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October 22 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Votes to Prohibit Sale of Recreational Cannabis
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=61551
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The DuPage County Board voted 10-8 on Tuesday to prohibit the sale of recreational cannabis in unincorporated areas. The Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed on June 25, allows the County to pass an ordinance prohibiting the location of cannabis businesses. The Board determined the operation of cannabis businesses presents adverse impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of residents and additional costs and burdens on law enforcement and the judiciary system. The Board did vote, however, to assess the maximum permitted 3 percent sales tax on cannabis sales made at businesses located in DuPage County municipalities in order to help offset increased public safety costs.)

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage prohibits recreational pot sales in unincorporated areas – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191022/dupage-prohibits-recreational-pot-sales-in-unincorporated-areas
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “My opposition to this really comes from public health reasons,” board member Tim Elliott said. “The public health data is clear.” The Glen Ellyn Republican said marijuana legalization will create a variety of problems, including increased cannabis use and addiction. He said the county shouldn’t profit from such sales. Elliott said Illinois lawmakers who supported legalizing marijuana “want county boards to take a share of their responsibility” by allowing such sales. “Springfield is offering us a piece of the action in exchange for our share of responsibility for what I’m certain is going to be a public health problem,” he said. “Let’s not be a party to this.” Still, six of the county board’s seven Democrats and two (Hart and Healy) and of its 11 Republicans voted against the prohibition and in favor of the sale.)

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191022/debates-over-allowing-legal-cannabis-stores-show-new-law-is-working

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Board says no to recreational pot sales, the first county in Illinois to do so – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-bans-pot-sales-st-1023-20191022-uavgoorplneajc4de5fqr7gcwq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The state of Illinois has made it a choice,” said Robert Larsen, R-Wheaton. “The state of Illinois has made a lot of bad choices over the years but we here in DuPage County have made better choices. “We can’t control the fact that they have chosen to legalize this drug everywhere in the state, but we can send the message to our constituents that we don’t want more sales of this in our county.” . . . “If you really believe that legalization is not going to result in greater accessibility and greater illicit use for underage users, please come see me because I have a bridge to sell you,” board member Tim Elliot, R-Glen Ellyn said. “These public health issues are going to happen … and yet we’re considering becoming part of this. Why?” . . . DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin did not vote on this issue, but after the meeting said he likely would have sided with the ban were it necessary for him to make a choice. “We had a healthy, robust debate and the majority says, you know, not now,” Cronin said.)
— President Trump to speak at international police chief’s conference in Chicago – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-trump-to-address-international-chiefs-police-conference-chicago-20191022-cdkuqkhnkven7eas6tbk4ik7we-story.html
— The U. of I., stung by a #MeToo investigation, is now leaning on Title IX to muzzle reporters – DAVID GREISING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-rachel-otwell-university-illinois-greising-20191017-2d2uin3z2vea5ilj2jv5e5qrba-story.html
— Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush asks ‘what the hell is wrong with you?’ after Trump tweets that impeachment inquiry is like a ‘lynching’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-nw-donald-trump-impeachment-lynching-bobby-rush-20191022-yu5vycorsrez5k6zkxzz6wqmdy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump to speak to police chiefs group in Chicago Monday; CPD Supt. Johnson to boycott speech Trump, for years a critic of Chicago’s handling of crime, slammed the city in a speech to the police chiefs group at its annual conference last year in Orlando. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/22/20926663/president-donald-trump-speak-police-chiefs-group-chicago
— Pence to visit company run by Lake Forest GOP mega-donors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein After landing at Waukegan National Airport on Wednesday, Pence will travel to the Uline headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, just across the border. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/22/20926609/mike-pence-megadonors-richard-elizabeth-uihlein-uline
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/22/20927133/illinois-recreational-cannabis-pot-marijuana-minority-ownership-hb1438-richard-wallace
— Meet the billionaires and millionaires who want a wealth tax The chief argument from these tycoons, financiers and scions is that the government could spend their money more effectively than they could on their own by improving schools, upgrading infrastructure and protecting the environment. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/22/20927160/meet-the-billionaires-and-millionaires-who-want-a-wealth-tax

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
– Warren’s ill-timed insult to Chicago’s new mayor The Democratic presidential hopeful comes to Chicago to preach the gospel of free stuff for the CTU—and sticks Lori Lightfoot with the bill, Greg Hinz writes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/warrens-ill-timed-insult-chicagos-new-mayor
— Remember Peotone? Pritzker wants to spend $206 million on it Tucked into the governor’s big new transportation plan is spending to build roads through what are now farm fields, to access an airport that may never get built. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/remember-peotone-pritzker-wants-spend-206-million-it

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Elizabeth Warren joins Chicago Teachers Union rally as teachers say mayor ‘dashed’ hopes for resolution
https://abc7chicago.com/education/elizabeth-warren-joins-chicago-teachers-rally-on-6th-day-of-strike/5637471/
— President Donald Trump likens impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-likens-impeachment-inquiry-to-a-lynching/5637889/
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Elizabeth Warren joins Chicago Teachers Union rally, CPS cancels classes Wednesday
https://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-cancels-class-wednesday-chicago-teachers-strike-continues-live-update/5637471/
— Damning testimony against President Trump as he ignites ‘lynching’ storm – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/damning-testimony-against-president-trump-as-he-ignites-lynching-storm/5639113/

NBC5
— Chicago’s Top Cop Won’t Attend Trump’s Speech at Police Chief Conference Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said he looks forward “to hosting America’s police chiefs and collaborating on the best ways to keep our cities safe in the upcoming week,” but he will not hear the president’s speech
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/eddie-johnson-donald-trump-chicago-police-563648651.html

WBBM
— No Amount Of Pot Safe For People In Some Jobs: Safety Group – NANCY HARTY
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/no-amount-pot-safe-people-some-jobs-safety-group

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Republicans here weigh in on Kinzinger’s criticism of Trump – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191022/republicans-here-weigh-in-on-kinzingers-criticism-of-trump

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican should discourage pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-legal-weed-on-the-horizon/article_b71410d5-678a-58de-83a2-50a666b9103a.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Where You’re Born Even Within A Country Still Matters – PIEN HUANG (DIERSEN: Where were you born and raised? I was born in Chicago Heights and raised in Crete.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/where-youre-born-even-within-country-still-matters#stream/0

MADISON RECORD
— AARP poll: 79 percent know people looking to leave Illinois for lower taxes, better run government – Greg Bishop
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/515113290-aarp-poll-79-percent-know-people-looking-to-leave-illinois-for-lower-taxes-better-run-government

WHEATON PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Bans Recreational Pot In Unincorporated Areas The board also approved a 3 percent cannabis sales tax for municipalities that opt in. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-bans-recreational-pot-unincorporated-areas

BGA
— University of Illinois Tries to Silence Reporters After Being Stung by #MeToo Investigation Forcing a reporter to identify sources reporting harassment is like a journalistic stop work order. The move by U of I asks employees to surrender First Amendment rights, and appears to misuse Title IX protections. – David Greising
https://www.bettergov.org/news/greising-university-of-illinois-tries-to-silence-reporters-after-being-stung-by-metoo/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Bobby Rush: “I was a part-time dishwasher right there,” he said, pointing to the corner of 63rd and Halsted streets. (DIERSEN: Two things that Rush and I have in common: We both were part-time dish washers and we both worked at 63rd & Halsted.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/10/22/chicagos-commercial-property-tax-puzzle-warren-stopping-in-chicago-pritzkers-road-map-487478

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Maybe the Newcomers Should Produce Copies of their Primary Voting Records
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/il-14-maybe-the-newcomers-should-produce-copies-of-their-primary-voting-records/
— Com Ed Favors for Votes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/com-ed-favors-for-votes/
— Jeanne Ives Voted Against Com Ed Legislation Feds Exploring
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/jeanne-ives-voted-against-com-ed-legislation-feds-exploring/
— IL-14: James Marter Issues Position Paper on Veterans Affairs, but Not Sure He Knows It
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/il-14-james-marter-issues-position-paper-on-veterans-affairs-but-not-sure-he-knows-it/
— Tribune Reports DCFS Inspector General Recommends Carlos Acosta’s, Two Others’ Firing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/tribune-reports-dcfs-inspector-general-recommends-carlos-acostas-firing/
— IL-14/IL-06: Sue Rezin and Catalina Lauf Added to “Women to Watch” List of Elevate PAC, Jeanne Ives Being Tracked
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/il-14-il-06-sue-rezin-and-catalina-lauf-added-to-women-to-watch-list-of-elevate-pac-jeanne-ives-being-tracked/
— Petition for Precinct Committeeperson – No, Really, That’s the New Title
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/petition-for-precinct-committeeperson/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago teachers strike: Why is no one talking about pensions? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teachers-strike-why-is-no-one-talking-about-pensions/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois unemployment rate drops to lowest level on record – Jim Moran
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-unemployment-rate-drops-to-lowest-level-on-record/article_adea6cd2-f420-11e9-beb3-476f159f6d19.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Thomas More Society challenges RHA in federal complaint
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/22/anti-abortion-group-challenges-rha-in-federal-complaint/

GOPUSA
— This is journalism? CNN’s Anderson Cooper mocks White House press secretary
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78096

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chick-Fil-A expelled from England – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/chickfila_expelled_from_england.html

BREITBART
— Jeb! Bush Takes Aim at President Trump: ‘He’s Not a Victim’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/22/jeb-bush-takes-aim-at-president-trump-hes-not-a-victim/

NEWSMAX
— Durbin: GOP Leaders ‘Fed Up for a Long Time’ With Trump – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dick-durbin-republicans/2019/10/22/id/938185/
— Are Federal-Jobs Benefits as Great as They Should Be? – Mario Henry
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/mariohenry/federal-jobs-benefits-fber/2019/10/22/id/938223/

ONE NEWS NOW
— LaBarbera: Lies can’t redefine truth The LGBT movement has suffered another setback in its bid to normalize sinful behavior. – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/10/22/labarbera-lies-cant-redefine-truth

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A License to Discriminate – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give preference to young Democrat minorities and to young Democrat females, that is, to discriminate against old White males.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-license-to-discriminate/

THE HILL
— Sanctuary city policies are a threat to decent people – KEN BLACKWELL
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/466977-sanctuary-city-policies-are-a-threat-to-decent-people
— Trump compares impeachment inquiry to a ‘lynching’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466832-trump-compares-impeachment-inquiry-to-a-lynching

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Target Slashes Employees’ Hours After Raising Its Minimum Wage to $15 An Hour – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/target-slashes-employees-hours-after-raising-its-starting-wage-to-15-an-hour/

October 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Midwest’s first LGBTQ-only addiction treatment program opens in northwest suburbs
https://abc7chicago.com/health/midwests-first-lgbtq-only-addiction-treatment-program-opens/5635579/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Research shows the LGBTQ+ community experiences higher rates of substance abuse than the general population. Between 20-30 percent of gay and transgender people battle a substance use disorder, according to the Center for American Progress. For the general population, that number is about nine percent.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump blasts critics who pushed him not to host G-7 summit at his golf club: ‘You people with this phony emoluments clause’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-phony-emoluments-clause-20191022-qlzekr3grrd7fee4idlfbqvwsu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Buffalo Grove trustees hear recreational pot outcry past midnight, then vote to allow sales – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191022/buffalo-grove-trustees-hear-recreational-pot-outcry-past-midnight-then-vote-to-allow-sales
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: St. Charles to allow two recreational marijuana shops, one on each side of Fox River – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191022/st-charles-to-allow-two-recreational-marijuana-shops-one-on-each-side-of-fox-river

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Warrenville businessman becomes 8th GOP candidate to challenge Underwood – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/10/21/warrenville-businessman-becomes-8th-gop-candidate-to-challenge-underwood/aoky72p/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Insults: The Male and the Female of It – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/trumps_insults_the_male_and_the_female_of_it.html

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Congressmen Send Letter To CNN’s Jeff Zucker For Refusing To Air Trump Campaign Ads – HENRY RODGERS (DIERSEN: What if I offered the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. lots of money to promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/21/republicans-duncan-meadows-letter-cnn-jeff-zucker-trump-campaign-ads/

DAILY WIRE
— Beto O’Rourke Defends His Repeated Trump-Hitler Comparisons On CNN – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call those who do not hate Trump White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. What should those who do not hate Trump do to defend themselves?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-beto-orourke-defends-his-repeated-trump-hitler-comparisons-on-cnn

FEDERALIST
— These Health Violations At Illinois Abortion Facilities Will Make You Sick What if the reality is that abortion facilities operating right now, in full legality, are being consistently cited for health code violations for things that can endanger the lives of women? – Holly Scheer
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/22/these-health-violations-at-illinois-abortion-facilities-will-make-you-sick/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: Democrats Are “Vicious” And Stick Together, “They Don’t Have A Mitt Romney In Their Midst” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/21/trump_democrats_are_vicious_and_stick_together_they_dont_have_a_mitt_romney_in_their_midst.html

CITY WATCH
— Want Good Government? Get Rid of Group Rights and Identity Politics – RICHARD LEE ABRAMS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats give minorities, women, LGBTQers, and non-citizens “rights” over Whites, over men, over heterosexuals, and over citizens.)
https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/2016-01-01-13-17-00/los-angeles/18691-want-good-government-get-rid-of-group-rights-and-identity-politics

THE HILL
— Steve Bannon: ‘Focused’ Pelosi will impeach Trump in the next six weeks – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/466709-steve-bannon-focused-pelosi-will-impeach-trump-in-the-next-six-weeks
— Pelosi releases ‘fact sheet’ saying Trump has ‘betrayed his oath of office’ – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/466766-pelosi-releases-fact-sheet-saying-trump-has-betrayed-his-oath-of-office
— Trump urges Democrats to vote to censure Schiff – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/466680-trump-urges-dems-to-vote-to-censure-schiff
— Gingrich calls for eliminating White House press corps in wake of Mulvaney briefing – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: Of course, already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the losses that Republican candidates will suffer in Illinois in 2020 will be caused by my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2000, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all the losses that Republicans candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466797-gingrich-calls-for-eliminating-white-house-press-corps-in-wake-of
— House rejects GOP measure censuring Schiff – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/466776-house-rejects-gop-measure-censuring-schiff

CBS NEWS
— Facebook unveils multi-pronged effort to protect 2020 election process – EMILY TILLETT (DIERSEN: Of course, already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the losses that Republican candidates will suffer in Illinois in 2020 will be caused by my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2000, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all the losses that Republicans candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-unveils-multi-pronged-effort-to-protect-2020-election-process/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump urges GOP to ‘get tougher and fight’ impeachment – JILL COLVIN and MATTHEW DALY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be Republican, but who focus on destroying Republicans like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms.)
https://www.apnews.com/4cbe0140836e414a8cc4666d8c14fc0a

NEW YORK TIMES
— New Illinois Abortion Clinic Anticipates Post-Roe World A regional clinic across the river from Missouri reflects how both sides of the abortion divide are looking toward a landscape in which some states might ban abortions outright. – Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, the higher the government or political office that you seek, the more that Democrats will stress your “slave ties.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/us/missouri-illinois-planned-parenthood.html
— $27 Million for Reparations Over Slave Ties Pledged by Seminary The Princeton Theological Seminary said it was committed to “telling the truth” about its ties to slavery. Black students don’t think it goes far enough. – Ed Shanahan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/nyregion/princeton-seminary-slavery-reparations.html
— Facebook Finds New Disinformation Campaigns and Braces for 2020 Torrent – Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/technology/facebook-disinformation-russia-iran.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/opinion/trump-protests.html
— Local News Is Dying. New York May Try to Pass a Law to Save It. Legislators are proposing a first-in-the-nation bill to force cable companies to offer independent local news. – Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/nyregion/verizon-news-cable-ny.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Liberals and moderates promote anti-conservative hairstyles.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/14/black-hair-laws-passed-stop-natural-hair-discrimination-across-us/3850402002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrats, Republicans and the New Politics of Hate In a deeply divided nation, Democrats and Republicans don’t just disagree, they hate each other. – Susan Milligan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2019-10-21/democrats-republicans-and-the-new-politics-of-hate
— For Generation Juul, Nicotine Addiction Happens Fast and Is Hard to Shake The national wave of lung illnesses won’t stop many teens from vaping.
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-10-21/for-generation-juul-nicotine-addiction-happens-fast-is-hard-to-shake

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mexico’s Soaring Murder Rate Proves Gun Control Is Deadly Its laws are among the world’s least permissive. And most criminals don’t get weapons from the U.S. – John R. Lott Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-soaring-murder-rate-proves-gun-control-is-deadly-11571696723

FORTUNE
— Donald Trump Jr. on the Hustings: Energizing His Father’s Loyalists – AP
https://fortune.com/2019/10/21/donald-trump-jr-and-kimberly-guilfoyle-campaigning-trump-2020-energizing-his-fathers-loyalists/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Libertarians want Hispanics to blame Republicans for drug problems.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/10/22/hispanics-continue-to-bear-the-brunt-of-us-drug-policies/

October 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Join Striking Teachers at Chicago Event
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senator-elizabeth-warren-to-join-striking-teachers-at-chicago-event-563580541.html

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis certificate program at Oakton Community College trains students to work in medical marijuana industry – Zach Ben-Amots
https://abc7chicago.com/education/first-college-cannabis-program-in-illinois-trains-students-for-weed-industry/5635741/
— Chicago Teachers Strike: CPS cancels classes Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren to rally with Chicago Teachers Union
https://abc7chicago.com/education/elizabeth-warren-to-rally-with-ctu-tuesday-cps-cancels-classes-for-4th-day/5634644/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Should doctors and factory workers be allowed to use weed when it’s legal? Safety nonprofit urges employers to ban marijuana use for those in sensitive jobs. – LISA SCHENCKER (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who has used pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-marijuana-legal-workplace-safety-illinois-council-20191021-aso4xps5f5fgxhuddyjvyj4ffq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County poised to vote on recreational pot sales in unincorporated areas – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191021/dupage-county-poised-to-vote-on-recreational-pot-sales-in-unincorporated-areas
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Larsen said he would be “shocked” if the board rejects the 3% tax on sales in municipalities. “I would expect everyone to support that,” he said. “We might as well get the revenue from it if we’re going to be dealing with the consequences of it.” Larsen said DuPage is expected to have increased law enforcement costs and other expenses as a result of the state legalizing recreational marijuana. “This is the only place we can get revenue to help deal with those costs,” he said. Last month, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin talked about issues other states faced after legalizing marijuana. He pointed to statistics showing Colorado experienced increases in property crime and violent crime. There also was an increase in the number of traffic fatalities with drivers testing positive for marijuana. County health department officials, meanwhile, said the availability of recreational marijuana is expected to increase use among adults and youths and hurt the health of residents. As a result, they are anticipating increased demand for public health services in DuPage.)
— Number of overdoses in Illinois drops for first time in five years – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191021/number-of-overdoses-in-illinois-drops-for-first-time-in-five-years
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191021/news/310219900/

HERALD NEWS
— Foster up, Lipinski behind in quarterly fundraising – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/10/21/foster-up-lipinski-behind-in-quarterly-fundraising/a2hdx5c/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Warrenville businessman Jerry Evans becomes 8th GOP candidate to challenge Underwood – DREW ZIMMERM
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/21/warrenville-businessman-becomes-8th-gop-candidate-to-challenge-underwood/aoky72p/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Romney confirms secret Twitter account ‘Pierre Delecto’ – McKenzie Stauffer
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/romney-confirms-secret-twitter-account-pierre-delecto

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ activity.
https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/building-glbtq-allies-communities-nw-suburbs

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: First Impressions of Newly Minted Republican Candidate Jerry Evans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/il-14-first-impressions-of-newly-minted-republican-candidate-jerry-evans/
— Ugaste Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/ugaste-reports-2/

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep. Skillicorn supports Florida legislation allowing school staff to carry concealed weapons – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/515105476-rep-skillicorn-supports-florida-legislation-allowing-school-staff-to-carry-concealed-weapons

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant holds property tax seminar for DuPage County residents – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515105575-rep-grant-holds-property-tax-seminar-for-dupage-county-residents
— Madigan, ComEd and Illinois’ Bi-Partisan Combine Under Fire
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515112926-madigan-comed-and-illinois-bi-partisan-combine-under-fire

CAPITOL FAX
— Despite narrow win last year, Rodney Davis continues going all-in for the president (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want Republicans to dump Trump.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/21/despite-narrow-win-last-year-rodney-davis-continues-going-all-in-for-the-president/
— ISRA plans veto session lobby day
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/21/isra-plans-veto-session-lobby-day/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CAIR, SPLC pressure Mar-a-Lago to drop ‘hate group’ events as conservatives push back – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/21/cair-splc-pressure-mar-lago-drop-hate-group-event-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Find me a better analogy’: Beto O’Rourke refuses to back down on Trump-Hitler comparison – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/find-me-a-better-analogy-beto-orourke-refuses-to-back-down-on-trump-hitler-comparison

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Democrats Do Not Have a Mitt Romney; ‘They Stick Together’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/21/donald-trump-democrats-do-not-have-mitt-romney-stick-together/
— Elizabeth Warren Education Plan: Protect Illegal Aliens, End Parental Choice – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/21/elizabeth-warren-education-plan-protect-illegal-aliens-end-parental-choice/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Beware Of Democrats ‘Speaking Evangelical’ – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31237

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Unloads On Romney For Basically Being Worse Than A Democrat – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unloads-on-romney-for-basically-being-worse-than-a-democrat

TOWNHALL
— Police Organizations Torch 2020 Democrat’s Gun Confiscation Plan As ‘Asinine, Ridiculous, and Likely Unconstitutional’ – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/21/police-organizations-torch-2020-democrats-gun-confiscation-plan-as-asinine-rid-n2555097

HOT AIR
— Poll: The American Melting Pot Isn’t Quite So Melty Anymore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage assimilation. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-White.)
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/10/21/poll-american-melting-pot-isnt-quite-melty-anymore/

OPEN SECRETS
— Democratic donors, Trump critics fund president’s Republican primary challengers – Yue Stella Yu (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, which individuals, organizations, and companies would fund your opponent(s)? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs would fund my opponents(s).)
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/10/republican-primary-challengers-funding2020/

THE HILL
— Trump urges GOP to defend him more strongly on impeachment – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponent stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those who could have come to my defense but did not.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466735-trump-urges-gop-to-defend-him-more-strongly-on-impeachment

POLITICO
— House takes up controversial effort to combat online extremism – TIM STARKS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who call me an extremist. In my defense, I would stress those who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for my not doing more to defend/advance a) Trump, b) other Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, c) Republican organizations, and d) the traditional family, right to live, immigration, Second Amendment, and illegal drugs planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms. My critics/opponents blame me for a) their problems, b) your problems, c) my problems, d) everyone’s problems, e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ problems, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce’s problems, g) Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s problems, h) Illinois Center Right Coalition’s problems, i) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter’s problems, j) GAO’s problems, k) etc. They blame me for all the losses the Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-cybersecurity/2019/10/21/house-takes-up-controversial-effort-to-combat-online-extremism-781047

CBS NEWS
— NEWT GINGRICH: I WOULDN’T ALLOW REPORTERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
https://www.wcbi.com/newt-gingrich-i-wouldnt-allow-reporters-in-the-white-house/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Workplace Laws Your Employer May Be Violating Here are some of the employee rights your boss may be breaking, either intentionally or inadvertently. – Maryalene LaPonsie
https://money.usnews.com/careers/articles/workplace-laws-your-employer-may-be-violating

NEWSWEEK
— PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS SAYING GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP IS TOP PROBLEM RISES SHARPLY AMID IMPEACHMENT PROBE – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/percentage-americans-saying-government-leadership-top-problem-rises-sharply-amid-impeachment-1466696

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Reaches Deal With Wall Street Journal Publisher, Others for News Section News organizations including News Corp will be paid a licensing fee to supply headlines in news tab – Lukas I. Alpert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-reaches-deal-with-wall-street-journal-publisher-others-for-news-section-11571431387
— White House Personnel Director Tells Trump Top DHS Secretary Picks Ineligible for Job Sean Doocey said neither Ken Cuccinelli nor Mark Morgan are qualified under federal vacancies law – Michelle Hackman and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-personnel-director-told-trump-that-top-candidates-for-acting-dhs-secretary-aren-t-eligible-11571683702

FORBES
— 3 Steps To Prevent Employee Turnover – Falon Fatemi (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 and that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/falonfatemi/2019/10/21/3-steps-to-prevent-employee-turnover/

BLOOMBERG
— Portrait of an Inessential Government Worker Glory isn’t part of the deal when you go to work for the federal government. – Michael Lewis (DIERSEN: My current crop of critics/opponents would never stoop to even try to be a federal employee. But nevertheless, they hint/imply/argue/shout that if they were a federal employee, they would be deemed “essential” even though virtually all of them would be rejected a) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, b) because they cannot pass an employment examination, c) because they cannot pass a background investigation, and/or d) because they cannot pass a physical examination.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-15/lifesaving-coast-guard-scientist-reflects-on-government-service?utm_source=pocket-newtab
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg Privately Recommended Potential Campaign Hires to Buttigieg
https://www.yahoo.com/news/facebooks-zuckerberg-privately-recommended-potential-183803448.html

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Why Your Company Needs to Implement Pay Equity Audits Now – Robert Sheen (DIERSEN: If a pay equity audit of the federal government was done, it would show that it pays its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it pays its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older who have comparable work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, GAO always paid its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it paid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older who had comparable work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses. GAO audits IRS. When GAO hired me in 1980, I had almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree from DePaul. Much of what I did for IRS, including interviewing, data gathering, summary, and analysis, report writing, and making recommendations was similar to what I would be doing for GAO. NEVERTHELESS, the Democrats who ran GAO required me to take a $19,568 pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer. They would NOT have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://hbr.org/sponsored/2019/10/why-your-company-needs-to-implement-pay-equity-audits-now

FED SMITH
— Presidential Power Versus Employees’ Constitutional Rights: Interpreting the Executive Orders Affecting Federal Workers – Mathew B. Tully, Esq. (DIERSEN: Constructively, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are deemed to be “poor performers” if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/21/presidential-power-versus-employees-constitutional-rights-interpreting-executive-orders-affecting-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Terminating Employees Deemed “Poor Performers” First off, there is a smaller timeframe in which to improve poor performance. The executive order to streamline removal procedures for federal employees decreases the amount of time that employees are subject to Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)—that provide employees a chance to improve their job performance following a poor evaluation or reprimand—to 30 days, government-wide. That window previously lasted between 60 and 120 days and was up to agency discretion as to the length of the PIP and/or extensions of the PIP. Federal employees should be aware of additional provisions in the executive order, which direct that:)

October 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Chicago Teachers Union, CPS continue negotiations as strike enters 5th day, classes canceled Monday
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teacher-strike-enters-5th-day-as-ctu-cps-continue-negotiations-/5634644/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/21/2019
— 40 shot, 5 fatally, in violent weekend in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/40-shot-5-fatally-in-violent-weekend-in-chicago/5634813/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/21/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic socialists on front lines of teachers strike aim to ‘put the pressure on Mayor Lightfoot’ “We want to make sure that we are not letting the support dwindle whatsoever and that there are going to be more members out on lines on Monday,” Dan Cutter, co-chair of Chicago DSA’s labor branch, told his cohorts Sunday. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2019/10/20/20923887/democratic-socialists-teachers-strike-mayor-lightfoot-cps-chicago-teachers-union

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood clinic in southern Illinois to open on Wednesday, offering abortions to Missouri residents facing severe restrictions – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-opening-20191021-3hqkoukzdfew3bgzzcvw4vw5im-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-transgender-panel-tl-1024-20191021-nfotzl7mtrfprma6ay7ia7nfpm-story.html
— Battling burnout – MELANIE CURIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-battling-burnout-20191015-iq2cocwwjfdntipxixsuzkwule-story.html
— Keep track of legal pot’s ill effects – Peter Bensinger, Former administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Lake Forest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-102019-20191021-ydfpp4wj7bbdjiolqrummacza4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dog promoters promote dogs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-dogs-study-wellness-live-longer-20191021-2hr6wi5g6nesljqa5vmboox7iu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Black Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-elijah-cummings-democrats-african-americans-bond-20191021-gro77rimmzbfrevx5xfsmcpc3y-story.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Having contested elections best for all – KEVIN SOLARI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates in Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes who blame their losses on those who supported their primary opponents. I would focus on candidates who have lost primary and/or general elections in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/10/11/solari-having-contested-elections-best-for-all/ac9d88w/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump still not as bad as the Democrats – Jay Ambrose
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/ambrose-trump-still-not-as-bad-as-the-democrats/article_b059a377-54eb-5e07-ad24-58f712a2a1ba.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Deep state hard at work in U.S. – HENRY SEITER JR., Urbana (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government painted me as being a member of a Republican deep state. They blamed me for the problems that they had recruiting and retaining qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat women. They blamed me for their problems in recruiting and retaining those who were non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-editor/letter-to-the-editor-deep-state-hard-at-work-in/article_b2bd7a40-d820-5fc7-a9a9-bb6c5818a811.html

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want the media to promote Sanford, Walsh, and Weld.
https://depauliaonline.com/43559/opinions/opinion-opposing-2020-republican-candidates-are-noticeably-missing-from-media-narrative/

CIVIC FEDERATION
— Cook County Pension Unfunded Liabilities Increased $3.8 Billion in Last Decade
https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/cook-county-pension-unfunded-liabilities-increased-38-billion-last-decade

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jerry Evans Joins Crowded Fight for 14th District GOP Nomination
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/jerry-evans-joins-crowded-fight-for-14th-district-gop-nomination/
— IL-14: Congressional Candidates’ Weekend Roundup
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/20/il-14-congressional-candidates-weekend-roundup/

WIREPOINTS
— The CTU’s Broader Agenda And The Circumvention Of Democratic Process – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-ctus-broader-agenda-and-circumvention-of-democratic-process/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 2 COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EACH COLLECT OVER $100K FROM CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/2-cook-county-commissioners-each-collect-over-100k-from-chicago-teachers-union/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOCIALISM, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE, IS THE REAL THREAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/socialism-not-climate-change-is-the-real-threat.html
— WIND INDUSTRY SOON POISED FOR DECLINE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/wind-industry-soon-poised-for-decline.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Voters lose confidence in Joe Biden’s aura of inevitability – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/20/joe-biden-backers-lose-confidence-electability/

AMERICAN THINKER
— 2020: The Left Goes to War – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/2020_the_left_goes_to_war.html
— Elizabeth Warren’s Character – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/elizabeth_warrens_character.html

TOWNHALL REVIEW
— Veneer Has Been Stripped from Fake News: Fox’s Bret Baier with Dan Proft
http://townhallreview.com/2019/10/veneer-has-been-stripped-from-fake-news-foxs-bret-baier-with-dan-proft/

PATRIOT POST
— British Gay Mafia Forces Chick-fil-A to Shut Down Restaurant – Todd Starnes
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/66230-british-gay-mafia-forces-chick-fil-a-to-shut-down-restaurant-2019-10-21

THE HILL
— Diplomats describe all-time low in morale at State under Trump – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, morale went down big time for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466538-diplomats-describe-all-time-low-in-morale-at-state-under-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Base Digs In Its Heels, Even as Support for Impeachment Grows.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/politics/trump-impeachment-survey.html
— How to Protect Your DNA Data Before and After Taking an at-Home Test Mail-in genetic tests offer a wealth of information about your ancestry and insight into medical risks — in exchange for a lot of data. Here’s where that data goes, and how to delete it. – Eric Ravenscraft
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/smarter-living/how-to-protect-your-dna-data.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giving Advice That People Want to Take – Anna Goldfarb (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was extremely reluctant to seek/take advice from my superiors because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who shared my demographics – Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, non-poor, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/smarter-living/how-to-give-better-advice.html
— Amazon Muscles In on Seattle Election The hometown tech giant has contributed more than $1.4 million this year to influence City Council races. – Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/technology/amazon-seattle-council-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I earned my spurs on the battlefield’: Mattis jabbed Trump. Critics say he hasn’t gone far enough. – Katie Shepherd (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft. I sought and got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/18/i-earned-my-spurs-battlefield-mattis-jabbed-trump-critics-say-he-hasnt-gone-far-enough/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Advertisers Sour on Online Influencers – Suzanne Kapner and Sharon Terlep (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents want to be influencers. They all focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-influencers-tell-you-what-to-buy-advertisers-wonder-whos-listening-11571594003
— Sluggish Fundraising Looms Over Biden’s Bid Former vice president’s relatively low cash totals could hamper his ability to ramp up in early states – Ken Thomas and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sluggish-fundraising-looms-over-bidens-bid-11571587648
— What’s an Experience Worth? The Math Is Tricky Increasingly, people are valuing experiences over things. But the hard part is knowing how to compare the two – Kevin McAllister (DIERSEN: I have always valued things over experiences. I have spent more of my money on cars, real estate, college degrees, retirement savings, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-an-experience-worth-the-math-is-tricky-11571623740
— The Expenses People Often Forget When They Plan for Retirement – Glenn Ruffenach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-expenses-people-often-forget-when-they-plan-for-retirement-11571321423

USA TODAY
— ‘We’re going to have him for another four years.’ Impeachment fight riles up Donald Trump supporters for 2020 – Courtney Subramanian and David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/19/impeachment-fight-energizes-trump-fans-dallas-minneapolis-rallies/4023289002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Workers seek better bosses in good job market – MARCIA HEROUX POUNDS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all my superiors and all my supervisors at GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on those who a) acted as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians and b) disapproved of my demographics – Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born on 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. I would focus who had a) less education and/or fewer professional certifications than I had and/or b) no professional licenses.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/21/workers-seek-better-bosses-in-good-job-market/

NEW YORKER
— What Can We Learn from the Germans About Confronting Our History? – Lizzie Widdicombe (DIERSEN: What if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-can-we-learn-from-the-germans-about-confronting-our-history

THE DAY
— Don’t let propaganda tear down our nation – James L. Miller, Salem (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are propaganda. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.theday.com/article/20191021/OP02/191029973

QUARTZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business puts citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://qz.com/1731735/apple-and-other-us-businesses-urge-scotus-to-protect-dreamers/

AXIOS
— O’Rourke says Trump’s rhetoric is “perhaps inspired by” Nazi Goebbels – Rebecca Falconer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are inspired by Saul Alinsky. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.axios.com/orourke-goebbels-perhaps-inspired-trump-rhethoric-df284f0f-d93e-46ec-a142-dff219b0fd12.html

ENTREPRENEUR
— Why Indecision is Costing You Money, Time and Opportunity – Bedros Keuilian (DIERSEN: What big decisions have you made? Mine include a) never using an illegal drug, b) taking college preparatory courses in high school, c) getting student draft deferments and a financial hardship draft deferment, d) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, MBA from Loyola, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and master’s degree in finance from IIT, e) accepting job offers from the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO, f) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, g) buying a new town home and condos, h) suggesting to Money Magazine that I would be the subject of one of its “One Person’s Finances” articles, i) getting married, j) buying a home and having a home built, k) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, l) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, m) giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming foster parents, n) filing lawsuits, o) becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, p) succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” q) becoming a Republican Precinct Committeeman, r) becoming the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, s) etc.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/340376

INSIDE EDUCATION
— In the End, Being Ranked Is Better Than Not – Mim L. Runey (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League Universities, including NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT, are worthless.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2019/10/21/its-better-be-ranked-college-not-ranked-opinion

LADDERS
— 5 signs your boss doesn’t like you as much as you think – Elana Lyn Gross (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all my superiors and all my supervisors at GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on those who a) acted as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians and b) disapproved of my demographics – Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born on 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. I would focus who had a) less education and/or fewer professional certifications than I had and/or b) no professional licenses.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-signs-your-boss-doesnt-like-you-as-much-as-you-think
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. He or she doesn’t want to get to know you. . .2. He or she talks over you in meetings. . .3. He or she passes you over for projects. . .4. He or she doesn’t care about your career advancement. . .5. They are not concerned with your wellbeing)

October 20 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Biden Calls Attention To Chicago Teachers’ Strike At New York Teacher Union Day Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/20/biden-calls-attention-to-chicago-teachers-strike-at-new-york-teacher-union-day-address/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nearly 6,000 Chicagoans to get letters this holiday season saying their unpaid medical debt is forgiven. Learn about the group behind the gifts. – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-millions-medical-debt-erased-20191020-rrhuxwepancrdhcn2gkdtvlp6e-story.html
— Pete Buttigieg eyes 35% corporate tax rate to fund health plan – BLOOMBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-buttigieg-20191020-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Suburban legislator wrong in claim that 30% of the nation’s poor live in California While California’s poverty rate ranks among the nation’s highest, federal data show the state is far from being home to a third of the nation’s poor. – BGA (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and Illinois are poor? How strongly do Democrats shout at them that Republicans caused all their problems?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/20/20921331/fact-check-suburban-legislator-california-poverty-level-graduated-income-tax

DAILY HERALD
— Donald Trump Jr.: provocateur, master preacher for father – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191020/news/310209935/
— California relishes role as liberal trendsetter, Trump foe – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will citizens of Mexico in California succeed in getting California to leave the United State and become part of Mexico?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191020/news/310209942/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— PAC donations help Davis keep fundraising lead over Londrigan – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/tom-kacich-pac-donations-help-davis-keep-fundraising-lead-over/article_7dd8211d-0029-5553-abd7-06716c6f9bf0.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred against Whites. Men-haters promote hatred of men.
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/cepeda-white-fragility-cripples-america-s-ability-to-heal-its/article_3477b2a2-4172-586a-a986-4c165c605c30.html

HERALD WHIG
— Issues of importance regarding marijuana crops are emerging – Warren Winston, RPH, Pittsfield
https://www.whig.com/20191020/issues-of-importance-regarding-marijuana-crops-are-emerging

HERALD & REVIEW
— Is the Illinois election system vulnerable to hackers again?
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/podcast-is-the-illinois-election-system-vulnerable-to-hackers-again/article_d89ed73d-accc-5988-ba81-f897b38c6e9e.html

SOUTHERN
— Presentation: Who is the Republican Party?
https://thesouthern.com/calendar/get-involved/presentation-who-is-the-republican-party/event_36f92b58-f052-11e9-a63c-5f62466db7d5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Come learn about the different aspects of the Republican Party and where you can get involved. Deputy State Central Committeewoman, Rhonda Belford, along with past State Central Committeeman, Bob Winchester, will discuss the Illinois Republican Party. Social Hour from 5-6 pm at Mackies in Marion. Then at 6:30, Rhonda and Bob will explain the different entities within the party at the state and local levels.)

OTTAWA TIMES
— Churches polled on legalization of marijuana Most opposed legalization; but the votes weren’t unanimous – Tom Collins (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Illinois religious leaders should be taking the lead in speaking out against pot at municipal and county hearings.)
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/10/20/churches-polled-on-legalization-of-marijuana/aeysvxd/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois ‘pension funds are doomed,’ says Taxpayers United of America president – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/514937429-illinois-pension-funds-are-doomed-says-taxpayers-united-of-america-president

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 152 living veterans in DuPage County have earned Purple Heart, Medal of Honor or POW Medal
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/514102233-152-living-veterans-in-dupage-county-have-earned-purple-heart-medal-of-honor-or-pow-medal

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto O’Rourke claims US law requires religious nonprofits to support LGBT rights – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs succeed in getting rid of all individuals organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-orourke-claims-us-law-requires-religious-nonprofits-to-support-lgbt-rights

BREITBART
— WSJ: Trump Is Converting GOP to Populist, Pro-Employee Party – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) despise employees and b) stress that I was lowly employee 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/19/wsj-trump-is-converting-gop-to-populist-pro-employee-party/
— Elizabeth Warren: Transgender Border Crossers ‘Must’ Be Released into U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/20/elizabeth-warren-transgender-border-crossers-must-released-u-s/

DAILY CALLER
— I’m Not Taking A Civility Lesson From Media Hypocrites – DONALD TRUMP, JR.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/20/trump-civility-media-hypocrites/

TOWNHALL
— Elizabeth Warren Demands Protection For Trans Migrants – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/10/20/elizabeth-warren-demands-protection-for-trans-migrants-n2555068

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Racist Watch’ Website Demonizes Trump Supporters, But It Has an Upside – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/racist-watch-website-demonizes-trump-supporters-but-it-has-an-upside/

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Drudge leaves Conservatives, follows Fox down the liberal rabbit hole – Rick Johnson
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/drudge-leaves-conservatives-follows-fox-down-the-liberal-rabbit-hole-123873/
— Pew Report: The two-party gap widens without agreement on basic facts – David Alan Coia
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/pew-research-the-two-party-gap-widens-without-agreement-on-basic-facts-123867/

THE HILL
— Combatting fake news on social media will take a village – GLENN C. ALTSCHULER AND SIDNEY TARROW (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/466612-combatting-fake-news-on-social-media-will-take-a-village

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook and Free Speech Zuckerberg says progressives shouldn’t abandon liberal values. Progressives object. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-and-free-speech-11571602853
— Legalizing Discrimination In Washington, a chance to defeat a bid to bring back racial preferences. – Editorial (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give preference to young Democrat minorities and to young Democrat females, that is, to discriminate against old White males.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legalizing-discrimination-11571602815

FORBES
— How You Can Close Your Personal Success Gap – Chris Carosa (DIERSEN: If you had done it, what would have closed your success gap? Notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, non-veteran, German American, and Protestant, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 if I had a) become a Democrat; b) been a yes-man; c) done more to help my superiors retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females; d) helped my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran because they had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40; and e) never complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, or anything else. I could have done much better in the organizations that I am/were a member of if I had a) found out who had the most clout in those organizations, b) glorified and praised them, c) pandered to them, d) served as their operative or dupe, and/or e) given them money.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscarosa/2019/10/20/how-you-can-close-your-personal-success-gap/#1c8659353ab1

MORNING CALL
— Partisan divide reaches into views of higher education – CAROLINE SIMON (DIERSEN: What percent of those involved in education are 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.mcall.com/sns-tns-bc-cmp-highereducation-politics-20191020-story.html

GEORGIA VOICE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Atlanta promotes LGBTQ activity big time.
https://thegavoice.com/community/city-of-atlanta-launches-lgbtq-resource-website/

LGBTQ NATION
— Democrats are out-fundraising Republicans to take the Senate in 2020 The latest fundraising numbers for Republican Senators running for re-election are a sign that Democrats may be closing in on retaking the chamber. – John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/fundraising-favoring-democrats-taking-senate-2020/

DAILY BEAST
— CNN Hires Former Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Trump Loyalist as Political Commentator – Justin Baragona
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-hires-former-gop-congressman-and-trump-loyalist-sean-duffy-as-political-commentator

AXIOS
— Platforms give pols a free pass to lie – Scott Rosenberg
https://www.axios.com/facebook-twitter-social-media-politicans-misinformation-54703286-a674-4277-92c9-600bf28142f0.html
— Mitt Romney learned about Trump’s betrayal of Kurds on Twitter (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I am extremely disappointed when I first learn of news important to Illinois Republicans from the Democrat news media. I am even more disappointed when I first learn of news important to Republicans in DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton from the Democrat news media.)
https://www.axios.com/romney-trump-kurds-withdrawal-foreign-relations-0b1f6089-4a6a-4416-a956-a2b0b2842347.html

October 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Respect, not silence’ is answer to political discourse – DENISE CROSBY (DIERSEN: What void do you fill? I fill the tremendous communications void created by, continued by, and aggravated by the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Republican county party organizations in Illinois including the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Republican township/ward party organizations in Illinois including the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. The IRP should send out emails similar to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that focus on statewide government and political issues. Republican county party organizations should send out emails similar to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that focus on countywide government and political issues. Republican township/ward party organizations should send out emails similar to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that focus on township/ward government and political issues. However, I acknowledge that paying people to do the aforesaid would cost a tremendous amount of money. To get someone who is qualified to do what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, they would have to be paid at least $500,000 a year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-political-relationships-st-1020-20191020-rorqviqip5eqho6bmzcknv63be-story.html
— Naperville North to team with 2013 grad on pilot program to get all 18-year-old students registered to vote – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What percent of students have teachers who are 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-north-vote-pilot-st-1018-20191018-wu6oppw36nd7tgrtsbiyjgu7ee-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why Intel is going to share gender, racial pay data most companies conceal – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: If the federal government shared such pay data, it would show that it pays its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it pays its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older who have comparable work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, GAO always paid its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it paid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older who had comparable work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses. GAO audits IRS. When GAO hired me in 1980, I had almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree from DePaul. Much of what I did for IRS, including interviewing, data gathering, summary, and analysis, report writing, and making recommendations was similar to what I would be doing for GAO. NEVERTHELESS, the Democrats who ran GAO required me to take a $19,568 pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer. They would NOT have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191020/why-intel-is-going-to-share-gender-racial-pay-data-most-companies-conceal

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Corporate PAC $$ argument continues in 13th – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, which PACs would contribute to your campaign? If I ran for an office, I would hope that PACs that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform would contribute to my campaign.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191019/bernard-schoenburg-corporate-pac–argument-continues-in-13th

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Devilish details threaten plan for quick pension action – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-devilish-details-threaten-plan-for-quick-pension-action/article_f4a3971b-39ac-595a-8fcf-0832579f0606.html
— Be wary of Cullerton’s ‘informed’ decisions – Brett Rowland
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/brett-rowland-be-wary-of-cullerton-s-informed-decisions/article_83edd7b0-7c27-5430-84c2-f9de8f4a0ae7.html

SOUTHERN
— More Southern Illinois high schools are drug testing. Does it work as a deterrent for students? – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/more-southern-illinois-high-schools-are-drug-testing-does-it/article_bd22200b-d43b-5b84-b853-5f874b810b75.html

WAND
— Census dollars awarded in Illinois (DIERSEN: How many illegals are there in Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, your precinct, and your neighborhood? Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries encourage them to come to and/or to stay in Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, your precinct, and your neighborhood?)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/census-dollars-awarded-in-illinois/article_15c33896-f32e-11e9-ac86-87caa3747e1b.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood DC Roommate Katie Hill Broke U.S. House Rules & Posed Security Risks Due to Two Extramarital Affairs in Past Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/20/il-14-lauren-underwood-dc-roommate-katie-hill-broke-u-s-house-rules-posed-security-risks-due-to-two-extramarital-affairs-in-past-year/
— Oberweis Campaign Sponsoring Pizza Parties for Petition Passers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/20/oberweis-campaign-sponsoring-pizza-parties-for-petition-passers/
— Skillicorn Rolls Out October Walk Piece
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/20/skillicorn-rolls-out-october-walk-piece/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis DC Fundraiser Cohost Announces Retirement from Congress
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/20/il-14-jim-oberweis-dc-fundraiser-cohost-announces-retirement-from-congress/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Pecatonica Township critic taken away in the dark of night for attending meeting – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/10/pecatonica-township-critic-taken-away-in-the-dark-of-night-for-attending-meeting/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump tells Republicans to ‘stick together’ as he promotes Romney attack ad – John Gage (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most divisive past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter, etc. They focused/focus on driving conservatives out of the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-tells-republicans-to-stick-together-as-he-promotes-romney-attack-ad

FOX NEWS
— Bye Democratic Party – You’re being transformed into an anti-American engine of radical change – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-rip-democratic-party-youre-being-transformed-into-an-anti-american-engine-of-radical-change

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chelsea Clinton calls America ‘not the country I want my kids to grow up in’ – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Where and when did you grow up? I grew up in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County who promote hatred of those who grew up in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. These hate-promoters are 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.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/chelsea_clinton_calls_america_not_the_country_i_want_my_kids_to_grow_up_in.html
— Fat black professor of gender studies blames Trump for black female obesity – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Are you obese? I am. What do I blame my obesity on? I blame it on my sitting 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. I blame it on my not getting enough exercise, on my eating too much food, on my eating too much bad food, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/fat_black_professor_of_gender_studies_blames_trump_for_black_female_obesity.html

BREITBART
— Uber Lays Off 400 U.S. Employees, Imports Hundreds of Foreign Workers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/10/18/uber-lays-off-400-u-s-employees-imports-hundreds-of-foreign-workers/
— Bernie Sanders Rally: ‘Lock Him Up’ Chant Erupts as San Juan Mayor Attacks Trump – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/10/19/bernie-sanders-rally-lock-him-up-chants-erupt-as-san-juan-mayor-attacks-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Snit Romney – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/10/20/snit-romney-n2555047

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Moderate’ Joe Biden Bragged About the Political Hit Job on Robert Bork – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/moderate-joe-biden-bragged-about-the-political-hit-job-on-robert-bork/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Opposes Free Speech When Trump Uses It, Plays Defense for Dems – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/10/18/new-york-times-opposes-free-speech-when-trump-uses-it-plays-defense

CANADA FREE PRESS
— The Skewed Polls of Fox News and Their Contributor Donna Brazile – Judi McLeod
https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-skewed-polls-of-fox-news-and-their-contributor-donna-brazile

THE HILL
— Trump embarks on Twitter spree amid impeachment inquiry, Syria outrage – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but what if Trump tweeted that the Illinois Republican Party and all Republican county, township, and ward organizations in Illinois should promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466595-trump-embarks-on-twitter-spree-amid-impeachment-inquiry-syria-outrage

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— If political talk disrupts a workplace, bosses must step in – JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/business/article_7b5bf3c1-7793-51c7-91dd-71578ed118e4.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters argue against enforcing America’s immigration laws.
http://www.kten.com/story/41197150/border-patrols-growing-presence-at-hospitals-raises-fears

CNBC
— Tell? Don’t tell? How much should you let your company know about your plans to retire early? – Jill Cornfield
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/what-to-tell-your-employer-if-you-want-to-retire-in-your-30s-or-40s.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— As more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed or merged, student journalists from Michigan to Arizona have stepped in to fill the void. – Dan Levin (DIERSEN: What void do you fill? I fill the tremendous communications void created by, continued by, and aggravated by the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Republican county party organizations in Illinois including the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Republican township/ward party organizations in Illinois including the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. The IRP should send out emails similar to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that focus on statewide government and political issues. Republican county party organizations should send out emails similar to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that focus on countywide government and political issues. Republican township/ward party organizations should send out emails similar to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that focus on township/ward government and political issues. However, I acknowledge that paying people to do the aforesaid would cost a tremendous amount of money. To get someone who is qualified to do what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, they would have to be paid at least $500,000 a year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/us/news-desert-ann-arbor-michigan.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Campaign Floods Web With Ads, Raking In Cash as Democrats Struggle – Matthew Rosenberg and Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/us/elections/trump-campaign-ads-democrats.html
— Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working? Are the wealthy addicted to money, competition, or just feeling important? Yes. – Alex Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/style/rich-people-things.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/opinion/sunday/gender-transition-death-grief.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate older people say “Our democracy today is dominated by the old, and young people are getting a bad deal.” All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/18/opinion/old-age-president-2020.html
— The Chinese Threat to American Speech American companies have an obligation to defend the freedom of expression, even at the risk of angering China. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that put China ahead of America? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/opinion/sunday/china-nba.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) glorify and praise immigrants and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/upshot/Immigrants-reviving-cities.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In a Strong Economy, Why Are So Many Workers on Strike? – Noam Scheiber
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/business/economy/workers-strike-economy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says his Doral golf resort will no longer host next year’s G-7 summit, bowing to criticism – Philip Rucker and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-announces-that-his-doral-golf-resort-in-miami-will-no-longer-host-next-years-g-7-summit-after-criticism/2019/10/19/857361d0-f2dd-11e9-8693-f487e46784aa_story.html

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-20/race-trump-election-campaign
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-20/trump-failures-outrages
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-20/beating-donald-trump-the-2020-election
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-19/trump-presidential-executive-orders

NEW YORK POST
— Why Bernie Sanders’ socialism hurts the poor as much as the rich – Rand Paul
https://nypost.com/2019/10/19/rand-paul-why-sanders-socialism-hurts-the-poor-as-much-as-the-rich/
— Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to recruit outside the Ivy League liberal bubble – Salena Zito
https://nypost.com/2019/10/19/why-mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-recruit-outside-the-ivy-league-liberal-bubble/

MIAMI HERALD
— Politicians are lying to us, but Facebook is happy to let them do it – Editorial
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article236421608.html

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— Swipes at supporters of traditional marriage could be trouble for Democrats
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20191020/NEWS/191029908

HERALD AND NEWS
— LGBTQ agenda is greatest threat to religious liberty – James A. Farmer, Merrill
https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/letters/lgbtq-agenda-is-greatest-threat-to-religious-liberty/article_297197f3-b770-5268-8627-436e6e3035ae.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Romney. Who do the Trump-haters promote the most in your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois?
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/10/mitt-romney-middle-impeachment-fight/600373/

COLORADO POLITICS
— Colorado politicos launch new site for conservatives – Joey Bunch (DIERSEN: How many conservatives are there in your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county? Who speaks for them? Whose emails do they read?)
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-politicos-launch-new-site-for-conservatives/article_1f0733a0-f133-11e9-aa6f-8fd1f41644c8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I pulled up a map for a friend of mine to illustrate how many conservatives were in his neighborhood; he had no idea,” Knoedler said. “He then told me that if only he’d known he was not alone on his street, he would have felt emboldened to put a candidate’s yard sign in front of his house.” Fuller said, “Conservatives are naturally less vocal about our political views, but having a community where we can encourage each other and organize to get involved in our communities will help members feel less alone.” Colorado is a launching group, but Fuller and Knoedler hope to expand to a national site.)

QUARTZ
— What two centuries of book publishing tell us about the “good old days” – Natasha Frost (DIERSEN: When were your “good old days?” My “good old days” include a) 1972, 1973, and 1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7 to GS-12 (from $46,554/year to $82,579/year in today’s dollars) and b) 1986, 1987, and 1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 ($98,198/year in today’s dollars). My “good old years” include 1970 when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, 1971 when I bought a new 1972 Corvette, 1972 when I bought a new town home, 1974 when I bought a studio condo, 1976 when I earned an MBA from Loyola and bought a one bedroom condo, 1978 when I got married and we bought a home, 1978 through 1992 when my wife and I went on many short vacations, 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, 1980 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA, 1984 when my wife and I had a home built, 1990 when I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, 1994 when I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, 1996 when I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and 1997 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and became a Forensic Accountant.)
https://qz.com/1727775/when-were-the-good-old-days-new-research-uses-200-years-of-books-to-find-out/

LADDERS
— Early retirement wisdom from 50+ top finance writers
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/early-retirement-wisdom-from-50-top-finance-writers

EXPRESS
— Pension: Will you be able to afford a comfortable retirement? Costs of lifestyle revealed (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of what my 1997 salary was in today’s dollars.)
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1191871/pension-uk-state-retirement-amount-how-much

October 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Taxing retirement income
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-taxing-retirement-income/5628662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois may be one of the best places to retire because of its tax policies for older citizens, but this could mean negative consequences for the younger generations. According to the BGA, of 41 states that have an income tax, only three – Illinois, Pennsylvania and Mississippi – do not tax retirement income. Many states exempt some retirement income, such as pension or Social Security benefits, the BGA reported.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Three Elgin residents charged with hiring undocumented workers, Elgin employment agency raid tied to arrests – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-business-illegal-immigrants-st-1020-20191019-igq5z6rl25an7mecsafhgdooai-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 375,000 obtain new state Real IDs Real IDs or a passport will be required to board domestic flights beginning in October 2020. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/10/19/20917089/real-id-illinois-domestic-flights-air-travel-october-2020-deadline

DAILY HERALD
— March for Life draws hundreds along Northwest Highway in Palatine – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191019/march-for-life-draws-hundreds-along-northwest-highway-in-palatine

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis task force favors allowing sales in Bloomington
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191019/cannabis-task-force-favors-allowing-sales-in-bloomington

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois Municipal League: pension system forcing mayors to sell city assets, cut services, and raise taxes – Mark Maxwell
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-municipal-league-pension-system-forcing-mayors-to-sell-city-assets-cut-services-and-raise-taxes/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Be in their faces’: CNN bigwig calls for hounding ‘delusional’ Senate Republicans at work, home Project Veritas undercover audio spurs threat of lawsuit from President Trump – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/19/cnn-bigwig-calls-hounding-delusional-senate-republ/

GOPUSA
— Mainstream ‘journalists’ are the media branch of the Democrat party
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77986

AMERICAN THINKER
— Federal investigators reportedly going after political corruption involving huge Chicago electric utility Commonwealth Edison – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/federal_investigators_reportedly_going_after_political_corruption_involving_huge_chicago_electric_utility_commonwealth_edison.html
— Whom do our politicians really serve in our country? – K.S. Guardiola
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/whom_do_our_politicians_really_serve_in_our_country.html
— Is ‘Hate Speech’ Dangerous? – H.K. Rivera
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/is_hate_speech_dangerous.html
— Democrats call for repeal of HIV disclosure laws – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/democrats_call_for_repeal_of_hiv_disclosure_laws.html
— Biased press, woke universities — no wonder China’s students here are big fans of Beijing – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/biased_press_woke_universities__no_wonder_chinas_students_here_are_big_fans_of_beijing.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— San Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say – Jackson Elliott (DIERSEN: I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/19/san-franciscos-blacklist-of-pro-life-states-a-pr-tactic-activists-say/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Decides Which Groups Are ‘Islamophobic,’ Shouldn’t Meet at Mar-a-Lago – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/10/19/new-york-times-decides-which-groups-are-islamophobic-shouldnt-meet

THE HILL
— The challenge of a graying America – JOHN M. DEMAGGIO
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/466580-the-challenge-of-a-graying-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Escalates Attack on Facebook Over False Political Ads Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign sent Facebook a letter about a false video ad that a super PAC ran on the social network. – Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/technology/biden-facebook-ad.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First Chick-fil-A in U.K. to Close in 6 Months Amid Protests A local L.G.B.T.Q. group called for a boycott of the restaurant soon after it opened at a mall in Reading, England. – Derrick Bryson Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/world/europe/chik-fil-a-uk-lgbtg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-united-states.html
— Proclaiming ‘I Am Back,’ Bernie Sanders Accepts Ocasio-Cortez Endorsement – Sydney Ember
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-aoc-queensbridge-park.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg pushes back against Bernie Sanders’s call to abolish billionaires – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/19/facebooks-zuckerberg-pushes-back-against-bernie-sanderss-call-abolish-billionaires/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Days after opening its first U.K. restaurant, Chick-fil-A announces the location will close – Brittany Shammas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/19/days-after-opening-its-first-uk-restaurant-chick-fil-a-announces-location-will-close/

NEWSWEEK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: CHICK-FIL-A’S FIRST U.K. RESTAURANT TOLD TO ‘CLUCK OFF’, WILL CLOSE AFTER PROTESTS OVER LGBT RIGHTS – TUFAYEL AHMED
https://www.newsweek.com/chick-fil-first-uk-restaurant-close-cluck-off-lgbt-pride-1466423

BLOOMBERG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chick-fil-A Shuts U.K. Shop Amid Anti-Gay Backlash, Mail Says – Viren Vaghela
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-19/chick-fil-a-shuts-u-k-shop-amid-anti-gay-backlash-mail-says

GULF TODAY
— America’s starving seniors hunger for attention – Editorial
https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2019/10/19/america-starving-seniors-hunger-for-attention

October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-executive-orders-20191019-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Feds arrest Streamwood company operators; accuse them of hiring illegal workers through Elgin firm – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191018/feds-arrest-streamwood-company-operators-accuse-them-of-hiring-illegal-workers-through-elgin-firm

HERALD NEWS
— Joliet residents speak for and against marijuana sales – BOB OKON (DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings. Especially the following should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings: Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains; officers of Republican township, ward, and county organizations; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members; IRP officers; the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman; activists; candidates; elected officials; major donors; political consultants; etc.)
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/10/18/joliet-residents-speak-for-and-against-marijuana-sales/awxzb24/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Matt Every was suspended for 12 weeks Friday for what the PGA Tour said was a violation of its conduct policy on drugs of abuse. Every said it was legal prescription for cannabis to treat mental health. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/matt-every-suspended-3-months-for-drug-of-abuse/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Congressional candidate Gradel proving to be a tenacious campaign fundraiser in 14th District race – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, who would you hope would contribute to your campaign? If I ran for an office, I would hope that those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) would contribute to my campaign. Further, I would hope that those who understand and appreciate the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, e) earning four other job-related professional certifications, f) becoming a licensed CPA, g) earning three job-related masters degrees, h) etc. would contribute to my campaign.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/514925568-congressional-candidate-gradel-proving-to-be-a-tenacious-campaign-fundraiser-in-14th-district-race

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Term limits needed for House, Senate – Dave Cass, Galesburg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me serving as its chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me serving as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me serving as its webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me serving on its Steering Committee, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me serving as one of its board member, f) GAO is without me being one of its employees, g) IRS is without me being one of its employees, h) etc.)
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20191018/letters-term-limits-needed-for-house-senate

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ranking the Candidates After 3rd Quarter Report Cards Filed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-14-ranking-the-candidates-after-3rd-quarter-report-cards-filed/

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— 2017-2018 pay for starting teachers in Illinois averaged $39,236 (DIERSEN: What was your starting pay? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, in today’s dollars, my GS-7 IRS Revenue Officer starting pay was $46,554. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/514828737-2017-2018-pay-for-starting-teachers-in-illinois-averaged-39-236

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Franklin Graham Responds to Threats by Regressive Presidential Candidates – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/12579/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’ – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that CLAIM TO BE religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that work against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ARE religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-campaign-to-sue-cnn-over-pro-impeachment-bias-demands-substantial-payment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.” Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.” He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation.” Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.)
— ‘A chilling attempt to subvert’: GOP senator warns that Democrats increasingly threaten religious freedom – Jon Brown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are succeeding in forcing churches to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/a-chilling-attempt-to-subvert-gop-senator-warns-that-democrats-increasingly-threaten-religious-freedom

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrat objective? Absolute Power – Patricia McCarthy (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be dependent on government, dependent on charity, and a boozer, gambler, pot smoker, LGBTQer, 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats want everyone in America to promote abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things big time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_democrat_objective_absolute_power.html

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘Dems Want to Destroy America as We Know It’ by Teaching Kids We’re a ‘Sinful, Wicked Nation’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/trump-dems-want-destroy-america-we-know-it-teaching-kids-were-sinful-wicked

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Campaign’s Letter Declaring Legal Action Against CNN For Anti-Trump Bias – James Barrett (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that CLAIM TO BE religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that work against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ARE religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-it-trump-campaigns-letter-declaring-legal-action-against-cnn-for-anti-trump-bias
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.” Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.” He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation.” Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.)

TOWNHALL
— Oh, So That’s How Many Electoral Votes Trump Will Clinch in 2020 – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/19/sorry-democrats-trump-is-on-track-to-win-2020and-by-larger-margins-n2554956
— Claims of a Labor Shortage Are Just Not True – Bob Harden
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobharden/2019/10/19/claims-of-a-labor-shortage-are-just-not-true-n2554877

CANADA FREE PRESS
— How To Start A Civil War – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/how-to-start-a-civil-war

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Why We Must Measure Border Security (and Why That’s So Hard) – Igor C. Magalhaes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/19/why_we_must_measure_border_security_and_why_thats_so_hard_141539.html

NBC NEWS
— They Voted to Impeach Their Own Party’s President — And Lived to Tell the Tale – Jacob Rubashkin (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees (including me) who were Republican.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1068171#blogHeader

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Let’s Make Whistle Blowing Obligatory – Margaret Garnett and Preet Bharara (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, non-veteran, Republican, 100% German American, and Protestant, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 if I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I say that because I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/whistle-blower-trump.html
— Kurds’ Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals – Ben Hubbard and David D. Kirkpatrick (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my unsavory rivals and those who empower them. They stress that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) do not promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress 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 Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/middleeast/kurds-sense-of-betrayal-compounded-by-empowerment-of-unsavory-rivals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/growing-number-of-republicans-struggle-to-defend-trump-on-g-7-choice-ukraine-and-syria/2019/10/18/20e56612-f1b8-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html
— New study offers glimpse of daily life as a millennial – Rachel Siegel and Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a disgusting failed loser. What did you accomplish by the time you were 35? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business) and 31 (DePaul-accounting), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting). In today’s dollars, I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579/year when I was 29, $93,592/year when I was 30, and $96,345/year when I was 35. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/18/more-work-more-sleep-new-study-offers-glimpse-daily-life-millennial/

NEW YORK POST
— Liz Warren’s No. 1 problem: the US economy is doing well – Marc Thiessen
https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/liz-warrens-no-1-problem-the-us-economy-is-doing-well/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— American Patriotism Is Worth Fighting For Adam Kirsch (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, to be patriotic is to be 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.wsj.com/articles/american-patriotism-is-worth-fighting-for-11571413398
— Public-Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contracting More STDs One in four sexually active adolescent girls has chlamydia or other sexually transmitted disease, according to CDC – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-health-puzzle-young-people-having-less-sex-contracting-more-stds-11571391000

KTAR NEWS
— Political consultants join Think Tank to dissect Democratic debate – MIKE O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Who are the political consultants in Illinois? Ever-increasingly, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. in Illinois talk and/or act like they are taking advice from political consultants a) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to especially dump those that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://ktar.com/story/2801030/political-consultants-join-think-tank-to-dissect-democratic-debate/

HERALD NET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group. To give preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/washington-state-to-vote-on-affirmative-action-referendum/

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Illinois Program Aims to Diversify the Accounting Field – Sara Weissman (DIERSEN: In the past, to get promoted at IRS and GAO, you had to pass the CPA examination. Because of Affirmative Acton, and because few minorities and women took/passed the examination, IRS and GAO dropped that promotion requirement. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and working for IRS.)
https://diverseeducation.com/article/157883/

HOT CARS
— What Ford Model Should You Drive Based On Your personal traits – MEDHA KARN (DIERSEN: I own a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2016 Ford Mustang, and 2019 Ford Escape Titanium.)
https://www.hotcars.com/ford-car-model-drive-based-mbti/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2019 FORD ESCAPE For those who gravitate towards the limelight and love to own adorable white-bearded cats as pets, they are likely ESFPs. The ESFPs are typical extroverts who have an insatiable deep desire to please everyone and be the most popular person at any gathering. They are quick at making decisions and typically use their senses to take the information in and process it. If you are an ESFP, you can’t take chances by buying just any car. You need one that reflects your personality and when you are sitting in it, the jealous glances stalk your way into the sunset. You need the gorgeous 2019 Ford Escape which delivers an agile performance, incredible handling, and extremely potent throttle. . .2019 FORD MUSTANG The ESTPs are the Energy Bombs. These spirited balls love thrills and the car fanatics of this category have likely been to each and every famous annual car show known to mankind. If you are an ESTP, you most likely are an extrovert, use your senses and thinking capabilities for making decisions and getting hold of information, and perceive things in your own unique way. The best Ford model for an ESTP is the 2019 Ford Mustang, which comes packed with a gas engine so powerful, it earned the nickname of “Godzilla.” The car itself harkens back to 1968’s Bullitt, so this is definitely a vehicle intended for those who appreciate a touch of speed.)

GADGETS
— Apple Slammed by US Lawmakers for ‘Censorship’ of Apps at China’s Behest Apple removed the HKmap.live app from the App Store in China and Hong Hong earlier this month, saying it violated local laws. – Mark Gurman, Ben Brody (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to get www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “removed.” They want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC a) to stress that they do not promote www.gopillinois.com or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stress that even though I have been a MTRCC member for almost 20 years and even though I have the best record by far since 1999 for attending MTRCC meetings and fundraisers, that MTRCC has never asked me to serve as a committee chairman or officer, that 69 voted against me and only 13 voted for me when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004, that MTRCC rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010, that MTRCC almost succeeded in gerrymandering me into the same precinct with Jeanne Ives in 2015, and that many past and present MTRCC officers blame me and blame my emails for all of MTRCC’s problems. My critics/opponents in Milton Township have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-slammed-by-us-lawmakers-for-censorship-of-apps-at-chinas-behest-2119473

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating LGBTQ promoter says “Impeachment may just accelerate Trump’s anti-LGBTQ agenda. Trump needs his evangelical base to stick with him with his scandals, so he’s likely to throw as many favors their way as possible — at our expense.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/impeachment-may-just-accelerate-trumps-anti-lgbtq-agenda/

October 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Medical marijuana popularity surging in Illinois as revisions in law allow greater access for patients – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers want everyone to have a pot prescription.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-medical-marijuana-illinois-record-growth-20191018-j2a24a5pmbde7ad7mjzfxilivm-story.html
— Legalization of marijuana has many ramifications and suburbs are running out of time to address them – PAT LENHOFF
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/ct-lbr-column-lenhoff-tl-1024-20191018-oyw65m4r5fb3zlwmi6pgxrjb4q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be gotten rid of.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-gays-discrimination-supreme-court-chapman-20191018-chbzfd3e45gjjcpo2atkfyclny-story.html
— With tax grabs and lavish new spending, Illinois lawmakers invite scandals – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-marijuana-tax-scandal-gambling-20191018-sf2hp4ejrzhplkjtqkpn6mdh7u-story.html
— Column: Money shapes races as candidates file campaign fundraising reports – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-quarter-campaign-reports-st-1020-20191018-4vbow2oyc5fdfb3qmicgwbquju-story.html
— President Trump uses clout to make a score for his golf resort? It’s always arrogance that gets them. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-golf-resort-kass-20191019-zsz5h4apnfcaxfzyozy5o3bzwa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “After a thousand exhausting days of Donald Trump, there is a way out of the darkness.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-mary-schmich-donald-trump-1000-days-exhaustion-20191018-rfcr4al5ynhpvimycecdd5ivpi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What feds could reveal about ComEd/Exelon’s political muscle What will be truly fascinating is if the feds ever publish a list of politicians who allegedly got sweet favors for their votes. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/18/20921552/exelon-comed-rich-miller-capitolfax-anne-pramaggiore-martin-sandoval
— Chicago Police Department orders 200 SUVs from Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrids will be built at the automaker’s South Side plant. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/10/18/20921285/chicago-police-department-orders-ford-suvs

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lightfoot expands payroll during hiring freeze Despite a halt on hiring declared eight weeks ago, the city has more than 200 new or promoted workers, totaling more than $14 million in salaries. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lightfoot-expands-payroll-during-hiring-freeze

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson had ‘a couple of drinks’ before medical episode
https://abc7chicago.com/health/lightfoot-says-supt-johnson-had-a-couple-of-drinks-before-medical-episode/5629203/
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Thousands of teachers take to picket lines for 2nd day Friday; CPS classes remain canceled
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teachers-strike-carries-on-for-2nd-day-friday/5627963/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Bipartisan bill would require new cars to install alcohol detection software, in effort to prevent drunk driving – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: What about pot detection software?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bipartisan-bill-would-require-new-cars-to-install-alcohol-detection-software-in-effort-to-prevent-drunk-driving

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mark Sanford brings presidential campaign to Peoria
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191018/mark-sanford-brings-presidential-campaign-to-peoria

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— GOP demonstrators hold anti-impeachment rally outside Rep. Bustos’ Rock Island office – Glenn Minnis
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/515063140-gop-demonstrators-hold-anti-impeachment-rally-outside-rep-bustos-rock-island-office

LA SALLE TIMES
— Stop sale of marijuana in La Salle County communities – TODD D. VOLKER, Ottawa
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/10/17/letter-stop-sale-of-marijuana-in-la-salle-county-communities/ag0ult3/

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Legalizing marijuana poses more problems for state – Jack Pierce, Mattoon
https://jg-tc.com/opinion/letters/letter-legalizing-marijuana-poses-more-problems-for-state/article_c32e08a3-d7b7-5c73-b4ec-2fda87149fca.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Illinois is shrinking as taxes drive a mass exodus – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/brad-weisenstein-illinois-is-shrinking-as-taxes-drive-a-mass/article_13032ccc-c21a-54c6-9f16-18762802a853.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Former governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford visits Peoria – Zach Hatcher
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/former-governor-of-south-carolina-visits-peoria/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Marijuana Addictive? Self-Proclaimed ‘Pothead’ Says He Couldn’t Stop Smoking
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-addictive-self-proclaimed-pothead-says-he-couldnt-stop-smoking#stream/0

WSPY
— ‘Clean Up’ Bills Expected in State Legislature Regarding Recreational Cannabis, Capital Projects – Tyler Bachman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/clean-up-bills-expected-in-state-legislature-regarding-recreational-cannabis/article_9ce63248-f1ac-11e9-be7f-a3e2ba1df7dd.html

WJOL
— OUTSTANDING: Lockport Wants Nothing To Do With Marijuana Sales, Cultivation Or Transport
https://www.wjol.com/lockport-wants-nothing-to-do-with-marijuana-sales-cultivation-or-transport/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06/IL-14: Jeanne Ives and Catalina Lauf File Financial Disclosure Statements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-06-il-14-jeanne-ives-and-catalina-lauf-file-financial-disclosure-statements/
— IL-06: Sean Casten Saying Dan Crenshaw is a Racist and Amendment That Drew Comment from Casten Full Context
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-06-sean-casten-saying-dan-crenshaw-is-a-racist-and-amendment-that-drew-comment-from-casten-full-context/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CA APPROVES BROADEST GUN SEIZURE LAWS IN U.S. IS ILLINOIS NEXT?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/ca-approves-broadest-gun-seizure-laws-in-us-is-illinois-next.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump set to sue CNN for bias, seeks ‘maximum’ damages – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/18/trump-prepares-sue-cnn-bias-seek-maximum-damages/
— The art of hyperbole: Trump’s got it down pat – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/18/the-art-of-hyperbole-trumps-got-it-down-pat/

GOPUSA
— Concern over ‘deep state’ still percolating in America (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government painted me as being a member of a Republican deep state. They blamed me for the problems that they had recruiting and retaining qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat women.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77958

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Think They Can Win without You – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: Democrats want votes only from those who are 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.nationalreview.com/2019/10/democrats-think-they-can-win-without-you/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump: ‘Radical Democrats Want to Destroy Our Country As We Know it’ – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/trump-radical-democrats-want-to-destroy-our-country-as-we-know-it/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Whether it’s 11, 14, or 22 million, there’s a crisis – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/10/18/whether-its-11-14-or-22-million-theres-a-crisis

ROLL CALL
— Partisan divide reaches into views of higher education After years of similar views, a divergence in the last decade – Caroline Simon (DIERSEN: Obviously, ever-increasingly, Democrat educators promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/partisan-divide-reaches-into-higher-education

FORTUNE
— Trump’s Decision to Host G7 at Doral Resort Raises Questions About Struggling Property, Deutsche Bank Loans – Rey Mashayekhi
https://fortune.com/2019/10/18/trump-doral-g7-summit-deutsche-bank/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Supreme Court to Examine Burden of Proof for Age Discrimination Lawsuits at Federal Agencies – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/10/supreme-court-examine-burden-age-discrimination-suits-federal-agencies/160712/

October 18 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Only one person spoke out against recreational pot at a recent South Elgin planning and zoning commission public hearing. Everyone in Illinois who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings. Especially the following should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings: Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains; officers of Republican township, ward, and county organizations; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members; IRP officers; the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman; activists; candidates; elected officials; major donors; political consultants; etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/south-elgin-commission-ok-with-pot-shops-in-business-areas
— Facts Matter: With elections looming, watch out for fake news – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: What qualifications do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to be fact checkers? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,279-$93,592. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. Further, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They stress that the neither the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), nor Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. have taken against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191017/facts-matter-with-elections-looming-watch-out-for-fake-news

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Chicago teachers strike and property taxpayers and the road to serfdom – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-teachers-strike-kass-20191018-ml7tm2qgt5dftozyhth2z4rpta-story.html
— Dennis Byrne witnessed the genesis of the Illinois Exodus. Now he’s joining it: ‘Fed up. I’m gone.’ – DENNIS BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-dennis-byrne-leaves-chicago-illinois-exodus-20191020-20191018-c3pg3q7qvzeqtheqe236xzuxse-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/opinion/
— Waukegan rejects Potawatomi, sends three of four casino proposals to Illinois Gaming Board – JIM NEWTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-casino-vote-st-1018-20191018-r3f2jkl6vray3ndqoqqzld33e4-story.html
— Legalized sports gambling in Indiana has me addicted to football games, again, for the wrong reason – JERRY DAVICH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-indiana-sports-gambling-big-business-st-1018-20191017-mkrqobn6vzdrhf5mvg2ahpxrx4-story.html
— Will your town benefit from Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan? Search our database. – JONATHON BERLIN, KORI RUMORE and MEGHAN KELLY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-illinois-infrastructure-plan-database-20191018-dti3anpgqng7bg6oh4f4yafosq-htmlstory.html

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagoarea-activists-protest-conditions-at-the-border/30543040-8da7-4917-9f05-d43849c80c72

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Zoning panel suggests two more zoning categories for marijuana businesses – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191017/zoning-panel-suggests-two-more-zoning-categories-for-marijuana-businesses

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinoisans should be wary of Senate President Cullerton’s ‘informed’ decisions – Brett Rowland
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/illinoisans-should-be-wary-of-senate-president-cullerton-s-informed/article_9eabbfbe-f0e7-11e9-98f4-ef2eec5a64b4.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois’ Congressional Delegation Warning to Tech Companies – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents disapprove of, despise, if not hate a) the articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) my comments that I include in those emails, and c) me. My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.) http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=292617#.Xamar75_OM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ Congressional delegation told representatives from Google, Reddit and other tech giants to better police their sites, or the government would be forced to step in. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hosted the tech companies in a discussion over whether or not they should still have the legal immunity from lawsuits regarding content posted by others.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who were illegally brought to America illegally, who illegally came to America illegally, who illegally stay in America illegally, and who illegally brought other citizens of foreign countries to America illegally and b) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally, to illegally stay in America illegally, and to illegally bring other citizens of foreign countries illegally to America illegally.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/16/immigrant-rights-advocate-discusses-her-journey-at-glenbard-south-event/acn6lsg/

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— How Is Marijuana Expungement Working In Illinois? – MARIAH WOELFEL (DIERSEN: What do you want to be expunged? I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/how-marijuana-expungement-working-illinois#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats “Want Lawmakers To Make Climate Change A Priority.”
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinoisans-want-lawmakers-make-climate-change-priority
— Mattis Takes Swipe At Trump: ‘I Earned My Spurs On The Battlefield’ – SCOTT NEUMAN (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft. I sought and got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/mattis-takes-swipe-trump-i-earned-my-spurs-battlefield#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mattis said he’d been asked what he thought of Trump’s remarks, which reportedly came during a White House meeting with congressional Democrats on Wednesday. “I earned my spurs on the battlefield … Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor,” he said in a reference to a medical deferment for bone spurs that kept Trump from serving in the military during the Vietnam War.)

MEDILL REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making Northwestern students 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://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/should-the-u-s-continue-prosecuting-illegal-immigrants-northwestern-community-split-but-majority-favors-decriminalization/

CENTER SQUARE
— Wealth adviser says moving out of Illinois could protect portfolios from next recession – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/wealth-adviser-says-moving-out-of-illinois-could-protect-portfolios/article_013797d0-f0fb-11e9-ba5c-e7b6a6c79ff1.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals ‘a crime ring masquerading as a political party,’ ILGOP chairman says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/514810366-unredacted-sandoval-warrant-reveals-a-crime-ring-masquerading-as-a-political-party-ilgop-chairman-says

WIREPOINTS
— A Comprehensive Solution To All CPS Problems And The Teacher Strike Is Available – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/a-comprehensive-solution-to-all-cps-problems-and-teacher-strike-is-readily-available/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE MATTERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/the-electoral-college-matters.html

FOX NEWS
— Trump rally in Dallas marked by enthusiasm, in sharp contrast to chaos in Minneapolis – Gregg ReBy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dallas-rally-ukraine-scrutiny-intensifies

GOPUSA
— Secrecy: Democrats bar Republicans from impeachment hearings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77900
— Trump rally draws big crowd to Dallas
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77939

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media says pointing a finger at President Trump ‘shames’ him, but pointing a finger at Obama was rude and racist – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/media_says_pointing_a_finger_at_president_trump_shames_him_but_pointing_a_finger_at_obama_was_rude_and_racist.html

BREITBART
— Blue State Blues: The Media Are Trump’s Greatest Asset – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/10/18/blue-state-blues-the-media-are-trumps-greatest-asset/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— First Democrats grab your guns, then they’ll return for your religion – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31226-assault-america-day-289-first-dems-grab-your-guns-then-they%E2%80%99ll-return-your-religion

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Mocks California For Offering Free Healthcare And Education: ‘I May Even Move There’ – CHRISTOPHER SMITH (DIERSEN: People who need/want massive government assistance go to countries, states, counties, townships/wards, and municipalities that offer “free stuff.”)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/18/trump-california-illegal-immigration-education/
— ICE Identifies Hundreds Of Migrants Allegedly Lying About Their Family Status – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/17/ice-cbp-migrants-family-status/
— Mark Zuckerberg Leans On Free Speech While Defending Facebook’s Ad Policies – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/17/facebook-elections-trump/

FEDERALIST
— 6 Crazy School District Responses To Parents Mad About LGBT Indoctrination Of Preschoolers An Illinois school district’s leaders heard from upset parents after the children started talking about what they were learning about LGBT sex in school. They responded so badly, they should resign. – Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/18/6-crazy-school-district-responses-to-parents-mad-about-lgbt-indoctrination-of-preschoolers/

TOWNHALL
— Did Joe Biden Falsely Smear the Truck Driver Involved in the Car Crash That Killed His First Wife and Daughter? – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/10/17/wait-did-joe-biden-make-up-key-details-about-the-car-crash-that-killed-his-wife-and-child-n2554926

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: The Same People Who Want Us To Fight Endless Wars Want Us To Open Our Borders – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/17/trump_the_same_people_who_want_us_to_fight_endless_wars_want_us_to_open_our_borders.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content – MARCY GORDON
http://www.startribune.com/facebook-ceo-promotes-free-speech-but-takes-no-questions/563321512/
— Twitter sees difficulty in trying to police tweets – Barbara Ortutay
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/twitter-sees-difficulty-in-trying-to-police-tweets-20191017

NBC NEWS
— Civil rights leaders criticize Zuckerberg’s free speech address Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., said disinformation campaigns created an atmosphere that led to her father’s assassination. – Janell Ross (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I recklessly spread disinformation with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They stress that the neither the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), nor Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. have taken against me.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/civil-rights-leaders-rebuke-zuckerberg-s-free-speech-address-n1068461

NEW YORK TIMES
— Defiant Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won’t Police Political Speech In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less — as his company has been assailed for allowing lies and falsehoods to appear. – Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to police my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to stop me from sending the emails out, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/business/zuckerberg-facebook-free-speech.html
— In Washington, a Fight to Decriminalize Prostitution Divides Allies Supporters say a bill being considered by the City Council in the nation’s capital would protect prostitutes. Critics say it would be a boon to sex traffickers. – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/washington-legal-prostitution.html

WASHINGTON POST
— President Trump’s claim that ‘when I came in, we had no ammunition’ – Salvador Rizzo (DIERSEN: In 1989, I worked for GAO on a Department of Defense audit. SEE: “Potential Reductions to DOD’s Fiscal Year 1990 Ammunition Budget” at https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-90-23

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/18/president-trumps-claim-that-when-i-came-we-had-no-ammunition/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dog promoters promote dogs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/09/want-live-longer-try-getting-dog/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Teachers Strike Again The union dictates terms of surrender to new Mayor Lightfoot. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-strike-again-11571353385
— Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Rebuffs Calls for Tighter Controls, Saying Free Speech Must Be Preserved ‘We must continue to stand for free expression,’ CEO says, as social media draws criticism over its role in spread of misinformation – Ryan Tracy (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I spread misinformation with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They stress that the neither the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), nor Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. have taken against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-defends-free-speech-amid-calls-for-tighter-controls-11571335528
— Facebook Stands for Free Expression In a democracy, a private company shouldn’t have the power to censor politicians or the news. – Mark Zuckerberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-stands-for-free-expression-11571336089
— Trump Leans on a Changed GOP for Support The party’s demographics and priorities have shifted since 2016. Will those trends carry the president through impeachment to a second term—and endure after him? Some 84% of Republicans approve of President Trump’s job performance, essentially unchanged since his inauguration. – Aaron Zitner and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-leans-on-a-changed-gop-for-support-11571391006
— The Rental Economy Is at Risk in a Downturn Businesses that rely on renting homes, leasing cars, and streaming music or movies are largely untested in a recession – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rental-economy-is-at-risk-in-a-downturn-11571391003
— Religion Is on the Decline as More Adults Check ‘None’ Less than half of American adults attend church regularly, while 26% claim no religious affiliation – Ian Lovett (DIERSEN: I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn MSLs. It is called religious affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/religion-is-on-the-decline-as-more-adults-check-none-11571320801

USA TODAY
— RNC: The future for Republicans, and America, has never looked brighter While Republicans are reviving, Democrats are rebranding as the party of socialists, radicals and rioters. – Liz Harrington
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/17/rnc-future-and-america-has-never-looked-brighter-editorials-debates/4013283002/

NEWSWEEK
— ZUCKERBERG TELLS FOX NEWS FACEBOOK WON’T CENSOR POLITICIANS, WHILE WARREN SAYS FACEBOOK COULD HELP TRUMP WIN AGAIN – JEFFERY MARTIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, to stop me from including in the emails a) links to articles that they do not like and b) my comments that they do not like.)
https://www.newsweek.com/zuckerberg-tells-fox-news-facebook-wont-censor-politicians-while-warren-says-facebook-could-help-1466117

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— Zuckerberg wants to eat his free-speech cake and have it too – Mathew Ingram
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/zuckerberg-free-speech.php

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs call for even more Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, Democrats and RINOs call for even more preference to be given to those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, Democrats and RINOs call for even more discrimination against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs blame those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older for all the problems that those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger are having.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/18/racial-inequality-college-and-workplace

FED SMITH
— Congresswoman Worried About a ‘Graying [Federal] Workforce’ – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/18/congresswoman-worried-about-graying-federal-workforce/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Union disputes OPM’s argument for reforming personnel management – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2019/10/17/union-disputes-opms-argument-for-reforming-personnel-management/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Office of Personnel Management leadership under the Trump administration has frequently turned to results from the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that indicate feds’ dissatisfaction with reward and punishment practices to support dramatic efforts to both overhaul employee management and change the federal pay and benefits system. Most recently, the administration proposed changing federal practices to make it easier to discipline and fire under-performing federal employees. “Notably, as demonstrated in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, a majority of both employees and managers agree that the performance management system fails to reward the best and address unacceptable performance,” the proposed rule change said.)