February 7 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner, Pritzker Run Attack Ads Against Each Other
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3791336-gov-rauner-j-b-pritzker-run-attack-ads-against-each-other/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sanguinetti blasts Ives big time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180206-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And Rauner’s running mate Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti separately called the spot “offensive and disgusting.” “I was just taken aback. I don’t think it speaks to policies at all, I just think it’s offensive to individuals,” Sanguinetti said. Sanguinetti and Ives briefly served together on the Wheaton City Council before Ives entered the Illinois House and Sanguinetti later became lieutenant governor. Sanguinetti said she and Ives are “not friends.” “The Jeanne Ives that you folks are seeing in that commercial, that sort of spirit, is the same Jeanne Ives that I have known for the last seven to eight years,” Sanguinetti said. “I saw it from the dais, I’ve seen it in my community and now all of you are getting a taste of it, and I’m hopeful that that will be rejected.”)
— Pritzker apologizes for remarks on African-American politicians, as rivals say he’s now unelectable – Rick Pearson, John Byrne and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What facts do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that make you unelectable? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had any kind of support, I would still hold the aforesaid positions. Further, they stress that unlike Rich Miller, no one pays me for my emails and my website contains no advertising.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-apologizes-african-american-voters-20180206-story.html
— Rauner gets backing over Ives from Cook County Republicans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-cook-county-20180207-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County was important in the 2014 Republican governor primary, when Rauner prevailed by more than 27,000 votes over his nearest competitor, then-state Sen. Kirk Dillard. Rauner won the nomination by fewer than 24,000 votes statewide. Though the county is a Democratic stronghold in statewide elections, it also had the most Republican primary voters in Illinois that year. More than 168,000 people in Cook County voted for a GOP candidate for governor in the 2014 primary. Compare that to a little more than 92,000 in DuPage County, traditionally home turf for Republicans. (It’s also the home county of Dillard and Ives. Last time, Rauner won there too. The March 20 primary election’s dynamics are different this time, of course — it’s a one-on-one battle instead of a four-candidate field. . .Ives’ campaign put out a statement late Tuesday noting the candidate’s numerous collar county GOP township endorsements. “The taxpayers will defeat Rauner in March, the Democrats in November. And they will do that behind the charge of Rep. Jeanne Ives,” the statement read in part. The Cook endorsement announcement came as Rauner’s campaign for the first time unveiled a TV ad attacking Ives. In response, Ives called him “an unrepentant liar.”)
— Duckworth: I swore an oath to the Constitution, not to clap when Trump demands – Kristine Phillips (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps clap only when someone says something that is 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-trump-treason-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-plan-white-majority-20180206-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville businesses receive $1.7M in city tax rebates in 2017 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-tax-incentives-st-0204-20180206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Jeanne Ives goes for the bully vote with her TV ad.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jeanne-ives-ad-transgender-bully-vote/
— Rauner talks Trump: Not ‘particularly close,’ big concern ‘rhetoric … tone’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-talks-trump-not-particularly-close-big-concern-rhetoric-tone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives’ campaign responded to Rauner’s statements about his relationship with Trump, saying he has “no relationship” with him “because Rauner has spent his three years in office as a big government Republican pursuing a radical Left social agenda.”)
— How Holocaust denier Jones got on ballot: Illinois GOP let guard down – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/how-holocaust-denier-jones-got-on-ballot-illinois-gop-let-guard-down/
— You can’t vote if you don’t have a ballot – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/early-voting-elections-you-cant-vote-if-you-dont-have-a-ballot/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHICS: Suburban taxpayers could wind up covering $76 million police pension shortfall – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/suburban-taxpayers-could-wind-up-covering-76-million-police-pension-shortfall-
— Phones, hotel stays about to get pricier in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/phones-hotel-stays-about-to-get-pricier-in-naperville

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WGN RADIO promotes Chicago Tribune Political Reporter Rick Pearson. Who promotes you? My nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois a) have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They have made it very clear that they will have their nasty/troubled/vicious operatives and dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might promote me. I should write a book about my nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents.
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/06/chicago-tribune-political-reporter-rick-pearson-the-fact-that-this-is-being-seen-as-a-joke-by-rod-blagojevich-and-could-be-very-problematic/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ives’ strategist Dan Proft backing more than one horse – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” strategists who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me a) because I do not glorify and praise them, b) because I do not pander to them, c) because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) because I refuse to give them money. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They will blame me for every vote that Ives/Morthland and Rauner/Sanguinetti get or do not get in the March 20, 2018 primary election.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-07/tom-kacich-ives-strategist-backing-more-one-horse.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaking of Ives Her appearance Saturday night in Champaign drew a crowd of about 50 people, none of whom included her Republican legislative colleagues from East Central Illinois. None of them has endorsed her, and it may be because she doesn’t spare anyone with her criticism. Take this example where she hit both Rauner and the 15 House Republicans who joined with Democrats last year to pass a state budget and end a long impasse. “You can make deals, but you cannot adjust and continually cave. He caved to pressure on the education bill. He caved to pressure on the budget bill,” Ives said of Rauner. “He made not a single phone call to get Republicans to hold off on that permanent 32 percent tax increase. He owns that tax increase. He caved, as did many of my colleagues. Many of them have been taken control of by lobbyists. It’s frightening down there. Frightening.” The only past or present Republican officeholders I saw at the Ives function were Savoy Mayor Joan Dykstra, Champaign County Board member Jim McGuire, Parkland College Board member Greg Knott and former county board member Scott Tapley, who is coordinating the Ives campaign in Champaign County. Ives also said the “entire Democratic ticket is like a bunch of socialists. They picked out the most extreme in terms of that. We think we have a fighting chance in this state to get out that message.” The most socially conservative candidate for governor since at least 2010, Ives insisted she can win in the fall. “When it comes to November, the reason we win is because my message is universal, and I can back it up with real bills and real action I’ve taken on the most critical issues in the state of Illinois which are property taxes, the tax burden overall and public corruption,” she said. Also, she knows how to pick up free publicity. Ives has spent little money on broadcast television in the Champaign-Decatur-Springfield market (just $13,948 at WCIA, according to records), but she got lots of free coverage earlier this week from her controversial TV ad attacking Rauner for his support of legislation benefiting transgender individuals, undocumented immigrants, abortion rights and funding for Chicago schools. “We’re happy to have them chatter among the media to raise my name i.d.,” she said. “Go ahead. Love it.”)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bills to increase smoking age to 21 approved by Statehouse committees – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180206/bills-to-increase-smoking-age-to-21-approved-by-statehouse-committees

 

MADISON RECORD
— Ives describes how Chicago’s new bond scheme sold out pensioners and taxpayers
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511330425-ives-describes-how-chicago-s-new-bond-scheme-sold-out-pensioners-and-taxpayers

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ives has character to lead Illinois – Bruce Peters, Coal Valley
http://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-ives-has-character-to-lead-illinois/article_271dfb28-8a90-5a15-8741-991551f09dd5.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Private School Tax Break Proposed – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or who are anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-private-school-tax-break-proposed#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape – Kate Shepherd (DIERSEN: In private conversations, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you and those who share your demographics? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they despise, if not hate, me and those who share my demographics. They a) do not want me to know about their events or other activities, b) promote their events or other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events or other activities.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/02/07/jb-pritzker-under-fire-for-comments-about-african-american-elected-officials-in-newly-released-blagojevich-tape-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch R Gov candidate Jeanne Ives discuss w Berkowitz eliminating Illinois’ Corporate tax
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/02/watch-r-gov-candidate-jeanne-ives-discuss-w-berkowitz-eliminating-the-corporate-tax-cable-web/

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” a) act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party and b) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/02/jesuit-universities-join-together-support-dreamers/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Only Rauner, advisers know why there’s no Ives debate, Wilcox says – Angela Underwood
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511328329-only-rauner-advisers-know-why-there-s-no-ives-debate-wilcox-says

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich believes Rauner ducking debate because he leads polls – Angela Underwood
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511327793-balich-believes-rauner-ducking-debate-because-he-leads-polls

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Cook County Republican Endorsement Reaction
https://mailchi.mp/539d99038b47/cook-county-republican-endorsement-reaction

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IL Rising: Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Picking Ives Over Rauner
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511329651-il-rising-why-conservative-lawmakers-are-picking-ives-over-rauner

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TEACHERS SAW UNION DUES FLOW TO CHICAGO GROUPS, POLITICS AND MADIGAN – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-teachers-saw-union-dues-flow-to-chicago-groups-politics-and-madigan/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Meaning of Rage Over a Campaign Ad – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/the-meaning-of-rage-over-a-campaign-ad/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOUTHERN IL UNIV. PAYS $10K TO SETTLE FREE-SPEECH LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/southern-il-univ-pays-10k-to-settle-free-speech-lawsuit.html
— UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STUDENTS DEMAND ‘DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION’ GRAD REQUIREMENT (DIERSEN: To demand “diversity and inclusion” is to demand getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicago-students-demand-diversity-and-inclusion-grad-requirement.html
— WHO WILL GOOGLE SILENCE NEXT? (DIERSEN: Who wants Google to silence you? My competitors, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Google to silence me. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/who-will-google-silence-next.html
— COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR BERRIOS SHOULD PAY FOR HIS OWN LAWSUIT: STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/-cook-county-assessor-berrios-should-pay-for-his-own-lawsuit-state-attorneys-office.html
— RHOADS: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES IN LYONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/stupid-is-as-supid-does-in-lyons.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Fallout: Emil Jones explodes at Pritzker, “safe blacks”; Bishop Trotter disinvites; Staffer quits
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/fallout-emil-jones-explodes-at-pritzker-safe-blacks-bishop-trotter-disinvites-rally-canceled-staffer-quits/

 

GOPUSA
— MAGA: General Motors workers to get $11,750 profit-sharing checks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38768

 

FOX NEWS
— Billionaire Dem running for Illinois governor is caught making insensitive remarks about black politicians – Frank Miles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/06/billionaire-dem-running-for-illinois-governor-is-caught-making-insensitive-remarks-about-black-politicians.html

 

BREITBART
— Incumbent Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Attacks Surging Conservative Jeanne Ives – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/bruce-rauner-first-attack-jeanne-ives-2018/
— Democrat Frontrunner for Illinois Governor Apologizes for ‘God D*mn America’ Joke – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/democrat-candidate-illinois-gov-caught-tape-god-dmn-america-jokes-scheming-place-token-blacks-government/
— Poll: 73% of Republicans Believe FBI & DOJ Working to ‘Delegitimize’ Trump – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to delegitimize you? Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest delegitimize me? Should I start delegitimizing those who delegitimize me?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/poll-73-of-republicans-believe-fbi-doj-working-to-delegitimize-trump/
— Washington Post on Immigration: Celebrate Demographic Change, Ignore Economic Impact – NEIL MUNR (DIERSEN: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/wash-post-immigration-celebrate-demographic-change-ignore-economic-impact/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PLEASE, NO MORE ‘LGBT’ LAWS! Linda Harvey spotlights GOP in Ohio pushing ‘protections’ for ‘gender rebels’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/please-no-more-lgbt-laws/

 

LAW
— After Student Outcry, Chicago Law School Immigration Debate Is Spiked A gathering of Edmund Burke Society members at the University of Chicago Law School that was promoted by a document referring to immigrants as “other nations’ wretched refuse” has been postponed indefinitely. – Karen Sloan (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because immigrants work for less money.)
https://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2018/02/05/after-student-outcry-chicago-law-school-immigration-debate-is-spiked/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Chicago students demand ‘diversity and inclusion’ grad requirement – Mitchell Gunter (DIERSEN: To demand “diversity and inclusion” is to demand getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10462

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Christian governor-candidate Jeanne Ives takes heat for ad highlighting GOP governor’s pro-abortion-LGBT record – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-politician-slammed-as-bigot-for-ad-highlighting-gop-governors-pro

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s immigration plan betrays his supporters and America First agenda – Deena Flinchum
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-immigration-plan-betrays-his-supporters-and-america-first-agenda/article/2648317
— Democrats confront John Kelly over ‘lazy’ Dreamers remark at immigration meeting – Al Weaver (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are lazy? Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, because I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am lazy and even worse things. In my defense, 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.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-confront-john-kelly-over-lazy-dreamers-remark-at-immigration-meeting/article/2648330

 

THE HILL
— Americans deserve the certainty of knowing that the individual tax cuts are permanent – REPS. MARK MEADOWS (R-N.C.) AND RODNEY DAVIS (R-ILL.) (DIERSEN: What about getting rid of the marriage penalty? If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/372471-americans-deserve-the-certainty-of-knowing-that-the

 

POLITICO
— Whose boats is tech really lifting? A lucrative industry comes to grips with its diversity problem. – ASHLEY GOLD (DIERSEN: Will the lucrative tech industry bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, he had great success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to 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://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/02/07/diverse-workforce-silicon-valley-congress-000627

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— He’s a Nazi, Republicans Warn, but He’s Probably Going to Be Their Nominee for Congress – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/nazi-congress-illinois.html
— Democratic Group Targets All-G.O.P. States to Attack Gerrymandering – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about a) those who succeeded in 2015 in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton and b) why they did it?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/us/politics/democrats-gerrymandering-election-maps.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Vintage Corvettes lured Cuomo to $125K fundraiser – Priscilla DeGregory and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/vintage-corvettes-lured-cuomo-to-125k-fundraiser-testimony/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/06/trump-immigration-plan-could-keep-whites-in-u-s-majority-for-up-to-five-more-years/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The End of IRS Targeting? President Trump prepares to name a new chief tax collector. – James Freeman (DIERSEN: In 1978, when I was 29 years old, Money Magazine and the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed my education deductions. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-end-of-irs-targeting-1517956572
— The Case for Merit-Based Immigration Beyond economics, it makes people feel the system is working in the national interest. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose anything that is merit-based because they promote patronage big time. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-merit-based-immigration-1517963380
— Poland’s Controversial Holocaust Bill Becomes Law   Law mandates fines or imprisonment for people who accuse the Polish population of responsibility or complicity in war crimes – Drew Hinshaw (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want the power to fine or imprison anyone who fails/refuses to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) be manipulated/dominated by them, d) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polands-controversial-holocaust-bill-becomes-law-1517928756

 

USA TODAY
— Illegal immigrant suspected in NFL player’s death had been deported – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/02/06/trump-crash-that-killed-nfl-player-is-disgraceful/110149834/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— ‘Serious marital infidelities’ charged in California governor’s race – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, voters can hold those who seek or hold government or political offices to much higher standards. Needless-to-say, if you have any marital infidelities, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article198773549.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death – SHARON AUSTIN (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Black-Americans-mostly-left-behind-by-progress-12557790.php

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Equality Illinois PAC announces endorsements (DIERSEN: Given all that Rauner/Sanguinetti has done a) to promote LGBTQ activity and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity, the least that Equality Illinois should do is to endorse them.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-PAC-announces-endorsements/61818.html

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.