral-power-amplifying-voices/
— How Chicago worked with labor unions rather than step on them – Mayor Emanuel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-chicago-worked-with-labor-unions-rather-than-step-on-them/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage gets more time to switch to state-mandated e-filing system – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180116/dupage-gets-more-time-to-switch-to-state-mandated-e-filing-system
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180117/trump-is-at-war-with-the-central-ideal-of-the-republic

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner’s Medicaid overhaul will risk kids’ lives.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180117/OPINION/180119916/rauners-medicaid-managed-care-overhaul-risks-childrens-lives
— Would you move to Wisconsin to save 10 minutes? – AARON RENN (DIERSEN: Have you ever walked to work or college? From my Outer Drive East condo, I walked to work in the Loop 1974-1978, to graduate business classes at Loyola 1974-1976, and to graduate accounting classes at DePaul 1976-1978.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180116/OPINION/180119920#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20180117

 

WTTW
— Chicago Teacher Pension Payday: Top Earners in 2017 – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/16/chicago-teacher-pension-payday-top-earners-2017

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner campaign: ‘Governor believes David Duke is a racist’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps call all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180116/rauner-campaign-governor-believes-david-duke-is-racist

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner spokesman: ‘Governor believes David Duke is a racist’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps call all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/17/rauner-spokesman-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a-racist/axosdyh/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Kennedy’s hot rhetoric, not policies, drawing attention – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-01-17/jim-dey-kennedys-hot-rhetoric-not-policies-drawing-attention.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-17/four-champaign-headed-dc-advocate-dreamers.html
— Vacancy on UI Board of Trustees still unfilled after a year – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-17/vacancy-ui-board-trustees-still-unfilled-after-year.html

— Fired Cunningham Township workers say they’re owed money – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-17/tom-kacich-fired-cunningham-township-workers-say-theyre-owed-money.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democratic Lt. gov. candidates speak at Knox forum – Mitch Prentice (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180116/democratic-lt-gov-candidates-speak-at-knox-forum

 

RIVER BENDER
— Rauner Meets Business Leaders in Edwardsville – Mark Ellebracht (DIERSEN: To discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to business leaders that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997 and a lowly government wage earner 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://m.riverbender.com/wbgznews/details.cfm?id=258650

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Rauner says cutting taxes is important for Illinoians – Kent Casson
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20180116/rauner-says-cutting-taxes-is-important-for-illinoians

 

WTAD
— IVES SAYS SHE WON’T RAISE TAXES AS GOVERNOR – Scott Hardy
http://www.wtad.com/ives-says-she-wont-raise-taxes-as-governor.html

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Rauner says ‘Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois’ – Brett Chase
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/jan/16/bruce-rauner/rauner-says-legionella-bacteria-most-water-systems/

 

BGA
— TOO MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ILLINOIS? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION – Danish Murtaza
https://www.bettergov.org/news/too-many-school-districts-in-illinois-what-you-should-know-about-school-consolidation

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri contends taxes causing serious harm by driving residents away – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511316442-khouri-contends-taxes-causing-serious-harm-by-driving-residents-away

 

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker: Let Cities Dictate What The Rent Should Be – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a landlord? I rented out a town home in University Park 1976-1984.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/j-b-pritzker-wants-illinois-to-allow-cities-and-towns-to-impose-rent-control-quicktake/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 11th Ward GOP backing Ives in bid to unseat ‘double-agent’ Rauner – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511317451-11th-ward-gop-backing-ives-in-bid-to-unseat-double-agent-rauner

— 11th Ward GOP backing Ives in bid to unseat ‘double-agent’ Rauner – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511317451-11th-ward-gop-backing-ives-in-bid-to-unseat-double-agent-rauner

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Sen. McCann, PolitiFact agree: Rauner dishonest about Legionnaires’ claim
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/16/sen-mccann-politifact-agree-rauner-dishonest-legionnaires-claim/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Government report: Illinois GDP lagged behind Midwest, nation in last decade – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/government-report-illinois-gdp-lagged-behind-midwest-nation-in-last/article_23afc3d4-fb0f-11e7-b687-c323d2f7fd60.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Gubernatorial Hopeful Chris Kennedy’s Unseemly Temper Tantrum – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform discourages traditional marriage.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/gubernatorial-hopeful-chris-kennedys-unseemly-temper-tantrum/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TOP RANKED SCHOOL FOR VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/university-of-chicago-top-ranked-school-for-viewpoint-diversity.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Don’t Actually Want A DACA Compromise What if Democrats are using DACA recipients as human shields to get increased voter intensity, political donations, and turnout in upcoming elections? – Mollie Hemingway
http://thefederalist.com/2018/01/17/democrats-dont-want-a-daca-comprom

 

FOX BUSINESS
— IRS asks for extra cash: Are Americans more at risk of being audited? – Brittany De Lea
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2018/01/17/irs-asks-for-extra-cash-are-americans-more-at-risk-being-audited.html

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Accuses Democrat of Undermining Trust on Immigration – Darlene Superville & Jonathan Lemire
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/01/16/trump_accuses_democrat_of_undermining_trust_on_immigration_136016.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Eric Trump: ‘My father sees one color: green’ – Anna Giaritelli
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/eric-trump-my-father-sees-on-color-green/article/2646153

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s revenge on California: The Census Democrats fear that a proposed question on citizenship might cost the state a seat in Congress. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/16/trump-california-census-342116
— Trump on immigrants: ‘I want them to come in from everywhere’ – CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: As Germany becomes more and more and more anti-conservative, will hatred of German-Americans diminish?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/16/trump-on-immigration-i-want-them-to-come-in-from-everywhere-341180

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Anti-Trumps say “America still sees itself as a nation of immigrants.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on getting rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shithole-countries-racist-polling_us_5a5e6c49e4b096ecfca85c6e

 

AOL NEWS
— Donald Trump’s physical revealed he might be obese — here’s how much weight he needs to lose according to his BMI
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/01/16/donald-trumps-physical-revealed-he-might-be-obese-heres-how-much-weight-he-needs-to-lose-according-to-his-bmi/23335106/

 

CBS NEW YORK
— ‘Seething With Anger:’ Booker Slams DHS Secretary Over Failure To Remember Trump’s Words
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/16/booker-dhs-secretary-trump/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Will Soil You. Ask Lindsey Graham. – Frank Bruni
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/opinion/trump-lindsey-graham-shithole.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES & LAS VEGAS SUN & ARIZONA DAILY STAR & U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT & FOX 2 NOW & SEATTLE TIMES
— Rauner spokesman: ‘Governor believes David Duke is a racist’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps call all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-il–illinois-governor-racism-20180117-story.html
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/jan/17/rauner-spokesman-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a/
http://tucson.com/news/national/rauner-spokesman-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a-racist/article_a2ca122e-f827-5b54-91a5-4d3bd06e738e.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-01-16/rauner-spokesman-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a-racist
http://fox2now.com/2018/01/16/rauner-spokesman-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a-racist/
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/rauner-spokesman-governor-believes-david-duke-is-a-racist/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/16/not-just-cake-shop-lgbt-people-battle-bias-everyday-routines/1031339001/

 

SAN ANTONIO
— Firms struggle to find, retain workers as economy hums – David J. Lynch (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/economy/article/Firms-struggle-to-find-retain-workers-as-economy-12495539.php

 

NEWSWEEK
— ‘ONLY DONALD TRUMP CARES ABOUT BLACK AMERICAN CITIZENS,’ SHERIFF DAVID CLARKE SAYS – RYAN SIT
http://www.newsweek.com/david-clarke-donald-trump-dick-durbin-shithole-shithouse-black-people-american-782971

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Fight for the Suburbs How a battle over the Fair Housing Act could transform U.S. politics – RACHEL M. COHEN (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation. Democrats want minorities to live in areas where minorities are the majority.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/145893/fight-suburbs-battle-fair-housing-act

 

FED SMITH
— 50-Count Indictment Leads to Indefinite Suspension at VA – Susan McGuire Smith (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors and those who support them a) have had me on an “indefinite suspension” since 1997 and b) have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,054,568 ($4,322/month X 244 months) in today’s dollars since then. What do you say to my Democrat GAO superiors and to those who support them?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/16/50-count-indictment-leads-indefinite-suspension-va/

 

WALLET HUB
— The Real Cost of Smoking by State – Richie Bernardo
https://wallethub.com/edu/the-financial-cost-of-smoking-by-state/9520/

January 15 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona expected to deliver speech on Senate floor comparing Trump to Stalin – CNN
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/15/republican-expected-to-deliver-speech-on-senate-floor-comparing-trump-to-stalin/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin says “I stand by every word I said.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-durbin-says-i-stand-by-every-word-i-said/
— Guv candidates address social issues at Trinity’s public meeting honoring MLK – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/guv-candidates-address-social-issues-at-trinity-public-meeting-honoring-mlk/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates for governor took pledges to end cash bail, enact a progressive income tax and establish an elected Chicago school board amid a public meeting held Sunday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Martin Luther King’s noble words ring hollow in 2018.” If King was asked, who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, how would King respond? According to members of Group A, members of Group B should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/martin-luther-king-trump-bigotry-racism-steinberg/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The constitutional case against partisan gerrymandering – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-gerrymandering-carolina-supreme-court-20180112-story.html
— Too many nonprofit boards lack diversity. It’s a problem that can be fixed. – Kenneth Anderson Taylor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-nonprofits-diversity-white-minorities-0115-20180110-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Durbin spokesman: GOP senator David Perdue has no credibility – AP (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest to damage your credibility? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to damage my credibility. They 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 Milton Township Republican Central Committee 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. 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180114/news/301149940
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KING: Suburban leaders on how you can honor Martin Luther King’s legacy (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. Who should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion? My Democrat GAO superiors would say that they honored King’s legacy by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would say that they honored King’s legacy by not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would say that they honored King’s legacy by forcing me to resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180115/suburban-leaders-on-how-you-can-honor-martin-luther-kings-legacy
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How professor developed a survey to explain Naperville students’ stress – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: How much stress were you under when you were in high school? When you were in high school, were you “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180115/how-professor-developed-a-survey-to-explain-naperville-students-stress

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Voter registration drive held at Cook County Jail (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals vote for Democrats?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/voter-registration-drive-held-at-cook-county-jail

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— What exactly has Bruce Rauner done to reduce state regulations? – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180114/word-on-street-what-exactly-has-bruce-rauner-done-to-reduce-state-regulations

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Racial Progress: How Far Have We Come? Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, how much progress have we made? A study compares states based on equality and integration. – Shannon Antinori (DIERSEN: What do you say to anti-Trumps who ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-racial-progress-how-far-have-we-come

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: ‘I’m least racist person you will ever interview’ – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: What do you say to anti-Trumps who ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/14/trump-denies-racism-allegations/

 

BLAZE
— Sen. Tom Cotton: Durbin is lying about what Trump said – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/14/sen-tom-cotton-durbin-is-lying-about-what-trump-said

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— No, Medicaid Work Requirements Aren’t Racist or Cruel – DAVID CATRON
https://spectator.org/no-medicaid-work-requirements-arent-racist-or-cruel/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— When Durbin Asked the IRS to Silence Karl Rove – Daniel John Sobieski (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to silence me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/when_durbin_asked_the_irs_to_silence_karl_rove.html

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Ben Carson: Martin Luther King’s Message Is ‘Urgently Needed to Heal the Divisions’ Now – Rachel del Guidice (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of Group B as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/14/ben-carson-martin-luther-kings-message-is-urgently-needed-to-heal-the-divisions-now/

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Lawmakers Eager for Romney to Be in Senate – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-romney-senate/2018/01/15/id/837159/

 

HOT AIR
— Mysteriously, More People Are Fleeing The Highest Taxed States – JAZZ SHAW (DIERSEN: The $10,000 cap on SALT taxes encourages people who pay lots of real estate and/or state income tax to leave Illinois.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/01/15/mysteriously-people-fleeing-highest-taxed-states/

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Republicans’ satisfaction with nation’s direction highest in decade – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/369011-poll-republican-satisfaction-with-nations-direction-highest-in-decade

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Racism charges swarm Trump as ‘shithole’ debate rattles immigration talks A year into his presidency, disputes over the president’s views and rhetoric about religious and racial minorities continue to hamper his policies.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/14/trump-racism-immigration-shithole-340601

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump remains the biggest obstacle in his administration’s messaging.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-remains-biggest-obstacle-his-administration-s-messaging-n837516

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Hopes Dim for DACA Deal as Lawmakers Battle Over Trump’s Immigration Remarks – THOMAS KAPLAN, NOAH WEILAND and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/politics/david-perdue-trump-shithole.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Is a Racist. Period.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/trump-racist-shithole.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Will America Choose King’s Dream or Trump’s Nightmare?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/opinion/martin-luther-king-trump-racism.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘I’m Running,’ Romney Says Privately, but as a Trump Friend or Foe? – JONATHAN MARTIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/politics/romney-trump-senate-utah.html
— Half of all college students struggle with food insecurity. – Sara Goldrick-Rab (DIERSEN: Did you struggle with food insecurity while you were in college? I did not. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I bought food while I attended NIU 1969-1970 with money that I had earned/saved working for the Post office 1966-1969 and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/hunger-college-food-insecurity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump provides “Details on the List of Trump’s Racist Statements.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/opinion/donald-trump-racist-statements.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In Trump’s Remarks, Black Churches See a Nation Backsliding.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/black-churches-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump says that he is ‘not a racist,’ denies souring chances for immigration overhaul by using vulgarity.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/hopes-for-immigration-deal-fade-as-lawmakers-trade-barbs-and-trump-declares-dreamer-program-probably-dead/2018/01/14/247bd8ee-f8ac-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/01/15/these-words-are-not-of-christ-sunday-sermons-take-on-trumps-reported-vulgarity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Republicans often point to Rep. Mia Love as proof of their inclusivity. But she thinks Trump’s comments are racist.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/14/republicans-often-point-to-rep-mia-love-as-proof-of-their-inclusivity-but-she-thinks-trumps-comments-are-racist/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Why is liberal California the poverty capital of America? – Kerry Jackson
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-jackson-california-poverty-20180114-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— President Trump: ‘I am not a racist’ – Jane Onyanga-Omara
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/15/trump-am-not-racist/1033371001/

 

REASON
— The Corrupt Politics of Low-Income Housing State officials gleefully line their own pockets at taxpayers’ expense. – Christian Britschgi
http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/15/the-corrupt-politics-of-low-in

 

INQUISITR
— DIERSEN: The anti-Trump Obama “Implies That Donald Trump Is Changing American Culture For The Worse. (DIERSEN: What do you say to anti-Trumps who ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.inquisitr.com/4736913/president-obama-implies-donald-trump-changing-american-culture-worse/

 

SALON
— Slowly, Capitol Hill is embracing diversity With bipartisan leadership, the Senate is slowly changing its culture and becoming more diverse – Don Bell (DIERSEN: To embrace diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/15/slowly-capitol-hill-is-embracing-diversity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/15/our-values-down-the-shole-trump-pushes-against-legal-immigration/

January 14 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives challenges Rauner on abortion rights at Chicago March for Life – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-anti-abortion-march-0115-story.html
— Hopes for immigration deal fade as Trump says program to protect ‘Dreamers’ is ‘probably dead’ – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-daca-program-20180114-story.html
— Smoking penalties, ER fees, premiums on the poor: How states want to shrink Medicaid – Jeff Stein
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-how-states-want-to-shrink-medicaid-20180113-story.html
— My guns or my ganja? Firearm-owning pot fans face a choice – AP (DIERSEN: There are many activities that pot does not mix with including driving vehicles, holding a job, owning firearms or ammunition, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–medical-marijuana-guns-20180114-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana — and the strongly pro-gun-rights administration of President Donald Trump — in a potentially uncomfortable position. As gun-loving Pennsylvania becomes the latest state to operate a medical marijuana program, with the first dispensary on track to begin sales next month, authorities are warning patients that federal law bars marijuana users from having guns or ammunition.)
— New alarm among Republicans that Democrats could win big in 2018 midterms – Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republicans-democrats-midterms-20180114-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “MLK died fighting racism, classism that is Trump hallmark.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/martin-luther-king-civil-rights-leaders-trump-racism-classism/
— Durbin spokesman: GOP senator Perdue has no credibility – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-spokesman-gop-senator-has-no-credibility/
— State lawmakers continue to grapple with handling sexual misconduct complaints – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-lawmakers-continue-to-grapple-with-handling-sexual-misconduct-complaints/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make everyone 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/martin-luther-king-trump-bigotry-racism-steinberg/

 

DAILY HERALD
— My guns or my ganja? Firearm-owning pot fans face a choice – AP (DIERSEN: There are many activities that pot does not mix with including driving vehicles, holding a job, owning firearms or ammunition, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180114/business/301149934/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana in a potentially uncomfortable position. Federal law prohibits marijuana users from owning or even possessing guns or ammunition.)
— Taxpayers lose again in District 200 plan – Jim Harding, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180114/taxpayers-lose-again-in-district-200-plan

 

ABC7
— Lawyer denies President Trump had sexual encounter with porn star in 2006 – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawyer-denies-president-trump-had-encounter-with-porn-star/2944273/
— Trump tweets DACA ‘probably dead’ – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tweets-daca-probably-dead/2942454/

 

NBC5
— 2 GOP Senators Claim Trump Didn’t Use Vulgarity, Say Durbin ‘Misrepresented’ Remarks Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue had previously issued a joint statement in which they said they “do not recall the President saying these comments specifically” – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/tom-cotton-david-perdue-dick-durbin-trump-comments-469261543.html
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Record Breaking Tourism Numbers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-announces-record-breaking-tourism-numbers-469270753.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Where the money went: A town-by-town look at 2017 government spending – Jeff D’Alessio
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-14/where-the-money-went-town-town-look-2017-government-spending.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gun violence: Illinois gubernatorial candidates address the issue – SARA BURNETT
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/gun-violence-illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-address-the-issue/article_f2d58e86-f30d-5b1a-8069-c6e521a7814c.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bill Brady: Expanding gaming could pay for capital spending – Paul Cicchini (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/ldr-brady-expanding-gaming-could-pay-for-capital-spending/912777547
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says able-bodied Medicaid recipients should be required to work, but jobs need to be available and there aren’t enough in Illinois. – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-work-requirement-for-some-medicaid-recipients/912803548
— Trump declares ‘I am not a racist’
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/the-latest-gop-senator-insists-trump-didnt-use-vulgar-term/915317492

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— DuPage County Holds 28th Annual MLK Day Celebration DuPage County’s 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will take place Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Wheaton. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps bar Republicans from attending?)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/dupage-county-holds-28th-annual-mlk-day-celebration

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— How Illinois governor candidates would address gun violence – SARA BURNETT
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article194641959.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— G.O.P. Senator David Perdue Says Trump Didn’t Use Vulgarity for Haiti and African Nations – Noah Weiland
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/politics/david-perdue-trump-shithole.html
— Restoring Voting Rights for Felons – RACHEL COREY, ELLY KALFUS, BOSTON (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at felons and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/voting-rights-felons.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Meet the 24-year-old Trump campaign worker appointed to help lead the government’s drug policy office – Robert O’Harrow Jr. (DIERSEN: What were you doing the year that you turned 24? I turned 24 in 1972. I worked in Harvey as a Revenue Officer for IRS. I was a member of the National Treasury Employees Union. I worked part-time for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights. IRS promoted me from GS-7 (currently $45,703) to GS-9 (currently $55,905). I bought a new town home in University Park. I took graduate business courses at Loyola. I drove a 1962 Chevy BelAir and a 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/meet-the-24-year-old-trump-campaign-worker-appointed-to-help-lead-the-governments-drug-policy-office/2018/01/13/abdada34-f64e-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html

January 13 Evening Edition

CBS2
— A 33-year-old man previously deported from the United States faces felony charges after he allegedly threatened passengers aboard a Milwaukee-to-Chicago Greyhound bus late Friday.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/13/police-chase-greyhound-bus-with-possible-gunman-aboard/

 

NBC5
— Jeanne Ives Wins Notable Endorsement in Republican Governor’s Race
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-wins-key-straw-poll-in-illinois-republican-primary-469175613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been a good week for State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as she picked up another endorsement in her campaign to unseat Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. In a tweet, Ives announced that she had won the endorsement of the Wheeling Republican Party in landslide fashion, winning 90 percent of the vote on Saturday. According to Ives, there were more Republican votes cast in Wheeling Township alone than in a staggering 89 of Illinois’ 102 counties during the 2014 primary season. Her victory comes just days after the Chicago Republican Party handed her an overwhelming victory in a straw poll. Ives beat Rauner 17-3 in that vote, which was conducted by the party’s Central Committee in Chicago.)
— The DACA Population Numbers Congress is negotiating a deal on what to do about DACA before a March 5 deadline set by the president – Lori Robertson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Fact-Check-The-DACA-Population-Numbers-469018023.html

 

WGN TV
— Civil Rights leaders call for Trump apology
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/13/civil-rights-leaders-call-for-trump-apology/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane clerk looks at ways to handle Aurora elections if commission is eliminated – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-1114-20171113-story.html
— Trump becomes Bill the Butcher, and Democrats feel the thrill – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-immigration-debate-kass-0114-story.html
— Wisconsin ads need a touch of creepiness to appeal to Illinois millennials – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-wisconsin-advertising-kass-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Vulgar remark removes all doubt: Trump is a racist.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-shithole-racist-norway-20180112-story.html
— Rep. Kelly rallies south suburbs against GOP tax plan – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-kelly-teach-in-st-0115-20180113-story.html
— Ambitious Missouri governor was controversial even before affair was public – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-missouri-governor-controversy-20180113-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Durbin, the “Dreamer crusader.” Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-exposing-trump-puts-global-spotlight-on-durbin-the-dreamer-crusader/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump immigrants and anti-Trump politicians demand apology from Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrants-politicians-demand-apology-from-trump-after-shithole-comment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump lawyer brokered $130,000 payment to porn star.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-lawyer-brokered-130000-payment-to-porn-star/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 2½ years after applying for Social Security disability, finally a hearing – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/constable-2xbd-years-after-applying-for-social-security-disability-finally-a-hearing
— Property tax refund for AT&T costs District 220 $1.1 million
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/property-tax-refund-for-atampt-costs-district-220-11-million
— Let facts guide decision on Wheaton treatment center – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180112/editorial-let-facts-guide-decision-on-treatment-center

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/ISSUE05/180119938/legal-weed-in-illinois-imagine-the-possibilities

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois State University encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-to-seek-ways-to-help-undocumented-students/article_c8dbd639-dcc7-58d6-86b7-41abb8791c41.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Beloit casino adds urgency to Illinois gambling expansion (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180113/beloit-casino-adds-urgency-to-illinois-gambling-expansion

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bipartisan deal would create 12-year citizenship pathway – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12year-citizenship-pathway/914181845

 

97.1 FM NEWS TALK
— Look Out Rauner, Here She Comes Annie Frey talks with Jeannie Ives about her run for Illinois Governor.
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/look-out-rauner-here-she-comes

 

WMAY
— Rauner Supports Medicaid Work Requirement (DIERSEN: What would you stress to prove that you are able-bodied? I would stress that neither health problems nor any other kind of problems have stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/01/13/rauner-supports-medicaid-work-requirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner says he favors requiring able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive benefits. New federal rules allow states to impose that work requirement. But Rauner is indicating that pursuing that policy change won’t be an immediate priority. The governor says first, Illinois needs more jobs so that there are enough available for everyone, including Medicaid recipients.)

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Wheeling Township GOP Endorsement with 90% of the Vote “The endorsement of the Wheeling Township Republican Organization is a game-changer.”
http://mailchi.mp/74b92cd8bf53/jeanne-ives-wins-wheeling-township-gop-endorsement-with-90-of-the-vote

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SAYS NO TO DEBATING CHALLENGER IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-says-no-to-debating-challenger-ives-.html
— GOVERNOR TO BE FEATURED AT BI-PARTISAN LINCOLN FORUM IN JANUARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/governor-to-be-featured-at-bi-partisan-lincoln-forum-in-january.html
— DURKIN ATTACKS BURR RIDGE IN GOP PRIMARY CAMPAIGN; VILLAGE BOARD THREATENS LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/durkin-attacks-burr-ridge-in-gop-primary-campaign-village-board-threatens-lawsuit.html
— GOV REJECTS HANDING MORE POWERS OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY BD CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gov-rejects-handing-more-powers-over-to-mchenry-county-bd-chairman.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham called Mexico, other countries ‘hellholes’ in 2013 immigration debate – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/12/graham-called-mexico-other-countries-hellholes-201/

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham to Americans: Your Country Belongs to the World – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/12/lindsey-graham-americans-country-belongs-to-the-world/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— MLK’s Niece: ‘Outrageous’ That Critics Are ‘Unjustly’ Calling Trump Racist
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/13/alveda-king-donald-trump-not-racist-helping-bring-attention-minorities-martin-luther-king

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-American says “Curbing immigration means curbing job creation.” Democrats only want immigrants who are going to vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work for less money.
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/368792-banning-immigrants-means-banning-job-creators
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s hateful remarks bring new level of shame to the nation.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/368768-trumps-hateful-remarks-bring-new-level-of-shame-to-the-nation
— Media industry braces for Facebook changes – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/368825-media-industry-braces-for-facebook-changes?rnd=1515893216

 

CBS NEWS
— African ambassadors to U.N. call Trump’s remark “outrageous, racist”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/african-ambassadors-to-u-n-call-trumps-remark-outrageous-racist/

 

NBC NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Governor-Andrew-Cuomo-on-President-Trump-Slur-Doesnt-Understand-What-This-Country-Is-About-469038913.html

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How much more damage will Trump be allowed to do?”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2018/01/13/riley-trump-damage/1030359001/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Bipartisan Deal Would Create 12-Year Citizenship Pathway A bipartisan agreement among a handful of senators to prevent deportation of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants includes a pathway to citizenship that would take up to 12 years. (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these “hundreds of thousands of young immigrants” and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-13/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12-year-citizenship-pathway

January 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump: Why allow immigrants from ‘s***hole countries’? – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-why-allow-immigrants-from-s***hole-countries/2930875/
— Rauner and Pritzker spar in political attack ads before primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-and-pritzker-spar-in-political-attack-ads-before-primary/2930463

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner, J.B. Pritzker Run Attack Ads Against Each Other – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/11/governor-rauner-jb-pritzker-attack-ads/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump: Why allow immigrants from ‘s***hole countries?’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/lawmakers-reach-immigration-compromise

 

WGN TV
— Trump criticized protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries, Washington Post reports
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/11/trump-criticized-protection-for-immigrations-from-shithole-countries-washington-post-reports/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats assail Trump immigration comments as ‘vile,’ ‘racist’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-illinois-lawmakers-20180111-story.html
— Rauner campaign stops airing TV ad that featured Missouri governor who admitted affair – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-eric-greitens-20180111-story.html
— Group of senators reach bipartisan deal on ‘Dreamers,’ but White House says no deal yet – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-daca-dreamer-immigration-compromise-20180111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sources: Trump asked why U.S. should allow immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-calls-haiti-el-salvador-african-nations-shithole-countries/
— Rauner campaign pulls ad featuring embattled Missouri governor – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-campaign-pulls-ad-featuring-embattled-missouri-governor/
— Prevailing wage is price city must pay for other reforms, mayoral aides say – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What should the prevailing wage be for someone who a) worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on his first attempt, d) became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant, and e) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/prevailing-wage-is-price-city-must-pay-for-other-reforms-mayoral-aides-say/
— Missouri governor admits affair, denies taking nude photo for blackmail threat – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/missouri-gov-greitens-acknowledges-affair-denies-blackmail/
— Democrats’ shallow plan to signal #MeToo virtue – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-democrats-shallow-plan-to-signal-metoo-virtue/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kennedy criticizes Pritzker tax breaks, says Rauner sabotaged state government – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/kennedy-criticizes-pritzker-tax-breaks-says-rauner-sabotaged-state-government
— College of DuPage’s legal bill to fight Breuder lawsuit: $527,600 and climbing – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/college-of-dupages-legal-bill-to-fight-breuder-lawsuit-527600-and-climbing

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel’s not a racist, but his policies are: Chris Kennedy – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180111/BLOGS02/180119964/emanuels-not-a-racist-but-his-policies-are-chris-kennedy

 

WTTW
— School Funding Formula in Limbo After Rauner Veto – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/11/school-funding-formula-limbo-after-rauner-veto

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Algonquin Township officials in conflict over hire of 23-year-old deputy highway commissioner – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: IRS hired me when I was 22 years old as a GS-7 (currently $45,703/year) Revenue Officer. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU the year before,  I had worked for Firestone Stores as a Retail Sales Manager for 7 months, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and I had worked part-time for the Post Office for almost 3 years.  My first 6 months with IRS was classroom and on-the-job training.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/09/algonquin-township-officials-in-conflict-over-hire-of-23-year-old-deputy-highway-commissioner/a4av45g/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The political insider has agreements in place to earn $63,000 a year working full time as the chief of staff at Township Supervisor Charles Lutzow’s office, making $32 an hour – and another deal working part time as deputy highway commissioner at the Algonquin Township Highway Department, where he makes $33 an hour. That’s about $4 more an hour than the road district’s highest paid employee, Randy Voss, who has worked for the highway department for 44 years and makes $29.14 an hour. Provenzano’s roles in two offices have raised questions among township officials and road district employees who contend that his hiring was the product of patronage and cronyism. “I don’t feel somebody who is 22 or 23 years old should be getting all of this control,” Trustee Melissa Victor said. “I feel he was a patronage hire.” Provenzano is the son of former McHenry County Board member Nick Provenzano, who now works for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, and the nephew of former Maine Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano. The fresh-faced Republican insider helped city of McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett win election as his campaign manager, and he even worked as a field director for Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign operations in McHenry County. Ryan Provenzano and his father helped Lutzow run his campaign for township supervisor. Lutzow denied that Ryan Provenzano was hired as a political favor.)

 

TIMES
— Illinois Capitol had its share of sexual misconduct missteps – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-capitol-had-its-share-of-sexual-misconduct-missteps/article_3531cd19-55c8-5019-8604-22da069a26ac.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— New Sexual Misconduct Guidelines Still Leave Unanswered Questions – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/new-sexual-misconduct-guidelines-still-leave-unanswered-quaestions#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— US diplomat visits Trump’s ancestral home in Germany
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/us-diplomat-visits-trumps-ancestral-home-in-germany/910484685
— US gives $2B to help homeless amid plans to cut housing aid – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/us-gives-2b-to-help-homeless-amid-plans-to-cut-housing-aid/910793931

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Darn, those glass houses: Illinois GOP knew about Rauner’s ties to Blagojevich
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/11/darn-glass-houses-illinois-gop-knew-rauners-ties-blagojevich/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO REPUBLICANS REJECT GOP GOVERNOR FOR RE-ELECTION; PICK CHALLENGER IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/chicago-republicans-rejects-endorsing-gop-governor-for-re-election-picks-challenger-ives.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: WILL MONEY-HUNGRY ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS IGNORE THE IMPACT OF LEGALIZING POT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorneringold-will-money-hungry-illinois-legislators-ignore-the-impact-of-legalizing-pot.html
— NEW RAUNER AD FEATURES BLAGO AND PRITZKER ON FBI WIRETAP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-ad-features-blago-and-pritzker-on-fbi-wiretap.html
— WEYERMULLER: IVES’ FUNDRAISER FEATURES CONSERVATIVE TALK SHOW HOST MIKE GALLAGHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/weyermuller-attending-jeannie-ives-for-governor-event-with-mike-gallagher.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Chicago GOP follows its leader and endorses Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/chicago-gop-follows-its-leader-and-endorses-ives/
— “Rauner was treated like a conquering hero”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-was-treated-like-a-conquering-hero/
— Rauner overcorrects on Rivian
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-overcorrects-on-rivian/
— Dems pounce on Greitens development
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/dems-pounce-on-greitens-development/

 

GOPUSA
— America becoming country where white men won’t dominate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36802

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Republicans Roll Out Immigration Bill Packed With Border Security and Immigration Reforms – Will Racke
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/11/house-republicans-roll-out-daca-bill-packed-with-border-security-and-immigration-reforms/

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi: These Tax Reform Bonuses Are ‘Insignificant’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/01/11/pelosi-these-tax-reform-bonuses-are-insignificant-n2433236

 

BREITBART
— Leaked Memo: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Critical Component of Democratic Party’s Future Electoral Success’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/11/leaked-memo-daca-amnesty-is-critical-component-of-democratic-partys-future-electoral-success/
— Democrats Expand ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty Plan to Include Millions of Parents – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/11/democrats-extend-dreamer-amnesty-plan-include-millions-parents/

 

BLAZE
— Democrats are planning to protest during Trump’s State of the Union address. Here’s why. – Teri Webster
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/11/democrats-are-planning-to-protest-during-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-heres-why
— By 2040, Muslims are expected to become second-largest religious group in U.S.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/11/by-2040-muslims-are-expected-to-become-second-largest-religious-group-in-u-s

 

POLITICO
— Missouri sex scandal burns Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/11/eric-greitens-bruce-rauner-tv-ad-337027

 

CNN
— Trump decries immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ coming to US – Eli Watkins and Abby Phillip
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/immigrants-shithole-countries-trump/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/trump-shithole-countries.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— NAACP, ACLU protest Trump remark about Africa – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/the-latest-naacp-aclu-protest-trump-remark-about-africa/2018/01/11/2d5d7d8e-f73d-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html
— Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html
— VERY SAD: Former RNC chief Michael Steele to Oprah: ‘Call me!’ – Emily Heil
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/01/11/former-rnc-chief-michael-steele-to-oprah-call-me/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump complains about allowing immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-congress-dreamers-20180111-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Talks Muddled Amid Trump’s Vulgar Comments Trump uses term ‘shithole’ to describe countries of some would-be immigrants, according to two people briefed on meeting – Laura Meckler and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-look-to-sell-immigration-deal-to-a-skeptical-white-house-1515700909

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP RANTS ABOUT IMMIGRANTS FROM ‘SHITHOLE’ AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WANTS MORE PEOPLE FROM ‘COUNTRIES LIKE NORWAY’: REPORT – CARLOS BALLESTEROS
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-immigrants-shithole-countries-daca-778928

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— HUD awards $109 million to Illinois homeless programs
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/HUD-awards-109-million-to-Illinois-homeless-programs/61586.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 630 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $719,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447889_zpid/

January 11 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Ad Featuring Missouri Governor Will No Longer Play (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Ad-Featuring-Missouri-Governor-Will-No-Longer-Play-468791643.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy pulls Berrios into war of words with Emanuel – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-20180111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A make it clear that they want to use illegals to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wall-border-trump-immigration-wilkinson-0112-20180110-story.html
— “I’m not goin’ away! All right!” is how former Gov. Pat Quinn responded when “when asked if it isn’t time for him to let the next generation to run for attorney general,” according to a tweet from WLS-AM radio reporter Bill Cameron. (DIERSEN: What generation are you? Who wants your generation to move on and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-20180111-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps encourage women to hate those who are members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-2018-story.html
— Why am I paying union dues when the union won’t protect me from sexual harassment? – Tonya Exum (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-ford-sexual-harassment-uaw-union-0111-20180109-story.html
— Racism, sexism persist at Chicago water department despite leadership change, workers allege – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-water-department-racism-hearing-20180110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Water Management workers insist racist culture outlined in emails hasn’t changed – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/water-management-workers-claim-racist-culture-outlined-in-emails-hasnt-changed/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Missouri Gov. Greitens acknowledges affair, denies blackmail – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/missouri-gov-greitens-acknowledges-affair-denies-blackmail
— Debate heats up over proposed drug treatment center in Wheaton – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/debate-heats-up-over-proposed-drug-treatment-center-in-wheaton-
— West Chicago Dist. 94 teachers declare contract impasse – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/west-chicago-dist-94-teachers-declare-contract-impasse
— FROM THE EDITORIAL: Elgin resident Greg Schiller says there need to be more options for the homeless, including those who are drunk or high on drugs. (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries work the hardest to bring homeless people to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180110/editorial-different-approach-to-homeless-worth-a-try

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam moves from one hot seat to another – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180110/BLOGS02/180119983/roskam-trades-tax-post-for-health-care-chairmanship
— Why more Chicago hospitals are getting into the housing business – KRISTEN SCHORSCH (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries work the hardest to bring homeless people to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180111/NEWS03/180119973

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Too many governmental entities spoiling property-tax broth – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-10/jim-dey-too-many-governmental-entities-spoiling-property-tax-broth.html
— Gerrymandering issue is back – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write an article about  the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-11/gerrymandering-issue-back.html

 

QUAD CITIES ON LINE
— Flip the script, restore power to people of Illinois – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-flip-the-script-restore-power-to-people-of-illinois/article_90e511dd-9e0f-5c0b-a461-c0bb0b680867.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton drug treatment center meeting draws packed audience Residents for and against plan speak at planning and zoning meeting – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/10/wheaton-drug-treatment-center-meeting-draws-packed-audience/ata0783/
— Wheaton approves slight increase in tax levy Most homeowners won’t see increase in property taxes – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/03/wheaton-approves-slight-increase-in-tax-levy/ap8hxkh/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Greitens admits affair but denies related blackmail allegation – Kevin McDermott, Jack Suntrup and Celeste Bott (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greitens-admits-affair-but-denies-related-blackmail-allegation/article_b5f28d4d-72bd-512c-870b-da7dc7cd1fe3.html

 

KMOV
— Blackmail alleged as Governor Greitens admits to extramarital affair – Lauren Trager (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.kmov.com/story/37240190/governor-greitens-admits-to-extramarital-affair

 

WJPF
— Newsradio WJPF interview with Evelyn Sanguinetti – Robert Thies
http://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-evelyn-sanguinetti-2/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— People follow jobs — out of Illinois
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180110/my-view-people-follow-jobs—out-of-illinois

 

CARBONDALE TIMES & RANDOLPH COUNTY HERALD TRIBUNE
— Lt. governor in Carbondale, studying state’s opioid crisis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pot promoters use the “opioid crisis” to promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.carbondaletimes.com/news/20180110/lt-governor-in-carbondale-studying-states-opioid-crisis
http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20180110/lt-governor-in-carbondale-studying-states-opioid-crisis

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want Trump to push pot.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/some-fans-of-trump-and-pot-feel-allegiances-go-up-in-smoke/909916354
— Burned by book, Trump takes issue with nation’s libel laws – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/burned-by-book-trump-takes-issue-with-nations-libel-laws/909975187
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: When push comes to shove, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Black.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/official-school-named-for-ben-carson-an-affront-to-detroit/909341135

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Moneyball’: The 2018 Illinois Governor’s Race – KEVIN MCDERMOTT
http://nprillinois.org/post/moneyball-2018-illinois-governors-race#stream/0

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Chicago GOP Straw Poll In a Landslide “Jeanne impressed everyone with her determination to hit the state’s problems head-on. She also showed a command of policy details.”
http://mailchi.mp/ba25af0fa067/jeanne-ives-wins-chicago-gop-straw-poll-in-a-landslide

 

CHICAGO GOP
— Jeanne Ives Wins Chicago Republican Party Straw Poll Over Rauner 17-3 – Chris Cleveland
http://www.chicagogop.com/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Village of Burr Ridge sends cease-and-desist letter to Durkin’s campaign – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Maybe I should start sending out cease and desist letters and publishing them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I could start with letters to those who spread “false and misleading” information to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my professional judgment, motives, and accomplishments.)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511313246-village-of-burr-ridge-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-durkin-s-campaign

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Look past ‘accounting gimmicks,’ and Illinois’ fiscal health is much worse – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/look-past-accounting-gimmicks-and-illinois-fiscal-health-is-much/article_9e419d2e-f615-11e7-ab27-9315372d0a60.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner pulls “Thanks, Mike Madigan” TV ad after Missouri scandal breaks (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-pulls-thanks-mike-madigan-tv-ad-after-missouri-scandal-breaks/
— Rauner campaign blasts Pritzker defense
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-campaign-blasts-pritzker-defense/

 

BREITBART
— Sen Warren: ‘President Trump Broke America’s Promise’ to DREAMers – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Not America, but members of the following groups made promises to DREAMers: 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. Members of the aforesaid groups want to use DREAMers to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/10/sen-warren-president-trump-broke-americas-promise-dreamers/

 

BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh denies Trump ‘betrayed’ supporters on immigration – here’s why – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/10/rush-limbaugh-denies-trump-betrayed-supporters-on-immigration-heres-why

 

TPM
– Despite Efforts To Overcome ‘Sin Of Recusal,’ Sessions Still In Doghouse – Esme Cribb (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who have me their doghouse a) because I included a link in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to an article they do not like, b) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives, c) because I refuse to serve as one of their dupes, d) because I refuse to pander to them, e) because I refuse to glorify and praise them, f) because I refuse to give them money, g) because years ago I backed one of their primary opponents, h) etc.)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-sessions-still-in-wh-doghouse-after-recusal

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Must Win a Better Deal on DACA – Editorial
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455338/daca-deal-republicans-immigration-deal-must-win-concessions

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Immigration battle tests activists’ muscle – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: In America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, who takes the lead in defending and advancing the immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368415-the-memo-immigration-battle-tests-activists-muscle

 

CNN
— Trump, Republicans face immigration reckoning – Stephen Collinson and Lauren Fox
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/donald-trump-immigration-gop/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Trump Effect’ Wears Off as Migrants Resume Their Northward Push – Caitlin Dickerson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/border-crossings-trump-effect.html
— Inside Steve Bannon’s ‘Fight Club’ He regarded Breitbart not as a news service but as a weapon in a war – Kurt Bardella (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do everything that they can to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/opinion/steve-bannon-fight-club.html
— I.R.S. Paid $20 Million to Collect $6.7 Million in Tax Debts – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/business/economy/irs-debt-collection.html
— Immigration Agents Target 7-Eleven Stores in Push to Punish Employers – Patricia Mazzei (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/7-eleven-raids-ice.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Americans say “House Republicans’ Hard-Line Immigration Stand Clashes With Trump Overture.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/politics/house-republicans-hard-line-immigration-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/opinion/is-mr-trump-nuts.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wielding Data, Women Force a Reckoning Over Bias in the Economics Field – Jim Tankersley and Noam Scheiber
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/politics/women-economics.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hundreds of CEOs tell Congress: Bipartisan DACA fix needed ‘immediately’ – Ed O’Keefe (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/10/hundreds-of-ceos-tell-congress-bipartisan-daca-fix-needed-immediately/
— On eve of feds’ giving deadline, charities fear more decline in donations – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/11/on-eve-of-feds-giving-deadline-charities-fear-more-decline-in-donations/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bigger Companies Once Meant Much Bigger Pay. No More. For decades, even lower-paid workers could boost their pay by moving to a bigger employer. No longer. – Theo Francis (DIERSEN: What big employers have you worked for? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bigger-companies-once-meant-bigger-pay-no-more-1515601777
— Psychiatrists With Press Passes A dubious new book starts a long national dialogue on whether Trump is crazy. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/psychiatrists-with-press-passes-1515627634
How Millions of Iranians Are Evading the Internet Censors
— Tehran’s online crackdown aimed to help stamp out protests, but could weaken its control of information – Sam Schechner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to stamp out me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want to stamp out any and all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iranians-turn-to-tech-tools-to-evade-internet-censors-1515493800
— IRS Needs Funding for GOP Tax Overhaul, Report Says Years of budget cuts have hindered taxpayer service and tech upgrades, according to advocate – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-needs-funding-for-gop-tax-overhaul-report-says-1515597568
— FRONT PAGE: TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Foreign Car Makers To Take U.S. Lead – Adrienne Roberts and John D. Stoll (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-GM, anti-Ford, anti-Chrysler, anti-unions, anti-former union members, anti-current union members, and anti-future union members. All the cars that I own and that I have owned were built by GM, Ford, or Chrysler union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-plant-puts-foreign-car-makers-on-path-to-pass-detroit-in-u-s-production-1515619286

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Calls for ‘Strong Look’ at Libel Laws After Critical Book – Justin Sink (DIERSEN: Maybe I should start sending out cease and desist letters and publishing them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I could start with letters to those who spread “false and misleading” information to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my professional judgment, motives, and accomplishments.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/trump-calls-for-strong-look-at-libel-laws-after-critical-book

 

FED SMITH
— Executive Order Directs Agencies to Expand Mental Health Resources for Veterans – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/10/executive-order-directs-agencies-expand-mental-health-resources-veterans/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Pentagon is prepared to spend over $900 million in first audit – Aaron Mehta (DIERSEN: What about GAO?)
https://www.federaltimes.com/pentagon/2018/01/10/pentagon-is-prepared-to-spend-over-900-million-in-first-audit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon is preparing to spend more than $900 million in fiscal 2018 to identify and fix problems as part of its first-ever financial audit. David Norquist, the Pentagon’s comptroller, said Wednesday that the first steps of the long-awaited Pentagon audit are already underway. The audit itself will cost $367 million in FY18 — covering fees for the independent public accounting firms ($181 million) and infrastructure to support the audits ($186 million). That will help fund the roughly 1,200 auditors who will support the 24 individual audits that make up the overall effort.)

January 10 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held outstanding candidate forums for DuPage County Board District 4 (Almiron, Chinchilla, Eckhoff, McGowen, Tatro, & Zaruba) and for Illinois House District 42 (Grant & Minor) Wednesday evening, January 10, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Illinois Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge spoke briefly. Judge Russo announced that he had withdrawn his candidacy. Attendees included Bibbiano, Brennan, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Grogan, Henry, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Kleeman, Krajewski, MacKay, Molitor, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nathwani, Prater, Rash, Romano, P. Ryan, Shaw, Wehling, Whelan, Wiley, Wilson, J. Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner showered, drank water at veterans home plagued by Legionnaires’ – CRAIG WALL
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-showered-drank-water-at-veterans-home-plagued-by-legionnaires-/2923907/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Emerges From Vets Home, Kennedy Battles Emanuel as Primary Inches Closer – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-quincy-kennedy-rahm-governor-race-illinois-468686223.html

 

CBS2
— Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Legionnaires’ Outbreak At Quincy Veterans Home – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3790005-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-legionnaires-outbreak-at-quincy-veterans-home/
— Rauner Ends Stay At Quincy Veterans Home, Vows To Revitalize Facility – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/10/rauner-quincy-veterans-home/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 2 years after bacteria outbreak, Rauner proposes task force to figure out veterans home fixes – Monique Garcia and Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-quincy-veterans-20180110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-dreamers-limbo-chicago-20180110-story.html
— Rauner hits Pritzker with Blagojevich wiretap ad, Pritzker responds with veterans’ deaths spot – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-pritzker-blagojevich-campaign-ad-20180110-story.html
– Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweep – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-7-eleven-immigration-sweep-20180110-story.html
— Trump goes looking for an immigration deal – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-immigration-deal-20180110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-sessions-marijuana-illinois-0111-20180110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy releases economic plan, says ‘structural racism’ must be addressed – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/kennedy-releases-economic-plan-says-structural-racism-must-be-addressed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At an unveiling of their economic plan Wednesday, gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy and running mate Ra Joy didn’t back down from comments last week about Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushing minorities out of the city. Both said their economic plan could help stem what they called a “mass exodus” of people leaving both the Chicago and the state but some “ugly and inconvenient” truths, namely structural racism, still must be addressed. “There are some who suggest race has no place in a political campaign,” Joy said, citing, among other things, racist emails sent by employees in the Chicago Department of Water Management that led to a staff shakeup. “Until race doesn’t play a role in our government agencies, race has a proper role to play in our campaign.”)
— Rauner leaving vets home, says water systems to be upgraded after Legionnaires’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-leaving-vets-home-says-water-systems-to-be-upgraded-after-legionnaires/
— Pritzker, Rauner spar over veteran home deaths, Blagojevich ties in dueling ads – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-spar-over-veteran-home-deaths-blagojevich-ties-in-dueling-ads/
— Immigration talks continue after Trump’s head-spinning meeting – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-immigration-talks-continue-after-trumps-head-spinning-meeting/

 

DAILY HERALD
— A pastor admitted a past ‘sexual incident’ with a teen. His congregation gave him a standing ovation. – Kyle Swenson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/a-pastor-admitted-a-past-sexual-incident-with-a-teen-his-congregation-gave-him-a-standing-ovation
— Divide Illinois into 3 or 4 states? Democrat running for governor says yes – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/divide-illinois-into-3-or-4-states-democrat-running-for-governor-says-yes
— Millennials outperforming older generations when it comes to saving
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180110/millennials-outperforming-older-generations-when-it-comes-to-saving

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Immigration agents descend on 7-Eleven stores in Illinois, other states – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180110/NEWS02/180119975

 

WLS AM
— Snarky sniping in Springfield – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/10/snarky-sniping-in-springfield/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois to replace Quincy vets home’s plumbing amid Legionnaire’s crisis – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180110/illinois-to-replace-quincy-vets-homes-plumbing-amid-legionnaires-crisis
— LaHood named to House Ways and Means committee
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180110/lahood-named-to-house-ways-and-means-committee

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner wants new buildings, water lines at Veterans Home – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/article/20180110/ARTICLE/180119997

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Amid bullish economic news, the new DC take on debt and deficits: What, we worry? – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/amid-bullish-economic-news-the-new-dc-take-on-debt/article_1795d5d9-967c-5a66-851f-5af5be8c2791.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Grassroots Turnout in Force for Ives Mike Gallagher: “It’s time. It’s time for the Illinois GOP to do what we’ve done nationally. I’m ecstatic [about Jeanne Ives].”
http://mailchi.mp/4f6886b64729/grassroots-out-in-force-for-jeanne-ives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This afternoon, over 250 supporters attended a fundraiser for Republican Candidate for Governor Jeanne Ives. The event, held in Lombard, Illinois, was headlined by nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher. Earlier in the week, Gallagher expressed his support for Ives on his program saying, “[Electing] Jeanne Ives is absolutely necessary in the State of Illinois.” A formal endorsement is expected later this week.)

 

JEFFERY M. LEVING
— New Illinois Custody Law Puts Pets Ahead of Children
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-illinois-custody-law-puts-pets-ahead-of-children-300580480.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: ILLINOIS SAW NET LOSS OF 101,000 PEOPLE TO NEIGHBORING STATES SINCE 2010 Illinois’ failure to keep and attract residents is driving the Land of Lincoln’s population decline. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs focus on keeping and attracting illegals.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-saw-net-loss-of-101000-people-to-neighboring-states-since-2010/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s big donors Uihlein and Griffin destroyed conservatism in Illinois
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/10/rauner-big-donors-uihlein-griffin-destroyed-conservatives-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 11TH WARD GOP ENDORSES IVES FOR GOVERNOR WITH STRONG RAUNER CONDEMNATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/11th-ward-republican-party-endorses-jeanne-ives.html
— GOP CHALLENGER MOORE CALLS INCUMBENT STATE REP. MEIER ON TAX HIKE VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gop-challenger-calls-meier-on-tax-hike-vote.html
— BREEN TAPPED FOR STATE SUPREME COURT COMMISSION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/breen-tapped-for-state-supreme-court-commission.html
— DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE YOU’RE PRO-LIFE? FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/discriminated-against-because-youre-pro-life-file-a-complaint-with-the-feds.html
— CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS SAYS “LET’S SEE” ABOUT IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL AFTER TRUMP MEETING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/congressman-rodney-davis-says-lets-see-about-immigration-proposal-after-trump-meeting.html
— GOP CHALLENGER MOORE CALLS INCUMBENT STATE REP. MEIER ON TAX HIKE VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gop-challenger-calls-meier-on-tax-hike-vote.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rickert sues Rauner office over ignored FOIA requests
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/rickert-sues-rauner-office-over-ignored-foia-requests/
— Biss said “obsessive hysteria” led he and others to act “irresponsibly” with pension reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/biss-said-obsessive-hysteria-led-he-and-others-to-act-irresponsibly-with-pension-reform-bill/
— Lawsuit mulled as Durkin primary takes more nasty turns
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/lawsuit-mulled-as-durkin-primary-takes-more-nasty-turns/

 

GOPUSA
— 7-Eleven probe opens new front on illegal immigration (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36864

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Coulter on Trump’s immigration meeting: Confirms worst things in Wolff’s book – Larry O’Connor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/10/coulter-trumps-immigration-meeting-confirms-worst-/

 

BREITBART
— Republican House Bill Exchanges DACA Amnesty for Mandatory E-Verify, Legal Immigration Cuts – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/10/republican-house-bill-exchanges-daca-amnesty-for-mandatory-e-verify-legal-immigration-cuts/

 

BLAZE
— Ann Coulter responds to Trump meeting on ‘Dreamers’ deal – and she is not happy – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/09/ann-coulter-responds-to-trump-meeting-on-dreamers-deal-and-she-is-not-happy

 

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Will Lose Congress And Trump Will Face Impeachment If The Border Wall Is Not Funded – Rep. Louie Gohmert
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/10/republicans-will-lose-congress-and-trump-will-face-impeachment-if-the-border-wall-is-not-funded/

 

NEWSMAX
— Mark Krikorian: Trump Sounded ‘More Like Jeb Bush’ at Immigration Meeting – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mark-krikorian-trump-daca-meeting/2018/01/10/id/836269/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— California Pro-Life Democrats Endorse Pro-Life Republican John Cox for Governor
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/01/10/california-pro-life-democrats-endorse-pro-life-republican-john-cox-for-governor/

 

CNBC
— Trump DACA compromise would crush Trump’s chances in 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/10/trumps-daca-compromise-could-be-political-suicide-for-gop-commentary.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweep – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/immigration-agents-target-7-eleven-stores-in-nationwide-sweep/2018/01/10/315dae76-f62b-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html

January 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ousted Rauner staffer Diana Rickert sues gov’s office over first lady’s emails on abortion – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ousted-rauner-staffer-sues-govs-office-over-first-ladys-emails-on-abortion/
— Don’t just close veterans home — close the whole state of Illinois – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-dont-just-close-veterans-home-close-the-whole-state-of-illinois/
— Scott Drury loses first step in AG ballot challenge over disclosure form – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scott-drury-loses-first-step-in-ag-ballot-challenge-over-disclosure-form/

 

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Rauner aide Diana Rickert sues for first lady’s emails on abortion bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-diana-rickert-diana-rauner-lawsuit-20180109-story.html
— Rauner officials defend handling of Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy veterans home – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-quincy-veterans-home-20180109-story.html
— A lower black jobless rate. Somebody tell Illinois. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-black-unemployment-20180109-story.html
— Kaegi overcomes challenge to his bid to run against Berrios – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-berrios-kaegi-petition-challenge-20180109-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Energy Secretary Perry tells Fermilab employees he is their advocate – Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Who tells those who share your demographics that they are your advocate? Anti-Trumps call anyone who says that they are an advocate for members of the following groups a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things: 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.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/energy-secretary-perry-tells-fermilab-employees-he-is-their-advocate
— St. Charles marks one year of video gambling with mixed results – James Fuller (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/st-charles-marks-one-year-of-video-gambling-with-mixed-results
— Sheriff says too few officers supervising too many inmates – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/sheriff-says-too-few-officers-supervising-too-many-inmates
— Wheaton residents flood city with complaints about drug treatment center plan – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/wheaton-residents-flood-city-with-complaints-about-drug-treatment-center-plan

 

ABC7
— Ill. lawmakers probe Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy veterans home – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-lawmakers-probe-legionnaires-outbreak-at-quincy-veterans-home/2917455/
— Joe Arpaio, controversial sheriff pardoned by Trump, enters Arizona Senate race – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-arpaio-controversial-sheriff-pardoned-by-trump-running-for-senate/2918384/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart after fallout with President Donald Trump – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/steve-bannon-steps-down-from-breitbart-after-remarks-about-president-donald-trump

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE REGISTER MAIL
— Cash-strapped schools continue to wait for state funding – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180109/cash-strapped-schools-continue-to-wait-for-state-funding

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Legislators grill officials on Legionnaires’ outbreak – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/20180109/legislators-grill-officials-on-legionnaires-outbreak#//

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Davis lauds Trump’s appearance at Farm Bureau convention – MARY COOLEY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article193705234.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, federal pay and benefits are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being “generous” by those who would never take a federal job a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/report-shows-federal-bloat-in-illinois/article_67b43460-0e56-50cc-a7a6-4fc2b403d16d.html

 

CARL SEGVICH
— 11th Ward Republican Party Endorses Jeanne Ives
https://segvich.com/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Conservative Host Mike Gallagher Endorses Ives On National Program “[Electing] Jeanne Ives is absolutely necessary in the State of Illinois.”
http://mailchi.mp/3763aa35fcf0/updated-conservative-host-mike-gallagher-endorses-ives-on-national-program?e=985ad8c00b

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein still hasn’t weighed in for Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/09/uihlein-still-hasnt-weighed-in-for-ives/
— Fingers point after Rauner veto
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/09/fingers-point-after-rauner-veto/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump calls GOP Dreamer fix a ‘bill of love,’ seeks deal with Dems on immigration – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to use Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/9/donald-trump-calls-gop-dreamer-fix-bill-love-seeks/

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Adopt Stealth ‘Amnesty-or-Shutdown’ Blackmail Strategy – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/09/democrats-hide-amnesty-or-shutdown-blackmail-strategy-from-public/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google ‘Endorses Political Violence’ According To Damore Lawsuit – Liam Clancy
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/09/google-endorses-political-violence-according-to-damore-lawsuit/

 

GOPUSA
— University of Chicago faculty tell Obama to move his ‘socially regressive’ Presidential library
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36767
— Colorado city attracts desperate marijuana ‘migrants’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36489

 

THE HILL
— Trump, lawmakers agree to parameters of potential immigration deal – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to use Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Needless-to-say, if Deamers are given citizenship, they will vote to tear any border wall down.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/368139-trump-lawmakers-agree-to-parameters-of-potential-immigration-deal

 

POLITICO
— Bannon steps down from Breitbart News – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/09/bannon-steps-down-from-breitbart-news-329603

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants – Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if Deamers are given citizenship, they will vote to tear any border wall down.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/politics/trump-daca-immigration.html
— Joe Arpaio Announces Bid for Senate in Arizona – Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/joe-arpaio-senate-arizona.html
— Steve Bannon to Step Down From Breitbart Post – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/politics/steve-bannon-breitbart-trump.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: California’s Affirmative Action for ‘Marijuana Entrepreneurs’ Los Angeles, Oakland and other cities create ‘equity programs’ to help minority ex-cons get into legal pot – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-affirmative-action-for-marijuana-entrepreneurs-1515543760

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Former Rauner Staffer Diana Rickert Sues Office Over Abortion Bill Emails – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-01-09/former-rauner-staffer-sues-office-over-abortion-bill-emails

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump pushes key lawmakers for border wall in exchange for ‘dreamer’ protection – Katie Leslie and Todd J. Gillman (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if Deamers are given citizenship, they will vote to tear any border wall down.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/01/09/trump-pushes-key-lawmakers-border-wall-exchange-dreamer-protection

 

FED SMITH
— How Does the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) Affect Your Retirement Income? – John Grobe (DIERSEN: Because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $51,864/year, the WEP dramatically reduces my Social Security, currently $2,064/year. I paid into Social Security 1964-1974 while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, etc.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/09/wep-affect-retirement-income/

 

NEW BEGINNINGS REALTY
— FOR SALE: 518 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton (vacant lot)
https://www.newbeginningsrealtycullman.com/Illinois/WHEATON/85-09804691-518-West-Roosevelt-Road-60187

January 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— States exploring tax changes in response to federal overhaul – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–tax-overhaul-states-20180106-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are exploring a switch from income taxes to new ones on payroll. A few governors have even called for tax cuts. The ideas are bubbling up as state lawmakers begin their 2018 sessions and assess the effects of the Republican tax overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law last month. Lawmakers and governors in some states are grappling with how to protect their constituents. . . In high-tax states, officials have been focused on protecting taxpayers from the impact of a new $10,000 cap on deductions for paying state and local taxes. In California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, more than one-third of tax filers claim the state and local tax deduction on federal taxes; the average deduction in each state is over $15,000.)
— A look at prosecutors who will decide on marijuana crackdown – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–legalized-pot-prosecutors-glance-20180105-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Suburban libraries working to be more accommodating to the homeless – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-library-homeless-st-0105-20180105-story.html
— Trump cools to idea of reducing spending on welfare programs, seeing little chance of success – Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-agenda-20180106-story.html
— Talk of bipartisanship in Republican-only meetings with Trump at Camp David – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-camp-david-20180106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Families lost loved ones to Legionnaires’ but can collect only minimal damages – Dave McKinney and Tony Arnold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-law-caps-legionnaires-family-lawsuits-100000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in getting “religious leaders” to serve as operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/let-sacred-traditions-guide-our-fight-against-injustice-just-relations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump washes his hands of insurgency against GOP incumbents – AP (DIERSEN: Have you ever been an insurgent, that is, have you ever ran against an incumbent Republican? I have not.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180107/news/301079975/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump says he’s done campaigning for insurgents challenging incumbent Republican members of Congress. Trump told reporters after meeting GOP House and Senate leaders at Camp David on Saturday that he’s planning a robust schedule of campaigning for the 2018 midterm elections and that includes involvement in the Republican primaries. He’ll campaign for incumbents, he said, and “anybody else that has my kind of thinking.” But after a stinging loss in Alabama, Trump said he’s done supporting challengers, declaring: “I don’t see that happening.” Trump had supported Roy Moore after he won the GOP primary. Moore’s defeat in the subsequent special election handed Democrats another seat in the Senate.)
— Trump’s furious response to tell-all book – Editorial (DIERSEN: When my attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO in 1998, GAO was not furious at all. Instead, GAO responded to the lawsuit like the lawsuit helped GAO hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. The lawsuit showed that GAO wastes the careers of and gets rid of its non-veteran White male employees 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180107/editorial-trumps-furious-response-to-tell-all-book

 

ABC7
— Local leaders (Luis Gutierrez and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia) push to protect DACA recipients as budget deadline looms – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/local-leaders-push-to-protect-daca-recipients-as-budget-deadline-looms/2874740/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DACA battle heats up, Gutierrez responds to Trump
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/daca-battle-heats-up-gutierrez-responds-to-trump

 

WBEZ
— ‘It’s A Crime’: Illinois Cap On Legionnaires’ Payouts Lowest In U.S. – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/its-a-crime-illinois-cap-on-legionnaires-payouts-lowest-in-us/f3d332bc-4d1d-4150-9865-cdffc3046fe6

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Illinois legislators react to possible DOJ move on marijuana prohibition – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://rockrivertimes.com/2018/01/07/illinois-legislators-react-to-possible-doj-move-on-marijuana-prohibition/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DOJ Pot Follow Up – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=258032#.WlI146inGM8

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Few specifics are available on progressive tax amendment – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: What about retirement income? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my Social Security are not subject to state income tax. In today’s dollars, since 1997, CSRS has paid me $1,050,246 and since 2010, Social Security has paid me $14,964.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-07/jim-dey-few-specifics-are-available-progressive-tax-amendment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He proposed levying a 6 percent tax rate on incomes of $1 million or more, a roughly 20 percent increase for that category of income earners. At the same time, he would levy a 1 percent tax rate on incomes between $2,500 and $24,999, a 2.25 percent rate on incomes from $25,000 to $44,999, a 3.75 percent rate on incomes from $45,000 to $149,999 and a 4.95 percent rate on incomes from $150,000 to $999,999. But there’s a problem with Daiber’s tax proposal — it’s a bait and switch. He gives the impression that most people will get a tax cut and only a few — “the millionaires and billionaires” — will get a tax increase. That won’t work because backers of a progressive income tax desperately want billions of dollars more in revenue. Under Daiber’s proposal, the state would generate less revenue than it receives under the current flat tax. The problem? Illinois doesn’t have enough people with annual incomes of $1 million and up. According to the Illinois Department of Revenue 2013 tax figures, about 32,000 individuals or families out of 6 million tax filers reported annual incomes between $1 million and $25 million. They paid $2.5 billion of the $16.9 billion in income tax revenue that year. Meanwhile, the Illinois Policy Institute reports that in 2015, just 18 percent of taxpayers earned $100,000-plus. They paid 84 percent of all state income taxes.)
— Cunningham Township Assessor’s action sparks inquiry – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-07/assessors-action-sparks-inquiry.html
— Lots of work, few to do it at assessor’s office – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-07/tom-kacich-lots-work-few-do-it-assessors-office.html
— Kennedy alleges ‘gentrification plan’ – RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-01-07/rich-millercapitol-fax-kennedy-alleges-gentrification-plan.html
— Gambling-parlor issue looming large in Champaign – Natalie Wickman (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who promotes video gambling? ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-07/gambling-parlor-issue-looming-large-champaign.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump washes his hands of insurgency against GOP incumbents – AP (DIERSEN: Have you ever been an insurgent, that is, have you ever ran against an incumbent Republican? I have not.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-washes-his-hands-of-insurgency-against-gop-incumbents/904940250
— Trump wishes for better libel laws after book slams him – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes erroneously believe that because I do not send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to make money, they are free to slander and libel me.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-wishes-for-better-libel-laws-after-book-slams-him/904961203

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The liberal media have all the facts! Except when they don’t. – Jack Hellner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/the_liberal_media_have_all_the_facts_except_when_they_dont.html

 

THE HILL
— Blue-state officials plot response to GOP tax law – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: If you pay lots of real estate tax and/or state income tax in Illinois, have the Republicans succeeded in motivating you to do more to get those who run Illinois, who run your county, who run your township/ward, who run your municipality, who run your school district, who run your park district, who run your etc. to curb their taxes and to curb their spending? What if the majority of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want taxpayers like you to pay higher taxes?)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/367696-blue-state-officials-plot-response-to-gop-tax-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elected officials in high-tax Democratic-leaning states are looking at creative ways to prevent the new tax law from raising their residents’ bills. The new law, which passed in December with only Republican votes, caps the state and local tax (SALT) deduction at $10,000. GOP lawmakers said they hoped that would motivate high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey and California to curb their own taxes and spending. But politicians in blue states view the tax law as an attack on them, and are pushing back. “We sort of have two choices. One choice is to step back and let this happen to us. Or the other is to get into the arena and fight like heck,” New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy (D) said at a news conference Friday. “And this is New Jersey after all.” The tax law is just one of the ways Republicans have taken aim at Democratic-leaning cities and states in recent months.)

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump wishes for better libel laws after book slams him – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes erroneously believe that because I do not send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to make money, they are free to slander and libel me.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-wishes-libel-laws-book-slams-52189356

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Clash Between California and Trump, It’s One America Versus Another – Tim Arango (DIERSEN: How soon will California leave America and join up with Mexico? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) by its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/us/california-sanctuary-marijuana.html
— Elgin Man Who Sheltered Homeless People in His Basement Stops After City Order – Maya Salam
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/us/chicago-homeless-basement-weather.html
— Retirement Tips for the Age of Trump – Charles J. Sykes (DIERSEN: Since I retired in 1997 when I was 49 years, sadly, I have come to realize that far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be Republican are not really Republican. They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs. They 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 Milton Township Republican Central Committee 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 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/retirement-tips-trump-age.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Originally, my plan was to sit in a rocking chair, and after a few weeks to start rocking. But the election wrecked those plans, making retirement in the Era of Trump a complicated affair. I started thinking about that this past week, when Orrin Hatch, the seven-term Republican senator from Utah, announced that he wouldn’t run for re-election this year. He joins two Republican colleagues, Bob Corker and Jeff Flake, in announcing retirement. Word is that Steve Bannon is also very likely to have a lot more free time on his hands soon, especially since the billionaire Mercer family has cut off his funding, one of the few things that has kept him relevant. So even though they didn’t ask, I’m going to offer some pointers.)
— Diabetes Shouldn’t Bankrupt You – Elisabeth Rosenthal (DIERSEN: My outstanding father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. That diabetes led to heart failure and his sudden death in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/diabetes-shouldnt-bankrupt-you.html
— Why Even Tougher Regulations on Smoking Are Justified – Robert H. Frank (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all of my superiors and supervisors who worked the hardest against me were older White male Democrats who were big smokers and big drinkers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/business/economy/why-even-tougher-regulations-on-smoking-are-justified.html
— Where Pot Entrepreneurs Go When the Banks Just Say No As the legal markets for marijuana spread, a small credit union is solving a big problem: what to do with all the cash. – ROBB MANDELBAUM (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, and/or c) they want to make lots of money selling pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/magazine/where-pot-entrepreneurs-go-when-the-banks-just-say-no.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, his aides keep up attack against White House tell-all; president dismisses it as a ‘Fake Book’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/01/07/trump-his-aides-keep-up-attack-against-white-house-tell-all-president-dismisses-it-as-a-fake-book/

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— In 2018, resolve to end elitism – RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. (DIERSEN: Those who work on the front line against me paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for elites.)
http://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/ruben-navarrette-in-resolve-to-end-elitism/article_0d84184b-9192-5e92-8729-cc289a929a3d.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Republicans, Democrats Agree Trump’s In Charge (DIERSEN: Who is in charge in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/december_2017/republicans_democrats_agree_trump_s_in_charge