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December 10 Morning Edition

NORTHWEST HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: McHenry County state’s attorney asks local lawmakers to vote against marijuana legalization (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead against marijuana legalization in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? I am with them. Please ask them to contact me at diersen@aol.com or 630-653-0462.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/05/mchenry-county-states-attorney-asks-local-lawmakers-to-vote-against-marijuana-legalization/axcnmfo/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Companies navigate new employee activism – Michelle Cheng (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-companies-navigate-employee-activism-20181204-story.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are you a precinct committeeman/captain? Have you been charged with voter suppression? What powers to precinct committeemen/captains have to suppress voters? What about Republican committeemen/captains who fail/refuse to encourage voters in their precinct who are Republican and Independent to vote?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-north-carolina-voter-fraud-20181207-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Swift-selling models a buffer for local automaking As several factors threaten to upend the industry, the popularity of the Illinois-made Ford Explorer and Jeep Cherokee bodes well for jobs in the state. – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/swift-selling-models-buffer-local-automaking

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Kinzinger on Trump allegations: ‘we’re worried’
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/gop-rep-on-trump-allegations-we-re-worried/video_748aefd6-011a-5ec9-81fe-2a16b3a072e4.html
— Mendoza’s decision to run for mayor puts state in bad spot – Editorial
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-mendoza-s-decision-to-run-for-mayor-puts-state/article_da5cfadc-d232-5c82-9cfe-f71b94af7f6d.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2018-12-09/the-law-qa-laws-evolving-cannabis-possession.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ official pension shortfall worsens to $134 billion despite strong markets, increased contributions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-official-pension-shortfall-worsens-to-134-billion-despite-strong-markets-increased-contributions/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Illinois counties with lowest home affordability indexes
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/by-the-numbers-illinois-counties-with-lowest-home-affordability-indexes/article_18bdc2fa-f96f-11e8-ab23-cfe23352aa1e.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE BAILOUTS AT TEN: I TOLD YOU SO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, GM, Ford, and Chrysler, and those who own GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles, are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/the-bailouts-at-ten-i-told-you-so.html
— SHOULD WE MOVE AWAY FROM EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE? (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not have employer-sponsored health insurance. They are beyond furious that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/should-we-move-away-from-employer-sponsored-insurance.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans load up spending bill before Democrats take House control – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/9/republicans-load-spending-bill-democrats-take-hous/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Illinois raking in abortion from other states While the United States saw a drop in the abortion rate in the last reporting period, Illinois registered an increase — and one pro-life leader in Chicago believes it could go even higher. – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2018/12/10/illinois-raking-in-abortion-from-other-states

 

CNS NEWS
— U.S. Opposes U.N. Effort to Advance a Global Framework on Migration – Including Illegal Immigration – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/us-opposes-un-effort-advance-global-framework-migration-including

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— White Privilege and Illegal Immigration – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/white_privilege_and_illegal_immigration.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Unfettered Immigration Will Have ‘Drastic Implications’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/johnnegroponte-illegalimmigration-borderwall/2018/12/09/id/893731/

 

TOWNHALL
— Americans, Learn From The Yellow Jackets: Stop Running And Start Fighting Back – Arthur Schaper (DIERSEN: Under Pritzker, the Democrats who run Illinois will dramatically increase their efforts to dive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/12/10/americans-learn-from-the-yellow-jackets-stop-running-and-start-fighting-back-n2537215
— America’s Trojan Horses Are Sacking Us From Within – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2018/12/10/americas-trojan-horses-sacking-us-from-within-n2537206
— Piling on Racism Accusations to Take Down a Conservative State Legislator – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/12/10/piling-on-racism-accusations-to-take-down-a-conservative-state-legislator-n2537207

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SILICON VALLEY MORPHING INTO THE MORALITY POLICE Adriana Cohen warns about Trojan horse deciding our next presidential election
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/silicon-valley-morphing-into-the-morality-police/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s the goliath problem: Who gets to define what words and phrases protected under the First Amendment constitute hate – a catchall word that is often ascribed to any offensive speech someone simply doesn’t like? Will Christians who don’t support abortion rights or having their tax dollars go toward Planned Parenthood be considered purveyors of hate for denying women the right to choose? Will millions of Americans who support legal immigration, as opposed to illegal immigration, be labeled xenophobes or racists and be banned from the digital world? Yes and yes. How do we know? It’s already happening, as scores of conservatives nationwide are being shadow banned and/or censored on social media, YouTube, Google and beyond. Their crime? Running afoul of leftist Silicon Valley executives who demand conformity of thought and simply won’t tolerate any viewpoint that strays from their rigid political orthodoxy.)
— WOULD DEMOCRATS WRECK AMERICA TO WIN IN 2020? Lowell Ponte slams revolting leftist tactics to prevail at any cost
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/would-democrats-wreck-america-to-win-in-2020/

 

BREITBART
— Poll: 6-in-7 GOP Voters Say Minorities Favored over White Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/09/poll-6-7-gop-voters-minorities-favored/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the opposite end of the political spectrum, 87 percent of Democrat voters in the midterm elections say white Americans are favored in the U.S. over minorities. Only 12 percent of Democrat voters say minorities are favored over white Americans today. The poll is an indication, again, of a Republican Party that is increasingly made up of a white working- and middle-class majority that feel disenfranchised due to country’s mass immigration policy of importing more than a million legal immigrants a year, while at the same time, having their jobs outsourced to foreign countries through the globalization of the country’s economy. Polling and the recent midterm elections show, yet again, little-to-no support for economic libertarianism with GOP voters overwhelmingly in support of President Donald Trump’s economic nationalism. For example, while the New York Times has complained that states with a white American majority pose “an array of problems,” the process known as “chain migration” — whereby newly naturalized citizens can bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S. with them — has imported more than nine million foreign nationals since 2005. As Breitbart News reported, if chain migration is not ended — as President Trump has demanded — the U.S. electorate will forever be changed, with between seven to eight million new foreign-born individuals being eligible to vote because of chain migration, and overall, an additional 15 million new foreign-born voters. Simultaneously, illegal immigration next year is on track to soar to the highest level in a decade, with a potential 600,000 border crossers expected. Meanwhile, free trade with China has eliminated or outsourced about 3.5 million American jobs since 2001. Polling this year found that a majority of GOP voters say free trade has hurt the U.S. and cost Americans their jobs.)
— Global Governance Advances: Divided UN to Adopt Migration Pact – Simon Kent
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/divided-un-to-adopt-global-migration-pact/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters focus on destroying Black Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420498-juan-williams-nowhere-to-go-for-black-republicans

 

NBC NEWS & CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-caravan-problem-isn-t-which-people-are-coming-ncna945816
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-migrant-family-apprehensions-rise-november-customs-border-protection-report-today-2018-12-09/

 

CBS NEWS
— The longest hatred: Anti-Semitism on the rise (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most, and at times, virtually all of my supervisors and superiors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to them a) that I was 100% German-American and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, d) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, e) that I no longer attended church services, and f) that I no longer gave money to a church.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-semitism-on-the-rise/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Hearing to Preview Democrats’ Strategy on Big Tech – Cecilia Kang and Daisuke Wakabayashi (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want Google to do even more to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/technology/google-hearing-to-preview-democrats-strategy-on-big-tech.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Censors at Random The social network’s rules on political advertising burden nonprofits and are impossible to understand. – Daniel Gallant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-censors-at-random-1544395970
— Democratic Attorneys General to Bolster Fight Against Trump’s Agenda Election gains embolden state officials on suits over health care, environment, president’s business – Ken Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-attorneys-general-to-bolster-fight-against-trumps-agenda-1544437800

— States Boost Access to Retirement Plans, Seeking to Close Savings Gap – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-boost-access-to-retirement-plans-seeking-to-close-savings-gap-1544284801
— For the Best Financial Advice, Ask Somebody as Uninformed as You – Matthew Kassel (DIERSEN: How informed are you about financial matters? I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-the-best-financial-advice-as-somebody-as-uninformed-as-you-1544195745

 

USA TODAY
— China’s deadliest export to America: fentanyl – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a country, you send deadly drugs into that county. China, Mexico, etc. send deadly drugs into America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/09/china-deadliest-export-fentanyl-editorials-debates/2229428002/

 

FED SMITH
— Presidents and the Federal Workforce – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress the many adverse actions that the federal government took against me while Republicans were President and/or Speaker of the House. Johnson was President while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. Nixon was President while I worked for IRS 1971-1974, then Ford 1974-1977, and then Carter 1977-1980. Carter was President 1980-1981 while I worked for GAO, then Reagan 1981-1989, then Bush 1989-1993, and then Clinton 1993-1997. GAO works for Congress. Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. was Speaker of the House 1980-1987 while I worked for GAO, then James C. Wright, Jr. 1987-1989, then Thomas S. Foley 1989-1995, and then Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. While my lawsuit against GAO was in federal courts, a) Clinton was President 1998-2001 and then Bush 2001-2005 and b) Gingrich was Speaker of the House 1998-1999 and then Hastert 2001-2005.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/09/presidents-federal-workforce/

 

NEWSWEEK
— RICK SANTORUM SAYS IF DEMOCRATS PICK SOMEONE ‘OLD’ LIKE BERNIE SANDERS OR JOE BIDEN, REPUBLICANS WILL WIN 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – DONICA PHIFER (DIERSEN: Do you promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.newsweek.com/rick-santorum-says-if-democrats-pick-someone-old-bernie-sanders-or-elizabeth-1251394

December 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/cannabis-top-ten-illinois-medical-marijuana-pot-donte-townsend-jb-pritzker-mike-madigan-ben-kovler-heather-steans-kelly-cassidy/
— Across the city, Chicagoans are becoming more educated, Census Bureau estimates – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-more-educated-census-bureau-estimates/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nearly 1 in 3 US physicians were born abroad – Marie McCullough
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-med-foreignborn-doctors-20181205-story.html
— Here’s a challenge: Can you take a holiday from Trump-related news? – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to always take a holiday from Trump-related news and from news related to the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party IRP platform and in the Republican National Committee (RNC) platform. According to them, Republicans would win in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton if the IRP and RNC would dump Trump, dump the aforesaid platform planks, and dump those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-one-week-without-president-trump-st-1205-story.html
— Facing a long wait at the border, many members of the migrant caravan look for work – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, citizens of foreign countries take only the BAD jobs that citizens of America refuse to take. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were BAD. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the BAD jobs that I took.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-20181208-story.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gov.-elect Pritzker visits Taylorville, lauds ‘neighbor helping neighbor’ week after tornado – VALERIE WELLS (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred against Trump supporters. Are you a Trump supporter? If tragedy struck you, would your anti-Trump neighbors help you?)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/gov–elect-pritzker-visits-taylorville-lauds-neighbor-helping-neighbor/article_d8b4bab4-bbef-510b-ba0d-af09935a133b.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois 200: Rich history feeds hope for even better future – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, because of the Democrats, the future in Illinois a) is bright for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) is bleak for those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rich-history-feeds-hope-for-even-better-future/article_2354e6f5-4228-54f3-8b46-959dfc782411.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 85 (DIERSEN: About 100 residences and about 200 voters in this precinct used to be in my precinct before it was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638369-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-85

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/bill-to-clear-some-past-marijuana-convictions-gets-new-support/article_8a5ea6b6-fa5c-11e8-8a9b-ef95ffdf87b2.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Virginia Teacher Fired for Upholding Pronoun Truth – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/virginia-teacher-fired-for-upholding-pronoun-truth/

 

BREITBART
— David Hogg Pushes Federal Tax on Firearm Sales – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/08/david-hogg-pushes-federal-tax-on-firearm-sales/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Perez blaming the messenger rather than the message? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/perez_blaming_the_messenger_rather_than_the_message.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What do the people at the DNC think of voters? I guess that they think that voters are too influenced by the messages from the pulpit or something like that. In other words, those priests and pastors are talking too much about protecting life or defending traditional marriage.)

 

HOT AIR
— Wild Theories And Empty Seats At CPAC-Style Conference For The MAGA Set
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/wild-theories-empty-seats-cpac-style-conference-maga-set/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rather than organize around belief in the tenets of conservatism — like free markets and traditional family values — American Priority seeks to united anyone who supports American nationalism and opposes establishment elites. In practice, this means supporters of President Donald Trump.)

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Beckerman argues that the anti-conservatives who control the internet a) do not discriminate against conservatives and b) want conservatives to succeed. Beckerman should look into how the anti-conservatives who run the internet treat www.gopillinois.com, Dave Diersen, and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee want the anti-conservatives who run the internet to shut me down completely.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/08/conservatives_dont_fret_internet_firms_help_you_succeed.html

 

THE HILL
— John Kelly was always doomed to fail as chief of staff – DAVID B. COHEN (DIERSEN: Are/were you doomed to fail? Needless-to-say, because I have always been a Republican, I was always doomed to fail as federal employee. Nevertheless, a) I survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office 1966-1969, b) I survived for almost 9 years at IRS 1971-1980, c) I survived for almost 18 years at GAO 1980-1997, d) IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and e) GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420416-john-kelly-was-always-doomed-to-fail-as-chief-of-staff

— Heather Nauert is the wrong choice for UN ambassador – HARRY J. KAZIANIS (DIERSEN: What do/did you have the right experience to do? For me, in 1980, when I was 31 years old, when I transferred from IRS to GAO, it was auditing IRS. GAO audits IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in stopping me from being assigned to audits of IRS until 1986. They treated assignments to audits of IRS to be “preferred assignments” that should only be given to GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/420282-heather-nauert-is-the-wrong-choice-for-un-ambassador

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in destroying women who support Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420338-gop-women-face-steeper-climb-in-trump-era

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan Was Always More Political Hack Than Policy Genius – Neil J. Young
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house-retirement_us_5c0ac1afe4b0a606a9a87bc1

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want open borders? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/world/americas/tijuana-mexico-border-wall-migrant-caravan.html

— What Straight-A Students Get Wrong If you always succeed in school, you’re not setting yourself up for success in life. – Adam Grant (DIERSEN: For you, what harmed your efforts to get better grades? For me, a) while I attended Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU, it was working part-time jobs and b) while I attended Loyola, Roosevelt, and IIT, it was working full-time jobs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/college-gpa-career-success.html
— The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last? – Robert J. Shiller (DIERSEN: What encourages and discourages people from buying homes in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/business/housing-boom-how-long-can-it-last.html
— Taking College One Meal at a Time Facing mounting costs at Cornell, Samuel Issiah Williams decided to skip a meal plan his senior year and think creatively to get by. – Andrew R. Chow (DIERSEN: Concerning my earning college degrees during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that tuition and books were far less expensive back then.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/neediest-cases/taking-college-one-meal-at-a-time.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Who wants to be a police officer? Job applications plummet at most U.S. departments. Perceptions of policing, healthy economy contribute to decreased applications at 66 percent of departments. – Tom Jackman (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/04/who-wants-be-police-officer-job-applications-plummet-most-us-departments/
— He’s a U.S. soldier deployed on the southern border — and an unlawful immigrant – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/12/05/hes-us-soldier-deployed-southern-border-an-unlawful-immigrant/

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— November border arrests leap to highest in Trump era – AP
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/november-border-arrests-leap-to-highest-in-trump-era-1546176/

 

DAILY PROGRESS
— Some fear holidays will exacerbate postal problems – BRYAN MCKENZIE (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old to help it deal with the Christmas rush that year.)
https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/some-fear-holidays-will-exacerbate-postal-problems/article_d98493f6-fb3b-11e8-8e44-3b5bb0308d85.html

 

BEND BULLETIN
— Oregon Republicans debate their future – Gary A. Warner (DIERSEN: To win, the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) want the IRP to strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks from the IRP platform, b) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to condemn Trump and banish Trump’s supporters from the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC, c) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to banish from Illinois, from DuPage County, and from Milton Township individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and d) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to promote massive welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.bendbulletin.com/home/6742601-151/oregon-republicans-debate-their-future

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump 2020 Shaping Up to Be a Campaign to Stay Out of Prison.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/mueller-sentencing-memos-michael-cohen-trump-2020-prison.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What encourages and discourages Republicans from buying homes in your precinct? Of course, the number of votes that Republican candidates get in general elections in the precinct encourages Republicans and the number votes that Democrat candidates get in general elections in the precinct discourages Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, in the November 6, 2018 general election, the following candidates got the following number of votes:

 

REPUBLICAN

 

UNITED STATES
164 – Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District

STATE OF ILLINOIS
177 – Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor
177 – Erika Harold, Attorney General
118 – Jason Helland, Secretary of State
160 – Darlene Senger, Comptroller
176 – Jim Dodge, Treasurer
182 – Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District
176 – Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District

DUPAGE COUNTY
192 – Dan Cronin, Chairman
190 – James Mendrick, Sheriff
172 – Paul Hinds, Clerk
259 – Gwen Henry, Treasurer
178 – Grant Eckhoff, County Board, District 4
138 – Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4
248 – Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools

DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
187 – Joseph Cantore, President

CIRCUIT COURT
190 – Karen Wilson, Judge
163 – Jeff MacKay, Judge

 

DEMOCRAT

 

UNITED STATES
196 – Sean Casten, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District

STATE OF ILLINOIS
154 – JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, Governor & Lieutenant Governor
171 – Kwame Raoul, Attorney General
229 – Jesse White, Secretary of State
182 – Susana Mendoza, Comptroller
162 – Michael Frerichs, Treasurer
166 – Laura Ellman, Senator, 21th District
170 – Kathleen Carrier, Representative, 42nd District

DUPAGE COUNTY
154 – Lynn LaPlante, Chairman
153 – Gregory Whalen, Sheriff
169 – Jean Kaczmarek, Clerk
161 – Mary Ozog, County Board, District 4
118 – Hadiya Afzal, County Board, District 4

DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
152 – Daniel Hebread, President

CIRCUIT COURT
146 – Jeffrey Jacobson, Judge
175 – Linda Davenport, Judge

 

In the 2016 general election, Trump got only 137 votes while Clinton got 211. In the 2016 Republican primary, Trump got only 21 votes while Kasich got 93.)

December 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marlboro-cannabis-michigan-legalizes-pot-wiz-khalifa-marlboro-cannabis-marijuana/
— No regrets speaking out about abuse: Trump resort worker – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/no-regrets-speaking-out-about-abuse-trump-resort-worker/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The path to legal immigration — and the risk of being a ‘public charge’ – Jasmine Saavedra
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigration-public-charge-medicaid-chip-trump-1210-20181205-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat letter writer ignores the fact that Paul Hind’s “biggest responsibility will be to oversee the treasurer office’s transition next year to a new property tax administration system. Henry said she was planning to hire a consultant to help with the implementation of the new system. Now that’s no longer necessary.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181207/how-to-really-save-money
— A pension system that needs fixing – Jack Guttentag
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20181208/a-pension-system-that-needs-fixing

 

SUBURBAN LIFE

— OCTOBER 2, 2014 FLASHBACK: DuPage County clerk candidate Jean Kaczmarek says opponent used government resources for campaign – NATHAN LURZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/09/30/dupage-county-clerk-candidate-says-opponent-used-government-resources-for-campaign/aq59scb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During her remarks, she also said the clerk’s office gave employee Adam Johnson paid leave to try to unseat State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, in this spring’s Republican primary election, for which she said the county’s personal leave policy had no provision. Kaczmarek compared the allegations against Hinds to recent lawsuits against DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba. Several veteran deputies have claimed they were punished by Zaruba for unionizing and refusing to support the sheriff politically. One suit has been settled, but more are pending. “Prohibited political activity is a big problem in DuPage County. It impacts all of us,” she said. “Yet, this problem is so easy to fix with tougher policies, better training and a willingness to enforce laws which already exist. Our county officials have chosen to do nothing and here we are today.” Hinds did not respond to requests for comment and Paul Darrah, spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office, confirmed receipt of the complaint but said he could not speak further on the matter.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A decade later, shock of Blagojevich arrest not all gone – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181208/bernard-schoenburg-decade-later-shock-of-blagojevich-arrest-not-all-gone

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— For first time, prosecutors connect Trump to a federal crime – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/for-first-time-prosecutors-connect-trump-to-a-federal-crime

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Golf Club Allegedly Employed Undocumented Immigrants – IAN STEWART
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-golf-club-allegedly-employed-undocumented-immigrants#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 79
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638365-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-79
— Sanguinetti committee reports nearly $2K in contributions during third quarter
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511657825-sanguinetti-committee-reports-nearly-2k-in-contributions-during-third-quarter

 

GOPUSA
— Et tu Tucker?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60742

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Media use coverage of Bush funeral to criticize Trump – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-use-coverage-of-bush-funeral-to-criticize-trump

 

BREITBART
— Retiring Paul Ryan Pushes Stealth Outsourcing, Amnesty for Irish Lobbies – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/08/paul-ryan-pushes-stealth-outsourcing-amnesty-irish/
— Migrant Family Border Apprehensions Skyrocket 270 Percent in Nov. over Prior Year – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/08/migrant-family-border-apprehensions-skyrocket-270-percent-in-nov-over-prior-year/

 

NBC NEWS
— Nick Ayers, Mike Pence’s right hand, likely to be Trump’s next chief of staff The 36 year-old has a reputation as a polarizing and hard-charging fixture in Republican politics. – Vaughn Hillyard, Hallie Jackson, Kristen Welker, Geoff Bennett and Carol E. Lee
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/nick-ayers-mike-pence-s-right-hand-likely-be-trump-n945656

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Case Against Meritocracy An aristocracy that can’t admit it. – Ross Douthat (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed and what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute that to? I passed all the tests that were necessary to get hired by the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old, to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, to get hired by IRS in 1971, to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute the aforesaid to my being born a healthy White male, my avoiding the draft, my getting married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/sunday/wasps-meritocracy-ross-douthat.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi – David Ignatius
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-a-chilling-saudi-cyberwar-ensnared-jamal-khashoggi/2018/12/07/f5f048fe-f975-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “When Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, he didn’t know he was walking into a killing zone,” Ignatius writes. “He had become the prime target in a 21st-century information war — one that involved hacking, kidnapping and ultimately murder — waged by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his courtiers against dissenters. “How did a battle of ideas, triggered by Khashoggi’s outspoken journalism for The Post, become so deadly? That’s the riddle at the center of the columnist’s death.”)

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/06/recreational-marijuana-legal-michigan-what-does-say-talker/2225426002/

 

NEW JERSEY
— Trump says he doesn’t hire undocumented immigrants. Here’s how it happened at his N.J. golf club – Kelly Heyboer
https://www.nj.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/9a8eb82994256/trump-says-he-doesnt-hire-undo.html

 

ECONOMIST
— Donald Trump is kryptonite for centre-right media The Weekly Standard, a bastion of conservative criticism of the president, appears to be closing
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/12/08/donald-trump-is-kryptonite-for-centre-right-media

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Americans’ 5 Biggest Budget-Busters, and What to Do About Them Are these items zapping your money as well? – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: Because my retirement income is only 43% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars, I spend far less on meals out, clothing, entertainment, etc.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/12/08/americans-5-biggest-budget-busters-and-what-to-do.aspx

 

LGBTQ NATION
— The new head of the Log Cabin Republicans calls Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies ‘hiccups’ – Daniel Villarreal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, politicians get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/new-head-log-cabin-republicans-calls-trumps-anti-lgbtq-policies-hiccups/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Leader Of Gay GOP Group Describes Trump’s Attacks On LGBT Community As ‘Hiccups’ – CARLOS SANTOSCOY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, politicians get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/46484/Leader_Of_Gay_GOP_Group_Describes_Trumps_Attacks_On_LGBT_Community_As_Hiccups

 

COLDWELL BANKER
— Community Stats for 518 West Roosevelt Road, WHEATON, IL 60187
https://www.coldwellhomes.com/Property/Community/MRED/10150761/518-West-Roosevelt-Road-WHEATON-IL-60187

December 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— World bids farewell to President George HW Bush in state funeral today
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/world-bids-farewell-to-president-george-hw-bush-today/4836322/

 

NBC5
— Former President George H.W. Bush’s National Funeral to Begin As at notable moments in his life, Bush brought together Republicans and Democrats in his death, and not only the VIPs – Calvin Woodward, Laurie Kellman and Ashraf Khalil
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/George-HW-Bush-State-Funeral-Washington-DC-501957001.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alderman says Chicago Cubs ownership looking to take him out of the (political) ballgame – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ricketts-family-44th-ward-20181108-story.html
— Orland Park approves new budget, tax levy – Mike Nolan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-budget-st-1205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker won more votes than any gov candidate since ‘Big Jim’ Thompson in 1976
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-final-vote-tally-jim-edgar-thompson-1976-1994/
— Judges, pols and pals pony up for ‘stand-up guy’ Ed Burke—despite federal probe – Mitchell Armentrout and Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judges-pols-ed-burke-fundraiser-friends-holiday-federal-probe/
— How detaining undocumented immigrants became a $10M cash cow for McHenry County – Rachel Frazin and Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-mchenry-county-undocumented-detainees/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— George H.W. Bush made two 1988 campaign stops in McHenry County – Former president visited MCC in 1988 – HANNAH PROKOP
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/04/george-h-w-bush-made-two-1988-campaign-stops-in-mchenry-county/as5j5d8/

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger: GOP should look ahead to 2020 Congressman disgusted by president’s reaction to election results – Derek Barichello
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/12/03/kinzinger-gop-should-look-ahead-to-2020/asyck0m/

 

WGLT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican state Sen. Jason Barickman said he will co-sponsor a 2019 measure to legalize cannabis. – MARY CULLEN
http://www.wglt.org/post/how-legalizing-marijuana-would-impact-mclean-county-businesses#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w Glennon on Chicago’s & IL’s pension implosions & how Chicago Mayoral Candidates handle the mess
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/12/watch-berkowitz-w-glennon-on-chicagos-ils-pension-implosions-how-mayoral-candidates-handle-the-mess-cable-web/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Planned Parenthood’s Footprint Growing in Illinois
https://illinoisfamily.org/exclude-from-homepage/planned-parenthoods-footprint-growing-in-illinois/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigration surges in Texas as feds focus on migrant caravan – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/4/illegal-immigration-surges-texas-feds-focus-migran/

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Offer a Mere $1.6B for ‘Border Security,’ Not Wall Funding – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/04/democrats-offer-a-mere-1-6b-for-border-security-not-wall-funding/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER ASKS FORMER DNC COMMS DIRECTOR DEFENDING THE CARAVAN: ‘DOES ANYBODY CARE’ ABOUT YOUNG AMERICANS ANYMORE? – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/tucker-dnc-caravan-americans-migrants/

 

TOWNHALL
— New York’s Anti-Gun Fervor Reaches A New Height – Bob Barr
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2018/12/05/new-yorks-antigun-fervor-reaches-a-new-height-n2537006

 

SEAN HANNITY
— Media Using President Bush’s Death to ‘Attack Trump’
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/hannity-media-using-president-bushs-death-to-attack-trump/

 

REBEL
— Apple CEO hates “hate” — so he’s banning “divisive” ideas from his company – EZRA LEVANT
https://www.therebel.media/apple-tim-cook-speech-hate-censorship-news-ezra-levant-show-december-4-2018

 

CNN
— Republicans are totally ignoring the 2018 election – Chris Cillizza
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/03/politics/republican-lessons-2018-election/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says – Steve Lohr
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/technology/digital-divide-us-fcc-microsoft.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— George H.W. Bush embodied the Republican Party’s decades-long struggle with race – Sean Sullivan (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors used Bush’s vetoing of the 1990 bill and his signing of the 1991 act to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-hw-bush-embodied-the-republican-partys-decades-long-struggle-with-race/2018/12/04/1268ab08-f73b-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1990, Bush vetoed a civil rights bill. Advocates of the measure argued it would help combat employment discrimination. The White House contended it would have incentivized “hiring and promotion quotas.” The following year, Bush signed a scaled-back version of the legislation.)

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— EDUCATORS STAND WITH THE CARAVAN
https://socialistworker.org/2018/12/05/educators-stand-with-the-caravan

 

DAILY MAIL
— Dramatic video shows Central American migrants crawl under Mexico border fence into San Diego as CBP reports ‘slight uptick’ in illegal crossings – AP
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6460877/Border-patrol-More-families-cross-illegally-San-Diego.html

November 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What Emanuel should say: Amend the Illinois Constitution – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rahm-pension-speech-chicago-20181120-story.html
— More women are crossing state lines to have abortions in Illinois – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-abortion-numbers-illinois-out-of-state-20181129-story.html
— Do the feds want Ald. Ed Burke wrapped up like a roast? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-alderman-ed-burke-kass-20181129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps have no problem with illegals illegally using children illegally to illegally get into America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-imperiled-sponsors-20181128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why are we so sad? – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: What discourages you from being happy? For me, it is seeing the success that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are having in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois in getting rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mona-charen-suicide-loneliness-sadness-life-expectancy-drug-overdose/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Tollway reform rollout takes back seat to political firing brouhaha – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181129/tollway-reform-rollout-takes-back-seat-to-political-firing-brouhaha
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Controversy erupted at the Illinois tollway Thursday as Executive Director Liz Gorman pushed back against allegations of politically motivated “firings” and said one administrator’s exit was a cause of celebration. The blowup coincided with the agency’s rollout of new ethics procedures prepared in response to concerns about potential favoritism regarding contracts and hiring. “The tollway is a well-run, transparent organization, but we can always look for better ways and better practices,” Chairman Robert Schillerstrom said. However, Director Joseph Gomez criticized the ethics report for failing to address “what might be considered political firings.” Gomez said high-ranking managers in communications and human resources were terminated this year and told “the toll road was headed in a different direction.” “I don’t find that a good reason to fire senior members of the toll road staff,” Gomez said. “What was the ‘new direction’ at the tollway?” Gorman told Gomez, “If you’re inferring that I’m a woman and can’t handle it, I don’t appreciate it and that’s not the case.” “I don’t believe in firing people. They fire themselves,” she said. And when one department head left this spring, “I believe the building was in (unison) in singing, ‘Ding, dong, the witch is dead,'” Gorman said. At that point, Senior Assistant Attorney General Robert Lane admonished Gorman and board members that personnel discussions should occur in executive session. “I am so sorry you would think that anybody is disparaging you because of being a female,” Gomez told Gorman. “There are no political firings,” Schillerstrom clarified, adding personnel issues are handled by tollway executives, not board members.)
— Foster: I won’t support Pelosi as speaker without a succession plan – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181129/foster-i-wont-support-pelosi-as-speaker-without-a-succession-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump has an unethical inner circle because he wants unethical jobs done.” While I worked for GAO, to get promoted to GS-14, currently $113,920/year, you had to agree to unethically help get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13, currently $96,403/year, by age 25.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181130/trump-has-an-unethical-inner-circle-because-he-wants-unethical-jobs-done

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Township consolidation bill headed to governor Senate passes House Bill 4637 33-16 – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/11/29/township-consolidation-bill-headed-to-governor/azb6on7/
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/11/29/mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill-headed-to-governors-office-for-consideration/azb6on7/

 

WAMU
— ‘Talent Wants Transit’: Companies Near Transportation Gaining The Upper Hand – David Schaper
https://wamu.org/story/18/11/29/talent-wants-transit-companies-near-transportation-gaining-the-upper-hand/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Illinois Is the Mecca of Black Political Power Underwood’s win in an overwhelmingly white district yet again shows Illinois’s openness to electing black politicians. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: Underwood won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2018/Why-Illinois-Is-the-Mecca-of-Black-Political-Power/

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “LAME DUCK GUV FRITTERS MILLIONS IN LEGAL FEES.”
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/11/29/lame-duck-rauner-squanders-millions-in-legal-fees

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Critics out to destroy the conservative ‘brand’ – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to drive conservatives out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/29/inside-the-beltway-critics-out-to-destroy-the-cons/
— Treat intruders accordingly – Cmdr. WAYNE L. JOHNSON
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/29/letters-to-the-editor-treat-intruders-accordingly/
— Hysteria spreads in the media like a fog of gas – Ronald Kessler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/29/hysteria-spreads-in-the-media-like-a-fog-of-gas/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Republican Facebook is having great success in destroying the Republican Party. Ever-increasing Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders a) rely on the anti-Republican Facebook to communicate everything, b) let their websites go to waste, and c) stop sending out emails.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/hey-conservatives-social-media-is-no-threat-to-democracy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, Trump-haters want Trump and his supporters to die younger.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/trumps-core-supporters-are-dying-younger

 

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEES DEBATED BURYING CONSERVATIVE MEDIA IN SEARCH – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that they can a) to bury GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to bury www.gopillinois.com. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy conservatives like me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/29/google-censorship-conservative-media/
— TRUMP’S GREAT WALL BECOMES TRUMP’S GREAT STALL – ANN COULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/29/trump-great-wall-great-stall/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Incoming Congress May Look Diverse, but Diversity of Thought Is Dwindling – Star Parker
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/29/the-incoming-congress-may-look-diverse-but-diversity-of-thought-is-dwindling/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LIBERAL PROPAGANDISTS: A GOOD AMERICA IS A BORDERLESS AMERICA Ilana Mercer shoots down leftists’ case ‘for an immigration free-for-all’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/liberal-propagandists-a-good-america-is-a-borderless-america/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— This Invasion Is Erasing the American Culture. Where’s the Wall?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/11/29/this-invasion-is-erasing-the-american-culture-wheres-the-wall/

 

GOPUSA
— California governor-elect wants more money to help illegal caravan (DIERSEN: Will California be the first state to leave the United States and joint up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60231
— Migrant caravan mostly standard illegal aliens, not asylum seekers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60126

 

TOWNHALL
— Tijuana Health Officials: More Than One-Third of Caravan Riders Have Infectious Diseases – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/11/29/tijuana-health-officials-more-than-one-third-of-caravan-riders-have-infectious-d-n2536757
— Racism — It’s Everywhere! It’s Everywhere! – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/11/30/racism–its-everywhere-its-everywhere-n2536752

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— IS OPEN BORDERS THE BIBLICAL STANCE? Thoughts on appropriate responses to the migrant Caravan. – Danusha V. Goska
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272077/open-borders-biblical-stance-danusha-v-goska

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— 60 Minutes Misleads on Border Enforcement – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/60-minutes-misleads-on-border-enforcement/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Ronna McDaniel ‘honored’ that Trump asked her to stay on as RNC chair – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ronna-mcdaniel-honored-that-trump-asked-her-to-stay-on-as-rnc-chair

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Lice, hepatitis, TB, chicken pox, scabies plague a third of the caravan migrants – and now there’s rain – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/lice_hepatitus_tb_chicken_pox_scabies_plague_a_third_of_the_caravan_migrants__with_rains_just_getting_started.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Austin city council says ‘values’ require forcing churches to hire LGBT employees – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/austin-city-council-says-values-require-forcing-churches-to-hire-lgbt-emplo

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Anti-Trump Hysterics Roll On – CONRAD BLACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/the-anti-trump-hysterics-roll-on/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame “climate change” for the invasion.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/418976-migrant-caravan-shows-the-destabilizing-effect-of-climate-change

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— How Democrats Can Win In 2020 – Richard North Patterson (DIERSEN: To win in 2020, Democrats will ever-increasingly a) promote hatred against Trump and b) get vote voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-democrats-2020-strategy_us_5bfedefee4b03ce3f6e62088

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Federal Employees Are Warned Not to Discuss Trump ‘Resistance’ at Work – Charlie Savage (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government asked me questions to confirm that I oppose promoting a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) patronage, h) political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, k) retaliation, l) etc. They used my opposition to the aforesaid to justify their wasting my career and getting rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/politics/federal-employees-hatch-act-trump-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear a) that they do NOT want jobs and b) that they WANT dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/american-economy-working-class.html
— Border Drug Cases Hit 20-Year Low as Prosecutors Focused on Migrants – Richard A. Oppel Jr.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/drugs-border-migrants-zero-tolerance.html

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The ‘Green Dimension’: Inside the Lives of California’s Marijuana Trimmers
Each autumn, young people flock to Northern California to find temporary work pruning cannabis bound for the state’s legal dispensaries, or black markets as far away as the East Coast. – Dan Levin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/marijuana-trimmers-emerald-triangle.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— It’s the Economies, Stupid The key to understanding the 2018 midterm results — and the future of American politics — isn’t ideology or culture. It’s the different economies of red and blue America. – John B. Judis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2018/11/29/feature/the-key-to-understanding-americas-red-blue-split-isnt-ideology-or-culture-its-economics/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Fearing Espionage, U.S. Weighs Tighter Rules on Chinese Students
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-11-29/exclusive-fearing-espionage-us-weighs-tighter-rules-on-chinese-students

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ABA Strikes Back After a demotion from Trump, the lawyers guild smears judicial nominees. – Kimberley A. Strassel (DIERSEN: Who views you as being a Trump supporter? What if Trump demoted the professional association(s) that you are/were a member of, the organizations that you are/were a member of, the school(s) that you graduated from, the employer(s) that you work/worked for, etc.? From what I see, if Trump demoted them, those who dominate the following would smear me to strike back at Trump: Illinois CPA Society, Institute of Internal Auditors, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Association of Government Accountants, National Association of Certified Financial Services Auditors, National Association of Forensic Accountants, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, Crete-Monee High School, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, IIT, Post Office, IRS, GAO, etc. Those who dominate the aforesaid view me as being a Trump supporter.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-aba-strikes-back-1543534905
— FRONT PAGE: OK, Computer: How Much Is My House Worth? Proposed regulations would allow the majority of homes to be bought and sold without being appraised by a human – Ryan Dezember and Cezary Podkul
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ok-computer-how-much-is-my-house-worth-1543492800
— I Learned to Love Standardized Tests They don’t have to be basic, boring or biased. A good question provokes deep engagement. – Mathina Calliope (DIERSEN: What standardized tests have you passed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I passed standardized tests because those tests favored those who shared my demographics. I passed standardized tests to earn three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), two job-related professional certifications (1979 and 1981), a job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), job offers from IRS (1971) and the Post Office (1966), etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-learned-to-love-standardized-tests-1543534599
— The Immigrant-Unicorn Connection Most billion-dollar startups have foreign-born founders. – Stuart Anderson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-immigrant-unicorn-connection-1543534312

 

FORBES
— The Thinking Behind The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act – Assuming There Was Some – Peter J Reilly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2018/11/29/the-thinking-behind-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-assuming-there-was-some/#36f84ffc19d9

 

GEEK WIRE
— Washington state affirms rule requiring Facebook and Google to make political ad disclosures – MONICA NICKELSBURG
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/washington-state-affirms-rule-requiring-facebook-google-make-political-ad-disclosures/

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Illegal Immigrants Are at a 10-Year Low, So Can We Chill for a Minute?”
https://reason.com/blog/2018/11/29/illegal-immigrants-are-at-a-10-year-low

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Islam is more like a country without borders or a political party than a religion.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/do-republicans-believe-in-religious-liberty-for-muslims

 

DRIVE CHICAGO
— 2018 Ford Mustang GT – Mustang’s future never in doubt – Dave Boe
https://www.drivechicago.com/reviews/2018-ford-mustang-gt-mustangs-future-never-in-doubt_3049

November 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Opponents of legal marijuana in Illinois say it would amount to companies ‘pimping’ black, Hispanic customers – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalize-opponents-20181128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump slams the Fed to dodge responsibility — again.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-fed-powell-interest-rates-20181128-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers push back against Trump administration’s expansion of short-term health insurance – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-lawmakers-override-short-term-insurance-veto-1129-story.html
— Thompson Center gets a temporary reprieve from state sale – Blair Kamin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-thompson-center-kamin-1129-story.html
— Mayoral candidate Bill Daley says Chicago should consider a commuter tax – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have never worked in Chicago and b) stress that I worked in Chicago 1973-1997 and in 1971. Virtually none of them have worked for Democrats like I did 1964-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-bill-daley-neighborhoods-20181127-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Hundreds of sexual violence complaints pour into new CPS Title IX office – Juan Perez Jr. and Jennifer Smith Richards (DIERSEN: How many sexual violence complaints were filed when you were in grade school, in middle school, in high school, and in college?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-council-school-abuse-hearing-20181128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Death wish crosses line of acceptable political hyperbole – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181129/opinion-death-wish-crosses-line-of-acceptable-political-hyperbole
— Fix road funding with eye toward state’s future – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181128/fix-road-funding-with-eye-toward-states-future

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Daley’s goal: 3 million Chicagoans or bust In a speech today the mayoral hopeful said he wants to reverse one of the city’s most pernicious problems: the population drain, especially among African-Americans. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want people to move to Chicago who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/daleys-goal-3-million-chicagoans-or-bust

 

WTTW
— Legislator Apologizes for Remarks Met With ‘Applause Instead of Handcuffs’ – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that the more power that they have, the sooner that they will use that power to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/28/legislator-apologizes-remarks-met-applause-instead-handcuffs

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Illinois’ pension problem still growing – Scott Reeder
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20181128/scott-reeder-illinois-pension-problem-still-growing

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— OUTSTANDING: Activist voices opposition to legal Illinois marijuana sales – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article222349210.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An opponent to legal marijuana in Illinois says it will allow white corporate exploitation of minority customers. Chicago activist the Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston on Wednesday called the effort to take over a lucrative illegal market “a gangsta move worthy of Al Capone.” He added “profit is the motive,” in legalizing the drug. Illinois has already decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Livingston was joined in voicing opposition to legal marijuana sales by members of Healthy and Productive Illinois. That is a group that opposes legalization and is supported by Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a national anti-cannabis organization. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation this summer that expands medical marijuana use to people prescribed opioids. The move increased the number of medical marijuana users by more than 46,000 patients. Democrat governor-elect J.B. Pritzker has said he hopes to legalize cannabis soon after he takes office.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigrants Get Their “Voice”: Illinois House Overrides Voices Act Veto – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps illegally encourage people a) to illegally come to America, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigrants-get-their-voice-illinois-house-overrides-voices-act-veto#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats falsely deny that Republicans lost on November 6, 2018 in Illinois because of Democrat success a) in promoting hatred against Trump and b) in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/11/28/madigan-was-never-the-real-issue-in-the-last-election/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Another day, another circus ALPLM foundation goes begging – Bruce Rushton
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20676-another-day-another-circus.html

 

WIRE POINTS
— Half of Illinois’ 650 public safety funds are less than 60 percent funded – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/half-of-illinois-650-public-safety-funds-are-less-than-60-percent-funded/
— “Politicians’ pension ‘fixes’ will kick the can, pass the bill onto your children and grandchildren” – Ted on WJPF
http://www.wirepoints.com/politicians-pension-fixes-will-kick-the-can-pass-the-bill-onto-your-children-and-grandchildren-ted-on-wjpf/

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— RAUNER SUES AG MADIGAN, ONE ILL. TO WITHHOLD EMAILS EVEN THOUGH HE LOST HIS RE-ELECTION BID, THE GOVERNOR PERSISTS IN FIGHTING A BINDING OPINION ORDERING THE RELEASE OF FOIA’D DOCUMENTS – Ted Cox
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/11/26/rauner-sues-ag-madigan-one-illinois-to-withhold-emails

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal appeals judges: ‘Politics in politics’ did not violate rights of GOP state senator Sam McCann who challenged Rauner – Scott Holland (DIERSEN: Politics is politics. To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me, my critics/opponents stress that those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) have never asked me to serve as a chairman of a MTRCC committee, b) rudely fired me as MTRCC’s webmaster in 2010 and 2004, c) crushed me when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, and d) fail/refuse to promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and my fundraising for Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades. They further stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that virtually all MTRCC members side with them against me. Those who dominate the MTRCC a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC members who have worked much harder against me than they have ever worked against any Democrat.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511648572-federal-appeals-judges-politics-in-politics-did-not-violate-rights-of-gop-state-senator-who-challenged-rauner

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill to abolish some local townships, road districts moves ahead – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-to-abolish-some-local-townships-road-districts-moves-ahead/article_42fce92a-f29d-11e8-907f-43c10b5649ca.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PASSES STATE LAW GIVING PENSION BOOST TO ONE CHICAGO ALDERMAN – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I brought with me almost 12 years of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit – almost 9 years that worked for IRS 1971-1980 and almost 3 years that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. They were beyond furious that while I worked for the Post Office part-time, I earned full-time CSRS credit. The aforesaid made me eligible for GAO’s $25,000 buyout and early retirement offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old. Overwhelmingly, those who GAO hires have no job-related work experience, let alone experience working for other federal agencies. GAO audits IRS and the Post Office.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-passes-state-law-giving-pension-boost-to-one-chicago-alderman/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: State lawmakers overrode Gov. Rauner’s veto of a bill that allows one former firefighter serving as a Chicago alderman to credit his political salary toward a more lucrative fire pension. The pension boost will also apply to future aldermen with a history of fire department work.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 200th Anniversary of Illinois’ Statehood Celebration
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/200th-anniversary-of-illinois-statehood-celebration/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner sues attorney general, One Illinois over FOIA issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/rauner-sues-attorney-general-one-illinois-over-foia-issue/
— House expunges Kifowit’s remarks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/house-expunges-kifowits-remarks/
— Rauner’s VOICES Act veto overridden by both chambers
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/rauners-voices-act-veto-overridden-by-both-chambers/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sick Puppy: Illinois Democrat Wishes Death Upon GOP Colleague’s Family…Because She Disagrees With Him – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//mattvespa/2018/11/28/sick-puppy-illinois-democrat-wishes-death-upon-gop-colleagues-familybecause-she-disagrees-with-him-n2536628

 

GOPUSA
— Hispanic Democrats say feds should eliminate all money for border wall (DIERSEN: Constructively, for many decades, Mexico and other Hispanic countries have declared war on America. What if during WWI and WWII, German-America elected officials called for eliminating all money for fighting Germany?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60117
— Idaho family harassed by neighbors due to Christmas decorations awarded $75,000
http://www.gopusa.com/idaho-family-harassed-by-neighbors-due-to-christmas-decorations-awarded-75000/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— ‘Broth of Legionella’ remark about GOP colleague’s kin gets Democrat in hot water in Illinois – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-democrat-sais-she-wanted-to-a-mix-broth-of-legionella-bacteria-into-republican-colleagues-water-supply

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— No Aid for Censors: The Case for Quitting Twitter – Boris Zelkin
https://amgreatness.com/2018/11/28/no-aid-for-censors-the-case-for-quitting-twitter/

 

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP’s H-2B Expansion Gives Business Unlimited Supply of Foreign Workers – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want cheap labor, that is, that they want foreign labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/28/gops-h-2b-expansion-gives-business-unlimited-supply-of-foreign-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican lawmakers are looking to slip the more than doubling of the H-2B visa program into a last-second spending bill that is expected to be passed before the new year. In total, there are roughly 1.5 million foreign workers in U.S. college-graduate jobs, plus at least 300,000 blue-collar or manual labor jobs. Meanwhile, there are five million Americans who are not in the labor force who want a job with more than 500,000 Americans saying they are discouraged by their job prospects. Every year, America’s working and middle class have their wages reduced by an inflow of more than 1.5 million mostly low-skilled foreign workers who are admitted to the country. This importation of illegal and legal foreign workers has left the country’s bottom line of workers with stagnant wages since the 1970s and forces them to compete with foreign workers for blue-collar jobs.)

 

CBS NEWS
— Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): An IRS rule that can aid your retirement income strategy – STEVE VERNON (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my Social Security (SS) drops. Next year, my RMD will help offset that. Why is your retirement income lower or will it be lower? For me, it is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Every year, as the purchasing power of my CSRS, SS, and RMD drops, the more angry that I am a) against my Democrat superiors and b) against those who side with my Democrat superiors.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/an-irs-rule-that-can-aid-your-retirement-income-strategy/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: China preys on Taiwan’s Openness – Yi-Zheng Lian (DIERSEN: If you are open, who preys on your openness? I should write a book about those who prey on my openness.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/opinion/taiwan-election-china-interference-domino-theory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen since World War I – Lenny Bernstein (DIERSEN: As legalization of pot gets more and more and more to smoke pot, U.S. life expectancy will drop even faster.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-life-expectancy-declines-again-a-dismal-trend-not-seen-since-world-war-i/2018/11/28/ae58bc8c-f28c-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Using tear gas on illegal migrants isn’t a ‘war crime.’ It’s nothing new and saves lives. – James S. Robbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/28/tear-gas-use-illegal-migrant-caravan-border-crossing-trump-column/2126309002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Ridicules Republicans The president could pay a price for kicking the defeated members of his own party. – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: Who ridicules and kicks you? Should I write a book about those who ridicule and kick me a) for my no longer being a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. and b) for my never having been asked to serve as a chairman of a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) committee, b) for my being rudely fired as MTRCC’s webmaster in 2010 and 2004, c) for my being crushed when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, and d) for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and my fundraising for Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades not being promoted by MTRCC?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-ridicules-republicans-1543448552

— Where Are the Corporate Patriots? – Samantha F. Ravich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-are-the-corporate-patriots-1543447418
— Trump Tax Cut to Be Eroded Next Year by Inflation Switch IRS announces details of change in calculations required by tax law, meaning brackets and deductions now grow more slowly – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security drops.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tax-cut-to-be-eroded-next-year-by-inflation-switch-1542302217
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further Data highlight rising suicide rates, deaths from opioid drugs; ‘we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable,’ CDC head says – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: As legalization of pot gets more and more and more to smoke pot, U.S. life expectancy will drop even faster.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-life-expectancy-falls-further-1543467660?mod=djemwhatsnews
— 2019 Corvette ZR1: The Last, and Best, of Its Kind Chevy’s Corvette is being redesigned next year with a mid-engine configuration to keep up with its competition. That’s a pity, says Dan Neil. because this year’s front-engine ZR1 is the most dynamic ’Vette yet – Dan Neil (DIERSEN: I own a 1972. Per Wikipedia “1972 was the last year for chrome bumpers at both front and rear, the vacuum actuated pop-up windshield wiper door, as well as the removable rear window common to all 1968-72 coupes. The key activated anti-theft alarm system became standard. The increasingly popular choice of an automatic transmission was installed in most Corvettes for the first time, with nearly 54 percent so equipped. This year SAE net measurement for horsepower was now utilized (away from the previous SAE gross standard), and was largely responsible for the much lower engine output figures such as the 200 hp (149 kW) rating on the standard 350 cu in (5.7 L) motor.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2019-corvette-zr1-the-last-and-best-of-its-kind-1543428205
(FROM THE ARTICLE: MY BROTHER-IN-LAW recently acquired his dad’s well-preserved 1982 Chevrolet Corvette, which he drove to Thanksgiving dinner. It being a holiday, we even let him park it in the driveway. The ’82 Corvette—the last of the third-generation (C3) design—is perhaps the least-loved model-year of all, due to the fact that these wildly fast-looking cars were so shockingly slow and underpowered. Trapped inside that wasp-waisted fiberglass bod is a 5.7-liter V8 wheezing out a mere 200 hp due to its crude emissions-control plumbing. The 1982 Corvette is that zoologically unlikely thing, a sexy slug.)
— Stopping the Socialist Resurgence Republicans need to fight the wild ideas of the Democratic Party’s left wing. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stopping-the-socialist-resurgence-1543448445

November 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘MAGA’ building blocks encourage kids to ‘Build the Wall’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/maga-building-blocks-encourage-kids-to-build-the-wall/4715051/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel cautions Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker about big Democratic majorities in Springfield – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-rahm-emanuel-podcast-20181118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants get cool reception in Mexican border town – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrant-caravan-tijuana-mexico-boarder-wall/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: With Pritzker and Madigan on board, Dems push again for pot legalization – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/mike-madigan-illinois-democrats-marijuana-cannabis-legislation-heather-steans-kelly-cassidy-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Buffalo Grove trustees question need for ‘community engagement manager’ – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181118/buffalo-grove-trustees-question-need-for-community-engagement-manager
— Pope: the din of ‘ever more rich’ drown out cries of poor – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181118/news/311189961/

 

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/18/18): Tom Bevan looks at how the growth of partisan media is growing the schism between the left & right – JEFF CARLIN
https://wgnradio.com/2018/11/18/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-11-18-18-tom-bevan-looks-at-how-the-growth-of-partisan-media-is-growing-the-schism-between-the-left-right/

 

WBBM 780
— Conservative Republican Lawmaker Jeanne Ives 11-18-18
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/conservative-republican-lawmaker-jeanne-ives-11-18-18

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— GOP to Dems: Here, take our wallet, too – Ann Coulter
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/columnists/gop-to-dems-here-take-our-wallet-too/article_14f066a2-f433-5ecc-ac1c-607e863abefe.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump haters promote a) hatred of Trump and b) hatred of Trump’s supporters.
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-hate-crimes-are-increasing-alongside-trump-s-rhetoric/article_7f7e8b96-44a8-5de4-81cc-dbc3893e2071.html

 

SE ILLINOIS NEWS
— White County signals support for Second Amendment, nixes sales tax increase – Danielle Pacey https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511633186-white-county-signals-support-for-second-amendment-nixes-sales-tax-increase

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Incoming Democrat won’t back Madigan – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/incoming-democrat-won-t-back-madigan/article_387de90e-e9e2-11e8-aeb4-b78ec2d6818b.html

 

TOWNHALL
— CNN Panel: White Women Trump Voters are Racist and Heavily Invested in White Supremacy – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/11/18/cnn-panel-white-women-trump-voters-are-racist-and-heavily-invested-in-white-supr-n2536141

 

HOT AIR
— As A Member Of The Press – MICHAEL GOODWIN
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/11/acosta-abused-privileges-member-press/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE CONSERVATIVES WANT TRUDEAU’S LGBT AGENDA OUT OF TRADE AGREEMENT – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/17/house-conservatives-trudeau-lgbt-agenda-usmca/
— HOUSE DEMOCRATS OUTLINE GUN CONTROL AGENDA FOR 116TH CONGRESS
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/18/house-democrats-outline-gun-control-agenda-for-116th-congress/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Says He Wants DHS Chief Nielsen ‘to Be Much Tougher’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-wants-kirstjen-nielsen-tougher/2018/11/18/id/891137/
— President Trump: ‘I Give Myself an A-Plus,’ ‘Can I Go Higher?’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/presidency-approval-ratings-whitehouse/2018/11/18/id/891136/

 

THE HILL
— Carl Bernstein: Live White House press briefings are ‘propagandist exercises’ – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/417360-carl-bernstein-the-media-shouldnt-air-full-white-house-press
— GOP lawmakers protest LGBT protections in new NAFTA deal – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, those who need protection are those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/417354-gop-lawmakers-protest-transgender-protections-in-new-nafta-deal

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake, except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nothing-on-this-page-is-real-how-lies-become-truth-in-online-america/2018/11/17/edd44cc8-e85a-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s solution to ‘rude’ journalists: Don’t show them on camera – Nikki Schwab
https://nypost.com/2018/11/18/trumps-solution-to-rude-journalists-dont-show-them-on-camera/

 

DESERT SUN
— Protesters march against migrant caravan in Tijuana; Police respond with riot gear – Rebecca Plevin
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2018/11/18/protests-tijuana-migrant-caravan-sunday/2047087002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— With Facebook at ‘War,’ Zuckerberg Adopts More Aggressive Style New approach causes turmoil, driving several key executives from the company and creating tensions with longtime Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg – Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-facebook-at-war-zuckerberg-adopts-more-aggressive-style-1542577980
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-we-regulate-cannabis-like-champagne-1542296700

 

FORTUNE
— Who Should Sit on Facebook’s Supreme Court? Here Are 5 Top Candidates – JEFF JOHN ROBERTS
http://fortune.com/2018/11/18/facebook-supreme-court-oversight-board-candidates/

 

LEGAL INTELLIGENCER
— Implementing Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives Is Not as Easy as It Seems – Kimya S.P. Johnson (DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Acton, Diversity, and Inclusion, employers have to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2018/11/18/implementing-diversity-inclusion-initiatives-is-not-as-easy-as-it-seems/?slreturn=20181018181016

November 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jim Acosta, on a peacock’s crusade, wins because of Trump-appointed judge – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-john-kass-jim-acosta-20181116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marijuana-prices-problem-20181117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/holiday/giftguide/sc-cons-lgbtq-gifts-photogallery.html
— TRAGIC: Millennials — especially those earning over $70K — plan to spend big on their pets this holiday season – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Every dollar spent on pets is a dollar not saved for retirement. What percent of those in America a) are wards of the state and/or b) plan on being wards of the state when they get older?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/pets/ct-life-millennials-holiday-spending-pets-20181116-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: We knew sexism would show up, when five women are running for Chicago mayor – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-mayoral-race-women-candidates-sexism-politics-susana-mendoza/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-pot-topics-cdb-oil/

 

ABC7
— Joe Biden, former vice president, adopts German shepherd named Major – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/joe-biden-adopts-adorable-shelter-dog/4709759/

 

WGN TV
— School boards vote ‘no’ on proposal to allow armed teachers in Illinois – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/17/school-boards-vote-no-on-proposal-to-arm-illinois-teachers/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana companies work to expand – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181117/illinois-medical-marijuana-companies-work-to-expand

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A closer look at general election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-11-18/tom-kacich-closer-look-general-election.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Women who are anti-men vote for women who are anti-men.
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-new-female-candidates-make-marks/article_97618960-8193-5917-91cf-665d694faa9d.html
— Activists call for tuition-free SIUC as enrollment, cost of attending continue to diverge – Gabriel Neely-Streit
https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/activists-call-for-tuition-free-siuc-as-enrollment-cost-of/article_b36a1401-a762-5504-9f99-b90bad63da54.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Attorneys argue requiring gun permits is unconstitutional – AP
https://www.whig.com/article/20181117/AP/311179899#

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Discrimination lawsuit expanded vs Pritzker campaign, accuses Lt. Gov-elect Stratton of defamation – Jonathan Bilyk
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511635961-discrimination-lawsuit-expanded-vs-pritzker-campaign-accuses-lt-gov-elect-stratton-of-defamation
— Pending workers comp bill will dramatically spike litigation, lawyer says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511631494-pending-workers-comp-bill-will-dramatically-spike-litigation-lawyer-says

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— No shame: Bill to loot pensions for pols revived in Illinois legislature – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/no_shame_bill_to_loot_pensions_for_pols_revived_in_illinois_legislature.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrant caravan meets hostility in Tijuana: ‘Go back to your country!’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/18/migrant-caravan-meets-hostility-tijuana/

 

HOT AIR
— Tijuana Mayor On Arriving Migrant Caravan: ‘It’s A Tsunami’ – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/17/tijuana-mayor-migrant-caravan-tsunami/
— A New Sanctuary City For Second Amendment Rights – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/17/new-sanctuary-city-second-amendment-rights/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP FIRES OFF BLISTERING TWEETS OVER NYT STORY CLAIMING HE’S QUESTIONED PENCE’S LOYALTY – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/17/trump-tweets-nyt-pence-loyalty/

 

BREITBART
— Texas Representative Brian Babin: ‘We Cannot Continue to Have Open Borders’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/17/texas-representative-brian-babin-we-cannot-continue-to-have-open-borders/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— ‘Indivisible’ Anti-Trump Strategy: Obstruct. Disrupt. Sabotage. Delay. Defame. Accuse. Investigate. Agitate. Impeach – William F. Jasper
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30672-indivisible-anti-trump-strategy-obstruct-disrupt-sabotage-delay-defame-accuse-investigate-agitate-impeach

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN: All Pro-Trump White Women Are ‘Racist,’ Benefit from ‘White Supremacy’ – Brad Wilmou
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/11/17/cnn-pro-trump-white-women-are-racist-benefit-white-supremacy
— When Will CNN Stand Up for a Free Press? – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/11/17/when-will-cnn-stand-free-press

 

TOWNHALL
— Should Term Limits Exist for Media Outlets? – Paul Jacob
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2018/11/18/should-term-limits-exist-for-media-outlets-n2536139

 

NEWSMAX
— Caravan Contagion: Could Migrant Wave Pose Major Health Risk? – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/caravan-border-health-risks/2018/11/18/id/891115/

 

EPOCH NEWS
— President Trump Says Troops to Stay at Border ‘As Long as Necessary’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-says-troops-to-stay-at-border-as-long-as-necessary_2718100.html

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— When You Reward Something, the More You Get of it! – Chuck Lehmann
https://canadafreepress.com/article/when-you-reward-something-the-more-you-get-of-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Well, well, how true that statement is especially when it refers to our treatment of illegal aliens. When we give people who have “invaded” our country (even non-militarily) illegally, and we give them food, shelter, clothing, education, health care, sanctuary cities, and a drivers license, you know right away that our benevolence will attract others to do the same, it’s almost like a magnet. In other words, when you reward something the more you get of it. Common sense tells us that if we weren’t so generous to those people we call “illegal aliens” (according to liberals – they’re undocumented workers), the flow of these illegals into our country would drop to a trickle as there would be no incentive for them to not get the “goodies” that we now give them. Why is that so difficult for liberals to understand? Is there a political motive that influences their thought processes? Could it be that they expect these “future citizens” to be reliable Democrat voters? Sounds about right, doesn’t it? But, when you ask a liberal, if someone, he/she doesn’t know, walks through his/her front door uninvited and demands that you take care of them, would you let them stay or would you summon the police to have them removed? The overwhelming answer of these liberals would be “NO” they can’t stay, so why are they against a tightening up the border (with a fence that President Trump wants put in place) in order to prevent letting people into our country that have not been invited? You could deduce that liberals have a “double-standard” and their resistance to tightening up the border is a valid case in point. This column’s headline also applies to other situations affecting our country, like lowering the standards in our schools (the “dumbing” down of the curriculum) and not sufficiently punishing disruptive students, thereby preventing learning from taking place for the students who want to learn. Also, when people in government, in high elective or appointed offices, violate the rules of conduct and they get off with no or little punishment (a slap on the wrist), you’ll get more illegal behavior ( a play on our headline might go like this, “When you reward bad behavior, you get more of it”). The obvious case in point is the rules that Hillary Clinton violated while in office and still no punishment has been meted out because of a two-tier justice system, one for the well connected and one for the rest of us poor slobs. Now, we are faced with another problem that will affect society, and that is the major push by some influential people to legalize drugs. We’ve started with the legalization of marijuana in a few of the states of the union, with more to come on board in the near future. Again, you see that when you reward something, you get more of it. The adverse effects of the legalization of marijuana already has had a negative effect in the State of Colorado where traffic accidents and deaths have spiked up dramatically since legalization. Although marijuana is not a hard drug like cocaine and heroin, it is still a mind altering drug that does affect the person using it, and legalizing it has more people using it, not for medicinal use, but for recreational use. So, in conclusion, when you reward something, you get more of it, can be considered a sane conclusion in those areas mentioned above. It’s just common sense. So, be wary of those who want to do away with our tried and true rules of conduct that have been handed down through the ages, it might just be a change for the worst, not the better.)

 

THE HILL
— Clashes reported at conservative rally in Philadelphia – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/417273-clashes-reported-at-conservative-rally-in-philadelphia
— Rise of big cities push Texas to swing-state territory — maybe by 2020 – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/417140-rise-of-big-cities-push-texas-to-swing-state-territory-maybe-by-2020

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about a) their success in promoting hatred against Trump and b) their success in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-bastions-democrats-gains-traditionally-conservative-districts/story?id=59217697

 

CBS NEWS
— Counter-protesters, protesters spar at conservative rally in Philadelphia – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservative-rally-in-philadelphia-counter-protesters-gather-2018-11-17/

 

CBS PHILADELPHIA
— ‘We’re Not Letting People Into Our Country Illegally’: Trump Speaks About Migrant Caravan Heading For United States
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/3979968-were-not-letting-people-into-our-country-illegally-trump-speaks-about-migrant-caravan-heading-for-united-states/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: America’s Election Grid Remains a Patchwork of Vulnerabilities – Mike McIntire, Michael Wines and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/usa-voting-system-elections.html
— A Gay Councilman in Texas, Ousted From Office, Says He Was Blackmailed With Naked Photos – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/gay-councilman-election-recall-texas.html
— Zuckerberg Defends Company in Friday Meeting With Employees – Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/technology/facebook-mark-zuckerberg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Is Beginning to Lose His Grip. It isn’t just white suburban women who switched to Democrats. Parts of rural and white working class America peeled off too.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/opinion/sunday/trump-is-beginning-to-lose-his-grip.html
— Midterms Aside, Big Donors See a Leftward Path to Beating Trump – Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/politics/democratic-donors-2020.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males use bad prisoners and bad male prison guards to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn males.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/prison-sexual-harassment-women.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The White House reporters who made presidents fume long before Jim Acosta Before the CNN correspondent, there was Gannett’s May Craig, ABC’s Sam Donaldson and UPI’s Helen Thomas – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/11/18/white-house-reporters-who-made-presidents-fume-long-before-jim-acosta/

 

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— 4 arrested, but calm mostly prevails at ‘We the People’ rally on Independence Mall – Chris Palmer, Bethany Ao and Stephan Salisbury
http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/proud-boys-rally-trump-philadelphia-nationalist-nazis-20181117.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Jim Acosta abused his privileges as a member of the press – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/jim-acosta-abused-his-privileges-as-a-member-of-the-press/

 

NBC SAN DIEGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans help anti-Americans.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Group-Collecting-Items-to-Help-Migrant-Caravan-500772651.html

 

HERALD DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting women a) to hate Trump and b) to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/the-gop-s-woman-problem-grows-worse/article_fac79955-2f1c-51c6-b187-3a0551d25678.html

 

GLOBE POST
— Is Judge’s Ruling in CNN Case a Victory for Free Speech? CNN’s White House reporter Jim Acosta got his press credentials back, but if a reporter’s aggressive questioning could get him thrown out, other journalists may self-censor. This could compromise the watchdog function that the White House press corps is supposed to provide. – Steven Mulroy
https://theglobepost.com/2018/11/18/cnn-acosta-free-speech/

 

WORKERS WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites rally in Philadelphia. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites call you a racist if you are not anti-White.
https://www.workers.org/2018/11/17/thousands-in-philly-say-no-to-white-supremacy/

November 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump on Roskam: ‘Didn’t Want the Embrace’ President  Donald Trump called out Peter Roskam as he spoke on the midterm election results.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-on-Roskam_Chicago-499955481.html
— Pritzker Tops Trump to Become America’s Richest Politician: Forbes The Hyatt heir and venture capitalist spent more than $171 million of his wealth to become governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-is-Now-Americas-Richest-Politician-499938061.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Michigan Voters Bring Legal Recreational Pot to the Midwest Three other states had marijuana-related measures on their ballots
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Michigan-Voters-Bring-Legal-Recreational-Pot-to-the-Midwest-499927641.html

 

ABC7
— Trump revels in victories, mocks party members who lost, revokes CNN reporter’s press credentials – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-revels-in-victories-revokes-cnn-reporters-press-credentials/4640053/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump sparred with CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, who asked him questions about the migrant caravan headed for the U.S. and the Russia investigation. “That’s enough, put down the mic,” Trump said to Acosta, as he tried to ask more questions. Acosta struggled with a woman in a maroon dress tried to take the microphone from him. She eventually succeeded and handed it to another reporter. “CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN.” Acosta tweeted just before 8 p.m. Eastern Time that Secret Service denied him entry to the White House grounds for his live shot. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders released a statement accusing Acosta of physically assaulting a White House intern and saying his press credentials had been revoked until further notice. “President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern. This conduct is absolutely unacceptable,” Sanders wrote in the statement. The statement claimed, without evidence, that Trump has “given the press more access than any President in history,” and concluded, “As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.”)
— 2018 midterm results highlight counties’, country’s changing demographics – Sarah Schulte and Stacey Baca (DIERSEN: What do you say to political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2018-midterm-results-highlight-counties-countrys-changing-demographics/4641918/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois – Nic Flosi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-illinois

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump on Republican loss in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District: ‘Peter Roskam didn’t want the embrace’ – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-congress-trump-peter-roskam-randy-hultgren-20181107-story.html
— Democrats gain seats in DuPage County, area state and federal offices – Kimberly Fornek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-democrats-in-dupage-tl-1115-story.html
— Ending birthright citizenship – Cal Thomas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201811051431–tms–cthomastq–b-a20181106-20181106-column.html
— Democrats are coming for Trump’s tax returns. They should come for Pritzker’s as well. – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-house-democrats-trump-tax-returns-pritzker-huppke-20181107-story.html
— Cook County voters oust judge for 1st time in decades, while suspended DuPage County judge wins retention – Megan Crepeau and Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-judge-not-retained-cook-county-20181107-story.html
— Wisconsin Democrats rejoice as Republican Gov. Scott Walker is finally gone – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-wisconsin-governor-race-walker-evers-20181106-story.html
— Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten bask in Democrats’ suburban victories – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Underwood and Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lauren-underwood-sean-casten-illinois-midterm-20181107-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Forest Park votes to ban video gambling in history-making referendum – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-vkdeo-gambling-voted-out-forest-park-election-20181107-story.html
— Mary Edly-Allen v. and Helene Miller Walsh: Single vote separates candidates in north suburban race to replace state representative who resigned amid scandal – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-one-vote-difference-illinois-state-rep-20181107-story.html
— In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green – Lisa Donovan and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-blue-wave-20181107-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seeing red over Trump and Rauner, Democrats paint suburbs blue – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/seeing-red-trump-rauner-democrats-suburbs-blue-chicago-cook-dupage-will-lake-kane/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-cultivator-career-working-medical-marijuana/
— ‘Blue wave’ leads to Democratic supermajority on County Board – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-supermajority-cook-county-board-toni-preckwinkle-blue-wave/
— Trump’s media relationship frays more – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jim-acosta-donald-trump-peter-garrett-media-relationship-frays-april-ryan-yamiche-alcindor-cnn/
— Chicago Millennials outpace Baby Boomers at the ballot box – Stefano Esposito and Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-millennials-voter-turnout-baby-boomer-pritzker-amara-enyia-chance-rapper-kanye-west/
— Kevin Morrison, 1st LGBTQ County Board member, credits his message for win – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kevin-morrison-lgbtq-cook-county-board-member-credits-message-for-win-election/
— Three lessons sparked by a neo-Nazi pulling a quarter of the vote – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/nazi-art-jones-dan-lipinski-3rd-congressional-district-election/
— Unions won big on Election Day — a victory for working people – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/election-bruce-rauner-scott-walker-organized-labor-unions-illinois-wisconsin/
— Wisconsin’s Scott Walker defeated by Democratic anger – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wisconsins-scott-walker-defeated-tony-evers-donald-trump-democratic-anger/
— Four years as punching bag appears to have made Madigan stronger – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/four-years-as-punching-bag-appears-to-have-made-madigan-stronger/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the board – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/trump-effect-suburbs-turn-deep-blue-with-democratic-inroads-across-the-board
— Don’t write Illinois GOP’s eulogy just yet, election expert says – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/dont-write-illinois-gops-eulogy-just-yet-election-expert-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, who narrowly lost to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP gubernatorial primary, said state party leadership failed this election cycle. “The Illinois Republican Party needs new leadership at this point,” she said, suggesting Republicans from downstate or central Illinois could be up for the task. With Gov. Bruce Rauner out of the picture, so, too, is the money he sunk into GOP campaigns — and that’ll cause problems for Republican candidates, Redfield said. The GOP also will struggle until it finds its identity, Redfield said. The conservative wing led by Ives and activist Dan Proft has been targeting socially moderate Republicans to the detriment of the party, he said. “I suspect there’s going to be a real battle for control (of the state party),” Redfield said. “If they’re not sure who they are and they don’t replace Rauner’s money, they’re going to be in a world of hurt in two years, especially with (President) Trump at the head of the ticket.” Based on voter demographics, Republican political consultant Brad Goodman said, the party will become less and less relevant unless it can put up candidates young suburban women will support.)
— Suburbs help push Pritzker to victory – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/suburbs-help-push-pritzker-to-victory-
— Democratic women make unprecedented gains in DuPage County – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/democratic-women-make-unprecedented-gains-in-dupage-county
— DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/how-activism-health-care-concerns-pushed-casten-to-congress
— Suburbs’ congressional representatives all Democrats – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/suburbs-congressional-representatives-all-democrats
— Underwood pledges a pro-woman agenda and a fight in Congress – James Fuller (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/underwood-pledges-a-pro-woman-agenda-and-a-fight-in-congress

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the SALT tax doomed Peter Roskam Two key authors of the GOP tax overhaul—Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen—were among the casualties as voters vented frustration over a new cap on state and local tax deductions. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/how-salt-tax-doomed-peter-roskam
— Evanston passes ‘mansion tax’ The measure would apply to purchases of $1.5 million or more. – BRIANNA KELLY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/evanston-passes-mansion-tax
— Why Pritzker’s graduated income tax now looks a lot more likely Late-breaking returns show Madigan’s Democrats will have a supermajority, allowing them—in theory—to act on a graduated tax without any Republican support. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/why-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-now-looks-lot-more-likely

 

WTTW
— Blue Wave Sweeps Illinois, But Not the Nation – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/07/blue-wave-sweeps-illinois-not-nation

 

WGLT
— Pritzker Wins Illinois, But Loses McLean County – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/pritzker-wins-illinois-loses-mclean-county#stream/0

 

BUGLE
— Six female Democrats earn seats on DuPage County Board
https://buglenewspapers.com/six-female-democrats-earn-seats-on-dupage-county-board

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Peter Roskam-Sean Casten Election Results in McHenry County’s Algonquin Township – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/07/peter-roskam-sean-casten-election-results-in-mchenry-countys-algonquin-township/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WIREPOINTS’ MARK GLENNON ON TUESDAY’S RESULTS: ILLINOIS ADJUSTS COURSE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABYSS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-tuesdays-results-illinois-adjusts-course-directly-into-the-abyss.html
— ILLINOIS LEFT CELEBRATES IN WAKE OF BLUE TSUNAMI
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-left-celebrates-blue-tsunami.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives bitterly attacks 54 percent of voters day after election
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/ives-bitterly-attacks-54-percent-of-voters-day-after-election/
— Um, this was not why Roskam lost (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/um-this-was-not-why-roskam-lost/
— Speaker Madigan: “The GOP attacks were a desperate, out of touch attempts to fracture the party and underestimate voters”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/speaker-madigan-the-gop-attacks-were-a-desperate-out-of-touch-attempts-to-fracture-the-party-and-underestimate-voters/
— Tribune wants new Republican legislative leaders
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/tribune-wants-new-republican-legislative-leaders/
— Madigan regains supermajority
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/madigan-regains-supermajority/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump on Strong Legal Ground to Stop Caravan
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-on-strong-legal-ground-to-stop-caravan/

 

BREITBART
— Trump: Candidates That Stayed Away from Me ‘Did Very Poorly’ – NBC News
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/07/trump-candidates-that-stayed-away-from-me-did-very-poorly/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Voters Reject Paul Ryan’s Failed House Leadership
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29084-voters-reject-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-failed-house-leadership–

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeff Sessions Resigns as Attorney General at Trump’s Request – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors did not “request” that I retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they threatened me with many adverse employment actions if I did not take they early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jeff-sessions-retires-as-attorney-general-at-trumps-request/

 

THE HILL
— America’s urban-rural divide deepens – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/415441-americas-urban-rural-divide-deepens

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get elected, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-racial-division.html

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/04/legal-marijuana-2018-canada-changing-how-weed-grown-and-cost/1776150002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How We Voted in the 2018 Midterms A pre-election and Election Day survey interviewed about 90,000 people who said they voted in the midterms or intended to. Here are the results:
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/election-2018-votecast-poll/
— Job Openings Outnumbered Unemployed Americans by More Than One Million in September Difficulty filling high-skilled jobs is causing some businesses to adjust their strategies – Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-openings-outnumbered-unemployed-americas-by-more-than-one-million-in-september-1541518946
— After the Midterms, Party Strategies Are Set Democrats should now know whether to take a hard line or appeal to the center in 2020. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-the-midterms-party-strategies-are-set-1541548600
— Among Black Voters, Trump’s Popularity Inches Upward The president has a tin ear when it comes to race, but African-Americans are better off than before. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/among-black-voters-trumps-popularity-inches-upward-1541547594
— What the Midterm Election Shows: America’s Two Parties Live In Divergent Worlds Extending a yearslong phenomenon, Republicans are becoming the party of rural, white America, while Democrats find support from cities and suburbs – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-midterm-election-shows-americas-two-parties-live-in-divergent-worlds-1541634743

 

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Cap Comes Back to Haunt GOP With Key Tax Writers Losing Their Seats – Laura Davison
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-07/salt-cap-comes-back-to-haunt-as-key-gop-tax-writers-lose-bids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two of the key players behind the tax overhaul — Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen — were among the six casualties. They sit on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, whose Republican bench has been wiped out by losses, as well as retirements. Ten of the 24 Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee won’t return to Congress next year — in addition to Roskam and Paulsen, two members from low-tax states lost their re-election bids and six more decided to retire or run for other office. The loss of many of the committee’s top lawmakers means the GOP will need to rebuild members’ expertise in tax, trade and health-care issues. . .Roskam and Paulsen helped craft the 2017 bill and continued to support it even after a controversial provision was included to limit deductions to $10,000. Previously, they were unlimited. The lawmakers had hoped campaigning on the tax law’s other benefits, such as lower rates for individuals and more generous child tax credits, could offset voter frustration over the new cap. . .Roskam, who served as the House Ways and Means tax policy subcommittee chairman during the tax overhaul process, hails from a suburban Chicago district where the counties are some of the highest taxed in the state. About 49.3 percent of the tax returns filed in the district prior to the law change claimed the SALT deduction, according to data from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten repeatedly campaigned on eliminating the SALT cap. “The fact that nearly half of his own constituents claim this deduction didn’t prevent Peter Roskam from making SALT a target,” Casten said in a white paper he published about tax policy. Over the course of the campaign, Roskam softened his support for the SALT cap, saying it should be indexed to inflation.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1031 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $469,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447913_zpid/

November 5 Morning Edition

BRUCE RAUNER
— GOTV RALLY Our Home, Our Fight, Our Vote Join Governor Bruce Rauner for a get out the vote rally tonight!
https://mailchi.mp/dupagegop/raunerrally-829221

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— How will Illinois’ political journalists vote on Tuesday? We have a guess. – LGIS News Service (DIERSEN: LGIS News Service DOES NOT CONSIDER ME TO BE A POLITICAL JOURNALIST.  My GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to websites owned by LGIS News Service. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Since 2004, I have sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning. Since 2015, I have also sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 317,000 articles and information about many upcoming events. What do you say to my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hint/imply/argue/shout that I AM NOT A POLITICAL JOURNALIST? Most commonly, to discredit me and to discredit my emails, they stress that no one pays me for what I do as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are free, that the emails contain no advertising or pictures, that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and that I do not have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511621503-how-will-illinois-political-journalists-vote-on-tuesday-we-have-a-guess
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Illinois’ political journalists were the only ones voting on Tuesday, J.B. Pritzker, Mike Madigan and the rest of the state’s Democrats would win in a landslide. Chicago City Wire analysis of the primary voting records of 100 leading Illinois political journalists found that 93 percent of the primary votes they’ve collectively cast have been for Democrats, versus just seven percent for Republicans. All told, out of 424 total primary votes recorded by the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE), 395 of them were for Democrats. In the March 2018 primary, 57 of the 100 journalists reviewed voted in the Democrat primary. One, Fox 32 Political Editor Mike Flannery, voted in the Republican one. Of the 100 journalist voting records analyzed, 79 had cast more Democrat ballots than Republican ones and 18 recorded no primary votes. One journalist cast an equal number of Democrat and Republican ballots, and two cast more ballots for Republicans than Democrats. Those two are Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller (5 GOP / 4 DEM) and Doug Finke, a veteran reporter of the Springfield State Journal-Register (1/0). Miller, who founded the popular Capitol Fax newsletter in 1993, voted in Democrat primaries in 1994, 1996 and 1998, then Republican ones in 2000, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 before pulling a Democrat primary ballot again this past March. Finke has cast one primary ballot since 1992, in a four-way 2006 Republican primary that included State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, Jim Oberweis, Bill Brady and Ron Gidwitz. Topinka won 38 percent of the primary vote before falling to incumbent Democrat Rod Blagojevich in the general election. . .How do your favorite Illinois political journalists vote in primary elections? Chicago City Wire analyzed the voting records of 100 of the state’s top politics and government journalists to test the conventional wisdom. Are they really Democrat-leaning?)

 

ABC7
— Former President Barack Obama campaigns in Chicago, Gary; Rauner and GOP rally voters in suburbs – Craig Wall and John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/barack-obama-campaigns-in-chicago-gary;-rauner-and-gop-rally-voters-in-suburbs-/4616861/

 

WGN RADIO
— Governor Rauner: “Democracy doesn’t work unless citizen get involved.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
https://wgnradio.com/2018/11/05/governor-rauner-democracy-doesnt-work-unless-citizen-get-involved/
— The Race for Illinois Governor with Chicago Tribune Columnist John Kass: Why a Vote for Pritzker is a Vote for Madigan – CURTIS KOCH
https://wgnradio.com/2018/11/04/the-race-for-illinois-governor-with-chicago-tribune-columnist-john-kass-why-a-vote-for-pritzker-is-a-vote-for-madigan-to-raise-property-taxes-corrupt-the-system-and-bankrupt-illinois-future/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner blasts unfavorable polls as ‘baloney’ on road for GOP candidates – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Are you a member of the Republican voter base? I have always been a member of the Republican voter base. In the 2016 general election, members of the Republican voter base voted for Trump. How strong is the Republican voter base in your precinct? Tragically, in 2016, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-blasts-unfavorable-polls-baloney-road-gop-candidates-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner bucked a campaign tradition of visiting churches the Sunday before Election Day, choosing instead to target his voter base elsewhere. . .Combating the Democratic get-out-the-vote rally, Rauner’s campaign on Sunday evening announced the Republican ticket will hold a rally Monday evening at Benedictine University in Lisle.)
— Is Kwame Raoul’s AG bid in trouble? Abortion rights group is worried – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-sneed-kwame-raoul-abortion-rights-personal-pac-erika-harold/
— Hillary Clinton remains the Democrats best chance to defeat Trump in 2020 – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/hillary-clinton-2020-presidential-election-elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-democratic-party/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Busy pre-election weekend sees heavy early voting turnout in Chicago, Cook County
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181104-story.html
— As more voters trust the Postal Service, here’s how mail ballots get counted — and what keeps people from voting 3 times – Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-early-voting-counting-20181102-story.html
— Make it to your polling place on Election Day and get told you can’t vote? Here’s what to do – Ese Olumhense
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-know-your-voter-rights-20181104-story.html
— Talking politics at work Sharing opinions can be dicey – Todd Nordstrom (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates often asked me about my political opinions. Of course, their purpose to get information a) to justify their wasting my career, b) to justify their taking adverse actions against me, and c) to justify forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They most frequently asked me questions to confirm my support for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181105/281874414416534

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Really want to help Chicago? Give up on that ‘mansion tax.’ In an era when partisans on the left and the right are embracing populism as a way to win, let’s remember that soak-the-rich policies have a cost—one Chicago can no longer afford to pay. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/really-want-help-chicago-give-mansion-tax

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage County’s hot races: Sheriff, chairman, clerk, more – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/dupage-countys-hot-races-sheriff-chairman-clerk-more
— Kane County’s hot races: Sheriff, home rule, more – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/kane-countys-hot-races-sheriff-home-rule-more
— Lake County’s hot races: Lots of mudslinging — and cash – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/lake-countys-hot-races-lots-of-mudslinging-x2014-and-cash
— Suburban Cook’s hot races: Heated state seats, school money questions – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/suburban-cooks-hot-races-heated-state-seats-school-money-questions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan doesn’t get mad — he gets even – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-04/jim-dey-madigan-doesnt-get-mad-%E2%80%94-he-gets-even.html

 

WTTW
— Obama Stumps for Pritzker, Democrats in Chicago – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/04/obama-stumps-pritzker-democrats-chicago

 

WGN TV
— Conservative Party candidate Sam McCann on why he’s opposing Gov. Rauner (DIERSEN: What if Rauner had set up someone like McCann to siphon off votes from Pritzker?)
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/04/conservative-party-candidate-sam-mccann-on-why-hes-opposing-gov-rauner/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Rauner makes stop in Morris Sunday Polls show governor down, but he’s optimistic 2 days before election – KEVIN SOLARI
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/11/02/rauner-makes-stop-in-morris-sunday/a4xdgwj/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner smiles past the poll numbers in Decatur campaign stop 2 days before election – TONY REID
https://herald-review.com/news/local/rauner-smiles-past-the-poll-numbers-in-decatur-campaign-stop/article_abc5d1df-1d28-5d2d-8a00-7fd76d2e6966.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Second Amendment activists speak at town hall meeting – Charles Mills (DIERSEN: Who promotes Second Amendment rights in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/lifestyles/second-amendment-activists-speak-at-town-hall-meeting/article_0e4dc711-0d4d-5bfd-8655-9665cdba2216.html

 

  1. LOUIS RECORD
    — Judge allows fired junior high teacher’s age discrimination case to proceed – Sam Knef (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that you are/will be a victim of age discrimination: older, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, government employee, and non-poor.)
    https://stlrecord.com/stories/511620773-judge-allows-fired-junior-high-teacher-s-age-discrimination-case-to-proceed

 

WGLT
— Campaigns Ramp Up ‘Get Out The Vote’ Efforts Before Election Day – ERIC STOCK
http://www.wglt.org/post/campaigns-ramp-get-out-vote-efforts-election-day#stream/0

 

VANDALIA RADIO
— Rauner blasts Pritzker as he makes last minute bus tour around southern Illinois – Todd Stapleton
https://www.vandaliaradio.com/2018/11/05/gov-rauner-blasts-pritzker-as-he-makes-last-minute-bus-tour-around-southern-illinois/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Joining The Poll Worker Army On Election Day’s Front Lines – PAM FESSLER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/joining-poll-worker-army-election-days-front-lines#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN PATCH
— Voting Machine Glitch Switched Votes In DuPage County: Report The election commission reportedly said the faulty machines have been switched out. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/woodridge/voting-machine-glitch-switched-votes-dupage-county-report

 

JEANNE IVES
— Mike Madigan is waging a war on women. So Send a Woman to Springfield who isn’t afraid of him and his cronies
https://mailchi.mp/16a77fb5f315/heres-the-real-war-on-women-from-madigan

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Casten Talking about his Tweets – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/03/casten-talking-about-his-tweets/
— Reapportionment the Best Reason to Re-Elect Bruce Rauner – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/05/the-best-reason-to-re-elect-bruce-rauner-copy/
— Opponents to McHenry Township road District Consolidation Run Half Page Ad in NWH – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/04/opponents-to-mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-run-half-page-ad-in-nwh/
— McHenry Subdivision Sends Mail Asking for No Votes on McHenry Township Road District Consolidation Referendum – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/03/mchenry-subdivision-sends-mail-asking-for-no-votes-on-mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-referendum/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Retiring Calumet City school superintendent Troy Paraday fired for allegedly trying to fraudulently spike pay by $1.7 million – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/retiring-superintendent-fired-for-allegedly-trying-to-fraudulently-spike-pay/article_9b379006-ded2-11e8-ac48-cbb944223aa8.html

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Bye Bye Bruce – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14594

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD ‘WEAPONIZING’ TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/planned-parenthood-weaponizing-taxpayer-dollars-for-pro-abortion-candidates.html
— ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: IT’S ABOUT POWER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illegal-immigration-its-about-power.html

 

GOPUSA
— Leftist Race Slander Could Backfire – David Limbaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58321

CAPITOL FAX
— Watch the vote by mail numbers
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/05/watch-the-vbm-numbers/
— Poll: Hultgren trailing by 6 into the home stretch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/05/poll-hultgren-trailing-by-6-into-the-home-stretch/

 

FEDERALIST
— How The Central American Caravan Could Lead To A U.S. Refugee Crisis Like Europe’s While the encroaching caravan south of our border may seem miniscule in comparison, the mass exodus of migrants to Europe did not transpire overnight either. – Edward Cindric (DIERSEN: Democrats have and Democrats will use immigrants to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thefederalist.com/2018/11/05/central-american-caravan-lead-u-s-refugee-crisis-like-europes/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ADVANCES TRUMP’S PRO-LIFE CAMPAIGN Declares November National Adoption Month (DIERSEN: Those claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who focus on promoting abortion have always worked extremely hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/white-house-statement-advances-trumps-pro-life-campaign/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN’s Cuomo Claims Illegals Commit Less Crime Than Legal Immigrants – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/11/05/cnns-cuomo-claims-illegals-commit-less-crime-illegal-immigrants

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Underwood v. Hultgren: Dem candidate for Congress busted for lies about being a nurse – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/dem_candidate_for_congress_busted_for_lies_about_being_a_nurse.html
— The left doesn’t care – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/the_left_doesnt_care.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ellison Questioned Journalist’s Motives – Todd Shepherd (DIERSEN: I have served as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have questioned my motives and my judgment. They blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Of course, they will blame me and my GOPUSA Illinois emails for all the losses that Republican candidates in Illinois will suffer on November 6, 2018. They will specifically blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will suffer.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ellison-report-questioned-journalists-motives-reported-jesse-jackson-remark/
— Breadwinners – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: Are/were you a breadwinner? One could argue that once you retire, you are no longer a breadwinner. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” Of course, ever since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me.)
https://freebeacon.com/culture/review-once-and-future-worker-oren-cass/

 

THE HILL
— Huge turnout raises Dem hopes for a wave – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/414832-huge-turnout-raises-dem-hopes-for-a-wave

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Did You Vote? Now Your Friends May Know (and Nag You) – Natasha Singer (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? What do you say to Republican candidates who do NOT want Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who have “bad demographics” to campaign for them? My demographics are very bad. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc. The aforesaid Republican candidates want those with the following demographics to campaign for them: anti-Trump, minority, female, attractive, young, and recent immigrant.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/us/politics/apps-public-voting-record.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/opinion/midterms-election-vote.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/opinion/hungary-orban-republican-party-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/opinion/donald-trump-reagan-nixon-midterms.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Reporter Gets Trump Scoops, and Criticism – Michael Grynbaum (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any activist, any candidate, any elected official, any party leader, any major donor, any political consultant, any etc. who gives me “scoop.” My critics/opponents are extremely vicious and they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/business/media/jonathan-swan-axios-profile.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get more of the anti-White vote, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being more anti-White.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/midterms-test-whether-republicans-not-named-trump-can-win-by-stoking-racial-animosity/2018/11/04/bb5f00ac-e059-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/full-trumpism-the-presidents-apocalyptic-attacks-reach-a-new-level-of-falsity/2018/11/04/8e4fb87e-e043-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— Democrats will have to contend with immigration eventually – Reihan Salam (DIERSEN: Democrats have and Democrats will use immigrants to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-will-have-to-contend-with-immigration-eventually/2018/11/04/49f89554-de06-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Obama given pass on stirring up bias – Larry Elder
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/11/obama_given_pass_on_stirring_up_bias

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— To measure the real base of California’s Republican support, look no further than Trump’s approval numbers – John Myers (DIERSEN: What are Trump’s approval numbers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do you say to Republican candidates in districts that have low Trump approval numbers a) who dump Trump to get elected/reelected and b) who dump Trump supporters like me to get elected/reelected?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-republicans-2018-election-analysis-20181105-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To calculate the size of the Republican base, just look at the president’s job-approval number. Find that loyal Trump supporter, goes the logic, and you’re looking at a voter who will stick with Republican candidates through hell or high water. That number, according to a recent poll, is about 39% of statewide likely voters. The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found that this core group of GOP voters is centered among the ranks of white male voters. Many live near San Diego or in the Central Valley. Most are registered Republicans, though some are unaffiliated “independent” voters. Many attended college but didn’t leave with a degree. Given the animus of the state’s elected officials toward Trump’s policies, 39% support for the president among likely California voters is a reasonably strong showing. (And it’s worth noting that the president’s job approval is much lower among all adults — another example of how the electorate doesn’t accurately reflect the state as a whole.) It’s less uplifting, though, for a Republican who’s trying to win statewide office. Trump may have helped reveal the contours of the party’s base, but his reputation could also create a shatterproof ceiling come election day.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushing Boehner pushes pot.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-needs-to-legalize-cannabis-1541361855?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— The Problem of Being Overcommitted in Retirement – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you are retired, what do you spend your time on? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. I should write a book about those who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for doing that. They talk and/or act like they have been promised a new home, a new car, lots of money, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or much more if they succeed in getting to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending them out.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-problem-of-being-overcommitted-in-retirement-1541172905
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigrants-are-the-best-tenants-1541361836
— ‘Where Did You Get This Number?’ Review: Counting the Vote Ahead of Time Changing technology has made political polling easier and more accurate, but challenges remain, including, at times, unreliable exit polls. Michael Barone reviews “Where Did You Get This Number?” by Anthony Salvanto.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-did-you-get-this-number-review-counting-the-vote-ahead-of-time-1541361737

 

JACKSON HERALD TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.jacksonheraldtoday.com/archives/15166-Political-climate-filled-with-hate.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Congress Thinks Voters Are Way More Conservative Than They Actually Are.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/study-congress-overestimates-the-publics-conservatism.html

 

ATLANTIC
— Does the U.S. Still Have a ‘Middle Class’? White-collar work today is fundamentally insecure. – Caitlin Zaloom
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/what-does-middle-class-really-mean/574534/