November 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CUBS’ TODD RICKETTS MEETS WITH DONALD TRUMP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cubs-todd-ricketts-meets-with-donald-trump/1616329/

— DONALD TRUMP: MELANIA AND BARRON WILL NOT MOVE TO THE WHITE HOUSE INITIALLY – CNN  (DIERSEN: Have you moved to be closer to your job?  In 1974, when I was 25 years old, after IRS promoted me to a GS-12 (currently $77,899) Revenue Officer position in its Loop office, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and walked to work and to Loyola to take graduate business courses.  I spent weekends at the town home in University Park that I had bought new 2 years earlier.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-melania-and-barron-will-not-move-to-the-white-house-initially/1617269/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a photo op at his Bedminster Golf Club as he was saying goodbye to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Trump said yes when asked if he intended to live in the White House.)

 

NBC5
— Trump Children’s Roles Blur Line Between Transition, Company  Trump has insisted he will build a wall between his White House and his company – Jonathan Lemire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Childrens-Roles-Blur-Line-Between-Transition-Company–402142975.html

 

CBS2
— Schock Allegedly Profited Off His Voters’ Washington Visits – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/20/schock-allegedly-profited-off-his-voters-washington-visits/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-US Rep. Schock allegedly profited off voters’ DC visits – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/218733857-story
— Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts meets with President-elect Donald Trump
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/218679636-story

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 11/20/16 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2016/11/20/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-112016/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And last but not least, we’ll speak to Matt Murphy, Senior Government Relations Director of Mac Strategies Group & former Republican State Sen. of Palatine. He joins the show this morning to talk about what’s in store for Republicans in Illinois and in Springfield.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock allegedly profited off voters’ DC visits
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-indictment-20161120-story.html
— Reince Priebus: Trump will avoid conflicts of interest; Jeff Sessions criticism ‘very unfair’ – Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Kristine Guerra
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-reince-priebus-donald-trump-jeff-sessions-20161120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump won by rejecting the political rules” and ask “Will the GOP Senate give him more leeway with Cabinet nominees?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cabinet-nominees-20161120-story.html
— Performance of Chicago ‘Hamilton’ disrupted – Chris Jones
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/hamilton/ct-disruption-at-chicago-hamilton-20161120-column.html
— Fake Donald Trump returns to ‘SNL,’ and the real one is not happy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-donald-trump-snl-20161120-story.html
— Mike Pence doesn’t rule out waterboarding under Trump administration – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mike-pence-waterboarding-20161120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump needs to earn mandate from wary public.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-hunt-214c8ee4-af41-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7-20161120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump meeting with Ari Emanuel: Rahm brother, Trump’s former agent – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-meeting-with-ari-emanuel-rahm-brother-trumps-former-agent/
— Ruling underlines no clear path to AFSCME-Rauner resolution – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ruling-underlines-no-clear-path-to-afscme-rauner-resolution/
— Trump, Pence address potential of Romney, Mattis in Cabinet – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-pence-address-potential-of-romney-mattis-in-cabinet/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s Statue of Liberty looks familiar, doesn’t he? – ROGER SCHILLERSTROM
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE07/311199999/chicagos-statue-of-liberty-looks-familiar-doesnt-he
— Grubhub: Mixing business and politics: A cautionary tale – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE07/311199998/mixing-business-and-politics-a-cautionary-tale
— Why we all need to embrace regionalism – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE05/311199987/why-we-all-need-to-embrace-regionalism
— How Trump is lifting the fortunes of Chicago’s banking sector – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE01/311199990/how-trump-is-lifting-the-fortunes-of-chicagos-banking-sector

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says ‘SNL’ was biased, asks for ‘equal time for us’  President-elect criticizes ‘SNL,’ ‘Hamilton’ on Twitter – Frank Pallotta
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/trump-says-snl-was-biased-asks-for-equal-time-for-us
— ‘Hamilton’: The latest feud Trump won’t let go  Trump calling for cast’s apology – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/hamilton-the-latest-feud-trump-wont-let-go

 

WSIL TV
— Trump again slams ‘Hamilton’; Pence says he wasn’t offended – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33754456/for-2nd-day-trump-demands-apology-from-cast-of-hamilton

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— This state’s costly exodus – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-11-20/states-costly-exodus.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Study finds hormones, medications in Illinois groundwater – AP
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article116073393.html
— Halt! In the name of the state employee union police! – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article115541663.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— BGA: Illinois FOIA Appeals Linger With No End In Sight – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/bga-illinois-foia-appeals-linger-with-no-end-in-sight/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIGA: LIBERALS SOON TO TASTE SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND RISE OF EXECUTIVE POWER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/biga-liberals-soon-to-taste-supremacy-clause-and-rise-of-executive-power.html
— ILLINOIS’ DEBT PER CAPITA NEARING $15,000
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-debt-per-capita-nearing-15000-.html

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— The Untold Story: How One 91 Year-Old Woman Helped Donald Trump Win Election – Roddy McCorley
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/untold-story-one-91-year-old-woman-helped-donald-trump-win-election/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nikki Haley: Trump Won Despite Republican Officials, Not Because Of Them – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: All politics is local.  How many more or fewer votes did Trump get in your precinct because things that your a) Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, c) the officers of your Republican county party organization, and d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee said and/or did?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/nikki-haley-trump-won-despite-republican-officials-not-because-of-them-video/
— Trump Supporter Disrupts Chicago Performance Of ‘Hamilton’ – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/20/trump-supporter-disrupts-chicago-performance-of-hamilton/
— Tucker Carlson Eviscerates Journalist Smearing Jeff Sessions As Racist – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/carlson-eviscerates-journalist-smearing-jeff-sessions-as-racist-video/

 

HANNITY
— Mike Pence Responds To ‘Hamilton-Gate’
http://www.hannity.com/articles/hanpr-election-493995/watch-mike-pence-responds-to-hamiltongate-15318022/

 

NEWSMAX
— Priebus: No Religious Registry But Some Must Be Kept Out – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/reince-priebus-no-registry-muslim-registry/2016/11/20/id/759866/
— NY Post: Melania Trump and Barron Staying in New York
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/melania-trump-barron-to/2016/11/20/id/759840/
— NBC Blasted, Bias Reporting on Priebus’ Muslim Registry Rejection – Cathy Burke  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, television stations, newspapers, radio stations, websites, etc. act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/nbc-slants-reponse-reince-priebus-muslim-registry/2016/11/20/id/759868/

 

BREITBART
— House GOP Warns Obama Bureaucrats: We Will Reverse ‘Midnight Rules’ – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/17/house-gop-warns-obama-bureaucrats-we-will-reverse-midnight-rules/

 

THE BLAZE
— ‘SNL’ skit roasts the mainstream media and their election bias against Donald Trump – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/20/watch-snl-skit-roasts-the-mainstream-media-and-their-election-bias-against-donald-trump/

 

POLITICO
— Danny Davis wants ‘state of emergency’ declared after grandson’s killing – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/11/danny-davis-wants-state-of-emergency-declaration-in-parts-of-city-107512

 

ABC NEWS
— Ex-US Rep. Schock Allegedly Profited off Voters’ DC Visits – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/schock-allegedly-profited-off-voters-washington-visits-43671243
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The indictment of a 35-year-old disgraced former Republican congressman jolted residents of his central Illinois district, shaken by prosecutors’ claims that Aaron Schock illegally dipped into campaign and government coffers to subsidize a lavish lifestyle, including his Capitol Hill office done up in the style of “Downton Abbey.” Perhaps more stunning was an allegation found on page 34 of the charging document: Schock’s apparent willingness to pocket thousands of constituents’ dollars by arranging annual Washington tours combined with meet-and-greets. “I know that some people feel very hurt, angered and betrayed,” said Quincy insurance agent Jack Freiburg, who attended such an event in 2014. State political observers say the alleged scheme stands out — even with Illinois’ long-established reputation for corruption, including a former governor’s attempt to sell President Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. House rules require excess fees from such visits be returned to constituents or donated to charity, according to the indictment. “That’s a new one on me,” said David Melton of Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. “I have never heard of anything quite that audacious.” The three-day extravaganza attended by Freiburg and about 50 others in July 2014 included bus rides to the National Zoo and a reception at the Japanese ambassador’s residence. Freiburg paid a $785 “Fly-in Conference Fee” to Schock’s office — meant to cover meals, transportation and other hosting costs — on top of $2,000 to $3,000 for a plane ticket, hotel room and other expenses. Schock, the once-rising GOP star and prodigious party fundraiser, secretly kept at least $11,000 from that event, the indictment said. Freiburg recalled that many on the trip were well-off but others weren’t, including several recent college graduates. “Some sacrificed financially to go,” the 63-year-old said. Prosecutors say in 2011, Schock set up a Florida bank account under the name of a factious company, “Global Travel International,” and instructed staff to deposit that year’s fly-fee money into it. He allegedly kept at least $4,482 from the 2011 fly-in, which happened in the same month he appeared on the cover of Men’s Health, his shirt unbuttoned to show off his six-pack abs. Landing the magazine cover — with the blurb “Rep. Aaron Schock is willing to give you the shirt off his back” — drew mockery on late-night TV but boosted Schock’s profile nationally.)
— Priebus Dismisses Controversy Over Sessions: ‘He Will Be Confirmed’
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/priebus-dismisses-controversy-sessions-confirmed-43669786

 

MSN
— Reince Priebus Defends Trump’s $25M Settlement  (DIERSEN: In 1998, in Diersen v. Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford, just before the trial was to start, I accepted the defendants’ settlement offer to a) fix the defects in my 1996 Thunderbird LX, b) give me $6,000, and c) give my attorney $6,000.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/reince-priebus-defends-trumps-dollar25m-settlement/vp-AAkxXYW

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Priebus defends controversial remarks about Islam – David Lauter  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-priebus-defends-controversial-remarks-1479672625-htmlstory.html
— Alec Baldwin fires back with some presidential advice after Trump angrily tweets about ‘SNL’ – Jessica Roy
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-alec-baldwin-fires-back-with-some-1479680568-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— College kids are proving Trump’s point – George F. Will
http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/college-kids-are-proving-trumps-point/
— Priebus: Trump considering fund cuts for sanctuary cities – Marisa Schultz
http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/priebus-trump-considering-fund-cuts-for-sanctuary-cities/
— Keep crying wolf about Trump, and no one will listen when there’s a real crisis – Kyle Smith
http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/keep-crying-wolf-about-trump-and-no-one-will-listen-to-a-real-crisis/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Breaking Down ‘Bottleneckers’  From music therapists to funeral directors, licensing schemes keep out competition. – DICK CARPENTER and  CHIP MELLOR  (DIERSEN: Would my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes tell Rauner that I am a bottlenecker because I became a licensed CPA in Illinois in 1981?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/breaking-down-bottleneckers-1479680470
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner last month established the Illinois Competitiveness Council, which will scrutinize occupational-licensing requirements and other regulations constraining economic growth. In targeting occupational licensing, Mr. Rauner has joined the Obama White House, several other governors, and commissions in states including Michigan, Virginia, Indiana and even regulation-happy California. But despite bipartisan support, licensing reform is likely to face ferocious opposition from members of licensed occupations. Those working in an industry that requires licensing learn that they can use an occupational license to choke out the competition. They can even command higher prices without delivering improved products or services. In our forthcoming book, we describe those who use government regulations to perpetuate their own advantages in a market as “bottleneckers.”)
— Trump’s Supreme Court Priority  An early nomination is important to deal with Obama’s regulations. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-supreme-court-priority-1479682227

 

MARTHA’S VINEYARD TIMES
—  Hundreds of Vineyarders stand together in Oak Bluffs Rally, organized in less than a week, calls for patience and action in wake of the election. – Bill Chaisson
http://www.mvtimes.com/2016/11/20/200-stand-together-oak-bluffs/

 

SUPER CHEVY
— This 1972 Corvette Rules the Autocross 43 Years and Counting  Danny Popp carries on his Corvette’s long history on the track with another victory – Taylor Kempkes  (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since I took delivery of it in on October 14, 1971 when I was 23 years old.)
http://www.superchevy.com/events/1611-this-1972-corvette-rules-the-autocross-43-years-and-counting/

November 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump taps Sessions, Flynn, Pompeo for top positions  President-elect Donald Trump signaled a sharp rightward shift in U.S. national security policy Friday. – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-taps-sessions-flynn-pompeo-for-top-positions/1613688/
— NY AG ANNOUNCES $25M SETTLEMENT IN TRUMP UNIVERSITY CASE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ny-ag-announces-$25m-settlement-in-trump-university-case/1614562/

 

NBC5
— What’s the Cost of Winning an Election? – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/deep-dish-political-stories-chicago-illinois-401964605.html
— Cubs Co-Owner Todd Ricketts to Meet With Trump This Weekend
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Cubs-Co-Owner-Todd-Ricketts-to-Meet-With-Trump-This-Weekend-401928926.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Can immigrants, fearful of Trump, look to Rauner? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Rauner ran as, and got elected as, a Republican, not as a Democrat or as an Independent.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-immigrants-fear-trump-look-to-rauner/
— President-elect Trump to meet with Cubs’ Todd Ricketts
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/president-elect-trump-to-meet-with-cubs-todd-ricketts/
— Mexico urges migrants in U.S. to ‘be calm’  Plan doesn’t mention Trump by name – CNN  (DIERSEN: Mexico should order all its citizens who are in America illegally to return to Mexico.  What if America had illegally sent millions of its citizens into a foreign country like Mexico?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/mexico-urges-migrants-in-us-to-be-calm
— Residential tax cheats cost Cook County millions – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-residential-tax-cheats-cost-cook-county-millions/
— African-American woman to spearhead outreach for police exam – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/african-american-woman-to-spearhead-outreach-for-police-exam/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to meet with Donald Trump – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-todd-ricketts-trump-20161118-story.html
— Central Americans surge across the U.S. border before Trump takes office – Joshua Partlow
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-border-crossings-trump-20161118-story.html
— Anxiety over Trump’s election galvanizes immigration advocacy in Chicago – Marwa Eltagouri, Tony Briscoe and Nereida Moreno  (DIERSEN: Foreign countries like Mexico should order all their citizens who are in America illegally to return to their motherland.  What if America had illegally sent millions of its citizens into a foreign country like Mexico?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-immigrants-met-20161118-story.html
— Chef Tony Hu given 1 year in prison for skirting $1 million in sales taxes – Steve Schmadeke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chinatown-chef-hid-cash-sales-met-20161118-story.html
— White women, own up to it: You’re the reason Hillary Clinton lost – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-white-women-glanton-20161118-column.html
— Laziness to blame for spread of fake news – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-fake-news-trump-huppke-20161118-story.html
— I don’t like my partner smoking pot. What should I do? – Andreea Ciulac
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-social-graces-partner-smoking-pot-1122-20161118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, doing that is treasonous.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-trump-chicago-rahm-edit-1121-jm-20161118-story.html
— An exit guide for Americans opposed to a Trump presidency – Kristin Surak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-president-leave-united-states-perspec-1117-20161118-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage pays $416,507 bill for state audit – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161118/news/161118942/
— Wheaton man charged in Glen Ellyn fight
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161118/news/161118843/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 27-year-old Wheaton man faces numerous charges after authorities said he displayed a handgun while confronting three people and fighting with at least one of them earlier this week at a Glen Ellyn motel. David J. Abdulkarim of the 1300 block of Tall Oaks Lane was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, battery, aggravated assault, theft, resisting a peace officer and attempted obstruction of justice, according to Glen Ellyn Assistant Police Chief William Holmer.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s attorney general pick sets off furor – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161118/BLOGS02/161119852/trumps-attorney-general-pick-sets-off-furor

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump supporters launch #TrumpCup to protest Starbucks  Supporters accuse company of anti-white discrimination – CNN  (DIERSEN: Obama and Clinton supporters continue to come across as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-supporters-launch-trumpcup-to-protest-starbucks

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Co-owner of Chicago Cubs Todd Ricketts to meet with Trump – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-co-owner-of-chicago-cubs-to-meet-with/article_40e50b88-f71e-5d1c-960f-886f167c090f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the people meeting with the president-elect this weekend: the man who marshalled more outside money than anyone else to help Donald Trump win the White House. Todd Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, helped raise at least $66 million for outside groups called Future 45 and the 45 Committee — a nod the incoming 45th president. Ricketts is emblematic of what a topsy-turvy election it has been. Before helping Trump, Ricketts was part of a super PAC that spent more than any other trying to stop him from winning the Republican nomination. Ricketts lives in Chicago and is a small business owner and board member of TD Ameritrade, which his billionaire father founded. Trump’s team is turning its attention to economic positions in the administration, including the Department of Commerce.)
— Cruz calls election ‘revenge of flyover country’ – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-cruz-calls-election-revenge-of-flyover-country/article_40e50b88-f71e-5d1c-960f-886f167c090f.html

 

WSIL TV
— Flynn: Critic of Muslim militancy and culture – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33742436/flynn-critic-of-muslim-militancy-and-culture
— Trump’s staff picks alarm minorities: ‘Injustice to America’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33747602/trumps-staff-picks-disappoint-alarm-minority-groups

 

WASHINGTON TIMES REPORTER
— AFSCME workers demonstrate over planned Rauner’s cuts – Sharon Woods Harris
http://www.washingtontimesreporter.com/news/20161117/afscme-workers-demonstrate-over-planned-rauners-cuts

 

NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Northwestern make it clear that it is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/11/university-response-to-petition/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Anti-Trump Protest at Millennium Park Planned for This Weekend  Organizers emphasize that this will be a peaceful demonstration. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/anti-trump-protest-millennium-park-planned-weekend

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want Rauner a) to replace Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman Tim Schneider with the anti-traditional family anti-Trump Pat Brady, b) to replace IRP National Committeeman Demetra DeMonte, IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, and all those IRP State Central Committee members who support Trump with anti-Trumps, and c) to replace all the IRP county, township, and ward party organization officers who support Trump with anti-Trumps.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511046418-former-illinois-gop-chief-advises-trump-to-strike-unifying-tone-in-first-100-days

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Trump carries 91 of 102 counties in Illinois
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511046270-trump-carries-91-of-102-counties-in-illinois
— Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, political realms
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511046343-mautino-scandal-virtually-ignored-in-state-media-political-realms
— Illinois official Michael Theodore: It’s legal for Grubhub to fire Trump voters  (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, employers do NOT want you if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, married, overweight, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511046468-illinois-official-it-s-legal-for-grubhub-to-fire-trump-voters
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the wake of Election Day, GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney wrote and sent out a mass email to his thousands of employees concerning the election of Donald Trump and their party affiliation and support. In the email, he asks that Trump supporters submit letters of resignation. “If you do not agree with this statement, then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here,” Maloney wrote in the email. Maloney openly had offered strong support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and in the email, he made negative remarks about Trump, calling his comments on immigrants “demeaning, insulting.” “I want to be clear that this behavior — and these views — have no place at GrubHub,” Maloney said in the email. So the question is: Can someone be hired or fired for supporting a political candidate, or for their general party affiliation and support? Is that discrimination? Michael Theodore, of the Illinois Department of Human Rights, offered an answer. “Political affiliation is not a protected class under the Illinois Human Rights Act,” Theodore told Chicago City Wire. Theodore said classes protected in Illinois under state law include “race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, military status, order of protection status, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, unfavorable military discharge, and physical and mental disability.” Thus, Maloney’s email to GrubHub’s employees is not considered discrimination, and employees can ultimately be hired or fired based on their political affiliation, Theodore said. “The department investigates charges on a case-by-case basis,” Theodore noted, inregard to workplace-discrimination cases. Kent Sezer, attorney for Neal and Leroy LLC, commented on Maloney’s email and told Chicago City Wire that nothing explicitly prevents private employers from discriminating against employees due to their political beliefs. “In general, private-sector employers may discriminate on the basis of political belief. The First Amendment applies only to public employees,” Sezer said. GrubHub falls under the classification of a public business because they have company stocks that can be traded by and with the public. Since the email, the mobile-food company’s stock price has dropped 5 percent. However, the email Maloney wrote and sent could impact GrubHub negatively and legally, Sezer said. “If the person is actually doing a good job, but happens to have voted the wrong way, the company risks being found guilty of violating one of the myriad laws that protect people in the workplace,” Sezer said. For management-side employees, Sezer recommends that they distance themselves from engaging in or promoting such political opinions at work. In addition, Sezer said it is always best to protect the interests of the company when firing an individual “by documenting the work-related reasons for the discharge.” “The bottom line is that although it is theoretically possible to fire someone in the private sector based on political belief, it would be risky,” Sezer said. In GrubHub’s email, Maloney did not explicitly fire any individuals, but he made it very clear that Trump supporters are not welcome. “I absolutely reject the nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump and will work to shield our community from this movement as best I can,” Maloney said in the email. Since the incident, there have been numerous Twitter and other social media followers of GrubHub calling for boycotts against the company. Based in Chicago, GrubHub has been in business since 2004. In addition to offices across the U.S., GrubHub also has offices in London and serves an average of over 200,000 daily food orders.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— YOU ARE INVITED TO THE TRUMP-PENCE INAUGURATION – Mark Rhoads
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/rhoads-you-are-invited-to-the-trump-pence-inauguration-.html
— AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, SESSIONS WILL ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS, FAIR SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/as-attorney-general-sessions-will-enforce-immigration-laws-fair-says.html
— NUNS’ PRAYERS ANSWERED: STONE PARK REVOKES NEIGHBORING STRIP CLUB’S LIQUOR LICENSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/nuns-prayers-answered-stone-park-revokes-neighboring-strip-clubs-liquor-license.html
— COLLEGE OF DUPAGE TRUSTEE FRANK NAPOLITANO TO SERVE ON NATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/college-of-dupage-trustee-to-serve-on-national-community-college-board.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Take it from me, stopping fake news won’t be easy  (DIERSEN: No one has charged me with including a link to fake news in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.  However, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, viciously condemned me, and viciously punished me for including links to articles that they disapprove of.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/18/take-it-from-me-stopping-fake-news-wont-be-easy/
— ILGOP already calling out the last two southern Dems
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/18/ilgop-already-calling-out-the-last-two-southern-dems/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeff Sessions, a Fitting Selection for Attorney General – Editorial
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442334/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-justice-department-trump-administration)

 

GOPUSA
— The Top 10 Media Personalities Who Had the Most Influence on the Conservative Christian Vote
http://www.gopusa.com/the-top-10-media-personalities-who-had-the-most-influence-on-the-conservative-christian-vote/
— A new president, a clean start at DOJ
http://www.gopusa.com/a-new-president-a-clean-start-at-doj/
— Obama encourages Trump protesters
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-encourages-trump-protesters/
— America’s Lost Generation
http://www.gopusa.com/americas-lost-generation/
— Emanuel doubts Trump will cut funding for sanctuary cities
http://www.gopusa.com/emanuel-doubts-trump-will-cut-funding-for-sanctuary-cities/
— Ignore the Mob. Long Live the Electoral College
http://www.gopusa.com/ignore-the-mob-long-live-the-electoral-college/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Reince Priebus Is Not Paul Ryan’s Puppet – Joanne Butler  (DIERSEN: Are you anyone’s puppet?  I am not.  If I had been a puppet for my Democrat superiors in the federal government, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40.  If I had been a puppet for those who dominate TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, I would still be the TAPROOT chairman.  If I had been a puppet for those who dominate the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, I would still be a member of that committee.  If I had been a puppet for those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, I would still be that organization’s webmaster.  If I had been a puppet for those who dominate the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, I would still be a member of that committee.  If I had been a puppet for those who dominate the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors, I would still be a member of that board.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/17/reince-priebus-is-not-paul-ryans-puppet/
— How Much Of A Radical Outsider Is Steve Bannon? – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/how-much-of-a-radical-outsider-is-steve-bannon/
— Trump’s Digital Director: Twitter CEO Personally Censored Our Campaign – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/trumps-digital-director-twitter-ceo-personally-censored-our-campaign/
— MSNBC Host Whines About Trump ‘Choosing His Homeboys’ To Serve In Administration – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/msnbc-host-whines-about-trump-choosing-his-homeboys-to-serve-in-administration-video/

 

ONE NEW NOW
— New campus teaching on males: Don’t be a man – Bob Kellogg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are not only anti-male, but that hey are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2016/11/18/new-campus-teaching-on-males-dont-be-a-man

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— How the Establishment Plans to Torch Trump’s Economic Plan – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24557

 

NEWMAX
— Texas Lawmaker Files Legislation to End In-State Tuition for Illegals – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/texas-lawmaker-legislation-tuition/2016/11/18/id/759675/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Will Giuliani or Bolton Decide America’s Foreign Policy? Or Will Rand Paul’s Views Prevail? – TONY CORVO
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/11/17/will-giuliani-or-bolton-decide-americas-foreign-policy-or-will-a-rand-pauls-views-prevail/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Hannity Monologue: Obama, The “Alt-Radical Left” And Donald Trump – Ian Schwartz
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/11/18/hannity_monologue_obama_the_alt-radical_left_and_donald_trump.html

 

THE BLAZE
— These contenders for secretary of state did not donate to Trump’s campaign – Kaitlyn Schallhorn  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year.  One could argue that if you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, you are getting/accepting a $1,000 in-kind donation from me each year.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/18/these-contenders-for-secretary-of-state-did-not-donate-to-trumps-campaign/

 

NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
— Who Pays Income Taxes?
http://www.ntu.org/foundation/page/who-pays-income-taxes
— Who Doesn’t Pay Income Taxes?
http://www.ntu.org/foundation/page/who-doesnt-pay-income-taxes

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Have Evangelicals Lost Their Credibility by Voting for Trump? – Dr. Michael Brown (DIERSEN: Because only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct, there must not be that many evangelicals in my precinct.)
http://www.afa.net/the-stand/decision-2016/have-evangelicals-lost-their-credibility-by-voting-for-trump/
— ‘Let Us Not Grow Weary While Doing Good’ – Dan Celia  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments say that you “do good?” The following individuals, organizations, companies, and governments hint/imply/argue/shout that I do NOT “do good” with my GTOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or with anything else that I have done with my life: those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.afa.net/the-stand/church/2016/11/let-us-not-grow-weary-while-doing-good/
— Three convincing reasons to boycott Target this Christmas
http://www.afa.net/action-alerts/three-convincing-reasons-to-boycott-target-this-christmas/

 

POLITICO
— Ethics rules bar Bannon from helping Breitbart  Under White House rules, Donald Trump’s chief strategist would have to steer clear of the alt-right website he oversaw. – ISAAC ARNSDORF and TAYLOR GEE
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/steve-bannon-breitbart-ethics-231555
— Frustrated and on edge at Trump Tower  More than a week after the election, the media is still locked out. – HADAS GOLD and PETER STERNE
http://www.politico.com/media/story/2016/11/scenes-from-the-stakeout-at-trump-tower-004861
— Obama: We must guard against fake news – BRENT GRIFFITHS
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-fake-news-231565
— Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry: ‘makes sense’ to change ‘terms of engagement’ between White House and press pool – HADAS GOLD
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/clinton-spokesman-mike-mccurry-makes-sense-to-change-terms-of-engagement-between-white-house-and-press-pool-231506
— Journalism groups write letter pushing Trump on transparency – JOE POMPEO
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/national-press-club-trump-231498

 

THE HILL
— Texas to debate ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants – REID WILSON
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/306726-texas-to-debate-ending-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented
— Dems hit new low in state legislatures – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/306736-dems-hit-new-low-in-state-legislatures
— Dems pledge to fight Sessions nomination – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/306810-dems-pledge-to-fight-sessions-nomination
— Trump sends signal: Administration may look like campaign – JONATHAN SWAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/306834-trump-sends-signal-administration-may-look-like-campaign

 

REUTERS
— Trump to meet with Huckabee, Romney, others this weekend
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-meetings-idUSKBN13D242

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump’s Team Shows Few Signs of Post-Election Moderation – ERIC LIPTON, CHARLIE SAVAGE and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— 10 things to know about Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/18/10-things-to-know-about-sen-jeff-sessions-donald-trumps-pick-for-attorney-general/
— Fake news on Facebook is a real problem. These college students came up with a fix in 36 hours. – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/11/18/fake-news-on-facebook-is-a-real-problem-these-college-students-came-up-with-a-fix/
— For foreign diplomats, Trump hotel is place to be – Jonathan O’Connell and Mary Jordan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/2016/11/18/9da9c572-ad18-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35_story.html
— Trump signals intent to keep hard-line promises with choices for senior national security posts – David Nakamura, Philip Rucker and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-signals-intent-to-keep-hard-line-promises-with-choices-for-senior-national-security-posts/2016/11/18/28d90e6a-ada9-11e6-a31b-4b6397e625d0_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump University Fraud Cases Settled for $25 Million  Deal to compensate students who enrolled in real estate courses – BRENT KENDALL and SARA RANDAZZO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-is-in-advanced-talks-to-settle-trump-university-fraud-allegations-1479488654?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Cities Defend Immigration Sanctuary Policies Under Fire by Donald Trump  Democratic mayors in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, among others, say they will challenge any administration crackdown – ALEJANDRO LAZO,  SCOTT CALVERT and SHIBANI MAHTANI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/cities-defend-immigration-sanctuary-policies-under-fire-by-donald-trump-1479483002
— Ford’s Change on Kentucky Plant Is an Olive Branch to Donald Trump Administration  Bill Ford’s phone call is the latest move by a business leader to thaw tension after Trump’s comments on trade – CHRISTINA ROGERS and JOHN D. STOLL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fords-change-on-kentucky-plant-is-an-olive-branch-to-donald-trump-administration-1479501654

 

USA TODAY
— Risky routes could be newest car insurance rate factor – Alex Glenn  (DIERSEN: Because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I drive my 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and 1972 Chevy Corvette very little and only on safe roads on beautiful days and never during the winter.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2016/11/14/route-risk-patent–car-insurance-rate-price/93287372/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Putting a price tag on car insurance has always been something of a guessing game. Insurers can’t monitor your driving 24/7, so they set rates using predictive factors such as your age and crash history. But some insurers have drawn up plans for analyzing risk that may change how they charge for auto insurance. Allstate recently became the latest insurer to file a patent application for a new pricing system that charges customers based on the riskiness of each trip — joining competitors such as State Farm and Travelers Insurance.  Using sophisticated tracking technology, in the future companies could customize drivers’ rates for each trip according to the roads they choose, the weather conditions and the number of passengers, among other factors. Drivers could check the recommended “cheapest,” aka less risky, route via smartphone or other device. While it remains to be seen what specific technology emerges, companies are signaling how auto insurance pricing might evolve with these patent applications. Choosing which road to take will become a bigger decision. For most drivers, getting from point A to point B doesn’t take much thought. But under trip-based insurance, you’d have to navigate more carefully — or potentially pay more for the outing. Allstate’s patent application proposes assigning “risk values” to stretches of road based on information such as accident patterns, geographic traits, weather and more. For example, turning left at an intersection could be deemed riskier than going straight based on the accident history at that intersection. Road segments with higher risk values would carry higher insurance costs. The goal is to “promote and reward risk mitigation” among customers, according to the patent. In essence, you could end up planning trips based on how much you’re willing to spend. Instead of buying car insurance in six- or 12-month policies, you’d buy “risk units” and ration them however you see fit.)

 

DENVER POST
— Easy retirement for Americans? It’s only for a privileged few. – AP  (DIERSEN: What is your attitude toward those who are in line to get a pension or are getting a pension?  My envy-filled critics/opponents, their envy-filled operatives, and their envy-filled dupes a) have been furious since 1966 that I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and b) have been furious since 1997 when I started receiving a CSRS pension in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My envy-filled critics/opponents, their envy-filled operatives, and their envy-filled dupes who are not past or present federal employees or retirees have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/17/easy-retirement-privileged-few/

 

ALABAMA
— With Sessions appointment to AG, does marijuana legalization go up in smoke?  Sen. Jeff Sessions has made it clear, he’s against marijuana legalization. – Kyle Whitmire
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/with_sessions_appointment_does.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are not only anti-White, but that hey are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/18/donald-trump-puts-white-back-in-white-house-taps-jeff-sessions-for-attorney-general.html

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Trump Intends to Keep His Most Frightening Promises  He might disappoint his base on foreign and economic policy, but his transition suggests he’s sticking to his guns on immigration. – JEET HEER  (DIERSEN: Clinton’s supporters want her to use the federal government o get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/138825/trump-intends-keep-frightening-promises

 

MTV
— IS GOD A WHITE RACIST?  THOUGHTS ON BLACK THEOLOGY AND DIVINE RACISM IN TRUMP’S AMERICA – DOREEN ST. FELIX
http://www.mtv.com/news/2956133/is-god-a-white-racist/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats See A Future for Hillary But Want Party to Follow Bernie
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2016/democrats_see_a_future_for_hillary_but_want_party_to_follow_bernie
— Support for Amnesty Is Down, Even With Strict Border Control
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/immigration_update
— For Working Americans, Staying Put is Best Bet  (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, the longer that you are a federal employee, the more difficult that it is for you to get a job that is appropriate for someone with your education, work experience, professional certifications, professional licenses, etc. outside of the federal government.  When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years.  Virtually all employers and virtually everyone else have extremely low opinions of current and former federal employees.  Most despise current and former federal employees and many hate current and former federal employees. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hate current and former federal employees.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/november_2016/for_working_americans_staying_put_is_best_bet
— Is Obama’s World a Utopian Myth? – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/is_obama_s_world_a_utopian_myth
— Clinton’s Dishonesty Costs Her the Midwest — and the Election – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: In my precinct, sadly, if not tragically, Clinton’s dishonesty did not stop 211 from voting for her.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/clinton_s_dishonesty_costs_her_the_midwest_and_the_election

November 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Trump Tower unlikely to get name change – Blair Kamin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-trump-buildings-kamin-met-1118-20161116-column.html
— Rauner changes overtime rules, gives bonuses as state worker contract talks stall – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-state-worker-rules-met-20161116-story.html
— Unusual tiff between Fox’s Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–tv-oreilly-vs-kelly-20161116-story.html
— Watching the liberal meltdown over Donald Trump’s election – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Question for your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain: How many in your precinct voted for Clinton and for Trump?  211 in my precinct voted for Clinton, but only 137 voted for Trump. What is the attitude of those in your precinct who voted for Clinton toward those in your precinct who voted for Trump?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-liberal-meltdown-kass-1117-20161116-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The liberal Democratic meltdown continues: the whining, the weeping, the blaming of Hillary Clinton, the gnashing of teeth and those heartbreaking, sighing questions about whether life is worth living anymore. And that’s not just in America’s newsrooms, either, but in many other places too. Outside newsrooms, half the country is in political mourning, the other half is still relishing the election. And if they don’t relish the elevation of Donald Trump to the presidency exactly, they’re at least celebrating those videos shared on social media, of precious TV talking heads and pundits laughing hysterically while mocking the “uneducated” and the “deplorables” who didn’t have the wits to deny Hillary her Restoration.)
— Election analysis: On the edge of Illinois’ urban-rural divide – Cecilia Reyes and Geoff Hing  (DIERSEN: How highly populated is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-illinois-election-urban-rural-divide-2016-htmlstory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than half of Hillary Clinton’s 2.9 million Illinois votes came from Cook County, with most of her remainder drawing from the other highly populated counties. And while President-elect Donald Trump won 91 of the state’s 102 counties, that was not enough to turn Illinois red like its neighbors. The trend of highly populated places voting Democratic and the surrounding, less populated areas voting Republican was a pattern repeated across the country. How deeply did that trend play out in Illinois?)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With Durbin staying in Senate, who’ll challenge Rauner? – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-with-durbin-staying-in-senate-wholl-challenge-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that Trump is going to hurt those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, and especially those who are in America illegally, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-the-mentally-ill-once-again-will-be-among-first-hurt/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Schock attorneys want to put off arraignment—so he can travel – AP
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161116/NEWS02/161119908/ex-congressman-schock-asks-to-postpone-arraignment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a request made Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough, Schock’s lawyers say a Nov. 21 arraignment will interfere with a planned international business trip by the Peoria Republican.)
— How to find the best CPS schools—and homes for sale nearby – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: The outstanding Whittier Elementary School (
https://www.facebook.com/whittierelementary/) and the outstanding Edison Middle School (https://www.facebook.com/Edison-Middle-School-Wheaton-IL-126228154099483/) are in my precinct.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161117/CRED0701/161119893

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election board right to restrict its attorneys’ political activities – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161116/discuss/161119163/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Surgeon general report: ‘Addiction is not a character flaw’ – CARLA K. JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty.  The aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have many character flaws.)
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/surgeon-general-report-addiction-is-not-a-character-flaw/article_bb6d6e64-092e-59ae-9653-c355c58c2311.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Aaron Schock: Maybe it all came too easily  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that came too easily for you?  For me it was buying new cars, avoiding the draft, getting hired and promoted by the federal government, earning college degrees, buying real estate, getting married, earning professional certifications, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, saving for retirement, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that I have always been overpaid, d) that I never really earned anything, and e) that everything that I have was given to me on a silver platter.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/aaron-schock-maybe-it-all-came-too-easily/article_672ac8bf-bc7c-567e-a2d0-295b0472ab92.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Durbin and Duckworth Talk Concerns Over Trump’s Staff Appointments
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/durbin-and-duckworth-talk-concerns-over-trumps-staff-appointments

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: Legislative Shifts Show Changing Regional Politics – CHARLES N. WHEELER III
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-legislative-shifts-show-changing-regional-politics#stream/0
— Illinois Issues: Culture Wars Go To Court – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-culture-wars-go-court#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— College students protest Donald Trump’s deportation plans – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33725847/college-students-protest-donald-trumps-deportation-plans

 

WIFR
— Illinois Senators face Trump Administration  (DIERSEN: What do you have to face?  I have to face the fact that 211 in my precinct voted for Clinton, but only 137 voted for Trump.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize Trump and me, denigrate Trump and me, and condemn Trump and me because we share many demographics that they despise/hate – Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, married, non-drinker, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Illinois-Senators-face-Trump-Administration-401627305.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— As Homeowners Complained, Donald Trump Slammed ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits – ABC NEWS
http://www.wjbdradio.com/business-news/2016/11/17/as-homeowners-complained-donald-trump-slammed-frivolous-lawsuits

 

WAND
— VA whistleblower resigns, citing retaliation – AP  (DIERSEN: I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government.  My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, by not promoting me beyond GS-13, by keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and by forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated by not promoting me beyond GS-12, by disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and by disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors retaliated by forcing me resign in 1969 and by disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33728027/apnewsbreak-va-whistleblower-resigns-citing-retaliation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Department of Veterans Affairs employee who told Congress the agency was using unauthorized wait lists for mental health care in Colorado has resigned, saying he was subjected to retaliation for speaking out. Brian Smothers told The Associated Press Wednesday the VA had opened two separate inquiries into his actions and tried to get him to sign a statement saying he had broken VA rules. He said he refused. Smothers also said the VA reassigned him to an office with no computer access, no significant duties and no social contact. He called the VA’s actions punitive and his working conditions intolerable. He said he resigned as of Tuesday. VA officials had no immediate comment on Smothers’ claim that he was punished for speaking up but said the agency does not tolerate retaliation. They said previously they take any allegation about unauthorized wait lists seriously and were cooperating with an inquiry.)

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Sanctuary petition circulates, Illinois House scheduled to vote on ACCESS bill – Megan Jones  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/11/16/sanctuary-petition-circulates-illinois-house-scheduled-vote-access-bill/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— There Were Clues to Trump’s Strength, Even in Illinois  Back in primary season, his most likely voters were those who’d only voted for a Republican once in the past three elections. His ability to reach those lapsed or wavering voters seems to have made the difference in the states where it did matter. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2016/There-Were-Clues-to-Trumps-Strength-Even-in-Illinois/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rahm Calls Out Rauner, Trump As Budget Sails Through City Council – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2016/11/16/trump_rauner_budget.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aldermen introduced a resolution that urged Rauner to defend undocumented immigrants and support Chicago’s sanctuary-city status. Rauner danced around the topic of Trump in the months preceding the election, trying to not embolden Democrats or hurt Republican chances in downstate races where red-leaning voters are more fond of Donald. The governor still seems shy about even speaking the president’s name. According to Tribune City Hall reporter John Byrne, Emanuel received a standing ovation from the City Council after an immigrant-support speech in which the mayor said Trump “uses a stereotype [of Jews] to justify he’s not anti-Semitic.” Emanuel on Sunday evening released a statement confirming that Chicago would stay a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants, a pronouncement he reaffirmed at a press conference on Monday with several local officials. Emanuel—who, it should be said, accepted $50,000 in donations from Trump in 2010—began to publicly challenge Trump most notably during the honorary street sign kerfuffle.)

 

LAWNDALE NEWS
— Making Immigrant Rights a Priority – Ashmar Mandou (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.lawndalenews.com/2016/11/making-immigrant-rights-a-priority/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: DEPAUL ADMIN BANS CONSERVATIVE JEWISH ATTORNEY FROM PREMISES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/weyermuller-catholic-university-admin-bans-conservative-jewish-attorney-from-premises.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This week at DePaul University in Chicago, free speech was attacked. Attorney Ben Shapiro was banned from speaking and threatened with arrest. Shapiro is also a political commentator, author, and former editor at Breitbart News.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner rubs it in with volunteer day
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/17/rauner-rubs-it-in-with-volunteer-day/
— Illinois Policy Institute’s legal arm picking up settlement tab
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/17/illinois-policy-institutes-legal-arm-picking-up-tab-in-settlement/

 

GOPUSA
— Leftist officials oppose deporting criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17221
— Jesse Jackson Demands Pardon for Hillary as He Fans the Flames of Anarchy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17277
— Megyn Kelly Trashes Trump, Roger Ailes Again; O’Reilley’s Had Enough
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17255
— Blue Collar Election Shocks Liberal Media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17303
— Lax election enforcement must go
http://www.gopusa.com/lax-election-enforcement-must-go/

 

TOWNHALL
— College students protest Donald Trump’s deportation plans – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2016/11/16/college-students-to-protest-against-trump-deportation-plans-n2246805
— Ben Shapiro Asks DePaul Security Guards: Chicago Has 4000 Shootings, Why Are You Worried About a 5’9″ Jewish Guy? – Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/16/ben-shapiro-asks-chicago-cops-in-a-city-with-4000-shooting-why-are-you-worried-about-a-59-tall-jew-n2246749

 

DAILY CALLER
— Don’t Let Rahm Emanuel’s Anti-Trump Re-Election Stunt Fool You – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/16/dont-let-rahm-emanuels-anti-trump-re-election-stunt-fool-you/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Little-noticed law gives Trump unexpected power to undo the mischief of bureaucrats – Ed Laksy
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/littlenoticed_law_gives_trump_unexpected_power_to_undo_the_mischief_of_bureaucrats_.html#ixzz4QBW0SiVP

 

FEDERALIST
— These 3 Tips From Mike Rowe Will Revolutionize Dating For Single Women  The advice single women should be getting is to throw away a must-have list based on stereotypes about certain jobs. – Lisa De Pasquale  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filled with envy.  They know all about my outstanding wife and they have always been furious that we have been married since 1978 and that we have accomplished so much together.  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have never been married, are divorced, are having marital problems, and/or have spouses who have little or no income or savings.)
http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/17/3-tips-mike-rowe-will-revolutionize-dating-single-women/

 

NEWSMAX
— Jesse Jackson to Obama: Give Hillary a Pardon – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/jesse-jackson-obama-pardon-hillary/2016/11/16/id/759298/

 

THE BLAZE
— More millennials came out to vote for Donald Trump than expected – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Why?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/16/more-millennials-came-out-to-vote-for-donald-trump-than-expected/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our pre-election poll of Millennials ages 18-34 had Clinton 49% vs. Trump 28%, a 21-point preference for the Democratic candidate. The National Exit Poll suggests that the actual split in the election was 55% for Clinton to 37% for Trump (an 18-point gap) among youth aged 18-29. Throughout the election season, our analysis has emphasized the demographic and ideological heterogeneity of Millennials, contradicting facile generalizations that characterize them as the “Obama generation.” In particular, there are regularly stark differences in ideology and issue positions among Millennials of different races, genders, and socioeconomic status.)
— NYPD: Rutgers professor taken to hospital for evaluation after threatening to kill white people – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/16/nypd-rutgers-professor-taken-to-hospital-for-evaluation-after-threatening-to-kill-white-people/

 

BREITBART
— Congressman Slams Discredited Media on House Floor – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/16/congressman-slams-discredited-media-house-floor/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Google’s Eric Schmidt Wore ‘Staff’ Badge at Hillary Clinton Election Night Party  Hacked memo revealed Schmidt was working directly with the Clinton campaign – Joe Schoffstall
http://freebeacon.com/politics/googles-eric-schmidt-wore-staff-badge-hillary-clinton-election-party/
— Green Energy Companies Gave $250,000 to Anti-Pipeline Tribe  The donations came just days after protests against Dakota Access Pipeline began –  Lachlan Markay
http://freebeacon.com/issues/green-energy-companies-gave-250000-anti-pipeline-tribe/
— College Students Push ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ for Illegal Immigrants – Madeleine Weast (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://freebeacon.com/culture/college-students-sanctuary-campuses/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Why the Big Lie About Steve Bannon? – DAVID P. GOLDMAN
https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2016/11/15/why-the-bie-lie-about-steve-bannon/

 

THE LEDGER
— Trump vs. the federal bureaucracy – Betsy McCaughey  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who sides with my Democrat superiors, my Democrat supervisors, my Democrat coworkers, and my Democrat subordinates in the federal government against me?  ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.theledger.com/opinion/20161117/mccaughey-trump-vs-federal-bureaucracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton presages an even bigger battle against the heart of the Democratic establishment: the federal workforce. This army of bureaucrats – almost 3 million strong – gave Clinton a large majority of their votes and more than 90 percent of their campaign contributions. Count on federal workers and their union bosses to use every trick in the book to block Trump’s reform agenda. Trump’s ability to fix the Department of Veterans Affairs, clean up IRS abuses, rollback job-killing regulations and get taxpayers’ their money’s worth all hinge on uprooting the entrenched civil service. Newt Gingrich, a top Trump adviser, warns that “if you don’t fix this problem, nothing in government is going to work.” That’s a tall order. The bureaucracy generally retains its vise-like grip on the executive branch, as presidents come and go. Public unions are already digging in for a fight. Responding to the election, J. David Cox, President of the American Federation of Government Employees dismissed Trump’s plans as more or less irrelevant. AFGE members have their own big-government agenda, and “that never changes no matter who sits in the White House.” Protection of the status quo at any cost. Even death. Thousands of sick vets died at the VA because of employee self-dealing. Bureaucrats doctored the medical wait lists to earn bonuses while vets languished without care. Despite Congress enacting “reforms” and President Barack Obama appointing a new VA secretary in 2014, the bureaucracy continues to block giving vets access to civilian care. How impossible is it to fire anyone at the VA? A surgeon found guilty of abandoning a patient on the operating table and leaving the medical center still got an $11,000 bonus. Candidate Trump promised to make swift changes at the VA. Exit polls show military families voted for him 2-1 over Clinton. Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America says he’s encouraged to see civil service reform at the top of Trump’s agenda.)

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Confidence rises in Trump after win – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/306343-poll-over-half-more-confident-in-trump-post-win
— Sanders won’t officially join the Democratic Party even though he was appointed to a leadership position within the Senate Democratic Conference this week. – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: I should write an article, or maybe a book, about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) members who would much rather have Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and/or RINOs hold MTRCC officer positions than me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/306528-sanders-wont-join-democratic-party

 

REUTERS
— Illinois’ unfunded pension liabilities reach $130 billion – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-pensions-idUSKBN13B29N

 

CNN
— Early Trump-world lesson: Don’t cross Jared Kushner – Errol Louis (DIERSEN: Who crosses you?  I should write a book about those who focus on crossing me. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.  They have lots of moral relativist, nasty, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes who work for them. They know that I have always had a policy of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/opinions/jared-kushner-opinion-louis/index.html

 

CBS BALTIMORE
— TREASONOUS: Nationwide Effort to Make College Campuses Safe Zones for Undocumented Students – Meghan McCorkell
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/11/16/nationwide-effort-to-make-college-campuses-safe-zones-for-undocumented-students/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps present “A 12-Step Program for Responding to President-Elect Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/opinion/a-12-step-program-for-responding-to-president-elect-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump makes students from foreign countries unsafe in America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/us/is-it-safe-foreign-students-consider-college-in-donald-trumps-us.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The 40 toughest federal government management jobs – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1960s, the federal government’s top priorities have been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/17/here-are-the-40-toughest-government-management-jobs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, if you are among the minority of voters who picked Trump over Hillary Clinton as the next president and if you want a big gig in his administration, here is the Prune Book’s list of government’s most powerful management positions, divided into five categories:)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Bernie Sanders is ready to negotiate with Donald Trump – Chris Megerian (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not negotiate.  They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-bernie-sanders-donald-1479342481-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The New Trump Democrats  Trump voters have become journalism’s biggest archaeological excavation site. – DANIEL HENNINGER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-trump-democrats-1479343424
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Won Because Hillary Clinton Flopped.” (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO hired me in 1980 ONLY because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job; that IRS hired me in 1971 ONLY because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job; and that the Post Office hired me in 1966 ONLY because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-won-because-hillary-clinton-flopped-1479342340

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Twitter’s alt-right purge could backfire – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/16/twitters-alt-right-purge-could-backfire/93978654/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Facebook timeout? Some say they need a break – Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/11/16/facebook-timeout-some-say-they-need-break/93803378/
— Surgeon general: 1 in 7 in U.S. will face substance addiction – Josh Hafner  (DIERSEN: Are you one of those 1 in 7?  I never have, and I never will “face substance addiction.” I credit my outstanding parents in Crete who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL.  Should I write a book about my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me as being “too conservative.”)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/17/surgeon-general-1-7-us-face-substance-addiction/93993474/

 

WTOP
— DIVIDED AMERICA: Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP  (DIERSEN: My envy-filled critics/opponents, their envy-filled operatives, and their envy-filled dupes a) have been furious since 1966 that I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and b) have been furious since 1997 when I started receiving a CSRS pension in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My envy-filled critics/opponents, their envy-filled operatives, and their envy-filled dupes who are not past or present federal employees or retirees have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://wtop.com/consumer-news/2016/11/divided-america-easy-retirement-only-for-a-privileged-few-2/

 

PORTLAND TRIBUNE
— Minorities, immigrants feel left out in the cold – Shasta Kearns Moore  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs leave the following out in the cold: those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/332731-211413-minorities-immigrants-feel-left-out-in-the-cold

 

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
— Washington wonders: Who has Donald Trump’s ear?  Seven men, the president-elect’s children and a few others stand to make up an unusual power structure that won’t be ‘a top-down White House.’ – PHILIP RUCKER AND ROBERT COSTAT  (DIERSEN: If an activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. does not return your phone call, that person a) does not have your ear, b) blames you for their problems, blames you for your problems, and/or blames you for everyone’s problems, c) has an extremely low opinion of you, and/or d) wants to get rid of you.)
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/16/washington-wonders-who-has-trumps-ear/

 

CBS MIAMI
— Students March To Make Homestead School A ‘Sanctuary Campus’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers crank out “good little Democrats.”)
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/11/16/students-wants-sanctuary-campuses-in-homestead/

 

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Undocumented WWU students call to make Bellingham a sanctuary city – SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who promotes the illegals?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article115033343.html

 

TOLEDO BLADE
— Reform plan must start with high-skill immigrants – MICHAEL BARONE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers in America a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the helped elect Trump. Democrat and RINO employers in America especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.toledoblade.com/Opinion/2016/11/17/Michael-Barone-commentary-Reform-plan-must-start-with-high-skill-immigrants.html

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Bannon appointment ‘toxic’ for LGBT community  (DIERSEN: Who are you toxic for?  I am proudly toxic for those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and for those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/11/16/trumps-toxic-choice-of-bannon-inflames-lgbt-community/

 
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Here’s a Chrome Extension That Will Flag Fake-News Sites for You – Brian Feldman  (DIERSEN: Websites and emails that compete with me do everything that they can to mislead you into believing that all their content is “original.”  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, I do not do that.  I fully attribute – title of the website, title of the article (except when you see “DIERSEN HEADLINE:,” author of the article, and the hyperlink unhidden.)
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/11/heres-a-browser-extension-that-will-flag-fake-news-sites.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters still support punitive action against so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce immigration laws, although Democrats and unaffiliated voters are more protective of these cities than they have been in the past.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/november_2016/do_voters_want_to_crack_down_on_sanctuary_cities
— Few Think Government Has Their Best Interest In Mind  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2016/few_think_government_has_their_best_interest_in_mind

November 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP SAYS EARLY VOTING LINES ARE EVIDENCE OF ‘RIGGED’ SYSTEM – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-says-early-voting-lines-are-evidence-of-rigged-system/1592268/
— DONALD TRUMP RUSHED OFF STAGE DURING NEVADA RALLY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/video-donald-trump-rushed-off-stage-during-nevada-rally/1592167/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “Vote for Clinton and against the barbarian at the gate.” ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-clinton-against-barbarian-at-gate/
— Kirk, Duckworth work to court key voter groups – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: What “voter groups” are you a member of and do candidates consider those groups to be “key.”  Ever-increasingly, beyond tragically, candidates consider members of the following groups to be key: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kirk-duckworth-work-to-court-key-voter-groups/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s unpopularity makes Lake County Republicans’ uphill battle steeper – Luke Hammill (DIERSEN: Which Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois focus on making Trump unpopular?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-trump-clinton-lake-county-st-1107-20161106-story.html
— Naperville to join other towns in discussing Albertsons’ lock on vacant Dominick’s store leases – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-vacant-dominicks-discussion-st-1106-20161104-story.html
— Pot is popular among Clinton’s natural constituencies in Nevada, but she’s quiet on whether to legalize it – Kurtis Lee  (DIERSEN: Clinton’s natural constituencies are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-pot-is-popular-among-clinton-s-natural-1478281960-htmlstory.html
— What the WikiLeaks emails tell us about Hillary Clinton’s campaign (and what they don’t) – Chris Megerian and Michael A. Memoli  (DIERSEN: How smart are your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been smart enough to not put in writing things that could used against them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-wikileaks-explained-20161031-story.html
— Consolidation saves money – Mike Isaac, Naperville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-voice-letters-opinion-st-1102-20161101-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bernard Schoenburg election predictions: Get ready for Madame President – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who votes for Clinton? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161105/bernard-schoenburg-election-predictions-get-ready-for-madame-president
— Affordable Care Act shoppers have fewer choices in Springfield area – Dean Olsen  (DIERSEN: What is your health insurance situation?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy.  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of them have health insurance problems.  They are furious that because I am a retired federal employee, I have guaranteed subsidized health insurance for life.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161105/affordable-care-act-shoppers-have-fewer-choices-in-springfield-area

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR

— Big donors change Illinois election landscape – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161105/big-donors-change-illinois-election-landscape

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Emotions run high in final days of the campaign  White House battle triggers extreme emotions – CNN  (DIERSEN: Clinton supporters, that is, Democrats and RINOs, are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump supporters, that is, against Republicans.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/emotions-run-high-in-final-days-of-the-campaign

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Odd election cycle guaranteed to disappoint this week and for years to come – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20161106/odd-election-cycle-guaranteed-to-disappoint-this-week-and-for-years-to-come#

 

HERALD NEWS
— Trump and Madigan: How will they affect local races in Will County? – BOB OKON
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/11/04/trump-and-madigan-how-will-they-affect-local-races-in-will-county/a74sv60/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Election a bigger battle between Rauner, Madigan – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/election-a-bigger-battle-between-rauner-madigan/article_9551ed2f-3af8-55a9-8a05-9ff6c86e5a0f.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz goes 1 on 1 w/Senator Kirk, who is now for Trump over Hillary
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/11/berkowitz-goes-1-on-1-wsenator-kirk-who-now-indicates-he-prefers-trump-to-hillary/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOST 19,000 MILLENNIALS ON NET IN 2014  Illinois’ out-migration of younger workers should concern lawmakers and urge them to pass pro-growth reforms. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lost-19000-millennials-on-net-in-2014/

 

POLITICO
— Latino voting surge rattles Trump campaign  ‘A certain group’ appears to be turning out in big numbers in several key states. – Steven Shepard (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/latino-vote-surge-donald-trump-campaign-230804
— Final poll: Clinton leads Trump by 3 as voters lock in  The last POLITICO/Morning Consult horse-race poll before Election Day finds undecided voters making up their minds as Nov. 8 approaches. – Steven Shepard and Jake Sherman  (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, will she officially thank the illegals and officially thank those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German nation origin, and those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/politico-morning-consult-poll-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-230818

 

BREITBART
— Nevada Early Vote a Warning Sign for Trump – JOEL B. POLLAK  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/11/05/nevada-early-vote-warning-sign-trump/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reports of Trump’s demise are wishful thinking – Joseph Smith
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/reports_of_trumps_demise_are_wishful_thinking.html
— DePaul says Unborn Lives Don’t Matter – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/11/catholic_university_says_unborn_lives_dont_matter.html

 

BREITBART
— Final Warning from Immigration Officers: Clinton, Open Borders Will ‘Unleash’ Violence, ‘Countless Preventable Deaths’ in America – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/04/final-warning-america-immigration-officers-clintons-plan-open-borders-will-unleash-violence-american-communities-2/

 

TPM
— Priebus: ‘I Don’t Really Care’ If Trump Blames Me For A Loss – ESME CRIBB  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those candidates in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who blame me for their defeats and b) who blame me for not winning by wider margins?)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reince-priebus-trump-minorities-backlash

 

PJ MEDIA
— Clinton Warns Trump May Start a War if Elected – RICK MORAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Clinton supporters, that is, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German national origin, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT TO START A WAR AGAINST individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German national origin, anti-draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/11/05/clinton-warns-trump-may-start-a-war-if-elected/
— A Message to American Christians on Donald Trump – DAVID SOLWAY  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want those who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.)
https://pjmedia.com/blog/trump-and-american-christians/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Says A Hillary Clinton Presidency Would Be Tainted  “She may have committed serious crimes,” the GOP chairman said. – Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-crimes_us_581f469fe4b0e80b02ca9dcb

 

CNN
— CNN #1 IN CABLE NEWS IN OCTOBER  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails arrive in your inbox a) each and every morning and evening and b) each and every day including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I waste my time on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays because nothing newsworthy ever happens on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays?  What do you say to those who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a religious hypocrite because I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and send them out each and every Sunday morning?)
http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/11/01/cnn-1-in-cable-news-in-october/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN’s weekend news programs were also #1 in the key demo 25-54 and those include State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Fareed Zakaria: GPS, Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter and Smerconish.  CNN was also top rated during weekend prime time with Original Series programming led by Anthony Bourdain and Lisa Ling this month. Both of those programs are enjoying their best seasons ever.)

 

ABC NEWS
— GOP Chairman Reince Priebus Touts Trump’s Momentum – MEGHAN KENEALLY
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-chairman-reince-priebus-touts-trumps-momentum/story?id=43329135

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump by 4 Points in Latest Poll  Wall Street Journal/NBC poll finds 44% of likely voters support Mrs. Clinton compared with 40% support for Mr. Trump – JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-leads-donald-trump-by-4-points-in-latest-poll-1478440818

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Birthplace Beckons, and U.S. Clears Path – Kirk Semple  (DIERSEN: Of those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally, what percent remain loyal to their motherland?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/world/americas/mexico-immigrants.html
— Trump’s Inconvenient Racial Truth – NIKOLE HANNAH-JONESN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/magazine/trumps-inconvenient-racial-truth.html
— Don’t Gloat, Democrats  Whether or not Clinton wins the election, the Democratic Party will need to confront its formidable ideological schisms. – ADAM NAGOURNEY  (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, how fast and how strongly will the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America act to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German national origin, non-veteran, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?  Will the anti-Trumps dump Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider and replace him with Pat Brady?  If they succeed, Brady will first dump everyone in Illinois who supported Trump and then Brady will dump everyone in Illinois who does not hate Trump.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/sunday-review/dont-gloat-democrats.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The following glorify and praise Clinton and her supporters and demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German national origin, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/im-with-her-the-strengths-of-hillary-clinton.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/imagining-america-on-nov-9.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/campaign-stops/is-there-life-after-trump.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/the-walls-in-our-heads.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Stop Trying to Sway Co-Workers  Airing your political beliefs at work often makes colleges vote the contrary, studies say. – GAVAN FITZSIMONS (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.  Knowing that, I did not try to sway them and I did not air my political beliefs.  However, when they asked me questions, I answered truthfully.  They often asked me questions to confirm that I opposed promoting wealth redistribution, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, pot, booze, smoking, gambling, and other vices, surrender of America to Mexico and to other foreign countries, etc.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/jobs/want-co-workers-to-vote-your-way-then-stop-pestering-them.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: New Strategy to Close Wealth Gap – Neil Irwin  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to close the wealth gap?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/upshot/monopsony-liberal-economics-policy-hillary-clintons-agenda.html
— New Item on the College Admission Checklist: LinkedIn Profile  The high school resume has become the latest weapon in the admissions arms race. – NATASHA SINGER  (DIERSEN: What would your LinkedIn profile have included while you were in high school?  My LinkedIn profile back then would have included buying a 1958 Chevy BelAir, washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights, buying a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, taking college preparatory courses, being in the upper 20% of my graduating class, and having an ACT score of 24.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/technology/new-item-on-the-college-admission-checklist-linkedin-profile.html
— The Men Feminists Left Behind – JILL FILIPOVIC  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that only “bad” Whites, that only “bad” men, that only “bad” older people, and that only “bad” non-veterans should and do pay the price of Affirmative Action, of Diversity, and of Inclusion. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been “bad” and that they have always been “good.”  To paint me as being “bad,” they stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), non-veteran, 100% German national origin, baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, a Wheaton resident since 1978, a Crete resident 1948-1972, non-poor, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, childless, petless, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, retired federal employee for more that 19 years, American-nameplate car owner, etc.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/campaign-stops/the-men-feminists-left-behind.html
— The Post-Familial Election  How the thinning out of families created fertile ground for Trump. – Ross Douthat  (DIERSEN: How is your family tree doing?  How many children did you and your spouse have, did your parents have, and did your grandparents have?  My wife and I gave up trying to have children, my parents had two children, my grandparents on my father’s side had two children and my grandparents on my mother’s side had four children.  My brother and my father’s sister never married and had no children.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/the-post-familial-election.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So instead of widening, my family tree tapered, its branches thinned. And it may thin again, since so far the seven cousins in my generation have only three children. All of them are mine. This is a very normal Western family history. Everywhere across the developed world, families have grown more attenuated: fewer and later marriages, fewer and later-born children, fewer brothers and sisters and cousins, more people living for longer and longer stretches on their own. It’s a new model of social life, a “post-familial” revolution that’s unique to late modernity. For a while, conservatives have worried that this revolution is a boon to liberalism, to centralization and bureaucratic control — because as families thin people are more likely to look to politics for community and government for protection. This idea is borne out in voting patterns, where marriage and kids tend to predict Republican affiliation, and the single and divorced are often reliable Democratic partisans. The Obama White House’s “Life of Julia” ad campaign in 2012 — featuring a woman whose every choice was subsidized by the government from cradle to grave, with a lone child but no larger family or community in sight — seemed to many conservatives like a perfect confirmation of our fears: Here was liberalism explicitly pitching the state as a substitute for kith and kin. But while we worried about the liberal vision, our own ideological side was adapting to the family’s attenuation in darker ways — speaking not to singletons or single mothers, but to powerful post-familial anxieties among the middle-aged and old.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: U.S. Example Loses Its Sheen In Ugly Election – FARAH STOCKMAN and NICK CORASANITI
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/us/politics/world-reaction-campaign.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE OF CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: What comes after deeply divisive election? – Cathleen Decker
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-election-analysis-20161106-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Teacher who earns $94K to do nothing sues city to get back to work – Susan Edelman  (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, so far, in today’s dollars, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 have gotten the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $963,680 ($50,720 X 19 years).)
http://nypost.com/2016/11/06/teacher-who-earns-94k-to-do-nothing-sues-city-to-get-back-to-work/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Meet the multi-millionaire GOP governor Pete Ricketts using his fortune to push his agenda — and punish his foes – Amber Phillips  (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  But their operatives and their dupes are a sorry bunch of losers.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/06/meet-the-multi-millionaire-gop-governor-using-his-fortune-to-push-his-agenda-and-punish-his-foes/
— Early voting by Latinos may help Clinton in several states – John Wagner, Anne Gearan and Jose A. DelReal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/early-voting-by-latinos-may-help-clinton-in-several-states/2016/11/03/41be5a00-a1da-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html
— Was 2016 a missed opportunity for Libertarians? – David Weigel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarian plants who have worked the hardest against me.  They want pot and prostitution to be legalized.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/libertarian-gary-johnson-sees-2016-as-a-game-changer-others-call-it-a-missed-opportunity-for-the-movement/2016/11/02/3070f664-a143-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— The man behind the Trump rally disturbance in Reno – Seth A. Richardson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/06/donald-trump-nevada-rally/93385996/
— In final Colorado push, Trump urges supporters to hand-deliver ballots – Trevor Hughes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/11/06/denver-colorado-rally-trump-urges-supporters-hand-deliver-ballots/93385754/

 

NBC DALLAS FORT WORTH
— ‘Republicans Against Trump’ Protestor Sparks Security Panic at Nevada Rally  The protestor told The Guardian news outlet that he was attacked by crowd members
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Donald-Trump-Rushed-Off-Stage-Nevada-400142601.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Studies show going to church is good for mental, physical health – Tyler J. VanderWeele  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church.  They pray a) that GOD would stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) that GOD would end by serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.  They thank GOD for helping them a) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, b) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, c) end my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster role, d) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, e) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, f) end my GAO employment, g) end etc.  They pray that GOD would viciously smite down anyone who might support me.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/houston-belief/article/Studies-show-going-to-church-is-good-for-mental-10595802.php

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The real national embarrassment – Robert Samuelson
http://www.reviewjournal.com/the-real-national-embarrassment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All this suggests an obvious immigration agenda.  First, we need to reduce illegal immigrants, both because illegality is bad in its own right and because the constant inflow frustrates assimilation. To further discourage illegal immigration, we should make E-Verify — a system for employers to check the immigration status of job applicants — mandatory for most businesses. We also need to legalize the vast majority of undocumented workers who have been here for years and don’t have a criminal record. Finally, we need to reform legal immigration so that it favors the entry of high-skilled workers, who aid the economy and assimilate more easily.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, Mormons are becoming more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.newsweek.com/why-mormons-reject-donald-trump-517106

 

THE ATLANTIC
— The Next Fight to Expand Voting Has Already Begun  Before the 2016 race ends, advocates for automatic registration are already eyeing new efforts in Illinois, Nevada, and elsewhere. – RUSSELL BERMAN (DIERSEN: Democrats want to give U.S. citizenship immediately to anyone who promises to vote for Democrats.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/506489/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Review: Listen, Liberals! And Hear The Political Rage Of America’s Dispossessed – Robert Kuttner  (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, those who are of German national origin, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?  I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.nationalmemo.com/review-listen-liberals-political-rage-americas-dispossessed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Five years ago, the sociologist Arlie Hochschild set out to better understand what she called the “deep story” of the mostly white, mostly downwardly mobile Americans who made up the fervent constituency of the Tea Party, and now of Donald Trump. These are the people who ostensibly vote against their economic self-interests, as Thomas Frank contended more than a decade ago in What’s the Matter with Kansas? They loathe a government that often redistributes and regulates in their favor.)

 

GUARDIAN
— The Republicans and Democrats failed blue-collar America. The left behind are now having their say  As industry and the Democrats abandoned the working and middle classes, Republicans posed as their protectors. But can either Trump or Clinton really restore hope to the many Americans who think the country no longer works for them? – Thomas Frank  (DIERSEN: Because I refuse to hate unions and because I refuse to hate union members, union-haters hate me. I was a union member for almost 12 years.  Should I write a book about those who hate unions and hate union members the most in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?  Should I write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hated unions and hated union members the most?)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/06/republicans-and-democrats-fail-blue-collar-america
— Saturday Night Live: even Trump smooching Putin couldn’t hide the election blues  Benedict Cumberbatch tried and Bill Murray – hilariously – didn’t, but either way the prospect of what looms this week cast a pall over proceedings – Megan Carpentier
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/06/saturday-night-live-even-trump-smooching-putin-couldnt-hide-the-election-blues

 

24/7 WALL STREET
— Black Unemployment At 8.6%, Teenage At 15.6% – Douglas A. McIntyre  (DIERSEN: As a teenager, were you ever unemployed?  I was not. I held jobs doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as never having to take such bad jobs when they were young.)
http://247wallst.com/investing/2016/11/06/black-unemployment-at-8-6-teenage-at-15-6/

 

FORBES
— Cracking The Code On Gen Z: Do As I Say, Not As I Do – Neale Godfrey  (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension.  Money Magazine reported in its February 1978 issue that as of the end of 1977, I had made $7,393 in CSRS contributions or 7% of the $105,614 that IRS had paid me since 1971. Subsequently, to get 3 years of full-time CSRS credit even though I had only worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, I paid CSRS 7% of what the Post Office paid me 1966-1969 plus interest.)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nealegodfrey/2016/11/06/cracking-the-code-on-gen-z-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Baby Boomers Blew It  We Baby Boomers did fail when planning for our financial future, but part of the problem is that our future is being prolonged. We are living longer and therefore outliving our resources. In 1900, the average lifespan was 47 years. Today, AARP reports that a 65-year old is expected to be able to blow out their birthday candles at 85 years of age. Wow, get out and enjoy your retirement. This is great news unless you happen to be an average American, between the age of 55 and 64, who has only accrued $104,000 in retirement savings, according to the June 2015 Government Accountability Office. To sum this up, a longer life span means that 47 percent of the oldest Baby Boomers are at risk of not having enough money for retirement, as reported by Employee Benefit Research Institute. Options are scary. Keep working? Live with the kids? Your choices get limited. We Baby Boomers have not set a great example for the Gen Z’ers who are just getting out of school, entering the workforce and trying to design their own financial futures.)

November 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kirk, Duckworth in final debate tonight – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-us-senate-debate-20161103-story.html
— U.S. Sen. Kirk faces challenging political obstacles in re-election bid – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-us-senate-met-20161104-story.html
— Rep. Tammy Duckworth plays it safe in U.S. Senate bid – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-us-senate-met-20161103-story.html
— Bro culture emboldened as Wall Street women endure Trump effect – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: I saw no “bro culture” while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years – for GAO almost 18 years, for IRS almost 9 years, and for Post Office almost 3 years.  My superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-wallstreet-women-585cb888-a275-11e6-8864-6f892cad0865-20161104-story.html
— Kane sets hearing on pension bonds – Gloria Casas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-pension-bond-hearing-st-1106-20161103-story.html
— Extra! Extra! Newspapers kick into high gear for Cubs World Series win – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: What do you spend your money on?  I spend lots of my money for home delivery of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, Crain’s Chicago Business, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, etc.  I skim the aforesaid looking for articles to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cubs-world-series-press-runs-1104-biz-20161103-story.html
— Amazon.com was sued by Illinois delivery drivers who say the company failed to pay them overtime for hauling its goods. – Josh Eidelson  (DIERSEN: During the 1960s, the Department of Labor ruled that because my father’s salary was so low, he should have been paid overtime for the many times that he was called in to process paperwork evening/weekends when trucks showed up late/unexpectedly at the chemical plant where he worked.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-amazon-contractors-70796cc0-a1af-11e6-8864-6f892cad0865-20161103-story.html
— After Trump, an evangelical examination of conscience? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–campaign-2016-evangelicals-abridged-20161101-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: As election nears, foes (Clinton and Trump) focus on flaws – Michael A. Memoli and Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: Do you have any flaws?  I should write a book about those who have focused on my flaws, who are focusing on my flaws, and who will forever focus on my flaws.  Should I start focusing on their flaws?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-clinton-closing-argument-20161103-story.html
— Glenview business owner who battled Trump now backs him – Irv Leavitt  (DIERSEN: So far, all those who I have sued continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-nbs-trump-fired-tl-1110-20161103-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Progressive Caucus wants guarantee in $100M neighborhood fund – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: How much tax revenue does your home, your block, your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county generate?  How much of the aforesaid is “truly in need?”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/progressive-caucus-wants-guarantee-in-100m-neighborhood-fund/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The City Council’s Progressive Caucus is demanding that an ordinance creating Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $100 million “Catalyst Fund” include an ironclad guarantee that the money will be invested in neighborhoods truly in need. The all-purpose revenue ordinance that Emanuel introduced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting falls far short of that demand. It states that “priority would be given to investment funds” that put their money into projects “located in census tracts eligible for Community Reinvestment Act credit.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Authorities say real estate agent stole jewelry from homes for sale – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: For Sale By Owner: In 1984, I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton for $104,000.  Realtors had recommended listing it from a high of $107,000 to a low of $79,000.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161104/news/161109454/
— General education helps college students succeed – Ann Rondeau (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109759/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO AND ON THE CHICAGO AREA TIGHTENS: Mortgage denial rate three times higher for Blacks in Chicago area
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161103/CRED0701/161109918/mortgage-denial-rate-three-times-higher

 

NBC5
— Fending Off Trump, Clinton Tries to Secure Midwest Blue Wall  Trailing in several battleground states, Trump’s fortunes have improved since FBI Director James Comey’s stunning announcement that the bureau was looking into emails – Ken Thomas and Thomas Beaumont
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Fending-Off-Trump-Hillary-Clinton-Tries-to-Secure-Midwest-Blue-Wall-Election–399957821.html
— Eric Trump Says David Duke ‘Deserves a Bullet’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Eric-Trump-Says-David-Duke-Deserves-a-Bullet-399980191.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump’s son Eric took a verbal shot at David Duke and his white nationalists supporters Thursday, saying the former Ku Klux Klan leader “deserves a bullet.” Eric Trump told conservative radio host Ross Kaminsky, of Denver’s 630 KHOW, that Duke and his supporters are “horrible people,” and praised his father for his attempts at outreach to the black community. “Ross, it’s disgusting, and by the way, if I said exactly what you said, I’d get killed for it, but I think I’ll say it anyway, the guy does deserve a bullet,” Trump said of Duke. “In fact, I commend my father. My father is the first Republican who’s gone out and said, ‘Listen, what’s happened to the African-American community is horrible and I’m going to take care of it.'”)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— 61 indicted in fake IRS call scheme netting $300 million
http://ilnews.org/10726/61-indicted-in-fake-irs-call-scheme-netting-300-million/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump ad: Clinton emails ‘found on pervert Anthony Weiner’s laptop’  FBI reviewing emails for possible Clinton connection – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-ad-clinton-emails-found-on-pervert-anthony-weiners-laptop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kaine demonizes, denigrates, and condemns those who oppose illegal immigration.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/kaine-makes-pitch-to-latino-voters-in-spanish
— GOP’s Chaffetz: Voting for Trump isn’t an endorsement  Utah Republican goes back on vow not to vote for Trump – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gops-chaffetz-voting-for-trump-isnt-an-endorsement

 

HERALD NEWS
— Senate hopefuls recall personal triumphs in late push – AP  (DIERSEN: What personal triumphs have you had?  Mine include passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, earning three masters degrees, getting promoted to GS-13 and surviving almost 18 years of efforts my Democrat GAO superiors to get rid of me, getting promoted to GS-12 and surviving almost 9 years of efforts my Democrat IRS superiors to get rid of me, surviving almost 3 years of efforts my Democrat Post Office superiors to get rid of me, buying my first new car when I was 17, graduating from college debt-free, buying a new town home when I was 24, and having enough money for a financially secure retirement.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/11/03/senate-hopefuls-recall-personal-triumphs-in-late-push/a62ze4n/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Now they’re cooking: Homeless men get much-needed job skills from culinary class – THERESA CHURCHILL
http://herald-review.com/news/local/now-they-re-cooking-homeless-men-get-much-needed-job/article_8cd04282-5a51-5f01-81d8-a1dbdc8c89ab.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Illinois Opportunity Project alleges AG Madigan harassment – Karen Kidd
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511039409-conservative-group-alleges-ag-madigan-harassment

 

WJBD RADIO
— Donald Trump Tells Veterans He’s ‘Financially Brave’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/11/04/donald-trump-tells-veterans-hes-financially-brave
— Donald Trump Blasts ‘Phony’ Polls … Unless He’s Up
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/11/03/donald-trump-blasts-phony-polls-unless-hes-up

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— How The Historic Rise Of Barack Obama Led To The Nearly Inevitable Backlash Of Donald Trump  Author Cornell Belcher argues the election of Pres. Obama was the first time the “political will” of White Americans was denied.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/11/03/how-the-historic-rise-of-barack-obama-led-to-the-nearly-inevitable-backlash-of-donald-trump/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP: Mendoza dispute over unpaid bill reflects on fiscal credibility  (DIERSEN: How much “fiscal responsibility” do operatives and dupes for your critics/opponents have?  I should write a book about operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and their financial problems.  They are all “I will do anything for money” types.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511039296-gop-mendoza-dispute-over-unpaid-bill-reflects-on-fiscal-credibility

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Know your ballot – Robin Opsahl (DIERSEN: How well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know the Republican candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot for your precinct?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/11/03/city/know-your-ballot-state-comptroller-race-heats-up-over-state-budget-crisis/

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Wheaton, Glen Ellyn Officials Join Effort to Fill Vacant Dominick’s Stores  The blocks of dark shops are causing local economies to suffer. – Amie Rowland
http://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/wheaton-glen-ellyn-officials-join-effort-fill-vacant-dominicks-stores

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 57-MINUTE VIDEO: Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgVP3H122nw&feature=youtu.be&ct=t(Madigan)&goal=0_f3fc33056a-d2d8e03a3e-14346029

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “That awkward pause brought to you by ‘Racism’”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/04/that-awkward-pause-brought-to-you-by-%e2%80%98racism%e2%80%99/

 

RENEW AMERICA
— Illinois priest: Trump voters are ‘going to hell’ – Matt C. Abbott  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/161104

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump closing the gap: Are the mainstream media misjudging him yet again? – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/04/trump-closing-gap-are-mainstream-media-misjudging-him-yet-again.html

 

LIFE NEWS
— Only 5 Republicans in Congress are Pro-Abortion. One is Retiring and Democrats May Defeat Two Others – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/11/04/only-5-republicans-in-congress-are-pro-abortion-one-is-retiring-and-democrats-may-defeat-two-others/

 

BREITBART
— Top 10 States Most Likely To Get Donald Trump into the White House – JOHN PUDNER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/03/trump-top-ten-victory-states/

 

TOWNHALL
— If Voting Is Sacred, Early Voting Must Go – Jonah Goldberg
http://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2016/11/04/if-voting-is-sacred-early-voting-must-go-n2241168
— Thinking Impeachment – Mona Charen
http://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2016/11/04/thinking-impeachment-n2241261

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— HILLARY CLINTON’S DREAM IS AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/hillary-clintons-dream-is-americas-nightmare/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Elementary school cancels mock election after kids chant ‘Trump’ – Jessica Chasmar
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/3/elementary-school-cancels-mock-election-after-kids/

 

POLITICO
— Democratic insiders: Clinton’s ground game will sink Trump  ‘Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure. HRC and the Dems have that cornered and are pounding the pavement to get out the vote,’ said a Colorado Democrat. – Steven Shepard
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/democratic-insiders-hillarys-ground-game-will-sink-trump-230718

 

NBC NEWS
— Clinton, Trump Skip Inspiration, Stick to ‘Buyer Beware’ Closing Arguments – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/clinton-trump-skip-inspiration-stick-buyer-beware-closing-arguments-n677711

 

CNBC
— US manufacturing economy fails employers and workers
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/04/us-manufacturing-economy-fails-employers-and-workers.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Some Republicans are discussing their plans for President Clinton — starting with impeachment – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want Clinton to be impeached?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/03/no-honeymoon-for-hillary-congressional-republicans-openly-discussing-impeachment/
— Clinton up 47-44 in Post-ABC Tracking Poll, despite Trump’s 9-point edge on dealing with corruption – Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/04/clinton-up-47-44-in-post-abc-tracking-poll-despite-trumps-9-point-edge-on-dealing-with-corruption/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Five Possible Hacks to Worry About Before Election Day – DAVID E. SANGER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/five-possible-hacks-to-worry-about-before-election-day.html
— VP Candidate Kaine Delivers Speech in Spanish in Phoenix – AP  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/11/03/us/ap-us-campaign-2016-kaine.html
— Trump Gains Ground on Clinton – Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/11/03/us/03reuters-usa-election-poll.html
— Clinton Pushes Minority Turnout as Trump Tries to Rally His Base – ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/campaign-trump-clinton.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump’s Income Isn’t Always What He Says It Is, Records Suggest – RUSS BUETTNER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/donald-trump-money.html
— As Trump Ally, Rudy Giuliani Boasts of Ties to F.B.I. – JIM DWYER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/nyregion/as-trump-ally-rudy-giuliani-hints-at-ties-to-the-fbi.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Voters Express Disgust Over U.S. Politics in New Times/CBS Poll – JONATHAN MARTIN, DALIA SUSSMAN and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html
— U.S. House Speaker Ryan Running for Re-election – REUTERS
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/11/03/us/politics/03reuters-usa-election-ryan.html
— U.S. Court Deals Trump a Setback in Poll-Monitor Fight – Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/11/03/us/03reuters-usa-election-monitors.html
— Donald Trump Can’t Count on Those ‘Missing White Voters’ – Nate Cohn
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/upshot/donald-trump-cant-count-on-those-missing-white-voters.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Clinton’s Lawyer Days Hint at Political Savvy
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/hillary-clinton-lawyer.html
— Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded – Dalai Lama  (DIERSEN: Who shouts that you are unneeded?  The following shout that I am unneeded: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/opinion/dalai-lama-behind-our-anxiety-the-fear-of-being-unneeded.html
— When It Comes to Success, Age Really Is Just a Number – BENEDICT CAREY  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/science/stem-careers-success-achievement.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump vs. Clinton? Campaign lawyers scramble to ensure fair voting and prepare for any election battles – David G. Savage
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-election-lawyers-prepare-20161103-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES OF TRUMP AND OBAMA: The Trump-Obama rivalry fuels 2016 campaign – David Jackson and Gregory Korte  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, BUT WHO HAVE BEEN FAR MORE CRITICAL OF CONSERVATIVES AND FAR MORE CRITICAL OF REPUBLICANS THAN THEY HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF OBAMA.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/03/donald-trump-barack-obama-rivalry-miami-hillary-clinton/93156496/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Early voters not swayed by late campaign events – Richard Wolf
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/03/clinton-trump-president-early-voting/93236430/
— Early voting distorts elections: Discovering information about the candidates takes time. – Eugene Kontorovich
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/03/early-voting-presidential-election-2016-editorials-debates/93252570/
— Other countries have healed, and so will we: Ellis Cose  Reconciliation starts by acknowledging grievances that existed long before Trump stirred the pot. (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want to “heal” anything. Democrats want to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veteran, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/04/trump-anger-reconciliation-south-africa-peru-ellis-cose/92649058/
— China’s Wanda buys Dick Clark Productions for $1 billion – AP
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/11/04/chinas-wanda-buys-dick-clark-productions-1-billion/93279540/
— Speeders, beware! Tests reveal the fastest police cars – Chris Woodyard
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/11/02/speeders-beware-tests-reveal-fastest-police-cars/93154574/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And the Dodge Charger with a 5.7-liter engine reaches 60 mph in 6.05 seconds.  The Charger won when it came to stopping distance, with the ability to brake from 60 mph to a complete stop in 123.2 feet.)
— GOP needs radical rethinking – Michael Medved
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/04/gop-after-trump-unity-recovery-michael-medved/93168090/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Report: Number of immigrants working illegally in U.S. flattens to 8 million – Lomi Kriel  (DIERSEN: How many of these 8 million will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Report-Number-of-immigrants-working-illegally-in-10592125.php

 

MERCURY NEWS
— No women or minorities? Most investors, entrepreneurs respond with a shrug – MARISA KENDALL
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/03/no-women-minorities-investors-entrepreneurs-respond-with-shrug/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is dragging down some of his party’s Senate candidates while President Obama is giving his a boost.”
http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-11-04/donald-trump-hurts-his-partys-chances-in-the-house-and-senate

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Influencing law firm bonuses  The politics of bonus pay – Kevin Lewis  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my bosses were Democrats. Further, during my last 8 years, my boss’s boss was a female Democrat, and during my last 4 years, my boss was a female Democrat.  To get her to do their dirty work, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her a) that while she was a liberal Democrat, I was a conservative Republican, b) that while she was Jewish, I was Missouri Synod Lutheran, c) that while she was Russian national origin, I was German national origin, d) that while her ancestors were recent immigrants, my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s, e) that while she was younger, I was older, f) that while she had children to worry about, I did not, g) that I opposed gender based preference giving, h) that I opposed age discrimination, i) that I never made GS-14, j) that etc.)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2016/11/03/law-firm-bonuses-influenced-personal-politics/39GjiHF8pXQkWLR0vzCvdJ/story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: BEFORE YOU AGREE to work somewhere, check the boss’s political donations. Business school professors at Penn State analyzed confidential data from a large law firm and found that bonus pay for male associates, relative to other associates of the same seniority, grew significantly faster than bonus pay for female associates the more conservative their supervising partners were (as measured by political donations). This was true even controlling for the associate’s gender, race, parental status, billable hours, and law-school ranking; the age, gender, and race of supervising partners; and the political orientation of other partners and the department head.)

 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG
— Affirmative action: the key to equal opportunity – Amber Montgomery (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://pittnews.com/article/113149/opinions/columns/affirmative-action-key-equal-opportunity/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Both Old and New Media Are Failing Voters – VERNON E. JORDAN JR. (DIERSEN: What do you say a) to those who discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to those who discourage everyone from reading the emails?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/both-old-and-new-media-are-failing-voters-1478216173
— Why Aren’t Americans Getting Raises? – JASON FURMAN and  ALAN B. KRUEGER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who argue for lower salaries for government employees BUT WHO NEVER ARGUE FOR HIGHER SALARIES FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-arent-americans-getting-raises-blame-the-monopsony-1478215983

 

BLOOMBERG
— Republican Voters Rallying to Trump Leave Leaders in Awkward Spot  Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are jockeying to shield themselves from blame if Donald Trump loses the election. – Sahil Kapur  (DIERSEN: If Trump loses, who in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will the Democrat plants, the Libertarian plants, the Green plants, and the RINOs blame?)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-04/republican-voters-rallying-to-trump-leave-leaders-in-awkward-spot

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHY VLADIMIR PUTIN’S RUSSIA IS BACKING DONALD TRUMP – KURT EICHENWALD  (DIERSEN: Putin’s Russia has a MUCH HIGHER OPINION of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time THAN DEMOCRATS AND RINOS DO.)
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-hillary-clinton-united-states-europe-516895

 

THE ATLANTIC
— One Way to Ensure Equal Pay for Men and Women  The private sector doesn’t compensate women fairly. Can it learn anything from the federal hiring process? – ALEXIA FERNANDEZ CAMPBELL  (DIERSEN: In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO started their pay-for-performance system a) to retain and to promote their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, under that system, my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers and never gave me any bonuses.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/11/how-the-government-mostly-closed-its-gender-pay-gap/506084/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When employers come up with salaries, there are two different ways they think about how much a worker should earn. Jacque Simon, the public policy director for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a union, puts it this way: Should a salary be tied to the job itself, or to the individual hired to fill it? In the first scenario, employers decide what they are willing to pay for someone to carry out a certain role. In the second, the employer focuses more on the individual and what they are worth to an organization. Federal employers  fit into the first category, using a rigid pay scale similar to ones favored by labor unions. Labor unions view structured pay scales as a means of preventing discrimination based on gender, as well as age, race, and other categories. “Once you give supervisors in the federal government the ability to vary pay by individual, rather than job, they are going to reward the people they like the best,” says Simon. In the federal government, most white-collar jobs are governed by the General Schedule, which includes 15 general pay levels that vary based on the experience, skills, and education needed for a position. Each job opening is posted at one of these levels, so candidates can only negotiate within the minimum or maximum pay range (there are 10 steps within each level). The pay system, which was launched 1949, was designed to ensure that people with the same skills got paid the same salaries. Limiting salary negotiations benefits women because research shows that they are less likely to negotiate salaries, and are more likely to be penalized if they do. Also, giving hiring managers more discretion may introduce inadvertent biases when putting together an offer. This has been effective, but it still leaves room for some discretion, not all of it good. For example, some federal agencies base salary offers on what an applicant made at his or her previous job, which contributes to disparities in pay, according to the Office of Personnel Management, the federal agency that oversees hiring and payroll. So, this year, the office urged agencies to consider an applicant’s previous salary as only one of many factors in drawing up offers, because that number may be, as is often the case for female job candidates who left the workforce for several years, artificially depressed. (Though senior government executives are not paid within the General Schedule system, their pay scale is somewhat a continuation of it, with more discretion in pay negotiations.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Still Say Clinton Broke The Law  (DIERSEN: Those who vote for Clinton are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/most_still_say_clinton_broke_the_law

November 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 FLASHBACK: “Todd Ricketts, a co-owner of the Cubs who is CEO of the conservative Ending Spending super PAC, was in attendance. In a shoutout to Ricketts, Trump yelled: “I want to commend the Ricketts family on their business plan and how they rebuilt the Chicago Cubs in a few short years!”  Ricketts shouted back:” It’s gonna be a great year because YOU are going to win the presidency AND THE CUBS ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES!”  The room erupted with applause. Trump was now on a roll.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-pumps-up-the-room-in-bolingbrook-fundraiser/
— Rauner’s Halloween gift to Munger: $1 million
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauners-halloween-gift-to-munger-1-million/
— ‘Gang-related’ classification for gun deaths a cop-out – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: How many gangs operate in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-gang-related-classification-for-gun-deaths-a-cop-out/
— No one is asking who is to blame for Clinton – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-for-many-its-about-trump-being-worse-than-clinton/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump built a political movement. Now what? – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-political-movement-20161102-001-story.html
— David Duke’s inclusion derails Louisiana Senate debate at historically black college
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-david-duke-louisiana-senate-debate-20161102-story.html
— Should we shrink the Supreme Court? – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-supreme-court-justices-size-perspec-1103-jm-20161102-column.html
— Geneva students collecting donations for homeless veterans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-geneva-adopt-veteran-st-1104-20161102-story.html
— Preckwinkle calls former top cop Garry McCarthy a ‘racist bully boy’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What should McCarthy call Preckwinkle in return?  How strong is Preckwinkles’s hatred of older non-veteran White men?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-preckwinkle-mccarthy-racist-bully-boy-1103-chicago-inc-20161102-story.html
— JUNE 21, 2011 FLASHBACK: Potential tax revenue a key factor in debate over Hubble sale – Jenn Zimmerman
http://www.triblocal.com/wheaton/2011/01/21/debate-over-hubble-sale-comes-down-to-potential-tax-revenue/
— Clinton’s growing lead with college-educated whites could doom Trump – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat college professors and instructors focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-clinton-supporters-86819302-a1ab-11e6-8864-6f892cad0865-20161103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-clinton-email-trump-huppke-20161102-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— MAY 17, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gresk: Get Hubble on tax rolls
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110517/news/705189928/
— Moving toward better balance of worker benefits, taxpayer affordability – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Do you want government to be a “model employer?”  What is your attitude toward government employees and toward government retirees?  Are/were you a government employee?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.  Are you a government retiree?  I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/discuss/161109662/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The public pension crisis in Illinois is a runaway train. So when we see someone actually try to apply the brakes, we take notice. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District this week approved a sweeping series of changes to its employee pay policies that leaders predict will save the county $6 million over the next 20 years. That might not seem like a lot of money, but it’s not chump change. What it is an important step in the right direction. Just think of how this could mushroom if similar steps were taken in many of the other 6,900-plus taxing bodies in Illinois. A story today by staff writer Robert Sanchez lays out how forest preserve commissioners have decided to ratchet down an established bonus program and also put the brakes on lump-sum payouts to qualifying or retiring employees for unused sick time. “These changes will curb long-term spending, especially in the area of pension costs,” Commissioner Jeff Redick said, “and allow us to responsibly serve the taxpayers and both our current and future employees.” The district for years has handed out longevity-based bonuses to retiring or qualifying employees that averaged $15,000 to $20,000. You don’t find that in a lot of private-sector jobs. Not anymore. Nor do you find many companies that still — if ever — reimburse employees for unused sick time. The district isn’t going to take money from people already expecting it. Like companies that have eliminated their 401(k) contributions in lean times, those employees who already are in the bonus program — called a “retention incentive” program — will still get bonuses, but starting Jan. 1 they no longer will grow. Those who haven’t yet qualified for the bonus program never will. The district also is putting limits on lump-sum payments for sick days accrued after the start of next year. What is even more important is that the forest preserve district has decided to eliminate both the bonus and sick time payback from the calculation of pensions. That in itself is expected to save $4.5 million in pension liability over the next 20 years. In a time when pension payments in some cases are reaching a tipping point with operational costs for governmental bodies, it’s important to look toward ways in which the private sector has managed to stay afloat in tough financial times. Other taxing bodies should follow this example.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Early voting, led by women, is way up in city, suburbs  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, over weight, German national origin, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161103/BLOGS02/161109933
— DIERSEN HEADLE: Geoffrey R. Stone, a professor of law at the University of Chicago and an editor of the Supreme Court Review, sides with the Democrats.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161103/ISSUE07/161109954/threats-to-block-clinton-supreme-court-nominees-undermine-democracy

 

NBC5
— Out West, Clinton Paints Grim Picture of Life Under Trump  She also waded into a local sheriff’s race getting national attention, backing Democrat Paul Penzone in the race for Maricopa County sheriff, a post held by immigration hardliner Joe Arpaio – Julie Pace
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Out-West-Clinton-Paints-Grim-Picture-of-Life-Under-Trump–399783811.html
— Obama: Trump Presidency Would Put the Country ‘at Risk’  It’s the first of two visits Obama has planned this week to North Carolina – Darlene Superville
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Obama-to-Campaign-For-Clinton-in-Battleground-North-Carolina-399621861.html
— Emanuel Won’t Return Trump’s $50,000 Campaign Contribution  “We’re not going to put money from a 5-year-old donation back into Donald Trump’s pocket today, and we’re not going to stop denouncing everything he says,” Emanuel’s campaign spokesman said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Emanuel-Wont-Return-Trump-Campaign-Donation-399675541.html

 

WBEZ
— $15 Minimum Wage Would Help Housing Affordability Crisis  (DIERSEN: When you could first afford to buy real estate, how old were you and how much were you earning? I bought a new town home in University Park (774-5 Sunset Court) in 1972 when I was 24 years old and earning $53,717 in today’s dollars working full-time for IRS in Harvey plus part-time income working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/study-15-minimum-wage-would-help-housing-affordability-crisis/514cbb98-252c-44c4-862b-d1baa7bd6af5

 

WJOL
— Lincoln Way Students Celebrate Make A Difference Month By Collecting Gloves  (DIERSEN: What do you do to make a difference?  Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising.  Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning; since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening to; and those emails have included links to more than 249,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wjol.com/lincoln-way-students-celebrate-make-difference-month-collecting-gloves/

 

TIMES
— Post-election governance prognosis poor – JIM NOWLAN
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/state-affairs-post-election-governance-prognosis-poor/article_8db8baee-85f4-58e6-a99b-c0d99609b5ab.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Absentee and early voting brisk around St. Louis region with Election Day closing in – Doug Moore and Mark Schlinkmann
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/absentee-and-early-voting-brisk-around-st-louis-region-with/article_08115144-2e2d-505a-a929-c593d88a1e5d.html

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Dold calls on Chicago TV station to remove DCCC ad linking him to Trump – Carol Ostrow
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511033783-dold-calls-on-chicago-tv-station-to-remove-dccc-ad-linking-him-to-trump

 

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP: Mendoza dispute over unpaid bill reflects on fiscal credibility – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511038664-gop-mendoza-dispute-over-unpaid-bill-reflects-on-fiscal-credibility

 

CHICAGO READER
— Political parties need to get with the country’s changing demographics—or get left behind  The real takeaway from the 2016 presidential campaign – Derrick Clifton  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs A) WANT REPUBLICANS TO LOSE AND B) WANT REPUBLICANS TO PANDER TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/election-demographics-race-trump-clinton/Content?oid=24192623

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Know your ballot – Erica Snow  (DIERSEN: How well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know the Republican candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot for your precinct?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/11/03/city/know-your-ballot-schakowsky-lasonde-compete-for-a-congressional-seat/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Problem at the Polls? Here’s Who to Call  Here are the numbers you need to call if you spot an irregularity at your polling place. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/s/fxmy8/problem-at-the-polls-here-s-who-to-call

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— HYPOCRISY OR FLIP FLOP? DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN DAN CRONIN AND MEMBER DONALD PUCHALSKI AGREED WITH COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATE ROLLY WALLER THAT ONE PUBLIC OFFICE WAS ENOUGH…FOUR YEARS AGO – Rolly Waller
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/press-release-rolly-waller-candidate-dupage-county-board-district-1/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Bushes abandon Trump, but he’s running against the GOP brand, not just Clinton – Howard Kurtz  (DIERSEN: The Bushes have always rejected many important planks in the Republican Party platform.  That is a big reason why Bill Clinton won in 1992 and 1996, why Obama won in 2008 and 2012, and why Hillary Clinton might win in 2016.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/03/bushes-abandon-trump-but-hes-running-against-gop-brand-not-just-clinton.html
— CMA Awards poke fun at Trump as Garth Brooks takes home night’s biggest award – Sasha Savitsky  (DIERSEN: Who got the “Saul Alinsky Fifth Rule” award?)
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/11/02/cma-awards-poke-fun-at-trump-kick-off-with-mix-contemporary-and-classic-tunes.html

 

GOPUSA
— Bill Clinton’s Black ‘Son’ Meets the Press
http://www.gopusa.com/clintons-black-son-meets-the-press/
— Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16703

 

WATCHDOG
— In double standard, Dems sue GOP over poll monitoring – Kenric Ward  (DIERSEN: What double standards have you encountered? For non-veteran White male federal employees, BUT NOT FOR VETERANS, MINORITIES, OR FEMALES, with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Veterans Preference.)
http://watchdog.org/280814/gop-poll-monitoring/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Cruz Hitting Campaign Trail To Block ‘Manifestly Unfit’ Clinton From White House – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/cruz-hitting-campaign-trail-to-block-manifestly-unfit-candidate-from-white-house/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Smears GOP Senate Candidates in Tight Races, Touts Democrats – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2016/11/03/nbc-smears-gop-senate-candidates-tight-races-touts-democrats

 

BREITBART
— Texas University Considers Ban of Conservative Group After ‘Affirmative Action Bake Sale’ – LANA SHADWICK
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/11/02/texas-u-considers-ban-conservative-group-affirmative-action-bake-sale/
— Pitt Student Activists Harassed for Supporting Trump – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/11/02/watch-pitt-student-activists-harassed-for-supporting-trump/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Defense of Trump’s Nondisclosure of his Tax Returns -Kenneth H. Ryesky
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/in_defense_of_trumps_nondisclosure_of_his_tax_returns.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is the GOP Trump’s party now? – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/is-the-gop-trumps-party-now/article/2606330

 

THE HILL
— Republican voters coming home to Trump – Niall Stanage and Jonathan Swan
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/304090-republican-voters-coming-home-to-trump
— RNC launches its first Spanish-language national TV ad of 2016 – Rafael Bernal  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to lose.  Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to launch Spanish-language ads and to pander to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/304063-gop-launches-its-first-spanish-language-tv-ad-of-2016

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Creepily Singles Out Reporter At Florida Rally (Again)  He didn’t mean to suggest anyone should attack the journalist, a spokeswoman said. – Rebecca Shapiro  (DIERSEN: Who sees you as being their enemy?  The following see me as being their enemy: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-katy-tur-florida-rally_us_581aa7b8e4b0c43e6c1e1795
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP nominee Donald Trump singled out NBC News reporter Katy Tur on Wednesday during a rally in Florida, continuing to taunt reporters covering his campaign. Tur has been embedded with the Trump campaign, following the candidate throughout the presidential race. Trump in the past has called out Tur publicly by name, and has referred to her as “Little Katy, third-rate journalist.” During his usual takedown of the “dishonest media” in Miami on Wednesday, Trump called out the press  – and specifically Tur – for being biased and not reporting fairly on his campaign. “We have massive crowds. They’re something happening. They’re not reporting it. Katy, you’re not reporting it, Katy.” Trump said to cheers. “But there’s something  happening, Katy. There’s something happening, Katy.” CNN host Wolf Blitzer last week asked Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to talk to the Republican nominee about singling out reporters, especially those embedded with the campaign, citing safety concerns. “He points to them, he sort of eggs the crowd on to go after them,” Blitzer said. “There are a lot of young journalists. He shouldn’t be doing that.” Conway appeared on Blitzer’s CNN show later Wednesday and defended Trump, saying he didn’t intend to suggest that anyone be mean to Tur or to attack her. “After he did that . . . she was harassed by a lot of the people over there,” Blitzer said. “The last time we spoke, you told me you shared my concerns about the singling out of these embeds … You said you would talk to him. How did that conversation go?” “The conversation was very productive and I’ve also talked to NBC News today,” Conway said. “Look, we want fair coverage and we wan’t everybody to be safe at our rallies. I don’t appreciate a lot of the threats I get either from people who I guess are worried that we may actually win this thing.” After Trump taunted Tur, other journalists tweeted #ImWithTur in support of the NBC News reporter. Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims – 1.6 billion members of an entire religion – from entering the U.S.)

 

POLITICO
— McConnell speaks up for Trump – Burgess Everett
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-230668
— Clinton and Trump beg base to get excited  She sends surrogates to build enthusiasm among black and Latino voters while he urges older whites to not get complacent. – Eli Stokols
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-230652
— Obama scorches Republicans for threatening more gridlock  The president gets feisty as he warns voters against GOP lawmakers who will bog down Washington. – Sarah Wheaton  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, for Libertarians, for Greens, and for RINOs, “progress” is passing laws that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-republicans-gridlock-north-carolina-230658

 

CNBC
— Donald Trump raised $100 million in ‘small-dollar’ donations in October – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/02/donald-trump-raised-100-million-in-small-dollar-donations-in-october.html
— Trump, Clinton blast each other on character – Reuters  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my character and glorified and praised their character.  They stress that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church.  They browbeat everyone into giving money to their charities.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/03/trump-clinton-blast-each-other-on-character-clinton-rises-in-poll.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Sexual Harassment Persists in Politics – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/why-sexual-harassment-persists-in-politics.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Veterans, Feeling Abandoned, Stand by Donald Trump – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/donald-trump-veterans.html
— Trump Probably Avoided His Medicare Taxes, Too – FRED T. GOLDBERG Jr. and MICHAEL J. GRAETZ  (DIERSEN: Federal employees have paid Medicare taxes since 1983.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/trump-probably-avoided-his-medicare-taxes-too.html
— How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth – Farhad Manjoo  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that ONLY THEY SPEAK THE TRUTH.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/technology/how-the-internet-is-loosening-our-grip-on-the-truth.html
— Hillary Clinton Still Leads a Tighter Race, Times/CBS News Poll Shows – MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/5-reasons-to-vote-trump.html
— Some Who Saw Change in Obama Find It Now in Donald Trump – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/obama-donald-trump-voting.html
— Why Republicans Don’t Even Try to Win Cities Anymore – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/upshot/why-republicans-dont-even-try-to-win-cities-anymore.html
— Need to Pick an Insurance Plan? Start Here – Margot Sanger-Katz  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filed with envy.  They are furious that my wife and I pay only $5,618 a year for $22,472 worth of health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a retired federal employee.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/upshot/need-to-pick-an-insurance-plan-start-here.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump sounds confident note in Florida: ‘We don’t want to blow this’ – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/03/trump-sounds-confident-note-in-florida-we-dont-want-to-blow-this/
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump is still having trouble winning over many Republicans – Robert Costa  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are not one of them?  The following say that I am not one of them: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-not-one-of-us-trump-is-still-having-trouble-winning-over-many-republicans/2016/11/01/98232d0c-a050-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html
— Donald Trump tries to kill political correctness — and ends up saving it – Barton Swaim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-has-made-political-correctness-credible-again/2016/11/01/0f397c0c-9fb1-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump campaign condemns burning of historic black church that was spray-painted ‘Vote Trump’ – Seema Mehta
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-campaign-condemns-burning-of-1478128972-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— Will holiday hiring save U.S.from another weak month for job growth? – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in November of 1966 to help deal with the Christmas rush because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/11/02/adp-businesses-added-just-147000-jobs-october/93137478/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Raising a Trilingual Child  When Mom speaks one language and Dad another, and the family lives in a city with a third, what language to use for playing, scolding and keeping secrets? – ALINA DIZIK  (DIERSEN: Concerning the Tower of Babel, according to Wikipedia (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel), “According to the story, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward, came to the land of Shinar. There they agreed to build a city and a tower “tall enough to reach heaven”; seeing this, God, viewing such behavior as rude and disrespectful, confounded their speech so that they could no longer understand each other and scattered them around the world.”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/raising-a-trilingual-child-1478110620

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— It’s not a myth — being the first born really does give you an advantage – MARIAN VIDAL-FERNANDEZ, ANA NUEVO-CHIQUERO
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/its-not-a-myth-being-the-first-born-really-does-give-you-an-advantage-2016-11

 

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS
— 3/4 of Millennials Would Take a Pay Cut to Work for a Socially Responsible Company – Sustainable Brands  (DIERSEN: In 1980, I took an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/organizational_change/sustainable_brands/34_millennials_would_take_pay_cut_work_socia

 

DAILY MAIL
— The Chinese billionaire trying to take over Hollywood: He’s already bought all AMC theaters and the makers of Jurassic World – now wants to pour billions into ALL six major film studios  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Hollywood focuses on promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3899612/Chinese-billionaire-Wang-Jianlin-owns-AMC-theater-chain-wants-Hollywood.html

 

FOX NEWS LATINO
— RNC releases 1st Spanish-language TV ad – but it does not mention Donald Trump
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/11/03/rnc-releases-1st-spanish-language-tv-ad-omits-mentioning-donald-trump/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
—  Trump Takes The Lead
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_nov3
— Americans Are Feeling More Political Stress
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2016/americans_are_feeling_more_political_stress

November 2 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

FED WEEK
— Pay Gap Little Changed at 34 Percent  (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older?  Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/pay-gap-little-changed-34-percent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal-private sector pay gap remains essentially unchanged from a year ago at 34.07 percent, the Federal Salary Council has reported. While that represents the official word, based on BLS data, it likely will have little to no impact on the prospects for the January 2017 federal employee raise, which will be 1.6 percent unless political leaders take up the raise issue. They have shown no sign of interest in doing so this year, similar to the pattern of the prior three years when the council also reported a pay gap in the 34-35 percent range but raises only in the 1-2 percent range were paid—also in each case by default when no figure was enacted. The 1.6 percent raise is to be paid as 1 percentage point across the board and the 0.6 percent divided as locality pay. The largest gaps, and thus the largest locality pay portions to be paid, were found to be in the San Francisco, Washington-Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento areas. However, even in those areas, the raise likely will be only in about the 1.8 percent range. The lowest-paid locality, meanwhile, is the catchall rest of U.S., which covers areas in the contiguous states outside one of the 44 city areas (Alaska and Hawaii are separate localities in their entirety) as well as U.S. territories and possessions. The raise in those areas likely will be around 1.4 percent; exact figures are to be set by a late-year executive order formalizing the raise. Locality rates are paid according to where employees work, not where they live, and reflect comparisons of labor market conditions, not cost of living.)

 

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

 

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

October 31 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 30 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Admin Chose ‘Hispanic Names’ For Cabinet Positions, Leaked Emails Reveal – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American?  While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/29/obama-admin-chose-hispanic-names-for-cabinet-positions-leaked-emails-reveal/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 25 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago City Council Committee Votes to Remove Trump Street Sign  “When you hit Chicago, Chicago hits back,” Alderman Anthony Beale said – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-city-council-committee-votes-to-remove-trump–398578261.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois has highest number of registered voters since 1970  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-registered-voters-1970-20161025-story.html
— Trump stops holding high-dollar fundraisers that were raising big cash for the GOP – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-fundraising-20161025-story.html
— Cook County poised to adopt $13 hourly minimum wage affecting suburbs – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cook-county-minimum-wage-hike-1026-biz-20161025-story.html
— Chicago aldermen make move to remove Trump street sign – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-trump-honorary-sign-met-20161025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago ‘hits back,’ strips Trump of honorary street designation – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-hits-back-strips-trump-of-honorary-street-sign/
— Cher to headline Hillary Clinton Chicago fundraiser – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cher-to-headline-hillary-clinton-chicago-fundraiser/

— Greens say GOP ploy adds ‘insult,’ but no injury – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-greens-say-gop-ploy-adds-insult-but-no-injury/
— Cook County Democrat boss making a list and checking it twice – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-county-dem-boss-making-a-list-and-checking-it-twice/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It ain’t easy being a Chicago political boss these days. Just ask Joe Berrios, the supposed leader of the party that dominates Cook County. Berrios expected each committeeman from Chicago’s 50 wards and the 30 suburban Cook townships to “buy a table” at the county Democratic Party fundraiser on Oct. 13. Some have not done their share, prompting a terse letter from county party headquarters. In an email obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, a top Berrios aide comes off sounding more like the Nicor collections department than a political boss’ enforcer. “You are receiving this notice because you did not support our 10/13 fundraiser by purchasing any tickets,” wrote Jacob Kaplan, the county Democrats’ executive director. “The Chairman asked all committeemen to support the event by purchasing 10 tickets (at $200 each).” I talked to one committeeman who’s openly bucking Boss Berrios and three others who said they were withholding payment to the party but didn’t want to be publicly identified. Berrios is threatening to out the scofflaws at Friday’s meeting of party brass at the Erie Cafe, a Near North Side restaurant where the chairman’s own political funds have dropped more than $70,000 in the last few years. Kaplan warned the committeemen: “A report on the October fundraiser will be produced at our committeemen pre-election meeting next Friday (10/28) at Erie Cafe. Several committeemen have requested a list of committeemen who have not supported the party’s October fundraiser. If you do not want to be on this list, please reply and let us know how many tickets you will be sending a check into the party for.” Kaplan would not name the committeemen who have not complied with the boss’ fundraising request. Nor would he tell me which of the nice committeemen requested a list of the naughty. “There’s about 15 or so holdouts,” Kaplan said Tuesday. “Some [contributions] may come in by Friday.” Kaplan acknowledged that “it’s not like the old days,” when a Cook County Democratic boss such as Dick Daley could growl an order and every committeeman would heel instantly. “We just ask everybody to contribute something they can afford, even if it’s just one ticket, to share the burden of keeping the party going,” Kaplan said. Many committeemen already paid their share, or even gave much more than what was sought, according to campaign-finance reports. The party reported getting $10,000 from two campaign funds controlled by 14th Ward boss Ed Burke, while John Daley’s 11th Ward Democrats contributed $2,000. In June, the county party organization got $25,000 from Toni Preckwinkle, the County Board president who’s also 4th Ward committeeman and an executive vice chairman of the county Democrats. But 1st Ward Ald. and Committeeman Proco Joe Moreno says he won’t give a dime. He noted that Berrios, Kaplan and other county party officials helped a candidate who tried to unseat him in the committeeman’s race earlier this year. In 2014, Moreno supported a successful challenger against Berrios’ daughter Toni, who had been a state representative. “I have a strong, powerful, progressive ward organization,” Moreno said. “I don’t need to give money to his a– to work against me.” Moreno said he’s considering running against Berrios for the chairman’s day job as county assessor. Another committeeman, who asked not to be identified, said of Berrios, “Why give him money? I don’t understand. He hasn’t done anything for me.” Berrios may manage to placate them. But the only person he really must be sure to please is the true boss — the state party chairman and Illinois House speaker, Mike Madigan. If the fundraising request had come from Madigan, there’s little doubt all 80 committeemen would pull out their checkbooks as quickly as the Erie Cafe’s waiters hustle to serve Berrios.)

DAILY HERALD
— New Glen Ellyn elected officials won’t get paid – Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: How much are you paid for what you do?  What do you say to my nasty troubled failed vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am not paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a) I am not a reporter or a journalist, b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worthless, and c) I am worthless?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029117/
— Wheaton council decides not to allow for backyard chickens – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029131/
— Foster, Khouri take different stances on national security, guns – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029123/
— DiCianni, Krishnamoorthi compare plans to help working families – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029257/
— Naperville career panelists aim to inspire black students – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029250/

 

WBEZ
— Duckworth, Kirk Vie For Black Vote – Natalie Moore (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Which candidates vie for votes from those who share your demographics?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/duckworth-kirk-vie-for-black-vote/9d37b7c1-9a23-4a3f-82f5-d54c80e73dec
— Big Donors Creating ‘New Political Landscape’ in Illinois, Group Says – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/big-donors-creating-new-political-landscape-in-illinois-group-says/d889aed2-415d-4867-a4b8-b2d91ee966c6

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Live Thursday: U.S. Senate debate
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161025/live-thursday-us-senate-debate

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Fearing Election Day trouble, some U.S. schools cancel classes – AP  (DIERSEN: Will Democrat teachers tell their students to go to polling places and to harass potential Trump voters?  Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/fearing-election-day-trouble-some-us-schools-cancel-classes/article_2cade5e6-3af3-58c3-b983-d383d60ab33b.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Most see a Clinton victory and a fair count ahead  Most say Trump will not accept results, concede – CNN  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants a Clinton victory? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/poll-most-see-a-clinton-victory-and-a-fair-count-ahead

 

WJBD
— Clinton Ramps Up Surrogate Operation as Trump’s Withers
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/25/clinton-ramps-up-surrogate-operation-as-trumps-withers

 

CHICAGOIST
— Why You Should Definitely Go Vote In Your Local Races, Chicago  (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, successful Democrat down ballot candidates will help her get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagoist.com/2016/10/25/a_look_at_the_local_races_for_2016.php

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Election Day voter registration easier in urban areas than in rural locations – Dawn Geske
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511031834-election-day-voter-registration-easier-in-urban-areas-than-in-rural-locations

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— CITIZENSHIP BACKLOG SILENCES POTENTIAL ILLINOIS VOTERS – Nona Tepper  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats shout at potential Illinois voters that Republicans have caused all their problems, are causing all their problems, and will forever cause all their problems.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/citizenship-backlog-silences-potential-illinois-voters/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EXECUTIVE ORDER EQUIPS ILLINOISANS TO TAKE ON RED TAPE – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/executive-order-equips-illinoisans-to-take-on-red-tape/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Huntley High School Students Vote for Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/25/huntley-high-school-students-vote-for-trump/
— Another Republican Precinct Letter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/24/another-republican-precinct-letter/
— Roskam, McConchie, McSweeney Headline Algonquin Republican Luncheon
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/24/roskam-mcconchie-mcsweeney-headline-algonquin-republican-luncheon/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO CUBS OWNERS INVEST IN CONSERVATIVE CAUSES … FOR THE MOST PART
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/chicago-cubs-owners-invest-in-conservative-causes-.html

 

DAILY SIGNAL
‘Clear Bias’ Against Hiring Veterans Under Obama Administration, Says Former VA Official – Fred Lucas  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, hiring Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or young, has always been the top priority.)
http://dailysignal.com/2016/10/25/clear-bias-against-hiring-veterans-under-obama-administration-says-former-va-official/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama’s 2013 Golf Trip That Included Tiger Woods Cost $3.6 Million – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/barack-obama-golf-tiger-woods-taxpayers/2016/10/25/id/755208/
— Trump Slams Primary Opponents for Not Endorsing Him – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-slams-primary-opponents/2016/10/25/id/755271/

 

GOPUSA
— 20K at Trump rally in Tampa yesterday
http://www.gopusa.com/20k-at-trump-rally-in-tampa-yesterday/
— Hillary Clinton’s Daffy idea: Stalking Donald Trump with duck
http://www.gopusa.com/hillary-clintons-daffy-idea-stalking-donald-trump-with-duck/
— Planned Parenthood: Husbands no part in abortion decision
http://www.gopusa.com/pp-husbands-no-part-in-abortion-decision/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP: HILLARY PUSHING FOR SOCIALIZED MEDICINE  Slams ‘Obamacare lie’ as rates set to spike – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/trump-hillary-pushing-for-socialized-medicine/

 

BREITBART
— Rudy Giuliani: If NeverTrump Conservatives Elect Hillary Clinton, ‘They’re Giving Away the Next 20 to 30 Years’ – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/10/25/rudy-giuliani-nevertrump-conservatives-elect-clinton-theyre-giving-away-next-20-30-years/

 

THE BLAZE
— Four teens charged after youth flash mob attacks college students, cop — one even punches police horse in the face – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/25/four-teens-charged-after-youth-flash-mob-attacks-college-students-cop-one-even-punches-police-horse-in-the-face/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Free-tuition activists stoked over arrests for blocking Michigan Ave – Amber Athey
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8302
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three University of Chicago students were arrested during another “Moral Mondays” event in May that also targeted Griffin, suggesting he was responsible for the budget crisis in Illinois. “I did this in protest of the budget crisis being inflicted on Illinois by Gov. Rauner, a man financed by billionaire Ken Griffin, who makes $90,000 an hour,” one protester wrote, according to the Maroon. Even though the students expressed disgust with the budget crisis in May, they still demonstrated vehemently in favor of free tuition, claiming students only have to pay for school because billionaires are not paying their “fair share.” One sign at the protest read, “Bruce Rauner, Ken Griffin, and IL tax dodgers: Pay up for free higher ed,” while another said, “Make LaSalle St. pay, not the 99%.” “Griffin paid $300 million for one painting. Wonder how many student artists that could’ve sent to college?)

 

HOT AIR
— Report: Trump campaign all but ends big-money fundraising operations, leaving the RNC in the lurch; Update: Retreat?
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/25/report-trump-campaign-ends-big-money-fundraising-operations-leaving-rnc-lurch/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Taxpayer Tab For Obama Trip That Included Golf With Tiger Woods: $3.6 Million – Alex Pappas
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/24/taxpayer-tab-for-obama-trip-that-included-golf-with-tiger-woods-3-6-million/
— Flash Mobs 50-100 Strong Pounce On Random Pedestrians, Cops At Temple University – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/25/flash-mobs-50-100-strong-pounce-on-random-pedestrians-cops-at-temple-university/

 

LIFEZETTE
— A Catholic University Bows to Black Lives Matter  To avoid ‘provoking’ the group, DePaul will not allow its pro-life students to post messages – Deirdre Reilly
http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/catholic-university-bows-black-lives-matter/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Portland Could Be The First City To Tackle Outrageous CEO Pay  Of course the progressive Oregon city would be a pioneer on this. – Emily Peck
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/portland-oregon-ceo-pay_us_580f6d4ae4b02444efa5520f

 

CBS NEW YORK
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Spike In Immigrants Illegally Crossing Into U.S. Ahead Of Election
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/25/immigration-illegal-crossing-election/

 

CNN
— GOP schedules RNC member call as Election Day approaches – Tal Kopan
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/politics/republican-committee-rnc-member-call/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The RNC’s suckers and sellouts are helpless to Trump – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rncs-suckers-and-sellouts-are-helpless-to-trump/2016/10/25/0f97abb0-9b01-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html
— Trump will claim the election was stolen. This new poll shows GOP voters may believe him. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/10/25/trump-will-claim-the-election-was-stolen-this-new-poll-shows-gop-voters-may-believe-him/
— In the federal government, how likely is it that a woman will make more than a man? – Leslie Shapiro and Ted Mellnik
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/women-federal-pay/
— For some conservative female pundits, this election has been a nightmare – Kelsey Snell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/25/for-some-conservative-female-pundits-this-election-has-been-a-nightmare/
— Women who want to get ahead should look to the federal government, not corporate America – Lisa Rein  (DIERSEN: To get women to accept job offers, GAO could have female job applicants read every word in every document that was filed in Diersen v. GAO.  SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/  Those documents show that GAO gives preference to its Democrat employees who are female, as well as to those who are minority, younger, and/or veteran. )
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/25/are-you-a-woman-looking-for-a-top-job-try-the-federal-government/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For every chair occupied by a woman in the corporate C-suite, six are filled by a man. In the federal government, it’s 1 out of every 3. Women are gradually advancing to the highest levels of government, where they now represent 33.7 percent of the leaders known as senior executives. These are the mostly career managers who carry out the mandate of the White House, occupying key roles just below top presidential appointees. In the civilian world, they’re the generals and admirals who run their agencies day-to-day. Women and men have not reached parity in the top ranks of government. But among the 7,187 career senior executives, they’ve reached pay parity, with women getting a slight edge. Their $175,451 average salary is $479 more than men’s.  Women have climbed further than their male counterparts at private companies, where just 16 percent of executives are women, according to an analysis by McKinsey & Company, working with the Partnership for Public Service. The Government Accountability Office, a little-known agency that acts as the government’s fiscal watchdog, has quietly cultivated a culture that has helped women thrive. The result? Women make up 41 percent of the senior executives there, substantially above the government-wide average. The GAO has what’s best described as an unglamorous mission: It audits government programs for Congress to ensure that taxpayers get the most efficient and accountable spending for their money. The audits released this month include titles such as “Agencies Have Sound Procedures for Managing Exchanges but Could Improve Inventory Monitoring” (on nuclear material) and “Guidance Needed for Completing Required Impact Assessments Prior to Presidential Drawdowns” (on security assistance). Arcane as the work is, it gets results: Federal agencies act on about 80 percent of the GAO’s recommendations to improve their operations, even if some guidance takes years to be implemented. Yet the GAO is not just a good place to work (it consistently ranks near the top among midsize agencies in the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government annual rankings) but a good place to work for women. Of the agency’s 121 senior executives, 50 are women, including the general counsel and chief operating officer. “With the wide variety of work we’re doing, you want to have a representative workforce,” Eugene Dodaro, the comptroller general of the United States and GAO head, said in an interview. Government agencies have long prided themselves on helping their employees balance their work and personal lives. The GAO’s approach is more serious than most: day care on site at the Washington headquarters, a student loan repayment program, a generous telework policy — 65 percent of the staff worked from home one day or more per pay period last year — and a flexible relocation policy. When she was hired 26 years ago as an entry-level analyst right out of graduate school, Orice Williams Brown told herself she would do this for a few years until the financial markets, still reeling from a crash, recovered. Her first assignment was to investigate why the Internal Revenue Service was not using interest on municipal bonds that local governments had returned to the federal government. “I was totally hooked,” she recalled. She was promoted to senior executive in 2005, in charge of the team that audits financial markets and community investment. Five years ago, she was made a managing director. “The work is extremely appealing,” Williams Brown, 50, said. “It’s a family-friendly culture. I’ve seen people advance regardless of where they are in their personal life. I’ve seen people promoted who are out on maternity leave.” She said that by having employees work in teams with experts from different disciplines, the GAO puts a premium on collaborative skills and coming to collective decisions. “That’s one of the things women are really socialized to do.” For Susan Poling, the GAO’s stable leadership is a big factor in why she and other women thrive. The agency is not run by a political appointee whose face changes every four years, but by a nonpartisan civil servant who serves a 15-year term. Like many lawyers, Poling found that government gives women opportunities to advance without working the 70-and 80-hour weeks that are essential to making partner at corporate firms. “One of the things I bring is that I’ve been a working mother, and I have other men and women on my staff who are working parents,” she said. When she was hired to the GAO in 1990 from the Department of Education, she worked part time so she could spend more time with her young son. “But they didn’t shunt me over and not give me great things to do,” she said. Today, as a full-time senior executive, Poling supervises 156 lawyers. And at 68, she has no plans to retire anytime soon. “I’m still enjoying myself.”)