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January 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Attends Koch Brothers Donor Summit in California – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: Rauner should say NO to potential donors who want him to promote mass/illegal immigration, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, pot, gambling, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-trump-executive-order-412090203.html
(FROM THE THE ARTICLE: However, the seminar is also considered a chance for 2018 Republican candidates to meet potential donors. Led by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, the Koch network plans to spend up to $400 million on policy and political campaigns during the midterm cycle, according to several reports including from the Washington Post. This weekend marks the largest gathering of potential donors for Koch Industries, with more than 500 people in attendance. Only three governors joined the Palm Springs summit: Rauner, Wisconsin’s Scott Walker and Arizona’s Doug Ducey, along with five Republican U.S. senators.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/232457352-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Demonstrators rally against Trump refugee ban in front of White House, at airports.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-refugee-ban-rallies-20170129-story.html
— Facing criticism, Trump administration has no regrets about leaving out Jews in Holocaust statement – Abby Phillip  (DIERSEN: Islamic terrorists have declared war on infidels, and especially on Jews.  Islamic terrorists have declared war on America because of what America does to protect infidels, and especially because of what America does to protect Jews.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-administration-holocaust-statement-20170129-story.html
— Priebus: Lawful permanent residents aren’t affected by Trump’s executive order ‘going forward’ – Abby Phillip, Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-priebus-trump-executive-order-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago-area lawyers flock to O’Hare to help travelers held at airport.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-attorneys-ohare-detainees-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats join protests against Trump order, vow bill to block travel ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-protests-trump-order-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Morton Grove Muslim center rally draws crowd, rails against Trump’s actions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-mgc-morton-grove-community-rally-for-sanctuary-tl-0202-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s rash overreach: At O’Hare and elsewhere, order intended to block terrorists ensnares innocents.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-muslim-refugee-ban-immigration-edit-0130-20170129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner attending Koch brothers’ summit in California – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-attending-koch-brothers-summit-in-california/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-emanuel-displays-skillful-touch-vs-trump/
— Mayor’s mentoring initiative skips smaller nonprofits – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: I was not able to find another mentor after my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of a) my mentor at IRS who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my mentor at GAO who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and c) promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mitchell-mayors-mentoring-initiative-skips-smaller-nonprofits/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that anti-Trump Durbin says “Trump is putting ‘a target’ on refugees.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-on-fox-news-says-trump-is-putting-a-target-on-refugees/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps at O’Hare.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128740/
— Fire guts vacant Barrington home  (DIERSEN: How many vacant homes are there in your precinct, your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Why are they vacant?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128738/

 

ABC7
— 18 RELEASED AFTER BEING DETAINED AT O’HARE FOLLOWING TRUMP ORDER – Will Jones, Evelyn Holmes and Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/news/18-released-after-being-detained-at-ohare-following-trump-order-/1725960/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Koch Brothers’ Network Says Trump Immigration Ban Likely Counterproductive.”
https://abc7chicago.com/news/koch-brothers-network-encouraged-by-trump-so-far-/1726791/

 

NBC5
— Activists Rally at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Against Trump’s Order on Refugees  A total of 16 people were detained under the order for several hours at O’Hare before being released by 10:30 p.m., according to immigration attorneys at the airport
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-ohare-airport-refugees-detained-trump-executive-order-412060113.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump travel ban sows chaos at airports, outrage at protests.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/trump-travel-ban-sows-chaos-at-airports-outrage-at-protests/article_3d0debff-59da-55b3-b94a-e28233609136.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Longtime US residents, aspiring citizens caught up in ban.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/longtime-us-residents-aspiring-citizens-caught-up-in-ban/article_3f49706b-9a71-565f-b72b-d12f6ac2de86.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say  that Cardinal Cupich says that “Immigration order is a dark moment in US history.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/cardinal-immigration-order-is-a-dark-moment-in-us-history/article_8ad6daca-ca86-54a8-9b69-8863ec542899.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “question Trump’s immigration order.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34372193/some-republicans-question-trumps-immigration-order

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Blast ‘Shameful’ ‘Muslim Ban’ After O’Hare Chaos.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/29/illinois_lawmakers_blast_executive.php
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Here’s Where Your Illinois Rep Stands On Trump’s Immigration Order.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/29/heres_where_your_illinois_rep_stand.php

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “CHICAGO LAWYERS HELP TRAVELERS IMPACTED BY IMMIGRATION ORDER.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170129/AP/301299812

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Republican Women of Park Ridge VP: Support for school board candidate personal, not partisan – Karen Kidd
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511076953-republican-women-of-park-ridge-vp-support-for-school-board-candidate-personal-not-partisan

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois held hostage to a Grand Bargain – State Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077760-opinion-illinois-held-hostage-to-a-grand-bargain
— West Suburban Patriots founder Carol Davis ‘vehemently against’ proposed budget deal – Vimbai Chikomo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077791-west-suburban-patriots-founder-vehemently-against-proposed-budget-deal
— Edgar County Watchdogs calls for veto of SB 3319 – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511076980-watchdog-group-calls-for-veto-of-sb-3319

 

SANAMON SUN
— Rauner cites ‘moral obligation’ to attain better future – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511077142-rauner-cites-moral-obligation-to-attain-better-future

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chief of Staff Reince Priebus suggests Trump could expand country list under travel ban – Carlo Muñoz
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/29/reince-priebus-chief-of-staff-suggests-trump-could/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— More Hypocrisy: Obama Banned all Iraqi Refugees for 6 Months in 2011 – Liberals SAID NOTHING! – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/01/hypocrisy-obama-banned-iraqi-refugees-6-months-2011-liberals-said-nothing/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Warning: Trump’s EPA Secretary Will Have ‘16,000 Employees Working Against Him’ – Christopher Bedford
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/warning-trumps-epa-secretary-will-have-16000-employees-working-against-him/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MEDIA IGNORE DEMOCRATS’ FULL FLIP-FLOP ON BORDER WALL  Nothing but crickets from key senators who supported fence in 2006 – GARTH KANT  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is a major reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/media-ignore-democrats-full-flip-flop-on-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— Priebus on Immigration Ban: ‘Perhaps We Need to Take it Further’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/29/priebus-immigration-ban-perhaps-need-take/

 

BLAZE
— Rudy Giuliani: Trump asked me how to legally implement a Muslim ban – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/rudy-giuliani-trump-asked-me-how-to-legally-implement-a-muslim-ban/
— Pop singer Rihanna tears into Trump over immigration order: ‘An immoral pig’ – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/pop-singer-rihanna-tears-into-trump-over-immigration-order-an-immoral-pig/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Wants to Enlist Local Police in Immigration Crackdown  (DIERSEN: Does law enforcement in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois enforce America’s immigration laws?  Those in law enforcement have sworn to enforce the law.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-enlist-police-immigration/2017/01/29/id/770918/

 

POLITICO
— Kaine casts Trump officials as Holocaust deniers – ZACHARY WARMBRODT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/kaine-casts-trump-officials-as-holocaust-deniers-234332
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump doubles down on refugee ban as confusion mounts.  He also suggests Republican critics Lindsey Graham and John McCain are ‘always looking to start World War III.'”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-refugees-234320

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Says U.S. Citizens Should Expect More Questioning After Order Targeting Muslims  “If you’re an American citizen traveling back and forth to Libya, you’re likely to be subjected to further questioning when you come into the airport.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-muslim-travel_us_588e1005e4b0b065cbbc9483

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protests start again over Trump’s immigration policies.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/us-immigration-protests/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “McCain, Graham lead in GOP criticism of Trump ban, many others stay mum.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/trump-travel-ban-congress-reaction/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump defends executive order concerning extreme vetting.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-statement/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump defends travel bans as thousands protest and criticism rises.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN15D0VD

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Silicon Valley’s Ambivalence Toward Trump Turns to Anger.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/technology/silicon-valleys-ambivalence-toward-trump-turns-to-anger.html
— Reince Priebus Defends Holocaust Statement That Failed to Mention Jews – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/reince-preibus-holocaust-remembrance-day.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic attorneys general from 15 states condemn Trump immigration order.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-trailguide-updates-democratic-attorneys-general-from-15-1485723316-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Some Republicans worry that Trump’s refugee and vetting policies go too far.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-trailguide-updates-republicans-back-president-trump-s-idea-1485709104-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Venezuelan anti-Trump says “In Venezuela, we couldn’t stop Chávez. Don’t make the same mistakes we did. How to let a populist beat you, over and over again.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/27/in-venezuela-we-couldnt-stop-chavez-dont-make-the-same-mistakes-we-did/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Senate Democrats have the power to stop Trump. All they have to do is use it. We’re inclined to compromise. But if we want to hold this administration accountable, we’ll need to play hardball.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/27/democrats-in-congress-can-block-trumps-agenda-if-they-want-to-heres-how/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Says He’ll Nominate Someone ‘Like Justice Scalia’—Watch Out – ERIC SEGALL and LIEF CARTER
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/29/trump-says-he-ll-nominate-someone-like-justice-scalia-watch-out.html

 

FED SMITH
— Agency Supporters Take to Twitter in Defiance of Trump Administration – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/29/agency-supporters-take-to-twitter-in-defiance-of-trump-administration/

January 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Late-night TV hosts mock Trump for his Chicago violence tweet – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-trump-chicago-violence-tweet-20170126-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Cupich likens city violence problem to Great Chicago Fire – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-blase-cupich-met-0126-20170125-story.html
— Trump transforms Emanuel into Mayor Zorro – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to give preference to citizens of foreign countries, that is, to discriminate against citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-trump-kass-0126-20170125-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Hung over or not, Kraft Heinz workers will to get day off after the Super Bowl – Greg Trotter  (DIERSEN: In January of 1970, while I attended NIU, Chrysler hired me to work Mondays at its Belvedere plant to fill in for no shows.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-super-bowl-kraft-heinz-0126-biz-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is it another Trump lie that he’ll send the feds to crack down on Chicago?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-chicago-feds-huppke-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–womens-march-protest-signs-20170126-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov signals support for grand bargain — we hope – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-guv-signals-support-for-grand-bargain-we-hope/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former aides to suburban Republicans now working for Trump – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170126/news/170129158/
— For many, Trump’s inauguration means the return of optimism – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170126/discuss/170129281/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What if you make less than your coworkers? – Heather Krentler  (DIERSEN: If Diersen v. GAO had gone to trial, I would have given the jury many examples of my Democrat superiors paying me less than my coworkers even though I had more job-related work experience, more job-related education, more job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional licence. My coworkers who were paid more than me were Democrats, minorities, females, and/or younger than me.)
http://www.crains.com/article/hr-confidential/hr-confidential-what-if-you-make-less-your-coworkers

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Refusing to compromise, Rauner risks a strike.”
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-refusing-to-compromise-rauner-risks-a-strike/article_c4f7fab9-2a56-5a52-b6aa-f15068d849b2.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— As Trump takes office, no more excuses – David Williams, President, Taxpayers Protection Alliance
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/as-trump-takes-office-no-more-excuses/article_9a258a03-5f92-5794-ae7c-2361d78a3c81.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Metro-east spent 35 percent more money on video gaming in 2016 – CASEY BISCHEL
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article128834194.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Closing the rift in our country.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-closing-the-rift-in-our-country/article_85546ac1-0389-5f9b-8b2f-d7cecc9e416c.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Which Illinois Colleges Are Best for Income Equality, Mobility (and Marriage)? A new paper delves into rare data about who goes to what schools in Illinois, based on their parents’ income, and how they fared when they became adults. – WHET MOSER  (DIERSEN: How much income did your parents have when you were in grade school, in high school, and in college?)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Illinois-Colleges-Income/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— As Rauner Touts Accomplishments, Dems Hear ‘Alternative Facts’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-touts-accomplishments-dems-hear-alternative-facts#stream/0
— Who has been hurt the most by shifts in the Illinois economy? – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-left-behind#stream/0

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Considers New Tax Called (Are You Ready?) the ‘Business Opportunity Tax’! – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-considers-new-tax-called-are-you-ready-the-business-opportunity-tax-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers introduce new tax ‘for the privilege of doing business in the state’
https://ilnews.org/11852/lawmakers-introduce-new-tax-privilege-business-state/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Let Madonna, Judd, and Cyrus Fund Planned Parenthood – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/let-madonna-judd-and-cyrus-fund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SIDES WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS OVER STATE’S COAL MINERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/attorney-general-madigan-sides-with-environmentalists-over-states-coal-miners.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNDER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT TRUMP, THE MEDIA REDISCOVERS ITS PURPOSE – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: The paid media’s purpose has always been a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/under-republican-president-trump-the-media-rediscovers-its-purpose/
— TRUMP DOESN’T NEED MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND THEY’RE MAD AS HELL – Raynard Jackson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-doesnt-need-mainstream-media-and-theyre-mad-as-hell/

 

GOPUSA
— Who Decides Which Facts are ‘Alternative’ and Which are Real?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19791

 

TOWNHALL
— Networks Give 129 Times More Coverage to Women’s March on Washington Than March for Life – Leah Barkoukis
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/25/shocker-networks-give-129-times-more-coverage-to-womens-march-than-march-for-life-n2276803

 

FOX NEWS
— Priebus on sanctuary cities: ‘If you defy the laws of this country, you shouldn’t receive federal taxpayer dollars’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/25/priebus-on-sanctuary-cities-if-defy-laws-this-country-shouldnt-receive-federal-taxpayer-dollars.html
— The Trump Wall Rises – WSJ
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/01/26/trump-wall-rises
— Priebus: Trump’s Goal Is to Be the ‘President of the American Worker’  (DIERSEN: Are/were you an American worker?  I was 1964-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on American workers. They paint themselves as being “above it all.”)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/25/reince-priebus-hannity-donald-trump-executive-orders-goals-next-steps
— O’Reilly Factor: Gun violence and resulting murders in Chicago continue to escalate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37e0-qq8Yfc

 

DAILY CALLER
— Albright: I’m ‘Ready To Register As Muslim’ To Fight Trump – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/albright-im-ready-to-register-as-muslim-to-fight-trump/
— Spicer, MSNBC Reporter Kristen Welker Lock Horns At Press Briefing — ‘We’re Ending This RIGHT NOW’ – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my disgusting critics/opponents, their disgusting operatives, and their disgusting dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that in my role as a GOPUSA reporter, I ask inappropriate questions?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/spicer-msnbc-reporter-lock-horns-at-press-briefing-were-ending-this-right-now-video/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Says the Wall Will Be Built in a Few Months
https://pjmedia.com/video/pres-trump-says-the-wall-will-be-built-in-a-few-months/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Protesters Block Bus & Downtown Train. How Police Handle Them Has Crowd Cheering… – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/2017/01/786822-anti-trump-protesters-block-passenger-bus-downtown-train-how-police-handle-them-has-crowd-cheering/

 

ROLL CALL
— The Hill: Trump’s Ultimate Truth Squad  Presidents don’t usually get to decree what facts and figures will shape legislation – David Hawkings
http://www.rollcall.com/news/hawkings/donald-trump-facts-congress

 

POLITICO
— Trump warns Mexico: Pay for the wall or cancel the meeting – LOUIS NELSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-mexico-border-wall-warning-234211

 

THE HILL
— Priebus: Why do taxpayer dollars go to sanctuary cities that ‘defy’ laws? – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/316232-priebus-on-sanctuary-cities-you-shouldnt-get-federal-taxpayer

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Administration Absolutely Outraged Someone Would Try To Delegitimize A President  Who would do such a thing? – Amanda Terkel and J.M. Rleger  (DIERSEN: Who are lead delegitimizers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Delegitimizers hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for whoever has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-aides-birtherism_us_58877286e4b070d8cad56158

 

CNN
— Mexican President: We will not pay for the wall – Daniella Diaz  (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans side with Mexico and its citizens, millions of whom are in America, against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/mexico-president-donald-trump-enrique-pena-nieto-border-wall/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Federal agencies fight administration online  Officially and behind the scenes, employees took on the President Trump in his favorite medium. – LISA LERER AND JULIE BYKOWICZ
http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/01/25/federal-agencies-fight-administration-online/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago, Convulsed by Violence, Confronts Trump’s Twitter Threat – JULIE BOSMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/chicago-convulsed-by-violence-confronts-trumps-twitter-threat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Our president is a pathological liar.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/opinion/a-lie-by-any-other-name.html?ref=opinion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump’s War on Women Begins.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/opinion/president-trumps-war-on-women-begins.html?ref=opinion
— Trump’s Impulses Now Carry the Force of the Presidency – PETER BAKERJA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/donald-trump-presidency.html
— It’s No Trump Tower, but White House Has ‘Beautiful’ Phones – MAGGIE HABERMANJAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/president-trump-white-house.html
— George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Is Suddenly a Best-Seller – KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/books/1984-george-orwell-donald-trump.html
— Goldman’s $285 Million Package for Gary Cohn Is Questioned – KATE KELLY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/business/dealbook/goldman-sachs-gary-cohn-285-million-departure-package.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Trump can’t simply build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with an executive order.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/why-trump-cant-simply-build-a-wall-along-the-us-mexico-border-with-an-executive-order/2017/01/25/6b49de32-e319-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html

 

GOVERNING
— Despite Not Having a Budget for 18 Months, Illinois Governor Expresses Optimism
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-rauner-illinois-state-address.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— How to hack a hiring freeze – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/how-to-hack-trumps-hiring-freeze

 

MASHABLE
— Google purges nearly 200 websites in fake news crackdown – PATRICK KULP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that articles linked in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are fake if they a) promote planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform that they reject, b) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and/or c) promote those who they blacklisted.)
http://mashable.com/2017/01/25/google-fake-news-publishers-purge/

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Log Cabin emerges as lead LGBT group in Trump era – Lou Chibbaro Jr. (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you?  Those who promote LGBT activity, their operatives, and their dupes work the hardest against me.)
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/01/25/log-cabin-emerges-lead-lgbt-group-trump-era/

 

MUSLIM MATTERS
— Everyday Trump is Signing off on an American Spring  Well within our humming metropolises and calm rural townships is a sentiment that this shift in political might is akin to a rising south, a return to an order, made natural by the lash, bullet and billy club.
http://muslimmatters.org/2017/01/26/everyday-trump-signing-off-american-spring/

January 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH LOOP, BRIEFLY BLOCK LAKE SHORE DRIVE – Will Jones and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-protesters-march-through-the-loop-briefly-block-lsd/1712879/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP KEEPS PROMISE, SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING ‘OBAMACARE’ – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/president-trump-keeps-promise-signs-executive-order-targeting-obamacare-/1713176/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-descend-on-dc-to-push-back-against-new-president/1713741/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois backers of Trump have their day in Washington – Katherine Skiba, Kim Geiger and Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-illinois-reaction-0121-20170120-story.html
— Trump signals changing priorities, revises White House website to remove climate change – Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: I served as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010.  In 2004 and in 2010, those who continue to run MTRCC, but who nevertheless blame me for all of MTRCC’s problems, rudely fired me as MTRCC webmaster and purged from the MTRCC website all my bland reports of who spoke at and who attended MTRCC meetings and events 2000-2004 and 2008-2010.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-white-house-website-20170120-story.html
— In Reagan’s hometown, excitement, civility and resolve on Inauguration Day – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-inauguration-illinois-trump-supporters-met-20170120-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129736/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois proposal would ease signature requirement for candidates – Dan Petrella and Debby Hernandez
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/illinois-proposal-would-ease-signature-requirement-for-candidates/article_1f409886-bc95-53bb-bcb6-2b461065ea43.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Christian County man meets Trump on eve of inauguration – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170120/christian-county-man-meets-trump-on-eve-of-inauguration
— Put politics aside and pass a state budget – Mark Grant
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170120/guest-column-put-politics-aside-and-pass-state-budget
— Background-checks policy leads U of I to withdraw 11 job offers – AP  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government because they know that they cannot pass a background-check, but also 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 test, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) 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.sj-r.com/news/20170120/background-checks-policy-leads-u-of-i-to-withdraw-11-job-offers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An expanded background-checks policy has led the University of Illinois to withdraw 11 job offers across its three campuses over the past year. The News-Gazette reports the university board approved the expanded policy November 2015. From then until October 2016, the university has conducted nearly 12,000 background checks. Trustee Patrick Fitzgerald says among the applicants turned down were candidates that had been convicted for child endangerment or weapons charges. Nine of the 11 the applicants turned down were in Chicago and the other two were at the Urbana campus. The cost of the background checks is about $456,500, with the average ranging from $25 for employees at the UI system level to $41 at Urbana.)
— Jesse White wants ads on license plate renewal reminders to offset cost – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170119/jesse-white-wants-ads-on-license-plate-renewal-reminders-to-offset-cost

 

TAYLORVILLE DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Insults Daycare Provided to Kids
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/288658

 

TIMES
— Conservative radio show host Joe Walsh, a critic of what he calls the “establishment” Republican Party, will speak next week in Ottawa.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/conservative-firebrand-to-speak/article_3d66c4d9-df05-5068-8d6f-ed6cb87f0740.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pro-Life Illinois Youth Send Message To President Trump – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-youth-send-message-to-president-trump

 

WVIK
— Former RNC Delegates Converge In Central Illinois To Celebrate Trump’s Inaugural – LAUREN CHOOLJIAN
http://wvik.org/post/former-rnc-delegates-converge-central-illinois-celebrate-trump-s-inaugural#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— SIU students protest Trump’s inauguration – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34310084/siu-students-protest-trumps-inauguration

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage board candidate knocked off ballot  Electoral Board rules Husna Ghani’s petition contained flaws – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/20/college-of-dupage-board-candidate-knocked-off-ballot/ar0rw7k/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SENATE PROPOSES INCOME TAX HIKE IN THE FACE OF RECORD OUT-MIGRATION AND WEALTH FLIGHT  The Illinois Senate’s proposed budget plan would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent with no real reforms to address the state’s skyrocketing debt and unsustainable spending. This proposal comes despite Illinois’ loss of $14 billion in annual income and hundreds of thousands of people in the wake of the 2011 income tax hike. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-senate-proposes-income-tax-hike-in-the-face-of-record-out-migration-and-wealth-flight/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— President Trump halts new federal regulations – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/president-trump-halts-new-federal-regulations/

 

FOX NEWS
— From president to federal retiree  (DIERSEN: On September 30, 1997, 49-year old David John Diersen succumbed to threats from his Democrat GAO superiors and became a federal retiree.  In today’s dollars, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720 and b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for my wife and I is $16,854.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be furious about that.  In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. In addition, 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://video.foxnews.com/v/5291089358001/#sp=show-clips

 

FEDERALIST
— President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Speech Was A Declaration Of War  President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was not meant to bridge political divides. Instead, it was a clear and concise declaration of war against the established order. – Sean Davis
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/20/trumps-inauguration-speech-declaration-war-ruling-class/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Inauguration Riots End With 217 Arrests – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/21/trump-inauguration-riots-end-with-217-arrests-n2274753

 

NEWSMAX
— Anti-Trump George Will: ‘Most Dreadful Inaugural Address in History’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/george-will-trump-inaugural-address/2017/01/20/id/769717/
— Donald Trump met Trump Illinois campaign worker and FedEx courier Shane Bouvet the night before the president’s inauguration and gave him $10,000 – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/US/donald-trump-shane-bouvet-fedex-money/2017/01/20/id/769656/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This is the greatest guy,” Trump said about Bouvet, a single father who worked nights and volunteered during the day for Trump’s campaign. The president read a profile of Bouvet in The Post Wednesday and arranged to meet him. The Stonington, Ill. single father worked on Trump’s social media campaign in Illinois, which earned him an invitation to the Great American Inaugural Ball at MGM National Harbor. According to the Wednesday Post story, a friend bought Bouvet a suit for the event. The Post’s Friday story reported that Bouvet met with Trump, Melania Trump, and advisers Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon in a holding room at Thursday night’s pre-inauguration concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The then-incoming president decided to call Bouvet’s father Don, who is suffering from cancer, the Post reported. “Hey, Don, you have a great name,” Trump said to the father, then added, “You have a good boy.” After signing an autograph for Bouvet’s 4-year-old son, the president asked if he was still together with the boy’s mother. When Bouvet said that he was not, Trump said, “That happens.” Trump looked at the autographs he had signed and told Bouvet, “After that, she’ll have you back. You’ll be a great celebrity.” Then the president told an aide to write Bouvet a check for $10,000 to pay for his father’s chemotherapy. In tears after he left the holding room, Bouvet asked The Post, “Did that just happen?” “He told me I would never have to worry again,” Bouvet told WAND-TV.)

 

NRA
— Gun Owners Welcome Donald J. Trump as President of the United States  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-gun owners have always worked against me.)
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20170120/gun-owners-welcome-donald-j-trump-as-president-of-the-united-states

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Donald Trump and the New American Patriotism – Matthew Continetti (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-patriotism have always worked against me. They work especially hard against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://freebeacon.com/columns/donald-trump-new-american-patriotism/
— Media Matters Expands Mission to Combat Government ‘Misinformation’  Dark money group to target administration officials in significant shift – Lachlan Markay
http://freebeacon.com/culture/media-matters-expands-mission-combat-government-misinformation/
— Obama Leaves Office Having Added $9.3 Trillion to Debt  Bush added $4.9 trillion to debt – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/politics/obama-leaves-office-debt/
— President Trump: ‘When You Open Your Heart to Patriotism, There Is No Room for Prejudice’ –  Chandler Gill (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-patriotism have always worked against me. They work especially hard against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-patriotism-no-room-prejudice/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s talk becomes action with flurry of executive orders – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-talk-becomes-action-with-flurry-of-executive-orders/article/2612557

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thehill.com/homenews/315374-thousands-expected-to-attend-womens-march-saturday

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website – CORAL DAVENPORT  (DIERSEN: I served as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010.  In 2004 and in 2010, those who continue to run MTRCC, but who nevertheless blame me for all of MTRCC’s problems, rudely fired me as MTRCC webmaster and purged from the MTRCC website all my bland reports of who spoke at and who attended MTRCC meetings and events 2000-2004 and 2008-2010.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/trump-white-house-website.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/what-president-trump-doesnt-get-about-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/trumps-inauguration-was-no-woodstock.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/why-trumpism-may-not-endure.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/what-the-womens-march-stands-for.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/presidential-inauguration-2017/a-dark-rhetorical-cloud-over-washington
— Trump’s Message: Ask What Your Government Has Done to You – CARL HULSE (DIERSEN: What has the federal government done to you?  My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” My Democrat GAO superiors 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-address.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Women descend on DC a day after anarchist chaos at inauguration – AP
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/women-descend-dc-day-anarchist-chaos-inauguration-article-1.2952170

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Inaugural parade populated with homespun, blue-collar Americana  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who work the hardest against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades also work 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.  Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades work very hard against me, including being rude to me at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events, Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events, etc.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/inaugural_parade_populated_with_homespun_blue_collar_americana

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— On immigrant Dreamers, Trump tells top senator: ‘We don’t want to hurt those kids’ – Lisa Mascaro  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have made it clear by their words and/or by their actions that they want to hurt 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. Those Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs use “immigrant Dreamers” to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-on-dreamers-we-don-t-want-to-1484957168-htmlstory.html
— Donald Trump’s Cabinet is complete: No Latinos for the first time since 1989 – Cathleen Decker  (DIERSEN: What jobs and promotions have you had that Latinos should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-s-cabinet-is-complete-no-1484846802-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— There were a lot of empty seats in the stands along Trump’s parade route – William Cummings  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who work the hardest against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades also work 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.  Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades work very hard against me, including being rude to me at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events, Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events, etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/20/inaugural-parade-crowd-size/96855252/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Donald Trump Fans, Foes Line Parade Route  A relatively small but enthusiastic crowd reflected the feelings of the divided country the new President must govern. – Gabrielle Levy  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades make it clear that they 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.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-01-20/donald-trump-fans-foes-line-parade-route

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Burden of One-Party Government  As Donald Trump may soon learn, presidents whose party also controls Congress often wind up feuding with their ostensible allies – DAVID GREENBERG  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked harder against Republicans like me than against any Democrat.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-burden-of-one-party-government-1484932621

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Here’s How Many Millions Barack Obama Could Earn as a Private Citizen – Brad Tuttle  (DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine teamed up with my Democrat IRS superiors and published a nasty 4-page article on me that disallowed my education deductions and foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me.)
http://time.com/money/4641558/barack-obama-job-earn-after-president-white-house/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Illinois AFSCME issues strike vote authorization – George Gallanis
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/21/illi-j21.html

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No One Came to Donald Trump’s Little Parade.” (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who work the hardest against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades also work 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.  Those who work against Wheaton’s Independence Day parades work very hard against me, including being rude to me at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events, Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events, etc.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/20/empty_seats_at_trump_inaugural_parade.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “He’s already let America down.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/20/reaction-to-donald-trump-speech

 

TORANTO STAR
— White House press corps should adopt a ‘talk to all of us or none of us’ policy – ROYSON JAMES  (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) do NOT what me to know about their events or other activities, b) do NOT want me to promote their events or other activities, c) do NOT want me to attend their events, d) do not want me to ask them any questions, e) who are rude to me in public, and f) who do NOT want me to report on their events or other activities?  Ever-increasing, the aforesaid talk and act like they 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.  One could argue that the Mayor of Wheaton treats me like Trump treats CNN.  One could argue that to punish Trump, to punish Rauner, and to punish the rest of the Republicans, the Mayor of Wheaton punished me.)
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/21/white-house-press-corps-should-adopt-a-talk-to-all-of-us-or-none-of-us-policy-james.html

January 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump Tells Supporters: ‘You’re Not Forgotten Anymore’ – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-boasts-about-his-cabinets-high-iq-on-arrival-in-dc-/1709797/
— DONALD TRUMP ATTENDS PRE-INAUGURAL EVENTS IN WASHINGTON – Kathy Brock, Charles Thomas and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-arrives-in-washington-inauguration-celebrations-begin/1710320/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in New York City
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nyc-rally-underway-on-inauguration-eve-to-protect-shared-values/1711135/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-trump-inauguration-reaction-411264555.html
— Rauner Once Again Attempting to Sell Thompson Center  Sen. Christine Radogno and Rep. Jim Durkin, the state’s ranking Republicans, are reportedly introducing legislation that would allow the state to sell the massive Thompson Center and move state workers to leased space elsewhere. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Once-Again-Attempting-to-Sell-Thompson-Center-Report-411262985.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March on Chicago Changes Start Location Again as 50K Expected to Attend.  The second location change comes just two days after organizers held a press conference to detail their plans for the event.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Changes-Start-Location-Again-as-50K-Expected-to-Attend-411225575.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Republicans Optimistic About Trump’s Inauguration – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/illinois-republicans-optimistic-about-trumps-inauguration/
— Former President George H.W. Bush Battles Pneumonia, Wife Has Bronchitis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/former-president-george-h-w-bush-battles-pneumonia-wife-has-bronchitis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTU stages anti-Trump demonstrations at schools across Chicago – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-teachers-union-trump-protest-met-20170120-story.html
— AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0120-20170119-story.html
— Illinois farmers hopeful about Sonny Perdue, Trump’s pick for ag secretary – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sonny-perdue-reaction-0120-biz-20170119-story.html
— Ex-U.S. Sen. Kirk may open lobbying offices in Washington, Highland Park – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hastert seeks $1.7 million in hush money repayment – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hastert-seeks-1-7-million-in-hush-money-repayment/amp/
— City sells $1.16B in bonds, but pays a heavy price for CPS crisis – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-sells-1-16b-bonds-pays-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Republicans head to inauguration with more unity than before – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118693/
— Trump inauguration shaping up to be Washington’s smallest party in years – Maura Judkis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118713/
— Mayor says new businesses in Wheaton ‘a welcome sign’ – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: Attendees included Suzanne Fitch, Marty Keller, Bobby McNeily, Yadav Nathwani, and Tim Whelan.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118689/

 

WTTW
— Cullerton, Radogno Discuss Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/19/cullerton-radogno-discuss-budget-grand-bargain

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State Says It’s Ready For Strike – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=234666#.WIEn3xHxZZI

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— U.S. court cites right to gun-range use, tosses Chicago limits – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/us-court-cites-right-to-gun-range-use-tosses-chicago/article_80ae2e18-17bf-567d-89bd-ca182318de7b.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Elected Illinois Officials See Their Presence At Trump’s Inauguration As A Political Statement – TONY ARNOLDTONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/elected-illinois-officials-see-their-presence-trumps-inauguration-political-statement#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge recuses herself from Schock case – Jaymee Toler
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/judge-recuses-herself-from-schock-case/642898799
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No honeymoon: Protests to greet President Trump  Protests expect across DC Friday.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/no-honeymoon-protests-to-greet-president-trump/642764507

 

WAND
— Senator Dick Durbin To Attend Trump Inauguration – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34302596/senator-dick-durbin-to-attend-trump-inauguration

 

WSIL TV
— First day goal? Make White House feel like home for Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34301317/first-day-goal-make-white-house-feel-like-home-for-trump

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20170119/galesburg-among-communities-organizing-sister-marches

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Regime change unlikely in elections in suburbs – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/01/19/regime-change-unlikely-in-elections-in-suburbs/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NEWS NETWORK
— AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans – Austin Berg
https://ilnews.org/11774/opinion-afscme-strike-vote-insult-middle-class-illinoisans/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: YOUTH CRUSADERS FOR LIFE DESERVE PRAISE IN MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-youth-crusaders-for-life-deserve-praise-in-march-for-life-chicago.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Wants to Sell Thompson Center – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/rauner-wants-to-sell-thompson-center/
— Authority to Hire Jack Franks’ Two Democratic Party Patronage Workers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/authroity-to-hire-jack-franks-two-democratic-party-patronage-workers/
— Chris Christensen Wins County Board Seat with $11,794, Mike Walkup with $17,017
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/chris-christensen-wins-county-board-seat-with-11794-mike-walkup-with/
— Kelly Liebmann’s Message to the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/18/kelly-liebmanns-message-to-the-county-board/
— Franks Denies Photos of His Two New Democratic Party Patronage Hires
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/18/franks-denies-photos-of-his-two-new-democratic-party-patronage-hires/
— Yvonne Barnes Wins County Board Seat with Less than $5,000, Tom Wilbeck Spends $6,285
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/18/yvonne-barnes-wins-county-board-seat-with-less-than-5000-tom-wilbeck-spends-6285/
— Democrat Paula Yensen Withdraws Name from Consideration for Human Resources Committee Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/paula-yensen-withdraws-name-from-consideration-of-human-resources-committee/
— Advisory Referendums Killed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/advisory-referendums-killed/
— County Board Member Craig Wilcox Spends $10,070 To Win, Kay Bates – $2,623
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/county-board-member-craig-wilcox-spends-10070-to-win-kay-bates-2623/
— Jack Franks Spends $452,116 to Win County Board Chairmanship, $5.65 per Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/jack-franks-spends-452116-to-win-county-board-chairmanship-5-65-per-vote/
— Steve Reick Raises $1,108,661, Spends $1,108,661 in Winning State Rep. Race Over John Bartman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/steve-reick-raises-1108-661-spends-1108661-in-winning-state-rep-race-over-john-bartman/
— Former County Board Members Assesses, Advises
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/16/former-county-board-members-assesses-advises/
— Will New Transportation “Lock Box” Constitutional Amendment Prohibit Payment of Jack Franks’ Press Aide from McDOT Money?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/will-new-transportation-lock-box-constitutional-amendment-prohibit-payment-of-jack-franks-press-aid-from-mcdot-money/
— Hultgren Asks & Gets Advice on Obamacare
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/hultgren-asks-advice-on-obamacare/
— Steve Reick Rejects Legislative Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/steve-reick-rejects-legislative-pension/
— Employment Papers for Jack Franks’ Democratic Party Patronage Hires
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/14/employment-papers-for-jack-franks-democratic-party-patronage-hires/
— Franks Trying Second Time to Make Only Democrat a Committee Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/14/franks-trying-second-time-to-make-only-democrat-a-chairman/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER IL GOP SENATE CANDIDATE JAMES MARTER VISITS D.C. FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/former-il-gop-senate-candidate-visits-dc-for-trump-inauguration-.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Unlikely chairman led unlikely candidate to victory – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/19/how-reincepriebus-led-donald-trump-to-victory/
— Trump inauguration boycott grows to third of Democratic caucus  President-elect’s feud with John Lewis fuels unity – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/trump-inauguration-boycott-grows-to-third-of-democ/

 

GOPUSA
— Islamists have begun new colonization of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19381
— Anti-Trump celebrities pose on cover of Variety with Old Glory dragging on the floor
http://www.gopusa.com/anti-trump-celebrities-pose-on-cover-of-variety-with-old-glory-dragging-on-the-floor/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Hypes ‘Fears’ of Hispanics & Muslims on Eve of Trump Inauguration – Kyle Drennen
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2017/01/19/nbc-hypes-fears-hispanics-muslims-eve-trump-inauguration

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Team Right to Consider ‘Dramatic’ Cuts to Federal Budget – Rachel Bovard (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and they will continue to run the federal government under Trump. Those Democrats will use Trump’s cuts a) first, to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, if there are any left, b) second, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, non-veteran, and old, that is, over age 40, c) third, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/19/trump-team-right-to-consider-dramatic-cuts-to-federal-budget/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Public School Parents Angry After Middle Schoolers Learn How Sharia Law Is TOTALLY AWESOME – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/public-school-parents-angry-after-middle-schoolers-learn-how-sharia-law-is-totally-awesome/
— Journalists Apologize For Spreading Bogus New York Times Story About Rick Perry – Rachel Stoltzfoos  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of bogus stories.  How should I react to that?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/journalists-apologize-for-spreading-bogus-new-york-times-story-about-rick-perry/
— Mnuchin Savages Obama: ‘The Average Worker Has Gone Nowhere’ – Katie Frates  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that my salary as a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 increased every year because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and/or promotions, except in 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.  In today’s dollars: $15.56/hour (GS-4) in 1966 when I was 18 years old, $44,853 (GS-7) in 1971, $54,864 (GS-9) in 1972, $66,379 (GS-11) in 1973, $79,653 (GS-12) in 1974, $90,171 in 1979 (GS-12 Step 5), $94,610 in 1986 (GS-13), and $122,991 (GS-13 Step 10) in 1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/mnuchin-savages-obama-the-average-worker-has-gone-nowhere-video/
— RNC Selects Ronna Romney McDaniel To Lead Party – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/rnc-selects-ronna-romney-to-lead-party/

 

BREITBART
— Oakland Braces for Anti-Trump Inauguration Mob Violence – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/19/inauguration-oakland-businesses-brace-anti-trump-mob-violence/

 

BLAZE
— Women’s March: Pro-life groups not allowed, but ‘sex workers’ welcome? – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/womens-march-pro-life-groups-not-allowed-but-sex-workers-welcome/
— Tucker Carlson’s ratings in Megyn Kelly’s time slot have been stunning – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/tucker-carlsons-ratings-in-megyn-kellys-time-slot-have-been-stunning/

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Who’s showing up to protest in Washington this weekend?  Women are taking the lead on protests. But the inauguration weekend could draw some unexpected faces. – David Iaconangelo
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0119/Who-s-showing-up-to-protest-in-Washington-this-weekend

 

THE HILL
— Trump keeping 50 Obama administration officials – JORDAN FABIAN AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315049-trump-keeping-50-obama-administration-officials

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Your Guide to Inauguration Day 2017 – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/inauguration-day-guide.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— What happens now to Justice Dept.’s civil rights enforcement? – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/19/what-happens-now-to-justice-dept-s-civil-rights-enforcement/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— RNC Chair Reince Priebus Passes Baton to Ronna Romney McDaniel – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/19/rnc-chair-reince-priebus-passes-baton-to-ronna-romney-mcdaniel/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Mnuchin Calls for Boosting IRS Despite House Plan to Streamline – Sahil Kapur and Kaustuv Basu
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-19/mnuchin-calls-for-boosting-irs-despite-house-plan-to-streamline

 

WASHINGTONIAN
— Newt Gingrich Sounds Like He Wants to Turn the Civil Service Back Into a Patronage System  That’s bad for democracy, and bad for Washington. – Benjamin Freed  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the federal government, in the Illinois government, in the DuPage County government, in the Milton Township government, and in the Wheaton government a) have always promoted patronage and b) have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/19/newt-gingrich-sounds-like-wants-turn-civil-service-back-patronage-system/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump boasts intellectual firepower among his top nominees, saying he recruited ‘the highest IQ of any cabinet ever assembled’ – DAVID MARTOSKO  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that in 1979, when I was 30 years old, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4137674/Trump-boasts-highest-IQ-cabinet-assembled.html

 

BUZZFEED
— These Men Could Be The Most Powerful Gay Activists In Trump’s America  Unlike many liberal LGBT leaders, they’re making inroads with the Trump transition team. They say this, finally, is their moment. – Dominic Holden  (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you?  The following work the hardest against me: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/the-gay-republican-moment

January 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS SENATE VOWS SWIFT ACTION ON AMBITIOUS BUDGET PLAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-vows-swift-action-on-ambitious-budget-plan/1703416/
— WHAT ARE DONALD TRUMP’S PRIORITIES?  (DIERSEN: What are your priorities?  My priorities include using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to help keep Illinois Republicans up to date with the latest government and political news and commentary and b) to help defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-what-are-donald-trumps-priorities/1702447/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as our country’s 45th president. Like any candidate, he’s made a lot of promises to voters. Among those pledges getting the most attention, repealing Obamacare and building a wall along the border with Mexico. But once he’s in office, what are likely to be his top priorities? Talking about all this are ABC7 Political Analyst Laura Washington and Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider.)
— FACEBOOK TO BEGIN WARNING USERS OF FAKE NEWS BEFORE GERMAN ELECTION – CNN  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize/denigrate/condemn everything as being fake, except that which they agree with; b) have virtually every individual, organization, company, government, and country on their blacklists; and c) blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/facebook-to-begin-warning-users-of-fake-news-before-german-election/1704021/

 

CBS2
— Hundreds Rally Against Repealing The Affordable Care Act  (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/15/hundreds-rally-against-repealing-the-affordable-care-act/

 

WGN TV
— Gutierrez among growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump’s inauguration – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? Those who boycott me 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/or 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://wgntv.com/2017/01/15/illinois-rep-gutierrez-among-growing-list-of-democrats-boycotting-trumps-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “call for unity after Trump’s election,” that is, anti-Trumps call for those who are 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 adoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TO BETTER UNITE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE pro-Trump, 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-king-day-lake-county-st-0116-20170115-story.html
— Priebus to Obama: ‘Step up’ and quiet Democrats who question Trump’s legitimacy – Mike Debonis  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-reince-priebus-donald-trump-legitimacy-20170115-story.html
— Democrats rally across the country to save and expand Obamacare  (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bernie-sanders-michigan-healthcare-rally-20170115-story.html
— Trump says Brexit is ‘a great thing,’ predicts EU will continue to break apart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-brexit-20170115-story.html
— Pfleger responds to Trump’s treatment of Rep. John Lewis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/92340737-132.html
— Zion Dairy Queen owner selling property as company wants signs removed – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-zion-dairy-queen-update-st-0114-20170115-story.html
— Alec Baldwin returns as Trump on ‘SNL’ to take on Russian dossier, inauguration plans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-20170115-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Illinois to review diversity plan for vendors – AP  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/university-of-illinois-to-review-diversity-plan-for-vendors/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps in Los Angeles.
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-hundreds-rally-for-immigrants-in-los-angeles/article_4767ec54-1645-5738-a85b-c68586789bd0.html

 

WJBC
— Barickman: ‘Unbelieveable challenges’ ahead – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/15/barickman-unbelieveable-challenges-ahead/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Madigan’s Re-election a Joyless Affair – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/madigan-reelection-joyless-affair

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Support for ‘block granting’ food stamps continues to grow – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511071719-support-for-block-granting-food-stamps-continues-to-grow

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Board Examiner finds 49 signatures that should be stricken; validates only 37. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-board-examiner-finds-49-signatures-that-should-be-stricken-validates-only-37/
— College of DuPage – Candidate admits photo-copying petitions-blames COD for failure to comply with law – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-admits-photo-copying-petitions-blames-cod-for-failure-to-comply-with-law/
— Mayor Renner’s Clerk Finally Produces Uncensored City Council Meeting Video – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/mayor-renners-clerk-finally-produces-uncensored-city-council-meeting-video/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump eyeing move for White House press room as journalists’ group raises objections – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, “journalists” make it clear that their top priority is destroying Trump, destroying Trump’s supporters, and destroying the Republican Party.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/15/trump-eyeing-move-for-white-house-press-room-as-jo/

 

BREITBART
— Six False Accusations by John Lewis, Hero-Turned-Hack – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/01/15/john-lewis-false-racism-hero-partisan/

 

BLAZE
— Reince Priebus blasts Democrats and John Lewis for questioning Trump’s legitimacy – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/15/watch-reince-priebus-blasts-democrats-and-john-lewis-for-questioning-trumps-legitimacy/
— CNN host blasts the hypocrisy of Democratic Rep. John Lewis calling Trump ‘illegitimate’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/14/watch-cnn-host-blasts-the-hypocrisy-of-democratic-rep-john-lewis-calling-trump-illegitimate/
— Obama’s legacy: A deeper party divide in America – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/14/obamas-legacy-a-deeper-party-divide-in-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The ‘News’ Media as We Knew It Is Finished – Barry Casselman  (DIERSEN: The press in America has always acted like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  That is one reason why people voted for Republican Trump.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/the_news_media_as_we_knew_it_is_finished.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Inauguration Protesters Plan To Destroy Property And Disrupt Balls – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/14/inauguration-protesters-plan-to-destroy-property-and-disrupt-balls/
— Bob Woodward: ‘Trump’s Right’ — Intel Community Has Treated Him Like ‘Garbage’ – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: Those who anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TREAT MEMBERS OF THE FOLLWING GROUPS LIKE THEY ARE GARBAGE: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in for America long time. Those who have been treated like garbage voted for Trump.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/15/bob-woodward-trumps-right-intel-community-has-treated-him-like-garbage-video/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: “President Obama Should Step Up,” Lewis Putting The U.S. Down Across The World – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: During 2011 and 2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focused a) on putting TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois down, b) on putting TAPROOT events down, c) on putting speakers at TAPROOT events down, and d) on putting my TAPROOT chairmanship since 2005 down.  Tragically, virtually no one aside from me defended TAPROOT, defended TAPROOT events, defended TAPROOT speakers, or defended my TAPROOT chairmanship. What does that say?)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/15/priebus_president_obama_should_step_up_lewis_putting_the_us_down_across_the_world.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— CNN and BuzzFeed Run “Fake News” in Attempt to Damage Trump – C. Mitchell Shaw
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25139-cnn-and-buzzfeed-run-fake-news-in-attempt-to-damage-trump

 

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— A Fake America: Cultural Fragmentation and Polarization – Justin Curtis  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs focus on fragmenting and polarizing everyone.  I should write a book about the aforesaid fragmenters and polarizers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  I should write a book about the aforesaid fragmenters and polarizers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Center Right Coalition, the American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
http://harvardpolitics.com/hprgument-posts/fake-america-cultural-fragmentation-polarization/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, House GOP could clash over ‘Buy America’ – MELANIE ZANONA  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions, hate past and present union members, hate General Motors, hate Ford, hate Chrysler, and hate past and present owners of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles.)
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/314304-trump-house-gop-could-clash-over-buy-america
— Priebus: John Lewis’s comments ‘irresponsible’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/314400-priebus-john-lewis-comments-on-trump-irresponsible
— Trump thanks Bob Woodward, blasts intelligence community over dossier – CYRA MASTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/314421-trump-thanks-bob-woodward-blasts-intelligence-community-over-dossier

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mike Pence Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ That Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Bad-Mouthed Donald Trump – Julia Craven  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading badmouthers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-john-lewis_us_587b8955e4b0b3c7a7b1cc91
— Reince Priebus Warns Ethics Chief To ‘Be Careful’ – Igor Bobic (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  If you are a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are unethical.  During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions and my partial day per diem claims were unethical.  During the 1960s, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were unethical.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-ethics-careful_us_587b9be8e4b0e58057ff493e

 

ABC NEWS
— Reince Priebus Calls John Lewis’ Criticism of Trump ‘Irresponsible’ – ALI DUKAKIS  (DIERSEN: When you are criticized, who comes to your defense?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have made it clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense.)
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/reince-priebus-calls-john-lewis-criticism-trump-irresponsible/story?id=44791506

 

CNN
— Is Trump White House preparing to treat press as ‘opposition party’? (DIERSEN: The press in America has always acted like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  That is one reason why people voted for Republican Trump.)
http://gantdaily.com/2017/01/15/is-trump-white-house-preparing-to-treat-press-as-opposition-party/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How MLK can get you out of your Trump Slump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/15/us/mlk-trump/
http://gantdaily.com/2017/01/15/how-mlk-can-get-you-out-of-your-trump-slump/

 

REUTERS
— Trump threatens BMW with border tax on cars built in Mexico
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bmw-idUSKBN14Z0XY

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “PROTESTERS ACROSS US DECRY TRUMP’S ANTI-IMMIGRANT STANCE.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170114/AP/301149864
— A look at some of the groups who plan to protest Trump
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2017/01/15/us-trump-inauguration-protests-whos-coming/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Trump team says ethics official too ‘political’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  If you are a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are unethical.  During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions and my partial day per diem claims were unethical.  During the 1960s, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were unethical.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article126700079.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump team on attack headed into week of president-elect’s inauguration – Abby Phillip and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Should I go “on attack?”  Would that prompt my critics/opponents to get their operatives and their dupes out of their closets, out of their gutters, and out of their sewers?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-team-on-attack-headed-into-week-of-president-elects-inauguration/2017/01/15/9d73e21e-db57-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fake News 101? Lawmakers want California schools to teach students how to evaluate what they read on the web – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-los-angeles-assemblyman-proposes-bill-1484182108-htmlstory.html
— Pence and Priebus want to turn toward an ‘optimistic’ Trump inauguration and leave behind a touchy transition – Cathleen Decker
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-incoming-trump-administration-battles-1484505280-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s feud with John Lewis echoes a long, difficult relationship with African Americans – Janell Ross and Vanessa Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats continue to be furious that they lost the Civil War.  Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, that Republicans are causing all the problems that Blacks have, and that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that Blacks will have.  Democrats want Blacks to hate Republicans.  Lewis is a product of the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-feud-with-john-lewis-echoes-a-long-difficult-relationship-with-african-americans/2017/01/15/03126080-daa1-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rep. John Lewis’s books sell out following his attack on Donald Trump.  If you want to make lots of money from members of the following groups, you attack 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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/15/rep-john-lewiss-books-sell-out-following-donald-trumps-attacks/
— Animal activists finally have something to applaud at Ringling Bros. circus: Its closure – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/01/15/animal-activists-finally-have-something-to-applaud-at-the-ringling-bros-circus-its-closure/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Team May Move West Wing Briefings to Expand Capacity – Ros Krasny
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-15/trump-team-may-move-briefings-from-west-wing-to-accommodate-more

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— Organization says illegal immigrants hurt Oregon’s economy – RICHARD F. LaMOUNTAIN
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/guest_commentary/organization-says-illegal-immigrants-hurt-state-s-economy/article_a7bfbfd7-3a6a-5ea4-9428-6649647ef6f0.html

 

  1. AUGUSTINE RECORD
    — Irresponsible press and sore losers – Eric Erickson
    http://staugustine.com/opinion/2017-01-15/guest-editorial-irresponsible-press-and-sore-losers

 

SEA COAST ONLINE
— Republicans are Putin’s useful idiots – Stephen D. Clark, Stratham (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who consider me to be one of their “useful idiots?”)
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20170112/NEWS/170119673

 

EVERETT HERALD NET
— Press is biased; supporters need Trump newsletter – Robert Rivera, Marysville, Washington
http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/press-is-biased-supporters-need-trump-newsletter/

 

FED SMITH
— Buyouts and Early Outs – John Grobe  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Those Democrats use buyouts and early outs to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/15/buyouts-and-early-outs/

 

GUARDIAN
— Merkel made catastrophic mistake over open door to refugees, says Trump  US president-elect tells German newspaper Gild that chancellor was wrong ‘letting all these illegals into the country’ – Kate Connolly
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/angela-merkel-refugees-policy-donald-trump

 

DAILY MAIL
— Reince Priebus calls on President Obama to scold John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump  Reince Priebus said on Meet the Press that President Obama should call John Lewis’ comments on Donald Trump’s legitimacy ‘wrong’ The incoming White House chief of staff was angered that some Democrats were boycotting Trump’s inauguration over the Russian hacks  Priebus was also mad that Democrats were fundraising off the tiff between Lewis and Trump  Earlier this week, Lewis, the House’s most prominent civil rights leader, said he didn’t consider Trump to be a ‘legitimate president’ – Nikki Schwab  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4122260/Reince-Priebus-calls-President-Obama-scold-John-Lewis-questioning-legitimacy-Donald-Trump.html

January 12 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin spoke very highly of Wheaton City Council West District candidate Bobby McNeily Thursday evening, January 12, 2017, at his outstanding fundraiser at the DuPage County Museum in Wheaton.  The 60+ attendees included Almiron, Brennan, Carlson, Chirchirillo, Ferguson, Fitch, Holan, Keller, Kmiecik, Krajewski, Krzyzewski, Larsen, Mathew, Mathieson, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Nathwani, Noonan, Olsen, Orel, Pacilli, Prater, Rash, and Ryan. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER MARKS TWO YEARS IN OFFICE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/governor-bruce-rauner-marks-two-years-in-office/1699925/
— PRESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS
http://abc7chicago.com/pets/presidents-and-their-pets/1699325/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago man charged with sending threats to Gov. Rauner, DuPage sheriff
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/228825804-story

 

WLS AM
— Roskam on Trump: He’s Bringing His Game – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/01/12/roskam-on-trump-hes-bringing-his-game/ 

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Representative Steve Andersson Appointed House GOP Floor Leader
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/community/chi-ugc-article-representative-steve-andersson-appointed-hous-2017-01-12-story.html
— Rauner to name Vallas to Chicago State board – Dawn Rhodes and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-vallas-new-trustees-20170112-story.html
— Crete Township residents hear proposed intermodal facility plan – Dennis Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-intermodal-st-0113-20170112-story.html
— Ratings agency says big tax hike is ‘most likely’ CPS fix – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-schools-finances-moodys-met-20170112-story.html
— Obama scrapping ‘wet foot, dry foot’ immigration policy for Cubans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-cuba-policy-20170112-story.html
— ‘Blizzard ’67’: Imagine the snow begins to fall and doesn’t stop – Rick Kogan  (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office in 1967.  I drove the first mail truck from Park Forest that got through to Monee and to Peotone after the blizzard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-0115-1967-blizzard-kogan-sidewalks-20170111-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ill. Senate files backup bill for city worker pensions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ill-senate-files-backup-bill-for-city-worker-pensions/
— Feds: Chicago cop training poor, misconduct investigations biased – JON SEIDEL, LYNN SWEET, MICK DUMKE
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-up-next-as-ag-announces-baltimore-consent-decree/amp/
— Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to U.S. soil – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-ends-visa-free-path-for-cubans-who-make-it-to-us-soil/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle village clerk gets 4 months in jail for third DUI – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119608/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel wants $1 billion from Trump for Union Station – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170112/BLOGS02/170119936/emanuel-wants-1-billion-from-trump-for-union-station
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago business leaders want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170112/OPINION/170119945/chicago-business-leaders-our-economy-needs-immigrants

 

WTTW
— Rauner on 2-Year Anniversary: ‘I Will Never Give Up’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/12/rauner-2-year-anniversary-i-will-never-give

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Cronin shares State of the County at Chamber630 luncheon – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/11/cronin-shares-state-of-the-county-at-chamber630-luncheon/a1usr9l/

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naperville Students Heading to D.C. for Inauguration  The students from Naperville Central High School will spend a few days in the capital – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naperville-students-heading-d-c-inauguration

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Michael Madigan makes history as Illinois bleeds – Austin Berg
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/12/austin-berg-michael-madigan-makes-history-as-illinois-bleeds/awymh70/

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump Pat Brady.
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/12/former-gop-chief-optimistic-new-session-will-produce-budget/

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— DOES DODD-FRANK SWAPS REGULATION REDUCE MARKET RISK? – Jiefei Liu  (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps?  In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO.  GAO audits federal financial industry regulators.  All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps.  In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997.  GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/does-dodd-frank-swaps-regulation-reduce-market-risk/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Inside the sausage factory  Report documents rigged system – Bruce Rushton
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18165-inside-the-sausage-factory.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Did DuPage County Officials dupe the General Assembly into violating the Illinois Constitution? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/did-dupage-county-officials-dupe-the-general-assembly-into-violating-the-illinois-constitution/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN MAKES HISTORY WHILE ILLINOIS’ MIDDLE CLASS RACES TOWARD EXTINCTION  At the end of his term in 2019, Madigan will be the longest-serving House speaker of any state in modern U.S. history. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-makes-history-while-illinois-middle-class-races-toward-extinction/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ten Examples of Anti-White Rhetoric at Colleges – Spencer Irvine
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/ten-examples-of-anti-white-rhetoric-at-colleges/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— GLSEN and their LGBT Common Core Public School Agenda – Israel Wayne
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/glsen-lgbt-common-core-public-school-agenda/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER OPTIMISTIC IN FIRST 2017 FACEBOOK LIVE PRESENTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rauner-optimistic-in-first-2017-facebook-live-presentation.html
— DURBIN COMMENCES DEMOCRAT DRUMBEAT AGAINST OBAMACARE REPEAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durbin-commences-democrat-drumbeat-against-obamacare-repeal.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ: WHY I WILL NOT BE AT TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-congressman-gutierrez-why-i-will-not-be-at-trumps-inauguration.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP launches robocalls against 18 House Democrats
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/12/ilgop-launches-robocalls-against-18-house-dems/

 

GOPUSA
— Booker, Lewis accuse Sessions of racism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19171
— The Racist Anti-Racists at MTV News
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19087
— ABC to run political mini-series on gay rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19140
— Fox’s Shepard Smith criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19165

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— AMERICA’S REALITY DIVIDE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/editorial-americas-reality-divide/
— OBAMA DISMAL BUT FORGETTABLE LEGACY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/obama-dismal-but-forgettable-legacy/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Fed Employee Called ‘Buckwheat’ By Colleague… What Happens Then Will Have TaxPayers LIVID – Chris Golden
http://www.westernjournalism.com/thepoint/2017/01/12/fed-employee-called-buckwheat-by-colleague-what-happens-then-will-have-taxpayers-livid/
— Gingrich Labels CNN Reporter Who Antagonized Trump ‘An Idiot’  “… kick them out …” – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/gingrich-labels-cnn-report-antagonized-trump-idiot/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP GOES NUCLEAR ON ‘FAKE NEWS’ GIANTS IN MEDIA  CNN, BuzzFeed smear collapses: ‘This should never have been released’ – GARTH KANT
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/trump-blasts-fake-news-on-russian-dossier/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Despite Record Gun Deaths, Chicago’s Statehouse Elects Dem To 17th Term As Speaker – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/despite-record-gun-deaths-chicagos-statehouse-elects-dem-to-17th-term-as-speaker/
— Tips For Hate Crime Hoaxers – Ann Coulter
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/coulter-tips-for-hate-crime-hoaxers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Secretary of Defense nominee James Mattis rejects all the religions of the world.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/mattis-shuts-gillibrand-down-on-lgbt-military-i-dont-care-who-people-go-to-bed-with-video/
— Obama Family’s Dog Bites White House Guest – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/obamas-dog-sunny-bit-a-white-house-guest/

 

BLAZE
— Rosie O’Donnell: ‘I fully support imposing martial law’ to stop Trump inauguration – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/12/rosie-odonnell-i-fully-support-imposing-martial-law-to-stop-trump-inauguration/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— 4 WAYS OBAMA’S FINAL SPEECH WAS A LOAD OF CRAP – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/4-ways-obamas-final-speech-was-a-load-of-crap

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico sides with a) those who come into America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, c) those who bring others to America illegally, and d) those who bring illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/world/mexico-course-we-arent-paying-wall

 

THE HILL
— Fox’s Shepard Smith criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ CNN – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313862-shepard-smith-no-journalist-should-be-subjected-to-belittling

 

CNN
— U.S. to end ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy for Cubans – Elise Labott, Kevin Liptak and Patrick Oppmann
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/us-to-end-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cubans/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Women’s March needs passion and purpose, not pink pussycat hats – Petula Dvorak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-womens-march-needs-passion-and-purpose-not-pink-pussycat-hats/2017/01/11/6d7e75be-d842-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
— Donald Trump just used his presidential power to advertise L.L. Bean – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/donald-trump-just-used-his-presidential-power-to-advertise-l-l-bean/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-cabinet-nominees-keep-contradicting-him/2017/01/12/dec8cccc-d8f3-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Why liberal elites are so resentful of middle America – Salena Zito
http://nypost.com/2017/01/11/why-liberal-elites-are-so-resentful-of-middle-america/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Is The U.S. Government Insolvent? Sorry, But Its Accountant GAO Can’t Tell You – Editorial
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/is-the-u-s-government-insolvent-sorry-but-its-accountant-cant-tell-you/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unparalleled Resistance Looms for Trump After Inauguration – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/10/unparalleled-resistance-looms-for-trump-after-the-inaugural/
— Health Care’s Bipartisan Problem: The Sick Are Expensive and Someone Has to Pay  With Congress poised to repeal the Affordable Care Act, most lawmakers want to maintain coverage for people with pre-existing conditions—the available options all have downsides – ANNA WILDE MATHEWS and LOUISE RADNOFSKY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/health-cares-bipartisan-problem-the-sick-are-expensive-and-someone-has-to-pay-1484234963

 

FORBES
— Social Security Plans To Provide Even Less Information – Laurence J. Kotlikoff
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/01/12/social-security-plans-to-provide-even-less-information/#72b92161550e

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Exactly the Monster We Feared, and Republicans Are Enabling Him  GOP congressmen will abide his abuses as long as they get what they want.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139813/trump-exactly-monster-feared-republicans-enabling

 

FED SMITH
— 6 Possible Civil Service Changes in the 115th Congress – Jeff Neal
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/12/6-possible-civil-service-changes-in-the-115th-congress/
— Salaries of Federal PR Employees Featured in Senator’s Annual ‘Wastebook’ – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/12/salaries-of-federal-pr-employees-featured-in-senators-annual-wastebook/

 

SLATE
— The Women’s March on Washington Has Released an Unapologetically Progressive Platform – Christina Cauterucci
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/01/12/the_women_s_march_on_washington_has_released_its_platform_and_it_is_unapologetically.html

January 11 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Attendees at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Almiron, Austin, Bennet, Bolds, Chirchirillo, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fenne, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Grant, Henry, Hinkle, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Lowe, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Zaruba, and Zay.)

 

ABC7
— TRUMP DENOUNCES ‘DISGRACE’ OF REPORTS OF RUSSIAN TIES TO HIM – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-denounces-disgrace-of-reports-of-russian-ties-to-him/1697045/
— ILLINOIS’ 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SWORN IN – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-100th-general-assembly-sworn-in/1697115/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Sends Message at Inauguration – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-minority-leader-jim-durkin-sends-message-410461835.html
— Inaugural Parade Performers Include Midwest Groups – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/midwest-performers-trump-inauguration-410449195.html
— Localize It: Illinois Communities Set Their Own Marijuana Fines  (DIERSEN: The lower that you set fines for pot, the more that you promote pot.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-fines-local-410447715.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Rails Against ‘Fake News,’ Previews His White House Agenda – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/trump-rails-against-fake-news-previews-his-white-house-agenda/
— DuPage Looking To Merge Election Commission With County Clerk – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/dupage-looking-to-merge-election-commission-with-county-clerk/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Madigan re-elected Illinois speaker, nears US tenure record – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/228565212-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan re-elected speaker for 17th time, lays out Democratic economic agenda – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-reelected-met-0112-20170111-story.html
— Sen. Oberweis: 100th General Assembly brings new challenges, new opportunities
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-oberweis-100th-general-assembly-brings-2-2017-01-11-story.html
— Trump administration member Todd Ricketts to join Cubs at Obama White House – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-cubs-obama-white-house-0112-chicago-inc-20170111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Fact-checking President-elect Donald Trump’s news conference.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fact-check-trump-news-conference-20170111-story.html
— Judge asked to rule on spending of Aaron Schock campaign money
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-trial-20170111-story.html
— What the bleep happened at the Trump news conference? – Alexandra Petri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-news-conference-commentary-20170111-story.html
— Mom to remove girl from Elmwood Park school over racist phone message
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-racist-locker-message-tl-0119-20170111-story.html
— Why didn’t Sasha Obama join her family in Chicago for farewell address? – Samantha Schmidt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sasha-obama-president-obama-farewell-address-20170111-story.html
— Same as ever: Madigan re-elected House speaker with only one holdout – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-michael-madigan-speaker-again-edit-0112-md-20170111-story.html
— FBI, CIA, DNI, NSA all agreed: Tell Trump about explosive claims – Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima, Karen DeYoung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-dossier-intel-20170111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former state Rep. Ron Sandack is Springfield’s newest lobbyist – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/former-state-rep-ron-sandack-is-springfields-newest-lobbyist/
— Madigan starts record-setting term hoping ‘to end the acrimony’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-says-house-dems-will-propose-budget-agenda/
— Chicago, Illinois scored big projects during Obama terms – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-chicago-illinois-scored-big-projects-during-obama-terms/
— CPS watchdog launches data unit, hires investigative reporters – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-watchdog-launches-data-unit-hires-investigative-reporters/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump news spreads faster than reporters can verify – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119740/
— Districts hoping state legislation will keep referendums valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119703/
— New Legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/301119928/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Budget peace looms—and biz groups check their wallets – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170111/BLOGS02/170119968/illinois-budget-deal-looms-and-business-groups-assess-damage
— Underwater homeownership more common in minority neighborhoods – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170111/CRED0701/170119974/underwater-homeownership-more-common-in-minority-neighborhoods

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy dives into new role in Illinois Senate – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170111/jil-tracy-dives-into-new-role-in-illinois-senate

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New McHenry County lawmakers take seats in Springfield, face hard battles ahead – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/11/new-mchenry-county-lawmakers-take-seats-in-springfield-face-hard-battles-ahead/a8i642n/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Michael Madigan elected to 17th term as Illinois House Speaker
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170111/michael-madigan-elected-to-17th-term-as-illinois-house-speaker

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Area Reps Start Congressional Session With Republicans In Lead  Dems Say They’ll Search For Common Ground, But Stand Against Trump, GOP Where They Must – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_2ff63d52-d82f-11e6-9d86-034f04aa2c62.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage Election Commission to consider 7 candidacies in challenge hearing – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/09/dupage-election-commission-to-consider-7-candidacies-in-challenge-hearing/abuatft/
— Public responds to proposed DuPage County Election Commission, clerk consolidation – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/public-responds-to-proposed-dupage-county-election-commission-clerk-consolidation/awz0jun/
— Breen says he won’t keep stipend for leadership post – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/breen-says-he-wont-keep-stipend-for-leadership-post/af08ie1/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— UIC Study Busts Stereotype That  Liberals Don’t Hold Anything Sacred  People on both sides of the political spectrum take stances that defend the sacred—depending on the topic. – BETTINA CHANG
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Moral-Sanctity-Study/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Native Found Fatally Shot in Still-Running Car Near Chicago School He Worked At   A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help the family of Jason Goodfriend, who was the business manager at Chicago Tech Academy. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-native-found-fatally-shot-still-running-car-near-chicago-school-he-worked

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Feds Are Simply Out-of-Touch – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/feds-simply-touch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently claimed in a press release that the cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or almost $14,000 annually. As the father of seven children, let me say that this is utter nonsense. Moreover, the USDA fails to identify the multiple benefits of raising children, such as the physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional advantages. These benefits are not just unquantifiable, but inestimable. The value of raising, nurturing and training children far surpass the outlandish financial estimates of Washington D.C. bureaucrats. With the USDA’s exaggerated estimates, how do we expect to encourage married couples to return to the healthy birth rate of more than 2.1 in the United States?  We’re shortsighted if we fail to see that the current U.S. trend is unsustainable and portends economic trouble, including lower living standards for most citizens. We simply have to look at Japan, Greece or Italy for a lesson in the detriments of low birth rates. Federal officials are simply out-of-touch with Middle America. Most of us don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a hammer and we spend far less than they estimate to raise our each child every year. Maybe the federal government can learn something from working families?)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NAPERVILLE AND LISLE TOWNSHIPS TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATING ROAD DISTRICTS  Voters in Naperville and Lisle townships will have the chance to vote on government consolidation after the success of a similar referendum in the November elections. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/naperville-and-lisle-townships-to-vote-on-consolidating-road-districts/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WOOD: OBAMA GIVES FAREWELL SPEECH AS AMERICANS SAY FAREWELL TO DEMOCRAT PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wood-obama-gives-farewell-speech-as-americans-say-farewell-to-democrat-party.html
— ILLINOIS 100TH SENATE SWORN IN WITH 37 DEMOCRATS, 22 REPUBLICANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-100th-senate-sworn-in-with-37-democrats-22-republicans.html
— PROPERTY TAX FREEZE PASSES ONE CHAMBER AS SESSION ADJOURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-house-passes-permanent-property-tax-freeze.html
— DEMOCRAT FRANKS SPOTLIGHTS ILLINOIS’ PROPERTY TAX DEVASTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/democrat-franks-spotlights-illinois-property-tax-devastation.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP says HDems “ignored the will of the people”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/ilgop-says-hdems-ignored-the-will-of-the-people/
— Senate imposes term limits on its leaders via rule change
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/senate-imposes-term-limits-on-its-leaders-via-rule-change/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Blasts CNN, BuzzFeed for Fake News; CNN Reporter Throws Fit at Press Conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19120

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Refuses to Take Question From ‘Fake News’ CNN, Calls BuzzFeed: ‘Failing Pile of Garbage’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/2017/01/775536-trump-goes-toe-to-toe-with-buzzfeed-cnn/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Va. Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Only Pro-LGBT Groups to Receive State Contracts – MICHAEL GRYBOSKI
http://www.christianpost.com/news/virginia-governor-executive-order-lgbt-state-contracts-nondiscrimination-religious-freedom-172798/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The Failed Presidency of Barack Obama
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/andy-martin-the-failed-presidency-of-barack-obama/

 

RUSS STEWART
— DEMOCRATIC-TRENDING DEMOGRAPHICS CAUSE DOLD’S DEFEAT IN 10TH DISTRICT
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html

 

BREITBART
— Trans Jenner to Attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/01/11/caitlyn-jenner-attend-donald-trumps-inauguration/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Why The Trump Presidency Will Bring A New Era For Racial Equality – Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/why-the-trump-presidency-will-bring-a-new-era-for-racial-equality/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s frustration with press, intelligence community explodes – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313813-trumps-frustration-with-press-intelligence-community-explodes
— Federal ethics chief blasts ‘meaningless’ Trump business plan – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/313864-government-ethics-chief-blasts-trump-business-plan

 

REUTERS
— Trump says won’t divest from his business while president – Andy Sullivan, Emily Stephenson and Steve Holland
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-finance-idUSKBN14V21I

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 10 Key Moments and More From Trump’s News Conference – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-news-conference-highlights.html
— In First Trump News Conference, Sound, Fury and a New Plan – GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/obama-trump-transition.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— If colleges keep killing academic freedom, civilization will die, too – José A. Cabranes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-colleges-keep-killing-academic-freedom-civilization-will-die-too/2017/01/10/74b6fcc2-d2c3-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump to Place Business Holdings in a Trust Run by Adult Sons  Some ethics experts say the trust and other measures don’t create the firewall needed to fully insulate him from his holdings –  PETER NICHOLAS and ALEXANDRA BERZON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-place-business-holdings-in-a-trust-run-by-adult-sons-1484152201

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Students want universities to act as parents, but they won’t like the results – Mark Yudof
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/01/11/students-want-universities-act-asparents-like-results

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Target Tax Delinquent Federal Employees – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/11/legislation-introduced-to-target-tax-delinquent-federal-employees/

 

FED WEEK
— Civil Service System ‘Long Overdue’ for Reform, Says OPM  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/civil-service-system-long-overdue-reform-says-opm/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner accepts invitation to attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4109944/Transgender-reality-star-Caitlyn-Jenner-accepts-invitation-attend-Donald-Trump-s-Inauguration.html

 

GM AUTHORITY
— Vice President Joe Biden Plans To Purchase A Corvette Upon Leaving Office – SEAN SZYMKOWSKI
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/01/vice-president-joe-biden-plans-to-purchase-a-corvette-upon-leaving-office/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We all know Vice President Joe Biden’s love affair with Corvettes; it’s a very well-documented obsession. In fact, he still owns a C2 Corvette given to him as a wedding gift decades ago.
However, Biden has big automotive plans upon leaving office. During VP Biden’s visit to the 2017 North American International Auto Show, he told reporters one of his first actions after exiting his current role will be to “Buy a Corvette.”  Biden was seen checking out numerous vehicle during the show and was greeted by Fiat-Chrysler Vice President Brian Harlow, Ford President and CEO Mark Fields and GM Executive Vice President Mark Reuss. But, it was Reuss’ team Biden was loving up on. The VP was seen sitting in numerous C7 Corvettes on the show floor, likely doing some window shopping at the same time.)

January 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Pundits Respond to Trump, Streep Beef at City Club Event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Pundits-Respond-to-Trump-Streep-Beef-410188475.html
— In Final Speech, Obama Must Reconcile His Hopes with Trump’s
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/In-Final-Speech-Obama-Must-Reconcile-His-Hopes-with-Trumps-410233035.html

 

ABC7
— Mother, son followed 28 miles from casino, violently robbed – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/news/mother-son-followed-28-miles-from-casino-violently-robbed/1685113/

 

WGN RADIO
— What will President Barack Obama’s legacy be? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/09/what-will-president-barack-obamas-legacy-be/
(FROM THE POSTING: Are you ready for another spirited political debate? As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his farewell address in Chicago tomorrow, Republican analyst Chris Robling and Democratic analyst Dave Lundy join Justin to debate the legacy of President Barack Obama.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner: $50 million campaign check is about encouraging ‘bipartisan compromise’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-50-million-bipartisan-compromise-met-story.html
— Court strikes down Lincolnshire right-to-work ordinance
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/news/ct-lsr-right-to-work-law-overturned-tl-0109-20170109-story.html
— Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week – Michael Kranish, Abby Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-cabinet-hearings-20170109-story.html
— Kendall County circuit clerk posts bond for battery charge – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-kendall-clerk-booked-st-0109-20170109-story.html
— Naperville: ‘Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over’ at Success
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-drive-sober-of-get-pulled-over-at-success-2017-01-09-story.html
— Illinois companies warn of more than 600 layoffs – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-layoffs-warn-0110-biz-20170109-story.html
— Betsy DeVos a smart choice for education secretary – Mitt Romney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-betsy-devos-education-secretary-trump-romney-20170109-story.html
— The General Assembly without Madigan? Imagine the possibilities – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-government-perspec-0110-jm-20170109-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLNE: For Democrats, their top priority is promoting LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lgbtq-liaison-public-health-met-20170109-story.html
— Voters to decide on township roads merger – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-township-road-merger-st-01111-20170110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to appeal ruling forcing public input at Council meetings – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-to-appeal-ruling-forcing-public-input-at-council-meetings/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn District 41 will ask voters for $24.2 million – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119968/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to make it “harder to sell a Trump condo.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170110/CRED0701/170109876
— As Trump eyes Dodd-Frank, Chicago’s trading interests gear up for a battle – LYNNE MAREK  (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps?  In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO.  GAO audits federal financial industry regulators.  All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps.  In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997.  GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE01/301079996/as-trump-eyes-dodd-frank-chicago-derivatives-biz-gears-up-for-fight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For all the Trump team talk about gutting President Barack Obama’s landmark financial law, Chicago’s trading community is wagering that at least part of it will stick: swaps reform. Swaps were a villain in the Great Recession, and Obama’s 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act pushed them from clubby, private bank transactions onto public platforms. There they became a welcome addition to the Chicago trading world. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming team has vowed to dismantle the law, but Chicago’s trading interests won’t easily give up the companies, products and venues created after Wall Street banks’ grip on the swaps market was loosened. Financial exchanges like CME Group and trading firms such as Citadel have generated tens of millions of dollars in new swaps business, and they’ll be reluctant to let go of the new infrastructure built on Dodd-Frank’s Title VII, which set up a framework for the regulation of swaps markets. “People now are getting used to the standards,” says Brian Liston, co-founder and president of Seed CX, which launched a new Chicago swaps trading platform. “They should really change Title VII slowly if they have to, and ultimately I don’t think they’re going to.” Swaps are financial shorthand for arrangements in which parties agree to swap the risk associated with financial contracts tied to underlying values, like interest rates. In the 2008 financial crisis, those privately negotiated deals in the subprime mortgage market blew up and swamped major institutions with defaults.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— AFSCME to accept wage freeze, higher health costs – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients have always accepted a) COLAs that are far below inflation and b) higher health insurance costs.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170109/afscme-to-accept-wage-freeze-higher-health-costs

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate’s budget plan to end deadlock stalls – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/10/illinois-senates-budget-plan-to-end-deadlock-stalls/aj7f9g6/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— AFSCME Sends Letter To Rauner Administration In Hope To Restart Negotiations
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/afscme-sends-letter-to-rauner-administration-in-hope-to-restart-negotiations

 

TIMES
— Legislation would require Illinois schools to test for lead
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/legislation-would-require-illinois-schools-to-test-for-lead/article_55750a09-f8e2-52f4-a4da-baca0fa95f5b.html

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Mayors Formally Object to Naperville Annexation Petition  Naperville and three nearby towns oppose the petition, which was circulated by an unknown entity – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/mayors-formally-object-naperville-annexation-petition

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Patlak to explain property tax appeal procedures in Schaumburg – Ruth de Jauregui
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511070577-patlak-to-explain-property-tax-appeal-procedures-in-schaumburg

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Halpin added to GOP website’s list of Madigan allies
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511060956-halpin-added-to-gop-website-s-list-of-madigan-allies

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform – Karen Kidd
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511068681-new-house-gop-conference-chair-says-voters-have-mandated-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Board Still Hates the Public – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/orland-park-public-library-board-still-hates-the-public/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School Avoids Diversity Like the Plague – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-school-avoids-diversity-like-the-plague/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM NAMED WAYS & MEANS TAX POLICY CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-named-ways-means-tax-policy-chairman.html

 

BREITBART
— Archbishop of Chicago Calls for Amnesty Ahead of Trump Inauguration – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/09/archbishop-chicago-calls-amnesty-ahead-trump-inauguration/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19029

 

FOX NEWS
— Get ready for Dems to play race card to ‘Bork’ Trump nominees – Sean Hannity
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/10/sean-hannity-get-ready-for-dems-to-play-race-card-to-bork-trump-nominees.html
— The Meryl Streep performance: Why Hollywood hates Trump playing the presidential role – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/10/meryl-streep-performance-why-hollywood-hates-trump-playing-presidential-role.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Making good on the promise  Trump must build the border wall because he said he would – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/9/editorial-making-good-on-the-promise/

 

TOWNHALL
— As Gun Violence Rages, Chicago Pols Play Politics – Bob Barr
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2017/01/10/as-gun-violence-rages-chicago-pols-play-politics-n2269197

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— President Trump’s Opportunity to Gut Regulations That Harm Effective Drug Policy  A special series on the real problem: drug addiction – MAIA SZALAVITZ  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Libertarian plants who talk and act like they smoke pot or want to smoke pot legally.)
https://spectator.org/bumpy-term-ahead/

 

THE HILL
— Meghan McCain: ‘This Meryl Streep speech is why Trump won’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313294-meghan-mccain-this-meryl-streep-speech-is-why-trump-won

 

POLITICO
— White House win provides a stimulus for the Trump brand  The Trump brand is worth more since his election than ever before, adding to his portfolio and raising questions about conflicts of interest. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-brand-business-233385

 

CNN
— Sessions defends himself against allegations of racism – Tal Kopan and Phil Mattingly
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearing-expectations/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s first attempt to ignore the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/10/donald-trumps-first-attempt-to-ignore-the-law/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Bernie Sanders heaps praise on Donald Trump – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/10/bernie-sanders-heaps-praise-on-donald-trump/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Opponents of legal immigration hope their ties to Jeff Sessions will influence Trump – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sessions-immigration-20170109-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obama Legacy  A Presidency of great promise ends in rancor and disappointment. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obama-legacy-1484006700
— Firing Richard Cordray  Trump will have ample cause to fire the rogue financial regulator. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/firing-richard-cordray-1484007098

 

FED SMITH
— Planning to Resign on Inauguration Day? Here’s What Will Happen to Your Pay – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/10/planning-to-resign-on-inauguration-day-heres-what-will-happen-to-your-pay/

 

FED WEEK
— Limits on Agency Regulatory Authority Advance
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/limits-agency-regulatory-authority-advance/

 

GUARDIAN
— Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local. – Aliza Aufrichtig, Lois Beckett, Jan Diehm and Jamiles Lartey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/jan/09/special-report-fixing-gun-violence-in-america

January 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NAACP President Arrested Protesting Sessions’ Nomination – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/naacp-president-arrested-protesting-sessions-nomination/1685036/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Duckworth.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Tammy-Duckworth-Sworn-In-Senate-409568965.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congress opens with a Republican stumble, showing battles ahead between Trump and GOP – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-house-ethics-reversal-20170103-story.html
— Democrats, seeking credit for House ethics reversal, watch it go to Trump – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-house-ethics-trump-20170103-story.html
— State lawmaker Monique Davis steps down after long career – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lawmaker-retires-monique-davis-0104-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Duckworth.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-sworn-in-met-20170103-story.html
— Trump alleges delay in his briefing on ‘so-called’ Russian hacking; U.S. official says there wasn’t one – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-intelligence-briefing-on-russian-hacking-20170103-story.html
— Nation’s bedbug capital is no longer Chicago, Orkin says – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-bedbugs-orkin-0104-biz-20170103-story,amp.html
— Obama going out in a blaze of self-interest – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201701031000–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20170104-20170104-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Trump’s 10-year-old son could guide U.S. cybersecurity.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cybersecurity-computers-internet-trump-perspec-0104-20170103-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago, public housing agencies to implement federal smoking ban – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-public-housing-smoking-met-20161229-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If Trump won’t lead, there’s always Pope Francis – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-if-trump-wont-lead-theres-always-pope-francis/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago’s shootings ‘contagious’ like a disease, new study says – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-shootings-contagious-like-a-disease-new-study-says/
— Ty Warner’s turnaround year – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-ty-warners-turnaround-year/
— Sailing away from Trumpland – Roger Simon  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America and rest of the world to be 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/roger-simon-sailing-away-from-trumpland/
— House GOP bawling like Old Chicago aldermen – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-house-gop-bawling-like-old-chicago-aldermen/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 911 calls released in case of teen shot by DuPage deputy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109822/

 

WTTW
— Illinois Delegation Split on Repeal of Obamacare – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/03/illinois-delegation-split-repeal-obamacare

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Republican majority in Congress stumbles with ethics gaffe – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170103/our-view-new-republican-majority-in-congress-stumbles-with-ethics-gaffe
— Springfield friends making their marks at top colleges – Jason Nevel  (DIERSEN: Did you get accepted by an Ivy League university?  I did not.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would use Eric Mason, Alexa Brown, and Kanicia Green to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a complete and utter failure and b) would stress that unlike Mason, Brown, and Green, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170101/springfield-friends-making-their-marks-at-top-colleges

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— House Democrats getting nervous – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-04/house-democrats-getting-nervous.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Democrats express concerns, but see chance to work with Trump – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170103/illinois-democrats-express-concerns-but-see-chance-to-work-with-trump

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Blagojevich undeserving of a pardon – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to be pardoned either.  They want me to admit that my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my being a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my being a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, my being a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, my being an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, my being an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, my being etc. caused all of their problems, caused all of your problems, caused all of my problems, and caused all of everyone’s problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or someone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any defeats in Illinois since 2000.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-blagojevich-undeserving-of-a-pardon/article_63e2208a-b902-5041-8bc0-ba665d865952.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State Rep. John Bradley retires from 117th District seat – NEFETERIA BREWSTER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-rep-john-bradley-retires-from-th-district-seat/article_df35af26-d72a-57b8-8850-3daa4b155096.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Chuck Schumer: Trump opposition leader  ‘We’ll be holding his feet to the fire’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who are the Trump opposition leaders in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What will they do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trump’s supporters?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/chuck-schumer-trump-opposition-leader/635706142

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & QUAD CITIES ONLINE & BURLINGTON HAWK EYE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Bustos.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/representative-bustos-considering-run-governor
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/bustos-busy-on-opening-day-of-th-congress/article_72f82fc8-2724-5b99-b0f6-70cf0bfc408b.html
http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/bustos-recognized-as-rising-star-as-new-congress-is-sworn/article_0bae6c03-89f8-5c99-8bcb-853c82d49b84.html

 

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Gun Sales Slow in Illinois Since Trump’s Election
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-04/criminal-justice/gun-sales-slow-in-illinois-since-trumps-election/a55726-1

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Outgoing Lawmaker Mike Smiddy Frustrated With Top Illinois Leaders
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/outgoing-lawmaker-frustrated-with-top-illinois-leaders

 

TIMES
— Mautino pension hike smaller than thought – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/mautino-pension-hike-smaller-than-thought/article_eacfa857-d033-5ead-ba43-bb3dcdc821d8.html

 

GOPUSA
— How the Electoral College kept four California counties from dictating to the entire nation!
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-electoral-college-kept-four-california-counties-from-dictating-to-the-entire-nation/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— LIBERAL STRUGGLE AGAINST REALITY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/liberal-struggle-against-reality/

 

FOX NEWS
— Media to Trump and the GOP: Put up or shut up – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/04/media-to-trump-and-gop-put-up-or-shut-up.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Chance to Revamp Govt Historic – Conrad Black
http://www.newsmax.com/ConradBlack/government-obamacare/2017/01/03/id/766626/

 

BREITBART
— Cuba’s Military Celebrates Anti-Trump ‘Fighting People’s March’ – Frances Martel
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/03/cuba-military-parade-scare-trump/
— Rep. Gohmert: Speaker Ryan Promised Hastert Rule, No Amnesty, No Trade Deals – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/03/gohmert-ryan-amnesty-trade-hastert/
— Democratic Party Is Losing Its Moderate Members, Says Gallup – NEIL MUNRO  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/03/moderates-lose-share-democratic-party/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Addressing Chicago Violence – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/addressing_chicago_violence.html
— Guess what the NAACP thinks of Trump’s AG pick – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/guess_what_the_naacp_thinks_of_trumps_ag_pick.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How successful is Trump in targeting companies? – JOSEPH LAWLER  (DIERSEN: Will Trump target the many companies 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 dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-successful-is-trump-in-targeting-companies/article/2610816
— Federal workers eye $40,000 ‘buyout’ to duck Trump jobs freeze, cuts – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/federal-workers-eye-40000-buyout-to-duck-trump-jobs-freeze-cuts/article/2610737

 

THE HILL
— Trump flexes power over GOP – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312591-trump-flexes-power-over-gop
— Schumer: Trump ‘really dumb’ for attacking intelligence agencies – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/administration/312605-schumer-trump-being-really-dumb-by-going-after-intelligence-community

 

REUTERS
— Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-naacp-idUSKBN14N1TL

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump – ADAM NAGOURNEY  (DIERSEN: Who will the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hire to be their “Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump?”)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/california-eric-holder-donald-trump.html
— House Fires at Ethics and Shoots Self – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/opinion/house-fires-at-ethics-and-shoots-self.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Megyn Kelly’s move to NBC could change the cable news landscape – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Kelly to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, 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.  Will Kelly do that?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/03/how-megyn-kellys-move-to-nbc-could-change-the-cable-news-landscape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The myth and reality of Donald Trump’s job claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/03/trump-reiterates-threat-of-a-border-tax-this-time-general-motors-is-in-the-crosshairs/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Obama appears unlikely to go quietly into the sunset – Chris Cassidy
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/obama_appears_unlikely_to_go_quietly_into_the_sunset

 

USA TODAY
— Petitions aim to stop bands from performing in Inaugural Parade – Rachel Ohm
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/03/petitions-bands-trump-inaugural-parade/96138548/
— Survey finds Congress more Christian than the rest of America – Eliza Collins  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or give money to a church demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental.  They determine which activities, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. should be promoted and which should be destroyed.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/03/survey-finds-congress-more-christian-than-rest-america/96106898/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fake Ethics Reform Fiasco  The House GOP shows it will too easily bend to liberals—and Trump. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-ethics-reform-fiasco-1483488727
— Trump Knocks U.S. Intelligence Agencies Over Russia Hacking Review  Briefing to be held on Friday; ‘very strange!’ Trump says – DAMIAN PALETTA
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-mocks-u-s-intelligence-agencies-over-russia-hacking-review-1483500978
— The Growing Threat of ‘Illiberal Democracy’  What happens when rule by the people conflicts with individual rights? – WILLIAM A. GALSTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-growing-threat-of-illiberal-democracy-1483488245
— More Chinese Are Sending Younger Children to Schools in U.S.  Trend follows surging Chinese enrollment in U.S. colleges; a Jiangxi father says, ‘U.S. education is better’ – MIRIAM JORDAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-chinese-are-sending-younger-children-to-schools-in-u-s-1483485315
http://www.wsj.com/video/chinese-families-send-younger-students-to-us-schools/57364F76-DDEA-461E-9358-35C40F08B245.html

 

FORBES
— How To Avoid Burnout When The Internet Is Your Job – Morra Aarons-Mele
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morraaaronsmele/2017/01/03/avoiding-burnout-when-the-internet-is-your-job/#8d23ecd90d16

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— The Solution to Fake News – Nu Yang  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/editorial-the-solution-to-fake-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office this month, newspapers at major publications like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have seen a major bump in subscriptions. In a span of a few weeks after the election, the Times confirmed it had about 132,000 paid print and digital subscriptions while the Journal reported it saw a 300 percent increase in new subscribers a day after Trump was elected. Publishers should take this news as an encouraging sign that the public does want accurate and truthful reporting. Newspapers remain an important and powerful brand, and they should be the solution for fake news. Let’s not forget that before social media and algorithms dictated to us what was considered news, newspapers were our source of information. Despite many journalists operating with leaner newsrooms and resources, they still put in the same time and energy while covering this election. But when we look back at 2016, there were certainly some media lessons that had we all had to learn, but now we need to move forward and pick ourselves up because there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done.)

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Disclosing the Costs of Corporate Welfare  A new government database will soon spotlight the true costs of corporate tax breaks. – GREG LEROY
http://prospect.org/article/disclosing-costs-corporate-welfare

 

ROYALE GAZETTE
— No morally better than we were 100 years ago – Nicholas Pell
http://www.royalgazette.com/opinion/article/20170104/no-morally-better-than-we-were-100-years-ago

January 3 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump to Rahm: Get Chicago violence under control or feds will step in
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/226818820-story

 

ABC7
— AMEYA PAWAR, 47TH WARD ALDERMAN, TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018 – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-alderman-ameya-pawar-to-run-for-governor-in-2018/1683989/
— MONIQUE DAVIS, LONGTIME CHICAGO STATE REPRESENTATIVE, RETIRES
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/monique-davis-longtime-chicago-state-representative-retires/1684937/
— RETREATING AFTER TRUMP TWEET, GOP WON’T GUT ETHICS OFFICE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/retreating-after-trump-tweet-gop-wont-gut-ethics-office/1684007/

 

NBC5
— Illinois GOP Calls Pawar a ‘Tax-Hiking Politician,’ Pawar Fires Back – Carol Marin  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call you?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-GOP-Calls-Pawar-a-Tax-Hiking-Politician-Pawar-Fires-Back-409571325.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Wants Chicago To Use Stop-And-Frisk Practices To Curb Crime
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/03/trump-wants-chicago-to-use-stop-and-frisk-practices-to-curb-crime/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats stress that Duckworth and Krishnamoorthi and Mah and Pawar are Asian-American.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/03/duckworth-other-asian-american-politicians-making-mark-in-illinois/

 

WGN RADIO
— One reporter’s tale of covering Donald Trump’s campaign for over a year – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/03/one-reporters-tale-of-covering-donald-trumps-campaign-for-over-a-year/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Ameya Pawar says he’s running for governor – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-ameya-pawar-says-hes-running-for-governor/
— Dems need good ideas, competitive vision more than wealth – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: How much money do you have, that is, what is your income and what is your net worth?  All my critics/opponents have lots of money. Therefore, as you would expect, their operatives and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more money that you have, the more credible that you are.  For example, on a scale of 1 to 5, your credibility is 1 if your net worth is more than $10 million, 2 if it is more than $20 million, 3 if it is more than $40 million, 4 if it is more than $80 million, and 5 if it is more than $160 million.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-dems-need-good-ideas-competitive-vision-more-than-wealth/
— City retirees outraged by Emanuel’s bragging health care email – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: I expect that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will focus on getting Trump a) to cut if not eliminate Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and b) to cut if not eliminate federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for CSRS retirees.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-retirees-outraged-by-emanuels-bragging-health-care-email/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retired city employees are furious about what they call a “heartless” 2015 email written by Mayor Rahm Emanuel bragging about the now-completed, three-year phase-out of the city’s retiree health care program, including a 55 percent subsidy.)
—  Kudos to Megyn Kelly after a nasty year for women – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-kudos-to-megyn-kelly-in-a-nasty-year-for-women/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois in danger of becoming a failed state – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0104-20170103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago booze and Detroit wheels: What Trump doesn’t get about global trade.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trade-trump-tpp-ford-gm-illinois-midwest-edit-0104-md-20170103-story.html
— Ald. Pawar says he’s running for Illinois governor – Hal Dardick and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ameya-pawar-governor-race-met-0104-20170103-story.html
— Resignation of D112 board member draws attention to racist online remarks – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-d112-board-vacancy-tl-0105-20170103-story.html
— NAACP holds sit-in at Jeff Sessions’ Alabama office to protest attorney general nomination
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-naacp-jeff-sessions-protest-20170103-story.html
— More than 1,100 law school professors oppose Jeff Sessions’s nomination as attorney general – Sari Horwitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-law-professors-20170103-story.html
— Obama’s legacy: Uniter or divider? – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Obama focused dividing 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-president-obama-legacy-uniter-perspec-0104-20170103-story.html
— A Trump tweet that doesn’t spark outrage in Chicago – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-tweets-kass-0104-20170103-column.html
— Chicago’s crime epidemic: How you can help – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-mentor-emanuel-chicago-crime-homicide-murder-edit-0104-jm-20170103-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Family: Two sides to story of teen shot by DuPage deputy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109822/
— After brawl, Fox Valley Mall says it will enforce rule for teen shoppers – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/business/170109777/
— Three candidates knocked off ballot in Lombard; board races now uncontested – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109738/
— Gilberts trustee tossed off ballot – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109757/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s Roskam’s role in House ethics meltdown? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109985/whats-roskams-role-in-house-ethics-meltdown
— Ford, under pressure, cancels $1.6 billion Mexico factory – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/NEWS05/170109986/ford-under-pressure-cancels-1-6-billion-mexico-factory
— Rauner names Democrats, Cubs star as Order of Lincoln honorees – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109979/rauner-names-former-cubs-star-ryne-sandberg-others-as-order-of

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam among those supporting effort to gut independent ethics office – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/03/u-s-rep-peter-roskam-among-those-supporting-effort-to-gut-independent-ethics-office/ahj1mco/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Despite Trump tweet, anti-violence options for feds limited – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/despite-trump-tweet-anti-violence-options-for-feds-limited/article_ee35d079-22fb-5e87-bfbf-35d05482e9b3.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Stocks storm into 2017 as Trump rally resumes  New year starts with a bang – MATT EGAN  (DIERSEN: Democrats want a Trump crash. Is the Democrat Party’s ability to manipulate stocks in trouble?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/stocks-storm-into-2017-as-trump-rally-resumes/635418766
— Ford cancels Mexico plant. Will create 700 U.S. jobs in ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump  CEO: Investment is ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump – HEATHER LONG AND POPPY HARLOW
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ford-announces-plan-to-create-700-us-jobs/635246377
— George W. Bush, Laura Bush, to attend Trump inauguration  Bill Clinton not yet scheduled to attend – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/george-w-bush-laura-bush-to-attend-trump-inauguration/635318753

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump’s Win in 18th District Means High Demand for Inauguration Tickets – TANYA KOONCE  (DIERSEN: How high is the demand for inauguration tickets in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/trumps-win-18th-district-means-high-demand-inauguration-tickets#stream/0

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus favors changes in ethics office – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-03/shimkus-favors-changes-ethics-office.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When Illinois turns you into a chump chasing chump change – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article124318414.html

 

DUQUOIN EVENING CALL
— Pricey, but exciting: Southern Illinois couple are inaugural-bound  Attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington D.C. will take some financial fortitude, but Linda and Jerry Goforth – long time members of the GOP’s inner circle – say it’s a chance to be part of history. – John Croessman
http://www.duquoin.com/news/20170103/pricey-but-exciting-southern-illinois-couple-are-inaugural-bound

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — New Illinois Sen. Duckworth raises questions about Trump’s Pentagon nominee – Chuck Raasch  (DIERSEN: If you were asked what experience do you have to raise questions about government decisions and/or about government activities, what would you say? I would stress that GAO audits federal agencies.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427). For almost 9 of those years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators; for almost 6 years, on audits of many other federal agencies; and for 3 years, on audits of IRS.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286. I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/new-illinois-sen-duckworth-raises-questions-about-trump-s-pentagon/article_6cb7e78c-e0c0-5849-86be-50ebc1ff259f.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— — AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The economic causes of Chicago’s violence  The city continues to pursue policies that advance inequity. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/gun-violence-economics-tifs-2016/Content?oid=24910934

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Anti-Donald Trump Rally Planned in Chicago for Inauguration Day  Organizers describe the protest at Daley Plaza as “a shot across the bow” at Trump’s incoming political agenda. – Joe Vince  (DIERSEN: How many from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, and from your county will participate in this protest?)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/anti-donald-trump-rally-planned-chicago-inauguration-day

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Shelbyville Township Electoral Board Disqualified Themselves From Petition Objection Hearing – John Kraft and Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/shelbyville-township-electoral-board-disqualified-themselves-from-petition-objection-hearing/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: DURKIN APPOINTS BREEN ASSISTANT HOUSE GOP LEADER, WHEELER GOP CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durkin-appoints-breen-assistant-house-gop-leader.html
— DEMOCRAT CHICAGO ALDERMAN AMEYA PAWAR TOSSES FIRST HAT INTO RING TO OUST RAUNER IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/democrat-alderman-tosses-first-hat-into-ring-to-oust-rauner-in-2018.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Do the Democrats need a self-funder for 2018?  (DIERSEN: How much money do you have, that is, what is your income and what is your net worth?  All my critics/opponents have lots of money. Therefore, as you would expect, their operatives and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more money that you have, the more credible that you are.  For example, on a scale of 1 to 5, your credibility is 1 if your net worth is more than $10 million, 2 if it is more than $20 million, 3 if it is more than $40 million, 4 if it is more than $80 million, and 5 if it is more than $160 million.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/03/do-the-democrats-need-a-self-funder-for-2018/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump looms over ceremonial day on Capitol Hill  Democratic leaders pledge to look for common ground with president-elect – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/3/donald-trump-looms-over-115th-congress/

 

GOPUSA
— Christmas Market Slaughter Intensifies Trump’s Resolve to Reconsider Refugee Resettlement
http://www.gopusa.com/christmas-market-slaughter-intensifies-trumps-resolve-to-reconsider-refugee-resettlement/
— GOP House drops weakening of ‘Ethics’ office following Trump criticism
http://www.gopusa.com/gop-house-drops-weakening-of-ethics-office-following-trump-criticism/

 

THE BLAZE
— New Yorker cartoon sums up anti-elite national mood, angers many – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/02/new-yorker-cartoon-sums-up-anti-elite-national-mood-angers-many/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The “pilot” cartoon will appear in the New Yorker and depicts an angry mob on an airplane voting for a man to take over flight duties from the “smug pilots” who have lost touch with the “regular passengers.”)
— White? Christian? Male?: ‘Privilege cards’ let you ‘check everyone in your life’ for their speech – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is 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. Will Trump stop that?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/white-christian-male-privilege-cards-let-you-check-everyone-in-your-life-for-their-speech/
— Nancy Pelosi vows to protect Obamacare and DREAMers on first day of new Congress – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  What federal assistance programs are you benefiting from?  What do you need to be protected from?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/nancy-pelosi-vows-to-protect-obamacare-and-dreamers-on-first-day-of-new-congress/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Is Laying The Groundwork For His Border Wall Behind The Scenes – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/03/trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-for-his-border-wall-behind-the-scenes/

 

THE HILL
— Dems’ best strategy is to hold Trump to his better campaign promises – DAVID RUSSELL  (DIERSEN: When I became the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005, I promised a) to assure that TAPROOT would hold a breakfast meeting the third Saturday each month except August and December, b) to assure that TAPROOT held a picnic each August and a Christmas party each December, and c) to focus on recruiting the best possible Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to speak at those events. I kept those promises, but that was not good enough for my critics/opponents, for their operatives, or for their dupes.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/312588-dems-best-strategy-is-holding-trump-to-his-better
— House passes rules aimed at preventing lawmaker protests – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/312578-house-gop-passes-rules-aimed-at-preventing-lawmaker-sit-ins-protests

 

ABC NEWS
— Donald Trump Casts Doubt on Intelligence Community Over ‘So-Called’ Russian Hacking – DAVID CAPLAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-casts-doubt-intelligence-community-called-russian/story?id=44537501

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Megyn Kelly Is Leaving Fox News for NBC – JIM RUTENBERG
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/business/media/megyn-kelly-nbc-fox-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan is easily reelected House speaker – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/03/paul-ryan-is-easily-re-elected-house-speaker/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Hillary and Bill Clinton will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-hillary-and-bill-clinton-will-attend-1483474957-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House GOP Drops Bid to Undercut Ethics Board  Move follows a backlash to a proposal to leave lawmakers policing themselves – KRISTINA PETERSON and  SIOBHAN HUGHES
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-questions-timing-of-gop-move-on-ethics-board-1483459804

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Blast from the past: House reinstates rule targeting agency spending, employee salaries – Nicole Ogrysko
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/01/blast-past-house-reinstates-rule-targeting-agency-spending-employee-salaries/

 

FED WEEK
— Ethics Office Issues Reminder Ahead of Inauguration
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/66860/

 

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Have Reprimands Remain Permanently on VA Employees’ Records – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: My federal personnel records document the following: My Democrat GAO superiors 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 did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/03/house-votes-to-have-reprimands-remain-permanently-on-va-employees-records/