ABC7
— Man arrested after allegedly driving van into Florida GOP registration tent
– JON HAWORTH
https://abc7chicago.com/man-arrested-after-allegedly-driving-van-into-gop-registration-tent/5915182/
NBC5
— Romney, Vilified in D.C. for Vote to Convict Trump, Finds Respect, Support
Back Home NBC News interviewed dozens of Utah residents to find out what they
thought about their senator bucking the GOP on impeachment (DIERSEN:
Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/romney-vote-to-convict-trump-finds-respect-support-utah/2216001/
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements will seek leaders whose first priority is finding solutions –
Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should ask the candidates the following
questions: If elected, how would the following help you carry out your duties:
a) your education, b) your political experience and work experience, c) your
professional certifications and licenses, and d) length of time that you have
lived in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois? What have you done
and what will you do if elected to: a) discourage the sale and use of pot, b)
discourage gambling, c) discourage the sale and drinking of booze, d) promote
traditional marriage and the traditional family, e) promote homeownership, f)
discourage abortion, g) discourage mass/illegal immigration, h) discourage
diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, i) discourage patronage and
political affiliation discrimination, j) discourage reverse discrimination, k)
discourage age discrimination, l) encourage people to save for their
retirement, m) discourage dependency on government, and n) discourage
dependency on charity?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200209/editorial-endorsements-will-seek-leaders-whose-first-priority-is-finding-solutions
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Fighting crime or invading
privacy? Police deals with Ring video doorbell have advocates and critics
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200209/fighting-crime-or-invading-privacy-police-deals-with-ring-video-doorbell-have-advocates-and-critics
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-stephens-mitt-romney-20200209-ur57q5qmurgf5dcer3xhhclsqa-story.html
— ‘It’s a lot tougher nowadays’: Millennial homebuyers challenged with down
payments – CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your
first down payment? Mine came from the money that I earned a) working for IRS
the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores the previous
19 months, and c) working full-time for Firestone stores the previous 7 months
before that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-millennial-home-buying-report-tt-0123-20200129-267ybc5govb2lkjbh57gt7xab4-story.html
— Midcentury modern 5-bedroom home in Wheaton sells for $350,000 – BOB
GOLDSBOROUGH (DIERSEN: This home is in my precinct.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-elite-street-wheaton-midcentury-0203-20200205-a52wa4legrdahhajn36y4oc4mq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and
RINOs get rid of you if you do not shout that Whites are racists. – Bob
Susnjara
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mcgrath-column-st-0205-20200207-hj5bkwkyxnh4fpjdpudlncflsy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-dowd-trump-20200209-euqrmg3kqvfanfmi24irlu2riy-story.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Londrigan fourth quarter fundraising outpaces Davis – Bernard Schoenburg
(DIERSEN: If you give money to a Democrat candidate, you shout that you are not
only anti-Trump, but that you are 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.sj-r.com/news/20200208/londrigan-fourth-quarter-fundraising-outpaces-davis
— Ethics test will be reforming legislative inspector general – Doug Finke
(DIERSEN: What factors show that you are independent? For me, those factors
include my having a) a Civil Service Retirement System pension for life, b)
subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life, c) good health, d) an
outstanding spouse for almost 42 years, e) retirement savings, f) a home and
vehicles, and e) no debts. What qualifications do you have to serve as a
legislative inspector general? For me, those qualifications include the
experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11
years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131-532, b)
working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12
Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431, c) passing the CPA and Certified
Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, and d) earning three
job-related master’s degrees in management, accounting, and finance. Further, I
became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager,
Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200208/ethics-test-will-be-reforming-legislative-inspector-general
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Porter, former legislative inspector general TOM HOMER and current LIG CAROL
POPE all testified last week that the office has to have more independence to
be effective.)
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Why the Democrats won’t stop Bernie – Ben Shapiro
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/ben-shapiro-why-the-democrats-won-t-stop-bernie/article_dcdb4f72-481f-11ea-a32a-93ae2ad4e782.html
HERALD & REVIEW
— Southern Illinois could lose another congressman. Will rural voices still
matter? – KELSEY LANDIS
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/southern-illinois-could-lose-another-congressman-will-rural-voices-still/article_61e65a84-43d5-5a52-a631-8659a3445b7c.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Collins is getting death threats after impeachment acquittal – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/8/collins-is-getting-death-threats-after-impeachment/
BREITBART
— Biden: Trump ‘Has Yet Once to Condemn White Supremacy’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN:
To get votes a) from LGBTQers, b) from minorities, c) from women, d) from
younger people, e) from non-Protestants, f) from non-German Americans, g) from
those who have less money than others, and h) from those whose ancestors have
not been in America for a long time, will Biden officially promise to use the
presidency to get rid of a) heterosexuals, b) Whites, c) men, d) older people,
e) Protestants, f) German Americans, g) those who have more money than others,
and h) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/02/09/biden-trump-has-yet-once-to-condemn-white-supremacy/
FEDERALIST
— 5 Biggest James Carville Warnings To Woke Democrats Democrat strategist
James Carville warned that the smug, urbanist mindset is causing the Democratic
Party to be distracted by the wrong issues. – Madeline Osburn (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants,
and RINOs in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois
who have the biggest “smug, urbanist mindset.” I would focus on those
who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/09/5-biggest-james-carville-warnings-to-woke-democrats/
HOT AIR
— You’ll Never Know Which Candidate Is Electable – MAGGIE KOERTH (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout the loudest that the
more of the following that you are, the LESS ELECTABLE that you are: White,
male, older, conservative, Republican, Trump supporter, Protestant, gun owner,
German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for
a long time. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County,
and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or
financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being
religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/02/youll-never-know-candidate-electable/
NBC NEWS
— ‘SNL’ takes aim at Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire “Hey
I have an idea for an app,” says Larry David’s Bernie Sanders. “It’s
called no apps.” – Dennis Romero
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/snl-takes-aim-democratic-presidential-debate-new-hampshire-n1133091
CNN
— ‘There’s way more hate in this business than there ever used to be’:
Retiring lawmaker reflects on state of politics – Clare Foran (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not hate Trump.)
http://www.wicz.com/story/41677627/theres-way-more-hate-in-this-business-than-there-ever-used-to-be-retiring-lawmaker-reflects-on-state-of-politics
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘S.N.L.’ Takes Aim at the Democratic Debate and Trump’s Acquittal Hosted by
RuPaul and featuring Justin Bieber as musical guest, this week’s show also had
another memorable Oscar segment. – Dave Itzkoff
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/arts/television/saturday-night-live-rupaul.html
— Saturday in New Hampshire: Democrats Start Unloading on One Another (DIERSEN:
Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and
RINOs are nasty. If you sought a government office or political office, to
defeat you, what would your critics/opponents stress about you? Mime would
stress my demographics and that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of
Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs
Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster,
Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering (ICRC) Committee member, American
Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO
employee, etc. They would stress the adverse actions that TAPROOT, WCC, MTRO, ICRC,
AAPC, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. took against me and hint/imply/argue/shot
that the aforesaid took those adverse actions against me because I am a White
supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse
things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/new-hampshire-primary-02-08
— Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness A
handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to
dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified
in the House hearings. But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway. – Peter Baker, Michael
S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: It would have been great if my
Republican elected officials had stopped my Democrat GAO superiors from a)
forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair
performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half
of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond
GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all
but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a
$20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
It would have been great if my Republican elected officials had stopped my
Democrat IRS superiors from a) not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my
education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing
my partial day per diem claims in 1974. It would have been great if my
Republican elected officials had stopped my Democrat Post Office superiors from
forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and
1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/us/politics/trump-vindman-sondland-fired.html
NEW YORK POST
— AOC, boyfriend talk about ‘combating racism as a white person’ in Instagram
stories – Jon Levine (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat,
Libertarian, Green, or RINO is to be anti-White if not a White-hater.)
https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/aoc-boyfriend-talk-about-combating-racism-as-a-white-person-in-instagram-stories/
WASHINGTON POST
— Meet the 71-year-old staging a one-man protest in his Trump-loving
retirement community – Brittany Shammas (DIERSEN: The more that you hate Trump,
the more that Trump-haters glorify and praise you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/08/trump-protest-the-villages-golf-cart/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Mocks Buttigieg’s Mayoral Accomplishments in New Ad Campaign ad
contrasts the former vice president’s experience with Mr. Buttigieg’s local
achievements – Chad Day and John McCormick (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained
a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13
Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131-532, b) working for IRS for almost 9
years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently
$85,084-$96,431, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations
on my first attempt, and d) earning three job-related master’s degrees. I would
focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who
have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would
focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or
Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-mocks-buttigiegs-mayoral-accomplishments-in-new-ad-11581246000
NPR
— Campaigning Takes A Negative Turn In Closing Days Of New Hampshire Race –
SAM GRINGLAS
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/09/804210013/campaigning-takes-a-negative-turn-in-closing-days-of-new-hampshire-race
BUZZ FEED NEWS
— The Democratic Primary Is A Mess. Michael Bloomberg Is Taking Advantage.
“There’s still 46 states to hear from, and that’s where I’m gonna
compete,” Bloomberg told BuzzFeed News. – Rosie Gray
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/michael-bloomberg-2020-democratic-primary-biden
VARIETY
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ Delivers Democratic Debate Cold Open Ahead of New
Hampshire Primary – DANIELLE TURCHIANO
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/saturday-night-live-democratic-debate-jason-sudeikis-larry-david-rachel-dratch-kate-mckinnon-watch-1203497755/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Biden Launches Attacks on Buttigieg, Who Nears Sanders in New Hampshire –
Chas Danner (DIERSEN: To get votes a) from LGBTQers, b) from minorities, c)
from women, d) from younger people, e) from non-Protestants, f) from non-German
Americans, g) from those who have less money than others, and h) from those
whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, will Biden officially
promise to use the presidency to get rid of a) heterosexuals, b) Whites, c)
men, d) older people, e) Protestants, f) German Americans, g) those who have
more money than others, and h) those whose ancestors have not been in America
for a long time?)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/biden-attacks-buttigieg-who-nears-sanders-in-new-hampshire.html
VANITY FAIR
— Saturday Night Live: RuPaul Sashays Away with the Show SNL felt energized by
the Drag Race icon—and a breakout showcase for new cast member Chloe Fineman. –
KAREN VALBY
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/saturday-night-live-rupaul-host
AXIOS
— The demographic shifts disrupting the political world – Stef W. Kight
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats,
Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs dump you: Trump supporter, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner,
German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America
for a long time.)
https://www.axios.com/demographic-shifts-what-matters-2020-424161bf-1e6e-4da9-b2b2-9a6b2b2099fa.html
MEDIAITE
— Biden Launches Brutal Ad Mocking Mayor Pete’s Experience; Buttigieg Campaign
Punches Back – Sarah Rumpf (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who
demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained a) working for
GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10
levels, currently $101,176-$131-532, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the
last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently
$85,084-$96,431, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations
on my first attempt, and d) earning three job-related master’s degrees. I would
focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who
have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would
focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or
Republican.)
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/biden-launches-brutal-ad-mocking-mayor-petes-experience-buttigieg-campaign-punches-back/
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Joe Biden, a presidential frontrunner in trouble (DIERSEN: To defeat Biden, Democrats
will ever-increasingly stress that Biden shares many demographics with Trump.
They both are old, White, male, heterosexual, married with children, Christian,
draft avoiders, gun owners, and their ancestors have been in America for a long
time.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/joe-biden-a-presidential-frontrunner-in-trouble/articleshow/74043737.cms