WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Revenue from video gaming exceeds state casinos for the first time – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: What percent of the money lost gambling in Illinois is lost by those a) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, b) who have severe financial and/or health problems, c) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state, and/or d) who are also addicted to booze, opioids, pot, etc. – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/13/revenue-from-video-gaming-exceeds-state-casinos-for-the-first-time/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aldermanic candidate David Krupa files $4 million defamation suit against CTU – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermanic-candidate-files-4-million-defamation-suit-against-ctu/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest suit holds that Muir, a teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School in the 13th Ward, used a CTU letterhead when she penned a note to ward residents accusing Krupa of cyberbullying and cyberstalking. “Mr. Krupa harassed and bullied me through breaching a school computer system and posting disturbing language and images that shocked me and my student,” Muir wrote in the letter, which implores residents not to vote for Krupa. “My sense of personal safety and security were violated, and this letter is part of my effort to hold him accountable for his behavior,” she wrote.)
— Democrats expect to send minimum wage bill to Pritzker Thursday — as GOP balks – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. If S.S. Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, it probably would have hired an illegal instead of me. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were young, what would you have done with that money? I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in September of 1966. I earned far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. If had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars 1962-1966, I probably would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/democrats-send-minimum-wage-bill-pritzker-thursday-house-vote-gop-against/
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190214/dont-make-it-easy-for-trump-to-hide-his-failure
— Want transparency? Get rid of ‘shell’ bills – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190213/want-transparency-get-rid-of-shell-bills
— No tollway board, no matter: Route 53 study keeps bringing consultants millions – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190214/no-tollway-board-no-problem-controversial-route-53-study-keeps-bringing-consultants-millions
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Biz faces life without clout in Springfield A higher minimum wage. Signs of more pension borrowing. A push for a graduated income tax. If you thought the business community still had significant influence in a Democrat-dominated capitol, this week offered a kick to the gut. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/biz-faces-life-without-clout-springfield
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Minimum wage is not an issue to rush – Editorial
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190209/our-view-minimum-wage-is-not-issue-to-rush
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmaker Tom Bennett, R-Pontiac, eyeing 4 to 6 new statues at Capitol complex – Grant Morgan
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/14/illinois-republican-lawmaker-eyeing-4-to-6-new-statues-at-capitol-complex/awl0qvb/
NORTHWEST HERALD & HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Patrick Windhorst proposes tighter restrictions on late-term abortions – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/13/illinois-republican-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions/apy963n/
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions-in/article_8527df58-c1dd-5483-a0a2-dcd8b673e619.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Despite border funding compromise, McCarthy backs Trump on declaring an emergency – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/despite-border-funding-compromise-mccarthy-backs-trump-on-declaring-an-emergency
KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE COUNTY MOURNS LOSS OF MONTGOMERY TRUSTEE STAN BOND
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/02/kane-county-mourns-loss-of-montgomery-trustee-stan-bond/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Spin machine on full throttle in graduated income tax debate – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-spin-machine-on-full-throttle-in-graduated-income/article_def7e65a-2f19-11e9-927e-93f1666b9a73.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Going on Offense with Pro-Life Candidates – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/02/spotlight-going-on-offense-with-pro-life-candidates/
GOPUSA
— Texas Republicans to propose tapping rainy day fund for border wall (DIERSEN: If immigration is not limited/stopped, anti-Americans will soon be the majorities in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, etc. and those state will vote to leave the United States and join up with Mexico.)
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-republicans-to-propose-tapping-rainy-day-fund-for-border-wall-2/
— HUD examines racial, ethnic disparities within homeless populations (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hud-examines-racial-ethnic-disparities-within-homeless-populations/
NEWSMAX
— Trump Says Wall Will Be Harder to Climb Than Mt. Everest – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mount-everest-border-wall-resistance-obstructionists/2019/02/13/id/902615/
CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— And They Call Themselves “Progressives”? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/and-they-call-themselves-progressives/
COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Nancy Pelosi spreading Socialist Democracy like a modern Typhoid Mary – Paul H. Yarbrough
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/pelosi-socialist-democracy-typhoid-mary-113557/
TOWNHALL
— Can Any Of These Democrat Goofs Beat Trump? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/02/14/can-any-of-these-democrat-goofs-beat-trump-n2541404
DAILY CALLER
— BETO’S RALLY SHOWED A CAMPAIGN DEAD ON ARRIVAL – Harlan Hill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/hill-beto-dead/
— DEMOCRATS EXPRESS OPENNESS TO FEDERAL GUN REGISTRY – Kerry Picket
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/dems-open-allow-doj-firearms-registry/
— TRUMP DEMANDS CALIFORNIA PAY BACK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CANCELED BULLET TRAIN PROJECT – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/trump-california-money-train/
— LIBERAL HATRED AND HYPOCRISY TOOK CENTER STAGE YESTERDAY – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/14/liberal-hatred-and-hypocrisy/
HOT AIR
— Red Flag Gun Confiscations Already Number In The Thousands – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/13/red-flag-gun-confiscations-already-number-thousands/
LIFE SITE
— Every 2020 Democrat candidate is pro-abortion and pro-LGBT – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2020-democrat-hopefuls-united-against-life-marriage-religious-freedom
LIFEZETTE
— U.S. Will Hurtle ‘Down the Tracks to Fiscal Ruin’ If Progressives Win in 2020 – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/u-s-will-hurtle-down-the-tracks-to-fiscal-ruin-if-progressives-win-in-2020/
— AS CITIZENS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TAKE OVER CALIFORNIA: Democrat Threatens Trump with ‘Heavy Price’ if He Bypasses Congress for Wall Funding California’s Garamendi warned of severe consequences – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/democrat-threatens-trump-with-heavy-price-if-he-bypasses-congress-for-wall-funding/
EPOCH TIMES
— How ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Amnesty Could Destroy American Liberty – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-illegal-immigrant-amnesty-could-destroy-american-liberty_2784861.html
— Over 1.4 Million Households Drop Out of Food Stamp Program Under Trump – PETR SVAB AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-1-4-million-households-drop-out-of-food-stamp-program-under-trump_2799356.html
THE HILL
— FEBRUARY 4, 2014 FLASHBACK: Building name recognition – DAVID HILL (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Since 2000, I have wanted to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked very hard to discourage everyone from reading my emails. What should I do? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my emails have caused each and every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially the defeats that they have suffered in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/david-hill/197474-building-name-recognition
NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Migrants waiting in a Mexican shelter riot over long waits, poor conditions. Nonprofit says scenes could be first glimpse of how Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy actually plays out when implemented.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/migrants-waiting-mexican-shelter-riot-over-long-waits-poor-conditions-n971321
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Puts Best Face on Border Deal, as Aides Try to Assuage an Angry Right – Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/politics/deal-government-shutdown.html
— How Do You Apologize? – Jeremy Engle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that I have sent out, b) for each and every article that I have linked to in those emails, and c) for each and every comment that I have included in those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of the problems that they, that you, that I, and that everyone else has had, is having, and will have. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/learning/how-do-you-apologize.html
— Navigating the Male-Female Work Relationship – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, at one time or another, they assigned me to supervise virtually every female that they hired. Of course, to get rid of me, they hoped those females would charge me with sexual harassment or even worse things. During my last 4 years there, a female supervised me, and the 4 years before that, she supervised my supervisor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/me-too-male-bosses.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “More border surveillance tech could be worse for human rights than a wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/13/more-border-surveillance-tech-could-be-worse-human-rights-than-wall/
USA TODAY
— Why ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Lester Holt is teaching teens about fact-checking – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/13/nbc-ester-holt-poynter-institute-mediawise-fact-checking/2857328002/
DALLAS NEWS
— Migrants enter U.S. in large groups near El Paso as tighter asylum controls lead them to new tactics – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2019/02/13/migrants-enter-us-large-groups-near-el-paso-tighter-asylum-controls-lead-new-tactics
WTNH
— Bill combating age discrimination looks to protect seniors searching for jobs (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I was born way back in 1948, b) acknowledge that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management, but stress that it was way back in 1970, c) acknowledge that I earned an MBA, but stress that it was way back in 1976, d) acknowledge that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1979, e) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in accounting, but stress that it was way back in 1980, f) acknowledge that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1981, g) acknowledge that I became a licensed CPA, but stress that it was way back in 1981, h) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in financial markets and trading, but stress that it was way back in 1997, i) acknowledge that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, but stress that it was way back 1971-1980, and j) acknowledge that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, but stress that it was way back 1980-1997.)
https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/bill-combating-age-discrimination-looks-to-protect-seniors-searching-for-jobs/1779349850
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some politicians are looking to protect seniors who are searching for jobs. State lawmakers are introducing a bill that looks to combat age discrimination. The legislation would make it illegal for employers to ask for date of birth or graduation dates on job applications. According to an AARP survey, 61 percent of older workers have experienced discrimination due to their age.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Janus Barely Dents Public-Sector Union Membership Blue-state officials make legal moves to shore up an important source of political support. – Daniel DiSalvo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/janus-barely-dents-public-sector-union-membership-11550100582
— Let’s Make It Easier for People to Work Later in Life – Josh Gotbaum and Bruce E. Wolfe (DIERSEN: What do Gotbaum and Wolfe have to say about GAO’s policy of flushing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran down the toilet if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/02/13/lets-make-it-easier-for-people-to-work-later-in-life/
— In Need of Workers, the Midwest Recruits From Puerto Rico Companies recruit on the island, which is losing population, to find people to work in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. – Erin Ailworth and Arian Campo-Flores (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.wsj.com/articles/in-need-of-workers-the-midwest-recruits-from-puerto-rico-11550140201
— Make Trump Popular Again While he strikes a tone of unity, his opponents seek ideological purity. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-trump-popular-again-11550100806
— The Border Wall, Mile by Mile What has been built so far along the U.S.-Mexico border, and what is expected next – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-border-wall-mile-by-mile-11550152535
FORBES
— Illinois Is Still Not Serious About Pension Funding – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/13/illinois-is-still-not-serious-about-pension-funding/#746eff47a901
WIRED
— AMERICANS ARE ABANDONING PUBLIC TRANSIT – AARIAN MARSHALL (DIERSEN: Do/did you regularly use public transit to get to/from work and/or school? I did in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997.)
https://www.wired.com/story/transit-center-census-americans-public-transportation/
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Critical Thinking: Will Robot Journalism Replace Human Journalists? – Evelyn Mateos
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-will-robot-journalism-replace-human-journalists/
AD WEEK
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: People Who Share News Articles Trust Them, But People Who Research Them Don’t The Knight Foundation and Gallup released the results of a recent experiment – David Cohen (DIERSEN: I do not “trust” the articles that I share. I fully disclose their source and their author.)
https://www.adweek.com/digital/people-who-share-news-articles-trust-them-but-people-who-esearch-them-dont/
ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/13/gay-hiv-positive-and-running-illinois
