October 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Pres. Trump speaks at White House, 1st public appearance since return from COVID-19 hospitalization – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-makes-1st-public-appearance-since-his-hospital-stay/6914672/
— Illinois COVID-19: Lake County at warning level as IL reports 2,905 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2905-new-coronavirus-cases-31-deaths/6919007/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A different approach to honoring ethnic and racial pride on this Columbus Day With Chicago’s three main Columbus sculptures on lockdown, this year’s holiday feels like a good time to reconsider the merits of all the city’s public monuments. (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats destroy all monuments of those who were one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/10/21507540/christopher-columbus-day-statues-sculptures-chicago-offensive-art-historic-racism-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally in Algonquin, calling for ‘four more years’ – Cassie Buchman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201010/trump-supporters-rally-in-algonquin-calling-for-four-more-years
— Group launches initiative to combat racism, make mosques more inclusive – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201010/group-launches-initiative-to-combat-racism-make-mosques-more-inclusive

HERALD REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters for President Trump, GOP candidates rally in Decatur
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-supporters-for-president-trump-gop-candidates-rally-in-decatur/article_d6c97980-e765-5a7e-b19e-61343a5a4c07.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Fair tax’ or ‘Trojan horse?’ Central Illinoisans weigh graduated tax ballot question – Sierra Henry, Allison Petty
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/fair-tax-or-trojan-horse-central-illinoisans-weigh-graduated-tax-ballot-question/article_b0c3cb26-82f3-58c0-8d23-3fc847eec99e.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Bradley University cancels spring break – y Leslie Renken
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201010/covid-19-in-illinois-region-4-opens-up-as-bradley-university-cancels-spring-break

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters endorse Biden.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-we-recommend-joe-biden-for-president-and-overwhelming-rejection-of-trump/article_8e9ad239-0886-5182-a2a6-897acc0b26f5.html

GOPUSA
— Bob Dole Claims No Republicans On Debate Commission Support Trump (DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96123

BLAZE
— Chris Christie released from hospital following COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment with remdesivir – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-christie-released-from-hospital-following-covid-19-diagnosis

EPOCH TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Lauds Support for Law Enforcement in First In-Person Event Amid Recovery – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-lauds-supports-for-law-enforcement-in-first-in-person-event-amid-recovery_3533952.html

THE HILL
— US coronavirus numbers rise, raising worries about winter – JESSIE HELLMANN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/520419-us-coronavirus-numbers-rise-raising-worries-about-winter

POLITICO
— The Time Nixon’s Cronies Tried to Overturn a Presidential Election The gambit was cynical and disruptive, but in the end it didn’t work. – DAVID GREENBERG
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/10/the-time-nixons-cronies-tried-to-overturn-a-presidential-election-428318

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “At least 24 people in Trump’s orbit have tested positive for COVID-19.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-covid-19-health-status-people-in-his-orbit-2020-10-10/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump addresses supporters at White House event; Biden campaigns in Erie, Pa. – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/10/trump-biden-live-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— How social media censorship ‘silences’ conservative thoughts – Doree Lewak
https://nypost.com/article/social-media-censorship-conservatives/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Republicans turn to fear—instead of Trump—to defend Senate majority.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/10/armageddon-bloodbath-biden-presidency-republicans-turn-to-fear-instead-of-trump-to-defend-senate-majority/

BLOOMBERG
— The 50 Richest Americans Are Worth as Much as the Poorest 165 Million A look at U.S. wealth data through the first half of 2020 shows stark disparities by race, age and class. – Ben Steverman and Alexandre Tanzi
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-08/top-50-richest-people-in-the-us-are-worth-as-much-as-poorest-165-million
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Baby Boomers hold the majority of U.S. wealth, with $59.6 trillion, twice Generation X’s $28.5 trillion and more than 10 times Millennials’ $5.2 trillion.)

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump’s campaign rallies are public-health hazards.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/campaign-chronicles/donald-trumps-campaign-rallies-are-now-confirmed-public-health-hazards

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/donald-trumps-performance-masquerading-leader-isnt-even-original/

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.