WLS AM
— Could Chicago Become The 51st State?
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/04/15/could-chicago-become-the-51st-state/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Ilhan Omar says she’s faced increased death threats since Trump’s tweet of 9/11 video – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pelosi-trump-omar-video-tweet-20190414-story.html
— Demand for Trump’s tax returns shouldn’t bar him from running – a better candidate would keep him from winning – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: What are the following doing to encourage the best candidates to run against Democrats in 2020: the officers of your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-trump-tax-returns-ballot-20190412-story.htmlCHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Foxx could start pot expungements in months; will also review weed sales cases – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legal-marijuana-kim-foxx-expungement-sales/
— How campaigns helmed by women took down some of Chicago’s most powerful aldermen – Rachel Hinton and Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-history-ward-races-aldermanic-challenging-boys-club/NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker promotes hatred of Trump by saying “The president is a xenophobe and a racist.”
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/pritzker-tells-journalists-we-need-you
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During his address, the governor also doubled down on his commitment to protect undocumented immigrants in Illinois. On Friday, President Trump said his administration is “strongly looking at” releasing thousands of detained migrants into so-called sanctuary cities. But Pritzker’s calling his bluff. “The president is a xenophobe and a racist…So when he makes threats like this, they’re upon that history,” Pritzker said. “The fact is we’re not going to ship 11 or 12 million people out of the country, no matter what Donald Trump says. I’m not going to let that happen in Illinois. It’s not going to happen in the United States.” He said Illinois will remain open to immigrants, despite threats from the White House.)
— Pritzker Tells Journalists ‘We Need You’ – DANA VOLLMER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how since 2000 the following have treated a) me, b) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) my www.gopillinois.com website: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/pritzker-tells-journalists-we-need-you
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor J.B. Pritzker held his largest press conference over the weekend – and he’s promising media transparency under his administration. Speaking before more than a hundred journalists at the Illinois News Broadcasters Association’s annual spring conference in Normal, Pritzker said he’s committed to helping Illinois media tell the stories that matter. Pritzker said mutual respect between journalists and elected officials is critical in the era of “fake news.” “If we want our democracy to thrive, we must have a first amendment that thrives,” Pritzker said. “Those with political power must be extremely careful that when we disagree with what’s being said, we nevertheless fight for your right to get the information out.” Illinois Public Media reporters questioned Pritzker about the lack of cooperation from some state departments, namely the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Human Services. Pritzker said he’s still hiring new staff after the Rauner administration – and that he’ll step in when government officials are unresponsive.)ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Regressive Progressives’ Hypocrisy – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/04/regressive-progressives-hypocrisy/WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cher sounds alarm on mass immigration, saying California ‘isn’t taking care of its own (many are vets)’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cher-sounds-alarm-on-mass-immigration-saying-california-isnt-taking-care-of-its-own-many-are-vetsGOPUSA
— Will radical Democrats turn the electoral map red?
http://www.gopusa.com/will-radical-democrats-turn-the-electoral-map-red/
— Letting the big blue states vote for you
http://www.gopusa.com/letting-the-big-blue-states-vote-for-you/FOX NEWS
— Ilhan Omar: I’ve experienced more ‘direct threats on my life’ since Trump tweet of 9/11 video – Nicole Darrah
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ilhan-omar-911-trump-video-direct-threats-on-my-life
— Steve Hilton: Keep ‘purging,’ Mr. President – get rid of people blocking the Trump agenda – Steve Hilton
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-hilton-keep-purging-mr-president-get-rid-of-people-blocking-the-trump-agendaAMERICAN THINKER
— Not in Cher’s neighborhood – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/not_in_chers_neighborhood.html
— Is Trump Really Hitler 2.0? – Mark Deutschle (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that Trump-haters will call you Hitler 2.0: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/is_trump_really_hitler_20.htmlAMERICAN GREATNESS
— Are There Any Limits to Illegal Immigration? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/04/14/are-there-any-limits-to-illegal-immigration/BREITBART
— Sanctuary Cities Welcome Illegal Aliens with ‘Open Arms’ While 38K American Veterans Remain Homeless – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/14/sanctuary-cities-welcome-illegal-aliens-38k-veterans-homeless/
— Donald Trump Urges Congress to Return to Washington and Fix Immigration Laws – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/donald-trump-urges-congress-to-return-to-washington-and-fix-immigration-laws/CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: Why sending illegal aliens to sanctuary jurisdictions is a ‘great idea’ – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-sending-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-jurisdictions-great-idea/DAILY CALLER
— BETO O’ROURKE’S FAMILY CONNECTIONS KEY TO HIS MILLIONS IN ASSETS Much of Beto O’Rourke’s wealth came from his parents and his wife. O’Rourke co-owns a shopping mall worth seven figures; He received his half as a gift from his mother. O’Rourke’s wife has a trust fund valued between $1 million and $5 million. In early 2017, Beto sold an apartment complex, which he co-owned with his mom, to a family friend and campaign donor. – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Where did your money come from? My money came a) from what I earned doing yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997 and b) from my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 and from Social Security since 2010.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/14/beto-orourke-net-worth-wife-family/FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE VIGILANTE FROM SOUTH BEND Liar, character assassin, bigot – Pete Buttigieg is a natural leader for the Democrats. – David Horowitz
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273468/vigilante-south-bend-david-horowitz
— ICE FIELD OPERATION LIBERATES HUNDREDS OF JOBS Interior enforcement of immigration laws helps American workers. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273439/ice-field-operation-liberates-hundreds-jobs-michael-cutler
— WHY DOES REP. OMAR’S LIFE MATTER MORE THAN REPUBLICANS? – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273476/why-does-rep-omars-life-matter-more-republicans-daniel-greenfieldTOWNHALL
— Bernie Sanders Delights Democrats With Plan For Free Healthcare For Illegals – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/04/15/bernie-sanders-delights-democrats-with-plan-for-free-healthcare-for-illegals-n2544768
— Trump Just Drove A Mack Truck Through The Shameless Liberal Hypocrisy On Sanctuary Cities – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/04/15/trump-just-drove-a-mack-truck-through-the-shameless-liberal-hypocrisy-on-sanctuary-cities-n2544764
— Less Border Security Brings More Disease to America – Brian Lonergan
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianlonergan/2019/04/15/less-border-security-brings-more-disease-to-america-n2544710NEWSMAX
— Buttigieg, Not Pence, Is the Bigot – David Horowitz
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/buttigieg-2020-pence-gay/2019/04/14/id/911668/PJ MEDIA
— Presidential Hopeful Marianne Williamson on Reparations: ‘Whatever It Costs’ It’s a ‘Debt We Owe’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/trending/presidential-hopeful-williamson-on-reparations-whatever-it-costs-its-a-debt-we-owe/REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Eugene Robinson On The Tens of Thousands Crossing The Border: “It’s Not That Big A Deal For Us To Handle” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/14/eugene_robinson_on_the_tens_of_thousands_crossing_the_border_its_not_that_big_a_deal_for_us_to_handle.htmlCOLLEGE FIX
— Why I voted ‘no’ on Georgetown’s slavery reparations plan – HUNTER ESTES (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out policies are reparations. I have already paid lots of reparations. Who would vote to make you pay more reparations? The following would vote to make me pay more reparations: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/why-i-voted-no-on-georegtowns-slavery-reparations-plan/
— Georgetown U. students file complaint to nullify slavery reparations voting results – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/georgetown-u-students-file-complaint-to-nullify-slavery-reparations-voting-results/BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Trouble in Pelosi’s paradise’: Kellyanne tells Chuck Todd the magazine cover girls are running the show – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/04/14/trouble-in-pelosis-paradise-kellyanne-tells-chuck-todd-the-magazine-cover-girls-are-running-the-show-744810THE HILL
— The sheer size of our government workforce is alarming – and we can’t afford it – KRISTIN TATE (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/438242-the-federal-government-is-the-largest-employer-in-the-nationNEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Sees an Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials – Eileen Sullivan and Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/us/politics/trump-immigration-stephen-miller.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call conservatives White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/opinion/ilhan-omar-minority-women.html
— A Deceptively Simple Way to Find More Happiness at Work – Tim Herrera (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates worked extremely hard to make me unhappy. They were furious when I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. At IRS, they were beyond furious when I passed the CPA Examination on my first attempt when I was 30. At GAO, they were beyond furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/smarter-living/how-to-be-happier-at-work.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Don’t let the emails that require emotional energy linger. – Dorie Clark (DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out requires a tremendous amount of emotional energy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/smarter-living/how-to-be-happier-at-work.html
— The Week in Tech: We Might Be Regulating the Web Too Fast – Jamie Condliffe (DIERSEN: Because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the following to regulate me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com website: Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman. Previously, those who dominate the following organizations wanted the following organizations to regulate me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com website: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/technology/tech-regulation-too-fast.html
— Everyone’s Income Taxes Should Be Public Disclosure of tax payments would make it easier to hold politicians accountable. It also would help to reduce fraud and economic inequality. – Binyamin Appelbaum (DIERSEN: Democrats use IRS to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS disallowed my education deductions. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business and accounting courses I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) qualified me for a “new trade or business,” d) were a distraction, and e) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/opinion/sunday/taxes-public.html
— In the Rio Grande Valley, the Border Patrol Is the ‘Go-To Job’ – Mitchell Ferman and Manny Fernandez (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/us/border-patrol-recruit-texas.htmlNEW YORK POST
— Bernie Sanders is cool with capitalism for himself, but no one else – Karol Markowicz
https://nypost.com/2019/04/14/bernie-sanders-is-cool-with-capitalism-for-himself-but-no-one-else/NEW YORK SUN
— Mayor Buttigieg’s Promise – Editorial
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/mayor-buttigiegs-promise/90647/WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanctuary City Illogic Busing migrants to coastal cities undercuts two Trump interests. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanctuary-city-illogic-11555271589
— White House Weighs Broader Immigration Curbs New rules would clamp down on countries whose nationals overstay their visas – Louise Radnofsky and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-weighs-broader-immigration-curbs-11555283781
— Legal Pot Sales Are Off to Slow Start in Canada – Vipal Monga
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legal-pot-sales-are-off-to-slow-start-in-canada-11555156800
— The Theory Behind My Disinvitation If the purpose of speech is to get the better of one’s opponent, why not do it via censorship instead? – Harvey C. Mansfield
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-theory-behind-my-disinvitation-11555269706
— What You Need to Be on the Fed…and It Isn’t a Ph.D. The real value of economics is in how you think, not your degree. Jerome Powell, current chairman of the Federal Reserve, doesn’t have an economics degree. – Greg Ip (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I do not have a degree in journalism. They ignore the fact that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-need-to-be-on-the-fed-and-it-isnt-a-ph-d-11555252121
— Burned Out at Work? Here’s How to Find Your Passion-Or Get It Back – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates worked extremely hard to kill my passion. They were furious when I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. At IRS, they were beyond furious when I passed the CPA Examination on my first attempt when I was 30. At GAO, they were beyond furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/burned-out-at-work-heres-how-to-find-your-passionor-get-it-back-11555160400BLOOMBERG
— America’s Upper Middle Class Feeling the Pinch Too – Alexandre Tanzi
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-13/america-s-upper-middle-class-feeling-the-pinch-tooUSA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, USA Today promotes age discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/15/donald-trump-pete-buttigieg-bernie-sanders-joe-biden-age-2020-column/3466292002/ROCKLAND/WESTCHESTER JOURNAL NEWS
— New York marijuana: What to know about legal cannabis and employment and getting fired – David Robinson
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/investigations/2019/04/15/new-york-marijuana-job-cannabis-drug-testing-new-york-city-deblasio/3446538002/NPR
— Trump Spokesman Calls Plan To Send Immigrants To ‘Sanctuary Cities’ An ‘Olive Branch’ – SHANNON VAN SANT
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/14/713303825/trump-spokesman-calls-plan-to-send-immigrants-to-sanctuary-cities-an-olive-brancNEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP JR. WELCOMES CHER TO GOP AFTER SHE SLAMS CALIFORNIA: ‘IF MY STATE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF ITS OWN… HOW CAN IT TAKE CARE OF MORE’ – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-welcomes-cher-gop-after-she-slams-california-if-my-state-cant-1396107