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.

November 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Evanston man’s Donald Trump sign burned on his front lawn – Lee V. Gaines
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-trump-sign-tl-1102-20161102-story.html
— The freebie party is over, aldermen. Welcome to hoi polloi. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aldermen-cubs-tickets-ethics-edit-1103-md-20161102-story.html
— Staples offering employees $100/month to help pay off student loans – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it offered either no reimbursement for tuition for job-related college courses or just a token reimbursement. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used that non-reimbursement policy to justify their not taking job-related college courses. Nevertheless, I spent a tremendous amount of my own time and my own money earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning three job-related masters degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and earning two job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-staples-student-loan-help-1102-20161102-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Saples has become the latest company trying to attract and keep young workers who are fretting about how they will pay their college student loans. The company announced Wednesday that it will provide $100 a month for up to 36 months to full-time sales associates and “high potential” and “top performing” employees who are paying off student loans or in the process of earning a degree. With unemployment low, many companies are struggling to pull in and retain dedicated young workers with good skills, and increasingly they are eyeing help with student loans as a means to stand out as an employer, said Gary Kushner, president of Kushner & Co. a Michigan-based benefits consulting firm. While large companies such as Fidelity Investments and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have received national attention for providing the new benefit, small and medium-size companies are especially interested in it as a retention tool, he said. “If you are fortunate enough to get skills and the right cultural fit, you want to hold onto the person as long as you can,” said Kushner. He noted that retailers especially face a struggle. About 4 percent of employers have been offering student loan repayment help this year, according to a Society for Human Resource Management survey of employers. Americans have about $1.2 trillion in student loan debt and about half of those with loans have monthly payments that are excessive based on their incomes, according to a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Academic research has shown the pressure of college loans is causing some millennials to delay marriage, children and home purchases. . .The company also is offering a tuition reimbursement program for some employees who pursue education while working and gives 30 college scholarships of $3,000 each to children of employees. Helping employees pursue education while on the job is not a new benefit. In contrast to the new perk aimed at new workers with student loans, the old programs were designed to increase skills of existing employees. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, tuition reimbursement programs for employees who go to undergraduate or master’s programs have been cut back in recent years. In 2012, 58 percent of employers were offering the benefit to employees going to graduate school. In 2016, that had dropped to 52 percent. For undergraduate tuition, 61 percent were giving benefits in 2012, but that had dropped to 55 percent in 2016. Tanya Mulvey, researcher for the human resources group, said that employers have been looking for ways to cut some benefit costs to make up for the extra cost of health insurance. The average tuition reimbursement per employee per year was $4,442 in 2016, she said. Companies offering tuition reiumbursements can receive a tax deduction.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm’s floor leader: Mistake to pick fight with ‘spiteful’ Trump – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Who are the most spiteful people in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the most spiteful people in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They all blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahms-floor-leader-mistake-to-pick-fight-with-spiteful-trump/

DAILY HERALD
— Why Kane County taxpayers owe $283,000 to IRS – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109717/
— Dold, Schneider divided on Syrian refugees – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109756/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS brags, but new teachers’ deal still whacks taxpayers – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/BLOGS02/161109945/cps-brags-but-new-teachers-deal-still-whacks-taxpayers
— Chicago wages up almost 3 percent, Glassdoor report says – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/NEWS07/161039972/chicago-wages-up-almost-3-percent-glassdoor-report-says
— Illinois’ pension woes are not so bad after all* – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/NEWS02/161109955/illinois-pension-woes-are-not-so-bad-after-all
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New Jersey became the state with the worst-funded public pension system in the U.S. in 2015, followed closely by Kentucky and Illinois. The Garden State had $135.7 billion less than it needs to cover all the benefits that have been promised, a $22.6 billion increase over the prior year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Illinois’s unfunded pension liabilities rose to $119.1 billion from $111.5 billion. The two were among states whose retirement systems slipped further behind as rock-bottom bond yields and lackluster stock-market gains caused investment returns to fall short of targets. The median state pension had 74.5 percent of assets needed to meet promised benefits, down from 75.6 percent the prior year. The decline followed two years of gains. The shortfall for states overall was $1.1 trillion in 2015.)
— Conspiracy theories abound – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/BLOGS02/161109949/trump-rauner-madigan-conspiracy-theories-abound
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This being the election year of the conspiracy theory, allow me to let you in on a couple of the better ones floating around the Land of Lincoln. They’re not quite as provocative as tales about who’s really pulling FBI chief James Comey’s strings, or what Vladimir Putin promised Donald Trump. But anything that involves Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, zillions of TV ad dollars and hidden income tax returns reaches a certain level of interest. Story No. 1 concerns the big super PAC that state Sen. Dan Biss put together, the one no one had heard of until a couple of weeks ago, when it suddenly started spending big money—now $10 million or so—on ads tying Gov. Rauner to the GOP presidential nominee, who may be popular in some places but not in most of Illinois.)

ABC7
— GOP PLAN FOR A CLINTON PRESIDENCY: BLOCK AND RESIST – AP (DIERSEN: If Clinton is elected, she will give preference to her supporters, that is, to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, that is, she will discriminate against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
Legal marijuana may be added to Las Vegas’ list of vices

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 12 percent of Illinois voters have cast ballots – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/215170781-story

WBEZ
— Campaign Cash: How Rauner’s Money Is Spent – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/campaign-cash-how-rauners-money-is-spent/f17e0712-eb89-4b3a-84ae-2bb335140e6f

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Election 2016: Top Issues Black People Should Consider – Mary L. Datcher (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What issues should those who share your demographics consider? Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors vote for those candidates who promise to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/11/02/election-2016-top-issues-black-people-should-consider/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake City Council sets civil fines for marijuana possession – KEVIN P. CRAVER (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/02/crystal-lake-city-council-sets-civil-fines-for-marijuana-possession/a1vnvor/

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Endorsements: Vote Mendoza for Comptroller
http://rockrivertimes.com/2016/11/02/endorsements-vote-mendoza-for-comptroller/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bush family mum on voting for Clinton or Trump Several members wouldn’t endorse Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: To not vote for Trump is to vote for Clinton. Those who do not vote for Trump should be barred from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bush-family-mum-on-voting-for-clinton-or-trump

SIU NEWS
— Business college names ‘Emerging Saluki Leader Award’ winners – Christi Mathis (DIERSEN: GAO promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 38 years old. According to FederalPay.org, at https://www.federalpay.org/gs/2016/GS-13,”A GS-13 employee in civilian government is roughly equivalent to an O-5 in the military, in terms of compensation. In the U.S. Army, O-5 is ranked Lieutenant Colonel” and “Most organizations have a limited number of GS-13 and above positions. GS-13 is typically a team lead position with around 10 people directly below them.”)
http://news.siu.edu/2016/11/110216cjm16168.php

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Election ‘environment’ portends GOP losses – RUSS STEWART (DIERSEN: What class are you in? (1) the won’t haves; (2) the entitlement class; (3) the keep what I haves; (4) the haves; or the (5) the wealthy?)
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/11/02/election-environment-portends-gop-losses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of having to plow through 1,500 words to ascertain this columnist’s Nov. 8 predictions, here is the list, in the first paragraph: Hillary Clinton, Tammy Duckworth, Susana Mendoza, Brad Schneider, a Democratic U.S. Senate majority, a narrow Republican U.S. House majority, Mike Madigan and a 68-50 House majority, Laura Murphy, a Cook County Democratic tsunami, and, in an oddity, Republican state Representative Mike McAuliffe. The biggest loser will be Bruce Rauner, and the biggest winner will be the status quo. On Nov. 9 the nationwide and Illinois political environment will be barely different from Nov. 8. Environment. In real estate, success in selling famously is determined by location, location, location. In politics, success in winning is determined by environment, environment, environment. The end of the 2016 election campaign is decidedly un-Trump, non-Trump and anti-Trump. Being a Democrat in a Democratic-friendly nation, state or district, is the ticket to victory. That was not always so. The campaign, which began in mid-2015, shaped up as an anti-status quo year. It is ending as a status quo year. There is so much wrong in America and with America — the economy, the political system, the criminal justice system, wealth allocation, the health care system, the education system and the country’s foreign policy. Should not the Obama-Clinton Administration be held accountable? It’s not. It’s all just sound and fury. Up until the 1990s the country was divided between the haves and the have nots. Now it’s schismed between (1) the won’t haves, essentially the Millennial generation, which has maximum debt and minimal job opportunities and which views income redistribution as the solution; (2) the entitlement class, which includes retirees and all those who receive some income from some government source; (3) the keep what I haves, primarily the working class, struggling to pay their bills and affected the most by crime, property taxes and neighborhood change; (4) the haves, those families earning more than $100,000, spending more than they make, worth maybe $1 million, and worried about the future; and (5) the wealthy, the infamous top 1 percent, whose net worth is $10 million and up. Of those demographic sectors, only two in 2016 sought to upset the status quo, the Millennials, who embraced Bernie Sanders’ socialism, and the working class, who embraced Donald Trump’s anti-elitist populism. Each was sending the message no more Clintonism, Obamaism, Bushism, elitism, insiderism and favoritism. Yet, on Nov. 8, all of those “isms” will triumph.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tribune Reports Reick Has Received $1.3 Million, Bartman $305,000 in Race to Replace Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/02/tribune-reports-reick-has-received-1-3-million-bartman-305000/
— GOP Letter from Dorr Township Precinct Committeeman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/01/gop-letter-from-dorr-township-precinct-committeeman/
— Lying Jack Franks Makes an Even Bigger False Promise: “No More High Property Taxes in McHenry County”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/01/99312/
— Another Dissatisfied with Huntley Park District Voting Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/31/another-dissatisfied-with-huntley-park-district-voting-machines/

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s silence on Trump – Kevin Hoffman
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/11/02/rauner-silence-trump-crains/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSWOMAN CALLS FACEBOOK RACIST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-congresswoman-calls-facebook-racist.html
— COOK COUNTY TO TAX MINORITIES FOR BEING FAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/cook-county-to-tax-minorities-for-being-fat.html
— 9TH CD VOTERS DEMAND INVESTIGATION IN SCHAKOWSKY’S DARK DEALINGS WITH HUSBAND’S FIRM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/9th-cd-voters-demand-investigation-in-schakowskys-dark-dealings-with-husbands-firm.html
— NEW JERSEY TOPS ILLINOIS AS STATE WITH WORST-OFF PENSION SYSTEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/new-jersey-tops-illinois-as-state-with-worst-off-pension-system.html
— PROFESSOR FINDS THAT MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS THINK AMERICA INVENTED SLAVERY (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Are you White? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefited from your ancestors’ racism, sexism, bigotry, and even worse things.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/professor-finds-that-most-college-students-think-america-invented-slavery.html
— THORNER: WOMEN IN POLITICS ‘STAND BY FIRE’ AS LEGISLATORS AND CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/women-in-politics-who-stand-by-the-fire-as-legislators-and-candidates.html
— TAXPAYERS DON’T REALIZE THEY’RE PAYING BILLIONS TO SERVICE THE NATIONAL DEBT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/taxpayers-dont-realize-theyre-paying-billions-to-service-the-national-debt.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Another million for Munger
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/02/another-million-for-munger/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois governor, wife to downsize during mansion revamp – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/2/illinois-governor-wife-to-downsize-during-mansion-/

GOPUSA
— The Podesta emails show who runs America – and how they do it
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16648
— DOJ warns against filing voter challenges
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16682
— A Fifth Clinton Presidency? Hill, No! – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/a-fifth-clinton-presidency-hill-no/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Hammers America First Trade Policy in Pennsylvania, Reaches Out to Bernie Sanders Backers – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/02/trump-targets-pennsylvania/
— Starbucks Unveils Cup to Promote Unity During ‘Divisive Time’ in America – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT TO UNITE EVERYONE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/02/starbucks-unveils-cup-promote-unity-divisive-time-america/

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Trump Tied With Clinton on Returning Support From Women – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Poll-Trump-Tied-Clinton/2016/11/02/id/756578/

FEDERALIST
— Despite Investigations, Obama’s IRS Has Never Stopped Targeting Conservatives The next Tea Party scandal is not only coming, it may already be happening. When it does, the charade will begin anew, and no one will pay a price. – Paul Jossey
http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/01/despite-investigations-obamas-irs-never-stopped-targeting-conservatives/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Jumps Ahead Of Hillary Clinton In This Poll For The First Time Since May – Alex Pappas
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/trump-jumps-ahead-of-clinton-in-this-poll-for-the-first-time-since-may/
— Undecideds Fuel Trump’s Rise In Recent Poll – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/undecideds-fuel-trumps-rise-in-recent-poll/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Illinois Opportunity Project Denies Sitting On People’s Ballot Applications But state Democrats suspect a voter suppression effort. – Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/illinois-ballot-applications_us_581a1a26e4b08f9841aca2d3
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pat Hughes, the co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, the conservative group that distributed the applications, said the criticism is bogus because the applications have, in fact, been submitted to the clerk. “It’s a red herring,” Hughes said. “It’s a pretext for harassment.” The Illinois attorney general’s office last week warned voters that if they filled out vote-by-mail ballot applications, they should “stay alert and monitor whether they then receive a ballot in the mail.” The office, which is headed by Lisa Madigan, a Democrat, sent several letters last month to the Illinois Opportunity Project demanding information about its vote-by-mail efforts in Rock Island and six other Illinois counties. Maura Possley, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, said people were confused because the group’s vote-by-mail solicitation didn’t say who it was coming from. “Because the Illinois Opportunity Project’s mailings do not identify that organization and, instead, are sent from ‘[Name of County] County Vote By Mail Center’, they have led to voter confusion regarding whether they are official documents from the counties,” Possley said in an email. The Illinois Opportunity Project has ties to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican. One of the group’s co-founders, the conservative radio host Dan Proft, also heads up a big-spending political action committee that is funded partly by Rauner. The governor is looking to chip away at Democrats’ supermajority in the state legislature. Madigan’s father, state Rep. Michael Madigan (D), has been speaker of the Illinois House for decades. The Illinois kerfuffle is one of several voting controversies, some more serious than others, unfolding in various states as Election Day nears.)

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Is Donald Trump a tax criminal? With so many red flags, it’s time for the government to investigate – DAVID CAY JOHNSTON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates treated me because I deducted my graduate business and accounting courses.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/david-cay-johnston-donald-trump-tax-criminal-article-1.2855817

SEATTLE TIMES
— Republicans have all but given up on winning over urban voters – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at urban voters that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/republicans-have-all-but-given-up-on-winning-over-urban-voters/

KOAM TV
— TRAGIC: Legal marijuana may be added to Las Vegas’ list of vices – AP
http://www.koamtv.com/story/33591032/legal-marijuana-may-be-added-to-las-vegas-list-of-vices

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 1.8 Billion People Use Facebook Every Month And most of them use the social networking app on their phone. – Reuter
http://time.com/money/4555687/facebook-user-growth-q3-earnings/

THE WEEK
— Americans might actually move to Canada after the presidential election
http://theweek.com/speedreads/659248/americans-might-actually-move-canada-after-presidential-election

NEW YORKER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: TWO AMERICAS: WHY DONALD TRUMP STILL HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT – John Cassidy
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/two-americas-why-donald-trump-still-has-a-lot-of-support

FEDERAL TIMES
— Something to take for granted on Election Day: Federal employees – Ron Sanders, Booz Allen Hamilton (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and because of my Democrat GAO superiors, I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/something-to-take-for-granted-on-election-day-feds

FED WEEK
— Pay Gap Little Changed at 34 Percent (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older? Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, 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 33.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/pay-gap-little-changed-34-percent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal-private sector pay gap remains essentially unchanged from a year ago at 34.07 percent, the Federal Salary Council has reported. While that represents the official word, based on BLS data, it likely will have little to no impact on the prospects for the January 2017 federal employee raise, which will be 1.6 percent unless political leaders take up the raise issue. They have shown no sign of interest in doing so this year, similar to the pattern of the prior three years when the council also reported a pay gap in the 34-35 percent range but raises only in the 1-2 percent range were paid—also in each case by default when no figure was enacted. The 1.6 percent raise is to be paid as 1 percentage point across the board and the 0.6 percent divided as locality pay. The largest gaps, and thus the largest locality pay portions to be paid, were found to be in the San Francisco, Washington-Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento areas. However, even in those areas, the raise likely will be only in about the 1.8 percent range. The lowest-paid locality, meanwhile, is the catchall rest of U.S., which covers areas in the contiguous states outside one of the 44 city areas (Alaska and Hawaii are separate localities in their entirety) as well as U.S. territories and possessions. The raise in those areas likely will be around 1.4 percent; exact figures are to be set by a late-year executive order formalizing the raise. Locality rates are paid according to where employees work, not where they live, and reflect comparisons of labor market conditions, not cost of living.)

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump-incited ‘patriot’ militias could never carry off a coup, but could spread murderous terror.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/2/1590177/-Trump-incited-patriot-militias-could-never-carry-off-a-coup-but-could-spread-murderous-terror

AUTO WORLD NEWS
— 10 KEYS WHY FORD MUSTANG IS THE BEST-SELLING SPORTS CAR – Mariechris Felipe
http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/22317/20161102/10-keys-why-ford-mustang-is-the-best-selling-sports-car.htm

November 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ‘PROXY WAR’ TAKES OVER ILLINOIS POLITICAL ADS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/proxy-war-takes-over-illinois-political-ads-/1584147/

NBC5
— Clinton Presses Into Arizona, Trump Focuses on Florida With less than a week until Election Day, both candidates are warning of dire consequences if the other is elected – Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Clinton-Presses-Into-Arizona-Trump-Focuses-on-Florida-399618871.html

WLS AM
— Trump is the nominee of George Wallace’s American Independent Party in California – CNN (DIERSEN: Who supports Clinton? Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-is-the-nominee-of-george-wallaces-american-independent-party-in-california/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kirk campaign cash dwindling as election approaches – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-mark-kirk-campaign-cash-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: How Rauner, Madigan money war is playing out in suburbs, Downstate – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-speaker-madigan-money-war-met-20161102-story.html
— It might be easier to count candidates who aren’t running broadcast ads – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1102-20161101-story.html
— Chicago employers relax office schedules, offer incentives to get people to vote – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all Chicago employers are anti-Republican, and especially anti those Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-election-day-workplace-1102-biz-20161101-story.html
— If Clinton wins, more in GOP say no to 9 on Supreme Court – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–campaign-2016-senate-supreme-court-20161101-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries argue that today’s immigrants are NOT fundamentally different than those who came to America in the past? ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-five-myths-that-todays-immigrants-are-different/
— A lovely city can never puff with pride when 17 die – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-lovely-city-can-never-puff-with-pride-when-17-die/

DAILY HERALD
— Bob Dold, Brad Schneider face off on “Chicago Tonight” – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109832/
— Sleep Out Saturday raises money for transitional housing – Ann Piccininni (DIERSEN: What do you do to help the homeless? My nasty “religious” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for not doing enough to help the homeless. They blame homelessness on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109997/
— GOP goes low with fake newspaper – Richard Wawronowicz, Chairman, Naperville Township Democratic Organization
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/discuss/161109874/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s position on Trump about obligation, not ideology – RON GIDWITZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161101/OPINION/161109969/gov-rauners-trump-statement-overblown-ron-gidwitz
— Silence on Trump proof of Gov. Rauner’s ‘defective moral compass’ – CHRIS KENNEDY (DIERSEN: One could say that silence on Clinton is proof of Kennedy’s “defective moral compass.”)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161101/OPINION/161109968/trump-rauner-and-the-governors-defective-moral-compass-chris-kennedy

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Clinton, Trump warn of dire consequences if rival wins
http://qctimes.com/news/national/clinton-trump-warn-of-dire-consequences-if-rival-wins/article_8f14ddd8-8cac-5a8d-98aa-6d5d7c1a4a78.html

TIMES
— Rezin vs. Benson: A sequel to 2012 election – Steve Stout
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/rezin-vs-benson-a-sequel-to-election/article_8f875b00-4b1c-5eae-b175-f25c72a22cc0.html

VANDALIA RADIO
— Rauner Tax Delay Brings Trump Comparison – Vandalia Radio (DIERSEN: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that anti-Trumps negatively compare you with Trump. What demographics do you share with trump? Both Trump and I are German national origin, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, married, draft avoiders, overweight, non-drinkers, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that you are viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps.)
http://www.vandaliaradio.com/2016/11/02/rauner-tax-delay-brings-trump-comparison/

FOX 2 NOW
— Claim of vote irregularity prompts test of 2 voting machines – ANDY BANKER
http://fox2now.com/2016/11/01/claim-of-vote-irregularity-prompts-test-of-2-voting-machines/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump zealots talk of armed insurrection – John J. Dunphy (DIERSEN: Clinton supporters hint/imply/argue/shout that they will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/91679/trump-zealots-talk-of-armed-insurrection

SOUTHERN
— Qualified for comptroller – Ryan Mahoney, Belleville (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have never been qualified to do anything. In my defense, I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286) and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427). I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, an MBA in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/mailbag/voice-of-the-reader-qualified-for-comptroller/article_5153c62c-3846-58d4-a74a-31557ec1078f.html
(FROM THE LETTER: In the midst of the national campaign, we must not forget the elections closer to home that impact us. One such office is that of the state comptroller. This is a position of great importance given the mismanagement and financial state we are in. The comptroller is in essence the state’s head accountant, and neither of the major parties candidates running have any accounting experience. In fact, the state of Illinois has never had an accountant elected to this office. This year, that could change. The most qualified candidate is Libertarian Claire Ball. She has real world experience with both a bachelors and masters degree in accounting, and has received her CPA. Claire Ball has presented a comprehensive plan for accountability and transparency for the office. Claire Ball has also called attention to the payments of lobbyists ahead of social services that close by the day. What Claire Ball won’t be, is beholden to a party instead of the people. She has neither Rauner or Madigan to answer to. Claire Ball can perform arithmetic that the incumbent recently had difficulty with. Claire Ball will also not be using the office as a stepping stone as have the two major parties done in the past. This Nov. 8, vote for the most qualified and capable candidate. The state of Illinois’ finances can not continue under the tenure of the parties who have so badly damaged it. Vote for Libertarian Claire Ball.)

STAR COURIER
— Sen. Weaver named to Advisory Council on At-Risk Students (DIERSEN: Were you an at-risk student? I was not thanks to my outstanding parents who sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided me with room and board in their home in Crete 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20161101/sen-weaver-named-to-advisory-council-on-at-risk-students
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) has been appointed to the Illinois General Assembly’s Advisory Council on At Risk Students, a panel charged with finding ways to improve educational opportunities and access for disadvantaged students. “A student’s education lays the foundation for the future success in life, which is why it’s so important that we make sure all of our students have the best possible access to education,” said Senator Weaver. “This council will allow us to continually work to find new ways to help our most at-risk students succeed.” The Advisory Council on At Risk Students is made up of 20 members, most members are education and human service professionals. The Republican leader in the Senate was allowed to select one person to serve on the council and she selected Senator Weaver. The council will file an annual report with the General Assembly to recommend changes to be implemented. Sen. Weaver, whose district includes the Kewanee area, has long worked as an advocate for students and disadvantaged children, as a past president of the Youth Farm in Peoria where he served on the board for 28 years. He was involved in merging Youth Farm with the Childrens Home, one of Illinois’ premier providers for at risk children. “We have some serious challenges to face with our educational system, but I’m truly excited at the opportunity to work toward ensuring a quality education for every student,” said Weaver.)

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Having Trump on the ticket has cost Illinois Republicans. The state GOP has spent millions of dollars—and expended precious political capital—to counter Trump’s impact down the ballot.”
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/trump-rauner-illinois-republicans-2016-election/Content

NORTH BY NORTHWESTERN
— College Republicans screen “Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics” – Marco Cartolano
http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/story/college-republicans-screen-madigan-power-privilege/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois comptroller nominee Susana Mendoza speaks to College Democrats – Sam Krevlin
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/11/02/city/illinois-comptroller-nominee-susana-mendoza-speaks-to-college-democrats/

WHEATON PATCH
— No ID Needed For Illinois Voting — But Many Voters May Not Know It You don’t need to show identification at an Illinois polling place, whether you know it or not. – Joseph Hosey (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/s/fxlf4/no-id-needed-for-illinois-voting-but-many-voters-may-not-know-it

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 4 MANUFACTURERS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO SHUT DOWN OR MOVE OUT OF ILLINOIS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-manufacturers-announce-plans-to-shut-down-or-move-out-of-illinois/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump denounces apparent KKK support, Clinton goes after heckler as rhetoric revs up
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/02/trump-denounces-apparent-kkk-support-clinton-goes-after-heckler-as-rhetoric-revs-up.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Many Maryland Latino voters” put their Mexican citizenship ahead of their American citizenship.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/1/marylands-newest-citizens-vote-to-defend-immigrant/

GOPUSA
— Vets & federal jobs: Intolerable treatment (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democat subordinatres had a low opinion of veterans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/vets-federal-jobs-intolerable-treatment/
— Paul Ryan confident he will retain House Speaker post
http://www.gopusa.com/paul-ryan-confident-he-will-retain-house-speaker-post/

NEWSMAX
— Rick Santorum Slams Kasich, Jeb For Not Backing Trump – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rick-santorum-slams-john-kasich-jeb-bush/2016/11/01/id/756486/

THE BLAZE
— Pro-Trump student afraid for her safety as anger on campus grows: ‘You have no place in America!’ – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/01/pro-trump-student-afraid-for-her-safety-as-anger-on-campus-grows-you-have-no-place-in-america/
— Liberals, you can’t lecture about Trump when you helped nominate a depraved crook – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/commentary-liberals-you-cant-lecture-about-trump-when-you-helped-nominate-a-depraved-crook/

BREITBART
— Top 7 Charges Hillary Clinton Could Face While President – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/31/top-7-charges-hillary-clinton-could-face-while-president/

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Texas student government wants to ‘disband’ Young Conservatives for ‘hate-filled’ bake sale (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you do not promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, if you do not promote discrimination against Whites and against men.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29750/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Administration: Sorry, it’s ‘protected speech’ The University of Texas-Austin has pledged to ignore demands from student officials to “disband” a conservative student group following its satirical “affirmative action bake sale” last week. Several Student Government (SG) representatives filed a resolution against Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) that also called for the administration to punish and even expel students who commit “future incidents of bias.” Without referring to the resolution, YCT sent a legal threat letter to UT President Gregory Fenves. It said the group would sue UT if it took “punitive action” against YCT for its speech, citing a federal law that allows lawsuits against public officials for retaliating against or chilling protected speech. A university spokesman told The College Fix in an email Tuesday night that won’t happen, because UT “does not and will not take action against an organization for protected speech.” ‘More of a movement’ than actual legislation At an SG assembly meeting Tuesday night, shortly after the university said it wouldn’t punish YCT, representatives nonetheless voted to “fast track” the resolution, known as AR-15, The Daily Texan reported. Debate was extended at the unusually lengthy meeting, according to the Daily. President Kevin Helgren said YCT’s bake sale was “hate-filled” but emphasized that the university could choose to ignore an approved resolution. Co-author and co-sponsor Priya Suri said the resolution was “more of a movement and a statement that we stand in solidarity with people of color and people who were emotionally affected” by the bake sale. The outcry against YCT’s bake sale started with a student petition that alleged the cheeky demonstration against racial preferences – which was partly led by a black student – was a “hate crime.” It had 860 signatures as of Tuesday night. The new petition was followed by the SG resolution, which has seven sponsors and 12 authors. Two authors work in the Multicultural Engagement Center, though neither is listed as full-time staff – Cameron Maxwell, director of external relations for African American Affairs, and Alejandrina Guzman, director of Latino Leadership Summit for Latino Community Affairs. It’s not the first petition to try to kill YCT at UT for a political demonstration – three years ago, more than 5,000 people signed a similar petition. The resolution is dripping with contempt for what it characterizes as UT’s hands-off approach to offensive campus speech. It cites the bake sale; a Feb. 20 incident where white UT students allegedly threw bottles and yelled a racial slur at a black student; Phi Gamma Delta’s 2015 “border patrol” party, which was investigated by the dean of students; and the cause of the prior petition, YCT’s planned “Catch an Illegal Immigrant” game (canceled due to “safety concerns“), among other incidents. The resolution says UT took “no punitive action” against “identifiable university-associated perpetrators” in most of the incidents. It suggests that UT should punish students when their actions provoke “large-scale protests and outrage.”)

REUTERS
— Investors take fright at rising chances of Trump U.S. election win – Jamie McGeever (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government has the power to destroy the stock market and to destroy America. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats officially announce that if Trump is elected, Democrats will use the federal government to destroy the stock market and to destroy America?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-idUSKBN12X032

ABC NEWS
— Trump Rated More Honest; Contest Stays a Dead Heat – GARY LANGERCHAD KIEWIET DE JONGESOFI SINOZICH
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rated-honest-contest-stays-dead-heat-poll/story?id=43225421

CBS NEWS
— Can Trump overtake Clinton in battleground states with hidden vote? (DIERSEN: How vicious are the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? How clear have they made it that they will kill you figeratively if not literally if you display a Trump/Pence sign?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2016-race-donald-trump-hidden-vote-hillary-clinton-battleground-states/

NBC NEWS
— Hillary Clinton Slams Trump’s ‘Dark, Divisive, Dangerous Vision’ – AMANDA SAKUMA and MONICA ALBA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Clinton’s supporters make it clear that they want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/hillary-clinton-slams-trump-s-dark-divisive-dangerous-vision-n676706
— KKK Paper ‘The Crusader’ Backs Trump; Campaign Rejects It – AMANDA SAKUMA
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/kkk-paper-crusader-backs-trump-campaign-rejects-backing-n676686

AOL NEWS
— Rick Santorum unloads on John Kasich, Jeb Bush for not voting for Donald Trump: ‘Shame on them!’ – ALLAN SMITH
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/01/rick-santorum-unloads-on-john-kasich-jeb-bush-for-not-voting-fo/21596638/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Black Turnout Soft in Early Voting, Boding Ill for Hillary Clinton – JEREMY W. PETERS, RICHARD FAUSSET and MICHAEL WINES
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/us/politics/black-turnout-falls-in-early-voting-boding-ill-for-hillary-clinton.html
— Behind 2016’s Turmoil, a Crisis of White Identity – AMANDA TAUB (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, rather than defending Whites, more and more and more Whites pander to anti-Whites. They believe that sooner or later, anti-Whites will win the war, that is, that anti-Whites will succeed in getting rid of Whites. They pander to anti-Whites to buy a little more time for themselves.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/world/americas/brexit-donald-trump-whites.html
— A Union of Politics and News Ends With Both Contaminated – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be Republican but a) who pander to the Democrat Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) who do NOT want the Republican Dave Diersen to know about their events or other activities, who do NOT want Diersen to promote their events and other activities, who do NOT want Diersen to attend their events, and who do NOT want Diersen to report on their events or other activities? The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/business/media/a-union-of-politics-and-news-ends-with-both-contaminated.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Muslims made it clear that they will get rid of non-Muslims.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/opinion/campaign-stops/the-khizr-khan-voters.html
— Hillary’s Male Tormentors – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: What do you say to men like Bruni who pander to those who like Clinton who are anti-male?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/opinion/hillarys-male-tormentors.html
— How Health Care Hurts Your Paycheck – REGINA E. HERZLINGER, BARAK D. RICHMAN and RICHARD J. BOXER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/opinion/how-health-care-hurts-your-paycheck.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are united to defeat Trump? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/donald-trump-waking-a-sleeping-giant-helps-hillary-clinton-build-an-unlikely-firewall.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Post-ABC Tracking poll finds race tied, as Trump opens up an 8-point edge on honesty – Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/02/tracking-poll-finds-race-tied-as-trump-opens-up-an-8-point-edge-on-honesty/
— Parents injected children with heroin as ‘feel good medicine,’ police say – Lindsey Bever
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/11/01/parents-injected-children-with-heroin-as-feel-good-medicine-police-say/
— We are officially in the Twilight Zone: Some Republicans are using Donald Trump to attack Democrats – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/02/we-are-officially-in-the-twilight-zone-some-republicans-are-using-donald-trump-to-attack-democrats/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump’s call for policing urban polls stirs defiant reaction among black voters – Michael Finnegan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats who claim to speak for Blacks proclaim that Blacks are anti-police, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-racial-politics-20161102-story.html

MARKET WATCH
— Companies can stop illegal immigration in seconds by using this free identity check – MARK KRIKORIAN
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/make-e-verify-mandatory-when-hiring-and-that-will-help-stop-illegal-immigration-2016-11-02

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Brave New Weed – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-brave-new-weed-1478043007
— Bring Back the Smoke-Filled Room After Trump vs. Clinton, party insiders should get more say in picking a nominee who can win. – JASON L. RILEY (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, if you run as a Republican, almost always, you will lose if you do not get the support of those who dominate your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party. If you run without the aforesaid’s support and lose, the aforesaid will blame you and your supporters.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/bring-back-the-smoke-filled-room-1478042205
— Trump Lead Spooks Stocks – REBECCA BYRNE (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government has the power to destroy the stock market and to destroy America. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats officially announce that if Trump is elected, Democrats will use the federal government to destroy the stock market and to destroy America?)
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/11/02/wsj-city-trump-lead-spooks-stocks-bankers-confident-on-city-uk-inflation-warning/
— We Really Are Losing Sleep Over the Election – RACHEL BACHMAN and SUMATHI REDDY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/we-really-are-losing-sleep-over-the-election-1478015295
— Wells Fargo: Where Was the Auditor? Its longtime auditor, KPMG, is getting questioned as well – MICHAEL RAPOPORT (DIERSEN: What if KPMG had hired me in 1971 instead of IRS? What if KPMG had hired me in 1980 instead of GAO? I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for 9 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, an MBA in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wells-fargo-where-was-the-auditor-1478007838
— Facebook Looks for Its Fountain of Youth – STEVEN RUSSOLILLO (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-looks-for-its-fountain-of-youth-1478025056
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors PROMOTE IMMIGRATION.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-sliver-of-agreement-on-immigration-1478042163

FORBES
— As Chinese Investment In U.S. Increases So Too Does Scrutiny – Ellen Sheng
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellensheng/2016/11/02/chinese-investment-us-scrutiny/#1e65fd5780b2

BLOOMBERG
— Clinton Vents Frustration With ‘Divisive’ Pro-Trump Protesters She told a crowd she was “tired of the negative, dark, divisive, dangerous vision and behavior from people who support Donald Trump.” – Jennifer Epstein
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-02/clinton-vents-frustration-with-divisive-pro-trump-protesters
— Buffett: White House Official Wanted a Tax Named After Me (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-11-02/buffett-white-house-official-wanted-a-tax-named-after-me

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP FOLDER WITH COLOR PICTURE OF CLINTON: How women have defined the 2016 election – Susan Page (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that Republican men are racists, sexists, bigots, and even wore things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats condemn Republican men more harshly than Hitler condemned Jews.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/01/how-women-have-defined-the-2016-election-hillary-clinton/93049292/
— Trump candidacy produces unusual divide in College Republican clubs – Ross Krasner and David Gernon
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/01/trump-candidacy-produces-unusual-divide-college-republican-clubs/93108296/
— Respect the will of Republican voters: Opposing view Directing anger at McConnell for holding onto a conservative Senate majority is misguided. – Scott Jennings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/01/senate-majority-mitch-mcconnell-editorials-debates/93137302/
— Forget dogs and kids: Take your parents to work Nov. 4 – Rhonda Abrams (DIERSEN: My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/abrams/2016/10/26/take-bring-your-parents-work-small-business/92738430/

AMERICAN INTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Are Federal Employees Really Underpaid By 34 Percent? – Andrew G. Biggs (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.aei.org/publication/are-federal-employees-really-underpaid-by-34-percent/

YALE DAILY NEWS
— The anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education on Oct. 27, alleging the department’s unwillingness to release what the group believed to be public information from a federal investigation. – LUKE CIANCARELLI
http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2016/11/02/group-sues-department-of-education/

NPR
— Illinois Governor Spends Big On Downballot Republican Races – TONY ARNOLD
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/01/500264063/illinois-governor-spends-big-on-downballot-republican-races

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Pat Buchanan is ‘Delighted to Be Proven Right’ by 2016 Election – Sam Roudman (DIERSEN: Trump won the primary because far too many Republican Party leaders a) are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://nymag.com/vindicated/2016/11/pat-buchanan-on-being-proven-right-by-2016-election.html

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
— Hillary Clinton zeroes in on Donald Trump’s weakness – women – Nick O’Malley (DIERSEN: Who are you weak with? I have always been week with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I have always been week with those who promote surrender of America to foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race and/or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-election/us-election-hillary-clinton-zeros-in-on-donald-trumps-weakness–women-20161102-gsg2o5.html

PEW RESEARCH
— How Republicans see the GOP on the eve of the 2016 election – HANNAH FINGERHUT
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/02/how-republicans-see-the-gop-on-the-eve-of-the-2016-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 70% of Republicans think their party is divided; Most Republicans think Trump represents the GOP’s “core principles;” “Negative voting” is higher for Trump than it was for past GOP candidates; GOP voters who supported Trump in the primaries and those who backed one of his rivals differ sharply in their views of him; and As Election Day nears, more Republicans feel favorably toward their party.)

November 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP TELLS EARLY VOTERS WITH ‘BUYER’S REMORSE’ TO CHANGE THEIR BALLOTS – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-tells-early-voters-with-buyers-remorse-to-change-their-ballots/1584537/

NBC5
— Chicago’s City Council Votes to Remove Trump Street Sign “When you hit Chicago, Chicago hits back,” Alderman Anthony Beale said – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-City-Council-Votes-to-Remove-Trump-Street-Sign-399502621.html
— Presidential Race Tightening, Clinton Revives Trump-Women Issue “He sure has spent a lot of time demeaning, degrading, insulting and assaulting women,” she said of her opponent – Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Lemire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Presidential-Race-Tightening-Clinton-Relies-Firewall-of-Support–399461801.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois comptroller race in spotlight with budget fight – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/214980864-story

WGN TV
— Small districts raise big money in battle for Illinois House – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2016/11/01/small-districts-raise-big-money-in-battle-for-illinois-house/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP says lawsuit disqualifies Mendoza — she calls it distraction – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-says-lawsuit-disqualifies-mendoza-she-calls-it-distraction/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities, against women, against etc.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-immigrants-for-donald-trump-in-chicago-they-exist/
— Council votes to remove Trump Plaza designation – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/council-votes-to-remove-trump-plaza-designation/
— Hillary, Donald Trump high unfavorables; tied in new poll – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hillary-donald-trump-high-unfavorables-tied-in-new-poll/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel won’t return $50,000 Trump contribution – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-meeting-met-1102-20161101-story.html
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump still tough sell for GOP base in Wisconsin – Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-wisconsin-20161101-story.html
— Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton in new poll but trails early voting – Emily Guskin and Scott Clement
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll-20161101-story.html
— Hillary Clinton’s severe flaws make Donald Trump the wiser choice – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-emails-huma-abedin-20161101-story.html
— Trump is back on script as race tightens, but will it last? – Jenna Johnson, John Wagner, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-campaign-20161101-story.html
— FBI release of Bill Clinton archive raises timing questions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-archive-bill-clinton-20161101-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— 81st House candidates Hose, Olsen disagree on property tax reform – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109968/
— Both DuPage District 2 candidates tout their independence – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109843/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner late to release income tax returns – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161101/BLOGS02/161109979/rauner-late-to-release-income-tax-returns-does-it-matter

WTTW
— City Council Says ‘So Long’ To Donald Trump Street Sign – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/01/city-council-says-so-long-donald-trump-street-sign

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauners downsizing with move to Director’s House – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161101/rauners-downsizing-with-move-to-directors-house

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Students across America have voted and they chose… 97 percent of participants predict Clinton will win – CNN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teacher focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/students-across-america-have-voted-and-they-chose

STATELINE

— House Speaker Paul Ryan: I Voted for Donald Trump Republican lawmaker breaks with Rep. Kinzinger, Sen. Kirk on Trump
http://www.mystateline.com/news/house-speaker-paul-ryan-i-voted-for-donald-trump

SOIUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Poll finds Trump leading Clinton in southwest Illinois districts by wide margins
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511037604-poll-finds-trump-leading-clinton-in-southwest-illinois-districts-by-wide-margins

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Poll finds Trump leading Clinton by 39 percent in southeast Illinois – Ruth de Jauregui
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511037605-poll-finds-trump-leading-clinton-by-39-percent-in-southeast-illinois

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Duckworth and Kirk visit Metro East looking for votes in IL US Senate race – BETSEY BRUCE
http://fox2now.com/2016/11/01/duckworth-and-kirk-visit-metro-east-looking-for-votes-in-il-us-senate-race/

WHEATON PATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: Cook County Crawling With STDs Only one county in the entire country has more cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia than Cook County. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/s/fxbja/cook-county-crawling-with-stds

EVANSTON PATCH
— Protest Held Outside Jan Schakowsky’s Office in Evanston Tuesday A protest was called in the wake of a controversial video allegedly tying the congresswoman’s husband to election rigging. – Tim Moran
http://patch.com/illinois/evanston/trump-supporters-gather-outside-jan-schakowsky-s-office-evanston

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER HOLDS BACK ON RELEASING TAX RETURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/rauner-holds-back-on-releasing-tax-returns.html
— ILLINOIS INVADES PRIVACY OF THE HAIR SALON. REQUIRES HAIRDRESSERS TO REPORT ON CLIENTS.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-invades-privacy-of-the-hair-salon-requires-hairdressers-to-report-on-clients.html
— ILLINOIS’ ARAB DEMOCRAT ORGANIZATION REFUSES TO ENDORSE HILLARY CLINTON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-arab-democrat-organization-refuses-to-endorse-hillary-clinton.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner mum on releasing tax returns
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/01/rauner-mum-on-releasing-tax-returns/
— The direct link between poverty levels and test scores (DIERSEN: How much money did your parents have? What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a grade school diploma in 1962, a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I passed the aforesaid tests because my parents were filthy rich.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/01/the-direct-link-between-poverty-levels-and-test-scores/

GOPUSA
— Obamacare Implosion Exposes Web of Lies and Deceit
http://www.gopusa.com/obamacare-implosion-exposes-web-of-lies-and-deceit/
— Democrats ask judge to bar Trump’s polling place observers
http://www.gopusa.com/pa-democrats-ask-judge-to-bar-trumps-polling-place-observers/

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago PD Relationship With City Hits Worst In DECADES – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/chicago-pd-relationship-with-city-hits-worst-in-decades/

NEWSMAX
— GOP Super PAC Rips Dems for Inciting Violence at Trump Rallies in New Ad – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-Super-PAC-Rips-Dems/2016/11/01/id/756406/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Supporter Charged With Dumping Manure at Ohio Democratic Party HQ Speaks Out – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/10/31/trump-supporter-who-dumped-manure-at-ohio-democratic-party-hq-speaks-out/

POLITICO
— Rauner holds back on releasing tax returns – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/11/gov-rauner-wont-say-whether-hell-release-tax-returns-breaking-from-tradition-106941
— The GOP’s Breakdown Is Only Just Beginning For Republicans, the big concern isn’t the split Trump has caused—it’s how far it still has to go. – Julia Azari
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/gop-republican-party-factions-election-2016-politics-214407
— Wall Street still sees Clinton win – Ben White and Andrew Hanna
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-money/2016/11/wall-street-still-sees-clinton-win-217154

WASHINGTON POST
— Post-ABC Tracking Poll: Trump 46, Clinton 45, as Democratic enthusiasm dips – Emily Guskin and Scott Clement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/01/post-abc-tracking-poll-clinton-falls-behind-trump-in-enthusiasm-but-has-edge-in-early-voting/
— Why Republicans who ditched Donald Trump are coming back to him – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/01/why-republicans-who-ditched-donald-trump-are-coming-back-to-him/
— Trump is back on script as the race tightens. Will that last? – Jenna Johnson, John Wagner and Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-is-back-on-script-as-the-race-tightens-will-that-last/2016/11/01/59cb0088-a042-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump is still having trouble winning over many Republicans – Robert Costa (DIERSEN: Who says that you are not one of them? The following say that I am not one of them: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-not-one-of-us-trump-is-still-having-trouble-winning-over-many-republicans/2016/11/01/98232d0c-a050-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Clinton calls Trump the ‘poster boy’ for what’s wrong with U.S. economy – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-clinton-calls-trump-poster-boy-for-1478045442-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Places Most Unsettled by Rapid Demographic Change Are Drawn to Donald Trump JANET ADAMY and PAUL OVERBERG (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is drawn to Clinton? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/places-most-unsettled-by-rapid-demographic-change-go-for-donald-trump-1478010940

FORBES
— Are Federal Employees Really Underpaid By 34 Percent? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2016/11/01/are-federal-employees-really-underpaid-by-34-percent/#62bbfa5b39f9

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Good News: 35% Of Government Workers Might Quit If Trump Wins (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/good-news-35-of-govt-workers-threaten-to-quit-if-trump-wins/

FEDERAL TIMES
— OMB rolls out Hiring Excellence guidance – Carten Cordell (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.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/omb-rolls-out-hiring-excellence-guidance

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Clinton Isn’t Helped by Being First Major Party Woman Nominee (DIERSEN: Democrats promise to give preference to women, that is, Democrats promise to discriminate against men.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/clinton_isn_t_helped_by_being_first_major_party_woman_nominee
— The Left’s Vision – Thomas Sowell
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_thomas_sowell/the_left_s_vision

November 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage gears up for election – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-nvs-early-voters-dupage-st-1102-20161101-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: State comptroller race proxy war for Rauner, Madigan – Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-leslie-munger-susana-mendoza-comptroller-met-20161101-story.html
— Chicago City Council to vote on Trump street sign ban – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago proudly paint Chicago as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-meeting-trump-sign-vote-20161031-story.html
— Seats open in 9 of 13 Will County districts – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-board-election-st-1030-20161031-story.html
— Franklin Park to have 3 referendum questions on April ballot – Alex V. Hernandez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-franklinpark-meeting-tl-1103-20161031-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Dems put another $3 million into anti-Trump/Rauner push – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-dems-put-another-3-million-into-anti-trumprauner-push/
— Rauner gets passing grade on pot policies – Mick Dumke and Emily Gray Brosious (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-gets-passing-grade-on-pot-policies/
— Comey will never recover from throwing fact-free bomb – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-comey-will-never-recover-from-throwing-fact-free-bomb/
— Lawsuit argues Fire Dept. out of step on gender equality – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid tests were biased in favor of White males like me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-lawsuit-argues-fire-dept-out-of-step-on-gender-equality/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: America much better off after Obama’s 8 years – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Are you better off? I am not. From what I see, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors are better off and the aforesaid looks to be even more better off under Clinton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-obama-steadied-our-nation-in-interesting-times/

DAILY HERALD
— How the 14th Congressional District candidates plan to help veterans – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. What do Hultgren and Walz say to my Democrat critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have always stressed that I am not a veteran because I successfully sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, b) who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid, I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things, and c) who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966; that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job; that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971; that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974; that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980; that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986; and that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109980/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Clerk fears other unfilled ballot requests – Stephen Elliott
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/ri-county-clerk-fears-other-unfilled-ballot-requests/article_67d8fec6-61ff-5b60-a906-581096bd7568.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kasich votes McCain instead of Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: To not vote for Trump is to vote for Clinton.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/kasich-votes-mccain-instead-of-trump

SAUK VALLEY
— Shoot me now! Pols’ ads flood airwaves Some spots ‘incredibly inefficient’ – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/31/rich-miller-shoot-me-now-pols-ads-flood-airwaves/cal70jj/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois U.S. Senate candidates name top priorities – Associated Press
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-u-s-senate-candidates-name-top-priorities/article_646e7801-9161-574e-beaf-9077c3dd605e.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Control of DeKalb County Board on the line Nov. 8 Democrats want to maintain majority; GOP looks to take it back – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/10/31/control-of-dekalb-county-board-on-the-line-nov-8/a5gxc0x/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Getting to experience the U.S. Senate debate firsthand – Anna Gegen
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20161031/commentary-getting-to-experience-us-senate-debate-firsthand

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Karmeier sworn in as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court – DAN PETRELLA
http://jg-tc.com/news/karmeier-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-illinois-supreme-court/article_215de914-1052-5698-9930-6df128382404.html
— Phillips hopes to work on education funding, structural reform – JARAD JARMON (DIERSEN: What did you hope to work on? GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286), I transferred to GAO in 1980 when I was 30 years old, and I not only hoped, but I asked to be assigned to audits of IRS so that I could use my knowledge of IRS. But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, that is, for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.)
http://jg-tc.com/news/phillips-hopes-to-work-on-education-funding-structural-reform/article_7f084545-4603-51e7-9911-e76e3c8c2bd0.html

WJBD RADIO
— Trump Pollster Expresses Confidence in Potential for Victory
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/11/01/trump-pollster-expresses-confidence-in-potential-for-victory

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn District 41 turns over teacher’s union emails Resident Jeff Cooper blames superintendent for allowing political activity – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/28/glen-ellyn-district-41-turns-over-teachers-union-emails/amr0rxj/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP OUTLINES “NEW DEAL FOR BLACK AMERICA,” WHICH INCLUDES SCHOOL CHOICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/trump-outlines-new-deal-for-black-america-which-includes-school-choice.html

GOPUSA
— Donna Brazile, CNN, give proof to Trump’s rigged claim
http://www.gopusa.com/donna-brazile-cnn-give-proof-to-trumps-rigged-claim/
— WikiLeaks Reveals Clinton Poll Oversampling Scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/wikileaks-reveals-clinton-poll-oversampling-scheme/
— Payback: Left Prepares Blacklist (DIERSEN: Every individual, every organization, every company, every government, and every county should be required to publish their blacklists. I am proud that I am on the blacklists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/payback-left-prepares-blacklist/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— NOW WE’RE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR AMERICA’S DESTINY – Ben Kinchlow
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/politics/now-were-all-accountable-for-americas-destiny/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gun control advocates hope issue takes down Republican Senate candidates – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/31/gun-control-advocates-hope-issue-takes-down-republ/

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Jeff Sessions: Over 800,000 Illegal Border Crossings Last Year – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Jeff-Sessions-Illegals-Border-Crossings/2016/10/31/id/756224/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— HOW TRUMP HAPPENED How the #NeverTrumpers sunk themselves. – Bruce Thornton
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264653/how-trump-happened-bruce-thornton

BREITBART
— Gangs of Teen Girls Attacking, Robbing Shoppers in Chicago’s Famed Loop – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/30/chicago-teen-girls-robbing-shoppers/

THE BLAZE
— New poll shows America’s troops hold a stunningly low opinion of Hillary Clinton – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/31/new-poll-shows-americas-troops-hold-a-stunningly-low-opinion-of-hillary-clinton/
— Trump campaign table on campus walkway is about all one triggered college student can stomach – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/31/trump-campaign-table-on-campus-walkway-is-about-all-that-one-triggered-college-student-can-stomach/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trouble didn’t take long to find University of Pittsburgh students who set up a campaign table for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on a campus walkway last week. It started harmlessly enough, depending on your definition, when passers-by yelled things such as, “F*** the white male patriarchy!” at those manning the table across from Hillman Library, the Pitt Maverick reported. Another “student came up to us and made a claim about how Trump wants to get rid of ‘his people,’” sophomore Kirk Breiner added to the Maverick. Then things escalated. A man declaring the table supported a “racist” candidate approached Breiner and another student volunteer Matt Kerlin, grabbed a stack of Trump door-hangers and nearly started a fight, the paper said. Later two students came over to the table, and one swept all the Trump literature to the sidewalk while the other flipped the table upside-down: The culprit then scurried away: “And we’re the violent ones,” one person, presumably a Trump supporter, was heard sarcastically noting on a video of the incident. Sophomore Steven Evanovich shot the clip and contacted campus police, who are investigating, the paper said. “It’s a shame that different opinions are met with such hostility at institutions of higher learning,” Evanovich told the Maverick. “Calling Trump’s rhetoric ‘hate speech’ actually reinforces and encourages the notion that violence against conservative or dissenting students is justified, and my own campus shouldn’t be a place where my friends or I are fearful for having opposing opinions.”)

DAILY CALLER
— Susan Rice Admitted Eight Years Of Smoking Weed In Her Background Check – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/31/susan-rice-admitted-eight-years-of-smoking-weed-in-her-background-check/
— Hillary’s Two Official Favors To Morocco Resulted In $28 Million For Clinton Foundation – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/31/hillarys-two-official-favors-to-morocco-resulted-in-28-million-for-clinton-foundation/

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP incumbent Kirk loses homosexual endorsement – AP
http://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/gop-incumbent-kirk-loses-homosexual-endorsement

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Raises Specter Of Crisis If Clinton Wins The White House “Nothing’s going to get done.” – Reuters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-raises-specter-of-crisis-if-clinton-wins-the-white-house_us_5817fb5de4b0990edc33370d
— Guy In Trump Hat and ‘Deplorables’ T-Shirt Arrested At Texas Polling Place “He wanted to take a stand. Unfortunately, he was arrested and taken to jail.” – Ed Mazza
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-voter-arrested_us_58182babe4b064e1b4b4862d

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump is master of his domains, even ones that bash him – MICHAEL R. SISAK
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2c17b3bf329147a4bcf92ec6f3dfa2d7/trump-master-his-domains-even-ones-bash-him

ABC NEWS
— Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines – GARY LANGER
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-leads-clinton-point-poll-enthusiasm-declines/story?id=43199459

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes – DAVID BARSTOW, MIKE McINTIRE, PATRICIA COHEN, SUSANNE CRAIG and RUSS BUETTNER (DIERSEN: What “dubious methods to avoid paying taxes” have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking? Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/donald-trump-tax.html
— Pope Francis, in Sweden, Urges Catholic-Lutheran Reconciliation – CHRISTINA ANDERSON (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty. Greens and Green plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. The aforesaid have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at non-Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL), and especially at Catholics, that I was baptized as a MSL in 1948, that I was raised as an MSL, and that I was confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/world/europe/pope-francis-in-sweden-urges-catholic-lutheran-reconciliation.html
— The High Costs of Not Offering Paid Sick Leave – Austin Frakt (DIERSEN: Do/did you get paid sick leave? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/upshot/the-high-costs-of-not-offering-paid-sick-leave.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/opinion/how-you-can-fight-donald-trump-right-now.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC AND PHOTOS OF TRUMP AND CLINTON: IS IT OVER YET?
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20161101/281479275969933
— What’s on your ballot? Facebook will show you – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/28/facebook-vote-planner-feature-ballot/92860704/
— Trade deals sell out workers It’s no surprise Americans are angry at the prospect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. – Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/31/trade-trans-pacific-partnership-sherrod-brown-editorials-debates/93084432/

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— Vets & federal jobs: Intolerable treatment – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://triblive.com/opinion/editorials/11371626-74/federal-veterans-hiring
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The lip service that the Obama administration pays to veterans about their health care — given excessive waits at Veteran Affairs facilities and suicide hotline delays — extends to hiring them for federal jobs. By law, disabled veterans and those with active-duty service are supposed to get preference in federal hiring. But a government report shows that’s not always the case, specifically when political appointees are considered for plum jobs. “There is a clear bias against veterans,” Darin Selnick, a retired Air Force captain and former Veterans Affairs official, tells The Daily Signal. “They think veterans should start at the bottom like everyone else.” Of course, experience and qualifications are factored for federal job applicants; the law is supposed to prevent political favoritism. But in hiring a quarter of President Obama’s political appointees, federal agencies didn’t follow policies to avoid favoritism, according to the Government Accountability Office. The GAO report sampled 30 federal agencies from January 2010 to October 2015. Never mind proposed changes to hiring policies that would limit veterans’ job preference to a single use. For vets who have secured civilian government jobs, that would eliminate any preference consideration when they apply for higher positions. Our country owes its veterans a debt for their service. Playing fast and loose when it comes to federal job hiring is an intolerable disservice that deserves no place in any administration.)

GUARDIAN
— Republicans fear Trump’s parade of insults might help cost him the election 2016 could be a winnable election for the GOP, especially given Clinton’s continued email woes – yet all year Trump has lurched from one self-inflicted crisis to another – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/01/donald-trump-insults-us-election-result-republicans-gop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Republican Guardian uses a GAO report to promote Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/01/us-citizens-vote-disabled-voters-democracy-election-polling

October 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NEWSVIEWS: KHOURI V. FOSTER: ILLINOIS 11TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-illinois-11th-district-congressional-race/1579413/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Fallout from Mark Kirk’s comments weakens bid for 2nd Senate term – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/214682564-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Based on your priorities, who should you vote for in 2016? Are you curious which U.S. presidential and congressional candidates best align with your personal views, values and priorities? Take a few minutes to position yourself on the following 20 statements to see where you stand relative to the candidates.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/based-on-your-priorities-who-should-you-vote-for-in-2016/
— Chicago’s only House Republican Michael McAuliffe mails out ‘W’ campaign signs – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicagos-only-house-republican-mails-out-w-campaign-signs/
— Women accuse Chicago Fire Department of discrimination — again – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid tests were biased in favor of White males like me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-accuse-chicago-fire-department-of-discrimination-again/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three years ago, Chicago spent nearly $2 million — and $1.7 million more in legal fees — to compensate dozens of women denied firefighter jobs because of a discriminatory test of upper body strength that City Hall has now scrapped. Now, a dozen women who wanted desperately to become paramedics are accusing the Chicago Fire Department of devising two new physical agility tests that are equally biased against women. One test requires candidates to go up six flights of stairs with a 250-pound dummy within eight minutes. The other requires candidates to step onto and off of an 18-inch-high box to the beat of a metronome for two minutes without missing a beat while holding 25-pound weights in each hand. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court alleges that the two tests were “invented to eliminate women” in a Chicago Fire Department where “discrimination against women is stubborn and purposeful.” The women are seeking back pay and other measures to compensate for the discrimination they have suffered. Shannon Markey said no amount of compensation could make her whole for the dream shattered by the city’s decision to fire her on the day before she was scheduled to graduate from the fire academy.)
— CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson: Focus on Wrigleyville not to blame for weekend shootings – Jordan Owen and Daniel Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/johnson-focus-on-wrigleyville-not-to-blame-for-weekend-shootings/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump is refusing to pay nearly $767K owed to his campaign pollster – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-pollster-20161031-story.html
— Donna Brazile dropped as CNN commentator over Wikileaks revelations – Paul Farhi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donna-brazile-cnn-wikileaks-20161031-story.html
— Clinton aides in leaked emails: Axelrod a ‘headache’ to be ‘neutralized’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-axelrod-clinton-wikileaks-emails-1101-chicago-inc-20161031-story.html
— Will Americans vexed by Obamacare’s broken promises sign up or stay away? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-enrollment-problems-health-insurance-edit-1101-20161031-story.html
— If Hillary Clinton wins, more scandals and lies to come – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-scandals-lies-corruption-20161031-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Does Illinois’ gas tax money belong in ‘lockbox’? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/news/161039840/
— Illinois school report cards: Scores down in more than half our schools – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/news/161039848/
— Age an issue in Kane County Board District 8 race – Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “old.” Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/news/161039774/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kane County Board District 8 residents will have a new representative Nov. 9 no matter who wins. Republican Linda Pasetti-Olson of Montgomery or Democrat Barbara Hernandez will fill a spot occupied by Maria Vazquez, who did not seek re-election. She served the remaining term of her late husband, Jesse. Neither candidate has held elected political office, other than precinct committeeman. Pasetti-Olson, 69, has made “life experience” a campaign issue. Hernandez, of Aurora, is 24. “I have the life experience to make the best decisions about how your tax dollars are being spent. This position will be my focus, and it won’t be competing with a social life, or a different career,” Pasetti-Olson wrote in a letter she posted on her campaign’s Facebook page. When she tells voters Hernandez’s age, they say, “She is way too young to be doing a job like this,” Pasetti-Olson said in an interview. Hernandez embraces her relative youth. “To my advantage would be that I am young,” she said, and that she has “fresh ideas” and the time and energy to interact with constituents. Hernandez cited the number of organizations and community events with which she has been involved. “What was she doing when she was 23?” Buying a house, paying taxes, raising children and working, Pasetti-Olson replied. Hernandez said she lives with her parents and does not pay rent but contributes money to household expenses. She works for state Rep. Linda Chapa La Via, and for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She cited several reasons, including paying college loans and not being ready to purchase property, for her decision. “I honestly think it is a cultural thing as well,” Hernandez said. “As Latinos, we tend to stay with family.” “I don’t feel like I’m too old” to serve effectively on the board, Pasetti-Olson said. She said she has been walking door-to-door to meet voters. Pasetti-Olson supports county board Chairman Chris Lauzen, including his effort to keep the county’s property tax levy frozen. Hernandez thinks the county should increase the levy, at least enough to account for growth due to new properties. Hernandez said she would support requests from the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s office for more staffing and other resources. But where would money come from? She said the county should pursue getting more money from the state and federal government. “I feel like several state representatives have been able to bring back (money) for their regular (legislative) district, but they haven’t (specifically) looked into Kane County,” Hernandez said. She said she has developed connections in state and local government, working on constituent services for Chapa La Via, that would be useful. Pasetti-Olson does not support increasing staffing and said Kane County should study neighboring DuPage County for ways to reduce it. Pasetti-Olson cited traffic congestion in the district as one issue she is concerned about, specifically the intersection of Orchard Road and Route 30, and along Montgomery Road. She knows Aurora, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Kane County have long-term solutions in mind, but she wants quicker short-term fixes, such as installing more signals on Montgomery.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois gets more awful news from its largest pension fund – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161031/BLOGS02/161039991/illinois-gets-more-awful-news-from-its-largest-pension-fund

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Barickman: I still support Trump – Robert Themer
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/barickman-i-still-support-trump/article_745c2a58-a9fc-5220-9993-89a8e4350498.html

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Too bad voters can’t bang Rauner and Madigan’s heads together – Ted Manuel
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/31/bad-voters-cant-bang-rauner-madigans-heads-together/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WIKILEAKS SHOWS DONNA BRAZILE SNEAKING SECOND DEBATE QUESTION TO CLINTON CREW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/wikileaks-shows-donna-brazile-sneaking-second-debate-question-to-clinton-crew.html
— TALE OF TWO CITIES: CELEBRATING IN WRIGLEYVILLE, KILLING ON CHICAGO’S WESTSIDE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/tale-of-two-cities-celebrating-in-wrigleyville-killing-on-chicagos-westside.html
— VON SPAKOWSKY: ILLINOIS ABSOLUTELY TORTURED THE LAW TO RESTRICT 2ND AMENDMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/von-spakowsky-illinois-absolutely-tortured-the-law-to-restrict-2nd-amendment.html

CAPITOL FAX
— No, Mark Kirk is not in hiding
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/31/no-kirks-not-in-hiding/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— After FBI’s Hillary Announcement, Searches For “CHANGE EARLY VOTE” SKYROCKET – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/wow-fbis-hillary-announcement-searches-change-early-vote-skyrocket/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clinton final voter appeal highlights Trump unpredictability – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/31/hillary-clinton-final-voter-appeal-highlights-trum/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Thiel Educates the Elites on Trump
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/10/31/thiel_educates_the_elites_on_trump

DAILY CALLER
— Leaked Email Reveals Google Chairman Wanted To Be Clinton Campaign’s ‘Head Outside Advisor’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/30/leaked-email-reveals-google-chairman-wanted-to-be-clinton-campaigns-head-outside-advisor/

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens register voters in California (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-aliens-register-voters-in-california/
— Miami-Dade busts women for felony election fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/miami-dade-busts-women-for-felony-election-fraud/
— Planned Parenthood paying activists $2.4K to ‘stop Trump’
http://www.gopusa.com/pp-paying-activists-2-4k-to-stop-trump/
— Trump says 93% of media coverage on him is negative
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-says-93-of-media-coverage-on-him-is-negative/

THE HILL
— WikiLeaks email suggests Brazile sent debate question to Clinton camp – Katie Bo Williams
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/303556-emails-brazile-leaked-debate-question-to-clinton-camp

POLITICO
— Amid Mark Kirk backlash, signs of wavering GOP commitment – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/10/amid-mark-kirk-backlash-a-question-over-gop-investment-106886

REUTERS
— Trump raises specter of crisis if Clinton wins the White House – Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKBN12V0WX

ABC NEWS
— Clinton Says ‘No Case Here’ Regarding Email Scandal, Urges FBI to Look at Staffer Emails – JOSH HASKELL (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were much smarter then Clinton. They knew enough to not put in writing what could be used against them.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/email-scandal-looming-campaign-clinton-urges-supporters-distracted/story?id=43197702
— Fallout From Kirk’s Comment Weakens Bid for 2nd Senate Term – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/fallout-kirks-comment-weakens-bid-2nd-senate-term-43197287

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s Murder Rate Hits Grim Milestone After an especially deadly weekend, Chicago exceeded 600 murders so far this year, a level unseen in more than a decade – SHIBANI MAHTANI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-murder-rate-hits-grim-milestone-1477946601
— How Women CEOs Overcame Bad Jobs, Bad Bosses – JOANN S. LUBLIN (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you have had? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had auditing federal agencies, collecting delinquent taxes, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, working as a security guard, working on an automobile assembly line, delivering mail, pumping gasoline, chipping slag, cleaning golf shoes, washing dishes, delivering newspapers, and doing yard work were so bad that they would never stoop to take them.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-women-ceos-overcame-bad-jobs-bad-bosses-1476615782

ATLANTIC
— Trump-Supporting Republicans Face a Backlash on College Campuses Tensions between liberal and conservative students have escalated as a result of the election. – CLARE FORAN
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/republicans-trump-racism-sexism/505697/

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees Underpaid by 34.07% – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/31/federal-employees-underpaid-by-34-07/

October 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump energized by Clinton email news, but most voters unswayed – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-energized-by-clinton-email-news-but-most-voters-unswayed/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 16 dead, 40 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-19-shot-across-chicago-in-first-12-hours-of-weekend/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/map-chicago-weekend-shootings-tracker-for-oct-28-31/
— HOW GERRYMANDERING HAS ROBBED YOU OF A REAL VOTE – Editorial
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20161031/281788513613171

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mainstream media needs more conservative journalists – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: You are not a conservative journalist if you promote surrender of America to foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, race and/or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberal-mainstream-media-20161028-story.html
— Inspector general says city’s ban on gifts includes cheap ‘Hamilton’ tickets – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-aldermen-hamilton-tickets-20161030-story.html
— Trump campaign manager condemns supporter as ‘deplorable’ for chanting ‘Jew-S-A’ – Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-phoenix-rally-20161030-story.html
— Why are you still writing press releases? – Nicole Volpe Miller (DIERSEN: Illinois Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Dave Diersen on their press advisory and press release lists. Illinois Democrat and Democrat plant, Illinois Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Illinois Green and Green plant, and Illinois RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-why-are-you-still-writing-press-releases-they-suck-20161024-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs always glorify and praise those who have HIV/AIDS.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-patient-zero-hiv-aids-myths-20161030-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Jim Zay: Kind of leader DuPage County needs – Frank Saverino, Carol Stream
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/discuss/161039963/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner delays resolving bond deal until after 2018 election – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161030/rauner-delays-resolving-bond-deal-until-after-2018-election

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ads, not parties, print media drive today’s elections – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest to a) stop me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/ads-not-parties-print-media-drive-today-s-elections/article_acc2fcf4-967e-53e5-86a5-3f13fb491f85.html

WREX
— Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on immigration – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/33518381/policy-prescriptions-trump-and-clinton-on-immigration

JOURNAL COURIER
— John Anthony: A life defined by race – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at 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.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/101941/commentary-a-life-defined-by-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In June, Anthony resigned his seat in the General Assembly to accept a leadership position with the Illinois Department of Corrections. And this month he began his search for his identity. He took a DNA test to determine his ancestry, which he didn’t know much about. He was born to a single, teenage mom and never met his father. “I was always told he was Puerto Rican and it was a one-night stand,” he said. “I’ve never known who my Dad was. I took the DNA test from Ancestry.com. The results have come back. I didn’t realize that I was Irish. I’m 13 different ethnicities. I’m not distressed – it’s a good thing. But have you ever experienced anything that was so good it was overwhelming? I’ve waited 40 years to find out who my dad is and I believe I’m on the verge of finding out who the family is.” One of the more startling discoveries of his DNA test is that he is only 44 percent black. And there is little clear evidence of whether he is at all Hispanic. ”I’m clueless as to what I am now. This has been an eye-opening experience.” His bewilderment is understandable. After all, fifty-three years after Martin Luther King, Jr. said he dreamed of his children being judged by the content of the character rather than the color of their skin, race remains the nation’s sore spot. Sadly, our society still clings to such labels. Amid his bewilderment, Anthony says he hopes to determine a greater sense of self. The DNA test has enabled him to connect with some distant cousins. Through networking with these relatives, he hopes to determine the identity of his father and determine if he has any biological siblings. “In the next couple weeks, I hope to be visiting someone in Illinois who is of the actual line of my father.” When asked if he still considered himself black, Anthony said. “Well, I’m 44 percent African. I asked my wife, ‘What does that make me?’ I guess the only thing I’m sure of is that I’m an American.”)

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Election will test power of incumbency – DAN PETRELLA
http://jg-tc.com/news/election-will-test-power-of-incumbency/article_70ef365c-deca-5fb3-851c-c48e39fa06c3.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Three dark figures capable of changing fate lurk behind tricky ways – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article111134587.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Robert Le Chien, Robert Haida and John Baricevic resigned as St. Clair County circuit judges effective Dec. 31 in the hopes that they’d be elected back with a simple majority rather than seeking a 60 percent approval by running for retention to their judgeships.)

SAUK VALLEY
— Republicans far outspend Dems in Illinois Costly statehouse races highlight Illinois power struggle – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/30/republicans-far-outspend-dems-in-illinois/al9s7ed/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crossing the Line — Close Elections – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-close-elections/article_8519d682-ed22-5035-8b4b-09bff1f3df3c.html

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Take Back the Night DuPage (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that bring criminals to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.nctv17.com/take-back-the-night-dupage/

DEPAULIA
— Rauner, Madigan fight proxy war in statehouse races – Brenden Moore
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/10/30/legislature-up-for-grabs/

DAILY ILLINI
— Illinois senate race heats up amidst controversy – Michael Semaca
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/10/31/illinois-senate-race-heats-amidst-controversy/
— The Daily Illini Editorial Board endorses Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2016/10/31/the-daily-illini-editorial-board-endorses-tammy-duckworth-for-u-s-senate/

BGA
— DALEY MACHINE COGS STILL SPIN IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS – Casey Toner
http://www.bettergov.org/news/daley-machine-cogs-still-spin-in-chicago-heights

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner turns a firehose of ads toward your TV – Rich Miller
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/30/rauner-turns-a-firehose-of-ads-toward-your-tv/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE DARK ART OF POLITICAL INTIMIDATION (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the top political intimidators in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/the-dark-art-of-political-intimidation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Intimidation, harassment, and blackmail have become the norm in American politics. Why? Because it works. Kimberley Strassel, author of The Intimidation Game, explains.)
— GOP CHALLENGER HARLAN ASKS, “IS CHERI BUSTOS AWARE OF OBAMACARE DILEMMA?”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/gop-challenger-harlan-asks-is-cheri-bustos-aware-of-obamacare-dilemma.html
— OBAMA’S WHITE HOUSE KEPT LIST OF MUSLIMS FOR TOP JOBS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/obamas-white-house-kept-list-of-muslims-for-top-jobs.html
— DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/democratic-and-republican-party-platforms.html
— REMOVING OFFENDER STATUS FROM JOB APPLICATIONS INCREASES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/removing-offender-status-from-job-applications-increases-discrimination-against-minorities.html
— LEGISLATORS TAKE AIM AT DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AT THE IRS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/legislators-take-aim-at-discriminatory-practices-at-the-irs.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative Action, Immigration and the Politics of Racial Solidarity – Ben Cohen (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want minorities to unite to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/affirmative_action_immigration_and_the_politics_of_racial_solidarity.html
— Final Countdown for the GOP? – Brian C. Joondeph (DIERSEN: If Trump loses, how many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America who have falsely claimed to be Republican will come out of their closets and declare their hatred for those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/final_countdown_for_the_gop.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump closes in with enthusiasm gap over Clinton Fight against establishment energizes voters seeking change – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/30/donald-trump-closes-in-with-enthusiasm-gap-over-hi/

GOPUSA
— Graduation rates: Passing students along
http://www.gopusa.com/graduation-rates-passing-students-along/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Has a Gift for Homeless Supporter Who Was Physically Attacked by Crowd – Justin Holcomb
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2016/10/30/trump-has-a-gift-for-homeless-supporter-who-was-attacked-by-physically-attacked-by-crowd-n2238863

THE BLAZE
— Poll: Donald Trump is now just 1 point behind Clinton – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/30/poll-donald-trump-is-now-just-1-point-behind-clinton/

BREITBART
— New York Times Dismissed Trump Claims of FBI Revolt as ‘Baseless’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/30/new-york-times-dismissed-trump-claims-of-fbi-revolt-as-baseless/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Will Anthony Weiner Elect Donald Trump? – Robert Kuttner
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/will-anthony-weiner-elect_1_b_12720626.html

CNN
— Trump stokes skepticism of Colorado voting system – Jeremy Diamond, Ashley Killough and Caroline Kenny
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/politics/donald-trump-write-in-ballots/
— What is the Hatch Act — and did James Comey break it? – Steve Vladeck (DIERSEN: I was under the Hatch Act during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/31/politics/what-is-the-hatch-act/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Peter Thiel Defends His Most Contrarian Move Yet: Supporting Trump – DAVID STREITFELD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/technology/peter-thiel-defends-his-most-contrarian-move-yet-supporting-trump.html
— Early Turnout Tilts Toward Democrats in Swing States – JEREMY W. PETERS and MATT FLEGENHEIMER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/us/politics/early-voting-trump-clinton.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White Republicans are coming home to Donald Trump, at just the right time – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/30/white-republicans-are-coming-home-to-donald-trump-at-just-the-right-time/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Leaders of foreign countries who are anti-American want Clinton to win just like they wanted Obama to win.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-foreign-leaders-who-are-rooting-for-trump/2016/10/30/fc9aed02-9c58-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html
— Federal employees behind in pay by 34 percent on average, salary council says – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/31/federal-employees-behind-in-pay-by-34-percent-on-average-salary-council-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal workers earn 34.07 percent on average less than private-sector employees doing comparable work, according to the government’s official, although not universally accepted, tally of how salaries compare. The figure was announced at Friday’s annual meeting of the Federal Salary Council, a group of union representatives and outside experts on compensation that oversees the General Schedule, the pay system for white-collar workers below the senior ranks. In the prior three years, the reported overall average “pay gap” was about the same — 35.37, 35.28 and 34.92 percent. “Federal pay needs to be substantially increased,” said National Treasury Employees Union president Tony Reardon, a member of the council. “When you look at the private sector, what kind of pay increases they have had, it dwarfs what federal employees have received. It’s time for Congress to step up and pay federal employees what they deserve to be paid.” The “pay gap” figures are based on Labor Department surveys comparing salary data on 250 federal occupations at various levels of responsibility with corresponding rates in local labor markets. Other comparisons, using different data and different methods, have reached much different conclusions. Reports from the conservative Heritage Foundation in 2010 and the American Enterprise Institute in 2011 found a pay advantage for federal workers of 22 and 14 percent, respectively, while the libertarian Cato Institute last year reported a 78 percent advantage. The Congressional Budget Office concluded in 2012 that federal workers were ahead by 2 percent on average, with less educated ones further ahead and more educated ones behind the private sector. Those reports said that the value of employment-related benefits, which the Labor Department data do not account for, further favors federal employees. The Government Accountability Office said in a 2012 report that no one approach to assessing pay is definitive.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Deep in the heart of Texas, Trump has Republicans worried about losing a congressional seat – Mark Z. Barabak (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will kill you figuratively if not literally if you do not join them in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-non-veterans, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-texas-republican-congress-20161029-story.html
— Donald Trump touts early vote turnout but the data complicate his rosy picture – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-extols-high-early-vote-1477860752-htmlstory.html
— You can blame cigarettes for nearly 3 in 10 cancer deaths in the U.S., study says – Karen Kaplan
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cancer-deaths-smoking-20161024-snap-story.html
— In Mexico, Day of the Dead meets Halloween – Patrick J. McDonnell
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-halloween-snap-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Hispanic Voter Surge Recasts Texas – DAN FROSCH (DIERSEN: What percent of Hispanics in Texas are citizens of Mexico?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/presidential-race-in-texas-tightens-as-voter-registration-total-surges-1477837569
— Harry Reid: FBI Director’s ‘Partisan Actions’ May Violate Federal Law James Comey disclosed, less than two weeks before presidential election, that his office was pursuing potential new evidence related to Hillary Clinton – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/30/harry-reid-comeys-partisan-actions-may-violate-federal-law/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump has convinced Republican men they’re playing a ‘zero-sum’ game – Sonam Sheth (DIERSEN: For White males, federal employment is a zero-sum game. Every promotion that a federal employee who is minority gets, a federal employee who is White does not get. Every promotion that a federal employee who is female gets, a federal employee who is male does not get. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/republican-men-feel-discriminated-against-trump-clinton-election-2016-10

USA TODAY
— Ex-congressman Joe Walsh no Clinton fan, but thinks Comey did her wrong – William Cummings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/30/joe-walsh-clinton-comey-tweets/93036902/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Clinton’s massive lead over Trump narrows a bit among Millennials in new poll – Susan Page and Karina Shedrofsky
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/30/clintons-massive-lead-over-trump-narrows-among-millennials-poll-president-republican-election/92948974/

ABC13
— TRUMP SIGNS STOLEN OUT OF FRONT YARDS
http://abc13.com/politics/trump-signs-stolen-out-of-front-yards/1581673/

ABC6
— Multiple arrests after thefts of campaign signs – CHRIS WHITE
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/multiple-arrests-after-thefts-of-campaign-signs

FOX4
— Vandalized Trump signs replaced
http://www.fox4now.com/news/vandalized-trump-sings-replaced

RT
— ‘Undersea supremacy’: US commissions $2.7bn nuclear submarine ‘Illinois’
https://www.rt.com/usa/364712-nuclear-submarine-illinois-commissioned/

EDUCATION WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Latinos a) that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Latinos have had, are having, and will have and b) that Democrats will give Latinos preference over non-Latinos, that is, that Democrats will discriminate against non-Latinos.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_california/2016/10/latino_vote_bad_news_for_trump_and_gop.html

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Exploring mentorship: A graceful exit How one firm helps departing staffers find opportunities – Ken Tysiac (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, who had got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2016/nov/career-mentoring-at-cpa-firms.html

October 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PULLS ENDORSEMENT OF MARK KIRK AFTER COMMENT ABOUT TAMMY DUCKWORTH’S HERITAGE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kirks-comment-on-duckworths-heritage-costs-him-endorsement-/1580335/

NBC5
— Polls: Clinton Ahead in North Carolina; Dead Heat in Florida In a two-person race in North Carolina, Clinton’s lead in this new poll is an equal six points, 50 percent to 44 percent
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Polls-Clinton-Ahead-in-North-Carolina-Dead-Heat-in-Florida-399216501.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Clinton avoids talking about emails on campaign trail, Trump ramps up attack – Jose a. DelReal, John Wagner, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-trump-campaign-20161030-story.html
— With eight days before presidential election, a barometer of where things stand – Chris Cillizza
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-presidential-election-barometer-20161030-story.html
— Manure dumped at Democratic headquarters in Ohio – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-manure-ohio-democratic-headquarters-20161030-story.html
— ‘Battered’ Clinton must be ‘more open’ with public if she wins: Biden – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-joe-biden-20161030-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sen. Kirk loses endorsement of two groups over Duckworth insult – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-kirk-looses-endorsement-of-two-groups-over-duckworth-insult/
— The party of Trump or Ryan? – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT IT TO BE THE PARTY OF RYAN.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/linda-chavez-the-party-of-trump-or-ryan/
— The rough beast awakes and slouches toward 2020 – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-the-rough-beast-awakes-and-slouches-toward-2020/

DAILY HERALD
— Election stressing you out? Try logging off Facebook, Twitter – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents promote “Ignorance Is Bliss” and they hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they work for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) that if you need to know anything, that they will tell you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161030/business/161039980/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of both Republicans and Democrats say the 2016 election is a significant source of stress for them right now, according to a recent American Psychological Association poll. They should probably log off Facebook and Twitter. A new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests — in a result that will surprise precisely zero political reporters who tweet — that people don’t think social media are a particularly great form of political discourse. Full 59 percent of social media users say interacting with people they disagree with is more “stressful and frustrating,” while 35 percent say it’s more “interesting and informative.” And by an even more lopsided 64-29 margin, they say they actually find they have less in common with people they disagree rather than say they find more in common. These frustrations are — wait for it — bipartisan. Many more social media users also say the discussions there are less respectful, less civil and less policy-focused than say they are more respectful, civil and policy-focused. And about half (49 percent) say that they are angrier than other forums, while just 6 percent say they’re less angry. It’s not hard to look at these numbers and conclude that social media are playing a part when it comes to our increasing polarization in the United States. The numbers don’t prove it directly, but it does seem that many Americans find talking politics on Facebook and Twitter, at least, to be an experience that leaves them with less regard for the other side. What’s interesting about social media is that it actually exposes people to those alternate views in a way their personal lives may not. Just 23 percent of Facebook users and 17 percent of Twitter users say they mostly follow people with similar political views to their own. That might be more they can say for their personal lives, in which their friends and neighbors are increasingly likely to be like-minded, thanks to something political scientists call “sorting.” But that doesn’t mean people are going to like what those they disagree with are saying. In fact, if nothing else, this survey suggests it might be one of the worst ways to have a reasoned political discussion. And yet, it’s probably one of the few forms of real political dialogue many people are having.)

WGN RADIO
— Twitter’s influence on election etiquette, Duckworth/Kirk debate – LISE GRAHAM
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/30/twitters-influence-on-election-etiquette-duckworthkirk-debate/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Facebook reportedly allows advertisers to exclude racial groups in housing ads (DIERSEN: As Democrats and RINOs increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things, soon, if not already, we will see signs that say “No Whites Wanted.”)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/214419611-story
— POVERITY SKYROCKETS AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Alabama college student turns dorm room into food pantry – Katie Muse
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/214432502-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. An Alabama A&M University student decided to turn his on-campus dorm room into the headquarters of his donation-based food pantry. “I noticed that there were some students that said they were going to bed hungry,” said Justin Franks. “So, I thought about it and said, ‘What can I give back to my community?'” Franks said he started the pantry on just $45. “I started with pretty much just noodles and Capri Suns and I had a few household products like tissue and water.” It’s now packed with items such as fruit juices, coups, canned food items, chips and instant noodles. Franks posted his venture on Facebook, and the story has since been shared hundreds of times. “I didn’t think it would get shared that much, but people really cared about our students and Alabama A&M University.” So far, Franks has helped nearly 100 students. Those in need are able to get up to three items twice a week. “To me, it just makes me feel like I’m blessing someone,” he said. “I’m a religious person and I feel like I can bless a student. Some nights, students will be like ‘Man, I really appreciate this because I didn’t have anything to eat.'”)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Endorsement: Tammy Duckworth has savvy, tenacity to be effective U.S. senator
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161029/our-view-tammy-duckworth-has-savvy-tenacity-to-be-effective-us-senator
— Why Kirk wasn’t always facing camera in debate – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161029/bernard-schoenburg-why-kirk-wasnt-always-facing-camera-in-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If GOP U.S. Sen. MARK KIRK, R-Ill., wasn’t always looking at the camera in the televised Springfield debate with U.S. Rep. TAMMY DUCKWORTH last week, well, there is an explanation. Due to his 2012 stroke, spokeswoman ELENI DEMERTZIS said, Kirk has lost complete vision in his left eye. At Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield, Kirk and Duckworth were at a table in the middle of the stage, and questioners, including myself, were at a table on stage to their left. Kirk often was looking in our direction, but had to turn far enough to use his right eye to do so. The moment of the debate that got the most attention was when Duckworth talked about her family’s military history dating back to the Revolutionary War, and Kirk said, “I’d forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to fight for George Washington.” After a bit of silence, and given the chance to respond, Duckworth said that it was her father’s side of the family whose service went back to the American revolution. I later asked for some family details, and MATT McGRATH, spokesman for Duckworth, said Duckworth’s father, FRANK, was American, and served in both the Marine Corps and Army. He worked in international development and met Duckworth’s mother, LAMAI, who is Thai of Chinese descent, in Thailand. Duckworth was born in Bangkok. Her father died in 2005, and her mother became a U.S. citizen in 1993, and lives with Duckworth, her husband BRYAN and their young daughter, in Hoffman Estates. Kirk apologized for his debate comment about Duckworth’s family, tweeting: “Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family’s service.” Duckworth responded on Twitter: “Thanks, Sen. Kirk. Let’s honor my family’s service — and your own — by sticking to the issues for the final week. See you Friday in Chicago.” The candidates are scheduled to debate at 7 p.m. Friday on WLS-TV—ABC7 in Chicago.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Election Day is a paid holiday for state employees, but why? – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161030/election-day-is-paid-holiday-for-state-employees-but-why

DUQUON EVENING CALL
— Why America is no longer a white, Christian nation Based on research from Robert P. Jones, the author of “The End of White Christian America,” The Atlantic published a video showing how there’s been a decline in white Christians. – Herb Scribner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.duquoin.com/news/20161030/video-why-america-is-no-longer-white-christian-nation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States may no longer be a white, Christian country. Based on research from Robert P. Jones, author of “The End of White Christian America,” The Atlantic published a video that shows how there’s been a decline in Americans who identify as white Christians in the last decade. His research shows that while 67 percent of Americans 65 years old or older identify as white Christians, only about 29 percent of people 18 to 29 feel the same. More so, Jones’ research shows that about 1 in 4 Americans today identify as religiously unaffiliated, a significant jump from the 1 in 10 who felt the same in the ’90s. According to Jones, Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential run demonstrates how the lack of Christians have affected our nation. Though Romney had a significant amount of white evangelicals voting for him, it wasn’t enough to put him over the top so he could win the presidency. Jones said it was because there had been a decline over the years in that religious group who would have voted for him. But, the author pontificates that if Romney ran in 2004, there would have been enough white Christians in the country that could have secured him the White House. This trend has created something of a backlash, as Americans struggle to figure out their identity. Is America a Christian nation as we’ve often thought, or is it a country defined by its diversity? “People fight like that when they are losing a sense of place, a sense of belonging, and a sense of the country that they understand and love,” Jones said. “How do they re-engage in public life when they can’t be the majority?”)

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Donna Brazile: Another Example That ALL Democrats are Liars and Have NO Integrity – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/10/30/donna-brazile-another-example-democrats-liars-no-integrity/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Facebook reportedly allows advertisers to exclude racial groups in housing ads (DIERSEN: As Democrats and RINOs increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things, soon, if not already, we will see signs that say “No Whites Wanted.”)
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/10/29/facebook-reportedly-allows-advertisers-to-exclude-racial-groups-in-housing-ads.html

NEWSMAX
— Pence: Comey Was ‘Pressured’ Not to Go Public Last Summer – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/mike-pence-james-comey-fbi-emails/2016/10/30/id/756026/

CBS NEWS
— Donald Trump offered Chris Christie vice president role before Mike Pence, sources say
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-offered-chris-christie-vice-president-role-before-mike-pence/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups crow about the successes that they have been having: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/30/what-do-conservatives-want-to-be/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Campaigns Scramble to Shape Race’s Final Days Amid Surprise FBI Email Probe Both sides focus on unexpected disclosure of additional emails on Hillary Clinton’s private server – FELICIA SCHWARTZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-trump-campaigns-turn-up-heat-to-shape-final-days-1477841003

TERRE HAUTE STAR TRIBUNE
— Social Security: Recognizing LGBT History Month (DIERSEN: Democrats run Social Security. Democrats promote LGBT activity. Soon, if not already, Social Security will stop hiring those who do not promote LGBT activity and fire its employees who do not promote LGBT activity. How soon will Social Security stop sending benefits to those who do not promote LGBT activity?)
http://www.tribstar.com/news/business_news/social-security-recognizing-lgbt-history-month/article_783545a8-2489-54a0-b8d1-f4dd1e86ad3b.html

LOS ANGELES LOYOLAN
— Berkeley students want their voices heard, end up being disruptive
http://www.laloyolan.com/opinion/berkeley-students-want-their-voices-heard-end-up-being-disruptive/article_b73e5fda-1d08-5e43-ad02-73b3ebe31aa3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 100 students involved in the Queer Alliance Resource Center and bridges Multicultural Resource Center at UC Berkeley protested the lack of adequate safe spaces for LGBT, and particularly transgender, students and students of color earlier this week by gathering in front of a bridge on the school’s campus and refusing to let people cross earlier this week. Instead, these students were forced to walk around the bridge into Strawberry Creek, a small ditch, to get to class.)

LOUISIANA RECORD
— Home Depot sued for alleged age discrimination – Michael Abella
http://louisianarecord.com/stories/511037116-home-depot-sued-for-alleged-age-discrimination

DAILY BEAST
— Vladimir Putin’s Campaign to Seduce, Subvert and Screw Over Western Democracies—Including Ours The Kremlin has the message and the cash to sweet talk every segment of the Western population, and we’re falling for it. – CHRISTOPHER DICKEY and ERIN ZALESKI (DIERSEN: Putin has a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats and RINOs do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/30/vladimir-putin-s-campaign-to-seduce-subvert-and-screw-over-western-democracies-including-ours.html

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout that you are racist if you did not vote for Obama in 2008 and 2012. Democrats shout that you are sexist if you do not vote for Clinton this year.)
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/30/is-america-more-racist-or-more-sexist-admittedly-its-a-tough-call/

October 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Married couples face split tickets – Evan Halper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republican men are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161030/281900182761424
— Trump accuses Clinton of ‘criminal action,’ predicts victory – Sean Sullivan, John Wagner, Anne Gearan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-accuses-clinton-emails-20161029-story.html
— Gay-rights, gun-violence prevention groups pull Kirk support – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-mark-kirk-endorsements-pulled-met-20161029-story.html
— Graveyards give you the spooks? Many homeowners like living near cemeteries – Leslie Mann (DIERSEN: Wheaton Cemetery (http://www.wheatoncemetery.org/) and St. Michael Cemetery (https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Michael-Cemetery/117332434952418) are both in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-1030-houses-near-cemeteries-20161027-story.html
— Judge Posner says quality of Supreme Court is ‘awful’ – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Have you ever argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner? I did in 1996. SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne. On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me and ruled that DOT’s exemption for cars over 10 years old was invalid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-judge-posner-supreme-court-chicago-inc-20161028-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban mayors lining up for big paydays – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-suburban-mayors-lining-up-for-big-paydays/
— Federal prosecutors in Chicago going hard on gun crimes – Zach Fardon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-federal-prosecutors-in-chicago-going-hard-on-gun-crimes/
— Vote to merge county offices, save money – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-to-merge-county-offices-save-money/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Sandra Bland to demonize, denigrate, and condemn police.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sandra-blands-mom-her-journey-from-west-side-to-national-stage/
— Rahm’s spin vs. City Hall’s plea for federal help – Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-rahms-spin-vs-city-halls-plea-for-federal-help/

DAILY HERALD
— Pot ballot drives put medical, recreational users at odds – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/business/310299876/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Non-Union Workers Awarded Bonuses From Rauner – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Are/were a union member? I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=228076#.WBX1DPorKM8

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Election 2016: In Central Illinois, energy key to presidential support – TONY REID (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do people vote for Democrats? ANSWER: They are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/election-in-central-illinois-energy-key-to-presidential-support/article_ad97d6a4-649b-50e9-806e-7fdd4822891b.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Costly Statehouse races highlight Illinois power struggle – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/costly-statehouse-races-highlight-illinois-power-struggle
— Why do state workers get Election Day off? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/why-do-state-workers-get-election-day-off
— Write-ins must register to count – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/sorry-mickey-mouse-write-ins-must-register-to-count

STATELINE
— Trump tears into U.S. judicial system Trump: ‘We’re living in a third-world country’ – CNN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how plaintiffs in civil lawsuits are improperly denied their right to a jury trial, that is, how plaintiffs are improperly denied their Seventh Amendment rights.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/trump-tears-into-us-judicial-system

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— No Endorsement For U.S. President
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-for-u-s-president/article_407bd749-81cf-5ba5-ac2f-7dbaf2514ecf.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Incumbency often spells election win – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/incumbency-often-spells-election-win/article_6050cf1e-dc8f-5f5e-a7fb-4cf6361eccbd.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— Funding limbo worries ag-education supporters – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/101902/funding-limbo-worries-ag-education-supporters

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— U.S. Rep. Mike Bost is best for 12th Congressional District – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article111130377.html

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Urban League hosts diversity, inclusion symposium (DIERSEN: To promote diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/urban-league-hosts-diversity-inclusion-symposium/article_5182d8e0-d021-5b95-b6ac-7ac480395bf9.html

DAILY ITEM
— Long, stressful journey for adoptive parents – Justin Strawser (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, for not becoming foster parents.)
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/long-stressful-journey-for-adoptive-parents/article_e62f5ae3-82ed-5842-b2dc-4bf52695d2cf.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Obama makes a promise about his wife Michelle Obama not planning on becoming candidate – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/obama-makes-a-promise-about-his-wife

CHICAGO PATCH
— Mark Kirk Loses Endorsements From 2 National Advocacy Groups The Human Rights Campaign and Americans for Responsible Solutions withdrew their support for the incumbent GOP senator Saturday. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/mark-kirk-loses-endorsement-largest-lgbt-rights-group-u-s

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois Council of Aging provides department updates – Lhalie Castillo (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all people promote age discrimination until age discrimination first harms them personally in a big way. Age discrimination first harmed me personally in a big way in 1974 when I was 25 years old. In the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male, the federal government wastes your career gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40. While I made GS-12 (currently $77,899) by age 25, I did not make GS-13 until I was 38. Because of that and because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the federal government forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511016934-illinois-council-of-aging-provides-department-updates

CAPITOL FAX
— Defiant Kirk responds *** HRC, Giffords’ group unendorse Sen. Kirk (DIERSEN: Illinois Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Dave Diersen on their press advisory and press release lists. Illinois Democrat and Democrat plant, Illinois Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Illinois Green and Green plant, and Illinois RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/29/hrc-giffords-group-unendorse-sen-kirk/

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Admin Chose ‘Hispanic Names’ For Cabinet Positions, Leaked Emails Reveal – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/29/obama-admin-chose-hispanic-names-for-cabinet-positions-leaked-emails-reveal/

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Homeless Woman Defending Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star Attacked By Crowd – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/homeless-woman-defending-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-attacked-by-crowd/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Place of Race in Air Traffic Control – Dan Subotnik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, to give preference to young minorities and to young females, the federal government has lowered its hiring and promotion standards, made those standards less objective, and made those standards more subjective.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/the_place_of_race_in_air_traffic_control.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since we cannot be sure that the FAA can be trusted to put safety first, its initial mandate, one has to wonder whether diversity might be weighted too heavily. The larger point here is that the FAA has not been straight with us. The first order of FAA business then should be to explain itself in full. Has technology replaced the need for technical skill? If the FAA continues to stonewall, we are left with the kind of government arrogance that rallies people to Donald Trump and, to the extent that the FAA is training people who may not have competitive skills, to a distinct sense of foreboding. Dan Subotnik, Professor at Touro Law School, is author of “Toxic Diversity, Race, Gender, and Law Talk” (NYU) and many articles (the latest in Academic Questions).)

BREITBART
— Matthews: Hillary Won’t Change If She Wins, the Clintons Will Sell the Lincoln Bedroom Again – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/10/27/matthews-hillary-wont-change-if-she-wins-the-clintons-will-sell-the-lincoln-bedroom-again/#ixzz4OUVKJC4b&f

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— 2 U.S. Christian High School Football Teams (Aurora Central Catholic High School and the Wheaton Academy in West Chicago) Banned From Public Prayer Before Playoff Game – Andre Mitchell
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/religious.high.schools.in.illinois.banned.from.public.prayer.before.sporting.event/99269.htm

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— We Will Overcome (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TALK AND ACT LIKE THEY WILL OVERCOME THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/10/30/we-will-overcome/

COLLEGE FIX
— Student petition wants University Texas conservative group kicked off campus for affirmative action bake sale – DAVE HUBER (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, wanted the federal government to kick me out a) because I was a Republican, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I was not a veteran, d) because I was not a minority, e) because I was not a female, f) because I did not get promoted fast enough, and g) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29713/

POLITICO
— Human Rights Campaign revokes Mark Kirk endorsement – Rebecca Morin
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/human-rights-campaign-revokes-mark-kirk-endorsement-230495

HUFFINGTON POST
— Robert Scheer And Amy Trask Discuss Gender, Race And Profit In The World Of Professional Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/robert-scheer-and-amy-tra_b_12703548.html?section=us_politics

NBC NEWS
— Human Rights Campaign Withdraws Kirk Endorsement After Racially-Charged Comment – IRIN CARMON
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/human-rights-campaign-withdraws-kirk-endorsement-after-racially-charged-comment-n675146

NEW YORK TIMES
— I Registered to Vote… For This? – EMMA ROLLER (DIERSEN: To get those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors to vote for Democrats, Democrats promise to give preference to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/i-registered-to-votefor-this.html
— In Defense of Politics, Now More Than Ever – Peter Wehner (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree in political science? Because I do not, of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because of that. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the last almost 18 years of which for GAO auditing many federal agencies, and the last 11 years of that at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427. Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and fundraisers, and I served as MTRCC’s webmaster for 6 years. Further, I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/in-defense-of-politics-now-more-than-ever.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who wants felons to vote? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/agreed-serve-your-time-cast-your-ballot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/the-dangers-of-donald-trump.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/emails-with-my-favorite-trump-supporter.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/why-trump-stays-afloat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps get someone to argue that “America, Your Election Is Not Rigged.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/america-your-election-is-not-rigged.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CALIFORNIA TIGHTENS: Poverty in Unexpected Places – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/poverty-in-unexpected-places.html
— Richer but Not Better Off – EDUARDO PORTER (DIERSEN: According to this article, Mexicans are nowhere as poor as Democrats and RINOs want you to believe.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/richer-but-not-better-off.html
— Growing Up Poor in America The presidential candidates should be talking about poverty. Here’s why. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: Have you or your parents ever been poor? Neither I nor my parents have ever been poor. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me and my parents, denigrate me and my parents, and condemn me and my parents as being people who were born with silver spoons in their mouths and who have always been privileged. One could argue that my mother, who was born in 1924, raised on a farm, and never attended high school, was poor until she married my father.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/3-tvs-and-no-food-growing-up-poor-in-america.html
— An Activist for the Poor Joins Pepsi’s Board. Is That Ethical? – DAVID GELLES (DIERSEN: What do activists for the poor think of you? Activists for the poor have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/an-activist-for-the-poor-joins-pepsis-board-is-that-ethical.html
— Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed – David L. Kirp (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, did those around you believe that you were “college material?” Few around me believed that a) because neither my parents nor any of my ancestors had attended college, b) because my father was only the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and c) because my mother had never attended high school.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/nudges-that-help-struggling-students-succeed.html
— ‘I Live in a Lie’: Saudi Women Speak Up – MONA EL-NAGGAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women.html
— No Kegs, No Liquor: College Crackdown Targets Drinking and Sexual Assault Dozens of universities have introduced stricter rules on alcohol, especially at fraternities. We sent reporters to five campuses to examine the new measures. (DIERSEN: Did you want to “go away” to college so that you could drink booze, smoke pot, have sex, and party? I did not.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/us/college-crackdown-drinking-sexual-assault.html

BLOOMBERG
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Some Cities Want Their Noncitizen Immigrants to Vote San Francisco considers opening up local elections to newcomers. – Caroline Winter
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-28/some-cities-want-their-immigrants-to-vote

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Trump: Dems commit voter fraud, ‘We don’t do that stuff’ – John Siciliano
http://gazette.com/trump-dems-commit-voter-fraud-we-dont-do-that-stuff/article/1588989

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate Whites and that they hate America.
http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/10/whos-a-white-nationalist-readers-weigh-in/505877/

THE SUN
— SAME-SEX ROW IN RUSSIA Vladimir Putin aide’s controversial daughter, 18, sparks outrage by claiming ‘same-sex couples should keep their love secret’ Elizaveta Peskova also added she hates the sight of lesbians showing public affection – SARA KAMOUNI
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2074929/vladimir-putin-aides-controversial-daughter-18-sparks-outrage-by-claiming-same-sex-couples-should-keep-their-love-secret/

COURIER MAIL
— Status quo is no option when it comes to child protection – Lindsay Wegener
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/opinion-status-quo-is-no-option-when-it-comes-to-child-protection/news-story/51e0caa79c631d4151f33aae58101620

October 29 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats should ask Clinton to step aside – John Kass (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality who have been far more critical of Trump than they have been of Obama or of Clinton?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-hillary-clinton-emails-kass-1030-20161028-column.html
— Tribune readers offer suggestions for a Schoolchild’s Bill of Rights – Editorial (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use your grade school education against you? Mine hint/imply/argue/shout that my attending Trinity Lutheran grade school in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 a) made me far “too conservative” and b) proves that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-schoolchild-bill-of-rights-plan-of-chicago-edit-20161027-story.html
— Clinton pushes back against ‘unprecedented’ new FBI review of emails
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-campaign-fbi-email-investigation-20161029-story.html
— Renewed FBI Clinton probe also shakes races for Senate control – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-campaign-senate-ddd34266-9e06-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086-20161029-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump pounces on Clinton email woes as her team pushes back – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-pounces-on-clinton-email-woes-as-her-team-pushes-back/
— Illinois Democrats determined to use Trump against Republicans – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: If you are not helping elect Trump, you are helping elect Clinton. No one who helps elect Clinton should be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government office or political office as a Republican.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-democrats-determined-to-use-trump-against-republicans/
— DREAMers can’t vote, so they seek help to block Trump – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-with-no-vote-of-their-own-dreamers-seek-help-to-block-trump/
— His accounting business has boomed since becoming Chicago Heights mayor – BGA
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-heights-mayor-david-gonzalez-gets-more-business-since-election-hdo-bga/
— Woman missing from Albany Park group home
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/woman-missing-from-albany-park-group-home/

DAILY HERALD
— Clinton, Trump well down list of ‘inspirational’ leaders – Jim Davis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/discuss/161028660/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What the Illinois comptroller race is really about – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161029/ISSUE05/310299991/munger-mendoza-race-for-illinois-comptroller-is-all-about-rauner
— Naperville is no ‘ghost town’ – STEVE CHIRICO, Mayor, Naperville
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161029/ISSUE07/310299997/letters-naperville-is-no-ghost-town
— Chicago’s top law firms lack diversity—and clients are starting to notice – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: These firms should consider bringing in Charles Bowsher. While he ran GAO 1981-1996, he had great success getting rid of the agency’s employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161029/ISSUE01/310299994/chicagos-top-law-firms-lack-diversity-and-clients-are-starting-to

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 9 on Sangamon County Board opt out of pension system – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161026/bernard-schoenburg-9-on-sangamon-county-board-opt-out-of-pension-system
— Republican Party needs to revert to nominating Republicans – George Will
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161026/george-will-republican-party-needs-to-revert-to-nominating-republicans

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois write-ins must register to count – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161029/illinois-write-ins-must-register-to-count

WJBD RADIO
— Donald Trump Slams ‘Sleaze’ Anthony Weiner – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/29/donald-trump-slams-sleaze-anthony-weiner
— Biden: Trump Has Made Presidential Campaign ‘So Crude’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/29/biden-trump-has-made-presidential-campaign-so-crude

WSIL TV
— Trump pounces on Clinton email woes as her team pushes back – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33511833/clinton-campaign-comey-statement-long-on-innuendo

LOUIS TODAY
— Endorsement: For U.S. Senate in Illinois, Democrat Tammy Duckworth
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-for-u-s-senate-in-illinois-democrat-tammy-duckworth/article_e3d091fe-25d6-552c-8a63-e89e12a13e74.html

CHICAGO NOW
— What’s with all the attacks on Megyn Kelly? – James Kirk Wall (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who promotes Kelly? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/an-atheist-in-illinois/2016/10/whats-with-all-the-attacks-on-megyn-kelly/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Villa Park Board considers increasing liquor licenses – Philip Gonzales
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511017669-villa-park-board-considers-increasing-liquor-licenses

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— The Left Blatantly Violates Election Law, and Will Get Away With It – Jim Lakely (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://blog.heartland.org/2016/10/the-left-blatantly-violates-election-law-and-will-obviously-get-away-with-it/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHICH CANDIDATES WILL YOU BE PROMOTING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS WEEKEND?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/which-candidates-will-you-be-promoting-in-your-neighborhood-this-weekend.html
— SCHAKOWSKY’S HEADACHES CONTINUE OVER HUSBAND’S DIRTY CAMPAIGN TRICKS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/schakowskys-headaches-continue-over-husbands-dirty-campaign-tricks.html
— MENDOZA’S FLOWERY WORDS FOR SPEAKER MADIGAN COME BACK TO HAUNT HER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/mendozas-flowery-words-for-speaker-madigan-come-back-to-haunt-her.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 FLASHBACK: Exhibits You Won’t Find in the New National Museum of African American History and Culture, Part 1 – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/exhibits-you-wont-find-in-the-new-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-part-1/
— SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 FLASHBACK: Exhibits You Won’t Find in the New National Museum of African American History and Culture, Part 2 – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/exhibits-you-wont-find-in-the-new-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-part-2/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Is College a Root Cause of Unemployment? – Justin Dent (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I never was “college material,” that I am not “college material,” and that I never will be “college material.’ They demonize, denigrate, and condemn the colleges that I earned degrees from – NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/10/29/is_college_a_root_cause_of_unemployment_132197.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here’s Exactly Why A Vote For Trump Is Vote Against LGBTQ Rights A Trump/Pence presidency would be devastating for the queer community. – Kira Brekke
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/heres-exactly-why-a-vote-for-trump-is-vote-against-lgbtq-rights_us_58110a32e4b0390e69cdface
— GOP Senator Loses Key Endorsement Over Anti-Asian Jab Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk apologized for his remark about Tammy Duckworth’s heritage, but the Human Rights Campaign did not find him sincere. – Michael McAuliff
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-kirk-endorsement-anti-asian_us_581506a6e4b0390e69d0abed
— Human Rights Campaign Compounds Mistake; Refuses to Rescind Kirk Endorsement – Peter Rosenstein
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-d-rosenstein/hrc-compounds-mistake-ref_b_12703924.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Questions Veracity of Ballot Counting in Colorado – NICK CORASANITIO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/us/politics/donald-trump-ballots-colorado.html
— Tarred by Trump, Paul Ryan Tries to Safeguard Both Party and Job – EMMARIE HUETTEMAN (DIERSEN: Who tars you? The following tar me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/us/politics/trump-paul-ryan-gop-campaign.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump alleges not all mail-in ballots are counted
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-claims-not-all-mail-in-ballots-are-counted/2016/10/29/022b979e-9e1b-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086_video.html
— Trump accuses Clinton of ‘criminal action,’ predicts victory: ‘The silent majority is back’ – Sean Sullivan, John Wagner and Anne Gearan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-campaign-leaders-say-comey-acted-unfairly-and-perhaps-improperly/2016/10/29/d50bd28e-9dec-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html
— Trump boasts about his philanthropy. But his giving falls short of his words. – David A. Fahrenthold (DIERSEN: What do you give to others? I give GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails every morning and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. What do you say to those who always read those emails but who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn those emails and me as being worthless because I am not paid to be your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-boasts-of-his-philanthropy-but-his-giving-falls-short-of-his-words/2016/10/29/b3c03106-9ac7-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html

HERALD SUN
— Clinton fans assault black woman backing Trump – Andrew Bolt
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/blogs/andrew-bolt/clinton-fans-assault-black-woman-backing-trump/news-story/3f4c3757b3b63f4d2df6f528649b5435

BOSTON GLOBE
— OUTSTANDING: Archdiocese gives $850,000 to fight marijuana bid – Jim O’Sullivan
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/28/archdiocese-spend-against-marijuana-legalization/qtCwVY4ViWjRFwOvcyveeK/story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Archdiocese backs pot foes with contribution of $850G – Brian Dowling
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/10/archdiocese_backs_pot_foes_with_contribution_of_850g

RECORDER
— Opponents of legal pot see more drugged driving, harm to youth – TOM RELIHAN
http://www.recorder.com/What-s-the-downside-to-legalizing-marijuana-5161644

ABA JOURNAL
— Fired general counsel sues for alleged gender and age bias, claims pay talk was banned – DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fired_general_counsel_sues_for_alleged_gender_and_age_bias_claims_pay_talk

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Gay Group Criticized For Its Continued Support Of Mark Kirk After Racist Remark – CARLOS SANTOSCOY
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/23527/Gay_Group_Criticized_For_Its_Continued_Support_Of_Mark_Kirk_After_Racist_Remark

SLATE
— Human Rights Campaign Finally Withdraws Kirk Endorsement Following Racist Comment – Mark Joseph Stern
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/10/29/human_rights_campaign_finally_withdraws_mark_kirk_endorsement.html

October 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Are we afraid to put up election signs? – Karen Schlabach, Glen Ellyn (DIERSEN: If you do not display a Clinton/Kaine sign in your front yard, does that mean that you have already voted for Trump/Pence or that will vote for Trump/Pence?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/discuss/161028739/
(FROM THE LETTER: Here it is, less than 30 days until the most contentious presidential campaign that I can remember, yet driving through the Glen Ellyn and Wheaton areas I have seen just one election sign and that was for Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine. I personally think this election is so negative that no one wants to have a sign in their yard declaring which candidate they choose. I believe they are afraid of a brick or worse, being thrown through their window. Good thing the election booths are private.)
— Trump is our last line of defense – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161028/discuss/161028771/
(FROM THE LETTER: The shameless “Borking” of Trump has become nonstop since he became the Republican presidential nominee, fostered by print media and TV networks which have unabashedly joined forces with the Democratic Party. Trump, not of the establishment, would shake up the status quo and the power and money that flows to those who support the globalist agenda of the rich and powerful working behind the scenes to control this nation’s destiny. How will Hillary’s call for (1) open borders as a portal through which flow murderers, drugs, drug lords, cartels, and hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and (2) extending a welcome mat to thousands of un-vetted Syrians for whom we could query our database until the cows come home and yet find nothing if no records exist? Keep Americans safe? Hillary can’t even define who the enemy is, and she supports the Iran Nuclear deal travesty. Spineless establishment Republicans created the Trump movement, giving Obama the upper hand to leave this nation with a $20 trillion-plus unsustainable debt and a dismal economy. Obama is on track to be the only U.S. president in history who fails to deliver a single year of GDP 3 percent-plus economic growth, his, a dismal overall 1.55 percent rate. Hillary’s announcement to raise taxes on the rich will cripple business expansion, a job creator, and stifle GDP growth. Trump is the last line of defense against a continuation of Obama’s failed policies through a Hillary administration. Hillary’s Supreme Court appointees would render the Second Amendment (gun rights) meaningless and imperil religious liberty. Trump desires to help this country and is committed to secure our freedom and restore our nation’s greatness, militarily and economically.)
— Once worried about drones, Naperville now sees benefits – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/business/161028617/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County coroner discusses ‘heavy weight’ of job, running unopposed – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-coroner-st-1030-20161028-story.html
— Walsh seeks fourth term as Will County executive – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-races-st-1030-20161028-story.html
— Naperville Newcomer of the Month: Carolyn Klein (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your municipality? I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 when I was 29 years old. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Religion is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton who continue to viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a newcomer. They stress that unlike me, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, etc. grew up in Wheaton, that they grew up in Wheaton, that they attended grade schools and high schools in Wheaton, that they are members of churches in Wheaton, that they attend services in Wheaton churches, that they give money to churches in Wheaton, that they raised their children in Wheaton, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-newcomer-month-naperville-st-1030-20161028-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-time-to-move-on-from-the-trump-reality-show/

SOUTHERN
— Final exam: Officials test voting equipment ahead of Nov. 8 election K. JANIS ESCH (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://thesouthern.com/elections/final-exam-officials-test-voting-equipment-ahead-of-nov-election/article_a6778357-74eb-55d4-bf6f-85a120a1819e.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Chicagoans are seeing so many TV ads in state races – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161028/NEWS02/161029807/why-chicagoans-are-seeing-so-many-tv-ads-in-state-races

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Home Prices Lose Value in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=228051#.WBRnm_orKM8

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Election campaign tame compared to the debacle of 1968 – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: What were you doing in November of 1968? I was a full-time UIC student and a part-time Park Forest Post Office employee. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete and I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20161029/chuck-sweeny-election-campaign-tame-compared-to-debacle-of-1968
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, as crazy as this year’s campaign seems, I’m not afraid the country will crack up. In 1968, as a student about to enter the University of Illinois Chicago, I really did fear for what would happen to the U.S.A. Both the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy had been assassinated that spring; there were riots in many cities; 500,000 U.S. troops were in Vietnam; college campuses were in turmoil and people like me wondered, “Can anybody here operate this place?” Chicago’s reputation as a political convention location was ruined. Between 1860 and 1968, Chicago hosted 14 Republican and 10 Democratic presidential nominating conventions. Since 1968, the Republicans have not been back. Democrats did come back finally, but not until 1996. I covered that and let me tell you, Mayor Richard M. Daley, son of Richard J. Daley, must have sent all his cops to charm school. They were the friendliest folks in uniform since Captain Kangaroo.)

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Spineless lawmakers at core of budget problem – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-spineless-lawmakers-at-core-of-budget-problem/article_d78bdb32-007d-556d-a0a7-612ee49b1300.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Budget crisis shadow darkens more doors The state’s ongoing budget crisis casts its shadow on Sauk Valley Community College and the Lee-Ogle Transportation System. The number of people personally affected by Illinois’ financial woes seems destined to increase. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/27/what-we-think-budget-crisis-shadow-darkens-more-doors/axvr2ec/

TIMES
— Money fuels Skoog-Long race – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/money-fuels-skoog-long-race/article_ee17212e-3450-5d96-936f-aae04190d8c4.html
— Taxes, age issues in 75th District state rep race – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/taxes-age-issues-in-th-district-state-rep-race/article_93acc6ab-9d91-538a-b4d1-9be5374f97f2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shugart has made Welter’s youth an issue in the campaign. At 49, she is nearly double his age. She contends life experience makes for better lawmakers. “Surviving through adversity builds character, knowledge and the ability to understand people,” she said. Welter countered his age was no problem, especially given his experience in government. He said Shugart’s criticism was “discouraging” for young people. “It doesn’t matter how old you are. When I came prepared, people started listening to me. You don’t get to be Grundy County chairman, the youngest in the state at the time, without building coalitions. I had Democrats and Republicans support me.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Auditor Dispute In Champaign County – HUNTER MCKEE (DIERSEN: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My license (#065012844) has been inactive since 2000. Since 2000, I have focused on Illinois Republican politics.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/auditor-dispute-in-champaign-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: George Danos, who is running for Champaign County Auditor, had some comments to say about his opponent and current auditor, John Farney. He suggests that Farney violated an Illinois Public Act by falsely stating his chief deputy auditor was a certified accountant. He said that this violates the Illinois law by not having an active license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Farney called these allegations false and said his chief deputy auditor is highly qualified. “I really find it disappointing and disturbing that my opponent is dragging her good name through the mud,” said Farney. “I find it appalling that he would expose one of his employees to professional risk, she is under the discipline of the profession we share, he’s not an accountant and shows no such risk,” explains Danos. But Danos also included that Farney does have a comprehensive financial report where he incorrectly puts the designation CPA.)

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— SUCCESS in Naperville (DIERSEN: Are you successful? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I have never been successful. They stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and that for a non-veteran White male federal employee like me to be successful, you must make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40. They shout that because federal employees are stupid and lazy, my not making GS-13 until I was 38 and my being forced to retire when I was 49 proves that I am extremely stupid and lazy.)
http://www.nctv17.com/success-in-naperville/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of six African-American professionals in fields ranging from government to medicine to entertainment spoke to a group of Jefferson Junior High students as part of their first SUCCESS Career Day. Assistant Principal Jeremy Christian praised the event. “It helped to really give them a visual of what it’s like to be successful,” he said. “A lot of times African-American students, especially in Naperville, they don’t have something that’s positive to look to because they don’t see anyone that looks like them, so our goal today was to offer them alternatives, giving them some tangible people or tangible things to look at, processes and systems where they can kind of mimic their pathway to their future.” SUCCESS, which stands for “School Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students,” focuses on empowering black and other minority students to achieve greatness. This was the first SUCCESS event at Jefferson, which has around 70 black students out of their nearly 900 total, a sense of minority that panelists addressed.)
— Naperville Could See Changes in Property Taxes
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-could-see-changes-in-property-taxes/

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Governor Sanguinetti and Sen. Rose visit campus – Gillian Dunlop
http://dailyillini.com/featured/2016/10/28/lieutenant-governor-sanguinetti-senator-rose-visit-campus/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Eyewitness Details of Huntley Voting Machine Malfunction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/28/eyewitness-details-of-huntley-voting-machine-malfunction/
— Voting Advice
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/28/message-of-the-day-voting-advice/
— Want to Get Started in a Race You Can Win?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/27/want-to-get-started-in-a-race-you-can-win/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Steve Skidmore, Crawford Co. Coroner Candidate, Lied About Arrest Record – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/steve-skidmore-crawford-co-coroner-candidate-lied-about-arrest-record/

GOPUSA
— State Dept Told ‘Friendly’ AP Reporters About Missing Hillary Emails Before Congress (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and a) who do not want me to know about their events and their other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events and their other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their events and their other activities?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16516
— Fisher-Price apologizes to mom disgusted by ‘girl’ toys (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16455
— Opening a floodgate of asylum seekers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16449
— Victims: Gays Claim Philly’s Gayborhood is Racist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16458

FOX NEWS
— Trump says he’s put $10M into campaign, knocks lack of ‘leadership support’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/28/trump-says-hes-put-10m-into-campaign-knocks-lack-leadership-support.html

BLAZE
— Poll: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a statistical tie – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/29/poll-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-are-in-a-statistical-tie/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Reacts to Hillary Clinton’s FBI News Conference: ‘Another Clinton Lie’ – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/28/donald-trump-reacts-hillary-clintons-fbi-news-conference-another-clinton-lie/

TOWNHALL
— The High-Tech Lynching Of Donald Trump – Jeff Crouere
http://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2016/10/29/the-hightech-lynching-of-donald-trump-n2238306

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Will Trump be the GOP’s ‘wrecking ball’? – SUSAN FERRECHIO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/will-trump-be-the-gops-wrecking-ball/article/2605938

POLITICO
— National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 2 points – Steven Shepard
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-abc-wapo-poll-230488
— Trump accuses Clinton of politicizing FBI investigation – Ben Schreckinger (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government. How many Obama-appointed federal employees see themselves being dumped by Clinton? If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would have promoted me beyond GS-13, they would have assigned me to audits of IRS, and they would not have forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would not have disallowed my education deductions, and they would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and they would not have disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-fbi-donald-trump-politicization-230485

THE HILL
— RNC: New FBI review of Clinton emails ‘stunning development’ – Julian Hattem
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/national-security/303322-rnc-new-fbi-review-of-clinton-emails-stunning-development
— Trump gives $10 million to campaign – Harper Neidig
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303277-trump-gives-10-million-to-campaign-wont-commit-to-100
— Trump: Powerful message more important than flawed messenger – Cain Pence
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/303234-trump-powerful-message-more-important-than-the

HUFFINGTON POST
— NRCC Ad Trashing Donald Trump Hurts Paul Ryan, Conservatives Say Even if it isn’t the speaker’s fault. – Matt Fuller
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservatives-nrcc-ad-paul-ryan_us_5813758ee4b064e1b4b1f451

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Older Voters Carry Clout But Don’t Like Choices – LIZETTE ALVAREZ (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. Should I write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO PROMOTE AGE DISCRIMINATION?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/us/florida-voters-2016-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/opinion/campaign-stops/a-final-plea-to-trumps-america.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teachers Union Head Brings Political Clout to Bear for Hillary Clinton National Education Association chief Lily Eskelsen García takes campaign to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump personally – BRODY MULLINS and MELANIE TROTTMAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are filled with hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-union-head-brings-political-clout-to-bear-for-hillary-clinton-1477647006
— The Big Winners and Losers in America’s Social Security System Low earners often get more from Social Security benefits than they pay in, while high earners get less. One-income couples also fare better – LAURA SAUNDERS (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-big-winners-and-losers-in-americas-social-security-system-1477647007
— Hillary Clinton’s Forgotten Career: Corporate Lawyer For 15 years she defended big companies for the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas, a chapter all but excised from her official story – LAURA MECKLER and PETER NICHOLAS (DIERSEN: What do you excise from your official story? I excise nothing. I worked for GAO 1980-1997 and at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels 1986-1997, currently $92,632-$120,427. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels 1974-1980, currently $77,899-$88,286.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-forgotten-career-corporate-lawyer-1477674562

MIAMI HERALD
— FBI’s new Clinton investigation could upend presidential race – ANITA KUMAR, DAVID GOLDSTEIN AND DAVID LIGHTMAN
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article111077017.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Hillary Clinton lead over Donald Trump continues to shrink, down to just 2 points – Meg Wagner
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-lead-donald-trump-continues-shrink-article-1.2850111

FORTUNE
— A Woman Was Arrested for Voter Fraud. It Was a Donald Trump Supporter She was afraid her first ballot for would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton – Mahita Gajanan (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://fortune.com/2016/10/29/trump-supporter-voter-fraud/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Des Moines, Iowa, arrested a woman on suspicion of voting twice in the general election. Terri Lynn Rote, a registered Republican, is accused of submitting ballot at two different early voting stations, the Des Moines Register reports. Rote told Iowa Public Radio that she was afraid her first ballot for Donald Trump would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton. “I wasn’t planning on doing it twice, it was spur of the moment,” she said. “The polls are rigged.” Polls being “rigged” has become a common refrain in Trump’s campaign, as the Republican nominee has repeatedly insisted that voter fraud is common. “Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day,” Trump tweeted on Oct. 17. “Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive!” Rote was arrested Thursday on a first-degree election misconduct charge, which is a Class D felony. She was released Friday on a $5,000 bond.)

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/economic-anxiety-isnt-behind-trump-or-brexit-2016-10-28

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Want to Attract a Millennial Worker? Give ‘Em a Gift Card Perks work. – Kristen Bahler (DIERSEN: Did your employers reimburse their employees for tuition for job-related courses? My employers did not except for some small token amounts by GAO. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that to justify their not taking job-related courses. Instead, they focused on destroying employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://time.com/money/4548939/millennial-worker-gift-card/
— New Federal Rules Could Make It Easier to Escape Your Student Loans – Kim Clark
http://time.com/money/4550040/student-loan-fraud-discharge-rules/

DAILY KOS
— Mark Kirk’s birther-style racist attack on Tammy Duckworth was nothing new from the GOP – Laura Clawson (DIERSEN: What about Kirk’s attacks on Trump?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/28/1587830/-Mark-Kirk-s-birther-style-racist-attack-on-Tammy-Duckworth-was-nothing-new-from-the-GOP
— Mark Kirk’s slur of Tammy Duckworth – oh, so Republican – Charles Ray (DIERSEN: What about Kirk’s slurs on Trump?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/28/1588082/-Mark-Kirk-s-slur-of-Tammy-Duckworth-oh-so-Republican

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans always shout a) that Republicans discourage Democrats from voting and b) that everyone who does not vote would have voted for Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2016/oct/29/voter-turnout-us-election-2016-register

RASMUSSEN
— Hey Lefties: Hillary is Not Your Friend – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: Hillary hints/implies/argues/shouts at lefties that she will use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_ted_rall/hey_lefties_hillary_is_not_your_friend