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October 21 Morning Edition

NBC5
— (Democrats) Push Illinois to Exit Multistate Database – AP
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/voter-advocates-push-illinois-to-exit-multistate-database-452100623.html
— The Latest Political Headlines – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/deep-dish-451955373.html

WGN TV
— Paul Ryan roasts Trump in comedy routine for NY elite (DIERSEN: Saul Aninsky promoted the use of ridicule.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/20/paul-ryan-roasts-trump-in-comedy-routine-for-ny-elite/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner looks to Washington for the power to change pension benefits – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Knowing that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retire System (CSRS) pension helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. If they had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I would have paid into the CSRS $172,187 instead of the CSRS paying me $1,017,120 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-washington-20171020-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The focus on D.C. allows the first-term governor to show supporters he has a plan for delivering on the promises he made as a candidate despite losing a two-year budget battle with Democrats over the summer. And it comes as Rauner prepares for a re-election campaign in which he needs to win back his conservative base after his approval of controversial abortion and immigration legislation left many of them angry. Much of the major legislation Rauner signed this year — an overhaul of the state’s education funding system and a boost in spending on schools; a bill protecting immigrants from federal deportation efforts; an expansion of taxpayer-funded abortions; and a new law allowing automatic voter registration — are measures that Democrats first pushed. Left undone is his promise to get the state’s financial house in order, which hinged in part on cutting the cost of Illinois’ unionized government workforce. Speaking to a gathering of business leaders in late September, Rauner said he was turning to Washington for help with one part of that effort — getting control of Illinois’ massive pension debt, which stands at about $130 billion and ranks among the worst in the nation. “We need the help. We need the help because the system’s rigged. Can’t change it, can’t fix it,” Rauner said. As a candidate and as governor, Rauner had proposed cutting pension costs by transitioning workers to less generous benefit packages or 401(k)-style retirement plans. But past attempts to cut retirement costs have run up against legal problems. The Illinois Constitution stipulates that benefits cannot be “diminished or impaired” once they are bestowed to workers, and the state Supreme Court has stood by those words. The governor thinks Congress can release the state from that restriction by passing a law that would give states permission to come up with cost-saving changes to their pension programs. The option would be available to states only after they had established that spending money on workers’ retirement plans is hampering other essential services.)
— Compare possible Amazon sites as Chicago’s HQ2 wait begins – Ryan Ori
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-amazon-chicago-locations-handicapped-20171020-htmlstory.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF GREG SMITH: Illinois Lottery deal gives new firm higher base fee, extra ‘incentive’ payments and no penalties – Joe Mahr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-illinois-lottery-contract-20171020-story.html
— Keeping Spain intact – Editorial (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United State and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-spain-catalan-secession-20171020-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The Republican establishment strikes – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Republican establishment makes it clear that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chavez-the-republican-establishment-strikes/

DAILY HERALD
— Bannon faults George W. Bush for ‘destructive’ presidency – AP (DIERSEN: Bush rejects many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171021/news/310219995/
— Rauner outlines $200 million in cuts to Illinois budget – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats use budget cuts to get rid their employees who are Republican, and especially their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171020/news/310209857
— California billionaire launches ads urging Trump impeachment – AP (DIERSEN: Who wants to get rid of you and why? I should write a book about those who want to get rid of me and why.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171020/news/310209907/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171021/women-need-full-control-of-their-destiny

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— TRAGIC: Illinois Lottery’s new manager projects $4B in sales – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171020/illinois-lotterys-new-manager-projects-4b-in-sales
— What taxpayers should demand from next attorney general – Faisal Khan
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171020/guest-column-what-taxpayers-should-demand-from-next-attorney-general

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Who’s opposed to transparent, fiscally responsible government? – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171020/editorial-whos-opposed-to-transparent-fiscally-responsible-government

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Woodstock prayer vigil in support of ‘Dreamers,’ detained immigrants set for Sunday – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) crow that they are a member of a church, attend church services, and give money to a church and b) pray that GOD would send me straight to HELL. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They promote booze, gambling, pot and other vices, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/10/20/woodstock-prayer-vigil-in-support-of-dreamers-detained-immigrants-set-for-sunday/aca04m4/

TIMES
— More than $200M in spending cut from Illinois budget (DIERSEN: Democrats use budget cuts to get rid their employees who are Republican, and especially their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/more-than-m-in-spending-cut-from-illinois-budget/article_e4ad9179-c467-52e9-aa0c-d356137a3f53.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton Park District receives grant for WWI Obelisk Monument in Northside Park
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/15/wheaton-park-district-receives-grant-for-wwi-obelisk-monument-in-northside-park/apd6adl/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those whose parents brought them to America illegally.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/medical-students-in-limbo-as-young-immigrant-program-ends

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Senator Andy Manar Says Facebook Refuses To Fact Check Ads – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/lawmaker-says-facebook-refuses-fact-check-ads#stream/0

WJPF
— Newsradio WJPF interview with Jeanne Ives – Robert Thies
http://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-jeanne-ives/

GOPUSA
— McCain backs Dems’ bill regulating online political ads
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32156

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Students Crash College Republicans’ Meeting, Claim ‘Fascists’ Don’t Have ‘Right of Free Speech’ – Katherine Timpf
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452965/uc-santa-cruz-college-republicans-meeting-crashed-protests

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— (Democrats) push Illinois to exit multistate database – SOPHIA TAREEN
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/voter-advocates-push-illinois-to-exit-multistate-database/

CNN
— Catalonia crisis: Rajoy urges removal of region’s leaders, new elections – Laura Smith-Spark and Claudia Rebaza (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United State and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/21/europe/catalonia-spain-direct-rule/index.html

REUTERS
— White and male: broader bureaucracy mirrors Trump cabinet’s profile – Jason Lange
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-effect-diversity/white-and-male-broader-bureaucracy-mirrors-trump-cabinets-profile-idUSKBN1CP1D1

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In New York, an Influential First Lady Redefines the Position Chirlane McCray, the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio, has far extended the boundaries of what a first lady does in the city. – SHANE GOLDMACHER (DIERSEN: In Illinois, it ever-increasingly seems like the First Lady is influential.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/nyregion/chirlane-mccray-first-lady-de-blasio.html
— Prime Minister Announces Spain Will Remove Catalonia’s Leader – RAPHAEL MINDER (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United State and join up with Mexico?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/world/europe/spain-catalonia-mariano-rajoy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Spain demands Catalonia elect new leaders weeks after region voted for independence – Pamela Rolfe, William Booth and James McAuley (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United State and join up with Mexico?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/spain-ready-to-take-control-of-catalonia-to-stop-secession/2017/10/21/3f37306e-b358-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html

USA TODAY
— Taking an early retirement may be financially risky – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: Reasons why you should take your employer’s early retirement offer include a) your superiors make it clear to you that they will kill you figuratively if not literally if you do not take their offer and/or b) you can “afford” to take their offer. Those were the reasons why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Other reasons include a) you have a terminal illness, b) you do not like your job, c) you do not like your superiors, your supervisors, your coworkers, and/or your subordinates and/or they do not like you, and d) you have a better job lined up.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/10/21/taking-early-retirement-may-financially-risky/750563001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Spain Moves to Seize Control of Catalan Government, Call Regional Elections Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy seeks to use measures to quell a push for independence in Catalonia – Jeannette Neumann (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United State and join up with Mexico?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/spain-moves-to-seize-control-of-catalan-government-call-regional-elections-1508587975

FORBES
— 6 Steps You Can Take In Your 20s To Help You Retire Before 60 – Maya Kachroo-Levine (DIERSEN: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayakachroolevine/2017/10/20/6-steps-you-can-take-in-your-20s-to-help-you-retire-before-60/#75d74950576b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Don’t start spending more because you’re making more. . .2. Start saving more, and think about maxing out multiple retirement accounts. . .3. Look for side work that you can sustain in the long term. . .4. Focus on owning your home outright. . .5. Find a sacrifice you’re willing to make that most people deem “necessary.” . . 6. Set up passive income streams.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— I retired at 30 with $1.25 million — here are the 3 key strategies I used to get there – Grant Sabatier (DIERSEN: What is the main reason why you have less money? For me, the main reason is that my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/net-worth-million-strategies-anyone-can-use-2017-10
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How long will it take you to save $1 million? This all depends on how much money you are making, how much you are saving, and how much your investment grows. Here are the variables that matter most: 1. Income: How much money you are making 2. Expenses: How much money you are spending 3. Savings: How much money you are saving 4. Savings Rate: = Savings divided by #4 5. Investment Growth Rate: How much your investments compound annually. For the purpose of these examples I’ve set it at 7%, but as you’ll see from my specific situation, the higher your compounding rate that faster you will reach $1 million.) 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— This Couple Is Retiring at 38 and 41. Here’s How They Did It – Elizabeth O’Brien (DIERSEN: Money Magazine should write and publish an article on how its 4-page February 1978 article on me damaged my career and damaged my finances. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, Money Magazine would not have written and published a damaging article on me. If I had not been a Republican, a Missouri Synod Lutheran, or of 100% German national origin, Money Magazine would not have written and published a damaging article on me.)
http://time.com/money/4988450/early-retirement-our-next-life-bloggers/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-stop-trump-dividing-us-pass-dream-act-689365

CRONKITE NEWS
— Advocates urge colleges to aid DACA students, lawmakers urge restraint – Andrew Nicla
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2017/10/20/advocates-urge-colleges-to-help-daca-students-lawmakers-urge-restraint/

October 20, 2017 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM rethinks supporting RAUNER – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/20/politico-illinois-playbook-roskam-rethinks-supporting-rauner-laquan-mcdonald-three-years-later-rahms-all-in-for-third-term-222901
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., is rethinking his support for Gov. Bruce Rauner given the governor’s recent signature on a bill that expands the public funding of abortion, the congressman told POLITICO. Roskam, the Ways & Means Tax Policy chairman who is taking a lead role in an effort to overhaul the U.S. tax code, is the highest-ranking elected official in Illinois to potentially pull back from Rauner after the governor signed HB40. The new abortion law — which Rauner had promised to veto — has so infuriated conservatives, they are now talking about drafting a potential primary opponent to challenge Rauner. Roskam said Rauner’s move to sign the bill was “fundamentally out of step” with his congressional district. “I’ve got to reevaluate that and I’ll reevaluate that in the right time,” Roskam said Thursday when asked if he still supported Rauner. “Signing HB40 was a huge mistake on the policy and it was a huge mistake on the politics. The policy, this is the home of Henry Hyde, the author of the Hyde Amendment and I am his successor.” Roskam himself is facing a reelection challenge and Democrats are lining up to oppose him next year after Hillary Clinton won Roskam’s district in 2016 even as Roskam was reelected. “People have a wide range of views on the question of abortion, and right to life and so forth. But there’s a lot of agreement on this notion that taxpayers ought not to be compelled — and particularly in this environment — to pay for this,” Roskam said. “The politics are very challenging, I think. A big part of the coalition that elects Republicans is a pro-life constituency at a core and I think politics and policy make this error more and more glaring over time … It is a position fundamentally out of step with my constituency.” Is it a sign of a more sizable pulling away from Rauner? While Illinois’ Republican delegation jointly sent out a statement condemning Rauner’s action at the time of the bill signing, so far only Roskam has raised the possibility of withholding support. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., said Thursday Rauner still had his backing. From a Davis spokesperson: “Congressman Davis is pro-life so he was obviously disappointed in Governor Rauner’s decision to sign HB 40 but he has worked with the governor on many issues beneficial to the 13th district and will continue to do so. Politics will play out but Congressman Davis will continue to work to improve the state of Illinois.” Other Republicans from the delegation — Darin LaHood and John Shimkus — did not respond to inquiries about whether they still stand behind Rauner. A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren said only that the statement from the HB40 signing still stands.)

CBS2
— Kankakee School Forfeits Chicago Football Game Over Safety Concerns
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/19/kankakee-school-forfeits-chicago-football-game-over-safety-concerns/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville ranks last among large Illinois communities for LGBTQ equality: report – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to promote the destruction of the traditional family.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lgbtq-ranking-naperville-bottom-st-1020-20171019-story.html
— Amid program uncertainty, Evanston medical marijuana dispensary granted shorter lease term – Genevieve Bookwalter (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-medical-marijuana-dispensary-tl-1019-20171013-story.html
— Self-anointed rainmaker Bannon only dances during cloudbursts – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201710191632–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20171020-20171020-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites shout down pro-Whites at University of Florida in Gainsville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–university-white-nationalists-20171019-story.html
— Republicans muscle $4 trillion budget plan through Senate, clear way for tax overhaul – Marcy Gordon and Andrew Taylor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-gop-budget-20171019-story.html
— Democrat Howard Dean and Republican Newt Gingrich to keynote 2018 World Leaders Forum at Judson University – Tom Siebert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-democrat-howard-dean-and-republican-newt-ging-2017-10-20-story.html
— Will County approves $2.2 million levy, raises fees – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-approves-levy-st-1020-20171019-story.html
— What would happen if Amazon brought 50,000 workers to your city? Ask Seattle. – Jonathan O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-50000-workers-seattle-20171020-story.html
— Inside Illinois’ $16 billion backlog: What does the state owe your town? – Nausheen Husain
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-illinois-bills-backlog-database-htmlstory.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s $1.2B tech hub plan: Boon to city — or to re-election bid? – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-1-2b-tech-hub-plan-boon-to-city-or-to-re-election-bid/

DAILY HERALD
— Move revived to disband Aurora Election Commission – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171019/move-revived-to-disband-aurora-election-commission
— How would camera disrupt decorum of DuPage courtroom? – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171019/editorial-how-would-camera-disrupt-decorum-of-dupage-courtroom
— One injured in pit bull attack in Woodridge – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171020/one-injured-in-pit-bull-attack-in-woodridge

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Senate panel OKs pick for U.S. attorney – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171019/BLOGS02/171019828/senate-panel-oks-pick-for-u-s-attorney
— Few Illinois congressmen show eagerness to aid Chicago Stock Exchange sale – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171020/NEWS01/171029994/chicago-stock-exchange-sale-flags
— More proof that Chicago brainpower is trending up – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: While I earned job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license to move up ladder in the federal government, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates focused on helping my Democrat superiors and supervisors get rid of federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171020/BLOGS02/171029997/more-proof-that-chicago-brainpower-is-trending-up

WTTW
— Sources Say Amazon Incentives in the Ballpark of $2 Billion – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/20/sources-say-amazon-incentives-ballpark-2-billion

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Obama bemoans rise of racial politics – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article179765901.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Balanced budget deep in the red – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-20/balanced-budget-deep-the-red.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Taxpayers deserve a better look at the state’s bills – Susana A. Mendoza
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171019/point-taxpayers-deserve-better-look-at-states-bills
— Updating antiquated systems will open door to transparency – Leslie Munger
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171019/counterpoint-updating-antiquated-systems-will-open-door-to-transparency

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Knox County Republicans plan fall picnic – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20171019/knox-county-republicans-plan-fall-picnic

WSIL TV
— City leaders discuss SIU cheerleaders’ decision to kneel during football game – Evie Allen
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36630778/city-leaders-discuss-siu-cheerleaders-decision-to-kneel-during-football-game

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Obama calls on Americans to reject ‘politics of fear’ – TERENCE BURLIJ (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups want you to fear them: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/obama-calls-on-americans-to-reject-politics-of-fear/840954351

BGA
— GOLDEN PARACHUTES IN ILLINOIS: HOW TO CURB SIX-FIGURE SEVERANCES FOR PUBLIC EXECS – José Sanchez
https://www.bettergov.org/news/golden-parachutes-in-illinois-how-to-curb-six-figure-severances-for-public-execs

AMERICAN THINKER
— There Can Be No Compromise on Immigration Reform – Spencer P. Morrison
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/there_can_be_no_compromise_on_immigration_reform.html

HOT AIR
— George W. Bush Hits Trumpism: “We’ve Seen Nationalism Distorted Into Nativism” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups like Bush: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/10/19/george-w-bush-hits-trumpism-weve-seen-nationalism-distorted-nativism/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Be Joyful! – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Are you joyful? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for my not being joyful enough. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not disserve the good things that I have.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/10/20/be-joyful/

REUTERS
— Bush takes veiled swipe at Trump, defends immigration and trade – Jeff Mason
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-bush/bush-takes-veiled-swipe-at-trump-defends-immigration-and-trade-idUSKBN1CO2VG

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When Ann Arbor Officials Took a Knee, A National Debate Took On A Local Tinge – CHRISTINE HAUSER (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if any Republican politician who represents me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, or in Illinois “Takes a Knee,” I would run against them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/us/knee-ann-arbor-pledge.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook to Test News-Subscription Sign-Up – Lukas I. Alpert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-test-news-subscription-sign-up-1508435365

USA TODAY
— President Trump releases petition requesting support on standing during the national anthem – Heather Tucker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/10/19/donald-trump-petition-standing-during-national-anthem/782819001/
— Record number of cities advance LGBT rights in 2017, despite federal, state actions – Susan Miller (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to promote the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/19/cities-made-strides-2017-lgbt-rights-report-shows/777907001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites shout down pro-Whites at University of Florida in Gainsville
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/10/19/richard-spencer-shouted-down-university-florida-speech/781966001/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation-now/2017/10/19/richard-spencer-speaks-at-the-university-of-florida/106809584/

MARKET WATCH
— What Americans of every age should know about the state of retirement today – Alessandra Malito (DIERSEN: I am 69 years old and I have been retired for more than 20 years.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-americans-of-every-age-should-know-about-the-state-of-retirement-today-2017-10-19

October 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats spar over role of Madigan and money in gov race – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-spar-over-role-of-madigan-and-money-in-gov-race/
— Battle of billionaires: Pritzker and pal of Rauner make Forbes’ cut – MItchell Armentrout and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/forbes-400-illinois-richest-residents/
— City’s pro sports teams slam Emanuel’s tax hike for large concerts – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bears-bulls-hawks-and-sox-slam-emanuels-tax-hike-for-large-concerts/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker, Kennedy, Biss debate for second time in 12 hours
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-democrats-20171018-story.html
— The ‘Fearless Girl’ statue, Harvey Weinstein and faux feminism – Sarah Banet-Weiser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-fearless-girl-faux-feminism-weinstein-1018-story.html
— Democrats’ obsession with Hollywood stars was bound to blow up – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-democrats-hollywood-obsession-1017-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Young families with kids helping reverse D203’s enrollment slump – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-enrollment-projections-st-1018-20171017-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Prayer vigil in support of detained immigrants, Dreamers to be held Oct. 22 – Patrick Murfin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, members of the following groups encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20171017/prayer-vigil-in-support-of-detained-immigrants-dreamers-to-be-held-oct-22
— Build on success of teen driver’s license law – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171017/editorial-build-on-success-of-teen-drivers-license-law

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CTA, CPS big winners in new city budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171018/BLOGS02/171019858
— More Illinois companies kept profits offshore last year – NONA TEPPER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171017/NEWS07/171019863

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana’s Harold raising sizable amounts in home county – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: What is your home county?  How long have you lived in the county that you live in now?  My DuPage County critics/opponents, their DuPage County operatives, and their DuPage County dupes hint/imply/argue/stress that I am a newcomer and that Will County is my home county a) because I lived in Will County 1948-1976 and b) I have lived in DuPage County only since 1978.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-18/tom-kacich-urbanas-harold-raising-sizable-amounts-home-county.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Government to federal judge: We didn’t mislead you about Aaron Schock – Andy Kravetz  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, Political Affiliation Discrimination, Reverse Discrimination, Age Discrimination, and Retaliation to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. In Diersen v. GAO, the Democrats who ran GAO hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they treated me just like the Democrats who ran Congress wanted them to. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171017/government-to-federal-judge-we-didnt-mislead-you-about-aaron-schock

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Facebook ad sows confusion in race against Manar – TOM LISI
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/facebook-ad-sows-confusion-in-race-against-manar/article_4650bf7c-539d-5f0a-835e-2f96dc626e1f.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump’s net worth drops $600 million on Forbes’ rich list  Bill Gates tops list for 24th straight year – CHRIS ISIDORE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/donald-trumps-net-worth-drops-600-million-on-forbes-rich-list/838070463

 

WIFR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Leaders of the following groups advocate for Dream Act’s passage: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Immigration-leaders-advocate-for-Dream-Acts-passage-451371983.html

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois Governor race spending at all-time high – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36620976/illinois-governor-race-spending-at-all-time-high

 

WILSON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote those who promote pot in Evanston.
http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/general-assembly-can-require-schools-to-teach-freedom-not-censorship,100385

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, an anti-Roskam asks “Will Roskam’s Financial Edge Result In Re-election?”
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/will-roskams-financial-edge-result-re-election

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Kelly questions 56% jump in Rauner’s income since 2014  (DIERSEN: Is your income up or down? Since 1997, my income has been down 59% a year, that is, since 1997, in today’s dollars, it has been down $72,135/year, that is, it has been down $1,442,700.  My $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my GS-13 Step 10 $122,991/year GAO salary.)
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-questions-56-percent-jump-rauner-income

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks’ County Official Pension Elimination Issue Tabled at Franks’ Request
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/county-official-pension-discussion-tabled/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor’s Office facing FOIA lawsuit – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/governors-office-facing-foia-lawsuit/
— Maine Township Supervisor failures exposed – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/maine-township-supervisor-failures-exposed/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New Facebook page won’t change Madigan’s legacy – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-new-facebook-page-won-t-change-madigan-s-legacy/article_ac7db55a-b2ac-11e7-a418-db53fb2aabc8.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New SEIU radio ad rips Rauner’s home services overtime cuts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/18/new-seiu-radio-ad-rips-rauners-home-services-overtime-cuts/
— Rauner to unveil potentially huge Chicago project
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/18/rauner-to-unveil-potentially-huge-chicago-project/
— Chris Kennedy warns high-dollar campaigns could mean “the end of American democracy”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/18/chris-kennedy-warns-high-dollar-campaigns-could-mean-the-end-of-american-democracy/
— Pritzker responds to “The Madigan Question” by saying he favors term limits for legislative leaders  (DIERSEN: Those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois favor term limits for those like me who they manipulate/dominate.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/18/pritzker-responds-to-the-madigan-question-by-saying-he-favors-term-limits-for-legislative-leaders/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL meeting ignores national anthem; takes stand for ‘social justice’ (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote “social justice” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31958
— Jimmy Kimmel says ‘riddance’ to Republican viewers  (DIERSEN: Who would say “riddance” to members of the following groups if they left your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who would say “riddance” to those who share my demographics if they left.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31944
— Air Force Punishes Colonel Who Refused to Affirm Gay Marriage  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31915
— Illegal aliens get 2 million work permits in 2017 (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to hire, retain, and promote illegals over citizens of America. Nevertheless, I doubt that illegals would take the BAD jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31831

 

BLAZE
— ‘Ambition is not celebrated’ in Denmark, where a garbage man earns as much as a teacher – Dave Urbanski  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.  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.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/17/ambition-is-not-celebrated-in-denmark-where-a-garbage-man-earns-as-much-as-a-teacher/

 

LIFZETTE NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: ICE to Target Businesses That Hire Illegal Immigrants  Federal agents will enforce labor laws that make it a crime to employ people not authorized to work in the U.S. – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/ice-to-target-businesses-that-hire-illegal-immigrants/

 

CNN
— White House Places CNN, MSNBC In The Back Row Of Presser – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: The following activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. not only put me in the back row of their press conferences, they do not want me to know about them, attend them, ask questions during them, or report on them: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/17/wh-places-cnn-msnbc-in-the-back-row-of-presser/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hardly any federal employees are fired for poor performance. That could be a good sign, report says. – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. In addition, they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/18/hardly-any-federal-employees-are-fired-for-poor-performance-that-could-be-a-good-sign-report-says/
— The sooner Rex Tillerson resigns as secretary of state the better – Daniel W. Drezner  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who want me to resign as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) who wanted me to resign as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.  The aforesaid are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/10/18/the-sooner-rex-tillerson-resigns-as-secretary-of-state-the-better/

 

USA TODAY
— Energy Secretary Rick Perry defends his travel aboard private, government planes – Michael Collins (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that in today’s dollars, a) the Post Office paid me $0.535/mile to deliver mail in my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, in my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, and in my 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1969 and b) that IRS paid me $0.535/mile to collect delinquent taxes in my 1962 Chevy BelAir 1971-1978 and in my 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/12/energy-secretary-rick-perry-defends-his-travel-aboard-private-government-planes/757776001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Democrats Need Wall Street – DOUGLAS SCHOEN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with Democrats, Wall Street is more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/opinion/why-democrats-need-wall-street.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Easy Way to Appease Conservatives: Judicial Appointments – Carl Hulse  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the Republican Party a) does less and less and less to “appease” its base, b) talks and acts like it wants to dump its base, and c) talks and acts like it wants to lose to Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/us/politics/trump-mcconnell-judicial-nominees.html
— These Companies Will Pay You to Learn Your Job  Before hiring employees full-time, firms enroll them in training that can take almost a year; ‘most people don’t come out of undergrad the perfect salesperson’ – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: My first 6 months with IRS in 1971 as a GS-7 (currently $44,853) Revenue Officer was all classroom and on-the-job training. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. My 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-companies-will-pay-you-to-learn-your-job-1508245202
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The WSJ does not want government to encourage home ownership.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-realtors-take-a-tax-hostage-1508280805
— Welcome to High School. Now Go to College.  Dual-enrollment programs, in which high school students take college classes, are gaining steam despite little research into long-term impact – Melissa Korn  (DIERSEN: While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, and I was draft bait.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-to-high-school-now-go-to-college-1508232603
— Google Serves Fake News Ads in an Unlikely Place: Fact-Checking Sites – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and LINDA QIU  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, only the news that they put out is not fake.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/technology/google-fake-ads-fact-check.html
— University of Florida Braces for Richard Spencer – ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County,and in Illinois who increasingly talk and/or act like they want to kill Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/us/florida-richard-spencer.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A majority of Americans now say that sexual harassment is a ‘serious problem’ – Caitlin Gibson and Emily Guskin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-males hint/imply/argue/shout that White males are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Whites and anti-males voted for Clinton last year.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-majority-of-americans-now-say-that-sexual-harassment-is-a-serious-problem/2017/10/16/707e6b74-b290-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump tumbles 92 places on ‘Forbes” list – Kevin McCoy (DIERSEN: What if everyone had to publish a) their net worth, that is, a detailed listing of their assets and debts, b) their sources and amounts of income, and c) their expenses as of the end of each year?  Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise, b) pander to, and/or c) serve as operatives or as dupes for those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/10/17/president-trump-falls-forbes-400-list-richest-americans/771219001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Trump plans massive increase in federal immigration jails – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/17/trump-plans-massive-increase-federal-immigration-jails/771414001/

 

FORTUNE
— Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers After Their Annual Performance Review – Kirsten Korosec
http://fortune.com/2017/10/13/tesla-fires-employees/

 

FORBES
— 11% Of Government Employees In D.C. Area Have Bought Legal Marijuana, Survey Suggests – Debra Borchardt  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, government employees are Democrats who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/debraborchardt/2017/10/12/washington-government-marijuana/#1101eeea1d2a

 

MERIDIAN STAR
— Who pays what in taxes? – WALTER E. WILLIAMS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes, and especially since I became an IRS employee in 1971 when I was 22 years old.)
http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/columns/walter-e-williams-who-pays-what-in-taxes/article_72c4bd66-0b42-5897-b5bc-37313c1d0d8c.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP’S LONG HISTORY OF OFFENSIVE REMARKS ABOUT THOSE WHO SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO DID NOT – ALEXANDER NAZARYAN  (DIERSEN: Did you serve? Needless-to-say, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I sought and obtained a) student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-la-david-johnson-niger-green-beret-raid-687369

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Women Still Underrepresented in the Highest-Paid Federal Jobs – Jack Corrigan  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/10/women-still-underrepresented-highest-paid-federal-jobs/141837/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 46% Have Been Sexually Harassed at Work or Know Someone Who Has  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-males hint/imply/argue/shout that White males are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Whites and anti-males voted for Clinton last year.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/october_2017/46_have_been_sexually_harassed_at_work_or_know_someone_who_has
— The Rasmussen Minute: Government Is The Problem  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, everyone blames government, everyone blames former government employees, everyone blames current government employees, and everyone blames future government employees for all past, present, and future problems.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/videos/2017_10/the_rasmussen_minute_government_is_the_problem

October 17 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner borrows $1.5 billion toward paying down Illinois’ unpaid bill pile – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-borrowing-20171017-story.html
— Illinois ranks 29th in tax climate for business – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-tax-study-1017-story.html
— Rauner’s tax returns: $91 million in taxable income for ’16 – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-tax-return-20171017-story.html
— Again Illinois’ richest person, Ken Griffin increases fortune by $1 billion – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-forbes-400-rankings-20171017-story.html
— Emanuel budget: 15 cents more per Uber, Lyft ride; $1.10 increase in monthly phone fees – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-emanuel-budget-preview-1018-story.html
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts on shortlist for next leader of Heritage Foundation – Robert Costa, Ashley Parker and John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-heritage-foundation-leader-shortlist-20171017-story.html
— What if the NFL were a diner? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-national-anthem-nfl-kass-1018-story.html

— Lockport High School may get rid of class ranking system that many say adds too much pressure – Susan DeMar Lafferty (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, how much pressure were you under?  While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, and I was draft bait.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-lockport-class-rank-st-1013-20171017-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauners’ taxable income dropped $103 million last year—to $73 million – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-taxable-income-dropped-103-million-last-year-to-73-million/
— Trump’s wealth, ranking fall in latest Forbes 400 list – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-forbes-400/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State’s video gambling revenues outpace casinos for first time – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/states-video-gambling-revenues-outpace-casinos-for-first-time
— Police report: DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea said bullet hole caused by screwdriver – Katlyn Smith and Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/police-report-dupage-judge-said-bullet-hole-caused-by-screwdriver
— DuPage debating body cameras for sheriff’s deputies – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/dupage-debating-body-cameras-for-sheriffs-deputies
— Is Kane County Board member’s zoning deal fair? – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/is-kane-county-board-members-zoning-deal-fair

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Team Rauner hustled to protect Obamacare from Trump – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171017/NEWS03/171019869/how-team-rauner-hustled-to-protect-obamacare-from-trump
— Chicago officially struts its stuff for Amazon – GREG HINZ  (DIERSENL How strongly will the Democrats who run Chicago stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171016/BLOGS02/171019885/chicago-officially-struts-its-stuff-for-amazon

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker makes list of richest Americans; Rauner releases tax returns
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171017/pritzker-makes-list-of-richest-americans-rauner-releases-tax-returns
— Rauner cuts human services, other area in state budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171017/rauner-cuts-human-services-other-area-in-state-budget

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Video gambling requests popping up too frequently for Peru? – Ben Hohenstatt
http://www.newstrib.com/free/video-gambling-requests-popping-up-too-frequently-for-peru/article_ae86103c-b350-11e7-97e9-af6fd1721a48.html

 

KMOV
— IL state senator Andy Manar calls out Facebook for ‘fake news’ in campaign ad – Matt Sczesny
http://www.kmov.com/story/36620080/il-state-senator-calls-out-facebook-for-fake-news

 

CHICAGO READER
— How Bruce Rauner is trying to cripple the Democratic Party  Abortion bill HB40, the union-busting Janus v. AFSCME case, and the Illinois governor’s unlikely coalition – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/how-bruce-rauner-is-trying-to-cripple-the-democratic-party/Content?oid=32566550

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives’ Veto Session Preview
http://www.jeanneives.org/2017/10/rep-ives-veto-session-preview.html

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— HOW TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=755

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jason Blumenthal Announces State Rep. Candidacy Against Steve Reick
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/jason-blumenthal-announces-state-rep-candidacy-against-steve-reick/
— Rauner’s Tax Return on $90.7 Million Income in 2016
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/rauners-tax-return-on-90-7-million-income-in-2016/
— With Budget Meeting Tonight Rep. Allen Skillicorn Asks D155 Board for 10% Tax Cut
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/with-budget-meeting-tonight-rep-allen-skillicorn-asks-d155-board-for-10-tax-cut
— The Millers’ IMRF Pension Payments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/the-millers-imrf-pension-payments/
— Jack Franks’ Lobbying County Board Members Behind Closed Doors Criticized
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/jack-franks-lobbying-county-board-members-behind-closed-doors-criticized/
— Tom Weber Pig Roast Saturday in Lake Villa
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/tom-weber-pig-roast-saturday-in/
— State Rep. Campaign Finances
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/state-rep-campaign-finances/
— Majority of GOP Income Tax Hikers Bowing Out of Illinois House, Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/majority-of-gop-income-tax-hikers-bowing-out-of-illinois-house-senate/
— Andrew Gasser Resigns GOP Positions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/andrew-gasser-resigns-gop-positions/
— Five Countywide Elected Officials in IMRF Pension Program, Four Not
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/16/only-five-countywide-elected-officials-in-imrf-pension-program/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Left Just Isn’t Right – David Limbaugh
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/the-left-just-isnt-right/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner releases tax returns, made $91 million last year
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/rauner-releases-tax-returns-made-91-million-last-year/
— Barickman gets “The Rauner Question”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/barickman-gets-the-rauner-question/
— Insurance Department devises way around Trump’s ACA executive order
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/insurance-department-devises-way-around-trumps-aca-executive-order/
— ILGOP mocks Madigan’s online debut
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/ilgop-mocks-madigans-online-debut/
— Rauner raised the most small-dollar contributions, Pawar raised the highest percentage then dropped out
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/rauer-raised-the-most-small-dollar-contributions-pawar-raised-the-highest-percentage-then-dropped-out/
— Pritzker makes Forbes list again while Illinoisans’ discretionary income ranks lowest in Midwest
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/pritzker-makes-forbes-list-again-while-illinoisans-discretionary-income-ranks-lowest-in-midwest/
— Republican AG candidate claims she was warned to make sure her brakes were working
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/republican-ag-candidate-claims-she-was-warned-to-make-sure-her-brakes-were-working/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gov. Rauner earned about $90M in 2016, paid $23M in taxes – AP
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/17/gov-rauner-earned-about-90m-in-2016-paid-23m-in-ta/

 

BREITBART
— James O’Keefe Busts New York Times Editor Explaining How Paper Sets Anti-Trump Narrative – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/17/james-okeefe-new-york-times-shoe-narrative/

 

BLAZE
— Falling NFL ratings are directly impacting CBS, Fox earnings – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/17/falling-nfl-ratings-are-directly-impacting-cbs-fox-earnings/

 

GOPUSA
— McCain defends globalism, warns of ‘half-baked spurious nationalism’
http://www.gopusa.com/mccain-defends-globalism-warns-of-half-baked-spurious-nationalism/

 

HOT AIR
— Justice Department Jamming Shut The Revolving Door For Illegal Aliens – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/10/17/justice-department-jamming-shut-revolving-door-illegal-aliens/

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov race funds top $100 million — due to Rauner, Pritzker deep pockets – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-race-funds-top-100-million-due-to-rauner-pritzker-deep-pockets/
— State budget impasse over, but not social service agency pain – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-state-budget-impasse-over-but-not-social-service-agency-pain/
— Labor leader apologizes, says ‘no sexist intent’ in Kennedy aide rap – Dan Mihalopoulos
Gov race funds top $100 million — due to Rauner, Pritzker deep pockets Tina Sfondeles
— Trump punts on Senate ‘blue slips’ for judges; Chicago impact – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-trump-punts-on-senate-blue-slips-for-judges-chicago-impact/
— Stand up and shout for decent health care in Illinois – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Knowing that the federal government pays 75% of retiree health care insurance helped me endure my Democrat superiors’ tremendous efforts to waste my career and to get rid of me. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-stand-up-and-shout-for-decent-health-care-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner to start borrowing $6 billion today – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-bonds-20171017-story.html
— Dennis Hastert accuser’s lawsuit invokes Monica Lewinsky, Anita Hill – Christy Gutowski and Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-filing-20171013-story.html
— Bidding high is worth the risk to win Amazon’s second headquarters – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-amazon-magic-number-incentives-robert-reed-1017-story.html
— Trump’s threats against the press are hollow, but not harmless – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: Ever since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on stopping me from sending out the emails and stopping everyone from reading the emails. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-media-trump-nbc-first-amendment-1017-20171016-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Leonard Pitts says “In an extreme world, Democrats need to move left.”  Ever-increasing, Democrats call members of the following groups White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What more does Pitts want Democrats to do?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pitts-democrats-left-agenda-1017-20171016-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Advice for Democrats in Campaign 2018 – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about advising Democrats to stop calling Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK member, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171016/editorial-advice-for-democrats-in-campaign-2018
— Crime down in Kane County, but domestic violence trend troubling – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171016/crime-down-in-kane-county-but-domestic-violence-trend-troubling

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin is Illinois’ richest resident – LISA BERTAGNOLI  (DIERSEN: Who are the richest people in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  What do you say to those who try to curry favor with the rich a) by glorifying and praising those who they believe the rich like and b) by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning those who they believe the rich do not like?  I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171017/NEWS07/171019894

 

WTTW
— Mayor Promises Tax Relief for Homeowners in 2018 City Budget Proposal – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/16/mayor-promises-tax-relief-homeowners-2018-city-budget-proposal

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA
— Madigan attempting a nasty-to-nice makeover – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want to viewed as being nasty and even worse things. They would love it. They do everything that they can to make me angry at them.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-17/jim-dey-madigan-attempting-nasty-nice-makeover.html

 

TIMES
— Marter: Kinzinger not conservative – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/rival-kinzinger-not-conservative/article_56af06f8-56e7-51e1-af24-3076230e54e2.html

 

WGLT
— Townships Could Revert To Gravel Roads – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://wglt.org/post/townships-could-revert-gravel-roads#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— GOP efforts to amend Governor Rauner’s abortion bill don’t go far enough – April Leachman
http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-on-the-radar/2017/10/gop-efforts-to-amend-governor-rauners-abortion-bill-dont-go-far-enough/
— Who best represents Republicans in 62nd State Rep. District– Conservative Bob Bednar or Moderate to conservative Kenny Idstein? – Jeff Berkowitz  (DIERSEN: I would ask which candidate would do the best job of defending and advancing the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/10/who-best-represents-republicans-in-62nd-state-rep-district-conservative-bob-bednar-or-moderate-to-conservative-kenny-idstein/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Socialist state rep. demands Chicago “rent control;” would be a boon to capitalist landlords – W.J. Kennedy
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511243905-socialist-state-rep-demands-chicago-rent-control-would-be-a-boon-to-capitalist-landlords

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— BOOK ANALYZES CAMPUS WAR AGAINST FREEDOM OF THOUGHT  Review of No Campus for White Men: The Transformation of Higher Education into Hateful Indoctrination, by Scott Greer – Jay Lehr
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/book-analyzes-insanity-gripping-modern-campuses
— POLL: PUBLIC VASTLY UNDERESTIMATES AVERAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER SALARY – Harry Painter
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/public-vastly-underestimates-average-public-school-teacher-salary-poll-shows

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Report calls Rauner’s fiscal management second-worst in country
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-report-calls-rauners-fiscal-management-second-worst-in-country/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republicans push back against abortion bill  GOP fights taxpayer funded abortions – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/republicans-push-back-against-abortion-bill/836417858

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HARIBO TO CREATE 55 NEW JOBS IN ROSEMONT FOR $1.67M IN EDGE TAX BREAKS  Under its agreement with the state of Illinois, the candy company Haribo of America will bring 25 new jobs to its Rosemont headquarters by October 2018, followed by another 30 by October 2021. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/haribo-to-create-55-new-jobs-in-rosemont-for-1-67m-in-edge-tax-breaks/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Medusa’s Pink Hat & the ERA – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/medusas-pink-hat-era/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP, return Bruce Rauner’s $4.45 million pro-abortion bribe (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/10/17/return-4-45-million-bribe-rauner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Remember how Republican officials were so outraged over Governor Bruce Rauner on his HB40 vote to begin taxpayers-funded abortions in Illinois? And did you hear the one about Rauner signing the Democrats bill making Illinois a sanctuary state? RAUNER GIVES $4.45 MILLION TO IL GOP AFTER ABORTION VOTE The Republican outrage, for public relations purposes, now appears to have stilled. Recently, Rauner dumped another $4.45 million into state Republican piggy banks and not a whimper or moan from our Grand Old Party about how Rauner broke his promise to voters. Illinois GOP chief TIM SCHNEIDER claims the money isn’t “hush” money. “Gov. Rauner has shown time and time again that he is committed to revitalizing the Republican Party in the state of Illinois. Thanks to Gov. Rauner’s unprecedented commitment, we are now closer than ever to retiring Speaker Mike Madigan once and for all,” Schneider said in a statement. Republicans have been taking money from left-wing donor Bruce Rauner since 2013 claiming “Because, Madigan.” Is Rauner any different from Democrat House Speaker Mike Madigan? Hasn’t he done everything Madigan has wanted? RAUNER IS A MADIGAN DREAM COME TRUE Rauner is a Madigan dream come true – he’s driven up billions in debt, squealed surrender on a major income tax increase, signed sanctuary state legislation, forced doctors to promote Planned Parenthood, given pro-abortion groups state grants, and signed legislation to force taxpayers to fund abortions. Every cash payment Rauner made to Illinois Republicans and conservative groups is hush money paid to keep their mouths shuts and they have “shut up” for four years counting. RAUNER GAVE $16 MILLION TO GOP OFFICIALS IN 2016 In 2016, Rauner donated $16 million to the Illinois Republican Party, accounting for 96% of its funds and that is how he has been able to control it. In 2016, as an elected Republican, Governor Rauner donated $3 million to left-wing Democrat KEN DUNKIN after a mailer accused him of being a convicted criminal and a deadbeat dad. Bruce Rauner and his Illinois Turnaround PAC donated $6 million to DAN PROFT and Liberty Principles PAC. Illinois Policy Institute is a private tax-exempt group and it does not reveal its donors. JOHN TILLMAN of Illinois Policy Institute has acknowledged receiving $625,000 from Bruce Rauner between 2009 and 2014.  Tillman has never disclosed the millions in donations his other non-profit groups receive from Rauner and his donors. REPUBLICANS HAVEN’T GIVEN RAUNER A DIME OF HIS MONEY BACK None of the Republicans mentioned above have given any of the money Rauner donated to them back since his vote on HB40 to begin taxpayer-funded abortion in Illinois and none of them are disclosing how much money they have received in total from the Governor since they helped him win election. Rauner, who was well known as a major donor to Planned Parenthood prior to his election, is the first U.S. Governor in history to force taxpayers to fund abortions. Real GOP Illinois doesn’t believe Republican officials who say they didn’t know Governor Rauner was an extremist on the abortion issue. We don’t believe them when they claim Rauner lied. RAUNER FUNDED BY HILLARY CLINTON’S BIG DONOR Rauner has plenty of money to spare. He received a $20 million contribution from Illinois’ richest man, billionaire KEN GRIFFIN, who bankrolls the campaigns of HILLARY CLINTON and RAHM EMANUEL, in May. How many Republicans will that buy? Columnist Terri Koyne said it best when she wrote on Illinois Review, “Rauner didn’t betray or deceive anyone [on his abortion views] – Rauner money grabbers did.” Until Republicans return Bruce Rauner’s donations, why should any voter believe them on anything?)

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Ex-‘Gay’ Leader Stephen Black to Keynote AFTAH Banquet and Teach-in Oct. 20-21 – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2017/08/24/ex-gay-leader-stephen-black-to-keynote-aftah-banquet-and-teach-in-oct-20-21/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Biss again demands that Pritzker and Kennedy release their tax returns
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/biss-again-demands-that-pritzker-and-kennedy-release-their-tax-returns/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal alien minors seeking abortion pose legal, religious clashes
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-alien-minors-seeking-abortion-pose-legal-religious-clashes/
— Trump chides Hillary for defending NFL’s national anthem kneelers: ‘Please run again!’
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-chides-hillary-for-defending-nfls-national-anthem-kneelers-please-run-again/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Total Division Within Our Society’: Tucker Sounds Off On Immigration – Justin Caruso  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, because of the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, more and more and more people in my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/16/total-division-within-our-society-tucker-sounds-off-on-immigration-video/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News host Tucker Carlson sounded off on mass immigration Monday, saying that there is currently “total division within our society.” The Daily Caller co-founder said, “So we are at a moment and every survey shows it, of total division in our society. People have less in common with each than they ever have. And we’re asking basic questions like ‘What ties us all together? Why are we all in this together?’” “Do you not see any correlation between massive immigration since 1965 and where we are now? The country much less united, much less willing to [ask] basic questions like ‘is the Bill of Rights worth continuing?’ things like that. That’s not related to immigration? Of course it is.” Juan Williams also appeared on the segment, pushing back against some of Tucker’s claims, saying that the key was “assimilation.”  “Do you share American values? Do you believe in God-given rights and democracy and representation and law and order? That’s the key. And but it’s not about, at this point, a sort of tribal fight between native born Americans and immigrants,” Williams said.)

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Republican Congressman Urges Trump to Block Boeing’s Deal With Iran Air  Peter Roskam wrote a letter to the president claiming that the civilian airline is sending troops and weapons to Syria to support Bashar Assad. – JENNA LIFHITS
http://www.weeklystandard.com/republican-congressman-urges-trump-to-block-boeings-deal-with-iran-air/article/2010086

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colin Kaepernick is a deceitful hypocrite, and his defenders have double-standards – Jennifer Kerns
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/colin-kaepernick-is-a-deceitful-hypocrite-and-his-defenders-have-double-standards/article/2637705

 

POLITICO
— Efforts to pry loose Trump tax returns hit a wall  California Gov. Jerry Brown warns against ‘slippery slope precedent.’ – DAVID SIDERS (DIERSEN: What else should candidates be required to disclose – all transcripts all the way back to kindergarten, all performance appraisals received for all jobs held, all memberships, all subscriptions, all income, all expenses, all assets, all debts, etc.?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/16/trump-tax-returns-release-efforts-stall-243819

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As U.S. Confronts Internet’s Disruptions, China Feels Vindicated – STEVEN LEE MYERS and SUI-LEE WEE (DIERSEN: Ever since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on stopping me from sending out the emails and stopping everyone from reading the emails. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/world/asia/china-internet-cyber-control.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the United States, some of the world’s most powerful technology companies face rising pressure to do more to fight false information and stop foreign infiltration. China, however, has watchdogs like Zhao Jinxu. From his small town on the windswept grasslands of the Inner Mongolia region of China, Mr. Zhao, 27, scours the internet for fake news, pornography and calls to violence. He is one of a battalion of online “supervisors” whom Weibo, one of China’s biggest social media platforms, announced last month it would hire to help enforce China’s stringent limits on online content. For years, the United States and others saw this sort of heavy-handed censorship as a sign of political vulnerability and a barrier to China’s economic development. But as countries in the West discuss potential internet restrictions and wring their hands over fake news, hacking and foreign meddling, some in China see a powerful affirmation of the country’s vision for the internet. “This kind of thing would not happen here,” Mr. Zhao said of the controversy over Russia’s influence in the American presidential election last year. Besides Communist Party loyalists, few would argue that China’s internet control serves as a model for democratic societies. China squelches online dissent and imprisons many of those who practice it. It blocks foreign news and information, including the website of The New York Times, and promotes homegrown technology companies while banning global services like Facebook and Twitter.)
— Tech’s Troubling New Trend: Diversity Is in Your Head – BÄRÍ A. WILLIAMS  (DIERSEN: There was a tremendous lack of diversity while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. Extremely few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Republican, and at times, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans. The jobs that I had were so bad that few Democrats, few minorities, few women, and few veterans wanted them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/opinion/diversity-tech-women-silicon-valley.html
— Upswingers and Downswingers – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: When have you been an upswinger?  When have you been a downswinger?  Every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my salary increased because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars, I started at $15.56/hour in 1966 and ended at $122,991/year in 1997.  But since 1997, my Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $50,856, has only increased by COLAs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/opinion/american-economy-progress-mobility-.html
— College Advice I Wish I’d Taken – Susan Shapiro  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I would have majored in accounting at UIC and at NIU.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/opinion/college-advice-professor.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The New York Times’s Double Standard on the NFL  The paper says pro football players have speech rights it denies to its own reporters. – William McGurn (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-york-timess-double-standard-on-the-nfl-1508194661
— Fixing Up the Labor Market – Lev Borodovsky and Colin Barr  (DIERSEN: When were you “prime age,” that is, 25-54?  I was “prime age” 1973-2002.  What did you do while you were “prime age?” Between 1973-2002, I worked for IRS 1973-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.  All that ended in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fixing-up-the-labor-market-1508168363

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook Is Looking for Employees With National Security Clearances – Sarah Frier and Bill Allison (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government because they cannot pass a background investigation.  Additional reasons include a) federal pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) they cannot pass an employment examination, e) they cannot pass a physical examination, f) they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/facebook-is-said-to-seek-staff-with-national-security-clearance

 

USA TODAY
— Who needs Florida? More retirees plan to stay put. – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: My wife and I are going to stay put notwithstanding the fact that more and more and more of those in our precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/10/17/who-needs-florida-heres-where-people-approaching-retirement-plan-live/741040001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite images of retirees lounging on Florida beaches and playing on Arizona golf courses, many middle-aged and older Americans plan to stay right where they are when they hit their golden years. Forty-three percent of 45- to 65-year-olds anticipate remaining in their current residence throughout their retirement, according to an Ipsos/USA TODAY survey of 1,170 adults in that age bracket conducted Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. At the same time, home values that have recovered from the mid-2000s housing bust appear to be making a smaller but growing number of people to set their sights on other regions of the country, with 33% of people in that age range saying they’ll move. Another 24% aren’t sure what they’ll do. “The vast majority of older adults want to stay in their homes and communities,” says Rodney Harrell, director of livability thought leadership for AARP. “They want to be near their family and near their church” and friends.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Retiree COLA trumps employee pay raise – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: On average, medical expenses for retirees are far higher than for employees.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/10/retiree-cola-trumps-employee-pay-raise/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DoJ Official Had Sex With ‘Numerous’ Women on Federal Property, Then Lied About It – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/10/doj-official-had-sex-numerous-women-federal-property-then-lied-about-it/141812/

October 16 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 8 dead, 11 wounded in Chicago weekend gun violence
http://abc7chicago.com/8-dead-11-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-gun-violence/2537929/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How Trump’s Obamacare subsidy cuts could affect your county – Jonathon Berlin and Kyle Bentle  (DIERSEN: According to this, 35,597 are enrolled in ACA in DuPage County, 45.6% of them are receiving subsidies, and those subsidies were $16.4 million in 2016.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-aca-subsidy-changes-by-county-htmlstory.html
— Colin Kaepernick files grievance accusing NFL teams of colluding against him – Mark Maske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-kaepernick-nfl-owners-collusion-case-20171015-story.html
— Your job is killing you – Anna Johansson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to kill me figuratively if not literally. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171016/281870118668818
— Who will stand up for our property tax deduction? – John McCarron  (DIERSEN: One reason why homeowners have not complained that much about high property taxes in Illinois is that those taxes have been deductible on federal tax returns.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mccarron-property-taxes-1016-story.html
— 3 Best Practices to Maintain Your Lifestyle in Retirement – Wells Fargo  (DIERSEN: My $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $122,911 GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/paid-posts/?prx_t=67gCASrMOAJV8QA&dclid=CIep2LGn9dYCFUmyTwodjtYHaQ

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fired sheriff’s officer wins lawsuit; could undo dozens of firings – Andy Grimm  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fired-sheriffs-officer-wins-lawsuit-could-undo-dozens-of-firings/
— Want to be a Chicago cop? Hurry up. – Mitch Dudek (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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-application-deadline/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So far, about 10,000 applications have been turned in to the police department. Of them, 77 percent are minority applicants, 10 percent are military veterans and roughly half are Chicago Public Schools graduates. . .An application window that closed in February netted about 16,000 applications. About 73 percent of those applicants were minority and 32 percent were female.)

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Emanuel Defies “Sanctuary Cities” Warning – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=253439#.WeSMrmhSyM8

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The Illinois FOIA is failing the public – A.Jay Wagner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171014/guest-column-illinois-foia-is-failing-public

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Governor Candidates: Falling by the wayside – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-16/falling-the-wayside.html

 

QUAD CITIES TIMES
— Will Republicans stick with Rauner? – Rich Miller
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/miller-will-republicans-stick-with-rauner/article_542fb6df-fe59-537d-b9cc-d421d5affb35.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How’s The Illinois Economy? For Rauner Administration, Depends On The Audience – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/hows-illinois-economy-rauner-administration-depends-audience#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Southern Poverty Law Center: THE “ANTI-HATE” GROUP THAT IS A HATE GROUP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/the-anti-hate-group-that-is-a-hate-group.html
 — UNIV. OF WI REJECTS PLAQUE ACCUSING LINCOLN OF MASS MURDER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/univ-of-wi-rejects-plaque-accusing-lincoln-of-mass-murder.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOODWIN CANCELS BASH – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Megyn Kelly spoke at Dan Goodwin’s outstanding Annual Holiday Luncheon Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Westin Hotel in Lombard. She was interviewed by Indiana Governor Elect Eric Holcomb. The 500+ attendees included Cubs players David Ross, Kyle Schwarber, and Pedro Strop; current and former federal officials Biggert, Hultrgen, Kinzinger, LaHood, and Roskam; current and former Illinois officials Bellock, Brady, Biggins, Coladipietro, Connelly, Daniels, Dillard, Fortner, Ives, Lauzen, McConnaughy, Millner, Munger, Murphy, Oberweis, Reboletti, Sanguinetti, Wehrli, and Winger; current and former county officials Berlin, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlin, Cronin, Eckhoff, Elliott, Fichtner, Grant, Grasso, Grogan, Henry, Hinds, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, King, Krajewski, Mazzochi, Murphy, Painter, Puchalski, Redick, Ruscitti, Schillerstrom, Schultz, Zaruba, and Zay; township officials Anderson, Dabrowski, Kain, Keller, and Valle; current and former party leaders Brady, Claar, Donovan, Durante, Fisher, Marchese, Minor, Porter, and Schneider; judges Birkett, Diamond, Fawell, Guerin, Jorgensen, Kinsella, Kleeman, McJoynt, and O’Shea; and many others including Bond, Gidwitz, Fitzpatrick, Marquardt, Proft, Ricketts, Shaw, and the Wagners. This outstanding annual event benefits the New Directions Affordable Housing Corporation.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/16/politico-illinois-playbook-biss-hits-pritzker-over-private-plane-222803
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dan Goodwin, Chairman and CEO of The Inland Real Estate Group, is canceling his popular annual holiday luncheon that is always well-attended by elected officials, among other influencers. Last year, news celebrity Megyn Kelly headlined the event and even a few Cubs players, fresh from the World Series win, were on hand. This email went out over the weekend: “As you know, each year for the past decade, it has been Dan Goodwin’s pleasure to host an annual holiday party for leaders throughout our state. While you will receive a formal letter from Mr. Goodwin, he has decided not to host a holiday party this year. As a businessman, philanthropist, and former teacher, he is very aware of how the budget battles in Springfield over the past two years have affected the lives of many of our fellow Illinois citizens. We know that schools, social services, and health care need our support. Therefore, he has decided that in lieu of a holiday party, he will provide additional support directly to various charities that assist the most vulnerable among us.”)

 

GOPUSA
— Hollywood Homicide: 108 automatic weapons used in just four movies before Las Vegas attack
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31753

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump: The Right Man at the Right Time – William L. Gensert
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/the_right_man_at_the_right_time.html
— Silence of the Republican Lambs – Brian C. Joondeph
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/silence_of_the_republican_lambs.html

 

TOWNHALL
— If Liberals Truly Cared About Gun Control, They Would Support Closing U.S. Borders – Justin Haskins
https://townhall.com/columnists/justinhaskins/2017/10/16/draft-n2395465

 

NEWSMAX
— Kaepernick Hits NFL Owners With Grievance Citing Collusion  (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. What grievances have you filed? In 1989, I filed a grievance against GAO over an extremely unfair performance appraisal. I 1974, I filed a grievance against IRS over its disallowing of my partial day per diem claims (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866). In 1969 and 1968, I filed grievances against the Post Office over its disallowance of my sick leave requests. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, I never would have had to file the aforesaid grievances.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/colin-kaepernick-nfl-owners-anthem-protest/2017/10/15/id/819820/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Columbia University Pledges $100 Million To Campus Staff ‘Diversity’ – Ian Miles Cheong  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/15/columbia-university-pledges-100-million-to-campus-staff-diversity/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Experts Warn of National Security Risks from DACA  Terrorism concerns should be taken into account in the debate over amnesty, former government officials say – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/unconsidered-daca-risk-national-security-threats/

 

THE HILL
— Black Caucus takes diversity push to Silicon Valley – ALI BRELAND AND HARPER NEIDIG (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://thehill.com/policy/technology/355371-week-ahead-in-tech-members-of-the-congressional-black-caucus-travel-to
— Dem lawmaker: One Republican is considering articles of impeachment against Trump – BRANDON CARTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/355579-dem-lawmaker-one-republican-is-considering-articles-of-impeachment-against

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Not on the Ballot, but Dominating the Virginia Governor’s Race: Trump – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: What if Trump decided to dominate the Illinois Republican Party gubernatorial primary?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/us/politics/virginia-governor-race-trump-gillespie.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Seeing Right Through Tech Chiefs’ Talk of Better ‘Transparency’ – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/business/social-media-transparency.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Blurring Lines: How the Ad System on Your Facebook News Feed Works – Cade Metz
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/technology/how-facebook-ads-work.html

 

USA TODAY
— Rising Obamacare costs leave less In some early retirees’ pockets – Steven Findlay  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that the federal government a) has paid 75% of my health insurance costs since 1971 and b) has paid 75% of my wife’s and my health insurance costs since 1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2017/10/15/rising-obamacare-costs-leave-less-some-early-retirees-pockets/756591001/
— Why we’re exhausted: Stress and social media are taking their toll – Bill Ervolino  (DIERSEN: I get me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is extremely stressful and time consuming and b) stress that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame the emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/10/09/why-were-exhausted-stress-and-social-media-taking-their-toll/748361001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— German Towns Filled With Refugees Ask, ‘Who Is Integrating Whom?’  Earlier influx of foreigners feeds concerns about budget, safety, jobs and the quality of education – Andrea Thomas  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who come to America want to turn America into their motherland?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-towns-filled-with-refugees-ask-who-is-integrating-whom-1508074522

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats Say Trump Bank Regulator May Be Holding Job Illegally – Robert Schmidt and Jesse Hamilton
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/democrats-say-trump-bank-regulator-may-be-holding-job-illegally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In May, the Treasury installed Keith Noreika as chief of the office of the comptroller of the currency by making him a “special government employee.” While the status allowed the former bank lawyer to skirt Senate confirmation, the law governing his appointment limits his service in the role to 130 days.)

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Black caucus blasts Facebook, tech industry for lack of diversity at the top – ANGELA HART  (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1960s, Democrat politicians have blasted the heads of federal agencies for not hiring, retaining, and promoting more Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger. 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.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article179017071.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employee satisfaction on the rise – Jessie Bur  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would be much more satisfied if GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/career/2017/10/13/federal-employee-satisfaction-on-the-rise/

October 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 6 dead, 7 wounded in Chicago weekend gun violence
http://abc7chicago.com/6-dead-7-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-gun-violence/2534651/
— Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Chicago for youth event (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/barack-obama-makes-surprise-visit-to-chicago-for-youth-event/2533068/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities. Obama dropped by the Obama Foundation’s Chicago Training Day, which featured about 150 participants ages 18 to 24, and 25 local peer advisors that helped facilitate sessions throughout the day.)

 

NBC5
— Record Rainfall Floods Chicago Area (DIERSEN: If your home has not suffered storm water damage recently, what are the main reasons?  915 Cove Court in Wheaton has not suffered storm water damage recently because I paid the home’s builder $900 in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, I unclogged and properly connected 6-inch and a 4-inch drain tile lines to the city storm sewer system, I had part of the home’s exterior footing tiles excavated and unclogged, I installed many storm sewer inlets and hundreds of feet of French drains, I patched many lengthy cracks in the basement floor, I have always had a battery backup sump pump, etc.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/record-rainfall-flooding-chicago-area-450978083.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/14/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-8/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gun control measures proposed in Illinois
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/gun-control-measures-proposed-illinois

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois joins lawsuit as insurers brace for end of Obamacare subsidies – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-obamacare-subsidies-uncertainty-20171013-story.html
— Former Illinois state Rep. Sandra Pihos charged with misdemeanor shoplifting in Lombard – Christy Gutowski and Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-former-longtime-state-rep-charged-with-misdemeanor-shoplifting-in-lombard-20171014-story.html
— Trump voter fraud commission researcher arrested on child pornography charges – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-child-porn-arrest-20171014-story.html
— Have dirt that could impeach Trump? Larry Flynt will pay you $10 million. – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-larry-flynt-trump-impeachment-award-20171014-story.html
— Inspector general’s report alleges nepotism, political influence in the South Stickney Sanitary District – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-south-stickney-sanitary-folo-st-1015-20171013-story.html
— Obama makes surprise appearance at his foundation’s first program initiative for youths – Lolly Bowean (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-at-training-day-obama-appears-offering-lessons-coaching-for-youth-20171014-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama’s appearance at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Greater Grand Crossing came after the group of 18- to 24-year-olds spent the day in workshops learning many of the principles of narrative storytelling and community organizing.)
— The rise of electric vehicles and the fall of gas engines is a matter of when, not if – Peter Holley  (DIERSEN: Do you hate cars? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate cars. They were furious when I bought the cars that I still own: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. They were furious when I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/fuelefficient/sc-auto-cover-electric-vehicles-combustion-engines-20171018-story.html
— My attempt at jury duty failed — because I’m a nursing mother – Judith P. Miller (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned it into a lactation room.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-jury-duty-breastfeeding-1015-story.html
— The Republican tax plan will hurt the middle class – Fred Lierman, Rockford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-trump-tax-plan-20171013-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supporters of Oak Park teacher protest his suspension in Facebook flap – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protest-for-suspended-oak-park-teacher-bring-community-together/
— Obama teaches ‘organizing 101’ in surprise foundation appearance – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/obama-teaches-organizing-101-in-surprise-foundation-appearance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Obama Foundation isn’t set to break ground on its presidential center until late 2018, but Saturday’s South Side gathering drew about 150 people between 18 and 24, for a day of putting “civics into action.”)
— 3 teens charged after marijuana found during McHenry County searches – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-teens-facing-charges-after-separate-searches-uncover-marijuana/
— Aldermen, mayor tune out Chicagoans during ‘public comment’ – Anne M. Dillon, Norwood Park  (DIERSEN: Who tunes you out? The following tune me out: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-aldermen-mayor-tune-out-chicagoans-during-public-comment/

 

HERALD WHIG
— Three candidates vying for Illinois House seat in 93rd District – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20171014/three-candidates-vying-for-illinois-house-seat-in-93rd-district#

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— More state lawmakers jumping ship – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-more-state-lawmakers-jumping-ship/article_61fde1ea-1ab0-5a67-a026-bbb6524ff1d7.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Treasurer Frerichs remains unchallenged – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-15/tom-kacich-treasurer-frerichs-remains-unchallenged.html
— Abortion bill complicates GOP election politics – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-10-15/rich-millercapitol-fax-abortion-bill-complicates-gop-election-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “Dream Act deserves support:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-10-15/sunday-extra-dream-act-deserves-support.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Saluki cheerleaders who knelt during national anthem subject of death threats – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/they-re-not-going-to-scare-us-saluki-cheerleaders-who/article_4033275a-39d6-50d1-b655-a80ab771e152.html

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— The “Madigan Question” Leads to Questions for Rauner – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/madigan-question-questions-for-rauner

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Think long, hard about impeachment – Don Wooten  (DIERSEN: How did Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon) impact you in 1974? In 1974, I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. They were furious about Nixon and they took their anger out on me, one of their very few employees who were both Republican and non-veteran.)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/think-long-hard-about-impeachment/article_1f59782f-7d0b-5132-a4c9-d8c51be772b1.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— At Values Voter Summit, Bannon declares ‘war’ on GOP establishment  Former White House strategist bashes leaders – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/at-values-voter-summit-bannon-takes-aim-at-gop-establishment/835419287

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Anti-Transparency Sandra Pihos charged with shoplifting – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/anti-transparency-sandra-pihos-charged-with-shoplifting/

 

BREITBART
— UCLA Law Professor Says Affirmative Action Inflicts ‘Significant Academic Harm’ on Minority Students – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/14/ucla-law-professor-says-affirmative-action-inflicts-significant-academic-harm-on-minority-students/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps mix illegal immigrants in with legal immigrants. What percent of legal immigrants promote illegal immigration?
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/355383-we-cant-be-complicit-in-persecution-of-immigrant-communities
— Trump ramps up the culture war – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355399-trump-ramps-up-the-culture-war

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois’ 200th birthday party gets late start, low budget  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those whose parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors have been in Illinois longer than their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors?  They hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors have been in Illinois, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/illinois-200th-birthday-party-gets-late-start-low-budget/

 

ABC NEWS
— Legal experts split on if NFL can punish for anthem protests – AP  (DIERSEN: One could argue that in Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/), the court ruled that employers can punish their employees who complain about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. But one could also argue that the court also ruled that employers can only punish their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/legal-experts-split-nfl-punish-anthem-protests-50420878

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Silicon Valley Is Not Your Friend  We are beginning to understand that tech companies don’t have our best interests at heart. Did they ever? – Noam Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/13/opinion/sunday/Silicon-Valley-Is-Not-Your-Friend.html
— Why Are Millennials Wary of Freedom? – CLAY ROUTLEDGE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/millennials-freedom-fear.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Not So Fast on Self-Driving Cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/self-driving-cars.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Gender Pay Disparity – Rob Walker (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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/business/advice-gender-pay-disconnect.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I recently completed a certification process in my field. This took several years and required clearing numerous hurdles. A few others in my office completed the same process. Typically, in our profession, this merits a raise. It takes a several months for a state board and other entities to process the materials and issue formal documentation. I and another woman in my office were told we would have to wait for that process to conclude before we got our raises. However, two men who finished around the same time received their raises earlier. I asked my boss directly about this and he confirmed that they had, but did not offer me any insight into what that meant for me. To me, this seems like sexism, whether the bosses realize it or not. For some reason it was more imperative to give these guys a raise immediately, before they had their documents in hand, and less important to expedite this process for the women.)
— Iowa’s Swing to Republicans Is a Matter of (Lacking a) Degree Iowa’s status as a swing state in presidential elections may be in doubt. One key reason: Its economy cannot support enough college graduates. That’s bad news for Democrats. – MICHAEL TACKETT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/us/politics/iowa-democrats-republicans.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP lawmakers walk the line between defying Trump and alienating their base – Elise Viebeck (DIERSEN: What do Rauner’s wife and Rauner’s other advisors have to say about this?  Ever-increasingly, it seems like Rauner’s advisors are advising him to dump the Republican Party platform, to dump the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/gop-lawmakers-walk-the-line-between-defying-trump-and-alienating-their-base/2017/10/14/cfc84f92-b014-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-norc-poll-americans-blame-wild-weather-on-global-warming/2017/10/12/4f5cf74c-af59-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where Do All the Disgraced C.E.O.s Go? – JOHN SCHWARTZ  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am disgraced. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.  They stress that a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/business/disgraced-ceos.html

October 14 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Bannon on GOP Establishment: ‘Nobody Can Run and Hide’ “Nobody’s safe. We’re coming after all of them.” – Emily Wagster Pettus and Thomas Beaumont
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/In-War-on-GOP-Establishment-Bannon-Enlists-His-Troops-450877573.html
— Gun Control Measures Proposed in Illinois
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-gun-control-laws-450915303.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois taxpayers might find Trump tax cut costly – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-illinois-taxpayers-might-find-trump-tax-cut-costly/
— Pro-Trump states most affected by his health care decision – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pro-trump-states-most-affected-by-his-health-care-decision/
— 10-year-old boy mauled by 2 pit bulls in Aurora – Luke Wilusz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/10-year-old-boy-mauled-by-2-pit-bulls-in-aurora/

 

DAILY HERALD
— In war on GOP establishment, Bannon enlists his troops – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171014/news/310149973/
— Why the Cook County soda tax failed – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171014/why-the-cook-county-soda-tax-failed
— Few departments require police officers to pass yearly fitness test
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171014/few-departments-require-police-officers-to-pass-yearly-fitness-test

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “This is Trump’s most damaging Obamacare sabotage yet.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/OPINION/171019916/this-is-trumps-most-damaging-obamacare-sabotage-yet

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ISU students ‘take a knee’ at flagpole on quad – Lenore Sobota  (DIERSEN: To “take a knee” is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. To “take a knee” is to shout that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-students-take-a-knee-at-flagpole-on-quad/article_d63df884-19b3-5cb3-b4e7-ffd11c600b23.html
— What goes around, comes around – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-what-goes-around-comes-around/article_c7937b26-db58-5561-96db-64db2c705763.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— The split within the Illinois GOP over Rauner – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/the-split-within-the-illinois-gop-over-rauner/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner and our Illinois Republican future – Christopher Robling
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511244022-rauner-and-our-illinois-republican-future
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I think Jeanne Ives, or any of another five or six party luminaries, defeats Rauner in the primary on announcement.  His money will not matter. His flannel shirts will not attract. His commercials will persuade no one. He may attack Jeanne, the way he did Aaron and Dan. But for what? Goodness knows. Regardless, it will reduce his vote, not hers. Attacking a Wheaton mom who was among the first female West Point grads, a decorated logistics officer in the U.S. Army, who has earned her spurs in Springfield, worked with Democrats to pass important bills for all of us, and who has never strayed from her stated political beliefs in conservatism and rooting out Illinois corruption? The only campaign person who might recommend such a course probably led Mark Kirk’s re-elect effort. I know, Rauner bought the party. I do not think it matters. I know the State Central Committee is urged to hold the line. But, for what? For this? The party of Reagan? To this we have sunk? What have we delivered to the people – all of the people, from the South Side to Southern Illinois, from Western Illinois University to Northwestern – what have those folks gotten from Rauner and us that is worthy of us holding anything for him? Does any one of us believe that Rauner will get to the re-apportionment table? Or, if one thinks he will, on what basis might one think Rauner would deliver the best map possible for Illinoisans under those circumstances? Instead, for this all-encompassing task, Rauner’s petty personalization against Madigan has shown him uniquely unqualified. I thought Bruce Rauner was a fresh breeze. I thought he was technocrat who would save our finances. I did not expect a conservative, per se, but after his pitch to Jack Roeser, I was promised Bruce would never be a liberal. I got a whopping tax hike, Sanctuary State, Transgender Birth Certificates and taxpayer-funded abortion on demand through nine-months of pregnancy. What is so horrid about Rauner’s incumbency, and what is fatal to his cause, is that his screw-ups repel the reasonable voters, neither stridently “D,” nor “R,” who simply do not want to give everything to the Democrats in November 2018. These folks are the key to 2018. They are not partisans. They are our only path to the reapportionment conversation. I believe Rauner has irrevocably lost them for his serial incompetence. Rauner cannot be our future because of his past 32 months. Will Jeanne Ives, or Dan Cronin, or Peter Roskam, or David McSweeney, or Peter Breen or someone else get those voters? At this moment, I think each would beat Bruce on announcement, and each would qualify as a safe harbor for November voters who have had enough one-party domination. Maybe that is the slogan: “End One-Party Domination, Defeat Rauner.” Count me in. Now, who is the candidate?)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed Illinois university department ranking system raises eyebrows – Michael Carroll
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/proposed-illinois-university-department-ranking-system-raises-eyebrows/article_e342109c-ad28-11e7-9405-d3a84c5f7547.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Bannon recruiting rabble-rousers to take on GOP establishment  (DIERSEN: Who are the rabble-rousers in Illinois who want to take on the Illinois GOP establishment?”)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/14/steve-bannon-recruiting-rabble-rousers-to-take-on-gop-establishment.html
— Trump touts ObamaCare executive order as boon to millions, end of Dems’ ‘windfall’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/14/trump-touts-obamacare-executive-order-as-boon-to-millions-end-dems-windfall.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump hails Christian values at Values Voter Summit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31775
— What’s Missing from the Conservative Party? Conservatives.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31742
— Al Sharpton rips Jerry Jones’ threats to bench NFL protesters as ‘plantation mentality’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31769

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— For Democrats, Politics Is the Only True God – William L. Gensert
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/for_democrats_politics_is_the_only_true_god.html
— The German Manifesto on Anti-Americanism – Peter Skurkiss
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/the_german_manifesto_on_antiamericanism.html

 

BREITBART
— White House Official Floats Amnesty Compromise – Neil Munro
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/14/white-house-official-floats-amnesty-compromise/

 

BLAZE
— The New York Times finally realized its reporters appear biased, and made this change – Aaron Colen
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/13/the-new-york-times-finally-realized-its-reporters-appear-biased-and-made-this-change/
— Prostitution decriminalization bill introduced in the name of ‘protecting human rights’
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/13/prostitution-decriminalization-bill-introduced-in-the-name-of-protecting-human-rights/ – Aaron Colen

 

DAILY CALLER
— Apple VP Of Diversity Apologizes For Suggesting Diversity Of Thought Is Important – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/14/apple-vp-of-diversity-apologizes-for-suggesting-diversity-of-thought-is-important/
— George Soros Funded A Study Of White Working-Class Voters Who Support Trump. Here’s What He Found – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/14/george-soros-funded-a-study-of-white-working-class-voters-who-support-trump-heres-what-he-found/

 

THE HILL
— White House wades into Virginia governor’s race – LISA HAGEN (DIERSEN: What if the White House waded into the Illinois governor race?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/355407-gillespie-courts-trump-voters-in-gop-gov
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump hands Republicans a new ObamaCare problem.”
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/355408-trump-hands-republicans-a-new-obamacare-problem

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Black Lawmakers Hold a Particular Grievance With Facebook: Racial Exploitation – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/us/politics/black-lawmakers-russia-facebook-racial-division.html
— Wary of Hackers, States Move to Upgrade Voting Systems – MICHAEL WINES (DIERSEN: What about Illinois? What about DuPage County?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/us/voting-russians-hacking-states-.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Overtime binge another sign of de Blasio bungling – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2017/10/11/city-employees-overtime-binge-another-sign-of-de-blasio-bungling/
— Why are so many teachers ‘effective’ when many kids don’t learn? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What percent of the students are from non-traditional families?)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/11/why-are-so-many-teachers-effective-when-many-kids-dont-learn/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— President Trump’s full 2017 speech at the Values Voter Summit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/president-trumps-full-2017-speech-at-the-values-voter-summit/2017/10/13/0a47df3e-b029-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_video.html

 

USA TODAY
— Author: Christian conservatives now ‘own’ Trump – Maureen Groppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/13/author-christian-conservatives-now-own-trump/751329001/

 

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Bannon’s visit with Tancredo sends a message in the governor’s race – Joey Bunch (DIERSEN: Who is Bannon most likely to visit with in Illinois?)
http://gazette.com/insights-bannons-visit-with-tancredo-sends-a-message-in-the-governors-race/article/1613247

 

DENVER POST
— Battle lines re-form as Affordable Care Act subsidies die – MIKE DEBONIS and ED O’KEEFE
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/13/affordable-care-act-subsidies-health-care-debate/

 

METRO MAGAZINE
– Dillard, Reed honored for ‘Distinguished Service’
http://www.metro-magazine.com/management-operations/news/725712/dillard-reed-honored-for-distinguished-service#.WeEg1zaU1Nk.email

 

FORBES
— Would You Oppose A Democratic Trump? Are You Sure? – Chris Ladd
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisladd/2017/10/14/would-you-oppose-a-democratic-trump-are-you-sure/#690225e73d91
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is there a moral core to the Democratic Party more sound and resilient than in the GOP? Ask Democratic assemblymen in Illinois to explain their refusal to challenge their hated House Speaker, Mike Madigan.)
— NYC Mayor de Blasio Paid City Employees $2B For 33 Million Overtime Hours – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/10/11/start-spreading-the-news-nyc-mayor-de-blasio-paid-city-employees-2b-for-33-million-overtime-hours/#7916248b5d8d

October 12 Evening Edition

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

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Citing lack of money, Ald. Ameya Pawar drops out of governor’s race – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/citing-lack-of-money-ald-ameya-pawar-drops-out-of-governors-race/
— Prince Harry heading to Chicago for Obama Foundation Summit on Oct. 31 – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Trumps succeed in getting Prince Harry to demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prince-harry-heading-to-chicago-for-obama-foundation-summit-on-oct-31/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans and especially Americans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-nfl-national-anthem-protests-steinberg/

 

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

 

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

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Responds to Trump’s Chicago Comments By Saying Tillerson’s ‘Assessment of People’ is ‘Insightful’  (DIERSEN: If you blast Trump, anti-Trumps love you. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Emanuel-Responds-to-Trumps-Chicago-Comments-By-Saying-Tillersons-Assessment-of-People-is-Insightful-450622063.html
— Lake County Republican Party to Host Gun Raffle as Part of Scheduled Fundraiser, Despite Vegas Shooting  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Suburban-Republicans-to-Host-Gun-Raffle-as-Part-of-Scheduled-Fundraiser-Despite-Vegas-Shooting-450635843.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

STATELINE
— Illinois Professor Part of Team Studying White Working-Class  Researchers studied group leading up to November, 2016 election – Scott Picken  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the working class? I was 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on past/present/future members of the working class. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-professor-part-of-team-studying-white-working-class/832142351

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Chicago Is Fighting Climate Change No Matter What Trump Says – Debbie Carlson  (DIERSEN: Democrats fight climate change by getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicago-climate-change-rahm-emanuel_us_59de80d4e4b0eb18af05fb98

 

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

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees more positive about working for Uncle Sam – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/12/federal-employees-more-positive-about-working-for-uncle-sam/
— Pro sports teams were once reliable patrons of Trump’s hotels. Not anymore. – Tim Bontemps and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pro-sports-teams-were-once-reliable-patrons-of-trumps-hotels-not-anymore/2017/10/11/113ceb8a-a47c-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html

 

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump’s threats amount to a First Amendment violation – Trevor Timm (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have threatened me, the threats that they made, and why I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.cjr.org/covering_trump/trump-nbc.php

 

OPM
— OPM Announces 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2017/10/opm-announces-2017-federal-employee-viewpoint-survey-results/

 

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