October 4, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/liz-cheney-will-campaign-kamala-harris-wisconsin-donald-trump-holds-rally-michigan/15389197/
— Former first lady Melania Trump reveals pro-abortion rights stance in new memoir
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/melania-trump-reveals-pro-abortion-rights-stance-in-new-memoir-report/15388329/
— Chicago Drives Electric returns to Oakbrook Terrace this weekend with EV test drives (COMMENT: I saw the new Dodge Charger EV at this event.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-drives-electric-returns-oakbrook-terrace-weekend-ev-test/15379754/

NBC5
— Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/republicans-expect-confirm-more-supreme-court-justices-if-trump-wins/3564053/

CBS2
— Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris for first time, as campaign continues GOP outreach (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-campaign-liz-cheney-wisconsin-republicans/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Darin LaHood: Americans must say ‘no’ to Chinese-owned battery factory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/04/opinion-gotion-battery-factory-china-us-subsidies/
— How JD Vance and Tim Walz differed from their running mates on immigration in the VP debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/03/vp-debate-vance-walz-immigration/
— Democrats falsely claim that they are doubling down on tough asylum restrictions at border.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/03/biden-administration-border-asylum-restrictions/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS: Deuter v. Reboletti: Opponents in 45th District state representative race share their differing top priorities
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241003/news/opponents-in-45th-district-state-representative-race-share-their-differing-top-priorities/
— Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241003/columns/engaging-in-the-conversations-that-shape-our-government/

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://westsuburbanjournal.com/cook-county-awards-3-6-million-in-grants-to-40-social-equity-cannabis-entrepreneurs/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures (COMMENT: Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly succeeding in making women make getting abortions their top priority in life. Because I oppose the promotion of abortion, women who make getting abortions their top priority in life have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about those women who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions taken against me.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-abortion-rights-groups-are-outraising-opponents-8-to-1-on-november-ballot-measures/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-10-03/driven-by-republicans-most-americans-are-concerned-about-fraud-in-the-2024-election

EVANSTON NOW
— Free $$$ still available from City Hall
https://evanstonnow.com/free-still-available-from-city-hall/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-383/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-176/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DOUG IBENDAHL
— FAKE NEWS MEDIA HAS BEEN . . . THUNDERSTRUCK!
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/fake-news-media-has-been-thunderstruck

JOHN KASS
— Walz: “I’m a knucklehead”—Indeed you are, governor!!
https://johnkassnews.com/walz-im-a-knucklehead-yes-sir-governor/

METRO EAST SUN
— Walz CCP ties: ‘red flag for voters’
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/664740116-madison-county-republicans-chairman-on-walz-ccp-ties-red-flag-for-voters

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Open Border Policies Are Ineffective
https://northcooknews.com/stories/664725313-illinois-eighth-congressional-district-candidate-open-border-policies-are-ineffective

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker responds to Illinois’ looming electricity crisis with words only. The General Assembly must act, and fast.
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-responds-to-illinois-looming-electricity-crisis-with-words-only-the-general-assembly-must-act-and-fast-wirepoints/
— CPS vs. CTU: Chicago’s giant distraction from the fact that kids at CPS can’t read
https://wirepoints.org/cps-and-ctu-fight-chicagos-giant-distraction-from-the-fact-that-kids-at-cps-cant-read-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO VIOLENT CRIME HITS 5-YEAR HIGH
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-hits-5-year-high/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump said Biden, Harris ‘stole’ FEMA money to help migrants
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/3/donald-trump-said-joe-biden-kamala-harris-stole-fe/
— Making the American dream a reality (COMMENT: Back when I was young, I found enough motivation to work my way through college, to earn three master’s degrees, to earn six professional certifications, and to earn a professional license. But if I was young today, because of my bad demographics, I doubt that I could find enough motivation to do the aforesaid today. Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly fail/refuse to hire/retain/promote those who share my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/3/making-american-dream-reality/
— GOP senators re-introduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/3/gop-senators-re-introduce-legislation-to-deport-il/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liz Cheney won’t find many GOP votes for Harris in Wisconsin (COMMENT: What do you say to voters who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that they are going to vote for Harris/Walz? Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3175783/liz-cheney-kamala-harris-wisconsin/
— Gaetz introduces bill to cut off federal funding for NGOs that help illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3175829/gaetz-bill-cut-off-federal-funding-ngos-illegal-immigrants/#google_vignette

NEW YORK POST
— Feds say there’s no money left to respond to hurricanes — after FEMA spent $1.4B on migrants
https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/us-news/feds-say-theres-no-money-left-to-respond-to-hurricanes-after-fema-used-640-9m-this-year-on-migrants/
— Harris & Biden have now wrecked the NORTHERN border too — and would-be terrorists are streaming in
https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/opinion/kamala-harris-opened-the-northern-border-for-terrorists/
— Word games can’t conceal the ‘third world’ truth about open borders
https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/opinion/word-games-cant-conceal-the-third-world-truth-about-open-borders/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— PROFT: I Disagree with Vance Agreeing with His Opponent
https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/03/i-disagree-with-vance-agreeing-with-his-opponent/

AMERICAN THINKER
— FEMA blew out its budget to pay for illegals, now it’s using its remaining resources to block aid from private citizens
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/10/fema_blew_out_its_budget_to_pay_for_illegals_now_it_s_taking_its_remaining_resources_to_focus_on_blocking_aid_from_private_citizens.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— America Last: Trump slams Kamala for squandering FEMA money on illegals
https://americanwirenews.com/america-last-trump-slams-kamala-for-squandering-fema-money-on-illegals/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP lawmakers unveil bill to cut off funding to NGOs and non-profits that help import illegals
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/10/03/gop-lawmakers-unveil-bill-to-cut-off-funding-to-ngos-and-non-profits-that-help-import-illegals-1492060/
— Mayorkas says FEMA doesn’t have enough funds for hurricane season after nearly 1 BILLION given to illegals
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/10/03/mayorkas-says-fema-doesnt-have-enough-funds-for-hurricane-season-after-nearly-1-billion-given-to-illegals-report-1492141/

BLAZE
— No, Tim Walz. Illegal aliens aren’t ‘the least of these’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/relatable/tim-walz
— ‘Treasonous’: Mayorkas wasted FEMA funds helping illegal aliens. Now he says there’s not enough for Americans.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/treasonous-mayorkas-wasted-fema-funds-helping-illegal-aliens-now-he-says-theres-not-enough-for-americans

BREITBART
— DHS: FEMA Does Not Have Funds to Make It Through Hurricane Season, $640M Allotted for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/10/03/dhs-fema-does-not-have-funds-make-through-hurricane-season-640-million-allotted-illegal-immigrants/

CENTER SQUARE
— FEMA running out of hurricane relief money while spending hundreds of millions on migrants
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_bbd61660-8198-11ef-a7d6-bfcf7006c777.html
— California school taught 5th graders gender identity, had them teach it to kindergartners. Outraged Encinitas parents are now suing the school district and demanding a notification and opt-out program for all objectionable content; currently, content notifications and opt-outs are only available for the health unit. (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been promoting LGBTQ in your school district?)
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/ca-school-taught-5th-graders-gender-identity-had-them-teach-it

CHARLIE KIRK
— Your Government Only Cares About Illegals, Not Hurricane Victims
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/your-government-only-cares-about-illegals-not-hurr

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Fraction Of What It Used To Be’: New Data Show How Biden-Harris Admin Is Handcuffing ICE  (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Because of massive Republican-led budget cuts during that time, GAO is just a fraction of what it used to be. My Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors punished me big time for that.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/03/data-biden-harris-handcuffing-ice/
— Secret Service’s ‘Rampant’ Problems Can’t Be Solved By Throwing Money At It
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/04/secret-services-rampant-problems-cant-be-solved-by-throwing-money-at-it-former-agents-say/

FOX NEWS
— Melania Trump’s abortion views in new memoir spur outrage from pro-lifers: ‘She is wrong’  ‘It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children,’ Melania’s memoir reads. (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because my wife and I did not try IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, I lied about wanting to have children. I should write about my GAO superiors the many big adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/melania-trumps-abortion-views-new-memoir-spur-outrage-from-pro-lifers-she-wrong
— Over 1.7M migrants who could pose national security risk arrived in US during Biden admin. The House Judiciary Committee blames the increase on Biden-era policies.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/over-1-7-million-migrants-who-could-pose-national-security-risk-arrived-us-biden-admin-report
— INGRAHAM: When this is allowed to happen, how do we even qualify as a superpower anymore? Laura calls out the ‘stranding of America’ in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-when-this-is-allowed-happen-how-do-we-even-qualify-superpower-anymore

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mayorkas Warns FEMA Lacks Funding for Hurricane Cleanup after Agency Spent over a Billion on Migrants
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mayorkas-warns-fema-lacks-funding-for-hurricane-cleanup-after-agency-spent-over-a-billion-on-migrants/

NEWSMAX
— Biden, Harris Display ‘Callousness’ Toward Hurricane Victims
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/hurricane-helene-callousness/2024/10/03/id/1182803/
— Disaster Relief Money Spent on Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-fema-kamala-harris/2024/10/03/id/1182785/
— FEMA’s Broke Due to Harris Migrant Freebies
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-kamala-harris-fema/2024/10/03/id/1182702/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— FEMA Grows for Illegal Aliens, No Funding Left For Americans In Hurricane Season
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/fema-grows-for-illegal-aliens-no-funding-left-for-americans-in-hurricane-season/

POST MILLENNIAL
— 100,000 refugees were brought into US by Biden-Harris admin in 2023—and they still don’t think that’s enough
https://thepostmillennial.com/100000-refugees-were-brought-into-us-by-biden-harris-admin-in-2023-and-they-still-dont-think-thats-enough-report

TOWNHALL
— Mayorkas Said There’s Not Enough Funds for Hurricane Season. Here’s Where the Money Went.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/10/03/fema-money-spent-on-illegals-n2645683
— TSA Failed to Assess Risks Associated With Releasing Illegal Aliens Into US Without ID
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/10/03/tsa-did-not-fully-assess-risks-associated-w-releasing-noncitizens-without-id-n2645672
— Kamala’s Disgraceful Offer to Hurricane Helene Victims
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/10/03/fiasco-fema-is-running-out-of-funds-and-kamalas-insulting-offer-to-flood-ravaged-residents-n2645670

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Harris’ campaign launches new ad aimed at persuadable Republicans  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-campaign-launches-new-ad-aimed-persuable-republicans-rcna173907

CBS NEWS
— Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris for first time, as campaign continues GOP outreach (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/kamala-harris-campaign-liz-cheney-wisconsin-republicans/

REUTERS
— Eight US states to vote on amendments to ban noncitizen voters (COMMENT: How does your election commission assure that only citizens can vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote?)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/eight-us-states-vote-amendments-ban-noncitizen-voters-2024-10-03/

MSN
— Trump and Musk to share stage for his ‘historic’ Butler rally in Pennsylvania, site of assassination attempt
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/trump-and-musk-to-share-stage-for-his-historic-butler-rally-in-pennsylvania-site-of-assassination-attempt/ar-AA1rGjX7

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats falsely claim that they are cracking down on illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/briefing/biden-immigration-election.html
— The Year American Jews Woke Up  (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who had the most success in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take big adverse actions against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/opinion/israel-jews-antisemitism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— With races tight, some House Republicans tout ‘pro-choice’ credentials (COMMENT: I should write a book about those “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and have taken the most/biggest adverse actions again me because I promote that plank.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/03/election-republicans-abortion-vance/
— Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns. Donald Trump’s staffers are on edge. (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/04/trump-assassination-rallies-secret-service-iran/1f3a0262-8206-11ef-90f2-d1fc6303655d_story.html
— Anticipate/expect that my all critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/10/03/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump/
— Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to get the upper hand with working-class voters in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents hate unions. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not been a union member, my salary would not have increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management, I earned a master’s degree in business, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/04/harris-trump-labor-michigan-georgia-dockworkers/f6e1078e-8205-11ef-90f2-d1fc6303655d_story.html

USA TODAY
— In a risky ploy to beat Harris, Trump is targeting voters who don’t usually vote (COMMENT: What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain doing to get out the Republican vote in your precinct? In my precinct, I am hand-delivering a sample ballot and campaign literature from the eight candidates who have provided literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/09/trump-targeting-nonvoters-harris/75149295007/

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— Ex-Ohio Gov. John Kasich once again won’t vote for former President Donald Trump (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/03/ex-ohio-gov-john-kasich-wont-vote-for-trump-doesnt-endorse-harris/75494204007/

WEEK
— Debate makes J.D. Vance front-runner in 2028 US presidential race
https://www.theweek.in/voices/columns/ajish-p-joy/2024/10/04/debate-makes-jd-vance-frontrunner-in-2028-us-presidential-race.html

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2024/1004/apology-reparations-California-cash-payments

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly succeeding in making women make getting abortions their top priority in life. Because I oppose the promotion of abortion, women who make getting abortions their top priority in life have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/state-abortion-policies-ob-gyn-medical-students-18809572

POLITICO
— Harris deploys Liz Cheney to woo anti-Trump Republicans (COMMENT: To not vote for Trump is to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/03/kamala-harris-liz-cheney-republicans-wisconsin-00182470
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/10/04/the-woman-who-made-kamala-harris-and-modern-america-00181833

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2024/10/03/trump-immigration-plan-may-end-deportation-safeguards-for-27-million/
— 7 Qualities Hiring Managers Seek In Candidates Looking For High-Paying Jobs  (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed what I learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/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 $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degree, d) earning six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2024/03/21/7-qualities-hiring-managers-seek-in-2024-candidates-looking-for-high-paying-jobs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Relevant skills: 65% of hiring managers would consider candidates with relevant skills over those with an extensive employment history or academic credentials—even if they lack work experience. . .Educational qualifications: 47% consider educational qualifications important—with 25% seeing these attributes as absolutely essential—although 43% don’t require a degree from a prestigious institution.)

AUTO NEWS
— Rainbow PUSH Automotive Project presses ahead amid DEI backlash (COMMENT: My plans for a career in the automotive industry ended when I was 22 years old in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.autonews.com/executives/rainbow-push-auto-chairman-john-graves-dei-political-backlash

HARVARD INDEPENDENT
— It’s Time to Turn to Class-Based Affirmative Action  (COMMENT: What class were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly of heart failure when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
https://harvardindependent.com/harvard-admissions-its-time-to-turn-to-class-based-affirmative-action/

POLITIZOOM
— RINOs Battle Ted Cruz: Kinzinger Leads the Charge (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will vote for Harris/Walz.)
https://politizoom.com/republicans-battle-ted-cruz-kinzinger-leads-the-charge/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.