October 14 Morning Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Second City cast member Peter Kim blames Trump for “offensive behavior from audiences.”  Are you an anti-Trump?  If so, what do you blame Trump for?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/13/another-second-city-cast-member-quits-after-offensive-audiences/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS deal with CTU would cost about $8.9 billion over 4 years – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-deal-with-ctu-cost-8-9-billion-over-4-years/
— Metra board to weigh alternatives to planned 8.5% fare increase – Rosalind Rossi
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-board-weighs-fare-increase/
— Endorsement: Bob Dold goes for the smart middle ground  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you reject, the more that anti-Republicans like you, but they will still vote for the Democrat candidate.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-bob-dold-goes-for-the-smart-middle-ground/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage renews third-party worker’s comp firm contract; New office furniture, carpeting – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-nvs-dupage-board-workers-comp-st-1014-20161012-story.html
— Gays and Catholicism: Pope’s words open door to confusion – AP  (DIERSEN: The Pope asks “Who am I to judge?”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are extremely judgmental. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  The blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they will send straight to HELL any individual, any organization, any company, any government, or any country that does not join them in destroying me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–catholics-gays-20161012-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An ideological tug of war over the firing of a Rhode Island church music director for marrying his same-sex partner illustrates the confusion that permeates some U.S. Roman Catholic parishes over Pope Francis’ words on homosexuality. Francis’ famous declaration “Who am I to judge?” in 2013 energized Catholics who had pushed the church to accept gays and lesbians. Now, some gay Catholics and supporters who hoped for rapid acceptance find themselves stymied by many bishops and pastors. Francis is being cited by both the music director, Michael Templeton, and by Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin, known for taking a hard line on church teaching about marriage and abortion. Tobin has criticized Francis, writing after the pope’s summit on the family two years ago that “Francis is fond of ‘creating a mess.’ Mission accomplished.” The pope has upheld Catholic teaching on homosexuality, reiterating the church’s opposition to same-sex relationships. But his shift in tone and broad statements about mercy have left a trail of comments that amount to a Rorschach test open to interpretation, say those who have closely followed Francis.)
— Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate from Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tammy-duckworth-senate-endorsement-mark-kirk-edit-20161014-story.html
— SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 FLASHBACK: Wheaton group home (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_home) for developmentally disabled moves forward  Proposed 15-resident care location would be northeast of downtown Wheaton – Bob Goldsborough
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-13/news/ct-tl-wheaton-group-home-20120913_1_group-care-home-wheaton-stars
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Plans for a proposed 15-resident group care home for developmentally disabled individuals just northeast of downtown Wheaton cleared another hurdle, as the city’s Group Care Home Commission voted 3-1 to grant the project a necessary group care home license. The Wheaton-based nonprofit STARS Family Services, which operates another four-person group care home called Washington House on Wheaton’s north side, wants to construct a new group care home on vacant land at the southeast corner of Cross Street and Union Avenue. The project would be constructed on land currently owned by St. John Lutheran Church, zoned for single-family residential use and used for two parking lots. Plans call for two structures that would be linked by a common courtyard. Each would have six private bedrooms, a great room, a shared kitchen and shared baths for each pair of bedrooms. The project also will include housing for a couple who would live in the home and oversee the evening and the overnight. A volunteer or staff person also will be present in the home during the day. The project has drawn opposition from some neighbors, who criticize the scale of the proposal. In addition, they have questioned STARS’ financial strength and how the home would be used were STARS to no longer be economically viable. “None of the neighbors oppose a group care home,” said neighbor Kathy Langlois. “We embrace it, we applaud it and we welcome it. And it’s absolutely not a case of ‘Not in my back yard.’ It’s a question of scale.” Langlois also said she and her neighbors would welcome the construction of one single-family home on the site. “What happens if STARS runs out of money?” she asked. “This will be a group care home. It can’t go back to being a single-family home.” STARS president Ray Chase noted that the organization has taken great pains to ensure its financial viability. STARS plans to pay cash for the land and has vowed never to open a group care home until it has 150 percent of that home’s projected first year’s operating expenses. In addition, STARS’ College Avenue resale shop generates more than 40 percent of the group’s annual need, he said. “I think we’re pretty stable,” he said. “I think we’ve taken a very conservative approach financially.” Chase also said the group is continuing to try to work with neighbors. “We’ve also done some things to make sure the home looks like it would fit in a neighborhood and isn’t overwhelming in size,” Chase said. “There even are architectural variations between the two homes so they look like different homes.” Wheaton’s Planning and Zoning Board unanimously voted in June to recommend that the City Council approve the project. Last week, three-fourths of the Group Care Home Commission’s members signed off on the project as well. Group Care Home Commission board member Chris Ellerman praised STARS for proposing two linked structures rather than one larger one. He also lauded the group’s model, which involves a married couple living with the developmentally disabled adults, with the adults’ aging parents or relatives being involved on a weekly basis and typically coming by to visit over the dinner hour. “In terms of a home for disabled adults in the community they have grown up in, absolutely,” Ellerman said. “This is their town. I live two blocks away, and I’d be ashamed if I didn’t want to welcome them in my community..” Group Care Home Commission board member Matthew McNear was the lone vote against the license. In an interview on Friday, he noted his concerns about the “scope” of the proposed home and some of the other issues that neighbors had raised. “I think STARS is a great organization and they do a lot of good there, but I think this probably could use some more discussion or some more review,” he said. With the group care home license now in hand, the proposal next heads to the Wheaton City Council for its consideration, likely sometime in October, said Jim Kozik, the city’s director of planning and economic development.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Job-matching program results promising – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: In 1997, in today’s dollars, I was earning $120,427 a year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-skills-for-chicagolands-future-outcomes-1014-biz-20161013-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-giuliani-ben-carson-pence-perspec-1014-jm-20161014-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Grogan for DuPage auditor
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/discuss/161019353/
— New programs ease homebuyers’ path to mortgages – Ken Harney  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you got your first mortgage?  I was 24 years old in 1972 when I got my first mortgage; it was for a new town home at 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park (current Zillow estimate is $59,012).  I worked for IRS in its Harvey office as a GS-9 (currently $53,717) Revenue Officer, and in addition, I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.  I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Impala.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/entlife/161019449/
— APRIL 10, 2015 FLASHBACK: Five women ‘STARS’ looking to new group home in Wheaton  STARS Ministry opens new facility for women in Wheaton – Susan Dibble
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150408/news/150409083/
— What do political candidates owe to their voters? – Gail Chaney Kalinich
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/discuss/161019361/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— FOR CONDOS, A LOST DECADE  When the housing market crashed in 2006, Chicago was awash in unsold condominiums—and the wave tripled in size as the crisis deepened. The meter is still running. Today, condos are worth about 7 percent less than they were 10 years ago. – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: My wife and I got married in 1978.  In 1978, a) after owning a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building for less than 2 years, sold it a $10,000 profit; b) I used that profit to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette; and c) my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton using her savings for the 20% down payment.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/housing-crash-condos

 

WTTW
— Michael Madigan: The Movie – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/13/michael-madigan-movie

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsement: U.S. Senate: Mark Kirk
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/13/endorsement-u-s-senate-mark-kirk/a6ag5z3/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JPURNAL REGISTER
— Rauners to live at fairgrounds during Executive Mansion closure – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161013/rauners-to-live-at-fairgrounds-during-executive-mansion-closure

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Will Rauner be Madigan’s next scalp? – Jay Jamison
http://myjournalcourier.com/uncategorized/101322/commentary-will-rauner-be-madigans-next-scalp

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Vague About Trump Support – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-vague-about-trump-support#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ryan, McConnell scramble to protect GOP majorities amid Trump turmoil  GOP majorities in jeopardy – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ryan-mcconnell-scramble-to-protect-gop-majorities-amid-trump-turmoil
— Tweets show why women don’t report sex assault  #WhyWomenDontReport followed #NextFakeTrumpVictim – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/tweets-show-why-women-dont-report-sex-assault
— Trump has ‘betrayed First Amendment values,’ journalists say – CNN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” politicians in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn a) who do not want me to know about their events or their activities, b) who do not want me to promote or report on their events or activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-has-betrayed-first-amendment-values-journalists-say

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Prison issue looms large for Southern Illinois politicians – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/elections/prison-issue-looms-large-for-southern-illinois-politicians/article_37ba6abf-36a3-50a2-9e7e-dfec88c6b171.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— League of Women Voters to hold candidate forum Oct. 16 – Nathan Lurz
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/10/league-of-women-voters-to-hold-candidate-forum-oct-16/aov7uyt/

 

CHICAGO LNNO
— Donald Trump Has a 0% Chance of Winning the Election, According to U of I Computer Scientists  Election forecasting group at the University of Illinois says their model is better than FiveThirtyEight. – Jim Dallke
http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/10/10/donald-trump-has-a-0-chance-of-winning-the-election-according-to-u-of-i-computer-scientists/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “Low blow and cheap shot” *** Citing Kirk’s stroke, Tribune endorses Duckworth
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/14/citing-kirks-stroke-tribune-endorses-duckworth/
— “Their minds or their bodies are too broken for them to work”  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/14/their-minds-or-their-bodies-are-too-broken-for-them-to-work/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— NATIONAL DEBT WENT UP EVERY YEAR BILL CLINTON WAS PRESIDENT – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/14/national-debt-went-up-every-year-bill-clinton-was-president/

 

TOWNHALL
— Donald Trump’s Invisible Shackles – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2016/10/14/donald-trumps-invisible-shackles-n2231773
— NBC Held Trump ‘P***y Grab’ Tape For Maximum Election Impact – Guy Benson (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who wanted Trump to win the Republican primary because they believed he would be the easiest to defeat in the general election?)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/10/13/tmz-nbc-held-trump-py-grab-tape-for-maximum-election-impact-n2231514

 

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 FLASHBACK: Is Charlotte Our Future? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://americanfreepress.net/is-charlotte-our-future/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— After Michelle Responds to Lewd Tape, White House Issues Warning to Trump About Attacking First Lady – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/10/713839-after-michelle-responds-to-lewd-tape-white-house-issues-warning-to-trump-about-attacking-first-lady/

 

POLITICO
— Clinton camp’s cozy relationship with Coca-Cola – Catherine Boudreau
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-agriculture/2016/10/clinton-camps-cozy-relationship-with-coca-cola-216866

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump vs. a Free Press – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/opinion/donald-trump-vs-a-free-press.html?ref=opinion
— The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job  When Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman to receive tenure at Wheaton College, made a symbolic gesture of support for Muslims, the evangelical college became divided over what intellectual freedom on its campus really meant. – RUTH GRAHAM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/magazine/the-professor-wore-a-hijab-in-solidarity-then-lost-her-job.html
— A 44% Pay Divide for Female and Male Law Partners, Survey Says – ELIZABETH OLSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/business/dealbook/female-law-partners-earn-44-less-than-the-men-survey-shows.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— What happened to ‘America’s Mayor’? How Rudy Giuliani became Trump’s attack dog. – Paul Schwartzman and Ben Terris
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/what-happened-to-americas-mayor-how-rudy-giuliani-became-trumps-attack-dog/2016/10/13/c6fdebd4-8fc1-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— The shocking pain of American men – Jeff Guo  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/13/a-record-number-of-men-arent-working-this-might-finally-explain-why/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF CLINTON: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Clinton courts Trump’s core: White man – Heidi M. Przybyla
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/13/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-male-voters-president/92006180/
— Where do I vote? Google now will tell you, and show you the ballot – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/13/google-election-ballot-polling-place/91966650/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s Path to Victory Diminishes  Donald Trump angrily denies sexual misconduct claims amid fresh polls that indicate his path to the White House is constricting – MICHAEL C. BENDER and JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-path-to-victory-diminishes-1476403134
— The Press Buries Hillary Clinton’s Sins  As reporters focus on Trump, they miss new details on Clinton’s rotten record. – KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-press-buries-hillary-clintons-sins-1476401308
— Voters’ Education Level a Driving Force This Election  Whites without college degree tend to back Donald Trump, many of those with four-year degree back Hillary Clinton – AARON ZITNER and DANTE CHINNI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/voters-education-level-a-driving-force-this-election-1476401440

 

BLOOMBERG
— RNC Transfers $6.35 Million to Down Ballot Races  The move comes at a difficult moment for the Trump campaign. – Kevin Cirilli
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-14/rnc-transfers-6-35-million-to-down-ballot-races
— It’s Official: This Election Is Driving Americans Nuts  And it’s the oldest among us who are suffering the most. – Deena Shanker
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-13/it-s-official-this-election-is-driving-americans-nuts

 

HERALD ONLINE
— Chicago Tribune endorses Duckworth, cites Kirk’s health – AP
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article108205257.html

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— GM honored by chamber for $770K investment – CHARLES A. MASON
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/gm-honored-by-chamber-for-k-investment/article_424c1ecd-519f-5e25-95b2-ab6fb4c176f9.html

 

RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE
— Rutherford Institute Defends First Amendment Rights of Federal Employee Prohibited From Displaying Pro-Trump Political Sign on His Personal Vehicle
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/rutherford_institute_defends_first_amendment_rights_of_federal_employee_pro

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
–Committee to Protect Journalists Says Trump is Threat to Press Freedom
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/committee-to-protect-journalists-says-trump-is-threat-to-press-freedom/
— Should There be Legislation in Place Preventing Politicians from Banning the Press? – Sean Stroh  (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” politicians in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn a) who do not want me to know about their events or their activities, b) who do not want me to promote or report on their events or activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media?  These “Republican” politicians talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-there-be-legislation-in-place-preventing-politicians-from-banning-the-press/

October 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Kirk’s Iran comment surfaces in leaked Clinton campaign chairman’s emails – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-podesta-clinton-wikileaks-email-story.html
— Tribune endorsements for Cook County and MWRD races
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cook-county-water-reclamation-endorsements-edit-1013-20161012-story.html
— A brief guide to the allegations made by women against Donald Trump – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office as a Republican, who would Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get to make allegations against you?  What would those allegations be?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-allegations-made-by-women-against-trump-20161012-story.html
— Lockport Township elected officials to get 3 percent raise – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-lockport-township-raises-st-1012-20161012-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Paul Ryan is doing the smart thing – S.E. Cupp  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Ryan makes it clear that he wants Trump to lose.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-paul-ryan-is-doing-the-smart-thing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-unhappy-people-in-the-land-of-more/
— Ex-‘Apprentice’ contestant Kanellis: Donald Trump is a hypocrite  (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a Hypocrite?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a religious hypocrite because I have spent each and every Sunday morning since at least 2004 putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails rather than attending church services. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they dominate all the churches in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn and that they have more than enough power over those churches a) to stop me from attending services there, b) to stop me from becoming a member of those churches, and c) to get those churches to send me straight to HELL.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/ex-apprentice-contestant-kanellis-donald-trump-is-a-hypocrite/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: Roskam for re-election to Congress, Dist. 6
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/discuss/161019472/
— Poll: White Americans disapprove of national anthem protests – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129845/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll, released this week, showed that white Americans of all ages disapprove of the protests by a margin of 63 percent to 30 percent. Hispanic Americans disapprove of the protests by a smaller margin, 45 percent to 36 percent. However, black Americans of all ages approve of the protests 74 percent to 17 percent.)
— Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly – AP  (DIERSEN: To promote pot is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/310139987/
— Catholic schools in Cook, Lake show high lead levels in water – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/161019482/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Davis Withdraws Support for Trump – BRIAN MOLINE  (DIERSEN: How many in Davis’ congressional district voted for Trump in the March 15, 2016 Republican primary?  Has Davis consulted with them?)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/davis-withdraws-support-trump#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Davis says he decided to withdraw his support after talking with his wife Shannon on Saturday. “And it was a parental issue.  My wife and I decided that this was something that we could not continue to tell our kids that language that was used in that video was acceptable enough for presidential candidates, let alone anyone.”)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield Premiere of Madigan Documentary
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/springfield-premiere-of-madigan-documentary-10-13-2016

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Voters don’t seem to notice state budget impasse
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/voters-don-t-seem-to-notice-state-budget-impasse/article_04b071a9-ac11-5519-aa42-64599014e0a2.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— 1 in 3 Illinois voters say budget impasse affects their families – Dan Petrella
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/illinois/in-illinois-voters-say-budget-impasse-affects-their-families/article_590639da-e1dd-51f0-a511-e59f5e1af47f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new poll “confirms what the Responsible Budget Coalition’s network of advocates and providers already know,” Bouman said, noting that 1 million people statewide have lost services or jobs as a result of the impasse, a figure drawn from a report put out this summer by the United Way of Illinois. . .Indeed, the poll shows voters are split on how to address the state’s budget problems, with 44 percent saying the solution is cuts alone and 33 percent calling for a combination of cuts and new revenue. Only 12 percent of voters say revenue alone is the answer.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Paul Ryan facing threats to speakership over Trump flap  New Trump video clip has GOP gripped by infighting – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/paul-ryan-facing-threats-to-speakership-over-trump-flap
— Campaign manager: Clinton jail comments taken ‘literally’ Trump said Clinton will go to jail – CNN  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to go jail for?  My Democrat critics/opponents want me to go to jail for taking jobs and promotions between 1964 and 1997 that they say should have been given to Democrats, and especially to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, poor, and/or veteran.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/campaign-manager-clinton-jail-comments-taken-literally

 

CHICAGO NOW
— How Illinois Adults Can Potentially Receive Their High School Diplomas – Robyn Shulman  (DIERSEN: After my outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, my outstanding mother earned a GED and got a job working for a dentist in downtown Crete.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/educators-diary/2016/10/how-illinois-adults-can-potentially-receive-their-high-school-diplomas/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Language Rules from Pro-Deviance Despots
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-language-rules-pro-deviance-despots/
— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Causes Uproar by Affirming Scripture
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-intervarsity-christian-fellowship-causes-uproar-affirming-scripture/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOLD BOASTS 7 POINT LEAD IN IL’S SLIGHTLY BLUE 10TH CD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/dold-boasts-7-point-lead-in-ils-slight-blue-10th-cd.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Media shy mogul? Trump goes 3 months with no formal press conferences – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/12/donald-trump-goes-3-months-with-no-formal-press-co/
— Veterans facing hostility in federal workplace  Government preference to hire ex-warriors causes resentment by co-workers – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, most, and at times, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans.  My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrats hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I was a draft dodger, a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things. They had great success in demonizing me, in denigrating me, and in condemning me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/2/veterans-facing-hostility-in-federal-workplace/

 

BREITBART
— Criminal Aliens Sexually Assault 70,000 American Women — But Paul Ryan Targets Trump – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/12/criminal-aliens-sexually-assault-70000-american-women-paul-ryan-mad-trump/

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump is on the verge of victory – Leon Wolf
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/trump-is-on-the-verge-of-victory/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— GOP: The Bastion of Piety – Charles E. Moore
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/gop_the_bastion_of_piety.html
— Middle Eastern nationals currently in flight school ‘not being properly vetted’ – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/10_13_2016_5_11.html

 

POLITICO
— At Clinton campaign’s behest, Daley asked to get Illinois primary date moved – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/10/at-clintons-behest-daley-asked-madigans-people-to-move-illinois-primary-106342

 

ABC NEWS
— VP Joe Biden Calls Trump’s Alleged Behavior a ‘Cardinal Sin’ – ALEXANDER MALLIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vp-joe-biden-calls-trumps-alleged-behavior-cardinal/story?id=42771735

 

REUTERS
— Trump denounces ‘fabrication’; multiple women claim candidate groped them – Roberta Rampton and Emily Flitter
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN12D128

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/opinion/donald-trumps-toxic-masculinity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy America promote pot.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/marijuana-arrests.html
— Donald Trump, Slipping in Polls, Warns of ‘Stolen Election’ – ASHLEY PARKER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/trump-election-rigging.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is facing an apocalyptic election scenario, thanks to women voters – Philip Bump  (DIERSEN:  Democrats have always shouted at women that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/13/donald-trumps-facing-an-apocalyptic-election-scenario-thanks-to-women-voters/
— Hillary Clinton for president – Editorial  (DIERSEN: The Washington Post is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hillary-clinton-for-president/2016/10/12/665f9698-8caf-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Former Miss Teen USA Kamie Crawford says she was told ‘Mr. Trump doesn’t like black people’ during 2010 beauty pageant – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs say about you?)
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/teen-usa-2010-told-trump-doesn-black-people-article-1.2828733

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should Christians Vote for Trump?  Trump’s behavior is odious, but Clinton has a deplorable basketful of deal breakers. – ERIC METAXAS  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/should-christians-vote-for-trump-1476294992
— Neither Side Will Win the GOP Civil War  Trump spent the week bashing his own party. Paul Ryan should have simply kept mum. – KARL ROVE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/neither-side-will-win-the-gop-civil-war-1476313601
— Trump’s Moment of Truth  The nominee and his allies are responsible for his election fate. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-moment-of-truth-1476314696
— Anti-Catholics for Clinton  Via email, campaign advisers show contempt for people of faith. – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-catholics-for-clinton-1476315156

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF GIULIANI: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giuliani relishes role of Trump defender – Rick Hampson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/12/rudy-giuliani-trump-surrogate-mayor-new-york/91666696/
— Ignoring voters will destroy GOP  Donald Trump did win the battle for the nomination — a fact of life. – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/12/trump-republican-party-voters-rohrabacher-editorials-debates/91963042/
— Immigrants are closing gap in homeownership – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents are not homeowners or have little or no equity in their home.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/13/immigrants-closing-gap-homeownership/91928228/

 

PBS
— Libertarian ticket hopes to steal voters away from Trump – JUDY WOODRUFF  (DIERSEN: Libertarians and Libertarian plants work against Republicans.  I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO ARE LIBERTARIAN PLANTS.  The aforesaid have always worked against me.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/libertarian-ticket-hopes-steal-voters-away-trump/

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Minority Students Overrepresented in Less Selective Colleges – Ashley A. Smith  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the colleges that I attended (UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT) are/were “less selective.”)
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/10/13/report-minority-students-overrepresented-less-selective-colleges

 

ATLANTIC
— Trump Faces a Slew of New Allegations of Sexual Assault  The Republican presidential nominee categorically denied any past incidents, but several women have come forward to report unwanted attention from him. – DAVID A. GRAHAM  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office as a Republican, who would Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get to make accusations against you?  What would those accusations be?)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-allegations/503918/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 9 Companies Hiring Thousands of Holiday Workers – Kristen Bahler  (DIERSEN: The Park Forest Post Office hired me in November of 1966 as a temporary part-time employee to help deal with 1966 Christmas rush.)
http://time.com/money/4527074/holiday-jobs-hiring/

October 11 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner slams Trump for remarks captured on video – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to slam you, what would Rauner say?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/210855314-story

 

CBS2
— Obama Describes Trump As Insecure During Duckworth Fundraiser  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Obama to describe you, what would Obama say?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/10/obama-describes-trump-as-insecure-during-duckworth-fundraiser/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County state’s attorney debate focuses on history of wrongful convictions – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-states-attorney-debate-st-1011-20161010-story.html
— Kirk gets animal cruelty group backing against Duckworth – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-animal-vote-story.html
— At second debate, Trump at odds with everyone – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-milbank-trump-implosion-st-1012-20161011-story.html
— Donald Trump’s vile candidacy is chemotherapy for the GOP – George Will  (DIERSEN: If you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, George Will wants to get rid of you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-gop-chemotherapy-george-will-20161010-story.html
— Millennial traits shape economy  Millennials aren’t big spenders or risk takers, and that’s going to reshape the economy – Don Lee  (DIERSEN: What did you spend your money on when you were under 35?  For me, it was college expenses, new cars, real estate, etc. What risks did you take when you were under 35?  For me, it was seeking and accepting draft deferments; earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and two job-related master’s degrees; passing the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination; becoming a licensed CPA; not becoming a Democrat; accepting job offers from Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO; getting married; etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-millennials-economy-20161010-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They’re known for bouncing around jobs, delaying marriage and holing up in their parents’ basements. Dubbed recently as the “children of the Great Recession” by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, millennials are the best educated and most diverse population of young people in U.S. history. They are also perhaps the most coddled, some would say spoiled. As they emerge this year as the United States’ largest demographic group — some 75 million strong — millennials are taking up the mantle as the most impactful generation since the baby boomers. Their influence has started slowly, due largely to the economic instability that has left many struggling to find good-paying jobs and saddled with staggering student loan debt. But millennials — adults under 35 — are certain to shape the economy for decades to come. And their coming of age in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression has bred distinct traits that could pose special challenges for the nation’s future growth and prosperity. For starters, millennials are not big spenders, at least not in the traditional sense. Millennials tend to prefer experiences over buying things and accumulating stuff. To them, an impressive selfie capturing a memorable moment is, in some sense, as enviable as a new car or fancy watch was to their parents.)
— Donald Trump fired Illinois native Maria Kanellis for ‘locker room’ talk – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-donald-trump-apprentice-maria-kanellis-20161011-story.html
— At stake: The Constitution – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201610101300–tms–cthomastq–b-a20161011-20161011-column.html
— Trump’s biggest debate lie was calling sexual assault ‘locker room talk’ – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-debate-trump-clinton-locker-room-huppke-20161009-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Election day voter registration limits gone, but why wait – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-election-day-voter-registration-limits-gone-but-why-wait/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Suburban Republicans in Congress weigh words on Trump carefully – Kerry Lester and Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019791/
— In split, Ryan stumping for House GOP but not for Trump – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/310119984/
— Endorsements: Whelan in DuPage County Forest Preserve Dist. 4
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019850/
— Endorsements: Elliott in DuPage County Board Dist. 4
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019889/
— Endorsements: Grasso, Krajewski in DuPage County Board Dist. 3
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019888/
— Endorsement: Russell for Kane County coroner
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019892/
— 6th Congressional District candidates differ on fighting ISIS – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019819/
— Rolling Meadows pastor James MacDonald on Trump’s own evangelical council denounces him – Sarah Pulliam Bailey  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked MacDonald to denounce you, what would MacDonald say?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161010/news/161019827/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durbin likens Trump to ‘banana republic’ leader  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Durbin to liken you to someone bad, what would Durbin say?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161010/durbin-likens-trump-to-banana-republic-leader

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Who’s losing on legal gambling? Looks like those who can least afford it – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/who-s-losing-on-legal-gambling-looks-like-those-who/article_188cbdb8-38e8-5c5a-95b2-fa2409cc1cce.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the first eight months of the year, gamblers dropped $18.9 million into video poker machines in the city of Kankakee.  Daily Journal senior reporter Lee Provost recently reported on video poker totals in his weekly business column. The numbers were sobering — and staggering. In Kankakee, $4.3 million was “lost” in the machines. Ask yourself this. Who can afford to lose $4.3 million? The totals wagered from Kankakee add up to roughly all the totals from Aroma Park, $811,751; Bradley, $8.5 million; Bourbonnais, $1.8 million; Manteno, $6.3 million; and Momence, $2 million — combined. Here’s what this tells you. A disproportionate number of the terminals, or the wagers, or both, are coming from middle class and lower middle class areas. Does it make sense that Kankakee’s wagers are 10 times those of Bourbonnais? When video gambling was legalized, the initial thought seemed to be to help out small restaurants and taverns. Instead, what has happened is the creation of mini-professional storefronts that have rows of machines. A discussion of Aroma Park’s experience indicated that is where the money is flowing now. One mainstream Aroma Park restaurant no longer operates its machines. In addition, one local mayor quoted indicated that she had not seen many cars in front of one wagering establishment. Translation: It might be that a small number of people are losing a lot of money. Moreover, the amounts wagered are escalating rapidly — up by a third or more in half a dozen communities. Now, we would not want to be Carry Nation with the ax, crusading against demon rum. It would be impossible to go back to no gambling. But a wide range of studies estimates that somewhere from 1 to 2 percent of the population can be classified as being “problem gamblers.” These are people who don’t know when to stop, and show up to follow a bad day with another long session to get even. So, in the pile of proceeds being raked in by the state, we ask a question: Is enough money being set aside to help those who will need help? Much like cigarette taxes, the government seems to need and relish the money. Unlike tobacco, are we warning people enough?)

 

STATELINE
— Rauner, Madigan Approval Ratings Low
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rauner-madigan-approval-ratings-low

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Kirk Says Republicans Nominated the Wrong Guy for President – TONY ARNOLD  (DIERSEN: Given the likelihood of Kirk’s defeat, one could say that about the U.S. Senate seat too.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/kirk-says-republicans-nominated-wrong-guy-president#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois governor slams Trump for remarks captured on video – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to slam you, what would Rauner say?)
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article107401067.html

 

WVIK
— Rauner, Kirk Criticize Trump For Language – TONY ARNOLD  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner and Kirk to criticize you, what would they say?)
http://wvik.org/post/rauner-kirk-criticize-trump-language#stream/0

 

WSIU
— Rauner and Kirk Slam Trump for Comments on Women  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner and Kirk to slam you, what would they say?)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/two-illinois-republicans-slam-trump-comments-women#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois campaign sign rules and shenanigans – Michelle Madaras
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33358451/illinois-campaign-sign-rules-and-shenanigans
— Tensions flare as Republicans clash over Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33360656/tensions-flare-as-republicans-clash-over-trump

 

WICS
— Gov. Rauner Speaks Out About Trump’s Comments in 2005  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to speak out against you, what would Rauner say?)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-speaks-out-about-trumps-comments-in-2005

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Politicians Bustos, Durbin, and Gutierrez Get Close-Up View of Presidential Debate – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-politicians-get-close-view-presidential-debate#stream/0

 

INDEPENDENT
— Marwig and McAuliff: State lawmaker race holds high stakes for students – Terrie Albano
http://neiuindependent.org/6775/news/state-lawmakers-race-holds-high-stakes-for-students/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois governor slams Trump for remarks captured on video – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to slam you, what would Rauner say?)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-governor-slams-trump-for-remarks-captured-on-video/article_e7b4145c-30d4-51b2-9e93-dbb280901ada.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 2.51 percent of people in Medinah receive food stamps
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511011770-2-51-percent-of-people-in-medinah-receive-food-stamps

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Public Guardian / County Board Member Donald Puchalski Seeks AG Opinion – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/dupage-public-guardian-county-board-member-seeks-ag-opinion/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Causes Uproar By Affirming Scripture – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/intervarsity-christian-fellowship-causes-uproar-by-affirming-scripture/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board has no Republicans”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/the-chicago-tribune-editorial-board-has-no-republicans/
— Kirk says Trump could cost Republicans both the Senate and the House
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/kirk-says-trump-could-cost-republicans-both-the-senate-and-the-house/
— Rauner finally speaks out against Trump, but won’t say if he still supports him  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to speak out against you, what would Rauner say?)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/rauner-finally-speaks-out-against-trump-but-wont-say-if-he-still-supports-him/
— Republicans sticking with the Madigan “issue”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/republicans-sticking-with-the-madigan-issue/
— Anti-Rauner TV ad launched by new federal super PAC
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/anti-rauner-tv-ad-launched-by-new-federal-super-pac/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clinton’s vow to push Supreme Court left galvanizes conservatives wary of Trump –  S.A. Miller  (DIERSEN: Clinton makes it clear that she would use the U.S. Supreme Court to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/10/hillary-clintons-vow-to-push-supreme-court-left-ga/

 

GOPUSA
— Muslims march in Dearborn  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15828?omhide=true
— Media Bias Makes Him Stronger – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15833
— It Wasn’t a Town Hall Meeting, It Was a Town Hall Ambush
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15831
— In Chicago the carnage rolls on
http://www.gopusa.com/in-chicago-the-carnage-rolls-on/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Speaker Ryan: Every man for himself, forget Trump – J. Marsolo  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Ryan call for the dissolution of the Republican Party, for the creation of a “Paul Ryan Party?”)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/speaker_ryan_every_man_for_himself_forget_trump.html
— Trump and the Surrender Caucus of the GOP – Jared E. Peterson
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/trump_and_the_surrender_caucus_of_the_gop.html

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— When Things Fall Apart – WILLIAM MURCHISON
http://spectator.org/when-things-fall-apart/

 

NEWSMAX
— Reince Priebus not Leaving Trump’s Side – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/reince-priebus-donald-trump-support-rnc/2016/10/10/id/752666/

 

TOWNHALL
— DHS: By the Way, We Barely Stopped Half of Illegal Border Crossings Last Year – Guy Benson
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/10/10/dhs-by-the-way-we-barely-stopped-half-of-illegal-border-crossings-last-year-n2229872

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Clinton Email Scandal: Hillary’s Hypocrisy And Media’s Bias Revealed – Editorial
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/clinton-email-scandal-hillarys-hypocrisy-and-medias-bias-revealed/

 

THE HILL
— Trump unleashes tweetstorm on Ryan, widening GOP divide
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/300353-trump-unleashes-tweetstorm-on-ryan-widening-gop-divide

 

POLITICO
— Inside Ryan’s decision to (almost) dump Trump  The speaker might still fully rescind his endorsement before Nov. 8, sources told POLITICO. – Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/paul-ryan-donald-trump-229571

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— For G.O.P. Candidates, Renouncing Donald Trump Carries Dire Risks – MAGGIE HABERMANO  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, those “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. who renounce Trump, plan on using a Trump defeat to drive out of the Republican Party those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/us/politics/republican-reaction-trump.html
— Were He Seeking Any Other Job, Trump Would Be Flagged by H.R. – Andrew Ross Sorkin  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/business/dealbook/were-he-seeking-any-other-job-hr-would-flag-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump describes himself as a businessman. And he says he wants to run the government more like a business. But would any business hire Mr. Trump? It isn’t a trivial question. Given the Republican presidential nominee’s vulgar boasts about sexually assaulting women and trying to coerce a woman to commit adultery with him — among other things — it is hard to believe he could get past the human resources department of a Fortune 500 company. Over the last decade, much of corporate America has put in place strict policies to deal with sexual harassment and other offensive behavior, trying to make amends for an abhorrent history of letting such conduct go unchecked (remember “Mad Men”?). Hiring procedures at large companies, particularly for senior positions, include extensive background checks, which typically include interviewing former colleagues and combing through articles, court records and, yes, social media. Thousands of employees have been fired or pushed out for using far less repugnant language than Mr. Trump’s words about how he gropes women. Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, with some 2.2 million employees, has explicit policies, for example, that prohibit “sexually explicit language, off-color jokes, remarks about a person’s body” as well as “using slurs or negative stereotyping,” “verbal kidding, teasing or joking” and “intimidating acts, such as bullying or threatening.” By those definitions, it is not clear if Mr. Trump would qualify to be hired as a janitor, let alone a senior executive. A spokesman for Walmart, asked whether Mr. Trump’s comments would disqualify him from employment there, said: “We’ve got a policy of not entertaining hypotheticals.” Mr. Trump has apologized for his language, which he described as “locker room talk.” But he used the language while on the job; he was recorded on a live microphone while working to promote “The Apprentice,” his popular reality show.)
— Trump’s Threat to Jail Clinton Erodes Democracy, Experts Say – MAX FISHER and AMANDA TAUB  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Clinton promises, if elected, to use the federal government to give those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WHAT THEY WANT.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/world/americas/united-states-democracy-clinton-trump.html
— Donald Trump’s Sad, Lonely Life – David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/donald-trumps-sad-lonely-life.html
— Count Trump Among the Takers – BRYCE COVERT  (DIERSEN: Are you a taker?  Should everyone be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they have paid in each of the last 10, 20, 30, 40, 50+ years?  Since 1978, my wife and I have paid more federal income tax because we pay the marriage penalty.  SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/campaign-stops/count-trump-among-the-takers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Because Donald J. Trump hasn’t released his tax returns, we don’t know exactly what portion of his fortune he has sent the federal government. But in the second presidential debate, he confirmed that there were a number of years where he paid nothing at all. A week ago, The Times published his partial state tax returns from 1995 that show a substantial business loss that could have allowed him to avoid paying income taxes for nearly two decades. When asked by the moderator Anderson Cooper whether he indeed used the loss to get out of a tax bill, Mr. Trump replied, “Of course I do.”  But rather than attempt to convince the American people that he had paid his fair share of taxes, Mr. Trump has vociferously defended the virtue of his ways, even arguing that paying nothing makes him fit to be president. “That makes me smart,” he retorted when presented with the idea during the first presidential debate. He told the Fox host Bill O’Reilly two days later, “A lot of people say, ‘That’s the kind of thinking that I want running this nation.’ ” He’s now calling it “brilliant.” Mr. Trump’s assertion that people should pay as little as they can in taxes — because, as he told Mr. O’Reilly, the government will “waste the money” — fits with quite an old conservative ideology. The government is bloated, inefficient and trampling on freedoms, the thinking goes; therefore, it deserves as little of our tax money to prop it up as possible. It’s no coincidence that Mr. Trump proposed a tax cut during the primary that was unprecedented, costing the government about double the revenue as would have been lost to Mitt Romney’s plan.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Clinton sees new opportunities to woo Republicans in Trump’s troubles – John Wagner and Anne Gearan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-sees-new-opportunities-to-woo-republicans-in-trumps-troubles/2016/10/10/d89839a6-8f05-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— Video fallout: Republican lawmakers abandon Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/video-fallout-republican-lawmakers-abandon-trump/2016/10/10/83a4a516-8f13-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Lewd Trump tape hurts vulnerable GOP senators, puts Senate control at risk – Erin Kelly
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/10/lewd-trump-tape-hurts-vulnerable-gop-senators-puts-senate-control-risk/91855154/
— Trump defections leave ruby-red Utah more uncertain – David DeMille
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/11/red-state-utah-pink/91883904/
— GOP deserves to go down with Trump. Republicans had many chances to fix this. It’s rank hypocrisy to bail and ask for a do-over. –  Gabriel Schoenfeld
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/09/donald-trump-video-leak-nevertrump-gabriel-schoenfeld/91827538/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: GOP Feuds Over Support for Donald Trump  Republicans openly bickered Monday as they found themselves at risk of losing the presidency, the Senate and maybe even the House – JANET HOOK and REID J. EPSTEIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-feuds-over-support-for-donald-trump-1476146036
— Rebuff of Donald Trump Puts Paul Ryan in a Bind  House speaker draws outrage after he says he won’t campaign for the nominee – SIOBHAN HUGHES and KRISTINA PETERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rebuff-of-donald-trump-puts-paul-ryan-in-a-bind-1476144307
— Donald Trump Is Starting to Look Like an Independent Candidate  If the GOP nominee wins the election, he would have to generate a lot of popular support around the country to make up for lost party loyalty in Washington. – GERALD F. SEIB
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-is-starting-to-look-like-an-independent-candidate-1476115731
— Trump, Reality and the GOP  A Pelosi House is becoming a real election possibility. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-reality-and-the-gop-1476143466
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, WSJ promotes Democrats.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-and-the-enablers-1476142879
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-special-prosecutor-1476143987

 

STATESMAN
— Texas Republicans are sticking with Donald Trump after the debate – Asher Price and Jonathan Tilove
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/texas-republicans-are-sticking-with-donald-trump-a/nspFt/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Arizona Republican Party chair splits with McCain on Trump – AP
https://www.abqjournal.com/864454/arizona-republican-party-chair-splits-with-mccain-on-trump.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Hillary Clinton urges voters to resist cynicism during Detroit campaign stop – Sabrina Siddiqui  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Clinton promises, if elected, to use the federal government to give those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WHAT THEY WANT.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/10/clinton-trump-second-debate-leaked-tape-apology-excuse
— Trump marches on amid spiraling disaster of Republican party desertion – Ed Pilkington and Lauren Gambino
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/11/trump-spiralling-disaster-desertion-wikileaks-russia
— Paul Ryan deserts Trump campaign but won’t formally drop endorsement – Dan Roberts, Sabrina Siddiqui, and Ben Jacobs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/10/paul-ryan-ends-support-trump-campaign-endorsement-republicans

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— More Voters Waiting Until Election Day To Cast Ballots
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/more_voters_waiting_until_election_day_to_cast_ballots

October 7 Morning Edition

ROLL CALL
— Trump-Kirk Feud Escalates  Trump slams senator while Kirk releases poll showing he outpolls GOP nominee
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-and-kirk-escalate-their-feud
— Rising Interest on America’s Debt Threatens Our National Defense and Our Future  Voters should not elect candidates who disregard the issue – Joseph J. DioGuardi  (DIERSEN: Low interest rates a) help borrowers who are predominately younger Democrats and b) harm savers who are predominately older Republicans.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/joe-dioguardi-rising-annual-interest-americas-debt-threatens-national-defense-future

 

NBC5
— Duckworth Using Kirk’s Tweets Against Him – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Campaign-Round-Up-Duckworth-Using-Kirks-Tweets-for-Fundraising-396226831.html
— Rauner Talks Illinois Economy in Second Facebook Live Event  Gov. Bruce Rauner hosted his second Facebook Live event Thursday, focusing on Illinois manufacturing and job creation. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Talks-Illinois-Economy-in-Second-Facebook-Live-Event-396206331.html

 

WGN RADIO
— Ald. Rielly on why he thinks a Trump sign should go: it’s not honorable “to trash the city’s international reputation” – JEFF CARLIN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Wheaton was full of racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse people.)
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/06/ald-rielly-on-why-he-thinks-a-trump-sign-should-go-ita-not-honorable-to-trash-the-cities-international-reputation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says Mark Kirk ‘not doing so well’ in Senate race, but ‘that’s his problem’ – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-mark-kirk-20161006-story.html
— Rauner laments family dog getting into shenanigans – Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: One reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours a day of what is left of my life putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is that I have never owned a dog.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-20161006-story.html
— Chicago cop is the face of the Ferguson Effect – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-ferguson-effect-chicago-police-1007-20161006-column.html
— The wretched legacy of the Obama years – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obama-legacy-obamacare-doctrine-assad-putin-perspec-1007-20161006-story.html
— How Hillary Clinton can close the deal with millennials – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promise to give younger people preference, that is, to discriminate against older people.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-millennials-20161006-story.html
— ‘The Birth of a Nation’: A history lesson we cannot afford to miss – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-birth-of-a-nation-glanton-20161005-column.html
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: U.S. teen birth rate hits record low for 7th year in row – Karen Kaplan
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/frontpage/2016/10/04/Teen-birth-rate-in-the-US-hits-record-low-for-7th-consecutive-year.html
— Group home for single moms proposed for vacant building in Wheaton – Bob Goldsborough  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, anyone who questions/opposes this will be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being a deplorable and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-wheaton-single-mothers-home-1007-20161006-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A long-vacant office building in a prominent Wheaton location could be repurposed as a group home for new and expectant single mothers. Built in 1987 as the Wheaton Inn bed-and-breakfast, the 19,813-square-foot, three-story brick building at 301 W. Roosevelt Road, later was used as the offices for Invesco PowerShares, an exchange-traded fund firm. The company relocated to offices in the former Sara Lee building in Downers Grove in July 2012, and since then, the building has been vacant and listed for sale. Now, the Clarendon Hills-based nonprofit group Love from Above has a contract to purchase the building and is proposing to place up to 12 expectant mothers in the house. The group’s founder and CEO, Yvonne Florczak-Seeman, said Love from Above intends to buy the building from Invesco PowerShares subsidiary PCM Properties LLC and use it for a two-year transitional housing program. The building will be known as the Butterfly Garden, she said. “This is for women in college who get pregnant who want to continue their education but don’t want to have an abortion. For them, their choices are parenting or abortion,” Florczak-Seeman said. For Florczak-Seeman, 52, the issue of support during an unplanned pregnancy is a powerful — and personal — one. As a teenager, she experienced an unplanned pregnancy and made the decision to have an abortion — a decision she says she regrets. “Pregnancy is not a terminal illness or a disease,” she said. “It’s a nine month process. We need to empower these girls. Motherhood won’t destroy them; it will mature them. Motherhood or adoption is a beautiful decision. I have been feeling that this kind of program is much needed. There is not one organization that empowers young ladies.” The building will serve as the home for women ages 18 to 26 for two years each, Florczak-Seeman said. The building would have a nursery to care for babies whose mothers want to attend classes. The group also would offer on-site culinary and fashion design programs for mothers, she said. The group, which also would place all of its offices on the first floor of the building, relies on private donors, Florczak-Seeman said. “We are very excited,” she said. Wheaton officials said that while they have received an application from the group, they haven’t yet determined what kind of zoning change, if any, the group’s proposed use would require. PCM Properties LLC bought the building for $2.625 million in 2005 from Kathryn Harbison, who had run the Wheaton Inn bed-and-breakfast.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge illegals to come to Chicago, to stay in Chicago, and to bring other illegals to Chicago.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marlen-garcia-how-chicago-can-strengthen-sanctuary-ordinance/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Johnson describes attack on cop: ‘She thought she was gonna die’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/johnson-tells-scary-story-at-police-and-fire-awards-ceremony/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will Trump lose the fat vote?”
ttp://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-will-trump-lose-the-fat-vote/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald urges people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009133/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MARSHALL: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Naperville Police Chief Bob Marshall sides with those who criticize police.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161009102/
— Endorsement: Winger in House District 45
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/discuss/161009151/
— Endorsement: Bernas in House District 56
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/discuss/161009146/
— Disability deadlines, milestones for getting government services – (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs viciously demonize, viciously demonize, and viciously condemn Republicans for not providing enough government services for those with disabilities.  From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the percentage of those with disabilities in America and in Illinois is increasingly dramatically.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161009101/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE FOR THIS ARTICLE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Anti-Trumps say that Trump sees members of the working class as being chumps.  I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County who look down on members of the working class.
https://www.creators.com/read/connie-schultz

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Marwig v. McAuliffe: Fight over state House seat helps draw big bucks to Illinois – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161006/NEWS02/161009883/fight-over-state-senate-seat-helps-draw-big-bucks-to-illinois

 

DNA INFO
— New Police Cars To Be Built At South Side Ford Plant – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161006/downtown/new-police-cars-be-built-at-south-side-ford-plant

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner covers familiar ground in Facebook Live chat about economy, jobs – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161006/rauner-covers-familiar-ground-in-facebook-live-chat-about-economy-jobs

 

STATE LINE
— How hurricanes can upend politics  Presidential campaigns stall in Florida – Eric Bradner – CNN  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/how-hurricanes-can-upend-politics

 

TIMES
— Paper favors local GOP hopefuls – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, television stations, newspapers, radio stations, websites, etc. a) promote the Democrat Party platform and b) promote candidates who will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/paper-favors-local-gop-hopefuls/article_202d7114-9806-5e61-a9cd-a44c6d70a7d2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every week, the Illinois Valley Times reaches mailboxes in La Salle County, with stories promoting the candidacies of Republican state representative candidates Jerry Long and David Welter. One of its owners, Dan Proft, is largely mum about the local paper, which is among a string of conservative publications popping up around the state this year. The local paper, which started in July, has no advertising, other than for a nonprofit conservative group to which Proft belongs. The chain was started in the winter by the Chicago-based Liberty Principles PAC, which receives much of its money from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Over the summer, a private corporation, Local Government Information Services Inc., took possession of the papers, Proft said. The company filed its corporate paperwork with the state in mid-August, a few weeks into its management of the papers. The Times asked Proft how the company makes money with its newspapers. “I’m certain you don’t understand how newspapers or businesses make money,” Proft said in an email to a reporter. “In addition to ads, have you ever heard of the concept of subscriptions as a revenue source for newspapers, for example? Are you familiar with the concept of seed capital used to launch and grow a business? I didn’t think so.” Proft said the reporter could not be fair in reporting about his company’s newspapers, suggesting the reporter favors Long’s opponent, Rep. Andy Skoog, D-La Salle. “That makes you an advocate not a journalist. So please make sure Andy Skoog reports your ‘stories’ as in-kind contributions (in his campaign reports),” Proft said in an email. The registered agent for the company is an accountant, which often is the case in corporate filings. The company’s information listed no president, though Proft has confirmed before he is one of the owners. Proft, a former Republican candidate for governor and radio show host, declined to answer whether any seed money for the company came from Liberty Principles PAC. By law, political action committees must report expenditures and donations. He also wouldn’t say whether the papers would stop circulating after the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election. The paper regularly runs stories favorable to Long, of Streator, and Rep. David Welter, R-Morris, who is facing Democrat Martha Shugart, of Morris. The most recent editions contained headlines such as “Long supports Illinois farming” and “Welter seeks district input.” ‘Justifiable grounds’  In March, the state Board of Elections ruled complaints against Liberty Principles and its papers were filed on “justifiable grounds.” The complaints alleged Liberty Principles failed to include proper attribution of its papers’ funding source and coordinated with candidates. In its ruling, the elections board said Liberty Principles was “admonished” to ensure all its political literature and communications identify the PAC as its funder. Specifically, it must include “paid for by” language. At some point afterward, Local Government Information Services took control of the papers. In July and August, the Illinois Valley Times included no ownership information. Now it lists its corporate owner, but still includes no phone number. Skoog tied to Mautino  Liberty Principles, which Proft heads, still involves itself in La Salle County. This week, the group distributed a mailer linking Skoog to his predecessor, Frank Mautino, D-Spring Valley, whose campaign spending is under federal investigation. “Will Andy Skoog be any different than Frank Mautino?” the flier asks. Earlier this year, Skoog publicly asked Mautino to answer questions about his spending. But, like Gov. Rauner, Skoog declined to join calls for Mautino’s resignation as state auditor general, saying he wants investigations completed first.”)

 

WAND
— Davis Endorsed By Laborers’ Union – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33335921/davis-endorsed-by-laborers-union

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Is Your Massage Therapist Licensed? In Illinois, It’s the Law  (DIERSEN: How soon will Illinois require journalists to be licensed?  The following would object to me being licensed: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=13838

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Thorner/O’Neil: Lighten up the campaign: Time to call in comedy writers
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorneroneil-lighten-up-the-campaign-time-to-call-in-comedy-writers.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Trump takes a swipe at Kirk
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/07/trump-takes-a-swipe-at-kirk/
— Winning lottery ticket bought with drug money seized
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/07/winning-lottery-ticket-bought-with-drug-money-seized/

 

CHRISTIAN REVIE
— Mike Pence Declared the Leader of the Conservative Movement – Jason Kippen  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  How strongly do they promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), illegal drugs, gambling, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://www.thechristianreview.com/mike-pence-declared-the-leader-of-the-conservative-movement/

 

LIFE NEWS
— Archbishop: “Catholics Cannot Support Pro-Abortion Candidates” and Hillary is “Aggressively Pro-Abortion” – STEVEN ERTELT
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/10/06/archbishop-catholics-cannot-support-pro-abortion-candidates-and-hillary-is-aggressively-pro-abortion/

 

GOPUSA
— Planning Vote Fraud to ‘Elect’ Hillary
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15677
— The Non-Working Class – Mona Charen  (DIERSEN: Are you a member of the working class, that is, are you paid a salary for what you do?  I have not been paid a salary for I do since 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to retire.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They have made it extremely clear that they do NOT want me to get any kind of income that is appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15671
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “He that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of 30 or 40 honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain 150 idle loiterers.” — John Smith, 1609  One out of 6 prime-working-age adult males in the United States is not temporarily unemployed, or “between jobs,” or “looking for work.” No, a huge cohort of men in America is now neither employed nor looking for work. They are just skating by on a combination of girlfriends, wives, mothers and government benefits. Their status, argues Nicholas Eberstadt in “Men Without Work,” is a “quiet catastrophe.” Until relatively recently, choosing not to work was a luxury only the wealthy could afford. Everyone else had to keep the wolf from the door (though the temptation to try to live off others has always been with us — see John Smith above). In the 1950s, 98 percent of prime-age males were working or looking for work (i.e., in the labor force). Today it is 88 percent. Recessions have affected labor-force participation, but the downward trend line has been consistent for decades. Only 15 percent of non-working men cite inability to find work as the reason for their idleness. Eberstadt examines the usual explanations. The retirement of baby boomers? It doesn’t account for the decline in work by those aged 25-54 (traditionally, the group most likely to be employed). The participation of prime-age men in the labor force fell from 94.1 percent in 1948 to 84.3 percent in 2015. Aren’t more men in college? If the work patterns of 1965 were obtained today, even accounting for the extra students enrolled in education programs, an additional 10 percent of America’s young men would be employed. “The overwhelming majority of adult male job trainees,” Eberstadt writes, “appear to be job holders already. … Most men enrolled in formal schooling are also in the workforce.”)
— Better refugee screening is needed
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15704

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— How Poll Bias Obscures Trump’s Likely Election – MILTON ROSENBER
http://spectator.org/how-poll-bias-obscures-trumps-likely-election/

 

NET RIGHT DAILY
— FEC: No freedom of press for Internet publications, satellite TV and radio, streaming movies and printed books – Natalia Castro  (DIERSEN: Who wants to limit/abolish your freedom of the press?  The following want to limit/abolish my freedom of the press: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2016/10/fec-no-freedom-press-internet-publications-satellite-tv-radio-streaming-movies-printed-books/

 

REUTERS
— Trump says 70 percent of federal regulations ‘can go’ – Chris Kaufman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. When federal agencies suffer budget cuts, they get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-regulations-idUSKCN12629R

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The White House Rule: No Tax Returns, No Job – NORMAN EISEN and RICHARD W. PAINTER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/opinion/the-white-house-rule-no-tax-returns-no-job.html
— Mike Pence Disavows Donald Trump’s Earlier Proposal Barring Muslims – ALAN RAPPEPORT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/us/politics/mike-pence-donald-trump-muslim-ban.html
— When You Hear the Margin of Error Is Plus or Minus 3 Percent, Think 7 Instead – DAVID ROTHSCHILD and SHARAD GOEL
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/upshot/when-you-hear-the-margin-of-error-is-plus-or-minus-3-percent-think-7-instead.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump’s Ventures Began With a Lot of Hype. Here’s How They Turned Out. – STEVE EDER and ALICIA PARLAPIANO  (DIERSEN: How did your ventures turn out?  In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in light of tremendous efforts by my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents to get rid of me, a) I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) I was a GAO employee for almost 18 years, d) I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years, e) I was a Post Office employee for almost 3 years, f) I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for almost 7 years, g) I was a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, h) I was the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster for 6 years, i) I was an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and j) I was an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/us/politics/donald-trump-business-deals.html

 

USA TODAY
— Giuliani takes leave of absence from job, all in for Trump – Eliza Collins
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/06/giuliani-firm-trump/91658356/
— The power to vote is awesome. Use it. – Judy Belk  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors URGE EVERYONE TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/10/06/voices-power-vote-awesome-use/91638650/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Kirk fires back at Donald Trump for saying he’s ‘not doing so well’ – Allan Smith
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mark-kirk-2016-10

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Conservative Group Foresees Surge in Hispanic Turnout  Koch-funded LIBRE Institute’s projection bodes poorly for Donald Trump –  BETH REINHARD  (DIERSEN: If you vote for Democrats, you shout that you are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/07/conservative-group-foresees-surge-in-hispanic-turnout/
— Donald Trump Urged Congress to Loosen Tax Rules in Early 1990s  Push came several years before Republican candidate’s $916 million in losses on 1995 tax return – JOHN D. MCKINNON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-urged-congress-to-loosen-tax-rules-in-early-1990s-1475786072
— FRONT PAGE: McDonald’s Knows It’s Losing the Burger Battle—Can It Come Back?  ‘Better burger’ chains are pulling in customers with gourmet, made-to-order hamburgers, a tactic McDonald’s is struggling to mimic – JULIE JARGON  (DIERSEN: With McDonald’s headquarters moving into Democrat Chicago, will more Democrats eat at McDonald’s?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-knows-its-losing-the-burger-battlecan-it-come-back-1475769684

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Why Students Are Losing Out on Billions in College Financial Aid – Kim Cook  (DIERSEN: Did you apply for “college financial aid.”  I did not.  Instead, I paid for my college expenses (a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees) and for cars to commute to and from classes with money that earned and saved doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://time.com/money/4520236/college-financial-aid-why-students-dont-apply/

 

VANITY FAIR
— 30 FORMER G.O.P. LAWMAKERS DECLARE TRUMP LACKS “INTELLIGENCE” TO LEAD  The open letter slams the Republican nominee as “manifestly unqualified to be president.” – TINA NGUYEN  (DIERSEN: If you judge someone, you are asking that you be judged. How much “intelligence” do these “30 former G.O.P. lawmakers” have?  What are their “qualifications?”  What if Trump spend a few million dollars to have them investigated?)
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/republican-open-letter-donald-trump

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Robin Hood Economics Falls Flat in Debates – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents want you to pay more taxes?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay more taxes.  They stress that I am conservative, Republican, non-poor, White, male, non-veteran, childless, older, that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, that I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/robin_hood_economics_falls_flat_in_debates
— Few Believe Fed Chairman Is Independent of Obama
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2016/few_believe_fed_chairman_is_independent_of_obama

October 6 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois pension funding gap at $1.2 trillion – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/210085610-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Final round of endorsements for the Illinois House: Lindsay Parkhurst, David Olsen, Norine Hammond, Avery Bourne, Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, Reginald “Reggie” Phillips, Mike Babcock, Dwight Kay, Katherine Ruocco, and Dave Severin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-house-endorsements-madigan-rauner-edit-1007-jm-20161006-story.html
— GOP poised to gain a few Illinois statehouse seats, but little will change – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-madigan-illinois-legislature-republicans-perspec-20161006-column.html
— Comptroller warns state could delay employee pension contribution due to Rauner-Madigan impasse – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-leslie-munger-illinois-pension-payment-met-1007-20161006-story.html
— Duckworth hauls in $4.1 million over summer for Kirk challenge – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-mark-kirk-fundraising-met-1007-20161006-story.html
— Chicago State’s Code of Silence – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-state-university-hush-money-edit-1008-md-20161006-story.html
— Citing beating of officer, Chicago’s top cop says police are ‘second-guessing themselves’ – Jeremy Gorner and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-citing-beating-of-officer-chicago-s-top-cop-says-police-are-second-guessing-themselves-20161006-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago’s top cop said Thursday one of his officers was seriously beaten at an accident scene because the national focus on police shootings has caused officers to second-guess themselves. Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the patrol officer told him she did not use her gun to defend herself for fear of a backlash.  “She didn’t want her family or the department to go through the scrutiny the next day on national news,” he said. The injured officer, a 17-year Chicago police veteran, got into a struggle with a man who allegedly was high on PCP after she stopped at a crash scene in the Austin community on the West Side on Wednesday morning. The suspect smashed the officer’s face into the pavement repeatedly until she was unconscious, police said.)
— Candidates seek volunteer support as well as votes – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-204-candidate-forum-st-1007-20161006-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Connecting with an audience of high school students who for the most part aren’t old enough to vote isn’t always easy for political candidates. But Tonia Khouri, Republican candidate for the 11th Congressional District on the November ballot, had a definite ace in the hole at Tuesday’s candidate fair and forum at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora. The event was hosted by the YMCA Youth and Government delegations from Indian Prairie District 204’s three high schools in conjunction with the civics education group Mikva Challenge and the League of Women Voters of Naperville. Khouri was one of eight candidates and one candidate representative appealing for voter and volunteer support. One of her talking points was that while many students aren’t voting constituents, they still can participate in the political process by joining a campaign as a volunteer, making phone calls or handing out literature.)
— Sugar Grove man Jim Gibson shares inside view of Trump pageant controversy – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-abn-crosby-trump-pageants-st-1004-20161004-27-column.html
— VERY SAD: High school students choose Clinton, Duckworth in mock election – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mock-election-st-1007-20161006-story.html
— Elgin man facing deportation seeks sanctuary in DuPage County church – David Sharos and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-sanctuary-church-dupage-st-1007-20161006-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump camp balks at removing ‘Trump Plaza’ Chicago street sign – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-push-back-on-removal-of-trump-plaza-chicago-street-sign/
— Reject transportation ‘lock box’ amendment – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-reject-transportation-lock-box-amendment/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Barrington-area GOP lawmakers deliver grim outlook – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009189/
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Dold says he’ll back a write-in candidate for president instead of Trump – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009261/
— Marwig v. McAuliffe: The most expensive statehouse race in the nation is in the suburbs – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/310069950/
— Endorsement: Moylan in Illinois House District 55
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/discuss/161009319/
— Endorsement: Willis in House Dist. 77
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/discuss/161009321/
— Sean Hannity says Fox colleague Megyn Kelly backs Clinton – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/310069940/
— Should the Lake County recorder’s office merge with the clerk’s office? – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009243/
— Hose, Olsen offer different views on bathroom access – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009179/
— Pierog tries to unseat Oberweis in state Senate’s 25th District – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009164/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will somebody in Carol Stream please put their house on the market? – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161006/CRED0701/161009910/will-somebody-in-carol-stream-please-put-their-house-on-the-market
— Homebuilders lose lawsuit over Chicago affordable housing law – ALBY GALLUN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161006/CRED0701/161009908/homebuilders-lose-lawsuit-over-chicago-affordable-housing-law
— Mars Wrigley to base HQ in Chicago – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161006/BLOGS02/161009891/mars-wrigley-to-base-hq-in-chicago

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsements: 14th Congressional District: Randy Hultgren
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/endorsements-14th-congressional-district-randy-hultgren/a42dxd6/

 

WQAD
— Illinois comptroller continues to push ‘no budget, no pay’ for lawmakers – SARAH TISINGER
http://wqad.com/2016/10/05/illinois-comptroller-continues-to-push-no-budget-no-pay-for-lawmakers/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — At Wash University ahead of debate, College Republicans display a sign: ‘We are afraid of Trump, too’ – Ashley Jost
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/at-wash-u-ahead-of-debate-college-republicans-display-a/article_f7a49397-c4de-5007-bd78-f6c870327b6d.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Soapbox Momma” promotes pot.
http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2016/10/illinois-mom-of-4-overcomes-enormous-health-challenges-with-medical-cannabis-use/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRESIDENT OBAMA ACKNOWLEDGES IL GOP SENATE COLLEAGUES FOR CAREER ASSISTANCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/president-obama-acknowledges-il-gop-senate-colleagues-for-career-assistance.html
— PENCE’S CLEAR STAND ON ABORTION ISSUE DRAWS ACCOLADES FROM PRO-LIFE LEADERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/pences-clear-stand-on-abortion-issue-draws-accolades-from-pro-life-leaders.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AG Madigan argues against Mautino hearing delay
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/06/ag-madigan-argues-against-mautino-hearing-delay/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump secures law enforcement endorsements
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/6/donald-trump-secures-law-enforcement-endorsements/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— UPTION, CRIME, ELECTIONS, ISSUES  PHILADELPHIA KEEPS FELONS, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER INELIGIBLES ON VOTER ROLLS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/06/philadelphia-keeps-felons-illegal-immigrants-and-other-ineligibles-on-voter-rolls/

 

GOPUSA
— Media Judgment Corrupted by Desire to Defeat Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15633
— NRA announces $6.5M ad buy for Trump in swing states
http://www.gopusa.com/nra-announces-6-5m-ad-buy-for-trump-in-swing-states/
— Megyn Kelly attacks both Trump and Hannity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15656
— Vandalism of pro-Trump mural offers free-speech lesson at University of Minnesota
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15651
— Ford chairman infuriated by Trump’s comments on Mexican manufacturing
http://www.gopusa.com/ford-chairman-infuriated-by-trumps-comments-on-mexican-manufacturing/
— Will Illegal Foreign Voters Steal the Election? – Michelle Malkin  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?  Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals and against Americans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15631
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It could all come down to Colorado.”  That’s the latest conventional wisdom from presidential poll watchers. But it may not be legal American citizens in my adopted home state who choose the next commander in chief. Instead, it could very well be foreign noncitizens voting illegally in the Rocky Mountains — and in other crucial swing states — who seal our country’s fate. Former Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler identified nearly 5,000 noncitizens in Colorado who voted in the 2010 general election. Gessler’s office uncovered upwards of 12,000 noncitizens registered to vote. Liberal groups who oppose stronger election system protections attacked him for trying to verify citizenship status — because God forbid public officials sworn to uphold the rule of law actually do anything to enhance the integrity of our election system! Compounding the problem: The militant immigration expansionist group Mi Familia Vota, connected with the Service Employees International Union, has ramped up its efforts in swing states to facilitate naturalization and registration of Latino voters who will promote the open-borders agenda at the polls. Another rare defender of American sovereignty, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, fought in court for his state’s right to require citizenship documents from people who register to vote at motor vehicle offices. Last month, a federal appeals court struck down the Kansas law despite the U.S. Constitution’s conferral of responsibility for determining who may vote to states. In a scene straight out of “Alice in Wonderland,” Kobach faced a contempt hearing for battling against those who hold contempt for truly free and fair elections. He was forced to sign an agreement with the ACLU allowing more than 18,000 motor-voter registrants to cast ballots this November while litigation continues. Last year, undercover investigative journalist James O’Keefe and his Project Veritas team blew the whistle on North Carolina political operatives who encouraged people to vote even if they were noncitizens. Like Kobach, O’Keefe endures attacks on his efforts to ensure clean elections by grievance-mongers screaming about phony voter “disenfranchisement.” Never mind that a nonpartisan study in 2014 from Old Dominion University concluded “that 6.4 percent of noncitizens voted in 2008 and 2.2 percent of noncitizens voted in 2010.” Put on your shocked faces: These illegal noncitizen voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats. And their votes were enough to tilt the presidential election results in North Carolina to President Obama, along with handing over “Democratic victories in congressional races including a critical 2008 Senate race (Al Franken’s victory in Minnesota) that delivered for Democrats a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.” The ACLU and other left-wing groups sabotaging voter integrity laws see no voter fraud, hear no voter fraud and speak no voter fraud. Thanks to their efforts, voter ID laws have been tossed in Texas, Wisconsin and North Carolina. Committed to flooding the voting rolls with every last potential Democrat constituent, their operational motto is: No unqualified voter left behind. But J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department election lawyer in the Voting Rights Section, has exposed the systemic assault on the election process at every level by activist groups funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, including: –Blocking citizenship verification. –Automatic voter registration of welfare recipients without local verification checks. –Massive foreign language ballot expansion. –Obstruction of efforts to include state qualification instructions on voter registration forms. This past week, the Public Interest Law Foundation uncovered thousands of foreign aliens registered to vote in swing states Virginia and Pennsylvania thanks to the federal Motor Voter law. It’s the tip of the iceberg because the studies include just a small sample of counties. Oh, Virginia voters, you’ll be thrilled to know that your top election officials are now trying to cover up the true extent of the scandal. PILF noted that the commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections issued a written guidance to local election officials instructing them “not to respond to our requests for records pertaining to non-citizen voters.” In Pennsylvania, election officials are so apathetic and incompetent that even when aliens begged to get off the voter rolls because they had never registered to vote in the first place, they were ignored. Catherine Engelbrecht of election integrity activist group True the Vote is right: “Just voting isn’t enough.” Keeping this republic depends on the vigilance of citizens committed to an almost impossible task these days: Making American elections American again.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Hannity: Megyn ‘Clearly’ Supports Hillary – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Fox-Kelly-Hannity-media/2016/10/05/id/751902/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Wrote About His $1 Billion Loss In 1997 — And NYT Published It! – Michael Bastasch
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/04/trump-wrote-about-his-1-billion-loss-in-1997-and-nyt-published-it/

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of former GOP lawmakers announce opposition to Trump – Jonathan Easley  (DIERSEN: If you “announce opposition to Trump,” you will be loved by those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/299592-dozens-of-former-gop-lawmakers-announce-opposition-to-trump

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here’s How Bernie Sanders Diehards Are Plotting To Keep Donald Trump Out Of The White House  They may not have embraced Hillary Clinton, but they loathe Trump. – Igor Bobic
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-strategic-voting-trump_us_57f6cf1ae4b068ecb5dd6830

 

POLITICO
— Kinzinger: I would vote for Pence for president in a ‘heartbeat’ – Brent Griffiths
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/adam-kinzinger-mike-pence-229211
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “Obama’s popularity soars thanks to Trump.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-approval-rating-donald-trump-229262
— Conservatives try to undercut Christie’s role in Trump land  ‘Conservatives are very nervous about Chris Christie,’ says the leader of one activist group, with judgeships and top White House jobs potentially at stake. – Nancy Cook and Andrew Restuccia
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/chris-christie-donald-trump-transition-administration-229265

 

NBC NEWS
— Thirty Former GOP Congressmen Come Out Against Trump – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL  (DIERSEN: If you “Come Out Against Trump,” you will be loved by those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/thirty-former-gop-congressmen-come-out-against-trump-n660906

 

FCW
— Finding ways to make federal employees want to stay – Chase Gunter (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors focused on getting their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger to want to stay by focusing on getting rid their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/10/06/next-generation-feds.aspx

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Trump’s Tax History Is Nothing Unusual in Business  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, extremely few of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers and subordinate took job-related college courses.  Instead, they focused on helping their superiors waste the careers of and get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/voters_say_trump_s_tax_history_is_nothing_unusual_in_business

October 4 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House endorsements, round 2 – Ives, Baumer, Winger, Holan, Breen, Wheeler, and Bernas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-house-endorsements-madigan-rauner-edit-1005-md-20161005-story.html
— Orland Park considers hiking mayor’s salary to $150,000 – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-salary-st-1004-20161003-story.html
— Trump falls in Forbes 400 wealth ranking, Illinois’ Ken Griffin rises – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-forbes-400-wealthiest-1005-biz-20161004-story.html
— Appeals court reopens door to Election Day voter registration in Illinois – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-same-day-voter-registration-met-1005-20161004-story.html
— There are too many abusers like Dennis Hastert, victim tells Senate panel – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dennis-hastert-senate-hearing-met-20161004-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Does Donald Trump help himself by bringing up Monicagate?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-giuliani-clinton-monica-lewinsky-perspec-1005-md-20161004-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The question no one is asking about Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-taxes-garrison-keillor-20161004-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge clears way for Election Day registration in polling places – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/judge-clears-way-for-election-day-registration-in-polling-places/
— Protesters take issue with mayor’s police oversight plan – Jesse Betend
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/protesters-take-issue-with-mayors-police-oversight-plan/
— Suburban Cook workers next in line for paid sick leave – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that I got paid sick days for almost 30 years while I worked for the federal government (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/) and b) that my many unused sick days were counted as though I had worked them to give me a slightly higher pension.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-suburban-cook-workers-next-in-line-for-paid-sick-leave/
— Vote fraud, intimidation allegations hurled about in Kankakee Co. – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kankakee-county-investigates-vote-buying-allegations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville Republicans hosting spring primary to make election ‘open’ – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: If you are NOT going to defend and advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should NOT seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/news/161009522/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican voters in Naperville Township should mark their calendars for Feb. 28, 2017, when they can head to the polls for a primary election. The Naperville Township Republican Organization decided to hold a primary next year instead of a caucus to choose candidates for positions before the April 4 election. Seats included in the primary are for supervisor, clerk, assessor, highway commissioner and four township trustees. Carl Schultz, Naperville Township Republican chairman, said the group chose to buck its recent trend of slating candidates through a caucus because a primary will allow all interested voters to get involved. “I think it’s a very positive move,” Naperville Township Supervisor Rachel Ossyra said. “It shows the organization’s commitment to transparency, accountability and ensuring all the voters have access.” With a caucus, state-mandated to take place during a gathering on a certain night, Schultz said “there’s a lot of people that are excluded — not maliciously, but by fact.” Military members or college students or anyone who happens to be out of town on caucus night wouldn’t be able to participate, Schultz said. Neither would anyone in the hospital or unable to access the caucus site. The decision comes at a time when Naperville Township is the subject of political discussions about government consolidation — either by managing road district operations through agreements with other entities or by potentially eliminating townships themselves. “Given some of the local issues regarding townships, we thought we should broaden (the candidate selection process) and make it as open to the entire community as possible,” Schultz said. “It gives voters the best opportunity to weigh in on what’s going on.” What’s going on, Schultz and Ossyra say, is really a discussion about “modernizing government.” The discussion could mean more people will want to be involved as candidates. If there is broader interest, Naperville Township Highway Commissioner Stan Wojtasiak said hosting a primary is a good move. It allows anyone to gather signatures, get their name on the ballot and run — without having to be a party insider. “It opens up the field to anybody who has any interest,” Wojtasiak said. The Republican organization is encouraging anyone who wants to run for a township position to review the 2017 candidate’s guide from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Prospective candidates must file nominating petitions between Nov. 21 and 28.)
— Lisle: We didn’t violate open meetings act – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/news/161009506/
— Consolidation ahead for Lombard-area sanitary system? – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/news/161009519/
— Candidate Forum open to the public at Glenbard South High School on October 16 – Michelle Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/submitted/161009643/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner says he’s negotiated better terms on bad swaps deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161004/BLOGS02/161009949/rauner-says-hes-negotiated-better-terms-on-bad-swaps-deal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Duckworth pulls away from Kirk in latest poll.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161004/BLOGS02/161009958/duckworth-pulls-away-from-kirk-in-latest-poll

 

AM 560
— Chicago’s Morning Answer – Juanita Broaddrick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKAIVpM0Cgc

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Biden says Trump’s “ignorance is so profound” and asks “How can someone so out of touch ask to lead this country?”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/biden-on-trump-hes-not-a-bad-man-but-his-ignorance-is-so-profound

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— After Hastert, Illinois pushes for change to child abuse law – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article105727601.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis, LaHood talk politics at chamber breakfast – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/davis-lahood-talk-politics-at-chamber-breakfast/article_7ffe266f-60dd-5c23-99e8-4230ffc33a10.html

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s down-ballot impact? Dems, GOP disagree – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33313878/trumps-down-ballot-impact-dems-gop-disagree

 

WQLZ
— Rauner Doesn’t Make Top 10 Richest Illinoisians List
http://www.wqlz.com/2016/10/04/rauner-doesnt-make-top-10-richest-illinoisians-list/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Non-compete agreements banned for low-wage employees in Illinois – Dawn Geske
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511014620-non-compete-agreements-banned-for-low-wage-employees-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pastors to Protest IRS Restrictions on Speaking About Politics – Anugrah Kumar
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/10/pastors-to-protest-irs-restrictions-on-speaking-about-politics/
— “What We Have Here is Failure to Communicate” – John Biver, David Smith, and Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-007/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LEFTIST GROUPS ORGANIZE TO REQUIRE COOK COUNTY BUSINESSES PAY SICK DAYS  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that I got paid sick days for almost 30 years while I worked for the federal government (
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/) and b) that my many unused sick days were counted as though I had worked them to give me a slightly higher pension.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/leftist-groups-organize-to-require-cook-county-businesses-pay-sick-days.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE BANQUET 2016 FEATURING MICHELLE BACHMANN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/wheres-weyermuller-at-illinois-family-institute-banquet-2016-featuring-michelle-bachmann-.html
— IS FORCING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO FUND SAFE ROADS THE ANSWER?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/is-forcing-a-constitutional-amendment-to-fund-safe-roads-the-answer.html
— FORMER YORK TOWNSHIP GOP COMMITTEEMAN CHRIS LADD PUBLICLY ABANDONS MARK KIRK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/former-york-township-gop-committeeman-publicly-abandons-mark-kirk-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ty Fahner behind LOLIllinois campaign
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/04/ty-fahner-behind-lolillinois-campaign/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Clinton, Duckworth leading bigly.”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/04/poll-clinton-duckworth-leading-bigly/
— Schneider poll has him ahead by 5, Dold launches new TV ad
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/03/schneider-poll-has-him-ahead-by-5-dold-launches-new-tv-ad/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ALISM, ECONOMY, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ISSUES  A (SADLY SHORT) LIST OF ADMIRABLE FOREIGN LEADERS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/04/a-sadly-short-list-of-admirable-foreign-leaders/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Yes Virginia, Aliens Are Registered or Voting… and in Pennsylvania, by the Thousands – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2016/10/03/yes-virginia-aliens-are-registered-and-voting-and-in-pennsylvania-by-the-thousands/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT groups angered as Florida county registers voters at Chick-fil-A – Fr. Mark Hodges
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/stonewall-democratic-party-leader-complains-about-voter-registration-at-chi

 

DAILY CALLER
— Air Force Announces It Will Mandate Diversity Quotas In Candidate Pools For Key Positions – Jonah Bennett (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/02/air-force-announces-it-will-mandate-diversity-quotas-in-candidate-pools-for-key-positions/
— When It Comes To Celebrating And Promoting Women, Trump Has Always Walked the Walk – Stewart Lawrence
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/04/when-it-comes-to-celebrating-and-promoting-women-trump-has-always-walked-the-walk/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump as Role Model? G.O.P. Senator ‘Absolutely’ Has Second Thoughts.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/us/politics/senate-kelly-ayotte-donald-trump.html

 
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Michelle Obama lacerates Donald Trump and even mocks his mic complaints.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-vice-presidential-debate-live-michelle-obama-lacerates-donald-trump-1475624565-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump used $286G in charity money to build his political brand.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-286g-charity-money-build-political-brand-article-1.2816864

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Renegotiates Derivative Deals as Rating Approaches Junk – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-04/illinois-renegotiates-derivative-deals-as-rating-approaches-junk
— Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump Was a Failure at Business (DIERSEN: Are you a failure?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am a government failure because I did not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that if they had been a federal employee, the federal government would have promoted them into its Senior Executive Service long before they were 40.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2016-10-04/hillary-clinton-says-donald-trump-was-a-failure-at-business

 

1011 NOW
— Lawmakers concerned as millennials show little interest in public service – Peter Zampa (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.1011now.com/content/news/Lawmakers-concerned-as-millennials-continue-to-show-little-interest-in-public-service-395866121.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Are millennials uninterested in public service? That’s a question lawmakers are pondering in Washington. Statistics show younger generations are scared off by federal government jobs. “Bring back this sense of civic idealism that you can make a difference,” said Steven Olikara, Founding President of the Millennial Action Project. Millennials are shying away from public service. The goal of the Millennial Action Project is to bring American politics into a more inclusive and bipartisan age, by using the talents of younger generations. “There’s this larger narrative that we have to combat which is that you can’t make a difference in public service,” said Olikara. “The levels of distrust continue to be high levels. Something like 80 percent of millennials don’t trust the government to do the right thing.” Olikara says recruitment and compensation are two huge issues when it comes to incentivizing young people. “There is a systemic problem, we need cultural change, and I think the biggest thing I hear all the time is, we need to be rewarding talent and rewarding results,” said Olikara.)

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 10 Times Donald Trump Bad-Mouthed People for Not Paying Taxes – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4516670/donald-trump-not-paying-taxes-criticism/

 

FED SMITH
— Upping Your Government Career Game with Higher Ed – H. E. James  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/04/upping-your-government-career-game-with-higher-ed/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Keep politics out of the office to comply with Hatch Act – Jory Heckman
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2016/10/keep-politics-office-comply-hatch-act/

October 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In Trump’s reality, everything is tax-free.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-reality-glanton-20161004-column.html
— Trump’s tower gets a rise out of people that’s lost in Clinton’s suburbia – Christopher Borrelli
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/beingthere/ct-trump-hillary-being-there-protest-art-ent-1004-20161003-story.html
— Experts: No clear criminal case over Trump tax disclosure
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tax-criminal-case-new-york-times-20161003-story.html
— Many veterans still support Trump, say his PTSD comments distorted – Dan Lamothe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-ptsd-comments-20161003-story.html
— Voters to have say on Naperville Township road maintenance controversy – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-naperville-aurora-anti-township-st-1005-20161003-story.html
— Why this big gap for women in the workplace should get much more attention – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-female-executives-20160930-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Epstein and his neighbors near Wrigley hire private security – Andy Grimm  (DIERSEN: As crime increases under the Democrats who run America, under the Democrats who run Illinois, under the Democrats who run Cook County, and under the Democrats who run Chicago, how soon will you chip in to hire private security to patrol your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/theo-epstein-and-his-neighbors-near-wrigley-hire-private-security/
(FRON THE ARTICLE: With crime surging citywide, residents in one of Chicago’s wealthiest neighborhoods are chipping in to hire private security guards to patrol their 16-square-block section of Lake View a half-mile west of Wrigley Field. Among those donating to the cause: Cubs President Theo Epstein and his wife. The Epsteins are among “dozens” of families who have contributed to the Southport Community Alliance, a not-for-profit group formed in June to pay for patrols of homes bounded by West Grace Street, West Roscoe Street, and Southport and Ashland avenues. Marie Whitney, Epstein’s wife, is one of three directors of the organization, according to state records. Besides a rise in burglaries and robberies in their neighborhood, the Epsteins understandably have other concerns about safety.)
— CPS pink slips another 249 staffers, blaming enrollment plunge – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. I should write a book about the thousands of older non-veteran White male GAO employees who had their careers wasted and/or who were forced to retire as the agency downsized 1980-1997.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-pink-slips-another-249-staffers-citing-enrollment-losses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-emperor-trump-has-no-clothes/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly the Chicago Sun-Times promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/marie-j-kuda-top-historian-of-chicago-lgbt-culture-dies-at-76/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Ives for Illinois House District 42
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160927/discuss/160928483/
— Endorsement: Oberweis for Senate in District 25
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/discuss/161009636/
— Endorsement: Senate Dist. 26: McConchie
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/discuss/161009634/
— Endorsement: Bush for Illinois Senate District 31
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/discuss/161009637/
— Endorsement: Cullerton in Senate District 23
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/discuss/161009633/
— How Roskam, Howland differ on immigration reform – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161004/news/161009612/

 

WGN RADIO
— Political analyst Chris Robling: “Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are two of the least popular and most secretive candidates in history” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/04/political-analyst-chris-robling-hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-are-two-of-the-least-popular-and-most-secretive-candidates-in-history/

 

WLS AM
— State gets another credit downgrade due to pension woes – Jen DeSalvo
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/10/04/state-gets-another-credit-downgrade-due-to-pension-woes/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Big biz tries again to break Springfield logjam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161004/BLOGS02/161009974/big-biz-tries-again-to-break-springfield-logjam
— For business, this election comes down to one thing: Taxes – MARTY OZINGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161003/OPINION/161009982/corporate-tax-rates-and-the-national-election-marty-ozinga
— Ken Griffin leads Forbes list of Illinois’ wealthiest
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161004/NEWS07/161009965/ken-griffin-leads-forbes-list-of-illinois-wealthiest

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Time for a bicentennial party, even if it’s last-minute – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161003/our-view-time-for-bicentennial-party-even-if-its-last-minute
— Gov. Edgar is wrong to disavow Trump – Mary Jo and Chuck Wehmhoff, Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161003/letter-gov-edgar-is-wrong-to-disavow-trump
— Agency accused of poor leadership, service to deaf Illinoisans – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161003/agency-accused-of-poor-leadership-service-to-deaf-illinoisans

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsements: 6th Congressional District: Peter Roskam
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/endorsements-8th-congressional-district-peter-roskam/a6k2oz0/
— Legal interpretation expands same-day voting registration opportunities – Kevin Craver
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/legal-interpretation-expands-same-day-voting-registration-opportunities/a2ribn7/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Video gambling is a vice.  Quad Cities Online promotes video gambling.  Therefore, Quad Cities Online promotes vice.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/video-gaming-good-gamble-for-milan/article_e4150cec-b387-5a00-ac9d-2c7864462569.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sen. Kirk And Rep. Duckworth Meet For First Debate – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/sen-mark-kirk-and-rep-tammy-duckworth-meet-for-1st-debate

 

WSIL TV
— Clinton tries economic appeal on Ohio voters – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33300090/clinton-tries-economic-appeal-on-ohio-voters

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Ex-Glen Ellyn trustee running for village president
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/03/ex-glen-ellyn-trustee-running-for-village-president/asrimev/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Holan says voters deserve school choice, no more property-tax hikes – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014693-holan-says-voters-deserve-school-choice-no-more-property-tax-hikes

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-American “Federal judge stops immigration authorities from issuing detainers.”
http://chicagoreporter.com/federal-judge-stops-immigration-authorities-from-issuing-detainers/

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Make Political Discourse Great Again.”
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/10/4/make-political-discourse-great/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Mendoza leads Munger 40-32.”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/04/poll-mendoza-leads-munger-40-32/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “55 percent disapprove of Rauner, but 63 percent disapprove of Madigan.” (DIERSEN: Who disapproves of you?  I am proud that the following disapprove of me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/04/poll-55-percent-disapprove-of-rauner-but-63-percent-disapprove-of-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Media aiding and abetting
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15555
— Hillary’s ‘basement dwellers’ remark ruffles Sanders, stirs Trump  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a “basement dweller?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I was because as a federal employee, I failed to make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15564
— Florida Democrats decry Chick-fil-A voter registration drives
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15512

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Did Weaponized IRS Leak Trump’s Tax Returns? – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/did_weaponized_irs_leak_trumps_tax_returns.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Trump’s Taxes Won’t Hurt Him – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/why-trumps-taxes-wont-hurt-him/

 

FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS
— Obama Administration Moves to Create New Census Category for People with “Middle East and North Africa” Origin – ALLAN WALL
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.20552/pub_detail.asp

 

TPM
— Ayotte Says Trump ‘Absolutely’ A Role Model For Kids, Promptly Walks It Back – ALLEGRA KIRKLAND
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kelly-ayotte-trump-role-model-just-kidding

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Christian “Obama Mocks Conservative Voters Who Think He’s The Antichrist.”
http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-mocks-conservative-voters-think-hes-antichrist/

 

THE HILL
— Trump running out of time – Niall Stanage  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican party leaders in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois who have done little or nothing to help elect Trump?  Who will they blame for every vote that Clinton gets in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/299063-trump-running-out-of-time
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in making women hate Republicans.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/299067-gop-struggles-to-find-women-to-lead-house-committees

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Gave 10 Times The Personal Max To Florida Attorney General. Trump’s donations are part of what one expert called secretly buying influence.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-donations-charlie-crist_us_57f2e982e4b0703f75909bb3

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In new blow to campaign, Trump’s foundation ordered to halt fundraising.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN1231V5

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hillary Clinton Holds National Lead Over Donald Trump.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/data-points/poll-hillary-clinton-holds-national-lead-over-donald-trump-n658721
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Supporters See ‘Good Business’ in $916 Million Reported Loss.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-supporters-see-good-business-916-million-reported-loss-n659061

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump as ‘Role Model’? Kelly Ayotte Says She Misspoke – NIRAJ CHOKSHIO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/us/politics/trump-as-role-model-kelly-ayotte-says-she-misspoke.html
— Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students – JULIE TURKEWITZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers succeed cranking out “good little Democrats” who hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/us/national-anthem-protests-high-schools.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/opinion/the-trump-possibility.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/opinion/trump-taxes-and-citizenship.html
— Why It’s So Hard to See Politicians’ Financial Data – JOHN WIHBEY and MIKE BEAUDET
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/opinion/why-its-so-hard-to-see-politicians-financial-data.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal hiring remains a work in progress after many fixes – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/04/federal-hiring-remains-a-work-in-progress-after-many-fixes/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF PENCE AND KAINE: Fight over female voters to carry into VP debate – Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Who fights for those who share your demographics?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/10/03/pence-defend-trumps-comments-women-but-has-had-his-own-struggles/91461586/
— Trump was smart on his taxes: Jonah Goldberg  Do any of you willingly give more money to the IRS than you’re legally obliged to? – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/03/donald-trump-income-tax-debate-jonah-goldberg-column/91464072/

 

TULSA WORLD
— Trump’s campaign of white grievance – Michael Gerson  (DIERSEN: What do you say to White anti-Whites like Gerson who pander to anti-Whites, that is, who promote hatred of Whites?)
http://www.tulsaworld.com/ap/columns/michael-gerson-trump-s-campaign-of-white-grievance/article_a223e070-3184-5e95-aab9-2ab12ae47bce.html

 

FOX 25 BOSTON
— Joe Biden calls Trump ‘dangerously uninformed’ during Florida rally  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics, their operatives, and their dupes want not only you to be uninformed, they want everyone to be uninformed.)
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/trending-now/joe-biden-calls-trump-dangerously-uninformed-during-florida-rally/453219087

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Biden on Trump’s PTSD Remarks: ‘Where in the Hell Is He From?’”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/10/04/biden-trump-totally-uninformed-on-vets.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Ban the Box’ Laws May Worsen Hiring Discrimination, New Research Finds  But advocates say getting rid of policies against criminal-record questions won’t solve racial issue – BEN LEUBSDORF
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ban-the-box-laws-may-worsen-hiring-discrimination-new-research-finds-1475520896
— Meet Planned Parenthood’s Tim Kaine  The long campaign to make America safe for pro-choice Catholic Democrats. – WILLIAM MCGURN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-planned-parenthoods-tim-kaine-1475537188

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Tax Records Show He May Have Understated His Salary by Millions to the IRS.”
http://fortune.com/2016/10/04/donald-trump-tax-returns-salary-irs/

 

MONEY
— Donald Trump’s Accountant Likely Violated Confidentiality Rules  Can your accountant rat you out like Trump’s did? – Megan Leonhardt
http://time.com/money/4516981/accountant-confidentiality-breach-trump-r/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— Trump thinks not paying taxes is smart. But it’s a threat to democracy – Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, the Guardian would side with the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS who disallowed my education deductions.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/04/donald-trump-not-paying-taxes-smart-threat-to-democracy-panama-papers

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Trump’s taxes: Capitalist corruption and class privilege  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, the World Socialist Web Site would side with the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS who disallowed my education deductions.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/10/04/pers-o04.html

October 3 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider gave an outstanding presentation at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Oktoberfest  Dinner Monday evening, October 3, 2016, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 160+ attendees included state representatives and senators and candidates Breen, Connelly, Holan, Ives, and Nybo; past and present DuPage County officials and candidates Berlin, Bucholz, Cronin,  Eckhoff, Elloitt, Formento, Grant, Grogan, Henry, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, King, Krajewski, Larsen, McGowen, Mendrick, A. Murphy, Whelan, and Zay; Milton Township officials Falbo, Heidorn, Hinkle, Keller, LeVan, Molitor, Muehlfelt, and Nathwani; party leaders Carlson and Minor; past and present judges Brennan,  Elsner, Fullerton, Jorgensen, Orel, Popejoy, and Wilson; and many others including Bond, Caruso, Cherry, Crane, Danelgo, Demos, Fitzgerald, Grant, Lofgren, MacNeily, Menna, Rash, Ryan, and Wehling. Major event sponsors included Berlin, Bernard, Breen, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlson, Connelly, Cronin, Demos, Eckhoff, Elliott, Amy Grant, Grogan, Heidorn, Henry, Hinds, Hinkle. Ives, Kachiroubas, Keller, Larsen, LaVanway, LeVan, Mazzochi, McNeily, Minor, Molitor, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nybo, Roskam, Ruscitti, Whelan, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen

 

ABC7
— DUCKWORTH FORCES KIRK TO ADDRESS ABC7 DEBATE AT EDITORIAL BOARD PANEL – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/duckworth-forces-kirk-to-address-abc7-debate-at-editorial-board-panel/1537548/

 

NBC5
— Kirk, Duckworth Square-Off in Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Debate  Sen. Mark Kirk and Rep. Tammy Duckworth squared-off Monday during a meeting with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, covering a range of topics including national security and the current presidential race. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Duckworth-Square-Off-in-Tribune-Editorial-Board-Debate-395720841.html

 

CBS2
— Kirk, Duckworth Square Off In First Debate For U.S. Senate Seat – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/03/kirk-duckworth-square-off-in-first-debate-for-u-s-senate-seat/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Clinton tears into Trump on taxes; he says he’ll save nation – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/209286778-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sugar Grove man Jim Gibson shares inside view of Trump pageant controversy – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-trump-pageants-st-1004-20161004-column.html
— Illinois House endorsements, round 1
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-house-endorsement-madigan-rauner-edit-1004-md-20161004-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Tribune Editorial Board begins its endorsements today for the Illinois House. Of the 118 seats on ballots statewide, only 48 are contested. That’s right. Seventy lawmakers will cruise to another term without a challenger on Nov. 8. We start with districts based in Chicago.)
— Duckworth goes on offensive against low-key Kirk at first Senate race forum – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kirk-duckworth-us-senate-tribune-met-1004-20161003-story.html
— After rare sighting at opera, Rahm invited to dance in ‘Nutcracker’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rahm-emanuel-lyric-opera-chicago-inc-20161003-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The sexism undergirding Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-giuliani-woman-sexism-huppke-20161003-story.html
— Trump says ‘race riots’ are happening every month – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-race-riots-20161003-story.html
— Chatty Duckworth makes it hard to evaluate Kirk’s recovery – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-debate-perspec-20161003-column.html
— Hastert victim joins push to end statute of limitations on child sex crimes – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dennis-hastert-statute-of-limitations-met-20161003-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State gets another credit downgrade due to pension woes – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/state-gets-another-credit-downgrade-due-to-pension-woes/
— Your voice drowned out by big unions and billionaires – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-give-average-voters-voice-in-high-profile-elections/
— Pope to U.S. Catholics: Study, pray, vote your conscience – AP (DIERSEN: What about candidates who make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://elections.ap.org/suntimes/content/pope-us-catholics-study-pray-vote-your-conscience
— Trump voters don’t care if he pays taxes – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-trump-voters-dont-care-if-he-pays-taxes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan’s tenure at center of 84th House District race – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009686/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirk, Duckworth clash over cops, Syria, Trump’s taxes and more – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161003/BLOGS02/161009988/kirk-duckworth-clash-over-cops-syria-trumps-taxes-and-more

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump running out of time as controversies pile up and Campaign consumed by New York Times fallout.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-running-out-of-time-as-controversies-pile-up
— Trump: Military suicides happen to troops who ‘can’t handle it’  Comment comes during military panel in Virginia – CNN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that while they could “handle it,” I could not.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-military-suicides-happen-to-troops-who-cant-handle-it

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Re-elect Davis – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-10-03/re-elect-davis.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Indian American GOP group endorses Khouri in U.S. House race – Kerry Goff
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014680-indian-american-gop-group-endorses-khouri-in-u-s-house-race

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick recommends reforms for Illinois education spending – Carol Ostrow
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511014358-reick-recommends-reforms-for-illinois-education-spending

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ JILL STANEK JOINS TRUMP’S PRO-LIFE COALITION LEADERSHIP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/illinois-jill-stanek-joins-trumps-pro-life-coalitions-national-co-chairs.html
— DOLD SNUBS GOP NOMINEE TRUMP AND PARTY PLATFORM IN LATEST AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/dold-snubs-gop-nominee-trump-and-party-platform-in-latest-ad.html
— TRYON ENDORSES ALLEN SKILLICORN TO SUCCEED HIM IN 66TH IL HOUSE DISTRICT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/tryon-endorses-allen-skillicorn-to-succeed-him-in-66th-il-house-district.html
— THORNER: ARTICLE V CONVENTION SUPPORTERS ARE DELUSIONAL NEW RINOS  (DIERSEN: Those who want to change the constitution are  anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-article-v-convention-supporters-are-delusional-new-rinos.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Illinois campaign money tree has a lot of branches
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/03/the-illinois-campaign-money-tree-has-a-lot-of-branches/
— Duckworth poll has her ahead of Kirk 46-37
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/03/duckworth-poll-has-her-ahead-46-37-over-kirk/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Over 1,000 Illegal Voters in Eight Virginia Localities  New report finds evidence of widespread voter fraud in the crucial swing state – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/bombshell-1000-illegal-votes-cast-eight-virginia-localities/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hell NO: Duke University Now Has Safe Spaces For Men To Cure Them Of Toxic Masculinity – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/10/03/hell-no-duke-university-now-has-safe-spaces-for-men-to-cure-them-of-toxic-masculinity-n2227505

 

BARWIRE
— YES HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE IMPACTS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US – BILL MUEHLENBERG
http://barbwire.com/2016/10/03/yes-homosexual-marriage-impacts-every-single-one-us/

 

GOPUSA
— Media Bias Produces Mental Illness ‘Ameriphobia’ (DIERSEN: Just about everyone in the media is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15501
— Judge rejects plea from states to stop U.S. from giving up control of Internet
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15475
— CA Gov. Brown signs law decriminalizing underage prostitution
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15514
— Family Bakery Bullied by Militant LGBT Mob Closes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15544
— Obama’s hometown paper rejects Hillary, endorses Libertarian
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15510

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IF WE’RE GOING TO TRUST GOVERNMENTS TO ENFORCE LAW, THEN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD OBEY LAW (AND LIMIT LAW) – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats obey/enforce only those laws that defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/03/if-were-going-to-trust-governments-to-enforce-law-then-governments-should-obey-law-and-limit-law/
— STATE AGS FIGHT TO STOP INTERNET SURRENDER AT 11TH HOUR BUT FAIL – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/03/state-ags-fight-to-stop-internet-surrender-at-11th-hour-but-fail/

 

THE BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump demeaned women backstage on The Apprentice.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/03/report-trump-demeaned-women-backstage-on-the-apprentice/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lawmakers: Obama’s hiring of political appointees ‘deeply troubling’ – SUSAN FERRECHIO  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawmakers-obamas-hiring-of-political-appointees-deeply-troubling/article/2603443
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House and Senate lawmakers Monday called for changes to federal hiring practices that appear to be fostering political favoritism in the Obama administration, by making it too easy for political appointees to become career federal workers. A new report issued by the Government Accountability Office found that out of 69 cases in the Obama administration where federal appointees were able to convert political jobs to career federal service positions, a quarter of those hires “did not follow proper procedures intended to prevent improper political favoritism.” The process of political appointees converting their appointments into career positions is known as burrowing. “The nonpartisan watchdog’s findings that one out of every four political appointees who burrowed into the executive branch during this administration did not follow the rules is deeply troubling,” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said in a statement. “One of the reasons the federal government has laws on merit-based hiring is to prevent cronyism and political favoritism,” said Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune, R-S.D. “GAO’s finding that the Obama administration hasn’t consistently followed these rules is troubling.” The GAO found that among the 30 agencies reviewed, 28 reported “converting 69 individuals from political to career positions from January 1, 2010, to October 1, 2015,” and among those, 17 were hired without required review by the Office of Personnel Management. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, called for the administration to impose “a more stringent process,” for hiring employees who began as political appointees. The largest number of appointee-to-career federal employee conversions took place at the Department of Homeland Security.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reagan’s Son Rails Against Trump In Fiery Tweetstorm.  “If this is where he is going I cannot follow him,” he wrote in a Twitter barrage.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reagans-son-trump-tweets_us_57f25083e4b024a52d2f9b21

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— The Latest: Duckworth, Kirk debate college affordability – AP  (DIERSEN: Who paid for your college education? I paid for my bachelors degree and three masters degrees with money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  But that was back in the “good old days” when college expenses were much lower.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article105654056.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Foundation Ordered to Halt Fundraising in New York  Attorney General Eric Schneiderman cites organization’s failure to properly register with state – JOSHUA JAMERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-ordered-to-halt-fundraising-by-new-york-attorney-general-1475517138?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

FORBES
— Mark Kirk And The Failure Of GOP Moderates – Chris Ladd
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisladd/2016/10/03/markkirk/#218d229b5c09
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois sent a Republican to the US Senate in 2010. Mark Kirk won in an otherwise solidly Democratic state by positioning himself as a unique brand of Republican. Voters saw him as a courageously pragmatic voice, a counterbalance to the extremism sweeping the GOP elsewhere in the country. Senator Kirk has been a bitter disappointment, slipping into the timid habits of the party’s other moderates. Now Illinois voters are about to bring him home. Sending Mark Kirk to the Senate has accomplished nothing for Illinois other than to empower outrageous characters like Ted Cruz and Jim Inhofe. When Senator Ted Cruz held the entire country hostage to his filibuster of a budget compromise, how did Kirk protect his constituents? By sitting in the background, waiting for a green light from Senate Republican leadership to end the filibuster. Kirk did nothing to mobilize opposition to Cruz’s goals or tactics and never opposed him publicly. Like other reasonable Republicans in Washington, he kept his head down, missing every opportunity to rally sane, pragmatic Republicans into a relevant power bloc. When Senator Rand Paul organized a bizarre, paranoia-laden rant of a filibuster to halt the appointment of the CIA Director, Illinois voters might have expected their Senator speak up for their interests against the “whacko bird” caucus. Instead, Kirk brought Senator Paul a snack. Contrary to popular belief, the Republican Party still retains a core of solid citizens with the country’s best interests at heart. Many of those Republicans, like Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rob Portman, occupy positions from which they could affect change in the party. Unfortunately, sensible Republicans have consistently been spineless in the face of opposition from the party’s fringes. Elect a reasonable figure like Mark Kirk and he will meekly place every ounce of his (your) power and influence in the service of the carnival barkers at the party’s extremes. Speaking to audiences in Illinois, Kirk has been proud to support immigration reform. In Washington, silence. In Illinois, Kirk has claimed to embrace scientists’ positions on climate change. In Washington when he could have taken a stand that mattered, he blinked. Facing friendly audiences in Illinois Kirk admits to being pro-choice. When he gets to Washington his pro-choice credentials are hidden in some obscure Senate closet, only taken out be used on votes with no consequence. Kirk has refused to support Donald Trump, but like almost every other prominent Republican he has done so quietly and ineffectively, in a manner calculated to deliver the weakest impact. On issue after issue, Kirk lines up with Illinois voters until he leaves the state. In the face of opposition from other Republicans in Washington, Kirk takes the safe route. Blind to the irony, Kirk has made “courage” the signature of his campaign for re-election. His remarkable recovery from a stroke, which features at the center of his campaign message, makes his Senate record all the more awkward. Kirk struggled back to health in the face of  paralysis, eventually scaling several flights of stairs in the Willis Tower in a remarkable demonstration of grit and determination. Clearly the man possesses a powerful well of courage. Where was that steely force when Illinois voters needed it? Kirk will claim that he’s been courageous in taking a stand with Democratic Senator Menendez to impose sanctions on Iran. What courage does that take exactly? What powerful, well-funded lobby supports Iran in Washington? In Washington, “taking on Iran” is about as courageous as taunting an asthmatic kid on the playground. It would take actual courage for a Republican Senator to champion a rational response to climate change or gun violence. That is the force Illinois voters thought Kirk would bring to bear on their behalf in the Senate. Instead, Kirk has trained his courage on a politically impotent force, one of the least popular countries on the planet. Kirk has reserved his courage for political targets that won’t fight back. In private, sensible Republicans who occupy influential positions in Washington will claim that they are doing all they can. They will claim that they are carefully picking their battles. Climate change, immigration reform, and restructuring the tax code are issues they would like to push forward, but the party at the national level is not ready for sound solutions. These timid moderates are right about the party’s serious problems. Their complicity is making the party’s sickness more severe. Sensible figures like Susan Collins and Mark Kirk have come to play a toxic, enabling role in the GOP’s descent into madness. Their placid party loyalty lends credibility to outlandish characters like Louie Gohmert, Ted Cruz, Steve King and Donald Trump. Republican leaders like Kirk cannot continue to evade responsibility for the extremism they legitimize. Until someone in the Republican Party is willing to take a visible, courageous stand for sanity in the style of John McCain circa 2000, there is no reason to keep electing them. Any vote for a supposedly “sane” or “reasonable” Republican unwilling to confront the party’s extremes is a vote for those extremes. Electing Mark Kirk is a mistake Illinois voters are unlikely to repeat.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Their Politics Aren’t Influenced By Social Media
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2016/most_say_their_politics_aren_t_influenced_by_social_media

 

ACCOUNTING WEB
— GAO Critical of IRS’s Field Collection Processes – Terry Sheridan  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286).  GAO audits IRS.  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  GAO intentionally wasted my knowledge of IRS. GAO assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO and they were audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988.  GAO would not have wasted my knowledge of IRS if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.accountingweb.com/tax/irs/gao-critical-of-irss-field-collection-processes

October 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP TAX RETURNS REPORTEDLY SHOW $916 MILLION LOSS IN 1995  (DIERSEN: How much federal income tax have you paid?  Should everyone involved in journalism, government, politics, etc. be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they paid in each of the last 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, etc.?  The more federal income tax that you pay, what does that say about you?  The less federal income tax that you pay, what does that say about you?  I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level (currently $77,899-$90,883) and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 level (currently $92,632-$98,809).)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-tax-returns-reportedly-show-$916-million-loss-in-1995/1535662/
— TRUMP REACHES OUT TO SANDERS SUPPORTERS FOLLOWING LEAKED CLINTON AUDIO – JOSH HASKELL
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-reaches-out-to-sanders-supporters-following-leaked-clinton-audio/1535664/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump could have avoided paying taxes for 18 years, report on tax records says – David A. Fahrenthold, Rosalind S. Helderman, Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-taxes-20161001-story.html
— GOP trumpets audio of Clinton critiquing Sanders’ ‘revolution,’ but senator’s team pushes back – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-audio-sanders-supporters-20161001-story.html
— Marijuana labs spawn lethal explosions across the country – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–marijuana-labs-explosions-20161001-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NY Times: Trump may not have paid taxes for 18 years
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ny-times-trump-may-not-have-paid-taxes-for-18-years/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: St. Sabina’s 100th year: Activist priest Michael Pfleger reflects – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/st-sabinas-100th-year-activist-priest-michael-pfleger-reflects/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: OUTSTANDING: “One of the first things I did was stop bingo immediately and Las Vegas nights. I said we’re just going to base this church on God’s word, and believe that if we are just serving God and the people, God will bless us, and we won’t have to spend so much energy fundraising. We refocused the church,” he says.)
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run America.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring others to America illegally.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at the illegals that Democrats will give them not only citizenship, but big time preference over Americans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161002/news/161009833/
— Burd v. Wheeler: House District 50 candidates talk income tax hike, state stalemate – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161002/news/161009835/
— Endorsement candidates: check your guns, baseball bats – Jim Davis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161001/discuss/161009909/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Mendoza could make life miserable for Rauner – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161001/ISSUE11/310019992/how-mendoza-could-make-life-miserable-for-rauner
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— What Trump tax report could mean for his campaign  New York Times report shows Trump had $916M loss – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/clinton-campaign-seizes-on-new-report-about-trumps-taxes
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois college enrollment dips among biggest in region – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161001/illinois-college-enrollment-dips-among-biggest-in-region
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Candidate Q&As: 110th House District – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-01/candidate-qas-110th-house-district.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Four years later, video gambling still successful – Kelsey Landis  (DIERSEN: Video gambling is a vice.  To promote video gambling is to promote vice.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/90247/four-years-later-video-gambling-still-successful
CHICAGO NOW
— Tribune Editorial Board Has An “Aleppo Moment”  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/little-voice-lives-in-my-head/2016/10/tribune-editorial-board-has-an-aleppo-moment/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— The Importance of Black Women in the 2016 Presidential Election – Kai EL’ Zabar  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/10/02/the-importance-of-black-women-in-the-2016-presidential-election/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Women form alliance to rally for Lewis – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511013721-women-form-alliance-to-rally-for-lewis
— Ives fights for more transparency in union contracts with the state – Dawn Geske
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511012541-ives-fights-for-more-transparency-in-union-contracts-with-the-state
GATEWAY PUNDIT
— The Purge Begins: Democrats on FEC Vote Privately to Ban FOX News, WSJ from Covering Politics – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/purge-begins-democrats-fec-vote-privately-ban-fox-news-wsj-covering-politics/
HOT AIR
— The NY Times’ transparent (and hypocritical) October surprise of Trump’s tax returns – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/02/ny-times-october-surprise-trumps-tax-returns-transparent/
BREITBART
— Pope Francis: Gender Theory Part of ‘Global War’ to Destroy Marriage – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/10/02/pope-francis-gender-theory-part-global-war-destroy-marriage/
WORLD NET DAILY
— U.N. APPOINTS 1ST-EVER LGBT-RIGHTS WATCHDOG  To ‘bring much-needed attention to human-rights violations’  (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all employers in America promote LGBT activity, that is, they discriminate against those who do not promote LGBT activity.)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/u-n-appoints-1st-ever-lgbt-rights-watchdog/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Winning Ohio, One Yard Sign at a Time – TONY CORVO
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/10/01/clinton-losing-ohio-one-yard-sign-at-a-time/
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— HOWARD DEAN: IT’S TRUMP’S FAULT THAT I LIED ABOUT HIM USING COCAINE – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/264376/howard-dean-its-trumps-fault-i-lied-about-him-daniel-greenfield
AMERICAN THINKER
— Obama wants to create a new racial category – J. Marsolo  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  Democrats give preference to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, THAT IS, DEMOCRATS DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/obama_wants_to_create_a_new_racial_category.html
HUFFINGTON POST
— The Chicago Tribune and the Danger of Writing While Stoned – Geoffrey R. Stone  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/the-chicago-tribune-and-t_b_12290890.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Flailing Trump Suggests Hillary Clinton May Have Cheated On Husband” and that Trump says “I don’t even think she’s loyal to Bill, to tell you the truth.”)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-clinton-cheated-husband_us_57f07485e4b0c2407cde47fb
NBC NEWS
— Clinton Camp Pounces on New York Times Report on Trump Tax Returns – PHIL HELSEL and MONICA ALBA
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-camp-pounces-new-york-times-report-trump-tax-returns-n658086
— String of Racist Photos Highlights Need for Colleges to Promote Inclusion – SAFIA SAMEE ALI  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/college-game-plan/string-racist-photos-highlights-need-colleges-promote-inclusion-n657061
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump May Have Had the Worst Week in Presidential Campaign History.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-trump-may-have-had-worst-week-presidential-campaign-history-n658071
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Is Seen as Helping Push Asian-Americans Into Democratic Arms.” Democrats shout at Asians that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Asians have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Asian hatred of Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/trump-asian-american-voters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Latinos that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Latinos have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Latino hatred of Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/opinion/sunday/latino-voters-can-make-a-difference.html
— How Donald Trump Set Off a Civil War Within the Right-Wing Media  Since the candidate clinched the nomination, the green room has become a chilly place. – ROBERT DRAPER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/magazine/how-donald-trump-set-off-a-civil-war-within-the-right-wing-media.html
— Trump Tax Records Obtained by The Times Reveal He Could Have Avoided Paying Taxes for Nearly Two Decades – DAVID BARSTOW, SUSANNE CRAIG, RUSS BUETTNER and MEGAN TWOHEY
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html
— Debate Night Message: The Markets Are Afraid of Donald Trump – JUSTIN WOLFERS  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats have tremendous power to drive the markets up or down, at least in the short run.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/upshot/debate-night-message-the-markets-are-afraid-of-donald-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump could have avoided paying taxes for 18 years, report on tax records says – David A. Fahrenthold, Rosalind S. Helderman and Jose A. DelReal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/10/01/35bef778-8844-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html
— DIERRSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump wonders if Clinton is ‘crazy,’ loyal to her husband or healthy.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/02/trump-wonders-if-clinton-is-crazy-loyal-to-her-husband-or-healthy/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— ‘Yuuuge’ debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ returns with Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/saturday-night-live-returns-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-article-1.2814204
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The devil in Donald: How the ghost of ‘evil’ Roy Cohn lives on inside Trump.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/arthur-browne-devil-donald-trump-article-1.2813483
USA TODAY
— Hillary Clinton is ‘nasty, but I can be nastier,’ Trump says – Brian J. Tumulty
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/01/donald-trump-nastier-hillary-clinton-infidelities/91388080/
BOSTON GLOBE
— When it comes to taxes, Trump can’t lead by example  (DIERSEN: How much federal income tax have you paid?  Should everyone involved in journalism, government, politics, etc. be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they paid in each of the last 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, etc.?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2016/10/01/when-comes-taxes-trump-can-lead-example/1Axz1iKg6hmGLpyIr75m3K/story.html
ALASKA DISPATCH NEWS
— I never worry I’ll be shot in Chicago. After all, I’m white. – Edward McClelland
http://www.adn.com/opinions/national-opinions/2016/10/01/i-never-worry-ill-be-shot-in-chicago-after-all-im-white/
ALABAMA
— Where are the campaign signs? Trump, Clinton yard signs hard to find in Alabama – John Sharp
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/10/where_are_the_campaign_signs_t.html
CBS MINNESOTA
— College Republicans Paint Controversial Mural On U Of M Bridge
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/10/01/u-of-m-trump-mural/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A student group’s mural on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus has ignited conversation and controversy. The U of M College Republicans group painted a mural yesterday in the group’s designated spot along the Washington Avenue Bridge. Dozens of student groups paint murals along the inside walls of the pedestrian level of the bridge every fall. This group’s read in part “Build The Wall,” which refers to presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The sign was later vandalized with the words “Stop White Supremacy.” Multicultural groups who did not support the vandalism later gathered to protest what they called “anti-immigrant” hate speech. “There’s freedom of speech but then there’s hate speech. It’s one thing to be conservative and it’s another thing to be saying these things that are clearly xenophobic and targeting specific groups of people,” Guillermo Perez said. Perez is a member of Sigma Lambda Beta, a Latino-based multicultural fraternity that happens to have the panel next to the College Republicans. “I was really angry, angry because it’s an attack to my people because I am Mexican,” Perez said. The group responded using its own panel, which said, “Building bridges, not walls.” “We’re trying to seek, at the very least, an apology and recognition that what they did was wrong,” Perez said. U of M President Eric Kaler said while some may find the initial message offensive it is protected speech and should not have been vandalized. He released a statement saying: “During the annual ‘Paint the Bridge’ event, an opportunity for registered student groups and University departments to promote their groups by painting a panel on the Washington Avenue Bridge, one panel assigned to a student group has received attention. The panel includes the phrase from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, ‘Build the wall.’ While this is protected as free, political speech, we have heard from members of our community who find the phrase hurtful, offensive, anti-immigrant, and anti-Latinx. “People in our community may disagree with the sentiment expressed. However, while the University values free speech, the subsequent vandalism of the panel is not the way to advance a conversation. “The University of Minnesota supports a campus climate that welcomes all members of our community and our values of equity and diversity, but that also ensures the free flow of ideas, even those that are offensive to some. As students and our community participate in responses to this and future issues, I urge all of us to be respectful and thoughtful in our approach. We encourage all who find some protected speech distasteful or offensive to engage in more protected speech.” The College Republicans also released a statement Saturday. “We find it highly disturbing that someone would vandalize a simple statement such as ‘build the wall’. “We have received comments on the painting, falsely accusing us of being racist, xenophobic, and anti-immigrant. Our party’s nominee supports building a wall on the Mexican border to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into this country. We understand that some students may disagree with this policy position. However, free speech is at the center of a functioning democracy, and the actions taken against our panels run contrary to free speech. It’s worth noting that numerous politicians from both parties support building a wall on the Mexican border. “President Obama, Vice-President Biden, Secretary Clinton, and Minnesota Governor Dayton have all supported building a wall on the Mexican border while they were U.S. Senators (Secure Fence Act of 2006). We look forward to students writing angry letters and reporting these Democrat politicians to the Bias Incident System for hurting their feelings as well. “Regardless of how one feels about border security or Mr. Donald J. Trump, it is never acceptable to infringe on other people’s freedom of speech. University policy clearly states, ‘Any alteration(s) to any panel by any person(s) outside of these designated time(s) is considered vandalism and subject to University Policy and/or local, state and federal laws.’ “We appreciate President Kaler’s statement of support for our freedom of speech and we expect the university to continue to uphold their commitment to freedom of speech and diversity of thought.”)
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Report: Donald Trump May Not Have Paid Taxes for 18 Years – Chas Danner
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/report-trump-may-not-have-paid-taxes-for-18-years.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Among Seniors, Clinton Grows More Appealing.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/among-seniors-clinton-grows-more-appealing-1475398801
BLOOMBERG
— Gambling Disease Kills One Australian a Day, But It’s Too Lucrative to Cure  Slot machines provide billions in revenue at high social cost. – Jason Scott and  Michael Heath
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-27/gambling-disease-kills-one-australian-a-day-but-it-s-too-lucrative-to-cure
24/7 WALL STREET
— DISGUSTING: Marijuana News Roundup: The Most Pot-Friendly US Representatives and Senators – Paul Ausick (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2016/10/02/marijuana-news-roundup-the-most-pot-friendly-us-representatives-and-senators/
MOTLEY FOOL
— 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Retirement  Here are some important retirement-related facts about Social Security, long-term care, retirement savings balances, homeownership, and taxes. – Jason Hall
http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/10/02/5-facts-you-didnt-know-about-retirement.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 3. Average retirement savings will generate less than $500 per month  According to Vanguard, which manages millions of retirement savings accounts, the median balance in defined contribution plans (think 401(k) plans) it manages for people 55 and over was less than $72,000 in 2015. For context, that would only generate about $240 per month in retirement income. This only covers a small selection of total retirement savings, but even as a small sample size it’s concerning. The U.S. Government Accountability Office offers up a bigger picture look, but it’s still concerning. According to the GAO, the median age 55-64 household has $104,000 in retirement savings, while the median age 65-74 household has $148,000 saved. Sure, that’s a lot more than Vanguard’s data, but in terms of dependable retirement income, it’s only worth $347 to $493 per month in retirement income. Paired with an average Social Security benefit of less than $1,500 per month, that’s not a lot of money to live on in retirement. For millions of older Americans, there’s an even bigger concern. The GAO found that 29% of households age 55 and over don’t have any defined benefit (such as a pension) or retirement savings at all.)
— Retirement Planning: Is The 4% Rule the Right Rule of Thumb?  Yes — without a doubt. But there are caveats… – Brian Stoffel
http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/10/02/retirement-planning-is-the-4-rule-the-right-rule-o.aspx
VANITY FAIR
— S.N.L. Tears Into Trump in First Sketch of the Season  Last year, the show invited the candidate to host an episode. This year, it’s apparently planning to show no mercy. – HILLARY BUSIS
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/snl-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-debate
CBC NEWS
— Ageism is ‘the most socially-ingrained discrimination,’ says British Columbia advocate  Oct. 1 marks the UN’s International Day of Older Persons  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ageism-discrimination-1.3786624

October 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— President Obama Hosts Early Illinois Supporters at White House Party – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-obama-hosts-early-illinois-supporters-at-white-house-party-395510691.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The guest list for Friday night’s party included former Senate President Emil Jones, who was considered instrumental in Obama’s rise from the state senate to the U.S. Senate, along with former Republican State Senator Kirk Dillard. Back in 2007, Dillard was featured in a television ad campaign for Obama, highlighting the then-junior senator’s support from both parties. That same ad later played a negative role in Dillard’s failed GOP primary campaign for governor.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Overshadows His own Economic Message.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Rally-Pennsylvania-Trump-Overshadows-his-own-Economic-Message–395528861.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner-Madigan money trees sprouting millions – Mick Dumke and Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: What do you give to Republican organizations, to Republican activists, to Republican candidates, to Republican elected officials, to Republican party leaders, to Republican major donors, and to Republican political consultants?  I have given the aforesaid GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising since 2000. Those emails have gone out every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015 and they have included links to more than 246,400 articles.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/the-watchdogs-rauner-madigan-money-trees-sprouting-millions/
— Obama hosted “thank-you” reception Friday for old Illinois pals – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-hosted-thank-you-reception-friday-for-old-illinois-pals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the attendees: former Senate President Emil Jones, who gave a green state senator a boost early in his career; Dan Shoman, who managed Obama’s 2000 House race and advised his Senate bid; state Senate President John Cullerton; state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; former state Sen. Kirk Dillard; state Sen. Jacqueline Collins; state Sen. Mattie Hunter; state Rep. Will Davis; Audra Wilson, who worked on Obama’s Senate campaign; former state Rep. Julie Hamos; activist Marilyn Katz and Rep. Jan Schakowsky.  And more: State Sen. Omar Aquino, state Sen. James Clayborne, state Sen. William Haine, state Sen. Don Harmon, state Sen. Emil Jones III, state Sen. Iris Martinez and state Sen. Chris Nybo, the lone Republican, who boosted Obama when he made what turned out to be a failed bid for Congress.)
— Some Chicagoans just couldn’t wait to vote for president – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-some-chicagoans-just-couldnt-wait-to-vote-for-president/
— Ivanka not happy with campaign manager’s approach – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ivanka-not-happy-with-campaign-managers-approach/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans fear Trump is playing into Clinton’s hands by lashing out on infidelity – Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-analysis-trump-infidelity-20161001-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump funny anymore?” ‘Saturday Night Live’ weighs its take on The Donald.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-snl-donald-trump-20161001-story.html
— Liberal arts grads struggle with underemployment, study says – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: If my undergraduate degree had not been job-related, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If my graduate degree and professional certification had not been job-related, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-marksjarvis-college-underemployment-1002-biz-20160930-column.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s no escape, Illinois: It’s time to pay for those pensions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161001/ISSUE05/310019998/theres-no-escape-illinois-its-time-to-pay-for-those-pensions

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kirk, Duckworth raise big money from special interests – Chuck Neubauer and Sandy Bergo  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious a) that I have the time and that I have the money necessary to put out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails twice each and every day free of charge and without any advertising and b) that I do not have to ask anyone for money.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161001/kirk-duckworth-raise-big-money-from-special-interests

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Did you watch the debate Monday? Gov. Bruce Rauner didn’t – Doug Fink  (DIERSEN: Those Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails rely on those who do read the emails to keep up to date on Illinois government and political news and commentary.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161001/statehouse-insider-did-you-watch-debate-monday-gov-bruce-rauner-didnt

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ivanka Trump debuts in television ad for her father  Trump trying to win over female voters – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ivanka-trump-debuts-in-television-ad-for-her-father

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Local numbers provide context on income issue – Steve Vogel  (DIERSEN: How financially diverse is your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-local-numbers-provide-context-on-income-issue/article_333cee83-5535-57c6-bbc7-4d0999fab26e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington think tank, the average 1 percenter family in McLean County earned $679,124 three years ago (the latest data available), while the remaining 99 percent earned an average of $51,440. That means a 1 percenter here makes about 13 times more than the rest of us earn, on average. That ratio puts McLean County pretty much in the middle of a ranking of the nation’s 3,064 counties. Somewhat comforting, I think, especially in the context of some other EPI data. For instance, McLean County’s 1 percenters take in 11.8 percent of the income earned here. That compares with 26 percent in Lake County — the high water mark in Illinois — and the national average of 20.1 percent. The latter two numbers are stunners. A local figure that may trouble egalitarians more is that 41 percent of McLean County’s moolah is made by the top 10 percent of earners. Another way to say that: 10 percent of local households take in 41 cents of every dollar earned here. Yet it’s 57 cents in Lake County, and about 48 cents in all of Illinois and the entire nation. Again, striking numbers. Do you aspire to be a 1 percenter in McLean County? Your family would have to earn at least $365,000 to make the cut — about $24,000 less than the national average. The best (and fresher) news comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. Last year, it says, nearly 5,700 McLean County residents climbed out of poverty. Unfortunately 19,116 McLean County residents are still classified as poor. That’s 11.5 percent of our population — a big number, to be sure, but 3.4 percentage points better than two years ago.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “An outrageous double standard.”
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article105438876.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Yet Another Offense in School District U-46 – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/yet-another-offense-in-school-district-u-46/

 

LIFEZETTE
— RNC Slams ‘Low-Life Journalists’  GOP fundraising appeal highlights historic anti-Trump bias in the media – Jim Stinson  (DIERSEN: I am biased in favor of the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Virtually all the journalists in America are biased in favor of the Democrat Party platform, but they unethically refuse to admit that.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/rnc-slams-low-life-journalists/

 

HOT AIR
— This law saved two million babies from abortion. Democrats want it gone. – DUSTIN SIGGINS
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/01/law-saved-two-million-babies-abortion-democrats-want-gone/

 

DAILY CALLER
— After Chelsea Bombing, NYC Launches Efforts To Silence ‘Negative Rhetoric’ About Islam – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/29/after-chelsea-bombing-nyc-launches-efforts-to-silence-negative-rhetoric-about-islam/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— FEC Dems lay groundwork to ban Fox, WSJ political coverage – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fec-dems-lay-groundwork-to-ban-fox-wsj-political-coverage/article/2603177

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race tailspins into gutter.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298836-trump-takes-race-into-gutter

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Can Trump Create Millions of Jobs? Don’t Bet On It.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/can-trump-create-millions_b_12287724.html

 

CNN
— Trump finally hits the big-money jackpot – Teddy Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/donald-trump-big-money-success/

 

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— GAO criticizes Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s “weak” compliance evaluations – Daniel L. Russell Jr.  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO during the early 1980s, I worked on an audit of OFCCP.)
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/gao-not-down-ofccp-report-criticizes-agency-s-weak-compliance-evaluations-and-may

 

CD HOWE INSTITUTE
— Worse Than It Looks: The True Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pension Plans – William B.P Robson and Alexandre Laurin  (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, in today’s dollars, so far, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 have gotten the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $963,680 ($50,720 X 19 years).)
https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary_449%20.pdf

 

FORTUNE
— DHS Confirms Hackers Targeted Election Systems in 20 States – David Z. Morris
http://fortune.com/2016/10/01/hackers-targeted-election-systems/

 

FORBES
— Competency-Based Hiring: 10 Signals The Shift Is Happening – Ryan Craig (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  GAO would not have hired me a) if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and b) if I had not earned an MBA.  IRS would not have hired me a) if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and b) if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management.  The Post Office would not have hired me a) if I had not passed its employment examination and b) if I had not earned a high school diploma.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2016/10/01/competency-based-hiring-10-signals-the-shift-is-happening/#47026b638eba

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Serve your country while earning valuable career skills. – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years; almost 3 years working for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level (currently $77,899-$88,286), and almost 18 years working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 level (currently $92,632-$120,427).  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn the skills that acquired working for the federal government.)
http://time.com/money/4515096/hillary-clinton-national-service-reserve-millennials/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton wants you to serve your country. The Democratic presidential candidate proposed a new program on Friday aimed at expanding national service volunteer opportunities–for young Americans in particular. Clinton’s National Service Reserve would allow Americans pitch in with ongoing service projects addressing the addiction epidemic or helping the homeless, or perhaps to help provide emergency relief in national disasters and situations such as the water crisis in Flint, Mich. Clinton plans to work with corporations and universities to ensure “reservists” get paid time off to volunteer or, in the case of students, college credit.)

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.
http://reason.com/archives/2016/10/01/no-pot-campaigning

 

ENTERTAINMENT DAILY
— ‘He was a complete gentleman!’ Beauty queen defends Donald Trump  Former Miss USA contestant explains why she’s voting for the entrepreneur. – Danielle Harewood
http://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/news/complete-gentleman-beauty-queen-defends-donald-trump/