ABC7
— Senate rejects efforts to call more witnesses in Trump impeachment trial –
AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-rejects-allowing-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial/5893937/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal – Lisa Mascaro,
Zeke Miller and Eric Tucker
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/senate-rejects-witnesses-in-trump-trial-ensuring-acquittal
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago needs to license places where marijuana can be consumed on premises,
mayor says “We’re hearing all sorts of stories about pop-up parties and
traveling buses and vans,” the mayor said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/31/21117255/marijuana-consumption-ordinance-chicago-license-on-premises
— Lightfoot to attend Trump State of Union address Mayor Lori Lightfoot will
be in the House gallery Tuesday when President Donald Trump — on the verge
Friday of being acquitted in his impeachment trial — addresses Congress. – Lynn
Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/31/21116994/lori-lightfoot-trump-state-union-address
— What’s J.B. doing to keep me from leaving Illinois? – John Bleyaert, Downers
Grove (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats
want you to leave Illinois: 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://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/31/21117156/illinois-economy-finances-j-b-pritzker-letters-gun-rally
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-impeachment-trump-witnesses-dershowitz-gop-week-in-review-huppke-20200131-j2geong7kreftk34qaucbaot2u-story.html
— In quest for ‘meaningful data,’ Lake County Board committee debates two-year
delay on legal marijuana zoning for unincorporated areas – DAN MORAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-moran-lake-county-marijuana-moratorium-st-0201-20200131-7743rs5qvzb5tmj7smb4xpm7zy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ex-Chicago top cop Garry McCarthy takes job as security
consultant for local pot business – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: I would not want
to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who sells or uses pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-garry-mccarthy-marijuana-security-consultant-20200201-vkrwvctnpnb2rerrrmq5eazlgq-story.html
— Illinois should partner with a red state to fight gerrymandering – Eric Zorn
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage
County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-gerrymandering-ethics-state-of-the-union-zorn-20200201-r4tgg74ksnaxvosw3w2tv3hnqy-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Could Glen Ellyn ask voters to weigh in on pot sales? –
Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200131/could-glen-ellyn-ask-voters-to-weigh-in-on-pot-sales
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What was left unsaid in Pritzker’s speech spoke volumes The responsibility
the governor won was to represent the interests of all Illinoisans, not just
those who carry a union card. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/what-was-left-unsaid-pritzkers-speech-spoke-volumes
QUAD CITY TIMES
— ‘I love our president’: Des Moines Trump rally becomes center of MAGA
universe days before caucus – Graham Ambrose
https://qctimes.com/news/local/i-love-our-president-des-moines-trump-rally-becomes-center/article_378fae90-8e9d-5863-af72-5d7100a9d202.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Slavery reparations may seem impossible, but in many places they’re already
happening – Thai Jones (DIERSEN: The following are types of reparations:
Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, race based preference giving, gender
based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination,
reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the
aforesaid.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Slavery-reparations-may-seem-impossible-but-in-15019747.php
SOUTH SUBURBAN GAZETTE
— Eric Wallace reacts to Pritzker’s “Woke and Broke” State of the
State address
https://www.southsuburbangazette.com/post/eric-wallace-reacts-to-pritzker-s-woke-and-broke-state-of-the-state-address
WEEK
— Illinois ethics commission addresses conflicts of interest, closing the
“revolving door” – Sheridan Swathwood
https://week.com/2020/01/30/illinois-ethics-commission-addresses-conflicts-of-interest-closing-the-revolving-door/
CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that Trump does to protect America, the more that
Trump-haters paint him as being a Nazi.
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/supreme-court-allows-public-charge-clause-that-kept-nazi-era-refugees-from-the-us/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14: Lopez Grades the GOP Congressional Debaters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/il-14-lopez-grades-the-gop-congressional-debaters/
— Legislators Should Be Forced to Follow State Senator Barack Obama’s Example
in Listing Law Clients
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/legislator-should-be-forced-to-follow-state-senator-barack-obamas-example-in-listing-law-clients/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS RIGHT TO LIFE ACTION RATES CURRAN MOST PROLIFE IN STATE’S US SENATE
RACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/illinois-right-to-life-action-rates-curran-most-prolife-in-states-us-senate-race.html
— GRETA HECTORS DAVOS: WHY ARE ELITISTS THRILLED TO BE LECTURED BY A CHILD WHO
KNOWS NOTHING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/greta-hectors-davos-why-are-elitists-thrilled-to-be-lectured-by-a-child-who-knows-nothing.html
— DI LEO: IMMIGRATION, THE WELFARE STATE, AND THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/immigration-the-welfare-state-and-the-public-charge-rule.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Casten, Underwood take heat over fentanyl ban vote
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/31/casten-underwood-take-heat-over-fentanyl-ban-vote/
— ISP sued over FOID backlog
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/31/isp-sued-over-foid-backlog/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gaming, gaming, gaming
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/31/gaming-gaming-gaming/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Blacklist Valley: How Big Tech reshapes politics by censoring conservative
ideas – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should
write a book about those who do the blacklisting, those who are blacklisted,
and why they are blacklisted in the Milton Township Republican Organization,
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and
Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blacklist-valley
— Rand Paul: Election ‘chaos’ is goal of Democrats, ‘they hate the president
so much’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/rand-paul-election-chaos-is-goal-of-democrats-they-hate-the-president-so-much
— Why Trump’s Des Moines rally should make Democrats nervous – Philip Klein
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trumps-des-moines-rally-should-make-democrats-nervous
— The Equal Rights Amendment is not about equal rights – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-equal-rights-amendment-is-not-about-equal-rights
— The culture war has come back to bite the media that made it – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-culture-war-has-come-back-to-bite-the-media-that-made-it
RUSH LIMAUGH
— CNN Says Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force Is Too White
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/01/31/cnn-says-trumps-coronavirus-task-force-is-too-white/
GOPUSA
— Does your mailman support socialist Bernie Sanders?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83863
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google censors conservatives to appease left-wing pressure, docs reveal A
new book offers insights into the biased decision-making process. – Calvin
Freiburger (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes side with the left and with Google against me, against
www.gopillinois.com, and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-censors-conservatives-to-appease-left-wing-pressure-docs-reveal
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— How Mexico became a key ally in Trump’s immigration blockade – Elliot Spagat
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2020/0131/How-Mexico-became-a-key-ally-in-Trump-s-immigration-blockade
PJ MEDIA
— Academic Tests Prove Trump Supporters Are Smarter Than Clinton Supporters –
MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors,
coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were Democrats. My
Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious
when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat GAO
superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed
the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Very
few of my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and
subordinates attempted to pass the aforesaid examinations, let alone pass them,
let alone pass them on their first attempt.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/confirmed-trump-supporters-are-smarter-than-clinton-supporters/
THE HILL
— DNC drops donor requirement for debates, opening door for Bloomberg –
JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: What requirements have kept doors closed for you? For
me, those requirements have included being a Democrat, RINO, minority, female,
veteran, younger, yes-man/woman, operative, dupe, non-Protestant, non-German
American, and someone whose ancestors have not been in America fie a long
time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/480923-dnc-drops-donor-requirement-for-debates-opening-door-for-bloomberg
UPI
— Age discrimination affects people worldwide
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/01/31/Age-discrimination-affects-people-worldwide/2441580502597/
WASHINGTON POST
— Impeachment trial live updates: Senate to vote Wednesday on whether to
remove or acquit Trump on impeachment charges – John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and
Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impeachment-trial-live-updates/2020/01/31/9a853bbe-4415-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html
FORBES
— MARCH 27, 2019 FLASHBACK: 4 Predictors Of Career Success (Positive attitude,
Willingness to learn, Curiosity, and Resilience) That Managers Like To See –
Victor Lipman (DIERSEN: For qualified federal employees, the strongest
predictors of career success are being a Democrat, minority, female, and/or
yes-man/woman.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/03/27/4-predictors-of-career-success-that-managers-like-to-see/#1c8af8276b0f
ATLANTIC
— The Dispatch Wants to Be the Anti-Breitbart – MCKAY COPPINS (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about those who work hard at being anti-GOPUSA
ILLINOISers.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/01/dispatch-tries-sell-real-news-right/605860/
