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November 18 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Roskam praises House GOP tax bill: ‘This plan is a good plan’ – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/11/17/roskam-praises-house-gop-tax-bill-this-plan-is-a-good-plan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Change in state law would allow convicted felon who won election to serve as Markham mayor – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-markham-legislation-st-1119-20171117-story.html
— More than 100 interviewed about Lake Forest Halloween party shooting, but many uncooperative: police – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/news/ct-lfr-halloween-party-homicide-tl-1123-20171117-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Winners and losers under the Senate tax overhaul proposal – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171118/news/311189967/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: LOSERS. . .People living in high-tax states would be hit by repeal of federal deductions for state and local taxes under the Senate bill, and partial repeal under the House measure. That result of a compromise allows the deduction for up to $10,000 in property taxes. Many families making less than $30,000 a year would face tax increases starting in 2021 under the Senate bill, according to Congress’ nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. By 2027, families earning less than $75,000 would see their tax bills rise while those making more would enjoy reductions, the analysts find. The individual income-tax reductions in the Senate bill would end in 2026.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Amid national focus on harassment, Trump moves unscathed.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171118/amid-national-focus-on-harassment-trump-moves-unscathed
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians say “Fighting scandal, Moore stands with homophobic supporters.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171118/fighting-scandal-moore-stands-with-homophobic-supporters

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— 250 Protesters Rally Against Roskam At GOP Fundraiser Protesters stood outside the GOP fundraiser with signs held high to show their disapproval of Rep. Pete Roskam’s support of the tax plan. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: One could say that the bill is about cutting federal income taxes for those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) and about raising federal income taxes for those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican).)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/protesters-rally-against-roskam-fundraiser-downers-grove
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reid McCullom, a Hinsdale resident and one of the leaders of Coalition for a Better Illinois 6th called the tax plan “a turkey that roasts the Middle Class,” adding that it would increase small business taxes and could lead to trickle-down economics. After the tax bill passed in the House Thursday, Roskam issued a release that viewed the legislation through a much different lens. Roskam said, “This bill is about the businesses on Main Street and the family at the end of the block. It’s about the recent college graduate struggling under the weight of student loans and the newlyweds expecting their first child. We’re boosting the economy to create more good-paying jobs, and we’re making sure that taxpayers get to keep more of their money in every pay check.”)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— An unusual alliance to fight Durkin – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are aligned to fight you? The following are aligned to fight me: 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-an-unusual-alliance-to-fight-durkin/article_d9ff87f7-6f92-5f3e-a6be-f41aa276ef2d.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot as an “alternative to opioids.” If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-doctors-campaign-for-medical-marijuana-as-alternative-to-opioids/article_e368e051-3491-5b67-a70c-e65d0d380ace.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Register Star prints falsehood about tax plan approved by Rep. Adam Kinzinger
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171117/letter-register-star-prints-falsehood-about-tax-plan-approved-by-rep-adam-kinzinger

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New temporary U.S. attorney named for central Illinois
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171117/new-temporary-us-attorney-named-for-central-illinois

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Show hosts derogatory toward the president – A Citizen for MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
http://jg-tc.com/opinion/letters/letter-show-hosts-derogatory-toward-the-president/article_f2e5632c-d12a-56f1-b0f5-c8c062ccf597.html
(FROM THE LETTER: With his divisiveness this late night host Noah was allowed to perform at the State Farm Center during the recent University of Illinois Homecoming! As a sign-holding and vocal protester at the event I was appalled. A university official tried to move me to a shadowy area away from the front entrance and summoned the police when I refused. The reactions to my protest were mostly divisive. I was VERY uncomfortable as a Donald Trump voter and Christian attending this event. Ostensibly the concert was a comedy routine, yet much of the show was a mockery of the president, conservative ideology and Donald Trump voters.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner no Republican, won’t be reelected – Rosemarie M. Gardner
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171117/spotlight-rauner-no-republican-wont-be-reelected

 

BELLEVILLE DEMOCRAT
— McCarter endorses Republican for governor — and it’s not Rauner – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article185352708.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Harassment Claims Move Slowly in Springfield – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=255389#.WhATlIzR-M8

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Lawmakers push to end ‘hush money’ deduction in tax fight Loophole targeted on sexual harassment lawsuits – SCOTT MCLEAN (DIERSEN: How much “hush money” has Illinois, your county, your township/ward, and your municipality paid out recently? Which government employees were charged with what and by whom?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/lawmakers-push-to-end-hush-money-deduction-in-tax-fight/859583890

 

WSIL
— Comptroller: Governor Rauner refuses to meet – Brian Wilson
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36875699/comptroller-governor-rauner-refuses-to-meet

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Local Organizations Fear Loss of Donations Following GOP Tax Overhaul Vote (DIERSEN: A major reason why my wife and I contribute more money to 501(c)(3) organizations is that the contributions are deductible. The contributions are deductible because we have large medical and dental, real estate, and state income tax deductions.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/local-organizations-fear-loss-of-donations-following-gop-tax-overhaul-vote/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Governor’s Office accused of failing to comply with Freedom of Information Act request – Louie Torres
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511251990-governor-s-office-accused-of-failing-to-comply-with-freedom-of-information-act-request

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Kinzinger organizes Youth Leadership Summit – Meg Shannon (DIERSEN: Would your high school teachers have selected you to attend such an event? Were you “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511265666-kinzinger-organizes-youth-leadership-summit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 200 high-schoolers recently attended the Youth Leadership Summit organized by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). The fifth annual event, which was held at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, attracted more than 200 high school juniors and seniors from 25 schools in Kinzinger’s district. The daylong summit, which featured workshops, lessons in leadership and guest speakers, was held on Oct. 20. Attendees were selected by their teachers. “Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Youth Leadership Summit and to all those who helped make it such a success,” Kinzinger said in a press release. “Special thank you to our incredible guest speakers for taking the time to be with us.” Guest speakers at the summit included Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti also spoke at the event.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL: IN ILLINOIS, A LOOMING BATTLE OVER THE BANKRUPTING ‘BLUE MODEL’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/will-in-illinois-a-looming-battle-over-the-bankrupting-blue-model.html

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Grant township assessor supports property tax freeze – Robert Hadley
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511272267-grant-township-assessor-supports-property-tax-freeze

 

GOPUSA
— Wisconsin College Democrats leader resigns after tweeting, ‘I f–ing hate white men’
http://www.gopusa.com/wisconsin-college-democrats-leader-resigns-after-tweeting-i-f-ing-hate-white-men/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Progressives hate everything old, including the elderly (DIERSEN: I have always opposed age discrimination, therefore, consequently, those who promote age discrimination have always opposed me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/progressives-hate-everything-old-including-the-elderly

 

BREITBART
— GOP Leaders Debate Combination Plan to Cut Legal Immigration, Approve a DACA Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Those who come to America legally are far more likely to vote for Republicans. Those who come to America illegally are far more likely to vote for Democrats.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/17/gop-leaders-debate-combination-plan-cut-legal-immigration-approve-daca-amnesty/
— Report: 264 Staffers Paid $17 Million In Congressional Harassment Hush Money – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY (DIERSEN: How many tax dollars have Illinois, your county, your township/ward, and your municipality paid out in hush money? Who are the sexual harassers and who hired them?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/17/report-264-staffers-paid-17-million-in-congressional-harassment-hush-money/
— Woman Raped by Former Al Franken Intern Wants Senator’s Name off Sexual Assault Victims Bill – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? My more extremist Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of my suffering an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I should have suffered a $57,808 (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, I should have transferred in as an intern. GAO audits IRS and much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what GAO Analysts do. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the experience that I had gained a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and e) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/17/woman-raped-by-former-al-franken-intern-wants-senators-name-off-sexual-assault-victims-bill/
— Palin: People Do Not Sexually Harass Me Because They ‘Know That I’m Probably Packing’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/17/palin-people-not-sexually-harass-know-im-probably-packing/
— Realtor.com Continues to Boycott Breitbart After Claiming It Doesn’t Engage in Boycotts – ADAM SHAW (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They 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 longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/17/realtor-com-continues-to-boycott-breitbart-after-claiming-it-doesnt-engage-in-boycotts/

 

BLAZE
— ICE union says Obama holdovers are sabotaging immigration enforcement, here’s how – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/17/ice-union-says-obama-holdovers-are-sabotaging-immigration-enforcement-heres-how

 

TOWNHALL
— Scalise Defends Tax Bill, Gets Cursed at By Rosie O’Donnell – Cortney O’Brien (DIERSEN: O’Donnell should glorify and praise Scalise because the bill cuts federal income taxes for those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) and raises federal income taxes for those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican).)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/11/17/icymi-scalise-got-in-a-twitter-fight-with-rosie-odonnell-n2411093
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Scalise had more than 240 characters, he would have explained that the Republican tax plan will benefit the 70 percent of taxpayers who take the standard deduction.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Top White House Economist Defends Tax Reform, Says it Will Grow Economy – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: Republican tax reform cuts federal income taxes for those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) and raises federal income taxes for those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican). A “growing economy” helps those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) far more than it helps those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican).)
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/kevin-hassert-economy-gop-tax-reform/2017/11/17/id/826901/

 

THE HILL
— 19 immigration protestors arrested outside Ryan’s office – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/360995-nineteen-daca-protestors-arrested-outside-ryans-capitol-hill-office

HUFFINGTON POST
— 19 Asian-Americans Arrested At Paul Ryan’s Office Pushing For Dream Act They were calling on Congress to protect young undocumented immigrants. – Kimberly Yam
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/19-asian-americans-arrested-dream-act-protest_us_5a0f3ebae4b0e97dffed2bab
— Maximize Your Vacation Days with These Tips – Danielle Sabrina (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991/year that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, we have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/maximize-your-vacation-days-with-these-tips_us_5a104239e4b023121e0e930b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add vacation days to business trips. If you’re fortunate enough to be sent to interesting places for work, it’s definitely worth your while to see if you can take a few extra vacation days before or after the trip to visit the location you’re sent to, or even to explore someplace nearby. It could also be possible to plan the trip for the beginning or end of the week so you can spend a weekend checking out the sights. It’s true that this means you may not get to go exactly where you’ve always dreamed of vacationing, but with a little bit of research you may find something unexpectedly exciting and interesting to visit wherever you’re sent. With a little planning and communication with your supervisor, you may even be able to do something you really want.)

 

ABC NEWS
— Roy Moore accuser: I got him banned from the mall – CHRIS FRANCESCANI (DIERSEN: When will my accusers come out from behind their operatives and their dupes and take credit for ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, GAO employment in 1997, etc.?)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/roy-moore-accuser-banned-mall/story?id=51195632

 

CNN
— Facebook, Google, Twitter to fight fake news with ‘trust indicators’ – Seth Fiegerman (DIERSEN: The judgments that I make to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and the opinions that I express in those emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my judgment and opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/16/technology/tech-trust-indicators/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Philanthropy Booms in the Trump Era—but It Also Gets Political Such advocacy fails to provide direct and tangible benefits to individuals in need. – James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley (DIERSEN: From what I see, overwhelmingly, philanthropy promotes the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/philanthropy-booms-in-the-trump-erabut-it-also-gets-political-1510952685

 

USA TODAY
— Winners and losers in the tax bill that passed the House – Herb Jackson (DIERSEN: Are you a tax bill loser? My wife and I and my aunt are. I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/17/winners-and-losers-tax-bill-passed-house/874622001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Losers The sick: The bill eliminates a deduction for medical and dental expenses that exceed 7.5% of their incomes. In 2015, there were 8.8 million taxpayers who deducted $87 million. . .Residents of high-tax regions: Wealthy states such as New Jersey, New York and California as well as pockets of suburbs around the country could find that the loss of deductions eliminate any benefit from lower tax rates. The bill eliminates the deduction for state income taxes, caps the property tax deduction at $10,000, and on new mortgages, only allows a deduction for interest on the first $500,000 borrowed.)
— 5 reasons not to quit your job until you have another lined up – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Firestone Store superior immediately fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice in 1971. I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer 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.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/changing-jobs/2017/11/15/5-reasons-not-to-quit-your-job-until-you-have-another-lined-up/107461180/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— In towns and cities nationwide, fears of effects of federal tax plan Local leaders are warning that the $1.5 trillion tax-cut legislation moving through Congress threatens to undermine their ability to raise money for government services, including police and schools. – Renae Merle and PETER JAMISON (DIERSEN: What can individual taxpayers do a) to fight high medical and dental expenses, b) to fight high real estate taxes, c) to fight high state income taxes, and d) to fight high graduate tuition and book expenses?)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-towns-and-cities-nationwide-fears-of-effects-of-federal-tax-plan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It took the city of Pataskala, Ohio, nine ballot measures before its 15,000 residents agreed to a new 1 percent tax to pay for repairs to its crumbling roads and to buy new police cruisers. The mostly rural community was won over by a century-old hallmark of the tax code: The $5 million local levy could be deducted from their federal taxes. “There is a severe sensitivity to more taxes here,” said James Nicholson, the city’s finance director. “At the end of the day, ‘you get a tax break’ was the thing that convinced people.” But now, in towns and thriving cities, and in Republican — and Democratic — leaning states, local leaders are warning that the $1.5 trillion tax-cut legislation moving through Congress threatens to undermine their ability to raise money for government services, including police and schools. The Republican measures would eliminate or severely curtail taxpayers’ ability to lower their federal tax bill by deducting the cost of their state and local taxes, including sales taxes. Without that offset, local leaders say, taxpayers will begin to seek relief closer to home, potentially making it more difficult to provide basic services.)

 

BERKELY DAILY PLANET
— The Epidemic of Age Discrimination – Harry Brill (DIERSEN: I have always opposed age discrimination, therefore, consequently, those who promote age discrimination have always opposed me. I should write a book about those who focus on promoting age discrimination in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Typically, those who promote age discrimination also promote discrimination against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-11-17/article/46245?headline=The-Epidemic-of-Age-Discrimination–Harry-Brill

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHY ZUCKERBERG’S NEW “TRUST INDICATORS” CAN’T FIX FAKE NEWS A system providing additional context for publishers is too little, too late in a world where basic facts and mainstream publications are quickly written off as partisan. – MAYA KOSOFF
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/why-zuckerbergs-new-trust-indicators-cant-fix-fake-news

November 17 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Needless-to-say, if Republicans eliminate or limit the real estate tax deduction, a) the Senior Citizens’ Homestead Exemption should be dramatically increased (SEE: http://www.dupageco.org/SOA/1482/) and b) the maximum “total household income” requirement for the Senior Citizens’ Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption should be dramatically increased (SEE: http://www.dupageco.org/SOA/1480/). – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner challenger Ives reveals who’s bankrolling her bid – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: How much money do you give activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, churches, etc.? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I give little or no money to the aforesaid. In my defense, a) my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my $122,991/year GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars; b) my Social Security is only $2,028/year; c) my and my wife’s medical and dental expenses last year were $21,433, our state and local taxes were $14,303, and our 501(c)(3) contributions were $2,728; and d) the GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I send out each and every morning and each and every evening to the aforesaid free of charge and without any advertising are worth at least $1,000/year. It looks like if Republicans get their “tax reform,” the Diersens will be paying much more federal income tax in the future and they will have even less money to give the aforesaid. I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jeanne-ives-illinois-governor-20171117-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That information was revealed Thursday, when Ives showed 15 donations — with the top ones coming ahead of a high-dollar fundraiser scheduled for Monday at a Downers Grove restaurant. Vince Kolber, a Chicagoan who founded a transportation leasing business and twice unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Republican, was the top donor to the Ives for Illinois fund with $100,000. Kolber is the chairman of Ives fundraising event and previously has given the three-term lawmaker from Wheaton $1,500 in November 2015, records show. Ives also reported $50,000 from William Dixon of Wheaton, the founder of a trade-show exhibition firm. Dixon and wife Barbara are listed as co-chairs of the fundraiser, a title that carries a $50,000 price tag. Previously, they had given Ives a total of $19,000 since March 2012. Ives also tapped into her legislative campaign fund for $25,000 and got similar-sized donations from Peter Huizenga and Elizabeth Weiss. A $25,000 contribution merits the title of “underwriter” of the fundraiser. Of Ives’ donors, Kolber gave $13,000 to Rauner for his 2014 race for governor post-primary, and another $1,000 on June 29 of this year. William Dixon gave Rauner $500 in September 2014, and Huizenga gave Rauner $20,000 in May 2014. Rauner had nearly $65.6 million in his campaign fund at the end of September and has since added $116,100.)
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, pot pushers use the problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-doctors-pain-20171116-story.html
— The House just passed its big tax bill. Here’s what is in it and what deductions vanish. – Heather Long (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-house-tax-bill-details-20171116-story.html
— FBI needs to explain its war on ‘black identity extremists’ – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Blacks to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-fbi-black-identity-extremists-sessions-1117-20171115-story.html
— Partisan divide grows in U.S., states, with mixed results – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–state-legislatures-red-or-blue-20171112-story.html
— U. of I. president, UIC chancellor receive $175K in bonuses for second straight year – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, the real reason why my superiors and supervisors got bonuses was their success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-university-of-illinois-bonuses-20171116-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Franken, like Moore, should vanish into the woods – John Kass (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with wrongdoing by a member of any of the following groups, you are presumed to be guilty, and you will be gotten rid of: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-al-franken-kass-1117-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville projected to be No. 1 in U.S. for holiday spending, finance report says – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: What is the main reason why you spend less money than you do? For me, it is my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension being only 41% of what my $122,991 GAO salary was in 1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-holiday-spending-naperville-st-1117-20171115-story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Confused by the Tax Bills? Be Glad You’re Not an Accountant – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: Do you prepare and file your own income tax returns? I have since 1964. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. I won a split decision in Tax Court when my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I have used Quicken and Turbotax since they became available. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and federal taxes. What do you say to people who do not even know if they take the standard deduction or if they itemize who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and federal taxes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/your-money/tax-bills-accountants.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If only that were easy to figure out. We know that nearly a quarter of households with incomes between $100,000 and $500,000 would see their tax bills go up next year under the Senate’s proposal. Compared with current law, the House bill, which was passed Thursday, would raise personal federal income taxes on California, New Jersey, New York and Maryland residents by $16.7 billion in 2027, according to an Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy analysis. Florida and Texas, however, would get $31.2 billion in cuts. Still at a loss? If you’re hoping that TurboTax will rerun your 2016 data or scan your 1040 and spit out constantly updating projections based on the House bill or the evolving Senate proposals, its owner, Intuit, will not do that for you. At first, TurboTax’s spokeswoman, Lisa Greene-Lewis, told me via email that it was “premature to speculate or second guess the decisions policymakers will make.” When I pressed further, wondering about the people who want to be well-informed citizens and decide whether to cheer or jeer their elected representatives while it might still make a difference, she got on the phone and simply told me that the company would be creating only tools based on current laws. And so, we turn to the accountants. Pity them, because for at least the next month, theirs will be a world of what-ifs and if-thens. Already, many are receiving multiple messages each day from clients.)
— Middle-Class Families Confront Soaring Health Insurance Costs – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: Last year, my and my wife’s medical and dental expenses last year were $21,433, our state and local taxes were $14,303, and our 501(c)(3) contributions were $2,728.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/us/politics/obamacare-premiums-middle-class.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL HEADLINE: A Cartoonishly Evil Tax-Cut Bill – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/republican-tax-bills-trump.html
— Everybody Hates the Trump Tax Plan Ordinary families would be big losers, and even C.E.O.s aren’t showing much love. – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/trump-tax-plan-hate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Poles side with anti-Poles.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/poland-pure-blood-march.html

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Silent On Tax-Cut Plan – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and taking job-related graduate courses. The deductibility of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and job-related education a) encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, and c) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/16/gov-rauner-silent-on-tax-cut-plan/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois lawmaker Lisa Hernandez accepted campaign money from adult entertainment club – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmaker-accepted-campaign-money-from-adult-entertainment-club

DAILY HERALD
— Impeachment filing is naive, harmful – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171116/editorial-impeachment-filing-is-naive-harmful
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA, ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburbs, like rest of country, reporting more hate crimes – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171117/suburbs-like-rest-of-country-reporting-more-hate-crimes

NORTHWEST HERALD
— More than 100 protestors turn out for Roskam appearance at GOP fundraiser in Downers Grove – BOB RAKOW (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and taking job-related graduate courses. The deductibility of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and job-related education a) encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, and c) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/17/more-than-100-protestors-turn-out-for-roskam-appearance-at-gop-fundraiser-in-downers-grove/dg63lsa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reid McCollum, a leader of the Coalition for a Better Illinois 6th, said the proposed tax plan was the primary reason for the protest. “There’s not one thing in that bill for the middle class,” said McCollum, who specifically criticized the proposal to eliminate state and local tax deductions. The tax plan also would increase the federal deficit by as much as $1.7 trillion and lead to massive cuts to services and programs such as Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, opponents said.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tax reform is key to Illinois growth – Lynette Shaeffer (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and taking job-related graduate courses. The deductibility of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and job-related education a) encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, and c) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171116/guest-view-tax-reform-is-key-to-illinois-growth
— Londrigan accused of attacking Davis for ‘opposite’ of remarks – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to find anything that they can use against me. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171116/londrigan-accused-of-attacking-davis-for-opposite-of-remarks

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis, Shimkus laud their colleagues’ tax-reform bill – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-17/davis-shimkus-laud-their-colleagues-tax-reform-bill.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Officials, public discuss opioid abuse, possible solutions at community forum – Adam Poulisse
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20171116/officials-public-discuss-opioid-abuse-possible-solutions-at-community-forum

STAR TRIBUNE
— In Illinois, a looming battle over the bankrupting ‘blue model’ – George Will
http://trib.com/opinion/columns/will-in-illinois-a-looming-battle-over-the-bankrupting-blue/article_8da96037-d777-5778-a78e-eb8d934c41e2.html

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— Senators Durbin, Duckworth Press Rauner To Weigh In On GOP Tax Plans
https://enewspf.com/2017/11/16/senators-durbin-duckworth-press-rauner-to-weigh-in-on-gop-tax-plans/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Graduate students rally against tax reform bill – Jacqueline Francis (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/graduate-students-rally-against-tax-reform-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The act is focused on providing tax relief, but graduate students said for them it would have the opposite effect. U of I graduate student, Jason Rock, said the act would eliminate tax exemptions for teaching and research assistants’ tuition waivers. “A tuition waiver is essentially a coupon for making their tuition-free,” Rock said. A tuition waiver tax is something many graduate students said they can’t afford. “I’m out here because without my tuition waiver I won’t be able to stay in graduate school,” graduate student Andy Bowman said. “And that’s true for my friends here today.” Rock said if the tuition waiver tax becomes law, it could change the post-graduate educational opportunities for students now and in the future. “There will be a significant number of graduate students that have to drop out,” Rock said. “Ultimately graduate school would only be something wealthy people can do.” Protesters called on Congressman Rodney Davis, just hours after the House voted the bill forward. Congressman Davis voted in favor of the bill. “Today we lost Representative Davis,” graduate student Emily Rodriguez said. “13 other members of his caucus did not vote for this tax reform bill, but our Representative folded like a lawn chair,” Congressman Davis said he doesn’t support the tuition waiver tax, but he does support other parts of the bill. Especially the tax reforms that would benefit middle-class families and small businesses. The Congressman’s office responded to the rally in a statement by saying, “Congressman Davis has fought hard to protect these benefits and Chairman Brady has committed to working to fix them when we get to conference with the Senate.)

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— State senators urge ISBE to accelerate teacher shortage study – JOHN REIDY (DIERSEN: Why were you hired? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job; b) that IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job; and c) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/75904/state/state-senators-urge-isbe-to-accelerate-teacher-shortage-study/

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Conservatives must hold the Rauner Swamp accountable
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-conservative-voters-must-hold-the-rauner-swamp-accountable

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives credits bipartisan effort for broader health care options, stronger property rights – Mark Heinz
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511259574-ives-credits-bipartisan-effort-for-broader-health-care-options-stronger-property-rights

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives cites culture surrounding ‘phony property tax freeze’ in her decision to run for governor – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511270034-ives-cites-culture-surrounding-phony-property-tax-freeze-in-her-decision-to-run-for-governor

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Progressives” Suddenly “Woke” to Sexual Harassment! – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/11/progressives-suddenly-woke-to-sexual-harassment/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Shifting Trends in Christianity – Micah Clark (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are Christian, but who do lots of anti-Christian things like promoting dependency on government, promoting dependency on charity, promoting LGBTQ activity, promoting abortion, promoting illegal immigration, and promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. The aforesaid have always worked very hard against me.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/shifting-trends-christianity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I was given a booklet from Haggai International Ministries called “What in the World is Going On?” It presents the changing demographics of faith around the globe. Here are some interesting findings: 100 years ago the geographical picture of Christianity was pretty simple: most Christians lived in the U.S. and Europe. Everywhere else was unreached. In 1900, 83 percent of the world’s Christians were in “the west.” Today, in 2017 only 34 percent of the world’s Christians are in the west, (i.e. areas like Europe, North America and Australia). Now 66 percent of the world’s Christians are in Latin America, Africa and Asia. By 2050 those numbers are expected to be 24 percent in the west and 76 percent in Latin America, Africa and Asia. While Christianity is on the decline in the U.S., it is on the rise in the former USSR, China and large portions of Africa. Today 25 percent of the Christians in the world live in Africa and 25 percent live in Latin America. On any given Sunday there are more Christians worshiping in China than in the United States. Muslims are increasingly mobile. Where they go, Islam goes. As Christians have fled from areas of the Middle East, Islam has moved in. In Jesus’ birthplace of Bethlehem the current population is 80 percent Muslim. 75 percent of the world’s population lives in areas with religious restrictions. Approximately one in 12 Christians today experience persecution. Of the world’s 7.5 billion people, 2.4 billion (33 percent) profess to be Christians. However, one in four people in the world have never heard the Gospel message.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican Party wants Durbin, Duckworth to give away Franken’s cash
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/17/republican-party-wants-durbin-duckworth-to-give-away-frankens-cash/

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fox News, a company charged with sexual harassment, uses Adam Andrzejewski to say “Across the USA, governments have a gender hypocrisy gap.” Andrzejewski should look at GAO. During the 1980s and 1990s, to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat women and young Democrat minorities, GAO wasted the careers of and got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. GAO uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and its “up-or-out” policy to waste the careers of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/11/17/across-usa-governments-have-gender-hypocrisy-gap.html

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh: Al Franken’s groping scandal ‘screwing up’ Dems’ plans for Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=33580
— 77% of ‘educated’ Democrats believe your gender can be different than that ‘assigned at birth’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=33577

WASHINGTON TIMES
— When a Miss America runs for office – David Keene
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/16/erika-harold-running-for-states-attorney-general-i/

BLAZE
— Starbucks celebrated for the ‘gay agenda’ campaign on their holiday cups – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/16/starbucks-celebrated-for-the-gay-agenda-campaign-on-their-holiday-cups

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Illinois Senate Fails to Override Governor’s Veto of Salary History Ban (DIERSEN: If you work for government, your salary is public record.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/illinois-senate-fails-to-override-governor-s-veto-salary-history-ban

THE HILL
— The GOP tax bill will be a health care financial burden on American families – JANNI LEHRER-STEIN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I give them little or no money. In my defense, a) my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my $122,991/year GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars; b) my Social Security is only $2,028/year; c) my and my wife’s medical and dental expenses last year were $21,433, our state and local taxes were $14,303, and our 501(c)(3) contributions were $2,728; and d) the GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I send out each and every morning and each and every evening to the aforesaid free of charge and without any advertising are worth at least $1,000/year. It looks like if Republicans get their “tax reform,” the Diersens will be paying much more federal income tax in the future and they will have even less money to give the aforesaid. I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/360801-the-gop-tax-bill-will-be-a-health-care-financial-burden-on-american
— Franken releases new statement, calls for ethics investigation of himself – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360697-franken-releases-new-statement-calls-for-ethics-investigation-of-himself

ROLL CALL
— Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rejects Carlos Curbelo’s Membership Bid Florida Republican calls decision “shameful” (DIERSEN: Which groups do NOT want you to be a member? The following groups do NOT want me to be a member: a) those that 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Further, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc. do NOT want me to be a member. 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.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/congressional-hispanic-caucus-rejects-carlos-curbelo-bid-membership

WASHINGTON POST
— Those bans on asking about salary history? Most employers don’t think they’ll work. – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: If you work for government, your salary is public record.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/11/16/those-bans-on-asking-about-salary-history-most-employers-dont-think-theyll-work/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tax Proposals Most Likely to Pass in Washington While the differences between the two versions stand out, the similarities are an indicator of items that could actually pass – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-proposals-most-likely-to-pass-in-washington-1510883590
— No Republicans Need Apply Congressional Hispanic Caucus rejects Cuban-American legislator. – Editorial (DIERSEN: By way of contrast, “Republicans” a) let Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs hold leadership positions in the Republican Party and b) elect and reelect Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-republicans-need-applyno-republicans-need-apply-1510872449
— The Politics of Apps Has Silicon Valley programmed its products to disadvantage women, minorities and the poor? An indictment of bias in the tech industry. Meghan C. Kruger reviews ‘Technically Wrong’ by Sara Wachter-Boettcher.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-the-politics-of-apps-1510871571
— FRONT PAGE: Google Has Picked an Answer for You—Too Bad It’s Often Wrong Going beyond search, the internet giant is promoting a single result over all others, and many are contentious, improbable or laughably incorrect – Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-featured-answers-aim-to-distill-truthbut-often-get-it-wrong-1510847867

USA TODAY
— Protect net neutrality and Internet freedom: World Wide Web inventor – Tim Berners-Lee (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to limit the information that you get to the information that they give you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/11/16/protect-net-neutrality-and-internet-freedom-world-wide-web-inventor-tim-berners-lee-column/866318001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now that vision is threatened. That choice you have to use the Web for whatever you want could be taken away. Today, one of the greatest threats to the Web in America is the plan by the Federal Communications Commission to roll back America’s open Internet safeguards. Net neutrality is the fundamental principle that all content should be treated equally online. It’s what ensures those millions of local businesses can compete on an equal footing with corporate giants. It’s what stops Internet and cable providers from slowing down services for those who don’t pay a premium, or blocking content that doesn’t boost their own bottom lines. Why should this matter to you? Most Americans — 87% — use the Internet for everything from accessing information to earning money to watching their favorite shows and movies.) 

STANDARD REPUBLIC
— Killing medical tax break will hammer U.S. middle-class seniors – Reuters (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.standardrepublic.com/2017/11/killing-medical-tax-break-will-hammer-u-s-middle-class-seniors/43549.htm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Republican lawmakers want to cut taxes for corporations and wealthy people by $1.3 trillion – and they seem to want seniors to foot a good chunk of the bill. Their 2018 budget plan would chop $473 billion out of Medicare and $1.3 trillion from Medicaid. (reut.rs/2mq1UhL). But the House tax plan also calls for elimination of the itemized deduction for high medical expenses. The deduction allows taxpayers who itemize to deduct medical expenses exceeding 10 percent of adjusted gross income. This is helpful to anyone dealing with disabilities, acute or chronic conditions or long-term care and assisted living costs. But the medical expense deduction is especially useful for older people, for the simple reason that they are more likely to struggle with acute and chronic health problems. And it is used mainly by middle-class households. Nearly half (49 percent) of taxpayers who deducted medical expenses in 2015 had income below $50,000 according to analysis of IRS records by the AARP Public Policy Institute; 69 percent had income less than $75,000. The importance of the deduction is growing, because the number of underinsured Americans is rising. At the end of 2016, 28 percent of adults who had health insurance were underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund (bit.ly/2zKKMqe) – a percentage that translates to 41 million people. Commonwealth defines “underinsured” as people whose out-of-pocket health expenses are 10 percent or more of household income, and the number has more than doubled since 2003. In Medicare, total out-of-pocket spending by beneficiaries in 2013 averaged $6,150, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Nearly half of that (47 percent) was for insurance premiums, followed by three categories of health care services – long-term care facilities (18 percent), prescription drugs (12 percent) and dental services (9 percent).)

FORBES
— The New Tax Plan And The Death Of Homeownership – Mark Greene (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and taking job-related graduate courses. The deductibility of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and job-related education a) encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, and c) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markgreene/2017/11/16/the-new-tax-plan-and-the-death-of-homeownership/

PBS
— Who really benefits from GOP’s tax overhaul is battle point as House passes its bill – Lisa Desjardins and Judy Woodruff (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/who-really-benefits-from-gops-tax-overhaul-is-battle-point-as-house-passes-its-bill

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1013 James Court, Wheaton – $399,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448314_zpid/

November 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A new day for women, Democrats across the nation after Tuesday elections.” Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps work harder to make women anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. What do Democrats who are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German-American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time have to say about that?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-election-women-democrats-20171108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “When will all this talk about sexual harassment end?” Of course, the answer is when the last male on the planet earth dies. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps work harder to get rid of all men, including Democrat men.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-sexual-harassment-20171110-story.html
— Theo Epstein throws support behind new mentoring program with $150,000 grant – Phil Thompson (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-theo-epstein-base-chicago-inc-20171110-story.html
— Putting down Naperville roots means absorbing its history as your own – Hilary Decent (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. How do you deal with those who demonize you, who denigrate you, and who condemn you as being a newcomer? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who continue to demonize me, to demonize me, and to condemn me as being a newcomer a) because I have lived in Wheaton only since I was 29 years old in 1978, b) because I have never attended any schools in Wheaton, c) because I have never sent any children to schools in Wheaton, and d) because I have never attended any churches in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-1112-20171111-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Manar says Rauner wears ‘costume’ for downstaters – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171111/bernard-schoenburg-manar-says-rauner-wears-costume-for-downstaters
— State Income Tax: Governor Rauner fortunate to live in Illinois – Brent Bohlen, Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171111/letter-governor-rauner-fortunate-to-live-in-illinois
— Effects of state payment delays linger for patients, health-care providers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171111/effects-of-state-payment-delays-linger-for-patients-health-care-providers

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Change in law allows convictions to be sealed – John Roska (DIERSEN: Of course, this further discourages people from complying with the rule of law, that is, it further encourages people to break the law.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2017-11-12/john-roska-change-law-allows-convictions-be-sealed.html

OGLE COUNTY LIFE
— Try to seek out legitimate news sources – Brad Jennings (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would you deal with activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that neither I nor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are legitimate news sources. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blacklist me, b) give news scoops to, c) glorify and praise, d) pander to, e) serve as operatives for or as dupes for, and/or f) give money to Rich Miller, Dan Proft, Dennis LaComb, Fran Eaton, and my other competitors. Of course, I refuse to blacklist my competitors, in fact, I promote my competitors. Should I stress even more strongly a) that I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out since 2000, b) that since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and that since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too, c) that since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 286,700 articles and information on many upcoming events, d) that virtually every important Republican activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. in Illinois either reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or relies on their staff and/or volunteers to monitor the emails, e) that while I do not have a journalism degree, while no one pays me to put the emails together and send them out, and while the emails do not contain any advertising, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991, and f) that much of GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do.)
http://www.oglecountylife.com/article/try-to-seek-out-legitimate-news-sources

QUAD CITY ONLINE
— Don’t quit fight to grow Illinois jobs, business – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-don-t-quit-fight-to-grow-illinois-jobs-business/article_5e52e990-707d-5333-8bdd-77a6b6fd5967.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— University of Illinois’ new budget request includes almost $70 million for raises – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/university-of-illinois-new-budget-request-includes-almost-million-for/article_fc50fa0e-c564-11e7-b871-5f53107b520a.html

HOT AIR
— “Why Now?”: Roy Moore Questions The Timing Of WaPo Story About Teenaged Girls (DIERSEN: The higher the office that you might win, the more likely that your critics/opponents will “go public” with their charges against you.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/11/11/now-roy-moore-questions-timing-wapo-story-teenaged-girls/

BREITBART
— Alabama ABC Affiliate Can’t Find One Voter Who Believes WaPo Report About Roy Moore in Man-on-the-Street Segment – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/10/alabama-abc-affiliate-cant-find-one-voter-believes-wapo-report-roy-moore-man-street-segment/

THE HILL
— GOP nears initial victory on tax reform – SCOTT WONG AND NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: What does GOP victory mean? Does it mean a) letting those who take the standard deduction pay less federal income tax and b) making those who itemize their deductions pay more federal income tax?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/359819-gop-nears-initial-victory-on-tax-reform?rnd=1510340050
— Tale of two tax reform plans must end with passed bill – PETE SEPP (DIERSEN: This editorial outrageously argues that “SALT overwhelmingly benefits the better-off.” While those who deduct SALT pay a little less federal income tax, they have to pay lots more SALT than those who take the standard deduction do. If you want to take away itemized deductions, you want the following to pay lots more federal income tax: homeowners, those in high SALT areas, those who have high medical expenses, those who give lots of money to 501(c)(3) organizations, and those who have high job expenses.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/359958-tale-of-two-tax-reform-plans-must-end-with-passed-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Streamlining deductions and credits — along with their associated complex rules and clawbacks — in favor of lower rates can help to alleviate the problem. The Senate bill retains the current mortgage interest deduction cap of $1 million whereas the House bill would wisely lower it to $500,000. As NTU has previously noted, this deduction can artificially inflate prices for homes beyond what buyers would normally be willing to pay. Modifying or repealing it, as long as resulting revenues go toward broader-based tax relief, ought to be on the table. The Senate bill totally eliminates the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, as opposed to the House bill, which permits up to $10,000 in property tax to be deducted. SALT overwhelmingly benefits the better-off. Further, it encourages bad fiscal policy at the state and local level (see: Illinois and California) by masking the financial pain caused by irresponsibly hiking taxes. Overall, besides repealing SALT, the Senate’s bill tends to preserve more deductions (such as medical expenses) than the House’s does.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups have always used the Constitution to destroy America: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/11/opinion/editorials/President-Trump-Please-Read-the-Constitution.html
— Social Media and Democracy Readers say “follow the money,” and call on tech companies to limit their news feeds to legitimate sources. – STEVEN K. WOJCIKIEWICZ, PORTLAND, ORE. (DIERSEN: What do you say to those a) who glorify and praise Facebook and Google and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being illegitimate?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/social-media-politics.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Twitter, Google and Facebook are moneymaking enterprises, and they will do whatever they need to do to increase revenue. Helping or hurting democracy is incidental to that goal, as are improving or degrading our daily lives, or making the world a better or worse place.)
— We’re Sick of Racism, Literally – Douglas Jacobs (DIERSEN: How sick are you? Ever-increasing, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at everyone that members of the following groups are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/sick-of-racism-literally.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use charges against Moore to viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn all conservatives. If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/the-swine-of-conservatism.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/roy-moore-sexual-assault.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/sunday/roy-moore-molestation.html
— Silence Lifts in State Houses as Harassment Scandals Bring Swift Penalties – Campbell Robertson and Jess Bidgood
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/12/us/state-house-harassment.html
— I’m Rich, and That Makes Me Anxious – Kerry Hannon (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who since 1966 have demonized me, who have denigrated me, and who have condemned me as being rich. They stress the new cars that I bought and especially the 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought in 1966 when I was 17 years old, the 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in 1967, the 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I bought in 1968, and the 1972 Chevy Corvette that I bought in 1971. They stress the new town home that I bought in 1972, the studio condo that I bought in 1974, and the one bedroom condo that I bought in 1976. They stress 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton that my wife and I bought in 1978 and 915 Cove Court in Wheaton that we had built in 1984. They stress the collector cars that I bought in 1989 and 1994. They stress the money that I paid for tuition and books to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They stress the money that I paid for reviews courses to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. They stress the money that my wife and I have saved for our retirement.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/your-money/wealth-anxiety-money.html
— What Is Wealth? Interviews have been edited and condensed. (DIERSEN: What does wealth mean to you? To me, wealth is a) not being a financial burden on others and b) not having to serve as an operative or as a dupe for anyone. All the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial and/or health problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/your-money/what-is-wealth.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Inside the Wealth Divide Not only has the gulf grown between the haves and the have nots, but so has the gap between the haves and the have-moores. – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: How wealthy are you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as being poor. They stress how much more income is compared to my income and how much greater that their net worth is compared to my net worth.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/your-money/money-bubble-economic-inequality.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump promotes hatred of Whites and asks “Can My Children Be Friends With White People?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/interracial-friendship-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Air Force, Colleague Feared Church Gunman Would ‘Shoot Up the Place’ – Dave Philipps, Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Serge F. Kovaleski (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me a “bad conduct discharge.” They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes agree with all the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/us/devin-kelley-air-force.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After his guilty plea, Mr. Kelley served just eight months in military prison. In June 2013 he was let out, having been knocked down to the lowest possible rank and given a bad conduct discharge that barred him from nearly all veterans benefits, including mental health treatment.)
— FRONT PAGE: Men at Work Wonder if They Overstepped With Women, Too – Nellie Bowles (DIERSEN: Women who want to avoid sexual harassment should consider working for the federal government. During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I saw no sexual harassment of women. The federal government a) considers women to be members of a protected class and b) gives preference to women. However, women should be advised that many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/business/men-at-work-wonder-sexual-harassment.html

DIVISION OF WEALTH
— Reince Priebus Net Worth
https://www.divisionofwealth.com/celebrity-biography-wiki-facts/politician/reince-priebus-net-worth-id=5611/

November 5 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Lawmakers Select Former Assistant United States Attorney Julie Porter As New Legislative Inspector General – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-legislative-inspector-general-455228863.html

ABC7
— American woman jailed in Zimbabwe for tweets about president – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They talk and act like want the power to jail those like me who fail/refuse to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as their operative or dupe, and/or d) give them money.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/american-woman-jailed-in-zimbabwe-for-tweets-about-president/2605169/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Nearly 65,000 residents in DuPage County make less than the federal poverty level, and one in every five people struggle to meet needs for food or housing, according to a DuPage homeless non-profit. (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/hundreds-spend-night-outside-to-help-tackle-homelessness-in-dupage

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State lawmakers appoint Julie B. Porter inspector general amid harassment scandal – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/state-lawmakers-appoint-inspector-general-amid-harassment-scandal/
— Pop tax foe Sean Morrison, the Cook County Republican chairman and a county commissioner, no fan of paying own property taxes on time – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-pop-tax-foe-no-fan-of-paying-own-property-taxes-on-time/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cleaning up the Capitol: Sexual harassment law is just a start – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-springfield-ethics-inspector-general-harassment-20171103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-pence-chicago-protest-march-20171104-story.html
— GOP’s proposed tax plan could hit Chicagoans in areas with high property taxes – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tax-plan-chicago-impact-20171103-story.html
— Lawmakers appoint former Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie B. Porter as top watchdog in wake of sexual harassment scandal – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-sexual-harassment-20171103-story.html
— Some middle-class Americans would pay higher taxes under GOP bill, congressional report says – Heather Long (DIERSEN: Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-middle-class-taxes-gop-bill-analysis-20171104-story.html
— White House attacks legacies of both Bush presidents after reports they refused to vote for Trump – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: The Bushes have always rejected many planks in the Republican Party platform. One could argue that Clinton and Obama were elected and reelected because of that.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bush-trump-20171104-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hater of conservatives says “Researchers suggest delusion may be at the heart of conservative hatred of Obamacare.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-lazarus-republican-hatred-obamacare-delusion-20171103-story.html
— DNAinfo was a vital building block for news – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: If you asked those in Illinois who crow that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails where they get their Illinois government and political news and commentary, what would they say? Would they say Capitol Fax, Facebook, Google, and/or other Democrat organizations?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-dnainfo-kkkparty-1105-20171103-story.html
— Next presidential primary, I’m voting Republican. – Michael K. Goldberg, Chicago (DIERSEN: What percent of those who cast Republican primary ballots in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens who cast Republican primary ballots to damage the Republican Party?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vote-republican-trump-primary-20171103-story.html
— After DNAinfo shuttered, Chicago journalists pony up for drinks – Heidi Stevens (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries have the power to shutter you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-dnainfo-chicago-drinks-1103-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Legislative Ethics Commission appoints former federal prosecutor Julie B. Porter inspector general – Sarah Zoellick
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171104/legislative-ethics-commission-appoints-inspector-general
— Home life affects children’s readiness to learn – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: Inconsistently, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote LGBTQ activity hint/imply/argue/shout that I have had an unfair advantage in life because I was raised in a traditional family.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171105/home-life-affects-childrens-readiness-to-learn

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Congressional leaders call for sexual harassment training – AP (DIERSEN: The federal government requires all its employees to take lots of anti-discrimination training. The training presupposes that all a) men discriminate against women, b) Whites discriminate against non-Whites, c) older people discriminate against younger people, d) non-LGBTQ people discriminate against LGBTQ people, e) Protestants discriminate against non-Protestants, f) German Americans discriminate against non-German Americans, g) Republicans discriminate against non-Republicans, h) conservatives discriminate against non-conservatives, i) patriotic people discriminate against non-patriotic people, j) Americans discriminate against non-Americans, k) rich people discriminate against non-rich people, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discriminate against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Consequently, federal employees are overwhelmingly a) anti-men, b) anti-White, c) anti-older people, d) anti-non-LGBTQ people, e) anti-Protestant, f) anti-German American, g) anti-Republican, h) anti-conservative, i) anti-patriotic people, j) anti-American, k) anti-rich people, and l) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/04/congressional-leaders-call-for-sexual-harassment-training/a3wataj/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— League of Women Voters: ERA still is necessary for women
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171104/league-of-women-voters-era-still-is-necessary-for-women

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ federal delegation sticks with party lines on tax plan – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171104/illinois-federal-delegation-sticks-with-party-lines-on-tax-plan

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Show me the money – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-show-me-the-money/article_1744d5d0-3ada-597a-8323-bf396402b9f7.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Debt Transparency Act: Illinois Senate can send reform message – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/editorial-illinois-senate-can-send-reform-message/article_13e56004-9d46-54cc-b385-4893f1245ba2.html

SOUTHERN
— 1 year from Election Day, here’s how the Illinois governor’s race is shaping up – Ryan Voyles
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/year-from-election-day-here-s-how-the-illinois-governor/article_ac1d758e-c0e7-11e7-a6a0-e7049b5de386.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Controversy sparks about how Illinois’ Abortion bill could expand across country – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/controversy-sparks-about-how-illinois-abortion-bill-could-expand-across-country

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Jeanne Ives: A Better Option In 2018 – Pat Hughes
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/a-better-option-in-2018

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rauner vs. Ives seen as strengthening, not weakening, GOP – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511259106-rauner-vs-ives-seen-as-strengthening-not-weakening-gop

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives described as much firmer in her principles than Rauner – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511259057-ives-described-as-much-firmer-in-her-principles-than-rauner

BREITBART
— Coulter on ‘Diversity Lottery’: ‘Every Place There Is Diversity There Is Civil War’ – TRENT BAKER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/04/coulter-on-diversity-lottery-every-place-there-is-diversity-there-is-civil-war/

CNBC
— The good, the bad and the money: Here’s what the GOP tax bill means for you – Darla Mercado (DIERSEN: Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-money-what-the-gop-tax-plan-means-for-you.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ever-increasingly, members of Group A are getting “religious leaders” to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/opinion/sunday/christianity-communism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Can Republicans Escape Trump in 2020?” and says “His unpopularity is stark, but not among his party’s voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/opinion/sunday/trump-republican-primary-challenger-2020.html
— Everything Is Bad. Blame the Tax Code. – Katherine Mangu-Ward
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/opinion/sunday/republicans-taxes-loop-holes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who focus on driving approval ratings down.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trumps-performance-lags-behind-even-tepid-public-expectations/2017/11/04/35d2a912-bf4d-11e7-959c-fe2b598d8c00_story.html

DAYTON DAILY POST
— VERY SAD: First-time home buyers drop to 36-year low – Max Filby
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/first-time-home-buyers-drop-year-low/9d0LWJh0dxgbjbNVdD1JsJ/

DAILY BEAST
— Why Do White People Feel Discriminated Against? I Asked Them. – Toure (DIERSEN: Toure should talk to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed that a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-do-white-people-feel-discriminated-against-i-asked-them

NPR
— There’s An Immigration Gap In How Latinos Perceive Discrimination – Adrian Florido (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at Latinos and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/11/05/561876519/theres-an-immigration-gap-in-how-latinos-perceive-discrimination

FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Extend Probationary Period for New Federal Employees to Two Years – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, because I had been under a probationary period at IRS, I was not under a probationary period at GAO. Nevertheless, they did everything that they could to get rid of me. GAO audits IRS. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They gave me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals. They assigned me to work for, to work with, and to supervise the office’s most problematic employees. And even worse things. In my defense, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. In addition, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/05/legislation-extend-probationary-period-new-feds-two-years/

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— University of Wisconsin survey: LGBT, disabled and minority students feel less welcome at UW-Madison White, conservative students more likely to feel respected – AP (DIERSEN: What if such a survey was taken in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I would expect that the more votes that Clinton got in the aforesaid jurisdictions, the less welcome that members of the following groups would feel: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/wisconsin/uw-survey-lgbt-disabled-and-minority-students-feel-less-welcome/article_f84f7aea-c1ac-11e7-8ce5-e3a587e559c4.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minority, disabled and gay students say they’re having a tougher time surviving on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus than most students, according to a survey. The survey found about 80 percent of student respondents said they often felt welcome and respected at UW-Madison. However, only 65 percent of students of color, 67 percent of disabled students, 69 percent of LGBT students and 50 percent of transgender and nonbinary students — those who don’t identify as either sex — said they felt welcome. About 11 percent of students reported experiencing incidents of hostile, harassing or intimidating behavior directed at them. Female students, students of color, LGBT students, students with a disability and students who identify as transgender or nonbinary were more likely to report being involved in such incidents.)

November 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you say about Rich Miller’s poll? – Dave Diersen
(ACCORDING TO RICH MILLER: A Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll found that 61 percent of 1,064 likely Republican voters had a favorable impression of Gov. Rauner. Just 24 percent had an unfavorable opinion, despite the fact that he has been taking enormous heat from his right flank ever since he signed a publicly funded abortion on demand bill into law in late September. . .We didn’t test President Donald Trump in this poll, but nationally he’s been getting somewhere between 80 and 85 percent support from members of his own party. So while Rauner has some very real problems when compared with Trump, is the opposition stiff enough to actually take him out in the primary? The poll, conducted for my newsletter subscribers Oct. 25-29, found Gov. Rauner is leading Rep. Ives 64-19, with 16 percent undecided. The poll had a margin of error of +/-3 percent. . .According to the poll, 83 percent of Republican voters have never heard of Ives. . .According to the poll, 85 percent of Downstaters and suburban Cook voters have never heard of Ives, and neither has 78 percent of collar county suburbanites. Gov. Rauner’s Downstate lead over Rep. Ives is 65-17. It’s 67-16 in suburban Cook County and 65-22 in the collars. Among men, Rauner leads 69-21 with 10 percent undecided. Among women, it’s 60-17, with 23 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent of the respondents were mobile phone users. Her only “bright spot” is Chicago, where Rauner’s lead is 41-34. Even so, 76 percent of Chicagoans say they’ve never heard of her, meaning they chose her without knowing who she is. Chicago is the only region where Rauner’s favorability is upside down. Just 40 percent have a favorable opinion versus 49 percent who have an unfavorable view.)
https://gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS COURTS
— Chief Judge Kathryn Creswell announces her retirement, effective November 30, 2017. (DIERSEN: According to a report, Judge Richard Russo will run for this vacancy and he will no longer run against Judge Karen Wilson for the Judge Blanche Hill Fawell vacancy.)
https://twitter.com/illinoiscourts

NBC5
— Rahm Emanuel Offers Support to DNAinfo Employees “DNAinfo reporters, we’re happy to provide you clips of your work from our own archives,” the mayor said in a tweet. – James Neveau (DIERSEN: Those who dominated the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) in 2010 and 2004 rudely fired me as MTRCC webmaster in 2010 and 2004 and erased all the MTRCC meeting reports and event reports that I had written and posted. Those reports included the name of the meeting or event, the date it was held, where it was held, who the speakers were, approximately how many attended, and the names of the candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-offers-support-help-to-dnainfo-employees-455009813.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Spike in legal representation for immigrants in Chicago is attributed to $1 million city fund – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-immigrants-represented-in-court-20171031-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives to speak at Wheeling Township GOP meeting in Arlington Heights at the 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20171103/gubernatorial-candidate-jeanne-ives-to-speak-at-wheeling-gop-meeting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps get Glenbard East students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171103/glenbard-east-students-march-to-support-daca
— How social media made it easy for Americans to get played – Geoffrey A. Fowler (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups want you to depend on the Democrats who run Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc. to get Illinois government and political news and commentary: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171104/how-social-media-made-it-easy-for-americans-to-get-played

HERALD & REVIEW
— Election Spending Spree: Ready for more governor TV ads? Election Day is 12 months away With 12 months to go, millions pour into race for Illinois governor – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ready-for-more-governor-tv-ads-election-day-is-months/article_c1195c4a-e0fb-56ee-a5e1-36dfd1debe09.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who are right-to-work laws good for? – MARILYN KATZ (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member for almost 12 years (Post Office 1966-1969 and IRS 1971-1980). Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of unions, the Post Office and IRS overpaid me. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, a job-related master’s degree when I was 27 in 1976, and a job-related professional certification when I was 30 in 1979.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171103/OPINION/171109927/why-right-to-work-laws-dont-work-for-workers

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ first fracking permit withdrawn – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171103/illinois-first-fracking-permit-withdrawn

TIMES
— Some homes assessed decades ago Under state law, properties are supposed to be reassessed every four years, but that’s not happening in La Salle County and other places. – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/some-homes-assessed-decades-ago/article_f076a258-6e69-59b0-9b50-db3ed741b4e4.html

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Hope for GOP seen in potential Ives’ run for governor – Carrie Bradon
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511258670-hope-for-gop-seen-in-potential-ives-run-for-governor

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Possible Ives run against Rauner called ‘best pieces of news’ – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511258238-possible-ives-run-against-rauner-called-best-pieces-of-news
— Will County Board Member Stephen Balich puts GOP hopes in Ives campaign – Angela Underwood
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511259015-will-county-incumbent-puts-gop-hopes-in-ives-campaign

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Ives described as ‘champion’ who could truly lead GOP
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511258288-ives-described-as-champion-who-could-truly-lead-gop

LEXOLOGY
— Will Illinois Ban Salary History Inquiries? Hang on for a Bumpy Override! (DIERSEN: For government employees, salary history is public record. Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and vicious condemned as being overpaid. Many do not seek government jobs a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, and/or g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a government employee or a government retiree.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a65d2c5a-b0f9-4722-9aae-9b73af305646

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Soulless Rauner has made the Illinois GOP even worse
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-soulless-bruce-rauner-has-made-the-illinois-gop-even-worse

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Economic growth under Rauner at lowest in five years
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-economic-growth-under-rauner-at-lowest-in-five-years-report/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— U.S. House Hearing on the ‘Heartbeat Bill’ – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/u-s-house-hearing-heartbeat-bill/
— ‘Trillions of Dollars Are at Stake’: It is a Battle Over ‘The Future Wealth of the United States’
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/trillions-dollars-stake-battle-future-wealth-united-states/

GOPUSA
— Decline of common language threatens way Americans communicate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32810
— Our Ex-Presidents’ Insincere Praise of ‘American Generosity’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32777

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tries to deepen Dem divisions.” Who has worked the hardest to deepen divisions? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to deepen divisions in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/358731-the-memo-trump-tries-to-deepen-dem-divisions

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Litmus Test for Activist Investing – David Gelles (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/business/ackman-adp-activist-investor.html
— National Parks for the 1 Percent – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: How many national parks have you visited? My wife and I visited many national parks 1978-1992. We made those visits following my wife’s business trips, typically four each year, to luxury resorts all across America. Needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/opinion/national-parks-entrance-cost.html
— A New Book Highlights Some Old Divisions Among Democrats – Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/us/politics/a-new-book-highlights-some-old-divisions-among-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump personally pushing GOP leaders to use tax bill to undermine Obamacare.” Who has worked the hardest to undermine you? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to undermine me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/obamacare-mandate-could-still-be-repealed-in-gop-tax-bill-chairman-says/2017/11/03/efdf4e38-c0c3-11e7-8444-a0d4f04b89eb_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— CNN to Launch Digital Subscriptions – Lara O’Reilly (DIERSEN: What do you say to my “conservative” competitors in Illinois who talk and/or act like they are involved in politics really to “make money?” Of course, these “conservatives” have always worked very hard against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) because I send the emails out free of charge and without any advertising, b) because virtually every important person involved in government and/or politics in Illinois reads the emails or relies on those who read the emails, and c) because they cannot manipulate me or dominate me. Because virtually every important person involved in government and/or politics in Illinois gets their political and government news and commentary from me for free, my “conservative” competitors can’t make money doing that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cmo-today-cnn-to-launch-digital-subscriptions-nielsens-stranger-things-2-ratings-advertising-escapes-tax-reform-1509710449
— CNN Plans to Offer Subscriptions for Digital News Next Year The as-yet-unpriced plans are part of effort to reach $1 billion in digital revenue by 2022 – Benjamin Mullin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-plans-to-offer-subscriptions-for-digital-news-next-year-1509701401

NEWSWEEK
— REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS THINK A $450K SALARY IS MIDDLE CLASS – NICOLE GOODKIND
http://www.newsweek.com/tax-cuts-republicans-middle-class-trump-701094

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The State Department Spends $500M Annually on Perks for Employees Overseas – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/11/state-department-spends-500-million-annually-perks-employees-overseas/142282/

ABOVE THE LAW
— New Partners Tell All: The Inside Scoop On Making Partner In Biglaw The process can be frustratingly unclear. – KATHRYN RUBINO (DIERSEN: To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://abovethelaw.com/2017/11/new-partners-tell-all-the-inside-scoop-on-making-partner-in-biglaw/

November 3 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Cook County Democrats Endorse Kwame Raoul Over Quinn For Attorney General
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/03/cook-county-democrats-endorse-kwame-raoul-attorney-general/

NBC5
— Cook County Democrats Announce Endorsement in Attorney General Race – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-democrats-endorse-kwame-raoul-for-attorney-general-454980903.html
— Rauner’s Re-Election Bid Just Got More Interesting – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-bruce-rauners-complicated-reelection-bid-455046643.html

ABC7
— Cook County Democrats endorse Kwame Raoul for Attorney General – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-democrats-endorse-state-sen-raoul-for-ag/2601066/

WGN TV
— Democratic candidates for AG seek endorsement from Cook County leaders – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/11/03/democratic-candidates-for-ag-seek-endorsement-from-cook-county-leaders/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jeanne Ives faces uphill fight if she challenges Rauner – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/miller-jeanne-ives-faces-uphill-fight-if-she-challenges-rauner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Until recently, state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) had been passing separate nominating petitions for both her re-election to the Illinois House and a possible primary bid for governor against incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner. The ultra-conservative firebrand now says she has stopped passing re-election petitions. But if a recent poll is any indication, Rep. Ives might want to keep her House re-election bid alive because the state’s Republican Party may not be nearly as divided as some GOP politicians have been claiming it is. A Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll found that 61 percent of 1,064 likely Republican voters had a favorable impression of Gov. Rauner. Just 24 percent had an unfavorable opinion, despite the fact that he has been taking enormous heat from his right flank ever since he signed a publicly funded abortion on demand bill into law in late September. The intensely outspoken anger directed at Rauner over the abortion bill, which he promised to veto last spring, is pretty much without precedent. “In the face of overwhelming evidence of Rauner’s inability to competently administer the Illinois government, inability to stand up to Mike Madigan effectively, and inability to keep his word and his commitments, I can no longer support him,” said Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) after Rauner signed the bill. “And whether or not they are able to agree publicly, I know hundreds of elected Republicans, along with hundreds of thousands of Republican voters, who feel the same way I do.” Maybe not. We didn’t test President Donald Trump in this poll, but nationally he’s been getting somewhere between 80 and 85 percent support from members of his own party. So while Rauner has some very real problems when compared with Trump, is the opposition stiff enough to actually take him out in the primary? The poll, conducted for my newsletter subscribers Oct. 25-29, found Gov. Rauner is leading Rep. Ives 64-19, with 16 percent undecided. The poll had a margin of error of +/-3 percent. Rep. Ives told the Daily Herald not long ago that she had commitments for “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in contributions. But she’s gonna need a whole lot more than that because almost nobody knows who she is. According to the poll, 83 percent of Republican voters have never heard of Ives. Rep. Ives can tap into a strong statewide network of seasoned pro-life activists to collect enough signatures to get her onto the ballot against Rauner. And while that network also can generate lots of word of mouth for her candidacy (including via social media), it has historically never generated the kind of money that Ives will need to compete with the deep-pockets Rauner. If no millionaire surfaces to fund her campaign, she’ll need to tap into national small-dollar sources. So, it was somewhat surprising that Rep. Ives did not try to use her kickoff to closely tie herself to President Donald Trump. She never uttered his name during a long Illinois Channel television interview and didn’t appear to mention her party’s national leader when she launched her petition drive. That’s probably the easiest way to attract national attention and support, particularly since Gov. Rauner is so reticent to comment on anything the president says or does. According to the poll, 85 percent of Downstaters and suburban Cook voters have never heard of Ives, and neither has 78 percent of collar county suburbanites. Gov. Rauner’s Downstate lead over Rep. Ives is 65-17. It’s 67-16 in suburban Cook County and 65-22 in the collars. Among men, Rauner leads 69-21 with 10 percent undecided. Among women, it’s 60-17, with 23 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent of the respondents were mobile phone users. Her only “bright spot” is Chicago, where Rauner’s lead is 41-34. Even so, 76 percent of Chicagoans say they’ve never heard of her, meaning they chose her without knowing who she is. Chicago is the only region where Rauner’s favorability is upside down. Just 40 percent have a favorable opinion versus 49 percent who have an unfavorable view. “It won’t be easy to convince potential deep-pocket contributors that she has a fighting chance,” said pollster Gregg Durham of Rep. Ives. “In this first, albeit early poll, it’s hard to see a path for her success should she decide to take the plunge into these very treacherous waters.”)
— Quinn may be called ‘Gov. Quinn,’ but Raoul called county Dems AG pick – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kwame-raoul-endorse-illinois-attorney-general-pat-quinn/
— Trump seeks more tax breaks on Chicago tower with Ald. Ed Burke’s help – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-seeks-more-tax-breaks-on-chicago-tower-with-ald-ed-burkes-help/
— GOP tax plan gives the rich kids all the Halloween candy – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gop-tax-plan-gives-the-rich-kids-all-the-halloween-candy/
— Curbing harassment in creepy Capitol becomes a priority – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sexual-harassment-illinois-legislature-editorial/
— Aldermen want sex harassment rules to apply to pols – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-exclusive-aldermen-want-sex-harassment-rules-to-apply-to-pols/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s roads and bridges plan paved with funding questions, Lipinski says – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-infrastructure-20171102-story.html
— Cook County Democrats endorse Raoul over Quinn and others for attorney general – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-attorney-general-endorsement-20171103-story.html
— lllinois redistricting described as being done at the ‘Madigan level’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511256853-lllinois-redistricting-described-as-being-done-at-the-madigan-level
— Challenge Illinois unions, go to jail. Seriously? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-right-to-work-jail-20171101-story.html
— Republican tax overhaul plan gets mixed reviews in Aurora – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-tax-react-st-1105-20171103-story.html
— Lawmakers to consider new top watchdog Saturday in wake of sexual harassment scandal at Illinois Capitol – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-sexual-harassment-20171103-story.htm
— New York mayor calls Cubs owner ‘a coward’ over closing news site DNAinfo, but Emanuel won’t go there – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-ricketts-de-blasio-1105-chicago-inc-20171103-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— How many families actually own half-million dollar homes? – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: According to the Milton Township Assessor, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton is worth $474,150, but according to Zillow, it is worth only $458,173. The real estate tax bill is $10,757 with homestead and senior exemptions.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171103/how-many-families-actually-own-half-million-dollar-homes
— Ex-state lawmaker Sandra Pihos pleads not guilty to shoplifting charges – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171103/ex-state-lawmaker-pleads-not-guilty-to-shoplifting-charges

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— My take on the army of Illinois attorney general candidates – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171103/ISSUE05/171109930/oddsmaking-on-quinn-and-other-illinois-attorney-general-candidates

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump slams Bergdahl decision: ‘Complete and total disgrace’ Bergdahl avoids prison time – DANIELLA DIAZ
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-slams-bergdahl-decision-complete-and-total-disgrace/850719057

WJBD RADIO
— Trump says military hitting ISIS ’10 times harder’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/11/03/trump-says-military-hitting-isis-10-times-harder

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Will County clerk hopeful says gerrymandering leaves voters at a loss – Claudia Balthazar
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511256868-will-county-clerk-hopeful-says-gerrymandering-leaves-voters-at-a-loss

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Milton Township tax assessor Chris LeVan chastises Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent David Larson for bias claims in property tax assessment – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511247023-milton-township-tax-assessor-chastises-superintendent-for-bias-claims-in-property-tax-assessment

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP spends Rauner’s $4.5 million as if abortion bill HB 40 never happened
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/11/03/illinois-gop-doling-rauners-money-obedient-candidates/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner one of two most unpopular first term governors – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-one-two-most-unpopular-first-term-governors/article_58287a0a-c097-11e7-a0ef-77a42febba08.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PROTESTERS BLOCK PARADE, SHOVE POLICE OFFICER AT U OF ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/video-protesters-block-parade-shove-police-officer-at-u-of-illinois.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Poll finds Rauner is fifth most unpopular governor
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/03/poll-finds-rauner-is-fifth-most-unpopular-governor/
— Sen. Link says Speaker Madigan lied
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/03/sen-link-says-speaker-madigan-lied/
— Rotheimer says Sen. Silverstein should resign
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/03/rotheimer-says-sen-silverstein-should-resign/

BREITBART
— Google Employees Defend Discrimination Against Conservatives – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/11/03/leak-google-employees-defend-discrimination-against-conservatives/
— Neighbor: ‘About 30 Men’ Regularly Gathered to Pray at Suspected NYC Terrorist’s House – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/03/neighbor-about-30-men-regularly-gathered-pray-suspected-nyc-terrorists-house/

FOX NEWS
— GOP tax plan picks winners and losers – Chris Stirewalt
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/03/gop-tax-plan-picks-winners-and-losers.html

GOPUSA
— Bergdahl walks free with a dishonorable discharge and a fine (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me a dishonorable discharge. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Constructively, more recently, my critics/opponents gave me a dishonorable discharge as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32861
— Diversity is our terror
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32856

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials – Lisa Friedman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/climate/us-climate-report.html

USA TODAY
— Trump’s voter fraud commission appears to have gone dark – Deborah Barfield Berry
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/03/trump-voter-fraud-election-commission-appears-have-gone-dark/827628001/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Talent for Remaining Unpopular — in This Economy — Is Truly Impressive.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/11/trumps-historic-unpopularity-triumphs-over-prosperity.html

October 26 Evening Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— Claim: ILGOP boots Chicago GOP from office over Ives allegiance  I’ve asked the ILGOP for a response. (DIERSEN: 28 comments as of 5:36 PM.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/claim-ilgop-boots-chicago-gop-from-office-over-ives-allegiance/
— House overrode veto of Frerichs life insurance bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/house-overrode-veto-of-frerichs-life-insurance-bill/
— House unanimously overrides Debt Transparency Act veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/house-unanimously-overrides-debt-transparency-act-veto/
— Press release from House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s primary opponent Mickey Straub (DIERSEN: 34 comments as of 7:46 PM.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/caption-contest-366/

ABC7
— Illinois House rejects gun ‘bump stock’ ban as too broad – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-rejects-gun-bump-stock-ban-as-too-broad/2565982/
— 2nd woman accuses George H.W. Bush of grabbing her backside
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/2nd-woman-accuses-george-hw-bush-of-grabbing-her-backside/2570019/
— Illinois House rejects bump stock ban along rural-urban line – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-rejects-bump-stock-ban-along-rural-urban-line/2565982/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House fails to pass ‘bump stock’ ban – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-fails-to-pass-bump-stock-ban/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose concealed-carry reciprocity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/concealed-carry-gun-bill-congress-illinois-national-rifle-association/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House rejects ‘bump stock’ ban for semi-automatic rifles – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-bump-stocks-20171026-story.html
— Uneasy rider: Illinois needs a leader, not a fighter – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-campaign-video-20171026-story.html
— BILLIONS LOST, MILLIONS WASTED Why Chicago area residents pay millions for water that never reaches their taps – Patrick M. O’Connell, Cecilia Reyes, Ted Gregory and Angela Caputo
http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/lake-michigan-drinking-water-rates/loss.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s success will mean destruction of the Republican Party.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-anti-trump-republicans-flake-corker-20171026-story.html
— After budget narrowly passes, big divisions remain as GOP nears its tax deadline – Mike Debonis and Damian Paletta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-tax-deadline-gop-divisions-20171026-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County forest district surveying residents on priorities – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171026/dupage-county-forest-district-surveying-residents-on-priorities

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 3 suburban GOP reps (Roskam, Kinzinger, and Hultgren) provide crucial votes on tax plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171026/BLOGS02/171029890/3-suburban-gop-reps-provide-crucial-votes-on-tax-plan
— NAACP’s American Airlines warning might be just the beginning for brands – ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps boycott all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171026/NEWS06/171029888/naacps-american-airlines-warning-might-be-just-the-beginning-for

WTTW
— Scathing Criticism of Trump Fails to Undermine Base Support – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/26/scathing-criticism-trump-fails-undermine-base-support

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Under the Dome Podcast: Bump stock ban fails, sexual harassment at the Capitol – Schoenburg, Finke, & Muhs
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171026/under-dome-podcast-bump-stock-ban-fails-sexual-harassment-at-capitol
— Trump’s action on opioids pleases Illinois experts
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171026/trumps-action-on-opioids-pleases-illinois-experts

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— University of Chicago president won’t wilt under free-speech fire – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-26/jim-dey-university-chicago-president-wont-wilt-under-free-speech-fire.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Overrides Many Vetoes – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=254176#.WfJQg4zR-M8

FOX ILLINOIS
— Melting pot mural coming to downtown Springfield – Mat Gaskins (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you are a Republican, and especially if you are a White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females and the more that you should pay the price of Immigration, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/melting-pot-mural-coming-to-downtown-springfield-10-26-2017

WIFR
— Adam Kinzinger announces bid for re-election
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Adam-Kinzinger-announces-bid-for-re-election-453425403.html

HOMER GLEN PATCH
— Homer Glen Mayor Announces Endorsement Of Jim Durkin For State Representative Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich, as well as several mayors and village presidents across the 82nd district, have announced their endorsement – Andrea Earnest (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If I sought a government office or a political office, who would endorse my opponents? ANSWER: Those who 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 longer than their ancestors. Those who cannot manipulate/dominate me. Those who I have sued.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/homer-glen-mayor-announces-endorsement-jim-durkin-state-representative
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other mayors and village presidents that have endorsed Durkin include: Addison Mayor Rich Veenstra, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, Bensenville Village President Frank DeSimone, Bloomingdale Village President Franco A. Coladipietro, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino, Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns, Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig, Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci, Roselle Mayor Andy Maglio, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda, Western Springs Village President Alice Gallagher, Willowbrook Mayor Frank Trilla and Wood Dale Mayor Nunzio Pulice.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jay Sekulow Announces Court Defeat of IRS re Its Targeting of Conservative/Tea Party Groups
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/jay-sekulow-announces-court-defeat-of-irs-re-its-targeting-of-conservative-groups/
— Illinois Does Not Make the Bottom Ten on Business Climate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/illinois-does-not-make-the-bottom-ten-on-business-climate/
— Roskum Supports Budget, Shows Knowledge of Constituent Concern about GOP Proposal to End Income Tax Property Tax Deduction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/roskum-supports-budget-show-knowledge-of-constituent-concern-about-ending-income-tax-property-tax-deduction/
— Illegal Alien Arrested for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Hebron Child “In Transit”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/illegal-alien-arrested-for-predatory-criminal-sexual-assault-of-a-hebron-child-in-transit/
— Big Crowd at Sheriff Bill Prim’s Marengo Event
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/big-crowd-at-sheriff-bill-prims-marengo-event/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— House Republican Leader Durkin solicits Democrats to back re-election bid
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511251992-house-republican-leader-durkin-solicits-democrats-to-back-re-election-bid

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s thug Dan Proft to GOP: Love me or else!
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/10/26/rauner-thug-dan-proft-gop-love-else/

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Lawmakers override nearly dozen bills – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/lawmakers-override-nearly-dozen-bills/845252244
— Lawmakers have productive veto session – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/lawmakers-have-productive-veto-session/844463267

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Help Prevent Voter Fraud: Serve as Election Judge or Poll Watcher – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/help-prevent-voter-fraud-serve-as-an-election-judge-or-poll-watcher/

DAILY CALLER
— Justice Department Agrees To Pay Tea Party Victims In Obama IRS Targeting Scandal – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: Were it not for Henry Hyde’s help, I doubt that IRS would ever had approved Adversity.Net’s 501(c)(3) application in 2001. SEE: http://www.adversity.net/)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/justice-department-agrees-to-pay-tea-party-victims-in-irs-targeting-scandal/
— FBI Informant’s Lawyer — Obama Admin ‘Threatened’ My Client And His Career – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: During September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear to me that they would kill me figuratively if not litterally if I did not take their early retirement “offer” by the end of the month.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/fbi-informants-lawyer-obama-admin-threatened-my-client-and-his-career/

BREITBART
— Pentagon Recommends Requiring Women to Sign Up for Draft – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Employers are extremely reluctant to hire those who are subject to the draft. When I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. After it was approved in 1971 and because my being subject to draft ended because of my draft lottery number, Oldsmobile offered me a job which I accepted. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer 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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/10/26/pentagon-recommends-requiring-women-sign-draft/

NEWSMAX
— Assistant Treasury Secretary Kautter to Replace Koskinen at IRS
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/white-house-treasury-irs-chief/2017/10/26/id/822246/

GOPUSA
— DHS drops DACA status for prominent illegal alien activist Jessica Colotl
http://www.gopusa.com/dhs-drops-daca-status-for-prominent-illegal-alien-activist/
— Pentagon advocates requiring women to sign up for military draft (DIERSEN: Employers are extremely reluctant to hire those who are subject to the draft. When I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. After it was approved in 1971 and because my being subject to draft ended because of my draft lottery number, Oldsmobile offered me a job which I accepted. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32376

THE HILL
— Jeff Flake knows the GOP is in trouble, and so does the base – JEFFREY LORD
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/357233-jeff-flake-knows-the-gop-is-in-trouble-and-so-does-the-base

CNN
— GAO to investigate Trump voter commission – Tal Kopan
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/trump-voter-commission-gao-investigation/index.html

NBC NEWS
— GAO Probe Launched Into Trump Voter Fraud Panel – DARTUNORRO CLARK
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/probe-launched-trump-voter-fraud-panel-n814666

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Steps Up Efforts to Sway Lawmakers – Julie Bykowicz (DIERSEN: What does Facebook think of those who share your demographics? For what I see, Facebook has a very low opinion of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-steps-up-efforts-to-sway-lawmakers-1509044190
— Google Parent Alphabet’s Profit Grows 33% – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: What does Google think of those who share your demographics? For what I see, Google has a very low opinion of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-parent-alphabets-profit-grows-33-1509049686

USA TODAY
— Conservatives hate overspending. So why did they OK a budget with a $1.5 trillion debt increase? – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/26/heres-why-conservatives-tough-spot-tax-reform/803568001/

NEW YORKER
— Does the Far Right Have a Place at Academic Conferences? – Masha Gessen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being “far right” because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They work very hard to get rid of me because I refuse to join them in promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/does-the-far-right-have-a-place-at-academic-conferences

FED SMITH
— The Decisive Decade: The 10-Years That Will Shape Your Retirement – Tom Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. During the 10-years before that, they did not promote me, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they kept me off audits of IRS. Consequently, my Civil Service Retitement System pension is dramatically reduced. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/26/decisive-decade-10-years-will-shape-retirement/

October 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Open letter alleges sexual harassment in Illinois politics – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/open-letter-alleges-sexual-harassment-in-illinois-politics/2562795/
— GOP Sen. Corker: Trump ‘debases our nation’ with untruths, bullying – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/corker-trump-debases-our-nation-with-untruths-bullying/2563224/
— North Carolina councilwoman compares Trump to Hitler
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-carolina-councilwoman-compares-trump-to-hitler/2558356/

NBC5
— Sexual Harassment Takes Center Stage in Springfield With Open Letter, Training Proposal – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/springfield-illinois-capitol-me-too-sexual-harassament-452881183.html
— Read the Full Open Letter on Sexual Harassment in Illinois Politics
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/read-the-full-me-too-illinois-harassment-open-letter-452882303.html

CBS2
— Emanuel’s Municipal City ID Plan Comes Under Question Mayor Emanuel has made it clear that he is moving toward creating a municipal ID that is available to undocumented residents. – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/24/chicago-municipal-id-cards/
— New Calls For Transparency After Soldiers Killed In Niger Ambush
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3751009-new-calls-for-transparency-after-soldiers-killed-in-niger-ambush/

WGN TV
— Illinois Senate, House will try to override measures vetoed by Rauner – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/24/more-rauner-democrat-showdowns-on-tap-in-fall-session/

WLS AM
— Republican Rep Jeanne Ives: Rauner would have fired Rauner by now. – John Demspey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/10/24/republican-rep-rauner-would-have-fired-rauner-by-now/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— African-American aldermen bash $1.1 million for municipal ID program aimed at immigrants – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-budget-hearings-1025-story.html
— Open letter alleges rampant sexual harassment in Illinois politics – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-illinois-politics-sex-harassment-1024-story.html
— Illinois Democrats advance ban on ‘bump stocks’; Republicans call the effort too broad – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-guns-20171024-story.html
— Fire in Sen. Oberweis’ office clears Capitol ahead of fall session – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-capitol-fire-oberweis-20171024-story.html
— Rauner recruits neighboring governors to rip Madigan on tax hike – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-madigan-ad-20171024-story.html
— Ex-Hometown police chief Charles Forsyth gets probation after pleading guilty to stealing $65,000 in tow fees – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-hometown-police-chief-stole-tow-fees-20171023-story.html
— GOP Sen. Jeff Flake retires, cites ‘flagrant disregard of truth’ in Trump era – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-jeff-flake-re-election-20171024-story.html
— As CPS schools empty: Mayor Emanuel, don’t let this crisis go to waste – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-schools-emanuel-20171019-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner, now ‘Mr. Public Education,’ takes kids for a ride – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-gov-rauner-now-mr-public-education-takes-kids-for-a-ride/
— How the Legislature can help protect your digital privacy – Jeff Hamburg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-the-legislature-can-help-protect-our-digital-privacy/
— Text: Flake’s speech that Trump behavior is ‘dangerous to a democracy’ (DIERSEN: The more that you bash Trump, the more that anti-Trumps promote you.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/text-flakes-speech-that-trump-behavior-is-dangerous-to-a-democracy/
— Pawar wants disclosure requirement for political ads on social media – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Political operatives and political dupes should be required to disclose who they are working for, exactly what they are being paid to do, and how much they are being paid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pawar-wants-disclosure-requirement-for-political-ads-on-social-media/
— Corker says Trump ‘debases’ nation — Trump calls him ‘incompetent’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/corker-trump-feud-ahead-of-senate-republican-lunch/
— Retiring GOP senator Jeff Flake blisters Trump White House: ‘I say enough’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-sen-flake-wont-run-again-dubs-trump-administration-reckless/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dont-let-illinois-data-be-used-for-voter-suppression/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sexual harassment charges rock Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171024/BLOGS02/171029938/sexual-harassment-charges-rock-springfield
— Rick Bayless training low-income students for food-biz careers – NONA TEPPER (DIERSEN: Do/did you have a food-biz job? I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years in high school 1964-1966. What did you do to qualify yourself for better-paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171024/NEWS0702/171029933/rick-bayless-training-low-income-students-for-food-biz-careers

WBEZ
— Primary challenge for Rauner?
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/4-takeaways-from-gov-bruce-rauners-reelection-launch/e98ff166-6dd8-4f1d-a492-67ad30c00ade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Walsh has taken himself out of a primary against Rauner but is considering an independent run. All eyes are now on State Rep. Jeanne Ives, a three-term House member from west suburban Wheaton. She’s been the most visible voice of conservative anger over Rauner’s abandonment of a past pledge to veto legislation that allows public funding for abortions. Ives told WBEZ Monday she intends to announce an exploratory committee for governor this week and has gotten commitments of support from past Rauner donors. She also ridiculed Rauner’s campaign video: “To me, it didn’t matter what he said in that video. You can’t trust his word. Venture capitalist Rauner would have fired Rauner by now for failure to perform and for lying.” How hard is it to unseat a sitting Illinois governor in a primary? It’s beyond hard. And in recent political history, it’s been outright impossible. Going back to 1990, incumbent Illinois governors have been challenged four times in primaries. Each time, the challengers got clobbered. Protest votes against Republican Gov. Jim Edgar and Democratic Govs. Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn trended between 25 percent and 33 percent. Rauner is clearly vulnerable with one poll in March measuring his public approval numbers in the mid-30s. But Rauner has money in the bank: $65.5 million to be exact. Last week, by contrast, Ives reported only $8,500 in her political fund.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Rauner ad spotlights rival states’ governors – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171024/bernard-schoenburg-new-rauner-ad-spotlights-rival-states-governors

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Nobody speaks for me anymore – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Who speaks for you? Those who defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling speak for me, but only when they defend and advance the aforesaid documents.)
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171023/nowlan-nobody-speaks-for-me-anymore

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters gather outside of Gov. Rauner’s office, calling for transparency
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-gather-outside-of-gov-rauners-office-calling-for-transparency-10-24-2017

MCDONOUGH COUNTY VOICE
— House Republicans push bill to block Medicaid for abortion – Jared DuBach
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20171024/house-republicans-push-bill-to-block-medicaid-for-abortion

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— More GOP lawmakers split from Rauner on Debt Transparency Act – Greg Bishop
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/more-gop-lawmakers-split-from-rauner-on-debt-transparency-act/article_202acbfc-f2e1-5960-a52b-fc53d3202e4d.html

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Scott Walker in ad credits Illinois tax hike for improving Wisconsin’s economy – MOLLY BECK
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-in-ad-credits-illinois-tax-hike-for-improving/article_56112b39-cf44-5ac1-a7ef-43a7c735689b.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Orville Brettman Attacks Mary McClellan’s Polling Place Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/orville-brettman-attacks-mary-mcclellans-polling-place-consolidation/
— Jack Franks’ Fundraisers Don’t Check to See If Host Committee Members Are Alive
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/jack-franks-fundraisers-dont-check-to-see-if-host-committee-members-are-alive/
— Sexual Harrassment in Springfield, Woman Who Tossed Lobbyist Hotel Key from the Third Floor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/sexual-harrassment-in-springfield/
— McHenry County Board Committee Misses Chance to Talk about Jack Franks’ Latest Doomed Crusade: Eliminating Pensions for Elected Countywide Officials
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/23/mchenry-county-board-misses-chance-to-talk-about-jack-franks-latest-doomed-crusade-eliminating-pensions-for-elected-countywide-officials/
— Sheriff Bill Prim Holding Marengo Meet and Greet Wednesday, October 25th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/23/sheriff-bill-prim-holding-marengo-meet-and-greet-wednesday-october-25th/
— Uber Replacing Mass Transit, Could Replace Pace in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/23/uber-replacing-mass-transit-could-replace-pace-in-mchenry-county

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislation could criminalize, jail local politicians who pass right-to-work measures – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legislation-could-criminalize-jail-local-politicians-who-pass-right-to/article_aed3e73a-b823-11e7-9da5-27107f427c5d.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Mickey Straub to Mount a Primary Challenge Failure-Ridden GOP Leader Jim Durkin – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/failure-ridden-state-house-leader-jim-durkin-being-challenged-in-the-primary/

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/proft-on-rauner/
— Ives will announce exploratory committee this week
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/ives-will-announce-exploratory-committee-this-week/
— Republican governors “thank” Madigan in new Rauner ad
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/republican-governors-thank-madigan-in-new-rauner-ad/
— ILGOP responds *** Madigan: “The governor’s ad highlights his own failure to lead”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/madigan-the-governor%E2%80%99s-ad-highlights-his-own-failure-to-lead/
— Rauner responds *** First big veto session loss for Gov. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/first-big-veto-session-loss-for-gov-rauner/
— Kennedy responds – Durkin “fully supports” – Brady agrees to co-sponsor *** Madigan wants law to require sexual harassment training for legislators, staff and lobbyists
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/madigan-wants-law-to-require-sexual-harassment-training-for-legislators-staff-and-lobbyists/
— Republican Barbara Wheeler sponsors bill to ban bump stocks, claims ISRA support
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/republican-sponsors-bill-to-ban-bump-stocks-claims-isra-support/
— Rauner repeats “Pants On Fire” lie about his grandparents (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/rauner-repeats-pants-on-fire-lie-about-his-grandparents/
— Open letter alleges widespread sexual harassment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/open-letter-alleges-widespread-sexual-harassment/

BREITBART
— PragerU Sues YouTube and Google over Alleged Censorship of Conservatives – CHARLIE NASH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have tried to censor me. They 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/10/24/prageru-sues-youtube-and-google-over-alleged-censorship-of-conservatives/
— Nearly 1.5 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/23/nearly-1-5-million-fewer-americans-food-stamps-trump/

DAILY CALLER
— Protester Breaches Security As Trump Enters Capitol – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/24/protester-breaches-security-as-trump-enters-capitol-video/

LIFE SITE
— ‘Terrible precedent’: Court orders gov’t to facilitate abortion for 17-year-old illegal immigrant – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/terrible-precedent-court-orders-government-to-facilitate-abortion-for-17-ye

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— McCain joins Dems to regulate Drudge, Google, Facebook political ads – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: There never have been and there never will be any ads on the www.gopillinois.com website or in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I can afford to spend the money and the 10+ hours of what is left of my life each and every day to put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to send them out each and every morning and each every evening.) 
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mccain-joins-dems-to-regulate-drudge-google-facebook-political-ads/article/2638332

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Increasingly Partisan Americans Don’t Want ‘Unity’ – David French (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A want to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 longer than their ancestors AND MEMBERS OF Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453057/polarization-america-unity-both-sides&arubalp=065e75cc-4b77-4e71-831b-7f51ac65b6

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ROBIN HOOD WAS THE ORIGINAL TEA PARTY ACTIVIST – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being Robin Hood and paint me as being the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/24/robin-hood-was-the-original-tea-party-activist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of my pet peeves is when people characterize Robin Hood as some sort of left-wing redistributionist. As I’ve explained, that’s utter nonsense. If you read the book or watch the movie starring Errol Flynn, Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham were the bad guys because they over-taxed the peasants. Robin Hood was the good guy because he rescued the money from the tax collectors and returned it to the people who earned it.)

REUTERS
— Illinois governor enlists counterparts to attack Democrats in election ad – Chris Kenning
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-governor-election/illinois-governor-enlists-counterparts-to-attack-democrats-in-election-ad-idUSKBN1CT2Y9

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Senate Overrides Rauner on ‘Right to Work’ Zones The Illinois Senate has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation that prohibits local governments from establishing “right to work” zones. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-24/the-latest-senate-overrides-rauner-on-right-to-work-zones

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The GOP base doesn’t really love Trump. This poll shows it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/24/the-gop-base-doesnt-truly-love-trump-in-fact-it-likes-pence-more/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What makes President Trump casually dismiss black pain?” and answers “White rage.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/10/24/what-makes-president-trump-casually-dismiss-black-pain-white-rage/
— Uncle Sam is a slacker in policing sexual misconduct in agencies – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/24/uncle-sam-is-a-slacker-in-policing-sexual-misconduct-in-agencies/

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago is the city to visit right now – Hana R. Alberts (DIERSEN: Visitors should be advised that Chicago in full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/23/chicago-is-the-city-to-visit-right-now/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Know When You’re on Thin Ice at Work – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to waste the careers of, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was always on thin ice. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-know-when-youre-on-thin-ice-at-work-1508857912
— More People Think Renting Is a Better Deal Than Buying – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: I disagree. Government should encourage home ownership. I bought a) a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East Building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. My wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-people-think-renting-is-a-better-deal-than-buying-1508842803

BLOOMBERG
— Roskam Wants Compromise on State and Local Tax Break – Sahil Kapur
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/key-gop-tax-writer-wants-compromise-on-state-and-local-tax-break

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Bill to enhance Congress’ oversight of agencies passes House – Eric White
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2017/10/bill-to-enhance-congress-oversight-of-agencies-passes-house/

MEDIATITE
— Kinzinger Says Trump Should ‘Lay Off Some of the Emotion on Twitter’ – Josh Feldman (DIERSEN: What advice do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes give you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I should stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) glorify and praise them, d) pander to them, e) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or f) give them money.)
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-rep-says-trump-should-lay-off-some-of-the-emotion-on-twitter/

ROLLING STONE
— Divisions in the GOP Were on Full Display in Washington Tuesday Trump’s lunch with Senate Republicans may have gone smoothly, but that was soon overshadowed by Jeff Flake’s blistering speech – Matt Laslo
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/divisions-in-the-gop-were-on-full-display-in-washington-tuesday-w510076

October 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Company boards are rife with drama and discontent as directors grapple with social issues – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies do not act like they exist to make a profit, but instead, a) to advance the Democrat Party platform and b) 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, companies promote dependency on foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-boardroom-turmoil-robert-reed-1022-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Survey: White men feel left out at work – Danielle Paquette (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, financially secure, healthy, have no dependents, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171022/survey-white-men-rule-the-business-world-but-still-feel-left-out-at-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The EY survey found that 35 percent of respondents overall, including women, thought diversity initiatives left out white men. Of that group, 62 percent said they thought white men were missing promotions and other advancement opportunities.)
— Apprenticeships are coming to white-collar office work – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. They wanted me to suffer much more than the $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars that I suffered. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously denigrated the experience that I had gained by a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171022/apprenticeships-are-coming-to-white-collar-office-work

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Heated rhetoric marks debate on deduction for state, local taxes – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-22/jim-dey-heated-rhetoric-marks-debate-deduction-state-local-taxes.html
— Shimkus’ war chest dwarfs rivals’ funds – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-22/tom-kacich-shimkus-war-chest-dwarfs-rivals-funds.html
— Diversity the talk of UI campus – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, financially secure, healthy, have no dependents, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-22/diversity-the-talk-ui-campus.html
— Illinois is a state that seems incapable of learning from its mistakes. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-22/double-trouble.html

ALTON DILY NEWS
— More Questions than Answers About Illinois Innovation Network – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=253822#.WeyaJmhSyM8

QUAD CITY TIMES
— In Illinois, only billionaires can run for governor – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-in-illinois-only-billionaires-can-run-for-governor/article_326cede1-6a94-5eb5-889b-079de90300d8.html

COMMERCIAL NEWS
— People should be in control – Donald McDonald, Kingman, Ind (DIERSEN: What percent of the “people” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want government 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? What percent of the “people” want government to promote dependency on foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/people-should-be-in-control/article_9f54b1c0-45ae-5456-9d2f-64da076d5e76.html

NEWSMAX
— O’Reilly Slams New York Times Report on $32 Million Settlement – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bill-oreilly-slams-new-york-times-report/2017/10/21/id/821258/

FREE BEACON
— Kimmel: Losing Republican Viewers Is ‘Not Ideal’ ‘I probably wouldn’t want to have a conversation with them anyway’ – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Who are the anti-Republican religious, government, political, and financial leaders who have the most clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and Illinois?)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/kimmel-losing-republican-viewers-is-not-ideal/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=6a05c1f0a7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-6a05c1f0a7-45953565

NEW YORK TIMES
— ANTI-TRUMPS PROMOTE ANTI-TRUMPS: McCain in Twilight: An Unfettered Voice Against Trumpism Senator John McCain, the irrepressible Arizona Republican, has long felt free to speak his mind. But since his cancer diagnosis, he has been a vocal defender of national ideals. – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/us/politics/mccain-cancer-trump-career-twilight-speech.html
— Is Donald Trump Turning Liberals Into Radicals? “The resistance” has emerged as a force in American politics. But whether or not it can work with the real left remains an open question. – SARAH LEONARDO
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/opinion/sunday/trump-resistance-radicals.html
— The Democrats in Their Labyrinth A party that will do anything to beat Trump except try to woo his voters. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/democrats-alabama-doug-jones.html
— Fighting Racism Is Not Just a War of Words Ceaseless statement-writing is sucking us dry. We need daring action. – TIYA MILES (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make it clear a) that they blame all their past, present, and future problems on Whites and b) that want to get rid of Whites.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/fighting-racism-protesting.html
— Why We Don’t Vote With Our Wallets Company boycotts are one of the few concrete ways we have to protest unethical corporate behavior. – Richard Conniff
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/opinion/sunday/amazon-boycott.html
— Why Is ‘Politicization’ So Partisan? Accusations of “politicizing” may seem like mudslinging but reflect deeper assumptions about what is objective truth. – JENNIFER SZALAI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/magazine/why-is-politicization-so-partisan.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Homes for Sale, Red Flags and All Avoiding a money-pit or any other kind of real estate nightmare is possible if you pay attention to a few important red flags.- Jen Miller
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/realestate/should-you-really-buy-that-home.html

BLOOMBERG
— This Website Scores Companies on Their Conservative Values David Black, husband of Republican Representative Diane Black, has spent more than $1 million on 2ndVote. – Jeff Green
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-17/website-2ndvote-scores-companies-on-their-conservative-values

FORTUNE
— This Website Graded Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Samsung on Their Political Leanings – Don Reisinger
http://fortune.com/2017/10/17/apple-amazon-2ndvote-political-leanings/

OTTAWA HERALD
— Trump divide trickles to colleges – Teresa Watanabe and Rosanna Xia
http://www.ottawaherald.com/news/20171022/trump-divide-trickles-to-colleges

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/22/legal-marijuana-is-becoming-the-norm

October 18 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

BLAZE
— ‘Ambition is not celebrated’ in Denmark, where a garbage man earns as much as a teacher – Dave Urbanski  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/17/ambition-is-not-celebrated-in-denmark-where-a-garbage-man-earns-as-much-as-a-teacher/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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