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 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to extend March 5 deadline to end DACA protections if Congress doesn’t act, GOP senator says – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-deadline-daca-protections-20171012-story.html
— While Congress naps, Trump acts on Obamacare – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-obamacare-executive-order-20171012-story.html
— Trump’s threat to NBC is definition of ‘Nixonian’ – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop everyone from reading them.  They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171013/281925953238706
— Trump has the highest IQ and says so himself – Timothy L. O’Brien
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-highest-iq-tillerson-1013-story.html
(DIERSEN: To my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am stupid and lazy, I stress that 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. In 1979, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
— An IQ test for President Trump – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-tillerson-iq-test-20171011-story.html
— Our toxic smartphone addiction – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-smartphone-addiction-wilhelm-1013-story.html
— It’s time to look away, look away, look away from ‘Dixie’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely. If I sought a government office or a political office, to paint me as being a racist, my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes would stress that my ancestors owned land on what was the Dixie Highway in Crete 1864-1966. My great great grandfather, my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father all lived on what was Dixie Highway (Main Street) in Crete. I was born on what was Dixie Highway (St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights) and I lived on what was Dixie Highway (the northeast corner of Main and Exchange) in Crete 1948-1954. SEE: http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/08/07/then-now-dixie-highway-crete/aq5lh4r/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-dixie-confederate-song-20171012-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Jobs Americans don’t want – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: What jobs do/did you not want?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. 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; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Nevertheless, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was always grossly 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. In 1979, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-landscape-workers-20171006-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County officials faced with $200M budget gap after pop tax repeal – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-officials-faced-with-316m-budget-gap-after-pop-tax-repeal/
— Let California leave the United States – John Stossel  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois talk and act like they want Illinois to leave the United States. If they succeed in getting Illinois to leave the United States, what would you do? Would you stay in Illinois or would you leave?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/let-california-leave/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Protest organized ahead of GOP gun raffle in Kildeer – Doug T. Graham (DIERSEN: Republicans promote the Second Amendment. Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/protest-organized-ahead-of-gop-gun-raffle-in-kildeer
— IMRF exec: McHenry County Board can’t halt elected officials’ pensions – Lauren Rohr  (DIERSEN: If you are earning credits toward a government pension or are getting a government pension, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want to cut if not eliminate your pension?  Members of the following groups want to cut if not eliminate my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension: 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 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. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are “single issue” people. If I was a “single issue” person, I would be a Democrat because Democrats promise to protect CSRS pensions.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/imrf-exec-mchenry-county-board-cant-halt-elected-officials-pensions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Shehee of Lisle wants DuPage County board member pensions to be cut if not eliminated.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171013/need-to-address-pols-pensions-in-dupage
(FROM THE LETTER: Most if not all of the board members have their own practices, jobs or businesses that already carry a six figure salary. Some board members have pensions from previous political positions. Board members’ salaries are more than most full time jobs in DuPage County in both government and private sectors.)
— Chicago Tribune announces layoffs, newsroom restructuring – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank. All during those almost 18 years, the agency focused on getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/feder-chicago-tribune-announces-layoffs-newsroom-restructuring
— Planners target expressways now clogged 5½ hours a day – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: What do/did you do to avoid clogged expressways? My wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and walked to the College Avenue train station. My wife and I had 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984 and walked to the Wheaton train station.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/planners-target-expressways-now-clogged-5xbd-hours-a-day
— ‘Morning Joe’ host Scarborough officially leaves GOP – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who focuses on driving people out of the Republican Party in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who focus on driving people out of the Republican Party in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois 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.dailyherald.com/article/20171013/entlife/310139955/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C’s incoming freshman class largest in ‘modern history’ – Steven R. Strahler  (DIERSEN: What percent of these student are or soon will be 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/NEWS13/171019927/u-of-cs-incoming-freshman-class-largest-in-modern-history

 

WJBD
— New State Budget $1.7-Billion Out of Balance  Director of Office of Management and Budget Says It Is Time for Political Leaders to Come Together to Build Long-Term Fiscal Stability
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/10/13/new-state-budget-17billion-out-of-balance

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Layoffs hit Chicago Tribune newsroom (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank. All during those almost 18 years, the agency focused on getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/10/12/layoffs-hit-chicago-tribune-newsroom/

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Subsidizing Amazon won’t pay off for Illinois taxpayers – Curtis Black
http://chicagoreporter.com/subsidizing-amazon-wont-pay-off-for-illinois-taxpayers/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill would halt taxpayer-funded abortion – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-would-halt-taxpayer-funded-abortion/article_d4db0764-af78-11e7-9304-1b4ce0f53469.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Says Budget Has $1.7 Billion More Spending Than Revenue – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/12/rauner-says-budget-has-1-7-billion-more-spending-than-revenue/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schuh hired as Rauner’s deputy chief of staff for communications (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.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/13/schuh-hired-as-rauners-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-communications/
— Kennedy again tries to explain his position on legalizing marijuana  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/13/kennedy-again-tries-to-explain-his-position-on-legalizing-marijuana/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE WORLD, IT’S PIRANHA EAT PIRANHA – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the following groups compete with each other to get more preference: 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://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/12/in-the-social-justice-world-its-piranha-eat-piranha/
— THE TYRANNY OF ADMINISTRATIVE POWER – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: In 1997, I succeeded in stopping the U.S. Department of Transportation from abusing its administrative power. SEE: Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange at http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/12/the-tyranny-of-administrative-power/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama Lied. My Fourth Health Plan Died. – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31583

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Reaction: Scouts doing a disservice to boys, girls – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/10/12/reaction-scouts-doing-a-disservice-to-boys-girls

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump pulls U.S. out of pro-abortion, pro-LGBT UN agency – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-pulls-u.s.-out-of-pro-abortion-pro-lgbt-un-agency

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Even after 266 days in office, the news media mistreats Trump — and voters know it – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/12/inside-the-beltway-voters-agree-the-media-mistreat/
— Chief Justice Roberts urged to punish Gorsuch over address at conservative gathering – Alex Swoyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/12/group-urges-john-roberts-punish-neil-gorsuch-over-/

 

BLAZE
— Trump stabs at the heart of Obamacare by ending subsidies – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/12/breaking-trump-stabs-at-the-heart-of-obamacare-by-ending-subsidies/

 

POLITICO
— How the NFL Lost to Trump – RICH LOWRY
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/11/trump-nfl-anthem-goodell-flag-215701

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Unveils Job Training Initiative With $1 Billion Pledge – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/technology/google-job-training-initiative.html
— Different Ads, Different Ethnicities, Same Car – SAPNA MAHESHWARI (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my demographics are terrible. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who share my demographics, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and those who share our demographics to curry favor with 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.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/12/business/media/toyota-camry-ads-different-ethnicities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump violates core conservative values, yet most conservatives still refuse to condemn him – Nancy French
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/10/13/trump-violates-core-conservative-values-yet-most-conservatives-still-refuse-to-condemn-him/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: VA vows better reporting on bad health workers – Donovan Slack (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a BAD federal employee. Of course, they would want a) GAO to repot that it 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 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) IRS to report that it 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) the Post Office to report that it forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/12/va-vows-changes-bad-health-care-providers-lawmakers-take-action-after-usa-today-investigation/757445001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fake News From the SPLC  A church fire started by a congregant isn’t an example of ‘hate.’ – Jeryl Bier
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-news-from-the-splc-1507847385
— House GOP Moves Toward Keeping Partial State and Local Tax Deduction  One idea is to maintain the deduction for households below a certain income level – Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-gop-moves-toward-keeping-partial-state-and-local-tax-deduction-1507827859

 

BLOOMBERG
— House GOP’s Tax-Cut Hopes Ride on Deciding Who Is Middle Class – Anna Edgerton  (DIERSEN: Are you middle class? My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,856. My federal health, dental, and vision health subsidy is $17,288, but I have to pay $5,763 to get that subsidy. My Social Security is $2,028.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-13/house-gop-s-tax-cut-hopes-ride-on-deciding-who-is-middle-class
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For some GOP members of Congress, a middle income household tops out at $100,000 a year. For others, a family making $400,000 still deserves a break. . .But even Republicans from the same state can’t agree on the definition. “The middle class is whatever you want it to be in many ways,” said Jim Renacci, an Ohio Republican who sits on the Ways and Means Committee. “I think the middle class, is anywhere from zero to $80,000 to $100,000. That’s really the target zone.” For Warren Davidson, who represents the Ohio district on the outskirts of Cincinnati where the biggest company is AK Steel Corp., middle class families could be those making up to $250,000 a year. “I think for our district, people probably don’t start feeling like they’re middle class until they start earning $40,000 a year, and they probably still feel like they’re middle class up until about a quarter million a year,” Davidson said in an interview. . .The Pew Research Center, for example, classifies the middle class as households making between two-thirds and double the median household income — or between $42,500 and $125,000 for a family of three in 2014. Other definitions consider whether people have a college degree or even their job type. . .A study by the nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center found that most middle-income families would enjoy after-tax gains under the GOP framework, but that taxes would go up for almost 30 percent of people making $50,000 to $150,000. The study said it used brackets outlined in the House GOP tax blueprint released in 2016 — a methodology that Brady and others criticized. . .Representative Peter King said families in his New Jersey district can make as much as $400,000 and still feel like part of the middle class. While he suggested that he’d be open to considering a compromise on state and local tax deductions, he rejected the idea of a cap that kicks in at an annual income of $200,000.)

 

BUSINESS JOURNALS
— Do retaliation concerns make some employees untouchable? – Katie Loehrke  (DIERSEN: Because my demographics have always been terrible, my Democrat superiors knew that they could and they did use me as an example to teach my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates how they could harm federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. 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 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  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.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/growth-strategies/2017/10/do-retaliation-concerns-make-some-employees.html

 

THE WEEK
— The Republican civil war is spreading – Paul Waldman  (DIERSEN: What divides the sides in this civil war?  One side rejects the fiscal responsibility, traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid are RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, etc. The other side supports all the planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid are Republicans.)
http://theweek.com/articles/730474/republican-civil-war-spreading

 

GALLUP
— Slim Majority Against Government Pushing Traditional Values (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government pushes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, giving preference to minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, retaliation, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://news.gallup.com/poll/220235/slim-majority-against-government-pushing-traditional-values.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— 2% COLA for Federal Retirees in 2018 – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: If this goes through, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension will increase by $1,017, or increase from $50,856 to $51,873. Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, CSRS COLAs have been less than real inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/13/2-cola-federal-retirees-2018/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employee engagement highest in 6 years, OPM survey says – Nicole Ogrysko (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 wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/10/federal-employee-engagement-highest-in-6-years-opm-survey-says/
— SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: Navy goes through holistic existential examination after ship collisions – Scott Maucione (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you 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://federalnewsradio.com/navy/2017/09/navy-goes-through-holistic-existential-examination-after-ship-collisions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act is one of the areas on which Spencer wants to focus. That act put into effect the military’s up or out system, which forces service members to promote to the next rank in a certain amount of time or be separated from the military. “If, in fact, we have excellent people in excellent positions, why shouldn’t we find a way to keep that gray matter, that institutional knowledge, that high performing person facing off against that issue and not be penalized that he or she is lost in his class on promotion?” Spencer said.  Letting sailors stay in a particular rank could let them keep doing what they actually love instead of forcing them into a leadership position. In some cases, pilots who want to only fly or sailors who like certain positions on a ship are forced to take on more responsibility as leaders instead of doing the task they joined the Navy to do.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 67% of Americans Oppose Tax Breaks for NFL Teams
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/october_2017/67_of_americans_oppose_tax_breaks_for_nfl_teams

October 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Conservatives want to reverse abortion law Rauner signed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-abortion-20171012-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative lawmakers have filed legislation to ban tax money from being used to pay for abortions amid continued fallout between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republicans angry at his decision to expand abortion access for women covered by Medicaid and state employee insurance. The proposal is unlikely to gain momentum given Democratic majorities in the legislature and Rauner’s signature this month on the abortion law. But effort to reverse it highlights the deep divide in the Republican Party, which has relied on the governor’s personal wealth to help revitalize their ranks. Under the bill, no taxpayer funds could be used to provide elective abortions. That would amount to a reversal of a key provision in the measure Rauner signed, which allows for taxpayer subsidized abortions for state employees and low-income women. Illinois already covered abortions in cases of rape, incest and when there is a threat to the health and life of the mother. “This controversial and culturally divisive act should not be one that taxpayers should be forced to fund,” said Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods. “Likewise, there is no good reason for taxpayers to be on the hook for someone else’s personal decision.” The measure would not impact the portion of the law signed by Rauner that would prevent a trigger making abortion illegal in Illinois should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Meanwhile, conservatives say they are also considering a legal challenge to delay implementation of the abortion bill signed by Rauner. The governor has called on those upset by his decision to focus on uniting behind issues they can all support, such as his stalled efforts to put in place term limits and win regulatory changes he contends will spur business growth. “Reasonable people can reasonably disagree,” Rauner said last week when asked about the split in the Republican Party over abortion. “No group is defined by any one issue.”)
— Justice Department says Chicago violated immigration rules on earlier grant – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-trump-byrne-grant-rahm-emanuel-20171012-story.html
— Round Lake Beach parents say ICE threatened deportation if son did not serve as informant – Jim Newton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens and against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-round-lake-beach-sanctuary-family-st-1012-20171011-story.html
— Bill Murray had an outburst at a VIP reception after his Chicago concert – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-bill-murray-cso-outburst-20171012-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Citing lack of money, Ald. Ameya Pawar drops out of governor’s race – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/citing-lack-of-money-ald-ameya-pawar-drops-out-of-governors-race/
— Prince Harry heading to Chicago for Obama Foundation Summit on Oct. 31 – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Trumps succeed in getting Prince Harry to demonize, denigrate, and condemn 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prince-harry-heading-to-chicago-for-obama-foundation-summit-on-oct-31/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans and especially Americans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-nfl-national-anthem-protests-steinberg/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why millennials find suburban offices cool again – Patrick Clark and Rebecca Greenfield  (DIERSEN: What suburban offices have you worked in? I worked in IRS’s Harvey office 1972-1973 and its Joliet and 63rd & Halsted office 1973-1974.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171012/why-millennials-find-suburban-offices-cool-again
— Bloomingdale Township’s mental health panel blasted over funding request – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/bloomingdale-townships-mental-health-panel-blasted-over-funding-request

 

ABC7
— Sessions: Chicago will lose grant money if police don’t cooperate with ICE agents – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sessions-chicago-will-lose-grant-money-for-not-working-with-ice-agents/2525116/
— ACLU condemns Trump’s comments on Chicago gun violence (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, ACLU stands with criminals and against victims and against law enforcement and against police.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aclu-condemns-trumps-comments-on-chicago-gun-violence/2524353/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Responds to Trump’s Chicago Comments By Saying Tillerson’s ‘Assessment of People’ is ‘Insightful’  (DIERSEN: If you blast Trump, anti-Trumps love you. 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.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Emanuel-Responds-to-Trumps-Chicago-Comments-By-Saying-Tillersons-Assessment-of-People-is-Insightful-450622063.html
— Lake County Republican Party to Host Gun Raffle as Part of Scheduled Fundraiser, Despite Vegas Shooting  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Suburban-Republicans-to-Host-Gun-Raffle-as-Part-of-Scheduled-Fundraiser-Despite-Vegas-Shooting-450635843.html

 

CBS2
— Community Leaders Protest For Higher Funding For Chicago Public Schools
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/12/chicago-public-schools-funding/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who side with Kim Jong say “Most say Trump making North Korea situation worse.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/poll-most-say-trump-making-north-korea-situation-worse

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago ranked 19th safest cities in the world – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171012/NEWS07/171019938/chicago-ranked-one-of-safest-cities

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rauner administration’s unpaid bills show need for Debt Transparency Act – Dan Beiser
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/110699/beiser-rauner-administrations-unpaid-bills-show-need-for-debt-transparency-act

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Four candidates seek Illinois House seat Pritchard is leaving – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/10/12/four-candidates-seek-illinois-house-seat-pritchard-is-leaving/aibdp2y/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Charlie Meier voted for the state tax increase. Now he’s got a primary opponent. – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article178471056.html

 

STATELINE
— Illinois Professor Part of Team Studying White Working-Class  Researchers studied group leading up to November, 2016 election – Scott Picken  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the working class? I was 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on past/present/future members of the working class. I 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; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-professor-part-of-team-studying-white-working-class/832142351

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois ranks 46th per capita in housing starts for month of August
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511242382-illinois-ranks-46th-per-capita-in-housing-starts-for-month-of-august

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County Board Chair Jack Franks – Ethics problem growing – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/mchenry-county-board-chair-jack-franks-ethics-problem-growing/
— Attorney General’s Office: Public Bodies May Not Restrict Content of Public Comment – KEVIN DUJAN (DIERSEN: Who wants to restrict what you say? I should write a book about those who want restrict what I say.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/attorney-generals-office-public-bodies-may-not-restrict-content-of-public-comment/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ABUNDANCE OF GOVERNMENTS IS ONE DRIVER OF COLLAR COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES  Consolidating governments in the collar counties could help lower residents’ high property taxes. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/abundance-of-governments-is-one-driver-of-collar-county-property-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Your Chance to Fight Back and Make Your Voice Heard
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/your-chance-to-fight-back-and-make-your-voice-heard/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Breen, McConchie file “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/12/breen-mcconchie-file-%e2%80%9cno-taxpayer-funding-for-abortion-act%e2%80%9d-bill/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/12/were-missing-out-on-lots-of-revenue-by-not-legalizing-pot/
— Facing the pension music
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/12/facing-the-pension-music/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In one year, Illinois’ pensions added more debt than 25 U.S. states’ entire budgets. The Illinois Department of Insurance released its two-year report on every public pension in the state. From 2015 to 2016, Illinois’ 671 pension funds added $17 billion in additional unfunded liabilities, bringing it up to $185 billion. That’s larger than 25 state budgets in fiscal year 2016.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— San Juan mayor accuses Trump of ‘genocide’ after hurricane – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/12/san-juan-mayor-accuses-trump-genocide-hurricane/

 

NUMBERS USA
— Sympathy for Dreamers Does Not Translate into Support for Illegal Immigration – Jeremy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/sympathy-dreamers-does-not-translate-support-illegal-immigration

 

GOPUSA
— Some legal pundits say NFL will face First Amendment lawsuit over forcing players to stand
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31682

 

FOX NEWS
— Conservative students at UC Berkeley face everything from insults to threats of violence – Andrew O’Reilly
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/12/conservatives-students-at-uc-berkeley-face-everything-from-insults-to-threats-violence.html
— Trump to Hannity: NFL Players ‘Cannot Disrespect Our Country, Our Flag or Our Anthem’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/11/trump-sits-down-hannity-9pm-et-nfl-cannot-disrespect-our-country
— John Kelly Rips Coverage of the Administration: ‘Develop Some Better Sources’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/12/white-house-chief-staff-john-kelly-press-develop-some-better-sources

 

BREITBART
— Cheap Labor, Open Borders Swamp Embraces Trump’s DHS Pick: ‘Experience Being Valued over Outsiders’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/12/cheap-labor-open-borders-swamp-embraces-trumps-dhs-pick-experience-being-valued-over-outsiders/
— Kellyanne Conway Easily Pins Feminist Tag-Team at Fortune’s ‘Most Powerful Women’ Event – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/12/kellyanne-conway-staves-off-feminists-attack-at-fortunes-most-powerful-women-summit/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— A stunning declaration from Apple’s VP of diversity and inclusion – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/a_stunning_declaration_from_apples_vp_of_diversity_and_inclusion_.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Bannon, AFA Action: ‘GOP establishment’ needs to go – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/10/11/bannon-afa-action-gop-establishment-needs-to-go#.Wd7AcDnPL20.facebook

 

DAILY WIRE
— Berkeley Students Protest Exam, Demand ‘Take Home Essay’ Because White Privilege And Stuff – FRANK CAMP
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22073/berkeley-students-protest-exam-demand-take-home-frank-camp

 

THE HILL
— Illinois conservatives file bill to reverse abortion law governor signed – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/355246-illinois-conservatives-file-bill-to-reverse-abortion-law-governor-signed

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Chicago Is Fighting Climate Change No Matter What Trump Says – Debbie Carlson  (DIERSEN: Democrats fight climate change by getting 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.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicago-climate-change-rahm-emanuel_us_59de80d4e4b0eb18af05fb98

 

NBC NEWS
— Sessions Targets Four ‘Sanctuary Cities’ (Chicago, New Orleans, New York and Philadelphia) for Punishment – DARTUNORRO CLARK
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/sessions-targets-four-sanctuary-cities-punishment-n810131

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees more positive about working for Uncle Sam – Eric Yoder (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 wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/12/federal-employees-more-positive-about-working-for-uncle-sam/
— Pro sports teams were once reliable patrons of Trump’s hotels. Not anymore. – Tim Bontemps and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pro-sports-teams-were-once-reliable-patrons-of-trumps-hotels-not-anymore/2017/10/11/113ceb8a-a47c-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html

 

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump’s threats amount to a First Amendment violation – Trevor Timm (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have threatened me, the threats that they made, and why 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, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.cjr.org/covering_trump/trump-nbc.php

 

OPM
— OPM Announces 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results  (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 wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2017/10/opm-announces-2017-federal-employee-viewpoint-survey-results/

 

FOREIGN POLICY
— Catalonia Leaving Spain Would Be Like Illinois Leaving the United States – DANIEL RUNDE
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/12/catalonia-leaving-spain-would-be-like-illinois-leaving-the-united-states/

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 10 Morning Edition

THE FEDERALIST
— Illinois Governor Breaks Promise, Sends Nonexistent Tax Dollars To No-Limits Abortions  This is what ‘working together’ looks like in Illinois: submission to the agenda of the majority party and the entrenched interests who fund their campaigns. – Jeanne Ives
http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/10/illinois-governor-breaks-promise-sends-nonexistent-tax-dollars-no-limits-abortions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When I first got down to Springfield after being elected state representative in 2013, I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” The mess in Springfield was worse than I could have imagined. Politics in Illinois is something akin to a modern-day Tammany Hall, defined by cronyism, waste, mismanagement, and corruption. Two of our last four governors were convicted of crimes and went to prison — George Ryan for what became known as the “hired truck scandal” and Rod Blagojevich for attempting to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat. So it was to no one’s surprise that Illinois politics made national news again last week. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law a bill forcing taxpayers to fund abortion at any time, for any reason. His signature made Illinois the first state in the nation to enact such a law. Legislation not even contemplated by prior Democratic governors and legislatures was signed by a Republican. The clichéd diagnosis is that Illinois is broken and that the problems are so great that we cannot overcome them without a political savior—someone who has achieved an elite status. This defective tendency illustrates the real problem in Illinois, and how we have come to hold a bottom rank in every economic indicator (highest property taxes in the nation, heaviest overall tax burden, lowest bond rating, highest unemployment in the Midwest). Far from being broken, Illinois is operating exactly as those in charge intended. Illinois Is In the Midst of Financial Collapse  As my first term ended in 2014, the state was collapsing. Illinoisans were finally waking up, and not a minute too soon. We found hope in Rauner’s candidacy. He was a political outsider who promised to “Shake Up Springfield.” We were impressed with his business acumen and galvanized by his reformist mission. So we were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt when he promised he had “no social agenda,” despite his generous donations to Planned Parenthood. Since his inauguration, Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills is higher. Our unemployment rate and unfunded pension liability remain bleak. Corruption and cronyism continue, as a single lobbyist connected to the Rauner administration secured 2,800 state contracts worth nearly $17 billion. And a budget impasse that put social service providers into crisis was ended by a massive tax hike with no structural reforms. This is what “working together” looks like in Illinois: submission to the agenda of the majority party and the entrenched interests who fund their campaigns. Illinois politicians serve a constituency. It’s just not the families in their communities. They serve special interests who fund their campaigns: public-sector unions, crony capitalists, and other groups that feed on government. What Other Rauner Promises Will We Find Were Lies? Last April, Rauner publicly promised he would veto a bill that would force taxpayers to pay for abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. He lied. He signed the bill with a shrug of his shoulders, stating “I have always been pro-choice and I always will be.” Meanwhile, Illinois is ranked 48th in the nation in providing for our developmentally disabled—people who through no fault of their own need state aid. Families and businesses in this state want resources applied efficiently to the numerous problems we already have. Yet Rauner committed our limited Medicaid dollars to highly controversial, elective medical procedures. The decision was a slap in the face to every struggling family who put their trust in the reform governor with no social agenda. For Rauner, like the machine politicians before him, winning elected office was not about advancing a set of principles to spur transformative policy change. Winning office was a mechanism through which he could distribute goodies and favors to friends and allies of convenience, in this case Planned Parenthood. The cost of this law could approach $20 million. In a state with presumptive eligibility for pregnant women to receive Medicaid, there is also a real possibility that Illinois taxpayers will pay for abortions of women from surrounding states who falsely claim to be residents. The state has had enormous problems in the past with high numbers of ineligible folks on Medicaid. In all this drama, the families of Illinois are forgotten and left to pick up the tab. Already on the hook for the highest property taxes in the nation, many families face unemployment as businesses bleed into more friendly states. Other families are trying to keep their heads above water, having seen needed social services reduced or eliminated over the past three years. So, as pundits and pols rant and rave in the papers and on social media, too many families quietly pack up and leave. Even those who are doing well look at state politics and wonder why they would entrust their family’s future to these “leaders.” Here is what Illinois families should know: While the concentrated power in Springfield seems daunting, the people have the collective numbers, resources, and values to end Illinois’ rigged political culture. Illinoisans deserve bold leaders, and in 2018, they can pick those leaders willing to fight for them to own a home in a safe community, to have access to quality schools, to be able to count on basic services when they are in need, and to have the opportunity to build their lives and pursue happiness.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner brushes off possible Ives primary challenge (DIERSEN: Do Rauner’s advisors want Ives to run because that would give Rauner and Sanguinetti an opportunity a) to paint themselves as being “good” Republicans and b) to paint Ives and her supporters as being “bad” Republicans, that is, “too conservative?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/10/rauner-brushes-off-possible-ives-primary-challenge/

 

ABC7
— Former Bears coach Ditka: ‘No oppression in last 100 years’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are oppressors: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be an oppressor, you have to have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  How much clout a) have you had, b) do you have, and c) will you have in the future?)
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/ditka-no-oppression-in-last-100-years/2515472/

 

NBC5
— Ditka Talks NFL Protests Before Monday’s Bears Game: ‘No Oppression in the Last 100 Years’  “If you don’t respect our country, then you shouldn’t be in this country playing football” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are oppressors: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be an oppressor, you have to have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  How much clout a) have you had, b) do you have, and c) will you have in the future?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-detail/Ditka-Talks-NFL-Protests-Before-Mondays-Bears-Game-No-Oppression-in-the-Last-100-Years-450225723.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ditka on America’s race issues: ‘No oppression in the last 100 years’ – Chris De Luca  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are oppressors: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be an oppressor, you have to have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  How much clout a) have you had, b) do you have, and c) will you have in the future?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bearsmikeditkanfl728813/
— Melania schools Trump ex- on difference between first wife, first lady
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/melania-schools-trump-ex-on-difference-between-first-wife-first-lady/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says U.S. should change tax law to punish NFL – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-nfl-protests-20171010-story.html
— Facebook growing Chicago office space to accommodate hundreds of new employees – Ryan Ori
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-facebook-expanding-ryan-ori-20171009-story.html
— Stop worrying about your kids’ college fund – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education? I did not. 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 1967 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-retirement-mcardle-money-savings-1010-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: 29 states have legal pot. Jeff Sessions wants to stamp it out, and he’s closer than you think – Evan Halper  (DIERSEN: To push recreational pot, pot pushers push medical pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-la-na-pol-congress-pot-20171007-story.html
— Arlington Heights state rep. David Harris says partisan politics led to decision not to seek re-election in 2018 – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-david-harris-steps-down-tl-1012-20171010-story.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration demands threaten DACA deal.”
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/10/09/trumps-immigration-demands-threaten-daca-deal/asl7kst/

 

TIMES
— Rauner losing his groove – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: To get his groove back, Democrats want Rauner to work harder against Trump, dump more planks in the Republican Party and the Illinois Republican Party platforms, and dump those in Illinois who 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.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-rauner-losing-his-groove/article_cef1bbd7-cb5b-5a40-b221-253e4dabd8df.html

 

WRAL
— Billions in Illinois bills not sent for payment – AP
http://www.wral.com/apnewsbreak-billions-in-illinois-bills-not-sent-for-payment/17005953/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Treasonous Evanston does even more to encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/10/city/city-council-amends-welcoming-city-ordinance-broadens-protections-undocumented-residents/
— Illinois Democrats denounce Trump’s rollback of birth control coverage – Jake Holland (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/09/city/illinois-democrats-denounce-trumps-rollback-birth-control-coverage/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— New Director of University of Chicago’s Adult Trauma Center Says Violence Is a Disease  And doctors should consider their role in preventing its transmission – TERESA MANRING (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform created and spreads that disease.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/October-2017/Selwyn-Rogers/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Wednesday Woodstock GOP Event Expanding Focus to Entire County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/10/wednesdy-woodstock-gop-event-expanding-focus-to-entire-county/
— Ersel Schuster Sees McHenry County “Swamp Dwellers”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/10/ersel-schuster-compares-most-county-board-members-to-swamp-dwellers/
— Former Coroner Marlene Lantz, RIP
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/former-coroner-marlene-lantz-rip/
— Dorr Township GOP Holding Petition Party 5:30 Wednesday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/dorr-township-gop-holding-petition-party-wednesday/
— Judges on Parade in Marengo
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/judges-on-parade-in-marengo/
— Jack Franks Acting Like the Boss of All County Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/jack-franks-acting-like-the-boss-of-all-county-employees/
— Arrogance of Soda Pop Social Engineers Revealed in Compromise Suggested as Repeal Impending
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/10/arrogance-of-soda-pop-social-engineeers-revealed-in-compromise-suggested-as-repeal-impending/

 

WIREPOINTS
— New Report: Illinois Pension Unfunded Liabilities Worsened By $17 Billion In A Year – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-report-illinois-pension-unfunded-liabilities-worsened-by-17-billion-in-a-year-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— S&P grades Illinois’ debt-reduction bonds a grade above junk
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/s-p-grades-illinois-debt-reduction-bonds-a-grade-above/article_43bb49a4-ad31-11e7-acd4-97e98af7c0dc.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pro-Life/Pro-Family Forces Meet…Will Oppose Rauner in Primary and General Election
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/pro-lifepro-family-forces-meetwill-oppose-rauner-in-primary-and-general-election/

 

GPOUSA
— Trump Embraces the Culture War – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-embraces-the-culture-war/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump lawmakers dismiss Trump’s “strict” immigration plan and say “It’s the job of Congress.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/9/donald-trumps-70-point-immigration-plan-a-hard-sel/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-LGBT ‘conservatives’ are not conservative. They are the worst sort of opportunists – PETER LABARBERA  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have work the hardest against me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pro-lgbt-conservatives-are-not-conservative.-they-are-the-worst-sort-of-opp
— Former Google employee: It’s important to ‘fight monopolies’ like Google – Fr. Mark Hodges
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fired-google-think-tank-scholar-says-monopolizing-tech-companies-threaten-d

 

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker: Christopher Columbus Is The Only Immigrant The Left Doesn’t Like – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/tucker-christopher-columbus-is-the-only-immigrant-the-left-doesnt-like/
— Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Straight Out Of ‘The Art Of The Deal’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/trumps-immigration-plan-is-straight-out-of-the-art-of-the-deal/

 

BLAZE
— Group calls for NFL boycott on Veterans Day – and already has 120,000 supporters – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/09/group-calls-for-nfl-boycott-on-veterans-day-and-already-has-120000-supporters/

 

POLITIFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they elected Rauner/Sanguinette in 2014 and b) that they might reelect them again in 2018 if they work harder against Trump, dump more planks in the Republican Party and the Illinois Republican Party platforms, and dump those in Illinois who 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.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/oct/10/bruce-rauner/rauner-consistent-start-his-pro-choice-views/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/us/politics/trump-immigration-dreamers.html
— Unintended Consequences of Sexual Harassment Scandals – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: If you are a male, the more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps paint you as being a sexual harasser: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/upshot/as-sexual-harassment-scandals-spook-men-it-can-backfire-for-women.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The NFL protests are a good illustration of how race and party overlap – Philip Bump  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasing Democrats shout that if elected, they will use government to get rid of Republicans once and for all, 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/09/the-nfl-protests-are-a-good-illustration-of-how-race-and-party-overlap/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s a RINO in Donald Trump’s GOP? – Joshua Jamerson  (DIERSEN: RINOs work against Republicans like me who support the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Of course, their stated reasons for working against Republicans like me are pretexts.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/10/10/capital-journal-whos-a-rino-in-trumps-gop-why-the-trump-corker-feud-matters/
— Donald Trump, the President Without a Party  Estrangement from Republican leaders clouds the White House’s agenda – Gerald F. Seib  (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-the-president-without-a-party-1507563185
— Rules for the NFL’s Radicals  You have the public’s attention. Now do something with it. – Mike Gecan  (DIERSEN: Democrats have the right to demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.  Republicans have the right to boycott Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rules-for-the-nfls-radicals-1507591112
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-bait-and-switch-1507590119
— The False ‘Science’ of Implicit Bias  A test purports to reveal hidden prejudice, but there’s little evidence its findings are meaningful. – Heather Mac Donald  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexist, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are biased against everyone, but especially against minorities, women, younger people, poor people, and immigrants.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-false-science-of-implicit-bias-1507590908
— When Silicon Valley Seeks Women, Some Men Fret About a ‘Lower Bar’  The push for more diversity at tech companies has ignited a public debate about hiring and performance standards – Yoree Koh  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, ever-increasingly, to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, a) they lowered and made more subjective hiring, retention, and promotion standards and b) wasted the careers of and got rid of their White male employees who did 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/when-silicon-valley-seeks-women-some-men-fret-about-a-lower-bar-1507608420
— After 50, Women Struggle to Find a Foothold at Work  Time out for family can carry a stigma; study finds evidence of discrimination – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: What does Weber say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who 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/after-50-women-struggle-to-find-a-foothold-at-work-1507608181
— Getting Women Out of the Middle-Management Trap  Leadership programs and coaching are top strategies for companies like IBM and Intuit – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: What does Lublin say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who 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/getting-women-out-of-the-middle-management-trap-1507608361
— Women of Color Have High Ambition, But Little Help  Many black, Latina and Asian women say they want C-Suite roles. What’s holding them back? – Alina Dizik (DIERSEN: What does Dizik say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who 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/women-of-color-have-high-ambition-but-little-help-1507608481
— The Hidden Battle of the Sexes at Work  When it comes to equality in U.S. companies, women see a work in progress while men view it as mission accomplished  The disconnect in how the sexes view gender diversity matters given that so many middle and senior managers are men. – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: What does Fuhrmans say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who 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-hidden-battle-of-the-sexes-at-work-1507608661
— Sheryl Sandberg on How to Get to Gender Equality  The Facebook chief operating officer and founder of LeanIn.Org says the first step is realizing how far we have to go – Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas (DIERSEN: What does Sandberg and Thomas say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who 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/sheryl-sandberg-on-how-to-get-to-gender-equality-1507608721
— Weighing a big decision? Here’s what experts say about when to go with your gut or your rational brain—or some combination of both – Elizabeth Bernstein  (DIERSEN: What are some of the big decisions that you have made? For me, they include my earning 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. They include my accepting job offers from the Post Office in 1966, from Firestone Stores in 1970, from Oldsmobile and from IRS in 1971, and from GAO in 1980. They include my seeking draft deferments, buying new cars, buying real estate, getting married, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, filing lawsuits, and saving for retirement. They include my complaining about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They include my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-your-gut-always-steer-you-right-1507562769
— FRONT PAGE: America’s Retailers Have a New Target Customer: The 26-Year-Old Millennial  This age bracket, bigger than any other, is pushing companies to revamp marketing and products, including a lot of remedial education – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: When were you 26 years old and what were you doing? I turned 26 in 1974. I had just gotten promoted by IRS to a GS-12 Revenue Officer position (currently $79,563/year) in its Loop office and I had just bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building. T walked to work and to job-related graduate business courses at Loyola. I owned a town home in University Park, a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and a 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-retailers-have-a-new-target-customer-the-26-year-old-millennial-1507559181

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: Trump immigration priorities dash hopes of compromise – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/09/analysis-trump-immigration-priorities-dash-hopes-compromise/745416001/
— Keep the promise on the wall – Rep. Andy Biggs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/09/andy-biggs-keep-promise-border-wall-editorials-debates/106478012/
— If Mark Zuckerberg wants forgiveness, he’s going to need to come clean first – Roger McNamee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/10/if-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-wants-forgiveness-hes-going-need-come-clean-first-roger-ncmanee-column/744520001/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Congrats, College Grads. Now Good Luck Paying Off All That Debt – Agnel Philip  (DIERSEN: Did you graduate debt-free? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I would never had been able to do that if I had not sought and obtained student draft deferments and if the Park Forest Post Office had not “overpaid” me.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-09/congrats-college-grads-now-good-luck-paying-off-all-that-debt

 

VANITY FAIR
— Ivana Trump’s Memoir Could Make You Feel a Little Bit Sorry for Donald Trump Jr. “How about if he’s a loser?” – KENZIE BRYANT (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being a loser? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County and in Illinois who paint me as being a loser. They include “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, etc. They paint not only me as being a loser, they paint everyone who they cannot manipulate/dominate as being a loser.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/10/ivana-trump-donald-trump-jr-memoir

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 8 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— The Future Of Illinois Republican Party – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/10/08/the-future-of-illinois-republican-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rick is joined on the phone by Rep. Peter Breen, (R-Lombard), the Illinois House GOP floor leader. There’s a lot of fallout in the GOP ranks over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature on a bill to expand taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women in Medicaid and in the state employee health insurance program. They discuss the future of the Republican Party and more.)
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 10/8/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/10/08/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10817/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For our last guest, Rick speaks to Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, the Illinois House GOP floor leader. There’s a lot of fallout in the GOP ranks over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature on a bill to expand taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women in Medicaid and in the state employee health insurance program. They discuss the future of the Republican Party and more.)

 

ABC7
— Senator Bob Corker hits back at President Trump, compares White House to ‘adult day care center’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-corker-hits-back-at-trump-compares-white-house-to-adult-day-care-center/2508070/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP Senator: ‘It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/gop-senator-its-a-shame-the-white-house-has-become-an-adult-day-care
— City passes 500th fatal shooting with 3 dead, 19 hurt in weekend gun violence
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/city-passes-500th-fatal-shooting-with-3-dead-19-hurt-in-weekend-gun-violence

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toxic atmosphere, political exhaustion are causing many House retirements – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1011-20171008-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-medical-marijuana-illinois-study-painkillers-met-20171008-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-where-are-illinois-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-interactive-map-20151109-htmlstory.html
— Trump says he directed Pence to walk out of game if 49ers protested during national anthem – Cindy Boren
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pence-49ers-colts-national-anthem-20171008-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VP Mike Pence walks out of NFL game over national anthem protest – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vp-mike-pence-walks-out-of-nfl-game-over-national-anthem-protest/
— Testy tweeting free-for-all between Donald Trump, Sen. Bob Corker – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-tweets-bob-corker/
— Will QB Colin Kaepernick stand for anthem? CBS clarifies report – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/colin-kaepernick-nfl-national-anthem/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Gov. Rauner joins biking ‘brothers’ in ride for charity
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171008/gov-rauner-joins-biking-brothers-in-ride-for-charity
— Corker’s free agent status should make Trump, GOP nervous – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171008/news/310089967/

 

DNA INFO
— Man Trashes Trump Tower Restaurant, Flipping Tables, Dumping Wine, Cops Say – David Matthews and Erica Demarest
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/downtown/man-trashes-trump-tower-restaurant-flipping-tables-dumping-wine-cops-say

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Video gambling pushers push video gambling.  If you push video gambling, you push destruction.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/lists/2017/10/02/650dbe36f0f24f0999bba1a54d776afa/index.xml?page=3

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— Legislative Retirements: A Slow Drip Becomes a Steady Flow – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/legislative-retirements-steady-flow

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When politicians choose voters, voters get few choices – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article177188996.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pence leaves Colts game after protest during anthem  Vice president didn’t want to ‘dignify’ event – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pence-leaves-colts-game-after-protest-during-anthem/830432255
— Trump trashes outgoing Republican Sen. Bob Corker  President tweets, ‘Didn’t have the guts to run!’ – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-trashes-outgoing-republican-sen-bob-corker/830387027

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Conroy opponent in House race Dr. Jay Kinzler has ‘real problem’ with Rauner – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511239357-conroy-opponent-in-house-race-has-real-problem-with-rauner

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— GOP donor says Senate Republicans creating major fundraising problems
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/07/gop-donor-says-senate-republicans-creating-major-fundraising-problems.html

 

BREITBART
— J.T. Brown Becomes First in NHL to Join National Anthem Protest – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10/08/jt-brown-becomes-first-nhl-join-national-anthem-protest/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Trump Could Learn From the Reagan Immigration Amnesty – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/10/08/what-trump-could-learn-from-the-reagan-immigration-amnesty/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Numbers Game: Why Democrats Love Mass Immigration – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/08/numbers-game-why-democrats-love-mass-immigration/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Pricey St. Louis school teaches kids, staff how to ‘Witness Whiteness’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/37624/

 

THE HILL
— NFL players back in Trump’s crosshairs as Pence stages walk out – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/354466-nfl-players-back-in-trumps-crosshairs-as-pence-stages-walk-out?rnd=1507491238

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration releases hard-line immigration principles that could threaten deal with Democrats to protect ‘dreamers’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/08/trump-administration-releases-hard-line-immigration-principles-that-could-threaten-deal-with-democrats-to-protect-dreamers/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hispanic anti-Trumps blast Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/08/hispanic-americans-deserve-better-donald-trump-raul-reyes-column/742878001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Sends Congress Plans for Immigration Enforcement  Document calls for funding sufficient to ‘complete construction’ of Southern border wall, move to detain asylum applicants – Laura Meckler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-sends-congress-plans-for-immigration-enforcement-1507505814

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Republican gathering focuses on conservative issues, draws protesters – Melina Zuñiga
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/10/08/national-federation-republican-assemblies-convention-gun-rights-reproductive-issues/743233001/

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Vice President Mike Pence’s quick (and costly) exit from Colts-49ers game – Dakota Crawford
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/10/08/vice-president-mike-pences-quick-and-costly-exit-colts-49-ers-game/744668001/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Knowingly exposing others to HIV will no longer be a felony in California – Patrick McGreevy
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gov-brown-downgrades-from-felony-to-1507331544-htmlstory.html

 

PEW RESEARCH
— Republicans’ optimism about future of GOP declines – SAMANTHA SMITH (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to a) dump the Republican Party platform, b) dump Republican voters and especially those 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, c) pander to voters 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, and d) promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and abolition of the First and Second Amendments.)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/03/republicans-optimism-about-future-of-gop-declines/

October 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Christopher Columbus statue in Near West Side park defaced ahead of holiday
http://abc7chicago.com/columbus-statue-in-near-west-side-park-defaced-ahead-of-holiday/2507227/

 

NBC5
— Rep. Jeanne Ives Inching Toward a GOP Primary Run Against Rauner – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: If Ives runs for Governor, who would her running mate be and who would run for her House seat?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeannie-ives-run-for-governor-against-rauner-449912963.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives has not ruled out a run for governor and is even being urged to challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in the upcoming Republican primary. Conservatives have voiced disappointment with Rauner’s record, particularly his recent signing of House Bill 40, an abortion funding and access measure. Ives told NBC 5 she’s “exploring the option by having important conversations with folks around the state” about “challenging the unprincipled and morally bankrupt politicians who have failed to deliver reforms demanded by taxpayers, business and ordinary citizens that have played by the rules and yet, find themselves ignored by leader in both parties.” For now, Ives has not begun circulating petitions for governor, but other conservative members of the Illinois GOP are hoping she will, saying Rauner “has major problems with the base.” Other policies that more conservative members of the party have disagreed with include Rauner’s signing of a bill to effectively turn Illinois into a sanctuary state for undocumented immigrants, as well as a landmark rewrite of the state’s school funding formula. GOP mega donor Dick Uhlein has supported Ives in previous races, and is among those that the Wheaton lawmaker would likely court if she decides to move forward with a statewide run. “This is the people’s seat, not the financiers – even as I recognize that campaigns take financial support. I am fortunate to have had his support before and would hope to gain his and many others’ support in any future race I decide to get involved in – state rep. or otherwise,” Ives said. A West Point graduate, Ives has served in the Illinois House for five years.)

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/07/president-trumps/

 

WTTW
— Rep. Jeanne Ives Inching Closer to Run for Governor – Paris Schutz  (DIERSEN: If Ives runs for Governor, who would her running mate be and who would run for her House seat?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/07/rep-jeanne-ives-inching-closer-run-governor
(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. “Our team is having important conversations around the state about challenging the unprincipled and morally bankrupt politicians who have failed to deliver reforms demanded by taxpayers, businesses and ordinary citizens that have played by the rules and yet, find themselves ignored by both parties,” Ives said. 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. Last week, Ives told Chicago Tonight she had received numerous calls from people who want her to run. “Absolutely we need to find an alternative to Gov. Rauner. We need to challenge him if he decides to run again,” she said at the time. Ives says she will be speaking at an event in the Rock Island area on Monday.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— County job supplements pol John O’Sullivan’s $161-an-hour Worth Township gig – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-county-job-supplements-pols-161-an-hour-township-gig/
— Prominent Fourth Presbyterian pastor Shannon Johnson Kershner: ‘God’s not a Christian . . . We are’ – Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: I was baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, attended MSL grade schools 1953-1962, and was confirmed as a MSL in 1962. I met my wife at a Fourth Presbyterian singles event in 1977. She was baptized as a Catholic, attended a Catholic grade school and high school, and was confirmed as a Catholic.  Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-MSL. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn MSLs as being much too conservative.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/prominent-presbyterian-pastor-gods-not-a-christian-we-are/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Richard Spencer leads another white nationalist march at Lee statue in Charlottesville – Susan Svrluga
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-charlottesville-white-nationalist-march-20171007-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Republicans to lose in Illinois want Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois to a) dump the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially the platform’s traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks and b) dump those like me who support those planks.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171008/ives-breen-wont-play-in-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rift in the Republican Party? – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Harris glorifies and praises himself and others who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171007/statehouse-insider-rift-in-republican-party
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the fallout continuing over Gov. BRUCE RAUNER’s decision to sign the abortion rights bill into law, questions are being raised about whether a significant rift is developing in the state Republican Party. In the immediate aftermath of the bill signing, several Republican lawmakers said they can no longer support Rauner. Since the legislature currently isn’t in session, we have yet to see how that will translate when it comes time to actually vote on something the governor wants — or doesn’t want — to pass. Then there was the announcement last week by Rep. DAVID HARRIS, R-Arlington Heights, that he would not run for re-election. Harris was one of the handful of House Republicans who voted for the final tax and spending package. He gave an impassioned speech as the House was preparing to override Rauner’s veto of the deal in which he said he didn’t get elected to preside over the financial ruin of the state. His vote, though, drew the ire of anti-tax Republicans and also drew himself a primary opponent. In announcing his decision not to run again, Harris told media outlets the Republican Party is at war with itself. He told public radio that he did not see how the infighting would make the party stronger. Rauner was asked about all of that during an appearance in Chicago last week. “We have many passionate members of the Republican Party,” Rauner said. “Not everybody is going to agree on every issue. We can have reasonable disagreements. Reasonable people can reasonably disagree.” He ticked off issues that Republicans can find common ground on, such as lower taxes, more economic growth, less regulations, more efficient government and political reform like term limits. He said “no group is defined by any one issue.” That’s no doubt the case, but we’ll see if the abortion issue — and Rauner’s position on it — is the dominant one as things move forward.)
— In 2016, Springfield dined out a lot, bought less stuff – Tim Landis  (DIERSEN: What is the main reason why you spent less money in 2016? I would have had at least $72,135 more to spend in 2016 if my Democrat superiors had not wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My GS-13 Step 10 salary back then was $122,991 in today’s dollars, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856, or $72,135 less.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171007/analysis-in-2016-springfield-dined-out-lot-bought-less-stuff
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Blame the state budget, online competition or both, but traditional sales tax collections in Springfield continue to fall behind rapid changes in shopping habits. Local consumers spent more on automobiles, groceries and dining out in 2016, according to a just-completed retail market analysis by The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, while they cut back in areas such as general merchandise, household goods and agricultural products. The annual chamber report showed overall retail sales of $2.682 billion, down 1.3 percent from 2015 to the lowest level in three years. But trends varied across 10 spending categories from 2015 to 2016. A more than 18 percent increase in food sales, including supermarkets, pushed spending in the category over $200 million for the first time since the reports started in 2006. The largest declines were for general merchandise, down 12.6 percent, and agricultural equipment and products, down 7.7 percent.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner’s unforced error – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-08/rauners-unforced-error.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner unleashed a political firestorm within his own party by signing controversial abortion legislation into law. The merits of the abortion issue aside — more on that later — it’s patently clear that Gov. Bruce Rauner made a political mess for himself when he signed a new law that provides for taxpayer-funded abortions in Illinois. He double-crossed Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, to whom he promised a veto, alienated Republican legislators he has demanded loyalty from and outraged single-issue abortion opponents who now consider him an unreliable and, probably, an immoral turncoat. What, politically, did Rauner gain from signing the bill? Nothing. Abortion-rights proponents perceive decisions like the one the governor made as the minimum they are due. They are angry that Rauner waited as long as he did to announce his support for the measure. So Rauner won himself no friends among Democrats and abortion-rights groups; they have at least 100 other reasons to dislike his brand of governance. In one respect, of course, Rauner’s decision vindicates the self-description he provided voters when running in 2014. Rauner said he wasn’t a politician, something he considered a bad thing, but a businessman who knew how to identify and solve problems, something he suggested Illinois desperately needed. Well, it’s abundantly clear that he’s not a politician. The best of politicians are able to read the tea leaves, weigh costs and benefits, and reach conclusions on dual policy and political questions that are not self-destructive. Rauner did the opposite when he signed the abortion legislation. There’s no doubt Democrats intentionally put him in a trick bag when they passed this cynical measure. That’s what members of one party often do to members of the other party — present them with no-win choices sure to raise vigorous criticism. But just because Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan handed Rauner a gun, it didn’t mean the governor had to shoot his own foot. That’s where the substance of this legislation comes into play. People want to cast House Bill 40 as either pro- or anti-abortion. But abortion is legal and has been since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, a constitutionally guaranteed right that abortion opponents, no matter how hard they try, cannot abridge. Despite that, abortion-rights proponents have steadily and dishonestly warned since 1973 that Roe is on the verge of being overturned, something that has not happened and remains unlikely to happen. H.B. 40 does two things. It would keep abortion legal if Roe were someday overturned. How ironic it is that our legislators busy themselves passing legislation addressing issues that are not, and may never be, problems while they studiously avoid addressing existing problems that are crippling the state? That provision is essentially meaningless because, in the unlikely event Roe is overturned, the issue would return to the individual states for a legislative solution. Does anyone really think that Illinois legislators wouldn’t rush to reinstate legal abortion? Democrats control Illinois, and few if any of them are willing to challenge the party’s abortion-rights litmus test. The second measure, one much more obnoxious to rank-and-file citizens, is the new mandate that provides taxpayer-funded abortions for individuals covered by state-employee health insurance or those on the Medicaid welfare program. Given the disgraceful fact that one in four Illinois residents is on Medicaid, it’s a virtual certainty that many thousands more abortions will be performed — all at taxpayer expense. Despite what abortion-rights proponents want to acknowledge, there are deep moral questions involved here. To compel all taxpayers — especially those with legitimate and sincere antipathy about the medical procedures that terminate lives of unborn children — to finance abortions is a real slap in the face. On that question alone, Rauner would have been on solid ground to explain — in a persuasive and principled way — why it would be a mistake to press financial responsibility for funding abortions on the public at large. There is no question that Rauner is, for understandable reasons, a flawed chief executive, a duck out of water. It’s not clear whether he’s hard-headed and impulsive, the recipient of bad advice or someone who ignores good advice. But he makes unforced errors, and signing this legislation is one of them. That said, he’s one of the few powerful politicians in Illinois who recognizes the extent to which the state is failing and offers real solutions to restore the state’s weak economy, improve our dire financial standing, eliminate the self-dealing and outright corruption in government and smash a discredited political status quo that is driving productive people from the state. Unfortunately, he made his job that much harder going forward and his retention of the job in 2018 even more problematic with his inept and inconsistent handling of an issue that was, on the merits, much less a Hobson’s choice than he perceived it to be.)
— Harold pledges she’ll combat public corruption – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-08/tom-kacich-harold-pledges-shell-combat-public-corruption.html
— Changing map drawing – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-08/jim-dey-changing-map-drawing.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Janus v. AFSCME could hurt funding for Democrats in 2018 – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20171007/chuck-sweeny-janus-v-afscme-could-hurt-funding-for-democrats-in-2018

 

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Counties across Wisconsin, prominent Republicans want to end gerrymandering – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop that gerrymandering. Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) would have supported me and that lawsuit and b) would have opposed me and that lawsuit?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout should have power to destroy whichever individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they want to destroy.)
http://host.madison.com/wsj/opinion/editorial/editorial-counties-across-wisconsin-prominent-republicans-want-to-end-gerrymandering/article_00a5ec53-c2e4-5493-8c3a-91b91b38c6aa.html

 

BGA
— WHAT DOES WISCONSIN GERRYMANDERING CASE MEAN FOR ILLINOIS? – Andy Shaw  (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.bettergov.org/news/shaw-what-does-wisconsin-gerrymandering-case-mean-for-illinois

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Barb Wheeler Reveals New Approach to Springfield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/07/barb-wheeler-reveals-new-approach-to-springfield/
— Salary Cap for Elected County Officials Passes Finance Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/07/salary-cap-for-elected-county-officials-passes-finance-committee/
— Chicago-Based Publication Explains Why Those Not in Cook County Don’t Cry When Chicago Taxes Go Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/07/chicago-based-publication-explains-why-those-not-in-cook-county-dont-cry-when-chicago-taxes-go-up/
— More Blagojevich Crooks Off to Prison
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/06/more-blagojevich-crooks-off-to-prison/
— Franks Push for Patronage Employees’ Approval Gains Victory in Second Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/06/franks-push-for-patronage-employees-approval-gains-victory-in-second-committee/
— McHenry County College Board Saves Taxpayers Over $20 Million by Having Flat Tax Levy for Five Years Running
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/06/109809/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— My Home and Car Vandalized Because I’m a Conservative Writer – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/10/07/home-car-vandalized-im-conservative-writer/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naturally, as a conservative writer I write on subjects such as Islam and immigration that would goad a liberal to call me such a name. I also have frequently had political yard signs in my yard for the more conservative candidates in my area. S, my home is well known (or at least easily known) as a place where a conservative Republican lives. As to my writing, I’ve never tried to hide where I live nor written under kitschy Internet names. I have always written under my full name, so it probably isn’t too hard for someone to find me if they are serious enough about doing so. At this point, with those two bits of graffiti I began to wonder, is someone was targeting me because of what I do for a living? So, I made a second police report after the garage door incident. Thus far none of these incidents were really too major but they did show signs of coming faster and picking up in severity. I have no troubles with my immediate neighbors. In fact, our neighbors across the street had been on an extended visit to Mexico for the last several months and the neighbors right behind us just moved in and weren’t even here for much of this vandalism. The other neighbors are two elderly neighbors and a middle eastern family I haven’t even really met. I have had no cross words with any of them. But last night it went into high gear. At about 1 AM or so on Saturday morning, I was awakened by a noise outside my home. I can’t really say what the noise was as it woke me from a deep sleep. It was just a shout that awoke me. I looked at my window and saw what struck me as a strange light outside. So, I went to the front door… And saw my car interior on fire… (PICTURE) The surface of my passenger seat was set aflame and the entire interior of the car destroyed. Fortunately it isn’t a new car (it’s a 1999 Oldsmobile 88). But unfortunately, because it is so old I took off the comprehensive coverage and only have liability. So, insurance won’t cover this destruction and I am now without a car. Naturally the police became involved, but they say they won’t classify it as arson because they don’t have any evidence to show for it. A plastic pop bottle was left inside by who ever did this. It smelled of gas to me. Police wondered if I smoked in the car. I don’t smoke cigarettes and only occasionally smoke a cigar but NEVER in a car. If you’ve ever smoked a cigar you know that doing so in a car is a messy, ashy endeavor. I don’t do it. So, there is nothing that should have set my car on fire  7 hours after I last drove it. Also, it was the surface of the seats that went up in flames. Nothing electrical any where near the burn zone. I firmly believe that this is an attack on me because of my writing. This is the tolerant left in action. They are trying to intimidate me. I will not be silenced.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Start Giving To Others – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: If you were asked what do you give to others, how would you respond? I would respond that since 2000, I have given GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to others free of charge and without any advertising. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning.  Since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening. Since 2004, they have contained links to more than 283,700 articles and information on many upcoming events. To put those emails together and send them out, I give to others a) 10+ hours of my time each and every day, b) 70+ hours of my time each and every week, c) 300+ hours of my time each and every month, d) 3,650+ hours of my time each and every year, and e) 36,500+ hours of my time each and every decade.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/10/08/start-giving-others/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Best Way Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Build the Wall! – Arthur Schape  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? What if your motherland was a) illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? My national origin is Germany. While Germany never did any of the aforesaid, my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/10/08/the-best-way-celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-build-the-wall-n2392140

 

BREITBART
— Sen. Durbin Spills the Beans on Amnesty: Admits ‘DREAM Act’ a Ploy for Open-Ended Amnesty – JOHN BINDER AND NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/07/exclusive-sen-durbin-spills-beans-amnesty-admits-dream-act-ploy-open-ended-amnesty/
— Nancy Pelosi Hails ‘Debt We Owe’ to Parents Who Bring Kids to U.S. Illegally – WARNER TODD HUSTON  (DIERSEN: What if your parents had gone to a foreign country illegally and brought you with when you were a child/)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/democrat-nancy-pelosi-hails-debt-owe-parents-bring-kids-u-s-illegally/
— Through Week 4, the NFL Shows Massive Viewer Loss Among All Key Demos – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10/06/through-week-4-nfl-massive-viewer-loss-among-key-demos/

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— DECOLONIZE, ABOLISH & BEND A KNEE  Decoding the resistance. – Dawn Perlmutter
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268025/decolonize-abolish-bend-knee-dawn-perlmutter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NFL Football players are bending a knee in protest during the National Anthem for the same reason that cities across the country are abolishing Columbus Day and for the same reason that there are widespread attacks on Confederate monuments, Columbus statues, fallen officer memorials and veterans’ monuments. Symbols of American history and heroism have been methodically transformed into symbols of oppression, genocide and racism, not that the football players understand this. They are just the latest group of useful idiots being manipulated by a long-established resistance movement. Current American resistance movements and their armies of anarchist protesters thoroughly understand the subversive significance of these iconoclastic acts. The abolition of national holidays, the destruction of historic statues, the desecration of heroes’ memorials and publicly disrespecting traditional civic rituals are time tested revolutionary strategies. Bending a knee is just another gesture in the plan to fundamentally transform America’s past and future. The American resistance movement existed long before Trump became president. It is comprised of many surprisingly unrelated national and global organizations from communists to environmentalists to black nationalists. Identity is their philosophy; decolonization is their doctrine; victimhood is their strategy; grievance is their industry; protest is their tactic; and revolution is their goal.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The left’s crowing that Lois Lerner’s IRS targeted even-handedly all along rings hollow – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/the_lefts_crowing_that_lois_lerners_irs_targeted_evenhandedly_all_along_rings_hollow.html

 

THE HILL
— GOP leaders look to avoid a fight with base over guns – ALEXANDER BOLTON, SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354337-gop-leaders-look-to-avoid-a-fight-with-base-over-guns

 

CBS NEWS
— White nationalists hold torch-lit protest in Charlottesville
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlottesville-white-nationalists-richard-spencer-torch-lit-protest/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pinpointing Racial Discrimination by Government Officials – JUSTIN WOLFERS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not give preference to 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/business/economy/racial-discrimination-government-officials.html
— Don’t Get Too Comfortable at That Desk – STEVE LOHR  (DIERSEN: In 1990, GAO moved to new office space in a new building – 200 West Adams in Chicago. I got a preferred corner office because a) I had been promoted to GS-13 in 1986 and b) I had more federal seniority because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I had worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years.  Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/business/the-office-gets-remade-again.html
— The Flagrant Sexual Hypocrisy of Conservative Men – Jennifer Weiner  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. This is especially true if you paint yourself as being a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/opinion/sunday/conservative-men-abortion-hypocrisy.html
— Mr. Trump’s Attack on Birth Control – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/opinion/trumps-birth-control-contraception.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Bannon? ANSWER: 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.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/steve-bannon-agenda.html
— ‘The New Washington’: Once Racing to Flee the Senate, Marco Rubio Now Digs In – CARL HULSE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/politics/marco-rubio-new-washington-senate.html
— Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island – RICHARD FAUSSET, FRANCES ROBLES and DEBORAH ACOSTA  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write an article about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my decision to buy a whole-house gas-fired backup electric generator.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/puerto-rico-power-generators.html
— Mexican Radio Host’s Resignation Highlights Ties Between Government and Media – AZAM AHMED and PAULINA VILLEGAS (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  Everyone involved in media should fully disclose all the sources and all the amounts of all their income.  I get a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, a $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and $2,028 Social Security.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/world/americas/mexico-radio-leonardo-curzio.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Mexico, the government accounted for 38 percent of the spending on TV advertising in 2016, and more than 16 percent of radio advertising, leaving many media companies highly dependent on official money. Advertisements in the nation’s media paid for by federal, state and local authorities totaled about $2 billion from 2013 to 2016, the first three full years of Mr. Peña Nieto’s administration, according to data provided by the government. This money, say critics, is one of the most severe restrictions on the media’s freedom of expression here, often subjecting reporters and editors to government influence, with overtly critical journalists fired, negative stories censored and investigative reporting thwarted. “The ties between government and media is like diabetes: It’s a disease that stops you from leading a normal life,” Mr. Curzio added. “It generates such an alarming feeling that that this is how the establishment works.”)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “NEO-NAZI COWARDS RETURN TO CHARLOTTESVILLE WITH TORCHES TO STAGE WHITE NATIONALIST PROTEST.”)
http://www.newsweek.com/neo-nazi-cowards-return-charlottesville-torches-stage-white-nationalist-680196

 

WAVY
— White Nationalists Gather at Emancipation Park – Emmy Freedman  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns people as being White nationalists? ANSWER: 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.)
http://wavy.com/2017/10/07/white-nationalists-gather-at-emancipation-park/

 

WILX
— Charlottesville mayor slams ‘despicable visit’ after torch-lit rally – Mike Signer
http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Charlottesville-mayor-slams-despicable-visit-after-torch-lit-rally-449967973.html

October 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane State’s Attorney McMahon ‘seriously considering’ run for attorney general – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-mcmahon-considering-attorney-general-run-st-1006-20171007-story.html
— Democratic county chairmen back Pritzker for governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-county-endorse-pritzker-governor-20171007-story.html
— Police: Man arrested after statue of Christopher Columbus defaced overnight
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-c-columbus-statue-defaced-20171007-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sessions’ order to accommodate religious objections undercuts LGBT protections.” (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should issue a directive that protects Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sessions-lgbt-protections-20171006-story.html
— City funding cuts possible for some Naperville special events – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-seca-fund-changes-st-1008-20171007-story.html
— Trump supporters, eager to ‘drain the swamp,’ swelling Republican Party purse with small donations – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rnc-donors-20171007-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As feds and state stiff Metra, riders pay more for less – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-as-feds-and-state-stiff-metra-riders-pay-more-for-less/
— Democratic county chairmen endorse Pritzker for governor – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democratic-county-chairmen-endorse-pritzker/

 

NBC5
— Greater Number of Students Leaving Illinois for College
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/greater-number-of-students-leaving-illinois-for-college-449900203.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— League of Women Voters supports DACA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the League of Women Voters acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171006/their-view-league-of-women-voters-supports-daca

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Retail marijuana is spreading  California, Massachusetts, Maine to start sales – AARON SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/retail-marijuana-is-spreading/829796078

 

WMAY
— Former Rauner Aide Diana Rickert Trashes State Government, Workers In Op-Ed Piece
http://www.wmay.com/2017/10/07/former-rauner-aide-trashes-state-government-workers-in-op-ed-piece/

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois Democrats endorse Pritzker as candidate for governor – Cory Ray
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36544703/illinois-democrats-endorse-pritzker-as-candidate-for-governor

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— COOK COUNTY’S PENSION SYSTEM HANDS OUT EARLY RETIREMENTS, MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BENEFITS – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cook-countys-pension-system-hands-out-early-retirements-multimillion-dollar-benefits/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association votes to endorse Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/07/idcca-votes-to-endorse-pritzker/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump boasts fundraising might for GOP: ‘I’m working hard for them’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/07/trump-boasts-fundraising-might-for-gop-im-working-hard-for-them.html
— Dinesh D’Souza: Second Amendment Is There to Protect Against Government Tyranny
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/07/second-amendment-protects-against-government-tyranny-dinesh-dsouza

 

TOWNHALL
— Jeff Flake is the Latest Anti-Trump Republican to Suffer in the Polls – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/10/07/jeff-flake-is-the-latest-antitrump-republican-to-suffer-in-the-polls-n2392041
— Antifa Plans Violent, Destructive “Deface Columbus Day” – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/10/07/antifa-plans-deface-columbus-day-n2392002

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The left crows about Lois Lerner’s IRS now being ‘evenhanded’ – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/the_left_crows_about_lois_lerners_irs_now_being_evenhanded.html

 

PEOPLE PUNDIT DAILY
— Demographic Change and Entitlement Disaster – DANIEL MITCHELL
https://www.peoplespunditdaily.com/policy/2017/10/07/demographic-change-entitlement-disaster/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CALLING ALL GOP ‘FRINGE’ CANDIDATES – DEMS WANT YOU  Planning underway to meddle in Republican primaries to pick ‘unelectable’ opponents – ALICIA  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats say that you are on the fringe.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/calling-all-gop-fringe-candidates-dems-want-you/

 

THE HILL
— Trump compliments media coverage of his ‘wonderful small donors’ – ALICIA COHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/354352-trump-compliments-media-coverage-of-his-wonderful-small-donors
— Poll: NFL drops as favorite US sport – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/354365-poll-nfl-drops-as-favorite-us-sport
— Late night hosts get political, fueling tensions with Trump – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354377-late-night-hosts-get-political-fueling-tensions-with-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Seeing Trump Through a Glass, Darkly.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/trump-republicans-confirmation-bias.html
— N.R.A. and G.O.P., Together Forever – CHARLES J. SYKESO  (DIERSEN: Was the Las Vegas shooter’s motive bringing down both NRA and GOP?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/nra-republicans-gun-lobby.html
— The ‘Resistance,’ Raising Big Money, Upends Liberal Politics – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/politics/democrats-resistance-fundraising.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra – Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-a-switch-gop-deserts-its-budget-cutting-mantra/2017/10/07/5a62b8be-a943-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html
— Even in California, some people think Trump is doing just fine as president – Steve Lopez
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-martin-trump-1008-story.html
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP  (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should issue a directive that protects Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections/2017/10/06/ae3ec978-aaab-11e7-9a98-07140d2eed02_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Die-hard Democratic Erie, Pennsylvania is about to turn Republican – Salena Zito  (DIERSEN: How hard are anti-Republican candidates trying to get elected in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  Anti-Republicans are disciples of Saul Aninsky and moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They have, they are, and they will falsely claim to be Republican to get elected.)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/07/this-die-hard-democratic-city-is-about-to-turn-republican/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Tennessee GOP Tightens Rules for Who Can Run as Republican – AP (DIERSEN: In my opinion, rules for who can run as a Republican in Illinois should be made much tighter. Ever-increasingly, voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots make it clear to me that they vote for Democrats in general elections. Ever-increasingly, candidates who have cast Republican primary ballots make it clear to everyone that they are really RINOs, Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens. Most commonly they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling.  Most commonly, they focus on getting rid of Republicans like me who support the aforesaid planks and resolution. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2017-10-07/tennessee-gop-tightens-rules-for-who-can-run-as-republican
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the little-noticed change to party bylaws approved this summer, candidates must now have voted in three out of the last four GOP state or federal level primaries to be considered bona fide Republican candidates. For candidates seeking to appear on next year’s ballot that will mean voting histories can be scrutinized going back to the August 2012 primary. The previous standard was for candidates to have voted in two of the last four GOP primaries. Exceptions in the new rules will be made for candidates not old enough to have voted in the last four primaries, moved from another state or had an illness or military service that prevented them from voting. A letter from established Republicans to vouch for GOP newcomers could override the primary voting requirement, at the chairman’s discretion. Challenging a candidate’s bona fide status requires a complaint from two Republican voters. But in another change, those complaints must be made from the same district the candidate is running in to avoid activists from trying to interfere with races outside their home areas. Golden, who will have the final say over all challenges, said he expects successful efforts to oust candidates to be rare.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— UNDER TRUMP’S NEW BUDGET, IF YOU DON’T WORK, YOU DON’T EAT: REPUBLICANS ARE KICKING PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS – CHRISTIANNA SILVA
http://www.newsweek.com/under-trumps-new-budget-if-you-dont-work-you-dont-eat-republicans-are-kicking-679749

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Authorizes Hiring Spree of 10,000 Federal Employees – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/house-authorizes-hiring-spree-10000-feds/141621/

October 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Deal reached to repeal Cook County sweetened beverage tax, commissioner says – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deal-reached-to-repeal-cook-county-soda-tax/2499416/

 

NBC5
— Governor Bruce Rauner Announces New Chief of Staff – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-bruce-rauner-new-chief-of-staff-449741423.html

 

WGN TV
— Expansion of birth control opt-out for employers limited by Illinois law – AP & MEGHAN DWYER
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/06/trump-expands-birth-control-opt-out-for-workplace-insurance/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen out after 88 days on the job in ‘wild times’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-illinois-policy-institute-head-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration and abortion say “Too busy spurning Rauner, GOP fails to make Dems pay for taxes.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-too-busy-spurning-rauner-gop-fails-to-make-dems-pay-for-taxes/
— In tearing down Columbus, we ignore real violence against Indians – Patrick T. Mason
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-tearing-down-columbus-we-ignore-real-violence-against-indians/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Jeanne Ives attacks Rauner’s weak right flank – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-illinois-governor-kass-1008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, a conservative and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, may soon challenge a weakened Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary. “I’m seriously considering the option, with a serious game plan, we’re meeting with people and we’ll make a decision one way or another soon, and I mean very soon,” Ives told me Friday. She’s considering it because Rauner has lost his base. And what happens when an incumbent loses his or her base? You can smell the toast a’burnin’. “Voters don’t know what Rauner’s core principles are because he doesn’t have any. So we can’t very well give him a pass,” said Ives, a staunch social and fiscal conservative. “I’m not connected to the big money men who run the big races, but whoever would take Rauner on, it would cost less to defeat him than it would for him to redeem his reputation.” Rauner lost the conservative Republican base in Illinois by moving hard to the left, first by signing “sanctuary state” legislation and then by putting taxpayers on the hook to pay for abortion on demand. On Friday, he axed one of his few remaining conservative aides, chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen. Rauner supporters think his moves help him in Cook County, particularly with pro-abortion-rights suburban women. But will Rauner’s support of “sanctuary state” legislation win him Latino support in a general election? Will his decision to risk his career by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion win him love from Democrats? I don’t think so. Yet such moves do satisfy the media, that which will sing his praises and call him courageous and so on, and vilify or at least marginalize any conservative challenger, whether that is Ives or someone else. That’s how things are wired in Illinois, but you knew that. Ultimately, those singing his praises for his leftward drift will abandon Rauner in the general election in favor of the Democrats, either billionaire J.B. Pritzker, backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, or Christopher Kennedy. That’s also how things are wired. But you knew that, too. The problem for Rauner is that, as of now, conservatives make up a sizable percentage of the Republican vote. Without them, where is he? But not so fast, says Pat Brady, a Rauner supporter, former Illinois GOP chairman and principal of the government affairs firm Next Generation Strategies. “I understand Ives’ anger. I know social conservatives are upset,” Brady said. “But to their credit, social conservatives, they don’t stay home on Election Day. “Bruce Rauner is the first governor to stand up to Mike Madigan, and the people of Illinois know it,” Brady said. “And 80 percent of the state has had enough with the Boss Democrats. So are conservatives going to throw their lot in with J.B. Pritzker and Madigan? I don’t think that’s going to happen.” That will be Rauner’s hard sell, to convince conservatives that without him, Illinois will remain Madiganistan. It will be difficult if not impossible for him to win without an effective coalition. But without conservatives, what is left of Rauner’s coalition? Wealthy businessmen? That’s not a coalition. In this, he’s quite like Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also has the money guys with him but not much else, and remains quite beatable. Emanuel has been reaching out to Latinos in anticipation of more bad publicity and negative feelings coming his way when the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald, rolls around. Emanuel’s administration sat on the video of the shooting until after the mayor won re-election against Cook County Board Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Chuy won’t let him forget it. And neither will Chris Kennedy. But Emanuel has time and other people’s money. Rauner doesn’t have time, and he’ll be spending his own cash. On the Democratic side, at least Pritzker and Kennedy have a game plan. Pritzker with Boss Madigan and a massive TV ad budget. And Kennedy seeking minority votes with endorsements like that of Chuy Garcia’s. But what is Rauner’s game plan? That Boss Madigan has helped ruin the state? Rauner needs more than that, but his plan is becoming increasingly difficult to see. He was a businessman, not a social justice warrior at the beginning, then he wasn’t conservative, then he was a conservative for a few weeks, then he fired all the conservatives working for him and made sure he wasn’t a conservative by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion. It’s all been so very confusing. Conservatives will either find a challenger, or convince Rauner to do the math and hope he won’t seek re-election and save the Illinois GOP from a fight. Or he can run, while conservatives concentrate on their own state House and Senate races and keep the governor at a distance. “It’s best for the state if he announces he’s not running,” Ives said. “It would allow the party to come together and coalesce around another individual who could take on the Democrats. Because Rauner’s base has lost him. There’s no doubt about it. Talk to people around the state. You hear the same thing. His base isn’t with him.” Those who are quite close to the governor say he has no interest in caving, that he’ll fight. It might be politically bloody, but he doesn’t care. Rauner isn’t a weakling. He fought hard. He spent his money. He made terrible political mistakes that he didn’t have to make, but he insisted on making them. Now, he’s paying for them. Conservatives like Jeanne Ives will insist upon it.)
— Rauner parts ways with chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen from conservative think tank – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-chief-of-staff-1007-20171006-story.html
— Amazon’s HQ2 quest sent Chicago looking for an ‘in,’ mayor’s emails show – Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Emanuel will stress to 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/business/ct-biz-amazon-hq2-emanuel-emails-20171006-story.html
— 6th Congressional District Democrat candidate forum planned (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting Republican candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and Circuit Court Judge.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Fox Valley congressmen call for review of ‘bump stocks,’ other gun measures – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-las-vegas-gun-law-congressmen-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Gorsuch could strike a mortal blow to unions – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gorsuch-union-dues-janus-afscme-20171006-story.html
— Welcome to the dysfunction of Illinois government – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-illinois-1008-story.html
— Chicago should hope to lose the Amazon chase – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-amazon-hq2-chicago-20171008-story.html
— Rauner takes Manufacturing Month tour to South Elgin’s Hoffer Plastics – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-south-elgin-rauner-manufacturing-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Trump’s one-two punch hits birth control, LGBT rights – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-religious-rules-20171006-story.html
— University of Wisconsin approves free speech policy that punishes student protesters – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-university-of-wisconsin-protest-punishment-20171006-story.html
— Wisconsin state lawmaker sued over sign theft – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–sign-theft-lawmaker-20171006-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner shakes up his staff again—this time at the very top – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/BLOGS02/171009899/rauner-shakes-up-his-staff-again-this-time-at-the-very-top
— Yes, state House retirements are off the charts – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/NEWS02/171009896/yes-state-house-retirements-are-off-the-charts

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why high school football programs are losing players – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. Neither I nor any of my ancestors played football.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/why-high-school-football-programs-are-losing-players
— Metra’s doomsday budget includes fare hikes, service cuts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/metras-doomsday-budget-includes-fare-hikes-service-cuts

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former U.S. attorney Rodger Heaton named Rauner’s chief of staff – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171006/former-us-attorney-rodger-heaton-named-rauners-chief-of-staff

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Gag order issued in Wheaton College hazing incident – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/10/05/bd8b7c2e40104b4bb5dd125d95e19afd/index.xml

 

WJBD RADIO
— President Trump looms large over Virginia governor’s race – ANC News (DIERSEN: Will Trump loom large over the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/10/06/president-trump-looms-large-over-virginia-governors-race

 

CHENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Joe Biden: The U.S. is ‘walking down a very dark path’ under Trump  Blasts president’s nationalist appeal – JENNIFER HANSLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/joe-biden-the-us-is-walking-down-a-very-dark-path-under-trump/828602574

 

WSIL TV
— Former state representative Brandon Phelps becomes lobbyist – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36541917/former-state-representative-becomes-lobbyist

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— There’s Only Room for One Madigan at the Top of Illinois Politics  Now we know: There’s no Madigan dynasty. There’s only Mike. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2017/Michael-Madigan-Lisa-Madigan/

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Rainbow PUSH, activists push back on Trump’s voter fraud commission – Igor Studenkov
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/10/rainbow-push-activists-push-back-on-trumps-voter-fraud-commission/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rasmussen leaves as Rauner’s Chief of Staff. Who is Rauner? Critics will need new spin as head-scratching expands – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rasmussen-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff-who-is-rauner-critics-will-need-a-new-spin-as-head-scratching-expands/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov. Rauner names fourth chief of staff in three years
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gov-rauner-names-fourth-chief-of-staff-in-three-years/article_759dd80e-aaa9-11e7-996e-9346e70ef724.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE URBANA-CHAMPAIGN STUDENTS CATCH LIBERAL VANDALS IN THE ACT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/conservative-urbana-champaign-students-catch-liberal-vandals-in-the-act.html
— THE CURRENT TAX CODE PROMOTES BIGGER GOVERNMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/the-current-tax-code-promotes-bigger-government.html
— RAUNER DISMISSES CHIEF OF STAFF RASMUSSEN, MOVES LEFT EVEN MORE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-dismisses-chief-of-staff-rasmussen-moves-left-even-more-.html
— WHITE HOUSE REMOVES OBAMACARE HHS MANDATE ON CONTRACEPTIVES AND ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/white-house-removes-obamacare-hhs-mandate-on-contraceptives-and-abortion-inducing-drugs.html
— DI LEO: MARK KIRK V2.0 – THE 2018 ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S RACE (DIERSEN: If not Rauner, who would have a better chance of winning November 6, 2018?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/mark-kirk-v20-the-2018-illinois-governors-race.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Is the Illinois GOP Civil War Finally Here? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/is-the-illinois-gop-civil-war-finally-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now that prominent conservatives are seeing Governor Bruce Rauner for who he really is, we arrive at a genuinely dramatic moment in a state where the Republican Party’s failures have paved the way for Leftist policies to ruin the state. After signing several outrageously left-wing bills into law, an increasing number of rank and file conservatives and elected political leaders are finally seeing the truth about Governor Rauner. This gives conservatives in Illinois the opportunity to get their act together. Technically, every election cycle is another chance for limited government and pro-family Republicans — but some opportunities are greater than others. This is one. Examples of the lost chances happened in 1982 (Don Totten’s lt. governor candidacy), 2002 (the caucus leadership changes in the General Assembly), 2004 (Jack Ryan’s U.S. Senate campaign), and the past three gubernatorial primaries (all of which, 2006, 2010, and 2014, were lost due to State Senator Bill Brady’s involvement…that’s a sad story for another article). I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that there were people warning about Rauner four years ago — including IFI’s Laurie Higgins. Another voice, probably the loudest and most thorough, was Doug Ibendahl at RepublicanNewsWatch.com. Among the stronger recent statements, my favorites are that of State Rep. Peter Breen: “The Rauner experiment is over,” — and State Rep. David McSweeney: “Rauner is a failed governor.” Will Rauner run for reelection? He says he is, but we’ll see. If he does and conservatives mount a credible challenge to him, can Bruce and his millions of dollars be defeated? Not unless conservatives unite around a solid, intelligent and able governor/lt. governor ticket and run the best campaign of their lives. (Anyone reading this who personally knows Bill Brady, please ask him to stay the heck away from the race and enjoy leading the GOP super-minority in the state senate.) As simple as all of that sounds, Illinois conservatives have proven incapable of uniting, and in fact, have not been up to the task of successfully taking on the 40 years-in-the-making RINO (Republican in Name Only) establishment. Since Jim Thompson was elected Illinois governor in 1976, the RINOs have usually been happy to cooperate with the Democrats as long as individuals in the RINO club were able to become rich in the process. Yes, there were exceptions, such as moments during the decade-long state senate Republican majority in the 1990s, when Republicans acted as Republicans are supposed to. The fact that they were exceptions, however, is why we are where we are today. As several people are now realizing, this is a unique opportunity. President Donald Trump tapped the economic and cultural frustration in the electorate and defeated a talented primary field and the Democratic Party dynasty of our era in the general election. The same exasperation that exists in Illinois caused a majority of voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa to help candidate Trump take down the vaunted “blue wall.” Does it exist here on a large enough scale to send Rauner back to the private sector and take down the next silly Democratic Party left-wing nominee? Yes and yes. But it will take a competence level we haven’t seen from Illinois conservative candidates and consultants in a couple of generations. Does the candidate and consultant talent exist here to step up and lead? Yes on candidates and maybe on the consultants. Too many conservative campaign consultants don’t realize that in this era of Trump, things are different. The statewide campaign can no longer be all about their financial take on media buys, and their percentage of the cost of massive direct mailings and yard signs, or the fact that these “wise” consultants think they’re the smartest people in the room (they’re not). The campaign must be all about effectively communicating to the people of Illinois the serious problems that exist here. Those problems have gotten worse during Bruce Rauner’s tenure, and will speed-up in the wrong direction under a radical lefty like J.B. Pritzker. I have been saying this for decades — the people of Illinois are not much different from all those in the red states that surround us. This is not Vermont or Massachusetts or California. Cook County might not turn red any time soon, but there are plenty of what used to be called Reagan Democrats living in Chicago and its surrounds to give a conservative a primary and general election win. All that has been missing all these years is effective conservative leadership in the Illinois Republican Party. While Rauner’s money has purchased the party apparatus for the time being, a counter insurgency is possible and necessary. And the time for that is now.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner staff meeting play-by-play
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/06/rauner-staff-meeting-play-by-play/

 

BREITBART
— Chuck Grassley Suggests Trading DACA Amnesty for Border Security, Mandatory E-Verify – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/chuck-grassley-suggests-trading-daca-amnesty-for-border-security-mandatory-e-verify/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL players’ union teamed up with George Soros to fund leftist advocacy groups
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-players-union-teamed-up-with-george-soros-to-fund-leftist-advocacy-groups/

 

FOX NEWS
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/06/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— STUDY: Obama Had 740 Percent More Positive Media Coverage Than Trump – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/study-obama-had-740-percent-more-positive-media-coverage-than-trump/
— California Can Now Jail People For Misusing Gender Pronouns – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/california-can-now-jail-people-for-misusing-gender-pronouns/
— UC Berkeley Students Protest Exam, Accuse Peers And Professor Of Supporting White Supremacy – Ian Miles Cheong
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/05/uc-berkeley-students-protest-exam-accuse-peers-and-professor-of-supporting-white-supremacy/
— Mexico Prepares For ‘Dreamers’ To Get Deported – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSENM: What about their parents?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/mexico-prepares-for-dreamers-to-get-deported/

 

NEWSMAX
— House Budget Plan Clears Way for Cuts to Federal Employee Benefits – Jeffrey Rodack (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are/were wage earners, b) are in line to get a pension, and/or c) are getting a pension. Overwhelmingly they want employee salaries, employee benefits, and employee pensions to be cut. I was a wage earner 1964-1997 and I have been getting a pension since 1997.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-budget-plan-cuts-federal-employee/2017/10/06/id/818124/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PSYCH DRUGS IN EVERY SHOOTER SINCE COLUMBINE – INCLUDING PADDOCK – Alex Cameron
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/05/psych-drugs-in-every-shooter-since-columbine-including-paddock/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Facebook Claims Ability to Discern “Fake News” – Mary Elise Dugan  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) only they decide what news is real or important and b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of links to fake and/or unimportant news.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/27073-facebook-claims-ability-to-discern-fake-news

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following “groups slam DOJ for ‘despicable’ religious liberty guidance:” 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://thehill.com/regulation/administration/354289-civil-rights-groups-slam-doj-for-despicable-religious-liberty

 

NBC NEWS
— White House Preps ‘Wish List’ of Hard-line Immigration Proposals – HALLIE JACKSON, JULIA AINSLEY and LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/white-house-preps-wish-list-hard-line-immigration-proposals-n808446

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Chief of Staff Out After 3 Months, Ex-US Attorney In  Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing his chief of staff after just 13 weeks. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-06/rauner-chief-of-staff-out-after-3-months-ex-us-attorney-in

 

CBS MIAMI
— Thousands Of ‘Dreamers’ Now Subject To Deportation
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/10/05/deadline-looms-for-dreamers-to-keep-protection/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Analysis Counters Claim that Federal Workforce Grew in Recent Years – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/newly-crunched-numbers-counter-claim-federal-workforce-grew-recent-years/141588/

 

FED WEEK
— GAO To Study PTSD Treatment, Therapy
http://www.fedweek.com/armed-forces-news/gao-study-ptsd-treatment-therapy/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP FLUNKS HISPANIC OUTREACH IN THE MOST TRUMP WAY POSSIBLE – BESS LEVIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Hispanics, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-flunks-hispanic-outreach-in-the-most-trump-way-possible