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October 25 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Voting Machines in Ill, Ind. Need Upgrading: Report Illinois and Indiana are among the 43 states with outdated equipment, the report said – Katie Kim
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Voting-Machines-in-Ill-Ind-Need-Upgrading-Report-498446811.html

WGN TV
— Tight race in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District may decide control of the House – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/24/tight-race-in-illinois-6th-congressional-district-may-decide-control-of-the-house/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Health Care Vote a Pre-Existing Condition for Illinois GOP Congressman Roskam’s attempts to repeal the ACA while refusing to hold town halls with constituents hasn’t sat well with a number of conservative and independent voters in the 6th Congressional District.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-6th-Congressional-District-Peter-Roskam-Sean-Casten-496778711.html

CBS2
— Mendoza: Public Servant, Double-Dipper Or Both? – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: Are/were you a double-dipper? My critics/opponents would stress that I earned both Civil Service Retirement System credits AND Social Security credits a) 1966-1969 while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and b) 1971-1972 while I worked for IRS full-time and for the Chicago Heights Firestone Store part-time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/24/medoza-double-dipping-public-servant-or-both/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use “migrant caravans” to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and especially against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-migrant-caravan-trump-terrorist-rex-huppke-20181023-story.html
— How sex columnist Dan Savage became an issue in a suburban congressional race
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-20181023-story.html
— My high school years of white privilege – John McDermott (DIERSEN: Are you a racist? Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Whites as being racists who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites who fail/refuse to declare themselves to be racists as being especially racist.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-america-to-me-docuseries-oak-park-river-forest-high-school-1025-story.html
— Polygamy persists across Africa, to activists’ dismay – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-af–africa-polygamy-20181024-story.html
— As fertility rate sags, fingers pointed Ariana Eunjung Cha (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats do everything that they can a) to promote LGBTQ activity, that is, to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family and b) to promote abortion, that is, to promote promiscuity.)
— With Sterigenics under fire, chemical industry support of Republican Peter Roskam at issue in fiercely contested race – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-peter-roskam-chemical-industry-sterigenics-20181022-story,amp.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTINGLY, OUTRAGEOUSLY, AND TRAGICALLY, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-marijuana-20181024-story,amp.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who send bombs to Democrats want to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obamas-clintons-maxine-waters-robert-deniro-cnn-donald-trump-wasserman-eric-holder-george-soros-bomber-crude-pipe-bomb-threat-suspicious-package-envelope-political-rhetoric/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats highlight what Obama said that encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/trump-touted-obamas-2005-remarks-on-immigration-heres-what-obama-actually-said
— Hanson stays on Democratic county ballot after Lauzen appointee loses lawsuit – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/hanson-stays-on-democratic-county-ballot-after-lauzen-appointee-loses-lawsuit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men, and especially to hate men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181025/nows-the-time-for-gop-women-to-step-up
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who send bombs to Democrats want to destroy Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181024/editorial-hate-is-too-great-a-burden-to-bear
— Challenger brings supporters to Mazzochi’s office to refute ‘attack ad’- Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/challenger-brings-supporters-to-mazzochis-office-to-refute-attack-ad
— FRONT PAGE: New band shell, major redesign in store for Wheaton’s Memorial Park – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/new-band-shell-major-redesign-in-store-for-wheatons-oldest-park-

WBEZ
— Students Urge UIC To Keep Criminal Background Question Off Application – Kate McGee (DIERSEN: Where you live, take classes, work, etc., how many have criminal backgrounds?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/students-urge-uic-to-keep-criminal-background-question-off-application/9edd60f3-bb6d-4a7b-8170-65ff75154ee7

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker video points to Rauner’s repeated use of a meaty word – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181024/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-video-points-to-rauners-repeated-use-of-meaty-word

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Gutter politics – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-24/editorial-gutter-politics.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— 14th Congressional District candidate Underwood attends forum alone Invited in August, Hultgren could not find time to show up, campaign says – ED KOMENDA
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/10/24/14th-congressional-district-candidate-underwood-attends-forum-alone/a145gao/

WAUSAU DAILY HERALD
— ‘Like a rock concert’: Trump fans line up 24 hours ahead of MAGA rally in Mosinee – Laura Schulte
https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2018/10/24/trump-rally-mosinee-draws-maga-fans-24-hours-advance/1749501002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Illinois Governors, Political Experience Optional – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who waste experience. They include my Democrat superiors in the federal government and RINO politicians in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the almost 9 years of IRS experience that I gained working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. RINO politicians wasted my IRS experience and the almost 18 years of GAO experience that I gained working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, including the 3 years that I worked on audits of IRS and the almost 9 years that I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators. Further, they wasted what I learned a) to pass the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt and b) to earn a bachelor’s degree in management, an MBA, a master’s degree in accounting, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-governors-political-experience-optional#stream/0
— The Race For Comptroller, Treasurer: The Story Of How One Office Became Two. It changed after a massive embezzlement scandal filled with fast moves, fancy cars and fraud. – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/race-comptroller-treasurer-story-how-one-office-became-two#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State Rep. TOM MORRISON vouches for child abuser; GRIFFIN’s midterm prediction – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes would stress everything that I did to help elect Hastert and to reelect Hastert.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/25/state-rep-morrison-vouches-for-child-abuser-griffins-midterm-prediction-underwood-ramps-up-333807

ONE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “RAUNER, ROSKAM BLOW ANTI-LGBTQ ‘DOG WHISTLE’ EQUALITY ILLINOIS SAYS IT’S NO COINCIDENCE RAUNER AD USES GAY MARRIAGE TO LINK PRITZKER, MADIGAN.”
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/10/24/rauner-roskam-blow-anti-lgbtq-dog-whistle

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Consolidation Opponents Showing Over $7,800 Available for Campaign – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/25/mchenry-township-consolidation-opponents-showing-over-7800-available-for-campaign/

WIREPOINTS
— Governor Rauner, Here’s The ‘Hail Mary’ Alternative I Hope You Will Consider – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/governor-rauner-heres-the-hail-mary-alternative-i-hope-you-will-consider-quicktake/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State Rep. Martwick, father made an estimated $6.4 million over past decade lowering clients’ property taxes, raising others’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want my home’s assessed valuation to be higher.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511610504-analysis-state-rep-martwick-father-made-an-estimated-6-4-million-over-past-decade-lowering-clients-property-taxes-raising-others

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Jim Dodge: Overtaxed voters need relief – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511607988-jim-dodge-overtaxed-voters-need-relief

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— America’s newspapers are vanishing, with Illinois losing more than most – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: I should write a book about everything that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done and all the money that they have spent since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop you and everyone else from reading those emails. So far, they have only been able to end a) my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, b) my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service (twice), d) my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and e) my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/america-s-newspapers-are-vanishing-with-illinois-losing-more-than/article_5675eaf2-d7d0-11e8-880a-e7a797fd0c48.html

GOPUSA
— GOP Congressman Steve Scalise shot by Sanders’ supporter last year makes call for civility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57604
— Jeff Zucker, CNN president, blames White House rhetoric toward media after bomb threat
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57622

ONE NEWS NOW
— Parents needed in fight against radical LGBT agenda in schools – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2018/10/24/parents-needed-in-fight-against-radical-lgbt-agenda-in-schools

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Go ahead, Christians, close borders: God won’t be angry – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/25/christians-can-indeed-close-borders-and-still-be-b/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Explosive Packages a False Flag? – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/explosive_packages_a_false_flag.html
— Democrats getting the politics of the caravan wrong – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/democrats_getting_the_politics_of_the_caravan_wrong.html

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATIC LEADERS REJECT TRUMP’S CALL FOR UNITY AFTER BOMB SCARE – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/24/pelosi-schumer-trump-rhetoric-bomb/

DAILY WIRE
— Limbaugh: Were Bomb Threats A ‘False Flag’ Operation? “Would it make a lot of sense for a Democrat operative or Democrat-inculcated lunatic to do it?” – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/37557/limbaugh-were-bomb-threats-false-flag-operation-amanda-prestigiacomo

TOWNHALL
— Trump Must Keep a ‘Laser Focus’ on Lowering Drug Prices – Bryan Crabtree (DIERSEN: Even though my wife and I have expensive health care and Medicare, we still have lots of out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses. No longer being to deduct those costs makes them all the more painful.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/bryancrabtree/2018/10/25/trump-must-keep-a-laser-focus-on-lowering-drug-prices-n2531575

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412853-racial-animus-moves-to-the-forefront-in-midterm-battle
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who send bombs to Democrats want to destroy Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413043-the-memo-bomb-attacks-expose-festering-divisions
— Trump fights uphill GOP battle on pre-existing conditions
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413021-trump-fights-uphill-gop-battle-on-pre-existing-conditions

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump decries ‘political violence’ after years of stoking it. The president cast himself as a uniter after bombs were sent to several top Democrats, infuriating critics and touching off an argument about America’s political discourse.” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who stoke hatred against those like me who support a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/24/trump-political-violence-packages-936274

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing Has Resonated – Megan Specia (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians and fundraisers who a) treat me as being a journalist for some of their bad purposes and b) treat me as NOT being a journalist for some of their bad purposes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/world/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-killing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs always blame homelessness on Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/opinion/business-social-responsibility-proposition-c.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump promises to stop the migrant caravan and anti-Trumps say “But his administration struggles with how to do it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promises-to-stop-migrant-caravan-his-administration-struggles-with-how-to-do-it/2018/10/24/ecc1ebde-d7b5-11e8-aeb7-ddcad4a0a54e_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get votes from Blacks, Democrats promise to give Blacks preference over Whites, over Hispanics, over Asians, over etc. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-senate-success-democrats-must-regain-obama-era-black-support-1540397734
— Companies are failing to make progress in hiring, promoting women – Deepa Seetharaman and Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: Women should consider working for the federal government. The federal government promises to give women preference over men. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gender-equality-stalls-in-corporate-america-despite-metoo-1540375203

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Worker pay gap widens for small businesses Large companies’ wage boosts squeezing them. – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work/worked for large employers. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/24/small-businesses-struggle-compete-larger-firms-raise-pay/1739263002/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Ex-IRS Criminal Investigator Alena Aleykina Sent to Prison for Tax Fraud, Theft – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/10/ex-irs-criminal-sleuth-sent-prison-tax-fraud-theft/152266/

FED WEEK
— Pay, Benefits Not among Top Concerns of Federal Workforce Experts, Report Shows (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with employers who undercompensate their employees.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/pay-for-performance-not-federal-workforce-experts-report-shows/

October 24 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT Deplores Conservative Apps Where ‘Everyone…Agrees With You’ – Clay Waters (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) stopping everyone from reading those emails, c) stopping me from learning about their press conferences and fundraisers, d) stopping me from promoting their fundraisers, e) stopping me from attending their press conferences and fundraisers, and f) stopping me from reporting on their press conferences and fundraisers?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/10/23/irony-alert-nyt-deplores-conservative-apps-where-everyoneagrees-you

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 23 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Breaks Self-Funding Record in the Race for Illinois Governor – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/self-funding-totals-in-the-race-for-illinois-governor-498144591.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrant caravan swells to 5,000 in march through Mexico toward U.S. border – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-mexico-20181021-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 50 more early-voting locations to open Monday around Chicago – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/50-new-early-voting-locations-open-monday-chicago-elections/
— Fact-check: What’s really inside Rauner, Pritzker tax returns – BGA (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-tax-returns-avoidance-transparency-fact-check-politifact/
— Young black leaders cool their heels because ‘elders’ won’t move on – Laura Washington (DIERSEN: The federal government want its employees to “move on” if they are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kurt-summers-chicago-treasurer-african-american-black-politics-amara-anyia/

DAILY HERALD

— Migrant caravan re-forms in Mexico, members vow to reach US – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219995/
— Honduran migrants who crossed into Mexico have started marching again toward the US border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219961/
— Trump scolded by Nebraska’s Ben Sasse for praising Republican who slammed reporter – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219933/

WLS AM
— Stephanie Trussell speaks with David Smith of Illinois Family Institute about voters guide for the midterm.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/20/today-stephanie-speaks-with-david-smith-of-illinois-family-institute-about-voters-guide-for-the-midterm-also-paul-vallas-candidate-for-mayor-of-chicago-joins-in-studio/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans promote Pat Brady.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/21/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10-21-18/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Editorial: Rauner deserves 2nd term
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-deserves-nd-term/article_672527d4-2844-5e03-bc2b-9016dc93ca2f.html

SOUTHERN
— Rep. Bost’s office confirms Trump visit to (Murphysboro) October 27 – ISAAC SMITH (DIERSEN: How would the religious, government, political, and financial leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county react if Trump came to your municipality, to your township/ward, or to your county?)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rep-bost-s-office-confirms-trump-visit-to-carbondale/article_01a5645f-e92a-5e71-8e47-3e5d007a1f3e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This sparked outcry from some on City Council. Councilman Adam Loos drafted a four-page resolution declaring Trump unwelcome. However, he later rescinded his request to have it placed on Tuesday’s City Council agenda because some council members withdrew support for the resolution. It wouldn’t have mattered, because after deep consideration and notification that there would be considerable civil disobedience from people supporting and opposing the president’s visit, Mayor Mike Henry canceled Tuesday’s council meeting, electing to reschedule it after Trump’s visit. Henry said there was not a threat of violence, but those from the community action group The Flyover Social Center disagreed. The group, which is vocally opposed to Trump’s visit and politics, on Saturday received a business card for white supremacist group Patriot Front. They took this as a subtle threat of violence against their group.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s where you can see President Trump when he comes to Southern Illinois – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND HANA MUSLIC
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article220407120.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Political opinions see little change Area voters weigh-in on politics – JENNIFER BAILEY
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/political-opinions-see-little-change/article_529a5540-5d8f-5ed3-8bb8-5f9d3f429616.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Migrant Caravan Grows to 5,000 – NOOR WAZWAZ
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/migrant-caravan-grows-5000#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Bost Campaign confirms Pres. Trump to visit Southern Illinois – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39326867/bost-campaign-confirms-pres-trump-to-visit-southern-illinois

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Trump to campaign for Bost in Murphysboro on Saturday night – Chuck Raasch
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-to-campaign-for-bost-in-murphysboro-on-saturday-night/article_2baecf7c-ba30-50aa-bf7f-5275d889d418.html

POLITIFACT
— Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance – Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2018/oct/21/rauner-pritzker-tax-disclosures-rich-avoidance/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Casten silence ‘deafening’ after supporters allegedly vandalize Roskam yard signs – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511606354-casten-silence-deafening-after-supporters-allegedly-vandalize-roskam-yard-signs
— A queen of the Chicago machine, Bridget Fitzgerald, launches her political career in the western suburbs – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511583271-a-queen-of-the-chicago-machine-launches-her-political-career-in-the-western-suburbs

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois State Rifle Association endorses Gov. Bruce Rauner – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511605619-illinois-state-rifle-association-endorses-gov-bruce-rauner

BREITBART
— WSJ: Democrat Sean Casten Is a ‘Smash-mouth’ Trying to Insult His Way to Congress – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/21/wsj-democrat-sean-casten-is-a-smash-mouth-trying-to-insult-his-way-to-congress/
— Poll: John Cox Surges in California on Wave of Republican Enthusiasm – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/21/poll-john-cox-surges-in-california-on-wave-of-republican-enthusiasm/

BLAZE
— Protesters accost McConnell and his wife at dinner, but other patrons aren’t having – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/20/watch-protesters-accost-mcconnell-and-his-wife-at-dinner-but-other-patrons-arent-having-it

NEWSMAX
— NBC/WSJ Poll: Dems Up 9 Points on Generic Ballot
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/genericballot-democrats-republicans-majority/2018/10/21/id/887254/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘MAXIMUM PENALTIES’ — PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUES STERN WARNING FOR ANYONE ENGAGING IN VOTER FRAUD
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/20/trump-voter-fraud-warning/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Establishment Media Blackout: Journalist Targeted for Being White Tragically Dies – BENJAMIN ARIE
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/establishment-media-blackout-journalist-targeted-white-tragically-dies/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Mob Rule and the Resistance – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/21/mob_rule_and_the_resistance.html

THE HILL
— Dems zero in on Trump’s alleged conflicts of interest – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412331-dems-zero-in-on-trumps-alleged-conflicts-of-interest

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence – Erica L. Green, Katie Benner and Robert Pear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html

NEW YORK POST
— Employers who drug test might not like what they find – John Aidan Byrner
https://nypost.com/2018/10/20/employers-who-drug-test-might-not-like-what-they-find/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Cox: Outsider whose time is here at last.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-cox-chicago-20180827-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Stranded at Mexico’s Southern Border, Migrants Consider Their Options Some try to cross a river while others return home after the U.S.-bound caravan was held at bay by Mexican police – Juan Montes and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stranded-at-mexicos-southern-border-hundreds-of-migrants-consider-their-options-1540073381
— Interest in Midterms Surges, Boosting Trump Approval Rating Democrats’ still favored by voters in latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll as the party to lead Congress – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/interest-in-midterms-surges-boosting-trump-approval-rating-1540126920
— U.S. Colleges Clash on New Playing Field: Voter Turnout Organizers play on academic and athletic rivalries between schools to lift chronically-low student voting rates – Erica Snow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-colleges-clash-on-new-playing-field-voter-turnout-1540040400

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats Hold Edge for Midterms With Turnout Unpredictable – Ros Krasny (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially all defeats that Republican candidates on DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 ballots in Wheaton have suffered. I should make a list of all the Republican candidates who have been on Republican primary ballots and general election ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost and ask them if they agree with my critics/opponents that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused their defeat.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-21/democrats-hold-9-point-advantage-for-midterms-in-nbc-wsj-poll

SALON
— With members getting Trump-averse, the federal workers union targets midterms Defending what Newt Gingrich blasted as “the job for life,” federal civil servants join the battle for the midterms – BOB HENNELLY (DIERSEN: If Gingrich had not decimated GAO during the 1990s, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/10/21/with-members-getting-trump-averse-the-federal-workers-union-targets-midterms/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those with the most at stake in the Congressional midterm elections are the rank and file of the unions that represent the Federal Government’s two-million-member workforce. Since President Trump took office 21 months ago, they have been the target of him and allies like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who served on his transition team. Mr. Gingrich urged the President to wage a “straight-out war” aimed at ending what he called “the job for life” with the Federal civil service. Mr. Trump has canceled a Federal pay raise, proposed budgets to cut workers’ health and retirement benefits and issued executive orders to eliminate employee protections that evolved over decades of collective bargaining.)

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Ivy League donates to Democrats in battleground states, 250-to-1
https://www.worldtribune.com/ivy-league-donates-to-democrats-in-battleground-states-250-to-1/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, Varney wrote, “some schools are pitching a shutout when it comes to giving to Republicans. University of Chicago employees gave more than $200,000 this election cycle – but none of it to Republicans,” according to Open Secrets data.)

October 21 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 20 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 19 Evening Edition

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Casten v. Roskam: A House Majority by ‘Any Means Necessary’ A Democratic challenger with a smash-mouth style seeks to flip a suburban Illinois district Hillary Clinton carried in 2016. – Kyle Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-house-majority-by-any-means-necessary-1539989212
— California Democrats Test the Limits of Anti-Trumpism They want to campaign on national issues, but voters are focused on progressive failures closer to home. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-democrats-test-the-limits-of-anti-trumpism-1539989189

NBC5
— Rep. Peter Roskam Dealing With Toughest Election Fight of His Life
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/peter-roskam-struggles-to-adjust-as-seat-suddenly-isnt-safe-498038081.html
— Full Interviews: Peter Roskam, Sean Casten Speak About Upcoming Election The election is one of the nation’s most closely watched – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/peter-roskam-sean-casten-speak-about-upcoming-election-498070361.html
— Former Pritzker Staffers Speak Out on Allegations of Racial Discrimination, Harassment The three former staffers were not named in a lawsuit filed earlier this week – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Have you sued your employer? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Walter T. Charlton represented the plaintiffs in that lawsuit. In 1998, Charlton filed a lawsuit for me against GAO that charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/former-pritzker-staffers-speak-out-on-harassment-allegations-498062481.html

CBS2
— Kanye West Dines On Chicken Tacos In Naperville
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/18/kanye-west-pepes-naperville/

WLS AM
— How safe is Peter Roskam’s seat? – AP
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/19/house-safe-is-peter-roskams-seat/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Caravan migrants break Guatemala border fence, rush Mexico – AP (DIERSEN: The first and foremost responsibility of countries is to a) stop people from coming into the country illegally and b) stop people from staying in the country illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrant-caravan-guatemala-mexico-us-donald-trump/
— ENDORSEMENT: Mark Batinick for Illinois House in the 97th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mark-batinick-illinois-house-97th-district-elections-endorsement/
— ENDORSEMENT: David S. Olsen for Illinois House in the 81st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/david-olsen-endorsement-illinois-house-81st-district-candidate-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Durkin for Illinois House in the 82nd District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jim-durkin-illinois-house-82nd-district-endorsement/
— Trump could visit Illinois next week in midterm push – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-southern-illinois-visit-mike-bost-congress-republican-bruce-rauner/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants break through fence at Guatemala-Mexico border – AP (DIERSEN: The first and foremost responsibility of countries is to a) stop people from coming into the country illegally and b) stop people from staying in the country illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-guatemala-20181019-story.html
— Scrap the gas tax! It’s time to start charging drivers by the mile – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: If you drive few miles each year, what are the reasons for that? For me, the reasons include a) my spending 10+ hours each and every day in my home putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) my home being near Roosevelt Road businesses and downtown Wheaton, and c) my having far less money to spend on entrainment, vacations, etc. – my pension is only 41% of what my ending salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-vmt-vehicle-miles-traveled-tax-gasoline-pritzker-rauner-1021-20181018-story.html
— What this election means for American jobs – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-voting-tax-cuts-trump-20181019-story.html
— Americans are living high at the expense of posterity – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-climate-climate-deficit-mconnell-1021-20181019-story.html
— AG candidate Kwame Raoul calls lawsuit against fellow Democrat J.B. Pritzker ‘shoddily drafted’ – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-kwame-raoul-lawsuit-20181019-story.html
— Ignore that half-million dollars: Republican Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti was on Quad Cities radio on Thursday to promote Gov. Rauner and told listeners the campaign doesn’t rely on polls. “We never relied on polls four years ago. We’re not relying upon polls now,” Sanguinetti said on WOC-AM in Davenport, Iowa, when asked about surveys showing the Rauner ticket trailing Democrat J.B. Pritzker by double digits. “Yeah, we do have internals that say something different. But so what? Right now we’re getting out there, we’re communicating with the people in all our counties,” she said. Team Rauner has spent $537,704 on polling since April 2017, including $143,000 from July through September of this year, state campaign records show. For the campaign four years ago, Rauner’s campaign did not directly identify any spending on polling. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-toni-preckwinkle-chance-the-rapper-20181018-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Pepe’s in Naperville basking in afterglow of Kanye West visit – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/pepes-in-naperville-basking-in-afterglow-of-kanye-west-visit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Conservatives mount a whisper campaign smearing Khashoggi in defense of Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/conservatives-mount-a-whisper-campaign-smearing-khashoggi-in-defense-of-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181019/news/310199939/
— Naperville mayor shares his life at Lutheran school (DIERSEN: I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, MSLs are much too conservative.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20181019/naperville-mayor-shares-his-life-at-lutheran-school

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Attorney General: This is the other statewide race that really matters – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/other-statewide-race-really-matters

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Editorial Board Endorsement: Give Gov. Rauner another term
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181019/editorial-board-endorsement-give-gov-rauner-another-term
— Time for elected officials to reject this massive expansion of gambling – Anita Bedell
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181016/letter-time-for-elected-officials-to-reject-this-massive-expansion-of-gambling

SOUTHERN
— Email indicates President Trump is planning potential visit to Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/email-indicates-president-trump-is-planning-potential-visit-to-carbondale/article_7bbb4bef-3100-5241-91c4-ce01ee66b2f1.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— President Trump potentially holding rally in Carbondale Oct. 27
https://dailyegyptian.com/87738/showcase/president-trump-potentially-holding-rally-in-carbondale-oct-27/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Advice That Might Save Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren: Go on the Offensive on Abortion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/19/advice-that-might-save-peter-roskam-and-randy-hultgren-go-on-the-offensive-on-abortion/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lies, backbiting and grandstanding impact DuPage Township Board, watchdog group claims – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511606374-lies-backbiting-and-grandstanding-impact-dupage-township-board-watchdog-group-claims

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County – Why Candidate forums fail the people – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/coles-county-why-candidate-forums-fail-the-people/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— No-Shot Sam McCann Doubles Down in Deceit – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/no-shot-sam-mccann-doubles-down-in-deceit/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL COUNTY GOP LIGHTS UP I-55 WITH REASONS TO “VOTE REPUBLICAN” NOVEMBER 6TH
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/will-county-gop-lights-up-i-55-with-reasons-to-vote-republican-november-6th.html
— MCCANN CAMPAIGN SCOOPS UP MILLIONS FROM UNION PACS AND SUPER PACS
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/mccann-campaign-scoops-up-millions-from-union-pacs-and-super-pacs.html

CAPITOL FAX
— State Journal-Register endorses Rauner “with reservations”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/state-journal-register-endorses-rauner-with-reservations/
— Speaker Ryan to campaign for Davis *** Trump likely coming to Illinois to boost Bost
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/trump-likely-coming-to-illinois-to-boost-bost/
— Pritzker campaign lawyer hints at defamation suit, claims campaign was never served
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/pritzker-campaign-lawyer-hints-at-defamation-suit-claims-campaign-was-never-served/
— Rauner says he’s “trying to eradicate” the Madigan machine “cancer,” but the “treatments are tough”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/rauner-says-hes-trying-to-eradicate-the-madigan-machine-cancer-but-the-treatments-are-tough/
— Rauner again denies any delays at Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/rauner-again-denies-any-delays-at-quincy-veterans-home/

BREITBART
— Migrant Caravan Tears Down Border Fence, Storms Mexico – Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby (DIERSEN: The first and foremost responsibility of countries is to a) stop people from coming into the country illegally and b) stop people from staying in the country illegally.)
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/10/19/watch-migrant-caravan-tears-down-border-fence-storms-mexico/

FOX NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh Exclusive: Left-Wing Democrats ‘Resent The Idea of America Being Great’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/18/rush-limbaugh-interview-sean-hannity-left-hates-trump-wants-america-fail
— Tucker on Migrant Caravan: Dems ‘Inviting’ It in Effort to Strengthen Their Hold on Power
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/18/tucker-blasts-honduras-nicaragua-caravan-democrat-inviting-it-because-helps-politics

GOPUSA
— News media joins the Honduran ‘caravan’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57183
— Rush Limbaugh’s midterms prediction: GOP keeps House and Senate, and exposes bogus polls
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57188

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Embrace E-Verify – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/immigration-e-verify-republicans-should-embrace/

THE HILL
— Small-dollar donations explode in the Trump era – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412231-small-dollar-donations-explode-in-the-trump-era

CNN
— Chaos erupts as caravan reaches Mexico border – Michelle Mendoza and Catherine E. Shoichet
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/americas/caravan-mexico-border/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Thieves targeted $12 billion through IRS tax fraud The IRS thwarted most attempts, but scammers got at least $1.6 billion – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/19/thieves-targeted-billion-through-irs-tax-fraud/?utm_term=.cc3fae9fbf61

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrat Sean Casten’s business background under microscope in 6th Congressional District race – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL
http://www.nydailynews.com/ct-met-casten-business-background-20180927-story.html

THE WEEK
— Trump is glorifying violence against journalists. This is a national disgrace. – Joel Mathis (DIERSEN: Thankfully, my critics/opponents have not called for physical violence against me, but they have called for verbal violence against me. I should always wear a body camera when I leave my home.)
https://theweek.com/articles/802760/trump-glorifying-violence-against-journalists-national-disgrace

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP FAN KANYE WEST WEARS ‘MAGA’ HAT TO MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN NAPERVILLE – SHANE CROUCHER (DIERSEN: Kanye West has far more courage than I have. From what I see, the more that you do to promote Trump, the more likely that you will be attacked by anti-Trumps.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-fan-kanye-west-wears-maga-hat-mexican-restaurant-1177416

LAW 360
— The A-List For Managing Employment Law Risks And Costs – Brendan Sweeney (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with employers against employees.)
https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/1092410/the-a-list-for-managing-employment-law-risks-and-costs

FED SMITH
— VA Says Morale is Improving Among its Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran told them that their morale would improve if GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/19/va-says-morale-improving-among-employees/

DAILY MAIL
— Democrats are an ‘angry mob’ and ‘they’re losing it’ says Trump as he brands Holder and Hillary as obstacles to national unity – FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6296219/Trump-says-Holder-Hillary-angry-mob-stopping-national-unity.html

October 19 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— JB Pritzker pushes back against racial discrimination claims – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-pushes-back-against-racial-discrimination-claims/4512198/
— President Trump threatens Mexico over migrant caravan – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-mexico-over-migrant-caravan/4512432/

NBC5
— More Pritzker Staffers Allege ‘Demeaning’ Discrimination – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-497968791.html

WGN TV
— US surgeon general says opioid crisis is top priority – LOURDES DUARTE AND KATHARIN CZINK
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/18/us-surgeon-general-says-opioid-crisis-is-top-priority/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump threatens to close Mexican border over migrant caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigration-migrant-caravan-mexico-donald-trump-military-southern-border/
— Pritzker vows to fight racial discrimination suit, calls it campaign ‘craziness’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-fight-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-craziness-strattin/
— Don’t blame workers for state’s financial problems – Mike Newman, deputy director, AFSCME Council 31 (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran GAO blamed GAO’s problems on its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. They certainly blamed me for GAO’s problems a) because they forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677) to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars, b) because they did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986 when I was 38 years old, and c) because they never promoted me beyond GS-13. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pritzker-endorsement-illinois-state-workers-afscme-budget/
— ENDORSEMENT: Peter Breen for Illinois House in the 48th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/peter-breen-illinois-house-48th-district-endorsement/
— ENDORSEMENT: Deanne Marie Mazzochi for Illinois House in the 47th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/deanne-marie-mazzochi-endorsement-illinois-house-47th-district-candidate-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Keith R. Wheeler for Illinois House in the 50th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-keith-r-wheeler-for-illinois-house-in-the-50th-district/
— ENDORSEMENT: Tonia ‘Jane’ Khouri for Illinois House in the 49th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-house-49th-district-tonia-jane-khouri-sun-times-endorsement-karina-villa/
— ENDORSEMENT: Grant Wehrli for Illinois House in the 41st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-grant-wehrli-illinois-house-41st-district-2018-general-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— J.B. Pritzker labels staff discrimination lawsuit as ‘untrue,’ ‘craziness’ at end of political campaign – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cct-met-illinois-governors-race-pritzker-responds-to-lawsuit-20181018-story.html
— Group slams Nazi running for Illinois congressional seat as a Republican: ‘This is a person that nobody should vote for’- Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-3rd-congressional-district-antinazi-20181018-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Schneider for Cook County Board
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181018/endorsement-schneider-for-cook-county-board
— Democratic incumbent faces two Republicans in DuPage County Board District 2 race – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181018/democratic-incumbent-faces-two-republicans-in-dupage-county-board-race
— Kane County gets state money for election security but can’t make changes yet – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181018/kane-county-gets-state-money-for-election-security-but-cant-make-changes-yet

WGN RADIO
— Gubernatorial Candidate J.B. Pritzker: “Let’s be upfront about it”
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/18/gubernatorial-candidate-j-b-pritzker-lets-be-upfront-about-it/

WLS AM
— Rauner: Pritzker is a “Mercedes Marxist” – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/18/rauner-pritzker-is-a-mercedes-marxist/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Poll Finds Wide Partisan Gaps On America’s Biggest Problems – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/poll-wide-partisan-gaps-americas-biggest-problems#stream/0

MAROON
— Hundreds of Graduate Students Participate in Pro-Union Walk Out
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/10/18/hundreds-graduate-students-participate-pro-unioniz/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Conservatives: Union water boy Sam McCann stabbed Tom Morrison in the back – W.J. Kennedy
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511605499-conservatives-union-water-boy-sam-mccann-stabbed-tom-morrison-in-the-back

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler: Illinois has a ‘spending problem’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511604608-kinzler-illinois-has-a-spending-problem
— Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune endorse Roskam for Congress – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511604799-daily-herald-chicago-tribune-endorse-roskam-for-congress

CAPITOL FAX
— War of words intensifies between Ives and McCann
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/war-of-words-intensifies-between-ives-and-mccann/
— Rauner’s “one-day bodyman” resurfaces
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/rauners-one-day-bodyman-resurfaces/

BREITBART
— Watch: Republican Peter Roskam Targets Democrat Sean Casten’s ‘Mean Tweets’ in Hilarious New Ad – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/18/peter-roskam-targets-democrat-sean-casten-mean-tweets-in-hilarious-new-ad/
— Democrats Double GOP’s Fundraising for House Races – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/democrats-double-gop-fundraising-for-house-races/

TOWNHALL
— Trend: Trump’s Job Approval is Clearly Surging. Why? – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/18/bounce-trump-approval-surges-to-47-percent-in-new-poll-n2529768

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks LifeSite out of account for ‘hate’: fact-based post on rise in gay STDs
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-twitter-locks-lifesite-out-of-account-for-fact-based-post-on-rise

October 18 Morning Edition

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

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin gives $6 million to top Republican leaders – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-ken-griffin-jim-durkin-20181017-story.html
— Like offshore accounts, Rauner and Pritzker campaign spending shields them from scrutiny – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-campaign-spending-huppke-20181017-story.html
— Illinois Family Institute advocacy group drops McCann – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-ken-griffin-jim-durkin-20181017-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The socially conservative Illinois Family Institute said it was rescinding its endorsement of Republican state Sen. Sam McCann’s Conservative Party bid for governor because of a McCann mailer attacking GOP state Rep. Tom Morrison of Palatine. McCann’s mail piece accuses Morrison of being a “Rauner RINO,” a reference to the acronym for “Republican in Name Only.” It reads: “Don’t vote for fake conservatives Bruce Rauner or Tom Morrison.” Rauner has come under fire from social conservatives for supporting legislation expanding abortion, immigration and transgender rights. On its website, the Family Institute accused McCann of an “11th-hour betrayal” of Morrison, who is facing a challenge from Democrat Maggie Trevor of Rolling Meadows. McCann’s candidacy is being funded almost entirely by labor union affiliates of the Operating Engineers. The institute accused McCann of being “bought and paid for” by unions.)
— What if Sen. Elizabeth Warren chose Greek ancestry instead of Cherokee? – John Kass (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-elizabeth-warren-kass-20181017-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: A tight congressional race at Illinois’ southern edge (12th Congressional District: Kelly v. Bost) is getting millions from national political groups. Here’s why. – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-congress-election-illinois-12th-house-district-20181016-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-cn–canada-marijuana-legalization-20181017-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to surrender to the rest of the world.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-haley-iran-un-20181017-story.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Geneticists See Work Distorted For Racist Ends – Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/white-supremacists-science-dna.html
— Think Professors Are Liberal? Try School Administrators The ideological bent of those overseeing collegiate life is having the biggest impact on campus culture. – Samuel J. Abrams
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/opinion/liberal-college-administrators.html
— As Other Republican Candidates Struggle Financially, Trump Stockpiles Cash – Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/politics/trump-campaign-finance-midterms.html
— No, Trump’s Tax Cut Isn’t Paying for Itself (at Least Not Yet) Federal revenues rose slightly in the 2018 fiscal year. But that doesn’t mean the $1.5 trillion tax cut is bringing in more revenue than it’s losing. – Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/business/trump-tax-cuts-revenue.html
— Elitist or Egalitarian: Competing Views of Harvard Emerge in Bias Trial – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/harvard-lawsuit-asian-americans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/world/canada/marijuana-pot-cannabis-legalization.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Annual Raises and Inflation – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Have you gotten pay increases? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor. They continue to be furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/17/federal-employee-annual-raises-inflation/

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

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