Tag: retaliation

ABC7
— Radogno to return to Springfield, serve on Pritzker’s budget committee – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/radogno-to-return-to-springfield-serve-on-pritzkers-budget-committee/4657482/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana legalization push gets huge boost with Pritzker win – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-marijuana-legalization-push-gets-huge-boost-with-pritzker-win/4657191/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Says He Wants to Legalize Marijuana in Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-illinois_Chicago-500174041.html
— Michelle Obama in New Memoir: I’ll Never Forgive Trump for Endangering My Family – Deb Riechman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Michelle-Obama-Rips-Trump-in-New-Book-Memoir-Becoming-500126242.html
— ‘You Ask a Lot of Stupid Questions’: Trump Comments Draw Condemnation From Black Journalists Group After women helped to take the House for Democrats, Trump calls reporters’ questions stupid, racist – Noreen O’Donnell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Insults-Black-Women-Journalists-500177612.html

CBS2
— Record Number Of Women Elected To The U.S. House (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/09/record-number-of-women-elected-to-the-house/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she can’t afford DC apartment until receiving congressional salary
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-she-cant-afford-dc-apartment-until-receiving-congressional-salary

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Underwood got elected because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-lauren-underwood-naperville-20181108-story.html
— Here’s what J.B. Pritzker’s election means for Illinois’ taxes, minimum wage, health care and more
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jb-pritzker-illinois-business-environment-20181107-story.html
— Speaker Michael Madigan boosts his Democratic majority thanks to victories throughout the suburbs – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Democrat candidates and those who vote for them are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety in Republican areas, but then hypocritically continue to vote for Democrats. With only the rarest of exceptions, when Democrats move in and take over an area, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-springfield-20181109-story.html
— What journalists do – Leonard Pitts (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates, at elected officials, at party leaders, and at everyone else that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pitts-journalists-trump-lincoln-truman-presidents-acosta-cnn-1112-story.html
— If Boss Madigan and Rahm Emanuel conceived a daughter, she’d be Susana Mendoza – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayor-kass-20181109-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds of migrants leave Mexico City headed for US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/migrant-caravan-mexico-city-united-nations-buses/
— Trump insults reporters, claims Acosta video wasn’t altered – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-insults-reporters-journalists-cnn-jim-acosta/
— He ran for judge, lost, changed parties, took Irish name, won Cook County race – Abigail Blachman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/he-ran-for-judge-lost-changed-parties-took-irish-name-won-cook-county-race/

DAILY HERALD
— How do you feel about legalizing recreational marijuana? (DIERSEN: Marijuana should NOT be legalized for recreational use in Illinois, or anywhere else for that matter. If marijuana is legalized for recreational use in Illinois, but counties and municipalities can prohibit the sale of marijuana in their jurisdictions, I will take the lead in getting DuPage County and Wheaton to be the first county and the first city in Illinois to prohibit the sale of marijuana in their jurisdictions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181109/how-do-you-feel-about-legalizing-recreational-marijuana
(FROM THE ARTICLE: J.B. Pritzker says he wants to make legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois one of his first orders of business when he becomes governor in January. Should our state rush to join the 10 states — including Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and, just this week, Michigan — that have decided to permit people to possess marijuana for personal use? If so, what should be the rules and limits? We want to know what you think.)
— Conservatives push for change after GOP loses the House – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181109/news/311099988/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Utah latest state to legalize medical marijuana – AP (DIERSEN: Pot pushers use the legalization of pot for medical use to push pot for recreational use.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181109/news/311099840/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers say “Illinois could rake in $500 million a year from legal pot” and “legalization could also create 23,000 jobs in the state.” How many millions if not billions of dollars do prostitution pushers say that Illinois could rake in from legalizing prostitution and how many thousands if not millions of jobs would be created?
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-could-rake-500-million-year-legal-pot-report-says
— Why Chicago’s two major dailies are still hungover The search for new direction, new leadership—and new revenue—rolls on. – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who consider “Chicago’s two major dailies” to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti- conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/why-chicagos-two-major-dailies-are-still-hungover

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— After years of Democratic control, is the 12th District firmly in Republican hands? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article221312115.html

PALOS PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Palos Heights Residents Say ‘No Dice’ To Video Gaming Referendum Voters shoot down referendum question on video gaming in Palos Heights. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/amp/27793410/palos-heights-residents-say-no-dice-to-video-gaming-referendum

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— The Election Is Over. And Now the Next Elections Begin. After Tuesday’s bluebath, Democrats dominate. But what comes next? – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: If Peter Roskam is not going to run in 2020 to defeat Casten, who should the Republicans in the 6th Congressional District get behind to do that? It seems to me that the person most responsible for Republicans picking the best candidate to defeat Casten in 2020 is Bob Grogan. Grogan represents the 6th Congressional District on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee. He is the DuPage County Auditor. And he is the Downers Grove Township Republican Central Committee Chairman. If Roskam is not going to run in 2020, who does Roskam want to run?)
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-post-election-2018-jb-pritzker-governor-elect-democrats

ROBERT FEDER
— With job cuts looming, Tribune Publishing offers buyouts to staff (DIERSEN: Once you are offered a buyout, your career is over. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered me and all its other employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, a $25,000 buyout.)
https://www.robertfeder.com/2018/11/09/job-cuts-looming-tribune-publishing-offers-buyouts-staff/

CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB
— Chicago Headline Club demands White House reinstate Jim Acosta’s credentials (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and fundraisers who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have refused to accept my GOPUSA Illinois press credentials or constructively or literally revoked them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://prod.headlineclub.org/2018/11/09/chicago-headline-club-demands-white-house-reinstate-jim-acostas-credentials/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: We, the board of the Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, demand that the White House immediately reinstate the full credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. A free press is a pillar of our democracy. Without a free press, there are no independent agencies to inform the public, expose injustice and hold the powerful to account. Some of the most important reporting comes from those who cover the White House and our nation’s government each day. The president first insulted Mr. Acosta as he asked a question during a news conference. An intern then tried to remove a microphone from Mr. Acosta’s hand to stop him from asking questions. This is clearly confirmed by video, and accounts of other reporters at the press conference. Hours later, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Mr. Acosta’s credentials were being revoked indefinitely, meaning he would no longer have access to cover the White House on behalf of one of the country’s largest cable networks. To justify this outrageous retaliation, Ms. Sanders falsely accused Mr. Acosta of accosting the intern. Hours later, she followed up by propagating a doctored video, edited to make it appear as though he assaulted the young woman. This is disgraceful. Ms. Sanders, in announcing the revocation of Mr. Acosta’s credentials, said the administration appreciates and welcomes tough questions from journalists. This is comically absurd and there is only evidence to the contrary. This administration has routinely disparaged free press and belittled its value, it has demeaned strong news coverage, and has attacked reporters who dare set the record straight in the face of lies. It was bad enough to accuse Mr. Acosta of doing something he obviously did not do. That the White House would then attempt to support the lie by disseminating an altered video is especially detestable and shows the lengths to which this administration will go to wage war against the truth. Jim Acosta did nothing wrong. He is a devoted journalist who did exactly what his colleagues, bosses and the public expect of a reporter in his position: He questioned the leader of our country and demanded answers. He sought accountability. The banishment of Mr. Acosta from the White House is unprecedented in this country. Sadly, it is not an unfamiliar tactic. Public officials and elected leaders at all levels of government routinely refuse to speak to reporters they deem unfriendly and block access to entire news outlets. We saw this occur on Election Day when Rep. Steve King of Iowa barred the Des Moines Register from covering his election night event, refusing to credential any of their reporters. This treatment of journalists is inexcusable whether they cover the White House or a local school board. More importantly, a public official rebuffing accountability for their actions is a disservice to the people they are supposed to serve. No public official should be above scrutiny. And no journalist in this country should be punished for doing their job. If the White House truly values the work of the press, as Ms. Sanders indicated in her statement, there is an obvious way to demonstrate that: restore Jim Acosta’s credentials and end its vicious attacks on journalists.)

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— OUTRAGEOUS: Governor race: Democrat Pritzker wins voter tally in DuPage County
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511625122-governor-race-democrat-pritzker-wins-voter-tally-in-dupage-county

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HERE’S WHERE THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS WILL TAKE US ALL IN THE DAYS AHEAD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/heres-where-the-illinois-democrats-will-take-us-all-in-the-days-ahead.html
— WILL THE HUGE EGOS OF JB PRITZKER AND MIKE MADIGAN BLEND OR BALK AT EACH OTHER? ILLINOIS POLICY CONSIDERS …
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/will-the-huge-egos-of-jb-pritzker-and-mike-madigan-blend-or-balk-at-each-other-illinois-policy-consi.html
— THORNER: BLUE WAVE PREDICTION FOR DEMOCRATS TURNS TO A TRICKLE EXCEPT IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/thorner-blue-wave-prediction-for-democrats-turns-to-a-trickle-except-in-illinois-.html
— TOM MORRISON RACE WITHIN 500 VOTES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/morrison-race-within-500-votes.html
— SKILLICORN CALLS FOR REVIEW OF PENSIONS IN LIGHT OF SUSPENDED ACTUARY SHARPE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/skillicorn-calls-for-review-of-pensions-in-light-of-suspended-actuary-sharpe.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal pot is on the way (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/09/legal-pot-is-on-the-way/

GOPUSA
— Jim Acosta: CNN’s Political Activist at the White House (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and fundraisers who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have refused to accept my GOPUSA Illinois press credentials or constructively or literally revoked them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58739
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At that point Acosta wasn’t a reporter asking questions. He was an activist debating policy and trying to change the president’s mind. “Most of the people there were serious reporters asking serious questions, but Jim Acosta, I thought, embarrassed himself today,” Fox News Sunday anchorman Chris Wallace said after the briefing. Let’s cast aside the officially stated reason for pulling Acosta’s White House credentials — that he laid his hand on a White House intern trying to pull the microphone away. Video shows physical contact. Viewers still are debating whether the contact actually was combative or just a byproduct of Acosta’s gesturing. Let’s instead talk about Acosta repeatedly interrupting Trump during a January 2017 press conference more than a week before his inauguration. Let’s talk about last June, when Acosta interrupted a historic signing ceremony with North Korea with his questions. Let’s talk about he shouted at those two leaders about nuclear weapons. When he didn’t get an answer, a hot microphone seemed to pick up a flustered Acosta saying, “Hey, if they’re not going to let me in the (expletive) meeting, that’s what happens … That’s the way it goes, baby.”)
— Abuse of women doesn’t count against Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58701
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana legalization outperforms Senate winners in Michigan, Missouri
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58746
— Feds announce new policy to limit asylum claims
http://www.gopusa.com/feds-announce-new-policy-to-limit-asylum-claims/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Ignoring Reality’: Retiring GOP Rep Ryan Costello Rips Trump For Blaming Losses on Lack of ‘Loyalty’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/11/08/gop-rep-blasts-trump-blaming-republican-losses-2018-election-lack-loyalty

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats: ‘If We Lost, the Voters Must Be Racist’ (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if are a Democrat, the Democrat Party will force you to shout at everyone that all Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all? How soon will the Democrat Party force the 30 or so registered Republican voters in my precinct who are really Democrats to come out of their closets?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/democrats-if-we-lost-the-voters-must-be-racist/

NEWT GINGRICH
— The Party of Illegal Immigrants, Fake Votes, and Stolen Elections
http://www.gingrichproductions.com/2018/11/the-party-of-illegal-immigrants-fake-votes-and-stolen-elections/

TOWNHALL
— Vogue Article Shames White Women for Voting Republican – Brianna Heldt
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/briannaheldt/2018/11/09/vogue-article-shames-white-women-for-voting-republican-n2535670

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Leftists Enraged at White Women for Voting for Cruz – Ginny Montalbano
https://www.westernjournal.com/leftists-enraged-white-women-voting-cruz/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Liberals Angry at White Women for Re-Electing Ted Cruz, a Hispanic – Ginny Montalbano
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/08/liberals-angry-at-white-women-for-re-electing-ted-cruz-a-hispanic/

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP RESPONDS TO MICHELLE OBAMA’S MEMOIR CRITICISM: SHE ‘GOT PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO WRITE A BOOK’ – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/09/trump-michelle-obama-memoir-book-money-birther-controversy/
— FEINSTEIN URGED OBAMA TO USE PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO LIMIT IMMIGRATION: ‘NO LEGISLATION NECESSARY’ – Will Racke
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/09/feinstein-obama-limit-immigration/
— TRUMP CALLS CNN’S APRIL RYAN ‘NASTY,’ A ‘LOSER’ – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/09/trump-cnn-april-ryan-loser-nasty/

LIFE NEWS
— Michelle Obama Trashes Conservatives Who Support Trump as “Wing Nuts and Kooks” – KRISTINE MARSH
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/11/09/michelle-obama-trashes-conservatives-who-support-trump-as-wing-nuts-and-kooks/

THE HILL
— Groups sue Trump over order blocking asylum claims – LYDIA WHEELER
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/415981-groups-sue-trump-over-order-blocking-asylum-claims
— Trump calls April Ryan a ‘loser,’ threatens to revoke more press credentials – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/415900-trump-calls-april-ryan-a-loser-threatens-to-revoke-more-press

WASHINGTON POST
— In memoir, Michelle Obama writes of being first black woman to serve as first lady and lays bare her disdain for Trump – Krissah Thompson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-revealing-new-memoir-michelle-obama-candidly-shares-her-story/2018/11/08/6bc1d2ca-e20e-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— Border arrests surged to highest levels of Trump presidency in October – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/border-arrests-surged-to-highest-levels-of-trump-presidency-in-october/2018/11/09/60b76082-e46d-11e8-a1c9-6afe99dddd92_story.html