November 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL BUDGET CRISIS CONTINUES, MADIGAN SUGGESTS ANOTHER STOP-GAP FUNDING PLAN – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-budget-crisis-continues-madigan-suggests-another-stop-gap-funding-plan/1608882/
— CHICAGO STUDENTS WALK OUT FOR ‘SAY NO TO TRUMP’ PROTEST  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-students-walk-out-for-say-no-to-trump-protest/1608363/
— SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS CANCELS TOUR ABROAD TO VISIT RED STATES – Elissa Harrington
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sf-gay-mens-chorus-cancels-tour-abroad-to-visit-red-states/1608323/
— “SAFETY PIN MOVEMENT” SHOWS SOLIDARITY AFTER CONTENTIOUS ELECTION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/safety-pin-movement-shows-solidarity-after-contentious-election/1606908/

 

NBC5
— GOP Leaders: Madigan is ‘Running Out the Clock’ on Budget Negotiations  After a preliminary budget meeting Tuesday in Springfield, Illinois Republicans accused House Speaker Michael Madigan of “running out the clock” on negotiations. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Republicans-Madigan-is-Running-Out-the-Clock-on-Budget-Negotiations-401351085.html
— Mendoza Will Continue Withholding Lawmakers’ Pay  Comptroller-elect Susana Mendoza announced Tuesday that she will keep her predecessor’s policy that withholds state government paychecks until other bills are paid, according to Politico. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Mendoza-Will-Continue-Withholding-Lawmakers-Pay-401326975.html
— More Hate Crimes Reported Despite Trump’s Call to ‘Stop It’  After a sharp increase in post-election hate crimes across the U.S., some leaders are calling on the president-elect to rescind Steve Bannon’s cabinet appointment – Cathy Rainone  (DIERSEN: Those who commit hate crimes want to harm Trump.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/More-Hate-Crimes-Donald-Trump-Appeal-to-Stop-It-401266135.html

 

CBS2
— Budget Progress? State Leaders Meet 40 Minutes, Agree To Meet The Next Day – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/15/budget-progress-state-leaders-meet-40-minutes-agree-to-meet-the-next-day/
— Illinois Students Walking Out Of Classes Tuesday To Protest Trump  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/15/illinois-students-walking-out-of-classes-tuesday-to-protest-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner scores big win over union on contract talks – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-afscme-labor-board-met-20161115-story.html
— Illinois, a blue island in a red sea: Data analysis – Kyle Bentle, Jonathon Berlin, Ryan Marx
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-election-midwest-voting-demographics-htmlstory.html
— Miller: Don’t believe House Democrats spin that last week’s losses weren’t big deal – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1116-20161115-story.html
— UIC, U. of C. students rally against Trump, call for action against intolerance – Patrick M. O’Connell  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant.  They despise if not hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-campus-walkout-protests-trump-met-1116-20161116-story.html
— Downsize the imperial presidency – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-executive-bush-obama-trump-congress-overreach-edit-1116-md-20161115-story.html
— VERY SAD: Lake County bucks national trends on Election Day – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-election-roundup-st-1115-20161115-story.html
— CEOs take heed of Grubhub’s Trump hubbub – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they are 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 for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-grubhub-trump-robert-reed-1115-biz-20161114-column.html
— Incoming leaders see how things work during Capitol orientation – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-new-congress-illinoisans-met-1115-20161115-story.html
— Madigan: Budget deal can’t be tied to Rauner economic agenda – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-illinois-budget-met-20161115-story.html
— With Priebus, Ryan’s speakership has direct channel to Trump – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-ryan-priebus-7507f8fe-ab25-11e6-8f19-21a1c65d2043-20161115-story.html
— Illinois’ newly elected Democrats get tour of GOP-led Congress they’ll be joining – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-new-congress-illinoisans-met-1115-20161115-story.html
— Rahm’s sugary infomercial, sanctuary city stunts say he’s running – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-kass-1116-20161115-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Keep Steve Bannon, professional bigot, out of the White House.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-steve-bannon-bigot-donald-trump-20161115-story.html
— College of DuPage navigates alcohol policy – Erin Chan Ding
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-cod-alcohol-policy-st-1116-20161115-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State labor board declares impasse between AFSCME, Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-labor-board-declares-impasse-between-afscme-rauner/
— Madigan and Rauner meet, Republicans left scratching their heads – TINA SFONDELES
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republicans-balk-after-madigan-appoints-new-chief-negotiator/
— Sex offenders banned from child and teen sections of libraries – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sex-offenders-banned-from-child-and-teen-sections-of-libraries/
— With transition in chaos, McCain warns Trump on Russia – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/with-transition-in-chaos-mccain-warns-trump-on-russia/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner, top lawmakers agree—but only to meet again – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161115/BLOGS02/161119919/rauner-top-lawmakers-agree-but-only-to-meet-again
— Zell’s firm dumps Trump name from NY buildings – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161115/CRED03/161119924/zells-firm-dumps-trump-name-from-ny-buildings
— Lack of signs prohibiting guns draws protesters to Portillo’s opening – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161115/news/161119335/

 

DAILY HERALD
— COD ready to approve 2-year faculty contract extension – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161115/news/161119312/
— Which suburbs’ vehicle allowances count toward pensions? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161115/news/161108703/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— TREASONOUS: ‘Sanctuary cities’ vow to protect immigrants from Trump plan – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/sanctuary-cities-vow-to-protect-immigrants-from-trump-plan/article_dc8eab51-6472-5f3c-b56c-94b5d08697e5.html
— After complaints, Trump-branded buildings being renamed – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/after-complaints-trump-branded-buildings-being-renamed/article_56a16172-b0eb-5bde-bd46-fb8bfe66215f.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois citizens deserve a responsible, balanced budget, not Springfield’s standard operating procedure – Ty Fahner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161115/guest-column-illinois-citizens-deserve-responsible-balanced-budget-not-springfields-standard-operating-procedure
— A triumphant GOP, mired in crisis – Michael Gerson
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161115/michael-gerson-triumphant-gop-mired-in-crisis

 

ALTON TELEGTAPH
— Illinois Democrats, GOP remain far apart in budget talks – AP  (DIERSEN: Who are you far apart from?  I am far apart from 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-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.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/92312/illinois-democrats-gop-remain-far-apart-in-budget-talks

 

WQAD
— Chicago area students stage walkout protest against Trump – TORY BRECHT  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://wqad.com/2016/11/15/chicago-area-students-stage-walkout-protest-against-trump/

 

WSIL TV
— Facebook’s fake news problem: What’s its responsibility? – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33718074/facebooks-fake-news-problem-whats-its-responsibility

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s Washington hotel could become ethical headache  Hotel is blocks from White House – Jill Disis
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trumps-washington-hotel-could-become-ethical-headache
— 3 NYC luxury buildings to drop Trump name  Residents petition to have name removed – Chris Isidore
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/3-nyc-luxury-buildings-to-drop-trump-name

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS NEWS NOW
— McLean County elected officials call for unity after Trump election  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want unity, anti-Trumps want to get rid of Trump and to get rid of everyone who voted for him.)
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/McLean-County-elected-officials-call-for-unity-after-Trump-election-401373515.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Schock charges deserve thorough review, details – Editorial
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/102505/editorial-schock-charges-deserve-thorough-review-details

 

EVANSTON PATCH
— TREASONOUS: Evanston to Remain a ‘Sanctuary City,” Mayor Proclaims  Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl confirms Evanston will remain welcoming to immigrants even after president-elect’s vow to deport millions. – Tim Moran
http://patch.com/illinois/evanston/evanston-remain-sanctuary-city-mayor-proclaims

 

CHICAGO READER
— Hospital official: Trump anxiety is sparking a ‘public health crisis’ – Kate Shepherd
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/11/15/hospital-official-trump-anxiety-is-sparking-a-public-health-crisis-and-other-chicago-news

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS WAIVES FOOD-STAMP WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS, EATING UP FUNDS FOR TRULY NEEDY – Nicholas Horton
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-waives-food-stamp-work-requirements-for-able-bodied-adults-eating-up-funds-for-truly-needy/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS ACLU ENERGIZED BY POST-ELECTION PROTESTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-aclu-energized-by-post-election-protests.html
— VETERANS AFFAIRS TO DROP SEX CHANGE SURGERIES DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/veterans-affairs-to-drop-sex-change-surgeries-due-to-budget-constraints.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegals demand Obama issue mass pardons amid Trump deportation fears – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/15/illegals-demand-obama-issue-mass-pardons-last-ditc/
— Donald Trump’s winning Democratic populism – Henry Payne
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/15/donald-trumps-winning-democratic-populism/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Don’t kid yourself, Rauner loves this stuff  (DIERSEN: Those “Republicans” who succeeded in getting Peter Fitzgerald to not seek a second term brought us Obama.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/15/dont-kid-yourself-rauner-loves-this-stuff/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— TREASONOUS: Sanctuary city mayors vow to defy the law, the federal government, and Donald Trump – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/sanctuary_city_mayors_vow_to_defy_the_law_the_federal_government_and_donald_trump.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— Savage warns Trump on Priebus: Looks like ‘Jeb Bush won’
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/savage-warns-trump-on-priebus-looks-like-jeb-bush-won/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Can Get Away With Fence, But Not Amnesty – Pat Buchanan
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/fence-wall-immigrants-amnesty/2016/11/15/id/759087/

 

BREITBART
— How Donald Trump Could End Numerous Gun Controls in CA, IL, NY, and NJ – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2016/11/15/president-trump-end-numerous-gun-controls-ca-il-ny-nj/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Obama: We Have to Guard Against a Rise in ‘Crude Nationalism, Tribalism’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/15/obama-we-have-guard-against-rise-crude-sort-nationalism-tribalism
— Hannity: ‘Abusively Biased’ Media Was So Wrong About Trump
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/14/sean-hannity-abusively-biased-media-was-so-wrong-about-donald-trump-2016-election
— McCain: Does Obama Realize the ‘Huge Rejection of Liberal Culture’ by Voters?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/15/mccain-obama-seems-be-missing-huge-rejection-liberal-culture
— Krauthammer: Obama Destroyed His Presidency With ‘Liberal Overreach’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/14/krauthammer-obama-completely-destroyed-his-presidency-liberal-overreach
— George W. and Laura Bush Adopted a Shelter Puppy  (DIERSEN: One reason why I can selfishly afford to selfishly spend 10+ hours each and every day selfishly putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising is that I have selfishly never had a dog.  Dog ownership is extremely time consuming and expensive.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/15/photos-george-w-laura-bush-adopt-shelter-puppy-freddy

 

DAILY CALLER
— DNC Chair Favorite Keith Ellison Supports Bill To ‘Study Reparation Proposals’ – JUSTIN CARUSO  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of my demographics, I should not only pay the price of Affirmative Action, of Diversity, and of Inclusion, but that I should pay reparations.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/15/dnc-chair-favorite-keith-ellison-supports-bill-to-study-reparation-proposals/
— Google Lost Big On Its Clinton Bet – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/14/google-lost-big-on-its-clinton-bet/

 

GOPUSA
— 37 shot in Chicago over weekend as ‘enforcement teams’ are deployed
http://www.gopusa.com/37-shot-in-chicago-over-weekend-as-enforcement-teams-are-deployed/
— Left Threatens Peaceful Transition of Power with ‘Nationwide Shutdown’
http://www.gopusa.com/left-threatens-peaceful-transition-of-power-with-nationwide-shutdown/
— Europe allowing Islamic refugees to ‘walk all over’ them
http://www.gopusa.com/europe-allowing-islamic-refugees-to-walk-all-over-them/
— Trump Doctrine: America First (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-American voted for Clinton.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-doctrine-america-first/
— Why did some evangelicals vote for Hillary?  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-evangelical.)
http://www.gopusa.com/why-did-some-evangelicals-vote-for-hillary/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— The Difference Between Growing Up In The 1960s Compared To 2016  (DIERSEN: Did you grow up during the 1960s?  I did.  I was born in 1948.)
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/the-difference-between-growing-up-in-the-1960s-compared-to-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seth Connell reports that in August of this year, campus carry went into effect on Texas’ public college campuses, enabling students and staff with valid concealed handgun licenses to legally carry their firearms. Predictably, leftists freaked out at the idea of people legally carrying firearms in their “safe spaces.”  As we reported back in August, the most famous form of protest on Texas college campuses was “Cocks Not Glocks,” a movement where students who opposed campus carry took adult sex toys with them all across the campus. Despite these protestations, campus carry is in effect in Texas, and there is not mass murder happening in dorms, classrooms, or professors’ offices. Who’d have thunk, right?  Well, it turns out that “Cocks no Glocks” is not going away any time soon. In fact, they have been invited to The White House as a kind of reward for their childish, bratty temper tantrums.)

 

THE HILL
— GOP votes to keep Ryan as Speaker – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/306115-gop-votes-to-keep-ryan-as-speaker
— GOP rushes to embrace Trump – CRISTINA MARCOS AND SCOTT WONG  (DIERSEN: Those “Republicans” who worked against Trump after he won the nomination should be “shown the door” to be polite.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/306211-gop-rushes-to-embrace-trump

 

MURCURY NEWS
— Trump protests gather steam in Palo Alto, Stanford – JACQUELINE LEE
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/15/trump-protests-gather-steam-in-palo-alto-stanford/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Catholic Bishops Challenge Donald Trump on Immigration – LAURIE GOODSTEIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.  The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/catholic-bishops-trump-immigration-hispanics.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— TREASONOUS: Ivy League students, professors, alumni ask schools to be sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants – Susan Svrluga and Nick Anderson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/11/15/ivy-league-students-professors-alumni-ask-schools-to-be-sanctuaries-for-undocumented-immigrants/

 

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— California rejected Trump but could benefit anyway – Susan Shelley  (DIERSEN: Did the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county reject Trump?  Anti-Trumps are 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.)
http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20161115/california-rejected-trump-but-could-benefit-anyway-susan-shelley
— High cost of selling government to its citizens – Editorial
http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20161115/high-cost-of-selling-government-to-its-citizens

 

NEW YORK POST
— President Trump’s toughest foe: the bureaucracy – Betsy McCaughey
http://nypost.com/2016/11/15/president-trumps-toughest-foe-the-bureaucracy/

 

FORBES
— Will Trump Discover Why So Many Americans Were Left Behind? – Steve Denning
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2016/11/15/will-trump-discover-why-so-many-americans-were-left-behind/#ef7eafe2a1c6

 

THE ATLANTIC
— How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts  Modern slot machines develop an unbreakable hold on many players—some of whom wind up losing their jobs, their families, and even, as in the case of Scott Stevens, their lives. – JOHN ROSENGREN
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/12/losing-it-all/505814/

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.