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

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.