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October 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND ROSKAM: Where Casten, Roskam find support as election approaches – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/where-casten-roskam-find-support-as-election-approaches
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The district in the past two elections has handily gone to Roskam. In 2016, he beat Democrat Amanda Howland, 59 percent to 41 percent. In 2014, he did even better, winning against Democrat Michael Mason with 67 percent of ballots cast. Roskam’s closest call was his first House election, when in 2016 he claimed 51 percent of the vote to edge out now-U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. This time, early political analyses called the race a tossup. Fox News still does. So does political news website FiveThirtyEight, which Sunday night gave Roskam a 50.5 percent chance of winning. But now, at least three other sources — The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and Inside Elections nonpartisan analysis from Nathan Gonzales — say the race “leans” or “tilts” Democratic.)
— How outside groups help in 6th Congressional District ‘where votes count’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: There are seven 4X3 Roskam signs and two 4X4 Roskam signs being displayed in my precinct.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/how-outside-groups-help-in-6th-congressional-district-where-votes-count

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Immigration may be on the national stage, but in Illinois it’s also a key issue in the governor’s race – Elvia Malagon and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents NOT want you to talk to political reporters about? My critics/opponents do NOT want me to talk to political reporters a) about my support for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms; b) about my support for Trump, Roskam, Rauner and all the other Republicans who have won primary races; c) about my wanting the $10,000 SALT cap to be increased to $20,000 for married filing jointly; d) about what I have done to help elect Trump, Roskam, Rauner, and the rest of the Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct; e) about the seven 4X3 Roskam signs and the two 4X4 Roskam signs that are being displayed in my precinct; or f) that both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-election-immigration-20181022-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner went to Murphysboro to see President Trump, but didn’t get a meeting or a shoutout – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181028-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Rauner got no mention from Trump, it’s unclear if the governor was present for what might be considered an ignominious shoutout that the president gave to a onetime Illinoisan who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate — John Cox. Cox is running for governor of California though he is viewed as having little chance in the heavily Democratic state. Cox took on perennial candidate status in Illinois last decade in unsuccessfully running for a variety of offices, including Congress and U.S. Senate. In his quest for public office, he mounted a 2008 bid for president, which also ended in failure. “He should win. John Cox. He should win,” Trump told the Illinois audience. “He’s so good. It’s a hard place to win but he should win.”)
— No time for questions: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti was at Trump’s rally in southern Illinois on Saturday. She entered the airplane hangar venue through the entrance used for VIP invitees and the media a few hours before Trump spoke. Asked by a reporter about the rally after going through security, she said she wasn’t allowed to give interviews. – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181028-story.html

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to fill “suburban woman” with hatred against Republicans, and especially with hatred against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/28/the-swing-vote-in-illinois-this-year-will-be-suburban-women/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at teens that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181028/even-though-they-cant-vote-teens-are-still-participating-in-political-process

SOUTHERN
— As President Trump visits Southern Illinois, his detractors make noise – ALEE QUICK (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are just noise according to my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all you need to know is what they tell you.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-president-trump-visits-southern-illinois-his-detractors-make-noise/article_bb3e1f70-a2e6-5d19-a1ec-1040d06ce9fd.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TRUMP snubs RAUNER; PROFT takes hits — Collecting signatures – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/29/trump-snubs-rauner-proft-takes-some-hits-on-collecting-signatures-theres-an-app-for-that-335326

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sanguinetti: lots of problems with Pritzker – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511612000-sanguinetti-lots-of-problems-with-pritzker

CAPITOL FAX
— ABATE pulls endorsement from Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/28/abate-pulls-endorsement-from-rauner/

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS FIRES BACK AT WASHINGTON POST FOR TYING TERROR TO TRUMP – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/28/sarah-sanders-washington-post-trump/

BLAZE
— DHS secretary Nielsen’s message for migrant caravan: ‘Do not come. You will not be allowed in’ – Leon Wolf (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps officially tell those in the migrant caravans a) that they will be allowed in, b) that they will be given lots of government assistance, c) that they will be given citizenship, and d) that will have to help anti-Trumps get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/28/dhs-secretary-nielsens-message-for-migrant-caravan-do-not-come-you-will-not-be-allowed-in

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Military’s Most Important Role Is Border Defense – Christopher Roach
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/10/29/the-militarys-most-important-role-is-border-defense/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DID THE INCOMPETENT BOMB-MAKING TERRORIST HAVE HELP? Longtime Democrat who only recently registered as a Republican is due in court today. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271780/did-incompetent-bomb-making-terrorist-have-help-matthew-vadum

PJ MEDIA
— This Jewish Boy Is Going to Buy a Gun – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/this-jewish-boy-is-going-to-buy-a-gun/

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The Late Great State of Illinois Political dysfunction as far as the eye can see. – ANDREW FERGUSON (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats control the legislative branch.)
https://www.weeklystandard.com/andrew-ferguson/illinois-is-a-mess-heres-why

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/29/the_politics_of_division_can_never_unite_us_138477.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chipping Away at the ‘Enemy” – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: Who treats you like you are one of their enemies? I should write a book about those who since 2000 have used my being a reporter for GOPUSA to treat me like I am one of their enemies. They want all religious people, all conservatives, and all Republicans, and especially all Republican candidates, like Peter Roskam and Bruce Rauner, to treat me like I am one of their enemies.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/business/media/trumps-attacks-news-media.html
— Back at Georgetown Prep, Kavanaugh Is Hailed as a Hero – Kate Kelly (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents get your kindergarten, grade school, middle school, high school, and college classmates to say bad about you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-georgetown-prep.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/sex-biology-binary.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/trump-toxicity-pittsburgh-violence.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue-bowers.html
— Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/world/canada/marijuana-cannabis-vancouver-legalization.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will the Sinking Stock Market Hurt Republicans in the Midterms? Republicans view a strong economy as part of their campaign message. But will the tumultuous stock market affect the party’s chances in the midterms? – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Of course, they have, they are, and they will drive stock markets down to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/will-the-sinking-stock-market-hurt-republicans-in-the-midterms/57B4E1A6-4E15-4AFC-A204-2EA2653E303D.html
— Trump and Pelosi Dominate Ads Aimed at Rallying and Repelling Voters The bitter Supreme Court fight and probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election are barely a blip in political messaging. – Julie Bykowicz, Brian McGill and Anthony DeBarros
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-pelosi-dominate-ads-aimed-at-rallying-and-repelling-voters-1540805400
— Knowing the 13 Secret Steps into Harvard Doesn’t Make Admission Any Easier A lawsuit offers a peek into how one of America’s most selective universities picks applicants—which is great if you’re already living in Montana, love the classics and are the best-ever student at your school – Melissa Korn and Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/knowing-the-13-secret-steps-into-harvard-doesnt-make-it-any-easier-1540752653
— The Oldest Hatred All good Americans stand in solidarity against anti-Semitism. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were anti-Semitic. Many of the aforesaid did not want to supervise, work with, or work for the Jewish woman who I volunteered to work for in 1990 and continued to work for until she and my other Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In addition to her being a Jewish woman, they resented the fact that she was younger, she was attractive, she was wealthy, she was a CPA, she had an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she was Russian-American. They were furious when I got her appointed the board of directors of IIT’s Financial Markets and Trading Master’s Degree Program.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-oldest-hatred-1540760984

USA TODAY
— Trump is right to stop illegal alien caravan instead of rolling out welcome mat – Brandon Judd
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/29/donald-trump-keep-america-safe-block-migrant-caravan-border-column/1764682002/
— 3 tips to avoid running out of money in retirement – Ken Fisher (DIERSEN: The article suggests cheaper housing, cut entertainment spending, and rethink your old budget.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/10/28/retirement-budget-spending-tips-avoid-running-out-money/1748978002/
— Marine tribunal recommends officer be forced to retire over sexual harassment claims – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: Since 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my demographics to hint/imply/argue/shout that the “real reason” why was forced to retire is that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/28/major-david-cheek-sexual-harassment-involuntary-retirement/1788337002/

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/pittsburgh-shooting-comes-amid-rise-in-hate-crimes-growing-anxiety-about-right-wing-extremism/

ALBUERQUE JOURNAL
— Optics of caravan issue may turn out to be bad for Dems – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.abqjournal.com/1238773/optics-of-caravan-issue-may-turn-out-to-be-bad-for-dems.html

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Latinos wake up to the Democrats’ duplicity Liberals have taken Latinos for granted and have not defended their interests – RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What have the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct done to defend those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, “political consultants” in Illinois advise Republican candidates in Illinois to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, homeowners, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2018/10/29/Ruben-Navarrette-Jr-Latinos-wake-up-to-the-Democrats-duplicity/stories/201810290007

NORTH NEW JERSEY
— He blew the whistle on NJ Transit. He paid for it with his career. – Curtis Tate (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/watchdog/2018/10/29/nj-transit-whistleblower-pays-his-career-speaking-up/1752900002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The audit showed that the agency had become highly politicized under former Gov. Chris Christie and structured its hiring practices to favor applicants with connections to the governor’s office rather than experienced professionals. Such practices had contributed to an exodus of senior supervisors and depressed morale among those who stayed.)

EDUCATION WEEK
— Is America’s Next Generation of Voters Ready for the Job? – Alyson Klein (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois who discourage young people from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/31/is-americas-next-generation-of-voters-ready.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps wanted Trump to cancel his rally in Murphysboro.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/10/trump-holds-campaign-rally-illinois-despite-shootings/574201/

October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump blames media for ‘anger’ in country amid mail bomb campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-blames-media-for-anger-in-country-amid-mail-bomb-campaign/4554727/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/before-statewide-marijuana-vote-utah-lawmaker-tries-cannabis-on-camera/4548701/

NBC5
— Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold Spar Ahead of Final Debate Raoul holds a lead, but Harold is making an aggressive push late in the race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/erika-harold-kwame-raoul-spar-ahead-of-final-debate-498589431.html

CBS2
— ‘Potentially Destructive Devices’ Sent To Trump Critics Prompt Massive Response
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/25/mail-bombs-explosive-devices-suspicious-packages-obama-clinton-biden-de-niro-waters-holder-soros-brennan/

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Erika Harold
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/25/city-club-of-chicago-erika-harold/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Marco Rubio to visit Chicago area to help Rep. Peter Roskam raise money – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-marco-rubio-20181025-story.html
— Mendoza ad contends Rauner’s a bully – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-cps-sex-abuse-20181024-story.html
— Caitlyn Jenner: Hope that Trump would support the LGBTQ community was a mistake – Caitlyn Jenner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-caitlyn-jenner-trump-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Dearly beloved, Rauner’s edgy commercial is doing its job.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-madigan-rauner-gay-wedding-commercial-1026-20181025-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sickness, fear, harassment in Mexico whittle away at caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/sickness-fear-harassment-mexico-whittle-away-migrant-caravan/
— DuPage Judge Patrick J. O’Shea faces hearing over alleged sexual harassment, lies in gun case – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/dupage-county-judge-patrick-oshea-sexual-harassment-state-board-hearing/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/governors-race-cannabis-legalization-marijuana-illinois-rauner-pritzker/
— Trump sends troops to border – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/jim-mattis-donald-trump-migrant-caravan-mexico-800-hundreds-troops-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/october-politics-cannot-erase-our-transgender-and-non-binary-neighbors/

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Casten talk economics in Oak Brook – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/roskam-casten-talk-economics-in-oak-brook
— Wheaton Center apartment complex sold
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181025/wheaton-apartment-complex-sold
— Judicial board accuses DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea of lying to police, retaliating in sex harassment case – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/judicial-board-accuses-dupage-judge-of-lying-to-police-retaliating-in-sex-harassment-case
— DuPage board candidates disagree about when to disband election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/dupage-board-candidates-disagree-about-when-to-disband-election-commission

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ballot measures target theoretical property tax Are referendums in several suburbs pertaining to a statewide levy setting up a straw man on the issue? – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/ballot-measures-target-theoretical-property-tax
— Big landlord’s policy on ex-offenders is discriminatory; lawsuit says An ex-offender was barred from renting an apartment in Washington Park because of a policy denying rentals to those with convictions in the past 25 years. A civil rights group says the policy disproportionately impacts African-Americans. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of ex-offenders are a) male and/or b) Democrat?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/big-landlords-policy-ex-offenders-discriminatory-lawsuit-says
— Rauner moves to bring self-driving cars to Illinois The governor says the state ought to be a leader in this emerging technology and forms a panel to research, test and potentially put automated vehicles on the road in five to 10 years. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I oppose self-driving vehicles. I have been driving cars for 54 years, that is, since I was 16 years old in 1964. I drove mail trucks while worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I own six cars. I hope that I will never have to be in a self-driving vehicle.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rauner-moves-bring-self-driving-cars-illinois
— 2 big Wheaton apartment complexes sell One of the deals may offer a cautionary tale about the danger of rising property taxes. – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/2-big-wheaton-apartment-complexes-sell

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— McCann is now all in for Illinois Democrats – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-25/jim-dey-mccann-now-all-illinois-democrats.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Minimum wage increase would benefit Illinois, study says Opponents claim it would cost jobs and hours would be cut – Doug Finke
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/10/25/statehouse-insider-minimum-wage-increase-would-benefit-illinois-study-says/akgbhjy/

SOUTHERN
— Many logistics are still in flux ahead of Trump’s Saturday visit to Southern Illinois. Here’s what we know so far. – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/many-logistics-are-still-in-flux-ahead-of-trump-s/article_e56b0966-4053-5cc3-91f4-2e2b5ab1ad32.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— ‘We do stand for the Second Amendment’: Advocates unite in gun rally – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/8216-We-do-stand-for-the-Second-13337678.php

WMAY
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti joins Ray Lytle on WMAY to Discuss the Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q90vc06k5w

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Defends ‘Marriage’ Ad – GUY STEPHENS & JENNA DOOLEY
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-defends-marriage-ad

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Warning, Democrats: a Rauner victory over Pritzker could turn Illinois into a red state.”
https://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/25/warning-democrats-a-rauner-victory-over-pritzker-could-turn-illinois-into-a-red-state

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— More newspapers endorse Rauner for governor – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511610496-more-newspapers-endorse-rauner-for-governor

CAPITOL FAX
— Erika Harold won’t attend Trump event: “We have previously scheduled activities”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/erika-harold-wont-attend-trump-event-we-have-previously-scheduled-activities/
— “Voting for any Democrat gets you all of that”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/voting-for-any-democrat-gets-you-all-of-that/
— McCann launches visually striking pro-Trump cable TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/mccann-launches-visually-striking-pro-trump-cable-tv-ad/
— Stop thief!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/stop-thief-2/
— Pollution watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/pollution-watch/
— McCann candidacy called “a terrific mess” for Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/mccann-candidacy-called-a-terrific-mess-for-republicans/

GOPUSA
— Trump calls the bluff of the left-wing mobs
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-calls-the-bluff-of-the-left-wing-mobs/
— Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘more like George Wallace than George Washington’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57616

BREITBART
— CNN: Mail Bomb Recipients Are ‘Trump’s Targets’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/cnn-chyron-mail-bomb-recipients-are-trumps-targets/
— New York Times Published Trump Assassination Fantasy Before Mail Bomb Scare – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/new-york-times-publishes-fantasy-about-trump-getting-assassinated/

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— JB PRITZKER WANTS LEGAL WEED IN PAY-TO-PLAY ILLINOIS
http://www.poppot.org/2018/10/25/jb-pritzker-wants-legal-weed-in-pay-to-play-illinois/

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Coincidence of Bomb Recipients, Trump and Far-Right Rhetoric. White House ducks questions about president’s win-at-all-costs polarizing approach.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/coincidence-bomb-recipients-trump-far-right-rhetoric

THE HILL
— President Trump’s war on federal waste – TOM COBURN AND ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, c) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, d) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned as an Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and e) those who have wasted me and wasted what I learned as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned passing the CPA examination on my attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Those who wasted me and wasted what I learned are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/413019-president-trumps-war-on-federal-waste
— Trump unveils most aggressive action to target drug prices – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413168-trump-unveils-most-aggressive-action-yet-to-target-drug-prices
— Unity fizzles as president, lawmakers, media point fingers – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413240-unity-fizzles-as-president-lawmakers-media-point-fingers

CNBC
— Medicaid enrollment falls for first time in 11 years as economy boosts incomes – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/24/strong-economy-halts-medicaid-growth-as-more-americans-make-too-much.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the left-wing fringe, “‘False Flag’ Theory on Pipe Bombs Zooms From Right-Wing Fringe to Mainstream.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/business/false-flag-theory-bombs-conservative-media.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Mattis Expected to Send 800 U.S. Troops to Mexican Border Deployment will fill request from Department of Homeland Security – Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Administration Has No Plans to Help Farmers With the Trade War in 2019 – Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/swine-fever-could-impact-china-s-trade-decisions-perdue-says

NEWSWEEK
— BLACK GOP VOLUNTEER THREATENED, CALLED N-WORD AT NORTH CAROLINA POLLING PLACE, SUSPECT ARRESTED – NICOLE ROJAS
https://www.newsweek.com/man-arrested-black-gop-volunteer-threatened-polling-place-called-n-word-1187433

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican event reports – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: It would be great if those who host Republican events in Illinois would post reports of their events on their website homepages ASAP after their events and email the hyperlinks to their email lists ASAP and to me ASAP for inclusion in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. But if that is not possible, because I cannot attend every Republican event in Illinois, please urge those who host Republican events in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to email me the following information ASAP after their events:

– Name of event host(s)
– Day, date, and time (morning, afternoon, or evening) of the event
– Event location
– Event type – fundraiser, rally, regular monthly meeting, etc.
– Names & titles of event speakers
– Approximate number of event attendees
– Names of attendees who are past or present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in last name alphabetical order
– Name and phone number of person who provides the above information

Thanks.)

October 24 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress that “Holocaust Denier on Ballot for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional Seat.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/art-jones-illinois-holocaust-denier-498354761.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For Democrats, silence is consent on the immigrant caravan – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-immigrant-caravan-kass-20181023-story.html
— During 6th District forum, Sean Casten and U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam clashed over sex columnist Dan Savage – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-20181023-story.html
— Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren, Democrat Lauren Underwood spar over health care, taxes during west suburban congressional forum – Patrick M. O’Connell and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il4th-20181023-story.html
— Chicago says number of homeless people down for 3rd year, but advocates say figure may be much higher – Ese Olumhense (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-homeless-census-numbers-dispute-20181023-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do you really need that 2019 calendar already? – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: What will you be doing in 2019? I will be spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes be doing during 2019? They will be blaming me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for all the losses that Republican candidates suffered in the November 6, 2018 election in Illinois and b) for all the votes that Republican candidates in Illinois did not get in the November 6, 2018 election. They will be doing everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop you and everyone else from reading those emails. Will they officially announce a) that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican, b) that they do NOT want me to help elect them, c) that they do NOT want me to promote their fundraisers, d) that they do NOT want me to attend their press conferences and fundraisers, and e) that they do NOT want me to report on their press conferences and fundraisers? Will they leave even more threatening messages on my phone answering machine?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-2019-calendar-20181023-story.html
— More than 130 high school teens ring doorbells to urge voting in low-turnout precincts – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Who blames your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain for registered voters in your precinct a) who do NOT vote in Republican primary elections and b) who do NOT vote for Republican candidates in general elections? I should write a book about those who blame me for the aforesaid in my precinct. They crow that if they, or someone who they manipulate/dominate were the Republican Precinct Committeeman in my precinct, far more would cast Republican primary ballots and far more would vote for Republicans in general elections.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stroll-to-polls-204-kids-st-1024-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The humiliating parade of Trump critics now groveling like errand boys.” Are you a Trump supporter? I am. How do anti-Trump Republican candidates treat you? They do not want me to help elect them. They do not want me to know about their press conferences and fundraisers. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers. They do not want me to attend their press conferences and fundraisers. They do not want me to report of their press conferences or fundraisers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-critics-ted-cruz-rand-paul-midterm-elections/
— Trump says midterms are about him, but health care is what’s on voters’ minds – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: How much do you and your spouse pay for health care insurance? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at everyone that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-midterm-elections-affordable-care-act-repeal-jesse-jackson/

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville council member, GOP candidate Patty Gustin reports sexually threatening call – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/naperville-council-member-gop-candidate-reports-sexually-threatening-call
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: 150,000 more in suburbs have registered to vote since 2016, but fewer statewide – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: How many of these 150,000 are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How many of them want Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/more-in-suburbs-have-registered-to-vote-since-2016-but-fewer-statewide-
— DuPage Water Commission looking outside county for new customers – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181023/dupage-water-commission-looking-outside-county-for-new-customers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181023/editorial-we-cant-ignore-immigrant-caravan—or-what-is-causing-it
— Hultgren, Underwood debate at last, spar over health care vote – Jim Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181023/hultgren-underwood-debate-at-last-spar-over-health-care-vote

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the pol who really deserves LGBTQ voters’ ire Sure, Rauner’s latest TV ad is risqué, but it makes a valid point about Pritzker and Madigan. Meanwhile, Roskam oddly places a gay sex-advice columnist at the center of his re-election race. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-pol-who-really-deserves-lgbtq-voters-ire

SOUTHERN
— City Assembly to Shut Down Trump: Residents speak out against presidential visit – MARILYN HALSTEAD (DIERSEN: If Trump came to your municipality, to your township/ward, or to your county, which residents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican would shout their hatred of Trump and shout their hatred of Trump supporters? Of course, if they held a press conference and/or a fundraiser, they a) would NOT want me to know about it, b) would NOT want me to promote it, c) would NOT want me to attend it, and d) would NOT want me to report on it.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/city-assembly-to-shut-down-trump-residents-speak-out-against/article_65f6e111-0268-5f78-8c41-ab8332fbf6d5.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The Pritzker Price Tag: $18 billion in new spending for Illinois – Adam Schuster
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181023/guest-view-pritzker-price-tag-18-billion-in-new-spending-for-illinois

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Immigration, health care key issues in 16th Congressional District race – EDITH BRADY-LUNNY
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/immigration-health-care-key-issues-in-th-congressional-district-race/article_b9a652ae-828a-5029-b2fc-7aa01206645b.html
— 3 area state senators running unopposed Nov. 6 – LENORE SOBOTA
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/area-state-senators-running-unopposed-nov/article_cd1d8f3a-f9f9-5c48-9e65-6318d63b786f.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Londrigan rails against social welfare cuts in press conference – Bill Tucker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the federal government a) to cut/eliminate my Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) to cut/eliminate my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) to cut/eliminate my Social Security.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Londrigan-rails-against-social-welfare-cuts-in-13330793.php

LOUIS TODAY
— Did GOP candidates really fight for pre-existing conditions coverage? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct fight for? If I was on that ballot, I would stress that I fought for a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and the Republican Party platforms and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-did-gop-candidates-really-fight-for-pre-existing-conditions/article_ca525bf7-918f-5030-965d-53ac46d4e920.html

WTTW
— A Look at President Trump’s Rally Strategy Ahead of Illinois Visit – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/23/look-president-trump-s-rally-strategy-ahead-illinois-visit

WBEZ
— Rauner: No Parallels Between Fatal Legionnaires’ Crises in Quincy, Flint – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-no-parallels-between-fatal-legionnaires-crises-in-quincy-flint/d1c27204-013e-4389-bdde-8e4d93f0db08

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Rep. Peter Roskam has been endorsed by the local chapters of Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. The Republican candidate for the 6th District also got a statement of support from the local chapter of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/24/white-house-sends-bost-a-lifeline-lightfoot-calls-preckwinkle-a-party-boss-bully-mendozas-latest-ad-333348
— WHITE HOUSE sends BOST a lifeline – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who paint themselves as being anti-Trump? Voters who are anti-Trump vote for Democrats, not for Republicans.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/24/white-house-sends-bost-a-lifeline-lightfoot-calls-preckwinkle-a-party-boss-bully-mendozas-latest-ad-333348

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPAGE COUNTY VOTERS FACE BALLOT QUESTION ON STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX HIKE – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-voters-face-ballot-question-on-statewide-property-tax-hike/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Why the Media Loves Hateful White Women – Josh Manning
https://www.westernjournal.com/media-loves-hateful-white-women/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump trolls Democrats on immigration: ‘I agree with President Obama 100%!’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/23/donald-trump-uses-obama-clip-troll-democrats-illeg/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Eric Holder says call to ‘kick’ Republicans was a metaphor – Katelyn Caralle (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to kick religious people, to kick conservatives, and to kick Republicans. I should write a book about such kickers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/eric-holder-says-call-to-kick-republicans-was-metaphorical

NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT Deplores Conservative Apps Where ‘Everyone…Agrees With You’ – Clay Waters (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those 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 and who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) stopping everyone from reading those emails, c) stopping me from learning about their press conferences and fundraisers, d) stopping me from promoting their fundraisers, e) stopping me from attending their press conferences and fundraisers, and f) stopping me from reporting on their press conferences and fundraisers?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/10/23/irony-alert-nyt-deplores-conservative-apps-where-everyoneagrees-you

GOPUSA
— When do we finally become a nation of Americans? – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57487
— It’s Democrats Who Shred American Values – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57504
— Trump, at Texas rally, backs Cruz, slams Democrats for ‘assault on the sovereignty’ of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-at-texas-rally-backs-cruz-slams-democrats-for-assault-on-the-sovereignty-of-us/

NEWSMAX
— Stop the Caravan – Ada Fisher
https://www.newsmax.com/adafisher/caravan-illegal-immigration-trump-border/2018/10/23/id/887614/

— GAO: Little Progress After Trump’s Opioid Emergency Declaration – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gao-opioid-crisis-health/2018/10/23/id/887563/

DAILY CALLER
— BEFORE KILLING OF JOURNALIST, ELITE US UNIVERSITIES TOOK $600 MILLION FROM SAUDI ARABIA AND AFFILIATES – Luke Rosiak
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/23/saudi-arabia-universities-payment/

TOWNHALL
— Watchdog Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: I was under the Hatch Act 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/10/23/watchdog-group-files-ethics-complaint-against-kellyanne-conway-n2531358
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Hatch Act restricts federal employee participation in certain partisan political activities. The political activity restrictions apply during the entire time of an employee’s federal service. Certain rules prohibit both on-duty and off-duty conduct. Partisan political activities are those activities directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group. While most Federal employees are permitted to take an active part in partisan political management and partisan political campaigns, the Hatch Act does prohibit certain participation by all Federal employees. Federal employees may not seek public office in partisan elections, use their official title or authority when engaging in political activity, solicit or receive contributions for partisan political candidates or groups, and engage in political activity while on duty.)

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Mob Heading for Our Border Is Meddling in the Election
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/10/23/the-mob-heading-for-our-border-is-meddling-in-the-election/

BREITBART
— The Caravan Is a Consequence of Rewarding Illegal Immigration – Kris W. Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/23/kobach-the-caravan-is-a-consequence-of-rewarding-illegal-immigration/

WORLD NET DAILY
— FORGET GENDER: NOW PICK YOUR RACE, AGE, EVEN SPECIES! Poll shows support for self-identifying just about everything – BOB UNRUH
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/forget-gender-now-pick-your-race-age-even-species/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Nearly 60% of Millennials consider abortion a sin: new poll – James Risdon
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abortion-is-a-sin-say-most-americans.-especially-millennials

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘The men of Notre Dame request a porn filter’: student group takes on porn problem – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-men-of-notre-dame-request-a-porn-filter-student-group-takes-on-porn-problem/

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— Colleges are failing young Trump supporters – Jonathan Zimmerman
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/170290

YAHOO NEWS
— Trump supporters in Texas feel migrant caravans coming from Mexico are “invading the country”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporters-texas-feel-migrant-052549179.html

CNN
— Trump’s secret weapon: Legions of supporters spreading his message – Jeremy Diamond
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/24/politics/donald-trump-rally-supporters-rhetoric/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, globalists focus on getting rid of nationalists. Globalists want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a nationalist.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/23/politics/nationalism-explainer-trnd/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pritzker v. Rauner: Race Turned Into One of the Most Expensive in the Country – Sarah Maslin Nir
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/pritzker-rauner-illinois-governor-race.html
— ‘Use That Word!’: Trump Embraces the ‘Nationalist’ Label – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, globalists focus on getting rid of nationalists. Globalists want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a nationalist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/nationalist-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/television/fox-trump-midterms-caravan.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/opinion/republican-strategy-fear-lies.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/television/fox-trump-midterms-caravan.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/trump-midterms-endorsements.html
— Smoking Marijuana Is Legal in Canada, Unless You’re South Korean – Choe Sang-Hun
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/world/asia/cannabis-canada-south-korea.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Michael Corkery
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/economy/amazon-workers-sears-bankruptcy-filing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/23/trumps-latest-exercise-in-fear-mongering-is-the-most-shameless-yet/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/23/trumps-embrace-fraught-term-nationalist-could-cement-dangerous-racial-divide/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Recruit Veterans as Candidates in Bid to Retake the House A bipartisan PAC called With Honor has tracked 199 military veterans running for the House this year – Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: If you run as a Democrat, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-seek-to-win-with-help-from-military-veteran-candidates-1540373406
— Second Caravan Gathers in Guatemala as Migrants Try to Avoid Traffickers Charity workers see new dynamic as migrants band together to seek to avoid hiring human traffickers and find more safety in numbers in dangerous trek – Santiago Pérez and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-migrant-caravan-gathers-in-guatemala-1540322922

BLOOMBERG
— Weed Sellers Target Women Who’d Rather Not Smell Like a Skunk For years, marijuana sellers focused on guys who like to get high. To attract women they are emphasizing wellness and low doses. – Craig Giammona (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-23/weed-sellers-target-women-who-d-rather-not-smell-like-a-skunk?mod=djemwhatsnews

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/23/migrants-caravan-speak-out-why-they-left-everything-u-s/1738913002/
— Women lose $513 billion a year in wages due to gender pay gap and math is worse for some – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: Jones should report on how much more that GAO pays its employees who are women than men who have comparable education, work experience, professional certifications, professional licenses, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/23/women-lose-500-billion-year-because-stubborn-gender-pay-gap/1728870002/

FED SMITH
— Salary Council Recommends More Locality Pay Areas – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Locality pay is based on the cost of living, but what about “Hatred Pay?” “Hatred Pay” would be based on the level of hatred against federal employees and against federal retires in municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and America. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America who have demonstrated the most hatred against federal employees and against federal retirees.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/23/salary-council-recommends-locality-pay-areas/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/23/donald-trump-midterms-immigration-fear-racial-division

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/joe-biden-2020-midterms-florida-speech-white-supremacy-trump-president-a8598676.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/trump-immigration-midterm-elections-gop-race-us-border-mexico-migrant-caravan-a8598306.html

October 23 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Roskam, Casten talk health care, gun control, immigration at final debate before elections – ERIK RUNGE
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/22/roskam-casten-talk-health-care-gun-control-immigration-at-final-debate-before-elections/

NBC5
— Democrat Pritzker Gives $15M More for Illinois Governor Bid
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Democrat-Pritzker-gives-15M-more-for-Illinois-governor-bid-498295381.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: In 6th District, Democrat Sean Casten says remarks on Trump’s tactics he’s apologized for ‘needed to be said’ – Patrick M. O’Connell and Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Roskam has said Casten’s campaign demeanor reflects Trump’s temperament.” What do you say those around Roskam who hint/imply/argue/shout that I reflect Trump’s temperament and even worse things? They have done everything that they can a) to stop me from finding out about Roskam’s press conferences, b) to stop me from attending and reporting on Roskam’s press conferences, and c) stop me from attending and reporting on Roskam’s fundraisers. These newcoming scapegoaters blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems, for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I have been helping elect and reelect Roskam since 2000. Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-sean-casten-debate-20181021-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new campaign ad uses bleeped profanity – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-bruce-rauner-ad-profanity-20181022-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: J.B. Pritzker’s lengthy lawsuit over Gold Coast mansion renovation shows how he tries to keep wealth from public view – Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-gold-coast-mansion-lawsuit-20181023-story.html
— Ives urges vote for legislative candidates, not governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-fritz-kaegi-democratic-mailer-20181022-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives, the Wheaton Republican who lost a March bid for the GOP nomination for governor to Rauner by 3 percentage points, is urging a vote for Republican legislative candidates and not Illinois’ chief executive. In an appearance on KFTK-FM 97.1, a conservative talk station in the St. Louis suburb of Florrisant, Mo., that reaches southwestern Illinois, Ives criticized both Rauner and Republican state Sen. Sam McCann of Plainview who is running for governor under the Conservative Party banner. “The Republican Party’s in complete disarray. Let’s face it, Rauner’s going to lose, in my estimation,” Ives said, adding, “So, the fight is in the Illinois House and in the Illinois Senate. Those are your first line of defense against the bad policies going forward.” Ives, who has not endorsed a candidate for governor, said there are Republicans “all over the place as to what they’re going to do on the governor’s race,” in part because of Rauner’s signature on laws expanding abortion, immigration and transgender rights. She said people who thought they “could find a conservative in Sam McCann” shouldn’t trust the state senator because of mailers he’s sending out attacking some social conservatives as backers of Rauner and of being less than Republicans. “So now conservatives have been betrayed once again and they have no place to go,” Ives said.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In final debate, Roskam and Casten haggle over whether tax cut helped or hurt – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/debate-roskam-casten-haggle-tax-cut-debt-midterms/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Casten, Roskam shift questions to talking points in final debate – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181022/casten-roskam-shift-questions-to-talking-points-in-final-debate
— Answers, insults, fact checks in final debate between Casten, Roskam – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181022/answers-insults-fact-checks-in-final-debate-between-casten-roskam
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181022/editorial-a-modern-lesson-talk-to-your-kids-about-gender-diversity

WTTW
— Money and Accusations Fly in the Race for Illinois Governor – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/22/money-and-accusations-fly-race-illinois-governor

WBBM
— Roskam, Casten Debate Merits Of GOP Tax Cut – JIM GUDAS
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/roskam-casten-debate-merits-gop-tax-cut

NORTHWEST HERALD
— 6th Congressional District candidates Casten, Roskam spar during debate Candidates facing off in 6th Congressional District during Nov. 6 election – Daniel Gaitan
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/22/6th-congressional-district-candidates-casten-roskam-spar-during-debate/aw03jj9/
— Rep. Skillicorn backs Kash Jackson in race for governor (DIERSEN: A vote for Jackson is a vote for Pritzker.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/22/rep-skillicorn-backs-kash-jackson-in-race-for-governor/ai95tg5/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LaHood, Rodriguez argue over tax cut – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181022/lahood-rodriguez-argue-over-tax-cut

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For the 13th Congressional District: Rodney Davis – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-21/editorial-the-13th-congressional-district-rodney-davis.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Endorsement: Governor: Bruce Rauner
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/10/22/our-view-endorsement-governor-bruce-rauner/ae3fxpp/

DU QUOIN CALL
— Rauner: I’ll try to meet with Trump Saturday
http://www.duquoin.com/news/20181022/rauner-ill-try-to-meet-with-trump-saturday

NPR ILLINOIS
— From ‘Lyin’ Ted To ‘Beautiful’: How Trump And Cruz Found Political Love – DOMENICO MONTANARO
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/lyin-ted-beautiful-how-trump-and-cruz-found-political-love#stream/0

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner bring controversies to Illinois gubernatorial race – Evan Robinson-Johnson
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/10/22/city/j-b-pritzker-bruce-rauner-bring-controversies-to-illinois-gubernatorial-race/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM-CARSTEN debate – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/23/6th-d-debate-kanye-gets-in-on-mayors-race-rauners-profane-ad-pritzkers-wealth-revealed-332723

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trump Administration Stands for Biological Reality and Sexual Sanity – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trump-administration-stands-for-biological-reality-and-sexual-sanity/

BREITBART
— Democrat Sean Casten Refuses to Disavow Anti-Christian Bully Dan Savage in Debate Against Peter Roskam – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/22/democrat-sean-casten-no-disavow-embraces-anti-christian-bully-dan-savage-in-debate-against-peter-roskam/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: Mexican news says caravans grow to 14,000 people Mexican police escorting caravan north – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/22/caravan-grows-14000-people-report/

WORLD NET DAILY
— FACEBOOK’S CONSERVATIVE CENSORSHIP CONTINUES – Chuck Norris
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/facebooks-conservative-censorship-continues/

GOPUSA
— Spoiler Alert: Libertarians poll high enough to tip key races
http://www.gopusa.com/spoiler-alert-libertarians-poll-high-enough-to-tip-key-races/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s DOJ should investigate Chicago Public Schools’ massive sex abuse scandal, too – William J. Kelly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trumps-doj-should-investigate-chicago-public-schools-massive-sex-abuse-scandal-too
— Trump administration set to scrap much of Obama’s labor legacy in 2019 – Sean Higgins |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/trump-administration-set-to-scrap-much-of-obamas-labor-legacy-in-2019

THE HILL
— Strengthening retirement security for American workers – ALEXANDER ACOSTA (DIERSEN: For almost 30 years, knowing that I was building credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/412526-strengthening-retirement-security-for-american-workers

POLITICO
— Trump: ‘I’m a nationalist’ – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being globalists.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/22/trump-nationalist-926745

CNN
— Trump embraces ‘nationalist’ title at Texas rally (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/trump-embraces-nationalist-title-at-texas-rally

NBC NEWS
— Pro-Trump group launches digital ad blitz for final stretch of midterms
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/pro-trump-pac-launches-digital-ad-blitz-final-stretch-midterms-n922621

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Republicans say “Trump and G.O.P. Candidates Escalate Race and Fear as Election Ploys.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/us/politics/republicans-race-divisions-elections-caravan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who/what do the anti-Trumps focus on destroying?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/us/politics/republicans-race-divisions-elections-caravan.html
— The Materialist Party – David Brooks (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a materialist. While I spent money on cars, on tuition, and on real estate, they spent money on immediate pleasures.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/opinion/midterms-democrats-health-care.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Donald Trump Is “Lyin’ Up a Storm” and ask “Is there an election coming up, or something?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/opinion/editorials/transgender-trump-lies-midterm-election.html
— ‘Corrupt Chris’ and ‘Two-Faced Tammy’: Candidates Try Their Best Trump Impressions – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/us/politics/corrupt-chris-and-two-faced-tammy-candidates-try-their-best-trump-impressions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger: Our mission hasn’t changed under Trump – Erik Wemple (DIERSEN: The New York Times’ mission has always been to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/10/22/nyt-publisher-a-g-sulzberger-our-mission-hasnt-changed-under-trump/
— The left is warming up to the FBI. That’s a mistake. – Chip Gibbons (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always been very warm with the Democrats who run GAO, IRS, and the Post Office and b) have always applauded the adverse actions that GAO, IRS, and the Post Office took against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-left-is-warming-up-to-the-fbi-thats-a-mistake/2018/10/22/cfab5e0a-d5a7-11e8-9559-712cbf726d1c_story.html?utm_term=.5d648e4a953f
— Changes to federal employee performance evaluation, other policies suggested – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use the extreme subjectivity in their employee performance evaluation systems to get rid of their employees who Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/23/changes-federal-employee-performance-evaluation-other-policies-suggested/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Voter fraud isn’t a problem in America. Low turnout is. For centuries, voter fraud has been used as an excuse to restrict the vote.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/10/22/voter-fraud-isnt-problem-america-low-turnout-is/
— Medicaid ‘absolutely’ saved her life, says patient now fighting to expand it Report shows importance of Obamacare – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: For almost 30 years, knowing that the federal government pays 75% of its retirees’ health, dental, and vision insurance helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/22/medicaid-absolutely-saved-her-life-says-patient-now-fighting-expand-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/22/trump-administration-eyes-writing-transgender-people-out-of-existence-moment-reckoning-transgender-republican/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump has a new go-to political foil: An imaginary version of California.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/23/trump-has-new-go-to-political-foil-an-imaginary-version-california/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Do migrant caravans heading north signal the decline of the American empire? – Kevin C. Glynn, Los Angeles (DIERSEN: What percent of those in the caravan are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.nydailynews.com/la-ol-le-migrant-caravan-central-america-20181023-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Curious Parallels Between Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II The German leader might have been ‘bombastic and impetuous,’ but at least he didn’t have Twitter. – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps who work for Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in my precinct stress Trump’s negatives and paint me as being a clone of Trump who should be gotten rid of. It is easy for them to paint be as being a clone of Trump because we share many demographics. We are both Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, overweight, married, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. They have done everything that they can a) to stop me from finding out about their candidate’s press conferences, b) to stop me from attending and reporting on their candidate’s press conferences, and c) stop me from attending and reporting on their candidate’s fundraisers. These newcoming scapegoaters blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all their candidate’s problems, for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I have been helping elect and reelect Republicans since 2000. Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-curious-parallels-between-trump-and-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-1540247696
— Women Managers Have Little Margin for Error One mistake can stall a woman’s career, while men’s flaws or bad ideas are minimized – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: Because she failed/refused to do more to get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors punished the woman who was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years with GAO and my supervisor’s supervisor the 4 years before that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-managers-have-little-margin-for-error-1539966227
— When Women Are a Minority of One at Work Women say they feel invisible and at risk for a host of difficulties when they’re the only person of their gender or race on their team – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for GAO I was a minority in that I was the only White male employee or one of only a very few White male employees in my group/office that were Republican, non-veteran, German American, and/or Protestant.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-women-are-a-minority-of-one-at-work-1540267441
— What #MeToo Has to Do With the Workplace Gender Gap A new study from Lean In and McKinsey shows the pervasiveness of sexual harassment at the office and the persistence of inequality. That isn’t a coincidence. – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: To avoid sexual harassment and inequality, women should consider working for the federal government.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-metoo-has-to-do-with-the-workplace-gender-gap-1540267680
— ‘The Job’ Review: Of Callings and Careers “Good work” is different from “meaningful work.” How people make “meaning” through their jobs depends more on the worker than the work. Oren Cass reviews “The Job” by Ellen Ruppel Shell. (DIERSEN: The importance of GAO’s, IRS’s, and the Post Office’s missions helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-job-review-of-callings-and-careers-1540250185
— Battle for the GOP’s Soul? Trump Has Won – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who are filled with hatred of Trump and hatred of Trump’s supporters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/battle-for-the-gops-soul-trump-has-won-1540212044

USA TODAY
— In push for House control, Democrats in close races are dialing back the anti-Trump rhetoric – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/22/donald-trump-house-democrats-republicans-midterm-elections-rhetoric-anger-rage/1661132002/

KIPLINGER
— Retirees, Go Ahead and Spend a Little (More) Successful savers have prospered by living below their means. Frugality often becomes a preference—sometimes to an excessive degree. – ANNE KATES SMITH (DIERSEN: Since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I have been able to increase my retirement saving because of my wife’s income.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T031-C023-S002-how-frugal-retirement-savers-can-spend-wisely.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that the majority of retirees are spending down their assets surprisingly slowly during the first two decades of retirement. People who retired with $200,000 to $500,000 in savings, not including their homes, had spent a bit more than one-fourth of their assets, EBRI found. Those with more assets — $500,000 or more — had parted with even less, spending down less than 12% of savings over a 20-year span. And about one-third of the retirees in the study increased their savings over the period.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says the “Right’s ‘Caravan’ Panic” is a “Reenactment of Its Favorite Racist Novel.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/is-the-caravan-panic-a-reenactment-of-a-racist-novel.html

VOX
— How “America First” ruined the “American dream” Author Sarah Churchwell on the entangled history of America’s most loaded phrases. –
Sean Illing (DIERSEN: What frustrated your efforts to reach the “American dream?” For me, it was/is Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.vox.com/2018/10/22/17940964/america-first-trump-sarah-churchwell-american-dream
— To defend journalism, we need to defend the truth and not just journalists Trump embraces physical attacks on journalists because he wants to get away with lying. – Matthew Yglesias (DIERSEN: Who defends you? Few defend me because my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and they have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy anyone who comes to my defense. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/22/18008542/trump-journalism-truth

October 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mexico slowly processes caravan migrants at Guatemala border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/mexico-slowly-processes-caravan-migrants-at-guatemala-border/
— Illinois House 50th District Republican nominee: Keith R. Wheeler
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/keith-wheeler-illinois-house-50th-district-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
— Illinois House 46th District Republican nominee: Gordon ‘Jay’ Kinzler – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gordon-jay-kinzler-illinois-house-46th-district-republican-nominee-2018-general-election/
— My rude awakening, as a black man, to the American newsroom – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/my-rude-awakening-as-a-black-man-to-the-american-newsroom/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do you really think GOP cares about pre-existing conditions? Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I have type 2 diabetes. I am obese (BMI 30.7). My vision cannot be corrected to 20/30, let alone 20/20. I need cataract surgery on both eyes. I have partial red/green color blindness. I do not get enough exercise. I sit in a chair 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-healthcare-pre-existing-conditions-obamacare-gop-trump-huppke-20181018-story.html
— 10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash – Michele Lerner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-housing-market-changes-1021-story.html

WBBM
— Senger Suggests Mendoza Will Run For Mayor
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/challenger-state-comptroller-suggests-incumbent-will-run-mayor

WGN RADIO
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 10/21/18: Bruce Rauner and Immigration – CURTIS KOCH
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/21/walter-jacobsons-perspective-10-21-18-bruce-rauner-and-immigration/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Editorial: For Illinois Attorney General: Harold
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-for-illinois-attorney-general-harold/article_64bba56c-ab8b-51ed-9441-3e9f1738e7fd.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Endorsement: Rauner for Governor of Illinois
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20181021/endorsement-governor-of-illinois

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For the 13th Congressional District: Rodney Davis – Editorial Board
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-21/editorial-the-13th-congressional-district-rodney-davis.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BGA: How consolidation is the answer to fewer taxpayers, flat revenues
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181020/bga-how-consolidation-is-answer-to-fewer-taxpayers-flat-revenues

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bruce Rauner Visits Republican Headquarters in Crystal Lake – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/20/bruce-rauner-visits-republican-headquarters-in-crystal-lake/

SOUTHERN
— Expecting mass demonstrations for and against potential Trump visit, Carbondale cancels City Council meeting – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/expecting-mass-demonstrations-for-and-against-potential-trump-visit-carbondale/article_0328dbcf-a3ab-5da4-9cb0-679fc3ac509d.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post – Bill McMorris
https://freebeacon.com/politics/two-gop-candidates-assaulted-minnesota/

THE HILL
— Migrant caravan continues journey toward US – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/latino/412420-migrant-caravan-continues-journey-toward-us-after-clash-with-mexican-police

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “‘This Is An Exodus’: Thousands Of Caravan Migrants Cross Into Mexico. Many of the Central American migrants, who are fleeing poverty and violence, are hoping to eventually reach the United States.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/caravan-migrants-mexico_us_5bcc2825e4b055bc94817fe5

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “John Cox and the Sad State of California’s GOP Republicans have become so disempowered in the state that their gubernatorial nominee is an Illinoisan who has lost every race he’s run.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/21/john-cox-california-republicans-gop-2018-221666

CBS NEWS
— Car crashes rise in states with legal marijuana, study finds – ASHLEY WELCH (DIERSEN: Of course, those who profit from car crashes are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-crashes-higher-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-study-finds/

NBC NEWS
— Americans are divided over everything except division Across a broad collection of groups – Democrats and Republicans, Clinton voters and Trump voters – more than 70 percent say the nation is divided. – Dante Chinni and Sally Bronston (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican AND who ever-increasingly blame Trump and blame his supporters like me for their problems?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/americans-are-divided-over-everything-except-division-n922511
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll asked respondents who they blame for the nation’s disunited state and when you look at their answers through the frame of Donald Trump’s presidency, sharp divisions emerge. Among the 30 percent of respondents in the poll who strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance, there is a pretty clear line of blame for the nation’s divided nature. The “Democratic Party/Liberals” lead the way with this group, as one might expect. Next on the list is former President “Barack Obama.” Trump’s supporters also cast a somewhat wider net. They give some blame to “Godless”ness, “The Media,” and “The People/General Public of America.” Some even go as far as mentioning “Donald Trump,” but on the whole, there is a distinct partisan cast to the list. On the other side of the Trump divide, the 43 percent who strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, we can see an even clearer picture. Donald Trump’s name stands apart from every other option on the list of potential causes with this group. Following behind the president is the “Republican Party/Conservatives” but no other answer rates very high. This is a distinctly blue view of the nation’s disunity. And among the 27 percent of respondents who neither strongly approve nor disapprove of Trump’s job performance, the president takes most of the blame, but his opponents take a hit as well.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We’ll resume polling in Illinois’s 6th Congressional District soon. Republicans are trying to hold a well-educated district that swung 15 points toward Hillary Clinton. We’ve made calls, and people have spoken to us so far.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il06-3.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For a Change, Democrats Seem Set to Equal or Exceed Republicans in Turnout Polls show enthusiasm surging in many mostly white suburban districts, but less so among young and nonwhite voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/upshot/midterms-democrats-turnout-enthusiasm.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those on the left demonize, denigrate, and condemn police as being on the right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/nyregion/nypd-proud-boys-protests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What if the Republicans Win Everything Again?” and says “Total victory for the G.O.P. would mean Trump unleashed.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/opinion/sunday/midterm-elections-republican-party-trump-senate-house.html
— No, A.I. Won’t Solve the Fake News Problem At least not for decades to come. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg. – Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put or or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/ai-fake-news-disinformation-campaigns.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s Perverse Advantage. When you’ve sunk this low, there’s nowhere to go but sideways.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren.html
— Desperately Seeking Principled Republicans The party has lost its way, and it’s time to start over. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or in the Republican Party platform and/or b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/congress-republicans-democrats-conservatives.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: It’s Your Big Day, Do You Want Your Boss There? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married in 1978 when I was 29 years old. They had always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a very bad person, and that because of that, no woman would ever marry me. They were even more furious that my wife had saved $20,000 and that she had a good job. Overwhelmingly, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had spouses who had little or no income, had never been married, were divorced, and/or had serious marital problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/business/manager-you-dont-like-wedding-invitation.html

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— ‘What’s your sign?’ becomes ‘What’s your DNA?’ – Kathleen Parker
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/what-s-your-sign-becomes-what-s-your-dna/article_b02860be-5689-51ae-a6b0-9f355e7ba04e.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame Trump and his supporters for their problems. Are you a Trump supporter? I am. If you are a Trump supporter like I am, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to punish/destroy you for being a Trump supporter? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) to stop everyone from reading those emails, c) to stop me from learning about their press conferences, fundraisers, etc. d) to stop me from promoting their fundraisers, etc., e) to stop me from attending their press conferences, fundraisers, etc., and f) to stop me from reporting on their press conferences, fundraisers, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it especially clear that they do not want me to do anything to help reelect Peter Roskam. Previously, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes made it especially clear that they did not want me to do anything to help Jeanne Ives win the gubernatorial primary. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame Trump and his supporters for their problems. Questions to ask your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain: a) Are you a Trump supporter? b) How do the following treat Trump supporters: the voters in your precinct, the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, etc.? c) To what extent do the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, their staff members, and their volunteers blame Trump for their election problems? d) To what extent do the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, their staff members, and their volunteers blame Trump supporters for their election problems? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

October 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s and Rauner’s $207M buys lots of TV, pals — caffè lattes and Munchkins – Tina Sfondeles and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-race-rauner-pritzker-record-campaign-spending-analysis/
— Not paying close enough attention can haunt a governor – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want anyone to pay any attention to anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-campaign-racial-bias-lawsuit/
— Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test shows the charade of basing identity on race – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/elizabeth-warrens-dna-test-shows-the-charade-of-basing-identity-on-race/
— That angry left-wing mob? They’re on the ballot – Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-angry-left-wing-mob-november-elections/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Come back to Rauner? Or let ‘Toilets’ Pritzker wear a sash while Boss Madigan rules Illinois? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-illinois-kass-20181019-story.html
— Trump defends press freedom, then praises a press basher – Clarence Page (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 conservative and/or Republican, but who a) bash me and b) praise Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-president-trump-jamal-khashoggi-cpj-greg-gianforte-1021-20181019-story.html
— Silenced forever: An obituary for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-jamal-khashoggi-obituary-20181020-story.html
— Illinoisans are starting to realize: Things are better elsewhere – Louis Antonacci, Hampshire, Ill.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-illinois-election-college-move-20181019-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat outraising Republican rival in 58th House District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/democrat-outraising-republican-rival-in-58th-house-district-race-
— Candidates for secretary of state spar over spending – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/candidates-for-secretary-of-state-spar-over-spending–
— I fell for Facebook fake news. Here’s why millions of you did, too. – Geoffrey A. Fowler (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary articles are fake except for the news and commentary articles that they put out or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181020/essay-i-fell-for-facebook-fake-news-heres-why-millions-of-you-did-too
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CAPUTO: Caputo expected to be named interim president of COD – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/caputo-expected-to-be-named-interim-president-of-cod

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Controversy surrounds pay of Ford Heights school superintendent – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/controversy-surrounds-pay-of-ford-heights-school-superintendent

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use Arthur Jones to promote hatred against all Republicans. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Republican-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being “extreme.”
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/19/a-closer-look-at-extreme-candidates-in-illinois/

WBEZ
— Rauner Appoints Mostly White Men To Illinois Boards, Cabinet – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: QUESTION: According to the Democrats, what are the worst demographics to have? ANSWER: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich (except Pritzker), gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-appoints-mostly-white-men-to-illinois-boards-cabinet/6007bbe1-d7bf-47ac-a747-1d0a1d366951

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans object to Trump’s blaming Democrats for illegal immigration. In all fairness, Trump should also blame Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs for illegal immigration.
https://www.whig.com/article/20181019/AP/310199820#

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— State board recommends changes to teacher licensing – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. None of those who they subsequently promoted over me were licensed CPAs, but they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article220364045.html

WGIL
— RAUNER HELPS CUT RIBBON ON KNOX COUNTY BREWING COMPANY (DIERSEN: Those who promote booze have always worked against me.)
http://www.wgil.com/2018/10/19/rauner-helps-cut-ribbon-on-knox-county-brewing-company/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Madigan backs Costa Howard with $360,170
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511606186-report-madigan-backs-costa-howard-with-360-170
— Madigan backs Carrier with $240,866
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511606252-report-madigan-backs-carrier-with-240-866

GOPUSA
— Michael Savage nails it: Antifa-type thugs the ‘brownshirts’ of Democrats (DIERSEN: I should write a book about brownshirts who work for Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, and other anti-Trumps. They leave nasty threatening messages on my answering machine.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57136

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Republicans keep getting violently attacked – Democrats should condemn this – Rep. Steve Scalise
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-steve-scalise-democrats-must-stand-up-to-violence-against-republicans

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic operative arrested in assault on GOP candidate’s campaign manager – AP (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the nastiest political operatives who work/worked for “Republican” candidates on ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton since 2000? They are doing/have done tremendous damage to all Republicans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/17/wilfred-michael-stark-arrested-assault-kristin-dav/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GOP Women’s Group Attacking Trump Funded Solely by Male Democratic Donor Republican Women for Progress PAC active in New Jersey, Kentucky, and Michigan – Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: Which “Republican” women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois take the lead in promoting hatred a) against your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain and b) against the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct? I should write a book about “Republican” women, their operatives, and their dupes in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who take the lead in promoting hatred against me and against the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in my precinct.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/gop-womens-group-attacking-trump-funded-solely-by-male-democratic-donor/

TOWNHALL
— Scalise Defends Trump After ‘Body Slam’ Comment – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/10/19/scalise-defends-trump-after-body-slam-comment-n2530166
— The Party Of Man-Haters – Ilana Mercer (DIERSEN: Which “Republican” women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois take the lead in promoting hatred against men? I should write a book about “Republican” women, their operatives, and their dupes in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who take the lead in promoting hatred against men.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2018/10/19/the-party-of-manhaters-n2530054

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Calls for Violence Must Be Denounced – Ed Feulner (DIERSEN: While anti-Trump Republicans have not yet called for violence against me, they are doing more to stop me from learning about their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They are doing more to stop me from promoting their fundraisers and their other activities. They are doing more to stop me from attending their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They are doing more to stop me from reporting on their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They are doing more to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They will leave messages on my phone answering machine that are even more threatening.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/19/the-calls-for-violence-must-be-denounced/

DAILY CALLER
— SCALISE DEFENDS TRUMP AFTER HE’S CRITICIZED FOR PRAISING GIANFORTE – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/19/scalise-trump-gianforte-praise/

DAILY WIRE
— Rep. Scalise: Soros-Funded Radicals Have Overtaken The Democratic Party “This might be the kind of intimidation you would expect from a tyrannical dictator” – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/37364/scalise-soros-funded-radicals-have-overtaken-paul-bois

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Obama Treated Slain Journalists – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/how_obama_treated_slain_journalists.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why the Media Couldn’t Care less About Khashoggi – Sebastian Gorka (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest a) that I have never been a journalist, b) that I am not a journalist, and c) that I will never be a journalist. In the book, I would focus on the aforesaid who claim to be “conservative” and/or “Republican,” but who bar me from their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other events that are “closed to the media.”)
https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/20/why-the-media-couldnt-care-less-about-khashoggi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Secondly, he was not a journalist. At least not in any conventional sense of the word. Journalists have a beat. Journalists are accredited and cover news stories, from the local police blotter to the White House. Khashoggi was a newly minted U.S.-based commentator, an opinion piece writer, after having spent much of his life as a subject about which journalists write (he was a friend of the Osama bin Laden family and an activist for a decidedly dark cause). To call him a journalist would be just a wrong as calling me a journalist on account of the opinion pieces I write. So, ask yourself, why does the mainstream media complex almost exclusively refer to him as a journalist?)

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Can Anti-Trump Hatred Carry the House for Democrats? – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: Which Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct paint themselves as being the most anti-Trump?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/19/can_anti-trump_hatred_carry_the_house_for_democrats__138402.html

THE HILL
— Scalise: Trump was ‘clearly ribbing’ Gianforte with remarks on body-slamming reporter – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/412298-scalise-trump-was-clearly-ribbing-gianforte-with-rally-comments

ROLL CALL
— Scalise Condemns Angry Mob — One Targeting Democrats This Time Majority whip calls Florida protesters’ actions the “wrong way” to confront Pelosi – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/scalise-condemns-angry-mob-not-one-targeting-republicans
— Scalise Defends Trump Joking About Gianforte Assaulting a Reporter Majority whip says Trump was ‘ribbing’ Gianforte, not asking his supporters to engage in violence – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/scalise-defends-trump-joking-about-gianforte-assaulting-a-reporter
— Day After Praising Assault on Reporter, Trump Attacks Democrats As ‘Angry Mob’ Trump posts video message to Twitter saying Democrats are ‘losing it,’ hopes for unity someday – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/day-after-praising-assault-on-reporter-trump-attacks-democrats-as-angry-mob

CNN
— What Donald Trump did Thursday night in Montana is really dangerous – Chris Cillizza (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trump Republican candidates, their operatives, and their dupes will use this to demonize me, to denigrate me, to condemn me, and to destroy me even more. They will do even more to stop me from learning about their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from promoting their fundraisers and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from attending their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from reporting on their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They will leave messages on my phone answering machine that are even more threatening.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/politics/trump-montana-gianforte/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a Thursday night campaign rally in Montana, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, praised a Republican Congressman for assaulting a reporter. Don’t believe me? Here’s the relevant passage on Rep. Greg Gianforte from Trump’s speech: “But Greg is smart. And by the way, never wrestle him. You understand that? Never. Any guy that can do a body slam, he’s my kind of … He was my guy.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Curse of Affirmative Action – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Grrens, and RINOS use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
By Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/opinion/harvard-case-affirmative-action.html
— The Poison on Facebook and Twitter Is Still Spreading Social platforms have a responsibility to address misinformation as a systemic problem, instead of reacting to case after case. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According my critics/opponents all news and commentary is poison except for the new and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/opinion/facebook-twitter-journalism-misinformation.html
— Who’s Winning the Social Media Midterms? – KEVIN ROOSE and KEITH COLLINS
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/18/us/politics/social-election.html
— Republicans Find a Facebook Workaround: Their Own Apps – Natasha Singer and Nicholas Confessore
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/technology/politics-apps-conservative-republican.html
— Your Neighbor in an Adjacent ZIP Code May Pay Less for Car Insurance – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that invite criminals to live in your zip code?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/your-money/car-insurance-neighbor-zip-code.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Harvard’s Admissions Process, Once Secret, Is Unveiled in Affirmative Action Trial – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that college degrees are worthless unless they are from Ivy League universities and b) that therefore, my degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT are worthless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/us/harvard-admissions-affirmative-action.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Nikki Haley joins a growing list of Trump officials who criticize Trump on their way out the door – Amber Phillips (DIERSEN: What do you say to operatives and to dupes who work for anti-Trump “Republican” candidates who punish me because I support Trump?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/19/nikki-haley-joins-growing-list-trump-officials-who-criticize-trump-their-way-out-door/
— Trump’s fixation on immigration reflects his belief that the midterms will be a base election – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” 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 a) who reject the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) focus on destroying me because I support that plank.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/10/19/daily-202-trump-s-fixation-on-immigration-reflects-his-belief-that-the-midterms-will-be-a-base-election/5bc8c33c1b326b7c8a8d1a6c/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get votes from women, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, younger people, anti-Protestants, anti-patriotic people, anti-American people, non-rich people, non-gun owners, anti-German American, illegal, recent immigrants, etc., Democrats promise to use government to get rid of those who are male, non-Black, non-Hispanic, non-Asian, older, Protestant, patriotic, American, rich people, gun owners, German American, citizens of America, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/19/french-hill-ad-why-republicans-are-never-going-be-successful-playing-race-card-win-black-voters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Don’t Vote for a Uniform, Vote for a Candidate There’s a surge of military veterans running for office this year, potentially reversing a long downward trend. But their values are what’s most important, not the fact they served. – Stanley McChrystal, Jeff Eggers and Jason Mangone
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-vote-for-a-uniform-vote-for-a-candidate-1539964834

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Democrats Are Ending — and Maybe Reversing — the Once-Powerful Republican Midterm Turnout Advantage.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/democrats-are-ending-maybe-reversing-gops-turnout-edge.html

FORBES
— Federal Lawsuit Alleges Trump’s Threats Against The Press Are Unconstitutional – Steve Denning (DIERSEN: I should write a book about many threats that have been made against me since 2000 to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. I should sue those who made those threats.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2018/10/20/federal-lawsuit-alleges-trumps-threats-against-the-press-are-unconstitutional/#6854ad1d795f

PBS
— Why health care has become a top issue for voters in deep red states (DIERSEN: Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-health-care-has-become-a-top-issue-for-voters-in-deep-red-states

GUARDIAN
— The only thing worse than Trump’s attack on a journalist is its timing – Ross Barkan (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trump Republican candidates, their operatives, and their dupes will use this to demonize me, to denigrate me, to condemn me, and to destroy me even more. They will do even more to stop me from learning about their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from promoting their fundraisers and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from attending their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from reporting on their press conferences, their fundraisers, and their other activities. They will do even more to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They will leave messages on my phone answering machine that are even more threatening.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/19/trump-mocking-attack-journalist-press-freedom

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Jamal Khashoggi, journalist who spoke truth to power, 1958-2018 Critic of Saudi repression who paid the price for falling out of favor – Ahmed Al Omran and Andrew England
https://www.ft.com/content/425833b0-d445-11e8-a854-33d6f82e62f8

LEGAL BEAGLE
— Can Voice Mails & Text Messages Be Used As Evidence in a Trial? – Beverly Bird (DIERSEN: Those who paint themselves as being nasty threatening operates and nasty threatening dupes for nasty threatening activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should be advised that I save their nasty threatening phone messages and I reserve my right to use those nasty threatening messages against them and against those who they serve as operatives for and serve as dupes for.)
https://legalbeagle.com/5965180-can-messages-used-evidence-trial.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $519,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447899_zpid/

October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Campaign signs are everywhere. But do they work? – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain done to encourage the Republican voters in your precinct to display signs for the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct? In August, I hand-delivered a letter (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) to all the homes in my precinct that had at least one registered Republican voter that asked them to consider displaying yard signs for the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. The letter included a listing of all the candidates and the office that they are running for. I hand-delivered the letter a second time in September to the Republican homes on the busier streets in my precinct – Roosevelt Road, Warrenville Road, and Elm Street. Since September 4, 2018 my two Roskam 4X4s and my two “Vote Republican” 4X4s have been displayed on the second floor balcony of Ron Dell’s building at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Warrenville in my precinct. Three 4X3 Roskam signs are being displayed on Warrenville south of Roosevelt, one at Park and Wheaton by Whittier Grade School, one at Elm and Wheaton by Edison Middle School, and one at Warrenville and Arbor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-election-campaign-signs-20181018-story.html
— Democrat Sean Casten’s business background under microscope in 6th Congressional District race – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-casten-business-background-20180927-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans, though, have attacked Casten’s business career in campaign ads, zeroing in on a 2015 lawsuit filed by an investor in Recycled Energy Development, which converted emissions from power plants into energy. Casten was the company’s president and CEO. The suit leveled allegations of mismanagement against Casten and the company’s leadership, including “baseless accounting manipulations,” “inflated salaries,” “improperly inflated bonuses” and “irresponsible spending,” according to court documents. Casten and his family eventually settled with the investor’s management firm and sold the company. Letters sent to investors in RED in the lead-up to the sale that were obtained by the Chicago Tribune stated that while preferred interest holders in RED would recoup their investment plus interest, common interest investors would not.)
— Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to silence me: a) the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, d) all the Republicans who represent (especially Peter Roskam), who are seeking to represent, and/or who sought to represent my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, and e) those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–saudi-arabia-missing-writer-column-20181018-story.html
— Jamal Khashoggi’s last column: ‘The Arab world is facing its own version of an Iron Curtain’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-khashoggi-column-20181018-story.html
— Jamal Khashoggi’s final column: What the Arab world needs most is free expression – Jamal Khashoggi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-jamal-khashoggi-final-column-20181017-story.html
— There’s a surprising lack of detail in the ‘October surprise’ against Pritzker – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: There are lots of details in Diersen v. GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-racism-discrimination-lawsuit-campaing-1019-20181017-story.html
— GOP worries Trump is unprepared The ‘blue wave’ in the House could sweep over White House. – Anita Kumar
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181019/281745565362709

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unfriending Zuckerberg: State treasurer Frerichs seeks Facebook chair’s ouster – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/unfriending-mark-zuckerberg-illinois-treasurer-facebook-frerichs-pennsylvania-rhode-island-new-york/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’s state treasurer invests about $28 billion on behalf of the state, college funds for Illinois students, and local governments. As of August 2018, funds under his control owned $33.5 million worth of Facebook stock.)

DAILY HERALD
— GOP megadonor Uihlein gave $305,000 to state Senate candidate Davie, report shows – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181018/gop-megadonor-uihlein-gave-305000-to-state-senate-candidate-davie-report-shows
— Which 12 billionaires from Illinois make Forbes 400 list? – Kim Mikus
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181019/which-12-billionaires-from-illinois-make-forbes-400-list

WGN TV
— Chicago vs. downstate: Illinois’ urban-rural divide plays big role in politics, upcoming election – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/18/chicago-vs-downstate-illinois-urban-rural-divide-plays-big-role-in-politics-upcoming-election/

WTTW
— LGBTQ Publication Suing Illinois Prison Officials Over Censored Materials – Matt Masterson (DIERSEN: What percent of those who go into prisons as heterosexuals come out of prisons as LGBTQers?)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/18/lgbtq-publication-suing-illinois-prison-officials-over-censored-materials

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Republican officials condemn attack letters to Woodstock Democrats State lawmaker, County Board member speak out – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/18/republican-officials-condemn-attack-letters-to-woodstock-democrats/aruj6kc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anonymous attack letters sent to Woodstock residents with Democratic political signage on their lawns has pushed a pair of Republican leaders in McHenry County to speak against hate rhetoric in the community. “I condemn the coward(s) who wrote these letters, and ask anyone with any bit of concern for the direction in which our public conversation has gone to do the same,” state Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, said in a statement. “This transcends party, and silence is not an option.” The typed letters, signed by “The Phantom” and “The Wizard,” arrived in the mail last week for Woodstock Democrats Sarah Parisi and Lou Ness. The letters included no return address and attacked the residents for the signs planted in their yards supporting local Democrats.)
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Endorsement: 6th Congressional District: Sean Casten
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/18/our-view-6th-congressional-district-sean-casten/aj8ky1a/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— GOP veteran Roskam struggles to adjust as seat suddenly isn’t safe – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Roskam campaign managers, Roskam political consultants, Roskam staff, and Roskam volunteers who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems. They refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers and other events. They do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. Everyone sees how these nasty people treat me and treat my GOPUSA Illinois emails. Everyone sees that they are harming Roskam.)
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2018/10/19/us-election-2018-house-illinois-roskams-plight/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Gun rights supporters want Boone County voters to send message to Springfield – Susan Vela
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20181018/gun-rights-supporters-want-boone-county-voters-to-send-message-to-springfield

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Candidates Hash Out Recreational Pot Laws
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-candidates-hash-out-recreational-pot-laws

NPR ILLINOIS
— President Trump Campaigns For Midterm Candidates – TAMARA KEITH
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-campaigns-midterm-candidates#stream/0
— As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border – JOHN BURNETT & LAUREL WAMSLEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/caravan-migrants-heads-north-trump-threatens-close-southern-us-border#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois to celebrate its 200th with star-studded lineup (DIERSEN: While my ancestors have been in northeast Illinois since 1844, it is ever-increasingly difficult for me to celebrate the 200th. Ever-increasingly those who dominate my precinct, who dominate Wheaton, who dominate Milton Township, who dominate DuPage County, and who dominate Illinois make progress in driving out of my precinct, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois those who share my demographics. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in northeast Illinois since 1844.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-to-celebrate-its-th-with-star-studded-lineup/article_406c138e-d30d-11e8-b530-77e908eeac59.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOWNSTATE GOP CONGRESS INCUMBENT (MIKE BOST) REELS IN ONE UNION ENDORSEMENT AFTER ANOTHER
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/downstate-gop-congress-incumbent-reels-in-one-union-endorsement-after-another.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Lawyer won’t answer simple questions as some anonymous former Pritzker staffers speak out
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/lawyer-wont-answer-simple-questions-as-some-anonymous-former-pritzker-staffers-speak-out/
— AFL-CIO launches “massive” digital ad buy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/afl-cio-launches-massive-digital-ad-buy/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CALLING ALL CHRISTIANS: WALLACE RESCINDS GUBERNATORIAL ENDORSEMENT – ERIC M. WALLACE, PHD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/calling-all-christians-wallace-rescinds-gubernatorial-endorsement/

FOX NEWS
— Trump accuses Dems of welcoming caravan before midterms; Rosie O’Donnell wants troops to oust Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-trump-accuses-dems-of-welcoming-caravan-before-midterms-rosie-odonnell-wants-troops-to-oust-trump

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump sees Democrats behind migrant caravan: ‘It didn’t just happen’ – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/18/democrats-behind-migrant-caravan-donald-trump-sugg/
— News media joins the Honduran ‘caravan’ – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/18/inside-the-beltway-news-media-joins-the-honduran-c/

TOWNHALL
— Caravan Puts Trump Legacy on the Line – Pat Buchanan
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2018/10/19/caravan-puts-trump-legacy-on-the-line-n2529892
— Leftist Violence Natural Outgrowth of Authoritarian Ideology – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/10/19/leftist-violence-natural-outgrowth-of-authoritarian-ideology-n2529848

AMERICAN THINKER
— A wake-up call for the deplorables – Alicia Colon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/a_wakeup_call_for_the_deplorables.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Threatens To Close Border as Migrant “Caravan” Doubles – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30371-trump-threatens-to-close-border-as-migrant-caravan-doubles

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Migrant Caravan Gathers on Mexico-Guatemala Border as Trump Threatens Military Intervention – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/migrant-caravan-gathers-on-mexico-guatemala-border-as-trump-threatens-military-intervention/

GOPUSA
— Texas Democrats ask noncitizens to register to vote
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57185
— Politico editor demonstrates why conservatives don’t trust media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57133
— Washington state’s white working class shrinks in share of population — a national trend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56980
— Middle school apologizes after student advised to turn GOP elephant shirt inside out
http://www.gopusa.com/middle-school-apologizes-after-student-advised-to-turn-gop-elephant-shirt-inside-out/

BREITBART
— 2018 Poll: Immigration ‘Most Important’ Issue for GOP Voters – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/2018-poll-immigration-most-important-issue-for-gop-voters/
— Donald Trump: ‘Democrats Produce Mobs, Republicans Produce Jobs’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/donald-trump-democrats-produce-mobs-republicans-produce-jobs/
— White House: John Kelly, John Bolton Argue Best Response to Democrats’ ‘Open Borders Agenda’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/18/wh-kelly-bolton-argue-response-to-democrats-open-border-plans/
— Donald Trump Suggests Someone Is Paying Migrants in Caravan – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/donald-trump-suggests-someone-is-paying-migrants-in-caravan/
— BEYOND TRAGIC: U.N.: 40 Percent of U.S. Births Occur Outside of Marriage – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/u-n-40-percent-of-u-s-births-occur-outside-of-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) says 40 percent of all births in the United States occur outside of marriage, an increase from 10 percent in 1970. The data show births outside marriage in the European Union (EU) are up even greater. “The data show such births in the U.S. and EU are predominantly to unmarried couples living together rather than to single mothers,” Bloomberg reports. Michael Hermann, UNFPA’s senior adviser on economics and demography, told Bloomberg the EU likely has even more out-of-wedlock births than the U.S. because its member countries provide greater amounts of welfare and public health funding in their socialized medicine programs. Unwed parents are also provided with tax incentives, Hermann said. Kelly Jones, director for the Center on the Economics of Reproductive Health at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, reportedly said the data show cultural and religious norms about women and marriage have changed, and women are starting families later in life. In the U.S., the average age a woman has her first child is now 27, according to the data, up from 22 in 1970. “Women are claiming their ground professionally,” Jones said. “Delaying motherhood is a rational decision when you consider the impact it can have on your career, and that’s contributing to this trend.” The marriage rate has also declined in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as the number of cohabitating adults has risen. In addition, the U.S. fertility rate plummeted last year to a record low. John Santelli, professor at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, told Bloomberg the traditional culture of the West “has been reversed.” “Cohabiting partners are having children before getting married,” he said. “That’s a long-term trend across developing nations.” Hermann said the trend in the cultural shift will continue. “We can’t go back to ’50s,” he said. UNFPA is the largest international provider of sexual and reproductive health services – which include abortion. The U.N. agency has been linked to the support of population control programs such as China’s coercive abortion “one-child policy.” Soon after his inauguration in 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that reinstated and updated the “Mexico City Policy,” thereby ending UNFPA’s U.S. funding because of its support and funding of abortion.)

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Could Trump Win 20 Percent of the African-American Vote in 2020? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/18/could_trump_win_20_percent_of_the_african-american_vote_in_2020_138385.html

COLLEGE FIX
— In campus speech, David Hogg says U.S. is stolen land, justifies illegal immigration – WILLIAM NARDI
https://www.thecollegefix.com/in-campus-speech-david-hogg-says-u-s-is-stolen-land-justifies-illegal-immigration/

THE HILL
— Migrant caravan reaches Mexico’s southern border – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/latino/412182-migrant-caravan-reaches-mexicos-southern-border

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Trump lacks legal authority to send military to U.S.-Mexico border.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lacks-legal-authority-to-send-military-to-us-mexico-border/

NBC NEWS
— Trump voters say men are discriminated against more than gays, minorities Nearly half of Trump voters said men face either “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of discrimination in America today. – Alexander Kacala (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn men as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. What do you say to men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn men to avoid being destroyed by anti-Trumps?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-voters-say-men-are-discriminated-against-more-gays-minorities-n921801

NEW YORK TIMES
— Seeking Work After Congress? Sharp Partisans Need Not Apply – Carl Hulse (DIERSEN: I worked Congress for almost 18 years 1980-1997, that is, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/congress-divisive-partisanship.html
— Women Get Feet in the Door of the Car Design Boys’ Club – Robert C. Yeager (DIERSEN: EEOC ended my career in the automotive industry. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/business/women-automotive-design-cars.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “A Conservative Group’s Closed-Door ‘Training’ of Judicial Clerks Draws Concern.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/heritage-foundation-clerks-judges-training.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP veteran Roskam struggles to adjust as seat suddenly isn’t safe – Sara Burnett (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Roskam campaign managers, Roskam political consultants, Roskam staff, and Roskam volunteers who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems. They refuse to include diersen@aol.comon their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers and other events. They do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. Everyone sees how these nasty people treat me and treat my GOPUSA Illinois emails. Everyone sees that they are harming Roskam.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-veteran-struggles-to-adjust-as-seat-suddenly-isnt-safe/2018/10/19/5096939a-d355-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with individuals, with organizations, with companies, with governments, and with countries that want to use illegals to destroy America.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-migrants-caravan-mexico-trump-20181019-story.html

WTHI TV
— TRUMP: I’M NOT TO BLAME IF GOP LOSES HOUSE (DIERSEN: Who blames you for what? I should write a book about scapegoating candidates, their scapegoating campaign managers, their scapegoating political consultants, their scapegoating staff, and their scapegoating volunteers in Illinois since 2000 a) who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their defeats and near defeats and/or b) who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails now for their feared defeat on November 6, 2018. They refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers and other events. They do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. Everyone sees how these nasty people treat me and treat my GOPUSA Illinois emails. Candidates who scapegoat are far more likely to be defeated.)
https://www.wthitv.com/content/national/497922921.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Aims to Fire Up Republican Voters Over Immigration So far, GOP candidates’ ads don’t emphasize issue, and Democrats say it alienates independents – Alex Leary (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-aims-to-fire-up-republican-voters-over-immigration-1539906051
— White House Chief Kelly, National Security Adviser Bolton Have Expletive-Laden Fight Argument was prompted by a recent report about border crossings and involved criticism of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-chief-kelly-national-security-adviser-bolton-have-expletive-laden-fight-1539897207
— Democrats Haven’t Turned Back From 1968 The politics of identity and attack have supplanted the old liberal tradition, which favored national unity. – Ted Van Dyk
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-havent-turned-back-from-1968-1539904193
— California Public Employees Vote Against Pension-Fund Activism Playing politics with other people’s savings is never popular. – Paul S. Atkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-public-employees-vote-against-pension-fund-activism-1539904066

BLOOMBERG
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Almost Half of U.S. Births Happen Outside Marriage, Signaling Cultural Shift – Riley Griffin
https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/almost-half-of-u-s-births-happen-outside-marriage-signaling-cultural-shift#gs.8JYf4Rg
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-18/demand-for-pot-grow-ops-is-astronomical-as-canada-legalizes

KIPLINGER
— Can the Office Gray Gracefully? – NEALE GODFREY (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and the 1990s, GAO did not gray gracefully. GAO wasted the careers of and got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T012-C032-S014-can-the-office-gray-gracefully.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Remember the good old days when your career goal was to be employed by one company and stay there until your glorious retirement? In fact, over 40% of Baby Boomers stayed with their job for more than 20 years, and 18% stayed at least 39 years, according to a NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey. Pensions and stability were clearly driving forces. You could then look forward to your retirement party, which would include a toast to your long service, a gold watch and a pension that, along with Social Security, would guarantee you a financially secure life.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that the Democrats are centrist. However, Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/tribalism-exhausted-majority-centrism-david-brooks-democratic-party.html

DAILY MAIL
— ‘It didn’t just happen’: Trump says the DEMOCRATS are behind the immigrant caravan of 4,000 moving north – as the US strikes a deal with Mexico to help them identify ‘legitimate’ asylum claims – GEOFF EARLE and JESSA SCHROEDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6292659/Trump-suggests-Democrats-created-caravan-illegals-heading-border.html

October 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roskam blasts Casten for ‘parroting’ president — but doesn’t squawk about Trump – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/roskam-blasts-casten-parroting-trump-steve-scalise-naperville/
— POLITICAL DAYBOOK: 11:30 a.m. — Surgeon General Jerome Adams will be joining Health Subcommittee Chairman, Representative Peter Roskam, in DuPage County to discuss the opioid epidemic affecting our country and priorities and strategies for addressing the crisis. There are more than 150 invited guests which include local health leaders, physicians, Chiefs of Police/ Fire/ EMT, hospitals and treatment center leaders. AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center, 120 N Oak St, Hinsdale, IL
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/political-daybook-in-illinois-and-chicago-on-oct-18/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin gives $6 million to top Republican leaders – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-ken-griffin-jim-durkin-20181017-story.html
— Like offshore accounts, Rauner and Pritzker campaign spending shields them from scrutiny – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-campaign-spending-huppke-20181017-story.html
— Illinois Family Institute advocacy group drops McCann – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-ken-griffin-jim-durkin-20181017-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The socially conservative Illinois Family Institute said it was rescinding its endorsement of Republican state Sen. Sam McCann’s Conservative Party bid for governor because of a McCann mailer attacking GOP state Rep. Tom Morrison of Palatine. McCann’s mail piece accuses Morrison of being a “Rauner RINO,” a reference to the acronym for “Republican in Name Only.” It reads: “Don’t vote for fake conservatives Bruce Rauner or Tom Morrison.” Rauner has come under fire from social conservatives for supporting legislation expanding abortion, immigration and transgender rights. On its website, the Family Institute accused McCann of an “11th-hour betrayal” of Morrison, who is facing a challenge from Democrat Maggie Trevor of Rolling Meadows. McCann’s candidacy is being funded almost entirely by labor union affiliates of the Operating Engineers. The institute accused McCann of being “bought and paid for” by unions.)
— What if Sen. Elizabeth Warren chose Greek ancestry instead of Cherokee? – John Kass (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to 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. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-elizabeth-warren-kass-20181017-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: A tight congressional race at Illinois’ southern edge (12th Congressional District: Kelly v. Bost) is getting millions from national political groups. Here’s why. – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-congress-election-illinois-12th-house-district-20181016-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-cn–canada-marijuana-legalization-20181017-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to surrender to the rest of the world.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-haley-iran-un-20181017-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Trump economy needs California—and Illinois The economy is greatest when its companies are internationally minded, writes Bloomberg columnist Matthew Winkler. Trump is lucky that business leaders in California and Illinois appreciate this, even if he does not. – MATTHEW WINKLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/trump-economy-needs-california-and-illinois

WLS AM
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “[J.B Pritzker] represents everything that’s wrong in the state of Illinois” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/18/bruce-rauner-j-b-pritzker-represents-everything-thats-wrong-in-the-state-of-illinois/
— Preckwinkle receives a controversial campaign contribution – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: To those who blast me for not giving money to Republican candidates, in my defense, I stress that I offer all Republican candidates GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, website expenses, and internet expenses. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015. Those emails have included links to more than 315,200 articles and information on many upcoming events. It takes me about an hour for each 6 links. That means that since 2004, I have spent about 52,500 hours of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising. The main reason why I have a) less money to give Republican candidates, b) more time to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to help elect those candidates, and c) more motivation to help elect those candidates is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/17/preckwinkle-receives-a-controversial-campaign-contribution/

WOC QUAD CITIES
— Lt Gov Sanguinetti Talks Pritzker Lawsuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nBdCKew4XM&feature=youtu.be

WBEZ
— 8-Figure Incomes The Norm In Illinois Gov’s Race – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/8figure-incomes-the-norm-in-illinois-govs-race/0b4553aa-22e7-4423-ae38-dc3c4ddd109a

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois sports gambling bill probably won’t come until next year – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181017/illinois-sports-gambling-bill-probably-wont-come-until-next-year

ISRA
— ISRA-Political Victory Fund Endorses Bruce Rauner for Governor
http://www.isra.org/News/TabId/1068/ArtMID/4612/ArticleID/34108/ISRA-Political-Victory-Fund-Endorses-Bruce-Rauner-for-Governor.aspx

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Axios names ‘Casten Mean Tweets’ ad from Roskam campaign as Ad of the Week – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511604627-axios-names-casten-mean-tweets-ad-from-roskam-campaign-as-ad-of-the-week

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stuff You Should Know About “Trans”-Cultism – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/surprising-stuff-you-should-know-about-transcultism/

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker campaign claims lawsuit doesn’t get its facts right
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/pritzker-campaign-claims-lawsuit-doesnt-get-its-facts-right/
— Republicans demand Madigan speak out, while lead plaintiff tells his story
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/republicans-demand-madigan-speak-out-while-lead-plaintiff-tells-his-story/
— Two more big holes blown in discrimination lawsuit against Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/two-more-big-holes-blown-in-discrimination-lawsuit-against-pritzker/

GOPUSA
— Who rules you? (DIERSEN: Who rules you? One could say that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Wheaton, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and RNC rule me. One could say that because I live in Wheaton, those who dominate Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America rule me. I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being operatives or as being dupes for the aforesaid dominators and rulers.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56983

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CHRIS MATTHEWS’ REACTION TO KANYE WEST EXPOSES THE LEFT’S RACE-CARD HUSTLE – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/chris-matthews-reaction-to-kanye-west-exposes-the-lefts-race-card-hustle/

HOT AIR
— Number Of Illegals Crossing Border With Children Reaches Record High
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/10/17/oof-number-illegals-crossing-border-children-reaches-record-high/

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi Details Democrats’ Plan for Open Borders: ‘I Don’t See Any of Us Voting for Wall Funding’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/17/nancy-pelosi-details-democrats-plan-for-open-borders-i-dont-see-any-of-us-voting-for-wall-funding/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Violent Democrats Sending Voters To GOP – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28958

NEW AMERICAN
— Pelosi: Border Wall About Trump’s “Manhood”; Democrats Want More Illegals – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30364-pelosi-border-wall-about-trump-s-manhood-democrats-want-more-illegals

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks out conservative Christian for saying gay sex ‘spreads disease’ and is a ‘sin’ – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/twitter-locks-out-conservative-christian-for-saying-gay-sex-is-a-sin-and-sp
— Here’s why China’s new social scoring system matters to Americans – Paul Rowan Brian (DIERSEN: What social score would those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America give you? Those who dominate Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America would give me extremely low scores a) because I promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) because I promote the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform, c) because I promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and d) because I oppose promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/heres-why-chinas-new-social-scoring-system-matters-to-americans

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Scares Voters by Claiming White Nationalist Takeover of GOP – Kyle Drennen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2018/10/17/nbc-scares-voters-claiming-white-nationalist-takeover-gop

THE HILL
— Trump threatens military action if Mexico doesn’t stop immigration ‘onslaught’ – AVERY ANAPOL
https://thehill.com/latino/411990-trump-threatens-military-action-at-border-if-mexico-doesnt-stop-immigration-onslaught
— Trump: ‘I don’t call it tweeting. I call it social media’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411846-trump-i-dont-call-it-tweeting-i-call-it-social-media
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump attacks fuel GOP fears about losing suburban women.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411957-trump-attacks-fuel-gop-fears-about-losing-suburban-women

POLITICO
— 92 House Democratic hopefuls outraised an incumbent – ZACH MONTELLARO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates who blame me for their fundraising troubles. They DO NOT want me to know about their fundraising events. They DO NOT want me to promote their fundraising events. They DO NOT want me to attend their fundraising events. They DO NOT want me to report on their fundraising events.)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-score/2018/10/17/92-house-democratic-hopefuls-outraised-an-incumbent-376548

POLITIFACT
— Pre-existing conditions: Does any GOP proposal match the ACA? – Jon Greenberg (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I have type 2 diabetes. I am obese (BMI 30.7). My vision cannot be corrected to 20/30, let alone 20/20. I need cataract surgery on both eyes. I have partial red/green color blindness. I do not get enough exercise. I sit in a chair 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2018/oct/17/pre-existing-conditions-does-any-gop-proposal-matc/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Migrants moving again in Guatemala, Trump targets Democrats – SONIA PEREZ D. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they plan on using illegals to get rid of once and for all those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.apnews.com/e544f4e4534748a3b8d636173bab98f7

CBS NEWS
— The races that could decide who controls the House – GRACE SEGERS (DIERSEN: To those who blast me for not giving money to Republican candidates, in my defense, I stress that I offer all Republican candidates GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, website expenses, and internet expenses. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015. Those emails have included links to more than 315,200 articles and information on many upcoming events. It takes me about an hour for each 6 links. That means that since 2004, I have spent about 52,500 hours of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising. The main reason why I have a) less money to give Republican candidates, b) more time to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to help elect those candidates, and c) more motivation to help elect those candidates is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-races-that-could-decide-who-controls-the-house/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ 6th Congressional District Republican candidate: Pete Roskam (incumbent) Democratic candidate: Sean Casten
CBS News Battleground Tracker Rating: Edge Democrat Democrats are eager to capture Illinois’ 6th Congressional District, which Clinton won by 7 points in 2016. Rep. Pete Roskam is relatively conservative for his wealthy, well-educated suburban district outside of Chicago. He votes in line with the president nearly 95 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight. He also opposes abortion and once called climate change “junk science” — even though he is currently a member of the House Climate Solutions caucus. Roskam voted for the tax overhaul and to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in 2017. Democrat Sean Casten holds views diametrically opposed to Roskam’s on climate change, as a scientist and a founder of a clean-energy company. Casten is also one of the Democrats running for office who has been endorsed by Obama. Although there has been very little polling in the race, a September poll by the New York Times found Casten trailing Roskam by one point.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Geneticists See Work Distorted For Racist Ends – Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to 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. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/white-supremacists-science-dna.html
— Think Professors Are Liberal? Try School Administrators The ideological bent of those overseeing collegiate life is having the biggest impact on campus culture. – Samuel J. Abrams
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/opinion/liberal-college-administrators.html
— As Other Republican Candidates Struggle Financially, Trump Stockpiles Cash – Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/politics/trump-campaign-finance-midterms.html
— No, Trump’s Tax Cut Isn’t Paying for Itself (at Least Not Yet) Federal revenues rose slightly in the 2018 fiscal year. But that doesn’t mean the $1.5 trillion tax cut is bringing in more revenue than it’s losing. – Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/business/trump-tax-cuts-revenue.html
— Elitist or Egalitarian: Competing Views of Harvard Emerge in Bias Trial – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/harvard-lawsuit-asian-americans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/world/canada/marijuana-pot-cannabis-legalization.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump threatens to summon military to close U.S.-Mexico border in response to migrant caravan – John Wagner and Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-threatens-to-summon-military-to-close-us-mexico-border-in-response-to-migrant-caravan/2018/10/18/d427b1dc-d2bd-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html
— MAY 9, 2018 FLASHBACK: Trump is trying to strong-arm the news media – Callum Borchers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those candidates in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but a) who refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists, b) who do not want me to know about their events and other activities, c) who do not want me to promote their events and other activities, d) who do not want me to attend their events, d) who do not want me to report on their events or other activities, e) who “punish” me, and/or f) who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems’, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems? The aforesaid candidates a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. The aforesaid candidates glorify and praise, pander to, give news scoops to, return phone calls from, and/or give money to a) Rich Miller and/or b) the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/05/09/trump-is-trying-to-strong-arm-the-news-media/

USA TODAY
— Democrats are giving up on white men. That’s a big mistake. Democrats have failed to convince working men that the party represents their interests. White men are hurting, and Democrats should listen. – Andrew L. Yarrow
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/18/democrats-giving-up-white-men-midterms-suicide-opioids-column/1582776002/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/17/pot-stocks-canada-legalizes-marijuana/1668186002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/17/marijuana-now-legal-canada-but-buying-weed-remains-challenge/1672074002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/16/how-buy-legal-marijuana-canada-person-mail/1580615002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/17/midterm-elections-real-voter-fraud-restricting-fundamental-right-editorials-debates/1664369002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE COLOR PICTURES: We followed 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2018/10/17/teachers-appreciation-pay-union-jobs-schools-education/1509500002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Threatens to ‘Call Up the U.S. Military’ If Mexico Doesn’t Stop Migrants President asks southern neighbor ‘in the strongest terms’ to ‘stop the onslaught’ of Latin American migrants heading to U.S. – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-to-call-up-the-u-s-military-if-mexico-doesnt-stop-migrants-1539866223
— What Is Elizabeth Warren? Conventional wisdom says the DNA report backfired on the senator. Maybe not. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-elizabeth-warren-1539816439
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When a Co-Worker Is Your Top Competitor – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who I competed against for promotions at IRS 1971-1980 and at GAO 1980-1997. Overwhelmingly, those who got promoted over me were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. Overwhelmingly, they helped my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-winner-take-all-battles-backfire-at-work-1539783019
— ACT Scores Show Drop in College Readiness, Especially in Math Asian students show better scores, while other ethnic groups all see drops – Tawnell D. Hobbs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/act-scores-show-drop-in-college-readiness-especially-in-math-1539768600
— Army Veteran Wages War on Social-Media Disinformation Kris Goldsmith hunts fake Facebook pages that try to sow strife by deceiving veterans – Ben Kesling and Dustin Volz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-army-veteran-wages-war-on-social-media-disinformation-1539768600

LEADER & TIMES
— Calls of illegitimacy are first steps of declaring civil war – Larry Phillips (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who treat me like I am not a legitimate reporter. They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. The aforesaid candidates glorify and praise, pander to, give news scoops to, return phone calls from, and/or give money to a) Rich Miller and/or b) the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois.)
http://www.liberalfirst.com/opinion/calls-of-illegitimacy-are-first-steps-of-declaring-civil-war

FORBES
— Pritzker, Rauner And Illinois’ Pension Trouble – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2018/10/17/pritzker-rauner-and-illinois-pension-trouble/#34fe56487b41

FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Annual Raises and Inflation – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Have you gotten pay increases? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor. They continue to be furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 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 32.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/17/federal-employee-annual-raises-inflation/

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— Top Honors for Female Accounting Leaders: Illinois CPA Society Announces its Women to Watch Award Winners
https://www.icpas.org/about-us/press/press-release-details/2018/10/16/top-honors-for-female-accounting-leaders-illinois-cpa-society-announces-its-women-to-watch-award-winners

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society names 2018 ‘Women to Watch’ – Sean McCabe
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-names-2018-women-to-watch

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Wide range of shocking behavior by city workers fills inspector general’s report – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1429657

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville District 203 will oppose a push by rural schools to arm teachers – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-say-no-to-guns-st-1017-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint older Whites, their parents, their grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, raters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-sears-catalogue-mary-schmich-20181016-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, public schools encourage students to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181010/add-gender-diversity-to-list-of-things-your-kids-need-to-know-about-experts-say
— Glen Ellyn mosquito abatement district seeks tax increase amid calls for consolidation – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181016/glen-ellyn-mosquito-abatement-district-seeks-tax-increase-amid-calls-for-consolidation
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Canada to pardon pot possession as it legalizes marijuana – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181016/news/310169834

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield School Board vice president Adam Lopez files discrimination complaint against Country Financial – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181016/adam-lopez-files-discrimination-complaint-against-country-financial
— City council approves plan for 1908 Race Riot site – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border. According to Democrats, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c) the faster that you should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181016/city-council-approves-plan-for-1908-race-riot-site

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Hosty named GOP state central committeeman
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/10-16-2018/Hosty-named-GOP-state-central-committeeman/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Referenda To Oppose More Gun Control Laws On Ballot In Over A Dozen Illinois Counties – PETER MEDLIN
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/referenda-oppose-more-gun-control-laws-ballot-over-dozen-illinois-counties

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w IL Trea. cand. Dodge on Quincy, JB’s fraud scheme, safe state investing
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/10/watch-berkowitz-w-il-trea-cand-dodge-on-quincyjbs-fraud-scheme-safe-state-investing-cableweb/

WIREPOINTS
— Madigan has been able to create a public sector middle class on the backs of ordinary Illinoisans
http://www.wirepoints.com/madigan-has-been-able-to-create-a-public-sector-middle-class-on-the-backs-of-ordinary-illinoisans-ted-on-illinois-rising/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Pritzker campaign accused in lawsuit of discrimination, harassment against black, Latino campaign staffers – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511603853-pritzker-campaign-accused-in-lawsuit-of-discrimination-harassment-against-black-latino-campaign-staffers
COMPLAINT: https://jnswire.s3.amazonaws.com/jns-media/2c/74/948298/Little_v_PritzkerCampaign.pdf

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Jim Dodge: Unions counting on Madigan to make things alright for them – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511602406-jim-dodge-unions-counting-on-madigan-to-make-things-alright-for-them

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois Planned Parenthood spends $600K to oust taxpayer-funded abortion opponents from state legislature
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511603594-illinois-planned-parenthood-spends-600k-to-oust-taxpayer-funded-abortion-opponents-from-state-legislature

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Six Champaign-Urbana Residents Diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/six-champaign-urbana-residents-diagnosed-with-legionnaires-disease/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legal scholar says public retirement stewards should prioritize taxpayers over retirees – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Why don’t my critics/opponents sue my Democrat GAO superiors for forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old? So far, in today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $1,093,466.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legal-scholar-says-public-retirement-stewards-should-prioritize-taxpayers-over/article_eaae832a-d166-11e8-aa21-0ba69240885d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BEYONCÉ, HANNITY AND LEBRON JAMES AMONG MOST POLITICALLY DIVISIVE ENTERTAINERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/beyonc%C3%A9-hannity-and-lebron-james-among-most-politically-divisive-entertainers.html

GOPUSA
— Trump warns Honduras against sending illegal ‘migrant caravans’
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-warns-honduras-against-sending-illegal-migrant-caravans/

DAILY CALLER
— SUBURBAN WOMEN DON’T LOVE ABORTION – Brenna Lewis and Matt Lamb (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have worked the hardest to destroy those like me who support the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/16/opinion-suburban-women-dont-love-abortion/

FEDERALIST
— Why Open Borders Are Bad For America’s Immigrants In ‘Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders,’ Reihan Salam says America must make smart investments in alleviating global poverty as it moves toward a more skills-based immigration system. – Francisco Gonzalez
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/16/open-borders-are-bad-for-americas-immigrants/

BREITBART
— Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown Urges Amnesty for Illegals with Jobs – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring illegals over citizens of America. Employers can manipulate, dominate, and exploit illegals far easier than they can manipulate, dominate, and exploit citizens of America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/10/16/sen-sherrod-brown-urges-amnesty-for-illegals-with-jobs/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A merit-based argument for making immigration great again – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/a-merit-based-argument-for-making-immigration-great-again

THE HILL
— Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411763-conservatives-fear-trump-will-cut-immigration-deal?userid=3526
— GOP strategist says Republican candidates are ‘all over the map’ on immigration (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/411715-gop-strategist-says-republican-candidates-are-all-over-the-map

HUFFINGTON POST
— Laura Ingraham: Vote GOP Or Democrats Will Replace You With Immigrants The Fox News host suggested Democrats wanted to replace American voters with “an ever increasing number of chain migrants.” Lee Moran (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring illegals over citizens of America. Employers can manipulate, dominate, and exploit illegals far easier than they can manipulate, dominate, and exploit citizens of America.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/laura-ingraham-gop-midterms-immigrants_us_5bc6d489e4b055bc947b6d7d

POLITICO
— Trump’s new fights with women stoke GOP concern about female voters The president is accused of sexism in his attacks on a senator and a former porn star, soon after a Supreme Court confirmation battle that has already left many American women furious. – GABBY ORR and REBECCA MORIN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/16/trump-go-after-stormy-daniels-avenatti-905698

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace – ROB GILLIES AND GENE JOHNSON
https://www.kansascity.com/news/article220143520.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Horseface,’ ‘Lowlife,’ ‘Fat, Ugly’: How the President Demeans Women President Trump has a history of attacking women by mocking their bodily functions, demeaning their looks or comparing them to animals. – Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When Trump demeans women, who do anti-Trumps punish? ANSWER: All Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/politics/trump-women-insults.html
— Polarization Seems to Be Helping Republicans in Run-Up to Midterms Energized voters on the right dim prospects for big Democratic gains in red districts and states. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/upshot/midterms-polarization-republicans-polls.html
— With a House Takeover, Democrats Could Get Trump’s Tax Returns. Would They? – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/politics/trump-tax-returns-democrats.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Letter sent to 400,000 ‘inactive’ New York voters – William Neuman (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there in the voter rolls in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/nyregion/inactive-voter-letter-nyc.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid to Honduras Over Immigration Caravan Guatemalan authorities arrest Bartolo Fuentes, leader of the caravan of more than 1,500 migrants – Rebecca Ballhaus, Juan Montes and Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-aid-to-honduras-over-immigration-caravan-1539697747
— Trump’s Grim Handbook for Governance Unyielding loyalty to the president and scorn for ‘losers’ are among the top rules. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-grim-handbook-for-governance-1539730866

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana becomes legal in Canada on Wednesday – Alan Freeman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/marijuana-becomes-legal-in-canada-on-wednesday-but-barriers-remain-for-consumers/2018/10/16/2a1627b4-d0bf-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html

CRONKITE NEWS
— One class at time: ‘Dreamers’ find it hard to afford college after court ruling – Abdel Jimenez (DIERSEN: I rarely took more than one course at a time while I earned a job-related MBA from Loyola in 1976, a job-related master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 a) because that was what I could afford and b) my jobs working for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997 came first.)
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2018/10/16/arizona-daca-recipients-stuggle-without-in-state-tuition/

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call you a Nazi if you do not promote citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/fox-news-laura-ingraham-echoes-you-will-not-replace-us-nazi-chant-vile-segment

DAILY MAIL
— OUTSTANDING: Trump warns Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that all payments to them will stop if they continue to allow illegals into the U.S.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6283603/Trump-warns-Honduras-halt-migrant-caravan-lose-US-aid.html

TRAINING ZONE
— What to Look For When Hiring a Webmaster – Cristine Felt (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do organizations that claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but are dominated by anti-conservatives and/or by anti-Republicans, do not want me to serve as their webmaster? ANSWER: Those who dominate those organizations know that I would want their website to promote a) the traditional family plank in the IRP platform (https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2016PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf), b) the right to life plank in the IRP platform, c) the immigration plank in the IRP platform, d) the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform, e) the illegal drugs plank in the RNC platform (https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf), and f) the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the RNC platform. I should write a book about those who rudely terminated me as webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (twice) and for the Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/community/blogs/cristinefelt/what-to-look-for-when-hiring-a-webmaster

FAST COMPANY
— This is how you get your boss’s job – ART MARKMAN (DIERSEN: To keep their jobs and/or to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on destroying their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90250157/how-to-get-your-bosss-job

CPA JOURNAL
— Reflections on My 66 Years in Public Accounting – Arthur J. Radin, CPA (DIERSEN: Democrats use “up-or-out” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/09/21/reflections-on-my-66-years-in-public-accounting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The concept of “up-or-out”—either get promoted in a reasonable time or find another job—did not exist until around 1965, when the large firms started to adopt the policy. Eight years after starting at Touche and after many rapid promotions, I was made a partner at the age of 31. I did not think I was too young to be a partner; others did. Today, 40 years after I left the firm, I am amazed how often someone introducing me says, “He was a partner of Deloitte,” to establish my credentials.)

October 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Pritzker each report income of more than $50 million in newly released tax returns – Mike Riopell, Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-tax-returns-20181016-story.html
— SUV driven by Preckwinkle security chief was improperly used to move political materials – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: How much political material has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain delivered in your precinct? Last week, I hand-delivered 2,100 pieces of political material to the 175 homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter. The 175 envelopes had 377 labels on them for all the registered Republican and/or Independent voters in each home. The 2,100 pieces were the sample ballot for the precinct (with the ovals for ALL the Republican candidates filled in) and literature for all those Republican candidates on that ballot who provided the Milton Township GOP with campaign literature – Roskam, Senger, Connelly, Grant, Mendrick, Hinds, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Cantore, Wilson, and MacKay.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-security-chief-vehicle-inspector-general-20181015-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker spent almost twice as much campaign cash as Gov. Bruce Rauner last quarter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-governor-spending-20181015-story.html
— Donald Trump goes low, and Elizabeth Warren joins him – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to 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. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-warren-trump-20181015-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Democrats Underwood, Casten outraise GOP rivals Roskam, Hultgren last quarter – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: To those who blast me for not giving money to Republican candidates, in my defense, I stress that I offer all Republican candidates GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, website expenses, and internet expenses. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015. Those emails have included links to more than 315,000 articles and information on many upcoming events. It takes me about an hour for each 6 links. That means that since 2004, I have spent about 52,500 hours of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising. The main reason why I have a) less money to give Republican candidates, b) more time to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to help elect those candidates, and c) more motivation to help elect those candidates is the success that my Democrat superiors in the Republican can)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democrats-underwood-casten-outraise-gop-rivals-roskam-hultgren-last-quarter/
— At $234 million, rich-guy rumble hasn’t broken U.S. record — yet – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/234-million-rich-guy-rumble-campaign-reports-governors-race/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s money in our addictions Ben Klein, who once ran one of Chicago’s largest nursing home operators, is making a big financial bet that Americans are going to need even more help with their addiction problems. – TED JACKSON (DIERSEN: What do say to politicians who promote addictive vices including booze, gambling, and pot? I say that they should not be elected or reelected.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/theres-money-our-addictions
— To end gun violence in Chicago, should we focus on quick fixes or root causes? Yes. The debate often is whether it’s more important to focus on immediate solutions or to take a longer view and address its root causes. A new survey shows that this is a false choice. – NINA VINIK (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, the biggest cause of gun violence in Chicago is the breakdown of the African-American family. Democrats do everything that they can to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/end-gun-violence-chicago-should-we-focus-quick-fixes-or-root-causes-yes

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Morrison over Trevor in Illinois House District 54
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181016/endorsement-daily-herald-backs-morrison-over-trevor-in-illinois-house-district-54

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (10/15/18): Kanye West is devoured by liberals, Chris Robling on Rauner’s chances in Nov., and a flag on the moon – JEFF CARLIN
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/15/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-10-15-18-kanye-west-is-devoured-by-liberals-chris-robling-on-jbs-toilets-and-a-flag-on-the-moon/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— J.B. Pritzker spent almost twice as much campaign cash as Gov. Bruce Rauner last quarter
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181016/jb-pritzker-spent-almost-twice-as-much-campaign-cash-as-gov-bruce-rauner-last-quarter

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker spent almost twice as much campaign cash as Rauner last quarter
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pritzker-spent-almost-twice-as-much-campaign-cash-as-rauner/article_6e27ab20-2325-595c-ba99-fedcc19f2e4f.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is the ‘B’ word in Illinois’ future? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-16/editorial-the-b-word-illinois-future.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats shame Kanye West to protect themselves – John Kass
https://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/democrats-shame-kanye-west-to-protect-themselves/article_720901d1-6363-5411-8cb9-ed677e020346.html

RIVER BENDER
— Second Amendment Rally to be held at Madison County Courthouse on Oct. 25
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/second-amendment-rally-to-be-held-at-madison-county-courthouse-on-oct-25-31318.cfm

TIMES
— Long describes ‘contentious’ relationship with GOP Rep. explains disagreement with Gov. on latest Ottawa visit – Brent Bader
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/10/15/long-describes-contentious-relationship-with-gop/aivalfc/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois’ Fiscal Situation Worst In Nation A new study by researchers at George Mason University ranked every state’s ability to pay its bills. Here’s how Illinois fared. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-fiscal-situation-worst-nation-study

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Ken Griffin, one of Chicago’s most notable political donors is also among the nation‘s most philanthropic, according to Forbes. The Citadel CEO, who just recently donated $500,000 to Republican Erika Harold’s campaign for attorney general, is ranked 26th for donating $98 million to the Field Museum, Robin Hood Foundation, Chicago Lakefront Trail and the U.S. Soccer Foundation. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/16/q3-money-race-chance-the-rapper-zeros-in-on-cps-next-mayor-vallas-details-econ-plan-summers-out-327684

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Chicago mayoral petitions being circulated for Democratic comptroller candidate – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Who is circulating petitions for what offices in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/chicago-mayoral-petitions-being-circulated-for-democratic-comptroller-candidate/article_5410e934-d09a-11e8-a4fb-0ba2a684c89e.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER PRICE TAG: CANDIDATE’S SPENDING PROMISES REQUIRE DOUBLING STATE INCOME TAX – Adam Schuster, Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pritzker-price-tag-candidates-spending-promises-require-doubling-state-income-tax/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with IL Treasurer Candidate Jim Dodge on safe investments & low taxes
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/10/berkowitz-w-il-treasurer-candidate-jim-dodge-on-safe-investments-low-taxes-cable-web/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— NALN event Monday evening, October 15, 2018, at Aurelio’s in Naperville drew 45 guests including Evelyn Sanguinetti, Patty Smith, Janice Anderson, Patty Gustin, Kevin Coyne, Steve Chirico, Jim McCluskey, Grant Wehrli, Mark Rising, Bruce Hanson, Suzanne Hart, Rebecca Obarski, David Wentz, Carl Schultz, James Groat, Brad Miller, Kenn Miller, Kamala Martinez, and Josh McBroom. – Kevin Coyne
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS NEWS RADIO
— Illinois’ highest-paid school boss under investigation days before retirement, $762,000 payout – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/illinois-highest-paid-school-boss-under-investigation-days-before-retirement/article_7e24c572-ce5d-11e8-b4d7-2b2bc63903e1.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois State Rifle Association endorses Rauner today
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/illinois-state-rifle-association-endorses-rauner-today/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner and Pritzker release 2017 federal income tax returns
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/rauner-releases-tax-return-calls-on-pritzker-to-do-the-same/
— Raoul outspending Harold
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/raoul-outspending-harold/
— A look at fundraising reports for Pritzker and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/a-look-at-fundraising-reports-for-pritzker-and-rauner/
— Dems crow about congressional fundraising
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/dems-crow-about-congressional-fundraising/

DAILY CALLER
— IF SEN. WARREN IS NATIVE AMERICAN, EVERYONE CAN CLAIM THEY’RE A MINORITY – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? In what ways are you a minority in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? In one or more of aforesaid, I am a minority because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/15/gutfeld-native-american-warren/

GOPUSA
— U.S. Has 3.5 Million More Registered Voters Than Live Adults — A Red Flag For Electoral Fraud (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What are the elected officials in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois doing to get rid of deadwood?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56885
— Fake News Matched Only By The Fake Indian’s Fake Math
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56910
— Short Memory: Trump critic Mitt Romney denies leading ‘Never Trump’ Republicans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56842
— Europe is beginning to pay a fair share for its own defense (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56901

NEWSMAX
— Pew: Little Partisan Consensus on Major Problems Facing Nation – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/us/pew-problems-issues-gap/2018/10/15/id/886407/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seventy-one percent of Democratic voters say the way racial and ethnic minorities are treated by the criminal justice system is a very big problem for the country, while only 10 percent of Republicans agree. Climate change has a similarly large partisan gap, as 72 percent of Democrats say it is a major problem, but only 11 percent of Republicans think so. Gun violence is viewed as a major concern by 81 percent of Democrats, but by only 25 percent of GOP supporters. Seventy-seven percent of Democrats see the gap between rich and poor as a very big problem, but only 22 percent of Republicans agree. Sixty-three percent of Democrats say racism is a big concern, but only 19 percent of Republicans say so. Similarly, 50 percent of Democrats say sexism is a major problem, with only 12 percent of Republicans agreeing. While 75 percent of Republicans say illegal immigration is a major concern, only 19 percent of Democrats agree.)
— We Can’t Afford Not to Build the Border Wall – Steve Levy
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/custody-dhs-fair-illegal/2018/10/15/id/886372/

BREITBART
— Democrats Gain Huge Fundraising Advantage in 2018 Elections – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/15/democrats-gain-huge-fundraising-advantage-in-2018-elections/

TOWNHALL
— A Republican Red Tide Is Pushing Back Against the Dems’ Blue Wave – Salena Zito
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2018/10/16/a-republican-red-tide-is-pushing-back-against-the-dems-blue-wave-n2528759
— Black Conservatives Aren’t Sellouts, Black Liberals Are Just Duped – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2018/10/15/black-conservatives-arent-sellouts-black-liberals-have-just-been-duped-n2528558

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media, Democrats Question Warren’s Native American Announcement: ‘Really Poor Timing’ Durbin: ‘I don’t know why she picked today’ – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/media-democrats-question-warrens-native-american-announcement-really-poor-timing/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Democrats Advised Not to Speak About Unpopular Open Borders Policies
https://canadafreepress.com/article/democrats-advised-not-to-speak-about-unpopular-open-borders-policies

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Democrat Mayor Requires Cops To Instruct Illegals on How To Thwart Prosecutors – BRYAN CHAI
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/dem-mayor-requires-cops-instruct-illegals-thwart-prosecutors/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Woman of Color’ Sham Come Back to Haunt Her? – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/will-elizabeth-warrens-woman-of-color-sham-come-back-to-haunt-her/

COLLEGE FIX
— A professor from the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, has defended her decision to show up to a pro-life event – Sara George
https://www.thecollegefix.com/i-wanted-to-have-a-conversation/

THE HILL
— Trump threatens to cut off aid to Honduras over immigrant ‘caravan’ – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to the many countries that have constructively declared war on America a) by illegally sending their citizens into America illegally, b) by illegally keeping their citizens in America illegally, and c) by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Ever-increasingly, treasonous Democrats and treasonous Democrat plants, treasonous Libertarians and treasonous Libertarian plants, treasonous Greens and treasonous Green plants, and treasonous RINOs treasonously encourage the aforesaid acts of war.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411575-trump-threatens-to-cut-off-aid-to-honduras-over-immigrant-caravan
— Cherokee Nation: Warren’s use of DNA test ‘inappropriate,’ ‘wrong’ – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, would Germany object to my saying that I am 100% German national origin because according to 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?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/411521-cherokee-nation-warrens-use-of-dna-test-inappropriate-wrong
— Democrats in swing districts advised to avoid talking about immigration – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411522-democrats-in-swing-districts-states-advised-to-avoid-talking-about-immigration

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stalking the Trump Family’s Roots In search of the president’s forebears, the author embarked on a three-week journey through Europe, from Scotland to Slovenia. – Nina Burleigh
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/travel/trump-family-roots-europe.html

NEW YORK POST
— Warren representing herself as Native American is quite a stretch – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://nypost.com/2018/10/15/warren-representing-herself-as-native-american-is-quite-a-stretch/

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats won’t defeat Trump by becoming the Trumps of the left – Max Boot
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/15/democrats-wont-defeat-trump-by-becoming-the-trumps-of-the-left/
— Joe Biden appeals to working-class whites who defected to Trump. Is that how Democrats win again? – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois look down on the working class. Are/were you a member of the working class? I was 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/10/15/daily-202-joe-biden-appeals-to-working-class-whites-who-defected-to-trump-is-that-how-democrats-win-again/5bc396dc1b326b7c8a8d19a1/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Yes, Elizabeth Warren has Native ancestry. No, that won’t stop Trump’s racist attacks.” How bad are you demographics? My critics/opponents glorify and praise those who do NOT share my demographics. They glorify and praise those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/15/yes-elizabeth-warren-has-native-ancestry-no-that-wont-stop-trumps-racist-attacks/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats for Big Money Whatever happened to the corrupting influence of billionaires? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-for-big-money-1539645696

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2018/10/16/these-two-states-are-poised-to-be-the-next-big-marijuana-markets/#3e17159c2476

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Trump’s Approval Rating Is Better Than You Think – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-approval-rating/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Jury Awards Professor $1.7M in Age Bias Case – Colleen Flaherty
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/10/16/jury-awards-professor-17m-age-bias-case

FED SMITH
— How is the Annual COLA Different from an Annual Pay Raise? – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have objected the most to a) the Post Office hiring me in 1966 and letting me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS hiring me in 1971 and letting me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) GAO hiring me in 1980 and letting me work there for almost 18 years, e) GAO promoting me in 1986, f) my getting COLAs, g) my getting step increases, and h) my getting pay raises.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/15/annual-cola-different-annual-pay-raise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every year around this time, we receive comments and questions from our readers about the cost of living adjustment (COLA) and the pay raise. Each is determined around the same time of the year and both take effect in the following year, assuming that there is a COLA and/or pay raise. The comments we see indicate that some federal employees and retirees do not understand the difference between the two. This is understandable; the federal pay and retirement systems are governed by a complex process with many different factors that can lead to endless variations depending on a person’s situation. . .The purpose of this article is to explain the differences in the COLA and the annual pay raise in an effort to clear up any misconceptions or confusion. The COLA The 2019 COLA was just announced. This applies to federal retirees and Social Security recipients, but not to current federal employees. In 2019, it will be 2.8%. The process for determining the COLA is automatic. You will either get one or not based solely on a formula that is put in place by law and determined based on the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The amount of the COLA has nothing to do with whether a Republican or a Democrat majority is in office, whether or not it might get vetoed, or out of the spite or benevolence reflected by the latest pet projects among politicians in Congress. If Congress decides to change the law governing how a COLA is calculated, then maybe it will become subject to politics, but as of right now, it’s not.)

ADVOCATE
— Trump Nominates Gay Conservative to Federal Appeals Court – TRUDY RING (DIERSEN: By definition, one cannot be both gay and conservative.)
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2018/10/15/trump-nominates-gay-conservative-federal-appeals-court

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites crow about their success in demonizing, in denigrating, and in condemning Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/16/its-ok-to-be-white-is-not-a-joke-its-careless-politicians-helping-the-far-right

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The following are questions to ask about the websites that a) your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), and c) the Republican National Committee (RNC) are hosting – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

How strongly does the website stress the traditional family plank in the IRP platform (https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2016PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf)?
How strongly does the website stress the right to life plank in the IRP platform?
How strongly does the website stress the immigration plank in the IRP platform?
How strongly does the website stress the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform?
How strongly does the website stress the illegal drugs plank in the RNC platform (https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf)?
How strongly does the website stress the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the RNC platform?