November 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Trump Tower unlikely to get name change – Blair Kamin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-trump-buildings-kamin-met-1118-20161116-column.html
— Rauner changes overtime rules, gives bonuses as state worker contract talks stall – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-state-worker-rules-met-20161116-story.html
— Unusual tiff between Fox’s Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–tv-oreilly-vs-kelly-20161116-story.html
— Watching the liberal meltdown over Donald Trump’s election – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Question for your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain: How many in your precinct voted for Clinton and for Trump?  211 in my precinct voted for Clinton, but only 137 voted for Trump. What is the attitude of those in your precinct who voted for Clinton toward those in your precinct who voted for Trump?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-liberal-meltdown-kass-1117-20161116-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The liberal Democratic meltdown continues: the whining, the weeping, the blaming of Hillary Clinton, the gnashing of teeth and those heartbreaking, sighing questions about whether life is worth living anymore. And that’s not just in America’s newsrooms, either, but in many other places too. Outside newsrooms, half the country is in political mourning, the other half is still relishing the election. And if they don’t relish the elevation of Donald Trump to the presidency exactly, they’re at least celebrating those videos shared on social media, of precious TV talking heads and pundits laughing hysterically while mocking the “uneducated” and the “deplorables” who didn’t have the wits to deny Hillary her Restoration.)
— Election analysis: On the edge of Illinois’ urban-rural divide – Cecilia Reyes and Geoff Hing  (DIERSEN: How highly populated is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-illinois-election-urban-rural-divide-2016-htmlstory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than half of Hillary Clinton’s 2.9 million Illinois votes came from Cook County, with most of her remainder drawing from the other highly populated counties. And while President-elect Donald Trump won 91 of the state’s 102 counties, that was not enough to turn Illinois red like its neighbors. The trend of highly populated places voting Democratic and the surrounding, less populated areas voting Republican was a pattern repeated across the country. How deeply did that trend play out in Illinois?)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With Durbin staying in Senate, who’ll challenge Rauner? – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-with-durbin-staying-in-senate-wholl-challenge-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that Trump is going to hurt those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, and especially those who are in America illegally, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-the-mentally-ill-once-again-will-be-among-first-hurt/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Schock attorneys want to put off arraignment—so he can travel – AP
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161116/NEWS02/161119908/ex-congressman-schock-asks-to-postpone-arraignment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a request made Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough, Schock’s lawyers say a Nov. 21 arraignment will interfere with a planned international business trip by the Peoria Republican.)
— How to find the best CPS schools—and homes for sale nearby – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: The outstanding Whittier Elementary School (
https://www.facebook.com/whittierelementary/) and the outstanding Edison Middle School (https://www.facebook.com/Edison-Middle-School-Wheaton-IL-126228154099483/) are in my precinct.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161117/CRED0701/161119893

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election board right to restrict its attorneys’ political activities – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161116/discuss/161119163/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Surgeon general report: ‘Addiction is not a character flaw’ – CARLA K. JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty.  The aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have many character flaws.)
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/surgeon-general-report-addiction-is-not-a-character-flaw/article_bb6d6e64-092e-59ae-9653-c355c58c2311.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Aaron Schock: Maybe it all came too easily  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that came too easily for you?  For me it was buying new cars, avoiding the draft, getting hired and promoted by the federal government, earning college degrees, buying real estate, getting married, earning professional certifications, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, saving for retirement, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that I have always been overpaid, d) that I never really earned anything, and e) that everything that I have was given to me on a silver platter.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/aaron-schock-maybe-it-all-came-too-easily/article_672ac8bf-bc7c-567e-a2d0-295b0472ab92.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Durbin and Duckworth Talk Concerns Over Trump’s Staff Appointments
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/durbin-and-duckworth-talk-concerns-over-trumps-staff-appointments

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: Legislative Shifts Show Changing Regional Politics – CHARLES N. WHEELER III
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-legislative-shifts-show-changing-regional-politics#stream/0
— Illinois Issues: Culture Wars Go To Court – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-culture-wars-go-court#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— College students protest Donald Trump’s deportation plans – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33725847/college-students-protest-donald-trumps-deportation-plans

 

WIFR
— Illinois Senators face Trump Administration  (DIERSEN: What do you have to face?  I have to face the fact that 211 in my precinct voted for Clinton, but only 137 voted for Trump.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize Trump and me, denigrate Trump and me, and condemn Trump and me because we share many demographics that they despise/hate – Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, married, non-drinker, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Illinois-Senators-face-Trump-Administration-401627305.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— As Homeowners Complained, Donald Trump Slammed ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits – ABC NEWS
http://www.wjbdradio.com/business-news/2016/11/17/as-homeowners-complained-donald-trump-slammed-frivolous-lawsuits

 

WAND
— VA whistleblower resigns, citing retaliation – AP  (DIERSEN: I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government.  My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, by not promoting me beyond GS-13, by keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and by forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated by not promoting me beyond GS-12, by disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and by disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors retaliated by forcing me resign in 1969 and by disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33728027/apnewsbreak-va-whistleblower-resigns-citing-retaliation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Department of Veterans Affairs employee who told Congress the agency was using unauthorized wait lists for mental health care in Colorado has resigned, saying he was subjected to retaliation for speaking out. Brian Smothers told The Associated Press Wednesday the VA had opened two separate inquiries into his actions and tried to get him to sign a statement saying he had broken VA rules. He said he refused. Smothers also said the VA reassigned him to an office with no computer access, no significant duties and no social contact. He called the VA’s actions punitive and his working conditions intolerable. He said he resigned as of Tuesday. VA officials had no immediate comment on Smothers’ claim that he was punished for speaking up but said the agency does not tolerate retaliation. They said previously they take any allegation about unauthorized wait lists seriously and were cooperating with an inquiry.)

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Sanctuary petition circulates, Illinois House scheduled to vote on ACCESS bill – Megan Jones  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/11/16/sanctuary-petition-circulates-illinois-house-scheduled-vote-access-bill/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— There Were Clues to Trump’s Strength, Even in Illinois  Back in primary season, his most likely voters were those who’d only voted for a Republican once in the past three elections. His ability to reach those lapsed or wavering voters seems to have made the difference in the states where it did matter. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2016/There-Were-Clues-to-Trumps-Strength-Even-in-Illinois/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rahm Calls Out Rauner, Trump As Budget Sails Through City Council – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2016/11/16/trump_rauner_budget.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aldermen introduced a resolution that urged Rauner to defend undocumented immigrants and support Chicago’s sanctuary-city status. Rauner danced around the topic of Trump in the months preceding the election, trying to not embolden Democrats or hurt Republican chances in downstate races where red-leaning voters are more fond of Donald. The governor still seems shy about even speaking the president’s name. According to Tribune City Hall reporter John Byrne, Emanuel received a standing ovation from the City Council after an immigrant-support speech in which the mayor said Trump “uses a stereotype [of Jews] to justify he’s not anti-Semitic.” Emanuel on Sunday evening released a statement confirming that Chicago would stay a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants, a pronouncement he reaffirmed at a press conference on Monday with several local officials. Emanuel—who, it should be said, accepted $50,000 in donations from Trump in 2010—began to publicly challenge Trump most notably during the honorary street sign kerfuffle.)

 

LAWNDALE NEWS
— Making Immigrant Rights a Priority – Ashmar Mandou (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.lawndalenews.com/2016/11/making-immigrant-rights-a-priority/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: DEPAUL ADMIN BANS CONSERVATIVE JEWISH ATTORNEY FROM PREMISES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/weyermuller-catholic-university-admin-bans-conservative-jewish-attorney-from-premises.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This week at DePaul University in Chicago, free speech was attacked. Attorney Ben Shapiro was banned from speaking and threatened with arrest. Shapiro is also a political commentator, author, and former editor at Breitbart News.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner rubs it in with volunteer day
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/17/rauner-rubs-it-in-with-volunteer-day/
— Illinois Policy Institute’s legal arm picking up settlement tab
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/17/illinois-policy-institutes-legal-arm-picking-up-tab-in-settlement/

 

GOPUSA
— Leftist officials oppose deporting criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17221
— Jesse Jackson Demands Pardon for Hillary as He Fans the Flames of Anarchy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17277
— Megyn Kelly Trashes Trump, Roger Ailes Again; O’Reilley’s Had Enough
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17255
— Blue Collar Election Shocks Liberal Media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17303
— Lax election enforcement must go
http://www.gopusa.com/lax-election-enforcement-must-go/

 

TOWNHALL
— College students protest Donald Trump’s deportation plans – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2016/11/16/college-students-to-protest-against-trump-deportation-plans-n2246805
— Ben Shapiro Asks DePaul Security Guards: Chicago Has 4000 Shootings, Why Are You Worried About a 5’9″ Jewish Guy? – Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/16/ben-shapiro-asks-chicago-cops-in-a-city-with-4000-shooting-why-are-you-worried-about-a-59-tall-jew-n2246749

 

DAILY CALLER
— Don’t Let Rahm Emanuel’s Anti-Trump Re-Election Stunt Fool You – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/16/dont-let-rahm-emanuels-anti-trump-re-election-stunt-fool-you/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Little-noticed law gives Trump unexpected power to undo the mischief of bureaucrats – Ed Laksy
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/littlenoticed_law_gives_trump_unexpected_power_to_undo_the_mischief_of_bureaucrats_.html#ixzz4QBW0SiVP

 

FEDERALIST
— These 3 Tips From Mike Rowe Will Revolutionize Dating For Single Women  The advice single women should be getting is to throw away a must-have list based on stereotypes about certain jobs. – Lisa De Pasquale  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filled with envy.  They know all about my outstanding wife and they have always been furious that we have been married since 1978 and that we have accomplished so much together.  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have never been married, are divorced, are having marital problems, and/or have spouses who have little or no income or savings.)
http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/17/3-tips-mike-rowe-will-revolutionize-dating-single-women/

 

NEWSMAX
— Jesse Jackson to Obama: Give Hillary a Pardon – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/jesse-jackson-obama-pardon-hillary/2016/11/16/id/759298/

 

THE BLAZE
— More millennials came out to vote for Donald Trump than expected – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Why?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/16/more-millennials-came-out-to-vote-for-donald-trump-than-expected/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our pre-election poll of Millennials ages 18-34 had Clinton 49% vs. Trump 28%, a 21-point preference for the Democratic candidate. The National Exit Poll suggests that the actual split in the election was 55% for Clinton to 37% for Trump (an 18-point gap) among youth aged 18-29. Throughout the election season, our analysis has emphasized the demographic and ideological heterogeneity of Millennials, contradicting facile generalizations that characterize them as the “Obama generation.” In particular, there are regularly stark differences in ideology and issue positions among Millennials of different races, genders, and socioeconomic status.)
— NYPD: Rutgers professor taken to hospital for evaluation after threatening to kill white people – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/16/nypd-rutgers-professor-taken-to-hospital-for-evaluation-after-threatening-to-kill-white-people/

 

BREITBART
— Congressman Slams Discredited Media on House Floor – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/16/congressman-slams-discredited-media-house-floor/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Google’s Eric Schmidt Wore ‘Staff’ Badge at Hillary Clinton Election Night Party  Hacked memo revealed Schmidt was working directly with the Clinton campaign – Joe Schoffstall
http://freebeacon.com/politics/googles-eric-schmidt-wore-staff-badge-hillary-clinton-election-party/
— Green Energy Companies Gave $250,000 to Anti-Pipeline Tribe  The donations came just days after protests against Dakota Access Pipeline began –  Lachlan Markay
http://freebeacon.com/issues/green-energy-companies-gave-250000-anti-pipeline-tribe/
— College Students Push ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ for Illegal Immigrants – Madeleine Weast (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://freebeacon.com/culture/college-students-sanctuary-campuses/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Why the Big Lie About Steve Bannon? – DAVID P. GOLDMAN
https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2016/11/15/why-the-bie-lie-about-steve-bannon/

 

THE LEDGER
— Trump vs. the federal bureaucracy – Betsy McCaughey  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who sides with my Democrat superiors, my Democrat supervisors, my Democrat coworkers, and my Democrat subordinates in the federal government against me?  ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.theledger.com/opinion/20161117/mccaughey-trump-vs-federal-bureaucracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton presages an even bigger battle against the heart of the Democratic establishment: the federal workforce. This army of bureaucrats – almost 3 million strong – gave Clinton a large majority of their votes and more than 90 percent of their campaign contributions. Count on federal workers and their union bosses to use every trick in the book to block Trump’s reform agenda. Trump’s ability to fix the Department of Veterans Affairs, clean up IRS abuses, rollback job-killing regulations and get taxpayers’ their money’s worth all hinge on uprooting the entrenched civil service. Newt Gingrich, a top Trump adviser, warns that “if you don’t fix this problem, nothing in government is going to work.” That’s a tall order. The bureaucracy generally retains its vise-like grip on the executive branch, as presidents come and go. Public unions are already digging in for a fight. Responding to the election, J. David Cox, President of the American Federation of Government Employees dismissed Trump’s plans as more or less irrelevant. AFGE members have their own big-government agenda, and “that never changes no matter who sits in the White House.” Protection of the status quo at any cost. Even death. Thousands of sick vets died at the VA because of employee self-dealing. Bureaucrats doctored the medical wait lists to earn bonuses while vets languished without care. Despite Congress enacting “reforms” and President Barack Obama appointing a new VA secretary in 2014, the bureaucracy continues to block giving vets access to civilian care. How impossible is it to fire anyone at the VA? A surgeon found guilty of abandoning a patient on the operating table and leaving the medical center still got an $11,000 bonus. Candidate Trump promised to make swift changes at the VA. Exit polls show military families voted for him 2-1 over Clinton. Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America says he’s encouraged to see civil service reform at the top of Trump’s agenda.)

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Confidence rises in Trump after win – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/306343-poll-over-half-more-confident-in-trump-post-win
— Sanders won’t officially join the Democratic Party even though he was appointed to a leadership position within the Senate Democratic Conference this week. – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: I should write an article, or maybe a book, about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) members who would much rather have Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and/or RINOs hold MTRCC officer positions than me. They 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.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/306528-sanders-wont-join-democratic-party

 

REUTERS
— Illinois’ unfunded pension liabilities reach $130 billion – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-pensions-idUSKBN13B29N

 

CNN
— Early Trump-world lesson: Don’t cross Jared Kushner – Errol Louis (DIERSEN: Who crosses you?  I should write a book about those who focus on crossing me. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.  They have lots of moral relativist, nasty, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes who work for them. They know that I have always had a policy of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/opinions/jared-kushner-opinion-louis/index.html

 

CBS BALTIMORE
— TREASONOUS: Nationwide Effort to Make College Campuses Safe Zones for Undocumented Students – Meghan McCorkell
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/11/16/nationwide-effort-to-make-college-campuses-safe-zones-for-undocumented-students/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps present “A 12-Step Program for Responding to President-Elect Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/opinion/a-12-step-program-for-responding-to-president-elect-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump makes students from foreign countries unsafe in America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/us/is-it-safe-foreign-students-consider-college-in-donald-trumps-us.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The 40 toughest federal government management jobs – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1960s, the federal government’s top priorities have been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/17/here-are-the-40-toughest-government-management-jobs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, if you are among the minority of voters who picked Trump over Hillary Clinton as the next president and if you want a big gig in his administration, here is the Prune Book’s list of government’s most powerful management positions, divided into five categories:)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Bernie Sanders is ready to negotiate with Donald Trump – Chris Megerian (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not negotiate.  They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-bernie-sanders-donald-1479342481-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The New Trump Democrats  Trump voters have become journalism’s biggest archaeological excavation site. – DANIEL HENNINGER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-trump-democrats-1479343424
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Won Because Hillary Clinton Flopped.” (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO hired me in 1980 ONLY because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job; that IRS hired me in 1971 ONLY because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job; and that the Post Office hired me in 1966 ONLY because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-won-because-hillary-clinton-flopped-1479342340

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Twitter’s alt-right purge could backfire – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/16/twitters-alt-right-purge-could-backfire/93978654/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Facebook timeout? Some say they need a break – Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/11/16/facebook-timeout-some-say-they-need-break/93803378/
— Surgeon general: 1 in 7 in U.S. will face substance addiction – Josh Hafner  (DIERSEN: Are you one of those 1 in 7?  I never have, and I never will “face substance addiction.” I credit my outstanding parents in Crete who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL.  Should I write a book about my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me as being “too conservative.”)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/17/surgeon-general-1-7-us-face-substance-addiction/93993474/

 

WTOP
— DIVIDED AMERICA: Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP  (DIERSEN: My envy-filled critics/opponents, their envy-filled operatives, and their envy-filled dupes a) have been furious since 1966 that I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and b) have been furious since 1997 when I started receiving a CSRS pension in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My envy-filled critics/opponents, their envy-filled operatives, and their envy-filled dupes who are not past or present federal employees or retirees have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://wtop.com/consumer-news/2016/11/divided-america-easy-retirement-only-for-a-privileged-few-2/

 

PORTLAND TRIBUNE
— Minorities, immigrants feel left out in the cold – Shasta Kearns Moore  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs leave the following out in the cold: those who 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://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/332731-211413-minorities-immigrants-feel-left-out-in-the-cold

 

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
— Washington wonders: Who has Donald Trump’s ear?  Seven men, the president-elect’s children and a few others stand to make up an unusual power structure that won’t be ‘a top-down White House.’ – PHILIP RUCKER AND ROBERT COSTAT  (DIERSEN: If an activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. does not return your phone call, that person a) does not have your ear, b) blames you for their problems, blames you for your problems, and/or blames you for everyone’s problems, c) has an extremely low opinion of you, and/or d) wants to get rid of you.)
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/16/washington-wonders-who-has-trumps-ear/

 

CBS MIAMI
— Students March To Make Homestead School A ‘Sanctuary Campus’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers crank out “good little Democrats.”)
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/11/16/students-wants-sanctuary-campuses-in-homestead/

 

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Undocumented WWU students call to make Bellingham a sanctuary city – SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who promotes the illegals?  ANSWER: 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://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article115033343.html

 

TOLEDO BLADE
— Reform plan must start with high-skill immigrants – MICHAEL BARONE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers in America a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the helped elect Trump. Democrat and RINO employers in America especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, 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.toledoblade.com/Opinion/2016/11/17/Michael-Barone-commentary-Reform-plan-must-start-with-high-skill-immigrants.html

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Bannon appointment ‘toxic’ for LGBT community  (DIERSEN: Who are you toxic for?  I am proudly toxic for 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, and for those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/11/16/trumps-toxic-choice-of-bannon-inflames-lgbt-community/

 
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Here’s a Chrome Extension That Will Flag Fake-News Sites for You – Brian Feldman  (DIERSEN: Websites and emails that compete with me do everything that they can to mislead you into believing that all their content is “original.”  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, I do not do that.  I fully attribute – title of the website, title of the article (except when you see “DIERSEN HEADLINE:,” author of the article, and the hyperlink unhidden.)
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/11/heres-a-browser-extension-that-will-flag-fake-news-sites.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters still support punitive action against so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce immigration laws, although Democrats and unaffiliated voters are more protective of these cities than they have been in the past.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/november_2016/do_voters_want_to_crack_down_on_sanctuary_cities
— Few Think Government Has Their Best Interest In Mind  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2016/few_think_government_has_their_best_interest_in_mind

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.