January 22 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners promote Pat Brady.
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/thoughts-on-trump/
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-12317/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-return-to-chicago-after-marching-in-washington-dc/1715003/
— 3 CHARGED AFTER MELEE AT NAPERVILLE BAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/3-charged-after-melee-at-naperville-bar/1714940/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-return-home-womens-march-washington-411460185.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-alternative-facts-media-commentary-20170122-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-march-protests-what-comes-next-20170122-story.html
— It shouldn’t have taken a law to force lead tests for water in schools – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-lead-schools-st-0122-20170122-story.html
— Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway calls incorrect White House claims ‘alternative facts’  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-alternative-facts-sean-spicer-20170122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump offers scattershot response to global protests.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129695/
— Alec Baldwin’s Trump wasn’t on ‘SNL,’ but mock-Putin was – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170122/entlife/301229985/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois governor extends tax incentive program – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-governor-extends-tax-incentive-program/article_37e16d54-e0ca-11e6-a441-bfac0d9d4cd9.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Compromise’ is no compromise at all – Scott Reeder
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-01-22/scott-reeder-compromise-no-compromise-all.html
— A key week for the fiscal future of Illinois – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-22/tom-kacich-key-week-fiscal-future-illinois.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/22/activists-to-urge-roskams-effort-to-address-climate-change/ackz9h6/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conway: Trump White House offered ‘alternative facts’ on crowd size – CNN  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/conway-trump-white-house-offered-alternative-facts-on-crowd-size/643969523

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reject plan for huge tax hikes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/20/our-view-reject-plan-for-huge-tax-hikes/agzojhb/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Decatur residents help swell anti-Trump protest crowds.”
http://herald-review.com/news/national/decatur-residents-help-swell-anti-trump-protest-crowds/article_e712f23e-bdf2-546c-95bf-d64c72eb6635.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— GOP should be upfront in precinct reduction push – RICH JAMES  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your precinct lines have been redrawn recently, how adversely were you impacted?)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary/rich-james-gop-should-be-upfront-in-precinct-reduction-push/article_bd45106f-aad8-5973-818a-be1206846a3f.html

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Jil Tracy Back in the General Assembly – Lainie Steelman
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20170122/back-in-general-assembly

 

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Illinois has nation’s steepest ‘wealth flight’ income differential
http://carbondalereporter.com/stories/511075616-analysis-illinois-has-nation-s-steepest-wealth-flight-income-differential

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage representatives Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park), Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), and Michelle Mussman (D-Schaumburg) called out for support of Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511072619-dupage-representatives-called-out-for-support-of-madigan

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Supreme Court cites Allen v. Clark Co. Park District in Opinion on Springfield School District 186 v. Atty. Gen. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/supreme-court-cites-allen-v-clark-co-park-district-in-opinion-on-springfield-school-district-186-v-atty-gen/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Moves to Limit McHenry County Blog Reporting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/22/jack-franks-moves-to-limit-mchenry-county-blog-reporting/

 

FOX NEWS
— Priebus hints Trump has no immediate plan to end Obama’s DACA for young illegals  (DIERSEN: That encourages people to come to America illegally, encourages people to stay in America illegally, and encourages people to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/priebus-hints-trump-has-no-immediate-plan-to-end-obamas-daca-for-young-illegals-seeks-long-term-fix.html
— Priebus: We will not let media ‘delegitimize this president’  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/01/22/priebus-will-not-let-media-delegitimize-this-president-mcconnell-on/
— Trump on throngs of Sunday protesters: ‘Why didn’t these people vote?’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/trump-on-throngs-sunday-protesters-why-didnt-these-people-vote.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s $10 trillion stimulus plan – Stephen Moore
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/donald-trumps-10-trillion-stimulus-plan/
— Trump team blasts Madonna: ‘Can you imagine saying that about President Obama?’ – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/trump-team-blasts-madonna-can-you-imagine-saying-t/

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Says Media Delegitimizing Trump, Won’t ‘Take It’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/priebus-conway-attack-media/2017/01/22/id/769820/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Analyst Says Women’s March About Liberalism, Not Women – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/cnn-analyst-says-womens-march-about-liberalism-not-women-video/
— Kellyanne Drops Rhetorical Atom Bomb On Chuck Todd Over Media’s Crowd Obsession – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/kellyanne-drops-rhetorical-atom-bomb-on-chuck-todd-over-medias-crowd-obsession-video/
— Here Are 17 Pictures From Inside The ‘Peaceful’ Protest On Inauguration Day – Grae Stafford
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/here-are-17-pictures-from-inside-the-peaceful-protest-on-inauguration-day/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC, NBC Tout Women’s March, Downplay Hate and Bomb Threat
http://www.newsbusters.org/video/abc-nbc-tout-womens-march-downplay-hate-and-bomb-threat

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: Media Obsessed With Trying to ‘Delegitimize’ President Trump – Pam Key  (DIERSEN: Who is obsesses with delegitimizing you?  The following obsess with delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/22/reince-priebus-media-obsessed-with-trying-to-delegitimize-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Sean Spicer thumps the media at first press conference: ‘We’re going to hold the press accountable’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Since I became your GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always held me accountable, that is, they have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-thumps-the-media-at-first-press-conference-were-going-to-hold-the-press-accountable/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FIERCE BACKLASH AFTER HEATHER LOWREY SUGGESTS ASSASSINATING TRUMP  ‘This will stay with her for a long time, if not forever’ – JOE KOVACS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/fierce-backlash-after-woman-suggests-assassinating-trump/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Universities hire buses to take students to Women’s March  Several universities are paying for their students to attend the Women’s March on Washington, a post-Inauguration protest intended to show solidarity with marginalized communities and speak out against Donald Trump. – Amber Athey
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8666

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It has been a really bad week for journalism – T. BECKET ADAMS
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/it-has-been-a-really-bad-week-for-journalism/article/2612586

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic Lawmakers Feel Boost from Women’s March  Minority party hopes movement will help Congress rein in Trump.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democratic-lawmakers-womens-march

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sunday Show Hosts Hit Back On Trump Administration’s Lies.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-assault-press_us_5884c85fe4b0e3a73569a11d

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bruce Springsteen says E Street Band’s ‘hearts and spirits’ with Donald Trump protesters.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-23/bruce-springsteen-talks-trump-on-first-night-of-australian-tour/8201896

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aziz Ansari skewers Donald Trump, “racist” supporters in “SNL” monologue.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aziz-ansari-skewers-donald-trump-racist-supporters-in-snl-monologue/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First days of Trump era signal America’s deepening political divide.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN156142
— White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won’t ‘take it’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-priebus-idUSKBN1560RM

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-traditional-way-of-reporting-on-a-president-is-dead-and-trumps-press-secretary-killed-it/2017/01/22/75403a00-e0bf-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump wages war against the media as demonstrators protest his presidency.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-wages-war-against-the-media-as-demonstrators-protest-his-presidency/2017/01/21/705be9a2-e00c-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sean Spicer held a press conference. He didn’t take questions. Or tell the whole truth.” (DIERSEN: Based on what I saw at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address on January 19, 2017, anti-Trump elected officials, their anti-Trump operatives, and their anti-Trump dupes are going punish me to punish Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-held-a-press-conference-he-didnt-take-questions-or-tell-the-whole-truth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump signs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/01/21/my-favorite-signs-at-the-womens-march-on-washington/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In SNL’s first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/22/in-snls-first-post-inauguration-episode-putin-roasts-trump-on-crowd-sizes/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump is dismissive of women’s marches but acknowledges right to protest – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-advisor-called-women-s-march-a-1485114018-htmlstory.html

 

ABC ACTION NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/decodedc/can-the-womens-marches-become-a-womens-movement

 

BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES
— Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?  (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps in Diersen’s precinct try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton’s West District try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Milton Township try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in DuPage County try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Illinois try to evict Diersen? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump supporters.  How should Trump supporters respond?)
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/opinion/op-ed/will-trump-evict-reporters-from-the-white-house/article_ed41aaf1-4fc3-5728-a73d-55b21429195e.html

 

FORBES
— Five Ways to Keep Valued Employees – David K. Williams  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the more of the following that employees are, the more that they are valued: Democrat, minority, female, younger, yes-man/woman.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2017/01/22/five-ways-to-keep-valued-employees/#6130fb365f8d

 

FORTUNE
— Lack of Latinos in Trump Cabinet Draws Ire for ‘Setback’ – AP  (DIERSEN: What jobs and promotions have you had that Latinos should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/22/trump-cabinet-latinos-diversity/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP’S ATTACK ON THE PRESS SHOWS WHY PROTESTS ARE NECESSARY.” What do anti-Trumps have to say about Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk’s attack on me at the January 19, 2017 Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address? How proud are they of  Gresk?
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trumps-attack-on-the-press-shows-why-protests-are-necessary

 

FED SMITH
— Proposed Retirement Changes for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Giving federal employees bigger cost of living adjustments than federal retirees discourages federal Employees from retiring.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/22/proposed-retirement-changes-for-federal-employees/

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s President Will Try to Rule Like a Roman Emperor.  Donald Trump appears destined to follow in the tyrannical footsteps of Augustus before him.”)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/americas-next-president-will-rule-roman-emperor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State of Resistance: California in the Age of Trump. The battle begins now.”
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/state-resistance-california-age-trump

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.