October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DuPage County judge Patrick O’Shea removed from duties after reckless conduct charge
http://abc7chicago.com/dupage-county-judge-removed-from-duties-after-reckless-conduct-charge/2540427/

 

CBS2
— Durbin: Republican Tax Plan Will Hurt Illinois Families – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/16/durbin-on-republican-tax-plan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam has big cash lead over Democrats hoping to replace him – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-congress-campaign-cash-20171016-story.html
— Chicago and Illinois submit bid for Amazon’s HQ2 – Ryan Ori
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-amazon-chicago-area-bid-ryan-ori-20171016-story.html
— Mike Madigan smiles! – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-madigan-website-1017-chicago-inc-20171016-story.html
— The softer side of Michael Madigan – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-website-softer-children-20171016-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump says “Good taste fails in Lake County GOP’s call to arms.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-gop-guns-st-1017-20171016-story.html
— Trump, McConnell reaffirm alliance on GOP agenda, insist they’re ‘closer than ever before’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mcconnell-meeting-20171016-story.html
— Wisconsin governor tells NFL players to stop anthem protests – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-scott-walker-nfl-players-stop-anthem-protests-20171016-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roskam has more campaign cash on hand than all Dem rivals combined – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/roskam-has-more-campaign-cash-on-hand-than-all-dem-rivals-combined/
— Emanuel to pile on to tax ‘fatigue’ with phone, ride-hailing increases – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-to-pile-on-to-tax-fatigue-with-phone-ride-hailing-increases/
— Trump lauds McConnell as longtime friend, urges Clinton to ‘run again’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lauds-mcconnell-as-longtime-friend-urges-clinton-to-run-again/
— DuPage County judge Patrick O’Shea removed from duties after reckless conduct charge
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-wheaton-man-facing-charge-after-firing-gun-inside-home/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County judge Patrick O’Shea removed from bench after reckless conduct arrest – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171016/dupage-county-judge-removed-from-bench-after-reckless-conduct-arrest
— Dogs that attacked child in Aurora euthanized
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171016/dogs-that-attacked-child-in-aurora-euthanized

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, think tank attack GOP proposal to drop state, local deduction – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171016/BLOGS02/171019896/durbin-think-tank-attack-gop-proposal-to-drop-state-local-deduction

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois, Iowa attorneys general, 13 others, oppose Trump transgender military ban – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/nation/illinois-iowa-attorneys-general-others-oppose-trump-transgender-military-ban/article_2da87916-b2a4-11e7-bcb8-e726cc5f1b78.html

 

WGLT
— McLean County Clerk Candidates Scrap Over Election Duties – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://wglt.org/post/mclean-county-clerk-candidates-scrap-over-election-duties#stream/0

 

EVANSTON PATCH
— High School Newspaper Confiscated For Marijuana Content  The ETHS newspaper was seized after students began distributing it because of articles which “glorify both drug use and drug dealing.” – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/high-school-newspaper-confiscated-marijuana-content

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Man Ordered To Surrender Firearms After Loaded Gun Discharged In Home: Cops  Patrick J. O’Shea, 67, of the 200 block of Willow Rd, was charged with reckless conduct stemming from a Sept. 15 incident. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-man-ordered-surrender-firearms-after-loaded-gun-discharged-home-cops

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naperville Among Country’s Best Cities To Live In: Report  The 24/7 Wall St. ranking is the latest accolade for the city. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naperville-among-countrys-best-cities-live-report

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Heart Of The Matter: House Bill 40
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/heart-of-the-matter-house-bill-40

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comparing Tax Relief in 1974 State Aid To Education Law with This Year’s
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/13/comparing-tax-relief-in-1974-state-aid-to-education-law-with-this-years/
— McConchie and Breen Seek to End Taxpayer-Financed Elective Abortions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/13/mcconchie-and-breen-seek-to-end-taxpayer-financed-elective-abortions/
— Jack Franks Sets Low-Cost, In-County Fundraiser for Oct. 28th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/13/jack-franks-sets-low-cost-in-county-fundraiser-for-oct-28th/
— Democrat Daniel Biss Supports Term Limits for Legislative Leaders
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/13/democrat-daniel-biss-supports-term-limits-for-leaders/
— Bob Anderson Takes on Township Road Commissioners
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/14/bob-anderson-takes-on-township-road-commissioners/
— Expansion of Slot Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/15/expansion-of-slot-machines/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Maine Township – FOIA Response fails smell test! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/main-township-foia-response-fails-smell-test/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ NEW BUDGET ALREADY FALLING APART  The 2018 budget is staring at a $1.7 billion hole despite containing the largest permanent tax hike in state history. Every budget through 2023 will likely be unbalanced as well. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-new-budget-already-falling-apart/#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN TO IL CONSERVATIVES: WE ARE FOOLS NOT TO BACK RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/il-gop-facebook-discussion.html
— ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES TRUMP OVER CANCELING ACA SUBSIDIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-attorney-general-sues-trump-over-cancelling-aca-subsidies.html
— DURBIN CAUTIONS DEMS NOT TO “OVERDO” THEIR LEFTNESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/durbin-cautions-dems-not-to-overdo-their-leftness.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Porter to ILGOP: Madigan forked us, so don’t blame Rauner  (DIERSEN: Who has forked you? I should write a book, about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who have forked the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. They would love it.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/16/porter-to-ilgop-madigan-forked-us-so-dont-blame-rauner/
— We can’t even put on a decent bicentennial celebration
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/16/we-cant-even-put-on-a-decent-bicentennial-celebration/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump trashes Obama’s ‘imperial’ presidency, dismantles legally dubious executive orders – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/16/donald-trump-reverses-obamas-legally-dubious-execu/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Newsweek Calls Christian Values Voters A ‘Hate Group’ – HANK BERRIEN
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22289/newsweek-calls-christian-values-voters-hate-group-hank-berrien#

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump Says GOP ‘Not Getting the Job Done’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/16/trump-meets-cabinet-understands-steve-bannon-war-republican-establishment
— Coulter: Trump Should Remind McConnell Which Platform Won the Election
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/16/ann-coulter-mitch-mcconnell-good-trump-should-pressure-him-pass-agenda
— Geraldo Rivera: Anything Trump Does Construed in ‘Most Wicked, Negative Way Possible’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/14/geraldo-rivera-anything-trump-does-construed-most-wicked-negative-way-possible

 

GOPUSA
— Poof…Temporary Student Visas Magically Become Years-Long Work Permits
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31840

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Associated Press pushes LGBT agenda, tells reporters to use ‘transgender pronouns’ – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/associated-press-tells-reporters-to-use-transgender-pronouns-avoid-revealin

 

HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protect our students, pass the Dream Act.”  Anti-Trumps shout at students that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://thehill.com/opinion/education/355622-college-presidents-protect-our-students-pass-the-dream-act
— Trump: ‘I understand fully how Steve Bannon feels’ about GOP – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355649-trump-i-understand-fully-how-steve-bannon-feels-about-gop

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees, Smoking Pot and Working in DC – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/16/federal-employees-smoking-pot-working-dc/

October 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s plan to end Obamacare subsidies stirs uncertainty in Illinois – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-obamacare-subsidies-ending-101417-story.html
— Roskam and Hultgren back Trump health care move as Democrats go on attack – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-aca-illinois-delegation-20171013-story.html
— Amazon Time: Go for it, Chicago. Offer bold incentives. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How strongly will Chicago shout at Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-20171013-story.html
— Trump, GOP seem to blame everything on Obama and Democrats – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-trump-obama-st-1015-20171013-story.html
— Trump sees big advantage in attacking his ‘little’ foes – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: The more religious, government, political, and/or financial clout that you have, the bigger advantage that you have in attacking your foes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-trump-little-insult-1015-20171013-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump declares war on the Constitution.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-constitution-war-20171013-story.html
— How Naperville trampled on property rights – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-naperville-library-landmark-20171011-story.html

— Rauner staff overhaul continues with a new top spokeswoman Patty Schuh – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: I hope that Schuh rejects those “Republicans” who want her and others a) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being illegitimate and even worse things, b) to pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois, c) to refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists, and d) to stop me from knowing about, promoting, attending, and/or reporting on their government/political events and other activities.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-staff-shakeup-20171013-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican mega donor Ken Griffin gives $1 million to Obama Foundation – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-mega-donor-ken-griffin-gives-1-million-to-obama-foundation/
— Kennedy aide says sexism behind labor attacks on her – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-kennedy-aide-says-sexism-behind-labor-attacks-on-her/
— Top labor leader rapped for ‘sexist mindset’ in fundraiser criticism – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/top-labor-leader-rapped-for-sexist-mindset-in-fundraiser-criticism/
— Vallas once offered to work for Rauner on revamping Chicago schools – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/vallas-once-offered-to-work-for-rauner-on-revamping-chicago-schools/
— Federal judge in Chicago refuses to lift freeze on Trump administration policy – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/federal-judge-refuses-to-lift-freeze-on-trump-administration-policy/
— 3 accomplished women in mix to be attorney general – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/washington-3-accomplished-women-in-mix-to-be-attorney-general/
— DIERSEN HEADINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/fountain-when-we-take-a-knee-america-it-is-of-thee-we-sing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chavez-in-trumps-mind-puerto-ricans-arent-americans/
— When a deal like Amazon comes along, a great city is ready – Editorial (DIERSEN: How strongly should Chicago shout at Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-when-a-deal-like-amazon-comes-along-a-great-city-is-ready/
— Trump vows to make Christmas merry again – Jonathan Lemire and Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making members of the following groups unhappy: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-vows-to-make-christmas-merry-again/
— Rauner brings in steady hand Patty Schuh after shaky summer – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-brings-in-steady-hand-after-shaky-summer/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171013/ecc-panel-undocumented-students-talk-about-challenges
— Longtime Republican lawmaker Pihos faces retail theft charge – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171013/longtime-republican-lawmaker-pihos-faces-retail-theft-charge

 

CBS2
— Duckworth: Ending ACA Subsidies Affect The Most Vulnerable – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs, that is, what did you do to make yourself less vulnerable? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I withstood tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors to get rid of me for almost 3 years at the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years at IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 years at GAO 1980-1997.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/13/sen-duckworth/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 Clemente High School students hospitalized after eating brownies
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/4-clemente-high-school-students-hospitalized-after-eating-brownies

 

WLS AM
— Roskam confident Congress will come up with Obamacare replacement – John Demspey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/10/13/roskam-confident-congress-will-come-up-with-obamacare-replacement/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— If Rauner doesn’t regret this veto, he should – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/ISSUE11/171019921/more-trouble-with-illinois-multibillion-dollar-bill-backlog
— Rauner makes a smart staff pick – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I hope that Schuh rejects those “Republicans” who want her and others a) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being illegitimate and even worse things, b) to pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois, c) to refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists, and d) to stop me from knowing about, promoting, attending, and/or reporting on their government/political events and other activities.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/BLOGS02/171019909/rauner-makes-a-smart-staff-pick
— Yanking Obamacare subsidies is latest bitter pill for insurance shoppers – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at everyone that because I am federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $5,763/year for $23,051/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance, that is, that we get a $17,288/year federal subsidy.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/NEWS03/171019907/yanking-obamacare-subsidies-is-latest-bitter
— More electric power bailout talk in Springfield – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/ISSUE01/171019915/dynegy-pitching-springfield-on-downstate-rate-hike-for-coal-plants

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Will Gov. Rauner win in 2018? Survey says … Experts think he’s a goner; Nowlan not so sure about that – Jim Nowlan
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/10/11/will-gov-rauner-win-in-2018-survey-says/a9pk7jb/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP lawmakers fight to repeal part of new state abortion law – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gop-lawmakers-fight-to-repeal-part-of-new-state-abortion-law-10-13-2017

 

WSIL
— Illinois sending convicted murderers to lower security prisons – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36594626/illinois-sending-convicted-murderers-to-lower-security-prisons

 

WJBD RADIO
— FCC chairman silent amid Trump’s attacks on press (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have attacked me. They crow that I an 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.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/10/13/fcc-chairman-silent-amid-trumps-attacks-on-press

 

SOUTHERN
— TRAGIC: West Frankfort expands liquor licenses to address video gaming requests – ISAAC SMITH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/westfrankfort/west-frankfort-expands-liquor-licenses-to-address-video-gaming-requests/article_1d947bb7-0bbf-582c-8435-63ce9d532c23.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rep. Breen: Rauner Will Not Be Governor Next Term Due to HB 40 – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/rep-breen-rauner-will-not-be-governor-next-term-due-to-hb-40-signing/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— How The ‘Revolution’ Is Eating Its Own
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/how-the-revolution-is-eating-its-own/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN RICHARD PORTER TO STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS: IT’S ALL SPEAKER MADIGAN’S FAULT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/il-gop-national-committeeman-to-state-central-committee-members-its-all-madigans-fault.html
— AS IF ILLINOIS DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS, LAWMAKERS WANT TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/as-if-illinois-doesnt-have-enough-problems-lawmakers-want-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Lang accuses Rauner of using new opioid task force “to advance his wobbly reelection hopes”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/13/lang-accuses-rauner-of-using-new-opioid-task-force-to-advance-his-wobbly-reelection-hopes/
— Dem House members want state to withdraw from flawed national voter registration crosscheck system
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/13/dem-house-members-want-state-to-withdraw-from-flawed-national-voter-registration-crosscheck-system/

 

GOPUSA
— Two ‘Dreamers’ caught smuggling illegal aliens into U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31757

 

BREITBART
— America Fights Back: Record Number of Patriotic Cord-Cutters Tumble TV Stocks – John Nolte
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/10/13/america-fights-back-record-number-patriotic-cord-cutters-tumble-tv-stocks/
— CBS Does Not Air Anthem Protests But TNF Ratings Nevertheless Slide from Last Week – DANIEL J. FLYNN
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10/13/cbs-not-air-anthem-protests-tnf-ratings-nevertheless-slide-last-week/

 

CNS NEWS
— Blatantly Obscene Nudity Honored on National Mall – John Horvat II
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/john-horvat-ii/blatantly-obscene-nudity-honored-national-mall

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— CONSERVATIVE LEADERS CALL FOR MITCH MCCONNELL TO STEP DOWN – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/13/conservative-leaders-call-for-mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down/

 

NEWSMAX
— Social Security Recipients Will See 2 Percent Boost in 2018  (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because a) I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension and b) I took it at age 62 in 2010.  It will increase by $41/year, from $2,028/year to $2,068/year.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/personal-finance/social-security-cola-cost-living/2017/10/13/id/819606/

 

TOWNHALL
— ‘Anger in America’ Not Making Sense – Michael Reagan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on making everyone angry at Trump supporters.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2017/10/13/anger-in-america-not-making-sense-n2394740

 

DAILY CALLER
— Washington DC Is SWAMPED With Teenagers Who Have Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/12/washington-dc-is-swamped-with-teenagers-who-have-sexually-transmitted-diseases/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois to sell $6B of bonds to a skeptical market – Reuters
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/10/13/illinois-to-sell-6b-bonds-to-skeptical-market.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employees Happier, More Engaged for Third Year in a Row – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would be much happier if GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/federal-employees-happier-more-engaged-third-year-row/141752/

October 11 Morning Edition

FAMILY PAC
— A Statement From Paul Caprio About Rauner’s Signing of HB 40
http://mailchi.mp/f553f1874776/statement-from-paul-caprio?e=8dc9fff257
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  About three years ago to this day, I was asked by a supporter to meet with Bruce Rauner in the final stages of his campaign for Illinois governor. I agreed to the meeting, which took place at the Union League Club in Chicago. Family-Pac had not supported Rauner in the Primary, and Rauner had refused to clarify his positions on a host of issues important to all of us. He continued to say that he had no “social agenda.” My friend David Smith of the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) asked that I try to persuade Rauner to complete the IFI candidate questionnaire so that Christian voters across Illinois would be informed of his positions. At our meeting, Rauner said he would not fill out the questionnaire because his “consultants” told him he “had to get every question right to get the “endorsement.” I explained that IFI was a 501(c) (3) organization that did not “endorse” candidates and that no one was looking for “perfection” but only his honest attempt to state his views. Rauner said that he was not filling out any questionnaires (the position also stated by his campaign lieutenants) and that he wanted to keep Personal-Pac “neutralized.” I told him that Personal-Pac and Terry Cosgrove would be running TV spots against him. He seemed surprised. (Shortly thereafter, Personal-Pac TV ads against Rauner began.) This meeting exemplifies the series of lies by Bruce Rauner to Illinois pro-family voters and leaders. First, Rauner said to me that he was not completing any candidate questionnaires—yet this May, after Rauner stated his intention to veto HB 40 (taxpayer-funded abortion), Personal-Pac released a copy of Rauner’s “perfect” questionnaires in which he had pledged to sign taxpayer-funded abortion. In May, after promising Cardinal Cupich that he would veto HB 40, Rauner signed this dastardly bill, which will result in the deaths more than 12,000 innocent victims a year according to reliable estimates. In 50 years, I have never seen a politician as consistently dishonest on family issues as Bruce Rauner. Rauner has become a “cancer” on the Republican Party leadership, who should disassociate from him and declare the 2018 March Primary “open,” but they won’t…because they don’t have the courage to stand up for their “professed” beliefs and are indentured to his money. But Family-Pac will….with your help. On October 9, we convened a meeting of 20 pro-family/pro-life organizations to recruit a strong pro-family candidate to seek the GOP nomination against Rauner and his multi-million dollar checkbook. We are interviewing a number of candidates now and also pledged to support an independent candidate, like Joe Walsh, if necessary. We are leading the attack against Rauner in the media everyday, but we need your help. if Family-Pac is going to provide essential financial help to the candidate we recruit to get a strong campaign off the ground. Please help now as never before. We must fight to repeal HB 40 and provide courageous moral leadership to some of the Rauner-fearing elected officials. Please go to our website http://www.family-pac.com/support-us/ to contribute $35, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, or $2500 or send your donation in today to stand up for innocent life, taxpayers, and integrity in government as never before.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS REVIEW READERS SAY GOVERNOR RAUNER SHOULD EXIT IL GOP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-review-readers-governor-rauner-should-exit-il-gop.html
— ON LATE-TERM ABORTION, LIBERALS ARE THE REAL SCIENCE DENIERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/on-late-term-abortion-liberals-are-the-real-science-deniers.html
— PREVAILING-WAGE LAWS CAUSE PERMANENT HARM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. 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.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should disclose what they are/were paid, their education, their professional certifications, their professional licenses, their work experience, etc. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/prevailing-wage-laws-cause-permanent-harm.html
— FROM CHICAGO BLACK PASTOR ERIC WALLACE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: INVITE KAEPERNICK TO LUNCH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/from-chicago-black-pastor-to-president-trump-invite-kaepernick-to-lunch.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Bannon “exploring” fielding candidates in gubernatorial races (FROM THE ARTICLE: One can’t help but wonder whether any disaffected Republicans in Illinois have reached out to him yet.) (DIERSEN: Given Rauner’s rejection of Trump and his rejection of the 2,146,015 who voted for Trump in the November 6 election last year, who speaks for Trump’s supporters in Illinois?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/11/bannon-exploring-fielding-candidates-in-gubernatorial-races/
— Lake County GOP gun raffle will proceed as scheduled
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/11/lake-county-gop-gun-raffle-will-proceed-as-scheduled/
— CME chief warns against a state derivatives tax (DIERSEN: For almost 9 of the 18 years that worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved derivatives.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/11/cme-chief-warns-against-a-state-derivatives-tax/

 

ABC7
— Elk Grove Village considers plan to stop all tobacco sales – Liz Nagy  (DIERSEN: Pot is far more harmful than tobacco products.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/elk-grove-village-considers-plan-to-stop-all-tobacco-sales/2517871/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NFL, others distance themselves from Mike Ditka’s no-oppression claim – Patrick Finley  (DIERSEN: Members of Group A demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of Group B as being oppressors.  Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or have ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/nfl-others-distance-themselves-from-mike-ditkas-no-oppression-claim/
— Defiant Ald. Carrie Austin defends hiring son as ward superintendent – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Did your parents help you get a job?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/defiant-ald-carrie-austin-defends-hiring-son-as-ward-superintendent/
— Chicago Public Schools raising property taxes by $225M – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-raising-property-taxes-by-225m-or-177-for-average-homeowner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County Republicans moving ahead with gun giveaway fundraiser 2 weeks after Las Vegas massacre – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lake-county-republicans-gun-fundraiser-las-vegas-20171010-story.html
— Rauner vows to get newborn screening for Krabbe disease ‘done’ – Patricia Callahan and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-krabbe-newborn-screening-meeting-met-20171010-story.html
— Cook County pop tax one step away from repeal after 15-1 test vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-pop-tax-repeal-20171010-story.html
— Most men think gender gap at work is far smaller than study shows it is – Samantha Bomkamp (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a female in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a female in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted females in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a female in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a female in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-gender-diversity-work-study-20171011-story.html
— Free speech is more than a ‘right-wing’ cause – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of the First Amendment. They want their operatives and their dupes to have more power to destroy any individual like me, any organization like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, any company, and government, and any country that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-free-speech-trump-sessions-campus-speech-1011-20171010-story.html
— Will Preckwinkle punch ‘Reset’ or ‘Retaliate’? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents use to justify their retaliating against you? My critics/opponents use a) my failing/refusing to glorify and praise them, b) my failing/refusing to pander to them, c) my failing/refusing to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) my failing/refusing to give them money, e) my supporting one of their opponents in a Republican primary, f) my including a link in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to an article that they do not like, g) my failing/refusing to cover up their wrong doing, h) my supporting planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform or the Republican Party platform that they reject, i) supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, j) my failing/refusing to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, and other vices, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, etc., k) my suing them, l) their disapproval/hatred of my demographics, m) my living in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County only since 1978, n) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-soda-tax-repeal-preckwinkle-20171010-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ditka apologizes after saying ‘there’s been no oppression in the last 100 years’ – Des Bieler  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, for causing all of your problems, for causing all of my problems, and for causing all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me and what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a Republican Precinct Committeeman, a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for all the losses the Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. The higher the office, the more that they blame me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171011/ditka-apologizes-after-saying-theres-been-no-oppression-in-the-last-100-years
— Metra must minimize any fare hikes, service cuts – Editorial (DIERSEN: Do/did you ride Metra? I did 1978-1997 and 9/71-12/71 and 11/73-6/74.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171011/editorial-metra-must-minimize-any-fare-hikes-service-cuts
— DuPage County to get more federal help to fight heroin – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Who sells heroin to those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  If you want to destroy a precinct, a municipality, a township/ward, a county, a state, or a country, you sell heroin in that precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, state, or country.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171011/dupage-county-to-get-more-federal-help-to-fight-heroin
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Higher tax exemptions only in Cook County – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171011/why-only-cook-county-homeowners-are-getting-a-bigger-tax-exemption

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Chicago’s new debt scheme is reckless – MARK GLENNON
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171011/OPINION/171019976
— Loyola to acquire MacNeal Hospital – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: My wife worked for MacNeal 1992-2000.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171011/NEWS03/171019969/loyola-to-acquire-macneal-hospital

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/ Republican Primary State Rep. Candidate Bob Bednar (Grayslake, 62nd Dist)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/10/berkowitz-w-republican-primary-state-rep-candidate-bob-bednar-cableweb/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— U of I DACA recipients speak out against Trump’s latest immigration propositions – Nikki McGee  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at DACA recipients that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps are counting on DACA recipients to help them get rid of Republicans.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/u-of-i-daca-recepients-speak-out-against-trumps-latest-immigration-propositions

 

X95 RADIO
— RAUNER COULD FACE PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR GOP NOMINATION
http://www.x95radio.com/2017/10/10/rauner-could-face-primary-challenge-for-gop-nomination/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, despite buckets of campaign cash, may be in for a primary fight in his 2018 re-election battle for governor. Suburban Republican lawmaker Jeanne Ives (Wheaton) is considering getting in the race, citing her frustration with the governor’s signing of HB40, a law that will increase access to abortion for state Medicaid recipients and would continue to make abortion legal in Illinois should the U.S. Supreme Court choose to overturn it. Rauner is facing a revolt from the grassroots of his party, with several Republican lawmakers saying they can’t support him for re-election and are actively looking for an alternative. Former ally John Tillman, head of the libertarian think tank The Illinois Policy Institute, referred to him as “Benedict Rauner” for allegedly “going back on his word” and signing HB40. Ives would appear to be at a significant financial disadvantage, but could level the playing field if she garners the support of political operatives like Dan Proft and uber-funder Dick Uihlein.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ‘Now we’re hoping he seriously considers not running’; conservative groups band together to end Rauner support – W.J. Kennedy  (DIERSEN: If Rauner/Sanguinetti announce that they are not running, a) who would you want to run and why and b) who do you predict will run and why?)
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511241988-now-we-re-hoping-he-seriously-considers-not-running-conservative-groups-band-together-to-end-rauner-support

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrat gubernatorial candidates criticize potential Amazon incentives – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/democrat-gubernatorial-candidates-criticize-potential-amazon-incentives/article_b6c11c6a-add3-11e7-a240-df460ccfa6a9.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Muslim Brotherhood Political Infiltration on Steroids – Janet Levy
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/muslim-brotherhood-political-infiltration-on-steroids/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— As Trump calls for end to NFL tax breaks, Goodell says players need to stand during anthem – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/10/roger-goodell-says-players-should-stand-during-ant/
— Tim Kaine says Bob Corker is not the only Republican to question Trump’s fitness for office – Sally Persons  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes who have questioned my fitness to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA state editor, 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, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/10/tim-kaine-says-bob-corker-is-not-the-only-republic/

 

LIFE NEWS
— Undercover Video Catches New York Times Editor Admitting It “Always” Slants Stories Against President Trump – SCOTT WHITLOCK
http://www.lifenews.com/2017/10/10/undercover-video-catches-new-york-times-editor-admitting-it-always-slants-stories-against-president-trump/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Obama Justice Department Favored Immigrants Over Citizens  Just 10 of 146 suits filed by antidiscrimination office during Obama years were on behalf of U.S. citizens – Brendan Kirby
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/obama-justice-department-favored-immigrants-over-citizens/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— California reduces penalties for knowingly infecting someone with HIV – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-reduces-penalties-for-knowingly-infecting-someone-with-hiv

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama’s $500 Million Presidential Library Will Skirt Federal Standards To Save Money – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/obamas-500-million-presidential-library-will-skirt-federal-standards-to-save-money/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s new immigration priorities are the right solution to Obama’s mess – RJ HAUMAN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/354765-trumps-new-immigration-priorities-are-the-right-solution-to-obamas-mess
— Take a knee, but only for the right reasons – ALAN KEYES
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/354742-take-a-knee-but-only-for-the-right-reasons
— Trump’s new immigration priorities are the right solution to Obama’s mess – RJ HAUMAN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/354765-trumps-new-immigration-priorities-are-the-right-solution-to-obamas-mess

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans a) “don’t want young immigrants deported” and b) count on young immigrants to get rid of Republicans.
https://apnews.com/cd4b2d91423a4b3aab022041df149622/AP-NORC-Poll:-Most-don’t-want-young-immigrants-deported

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Threatens N.F.L. and Attacks Jemele Hill of ESPN – PETER BAKER and KEN BELSON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/us/politics/trump-nfl-jemele-hill.html
— Why Big Cities Thrive, and Smaller Ones Are Being Left Behind – Eduardo Porter  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government promote big cities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/business/economy/big-cities.html
—  AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON NEW YORK TIGHTENS: 10% of New York City Public School Students Were Homeless Last Year – ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/nyregion/one-in-10-new-york-city-public-school-students-are-homeless.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump scores a win in the culture war as NFL seeks to ensure players stand for national anthem – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-scores-a-win-in-the-culture-war–nfl-asks-players-to-stand-for-national-anthem/2017/10/10/f3b7e2e8-adf6-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— One in four government workers in New York makes $100K thanks to overtime – Carl Campanile
http://nypost.com/2017/10/10/one-in-four-government-workers-makes-100k-thanks-to-overtime/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— NFL Owners to Discuss Policy on Standing for Anthem  A league spokesman said owners will consider player input on the issue, but suggested that a rule change would not require player approval – Matthew Futterman and Andrew Beaton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-owners-to-discuss-policy-on-standing-for-anthem-1507653315
— Trump Puts Spotlight on Sports Tax Breaks  Tweet attacking NFL comes amid scrutiny of financing for sports stadiums – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-puts-spotlight-on-sports-tax-breaks-1507660681
— The Best Ways to Tell the Hard Truth at Work – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: White male federal employees should be told that their career will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of a) if they are Republican and b) if they do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-ways-to-tell-the-hard-truth-at-work-1507647758

 

MARKET WATCH
— Why ‘nudging’ works: People need a push when it comes to retirement savings – ANGELA M. ANTONELLI (DIERSEN: Constructively, I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System seniority. Sadly, most, if not virtually all of the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have health, financial, and/or other problems and have saved little or nothing for their retirement. It certainly seems like my critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes less than $15/hour cash under the table and no benefits.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-nudging-works-people-need-a-push-when-it-comes-to-retirement-savings-2017-10-11

 

USA TODAY
— What Donald Trump is not telling you about his tax overhaul plan: Some will pay more taxes – Herb Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/11/what-donald-trump-not-telling-you-his-tax-overhaul-plan-some-pay-more-taxes/746810001/
— TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: Army is accepting more low-quality recruits, giving waivers for marijuana to hit targets – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how since the 1960s the federal government has lowered and made more subjective its hiring, retention, and promotion standards to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/10/army-accepting-more-low-quality-recruits-giving-waivers-marijuana-hit-targets/750844001/

 

FED WEEK
— Federal Employee Buyout Boost Advances  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, buyouts are used to get rid of older federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/federal-employee-buyout-boost-advances/
— Prospect of Retirement, Other Benefit Cuts Moves Ahead  (DIERSEN: I became eligible for a $25,000 buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old. If I had not taken my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/prospect-retirement-benefit-cuts-moves-ahead/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1018 James Court, Wheaton – $399,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447922_zpid/

October 9 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? How many and which Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois read their emails? During the last week, last month, and last year, what have they written in support of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform? What have they written in support of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling? If conservative leaders in Illinois were to meet to discuss actions to take concerning Rauner/Sanguinetti, which conservative leaders would you want to participate in that meeting and why? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss/belittle/badmouth the fact I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth a) my knowledge of the important conservative leaders in Illinois; b) my knowledge of the important Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois; and c) my enhanced knowledge of Brady, Breen, Ives, Proft, Sanguinetti, etc. 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 (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that lost 69 to 13 when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004 in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. They stress that an ICRC SC member tried to get ICRC to censure me because of my GOPUSA ILLLINOIS emails at ICRC’s 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  My critics/opponents a) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and c) focus on destroying individuals like me, organizations like TAPROOT, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF LESTER: Is Illinois GOP uniting in opposition to Rauner, abortion? – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman?  Are you “not passing (Rauner/Sanguinetti) petitions?” I have gathered 34 signatures on 3 petition sheets from Republican voters in 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. Since 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures from Republican voters in my precinct for all the announced Republican candidates who will be Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171009/lester-is-illinois-gop-uniting-in-opposition-to-rauner-abortion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton says the state Republican party, criticized in recent months for its internal squabbles, is banding together in opposition to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s approval of an abortion funding measure last month. “Certainly, the party’s fractured, but when I talk to my colleagues, they’re not supporting Rauner, not passing his petitions,” Ives says. “We actually seem to be uniting against the signing of this bill.” Ives might be on to something. The Illinois Republican congressional delegation released a joint statement describing Rauner’s signing of the measure, which expands taxpayer funding of abortions and ensures the procedure remains legal in Illinois, as one that “let down taxpayers and the unborn.” He’s also angered former allies, including conservative radio host Dan Proft, who runs a political action committee that has in the past spent millions supporting candidates that have backed Rauner’s agenda. The conservative Illinois Policy Institute, whose former head exited as Rauner’s chief of staff on Friday, deemed the governor “Benedict Rauner” over the abortion bill. Possible opponents? Ives, whose name’s been floated as a possible Rauner opponent, isn’t committing to an election bid so far. Neither is state Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, a Thomas More Society attorney who says he refuses to support Rauner after the governor signed the abortion bill. State Sen. Bill Brady, who ran with a socially conservative platform as his party’s gubernatorial nominee three times, most recently in 2014, also wouldn’t say if he’s in or out. Proft didn’t return messages seeking comment. Rauner, for his part, has been leaving voicemails for Republican legislators with the message that the abortion issue is “very emotional, very difficult.” He says he’s pro-choice, but hopes the party can “move past these issues and respectfully agree to disagree” and focus on jobs, tax reduction, higher family incomes, school choice, political reforms and ethics reforms “so we can win and become the majority party again.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups use children as cannon fodder: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171009/lester-is-illinois-gop-uniting-in-opposition-to-rauner-abortion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Evanston High School, meanwhile, saw players and marching band members kneel during a game late last month against New Trier High School. Evanston Township District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon read a statement over the loudspeaker saying “we must work as a community to combat systems of oppression aimed at our black, Latino, Muslim, refugee, immigrant and LGBT communities.” It was a message, he said, Evanston students helped with.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Gutierrez: Trump’s immigration proposals ‘an extension of the white supremacist agenda’ – Ed O’Keefe  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gutierrez-trump-immigration-20171008-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: In rural Henry County, support for Trump remains but some cracks starting to show – Ted Gregory  (DIERSEN: How many votes did Trump and Clinton get in your precinct?  In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9, Trump got only 137 and Clinton got 211.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-henry-county-voters-anxious-met-20171008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A predominantly agricultural county with two ethanol plants and three gun manufacturers, Henry County in far western Illinois is a compelling indicator of the existing political landscape: Like almost all of rural Illinois, it went for Trump by a wide margin — he got 14,000 votes there to Hillary Clinton’s 8,900. Yet the county supported Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but went with George W. Bush in 2004.)
— MARCH 26, 1998 FLASHBACK: Milton Township Gop Elects Upstart Leader Chris Heidorn  Unusual Vote Called A Conservative Swing – Deborah Kadin
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-03-26/news/9803260282_1_gop-group-precinct-committeemen-election
— MARCH 23, 1998 FLASHBACK: Precinct Leaders Taking Sides In Township Battle  Milton Conservatives Feud With Moderates – Lisa Black
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-03-23/news/9803230091_1_committeemen-bond-referendum-school-board-races
— MARCH 12, 1998 FLASHBACK: Gop Split Festering In Milton Township  Party Organization Facing A Battle Royal – Lisa Black and William Grady
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-03-12/news/9803120232_1_moderates-republican-organizations-gop

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic candidates for governor face off in progressive forum – Taylor Hartz (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and DuPage County Circuit Court Judge. I should write a book about those who took the lead in destroying TAPROOT in 2012, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-candidates-for-governor-face-off-in-progressive-forum/
— Parents are pulling younger kids away from playing football – Bob Susnjara, Jake Griffin and Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents did not push me toward football. I could not have played football anyway because I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/parents-are-pulling-younger-kids-away-from-playing-football/
— Chance the Rapper livestreams traffic stop on Instagram – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Because of the hatred that anti-Trumps are promoting, Trump supporters should consider livestreaming their encounters with anti-Trumps.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-rapper-livestream-traffic-stop/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Recreational marijuana a bad idea – Kim Freitag, Elgin
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171009/recreational-marijuana-a-bad-idea
— Antioch Township Assessor takes wrong approach to solving office dispute – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171009/editorial-assessor-takes-wrong-approach-to-solving-office-dispute
— Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171008/news/310089926/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color photo unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Mexico, its citizens, and its language.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171009/elgin-teacher-inspires-students-through-language

 

ABC7
— White House releases long list of demands for DACA fix – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-releases-long-list-of-demands-for-daca-fix/2509466/

 

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates for Illinois Governor Gather for Gubernatorial Forum – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and DuPage County Circuit Court Judge. I should write a book about those who took the lead in destroying TAPROOT in 2012, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Democratic-Candidates-for-Illinois-Governor-Gather-for-Gubernatorial-Forum-450068123.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun control measures on agenda for veto session – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171008/gun-control-measures-on-agenda-for-veto-session

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Democratic gubernatorial candidates push free tuition, single-payer health care – Kristina Karisch  (DIERSEN: How many hours did you work to pay for your college expenses? If tuition had been free for you, would you have gotten better grades? To pay for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1969 and at NIU 1969-1970 and for news cars to get to and from work and school, I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/09/city/democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-push-free-tuition-single-payer-health-care/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s praise of Columbus omits dark history – HOLLY YAN  (DIERSEN: What is your parents’ dark history? What is your grandparents’ dark history? What is your great grandparents’ dark history? What is the rest of your ancestors’ dark history? Ever-increasingly, if you are White and/or male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Whites and anti-males call for you to pay for the sins of your parents, for the sins of your grandparents, for the sins of your great grandparents, and for the sins the rest of your ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trumps-praise-of-columbus-omits-dark-history/830794716
— GOP sees how narrow margin is on tax reform  Can Republicans get enough votes? – LAUREN FOX (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that the deductibility of real estate taxes and medical expenses has enabled my wife and I to save federal taxes by itemizing.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-sees-how-narrow-margin-is-on-tax-reform/830965507

 

WVIK
— Public Forum on Illinois State Budget – HERB TRIX
http://wvik.org/post/public-forum-illinois-state-budget#stream/0

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— The Conservative Revolt Against Bruce Rauner
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/the-conservative-revolt-against-bruce-rauner
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decisions to sign taxpayer-funded abortion and sanctuary state legislation, conservative lawmakers and voters alike are abandoning their support for the first-term governor. On this edition of Illinois Rising, Dan Proft and Pat Hughes talk to state Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, about the prospects for a primary challenge to Rauner from someone on his right. Proft and Hughes also break down the results of a new study showing Illinois as one of the least desirable states in the country in which to do business. And they discuss the new primary challenger to House Minority Leader Jim Durkin.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Still no meetings held to balance budget governor says is $1.7 billion out of balance – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/still-no-meetings-held-to-balance-budget-governor-says-is/article_beb1ced2-aae1-11e7-a44f-734087cbc820.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE’S HOME AND CAR VANDALIZED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-conservatives-home-and-car-vandalized.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is Trump still the same guy who won in November? – W. James Antle III  (DIERSEN: One could ask is Rauner still the same guy who won in 2014? Ever-increasingly, Rauner acts against conservative principles and against the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/is-trump-still-the-same-guy-who-won-in-november/article/2636729

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump unveils new strict 70-point immigration enforcement plan  Calls for comprehensive rewrite of laws to stiffen border and interior, cut chain migration – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/8/trump-send-70-point-immigration-enforcement-list-c/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups want Republicans to pander to Hispanics: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/10/08/rep-castro-gop-can-regain-confidence-trust-latinos-backing-dream-act/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Requests Border Wall Funding, Fewer Green Cards And More Deportations – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/08/trump-requests-border-wall-funding-fewer-green-cards-and-more-deportations/
— Top Obama Officials Spent Nearly $1 Million On Non-Commercial Flights – Michael Bastasch
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/08/exclusive-top-obama-officials-spent-nearly-1-million-on-non-commercial-flights/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump foments the Republican civil war of 2017.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/354519-trump-foments-the-republican-civil-war-of-2017
— Gutierrez rips Trump immigration proposals: ‘An extension of the white supremacist agenda’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354498-dem-lawmaker-rips-trump-immigration-proposals-an-extension-of-the-white
— Durbin: Congress shouldn’t include Trump’s demands in DACA legislation – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354491-top-dem-congress-shouldnt-include-trumps-demands-in-daca-legislation

 

REUTERS
— Trump seeks border wall, crackdown on unaccompanied minors for ‘Dreamer’ deal – Jeff Mason
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-exclusive/trump-seeks-border-wall-crackdown-on-unaccompanied-minors-for-dreamer-deal-idUSKBN1CD10L

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/us/politics/white-house-daca.html
— Bob Corker Says Trump’s Recklessness Threatens ‘World War III’ – JONATHAN MARTIN and MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/us/politics/trump-corker.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Attacking Media as Distraction. Mr. Trump is putting on a sideshow to take attention away from his failures.” I should write a book about all those who have attacked me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They include “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/opinion/trump-attacks-twitter-media.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Platinum pensions: Rich CEOs aren’t like you and me. They get multimillion-dollar pensions even when they’re forced out of their jobs. – Michelle Singletary  (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/10/09/platinum-pensions-rich-ceos-arent-like-you-and-me-they-get-multimillion-dollar-pensions-even-when-theyre-forced-out-of-their-jobs/
— Trump tries to weaken federal unions, but their membership grows in reaction to GOP actions – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/09/trump-tries-to-weaken-federal-unions-but-their-membership-grows-in-reaction-to-gop-actions/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hardline White House immigration proposals could derail deal to protect Dreamers.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-20171008-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SPENCER: White supremacists say rally in Charlottesville is model for protests across nation – John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/08/white-supremacists-say-rally-charlottesville-model-more-protests-across-south/744087001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: My ancestor didn’t bring American sin. There is plenty of blame for those who came before and after Christopher Columbus.  (DIERSEN: What is your parents’ dark history? What is your grandparents’ dark history? What is your great grandparents’ dark history? What is the rest of your ancestors’ dark history? Ever-increasingly, if you are White and/or male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Whites and anti-males call for you to pay for the sins of your parents, for the sins of your grandparents, for the sins of your great grandparents, and for the sins the rest of your ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trumps-praise-of-columbus-omits-dark-history/830794716
— GOP sees how narrow margin is on tax reform  Can Republicans get enough votes? – LAUREN FOX (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that the deductibility of real estate taxes and medical expenses has enabled my wife and I to save federal taxes by itemizing.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/09/christopher-columbus-xx-my-ancestor-wasnt-evil-column/744333001/
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites, anti-Italian Americans, and anti-Americans say “Christopher Columbus, your ship may have sailed: Indigenous Peoples Day picks up steam.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/08/christopher-columbus-indigenous-peoples-day/744210001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Christopher Columbus, Great American  Attacks on the explorer are aimed at Western civilization. – Angela Rocco DeCarlo  (DIERSEN: As Germany becomes more and more and more anti-American, discrimination against German-Americans is diminishing.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/christopher-columbus-great-american-1507487794
— The GOP’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Temptation  The top 10% of earners already pay 71% of federal income taxes—highest in the developed world. – Phil Gramm (DIERSEN: Should everyone who wants the rich to pay more federal income tax be required to disclose how much federal income tax that they paid during the last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, last 20 years, etc.?  During the last 20 years, I have paid far less federal income tax because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-tax-the-rich-temptation-1507487704

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Demands Wall Funds for DACA, Drawing Rebuke From Democrats – Toluse Olorunnipa and Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-08/white-house-lays-out-immigration-demands-including-wall-funding

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Flips Again, Demands Broad Immigration Crackdown in Exchange for DACA Fix – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/10/trump-flips-again-wants-immigration-crackdown-for-daca-fix.html

 

ATLANTIC
— The White House Lays Out Its Conditions for Extending DACA  The Trump administration provided a list of immigration reforms it wants fulfilled for a deal to protect young undocumented immigrants. – PRISCILLA ALVAREZ
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/the-white-house-lays-out-its-demands-for-daca/542376/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “TRUMP HOLDS DREAMERS HOSTAGE TO A FAR-RIGHT WISH LIST  The president offers Democrats a devil’s bargain in exchange for DACA.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-holds-dreamers-hostage-to-a-far-right-wish-list

 

FED SMITH
— Should Political Appointees Be Barred From Career Jobs? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Overwhelmingly they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/09/political-appointees-barred-career-jobs/

October 7 Morning Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— 2018 PETITIONS  (DIERSEN: How many signatures on how many nominating petition sheets, for how many candidates, and from how many homes have you gathered so far? So far, from 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I have gathered 559 signatures from registered Republican voters on 56 nominating petition sheets for the 19 announced candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct. The candidates are: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinette, Lieutenant Governor and Erika Harold, Attorney General; ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly; ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, and Beth Tatro; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo and Karen Wilson; and REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN: Dave Diersen.  Outstandingly, yesterday evening, my State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman notarized the aforesaid 56 nominating petitions and my Statement of Candidacy, Oath of Registration Officer, and Loyalty Oath. Ever since I was first elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petition sheets for all the candidates who will be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)
http://dupagegop.org/candidates/2018-petitions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Please help gather signatures for our Republican candidates. Any assistance you can provide to help them secure ballot access would be greatly appreciated. To help, click the links, print the petition sheets, and get signatures from your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. For statewide candidates, anyone who lives in Illinois can sign. For countywide and judicial candidates, signees have to live within DuPage. Federal, state, and county legislators need signatures from those who are registered to vote in their districts. We will update this page when we receive more petitions from the campaigns. Please mail completed, notarized petitions to P.O. Box 893, Wheaton, IL 60187, your local Republican township organization, or the candidate’s campaign office.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Berrios moonlights in Las Vegas for video poker friends – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-berrios-moonlights-in-las-vegas-for-video-poker-friends/

 

DAILY HERALD
— University of Illinois leads $25M military initiative – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171006/news/310069920/
— Elk Grove Village mayor wants total tobacco sales ban – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/elk-grove-village-mayor-wants-total-tobacco-sales-ban

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Longtime Glen Ellyn volunteer remembered for community work  Memorial service for Jim Rasins set for Sunday – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/06/longtime-glen-ellyn-volunteer-remembered-for-community-work/aa69yk/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Turnover benefits seniors – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-turnover-benefits-seniors/article_80ba4553-d2ef-5e63-8b85-a596a3ad5e25.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Contentious speaker met with peaceful protests near Illini Union.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools crank out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-06/contentious-speaker-met-with-peaceful-protests-near-illini-union.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Controversial conservative speaker Charlie Kirk’s appearance Thursday night on campus was pretty much a political version of the battle of the bands. Before the Turning Point USA founder began his 40-minute talk inside the Illini Union, a mostly-student crowd of 67 marched across the Quad in that direction, many of them chanting slogans like “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Charlie Kirk has got to go.” Several onlookers grabbed their cellphones to snap selfies in front of the protesters. “He promotes racist policies,” said Elizabeth Dean of the International Socialist Organization. “He wants to build a wall on the border with Mexico. He promotes the ‘professor watch list,’ which asks students to give information about professors they think are left wing. I think his views are harmful to students on campus.” Inside the Union, close to 200 people packed Illini Room B to hear Kirk, a member of President Donald Trump’s transition team, extol the virtues of capitalism, fiscal responsibility and limited government. Attendees launched their own chant: “USA! USA! USA!” One woman squealed when Kirk suggested the U.S. move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “College students are so used to hearing one side of the political agenda,” said Debbie Bernal, president of the UI chapter of Turning Point USA. “It is important to know there are other beliefs out there that young people are open to, as well.” UI police were stationed both inside and outside the union, but no violence was reported. Most of the conflict was of the verbal variety as each side promoted its views, separated by a hallway. Outside, Nilly Kumar of Urbana carried a sign reading “Open mic for anyone who hates fascism.” “Charlie Kirk is openly against the immigrant community and the undocumented community,” Kumar said. “He supports ideas that should have stayed in the racist 20th century. They don’t belong in this time period.” Inside, Kirk’s talk was interrupted only by loud applause from supporters, many of whom sported buttons reading “I love capitalism” and “Socialism sucks.” “Whether you agree or disagree, it is so important to fight for free speech on campuses today,” Kirk told the crowd. Among his remarks: a call for colleges to move from four-year to three-year degrees. “College should not be about life exploration,” he said. “It should be about career preparation.”)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Blame The Auditors? Coliseum Fraud Case Isn’t Clear Cut – RYAN DENHAM
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/blame-auditors-coliseum-fraud-case-isn-t-clear-cut#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Various Post-Vegas Gun Proposals – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-various-post-vegas-gun-proposals

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Gov. Rauner declares October Built in Illinois Month  (DIERSEN: What manufacturing jobs have you had in Illinois? During the summer of 1966, when I was 17 years old, I helped build railroad cars for Thrall Car in South Chicago Heights. Early during 1970, I helped Chrysler build cars in Belvedere.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-declares-october-built-in-illinois-month

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Do Republicans Still Love Rauner? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner talks and acts like he is taking advice from those who want him and all the other Republican candidates to lose on November 6, 2018. Those advisors tell him to dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, religious, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those advisors tell him to dump the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially their traditional family, right-to-life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-week-do-republicans-still-rauner#stream/0

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Durkin: Purveyor Of Debt In State Drowning In Debt
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/durkin-purveyor-of-debt-in-state-drowning-in-debt

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislative leaders consider using state tax dollars meant for roads to help pay for Obama museum – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legislative-leaders-consider-using-state-tax-dollars-meant-for-roads/article_02e305a6-aabc-11e7-af18-e7363460b396.html

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Capitol Fax newsletter reported Thursday how many people are refusing to sign the nominating petitions for the slate of preferred Democratic candidates running in Cook County because it contains Preckwinkle’s name. – Gregory Tejeda
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/10/abortion-vs-pop-tax-which-makes-for.html
— Can big bucks buy J.B. human persona? – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45, a bottom-of-the-line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/10/can-big-bucks-buy-jb-human-persona.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead, we get to hear a first-hand story of how wonderful his mother, Sue, was. He talks about how after his father, Donald, died when J.B. was merely a 7-year-old, his mother struggled to support he and his siblings. Her efforts were made all the more difficult by the fact that she was an alcoholic. She could easily have been overwhelmed by becoming a widow. Instead, she managed to raise all her children to adulthood where they succeeded in life, and J.B. says he gained “a kind of empathy and understanding” about people who struggle. HE CLAIMS THAT empathy will be put to use if he becomes governor. He’ll sympathize with all of us. . .BUT IT IS because this statement is so much like something just about anyone would say about their mother. I could easily come up with a similar accounting of how strong my late mother became following her divorce from my father – all because she wanted me and my brother to not suffer due to the split some four decades ago. In fact, my quarrel would be to say that my mother was just as special as his mother. Something I’m sure just about every voter would argue.)

 

GOPUSA
— ICE threatens ‘at-large arrests’ after California passes sanctuary city law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31420
— NFL ticket prices plunge amid backlash over players kneeling during national anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31422
— Welcome to Vegas: Billboards ask for tips on gunman’s motive
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31438

 

BREITBART
— DACA Renewals Drop 21 Percent – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/daca-renewal-apps-21-percent-amnesty-citizenship-debate-ramps/

 

BLAZE
— California declares itself a ‘sanctuary state’ – here’s how ICE responded – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/06/california-declares-itself-a-sanctuary-state-heres-how-ice-responded/
— Company that created iconic feminist statue just settled the most ironic lawsuit possible – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/06/company-that-created-iconic-feminist-statue-just-settled-the-most-ironic-lawsuit-possible/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Administration Announces New Anti-Sexual Harassment Initiative as Democrats Seek to Distance Themselves From Weinstein  ‘No woman should be made to feel unsafe in her own home’ – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/culture/trump-administration-announces-new-anti-sexual-harassment-initiative-as-democrats-seek-to-distance-themselves-from-weinstein/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives and dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-latino-leaders-urge-trump-congress-not-to-punish-dreamers-with-deportations-201928/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Gerrymandering Isn’t a Republican Problem – Philip DeVoe
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452413/gerrymandering-dont-blame-republicans

 

WASHINGTONIAN
— Some Gay Republicans Are Embracing Identity Politics, Even if That Identity Doesn’t Go Beyond Supporting Trump – COURTNEY VINOPAL
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/06/gay-republicans-are-embracing-identity-politics-exactly-who-they-represent-is-less-clear/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Aspiring Surgeon Highlights Need to Pass Dream Act – Hank Johnson  (DIERSEN: What shattered your career dreams? For me, it was the Vietnam War, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. If I had been a minority, a female, or a veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aspiring-surgeon-highlights-need-to-pass-dream-act_us_59d7e569e4b0cf2548b336fa
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But now her dreams of becoming a doctor could be shattered forever. That’s because Cinthya is one of about 800,000 DREAMers nationwide – young children brought to this country by their parents. Thanks to President Trump’s craven decision to reverse the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program or DACA, Cinthya’s contributions and those of hundreds of thousands of other DREAMers to our community and country could come to an end. Make no mistake, Congress has to now fix this problem that Trump created. I’m hopeful that Republicans can come together with Democrats and pass the bipartisan DREAM Act. Deporting DREAMers like Cinthya means destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of patriotic young people, costing the economy billions and betraying the fundamental values of the American Dream.)

 

CNN
— How to get fired by Donald Trump (and how not to) – Zach Wolf
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/politics/how-to-get-fired-by-donald-trump/index.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is President Trump a ‘textbook racist’?”
http://www.latimes.com/la-ol-opinion-newsletter-trump-racism-20171007-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why do Americans own so many guns? Because they don’t trust the protected elites to protect them. – Peggy Noonan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they are going to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-culture-of-deathand-of-disdain-1507244198
— Data on What Makes a Car ‘American’ Is Not-So-Fine-Tuned  A Wall Street Journal analysis of 2017 model-year data on the origin of the thousands of components that make up an automobile found a lack of consistency in how companies report – Adrienne Roberts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/data-on-what-makes-a-car-american-is-not-so-fine-tuned-1507293704
— As 2018 Nears, Parties Work to Reclaim Once-Loyal Voters – Dante Chinni (DIERSEN: What are the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IPR officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National committeewoman doing to reclaim once-loyal voters?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the aforesaid to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. They want them to dump the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially their traditional family, right-to-life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-2018-nears-parties-work-to-reclaim-once-loyal-voters-1507282207
— FRONT PAGE: Farewell, Valedictorian: High Schools Drop Tradition of Naming Top Student  More institutions are naming multiple valedictorians—or none at all – Tawnell D. Hobbs  (DIERSEN: What was your GPA in high school? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I only just made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/farewell-valedictorian-high-schools-drop-tradition-of-naming-top-student-1507301285

 

ACLU
— Discrimination Is the Big Winner in the Justice Department’s New Religious Guidelines – Heather L. Weaver (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Islam, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, dependency on government, dependency on charity, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://www.aclu.org/blog/religious-liberty/using-religion-discriminate/discrimination-big-winner-justice-departments-new

 

GUARDIAN
— Undocumented ‘Dreamers’ look to an uneasy future as Daca closes down – Amanda Holpuch (DIERSEN: As GAO shrank during the 1980s and 1990s, its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran looked to an uneasy future. As the Illinois Republican Party increasingly dumps its platform and dumps those who support it, Illinois Republicans look to an uneasy future.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/07/daca-ends-dreamers-future

October 4 Morning Edition

NBC5
— David Harris Joins List of Illinois Lawmakers Calling it Quits – Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/david-harris-not-running-re-election-449390623.html

 

ABC7
— Anti-abortion congressman Tim Murphy reportedly asked mistress to get one – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-abortion-us-rep-asked-mistress-to-get-one/2488179/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner still won’t say if he’ll seek re-election – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-reelection-2018-20171004-story.html
— Harold gets GOP congressional backing – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-reelection-2018-20171004-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement from Team Harold, six Republican congressmen are supporting Harold’s bid in what has turned into a top-tier statewide race next year. The endorsers include U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren of Plano, Adam Kinzinger of Channahon, Darin LaHood of Peoria, Mike Bost of Murphysboro, John Shimkus of Collinsville and Rodney Davis of Taylorville. Harold, of Urbana, had unsuccessfully challenged Davis for the Congress, but the two have mended their differences. “As leaders from across our state, our congressmen know how important real reforms are to our state,” Harold said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing the fight for reforms that will put the people’s interests ahead of the interests of the powerful political class.” One Republican member of the delegation was not part of the statement. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton said Tuesday evening that Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph McMahon has an interest in seeking the GOP attorney general nomination and is waiting to see what transpires. Kane County is part of Roskam’s 6th District.)
— Productive on six hours of sleep? You’re deluding yourself, expert says – Keri Wiginton  (DIERSEN: What stops you from getting more sleep? For me, it is my spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening. That is 70+ hours each and every week, 300+ hours each and every month, 3,650+ hours each and every year, and 36,500+ hours each and every decade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-why-we-sleep-matt-walker-20171003-story.html
— Colorado: No edible pot shaped as people, animals or fruit – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–edible-pot-new-rules-20171001-story.html
— The left swoops in on Las Vegas massacre – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-las-vegas-shooting-kass-1004-story.html
— Details of new Illinois Lottery manager deal shrouded in secrecy – Matthew Walberg and Joe Mahr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-illinois-lottery-transparency-20171003-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Father of Las Vegas shooter started life of crime in Chicago – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/father-of-las-vegas-shooter-started-life-of-crime-in-chicago/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Robert Reich says “The growing irrelevance of President Trump.” Who has worked the hardest to make you irrelevant? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to make me irrelevant. They a) focus on discouraging me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) focus on discouraging everyone from reading the emails, and c) crow 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-the-growing-irrelevance-of-president-trump/
— Michelle Obama decries lack of diversity in politics  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, what percent of political activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michelle-obama-political-diversity/

 

DAILY HERALD
— David Harris won’t seek re-election, says Illinois GOP is at war with itself – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171004/david-harris-wont-seek-re-election-says-illinois-gop-is-at-war-with-itself
— Public officials can’t separate ‘private’ comments – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the nasty, crude, rude, vicious, threatening, and even worse things that “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 have said about me. They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171003/editorial-public-officials-cant-separate-private-comments
— Kane County kids walk to school in support of active lifestyles – James Fuller (DIERSEN: When did you walk to school from your home or from your job? I walked to Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, Loyola 1974-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, UIC 1981-1983, and IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171003/kane-county-kids-walk-to-school-in-support-of-active-lifestyles
— Immigration event still has Arlington Heights residents talking – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171003/decision-to-cancel-immigration-rights-event-upsets-arlington-heights-residents

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago is now the nation’s best-educated big city – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: What college degrees did you earn in Chicago? I earned 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171004/BLOGS02/171009951/chicago-is-now-the-nations-best-educated-big-city

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— GOP upset with Rauner, unlikely to replace him – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: According to Rep. Pater Breen, R-Lombard, “The only unique feature left in Rauner’s favor is that he writes big campaign checks. For Republicans whose elections require those contributions, I understand their reluctance to be critical of Rauner.” He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Who calls your tunes? Everyone involved in government, in politics, in news media, in etc. should be required to publicly disclose the sources and amounts of their income for the last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, or more. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,856/year, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $17,288/year, and my Social Security is $2,028/year.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-04/tom-kacich-gop-upset-with-rauner-unlikely-replace-him.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The next 13 months of Illinois politics should be interesting. Republicans now have a man at the top of their 2018 ticket who many of them feel betrayed by, some want off the ticket and others say has been politically weakened. Sort of the way it was for Illinois Democrats and their gubernatorial nominee in 2014. Except that Republican Bruce Rauner has a lot more money to throw around to candidates than Democrat Pat Quinn ever dreamed of. So Rauner — who had $67 million in his Citizens for Rauner campaign fund on June 30 — is probably safe. But that doesn’t mean his GOP colleagues are happy with him. Rauner angered many Republicans last week when he signed House Bill 40, which allowed for Medicaid and state health insurance coverage for abortions. “The governor told the House Republicans that he was going to veto this bill, and he did not,” Rep. Bill Mitchell of Forsyth said. “The governor is going to have tremendous trust problems with our caucus. “He said rightly that with this budget we need to cut more. And now he spends taxpayer dollars on abortions.” “I’m still trying to make sense of it, and there’s nothing to make sense of,” Sen. Chapin Rose of Mahomet said. “Look, I’m pro-life, but it’s also about the fact that we’re broke. And if we’re not going to be spending money on things, let’s not be spending money on things. There are a whole lot of other things out there that could probably use some help.” Rep. Brad Halbrook of Shelbyville, who Rauner campaigned for and gave thousands in campaign contributions, said he was “disappointed” by Rauner’s decision. “He had committed to us to veto the bill,” Halbrook said. “This is a pretty big deal. We have a pretty conservative district. The calls, the emails, whatever kind of communication, there have not been many, but there have been a few, and they’re outraged.” But the level of outrage only goes so far. A couple of conservative lawmakers, Sen. Kyle McCarter of Lebanon (“He has disgraced the party and the citizens of Illinois. In my opinion, he should not run for re-election.”) and Rep. Jeannie Ives of Wheaton, suggested a possible primary challenge. But there’s no groundswell. “I think that would be very difficult,” Rose said of a challenge to Rauner. “I’m not willing to make that statement,” Halbrook said when asked if he’d support a contender against Rauner. “I certainly disagreed with his decision, but the attorney general’s race has always been an independent race,” said Erika Harold of Urbana, the Republican candidate for attorney general who is supported by Rauner. “I can’t deal in hypotheticals, but I believe the issues with which I agree with him outweigh those with which I disagree with him.” As Rep. Pater Breen, R-Lombard, put it last week, “The only unique feature left in Rauner’s favor is that he writes big campaign checks. For Republicans whose elections require those contributions, I understand their reluctance to be critical of Rauner.”)

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Abortion Law Doesn’t Use Federal Money – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=252838

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Democratic candidates for governor agree on much, but not cannabis  5 contenders attend forum in DeKalb – KEVIN SOLARI
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/10/04/democratic-candidates-agree-on-much-but-not-cannabis/ai4u7zu/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat Candidates For Governor Gang Up On Rauner At A Democratic Forum At NIU – JENNA DOOLEY  (DIERSEN: They could glorify and praise Rauner for all the actions that he has taken against the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/candidates-governor-gang-rauner-democratic-forum-niu

 

WJBD RADIO
— Shimkus and Other GOP Congressmen Say Rauner ‘Let Down’ Illinois on Abortion  Republican Floor Leader Peter Breen Says A Republican Challenge to Rauner in March Primary ‘Inevitable’ As a Result – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/10/03/shimkus-and-other-gop-congressmen-say-rauner-let-down-illinois-on-abortion

 

WCSJ NEWS
— Governor Rauner Announced Reelection Bid
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/governor-rauner-announced-reelection-bid/article_75374b34-a8f6-11e7-9f8d-575cfd5cfea7.html

 

WCIX
—  William Kelly’s running mate isn’t an IL resident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HjFawKoz9I

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— GOP congressmen say Rauner `let down’ Illinois on abortion – AP
http://fox2now.com/2017/10/03/gop-congressmen-say-rauner-let-down-illinois-on-abortion/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison becomes latest Republican to pull support for Rauner re-election – Nathan Davis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511235775-morrison-becomes-latest-republican-to-pull-support-for-rauner-re-election

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— 101st District hopeful Dan Caulkins cites costs, lack of compromise in abortion bill enactment
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511235673-101st-district-hopeful-cites-costs-lack-of-compromise-in-abortion-bill-enactment

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Reis opponent Darren Bailey will ‘absolutely not’ support Rauner after abortion legislation decision – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511235655-reis-opponent-will-absolutely-not-support-rauner-after-abortion-legislation-decision

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Glenbard School District 87 Superintendent David F. Larson fights for higher taxes, but not his own – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511235753-glenbard-schools-super-fights-for-higher-taxes-but-not-his-own

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— No federal money for abortion, but Illinois can and will pay – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/no-federal-money-for-abortion-but-illinois-can-and-will/article_0c149adc-a773-11e7-ad6f-b32fd081f164.html
— Las Vegas shooting prompts questions for Illinois law enforcement – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/las-vegas-shooting-prompts-questions-for-illinois-law-enforcement/article_f1587920-a79a-11e7-8694-cbe6f69c92b7.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pro-Life Leaders React to Gov. Rauner Signing HB 40 – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-life-leaders-react-gov-rauner-signing-hb-40/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP. DAVID HARRIS JOINS RANKS OF GOP LAWMAKERS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/state-rep-david-harris-joins-ranks-of-gop-lawmakers-not-seeking-re-election-in-2018.html
— GOP PRIMARY BATTLE EMERGES TO SUCCEED CAVALETTO IN 107TH STATE HOUSE RACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/blaine-wilhour-announces-candidacy-for-state-representative-in-the-107th-house-district.html
— U-46 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER “MAKES NO APOLOGIES” FOR HER COMMENT ABOUT US FLAG
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/u-46-school-board-member-apologizes.html
— JUDICIAL REFORM GROUP BLAMES DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP FOR LACK OF LAWSUIT REFORM  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/i-law-launches-lawsuit-abuse-awareness-week.html
— PREDICTABLY AND DESPICABLY, DEMS EXPLOIT VEGAS TO PUSH GUN CONTROL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/predictably-and-despicably-dems-exploit-vegas-to-push-gun-control.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Roskam and Scalise: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam met with Majority Whip Steve Scalise on Tuesday and presented him with an oil painting entitled “Take a Knee,” and painted by the congressman’s wife, Elizabeth Roskam. “The painting depicts the moment Republicans and Democrats kneeled together in prayer a day after the violence that injured five people, including two Capitol police officers, a congressional staffer and a lobbyist,” according to Roskam’s office. “As word spread of your shooting, the overwhelming response was to pray for you,” Roskam told Scalise during the presentation. “It was the only thing we could do and the perfect image of that was all of the members taking a knee in centerfield.”  – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook
— Happy Anniversary! – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to make me irrelevant. They a) focus on discouraging me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) focus on discouraging everyone from reading the emails, and c) crow 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. They a) pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, b) are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs, and/or c) blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/02/politico-illinois-playbook-rauner-gearing-up-for-fight-gutierrez-calls-out-trump-on-puerto-rico-gov-rahm-meet-to-talk-amazon-happy-anniversary-to-our-readers-222573
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This week marks the second year since POLITICO Illinois Playbook launched. Thank you, loyal readers for subscribing — and opening the Playbook when it reaches your inbox. Thanks to you, we have one of the highest engagement rates across POLITICO newsletters. What’s so amazing (at least to this former newspaper gal) is our audience keeps growing. Since day one, we’ve seen a steady rise in readership, week after week, month after month. Looking back to a year ago today, our readership has climbed by 46 percent! Let’s keep it going. If you love Illinois Playbook, share a sign-up link on social media.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam the lone congressional holdout in Harold endorsement  (DIERSEN: Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman in 2000.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/04/roskam-the-lone-congressional-holdout-in-harold-endorsement/
— Rep. David Harris the latest to say he won’t run for reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/04/rep-david-harris-the-latest-to-say-he-wont-run-for-reelection/
— State’s unpaid employee health insurance tab rises to $5 billion
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/04/states-unpaid-employee-health-insurance-tab-rises-to-5-billion/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP congressmen say Rauner ‘let down’ Illinois on abortion – AP
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/3/gop-congressmen-say-rauner-let-down-illinois-on-ab/

 

GOPUSA
— Senate Democrats to introduce background check bill
http://www.gopusa.com/senate-democrats-to-introduce-background-check-bill/

 

FOX NEWS
— Digital Disaster: Facebook, Google carry fake news on Las Vegas shooting – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/10/04/digital-disaster-facebook-google-carry-fake-news-on-las-vegas-shooting.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sheriff: Las Vegas Shooter Paddock May Have Been ‘RADICALIZED’ – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/03/sheriff-las-vegas-shooter-paddock-may-have-been-radicalized/
— Las Vegas Shooter’s Girlfriend Is Now Back In The United States – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/04/las-vegas-shooters-girlfriend-is-now-back-in-the-united-states/
— Las Vegas Shooter’s Girlfriend Is Now Person Of Interest – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/03/breaking-las-vegas-shooters-girlfriend-is-now-person-of-interest/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Governor Will Pay a Price for Taxpayer-Funded Abortion in Illinois – MARY HALLAN FIORITO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452275/governor-bruce-rauner-medicaid-expansion-illinois-taxpayer-funded-abortion-republican-betrayal-political-mistake

 

THE HILL
— Scalise: Shooting ‘fortified’ my view on gun rights – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/353714-scalise-shooting-fortified-view-on-gun-rights
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dreamers contribute to our economy.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/353774-dreamers-contribute-to-our-economy

 

POLITICO
— Pence’s chief of staff floats ‘purge’ of anti-Trump Republicans to wealthy donors  Nick Ayers urges donors to ‘form a coalition’ to take on GOP leaders and members who don’t back the president. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA and MATTHEW NUSSBAUM  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the times that I have been purged in government and in politics. Those who have succeeded in purging me are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or 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.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/purge-anti-trump-republicans-nick-ayers-243416

 

USA TODAY
— Google search spread wrong info from 4chan on Las Vegas shooting suspect – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have accused me of using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to “spread wrong info.” They hint/imply/argue/shout that “wrong info” that I “spread” caused all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, b) are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs, and c) blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting-google-spread-stories-wrong-suspect-4-chan/724109001/
— Caregiving for Alzheimer’s patients at risk in coming years, report says – Karen Weintraub  (DIERSEN: My 87-year-old aunt has Alzheimer’s and is spending $230/day of her life savings to live in an assisted living facility.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/03/caregiving-alzheimers-patients-risk-coming-years-report-says/729017001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Top Court Puts Gerrymandering On Unclear Path – Adam Liptak and Michael Shear (DIERSEN: In your precinct and in the political jurisdictions that your precinct is in, what percent of the voters are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors? I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/politics/gerrymandering-supreme-court-wisconsin.html
— Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction – ALAN RAPPEPORT and JIM TANKERSLEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/politics/republican-tax-plan-state-and-local-deduction.html
— Boards Wake Up to Company Culture – Joann S. Lublin  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the “culture” of the following: a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 1998, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 1998-2012, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2003, f) GAO 1980-1997, g) IRS 1971-1980, h) Post Office 1966-1969, i) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-uber-boards-wake-up-to-company-culture-1507046401
— For Black Applicants, the Hiring Market Hasn’t Changed Much in 25 Years  Study finds white applicants receive more invitations for first-round interviews than similarly qualified African-Americans – John Simons  (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price for this?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a 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://www.wsj.com/articles/for-blacks-the-hiring-market-hasnt-changed-much-in-25-years-1507039200

 

WASHINGTON POST
— New details emerge about Marilou Danley, girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock – William Wan, Sandhya Somashekhar, Aaron C. Davis and Barbara Liston
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/03/new-details-emerge-about-las-vegas-shooter-stephen-paddock-and-girlfriend-marilou-danley/

 

FED WEEK
— Higher Buyout Amount Seen as Greater Lure for Federal Employees  (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 early retirement buyout. I had more than 25 years of federal service – almost 3 years working for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, and more than 13 years working for GAO 1980-1993)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/higher-buyout-amount-seen-greater-lure-federal-employees/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 32% Are Less Likely To Go To Big Events After Las Vegas Killings
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/october_2017/32_are_less_likely_to_go_to_big_events_after_las_vegas_killings

October 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Gov. Rauner Still Won’t Officially Say He’s Running for Re-election – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: So far, I have gathered 34 signatures on Rauner/Sanguinetti nominating petitions from registered Republicans voters in my precinct. Since I became the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 1999, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petitions from registered Republican voters in my precinct for all the candidates on Republican primary ballots. So far, I have also gathered about 30 signatures for: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Erika Harold, Attorney General; ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly, Senator; ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives, Representative; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick, Sheriff; Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, Beth Tatro; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/will-illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-run-again-449254643.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since Rauner signed the controversial abortion bill House Bill 40 last month, conservative members of his own party have called for a primary challenger. GOP State Rep. Jeanne Ives said she is “hoping that he decides on his own” not to run. The governor said “reasonable people can reasonably disagree, this was a very emotional issue,” adding, “I respect both sides; I tried to find compromise.”)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IL’s GOP congressional delegation criticizes Rauner, touts its own abortion bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/03/ils-gop-congressional-delegation-criticizes-rauner-touts-its-own-abortion-bill/
— Ives: “I’m letting it kind of boil up”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/03/ives-i%e2%80%99m-letting-it-kind-of-boil-up/
— New JB Pritker online ad calls President Trump “a racist and a xenophobe”  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats say that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Republicans react?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/03/new-jb-pritker-online-ad-calls-president-trump-a-racist-and-a-xenophobe/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans in Congress rebuke Rauner over abortion bill – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-abortion-republicans-congress-20171003-story.html
— Abortion funding, truthfulness and a question: Can Rauner recover? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rauner-abortion-republican-challenge-20171003-story.html
— Emanuel criticizes Trump over Las Vegas response; Rauner wants ‘dialogue’ about guns – John Byrne and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-las-vegas-20171003-story.html
— Naperville liquor commission to mull ‘happy hour’ revival – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: For most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the more that they drink, the more bombastic, sarcastic, nasty, rude, mean, threatening, etc. that they get.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-happy-hour-revival-st-1004-20171003-story.html
— Father of Las Vegas shooter lived in Chicago, where he did time and started a family – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-las-vegas-shooter-family-from-chicago-20171003-story.html
— Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker repeatedly promoted pro-life stance a week after reportedly telling mistress to get abortion – Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-lawmaker-mistress-abortion-20171003-story.html
— Whitney Young Magnet High school students to host gubernatorial primary debate Wednesday – Marissa Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-whitney-young-gubernatorial-debate-20170926-story.html
— Naperville activists advocate for gun law changes at vigil for Las Vegas victims – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-vigil-las-vegas-shooting-st-1004-20171003-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP congressmen: Rauner ‘let down’ state on abortion bill – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-congressmen-rauner-let-down-state-on-abortion-bill/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-thoughts-and-prayers-just-a-cop-out-stand-up-to-the-nra/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Inspector blasts police for abusing overtime – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171003/BLOGS02/171009966/inspector-blasts-police-for-abusing-overtime

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/its-a-harder-life-to-live-undocumented/6c9f77d1-552f-4664-b6bb-5bd8914158f8

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks named to Amazon headquarters task force – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/10/03/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-named-to-amazon-headquarters-task-force/adgpon8/

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Abortion law costs estimated at $1.8M – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20171003/abortion-law-costs-estimated-at-18m

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Judge: Prosecutors must list other ‘falsehoods’ in Aaron Schock case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171003/judge-prosecutors-must-list-other-falsehoods-in-aaron-schock-case

 

WYMG
— Rauner Wants to Focus on Unity of Republican Party  (DIERSEN: Illinois “Republicans” who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform destroy the IRP.)
http://www.wmay.com/2017/10/03/rauner-wants-to-focus-on-unity-of-republican-party/
— Rauner defends HB 40, remains cagey about re-elex plans
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-defends-hb-40-remains-cagey-about-re-elex-plans/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Reacting To Las Vegas Shooting, Illinois Politicians Follow Party Lines – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/reacting-las-vegas-shooting-illinois-politicians-follow-party-lines#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— War on Cops or War on Blacks?: Watch Jeff Berkowitz w/Heather Mac Donald
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/10/war-on-cops-or-war-on-blacks-watch-jeff-berkowitz-wheather-mac-donald-cable-and-web/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Will County Board Concluded It Could NOT Take Away Countywide Elected Officials’ Pensions, as Jack Franks Is Proposing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/03/will-county-concluded-it-could-take-away-countywide-elected-officials-pensions-as-jack-franks-is-proposing/
— Skillicorn Hosting Thursday Property Tax Appeal Seminar
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/03/skillicorn-hosting-thursday-property-tax-appeal-seminar/

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— 49th District candidate Tonia Khouri ‘offended’ by Rauner’s signing of abortion bill – Angela Underwood
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511232827-49th-district-candidate-offended-by-rauner-s-signing-of-abortion-bill

 

METRO EAST SUN
— McCarter working to repeal Trust Act in Illinois – Robert Hadley
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511235374-mccarter-working-to-repeal-trust-act-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Politicians react to Las Vegas massacre  President Trump leads moment of silence – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/politicians-react-to-las-vegas-massacre/824151555

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Are Rauner’s allies pushing Rep. Jeanne Ives to spoil GOP primary?
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/10/03/rauner-allies-push-ives-split-gop-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative claim they are furious at Governor Rauner for signing HB40, which expands taxpayer-funded abortions in Illinois. Can we really believe them? Rauner’s money grubbers betrayed conservatives on abortion. Terri Koyne, a writer at the Illinois Review made this point. She wrote, “Rauner didn’t betray or deceive anyone [on abortion]- Rauner money grabbers did.” Terri is correct: Rauner’s conservative money grubbers can’t be trusted. Read Koyne’s piece which details Rauner’s pro-abortion history and his questionnaire statements. Is Jeanne Ives Rauner’s spoiler in the Republican primary for Governor? Rep. Jeanne Ives told Politico that she won’t rule out challenging Rauner in a primary and that operative DAN PROFT, who received $5 million from Rauner, is pushing Ives’ candidacy. It could be that Ives is Rauner’s spoiler candidate in the Republican primary to ensure a Rauner victory. Why would GOP voters support any candidate connected to Rauner and his allies, including REP. JEANNE IVES, whose ties to the Illinois Policy Institute and the Illinois Opportunity Project are long and deep? Will Dan Proft return Rauner’s donations? Proft and Pat Hughes of Illinois Opportunity Project blasted Rauner in a statement this weekend: “Gov. Rauner has mandated taxpayer funding of abortions at any time, for any reason. He additionally signed a law to make Illinois a sanctuary state. Do those initiatives sound like the priorities of a governor with ‘no social agenda?’ They sound like the priorities of a social justice warrior. No conservative reform governor has ever done so much for the liberal agenda.” Real GOP Illinois is relieved that Proft and Hughes are finally condemning Governor Rauner after supporting him and takes his donations for at least the last five years. Will Proft be returning the $5 million he received from Rauner or the millions he received from Rauner’s second biggest donor Dick Uihlein? How can Dan Proft’s word can be trusted due to the donations he has taken from Rauner? Greg Hinz at Crain’s just confirmed a deal between John Tillman, Dan Proft and Governor Rauner for Richard Uihlein to raise $30 million for Rauner if Proft could control Republican legislative races and jobs for IPI staffers. Does that sound like good conservative values to you? Too little too late from John Tillman of Illinois Policy Institute In a recent Facebook post, JOHN TILLMAN, CEO of the “conservative” Illinois Policy Institute and one of Rauner’s biggest allies, wrote, “Benedict Rauner going back on his word and signing HB40. Whether you are pro life or pro choice, a politician loses when he gives his word to many people and goes back on it, including to Cardinal [Blase] Cupich. Further, if you care only about economic issues, he has put that entire agenda at risk by betraying those to whom he gave his word.” Tillman, until now, has been quiet on Rauner. He’s been called the “defacto governor” due to his close ties to the Illinois Governor. Tillman and his Illinois Policy Institute group have also been silent on the Trust Act, which Rauner signed to keep illegal immigrants safe from deportation by making Illinois a sanctuary state. Tillman’s groups not returning Rauner’s large donations  Illinois Policy Institute has received more than $500,000 from Rauner’s family foundation in the past and millions more from donors tied-to Rauner. Illinois Opportunity Project is connected to the Illinois Policy Institute and is the political hit group for Rauner. IOP’s donors are not public which begs the question how much as IOP received from Rauner? Real GOP Illinois believes they made millions from Rauner. Illinois Policy Institute and Illinois Opportunity Project are squawking about Rauner’s abortion betrayal now but they took his money for years even after he continued to fund Planned Parenthood with taxpayer money and after he signed a bill to force doctors and crisis pregnancy centers to refer abortion cases in 2016. Rauner’s conservative supporters, including Rep. Ives, have been silent on these too. Where was their outrage then? Can we believe John Tillman and Illinois Policy Institute when they condemn Governor Rauner? Do they really want to defeat Rauner or help him? Will they return the millions of dollars he has donated to them? Bruce Rauner was a danger to the Illinois Republican Party in 2014. Despite his extreme social positions, Republican leaders knelt before him for the money. Why should conservatives of conscience trust these money grubbers again?)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SHOOTER IN BLOODY VEGAS GUN MASSACRE WAS LONGTIME FEDERAL AGENT – LEO HOHMANN  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997?)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/shooter-in-bloody-vegas-gun-massacre-was-longtime-federal-agent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 48 hours after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police still don’t have a motive for the horrific crime. But a more complete profile of the killer is beginning to emerge. Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas shooter who killed 59 people at a country music festival Sunday night, worked over a 10-year period as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, an IRS agent and a defense auditor. A spokeswoman for the federal Office of Personnel Management told the Associated Press Tuesday that Paddock’s employment included two years as a mail carrier from 1976 to 1978. That was followed by a six-year stint with the Internal Revenue Service until 1984. And then he worked as a defense auditor for about 18 months. The latest revelation suggests the U.S. government should have an extensive file on its former employee, Stephen Paddock, who not only worked directly for the government for nearly a decade but then worked another year-and-a-half for federal weapons contractor Lockheed Martin. With his institutional knowledge of how the federal bureaucracy works, Paddock was anything but the typical mass shooter. He would have been able to cover his tracks in the planning stages of his attack. The Islamic State, or ISIS, has doubled down on its claim of responsibility for the attack, saying Paddock had converted to Islam in recent months and become a “soldier of the caliphate.” But given the rapidly degrading status of the Islamic State, some analysts believe it could be entering a new phase where it is willing to risk credibility in its propaganda message in exchange for a short term boost in its prestige among Islamic terrorists worldwide. In other news, leaked photos of the scene inside Paddock’s hotel room at the Mandalay Bay resort appeared to show a note on a small table near the shooter’s dead body. As of this report, no details have been released about what may have been written on that note. . .Video everywhere. . .Girlfriend back in the spotlight)

 

GOPUSA
— Detroit councilwoman: Ban rifles in hotel rooms facing public spaces
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31204

 

BREITBART
— CNN White House Correspondent: Country Music Fans ‘Are Likely Trump Supporters’ – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: From what I see, likely Trump supporters are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/02/cnn-white-house-correspondent-country-music-fans-likely-trump-supporters/
— Chain Migration of Potentially 19M Foreign Nationals Would Follow Amnesty for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/03/chain-migration-of-potentially-19m-foreign-nationals-would-follow-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens/
— DHS Official: Donald Trump Wants DACA Illegals to Get Amnesty, Become Citizens – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2017/10/03/dhs-official-donald-trump-wants-daca-illegals-get-amnesty-become-citizens/
— GOP Bill to Import 1 Million Low-Wage Replacements for U.S. Food Workers – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/03/gop-bill-import-million-guest-workers-for-food-industry/

 

NEWSMAX
— Breaking: Las Vegas Massacre Sniper Filmed Himself Shooting During Carnage
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/las-vegas-shooter-wired-money/2017/10/03/id/817387/

 

THE HILL
— GOP establishment doubts Bannon’s primary powers – BEN KAMISAR  (DIERSEN: What if Bannon took on Rauner?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/353540-gop-establishment-doubts-bannons-primary-powers

 

THE HILL
— Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) threatened to back out of a pro-immigration news conference on Wednesday unless Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) was disinvited, Curbelo told The Hill on Tuesday. – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have not invited me to their events because I support a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and/or b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/353741-gop-lawmaker-says-dem-got-him-booted-from-immigration-event
— House passes 20-week abortion ban – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/353709-house-passes-20-week-abortion-ban
— E-Verify saves jobs for American workers – REP. LAMAR SMITH (R-TEXAS)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/353648-e-verify-saves-job-for-american-workers

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Gerrymandering Is A Threat To Our Republic  Today’s Supreme Court justices would do well to heed the warning of one of their most famous forebears. – Jane Dailey (DIERSEN: In your precinct and in the political jurisdictions that your precinct is in, what percent of the voters are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gerrymandering-is-a-threat-to-our-republic_us_59d38593e4b048a4432521b5

 

REUTERS
— Trump administration backpedals on citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Yeganeh Torbati, Richard Cowan
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-senate/trump-administration-backpedals-on-citizenship-for-dreamers-idUSKCN1C82DV

 

NEW YORK TMES
— Las Vegas Shooting: Gunman’s Rifle Had ‘Bump Stock’ to Make It Rapid-Fire Weapon
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/las-vegas-shooting-live-updates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How big is the federal workforce? Much bigger than you think. – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/03/how-big-is-the-federal-workforce-much-bigger-than-you-think/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study on “The True Size of Government,” by Paul C. Light, professor of public service at New York University, says the government’s “blended” workforce is 7 to 9 million strong — including contractors and grantees. Grantees include a range of folks, such as the Ohio State University team that studied “Swedish massages for rascally rabbits,” as former senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) described in his “Wastebook 2014.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Gerrymandering  Justices reviewing Wisconsin case express concern, but some seem reluctant to intervene – Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-takes-on-the-partisan-gerrymander-1507023002

 

END TIME HEADLINES
— Vegas shooter was longtime federal employee (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997?)
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/10/vegas-shooter-was-longtime-federal-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 48 hours after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police still don’t have a motive for the horrific crime. But a more complete profile of the killer is beginning to emerge. Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas shooter who killed 59 people at a country music festival Sunday night, worked over a 10-year period as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, an IRS agent and an auditor for the U.S. Department of Defense. A spokeswoman for the federal Office of Personnel Management told the Associated Press Tuesday that Paddock’s employment included two years as a mail carrier from 1976 to 1978. That was followed by a six-year stint with the Internal Revenue Service until 1984. And then he worked as a defense auditor for about 18 months. Defense auditors are required to undergo background checks to receive security clearances. The latest revelation suggests the U.S. government should have an extensive file on their former employee, Stephen Paddock, who not only worked directly for the government for 10 years but then worked another year-and-a-half for federal weapons contractor Lockheed Martin.)

 

FORBES
— Use It Or Lose It — Trump’s Agencies Spent $11 Billion Last Week In Year-End Spending Spree – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/10/03/use-it-or-lose-it-the-federal-governments-11-billion-year-end-spending-spree/

 

SALON
— Nikki Haley learns the hard way that retweets are endorsements  When is a tweet an endorsement? Pretty much all the time, the government says – TAYLOR LINK
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/03/nikki-haley-learns-the-hard-way-that-retweets-are-endorsements/

October 2 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Jim Rasins, CPA, CFE, and DuPage County Auditor 2000-2008 has died.  Details to follow. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Las Vegas shooting by Stephen Paddock at Jason Aldean concert deadliest in US history
http://abc7chicago.com/las-vegas-shooting-by-stephen-paddock-deadliest-in-us-history/2478158/
— Las Vegas Shooting: Jason Aldean describes ‘horrific’ Mandalay Bay shooting
http://abc7chicago.com/las-vegas-shooting-jason-aldean-describes-horrific-mandalay-bay-shooting/2479210/
— CPD officer disciplined, reassigned after posing with American flag – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/society/cpd-officer-disciplined-reassigned-after-posing-with-american-flag/2467548/

 

NBC5
— Las Vegas Concert Shooting Suspect Identified as Stephen Paddock, Brother ‘Dumbfounded’  At least 50 people were killed and 400 wounded in the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Suspect-ID-Las-Vegas-Strip-Shooting-Stephen-Paddock-449027733.html

 

CBS2
— Deadliest Mass Shootings In U.S. History
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/02/deadliest-mass-shootings-in-u-s-history/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— At least 58 killed, 515 injured as gunman opens fire at Las Vegas concert
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shooting-on-las-vegas-strip-kills-2-wounds-dozens

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gunman opens fire on Las Vegas concert, kills 58, injures 515 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/multiple-victims-hospitalized-after-shooting-in-las-vegas/
— Trump’s Puerto Rico tweets show we can’t get used to this – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-s-puerto-rico-tweets-show-we-cant-get-used-to-this/
— Facebook to turn over to Congress Russia-linked ads – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-source-facebook-to-turn-over-russia-linked-ads/
— If we continue to do nothing on guns, our tears are a fraud – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-if-we-continue-to-do-nothing-on-guns-our-tears-are-a-fraud/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Las Vegas shooting leaves at least 58 dead, more than 500 wounded – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-las-vegas-shooting-20171001-story.html
— Las Vegas gunman liked to gamble, listened to country music, lived quiet retired life before massacre – William Wan and Aaron C. Davis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-stephen-paddock-las-vegas-shooter-20171002-story.html
— Islamic State claims Las Vegas mass shooting, but offers no evidence – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-las-vegas-shooting-isis-20171002-story.html
— Why Tom Dart no longer wants Lisa Madigan’s job – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What jobs do you no longer want?  Are you conservative? I have always been a conservative. If the employer that you work for or the organization that you are a member of is dominated by anti-conservatives, sooner or later, they will get rid of you. 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, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tom-dart-attorney-general-20171002-story.html
— Weeding out interview bias – Lou Adler (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171002/281968902889007

 

DAILY HERALD
— Maine Township trustee outraged expenses cost more than aid – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/lester-maine-township-trustee-outraged-expenses-cost-more-than-aid
— ‘A new host’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/lester-maine-township-trustee-outraged-expenses-cost-more-than-aid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the wake of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library canceling an immigrants rights seminar after threatening calls were received at the library and the library board president’s home, a group of Arlington Heights-based priests is volunteering an alternative location for the program. The Rev. Corey Brost, who also works as an immigration attorney, told me he’s reaching out to library board President Deb Smart to offer the Viatorian Province Center in Arlington Heights for the free workshop sponsored by the Community Activism Law Alliance. Smart has said she’s open to hosting the event off-site in the future, but hasn’t committed to taking Brost up on his offer.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Summer jobs program fixes auditoriums – and keeps its young employees away from Chicago gun violence – Becky Vevea  (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/chicago-teens-fix-decrepit-auditoriums—and-dodge-citys-gun-violence
— Emails show how District 59 board tried to keep referendum off ballot – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/emails-show-how-district-59-board-tried-to-keep-referendum-off-ballot
— Franks proposes eliminating pensions for McHenry County elected officials – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/franks-proposes-eliminating-pensions-for-mchenry-county-elected-officials

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps, anti-Rauners, and anti-Republicans say “Rauner’s proposed coal regulations could increase pollution.”
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171001/critics-say-rauners-proposed-coal-regulations-could-increase-pollution

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College students respond to football team hazing allegations – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/09/29/c30d01fa40704749a266d6e3824620d8/index.xml?page=1

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— NFL anthem protests continue with raised fists, T-shirt slogan  Players around country, in London protest – ELIOTT C. MCLAUGHLIN AND DARRAN SIMON
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nfl-anthem-protests-continue-with-raised-fists-tshirt-slogan/822471994

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Rauner disappoints local pro-lifers – Dawn Schabbing
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/rauner-lets-down-local-pro-lifers/article_19eff7db-9466-547b-9d09-d2240d483a08.html

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rauner’s Betrayal
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/rauners-betrayal
— Mike Janus: A Hero Against The Unions
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/a-hero-against-the-unions

 

WIRE POINTS
— Phony budget savings of $500 million from pension change now fully exposed – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/phony-budget-savings-of-500-million-from-pension-change-now-fully-exposed/
— Wilmette Village President unloads on an activist – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/smack-down-a-village-president-unloads-on-an-activist-video/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— “Horrible Conflict of Interest” for House Republican Leader Durkin – W.J. Kennedy  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have a conflict of interest, you should disclose it.)
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511231764-horrible-conflict-of-interest-for-house-republican-leader-durkin
— Catholic group demands Rauner resignation after ‘betrayal’ on abortion – Brent Zell  (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should have the power to remove from office those who get elected as a Republican but then fail/refuse the defend/advance the Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform.)
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232834-catholic-group-demands-rauner-resignation-after-betrayal-on-abortion
— Sanguinetti opposed Rauner on abortion expansion – Brent Zell
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232832-sanguinetti-opposed-rauner-on-abortion-expansion
— Illinois Right to Life ‘devastated, heartbroken’ by Rauner over abortion measure – Brent Zell
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232836-illinois-right-to-life-devastated-heartbroken-by-rauner-over-abortion-measure

 

FACEBOOK
— People’s Choice recruit Jeanne Ives for Governor
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneforgovernor/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— VIDEO: Kelly dedicates “Hound Dog” to failed Governor Bruce Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdWBBR8hvuM

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— U.S. House Will Vote Soon on Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/u-s-house-will-vote-soon-bill-banning-abortions-20-weeks/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHOULD RAUNER LEAVE THE GOP LIKE KASICH IS CONSIDERING DOING?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/should-rauner-leave-the-gop-like-kasich-is-considering-doing-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the weekend, Ohio Governor John Kasich told a CNN reporter he’s thinking about leaving the Republican Party – if it can’t be fixed. “If the party can’t be fixed, Jake, then I’m not going to be able to support the party,” Kasich told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “Period. That’s the end of it.” Maybe Governor Rauner should follow Governor Kasich’s political lead. After all, the Governor has ignored the IL GOP 2016 Platform, which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the party faithful. Governor Kasich and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner are close kins politically. They each tend to be left of center on most issues, and both Kasich and Rauner have listened attentively to the same political consultants over the years. Rauner’s one-time chief communicator Mike Schrimpf moved to Kasich’s presidential bid campaign in February 2016 to join his twin brother Chris, who traveled with Governor Kasich during the campaign. Several of Governor Rauner’s closest political allies endorsed Kasich and ran as his convention delegates in 2016, although Governor Kasich never threatened the GOP primary leader and ultimate winner Donald Trump. Governor Rauner has yet to publicly approve of anything President Trump has done as president. If the Governor wants to run for re-election in 2018, the best fit would be for him to run as an Independent with those that agree with his politics and his tactics.)
— PRO-LIFE YOUTH PROTESTORS SAY GOV. RAUNER BETRAYED THEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/abortion-opponents-say-gov-rauner-betrayed-them.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: THE PRIVILEGED POSITION OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/thorneringold-the-privileged-position-of-professional-sports.html
— ILLINOIS WILL NOW PAY FOR ABORTIONS; EXPECT MORE ABORTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-will-now-pay-for-abortions-expect-more-abortions.html
— EMANUEL IS SPINNING – AND FLEECING – TAXPAYERS ON CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/emanuel-is-spinning-and-fleecing-taxpayers-on-chicago-public-school-funding.html
— PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BREEDING GROUNDS FOR CORRUPTION AND VIOLENCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/public-schools-are-breeding-grounds-for-corruption-and-violence.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Primary opponent Mickey Straub (
http://mickeyforillinois.com/) surfaces against House GOP Leader Jim Durkin surfaces  Proft “excited” about candidate
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/01/this-just-in-primary-opponent-surfaces-against-house-gop-leader-jim-durkin-surfaces/

 

GOPUSA
— Anthem protests spread to NBA
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31082

 

BREITBART
— NYT: Push for DACA Amnesty May Doom Democrats in the Midwest – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/01/anesty-push-may-doom-democrats-midwest-nyt/

 

BLAZE
— Budweiser considers ending their NFL sponsorship over protests — and they want to hear from you – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/01/budweiser-considers-ending-their-nfl-sponsorship-over-protests-and-they-want-to-hear-from-you/
— Baltimore Ravens make statement by kneeling before anthem — then fans make even louder statement – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/01/baltimore-ravens-make-statement-by-kneeling-before-anthem-then-fans-make-even-louder-statement/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Massacre At Mandalay: Las Vegas Gunman Kills At Least 20 At Country Music Concert – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/02/massacre-at-mandalay-las-vegas-gunman-kills-at-least-20-at-country-music-concert-video/
— Black Conservatives List The Issues Football Players Should Actually Be Protesting Against – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/01/black-conservatives-list-the-issues-football-players-should-actually-be-protesting-against/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “If they really want to protest something in the black community, they need to protest black on black crime. They need to protest the lack of education within their community. They need to protest single moms who are stuck on welfare for generations and keep having kids,” Villa told TheDCNF. “They need to protest that they can be sitting watching TV in their homes and stray bullets from gang violence can come into their home and murder them.” Okafor also agreed that football players should be addressing issues like poverty in the black community and poor schools that don’t teach students the necessary skills to thrive in college or in the workforce. “I think there are issues when it comes to the black community, like criminal justice reform. I’m a huge proponent of that. I think that it comes down to over-regulation and government,” Okafor said to TheDCNF, noting that groups like Black Lives Matter advocate for reform but tout people who call for more government. “The protests should be focused on that there is more poverty in the African American community, that a bigger percentage of us are in poverty. I’m living in Baltimore, and I see it everyday. Our schools are failing, and they don’t even know that they’re failing.” Harris argued that football players need to lead by example and demonstrate to young black males what character and being a good father looks like. Harris, while he disagrees with Stephen Curry refusing to visit the White House, touted Curry as an example of a black man children could look up to. “Leading by example. Unfortunately, athletes and entertainers are the most visible examples that there are in the black community. The reality is that less than a third of black children are growing up in a household with a mother and a father,” Harris told TheDCNF. “If they are truly concerned with the black community as they say they are, then they should start leading by example. If more NFL, NBA athletes conducted themselves like Steph Curry, how different would things be?”)
— Bob Schieffer: 1-In-5 Reporters Now Live In NYC, LA Or DC – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: How many reporters live in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978. I have lived in northeast Illinois since 1948. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, and Chicago 1976-1978.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/01/bob-schieffer-1-in-5-reporters-now-live-in-nyc-la-or-dc-video/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is Michelle’s ‘true voice’ Telling Her to Run for President? – Doris O’Brien
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/is_michelles_true_voice_telling_her_to_run_for_president.html

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— All Eyes Were On the Kneeling Players, But the Real Story Was in the Seats Behind Them – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/10/988174-eyes-kneeling-players-real-story-seats-behind/

 

POLITICO
— Trump calls Las Vegas shooting an ‘act of pure evil’  At least 50 people were killed in the shooting, which is described as the deadliest in modern American history. – LOUIS NELSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/02/las-vegas-mass-shooting-concert-politicians-react-243359

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Tom Price’s resignation: The blurred lines between news reporting and opinion – Jens Erik Gould  (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what the “real reason” was why my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” 20 years ago when I was 49 years old, what would they say?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tom-prices-resignation-the-blurred-lines-between_us_59d1d461e4b0f3c468061022

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Las Vegas Shooting Near Mandalay Bay Casino Kills 50 – KEN BELSON, GERRY MULLANY and RUSSELL GOLDMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting.html
— Let Wronged Workers Join Together for Justice – DAVID FREEMAN ENGSTROM  (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/opinion/arbitration-class-action-supreme-court.html
— How a Wisconsin Case Before Justices Could Reshape Redistricting – MICHAEL WINES (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/us/wisconsin-supreme-court-gerrymander.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Takes On All Comers, Believing Himself the Victor.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/us/politics/trump-twitter-tillerson-puerto-rico-nfl.html
— ‘Dreamers’ Rush to Renew Their Protections One Last Time – MIRIAM JORDAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/dreamers-renewals-deadline.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Will Democrats betray the Dreamers just to score political points? – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2017/10/01/will-democrats-betray-the-dreamers-just-to-score-political-points/

 

USA TODAY
— Las Vegas Strip shooting: More than 50 dead, 400 others injured – Jane Onyanga-Omara and John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/
— Here’s why a 45-foot tall nude sculpture may be coming to the National Mall – N’dea Yancey-Bragg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/29/heres-why-45-ft-tall-nude-sculpture-coming-national-mall/718238001/
— Steve Bannon’s Breitbart is going to war against GOP incumbents – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/29/steve-bannons-breitbart-going-war-against-gop-incumbents/717724001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Las Vegas Shooting Leaves at Least 50 Dead, More Than 200 Wounded  Police identify suspect as 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock – Alejandro Lazo and  Chris Kirkham
https://www.wsj.com/articles/las-vegas-shooting-leaves-several-people-injured-1506927071
— Google Plans to Help News Publishers Increase Subscriptions – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $500/year, but I have given them away free since 2000. Further, the emails a) contain no advertising, b) come out each and every morning, c) come out each and every evening, and d) have contained links to more than 283,100 articles since January 1, 2005. I should write a book about those who a) discourage me from putting the emails out and b) discourage everyone from reading the emails. They do not want me to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and they did not want me to serve as a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, committee chairman, or officer, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, f) GAO employee, g) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-offers-hand-to-news-publishers-1506916861
— Facebook Is Still In Denial About Its Biggest Problem  In a world where social media is the pre-eminent news conduit, ‘If it’s outrageous, it’s contagious’ is the new ‘If it bleeds, it leads’ – Christopher Mims  (DIERSEN: What percent of Face book employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-is-still-in-denial-about-its-biggest-problem-1506855607

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— ‘It was a horror show’: Mass shooting leaves more than 50 dead, 200 wounded on Las Vegas Strip
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/it-was-a-horror-show-mass-shooting-leaves-more-than-50-dead-200-wounded-on-las-vegas-strip/

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Is Trump an asset or a liability for Rhode Island’s GOP contenders? – Katherine Gregg (DIERSEN: According to the anti-Trumps in my precinct, to punish Trump, they are going to viciously destroy me and other all other Republicans.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20171001/political-scene-is-trump-asset-or-liability-for-rhode-islands-gop-contenders

 

THE WEEK
— This is the real schism in the GOP – Matthew Walther  (DIERSEN: The real schism in the GOP is between a) those like me who are involved in the Republican Party to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform and b) those like my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who reject some, many, most, or all of the planks in the Republican Party platform. Those who reject some, many, most, or all of the planks in the Republican Party platform a) dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, b) dominate the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) dominate the Illinois Republican Party, and d) dominate the Republican Party, and e) focus on getting rid of those like me who are involved in the Republican Party to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://theweek.com/articles/727838/real-schism-gop

 

NEW YORKER
— The Limits of “Diversity”  Where affirmative action was about compensatory justice, diversity is meant to be a shared benefit. But does the rationale carry weight? – Kelefa Sanneh  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans like me.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/the-limits-of-diversity

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— College With Liberal Reputation Wants to Recruit Conservative Students  A new president worries about data showing relatively small share of students report talking regularly with those who hold different political views. – Scott Jaschik  (DIERSEN: What have the officers of the following done to recruit conservative members: your Republican township/ward political organization, your Republican county organization, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/10/02/college-liberal-reputation-wants-recruit-and-admit-conservative

 

DAILY KOS
— What will Trump pay under the GOP tax bill? – Jon Perr  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes. They would love it if Trump would dump the federal property tax deduction and medical expense deduction. They would love it if Rauner would subject my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,028 Social Security to state income tax.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/1/1702248/-WWTP-What-will-Trump-pay-under-the-GOP-tax-bill

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Lincoln Square Rallies to Support Gay Couples Affected by Hate Graffiti – Liz Baudler
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Lincoln-Square-Rallies-to-Support-Gay-Couples-Affected-by-Hate-Graffiti/60572.html

 

SALON
— The wind shifts on abortion: A Republican governor leads the way  Illinois’ GOP governor defies the right by allowing Medicaid to pay for abortion, and that’s just the beginning – AMANDA MARCOTTE (DIERSEN: Has Rauner been advised to direct the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization to get rid of its members like me who support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling?)
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/02/the-wind-shifts-on-abortion-a-republican-governor-leads-the-way/

October 1 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Head Start Programs in Chicago to Receive $20 Million From Government
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/head-start-programs-in-chicago-to-receive-42-million-from-government-448824363.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rex Huppke demands firing of Rex Huppke – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) want you to be fired and b) have succeeded in getting you fired?  Those that want me to be fired as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and those who succeeded in getting me fired as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, Post Office employee, etc. are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-angry-letter-huppke-20170929-story.html
— The number of people defaulting on federal student loans is rising – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: Did you take out a student loan to pay for your bachelor’s degree?  I did not, and I strongly doubt that I could have. While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, and I was draft bait.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-federal-student-loan-default-20170928-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Are you landlord material? – Danielle Braff  (DIERSEN: I was a landlord 1976-1984.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-1001-landlord-20170921-story.html
— ‘You need to stay brave’: Stephen King talks writing, censorship during Naperville book event – David Sharos  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes and all their efforts to censure me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-stephen-king-naperville-ncc-st-1001-20170930-story.html
— A clever adversary wants you to fight on social media – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-russia-divide-st-1001-20170929-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: FOIA requests in Illinois grant access to public documents – Janelle Walker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in government are smart enough to not put things into writing that might be used against them in court.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-freedom-of-information-act-st-1001-20170930-story.html
— Trump scoffs at ‘politically motivated ingrates’ after Maria – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-20171001-story.html
— Protesters ‘walk the line’ to show location of underground oil pipes in Northwest Indiana – Carrie Napoleon  (DIERSEN: I remember when a major underground gas line was put in through the northeast corner of the farm that my grandparents’ on my mother’s side owned in Grand Park along the Indiana border.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-tar-sands-march-st-1001-20170930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps despise if not hate patriotism.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-blackhawks-national-anthem-protests-hine-spt-1001-20170930-column.html
— After Donald Trump attack, NFL owners supported their players. But will one hire Colin Kaepernick? – Mark Maske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-will-nfl-hire-colin-kaepernick-now-20170928-story.html
— Anti-pop-tax hired guns pay $11 an hour for workers to ‘educate’ Cook County voters on repeal – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-pop-tax-ads-met-20170929-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s opposition to gay marriage – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170930/news/309309985/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries disrespect the American flag? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170930/editorial-can-we-cherish-both-flag-and-right-to-protest
— ‘Fake news’ and the link between trust, skepticism – Jim Slusher  (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170914/slusher-fake-news-and-the-link-between-trust-skepticism
— We set out each day with one goal: To Get It Right – John Lampinen (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 127)
— Need help sorting out what’s real and what’s not? Here are some tops. – Jim Baumann (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 131)
— Credible information: Find and rely on trustworthy news sources – Keith Carlson  (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 141)
— Watchdogs: The free press’s most important role in our democracy – Jason Block (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 142)
— Bias: Know the difference between straight news and opinionated editorials – Kari Botkin (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 143)
— NEWSWORTHINESS: The media must come back to the roots of a free press – Dean Bradshaw (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 144)
— Think critically to counteract contaminating effects of “fake news” – 12/30/16 Editorial (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 145)
— Free society is built on trust in free press and the people who will use it – 12/30/16 Editorial (DIERSEN: Far too many editorials that are written to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform are unethically made to look like news articles. Far too often, news is not reported if it cannot be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648&edid=d7e996a4-56e5-43aa-bf23-975f659c9315 (PAGE 146)
— The new reality of old age in America: ‘I’m going to work until I die’ – Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan  (DIERSEN: One of the justifications that my Democrat superiors in the federal government used to waste my career and force me take their early retirement offer 20 years ago in 1997 when I was 49 years old was that my wife and I were rich. In 1997, they knew a) what my wife’s salary was, b) what my Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,856/year) would be for life, c) that my wife and I would get a health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy (currently $17,288) for life, d) what our financial and other assets were, e) that we had no debts, f) that we had no dependents, g) etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171001/the-new-reality-of-old-age-in-america-im-going-to-work-until-i-die

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New state employee pension plan coming, but not soon – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170930/new-state-employee-pension-plan-coming-but-not-soon

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Video gambling having negative impact – ANITA BEDELL
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-10-01/guest-commentary-video-gambling-having-negative-impact.html
— Rauner’s credibility takes yet another hit – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-10-01/rich-millercapitol-fax-rauners-credibility-takes-yet-another-hit.html
— Ruling offers hope for fans of alternative parties – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: Far too many Republican Party leaders reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform.  Most commonly, they reject the tradition family, right to life, immigration, illegal drug, gambling, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They should not be allowed to hold any kind of leadership position in the Republican Party. They should leave Republican Party and they should consider forming a new party. They could call it the RINO Party, or the Democrat Light Party, or the Libertarian Light Party, or the Green Light Party.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-01/tom-kacich-ruling-offers-hope-fans-alternative-parties.html
— Prophesying politics: 3 UI professors consider current issues
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-01/prophesying-politics-3-ui-professors-consider-current-issues.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners say “Pollution could increase as Rauner EPA moves to rescue coal plants.”
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170930/pollution-could-increase-as-rauner-epa-moves-to-rescue-coal-plants

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Can Rauner’s Statements Be Taken as Truths? – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/can-rauners-statements-be-truths

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Bivins adds name to GOP list pulling Rauner support in wake of abortion measure – Brent Zell
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511232839-bivins-adds-name-to-gop-list-pulling-rauner-support-in-wake-of-abortion-measure

 

97.1 NEWS TALK
— Gov. Rauner Gives Up Taxes for Abortions?  Annie talks with IL Congressman John Shimkus about new tax proposals from Governor Bruce Rauner
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/gov-rauner-gives-taxes-abortions

 

CHICAGO NOW
— They’re picking on poor Rex Huppke – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: Who picks on you? Members of the following groups pick on me: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who 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.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/10/theyre-picking-on-poor-rex-huppke/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP welcoming Benghazi hero for annual event – Chandra Lye  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who discourage me from a) promoting such events, b) attending such events, and c) reporting on such events?  I should write a book about those who discourage me from a) promoting such events, b) attending such events, and c) reporting on such events.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511230370-dupage-gop-welcoming-benghazi-hero-for-annual-event

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— House aspirant Darren Bailey faults Rauner for forcing those of faith to fund abortions – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511232701-house-aspirant-faults-rauner-for-forcing-those-of-faith-to-fund-abortions

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Terri Bryant ‘surprised, disappointed’ by Rauner’s decision to expand abortion coverage
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511233855-bryant-surprised-disappointed-by-rauner-s-decision-to-expand-abortion-coverage

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Conservative Kelly Replaces Rauner at Annual Southwest Republican Family Picnic
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/conservative-kelly-replaces-rauner-at-annual-southwest-republican-family-picnic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After his vote on HB40 which mandates taxpayer-funded abortions in Illinois, Bruce Rauner was publicly disinvited from the Annual Southwest Republican Family Picnic by Commission Sean Morrison Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Palos Park GOP. In Rauner’s place, Rauner’s conservative opponent in the Republican primary, William J. Kelly, took his place. “I took pro-sanctuary state, pro-taxpayer-funded abortion traitor Bruce Rauner’s place at the Southwest Republican picnic and I will take his place across Illinois, including the Illinois Governor’s office,” Kelly said. Our pro-sanctuary state, pro-abortion Governor was too cowardly to face this crowd.” “Everybody at the picnic told me they were voting for me and if Rauner had showed himself, he would have been booed out of the park. They’re right.” Kelly added. Kelly announced his campaign for Governor in May, when GOP leaders were silent on Rauner. Kelly has publicly opposed Rauner’s taxpayer-funding of Planned Parenthood, his bill forcing Christian doctors to promote abortion, his sanctuary state bill, and HB40.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner applauds high court decision to hear non-union dues case – Karen Kidd
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232775-rauner-applauds-high-court-decision-to-hear-non-union-dues-case

 

NEWSMAX
— Mormon Leader Reaffirms Faith’s Opposition to Gay Marriage
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-REL-Mormon-Conference/2017/09/30/id/816872/
— NFL Sales Slumping Following Controversy
http://www.newsmax.com/US/nfl-sales-national-anthem-protests-trump/2017/09/30/id/816865/

 

BREITBART
— CNN Reports Russian Facebook Ads Promoted Black Lives Matter – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/09/28/nolte-cnn-reports-russian-facebook-ads-promoted-black-lives-matter/
— Democrats Flew at Taxpayer Expense and Almost Nobody Cared – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/29/democrats-flew-taxpayer-expense-media-didnt-care/

 

CATHOLIC TIMES
— Message to Gov. Rauner: ‘Choose life’ – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki
http://ct.dio.org/bishops-column/message/message-to-gov-rauner-choose-life.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump vs. Pro Football Is a Ratings Game the NFL Can’t Win
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/trump-nfl-protest-ratings/2017/09/28/id/816426/

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Hilton speaks out about government waste (DIERSEN: When will someone speak out about how the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Nevertheless, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Constructively, for the last 20 years, GAO has forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $50,856/year or $1,017,120 in today’s dollars to stay home and to not come to work.)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5593796432001/?#sp=show-clips

 

POLITICO
— Republicans ignore Trump’s bipartisan Dreamers deal  House GOP lawmakers insist that wall funding should be part of any immigration talks. – RACHAEL BADE and HEATHER CAYGLE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/01/dreamers-house-gop-border-wall-trump-immigration-243311

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘The Social Contract Is Broken’: Inequality Becomes Deadly in Mexico – MAX FISHER and AMANDA TAUB (DIERSEN: Democrats run America, run Illinois, run etc., but they blame Republicans for inequality.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/world/americas/mexico-inequality-violence-security.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Taking Advantage of a seat at the table. – Carl Husle  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to have a seat at any table?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to have a seat at any table. I should write a book about them. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-new-washington.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Want to Know What Divides This Country?” and answer “Come to Alabama.” America is divided between a) those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/sunday/alabama-moore-trump-divisions.html
— Democrats, Please Get Ready to Lose – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats plan to win by shouting that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thongs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/democrats-2018-midterm-election.html
— Professors Behaving Badly – Neil Gross
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/sunday/adjunct-professors-politics.html
— What the Cubs Could Teach the President – RICH COHEN  (DIERSEN: At the September 28, 2016 Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook, Todd Ricketts predicted a) that the Cubs would win the Word Series and b) that Trump would win the presidency.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/sunday/cubs-baseball-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The past week showed Trump is struggling to be the president he promised.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-past-week-showed-how-much-trump-is-struggling-to-be-the-president-he-promised/2017/09/30/3da5217e-a5cb-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Supreme Court justice holds key vote on districts drawn to help parties – Richard Wolf  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/29/supreme-court-justice-holds-key-vote-rigged-elections-starting-wisconsin-case/704399001/

 

ODESSA AMERICAN
— ‘Uncle Tom’ is more destructive than the ‘N-word’ – Larry Elder  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that me and those who share my demographics are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
http://www.oaoa.com/editorial/columns/opinion_columnist/article_7f218fd2-a5ff-11e7-9fa3-a7809445fca6.html

 

GUARDIAN
— From gerrymandering to voter purging – the critical issues facing the supreme court  Trump’s travel ban and a much-discussed gay wedding cake also on the docket for the highest court in a new season that promises high judicial drama – Lucia Graves
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/oct/01/supreme-court-key-cases-2017-gerrymander-travel-ban

September 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NASCAR owner says he’ll fire employees who protest; Dale Earnhardt Jr quotes JFK – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nascar-owner-says-hell-fire-employees-who-protest;-dale-earnhardt-jr-quotes-jfk/2452485/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump begins the morning by slamming the NFL – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-begins-the-morning-by-slamming-the-nfl_
— Niles high school varsity football suspended amid hazing investigation
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/niles-high-school-varsity-football-suspended-amid-hazing-investigation

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clouted pastor Corey Brooks opening training center at closed Woodlawn Walgreens – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/clouted-pastor-opening-training-center-at-closed-woodlawn-walgreens/
— Cheer on efforts to remake government – Madeleine Doubek  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want to remake governments so that they are more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-cheer-on-efforts-to-remake-government/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police officers to be reprimanded after kneeling in Instagram post – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-officers-reprimanded-instagram-taking-the-knee-20170925-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote protesters. Ever-increasingly, protesters make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-nfl-anthem-protests-0926-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-nfl-racism-dahleen-glanton-met-20170925-column.html
— For sale: John Hancock Center offices, parking … and name – Ryan Ori (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I almost bought a studio condo in the Hancock, but instead, I bought one in the Outer Drive East building.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-biz-john-hancock-center-ryan-ori-20170925-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s fighting with black NFL players to charm his white supporters.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-nfl-racist-whites-20170926-story.html
— Emanuel budget hole now tops $259 million – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-budget-20170926-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s not just Trump. ‘Reasonable’ Republicans are betraying us too.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-graham-cassidy-republicans-trump-20170926-story.html
— University Park misappropriated nearly $8M in TIF funds: lawsuit – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-university-park-lawsuit-st-0926-20170925-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170926/OPINION/170929920

 

WTTW
— ‘Abortion Bill’ Handed Off to Rauner – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/25/abortion-bill-handed-rauner

 

WBEZ
— College Diploma Out-Of-Reach For Growing Number Of Low-Income Illinois Students – Susie An (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my 1970 bachelor’s degree and my 1976, 1980, and 1997 master’s degrees came from money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/report-college-diploma-outofreach-for-growing-number-of-lowincome-students/cafc95a7-4df7-4cba-b38d-3f01b2e381ce#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says anthem protests disrespectful – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170925/rauner-says-anthem-protests-disrespectful

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— University rankings among reforms offered by Brady, Rose – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/university-rankings-among-reforms-offered-by-brady-rose/article_a9ebe8be-aed2-5e4d-8952-964e086638f5.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Former Western Springs trustee to run for Illinois Senate’s 24th District seat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/25/former-western-springs-trustee-to-run-for-illinois-senates-24th-district-seat/alf1g7x/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pat Tillman’s widow sides with anti-Trumps. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/pat-tillmans-widow-asks-trump-not-to-politicize-her-husbands-service/818790944

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Violence Contributes To Nationwide Increase In Murders: FBI Crime Report  According to the FBI’s latest report on Chicago crime, 2016 saw an uptick across the board compared with 2015. – Amber Fisher
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-violence-contributes-nationwide-increase-murders-fbi-crime-report

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Caprio on the Republican’s Benedict Arnold? State Rep. David Harris?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/watch-berkowitz-wecaprio-on-the-republicans-benedict-arnold-state-rep-david-harris-cableweb/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois ranked 3rd best state for teachers (DIERSEN: From what I see, Illinois is one of the worst states for employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-ranked-3rd-best-state-for-teachers-09-26-2017

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Collude for Pritzker – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/illinois-democrats-collude-for-pritzker/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Whatever Rauner does, he will break a promise to one side or the other  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/whatever-rauner-does-he-will-break-a-promise-to-one-side-or-the-other/

 

GOPUSA
— You May Want A Refund On That Jersey
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30759
— Minn. judge: Religious liberty bows to LGBT ‘rights’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity gain power to destroy those that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30743

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Has ESPN Thinking They’re Actually CNN – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/espn-turns-into-a-daylong-anti-trump-talk-show-video/
— Veterans’ Groups Blast NFL Players For Disrespecting The American Flag – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/veterans-groups-blast-nfl-players-for-disrespecting-the-american-flag/
— Black Congresswoman Kneels During House Floor Speech, Accuses Trump Of Racism – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps announce that they are going to have a) anti-Whites get rid of Whites, b) anti-males get rid of males, c) anti-Trumps get rid of Trump supporters, d) anti-Protestants get rid of Protestants, e) anti-conservatives get rid of conservatives, f) anti-Republicans get rid of Republicans, g) anti-Americans get rid of Americans, h) anti-older people get rid of older people, i) anti-rich people get rid of rich people, j) anti-gun owners get rid of gun owners, k) anti-German Americans get rid of German Americans, l) anti-draft avoiders get rid of draft avoiders, except Bill Clinton, and m) have those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/black-congresswoman-kneels-during-house-floor-speech-accuses-trump-of-racism-video/
— Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump, adding that he is working to change the department’s regulatory culture to be more business friendly. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, said he knew when he took over the 70,000-employee department in March that, “I got 30 percent of the crew that’s not loyal to the flag.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/US-Interior-Zinke-Trump/2017/09/25/id/815673/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are united against those that are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/25/does-trump-unite-or-divide-a-new-poll-shows-two-thirds-of-americans-agree/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHY IS CONGRESS CONSISTENTLY FAILING IN ITS OVERSIGHT CAPACITY? – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: A major reason is that GAO is just a shell of what it once was. GAO was gutted during the 1980s and 1990s.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/25/why-is-congress-consistently-failing-in-its-oversight-capacity/
— FINLAND: DEMOGRAPHIC DOOM AND THE WELFARE STATE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/25/demographic-doom-and-the-welfare-state/

 

CBN NEWS
— GOP Senators Unveil Merit Based Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Abigail Robertson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2017/september/gop-senators-unveil-merit-based-path-to-citizenship-for-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Black lawmaker kneels on House floor in solidarity with athletes – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/352392-black-lawmaker-kneels-on-house-floor-in-solidarity-with-athletes

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump moves to get base ‘stirred up’ with NFL attacks.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/25/trump-nfl-fight-nascar-243091

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Fear of Black Protest – Terry Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should Trump supporters respond?  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten to have members of Group A get rid of members of Group B once and for all. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-fear-of-black-protest_us_59c91d47e4b08d6615504469

 

CNN
— ‘Deafening roar’ from GOP base to Congress: Keep your promises – Mark Walker  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, more and more and more Republican elected officials talk and act like they have surrendered to anti-Trumps who call them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/opinions/republicans-cannot-afford-to-forget-our-promises-opinion-walker/index.html

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are united against those that are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/09/25/poll-66-percent-see-trump-as-doing-more-to-divide-than-unite-america/23222467/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s N.F.L. Critique a Calculated Attempt to Shore Up His Base.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are anti-patriotic. Many of them, if not most of them, if not virtually all of them are also anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. They do everything that they can a) to discourage Republican candidates and elected officials from participating in the parades, b) to discourage Republicans from helping sponsor entries in the parades, c) to discourage everyone from watching the parades.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/politics/trump-nascar-nfl-protests.html
— Republicans Present Conservative Vision for ‘Dreamer’ Protection – YAMICHE ALCINDOR (DIERSEN: Who represents the conservatives in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?  What have they done to defend and advance conservative principles? I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I served as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I attended the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Annual Conventions as a Delegate and I served on the 2008 IRP Platform and Resolution Committee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/politics/republicans-daca-citizenship.html
— China Blocks WhatsApp, Broadening Online Censorship – KEITH BRADSHER  (DIERSEN: What do you do?  I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.  Who wants to censor what you do? Those who want to censure what I do are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/business/china-whatsapp-blocked.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chinese Consumers See Dept as a Ticket to the Middle Class – KEITH BRADSHER and AILIN TANG  (DIERSEN: What have borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23, b) a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and d) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. My wife and I borrowed to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/business/china-debt-consumers.html
— Tyranny of the Minority – Michelle Goldberg (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?  From what I see, the percentages are extremely high.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/trump-electoral-college-minority.html
— Get the Keg Out of the Frat House – John Hechinger
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/frats-college-partying-pledging.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump is “The Abbie Hoffman of the Right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/abbie-hoffman-donald-trump.html
— How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: How old were you when you got married and what did you do with your life before you got married? I got married in 1978 when I was 29 years old. Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought my fourth new car, a Corvette, when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27.  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 assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; and started collecting ed delinquent taxes in 1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/upshot/how-did-marriage-become-a-mark-of-privilege.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Miss America Erika Harold has a real shot at being elected attorney general – Katerina Ang
http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/miss-america-has-a-real-shot-at-being-elected-attorney-general/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Retirement wave – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old was a horrific waste. Who/what do you blame for my Democrat superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/26/qa-for-federal-workers-retirement-wave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Question: Whatever happened to the “retirement wave?” Wasn’t that supposed to create a lot of vacancies for younger federal employees to move up? Answer: Predictions of a wave of federal employee retirements date back many years. This comes from the large population of baby boomer workers — almost all now in their mid-50s or older — becoming old enough to meet the needed combinations of age and years of service. Some of those combinations allow for retirement as early as 55 — and even earlier in law enforcement and certain other occupations. However, except for those jobs, there is no mandatory retirement in the government. Many employees continue working out of desire or need — 15 percent already are eligible to retire, and the average federal retirement age now is about 62, up by more than two years over the past 10 years. Just under 64,000 of the 2.1 million federal workers outside the self-funding U.S. Postal Service retired in the fiscal year ending last September. That was about average for the past 10 years and actually the lowest since 2010. If budgets get tight, agencies may try to cut their staff costs by offering early retirements. But that’s just another form of optional retirement.)

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say that Trump is the “divider in chief.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/24/trump-divider-chief-tackles-nfl-editorials-debates/698097001/
— Good call on the NFL, Mr. President  These athletes should be fired! – Jon L. Christensen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/24/good-call-nfl-mr-president-editorials-debates/105969416/
— NFL commits suicide by Trump with politically correct protests – James Robbins  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the NFL officially dump all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/26/fl-stop-self-destructive-grandstanding-and-just-play-football-james-robbins-column/701472001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Are Facebook, Google and Amazon too big? Why that question keeps coming up – Marco della Cava, Elizabeth Weise and Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Facebook, Google, and Amazon can destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/09/25/facebook-google-and-amazon-too-big-question-comes-right-and-left/689879001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Helps Kaepernick Drag the NFL Into Politics  The league will no longer be allowed to present football as an escape from America’s divisions.”  What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who own American nameplate cars?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-helps-kaepernick-drag-the-nfl-into-politics-1506381276
— Let’s Have a Military Parade—but Not Alone  Why not march with Canada, your friendly northern neighbors? – Michael Taube  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Canada and at all other foreign countries that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they want Canada, Mexico, and all the other foreign countries a) to invade America and b) to get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-have-a-military-paradebut-not-alone-1506381135

 

FORBES
— 30 Years Later, ‘Wall Street’ Is More Relevant Than Ever – J. Maureen Henderson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2017/09/25/30-years-later-wall-street-is-more-relevant-than-ever/

 

PBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Forget the border wall.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/column-forget-border-wall-mr-president-look-hole-worksite-enforcement-rules/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Thousands of Federal Employees Volunteer as Surge Force for FEMA Relief Efforts – Jack Corrigan
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/09/thousands-federal-employees-volunteer-surge-force-fema-relief-efforts/141262/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 69% of Democrats Say Trump A Bigger Threat Than North Korea’s ‘Rocket Man’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2017/69_of_democrats_say_trump_a_bigger_threat_than_north_korea_s_rocket_man
— Is Football Falling As A Fan Favorite?
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/sports/september_2017/is_football_falling_as_a_fan_favorite