DAILY HERALD
— Fake news and the public’s obligation to know – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should write an article, or maybe a book, about my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. They crow that even though I have been a MTRCC member since 1999, MTRCC has never asked me to serve as chairman of a MTRCC committee, let alone as a MTRCC officer. They crow that they defeated me 69-13 when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They crow that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure in 2006 me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190126/editorial-fake-news-and-the-publics-obligation-to-know
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Income disparity between black, white Springfield households largest in country – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/report-income-disparity-between-black-white-springfield-households-largest-in-country
— Illinois pension cost savings plans get started – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/illinois-pension-cost-savings-plans-get-started
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Steve King faces friendly audience at town hall – Mason Dockter
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/steve-king-faces-friendly-audience-at-town-hall/article_b5ac49de-652b-5666-a2ab-4b9fb8a1085c.html
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Expansion of abortion counterproductive – David E. Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-expansion-of-abortion-counterproductive/article_4dd64080-201a-11e9-a954-0be44cab8298.html
DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— March for Life: Schlarman students stand up for ‘what’s right’ – Christopher Morrical
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/march-for-life-schlarman-students-stand-up-for-what-s/article_2697e7ca-c688-5a31-90ea-e9f6d9aa9ac2.html
ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Democrats File Bill to Ban “Assault Weapons” – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278483#.XE2QsVxKiM8
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/who-s-in-the-immigrant-caravans/article_25e6a761-9016-5454-be27-ba1fe19f78d8.html
CHICAGO NOW
— Why aren’t progressives more outspoken against age discrimination? (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. “Up-or-out” is code for age discrimination. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government gets rid of you if you 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.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-legal-geek/2019/01/why-arent-progressives-more-outspoken-against-age-discrimination/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I can be forgiven if I’m a little pissed off right now. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided a few days ago that it’s okay for employers to discriminate against me. As I explained in my June 9 blog post, a man named Dale Kleber sued CareFusion Corp. for discriminatory hiring practices in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit found that CareFusion violated the Act when it published a job description seeking an in-house attorney “with no more than 7 years’ relevant legal experience.” Kleber claimed that was really code for younger candidates, in light of the fact the company hired a 29-year-old instead of him.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Washington Post article attacks Trump ‘MAGA’ hat, says it represents ‘acid hatred’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/wapo-attacks-trump-maga-hat-represent-acid-hatred
CBN NEWS
— Democrats for Border Security? It’s a Hoax – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats publicly crow about specific things that they did to get illegals into America?)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/january/democrats-for-border-security-its-a-hoax-nbsp
TOWNHALL
— 56% of Registered Voters Say Government Is Doing ‘Too Little’ To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Coming To U.S. – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/26/56-of-registered-voters-say-government-is-doing-too-little-to-keep-illegal-immigrants-from-coming-here-n2540286
— Trump National Golf Club Fires Illegal Alien Workers – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/26/rumor-mill-trump-national-golf-club-fires-illegal-alien-workers-n2540305
— The Art Of The Fail? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/01/27/the-art-of-the-fail-n2540302
DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP GOLF COURSE FIRES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – William Davis (DIERSEN: Have you worked for a golf course? During the summer of 1966, I cleaned golf shoes for the Flossmoor Golf Club. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, I doubt that job would have been available to me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/26/trump-golf-course-fires-illegals/
BREITBART
— Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “racist” border wall on Saturday protested against what they claimed is a “symbol of hate” in El Paso, Texas. – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/26/resisting-the-wall-march-no-to-racist-symbol-of-hate/
FOX NEWS
— Deroy Murdock: The Trump-hating media are demolishing themselves – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/deroy-murdock-the-trump-hating-media-are-demolishing-themselves
— Texas says it found 95,000 non-citizens on voter rolls; 58,000 have voted – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-says-it-has-discovered-95000-non-citizens-on-voter-rolls-58000-have-voted
NEWS BUSTERS
— Washington Post Fashionista Rips the MAGA Hat as ‘Brimming with Grotesque Hubris’ – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/01/27/washington-post-fashionista-rips-maga-hat-brimming-grotesque-hubris
NEWSMAX
— Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax Could Cost US Billionaires $85B a Year (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/warren-wealth-tax-billionaires/2019/01/26/id/899922/
HOT AIR
— Elizabeth Warren’s Unconstitutional Wealth Tax (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/elizabeth-warrens-unconstitutional-wealth-tax/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats’ stealth jihad – Amil Imani
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democrats_stealth_jihad.html
— Christopher Columbus gets the shaft at Notre Dame – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/christopher_columbus_gets_the_shaft_at_notre_dame.html
— Not all persons here illegally are alike; The wall keeps the worst ones out – Constantinos E. Scaros
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/not_all_persons_here_illegally_are_alike_the_wall_keeps_the_worst_ones_out.html
— Forcing our congressmen to try to resolve the government shutdown – Martin Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/forcing_our_congressmen_to_try_to_resolve_the_government_shutdown.html
— Ocasio-Cortez: Socialism can cure ringworm, and also everything else – Deborah C. Tyler
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/ocasiocortez_socialism_can_cure_ringworm_and_also_everything_else.html
— No MAGA Hats in the Opinion Workers Union Hall – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/no_maga_hats_in_the_opinion_workers_union_hall.html
AMERICA GREATNESS
— Census Fight Is About Dollars and Votes – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/26/census-fight-is-about-dollars-and-votes/
AMERICA FREE PRESS
— Will Immigration Bloodshed Continue? – John Friend
http://americanfreepress.net/will-immigration-bloodshed-continue/
CANADA FREE PRESS
— God Told Nehemiah To Build a Wall When Nancy Pelosi says that it is immoral to build a wall, she proves she knows nothing of morality or, for that matter, God, The Book of Nehemiah shows that God protects His people. Whose people are we? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/god-told-nehemiah-to-build-a-wall
THE HILL
— Warren stakes out 2020 ground with wealth-tax proposal – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/427075-warren-courts-progressives-with-wealth-tax-proposal
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni (DIERSEN: How “hard right” are you? I oppose government doing anything that promotes a) welfare, b) dependency on government, c) dependency on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) patronage, j) political affiliation discrimination, k) reverse discrimination, and l) age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-ginni-thomas-meeting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving in the military, according to three people with direct knowledge of the events. For 60 minutes Mr. Trump sat, saying little but appearing taken aback, the three people said, as the group also accused White House aides of blocking Trump supporters from getting jobs in the administration. It is unusual for the spouse of a sitting Supreme Court justice to have such a meeting with a president, and some close to Mr. Trump said it was inappropriate for Ms. Thomas to have asked to meet with the head of a different branch of government. A vocal conservative, Ms. Thomas has long been close to what had been the Republican Party’s fringes, and extremely outspoken against Democrats. Her activism has raised concerns of conflicts of interest for her husband, who is perhaps the most conservative member of the Supreme Court.)
— Hospitals Are Asking Their Own Patients to Donate Money – Phil Galewitz (DIERSEN: Do political parties do “wealth screenings?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/business/hospitals-asking-patients-donate-money.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are most likely to be the source of large donations. Those who seem promising targets for fund-raising may receive a visit from a hospital executive in their rooms, as well as extra amenities like a bathrobe or a nicer waiting area for their families. Some hospitals train doctors and nurses to identify patients who have expressed gratitude for their care, and then put the patients in touch with staff fund-raisers. These various tactics, part of a strategy known as “grateful patient programs,” make some people uncomfortable. “Wealth screenings strike me as unseemly but not illegal or unethical,” said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at the New York University School of Medicine.)
— How Every Member Got to Congress – Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma (DIERSEN: It looks like none of them were federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Before that, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which, at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. Further, it looks like none of them are CPAs, Certified Internal Auditors (CIA), licensed CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), Certified Government Financial Managers (CGFM), Certified Financial Service Auditors CFSA), or Forensic Accountants (FA). I became a CPA in 1979, a CIA in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1981, a CFE in 1990, a CGFM in 1994, a CFSA in 1996, and a FA in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/paths-to-congress.html
— The Loneliness of the Moderate Democrat ‘It takes a lot of spine to be a centrist in America today.’ – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being 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 for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/gina-raimondo-2020.html
— A Frat Boy and a Gentleman – Alexandra Robbins (DIERSEN: Were you a member of a fraternity? I was not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/fraternity-sexual-assault-college.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater argues against borders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/border-wall-immigration-trump.html
— With Pain Still Fresh, Lawmakers Make Push to Outlaw Shutdowns – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/government-shutdown-legislation.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How the Shutdown Reordered American Life – Julie Bosman (DIERSEN: I was an IRS employee 1971-1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/government-shutdown-over.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CHICAGO — On Day 1 of what would become the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, Mary Kelly had a typically American view of the situation: She was optimistic. As an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, she had been through shutdowns before. This one would not last long, she figured. On Day 24, weeks into her mandatory furlough, she applied for unemployment benefits. Ten days after that, she left her home in the Chicago suburbs, rode a train downtown and joined demonstrators on a windswept Federal Plaza, her cheeks mottled pink from the cold. “I was never scared during shutdowns in the past,” Ms. Kelly, a union officer, said during the protest on Thursday, wearing woolen gloves and clutching a sign. “But now who knows what’s going to happen?” And then on Day 35, with no resolution seemingly in sight, she had her answer in news leaked from Washington: The shutdown was finally coming to an end.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects. His Team Fears a Primary Fight. – Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-rnc-2020.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Rep. Steve King is spurned in Washington.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-steve-king-is-spurned-in-washington-in-iowa-sentiment-is-mixed/2019/01/26/a55867f8-1e57-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-haters say “Republicans reeling from political damage caused by shutdown.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-hope-we-get-some-common-sense-republicans-reeling-from-political-damage-cause-by-shutdown/2019/01/26/d50b87d4-2189-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
NEW YORK POST
— Rep. Steve King gets standing ovation at first event since white supremacy comments – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/rep-steve-king-gets-standing-ovation-at-first-event-since-white-supremacy-comments/
— President Trump is down, but not out – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/president-trump-is-down-but-not-out/
MIAMI HERALD
— Could you live on your retirement savings for 23 years? – DAYANA YOCHIM (DIERSEN: The lower a retiree’s standard of living, the longer before that retiree’s savings runs out. Last year, my 88-year-old aunt’s expenses were $93,501 including $87,116 for assisted living, $2,532 for income taxes, $1,715 for medications, and $1,572 for Medicare. Her income was $33,691 and she withdrew $72,831 from her retirement savings. That resulted in her retirement savings decreasing by $56,136 or from $497,958 down to $441,823. Simplistically, $56,136 divided by $441,823 is 8, her retirement savings will be exhausted in less than 8 years.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article225007550.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average budget for a retiree, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, provides even more color on what to expect when you’re expecting to retire. Older households, defined as ones headed by someone 65 or older, spend $46,000 annually, versus the $57,000 average spent by all U.S. households combined. The top three monthly expenses for those 65 and older are housing ($1,322), health care ($500) and food ($484). On average, about half of a retired household’s income comes from Social Security and private and government pensions, according to the BLS, with personal savings and investment and rental income providing 6.9 percent.)
GAZETTE
— Democrats veer left on their treks to Iowa Once taboo topics for the party are de rigueur today
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/democrats-veer-left-on-their-treks-to-iowa-20190126
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The liberal immigration deniers – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-the-liberal-immigration-deniers-1583089/
LAS VEGAS SUN
— Border wall is out of sync with the Southwest’s changing politics – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of voters in the border states who hate America increases. How soon will they have enough votes to get the border states to leave America and join up with Mexico?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/27/border-wall-is-out-of-sync-with-the-southwests-cha/
BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Democrats and their voters go left, counting on rest of country to follow as 2020 nears – David Weigel
https://www.bgdailynews.com/washington_post/democrats-and-their-voters-go-left-counting-on-rest-of/article_71578f1e-0959-509b-bf80-9ed764d73da4.html
PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— GOP Rep. Brooks: ‘There Is No Border Security If You Do Not Have the Border Wall Component‘ – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/gop-rep-brooks-there-is-no-border-security-if-you-do-not-have-the-border-wall-component/77671/
— When the Swamp Tackles Immigration, America’s Interests Are Ignored – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/wilcox-when-the-swamp-tackles-immigration-americas-interests-are-ignored/77657/
— Meghan McCain: I Hate America Without My Father‘s Leadership – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/meghan-mccain-i-hate-america-without-my-fathers-leadership/77643/
SIOUXLAND NEWS
— Steve King holds town hall meeting; says NYT reporter took his words out of context – Jetske Wauran
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/steve-king-holds-town-hall-meeting-says-nyt-reporter-took-his-words-out-of-context
HAVASU NEWS
— Release illegal immigrants in ‘selected’ congressional districts – Bruce Warner (DIERSEN: How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat governors want released into their states? How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Congressmen want released into their districts? How many illegals do Democrat state senators and Democrat state representatives want released into their districts? Which counties, townships/wards, municipalities, precincts, and neighborhoods would these illegals be released into?)
https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/bruce-warner-release-illegal-immigrants-in-selected-congressional-districts/article_5c707b20-21fe-11e9-99c6-278984505ba5.html
NEWSWEEK
— MEGHAN MCCAIN NO LONGER CALLS HERSELF A REPUBLICAN, SAYS THE GOP’S CHARACTER ‘SEEMS TO BE GONE’ – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-mccain-no-longer-calls-herself-republican-says-gops-character-seems-be-1306607
INDEPENDENT
— Another illegal immigrant caravan moves north As an even larger illegal immigrant caravan moves north, we should ask Congress: Are they representing U.S. citizens or Latin America? – Michael Shannon
http://suindependent.com/another-illegal-immigrant-caravan-moves-north/
DAILY BEAST
— Texas AG Claims Nearly 60,000 Non-Citizens Voted in State Elections Over Last Two Decades
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-ag-claims-nearly-60000-non-citizens-voted-in-state-elections-over-last-two-decades
