December 19 Morning Edition

FOX ST. LOUIS
— ‘Stop Trump’ protesters at Illinois capital for electoral college vote
http://fox2now.com/2016/12/19/stop-trump-protesters-at-illinois-capital-for-electoral-college-vote/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois electors won’t change votes – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161219/news/161218924/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Kirk hopes to be remembered for actions, not rhetoric – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161219/news/161218925/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Electoral College meets amid effort to deny Donald Trump presidency
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-electoral-college-donald-trump-president-20161219-story.html
— With Cochran indicted, will Rhymefest run for alderman again? – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rhymefest-cochran-indictment-20th-ward-20161216-story.html
— Life after debt: Could company cash help college grads pay back loans? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: When you graduated from college, how much debt did you have and what did you earn?  I graduated from NIU in 1970 debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.  My starting GS-7 salary at IRS in 1971 was $43,915 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-student-loan-debt-trump-edit-1219-20161216-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average student graduates with $28,950 in student loan debt, according to the nonprofit research organization Institute for College Access and Success. That means each month, on top of rent or mortgage, insurance and car payments, the average college grad is forking over between $250 and $300 in student loan payments. On the bright side, grads are making more money — the National Association of Colleges and Employers lists the average starting salary for the class of 2015 as $50,651 — but many are still having trouble meeting their monthly expenses. It’s hard to shrug off that kind of debt.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Electoral College meets amid effort to deny Trump presidency – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/electoral-college-meets-amid-effort-to-deny-trump-presidency/
— Trump’s Cabinet picks excite his voters: ‘We have to trust him’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-cabinet-picks-excite-his-voters-we-have-to-trust-him/

 

ABC7
— GOV-ELECT: NORTH CAROLINA WILL REPEAL LGBT LAW ON TUESDAY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-elect-north-carolina-will-repeal-lgbt-law-on-tuesday/1663418/

 

DNA INFO
— Midyear School Cuts Loom As Rauner’s Veto Of $215M For CPS Stands – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161219/lincoln-park/chicago-public-schools-budget-cuts-cps-gov-bruce-rauner

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois school districts see surge in low-income families – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161218/illinois-school-districts-see-surge-in-low-income-families
—  Light at the end of the tunnel for improved rail passenger service in Illinois – Randy Blankenhorn
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161218/guest-column-light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-improved-rail-passenger-service-in-illinois

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump blows off working class.”
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/froma-harrop/harrop-trump-blows-off-working-class/article_93365dad-a7ab-54ea-9c9e-2e131ea52537.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Spirit of the season lost on Trump supporters.”
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/12/16/tucker-spirit-of-the-season-lost-on-trump-supporters/actomf5/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Can Trump break heroin’s hold?  Experts wonder what will happen when the war on drugs gets a new commander-in-chief – John Keilman
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/18/can-trump-break-heroins-hold/agi7r1i/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives seeks more details before supporting I-290 congestion-reduction project – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511052175-ives-seeks-more-details-before-supporting-i-290-congestion-reduction-project
— Watchdog group aims to sniff out truth behind fire protection district’s missing tapes – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511052523-watchdog-group-aims-to-sniff-out-truth-behind-fire-protection-district-s-missing-tapes

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM CELEBRATES NORTH SUBURBAN WOMEN’S GOP CLUB 75 YEARS  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes had succeeded in killing TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, it would be celebrating its 48th year.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/roskam-celebrates-north-suburban-womens-gop-club-75-years.html
— MOORE: ILLINOIS AMONG THE NATION’S TEN “LOSER” LEFT-WING STATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/moore-illinois-among-the-nations-ten-loser-left-wing-states.html
— KNIGHT: THE FAKE WAR ON ‘FAKE NEWS’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/knight-the-fake-war-on-fake-news.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Question: What should these incoming writers and broadcasters know about covering the Illinois Capitol?
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/19/question-of-the-day-2386/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Obama ditches promise of ‘smooth and efficient’ transition to Trump – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/18/obama-ditching-promise-of-smooth-transition-to-tru/

 

GOPUSA
— The Alt-Left is Unhinged
http://www.gopusa.com/the-alt-left-is-unhinged/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Obama Appoints Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Attorney to 6-Year Civil Rights Post – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/12/17/obama-appoints-cop-killer-mumia-abu-jamals-attorney-to-6-year-civil-rights-post/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Pakistani Village That Murdered a Dozen Teens for ‘Honor’ Again Shows Barbarity of Islam – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/18/pakistani-village-murdered-dozen-teens-honor-shows-barbarity-islam/

 

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Why Small Business Administration Is Providing Billions to Wall Street Firms – James Varney
http://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2016/12/19/small_business_administration_providing_billions_to_wall_street_firms.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Call To Censor Bad News Isn’t New, Doesn’t Make Sense, And Should Frighten You A Great Deal – Christopher Bedford
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/18/the-call-to-censor-bad-news-isnt-new-doesnt-make-sense-and-should-frighten-you-a-great-deal/
— NYT Called Out For Being Less Diverse Than Trump’s Cabinet – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/18/nyt-called-out-for-being-less-diverse-than-trumps-cabinet/

 

THE BLAZE
— None of the Hollywood celebrities who vowed to leave American if Trump won have left the U.S. – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/18/none-of-the-hollywood-celebrities-who-vowed-to-leave-american-if-trump-won-have-left-the-u-s/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Building the Wall Should Not Be Trump’s No. 1 Immigration Priority  Mandating E-Verify and ending visa overstays will do more good, more quickly. – MARK KRIKORIAN
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443166/build-wall-mandate-e-verify-end-visa-overstays-first

 

ROLL CALL
— Cutting Federal Workforce Not the Way to Eliminate Waste, Fraud and Abuse – Linda Miller
http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/cutting-federal-workforce-not-way-eliminate-waste-fraud-abuse

 

THE HILL
— Who will check Facebook’s ‘fact checkers?’ – CATHY YOUNG
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/310849-who-will-check-facebooks-fact-checkers

 

CNN
— 2016 in review: The revenge of the forgotten – Clarissa Ward
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/world/2016-review-revenge-of-the-forgotten/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— By Attacking the Press, Donald Trump May Be Doing It a Favor – Jim Rutenberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/business/media/by-attacking-the-press-donald-trump-may-be-doing-it-a-favor.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/opinion/donald-trump-this-is-not-normal.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Carson.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/opinion/ben-carsons-warped-view-of-housing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/opinion/proud-to-be-a-sanctuary-city.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Protests outside electoral college votes are underway. They probably won’t change the outcome – Julie Westfall and Chris Megerian
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-protests-outside-electoral-college-1482162408-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— College Enrollment Drops 1.4% as Adults Head Back to Work  Push to get more people into school hits headwind of fewer high-school grads – MELISSA KORN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/college-enrollment-drops-1-4-as-adults-head-back-to-work-1482123660

 

FORBES
— Wasteful Spending By Other Names – Wayne Winegarden
http://www.forbes.com/sites/econostats/2016/12/19/wasteful-spending-by-other-names/

 

TESAS TRIBUNE
— Big employers no strangers to benefiting from cheap, illegal labor  Two cases illustrate how big-name employers benefit from illegal labor and why undocumented workers are easily exploited. – TRAVIS PUTNAM HILL
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/19/big-name-businesses-exploit-immigrant-labor/

 

OBSERVER
— The Top 5 Reasons Headhunters Aren’t Reaching Out to You – Keith Liscio
http://observer.com/2016/12/the-top-5-reasons-headhunters-arent-reaching-out-to-you/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You have the wrong experience  This is probably the hardest obstacle to overcome both from a qualitative and quantitative standpoint. Recruiters are generally highly specialized in what we do and, remember, we’re putting round pegs in round holes. If you are a square peg, it is unlikely that a round peg recruiter can help you. If you are a round peg of the wrong diameter, there are some searches you’ll be excluded from. For instance, recruiters are very rarely hired to bring in entry level employees. Because the pool of talent is generally large for these positions and recruiters are not inexpensive, most businesses choose to fill these slots through campus recruiting, advertisements and the resumes they receive unsolicited. It also means that for certain oversubscribed college fields of study like psychology, sociology, or history, graduates may never be in a position to be helped by the services of a recruiter in obtaining a job in their chosen major. Generally speaking, recruiters start being helpful to younger workers once they have two to three years of experience in a given field—but only to move to another company within that same field. So, for instance, if a candidate excels in engineering (or accounting, or marketing) at their current company, recruiters will be interested in taking them to engineering (or accounting, or marketing) roles at other companies. Recruiters are paid to find people who have specific experience. For example, marketing means marketing to a recruiter. While sales people sometimes move into marketing roles on their own, it is rare that a company will pay a recruiter to find them a sales person that they’ll hire for a marketing position. By the same token, companies use recruiters to hire client-side employees for client-side roles and agency-side people for agency roles. Employees switch on their own from agencies to clients and vice-versa all the time. It is also common for employees to move from a specific function in one industry to the same function in another industry. When using a recruiter to find an employee for a specific role, however, firms may require that the industry experience more closely match their own. You have a non-linear career path  It is very common in today’s workplace for employees—even good ones—to change jobs more frequently and switch functions and industries with greater regularity. However, companies generally won’t pay a recruiter to find somebody like that. Say I’m hired to fill the job of Chief Cook and Bottle Washer for a client. Ideally, they’d like to see somebody who had a part-time job washing bottles in high school, graduated from culinary school with a degree in cooking, and moved on to progressively more responsible positions such as Cook and Bottle Washer Assistant, Associate Cook and Bottle Washer, Cook and Bottle Washing Manager, Director of Cooking and Bottle Washing, before culminating as Vice President of Cooking and Bottle Washing. In fact, some may require that I only target those that have not only done all that but are already serving as Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at another firm. It is sometimes difficult to meet all of a client’s expectations on any given position. Depending on the nature of the job and the client, however, we do usually come remarkably close. The higher up the chain you are in your career, the more closely my clients will want you to have very specific experiences. If you’ve come to your job as Director of Cooking and Bottle Washing by a more circuitous route, the client who’s hired me to fill that job as Chief may not want to meet you.)

December 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NEWSVIEWS: GOV. BRUCE RAUNER
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-gov-bruce-rauner/1661268/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been nearly two years since Bruce Rauner was sworn in as governor of Illinois. In those two years, there has been a lot of gridlock between the Republican governor and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly. There is no state budget, no turnaround plan as the governor has called for and a temporary measure expires at the end of the year. As we approach the end of the year, a homeless shelter in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood says it will close without a deal. There is talk that the state could miss out on infrastructure money under the incoming Trump administration and colleges and universities are looking at operating without state funding.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Locked desks, missing docs? Mendoza says office appears ‘looted’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/locked-desks-missing-docs-mendoza-says-office-appears-looted/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How ‘Saturday Night Live’ managed to turn 2016’s chaos into TV gold – Elahe Izadi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-saturday-night-live-20161218-story.html
— Ivanka Trump could be the most powerful first lady ever – Kate Andersen Brower
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ivanka-trump-first-lady-powerful-20161216-story.html
— Sen. John McCain calls for Russia hacking investigation: ‘There’s no doubt’ of interference – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-john-mccain-russia-hacking-probe-20161218-story.html

— GOP Electoral College members say they’re giving rural America ‘equal voice’  (DIERSEN: What is your connection with rural America?  My mother was born and raised on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. I spent lots of time with her parents at that farm during the 1950s and early 1960s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-electoral-college-donald-trump-20161218-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A holiday civic lessons on why Illinois is going bust – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/andy-shaw-a-holiday-civic-lessons-on-why-illinois-is-going-bust/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Happy holidays not in store for Illinois as budget impasse looms – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161217/our-view-happy-holidays-not-in-store-for-illinois-as-budget-impasse-looms

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Farrakhan sees a new opening for black separatist message – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/farrakhan-sees-a-new-opening-for-black-separatist-message/article_c0d38a62-960e-5ce0-b6fe-da591154e315.html
— Trump Cabinet excites his voters: ‘We have to trust him’ – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/trump-cabinet-excites-his-voters-we-have-to-trust-him/article_2a1ed544-2034-5197-9f4c-382439754fb6.html
— Will the fashion community warm up to Melania Trump? – SARA BAUKNECHT
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/will-the-fashion-community-warm-up-to-melania-trump/article_263ee945-d208-5b14-8ca7-067714e2236c.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The number of speeding tickets issued in Illinois has plunged since 2010, while the number of roadway fatalities has ticked up. – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article121650782.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Electoral College: What to Know About Monday’s Vote – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/18/electoral-college-what-to-know-about-mondays-vote

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— 1320 WILS’ Mike Cohen Show: Citizen Kelly talks about his FEC complaint against CNN
http://www.citizenkelly.com/1320-wils-mike-cohen-show-citizen-kelly-talks-about-his-fec-complaint-against-cnn/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Smear Campaign Against Sessions Ignores the Facts – Ann Corkery
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/18/smear_campaign_against_sessions_ignores_the_facts_132588.html

 

RENEW AMERICA
— Time for conservatives/Republicans to unite behind Trump – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/marcus/161218

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Trump Electors in Pennsylvania Offered Police Protection Before Monday’s Vote – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/breaking-trump-electors-pennsylvania-offered-police-protection-mondays-vote/

 

TOWNHALL
— Salon: The Electoral College Is Racist, But They Should Stand Up Against Donald Trump – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/18/salon-the-electoral-college-is-racist-and-they-should-stand-up-against-donald-trump-n2261165

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— DRAINING THE BUREAUCRATIC SWAMP … COURTESY OF OUR PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS – Nate Madden, Daniel Horowitz  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) always had prioritized lists of their employees they wanted to get rid of and b) always focused on getting rid of those employees.  Because of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, the more of the following that an employee was, the higher up on the lists those employees were: Republican, White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/draining-the-bureaucratic-swamp-courtesy-of-our-progressive-friends

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump almost certain to win Electoral College vote, but nothing’s sure in 2016 elections
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/18/trump-almost-certain-to-win-electoral-college-vote-but-nothings-sure-in-2016-elections.html

 

BLAZE
— Fox News contributor: I didn’t need ‘a puppy, a cry-in or a hotline when President Obama won’ – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: Trump is far less to the right than Obama is to the left.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/17/fox-news-contributor-i-didnt-need-a-puppy-a-cry-in-or-a-hotline-when-president-obama-won/
— Trump hits back at Michelle Obama: ‘We have tremendous hope’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Under Trump, those who are NOT anti-Protestant, NOT anti-conservative, NOT anti-Republican, NOT anti-American, NOT anti-White, NOT anti-male, NOT anti-older people, NOT anti-rich people, NOT anti-gun owners, NOT anti-German Americans, and/or NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors SHOULD HAVE MORE HOPE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/17/trump-hits-back-at-michelle-obama-we-have-tremendous-hope/
— Michael Moore: ‘You have to admire conservatives/Republicans…they don’t care’ – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/17/michael-moore-you-have-to-admire-conservativesrepublicans-they-dont-care/

 

THE HILL
— Blame game bubbles over Russian interference in election – REBECCA SAVRANSKY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those Republican candidates in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 2000 lost elections or who won by smaller margins than they expected WHO BLAME ME FOR THAT.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes SHOUT AT THE AFORESAID CANDIDATES THAT ME AND MY GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS CAUSED THEM TO LOSE OR CAUSED THEM TO WIN BY SMALLER MARGINS THAN THEY EXPECTED.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310951-blame-game-bubbles-up-over-russian-interference-in-election
— New reality: Politicians talk, stock shares drop – PETER SCHROEDER (DIERSEN: Will this discourage companies from doing things that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/310828-new-reality-politicians-talk-stock-shares-drop

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politics Today Lack The Language To Understand The Damage Trump Is Doing.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/our-political-class-lacks_b_13707792.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Time to face reality, Obama — Trump is going to be president – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2016/12/18/time-to-face-reality-obama-trump-is-going-to-be-president/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— As Trump era nears, is the media ready for the challenge? – Margaret Sullivan  (DIERSEN: Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are ready for the challenge.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/as-trump-era-nears-is-the-media-ready-for-the-challenge/2016/12/18/5db9977c-c45f-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— When campus microaggressions are real  Conservative and libertarian students have been long been ‘othered’ on college campuses. – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/12/college-campus-conservatives-trump-glenn-reynolds-column/95331660/

 

FORBES
— Chinese Investments In The U.S. Hit An All-Time High In 2016, But Don’t Expect The Same In 2017 – Ellen Sheng  (DIERSEN: What do foreign countries and their citizens think of those who share your demographics?  If citizens of a foreign country bought the company that you work for, what would they do with you?)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellensheng/2016/12/18/chinese-investments-in-the-u-s-hit-an-all-time-high-in-2016-but-dont-expect-the-same-in-2017/

 

FORTUNE
— GOP Again Eyes Sanctuary Cities Ban Due to Political Tide – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://fortune.com/2016/12/18/gop-sanctuary-cities-immigration/

 

THE BEAST
— Clinton Chairman Continues to Blame Russia for Loss  John Podesta refused to say publicly that Hillary Clinton lost in a fair election. – ANDREW DESIDERIO and BETSY WOODRUFF  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those Republican candidates in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 2000 lost elections or who won by smaller margins than they expected WHO BLAME ME FOR THAT.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes SHOUT AT THE AFORESAID CANDIDATES THAT ME AND MY GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS CAUSED THEM TO LOSE OR CAUSED THEM TO WIN BY SMALLER MARGINS THAN THEY EXPECTED.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/18/clinton-chairman-continues-to-blame-russia-for-loss.html

 

TRUTHOUT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White Nationalism in the Oval Office and the Suppression of Dissent.”
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38768-white-nationalism-in-the-oval-office-and-the-suppression-of-dissent

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The perennial perils of propaganda.”  Mainstream news media in America is Democrat Party propaganda.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/18/1611124/-The-perennial-perils-of-propaganda
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s administration needs to be stopped, blocked, and shut down—completely.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/18/1611333/-Donald-Trump-s-administration-needs-to-be-stopped-blocked-and-shut-down-completely

 

DAILY MAIL
— An over-the-shoulder pose : Ivanka Trump shows off her stylish ‘date night’ outfit in sassy photo with pajama-clad son Joseph – ERICA TEMPESTA
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4045928/An-shoulder-pose-Ivanka-Trump-shows-stylish-date-night-outfit-sassy-photo-pajama-clad-son-Joseph.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Senior adviser on Trump’s diplomacy: ‘I can’t keep up with the tweets’ – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/18/senior-adviser-on-trumps-diplomacy-i-cant-keep-up-with-the-tweets

December 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP TAPS MICK MULVANEY FOR OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-taps-mick-mulvaney-for-office-of-management-and-budget/1661265/
— ALD. COCHRAN INDICTMENT LATEST POLITICAL SCANDAL – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-ald-cochran-indictment-latest-political-scandal/1660571/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The President will be in Honolulu, Hawaii through Monday, January 2, 2017.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-guidance-press-schedule-dec-17-2016jan-2-2017-hawaii/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Skillicorn’s last East Dundee meeting as trustee on Monday – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-east-dundee-skillicorn-resign-st-1218-20161216-story.html
— What to do as the Dow zeros in on 20,000 – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-dow-trump-wall-street-20161216-story.html
— Unidentified, unclaimed bodies create challenges for coroners – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-unclaimed-bodies-in-morgues-st-1207-20161217-story.html
— November home sales, median sale prices up in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-housing-inventory-st-1214-20161217-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For a president-elect that touts ‘America First,’ Russian hacking poses a problem.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-russia-hacking-20161217-story.html
— 4 dead on scene of Fernwood attack, 3 others wounded in shootings – Deanese Williams-Harris and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20161217-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “On victory lap in Alabama, few signs Trump focusing on unified nation.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on getting rid of Trump supporters, and especially Trump supporters 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/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-alabama-rally-20161217-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Report finds IDOT employees faked reports about helping distressed drivers – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161217/news/161219004/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Michelle Obama: ‘We are feeling what not having hope feels like’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is the “we” that she refers to?  ANSWER: 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.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/michelle-obama-we-are-feeling-what-not-having-hope-feels-like/621926291
— Romney says Trump will be open-minded – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/romney-says-trump-will-be-openminded/621918770

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ranking Illinois’ Cleanest Waterways – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=232110#.WFXMyBsrKM8

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ethics experts warn that Trump is courting disaster.”
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/ethics-experts-warn-that-trump-is-courting-disaster/article_3b7ac01e-590f-50dd-ad67-8f5b5e33af5c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHOULD TRUMP HELP AMERICANS BY MOVING JOBS OUT OF D.C.?  (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees do you know?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/should-trump-help-americans-by-moving-jobs-out-of-dc.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The way to boost jobs in the Midwest, Sammins writes, is to “Drain the Swamp” by moving federal government jobs out of the D.C. vicinity … federal agency jobs is the key, he says in this piece:)

 

FOX NEWS
— Michelle Obama’s suggestion Trump is end of ‘hope’ for America gets pushback
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/17/michelle-obama-suggests-trump-is-white-house-is-end-hope-for-america.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump on Twitter: China’s Seizure of US Drone Is ‘Unpresidented’
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-twitter-china-drone/2016/12/17/id/764443/

 

HOT AIR
— Bernard Goldberg: Fake News Is A Long Tradition From The Mainstream Media – ED MORRISSEY
http://beta.hotair.com/archives/2016/12/17/goldberg-fake-news-is-a-long-tradition-from-the-mainstream-media/

 

BREITBART
— Would Republican Establishment Use Impeachment to Block Trump Agenda? – Tom Tancredo
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/17/tancredo-would-republican-establishment-consider-impeachment-to-block-trump-agenda/
— Michael Moore: Trump ‘Has No Right To Enter’ White House – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/17/michael-moore-trump-has-no-right-to-enter-white-house/

 

THE BLAZE
— Venezuelan government plunders toy manufacturer to redistribute toys to the poor – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/17/venezuelan-government-plunders-toy-manufacturer-to-redistribute-toys-to-the-poor/

 

THE HILL
— Trump responds to Michelle Obama: ‘We have tremendous hope’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310907-trump-responds-to-michelle-obama-we-have-tremendous-hope
— Merriam-Webster mocks Trump for typo – HARPER NEIDIG
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/310886-merriam-webster-mocks-trump-for-typo
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump Mentally Ill?”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/is-donald-trump-mentally_b_13693174.html

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Illinois electors split over system to select president – AP
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article121503427.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Outsiders Selected by Trump Aim to Unnerve Washington – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-picks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “One Way Not to Be Like Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/opinion/sunday/one-way-not-to-be-like-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “What Donald Trump Doesn’t Know About Black People.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/opinion/sunday/what-donald-trump-doesnt-know-about-black-people.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tries to calm his ‘vicious, violent, screaming’ supporters.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/16/trump-tries-to-calm-his-vicious-violent-screaming-supporters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “FBI in agreement with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win White House.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-blames-putins-personal-grudge-against-her-for-election-interference/2016/12/16/12f36250-c3be-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump needs to get over his victory.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-needs-to-get-over-trumps-victory-trump/2016/12/16/e30c17e0-c3c1-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html
— Zachary Wood is going home for Christmas. But most people at his prestigious college have no idea what he’s facing there. – Valerie Strauss  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use this story to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/17/hes-going-home-for-christmas-but-most-people-at-his-prestigious-college-have-no-idea-what-hes-facing-there/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s un-PC cabinet matches his campaign promises to a T – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2016/12/17/trumps-un-pc-cabinet-matches-his-campaign-promises-to-a-t/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “RESISTANCE TO TRUMP IS NOT FUTILE.”
http://www.newsweek.com/michael-dorf-resistance-trump-not-futile-532856

 

STATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mainstream Republicans think they’re in control.”
http://www.thestate.com/opinion/op-ed/article121382013.html

 

NPR
— Transgender Americans Race To Finish Paperwork Before Trump Administration – JEFF BRADY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/503753624/transgender-americans-race-to-finish-paperwork-before-trump-administration

 

TELEGRAPH
— Could you get a job at Apple? It depends on your answers to these 25 questions – Adam Boult (DIERSEN: Apple could use the extreme subjectivity of this to not offer jobs to 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.telegraph.co.uk/work-salary/news/could-get-job-apple-depends-answers-25-questions/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump faces Senate backlash over ‘cabinet of billionaires.’  President-elect vowed to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington but critics say key roles for business elite is not the way.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/18/donald-trump-senate-backlash-cabinet-of-billionaires
— Socially isolated voters more likely to favor Brexit, finds thinktank – Patrick Maguire  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors FOCUS ON SOCIALLY ISOLATING individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/17/socially-isolated-voters-more-likely-to-favour-brexit-finds-thinktank

December 17 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Obama Uses His Last Press Conference of 2016 to Trash America’s Favorite Punching Bag: The Media – MAEGAN VAZQUEZ  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://ijr.com/2016/12/758281-obama-last-press-conference-2016-media/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

December 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 16-Plus Arrested at North Carolina Legislature Protesting GOP-Led Bills – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/16-plus-arrested-at-nc-legislature-protesting-gop-led-bills/1659305/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Well Represented as Former Chiefs of Staff Meet with Priebus  The list includes former White House Chiefs of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Bill Daley, John Podesta and Samuel Skinner. – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Well-Represented-as-Former-Chiefs-of-Staff-Meet-with-Priebus-407116955.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Challenges Dems To Bring Him Spending Plan – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/16/gov-rauner-challenges-dems-to-bring-him-spending-plan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-backs-cia-on-russia-hacking-20161216-story.html
— Investors proving bullish on Trump – Renae Merle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-stock-market-trump-wall-street-20161216-story.html
— Group homes CEO tells judge he doesn’t know location of 6 residents – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/grouphomes/ct-group-homes-1217-20161216-story.html
— Sprint’s free broadband service easing life for some Leyden students
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-leyden-broadband-gets-boost-tl-1222-20161216-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some big givers win big roles in Trump administration – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-some-big-givers-win-big-roles-in-trump-administration/
— More tax money for Chicago’s booming TV, movie studio – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-more-tax-money-for-chicagos-booming-tv-movie-studio/
— Podesta, Rahm at ex-White House chiefs of staff lunch for Priebus – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/podesta-at-former-white-house-chiefs-of-staff-lunch-for-priebus/
— Downers Grove-based DeVry to pay $100M in FTC deceptive ads case – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/downers-grove-based-devry-to-pay-100m-in-ftc-deceptive-ads-case/

— Police union boss troubled over talk of relaxing hiring standards – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, the federal government lowered its hiring and promotion standards to hire, retain, and promote more minorities and more females.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-union-boss-troubled-over-talk-of-relaxing-hiring-standards/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Program’s expansion means free internet for more students
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161216/submitted/161219176/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s entry could make governor race a costly one for the ages – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161216/NEWS02/161219907/j-b-pritzkers-entry-could-make-illinois-governor-race-a-costly-one

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump paid $12.5 million to his own businesses during race  Movement of money all legal – DREW GRIFFIN , MARSHALL COHEN AND SCOTT ZAMOST
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-paid-125-million-to-his-own-businesses-during-race/621601191

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Social mediation: Politicians bypass press, control message – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/social-mediation-politicians-bypass-press-control-message/article_7f58d9da-cb8b-52d2-9404-04cafe76344b.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump First Lady says “White House needs a ‘grown-up’ to calm in crisis.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/entertainment/first-lady-white-house-needs-a-grown-up-to-calm/article_4bdb1606-8fba-58da-b0ef-ce62b90b5219.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Durkin Says Deteriorating Tone Of Legislature Due To Upset Democrats – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/durkin-says-deteriorating-tone-legislature-due-upset-democrats

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Trump Michigan Elector: Opposition Threatened to Put a Bullet in My Head – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/trump-michigan-elector-democrats-threatened-put-bullet-head-video/

 

FOX NEWS
— Facebook’s war on ‘fake news’ has skeptics asking: Who decides? – William LaJeunesse  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, Dave Diersen, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, has decided what is fake news, that is, what should not be linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to non-fake news and to non-fake commentary.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/16/facebooks-war-on-fake-news-has-skeptics-asking-who-decides.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump expected to act swiftly on immigration – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2016/12/16/trump-expected-to-act-swiftly-on-immigration

 

BREITBART
— Facebook to Label ‘Fake News’ with Help of Partisan ‘Fact Checkers’ – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/12/15/facebook-introduce-warning-labels-stories-deemed-fake-news/
— 9 Reasons Why PolitiFact Is Unqualified to Label ‘Fake News’ – JEROME HUDSON15
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/12/15/9-reasons-politifact-unqualified-label-fake-news/

 

BLAZE
— Michelle Obama: The nation is experiencing ‘what not having hope feels like’ – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, members of the following groups had lots of hope and made lots of progress: 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.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/16/michelle-obama-the-nation-is-experiencing-what-not-having-hope-feels-like/

 

DAILY CALLER
— George Soros, Big Banks And Google Fund Anti-Trump Resistance Group – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/15/george-soros-big-banks-and-google-fund-anti-trump-resistance-group/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Indiana Town’s Entire Police Force Quits, Citing Requests to ‘Do Illegal, Unethical and Immoral Things’ – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/12/15/indiana-towns-entire-police-force-quits-citing-requests-to-do-illegal-unethical-and-immoral-things/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS DON’T UNDERSTAND BUSINESS OR ECONOMICS – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate business and the graduate business, accounting, and finance courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/16/shocker-government-bureaucrats-dont-understand-business-or-economics/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Cornell College Republicans president assaulted, called ‘racist bitch’
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30381/

 

THE HILL
— Mainstream media increasingly complicit in ‘fake news’ outbreak – JACK MALLORY
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/310746-mainstream-media-increasingly-complicit-in-fake-news-outbreak

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask if the sanctuary campuses controversy is blown out of perspective and say “Thousands of students are demanding sanctuary campuses, and some state leaders are warning against it. But the ruckus appears divorced from current legal reality.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sanctuary-campuses-controversy-blown-out-of-perspective_us_585401c7e4b0630a254231e6
— Time For Democrats To Stop Catering To The Professional Class – Jason Linkins  (DIERSEN: I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48 and I earned a professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/so-that-happened-thomas-frank_us_585441fde4b08debb788d881

 

MSNBC
— The genial transition from Obama to Trump gets a lot less friendly – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-genial-transition-obama-trump-gets-lot-less-friendly

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— To Combat Trump, Democrats Ready a G.O.P. Tactic: Lawsuits – VIVIAN YEED
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/nyregion/donald-trump-democrats-lawsuits.html
— Nine New Findings About Inequality in the United States – JEREMY ASHKENAS  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promise to use government a) to take money away from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money.  Why earn more money if the Democrats are going to take it away from you?)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/16/business/economy/nine-new-findings-about-income-inequality-piketty.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California is itching to take on Trump. Here are the prominent figures leading the charge – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-californians-trump-critics-20161216-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook’s Fake Fix for Fake News  Liberal fact-checkers are not the way to ensure a more informed public. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-fake-fix-for-fake-news-1481932361
— The Upper Crust Built New York  Without the 1%, we’d have no Metropolitan Museum of Art, no Metropolitan Opera and no New York Public Library. William L. Hamilton reviews “In Pursuit of Privilege” by Clifton Hood. – WILLIAM L. HAMILTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-upper-crust-built-new-york-1481917884
— Donald Trump and the Overinflated Presidency  The president-elect will inherit an executive branch whose power has ballooned far beyond its constitutional bounds. – JEFFREY ROSEN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-and-the-overinflated-presidency-1481911622
— Northeast Schools With Highest Graduate Salaries  MCPHS University tops Harvard University for salaries in the region in the WSJ/THE College Rankings  (DIERSEN: How much in today’s dollars did you earn 10 years after you started college?  I started college in 1966, I earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.  In 1976, IRS paid me at the GS-12 Step 3 level, or $83,093 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/northeast-schools-with-highest-graduate-salaries-1481914766
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Voters Spoke, but Trump’s Cabinet Picks Suggest He’s Not Listening.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/12/16/the-voters-spoke-but-trumps-cabinet-picks-suggest-hes-not-listening/

 

FORBES
— Madonna’s Billboard Speech And Why Silicon Valley’s Ageism Starves Innovation – Drew Hansen  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/drewhansen/2016/12/16/madonna-billboard-ageism-innovation/#4daf2fb102bc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last Friday Madonna received the Woman of the Year award at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music event. Her acceptance speech centered on the sexism she’s endured as a female entertainer in the music industry. But amid her criticism of the treatment she’s received as a woman, she touched on a different issue altogether. “To age is to sin,” she remarked. “I think the most controversial thing I have ever done is to stick around.” Ageism is one of the last bastions of prejudice in the North American workforce. Ageism In The United States Age discrimination in the workplace involves treating an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age. It tends to be a bias against older workers such as when deserving employees over 50 are passed over for promotions, career opportunities, or training. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) into law “to promote the employment of older persons based on ability rather than age, to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment and to help employers and workers find ways to address problems arising from the impact of age on employment.” The original legislation protected employees between the ages of 40 and 65. In 1978 Congress passed an amendment to extend the age of the protected group from 65 to 70 and in 1987 the age cap was lifted entirely.)
— How Academia, Google Scholar And Predatory Publishers Help Feed Academic Fake News – Kalev Leetaru
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/12/16/how-academia-google-scholar-and-predatory-publishers-help-feed-academic-fake-news/#2db5eaf66ea6

 

MARKET WATCH
— Opinion Journal: Facebook’s Fake News Censors  Web Columnist James Taranto on why the social media giant is caving to leftist critics.
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/opinion-journal-facebooks-fake-news-censors/7AD6FF44-D4F4-4DB6-8892-57DACD3BCFD7.html

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Journalists’ attitudes bigger problem for industry than fake news – CAL THOMAS
http://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/journalists-attitudes-bigger-problem-for-industry-than-fake-news/article_392ff397-19b9-534b-8433-4267e801efbe.html

 

STANFORD DAILY
— Study finds students unable to identify fake news – Stephanie Brito
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/12/16/study-finds-students-unable-to-identify-fake-news/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Audacity of Hope” and “Trump’s win was both a perfect storm and the culmination of long term trends” and ask “Can American fascism be stopped?”
http://prospect.org/article/audacity-hope

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats Need to Oppose Trump’s Cabinet Picks En Masse.  If Democrats still believe that Trump is a threat to democracy, then they should act accordingly.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139368/democrats-need-oppose-trumps-cabinet-picks-en-masse

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— U.S. social mobility gap continues to widen  Data show about half of 30-year-olds in 2016 earn less than their parents at same age – Lauren Leatherby
https://www.ft.com/content/7de9165e-c3d2-11e6-9bca-2b93a6856354

 

GUARDIAN
— Facebook’s plan to tackle fake news raises questions over limitations  Operation prompted scrutiny about process and site’s apparent unwillingness to pay for fact-checking that relies on users and non-partisan organizations – Olivia Solon and Julia Carrie Wong
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/16/facebook-fake-news-system-problems-fact-checking

December 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— SCHOCK RELEASED ON BOND, POSTS PEORIA WAREHOUSE AS PERSONAL COLLATERAL – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff and Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/news/schock-released-on-bond-posts-peoria-warehouse-as-personal-collateral/1656746/

 

NBC5
— Ohio Governor OKs 20-Week Abortion Ban, Nixes Heartbeat Bill  Kasich acted on both proposals the same day they landed on his desk – Julie Carr Smyth
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Ohio-Governor-OKs-20-Week-Abortion-Ban-Nixes-Heartbeat-Bill–406361765.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Longshot campaign to dump Trump explores its merits – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/223750410-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel’s wish for 2017: Less violence – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-rahm-emanuel-2017-wish-story.html
— Politics and temptation: The Willie Cochran indictment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-alderman-cochran-indicted-corruption-edit-1215-20161214-story.html
— Ellison calls for ‘3,007-county strategy’ in DNC chairman bid – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-keith-ellison-dnc-bid-20161214-story.html
— Aurora alderman convicted of theft not running for re-election to ‘give other people a chance’ – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-johnson-st-1215-20161214-story.html
— Illinois ranks 26th in the nation for health, foundation says – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-health-rankings-1215-biz-20161214-story.html
— Month after fare increase OK’d, Metra gives CEO a $28K raise – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-metra-orseno-raise-1215-chicago-inc-20161215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s cabinet a dream team for conservatives – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-with-cabinet-picks-trump-pleases-right-wing/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Del Mar gets $20K appointment after exiting state Senate race – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/161219382/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Age of Trump is a golden opportunity for cities like Chicago – BRUCE KATZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161215/OPINION/161219951

 

DNA INFO
— It’s Official — Logan Is Getting LGBTQ-Friendly Affordable Housing Complex – Mina Bloom and Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161214/logan-square/lgtbq-friendly-affordable-housing-complex-logan-square-alderman-moreno

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: We’ll meet again when Democrats get serious – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161214/rauner-well-meet-again-when-democrats-get-serious
— Andy Manar in the mix for governor in 2018 – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161214/bernard-schoenburg-andy-manar-in-mix-for-governor-in-2018
— Worries about ‘lockbox’ amendment effects coming true – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161214/our-view-worries-about-lockbox-amendment-effects-coming-true

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers should do their jobs, not sue – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/13/our-view-illinois-lawmakers-should-do-their-jobs-not-sue/awzursw/

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Judge right not to stifle speech in Schock case – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stifling speech that they do not like.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/103574/editorial-judge-right-not-to-stifle-speech-in-schock-case

 

TIMES
— Time to stop supporting Illinois Lottery games – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-time-to-stop-supporting-illinois-lottery-games/article_0bc3e73a-0ebe-5401-b02d-0b7516327516.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ivanka Trump to have East Wing office  Trump daughter may take some first lady duties – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/sources-ivanka-trump-to-have-east-wing-office/620224549
— Search for Trump press secretary, communications director heating up  Sean Spicer is a 6-year veteran of RNC – Dylan Byers and Jim Acosta
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/search-for-trump-press-secretary-communications-director-heating-up/620077071

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Blame Game Over Budget Negotiations Continue – Jordan Abudayyeh  (DIERSEN: Who/what is blamed for the problems in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  Who does the blaming?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/blame-game-over-budget-negotiations-continue
— Low-Income Students Struggling Behind Wealthier Peers – Esther Kwon  (DIERSEN: Are/were your parents wealthy?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were very wealthy, and because of that, I got into the upper 20% of my high school class, I got a 24 on the ACT, UIC accepted me, NIU accepted me, and I a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) earned a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/low-income-students-struggling-behind-wealthier-peers

 

WJBD
— Trump’s Children Playing Prominent Role in Transition
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/14/trumps-children-playing-prominent-role-in-transition

 

ALL ACCESS
— Dan Proft Inks Renewal With WIND-A (AM 560 The Answer)/Chicago
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/160782/dan-proft-inks-renewal-with-wind-a-am-560-the-answ

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— California College Instructor Caught in the Act of Being a Leftist – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/california-college-instructor-caught-act-leftist/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Liberal Media Invented ‘Fake News’ LONG Before the Conservative Media Was Born – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/14/liberal-media-invented-fake-news-long-conservative-media-born/

 

RED STATE
— A Tale Of Two Governors: Massive Cronyism And Other Terrible Policy – Seton Motley
http://www.redstate.com/setonmotley/2016/12/14/tale-two-governors-massive-cronyism-terrible-policy/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Celeb Video Urges Republican Electors to Vote Anyone but Trump – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/video/celeb-video-urges-republican-electors-to-vote-anyone-but-trump/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP’S VICTORY: EVEN CHARLIE ‘RACE CARD’ RANGEL DOESN’T BLAME ‘WHITELASH’ – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trumps-victory-even-charlie-race-card-rangel-doesnt-blame-whitelash/

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Fake News Gets Trump-Hating Politico Reporter Fired – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/14/rumor-started-denied-ivanaka-trump-get-white-house-office-now-used-michelle-obama/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DC Public Schools Spokeswoman Wants To ‘Get Rid Of’ All White Men – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/14/dc-public-schools-spokeswoman-wants-to-get-rid-of-all-white-men/
— Student Launches ‘Safewalk’ Program Due To Perceived Danger Of Post-Trump Election World – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/15/student-launches-safewalk-program-due-to-perceived-danger-of-post-trump-election-world/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— How the Democrat Media Lost Its Mojo  So much screeching — and now no one can bother to listen. – JUDAH FRIEDMAN
https://spectator.org/how-the-democrat-press-lost-its-mojo/

 

THE HILL
— Trump defends business, slams media and White House in series of tweets – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310523-trump-defends-business-slams-media-and-white-house-in-series-of-tweets

 

POLITICO
— Center for American Progress focuses on anti-Trump efforts – GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI  (DIERSEN: Who is leading anti-Trump efforts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What will they do to harm/destroy/get rid of Trump supporters?  What should Trump supporters do to defend themselves?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/center-american-progress-tanden-trump-232667

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ku Klux Klan Says They’re Not White Supremacists – Jay Reeves
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/12/12/kkk-white-supremacist_n_13581992.html

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “U.S. celebrities urge Electoral College to vote against President-elect.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/celebrities-urge-electoral-college-to-dump-trump/8124722

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Has the Right to Suspend Donald Trump. But It Shouldn’t. – Farhad Manjoo
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/technology/twitter-has-the-right-to-suspend-donald-trump-but-it-shouldnt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why G.O.P. Electoral College Members Can Vote Against Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/opinion/why-gop-electoral-college-members-can-vote-against-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Report ranks best and worst agencies for federal employees – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/15/report-ranks-best-and-worst-agencies-for-federal-employees/

 

USA TODAY
— Forget those mean tweets, tech friends. Trump’s just here to help
http://www.usatoday.com/story/nletter/short-list/2016/12/14/short-list-wednesday-newsletter/95416966/
— Secret Service is one of the worst spots to work in the government – Eliza Collins
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/12/15/secret-service/95432880/
— Sophisticated drug cartel tunnel from San Diego to Mexico found – John Bacon
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/14/sophisticated-drug-cartel-tunnel-linking-san-diego-mexico-found/95422628/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Muslim college student made up Trump supporter subway attack story to avoid punishment for missing curfew
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/muslim-woman-reported-trump-supporter-attack-made-story-article-1.2910944

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Confirmation won’t be Tillerson’s toughest fight. He pushed Boy Scouts to accept gays. – ALEX DAUGHERTY
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article120885213.html

 

BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL
— U.S. Steel to reopen part of Illinois plant
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2016/12/14/u-s-steel-to-reopen-part-of-illinois-plant.html

 

BAY AREA REPORTER
— Trump picks concern global LGBT groups – Heather Cassell
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=72177

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Many Democratic Excuses for Defeat  The Electoral College, white supremacy, Jim Comey, anything but facing up to reality. – Karl Rove
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-many-democratic-excuses-for-defeat-1481759539
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote immigration because immigrants vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.  RINOs promote immigration because they want cheap labor.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-dreamer-opportunity-1481762530

 

FORTUNE
— Some U.S. Companies Are Already Calling Off Plans to Move to Mexico
http://fortune.com/2016/12/15/donald-trump-offshore-jobs-companies/

 

FED SMITH
— What are the Best Agencies to Work for in Government? – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/15/what-are-the-best-agencies-to-work-for-in-government/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— After election debacle, Democrats debate identity politics – Niles Niemuth  (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/15/iden-d15.html

 

COMMUNIST PARTY USA
— Standing together in protest: Unity will Trump hate – John Bachtell  (DIERSEN: Communists have much in common with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cpusa.org/article/standing-together-in-protest-unity-will-trump-hate/

December 14 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting and Christmas Party – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
Attendees at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting and Christmas Party Wednesday evening, December 14, 2016, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Almiron, Austin, Bohn, Brennan, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Connelly, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Grant, Grogan, Heidorn, Hinds, Ives, Jorgensen, Keller, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Minor, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Tornga, Wehling, and Wiley.

 

ABC7
— ALDERMAN WILLIE COCHRAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES – Charles Thomas and Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/alderman-willie-cochran-indicted-on-federal-charges/1655825/
— How Trump Is Considering Changing White House Press Briefings – ABC NEWS
https://abc7chicago.com/news/how-trump-is-considering-changing-white-house-press-briefings/1656914/

 

CBS2
— Questions About Trump Immigration Policy Create Anxiety For Some Chicagoans – Jim Williams
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/14/questions-about-trump-immigration-policy-creates-anxiety-for-some/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago OKs over $5M to families of police shooting victims – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/223652146-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 129K Illinois voters skipped presidential vote – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-than-129k-illinois-voters-skipped-presidential-vote/
— Ald. Cochran charged with looting fund meant for kids, seniors – Jon Seidel and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-willie-cochran-indicted-on-federal-fraud-charges-source/amp/
— VERY SAD: Emanuel opens the door to relaxing police hiring standards – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What you did in the past predicts what you will do in the future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/three-powerful-aldermen-push-for-relaxed-police-hiring-standards/amp/
— Kanye West’s meeting with Trump totally self-serving – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mitchell-kanye-wests-meeting-with-trump-totally-self-serving/
— Ald. Cochran’s ‘off the books’ fund exposes deeper problem – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-ald-cochrans-off-the-books-fund-exposes-deeper-problem/
— Trump meets with Obamacare architect, Rahm brother, Zeke Emanuel – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-meets-with-obamacare-architect-rahm-brother-zeke-emanuel/
— Trump lavishes attention on brothers Emanuel – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-trump-lavishes-attention-on-brothers-emanuel/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Chicago really that corrupt? Yes – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-aldermen-and-corruption-kass-1215-20161214-column.html
— As Obamacare deadline looms, Illinois sign-ups still solid despite uncertainty – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-obamacare-insurance-1215-biz-20161214-story.html
— Two Naperville residents (Gerald Cassioppi and William Habel) reappointed to county ethics commission – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-ethics-committee-naperville-st-1216-20161214-story.html
— Aldermen: Let CPD hire people with ‘minor drug and criminal offenses’ – John Byrne (DIERSEN: What you did in the past predicts what you will do in the future.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-police-hiring-met-1215-20161214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If Trump destroys our democracy, blame the Republicans who enabled him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-destroy-american-democracy-20161214-story.html
— Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims – Tracey Lien and Melissa Etehad  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-tech-workers-oppose-muslims-database-20161214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s market-moving tweets are a huge scandal waiting to happen.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-donald-trump-market-moving-tweets-20161214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is courting trouble with China, Russia — and endangering global peace.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-china-russia-chapman-perspec-1215-md-20161214-column.html
— Ald. Willie Cochran indicted on thefts from ward charity – Jason Meisner, Jeremy Gorner and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-alderman-willie-cochran-indicted-20161214-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facing threat of lawsuit, Elk Grove will rescind support for Rauner agenda – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161214/news/161219428/
— Metra head gets pay hike of nearly 10 percent – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161214/news/161219483/
— Kane County Deputy fired by ex-Sheriff Pat Perez in line for $650,000 settlement – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161214/news/161219420/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ald. Cochran indicted on extortion charges – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161214/NEWS02/161219961/ald-cochran-indicted-on-extortion-charges

 

WBEZ
— Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin: Democrats ‘Still Reeling’ After Election – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-house-gop-leader-democrats-still-reeling-after-election/56dbdb44-9d9a-4337-8627-e620bb22a4cd
— Congressman Mike Quigley: Choose Your Battles When Working With Donald Trump – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/congressman-mike-quigley-choose-your-battles-when-working-with-donald-trump/07eea1bd-8fb1-42fe-9ad1-64eefa12f157

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Exelon hiring 400 for nuclear power plants
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/exelon-hiring-for-nuclear-power-plants/article_45a6ed26-6c8d-554b-9b4e-3c8855a8a383.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Elk Grove Village Rescinds Support For Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda  Settlement Says Trustees Would Not Address Issue In Future, Union Would Not File Lawsuit – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_1aaa809e-c22b-11e6-ac31-37eb8a9d8ded.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Votes for Davis trump party-line politics – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-12-14/tom-kacich-votes-davis-trump-party-line-politics.html
— Davis’ spending among top 20% in House – Ben Zigterman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-12-14/record-davis-spending-among-top-20-house.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— IL GOP Lawmakers Criticize Unconfirmed Governor Candidate JB Pritzker – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/il-gop-lawmakers-criticize-unconfirmed-governor-candidate

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— Ray Lahood donates $1,000 to Peoria County Republican Central Committee
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511054999-ray-lahood-donates-1-000-to-peoria-county-republican-central-committee

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly on the Mike Siegel Show: Trump Must Go to War with Rahm
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-on-the-mike-siegel-show-trump-must-go-to-war-with-rahm/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Will Obamacare Repeal Really Leave 30 Million without Insurance? – Dr. Brian Joondeph
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/will-obamacare-repeal-really-leave-30-million-without-insurance/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AFSCME TURNS ON THE ILLINOIS LABOR RELATIONS BOARD – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscme-turns-on-the-illinois-labor-relations-board/

 

GOPUSA
— Corrupt CIA Feeds Crooked Media
http://www.gopusa.com/corrupt-cia-feeds-crooked-media/
— 55 members of Electoral College try another tactic to overturn will of voters
http://www.gopusa.com/55-members-of-electoral-college-try-another-tactic-to-overturn-will-of-voters/
— The Election Results Deniers
http://www.gopusa.com/the-election-results-deniers/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Devotes Full Story to GOP Aaron Schock Corruption Case, Skips Dem Chaka Fattah Sentencing – Kyle Drennen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2016/12/14/nbc-devotes-full-story-gop-corruption-case-skips-dem-sentencing

 

BLAZE
— Liberal Harvard law professor says up to 20 Republican presidential electors may flip against Trump – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/14/liberal-harvard-law-professor-says-up-to-20-republican-presidential-electors-may-flip-against-trump/

 

BREITBART
— 40 Sanctuary Cities Pledge to Risk Federal Funds Under Trump –  JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/14/40-sanctuary-cities-pledge-risk-federal-funds-trump/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House Correspondents Association rebuts Priebus – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-correspondents-association-rebuts-priebus/article/2609662
— Media hysteria over Trump’s possible changes to White House briefing – EDDIE SCARRY
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/media-hysteria-over-trumps-possible-changes-to-white-house-briefing/article/2609665

 

POLITICO
— Trump announces Ronna Romney McDaniel to be his pick for RNC – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/rnc-announces-mcdaniel-as-trumps-pick-to-head-rnc-232653
— Reince Priebus signals changes ahead for White House press corps – HADAS GOLD
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/12/reince-priebus-signals-changes-ahead-for-white-house-press-corps-232637

 

CNBC
— Running the government with no government experience: Another first for team Trump – John Harwood |
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/14/running-the-government-with-no-government-experience-another-first-for-team-trump.html

 

VALLEY CENTRAL
— In Texas, lawmakers don’t mess with employers of undocumented workers – Jay Root
http://valleycentral.com/news/local/in-texas-lawmakers-dont-mess-with-employers-of-undocumented-workers

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Dems say Trump must divest from DC hotel, citing GSA – Laurie Kellman, Bernard Condon, AP
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/dems-say-trump-must-divest-from-dc-hotel-citing-gsa

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Trump’s Witch Hunts Are Having a Huge Chilling Effect  His intimidation of journalists, civil servants, and businesses is already doing incalculable harm to the public interest. – BRIAN BEUTLER
https://newrepublic.com/article/139335/trumps-witch-hunts-huge-chilling-effect
— After 2016, Can We Ever Trust the Polls Again?  Data was a rare source of clarity in the 2008 and 2012 elections. In 2016, it failed catastrophically.-  NICOLE NAREA
https://newrepublic.com/article/139158/2016-can-ever-trust-polls-again

 

VANITY FAIR
— GOOGLE IS HIRING A “CONSERVATIVE OUTREACH” MANAGER TO MAKE NICE WITH TRUMP  The formerly Clinton-friendly tech company looks ahead to 2017. – MAYA KOSOFF
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/google-is-hiring-a-conservative-outreach-manager-to-make-nice-with-trump

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Exxon faces anti-gay bias lawsuit as Trump taps CEO for State – Chris Johnson
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/12/14/lawsuit-alleging-anti-gay-bias-exxon-ongoing-trump-taps-ceo-state/

December 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump Says He Doesn’t Need Daily Intelligence Briefings That Say ‘Same Thing’ Every Day – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-need-daily-intelligence-briefings-that-say-same-thing-every-day/1650794/

 

WGN RADIO
— Illinois politics: Will the House ever come to mutual agreement? – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2016/12/11/illinois-politics-will-the-house-ever-come-to-mutual-agreement/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FBI told the Illinois Republican Party in June its emails had been hacked – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republican-party-email-hack-met-1212-20161211-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The FBI notified the Illinois Republican Party in June that some of its email accounts may have been hacked, but party officials were not told that it was part of a wide-ranging federal investigation of Russian activity in the nation’s political system, the state GOP’s executive director said Sunday. Nick Klitzing said the state GOP on its own found 18 of its emails on the website DCLeaks.com. The New York Times reported the website was an outlet that U.S. intelligence officials and private cybersecurity companies believe was created by a unit controlled by the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency. Klitzing said FBI agents raised questions about emails involving the state GOP accounts during their visit. The four email accounts involved were inactive or rarely used, and the hacked emails dated to 2015, long before the 2016 contests for president and Illinois offices, Klitzing said. A review of the emails provided by the state GOP shows the messages were largely rudimentary in nature, ranging from requests for training and local party event invitations to reports and discussion that U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton should be considered a “dark horse” candidate to replace House Speaker John Boehner, a contest ultimately won by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. . .The compromised Illinois GOP emails provided to the Tribune were dated from August to October of 2015 and did not involve Trump, Clinton or the presidential contest. The emails were sent to the state Republican Party. The subjects of the compromised emails included a suburban York Township Republican Women’s event; a request by McLean County GOP Chairman Chuck Erickson to attend a county training event that included Erickson’s phone number; and a notification from Mike Bigger, a member of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, that he would be attending an event “and bringing a $1,000 check” from the Stark County party organization. Other compromised emails included a half-dozen messages from Chicago businessman Peter Smith, chairman of Corporate Venture Alliances LLC, involving the October 2015 GOP contest to replace Boehner as House speaker. Smith is a longtime Republican conservative and has been a supporter of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Smith’s emails were sent to what Klitzing described as an unused email account for Richard Porter, the state’s Republican national committeeman.)
— Pro-Trump, pro-white banner found hanging outside Libertyville building – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give anti-Trumps ammunition?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pro-trump-pro-white-banner-found-hanging-outside-libertyville-building-20161211-story.html
— Trump rejects intel, lawmakers vow probe of Russia hacking
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-russia-hacking-20161211-story.html
— Trump faces first significant post-election pushback from Republicans over CIA report on Russia – Sarah D. Wire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-russia-election-response-20161211-story.html
— Key GOP senators join call for bipartisan Russia election probe – Elise Viebeck, Karoun Demirjian
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-senators-russia-election-probe-20161211-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A plea for transparency from Foxx, Mendoza – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/shaw-a-plea-for-transparency-from-foxx-mendoza/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump on Russian hacking: ‘I don’t believe it’  ‘I think it’s just another excuse’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-on-russian-hacking-i-dont-believe-it/617959796
— Trump says he’s turning away ‘billions’ but has ‘the right’ to do business deals  Trump involved in more than 500 companies – Jill Disis
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-says-hes-turning-away-billions-but-has-the-right-to-do-business-deals/617978996
— Biden keeps door open for 2020 run against Trump  ‘Age could be very much an issue, and it may not be’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/biden-keeps-door-open-for-2020-run-against-trump/617957995

 

WJBD
— Reince Priebus: ‘RNC Was Not Hacked’ – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/11/reince-priebus-rnc-was-not-hacked

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives says U of I ‘segregating’ students by background, ignoring merit – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511049268-ives-says-u-of-i-segregating-students-by-background-ignoring-merit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Illinois has programs aimed at being inclusive for students, staff and people of all races, cultures and backgrounds, but, state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said being inclusive does not necessarily mean being productive. “This is the type of thing that you see happening across higher education everywhere,” Ives told the DuPage Policy Journal. “What they are doing is that they are segregating students based on all sorts of (criteria) such as gender, sex, race and religion. (They are saying) ‘everybody should feel good about themselves for who they are and not based on merit.’ That is completely wrong.” The university, in its goals of inclusivity, has enacted several diversity programs, including holding a “Bystander Intervention/De-Escalation Training” session, taught by a self-described “radical queer feminist activist” and creating an Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations (OIIR), dedicated to recruiting and retaining underrepresented students while promoting diversify education and civility, and fostering leadership skills for the global world. Ives said the OIIR contradicts itself via segregation of students, i.e. students are not judged on their merits, but on their background. “That is not very American,” Ives said. “That is not how we built this country. We built this country on hard work and people of all political stripes, all colors and all nations doing their best and succeeding and giving everybody equal opportunity and not an unequal outcome. So this is the University of Illinois along with other universities in the state just running amok.” Ives said the office does not encourage hard work, but instead promotes division. “It’s actually shameful to segregate kids this way,” Ives said. “They should be pushed, to an extent. They should be given opportunities based on their merits. This is actually divisive to do something like this. This is not inclusive.”)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County Election Commission- Why some public officials need removed from office – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/dupage-county-election-commission-why-some-public-officials-need-removed-from-office/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— BossMadigan.com takes aim at new batch of Democratic lawmakers – Carol Ostrow
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511053477-bossmadigan-com-takes-aim-at-new-batch-of-democratic-lawmakers

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Biss named in gubernatorial speculation – Bill Smith
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2016-12-11/76501/biss-named-in-gubernatorial-speculation

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Newly launched website aims to expose Madigan’s sphere of influence – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511050394-newly-launched-website-aims-to-expose-madigan-s-sphere-of-influence

 

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Tim Scott to African-Americans: ‘Let’s Give Mr. Trump a Chance’ – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/tim-scott-african-americans-give-trump-chance/2016/12/11/id/763358/

 

BLAZE
— Joe Biden excoriates Donald Trump and his ‘vicious’ presidential campaign – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: The list of threats of violence and acts of violence by Clinton supporters against Trump supporters is lengthy and growing.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/11/joe-biden-excoriates-donald-trump-and-his-vicious-presidential-campaign/
— Ohio State student protesters claim police went ‘too far’ by shooting, killing Islamic terrorist – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/10/ohio-state-student-protesters-claim-police-went-too-far-by-shooting-killing-islamic-terrorist/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Tim Scott Lays Out Plan For Trump To Engage Black Communities – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/sen-tim-scott-lays-out-plan-for-trump-to-engage-black-communities/
— Trump: ‘I Don’t Want China Dictating To Me’ – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/trump-i-dont-want-china-dictating-to-me/
— Democrats Insist EPA Staffers Can Resist Trump’s Agenda – Michael Bastasch  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government talked and acted like they were required by law to discriminate against their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, like they were required by law to give preference to their employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/09/democrats-insist-epa-staffers-can-resist-trumps-agenda/
— Children Today Will Probably Never Earn More Than Their Parents – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/11/children-today-will-probably-never-earn-more-than-their-parents/
— DC’s Transgender Cop Poster Child Turns Out To Be A Pervert – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/09/dcs-transgender-cop-poster-child-turns-out-to-be-a-pervert/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Students told: Don’t use term ‘illegal immigrant’ on final exam – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30307/
— University’s ‘Whiteness Forum’ takes ‘critical look at whiteness’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30248/
— Professor tells students: Trump’s election an ‘act of terrorism’ – JEREMY BEAMAN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30300/
— Ohio State stabber’s name added to list of nonwhites wrongly killed by police
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30293/
— Christian university denies conservative students’ request to form campus club – LAUREN FOX
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30273/

 

THE HILL
— Under Trump, a government for the ‘experts,’ by the ‘experts’ no longer – DAVID DANFORD AND JUAN DÁVALOS
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/309862-a-defense-of-trumps-inexperienced-cabinet

 

ROLL CALL
— Biden: Democrats Must Show More ‘Respect’ to Working-Class Whites  VP rejects notion that racism helped elect Donald Trump – John T. Bennett
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-must-show-respect-working-class-whites

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The New Reality of TV: All Trump, All the Time – JAMES PONIEWOZIK
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/arts/television/the-new-reality-of-tv-all-trump-all-the-time.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump denies CIA report that Russia intervened to help him win election – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/11/trump-denies-cia-report-russia-intervened-to-help-him-win-election/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I’m Staying Faithful to Trump  I’ve been harassed by thousands over my Electoral College vote. – ASHLEY MCMILLAN HUTCHINSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/im-staying-faithful-to-trump-1481491214

 

OLYMPIAN
— Fearing Trump crackdown, “dreamers” advised to end travel – AP
http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article120283488.html

 

BUZPAC REVIEW
— ‘He blocked me’: Fmr. GOP Rep Joe Walsh can’t get Trump to see his raging Twitter rant about Russia – Tom Tillison
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/12/11/blocked-fmr-gop-rep-joe-walsh-cant-get-trump-see-raging-twitter-rant-russia-422552

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Unions and Election Consequences – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/11/federal-employee-unions-and-election-consequences/

 

LGBT NATION
— Rep. eyeing Iowa governorship thinks multiculturalism is enemy of freedom – Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/12/rep-eyeing-iowa-governorship-thinks-multiculturalism-enemy-freedom/

December 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP COULD CUT CHICAGO FUNDING OVER IMMIGRATION – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-trump-could-cut-chicago-funding-over-immigration/1649324/

 

CBS2
— Social Service Providers, Their Needy Clients Brace For State Budget Uncertainty – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/09/social-service-providers-their-needy-clients-brace-for-state-budget-uncertainty/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump at Army-Navy game to salute armed forces
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-trump-army-navy-game-20161210-story.html
— DuPage officials to discuss election commission-clerk’s office consolidation – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merge-st-1211-20161209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The CIA concluded Russia worked to elect Trump. Republicans now face an impossible choice.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-analysis-cia-russia-trump-republicans-20161209-story.html
— Estate tax repeal under Trump would benefit president, Cabinet – Sahil Kapur  (DIERSEN: One could argue a) that an individual is not rich until he/she has a net worth of at least $5.45 million and b) that a couple is not rich until they have a net worth of at least $10.9 million.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-estate-tax-f2415afe-bdfe-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9-20161209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under federal law, the tax, which is levied at a 40 percent rate, applies only to estates worth more than $5.45 million for individuals and $10.9 million for couples. Estates worth less than that may be passed on to heirs tax-free.)
— Illinois Lottery’s biggest scratch-offs didn’t award 40% of grand prizes, Tribune finds – Joe Mahr, Matthew Walberg and Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/ct-illinois-lottery-payout-met-20161209-story.html
— Impact of Chicago’s violence on girls in toughest neighborhoods often overlooked – Annie Sweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-girls-violence-chicago-met-20161210-story.html
— Divisions between CIA, FBI surface in debate over Russian motives in election hacks – Ellen Nakashima, Adam Entous
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-russian-election-tampering-cia-fbi-20161210-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s team pushes back against Russia hacking reports – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-team-pushes-back-against-russia-hacking-reports/
— Having so many school choices stressful for Chicago parents – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. My father, his father, and his grandfather attended that grade school.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/school-choices-can-be-stressful-for-chicago-parents/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Legal fix sought to keep DuPage tax increases valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208818/
— Elgin cop Paul Sharp suspended 30 days for excessive force, will retire at 20 years – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Both Paul Sharp and I were forced to retire. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes analogize me to Paul Sharp.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208800/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Public pensions have a ton of leverage. They should use it. – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312109993/public-pensions-have-a-ton-of-leverage-they-should-use-it
— Look who wants to be our next Democratic governor – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE05/312109996/pritzker-kennedy-other-potential-democratic-candidates-for-illinois
— What if Trump tweets at your company next? – PETER FROST
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312109992/what-if-trump-tweets-at-your-company-next

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Radical changes needed when it comes to budget negotiations in Illinois – Andy Shaw
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161210/andy-shaw-radical-changes-needed-when-it-comes-to-budget-negotiations-in-illinois
— Nontraditional becoming traditional at UIS – Susan Koch  (DIERSEN: When I was young, if you were a White male non-veteran, if you did not earn a bachelor’s degree by the time you were 22 years old, your career was in big trouble.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161210/nontraditional-becoming-traditional-at-uis
— Schobin, Joost among Springfield staff for Mendoza, Duckworth – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161210/bernard-schoenburg-schobin-joost-among-springfield-staff-for-mendoza-duckworth

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The ball’s in your court. No, it’s in your court. – Doug Finke
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161210/statehouse-insider-balls-in-your-court-no-its-in-your-court

 

BELLEVILLE NEW DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ political games on budget may be wrecking young lives – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article119917753.html
— U of Illinois inks 10-year deal to buy energy from wind farm – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article120134503.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— John Glenn dominated central Illinoisans’ memories of the space race
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161208/john-glenn-dominated-central-illinoisans-memories-of-space-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The barber who cut John Glenn’s hair in Cocoa Beach, Fla., was Carl W. McCann, my deceased husband. He barbered at this barbershop before I met him. Pat Hendry was the main barber. They both cut the original seven astronauts. My husband always remembered these guys as down-to-earth people. I believe it was (astronaut) Virgil (“Gus”) Grissom who came in one day driving a new Corvette convertible. My husband was impressed – especially when he was given the keys and told to take it for a drive.)

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Stopgap Funding Is Running Out. Is Long-Term Plan The Answer? – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-stopgap-funding-running-out-long-term-plan-answer

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— ‘DRIVEN TO CARE’ EVENT PROVIDES EIGHT LOCAL FAMILIES WITH VEHICLES  (DIERSEN: What is your daily driver?  Mine is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010 when she went into an assisted living facility.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/12/10/driven-care-event-provides-eight-local-families-vehicles/68219

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— VIDEO=> TROOPS ERUPT AS DONALD TRUMP ENTERS ARMY-NAVY GAME! – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/donald-trump-army-navy-game/
— AWESOME! TRUMP Holds interview During Army-Navy Game — Crowd Chants “Make America Great Again!” (VIDEO) – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/awesome-trump-holds-interview-army-navy-game-crowd-chants-make-america-great-video/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Picks Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC Chair – Jason Hopkins
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/jasonhopkins/2016/12/10/trump-picks-mcdaniel-for-rnc-chair-n2258168

 

BREITBART
— Black Lawyer Calls on Black Jurors to Vote ‘Innocent’ for Any Black Person Accused of Murdering a White Person – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/08/black-legal-expert-blacks-accused-murdering-whites-innocent/
— Dr. Sebastian Gorka on Trump’s Cabinet: ‘After Eight Years of Pajama Boys, It’s Time for the Alpha Males’ – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/12/09/gorka-trumps-cabinet-eight-years-pajama-boys-time-alpha-males/
— Fake News: MSNBC Host Falsely Claims Fox News Held Christmas Party at Trump’s D.C. Hotel – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/09/fake-news-msnbc-host-falsely-claims-fox-news-held-christmas-party-trumps-d-c-hotel/
— Mexican Senators Beat Trump Piñata, Chant Gay Slur – TONY ARANDA
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/08/exclusive-video-mexican-senators-beat-trump-pinata-chant-gay-slur/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— After Its Ascendency Was Proclaimed, the Political Left Is Collapsing – MICHAEL BARONE
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442895/democrats-defeated-left-collapsing-big-government-globalism-lose-elections

 

THE BLAZE
— Portland city council passes law to raise taxes on CEOs to address ‘income inequality’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/10/portland-city-council-passes-law-to-raise-taxes-on-ceos-to-address-income-inequality/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump works the stands at Army-Navy showdown: ‘The spirit is amazing’ – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-works-the-stands-at-army-navy-showdown-the-spirit-is-amazing/article/2609355

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Obama is rushing to Trump-proof the White House – ANITA KUMAR
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article119647358.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.”  The CIA works for Obama and for the Democrats.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/us/politics/trump-mocking-claim-that-russia-hacked-election-at-odds-with-gop.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump calls CNN reporting ‘rediculous,’ denies reality TV involvement – Kathianne Boniello
http://nypost.com/2016/12/10/trump-calls-cnn-reporting-rediculous-fake-news/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— It’s ‘rediculous’: Donald Trump denies he will be working on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ during presidency, slams CNN for ‘FAKE NEWS’ – David Boroff  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails closely looking for misspellings, typos, and other errors.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-denies-working-celebrity-apprentice-article-1.2905926

 

FORBES
— The Hard Left’s War Against Donald Trump Threatens To Terminally Damage The Left – Ralph Benko
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/12/10/the-hard-lefts-war-against-donald-trump-threatens-to-terminally-damage-the-left/

 

LOS ANGELES WEEKLY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: It’s Official: Millennials Have a Harder Economic Life Than Their Parents Did – DENNIS ROMERO
http://www.laweekly.com/news/its-official-millennials-have-a-harder-economic-life-than-their-parents-did-7702962

 

LGBT WEEKLY
— Sens. Durbin and Graham introduce bill to protect DREAMers – Steve Lee  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WORK TOGETHER TO GET RID OF those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://lgbtweekly.com/2016/12/10/sens-durbin-and-graham-introduce-bill-to-protect-dreamers-video/

December 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— EMANUEL RETURNS TO NATIONAL STAGE DURING WASHINGTON VISIT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-returns-to-national-stage-during-washington-visit/1648507/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm Emanuel making Washington rounds, lobbying for aid – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rahm-emanuel-making-washington-d-c-rounds-today-at-brookings/
— No end in sight for Illinois’ school funding con game – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-illinois-school-funding-con-game/
— Rahm’s police hiring will barely make up for drop – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/the-watchdogs-rahms-police-hiring-not-keeping-pace/
— $3.8M in back pension payments for female black firefighters – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-8m-in-back-pension-payments-for-female-black-firefighters/
— $3 million settlement to family of teen shot by Chicago police – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-million-settlement-to-family-of-teen-shot-by-chicago-police/
— $2.4M settlement in police shooting case tied to legal misconduct – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2-4-million-settlement-in-police-shooting-case-tied-to-legal-misconduct/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Expect nothing from Springfield: Rauner had 44 agenda items. Madigan’s Democrats had 1. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-madigan-rauner-budget-taxes-edit-1211-20161209-story.html
— Rahm rules out DNC chair run, flips off guy in bar – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rahm-dnc-chair-1210-chicago-inc-20161209-story.html
— Illinois Lottery’s biggest scratch-offs didn’t award 40% of grand prizes, Tribune finds – Joe Mahr, Matthew Walberg and Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-lottery-payout-met-20161209-story.html
— Giuliani takes himself out of running for secretary of state
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-giuliani-trump-secretary-of-state-20161209-story.html
— Chicago to pay $3.8 million as part of Fire Department gender bias case – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-fire-department-lawsuit-gender-bias-met-20161209-story.html
— Do Trump’s Cabinet picks want to run the government — or dismantle it? – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cabinet-picks-20161208-story.html
— Trump is creating a Bizarro World with Cabinet picks – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-cabinet-carson-pruitt-mattis-perspec-1211-20161209-story.html
— Trump’s trade agenda is at war with his goals – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-trade-tariffs-ford-carrier-perspec-1211-jm-20161209-column.html
— Welcome back, balanced budget amendment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-balanced-budget-amendment-republican-trump-edit-1212-jm-20161209-story.html
— Counter to campaign, Trump deepens Goldman Sachs ties as he builds economic team
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-goldman-sachs-20161209-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage Opens ‘Fuel’ Food Pantry to Help Fight Food Insecurity on Campus
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/submitted/161208834/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: COD student and Phi Theta Kappa President Kristina Clancy marked the official opening of the College’s Fuel Pantry during a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by COD students, faculty and staff. The result of a fall 2015 College-wide project examining food insecurity on campus organized by the College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter, the Fuel Pantry is open to COD students, faculty and staff. Phi Theta Kappa’s research found that 100 out of 750 College of DuPage students reported having access to only one to two full meals a day or less than a full meal a day. The pantry accepts non-perishable food donations at any time of the year. Donations can be dropped off in the Phi Theta Kappa office in SSC 2212 or the Office of Student Life in SSC 1217. In addition, tax deductible cash donations can be made through the COD Foundation. College identification is required to receive assistance from the pantry. Click here to view photos and a video of the ceremony.)
— Naperville cops: Tainted gummy bears were homemade
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161209/news/161208831/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trust a priceless commodity in Springfield budget dance – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161209/NEWS02/161209825/trust-a-priceless-commodity-in-springfield-budget-dance

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner outlines details for second stopgap budget
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511056156-rauner-outlines-details-for-second-stopgap-budget

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump taking intel briefings only once a week  Pence receiving briefings on daily basis – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-taking-intel-briefings-only-once-a-week/617492105

 

WQLZ
— Rauner: AFSCME Contract Fight Costing $3 Million A Day
http://www.wqlz.com/2016/12/09/rauner-afscme-contract-fight-costing-3-million-a-day/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Bass fishing for U.S. attorney post?  Source says assistant wants top job – Bruce Rushton
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18028-bass-fishing-for-us-attorney-post.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago business-boycott bill against Trump plan hits brick wall
http://ilnews.org/11280/democratic-lawmakers-business-boycott-bill-trump-plan-hits-brick-wall/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AFSCME TURNS TO COURTS TO DELAY RAUNER CONTRACT, COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscme-turns-to-courts-to-delay-rauner-contract-costing-taxpayers-millions/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker, Lisa Madigan added to enemies list
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/09/pritzker-lisa-madigan-added-to-enemies-list/
— Today’s video: Rauner victory lap
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/09/todays-video-rauner-victory-lap/
— Good news for Mitsubishi plant?
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/09/good-news-for-mitsubishi-plant/
— Cullerton to Rauner: Cut a deal with AFSCME before pension reform
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/09/cullerton-to-rauner-cut-a-deal-with-afscme-before-pension-reform/

 

GOPUSA
— The ‘fix’ is in at Illinois Human Rights Commission
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18132
— Emanuel: A taskforce to come up with a website for illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/emanuel-a-taskforce-to-come-up-with-a-website-for-illegal-aliens/
— Minnesota clergy form sanctuary network to shield immigrants
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18154
— When Special Interest Groups Collide
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18089
— Has the Trumpian Revolution Begun? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18146

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Kinzinger: Trump’s Message to China Is You Can’t ‘March All Over Us’
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Adam-Kinzinger-Trump-China/2016/12/09/id/763163/

 

HOT AIR
— Hannity to Trump: Political elites like Romney and Democrats like Obama aren’t your friends and never will be
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/09/hannity-to-trump-political-elites-like-romney-and-democrats-like-obama-arent-your-friends-and-never-will-be/

 

BLAZE
— Trump praises Obama, and gets booed by supporters
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/09/watch-trump-praises-obama-and-gets-booed-by-supporters/

 

BREITBART
— Debt-Free RNC Raised $6 Million More Than 2012 In Final Weeks of Campaign Season – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/09/debt-free-rnc-raised-6-million-2012-final-weeks-campaign-season/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Senate Dems Scramble After Report Shows The Most ‘Diverse’ Staff Is Actually Republican – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/08/senate-dems-scramble-after-report-shows-the-most-diverse-staff-is-actually-republican/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA POLITICAL APPOINTEES TO CONTINUE AS CAREER EMPLOYEES UNDER TRUMP
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/09/obama-political-appointees-to-continue-as-career-employees-under-trump/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mr. Trump: Remember the Snake?
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24678

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Immigration, Andy Puzder Should Put American Workers First
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442944/andy-puzder-labor-secretary-pick-trump-cabinet-immigration-minimum-wage

 

ROLL CALL
— Durbin and Graham Set to Introduce Bill to Protect DREAMers From Trump  Would provide 3 years of protected status for deferred action recipients – Niels Lesniewski
http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/durbin-graham-set-introduce-bill-protect-dreamers-trump

 

THE HILL
— Confronting corruption is essential for democracy – BY REPS. PETER J. ROSKAM (R-ILL.) AND DAVID PRICE (D-N.C.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/309534-confronting-corruption-is-essential-for-democracy
— President Obama should curb mass incarceration with clemency – DAVID M. SHAPIRO
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/309757-president-obama-should-curb-mass-incarceration-with-clemency

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham Unveil Bill To Stop Donald Trump From Ending Protections For Dreamers  The president-elect vowed to end the program that protects them. – Elise Foley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dick-durbin-lindsey-graham-daca-bill_us_5849592ce4b0f9723d005cd5

 

ABC NEWS
— Gingrich: ‘It’s Weird’ for Trump to Remain Executive Producer of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ – KATHERINE FAULDERS
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gingrich-weird-trump-remain-executive-producer-celebrity-apprentice/story?id=44098736

 

NBC NEWS
— Is Trump Softening on Young Immigrants? Senators Hope So, Offer Bill – SUZANNE GAMBOA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-softening-young-immigrants-senators-hope-so-offer-bill-n694131

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Chicago, Bodies Pile Up at Intersection of ‘Depression and Rage’ Over Memorial Day weekend, when The New York Times tracked every shooting in Chicago, the largest concentration of them was in the city’s 11th police district. But why? – MONICA DAVEY
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/chicago-shootings-district-11.html
— Donald Trump Loves New York. But It Doesn’t Love Him Back.  The president-elect’s plan to keep a presence in the city feels to
many residents less like a source of pride than an open wound. – ALEXANDER BURNS  (DIERSEN: One could say that Democrats are more loyal to the Democrat Party than they are loyal to America.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/nyregion/donald-trump-new-york-protests.html
— Goldman Sachs to Extend Its Reach in Trump Administration – NATHANIEL POPPER, MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/business/dealbook/goldman-sachs-no-2-seen-as-a-top-economic-adviser-to-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Secretary of state candidate Rudy Giuliani withdraws his name from consideration – Abby Phillip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/09/top-secretary-of-state-candidate-rudy-giuliani-withdraws-his-name-from-consideration/
— Weather Service employees to the Hill: Save us from Trump’s ‘hiring freeze’ – Angela Fritz  (DIERSEN: During almost all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997 the agency was under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/12/09/weather-service-employees-to-the-hill-save-us-from-trumps-hiring-freeze/
— New York Times deserts ‘both sides’ language in story on campus Trump supporters – Erik Wemple
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/12/09/new-york-times-deserts-both-sides-language-in-story-on-campus-trump-supporters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “Donald Trump is actually a fascist.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-is-actually-a-fascist/2016/12/09/e193a2b6-bd77-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The campaign is over, but Donald Trump still likes his rallies – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-trump-rallies-20161209-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Spoils of the Republican State Conquest  Get ready for more Scott Walkers as Republicans control 25 state capitals: tax cuts, pension reform, right to work, school choice. – KYLE PETERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-spoils-of-the-republican-state-conquest-1481326770
— Trump’s Military ‘Junta’  Another media furor that isn’t worth worrying about. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-military-junta-1481327373
— What’s in a Name? For Trump’s Businesses, Everything  Liquidating his stake in the Trump Organization through an IPO or buyout presents myriad problems. – EDWIN D. WILLIAMSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-in-a-name-for-trumps-businesses-everything-1481326620
— Barack Obama, Donald Trump Forge an Unlikely Rapport  Aides say the two have set aside harsh words and see benefit in an open dialogue – PETER NICHOLAS and CAROL E. LEE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/barack-obama-donald-trump-forge-an-unlikely-rapport-1481326593
— How Trump’s Schools Chief Helped Turn Around Detroit  There’s still work to do, but thanks to Betsy DeVos more than half the city’s students attend charters. – INGRID JACQUES
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trumps-schools-chief-helped-turn-around-detroit-1481326510

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Team’s Asking for Ways to Keep Nuclear Power Alive  Mark Chediak and Catherine Traywick
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-09/trump-s-team-is-asking-for-ways-u-s-can-keep-nuclear-alive

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP IS BUILDING THE MOST CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET IN U.S. HISTORY – MATTHEW COOPER
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-cabinet-picks-nominees-conservative-530477

 

FED SMITH
— President Issues 2.1% Pay Raise Plan for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/09/president-issues-2-1-pay-raise-plan-for-federal-employees/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Distractions Will Provide Republican Cover to Rip Apart the Safety Net.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139245/trumps-distractions-will-provide-republican-cover-rip-apart-safety-net

 

VANITY FAIR
— RANKING TEAM TRUMP’S WEALTH, FROM THE BIGGEST BILLIONAIRES TO THE POOREST MILLIONAIRES  A handy pocket guide to your new plutocratic overlords. – BESS LEVIN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/ranking-team-trumps-wealth