December 17 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Topic Of Putin Dominates Obama’s Last News Conference Of 2016 – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/16/topic-of-putin-dominates-obamas-last-news-conference-of-2016/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “How will Trump address heroin epidemic?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-heroin-policy-met-20161216-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A lesson for Rick Perry: The Department of Energy doesn’t produce much energy.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-energy-perry-analysis-3081d95e-c3c4-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d-20161216-story.html
— If you have employer health insurance, an Obamacare repeal will affect you too – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-repeal-worries-employees-1218-biz-20161214-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facebook is going to alert you when a story may be fake – Hayley Tsukayama  (DIERSEN: Will Facebook alert you when an editorial is unethically made to look like a news article?  Will Facebook post those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that are on its blacklist?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/business/161219129/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Tough choice for struggling Elgin VFW post: Time to sell building? – Elena Ferrarin (FROM THE ARTICLE: The installation of video gambling machines didn’t help much, Webb said.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/news/161219033/#autoplay
— West District candidate Joseph Leone withdraws from Wheaton City Council race – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161216/news/161219073/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Hard work, sportsmanship pays off for Ivy Leaguer Tiffany Chen from Naperville – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, because I have always opposed race and gender based preference giving, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use Chen to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a complete failure.  They would stress that because I am a White male, I had tremendous advantages that Chen will never have. They would stress that because Chen is both a minority and a woman, she had to overcome tremendous discrimination from racists and from sexists.  They would stress that while Chen played tennis while she was in high school, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, and washed dishes.  They would stress that while Chen’s ACT score was a perfect 36, my ACT score was only 24.  They would stress that if I had applied to Ivy League universities, they never would have accepted me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/news/161219044/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A court-appointed monitor investigating patronage hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation can also review hiring at other state agencies, a federal judge has ruled. – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted a) patronage hiring, b) patronage retention, and c) patronage promotions.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161216/idot-monitor-can-examine-other-state-agencies-judge-rules

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Groups Appeal To Rauner To Fight Obamacare Repeal
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/groups-appeal-to-rauner-to-fight-obamacare-repeal-12-17-2016

 

MIAMI COUNTY REPUBLIC
— Prison population down 9 percent under Rauner – Dan Petrella
http://www.republic-online.com/news/midwest_news/prison-population-down-percent-under-rauner/article_b6d556d9-5f2c-53aa-bf18-64a43975c7de.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Possible Consolidation for DuPage County Departments
http://www.nctv17.com/possible-consolidation-for-dupage-county-departments/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Michelle Bachmann on ‘The Cost of Liberty’ – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/michelle-bachmann-cost-liberty/

 

BLAZE
— Blue states that voted for Hillary Clinton share something in common: they’re dying – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: Did your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and/or your county vote for Clinton?  To what extent is it dying, for example, how long do homes and other buildings that are for sale languish on the market?  When homes and other buildings sell, for how much are they sold below the asking price?  How many homes and other buildings are rented out because they cannot be sold?  How many homes and other buildings are empty?  How many residents are on government assistance?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/17/blue-states-that-voted-for-hillary-clinton-share-something-in-common-theyre-dying/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apparently the top 10 states that voted for Hillary Clinton over President-elect Donald Trump during the 2016 election have a very disturbing commonality: they’re dying. According to the Independent Journal Review, citing work by noted Washington Times columnist and economist Stephen Moore, those states are performing so poorly economically “people are clamoring to move out of them.” The states include Massachusetts, California, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois and Hawaii. From IJR: According to economic expert Stephen Moore, writing in the Washington Times, the reasons Americans are fleeing these states are all driven by economics — namely, that they share the progressive values of “high taxes rates; high welfare benefits; heavy regulation; environmental extremism; high minimum wages.”)

 

GOPUSA
— Obama to Russia: We can do stuff to you  (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors in the federal government were forced to acknowledge adverse actions that they took against me, my Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-to-russia-we-can-do-stuff-to-you/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump trolled for misspelling ‘unprecedented’ in tweet
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/17/trump-trolled-for-misspelling-unprecedented-in-tweet.html

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— The Kwanzaa Scam: A Fake Holiday Created by A Racist Con Man, Rapist And Torturer – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/16/kwanzaa-scam-fake-holiday-created-racist-con-man-rapist-torturer/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Obama Uses His Last Press Conference of 2016 to Trash America’s Favorite Punching Bag: The Media – MAEGAN VAZQUEZ  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those past and present 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 blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://ijr.com/2016/12/758281-obama-last-press-conference-2016-media/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Be Grateful For What You Have – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my not being thankful enough.  They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that I never really earned what I have, and d) that I certainly do not disserve what I have.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/12/17/be-grateful-for-what-you-have/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Boomerang Boom: More Firms Tapping the Skills of the Recently Retired – CHRISTOPHER FARRELL  (DIERSEN: Are you retired?  What skills did you have when you retired?  I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92-632-$120,427.  That included almost 9 years auditing federal financial industry regulators, almost 6 years auditing many other federal agencies, and 3 years auditing IRS.  I had almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.  I had master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business.  I was a licensed CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and a Forensic Accountant.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/business/retirement/boomerang-boom-more-firms-tapping-the-skills-of-the-recently-retired.html
— TRAGIC: Japan, Looking for Money, Removes Ban on Casino Gambling – JONATHAN SOBLE and NEIL GOUGH
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/business/japan-legalize-casino-gambling.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/opinion/trumps-chinese-foreign-policy.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/nyregion/subway-election-therapy-wall-sticky-notes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats encourage people to bring young people to America illegally.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/nyregion/once-accepted-soon-rejected-new-yorks-young-immigrants-uncertain-under-trump.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Can End the War on Cops  Stop treating police as racist and pushing lower hiring standards as a way to achieve ‘diversity.’ – HEATHER MAC DONALD
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-can-end-the-war-on-cops-1481931231

 

USA TODAY
— Army demotes ‘swinging general’ after investigation into affairs, lifestyle  Haight to retire as lieutenant colonel, lose $43,000 a year in pension – Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are nasty.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I have always been “bad.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors and reject all the claims that I made in Diersen v. GAO.  SEE:
https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/16/army-demotes-swinging-general-david-haight/95493058/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Donald Trump thanks backers, slams inaccurate polls – Brian Dowling
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2016/12/donald_trump_thanks_backers_slams_inaccurate_polls

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— It’s Official: Clinton’s Popular Vote Win Came Entirely From California – JOHN MERLINE
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/its-official-clintons-popular-vote-win-came-entirely-from-california/

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Electors Finally Meet, Donald Trump’s Moment of Truth Approaches  The post-Clinton Democratic Party may be the last institution standing that can hold the charlatan who’s about to become our next President to account.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/17/as-electors-finally-meet-donald-trump-s-moment-of-truth-approaches.html

 

POSTAL TIMES
— Federal Employee Unions See Uptick in Membership Since Trump’s Election
http://www.postaltimes.com/postalnews/federal-employee-unions-see-uptick-membership-since-trumps-election/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 820 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $876,800  Open House Today Saturday, December 17, 2016: 1-4 PM
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448303_zpid/

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— KANYE WEST MEETS WITH DONALD TRUMP, DISCUSSES ‘VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO’ – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/kanye-west-meets-with-donald-trump-in-new-york/1653833/

 

NBC5
— Rauner on Facebook Live: Madigan, Dems Trying to ‘Create a Crisis’ – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-madigan-dems-trying-to-create-a-crisis-406337165.html
— Chicago Homeless Shelter Threatens Closure Ahead of Holidays, Advocates Blame Budget Impasse  The group, which consists of homeless residents, community organizers and clergy, claimed the state’s inability to come up with $100,000 to fund the North Side Housing & Supportive Services shelter is directly tied to the state’s ongoing budget stalemate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/uptown-homeless-shelter-close-406130175.html
— Mayor Emanuel Welcomes 100 New Chicago Police Recruits  “Being a police officer is more than a job,” Mayor Emanuel said in a statement. “It is more than a career. It is a calling.” – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: In June of 1971, when I was 22 years old, as a newly hired GS-7 (currently $43,915) Revenue Officer, I and 20 others started a 6-month IRS training program in downtown Chicago.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Mayor-Emanuel-Welcomes-100-New-CPD-Recruits-406314865.html
— Illinois GOP Robocall Links J.B. Pritzker to Blagojevich – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-gop-robocall-links-pritzker-to-blagojevich-406391765.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Supporters Flock To Wisconsin To See President-Elect – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/13/trump-supporters-flock-to-wisconsin-to-see-president-elect/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— From ‘oops’ to DOE chief; Rick Perry is Trump’s pick for Energy
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/223404883-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage Election Commission could be merged with clerk’s office by end of 2017 – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merger-proposal-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— Rauner’s GOP launches 2018 governor’s race with robocalls attacking Democrat Pritzker – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-met-1215-20161213-story.html
— For Trump transition, Rahm Emanuel to attend chiefs of staff meeting – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chiefs-of-staff-meeting-met-20161213-story.html
— Judge demands group home business hand over residents, cites risk of ‘injury’ – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-group-home-attorney-general-met-20161213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citing the possibility of “irreparable injury,” a Cook County judge Tuesday gave a troubled group home business four hours to turn over 18 adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities so they could be moved to safer homes. The decision ended a standoff between Disability Services of Illinois and the state’s Department of Human Services, which had revoked the license of the group home network last month and sought to transfer its residents to new facilities. Disability Services, however, was obstructing caseworkers from doing their jobs, according to the state. Judge Kathleen Pantle gave the business a 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday. At 5 p.m., Disability Services dropped off five residents but not the others, a Human Services spokeswoman said, and Illinois State Police were helping the department locate the remaining 13 people Tuesday night. At Tuesday’s hearing, Pantle said she was especially troubled by affidavits from caseworkers and a state doctor that alleged some Disability Services residents already moved hadn’t been getting their medicines and one was malnourished. In addition, the affidavits alleged that some residents who remained in the homes had no blankets or comforters despite the plunging temperatures. “I can’t have residents living in an unlicensed facility where they’re not getting care, where they’re not getting medication,” Pantle said. She ordered Disability Services to pack warm clothing and at least a 24-hour supply of medications. Said Pantle, “Their care and safety is the most important thing.” The Tribune’s “Suffering in Secret” investigation exposed injuries and deaths linked to neglect at group homes, including one run by Disability Services, which until earlier this year went by the name Southwest Disabilities Services & Supports.)
— Energy Department rejects Trump’s request to name climate change workers, who remain worried – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: What if Trump asked all the federal agencies to name their employees who focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, what if Trump asked all the federal agencies to name their employees who focused on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-energy-department-climate-change-request-20161213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The founders provided a solution to Trump: impeachment.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-electoral-college-hamilton-founders-impeach-perspec-1114-md-20161213-story.html
— What has Obama really accomplished as president? – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obama-broken-promises-failures-20161212-story.html
— Why one alderman voted against Emanuel’s immigrant legal fund – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-immigration-met-1214-20161213-story.html
— Rauner’s property tax, term limit demands for budget make no sense – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-rauner-budget-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— Hart to lead Will County Forest Preserves – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-forest-board-reorganizes-st-1213-20161213-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP uses Blago tapes to blast possible Dem gov candidate Pritzker – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-uses-blago-tapes-to-blast-possible-dem-gov-candidate-pritzker/
— Emanuel’s $1.3M Legal Defense Funds sails through — with a caveat – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  That is a major reason why Democrat Clinton lost and why Republican Trump won.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuels-1-3m-legal-defense-funds-sails-through-with-a-caveat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s newly expanded plan to create a $1.3 million Legal Protection Fund to assist immigrants threatened with deportation sailed through a City Council committee Tuesday, but not before African-American aldermen demanded a piece of the pie. South Side Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Human Relations, said she’s all for the idea of assisting immigrants living in anxiety and threatened with deportation after the election of Donald Trump.)
— Latino Caucus foundation spent big to raise little – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-latino-caucus-foundation-spent-big-to-raise-little/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage unveils plan to merge election commission, clerk’s office – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219627/
— Lauzen gets his way on new leadership appointments – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219561/
— Escort: East Dundee murder suspect paid her $450 an hour – Harry Hitzeman  (DIERSEN: What should be said to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is worthless because I am not paid anything for what I do?  One could ask the operatives and the dupes how much an hour are my critics/opponents are paying them to harass me.  Is it more than $15 an hour?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219606/
— Transgender debate likely to play role in District 211 race – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219564/
— Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O’Hare bypass – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219563/

 

WTTW
— State Lawmakers Sue for Paychecks – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/13/state-lawmakers-sue-paychecks

 

WJBD
— British Man Sentenced In Trump Assassination Plot – ABC Radio
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/12/13/british-man-sentenced-in-trump-assassination-plot

 

WAND
— Judge tells home to turn over disabled residents – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34045511/the-latest-judge-tells-home-to-turn-over-disabled-residents

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Edgar: Lack Of Budget Causing Damage Worse Than Blagojevich – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/edgar-lack-budget-causing-damage-worse-blagojevich#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Canadian government moves toward legalizing recreational pot – AP  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they smoke pot or like they want to smoke pot legally.  Will they move to Canada?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34040537/canadian-government-moves-toward-legalizing-recreational-pot

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Trots Out Turnaround Agenda Again On Facebook Live Today.”
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/13/rauner_trots_out_turnaround_agenda.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pastor Corey Brooks touts Rauner’s economic-reform agenda to curb gun violence, create jobs
http://ilnews.org/11327/pastor-touts-rauners-economic-reform-agenda-curb-gun-violence-create-jobs/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Chairman Proposes Merger of DuPage Election Commission and County Clerk’s Office
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=54017

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Oppo dump! ILGOP goes off on Pritzker for second time in a day
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/oppo-dump-ilgop-goes-off-on-pritzker-for-second-time-in-a-day/
— Pritzker camp responds *** GOP targets JB Pritzker over Blagojevich tapes
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/gop-targets-jb-pritzker-over-blagojevich-tapes/
— Abortion bills could see light of day soon  (DIERSEN: For non-Republicans, promoting abortion is one of their top priorities.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/abortion-bills-could-see-light-of-day-soon/
— Sente, Fine and Mussman added to GOP enemies list  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have millions if not billions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. on their enemies lists.  My critics/opponents blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/sente-fine-and-mussman-added-to-gop-enemies-list/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress moves to strengthen authority of inspectors general – Andrea Noble
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/13/congress-moves-to-strengthen-authority-of-inspecto/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The act also would require the Government Accountability Office to examine the problem of long-vacant inspector general positions — though there likely will be two fewer open posts to scrutinize. The Senate on Saturday confirmed the nomination of Peggy E. Gustafson as the Department of Commerce inspector general and Jay Neal Lerner as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation inspector general. Both positions still require a presidential commission to become official, but action by the Senate closes the loop on two long-open watchdog posts. The approval of the two pending nominations will leave vacant nine of 36 inspector general positions that require presidential nomination, said Mr. Horowitz. Vacancies currently span more than 2,800 days for the Department of Interior position to close to 200 days for the National Security Agency, according to the Project on Government Oversight. The act requires that the GAO study the impact of long-term vacancies on inspector general positions, and to brief congressional committees on findings within nine months.)

 

PUBLIUS FORM
— Lying Leftists Organize Anti-Breitbart Blacklist to Scare Advertisers… And So Far It’s Working – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/13/lying-leftists-organize-anti-breitbart-blacklist-scare-advertisers-far-woking/

 

GOPUSA
— In One Detroit Precinct 52 Ballots Yielded 307 Votes
http://www.gopusa.com/in-one-detroit-precinct-52-ballots-yielded-307-votes/
— Federal Judge Rules Electors Must Vote for Statewide Winner in Presidential Election
http://www.gopusa.com/federal-judge-rules-electors-must-vote-for-statewide-winner-in-presidential-election/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump’s Administration Is More Conservative Than Reagan’s – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24696

 

BLAZE
— Tony Perkins: Trump’s secretary of state pick ‘should be particularly alarming to conservatives’ – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/13/tony-perkins-trumps-secretary-of-state-pick-should-be-particularly-alarming-to-conservatives/
— Fox’s Tucker Carlson: Silencing ‘fake news’ is ‘purely authoritarian’ – Leigh Munsil  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they disapprove of is “fake news.”)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/13/foxs-tucker-carlson-silencing-fake-news-is-purely-authoritarian/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Washington State professors denounce ‘discourses of free speech’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30331/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America as Animal Farm — Again – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442989/trumps-america-george-orwells-animal-farm-new-commandments

 

THE HILL
— Electoral College voters under intense pressure – JONATHAN EASLEY AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310287-electoral-college-voters-under-intense-pressure

 

POLITICO
— Donald Trump’s Real Threat to the Press  Worry about the Espionage Act, not libel laws. – PETER STERNE
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/donald-trumps-real-threat-to-the-press-214517

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Real America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/real-america-is-its-own-bubble/2016/12/12/e8ba60c2-c09f-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html
— Aaron Schock once turned to Jesus. Now he faces federal charges of political corruption. – Daniel Silliman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/13/aaron-schock-once-turned-to-jesus-now-he-faces-federal-charges-of-political-corruption/
— He was minutes from retirement. But first, he blasted his bosses in a company-wide email. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/12/12/he-was-minutes-from-retirement-but-first-he-blasted-his-bosses-in-a-company-wide-email/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I really didn’t want to retire yet,” he wrote. “I like my job. The first 30 years were great but the last 5 years are terrible. (10 years as a toll collector, during which I served a few years as a union officer, 25 years in management).”  Asked in the questionnaire what the most upsetting part of the job was, Stuban unloaded. “The phoneyness,” he wrote. “Giving us classes where we are being told we are not political,” he wrote. “That’s bulls – – – . Jobs/Promotions are filled by the politicians, it’s who you know, not what you know. Positions created for people who are not qualified. Hiring people off the street when we have qualified [personnel] in our ranks.” Stuban also claimed that commission employees “have no morale” and that executive-level management is “out of touch with the average employees” and “only looking out for themselves.” “Everything is a state secret, no input is asked from the until after decisions are made,” he added. “Employees are kept in the dark.” The message was not well received by Sean Logan, chairman of the Turnpike Commission. Logan, a former Pennsylvania state senator, decided to fire back at the outgoing employee and also hit the reply-all button, writing: “Mr. Stuban . . . I don’t believe we ever met, and after reading your Exit Questionnaire, I am grateful that we didn’t.” He added that the commission “couldn’t be to [sic] bad of a place considering you stayed for 35 years. Best of luck in your retirement.” Stuban told the Daily News that he found out about Logan’s reply from his former colleagues. “He did miss the point,” Stuban said. “If it was an effective company and someone told you there are problems and no morale, you don’t have to believe me, but maybe someone should check into it.” “They hire a lot of people that are dumb as rocks,” he added.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump is inheriting a world that’s gone to hell – Benny Avni
http://nypost.com/2016/12/13/trump-is-inheriting-a-world-thats-gone-to-hell/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Trump could prompt nightmare for ‘DREAMers’ – Editorial
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/12/13/editorial-trump-could-prompt-nightmare-dreamers/95350462/

 

FORTUNE
— When Donald Trump Hate-Tweeted Lockheed Martin, Hedge Funds Were Ready – Jen Wieczner
http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/donald-trump-twitter-lockheed-martin-stock-dump/

 

NATIONAL
— Personal success trumps political experience in cabinet of generals and billionaires – Rob Crilly
http://www.thenational.ae/world/americas/personal-success-trumps-political-experience-in-cabinet-of-generals-and-billionaires

 

ROLLING STONE
— Barack Obama Reveals Why He Won’t ‘Vanish’ During Trump Presidency – Sarah Grant
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obama-reveals-why-he-wont-vanish-during-trump-presidency-w455542

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Google Still Fuels Fake-News Websites Through Its Complex Web – Ross Benes
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/google-still-fuels-fake-news-websites-through-its-complex-web/

 

FCW
— White House honors federal workforce – Chase Gunter
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/12/13/white-house-workforce-gunter.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— Will Federal Employees Receive an Extra Day Off at Christmas? – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/13/will-federal-employees-receive-an-extra-day-off-at-christmas/
— Calculating Your 2017 GS Salary With Pay Calculator for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me at the GS-13 Step 10 rate.  For 2017, the GS-13 Step 10 rate for the Chicago area is $122,999 a year.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/13/calculating-your-2017-gs-salary-with-pay-calculator-for-federal-employees/

December 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— AARON SCHOCK PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO 24-COUNT INDICTMENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-pleads-not-guilty-to-24-count-indictment/1652693/
— TOP GOP LEADERS BACK CONGRESSIONAL PROBES OF RUSSIA HACKING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/top-gop-leaders-back-congressional-probes-of-russia-hacking/1652144/

 

NBC5
— Trump, Pence to Headline ‘Thank You’ Rally in Wisconsin Tuesday  Trump won Wisconsin by roughly 22,000 votes in November, becoming the first Republican to win the state since 1984. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois would Trump and Pence thank for his election?  What did they do to help elect Trump and Pence?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Pence-to-Headline-Thank-You-Rally-in-West-Allis-406076375.html
— Illinois Budget Fight Leaves Universities in Lurch Again
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Budget-Fight-Leaves-Universities-in-Lurch-Again-406053965.html

 

CBS2
— Black Leaders Who Support Gov. Rauner Get Some Pushback In Return  (DIERSEN: What do you get the most pushback for supporting?  For me, it is a) for my supporting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) for my supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/12/black-leaders-who-support-gov-rauner-get-some-pushback-in-return/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from his wife Sandi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/223260345-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump delays announcement on business empire – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-delays-announcement-on-business-empire/
— Former Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to corruption charges – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-rep-aaron-schock-in-court-today-for-arraignment/
— Brace for return of culture wars to Illinois – MADELEINE DOUBEK  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, promoting abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and LGBTQ activity are their top priorities.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-culture-wars-may-return-to-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political debate in Illinois for the past few years primarily has been about debt, budgets and unions, but we could be returning to a time of culture wars with abortion, immigration and marriage equality back in the spotlight with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.)
— Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from wife Sandi – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-files-for-divorce-from-wife-sandi/amp/
— Aldermen lift ban on menthol cigarette sales near grade schools – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-caucus-chairman-advocates-lower-cigarette-tax/
— Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Senate to probe reports of Russia hacking – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-gop-leader-senate-to-probe-reports-of-russia-hacking/
— Obama’s post-presidential perks – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: What are/will be your post-employment perks?  For my having worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, mine are a Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,720) and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance (currently $16,854).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obamas-post-presidential-office-to-be-in-washington-d-c/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Barack Obama will open an office in Washington, D.C., after he leaves the White House on Jan. 20, and the Chicago-based Obama Foundation is considering opening a branch office here, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. “As a former president, President Obama will have office space in Washington, D.C., when he leaves office,” said Amy Brundage, an Obama spokeswoman, referring to the official office funded by taxpayers for former presidents. The federal government covers the costs of offices and a small staff for former presidents, plus a pension and other compensation for travel, an acknowledgement of the role — albeit not official — former presidents serve after they are no longer in office. For example, according to the General Services Administration, in FY2015, former President George W. Bush received $796,000 to cover health benefits, travel costs, office space, telephone costs, postage, printing costs, other services, supplies and materials, and equipment. “This was the highest amount of any former President for that year,” the Congressional Research Service noted in a March 2016 report covering the federal benefits provided to former presidents and their widows. As a former president, Obama will receive a $205,700 annual pension — and that’s after just eight years on the job. The pension is paid monthly with eligibility beginning at noon on Jan. 20, after President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Obama will get his pension check monthly. The Obama family is remaining in Washington after they move out of the White House, renting a home in the Kalorama neighborhood here. The family is staying in Washington until Sasha, 15, a sophomore at the private Sidwell Friends school here, graduates from high school. So while Obama and first lady Michelle are locating their Obama Center, a library and museum complex, in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, Obama’s taxpayer funded office, for now at least, will also remain in Washington. The Washington Post reported that Obama is renting space in a building owned by an environmental group, the World Wildlife Fund, at 1250 24th St. NW, not far from the Kalorama residence. Former presidents have no rules binding them when it comes to locating their taxpayer-funded offices. The General Services Administration is authorized to write rent checks for space anywhere in the U.S. The location does not have to be connected to the presidential library or foundation headquarters.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans can’t easily dismantle the welfare state – Julian Zelizer, Eric Patashnik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-republicans-cut-welfare-social-security-20161212-story.html
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois in 2017 – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-trump-congress-vouchers-pensions-rickert-perspec-1213-jm-20161212-story.html
— State budget woes could hurt Illinois’ chances for Trump capital funds: Quigley – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-quigley-transportation-state-budget-trump-1213-chicago-inc-20161212-story.html
— Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to federal charges – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-arraigned-met-1213-20161212-story.html
— Wall Street’s old, unwanted bond salesmen find a home in Chicago – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.  Many of them focus on getting rid of older people like me, and especially older people like me who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-bond-salesmen-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Arthur Main learned the hard way that Wall Street is a young person’s game. After a quarter-century at Morgan Stanley, Main — like countless old-school types who came of age in the ’80s — was kicked to the curb as banks turn to youth and technology in the face of tighter regulation and lower profits. And so, at 54, he’s working at one of the last stops in high finance: a small West Loop firm called TJM Institutional Services. He considers himself lucky. “Being my age is a hindrance for a lot of people,” says Main, keeping his eyes fixed on charts and chat boxes arrayed across his computer screens. “They don’t continue to learn, they don’t embrace technology, they try to fit that square peg in the round hole, and their skill set doesn’t apply anymore.”)
— Stress: The thing that’s killing poor Americans – Peter R. Orszag  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on promoting stress.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-poor-americans-death-stress-20161212-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stress, I’ve long suspected, may explain why lifespans have been lengthening for high-income Americans but have remained the same or even shortened for low-income and middle-income people. A new analysis from the Hamilton Project released Monday adds important evidence: Biomarkers of stress have risen much more rapidly for low-income people than for high-income ones. The most recent national data show that life expectancy declined in 2015. Although these statistics are not broken down by income, it’s a good bet that the greatest declines were concentrated among lower- and middle-income people, because for decades gaps in life expectancy by income have been widening — as a National Academy of Sciences panel I co-chaired documented. Our panel was unable to explain why this has been happening, however. A sharper decline in smoking among high-income people is one partial explanation, but this and other identifiable factors can’t account for most of the growing longevity gap. And so I’ve come to suspect that the hidden factor is stress: As income inequality has increased, life has become substantially more stressful for low- and moderate-income families than it is for high-income families, and prolonged exposure to such stress is literally killing people.)
— Emanuel backs move to weaken flavored tobacco sale rules – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-city-council-flavored-cigarettes-sales-met-20161212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Why did Russia want Trump to win?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-russia-hackers-cia-20161212-story.html
— Third candidate joins race for Dundee Township Highway chief – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-dundee-township-highway-filing-st-1213-2-20161212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dispute over Russia reflects growing Republican resistance to Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republican-resistance-20161212-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville budget to give $200,000 back to taxpayers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219718/
— Mayoral races shaping up for Northwest suburbs – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219747/

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— As Trump takes aim at unions, labor’s clout sags in Illinois – I-Chun Chen
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/12/as-trump-takes-aim-at-unions-labors-clout-sags-in.html

 

WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Look to Expand, Protect Abortion Rights – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/12/illinois-lawmakers-look-expand-protect-abortion-rights

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Optimistic for Budget – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-optimistic-budget#stream/0

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Schiller Park Mayor Running With New Slate Of Candidates
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_78139222-c0d0-11e6-be0c-e3364173ed01.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Now it’s Gov. Rauner who axes meeting – Doug Finke
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/12/statehouse-insider-now-its-gov-rauner-who-axes-meeting/ch91b5j/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — After Trump’s win, China and Mexico move to deepen ties – Reuters (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans pander to China and to Mexico.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/after-trump-s-win-china-and-mexico-move-to-deepen/article_84525a1a-2272-578c-a83d-5e2467e49b5d.html

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Is University of Chicago a ‘Sanctuary Campus’? Spokesperson Steps Around Phrase – Jamie Ehrlich  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  That is treason.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/12/12/uchicago-sanctuary-campus-spokesperson-steps-aroun/

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly on FM 97.1 Radio: We will Get Stephen Colbert Off the Air
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-on-fm-97-1-radio-we-will-get-stephen-colbert-off-the-air/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Tribune Reports on Illinois Lottery Corruption – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/chicago-tribune-illinois-lottery-jackpots-suppressed/

 

FOX NEWS
— Sore loser Obama turns to Russian hacking to delegitimize Trump’s triumph – Liz Peek  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to delegitimize you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.  They also stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, and that I am no longer a GAO employee.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/12/sore-loser-obama-turns-to-russian-hacking-to-delegitimize-trumps-triumph.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ANGRY WOMEN HOLD ANTI-TRUMP STRIKE IN 18 CITIES – BUT NOBODY NOTICES  ‘Is this like the falling tree no one is around to hear in the forest?’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/angry-women-hold-anti-trump-strike-in-18-cities-but-nobody-notices/

 

GOPUSA
— Confederate flag-themed clothing sparks backlash, student ejections at Pa. high school
http://www.gopusa.com/confederate-flag-themed-clothing-sparks-backlash-student-ejections-at-pa-high-school/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Why I’m Filing An FEC Complaint Against CNN (And So Should Trump) – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/why-im-filing-an-fec-complaint-against-cnn-and-so-should-trump/
— Former Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock Pleads Not Guilty – Juliegrace Brufke
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/former-illinois-rep-aaron-schock-pleads-not-guilty/
— Carly Fiorina Was Just Seen Entering Trump Tower With Kellyanne Conway – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/12/carly-fiorina-was-just-seen-entering-trump-tower-with-kellyanne-conway/

 

BREITBART
— Washington State University Demand $2,000 Security Fee, But Won’t Protect MILO – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/12/12/washington-state-university-slap-2000-security-fees-milo-talk/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Can’t Wait to Sell Out His Base.”
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/12/trump_cant_wait_to_sell_out_his_base_132544.html
— If Nothing Is True, Then Everything Can Be False – Ruth Marcus  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that only what they say is true and that everything that others say is false.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/12/if_nothing_is_true_then_everything_can_be_false_132546.html

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Education Dept’s Overreaching Office of Civil Rights Fears the End Is Near  Federal employees celebrate, mourn OCR’s legacy. – ALICE B. LLOYD
http://www.weeklystandard.com/education-depts-overreaching-office-of-civil-rights-fears-the-end-is-near/article/2005782

 

POLITICO
— Former Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty in corruption case – HEATHER CAYGLE
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/aaron-schock-not-guilty-corruption-232522

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump revels in fake news and phony claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/12/12/trump-revels-in-fake-news-and-phony-claims/
— Obama’s 2.1% pay raise for federal employees praised by unions, local Hill members – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/12/obamas-pay-raise-for-feds-praised-by-unions-local-hill-members/

 

COSMOPOLITAN
— President Obama Could Have Done More to Remind America That Black Lives Matter  As proud as I am of the president, I also believe he should have insisted on more for black citizens of this country. – Brittney Cooper  (DIERSEN: Cooper would say a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8474199/barack-obama-black-lives-matter-racial-justice/

December 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ‘SNL’ MOCKS TRUMP’S CABINET PICKS, AFFINITY FOR TWEETING – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/snl-mocks-donald-trumps-cabinet-picks-affinity-for-tweeting/1650316/
— President-elect Donald Trump attends 117th Army-Navy game – ESPN
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/president-elect-donald-trump-attends-117th-army-navy-game/1649798/

 

NBC5
— ‘They’re Not Bad; They’re Alt-Good’: ‘SNL’ Takes on Trump Cabinet Picks  “Breaking Bad” drug kingpin Walter White makes a surprise appearance — as Trump’s pick to lead the DEA
http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Saturday-Night-Live-Cold-Open-Donald-Trump-John-Cena-405822025.html
— Republican John Kennedy Wins Louisiana Senate Race in Runoff  The Senate runoff drew national attention, with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence each traveling to Louisiana to rally for Kennedy – Melinda Deslatte
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Republican-John-Kennedy-Wins-Louisiana-Senate-Race-in-Runoff-405818145.html

 

WGN PLUS
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 12/11/16: Rauner Can’t Run Over Democrats – JOEY GELMAN
http://wgnplus.com/2016/12/11/walter-jacobsons-perspective-121116-rauner-cant-run-over-democrats/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway leads New Jersey Christmas parade
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-kellyanne-conway-christmas-parade-20161210-story.html
— Republican John Kennedy wins Louisiana Senate runoff, giving GOP 52-48 edge
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-wins-louisiana-senate-runoff-20161210-story.html
— Elgin officials: Smelly water prompted Bartlett to dump contract – Gloria Casas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-bartlett-water-deal-st-1211-20161210-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump election makes some wary of Cuba trips – Beth Harpaz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–travel-cuba-20161207-story.html
— Older workers get boost from federal training program, but do they get jobs? – Becky Yerak  (DIERSEN: In 1992, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they would continue to assign me to audits of federal financial industry regulators at least until I was 55 years old in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement.  Because of that, I then spent a lot of my personal time and money earning an extremely job-related master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  However, in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-older-worker-training-1211-biz-20161209-story.html
— Churches vow to offer sanctuary to people in U.S. illegally – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches act as agents of foreign countries.  Such churches should immediately lose their tax exemption.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–sanctuary-houses-of-worship-20161209-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: John Glenn: An American hero without a speck of tarnish – Stephen Carter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on tarnishing those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-john-glenn-american-hero-20161211-story.html
— Emanuel is ordered to produce index of messages as Tribune presses records suit – Steve Mills and Todd Lighty  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were smart enough not to put things in writing that could be used against them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-tribune-lawsuit-20161209-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Civil rights complaint leads D204 to drop driver ed requirement – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-nvs-204-drivers-ed-ocr-complaint-st-1209-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights and obtained by the Naperville Sun called on the Indian Prairie District to change the requirement that all students pass a driver education course prior to graduation. “That is discriminatory to students with vision, physical and intellectual disabilities and even some with severe learning disabilities,” the complaint stated. The OCR document also noted the complainant did not try to resolve the issue through the district’s grievance process or another agency, and filer’s name was redacted.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Filing period to begin for spring election – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161211/news/161219860/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Real fight at CPS is for cleaner government everywhere – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-real-fight-at-cps-is-for-cleaner-government-everywhere/
— A sobering reality about murder in black America – John Fountain
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/fountain-a-sobering-reality-of-death-in-black-america/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State of Illinois’ woes loom large for local fundraisers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/state-of-illinois-woes-loom-large-for-local-fundraisers
— Preliminary work started at Executive Mansion – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/local-business-notes-preliminary-work-started-at-executive-mansion
— Could Madigan bring movement to budget situation? – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161210/our-view-could-madigan-bring-movement-to-budget-situation
— Implications of ‘lockbox’ amendment still being examined – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/implications-of-lockbox-amendment-still-being-examined

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Our leaders are turning bad into worse – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2016-12-11/jim-dey-our-leaders-are-turning-bad-worse.html

 

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Trump should be invited to speak at Notre Dame – Editorial
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/our_opinion/our-opinion-trump-should-be-invited-to-speak-at-notre/article_a09030fe-3fe0-5542-bc41-12adbd3eb8b5.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— American Family Association Identifies the Combatants in the ‘War on Christmas’ – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/afa-identifies-combatants-war-christmas/

 

BREITBART
— CDC: Heroin Deaths Surpassed Firearm-Related Homicides in 2015 – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/09/cdc-heroin-deaths-surpass-gun-related-deaths/
— Sports Writer Calls Gay Marriage Proposal During Bulls Game a ‘Groundbreaking Moment in Sports’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/12/09/sports-writer-calls-gay-marriage-proposal-bulls-game-groundbreaking-moment-sports/
— ‘Breaking Bad’s’ Walter White Appointed to Trump ‘Cabinet’ in SNL Cold Open – TRENT BAKER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/10/breaking-bads-walter-white-appointed-to-trump-cabinet-in-snl-cold-open/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— The Army-Navy Game’s Powerful Rendition of Nat’l Anthem Puts Every NFL Player Who Took a Knee to Shame – JUSTEN CHARTERS AND BENNY JOHNSON
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/12/753347-the-navy-army-games-powerful-rendition-of-natl-anthem-puts-every-nfl-player-who-took-a-knee-to-shame/
— President Obama Was Nowhere To Be Found At Army-Navy Game, But Trump Was Literally Everywhere – BENNY JOHNSON
http://ijr.com/2016/12/753366-trump-was-literally-everywhere-at-the-army-navy-game-but-president-obama-was-nowhere-to-be-found/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Boston Globe Op-Ed: Hillary Lost Thanks to One Word (deplorables), and It’s Not ‘Russia’ – Tom Blumer  DIERSEN: My deplorable critics/opponents, their deplorable operatives, and their deplorable dupes would say that my supporters are deplorable and even worse things. My deplorable critics/opponents, their deplorable operatives, and their deplorable dupes despise, if not hate, virtually everyone and everything.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2016/12/10/boston-globe-op-ed-hillary-lost-thanks-one-word-and-its-not-russia
— Mother Jones Blogger Admits That Big-City Liberals ‘Tend to Sneer at Rural Working-Class Folks’ – Tom Johnson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes sneer at everyone, not just at me.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-johnson/2016/12/10/mother-jones-blogger-admits-big-city-liberals-tend-sneer-rural

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Big, Very Rich and Dangerous: Time to Rein in Private Charitable Foundations – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/big_very_rich_and_dangerous_time_to_rein_in_private_charitable_foundations.html
— Obama’s CIA: Russians favored Trump in election – J. Marsolo
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/obamas_cia_russians_favored_trump_in_election.html

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Trump greets troops, draws cheers at Army-Navy game – Ken Thomas, AP
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/trump-greets-troops-draws-cheers-at-army-navy-game

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘SNL’ mocks Trump’s insecurities: ‘Loser, everyone hates you’ – DANIEL CHAITIN
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/snl-mocks-trumps-insecurities-loser-everyone-hates-you/article/2609360

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Restoring Free Speech: The Trump Effect  Trump has Americans timidly coming out from the shadows; feeling a little less afraid of exercising their Constitutional right to express their religious and political views – Lloyd Marcus
http://canadafreepress.com/article/restoring-free-speech-the-trump-effect

 

THE HILL
— Newsweek reporter retracts report of Trump supporters booing John Glenn – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/309663-newsweek-reporter-retracts-report-of-trump-supporters-booing-john-glenn

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘SNL’s’ Angela Merkel Is Not Happy Donald Trump Is Time’s ‘Person Of The Year’  “It kind of undermines the honor for me.” – Lee Moran
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/snl-angela-merkel-donald-trump-time-perso_us_584d13f9e4b04c8e2bb03e77

 

POLITICO
— Trump winning GOP converts with Cabinet picks  Republicans cheer as Trump’s swamp-draining promises have morphed into an inner-circle of donors, billionaires and politicians. – SHANE GOLDMACHER
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-cabinet-picks-gop-converts-232450
— Kennedy keeps Louisiana Senate seat in GOP hands – KEVIN ROBILLARD
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/kennedy-wins-louisiana-senate-runoff-232473

 

CNN
— Trump is appointing people who hate the agencies they will lead – Meg Jacobs
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/10/opinions/government-is-the-problem-jacobs/
— Bipartisan group of senators calls for probe of Russian role in 2016 US elections – Eric Bradner and David Mark
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/11/politics/russia-us-elections-2016/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Critics ask if Tillerson can turn from corporate to national interest – Valerie Volcovici and Arshad Mohammed  (DIERSEN: What do you say to big multi-national American companies that put their interests ahead of America’s interests?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-tillerson-idUSKBN14004D

 

ABC NEWS
— ‘SNL’ Mocks Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Bryan Cranston’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Character Plays DEA Head – DAVID CAPLAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/snl-mocks-donald-trumps-cabinet-picks-bryan-cranstons/story?id=44118782

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Violence and Division on Chicago’s South Side – BEN AUSTEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/sunday/violence-and-division-on-chicagos-south-side.html
— Gun Control Advocates Find a Deep-Pocketed Ally in Big Law – JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and BEN PROTESS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/business/dealbook/gun-control-big-law-firms.html
— The Dangers of Echo Chambers on Campus – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, colleges are more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/sunday/the-dangers-of-echo-chambers-on-campus.html
— Urbana: His Sign Said ‘Please Help.’ So I Tried. Jesus never said to love the poor as long as they didn’t make bad lifestyle choices. – JEAN THOMPSOND  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, and RINOs either fail/refuse to discourage bad lifestyle choices (booze, pot, gambling, out of wedlock sex, dependency on government and charity, etc.) or encourage bad lifestyle choices.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/his-sign-said-please-help-so-i-tried.html
— What Women Really Think of Men – IRIN CARMON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/sunday/what-women-really-think-of-men.html
— Should I Lie About My Beliefs to Get Health Insurance?  I could save thousands by joining a faith-based plan. But I would have to denounce gay marriage and women’s right to an abortion. – By HILLARY ROSNER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/opinion/sunday/should-i-lie-about-my-beliefs-to-get-health-insurance.html
— The Roots of Implicit Bias  It’s not about racism per se. It’s about us versus them. – DANIEL A. YUDKIN and JAY VAN BAVEL (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 ARE BIASED AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/sunday/the-roots-of-implicit-bias.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “With Trump, Fear the Social Service Cuts, Not the Traffic.”  Anti-Trumps promise those who have less money that they will use government to a) take money away from Republicans who have more money and b) give that money to Democrats who have less money. It is called redistribution of wealth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/nyregion/trump-social-service-cuts.html
— Evanston: Libraries Become Unexpected Sites of Hate Crimes – CHRISTOPHER MELE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/libraries-hate-crimes.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs pander to anti-Whites and paint Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/us/alt-right-national-socialist-movement-white-supremacy.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Supposedly tolerant NYC is making the Trump kids’ lives ‘horrible’ – Dana Schuster
http://nypost.com/2016/12/11/trumps-kids-now-face-rage-of-anti-trump-protesters/
— ‘Your daddy is scary as hell’: Protesters rage at Trump family – Dana Schuster
http://nypost.com/2016/12/11/trumps-kids-now-face-rage-of-anti-trump-protesters/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Why conservatives might be more likely to fall for fake news.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/07/why-conservatives-might-be-more-likely-to-fall-for-fake-news/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that those who are not Democrat are fascist.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/09/rhetoric-of-fascism-is-rising-in-u-s-and-europe-says-u-n-rights-chief/
— Democrats search for a path back into rural America’s good graces – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-search-for-a-path-back-into-rural-americas-good-graces/2016/12/10/8bc92fea-bef8-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— For now, Trump wins with symbolism  But fate of his presidency will rest with Congress – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2016/12/krauthammer_for_now_trump_wins_with_symbolism

 

DENVER POST
— Trump bull-market bounty tops $1 trillion; bear cases fall silent  Dow Jones Industrial Average looking bound for 20,000 – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, members of the following groups want the market to crash: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/11/trump-stock-market/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Tensions rise between Trump and the CIA over Russia’s hacking during the 2016 campaign – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/sdhoy-tensions-rise-between-trump-and-the-cia-over-russia-s-hacking-during-the-2016-campaign-20161210-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Many of Silicon Valley’s Top Leaders to Attend Meeting With Trump  Agenda for Wednesday’s meeting unclear, but the president-elect has emphasized boosting American jobs and targeted companies for sending jobs overseas – ROLFE WINKLER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/many-of-silicon-valleys-top-leaders-to-attend-meeting-with-trump-1481416301

 

CRAIN’S NEW YORK
— Trump administration to give employers edge in labor battles  Businessman and president-elect comes into office after eight years of a pro-labor climate in Washington – Rosa Goldensohn
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20161211/ECONOMY/161209846/employers-get-empowered-to-fight-back-against-labor-with-incoming

 

BALTIMOE SUN
— Demonstrators protest appearance of Donald Trump at Army-Navy Game – Andrea K. McDaniels and John Fritze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-donald-trump-army-navy-20161209-story.html

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— CEOs keep their heads down as Trump pops off on Twitter – NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/ceos-keep-their-heads-down-as-trump-pops-off-on-twitter/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— ‘There is no place for hate in our United States of America’ – Norman Braman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 HATE those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article120067443.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Six donors Trump appointed gave almost $12 million with their families to campaign, party – Matea Gold
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Six-donors-Trump-appointed-gave-almost-12-10788636.php

 

NEW YORKER
— THE FUTURE OF WOMEN UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP  Wishful thinkers hope that Ivanka will curb her father’s worst behavior, but it’s unclear how much influence she will have. – Margaret Talbot
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/19/the-future-of-women-under-president-trump

 

VANITY FAIR
— Saturday Night Live Pokes the Bear, Imagines Life Through Donald Trump’s Eyes  Where the New York Times is always failing, and the hands are always yuge. – HILLARY BUSIS
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/12/snl-through-donald-trumps-eyes-sketch

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are anti-American and/or anti-White promote sanctuary cities.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/11/trump-brexit-cities-sanctuary-chicago-mayor

 

INDEPENDENT
— Hard-pressed Amazon workers in Scotland sleeping in tents near warehouse to save money  Employees say they can not afford to travel to work so brave freezing temperatures and sleep in woods – Ben Kentish
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/amazon-workers-sleep-tents-dunfermline-fife-scotland-a7467657.html

December 8 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats seek to unseat Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar who hosted Trump fundraiser – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161208/news/161209017/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three-term Will County board member Jackie Traynere was part of a group protesting at the fundraiser at the Bolingbrook Golf Club and said that got the ball rolling for her to file nominating petitions to run in the April 4 election. “The group continued to meet, and they said, you know, it’s time. Somebody needs to run,” Traynere said. “I thought about it, and remembered my father always taught me, ‘Don’t point your finger at someone because then there are three of them pointing back at you.’ Sometimes you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.” Traynere’s been a Bolingbrook resident since 1970, works as a union organizer and owns a cleaning business with her husband. Claar, who’s making plans to attend Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20, says his 20 years as mayor show he has the backing of the local electorate. He also points out that municipal elections are nonpartisan. “There’s no such thing as a Republican pothole or Democratic pothole,” he says. “These are local issues, not national or international or even state (issues).” Helping out  Democrats offering to help Traynere include members of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s campaign, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster’s office and the Will County Democrats. They point to election results showing more than 60 percent of Bolingbrook residents voted for Clinton in the November election. But it’s likely Claar also is picking up more help. “I believe there’s a good support base for me out there,” he says.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner fights with union over $1,000 bonuses – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-afscme-bonus-story.html
— What it’s like to be blocked by the incoming president of the United States on Twitter – David Pierson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-blocked-by-trump-on-twitter-20161202-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
—  Trump shapes image as working person’s hero – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-trump-shapes-image-as-working-persons-hero/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-emanuel-stands-up-for-vulnerable-chicagoans/
— Donald Trump’s America, and the rise of anarchy – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-is-anarchy-part-of-donald-trumps-america/

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Urges Trump To Continue Key Obama Immigration Policy – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/07/emanuel-to-meet-trump-in-new-york/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Emanuel gives letter to Trump asking him to protect immigrants – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/222141015-story

 

WGN TV
— Trump taps World Wresting Entertainment co-founder Linda McMahon for SBA job
http://wgntv.com/2016/12/08/trump-taps-wwe-co-founder-linda-mcmahon-for-sba-job/

 

WTTW
— Mayor Emanuel Meets with President-Elect Trump – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/07/mayor-emanuel-meets-president-elect-trump

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Anti-abortion medical providers to Winnebago County judge: Rights violated if required to hand out abortion information – Kristen Zambo
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161207/anti-abortion-medical-providers-to-winnebago-county-judge-rights-violated-if-required-to-hand-out-abortion-information

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bustos gets leadership post, criticizes Rauner – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161207/bernard-schoenburg-bustos-gets-leadership-post-criticizes-rauner
— The Trump Administration faces extremism/terrorism – Dean Alexander
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161207/guest-column-trump-administration-faces-extremismterrorism

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Federal judge says no to Aaron Schock’s request to move trial to Peoria – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161207/federal-judge-says-no-to-aaron-schocks-request-to-move-trial-to-peoria

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rauner was looking for any excuse to veto CPS bill – Rich Miller
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18023-rauner-was-looking-for-any-excuse-to-veto-cps-bill.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chicago Launches Task Force to Coordinate Immigrant Services – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/chicago-launches-task-force-to-coordinate-immigrant-services

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump, Pence promise winter of wholesale change  Expectations high for first 100 days – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-pence-promise-winter-of-wholesale-change/616846110

 

WAND
— Rauner asks Democrats for budget proposal, delays meeting – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34005391/rauner-asks-democrats-for-budget-proposal-delays-meeting

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Great American Divide – DAN HAGEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-great-american-divide#stream/0

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— THE RESISTANCE GETS REAL: CIVIL LIBERTARIANS IMAGINE LIFE, ACTION IN THE AGE OF TRUMP – Jordan Gaines
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/the-resistance-gets-real-civil-libertarians-imagine-life-action-in-the-age-of-trump/

 

RUSS STEWART
— KIRK IS ILLINOIS’ WORST-BEATEN SENATOR SINCE 1948, AND WORST-BEATEN IN NATION IN 2016
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2016/12-07-2016.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Widespread Coverage of Liberal Hate Crimes ‘Study’ Shows Media’s Fake News Problem – Katrina Trink
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/widespread-coverage-of-liberal-hate-crimes-study-shows-medias-fake-news-problem/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MAJORITY RULE EQUALS TYRANNY – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Clinton won the popular vote, the majority of American voters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/majority-rule-equals-tyranny/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump’s softened stance on Dreamers provokes cheers, skepticism – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/7/donald-trump-softens-on-dreamers-prompting-cheers-/

 

GOPUSA
— Dems looking to sabotage Trump picks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18081

 

BLAZE
— Trump snub? Wal-Mart announces $1.3 billion investment in Mexico, creating 10,000 new jobs – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/07/ready-trump-snub-walmart-announces-1-3-billion-investment-in-mexico-creating-10000-new-jobs/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mr. Trump, these people are NOT your friends – Sean Hannity
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/08/sean-hannity-mr-trump-these-people-are-not-your-friends.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Buzzfeed: White People Are A ‘Plague To The Planet’ – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/06/buzzfeed-white-people-are-a-plague-to-the-planet/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP DROPS BOMBSHELL, MAY SEEK AMNESTY FOR 740,000 ILLEGALS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/07/trump-drops-bombshell-may-seek-amnesty-for-740000-illegals/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— A Goal for Trump: End Disproportionate DC Affluence – J. Robert Smith
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/a_goal_for_trump_end_disproportionate_dc_affluence_.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— From Victims to Victimizers: The Left’s Long Journey – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442821/left-won-culture-wars-now-its-bully

 

BREITBART
— Congress Must Say No To Obama’s $3.9 Billion Refugee Slush Fund – Rep. Brian Babin
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/05/congress-must-say-no-to-obama-3-9-billion-refugee-slush-fund/

 

NEWSMAX
— 77% of Trump Press Coverage Negative – Greg Richter
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/negative-media-coverage-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/2016/12/07/id/762783/

 

THE HILL
— Mainstream media is the chief culprit behind ‘fake news’ – ASHE SCHOW
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/309043-mainstream-media-is-the-chief-culprit-behind-spread-of-fake-news

 

HUFFINGTOIN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and those who pander to anti-Whites say that Trump is a White supremacist.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/huffpost-hill-78-year-streak-of-a-white-supremacist-not-being-person-of-the-year-ends_us_584892c3e4b0d0aa037f2328

 

REUTERS
— How part-time work hurts U.S. workers’ retirement security – Mark Miller
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-miller-retirement-idUSKBN13X1AA

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What can Obama do to help protect DREAMers from Donald Trump?”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-dreamers-daca-protections-donald-trump/

 

MSNBC
— After chiding the ‘elite,’ Team Trump adds another multimillionaire – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/after-chiding-the-elite-team-trump-adds-another-multimillionaire

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— What It’s Like to Apply for a Job in Donald Trump’s White House – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/us/politics/trump-interviews-white-house.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal union head, once a fierce Trump critic, now sanguine – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/08/federal-union-head-once-critical-of-trump-now-sanguine/

 

USA TODAY
— Architects suggest flying pigs to block Trump Tower sign – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/12/07/when-pigs-fly-chicago-gets-creative-trump-protests/95086770/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Goes His Own Way in Vetting Top Picks  Unlike his two predecessors, the president-elect is using freewheeling approach with a ‘little bit of testing’ – PETER NICHOLAS,  MICHAEL C. BENDER and CAROL E. LEE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-goes-his-own-way-in-vetting-top-picks-1481155652

December 5 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Trump calls Emanuel to discuss past presidential transitions
http://wgntv.com/2016/12/05/trump-calls-emanuel-to-discuss-past-presidential-transitions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City Clerk Mendoza to take oath as state comptroller today – Monique Garcia, Hal Dardick, John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-susana-mendoza-oath-met-1203-story.html
— Northwestern, U. of C. presidents among highest-paid in the country – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-private-university-presidents-compensation-20161204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In fact-free America, maybe millions of Trump supporters voted twice.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-illegal-votes-huppke-20161205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Today it’s bigoted rants” and asks “but what about tomorrow?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-racial-code-glanton-20161204-column.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In helping kids select college, parents along for more than the ride – Kate Thayer  (DIERSEN: In 1970, I was the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree.  Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-first-generation-college-students-parents-met-20161205-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From filling out forms and writing essays to building a resume and gathering letters of recommendation, applying to college is a rigorous part of high school. But for 16-year-old Bryan Dominguez, the stress is magnified. Unlike many of his peers at Buffalo Grove High School, he doesn’t have anyone at home who’s been through the process. The son of Mexican immigrants and the oldest of four children, Dominguez, of Wheeling, will be the first in his family to go to college. “The whole concept of college is very confusing in general to me and my parents,” he said. “All I know is my one goal in life is to go to college. Being the first person in my family … is something I hold very close to my heart.” Recognizing first-generation college students have unique needs, Arlington Heights-based Township High School District 214 developed a field trip for its students to tour two colleges with their parents as part of learning more about the entire process.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
—  Pension pain not limited to Chicago – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: If they have not already done so, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demand that Trump cut, if not eliminate, a) Civil Service Retirement System pensions and b) health insurance subsidies for federal retirees.)
http://chicageo.suntimes.com/news/kapos-pension-pain-not-limited-to-chicago/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Rauner should veto Exelon’s bailout – Dave Lundy
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161205/OPINION/161209945/rauner-should-veto-exelons-nuclear-power-bailout-lundy-of-best

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Michigan to move ahead with presidential recount  Stein to sue in Pennsylvania on Monday – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/michigan-to-move-ahead-with-presidential-recount
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with China against America and say “Trump tweets take a fresh swipe at China  President-elect under fire after call to Taiwan.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-tweets-take-a-fresh-swipe-at-china
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner plan move to DC  Couple plans to relocate family from NYC – David Wright
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-plan-move-to-dc

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— U of I Projection Says Budget Gap Would Take 10+ Years To Close – JAMEY DUNN
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/u-i-projection-says-budget-gap-would-take-10-years-close

 

WJBD
— Donald Trump Picks Ben Carson for HUD Secretary – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/05/donald-trump-picks-ben-carson-for-hud-secretary

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s inauguration set to test nation’s readiness to heal – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want any kind of healing.  Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who voted for Trump.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33862458/inauguration-to-draw-those-ready-to-celebrate-commiserate

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Yingling’s loyalty to Madigan, Democratic Party under scrutiny – Ruth de Jauregui (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511049890-yingling-s-loyalty-to-madigan-democratic-party-under-scrutiny

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner outlines details for second stopgap budget – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511050374-rauner-outlines-details-for-second-stopgap-budget
— Democrats called on to end Madigan’s reign as House speaker – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511044923-dems-called-on-to-end-madigan-s-reign-as-house-speaker
— Ives bill would give state workers control of their pension nest eggs – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: The federal government went through this in the 1980s. SEE: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v49n11/v49n11p5.pdf)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511049149-ives-bill-would-give-state-workers-control-of-their-pension-nest-eggs

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— Time to Defund the “Refugee” Invasion
http://teriobrien.com/time-defund-refugee-invasion-show-notes-teri-obrien-show-12-4-2016/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Pension pressure doomed state aid for Chicago schools – Rich Miller
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/12/04/miller-rauner-veto-of-chicago-schools-bill-inevitable/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 13 FACTS THAT SHOULD BE ETCHED ON CASTRO’S TOMBSTONE AND HIGHLIGHTED IN EVERY OBITUARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/13-facts-that-should-be-etched-on-castros-tombstone-and-highlighted-in-every-obituary.html
— THORNER: GRASSROOTS PUSHBACK ESSENTIAL FOR TRUMP TO APPOINT PRO-LIFE NOMINEE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/thorner-grassroots-pushback-essential-for-trump-to-appoint-pro-choice-nominee.html

 

GOPUSA
— High Noon for Sanctuary Cities
http://www.gopusa.com/high-noon-for-sanctuary-cities/
— Ex-inmate Jesse Jackson Jr. calls on Obama to pardon millions of ex-inmates
http://www.gopusa.com/ex-inmate-jesse-jackson-jr-calls-on-obama-to-pardon-millions-of-ex-inmates/
— Smith & Wesson CEO sees better shot with Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/smith-wesson-ceo-sees-better-shot-with-donald-trump/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Will GOP Congress Stop Obama’s Final Terrorist “Refugee” Deal?
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24641

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration worries businesses – SEAN HIGGINS (DIERSEN: Businesses that treasonously hire illegals and treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America, and to bring others to America illegally promote Democrats and RINOs.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-worries-businesses/article/2608428

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump allies defend his election lie as refreshing.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-allies-defend-his-election-lie-refreshing

 

THE HILL
— Trump: I would have ‘far less reason to tweet’ if I was covered accurately – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/308755-trump-i-would-have-far-less-reason-to-tweet-if-i-was-covered-accurately
— Republicans want to grease tracks for Trump – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/308583-republicans-want-to-grease-tracks-for-trump

 

POLITICO
— Trump blames unfair media for driving him to tweet – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-media-tweets-232193

 

POLITICO
— Jeff Sessions’ Coming War on Legal Marijuana  There’s little to stop the attorney general nominee from ignoring the will of millions of pro-pot voters. – JAMES HIGDON  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operative, and their dupes talk and/or act like the are “pro-pot.”)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/jeff-sessions-coming-war-on-legal-marijuana-214501

 

CNN
— Sec. Kerry says Trump did not contact State Dept. prior to calls – Greg Clary (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman and they use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that I should be severely punished if I do not get permission from the following before including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP offices, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/04/politics/john-kerry-donald-trump-state-department/

 

CBS NEWS
— Donald Trump tweets about China’s currency, military policies after Taiwan flap
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-tweets-china-currency-military-policies-taiwan-flap/

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps have no evidence that illegals did not vote for Clinton.
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/vp-elect-mike-pence-defends-trumps-unsubstantiated-claim-43964987

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How to Help Working People – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government overpaid me and gave me retirement, health insurance, vacation days, sick days, and other benefits that were too generous.  In my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 33. Further, many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government 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 its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/opinion/how-to-help-working-people.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THE GOVERNMENT AS MODEL EMPLOYER Mr. Obama has issued executive orders to raise pay and improve conditions at companies that do business with the government. The orders, which require contractors to pay employees at least $10.10 an hour, provide paid sick days and report wage-and-safety violations to procurement officials, have value beyond helping federal contract employees. They also set an example for the entire private sector to follow. As president, Mr. Trump will be free to ditch these executive orders. As a private employer, his own approach to low-paid labor indicates that model-employer orders would be the first to go. But in his new job, Mr. Trump will be the nation’s chief executive. Does he want to be known for lowering basic standards?)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Threat to the Constitution.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/opinion/trumps-threat-to-the-constitution.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Art of the Scam.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/opinion/the-art-of-the-scam.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Business Since Birth: Trump’s Children and the Tangle That Awaits.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/politics/trump-family-ivanka-donald-jr.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans are actively helping Trump weaken our democracy with his lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/12/05/republicans-are-actively-helping-trump-weaken-our-democracy-with-his-lies/
— In an anti-recount filing, Trump’s lawyers say the election was ‘not tainted by fraud or mistake’ – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/05/in-an-anti-recount-filing-trumps-lawyers-say-the-election-was-not-tainted-by-fraud-or-mistake/
— Federal employees, retirees get soaked in ‘perfect storm’ of rising insurance costs – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/05/feds-retirees-get-soaked-in-perfect-storm-of-rising-insurance-costs/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump brings Koch network’s anti-green-energy stance from the fringe to the center of power.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-kochs-climate-20161205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Who cares if students burn flags? and says “We pay too much attention to campus life.”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-oppenheimer-flag-burn-students-20161201-story.html

 

PHILLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Cartoon about who the Democrat Party constituency.
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/signe/20161204_Daily_Signe_Cartoon_12_04_16.html

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— A response to the pleas to shut up Trump – STEPHEN L. CARTER
http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/stephen-carter-a-response-to-the-pleas-to-shut-up/article_74413418-15b7-53b4-8ce2-955b35586e43.html

 

WLRN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Dreamers Are Gearing Up For A Trump Presidency.” Anti-Trumps side with Dreamers and their parents against Americans.)
http://wlrn.org/post/how-dreamers-are-gearing-trump-presidency

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Dangerous Drift on Taiwan  Trump seems to understand that U.S. neglect of Taiwan has emboldened China. – RUPERT HAMMOND-CHAMBERS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-dangerous-drift-on-taiwan-1480886653
— Suburbs Outstrip Cities in Population Growth – LAURA KUSISTO  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats who flee the poverty and crime in areas controlled by Democrats for prosperity and safety in areas controlled by Republicans, but continue to despise, if not hate Republicans?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/suburbs-outstrip-cities-in-population-growth-study-finds-1480766402

 

OREGON LIVE
— A government of, by and for corporate America – Eugene Robinson
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/12/a_government_of_by_and_for_cor.html

 

FORTUNE
— Why Donald Trump’s Allies Don’t Want Mitt Romney in His Cabinet – AP
http://fortune.com/2016/12/05/donald-trump-cabinet-mitt-romney/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Only 3 of the 25 Highest-Paid Private College Presidents Are Women – Kaitlin Mulhere (DIERSEN: Does that mean that those who run colleges are sexists?)
http://time.com/money/4589369/private-college-president-salary-gender-gap/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— The Workers’ Menace Becomes the Commuters’ Threat – Elaine Chao, Bush’s labor secretary, is Trump’s pick for transportation. – LANE WINDHAM
http://prospect.org/article/workers%E2%80%99-menace-becomes-commuters%E2%80%99-threat

 

DAILY BEAST
— Yes, Trump Did Win More Counties Than Any Republican Since Reagan  Pence says Trump claimed more counties than any GOP candidate since 1984. He’s right—but the size of some of those counties explains Hillary Clinton’s 2.6 million popular vote lead. – Allison Graves and Louis Jacobson
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/04/yes-trump-did-win-more-counties-than-any-republican-since-reagan.html

November 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Much Uncertainty Ahead in US-Cuba Relationship  Obama’s decision to engage Havana in the hopes of forging new bonds could quickly unravel – Bradley Klapper  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always put the interests of foreign countries ahead of the interests of America. That is one reason why Trump won and Clinton lost.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/NATL-Much-Uncertainty-Ahead-in-US-Cuba-Relationship–403197476.html

 

CBS2
— State Budget Deadlock Continues To Harm Social Service Organizations – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/25/state-budget-deadlock-continues-to-harm-social-service-organizations/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New British law allows police and tax inspectors the power to look at everyone’s internet history  (DIERSEN: What is your internet history?  My internet history is beyond massive because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and/or their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the anti-Trumps a) will find out who reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) will viciously destroy those who read those emails?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/219967167-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cuban-Americans in Chicago subdued after Fidel Castro’s death – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-castro-death-chicago-reax-20161126-story.html
— Trump Tower in Manhattan becomes ‘Dump Tower’ on Google Maps  (DIERSEN: Do you own real estate?  If so, what does Google let your critics/opponents call it?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-dump-tower-google-maps-20161126-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Keep an eye on Trump fanatics.”  Anti-Trumps run Illinois. Anti-Trumps run Cook County.  Anti-Trumps run Chicago.  Anti-Trumps run etc.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are going to get rid of all Trump supporters. What will they do first?  Stop hiring Trump supporters? Fire Trump supporters? Refuse to do business with Trump supporters?  Force Trump supporters to wear “Make America Great Again” caps to identify them so that they can be harassed, threatened, beat up, or killed?  Will anti-Trumps get illegals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, Muslims, Mexicans, Hispanics, Blacks, Asians, women, young people, LGBTQ people, poor people, recent immigrants, union members, members of the paid news media, stoners, criminals, and members of other oppressed groups to threaten, to beat up, or to kill Trump supporters?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-keep-an-eye-on-trump-fanatics/
— California now the capital of liberal America – Robert Reich  (DIERSEN: What are the liberal counties, liberal township/wards, liberal municipalities, and liberal precincts in Illinois?  They would be those counties, township/wards, municipalities, and precincts in which Clinton defeated Trump by the greatest margins.  How nasty/vicious are the Clinton voters in those counties, township/wards, municipalities, and precincts?  What will they do to the Trump voters in those counties, township/wards, municipalities, and precincts?  211 voted for Clinton in my precinct, but only 137 voted for Trump.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-california-now-the-capital-of-liberal-america/
— Former Gov. Ryan shares memories of Cuban leader – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: To this day, George Ryan supporters work very hard against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, George Ryan would have been reelected Governor in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-gov-ryan-shares-memories-of-cuban-leader/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Energy bill improved, but again—why the bailout for money-losing nukes? – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161126/ISSUE07/311269999/exelon-nuclear-bailout-should-not-be-part-of-illinois-energy

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Time for AFSCME to put its cards on the table – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161126/our-view-time-for-afscme-to-put-its-cards-on-table
— Workers’ compensation changes must strike compassionate balance – Sen. Don Harmon
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161126/sen-don-harmon-workers-compensation-changes-must-strike-compassionate-balance

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Canadian PM Trudeau’s Castro tribute raises eyebrows  People mock Prime Minister on social media – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/canadian-pm-trudeaus-castro-tribute-raises-eyebrows

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Trump’s Tweets: Today’s ‘fireside chats’ – Matt Lewis
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/trump-s-tweets-today-s-fireside-chats/article_c6322942-3a6b-5b4f-a9d7-3c88dfd85ed7.html

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— 4 things to watch for during the second half of the veto session – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20161126/4-things-to-watch-for-during-second-half-of-veto-session

 

HERALD NEWS
— Changes in Will County Board District 10 increase Republican majority  Longtime board members did not seek re-election – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/11/23/changes-in-will-county-board-district-10-increase-republican-majority/aw655ai/
— Promises, promises – Scott Reeder
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/11/23/reeder-promises-promises/anozbma/

 

DECATUR DAILY
— Popularity contest with Trump – Milbank (DIERSEN: What would my critics/opponents say to Trump about me and about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Would they stress that only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, while 211 voted for Clinton?  Would they provide Trump with a list of those who have worked the hardest to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to stop everyone from reading those emails?  Would they provide Trump with a list of all those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but who fail/refuse to return my phone calls?  Would they drag out all those who I have sued and/or who I might sue?  Would they provide Trump with a list of all those “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who do not want me to know about their events or other activities, do not want me to promote their events or other activities, do not want me to attend their events, and who do not want me to report on their events?  Would they stress all the links to articles that are critical of Trump that I have included in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  Would they stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.?)
http://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/columnists/popularity-contest-with-trump/article_e8fd4557-c5a4-5aa4-a9a0-95edb4d440e5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Journalists need to recognize we’re not going to win a popularity contest with Trump, and we shouldn’t try. Trump is not going to be appeased by friendlier coverage. He campaigned against the media, and he will continue to use the media as a foil. His party controls Congress, and conservatives will soon control the Supreme Court. If he can discredit the media, he’ll remove another check to his power. Our third president, Thomas Jefferson, famously remarked that “were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Our 45th president would clearly prefer the former. He has shut out news organizations, including The Post, whose coverage he dislikes. He has threatened to restrict First Amendment press freedoms. Pursuing public affection is a fool’s errand. The profession was never held in high public esteem. And the recent decline in approval is due entirely to Trump’s bashing.)

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— Court gives hope for fair elections  Justices should hear case, put limits on historic practice of partisan cheating. – Editorial
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/opinion/court-gives-hope-for-fair-elections/article_b6e29970-b389-11e6-a047-2b625c2e6b12.html

 

HOLLYWOOD CHICAGO
— Interview: Christine Dudley, Director of The Illinois Film Office
http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/27036/interview-christine-dudley-director-of-the-illinois-film-office

 

NEWSMAX
— Rubio Slams Obama’s Conciliatory Statement on Castro’s Death – Reuters
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/rubio-slams-obama-statement/2016/11/26/id/760740/

 

TOWNHALL
— Fondest Hope for Trump Admin – Watch the Movie “Dave” – Bruce Bialosky
http://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2016/11/27/fondest-hope-for-trump-admin–watch-the-movie-dave-n2249707

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump May Need Roberts’ Vote When Supreme Court Takes Cases  (DIERSEN: Who “may need” you for something in the future?  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that no one will ever need me for anything in the future.)
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-trump-supreme-court/2016/11/26/id/760747/

 

THE HILL
— Jerry Falwell Jr. says he turned down Trump Cabinet position – JESSE BYRNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/307586-falwell-says-he-turned-down-trump-cabinet-position

 

CNN
— CNN/ORC poll: A nation divided, and is it ever – Jennifer Agiesta  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 FOCUS ON DIVIDING EVERYONE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I see the aforesaid in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and across the world.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/politics/cnn-poll-division-donald-trump/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Splurge or save? Holiday spending may hinge on how you voted – ANNE D’INNOCENZIO  (DIERSEN: Trump supporters who live/work in Clinton areas might be buying guns and ammunition for their self defense.)
http://www.bradenton.com/news/business/article117011413.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Next Battle: Keeping These Republican Senators Happy – CARL HULSE  (DIERSEN: Who demands that you keep them happy?  Usually, it is whoever you ask for money from or whoever you take money from.  However, even though I have not asked for money from my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes, and I would never take any money from them, THEY HAVE ALWAYS DEMANDED THAT I KEEP THEM HAPPY.  Even though I never asked for money from them and I would never take any money from them, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants HAVE ALWAYS DEMANDED THAT I KEEP THEM HAPPY.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/us/politics/donald-trumps-republicans-senate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote abortion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/opinion/chasing-abortion-rights-across-the-state-line.html
— Democracy Could Use a Drink  The Saloon, America’s Forgotten Democratic Institution – JON GRINSPAN  (DIERSEN: How much time and money have you spent in saloons? I have spent extremely little.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they spend lots of their time and lots of their money in saloons or like they want to.  Some, if not many talk and act like they spend lots of their time and lots of their money smoking pot or like they want to.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/opinion/sunday/the-saloon-americas-forgotten-democratic-institution.html
— The Privileged Immigrant – SHANTHI SEKARAN  (DIERSEN: Are/were you privileged?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being privileged.  They stress that I am White, male, healthy, and non-poor.  They stress that I avoided the draft and that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/opinion/sunday/the-privileged-immigrant.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Promise of a ‘Think Big and Live Large’ President – ROBERT J. SHILLER  (DIERISEN: Do/did you think big and live large?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes never encouraged me to think big.  They never encouraged me to get jobs, to buy cars, to earn college degrees, to seek promotions, to buy real estate, to get married, to earn professional certifications, to earn a professional license, to save for retirement, or to do anything else like the aforesaid.  Actually, they discouraged me from doing the aforesaid.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/upshot/trump-and-great-business-ideas-for-america.html
— Should Parents Be Expected to Donate to a Public School? – KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH  (DIERSEN: My parents paid real estate taxes 1953-1962 while I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962.  I have paid real estates taxes since 1972 and my wife and I have paid real estate taxes since 1978, but we have never sent any children to any public school.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/magazine/should-parents-be-expected-to-donate-to-a-public-school.html
— Trump’s Election? Some Students Are Too Busy to Worry – GINIA BELLAFANTE  (DIERSEN: How busy were you when you were a college student? I was a full-time undergraduate student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and a part-time graduate student at UIC in 1971, at Loyola 1972-1976, at DePaul 1976-1980, at Roosevelt in 1981, at UIC 1982-1984, and at IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/nyregion/trumps-election-college-students.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Vandal renames Trump Tower to ‘Dump Tower’ on Google Maps – Nicole Hensley (DIERSEN: Do you own real estate?  If so, what does Google let your critics/opponents call it?)
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/vandal-renames-trump-tower-dump-tower-google-maps-article-1.2888446

 

USA TODAY
— Trump Tower changed to ‘Dump Tower’ on Google Maps – Steph Solis (DIERSEN: Do you own real estate?  If so, what does Google let your critics/opponents call it?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/27/trump-tower-changed-dump-tower-google-maps-reports-say/94506532/

 

DENVER POST
— Trump’s focus on Muslims is troubling for Colorado survivors of Japanese-American internment camps in WWII – MARK K. MATTHEWS  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who do Democrats and RINOs “focus” on?  ANSWER: Those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/27/trump-muslim-japanese-american-internment-camp/

 

FREDERICK NEWS POST
— If anyone wants to blame women for Trump’s win, they ought to start with Hillary Clinton – Amanda Carpenter
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/if-anyone-wants-to-blame-women-for-trump-s-win/article_910700ea-7bb8-5084-a690-368498bc514a.html

 

UNION LEADER
— Trump expresses ‘solidarity’ with Cuban-Americans – DOUGLAS HANKS  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  Who expresses solidarity with those who share your national origin?)
http://www.unionleader.com/Trump-expresses-solidarity-with-Cuban-Americans

 

CLARION LEDGER
— Progressives spend too much time on past – Thomas Sowell
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/11/26/sowell-progressives-spend-much-time-past/94479278/

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— A disturbing sign in voting patterns: A massive economic divide  According to Brookings, the fewer-than-500 counties that Clinton won generated 64 percent of U.S. economic activity in 2015, vs the more-than-2,600 counties that Trump won, which generated 36 percent. – Jim Tankersley  (DIERSEN: How much “economic activity” did your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois generate in 2015?)
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20161126/disturbing-sign-in-voting-patterns-massive-economic-divide

 

LUBBOCK ONLINE
— Trump and the lawsuit presidency – New York Times  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed?)
http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2016-11-27/other-views-trump-and-lawsuit-presidency#.WDrMzuYrKM8

 

WESTERLY SUN
— Destined for the top, Trump pushed to be first – Steven Slosberg  (DIERSEN: What sports did you play in high school?)
http://www.thewesterlysun.com/opinion/columnguest/9639609-154/destined-for-the-top-trump-pushed-to-be-first.html

 

WCBM
— Texas judge who told new citizens to leave U.S. if they don’t like Donald Trump suspended from overseeing citizenship ceremonies – David Boroff
http://www.wcbm.com/2016/11/27/texas-judge-suspended-for-telling-new-citizens-trump-is-your-president-if-you-dont-like-it-leave/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— A car dealer escaped Cuba. Fidel is dead so there’s a $15,000 discount – DAVID J. NEAL
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/fidel-castro-en/article117358878.html

November 26 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Protesters disrupt Black Friday shopping on Mag Mile – JULIAN CREWS AND ANDREA DARLAS
http://wgntv.com/2016/11/25/protesters-expected-to-hit-chicagos-mag-mile-today/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s presidential duties, private interests may become intertwined – Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-businesses-benefit-from-election-20161125-story.html
— Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP  (DIERSEN: My envy-filled critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been a) furious that I began earning full-time credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and b) furious that I have been getting a CSRS pension (currently $50,720) since 1997 when I was 49 years old.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  From what I see, if they had wanted to, none of my  critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois have the qualifications and/or ability to earn a CSRS pension.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–divided-america-retirement-gap-20161117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lyons-emperor-trumps-inauspicious-debut/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Beverage tax is bad for business, county – Sean M. Morrison, Cook County Commissioner, Palos Park
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161126/discuss/161129357/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Let’s get automatic voter registration done right in Illinois – Mike Fortner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161125/mike-fortner-lets-get-automatic-voter-registration-done-right-in-illinois

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Thumbs up: To Thanksgiving Day volunteers – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What volunteer work did you do on Thanksgiving Day 2016?  I spent 10+ hours putting out two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. The morning edition included links to 54 articles from 34 different sources and the evening edition included links to 39 articles from 22 different sources.  It was a very slow government/political news day.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/25/thumbs-up-to-thanksgiving-day-volunteers/amzonzh/

 

TIMES
— Thank Independent Map group; refuse to surrender – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-thank-independent-map-group-refuse-to-surrender/article_0c5f47d5-1901-5a3b-a706-53b0047b3c6a.html

 

KANAKKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— More false promises expected – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-more-false-promises-expected/article_5abb7776-e503-56c4-85e1-cace3c7efcdb.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Quad-Cities takes in millions in video gaming revenues – Stephen Elliott
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/illinois-quad-cities-takes-in-millions-in-video-gaming-revenues/article_f279bb31-856f-5050-aaf0-79433b12499f.html

 

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Did former factory class get its revenge this election? – Jim Nowlan  (DIERSEN: Do you look down on the “factory class?”  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois look down on the “factory class.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being “above it all.”  They despise if not hate people like me who did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-did-former-factory-class-get-its-revenge-this/article_ee6b3361-a271-53d0-bf50-ba9917be95e6.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— City brings back nuisance property ordinance  New ordinance will exempt domestic, sexual violence calls – Linda N. Weller
https://thetelegraph.com/news/92839/city-brings-back-nuisance-property-ordinance

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor Supports Apprenticeship Programs – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=230308#.WDlxMOYrKM8

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Veteran given a new house as he confronts PTSD – MARIE WILSON  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that in all likelihood, if I had not sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I would have been killed or severely/permanently injured in Vietnam.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/article116403303.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Report: ARI prison-diversion program so far saves taxpayers over $75 million
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511049027-report-ari-prison-diversion-program-so-far-saves-taxpayers-over-75-million

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Looking for a Place to Donate to? Consider DuPage Food Pantry – April Leachman
http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-on-the-radar/2016/11/looking-for-a-place-to-donate-to-consider-dupage-food-pantry/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Hypocrite Media Pushing All This Alt-Right Nonsense to Attack Trump – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/11/25/hypocrite-media-pushing-alt-right-nonsense-attack-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago Protester: No reason to vote in this country
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-protester-no-reason-to-vote-in-this-country/
— Boycott of Target to continue through Christmas season  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  What do businesses like Target think of those who share your demographics?)
http://www.gopusa.com/boycott-of-target-to-continue-through-christmas-season/
— College students falling apart after Trump victory  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/college-students-falling-apart-after-trump-victory/

 

TOWNHALL
— An ‘America First’ Trump Trade Policy – Pat Buchanan
http://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2016/11/26/an-america-first-trump-trade-policy-n2250779
— Romney Might Issue Apology Over Anti-Trump Remarks To Increase Chances Of Nabbing Cabinet Position – Matt Vespa  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all the problems that they, you, I, and everyone else has had, are having, and will have.)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/11/25/romney-might-issue-apology-over-antitrump-remarks-to-increase-chances-of-nabbing-cabinet-position-n2250579

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHICAGO BLACK FRIDAY BOYCOTT AND BLOCKADE? NO BIG DEAL  Only 1/2 of those promising to protest with Black Lives Matter showed up
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/black-friday-boycott-no-big-deal/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Journalist Tricked Into Spreading Hoax Trump-Inspired Attack – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Since January 1, 2005, I have included links to almost 252,800 articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every decision that I have made to include or to not include a link to an article in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/25/journalist-tricked-into-spreading-hoax-trump-inspired-attack-video/

 

BREITBART
—  Sarah Palin on Feminism, the Trump Administration, and Her Political Future – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/11/25/exclusive-sarah-palin-on-feminism-the-trump-administration-and-her-political-future/
— Politico: Steve Bannon’s First Pick for President Was Sarah Palin
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/25/politico-steve-bannons-first-pick-for-president-was-sarah-palin/

 

NEWSMAX
— Fatal Police Shootings Thus Far This Year Nearly Doubled From ’15 – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/fatal-police-shootings-nearly/2016/11/25/id/760688/
— Politico: Trump Building ‘Team of Gazillionaires’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/politico-donald-trump-team-rich/2016/11/25/id/760693/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Coulter, immigration hawks already worried Trump going soft – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/coulter-immigration-hawks-already-worried-trump-going-soft/article/2608204

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Supreme Court Is Trump And The Right’s Jewel In The Crown.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/the-supreme-court-is-trum_b_13213424.html

 

REUTERS
— Wisconsin agrees to statewide recount in presidential race – Susan Heavey
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-recount-idUSKBN13K1ZJ

 

AOL
— Bank employee terminated over comments about Obama family
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/11/25/bank-employee-terminated-over-comments-about-obama-family/21614381/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Can businesses refuse to serve — or employ — Trump supporters? – Eugene Volokh  (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do the Trump-haters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the Trump-haters will use their clout to destroy Trump supporters.  One should expect that the more votes that Clinton got than Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the faster that Trump-haters will move to destroy you. What actions should Trump supporters take to defend themselves against the Trump-haters?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/25/can-businesses-refuse-to-serve-or-employ-trump-supporters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is a private business’s refusing to serve people based on their political affiliation legal? How about firing employees for their politics (something that might be implied by “you are not welcome at 1st In SEO and we ask you to leave our firm” and “break ties with any person”)? It turns out that this depends on the jurisdiction, and on whether the business is discriminating against clients or employees. The First Amendment doesn’t apply to such private businesses (incidentally, whether or not they take government funds, see Rendell-Baker v. Kohn (1982)), and federal law generally doesn’t ban political affiliation discrimination, so it ends up being a matter of state and local law. In New Mexico, for instance, discriminating against clients on this basis is legal — but firing employees, or threatening to fire them, based on their politics is a felony. 1. Most states ban most businesses from discriminating against clients based on the clients’ race, religion, sex or national origin. Federal law does the same, though for a narrower set of businesses (and doesn’t cover sex discrimination); it also adds a ban on disability discrimination. Many states and some cities also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, marital status and various other attributes. But political affiliation is rarely on the list. A few cities or counties do ban such discrimination. D.C. bans discrimination based on “the state of belonging to or endorsing any political party.” Seattle bans such discrimination based on “any idea or belief, or coordinated body of ideas or beliefs, relating to the purpose, conduct, organization, function or basis of government and related institutions and activities, whether or not characteristic of any political party or group,” “includ[ing] membership in a political party or group and includ[ing] conduct, reasonably related to political ideology, which does not interfere with job performance.” There are a few other places on this list. But New Mexico doesn’t ban such discrimination in public accommodations, and neither do the city of Albuquerque or Bernalillo County. One can debate whether such discrimination should be outlawed, by analogy to various other forms of discrimination. Perhaps if wedding photographers can’t discriminate against same-sex weddings (which New Mexico courts have indeed said), Internet marketing companies shouldn’t be able to discriminate against people who have particular views. Or perhaps such antidiscrimination laws shouldn’t be expanded further, or should even be cut back, to leave people free to choose whether to refuse to do business with others, whether or not we’d approve of that choice. But, as a matter of current law, such discrimination against Trump supporters (or Hillary Clinton supporters or Communists or libertarians or whoever else) is legal. 2. Many states and some cities and counties, however, do ban discrimination against employees — or at least firing of current employees — based on their political activity (with different jurisdictions defining such activity differently). I discuss this in detail in my article “Private Employees’ Speech and Political Activity: Statutory Protection Against Employer Retaliation,” but here’s the New Mexico statute, enacted in 1912, when New Mexico became a state: Coercion of employees [a fourth degree felony] consists of … any person having under his control or in his employment persons entitled to vote at any election, directly or indirectly discharging or threatening to discharge such employee because of the employee’s political opinions or belief or because of such employee’s intention to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate, party, proposition, question or constitutional amendment. Threatening an employee with dismissal because he supports Trump is thus a felony in New Mexico (and also likely a tort, so the dismissed employee can sue even if the prosecutor chooses not to prosecute).)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What do foreign friends and foes think of Trump’s ‘Disunited States of America’?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/what-do-foreign-friends-and-foes-think-of-trumps-disunited-states-of-america/2016/11/25/7491cc54-b31f-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No, Trump, We Can’t Just Get Along.” How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do the Trump-haters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the Trump-haters will use their clout to destroy Trump supporters.  One should expect that the more votes that Clinton got than Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the faster that Trump-haters will move to destroy you. What actions should Trump supporters take to defend themselves against the Trump-haters?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/opinion/no-trump-we-cant-just-get-along.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Caldron of Conflicts.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/opinion/donald-trumps-caldron-of-conflicts.html
— Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90  Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. – ANTHONY DePALMA
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/world/americas/fidel-castro-dies.html
— College Towns Can Be Attractive Later in Life – AMY ZIPKIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/business/college-towns-can-be-attractive-later-in-life.html
— One Money Question to Rule Them All: How Much Is Enough? – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have too much money.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/your-money/one-money-question-to-rule-them-all-how-much-is-enough.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— New York politicians should stop pandering to anti-Trump hysteria – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2016/11/25/new-york-politicians-should-stop-pandering-to-anti-trump-hysteria/
— Wall Street hopes Obama’s rules disappear under Trump – Kevin Dugan
http://nypost.com/2016/11/25/wall-street-hopes-obamas-rules-disappear-under-trump/

 

PORTLAND NEWS HERALD
— Election analysis reveals enormous economic divide between Clinton and Trump  Hillary Clinton carried counties that generated a combined 64 percent of U.S. economic activity in 2015 – unprecedented in a losing effort. – JIM TANKERSLEY  (DIERSEN: How much “economic activity” does your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county generate?)
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/25/election-analysis-reveals-enormous-economic-divide/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump supporters target George Soros over protests – Dawn Chmielewski  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting Soros in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/24/george-soros-blamed-unseen-hand-behind-trump-protests/94334844/
— Milwaukee sheriff to meet with Trump Monday – Bill Glauber
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/25/reports-milwaukee-sheriff-meet-trump-monday/94452620/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Lawmakers Who Broke With Trump Face a Day of Reckoning? – KRISTINA PETERSON  (DIERSEN: What power does Trump have to protect his supporters?  How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do the Trump-haters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the Trump-haters will use their clout to destroy Trump supporters.  One should expect that the more votes that Clinton got than Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the faster that Trump-haters will move to destroy you. What actions should Trump supporters take to defend themselves against the Trump-haters?)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/11/25/will-lawmakers-who-broke-with-trump-face-a-day-of-reckoning/
— Vote Breakdowns Show How Parties Changed With Trump, Clinton at Top of Ticket  Democratic Party relied more on women and Americans with advanced college degrees, while the GOP depended on men and voters with some college experience – AARON ZITNER (DIERSEN: From what you know about the demographics of your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois, why did Trump get more or fewer votes and why did Clinton get more or fewer votes in your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/vote-breakdowns-show-how-parties-changed-with-trump-clinton-at-top-of-ticket-1480093926
— VIDEO: How Election 2016 Changed the Political Parties
http://www.wsj.com/video/how-election-2016-changed-the-political-parties/668E78A5-BDE0-4F6B-B6AE-C2FC96A28C18.html
— Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel Makes Strides After Shooting Protests  A year after release of police-shooting video, mayor’s moves improve approval ratings – SHIBANI MAHTANI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-rahm-emanuel-rebounds-from-shooting-protests-1480089600
— The Need to Read – WILL SCHWALBE  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on?  Mine focus on stopping me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-need-to-read-1480083086

 

FORBES
— Mapping the $100,000+ California Public Employee Pensions at CalPERS Costing Taxpayers $3.0 Billion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System Pension would be well over $100,000 instead of the $50,720 that it is now.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/11/26/mapping-the-100000-california-public-employee-pensions-at-calpers-costing-taxpayers-3-0b/#74c983e07153

 

BARRONS
— The Trump Rally Has Legs  Bullishness begets bullishness: Investors bet on lower taxes, economic growth. The end of inversions? And, good news for retailers. – VITO J. RACANELLI  (DIERSEN: One would expect that the Democrats are doing everything that they can to drive the markets down to punish those who voted for Trump.)
http://www.barrons.com/articles/the-trump-rally-has-legs-1480137254

 

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— Trump & college chaos – WALTER WILLIAMS
http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/11515870-74/college-students-university

 

STATESMAN
— Trump may break another tradition — No pets in the White House – Bob D’Angelo
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/national/trump-may-break-another-tradition-no-pets-white-ho/ntD2t/

 

GUARDIAN
— Mexico reels at nightmare vision of a Trump White House  If Donald Trump were to enact his threats to build a border wall, rip up Nafta and block remittances, the effect on the country’s economy would be devastating – Nina Lakhani in Mexico City and Rory Carroll  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are not only paid agents of Mexico, but like they hate America.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/mexico-trump-white-house-nafta-border-wall-remittances

November 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP RELEASES VIDEO UPDATE ON TRANSITION PLAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-elect-trump-releases-video-update-on-transition-plan/1618866/

 

CBS2
— Attorney For Chicago ‘Hamilton’ Heckler: Audience At Fault For Disruption – Vince Gerasole
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/21/attorney-for-hamilton-heckler-audience-at-fault-for-disruption/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Guzzardi bill to push back against Trump border wall – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) side with foreign countries, and especially with Mexico, against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries, and especially with the citizens of Mexico, against the citizens of America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/guzzardi-bill-to-push-back-against-trump-border-wall/
— Judges say Wisconsin legislative boundaries unconstitutional – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-scott-walker-federal-judges-say-wisconsin-legislative-boundaries-unconstitutional/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawyer: Man charged with disrupting ‘Hamilton’ show was incited by ‘hostile’ audience – Chris Jones and Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-hamilton-chicago-arrest-20161121-story.html
— Federal judges block Wisconsin GOP’s redistricting maps
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-gop-redistricting-20161121-story.html
— Northwestern’s Central DuPage Hospital to pay $20M malpractice settlement – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-northwestern-big-malpractice-settlement-1122-biz-20161121-story.html
— ‘Hamilton’ and the implosion of the American left – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-hamilton-mike-pence-liberals-20161121-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump outrage can be outrageous — and dangerous.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-hamilton-outrage-huppke-20161121-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Jews have a special obligation to resist Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-white-supremacists-jews-muslims-20161121-story.html
— Want to blame women for Trump’s win? Start with Hillary Clinton. – Amanda Carpenter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-win-women-blame-clinton-20161121-story.html
— Group aims to pressure Rauner, Madigan on budget with LOL site – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-mike-madigan-lol-illinois-20161118-story.html
— The Trumps should live in the White House – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-white-house-trump-tower-edit-1122-20161121-story.html
— How to tell truth from fiction in the age of fake news – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-fake-news-facebook-edit-1120-md-20161118-story.html

— Trump, Republicans plan to target benefits and job security for federal workers – Lisa Rein  (DIERSEN: According to this article, there are about 2.1 million civilian federal employees.  From what I see,  virtually all of them are Democrats.  Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government.  What if Trump decided to make the federal government “look like America.” What if he said that he is going to fire about 1,050,000 federal employees and replace them with Republicans?  I would be more than happy to help him with that.  On the other hand, many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government 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 its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-federal-workers-20161121-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are drawing up plans to take on the government bureaucracy they have long railed against, by eroding job protections and grinding down benefits that federal workers have received for a generation. Hiring freezes, an end to automatic raises, a green light to fire poor performers, a ban on union business on the government’s dime and less generous pensions – these are the contours of the blueprint emerging under Republican control of Washington in January. These changes were once unthinkable to federal employees, their unions and their supporters in Congress. But Trump’s election as an outsider promising to shake up a system he told voters is awash in “waste, fraud and abuse” has conservatives optimistic that they could do now what Republicans have been unable to do in the 133 years since the civil service was created. “You have the country moving to the right and being much more anti-Washington than it was,” said former House speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., a leading Trump adviser who serves on the president-elect’s transition team. “We’re going to have to get the country to understand how big the problem is, the human costs of it and why it’s absolutely essential to reform,” said Gingrich, who urged Trump to shrink big government and overhaul the “job-for-life” guarantee of federal work. Gingrich predicted that Stephen Bannon, a former Breitbart News chief who helped steer Trump’s campaign and is now one of his most influential advisers, would lead the effort. “It’s a big, big project,” he said. The project aligns with Bannon’s long-stated warnings about the corrupting influence of government and a capital city rampant with “crony capitalism.” Breitbart headlines also provide a possible insight into his views, with federal employees described as overpaid, too numerous and a “privileged class.” “Number of Government Employees Now Surpasses Manufacturing Jobs by 9,977,000,” the website proclaimed in November. There are 2.1 million federal civilian employees. Top Republicans on Capitol Hill say their first priority will be making it easier to fire employees regarded as incompetent or who break the rules. “It’s nearly impossible to fire somebody,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “When the overwhelming majority do a good job and the one bad apple is there viewing pornography, I want people to be held accountable.” Chaffetz said he plans to push through wholesale changes to the generous retirement benefits that federal workers receive, by shifting to a market-driven, 401(k)-style plan for new employees.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 2 DuPage County Board race still not over – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161121/news/161129826/
— Planned Parenthood sees spike in appointments after election – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161121/news/161129863/
— Hastert fighting to get his teacher pension back – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161121/news/161129765/
— Nine candidates already vying for four Wheaton City Council seats – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161121/news/161129857/

 

WJBC
— Rep. Davis: Infrastructure should be priority in Trump’s 1st 100 days – Eric Stock  (DIERSEN: What about the many millions who are in America illegally?)
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/11/21/rep-davis-infrastructure-should-be-priority-in-trumps-1st-100-days/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump promises Cabinet of ‘patriots’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33759302/the-latest-trump-promises-cabinet-of-patriots

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump outlines policy plan for first 100 days  Doesn’t mention wall – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-outlines-policy-plan-for-first-100-days
— FEC hits Trump on 1,100 errors, totaling roughly $1.3M  FEC: Donations violated campaign finance laws – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/fec-hits-trump-on-1100-errors-totaling-roughly-13m

 

CARMI TIMES
— Delayed court proceedings give Schock chances to say: ‘Oops’  This week among the many blessings for which we all give thanks, is the gratitude for not having made the boo-boo’s claimed by ex-Congressman Aaron Schock. – Bill Knight
http://www.carmitimes.com/news/20161121/delayed-court-proceedings-give-schock-chances-to-say-oops

 

MIAMI COUNTY REPUBLIC
— Lawmakers move to block OT restrictions for home care workers – DAN PETRELLA
http://www.republic-online.com/news/midwest_news/lawmakers-move-to-block-ot-restrictions-for-home-care-workers/article_4aaedd92-458a-53f9-bc55-da70e173493a.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County forest preserve director steps down after only 15 months – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/11/18/dupage-county-forest-preserve-director-steps-down-after-only-15-months/ac1w80/

 

FOX 2 NOW ST. LOUIS
— Protecting Donald Trump costs New York City more than $1 million a day
http://fox2now.com/2016/11/21/protecting-donald-trump-costs-new-york-city-more-than-1-million-a-day/

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Time for Trump to Defund the ‘Hamilton’ Left – William J. Kelly
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-time-for-trump-to-defund-the-hamilton-left/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AS TRUMP HEADS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THE LEFT SUDDENLY CARES ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/as-trump-heads-to-the-white-house-the-left-suddenly-cares-about-the-national-debt.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The absolute importance of mass transit  (DIERSEN: Do/did you use mass transit to get to and from work?  I did the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1974 and 1978-1997.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/21/the-absolute-importance-of-mass-transit/
— Rauner administration implements bereavement leave
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/21/rauner-administration-implements-bereavement-leave/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump reaches across aisle, outside Beltway to recruit ‘patriots’ for administration – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/21/donald-trump-reaches-across-aisle-outside-beltway-/

 

GOPUSA
— Top Ten Militant Acts by Clinton Supporters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17422
— Pope Francis confirms 17 new cardinals, cautions against raising walls  (DIERSEN: The Pope should condemn the leaders of countries from which refugees flee including Mexico.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17414
— DHS shuts down aerial surveillance on border
http://www.gopusa.com/dhs-shuts-down-aerial-surveillance-on-border/

 

THE BLAZE
— George Will: College kids really are uneducated – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/21/george-will-college-kids-really-are-uneducated/
— Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor slyly encourages anti-Trump protests to continue – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/21/supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-slyly-encourages-anti-trump-protests-to-continue/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Obamas Just Bought Another House — And This One Is Really Far From Home – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/20/the-obamas-just-bought-a-fifth-house-and-this-one-is-really-far-from-home/
— The Simple Reasons Americans No Longer Listen To Reporters – Christopher Bedford  (DIERSEN: Virtually all reporters act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/20/the-simple-reasons-americans-no-longer-listen-to-reporters/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MEDIA RUN WILD WITH RACIAL ‘DISTORTIONS’ ON TRUMP’S PICKS  Black leader: ‘This has not been an even-handed assessment’ – GREG COROMBOS
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/media-run-wild-with-racial-distortions-on-trumps-picks/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Tucker on Trump-Bashing at AMA’s: Celebs Now Becoming ‘Enforcers of Groupthink’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the entertainment industry acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/21/ama-awards-trump-bashing-gigi-hadid-jay-pharoah-green-day

 

POLITICO
— Poll: Trump’s popularity soars after election – ANNA PALMER
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-popular-poll-231694

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— What’s It Like Waiting For Donald Trump To Take Office? A Career Federal Employee Spills The Beans  “I’ve never seen anything like this. Never.” – Amanda Terkel
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-federal-agency_us_58335a9ce4b058ce7aac7526

 

AOL
— Howard Dean calls Steve Bannon a ‘Nazi’ during Canadian television interview – EMILY CAHN
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/11/21/howard-dean-calls-steve-bannon-a-nazi-during-canadian-televisi/21611044/

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump faces avalanche of conflict-of-interest troubles.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-faces-avalanche-conflict-interest-troubles

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump’s Video Update on Transition Avoids Hot-Button Issues – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/politics/donald-trump-presidency.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Constitution may have something to say about how Trump runs his D.C. hotel – Jonathan O’Connell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2016/11/21/the-constitution-may-have-something-to-say-about-how-trump-runs-his-d-c-hotel/

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— In Trump territory, local press tries to distance itself from national media – Jackie Spinner  (DIERSEN: Do you live in Trump territory? Sadly, I do not.)
http://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/trump_election_local_media.php

 

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Diverse Conversations: Colleges Can Maintain Diversity in Trump-led America – Matthew Lynch  (DIERSEN: Any budget cuts will be used to get rid of any remaining conservatives.)
http://diverseeducation.com/article/89537/

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— College presidents call for continuation of Obama administration program protecting undocumented college students – Elizabeth Redden  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote the interests of foreign countries and their citizens over the interests of America and its citizens.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/21/college-presidents-call-continuation-obama-administration-program-protecting

 

TIME
— More Americans Like Donald Trump Now That He Won  Presidents-elect typically enjoy a bump in popularity in the weeks following their initial victory – Maya Rhodan
http://time.com/4578284/donald-trump-popular-poll/

 

NPR
— Trump Wants A Federal Hiring Freeze, But It May Not Save Money – Yuki Noguchi  (DIERSEN: During almost all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/21/502905060/trump-wants-a-federal-hiring-freeze-but-it-may-not-save-money

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Even “Broke” College Students Should Be Saving for Retirement  Decades from now, you’ll thank yourself. – Zina Kumok
http://time.com/money/4574820/even-broke-college-students-should-be-saving-for-retirement/

November 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
—  J.B. Pritzker considering run for governor – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-j-b-pritzker-considering-run-for-governor/
— Durbin keeps spot as No. 2 Democrat in Senate – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-democrats-elect-chuck-schumer-as-leader/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to “Help Trump fix immigration the right way.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chavez-help-trump-fix-immigration-the-right-way/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We’re all guardians of American values now.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-were-all-guardians-of-american-values-now/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that Evangelicals should have voted for the anti-Evangelical Clinton.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-evangelical-christians-faith-challenged-perspec-1116-md-20161115-story.html
— Breaking up on social media is not so hard to do – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-social-media-breakup-election-zorn-perspec-1116-jm-20161115-column.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise Hispanics and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us-rel–catholic-bishops-20161115-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn Civic Betterment Party names candidates for town hall – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161115/news/161119319/
— Wheaton council reviews early concept for Loretto Convent property – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161115/news/161119305/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— IRS audits Navy Pier – DANNY ECKER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161116/NEWS09/161119956

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ISU students rally for environment – Lenore Sobota  (DIERSEN: What would the environmentalists hold against you? They would hold against me my buying and owning so many cars since 1964.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-students-rally-for-environment-other-issues/article_de7972bb-2348-5ec9-a036-89d5e72b7f69.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump faces backlash after ditching press pool  White House: Move was ‘unacceptable’ – Brian Stelter  (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who do NOT want me to a) know about their activities and events, b) promote their activities and events, c) attend their events, and/or d) report on their activities and events?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-faces-backlash-after-ditching-press-pool
— Trump attacks ‘fools’ at The New York Times  Trump’s latest feud follows Twitter rant Sunday – Jill Disis
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-attacks-fools-at-the-new-york-times
— Trump donors get pay-for-play seats on committee  Billionaires to help fund, plan Trump inauguration – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-donors-get-payforplay-seats-on-committee
— Democrats blast Trump for hiring alt-right’s Bannon  ‘Rise to the dignity of the office of the president,’ Reid asks – Ted Barrett  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They would blast, if not destroy, any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me to do anything.  Should I get a restraining order against my critics/opponents, against their operatives, and against their dupes?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/dems-blast-trump-for-hiring-altrights-bannon

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republican Governors Thrilled With Increased Influence In Washington – GREG ALLEN  (DIERSEN: What about Rauner?  What about those like Pat Brady who preach hatred of Trump?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/republican-governors-thrilled-increased-inflluence-washington#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— TREASONOUS: ‘Sanctuary cities’ vow to protect immigrants from Trump plan – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and its citizens.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article114830798.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Political pupils: Civics gets renewed attention in schools – AP (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/political-pupils-civics-gets-renewed-attention-in-schools/article_40f02f5f-b7bd-536e-8d12-ed2b4e4a65b6.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— TREASONOUS: State House urged to take up aid bill for undocumented students – Julie Wurth  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they want get rid of citizens of America who might vote for Republicans, and replace them with citizens of foreign countries who will vote for Democrats and for RINOs.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-11-16/state-house-urged-take-aid-bill-undocumented-students.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Kinzinger cautious about Trump – Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who should be cautious about Kinzinger?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161115/nick-in-am-us-rep-adam-kinzinger-cautious-about-trump

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner to Speaker Madigan: Negotiate a budget and some reforms now– or else!! – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/11/gov-rauner-to-speaker-madigan-negotiate-a-budget-and-some-reforms-now-or-else/

 

WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT
— County’s Vote Stays Mostly Red  McHenry County gives most votes to GOP, Dem Franks to lead county board – KATELYN STANEK
http://www.thewoodstockindependent.com/November-2016/Countys-Vote-Stays-Mostly-Red/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Democrats lose veto-proof state House supermajority
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511044934-democrats-lose-veto-proof-state-house-supermajority

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— November 8, 2016 – General Election  Unofficial Results (dynamic)
https://www.dupageco.org/ElectionResults/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ WEALTH FLIGHT EXPLAINED IN 4 GRAPHICS  IRS data show the average income of taxpayers leaving Illinois surpassed the average income of taxpayers entering the state by $20,000 in 2014, a record loss for Illinois in the wake of the 2011 income-tax hike. – Michael Lucci  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on driving out of Illinois those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in Illinois for a long time. I should write a book about Democrats and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 1978 have focused on driving me out of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  But their operatives and dupes are a sorry bunch of losers.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-wealth-flight-explained-in-4-graphics/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IRS DOCUMENTS SHOW AGENTS TARGETED GROUPS BASED ON “GUILT BY ASSOCIATION”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/irs-documents-show-agents-targeted-groups-based-on-guilt-by-association.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he talked to Trump
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/16/rauner-says-he-talked-to-trump/

 

JOHN BIVER
— Alt-Right LOL: Why the Big Lie About Steve Bannon?
http://johnbiver.com/alt-right-lol-why-the-big-lie-about-steve-bannon/

 

GOPUSA
— Lazy Liberal Journalists Smear Bannon
http://www.gopusa.com/lazy-liberal-journalists-smear-bannon/
— Obama squandering big money globally before leaving office
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-squandering-big-money-globally-before-leaving-office/
— Obama Set ‘Dreamers’ Up For Heartbreaking Disappointment With Executive Order
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-set-dreamers-up-for-heartbreaking-disappointment-with-executive-order/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Depth of Democrat Defeat in 2016: Liberalism Was Rejected and Repudiated
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/11/15/the_depth_of_democrat_defeat_in_2016_liberalism_was_rejected_and_repudiated

 

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Trump Demonstrators Attack Unaccompanied Woman, Shatter Her Windshield – Kevin Daley  (DIERSEN: How many anti-Trumps are there in your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?  The more that there are, the more that Trump supporters have to worry about.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/15/anti-trump-demonstrators-attack-unaccompanied-woman-shatter-her-windshield-video/

 

TOWNHALL
— Advising the President-Elect – Cal Thomas
http://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2016/11/15/advising-the-presidentelect-n2245636

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— The Exhausted Epithets of the Left – GEORGE NEUMAYR
https://spectator.org/the-exhausted-epithets-of-the-left/

 

NEWSMAX
— Megyn Kelly: ‘Trump Whisperer’ Bannon Will ‘Be in Charge’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/megyn-kelly-trump-whisperer-steve-bannon-white-house/2016/11/15/id/758943/

 

BREITBART
— Google, Facebook to Defund Conservative Sites as ‘Fake News’ – Chriss W. Street  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA Illinois emails and
www.gopillinois.com are full of “fake news.”)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/11/16/google-facebook-to-defund-conservative-sites-as-fake-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google and Facebook took steps on November 14 to ban “fake news” content publishers from generating a cut of advertising revenues through Google AdSense and Facebook Audience Network, a move that “disproportionately impacted right-wing news sites.” Breitbart News reported shortly after the November 8 election that the left blamed Donald Trump’s victory on Facebook’s unwillingness to stop the proliferation of “fake news” that spread “blatantly inaccurate information” about Hillary Clinton regarding Benghazi, emails and the probability of her being indicted by the FBI. A chorus of established mainstream media outlets has been demanding Facebook and Google change their algorithms so that populist candidates, like Donald Trump, cannot have a “cheap megaphone” to use “fake news” convert new people into followers. BuzzFeed claimed its investigation of fake news found 38 percent of posts shared from three large right-wing politics pages on Facebook included “false or misleading information,” while three large left-wing pages did so less than 20 percent of the time. Buzzfeed added that it found 140 fake news sites from Macedonia that supported Trump. According to a new report from Gizmodo, Facebook took “steps to suppress fake news earlier this year,” despite knowing it would have “disproportionately impacted right-wing news sites by downgrading or removing that content from people’s feeds.” But Facebook backed-off the move after Breitbart News reported in May that former Facebook contractors said they had “routinely suppressed conservative-oriented news articles from the trending news section.” The contractors specifically highlighted preventing “organically trending” posts on Facebook’s highly-influential News Feed section from conservatives reporting about Mitt Romney, Rand Paul, and the huge 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which attracted 30,000 attendees. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg first denied any knowledge of “bias” against conservatives. But he was forced to admit some former Facebook employees that curated content might “unintentionally” have been biased against conservatives, after the revelations sparked a Senate Commerce Committee probe of News Feed. To counter progressive workforce “biases,” Facebook took the extraordinary step of firing all News Feed curators and agreeing to stop allowing the liberal New York Times, CNN, NBC News, Washington Post and BuzzFeed to dominate News Feed postings. Google and Facebook have had strict policies, using a combination of algorithms and human moderation, to decide whether a site is eligible to use its advertising service. But that tactic has mostly been used to deny pornographic websites from collecting click advertising dollars. But with the visibility of the election over, Google has stated that it has updated its AdSense “policy” to ban sites that “misrepresent, misstate, or conceal information.” Websites that do not comply with this rule will be banned from using Google AdSense. Facebook acknowledged that it has also updated policies to prevent fake news sites from using the company’s Audience Network ad inventories.)
— Breitbart’s Pollak, Defending Bannon, Calls Out NPR’s ‘Racist Programming’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/11/16/stephen-k-bannon-joel-pollak-npr-racist/

 

THE BLAZE
— CBS analyst: There’s no such thing as a good Trump voter – Sara Gonzales (DIERSEN: How many voted for Trump in your precinct?  Only 134 did in my precinct.  What should I do to help protect those 134 from the 207 who voted for Clinton?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/15/cbs-analyst-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-good-trump-voter/

 

THE HILL
— Sanders named to Senate leadership post – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/306336-sanders-named-to-senate-leadership-post

 

AOL
— Bill O’Riled: Fox News host fighting mad as he defends network in face of Megyn Kelly allegations
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/15/bill-oriled-fox-news-host-fighting-mad-as-he-defends-network-i/21606781/

 

NBC NEWS
— Harry Reid Calls on Trump to Rescind Steve Bannon Appointment – ANDREW RAFFERTY and BENJY SARLIN  (DIERSEN: I should write an article, or maybe a book, about my critics/opponents who successfully had their operatives and their dupes a) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, b) destroy TAPROOT, c) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, d) end my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, e) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, f) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, g) end my GAO employment, h) etc.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/harry-reid-calls-trump-rescind-steve-bannon-appointment-n684341
— Trump Transition Shake-Up Part of ‘Stalinesque Purge’ of Christie Loyalists – KEN DILANIAN and ALEXANDRA JAFFE (DIERSEN: I should write an article, or maybe a book, about the Stalinesque purges that followed my Democrat IRS and Democrat GAO superiors’ success in getting rid of my mentors.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-transition-shake-part-stalinesque-purge-christie-loyalists-n684081

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Megyn Kelly’s Cautionary Tale of Crossing Donald Trump – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those individuals, companies, and governments that I have sued, and all the retaliatory actions that they have taken against me.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/business/media/megyn-kellys-cautionary-tale-of-crossing-donald-j-trump.html
— Obama in Trumpland – Frank Bruni
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/opinion/obama-in-trumpland.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Political Divide Splits Relationships — and Thanksgiving, Too – SABRINA TAVERNISE and KATHARINE Q. SEELYENOV.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/political-divide-splits-relationships-and-thanksgiving-too.html

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Trump should abandon Bannon and his messages of hate – Editorial (DIERSEN: What would the Miami Herald say about
www.gopillinois.com and its founder Dave Diersen?)
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article115015108.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS DENOUNCING STEPHEN BANNON – STAV ZIV  (DIERSEN: Who denounces you?  I can proudly say that the following denounce me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://www.newsweek.com/people-organizations-denouncing-stephen-bannon-521566

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Can’t Legally Make New Staff Sign Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA) — Yet  The president-elect would love to bar his White House team from sharing insider details or disparaging him, but he can’t do so legally — at least for now. – Patricia Murphy  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have signed NDAs.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/16/trump-can-t-legally-make-new-staff-sign-ndas-yet.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— TREASONOUS: Hundreds walk out of Stanford classes, demand ‘sanctuary campus’ – Michael Bodley
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hundreds-walk-out-of-Stanford-classes-demand-10617192.php

 

USA TODAY
— Expect Mexico fans to boo national anthem before ‘Monday Night Football’ – Martin Rogers  (DIERSEN: What percent of citizens of Mexico are anti-American?  It seems like the percentage is extremely high.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/11/15/mexico-nfl-monday-night-football-houston-texans-oakland-raiders-national-anthem/93924238/
— Ford CEO warns Trump’s 35% car tariff would harm the economy – Brent Snavely
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/11/15/ford-ceo-warns-trumps-car-tariff/93906064/
— Retirees: Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses on Facebook – Robert Powell  (DIERSEN: My retirement income and my net worth are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2016/11/16/retiree-facebook-travel-jealous-retirement-risk/90740868/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who Is Steve Bannon?  The left erupts over the Trump aide who called himself a ‘Leninist.’ – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/who-is-steve-bannon-1479254631
— Charity: The Ultimate Luxury  Joan Kroc gave $225 million to National Public Radio at her death even though she hadn’t been a devoted listener or regular donor. – MARC LEVINSON  (DIERSEN: One could argue that when you are young, the more time and/or money that you can give to charity, the more evidence that you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and that you were privileged.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/charity-the-ultimate-luxury-1479254027
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Threatens the Postwar Order  America’s role as a beacon of freedom and democracy is being jeopardized.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-the-postwar-order-1479254214

 

BNA NEWS
— Shimkus, in Bid for Chair, May Struggle with Goal to Roll Back Agency Authority – Kyle Daly (DIERSEN: Shimkus would agree with the decision in David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne.  On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me that DOT had exceeded its authority and ruled that DOT’s exemptions from the FOA, including for cars over 10 years old, were invalid.)
http://www.bna.com/shimkus-bid-chair-n57982082741/

 

ASIA TIMES
— Trump’s election fuels opposition to Chinese takeovers in U.S.  Mounting objections to Chinese investment represents one of the most serious challenges to Sino-US economic ties in years – DOUG TSURUOKA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote communist China work against me.)
http://www.atimes.com/article/trumps-election-fuels-opposition-chinese-takeovers-us/

 

GRAUDIAN
— Bannon’s unveiling as Trump’s chief strategist is a layer cake of horrors  The Breitbart website peddles in disinformation, conspiracy theories and dog-whistles of every far-right stripe. Putting its founder in the White House is truly dangerous – Lindy West (DIERSEN: What would Lindy West say about
www.gopillinois.com and its founder Dave Diersen?)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/15/steven-bannon-trump-chief-strategist-breitbart-white-house-dangerous

 

KOCH INDUSTRIES
— Let’s focus on things we agree on (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 AGREE ON AND FOCUS ON GETTING RID OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND COUNTRIES THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.kochcreativegroup.com/work/endthedivide.shtml

 

SLATE
— The GOP Civil War Is Just Beginning  Formerly conciliatory Trump skeptics are backing away from the president-elect. – Fred Kaplan
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2016/11/buckle_up_conservatives_are_revolting_against_trump.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t See Anti-Trump Protests Going Anywhere
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2016/voters_don_t_see_anti_trump_protests_going_anywhere