October 7 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 6 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner returns to Facebook Live to talk Illinois’ economy – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-20161005-story.html
— The election and the financial markets: Should you worry? – Jill Schlesinger  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats can and do drive the markets up or down a) to defeat Republicans and b) to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201610051830–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20161005-20161005-story.html
— Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done – Abby Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-debate-prep-20161005-story.html
— McDonald’s workers file sexual harassment charges with EEOC – Samantha Bomkamp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mcdonalds-sexual-harassment-1006-biz-20161005-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Pence fights — and lies — to keep the stench of Trump off him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-vp-debate-pence-trump-huppke-20161004-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger campaign transfers $3 million to state GOP – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/munger-campaign-transfers-3-million-to-state-gop/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cullerton attacks Lewis for extra property tax exemption he also got – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009268/
— Endorsement: Drobinski in House District 62
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009322/
— Endorsement: Wheeler for House District 50
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009320/

 

ABC7
— POLICE: TEEN THREATENED TO SHOOT UP HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL –  Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/news/police-teen-threatened-to-shoot-up-hinsdale-high-school/1540761/

 

NBC5
— GOP Spends $2 Million on TV Ads in Illinois Legislative Race: Marwig v. McAuliffe – Ivan Moreno
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/GOP-Spends-2-Million-on-TV-Ads-in-Illinois-Legislative-Race-396138031.html
— Hinsdale South Teen Who Threatened Student Had Guns, Knives, Gas Masks  The boy posted a threat on Snapchat before police found a cache of weapons in his home, prosecutors allege – Richard Ray and Natalie Martinez
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darien-hinsdale-south-threat-snapchat-guns-396072021.html

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WGN TV promotes pot in Illinois.  To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://wgntv.com/2016/10/04/medical-marijuana-in-illinois-inside-a-dispensary/

 

WTTW
— Veeps Take Center Stage, But Does it Matter? – Hunter Clauss
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/05/veeps-take-center-stage-does-it-matter

 

TIMES
— Voter fraud alleged in Kankakee County – Jeff Bonty
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/voter-fraud-alleged-in-kankakee-county/article_30c70934-90a2-52a3-ae06-815ccc2fc7c2.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Munger pushes upgrading state financial systems – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/munger-pushes-upgrading-state-financial-systems/article_e10fe7e3-45b1-5d12-be18-382e3998a435.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad City Times promotes the Democrat Party’s same-day registration rule.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-drop-the-suit-expand-access-to-all-voters/article_a3140eb1-b23a-596e-a10d-247fc594c8fc.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll indicates Illinois likely to remain in Democratic column – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161005/bernard-schoenburg-poll-indicates-illinois-likely-to-remain-in-democratic-column

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Nader: Clinton and Trump ‘both flunk’  Nader denies third party harms electoral outcomes – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/nader-clinton-and-trump-both-flunk
— Michael Reagan: Nancy would vote for Clinton  ‘Trump hasn’t done a whole lot for women’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on taking jobs, promotions, and other opportunities away from older non-veteran White male Republicans and giving those jobs, promotions, and other opportunities to women.  Democrats call the aforesaid Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/michael-reagan-nancy-would-vote-for-clinton

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Things are getting worse in the Land of Madigan  Frustrated Illinoisans don’t get to vote for House speaker, but on Nov. 8, they choose the lawmakers who do – Scott Reeder  (DIERSEN: 18 members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) (one from each congressional district) govern the IRP with weighted votes.  Frustrated Illinois Republicans don’t get to vote for IRP SCC members.  They vote for Republican Precinct Committeemen, Republican township party chairmen in Cook County, and Republican ward party chairmen in Chicago who elect IRP SCC members by weighted votes.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/04/things-are-getting-worse-in-the-land-of-madigan/abowyi7/

 

WAND TV
— Why it matters: Race and Policing – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33329171/why-it-matters-race-and-policing

 

WJDB RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Incorrectly Tells Nevadans How to Pronounce Nevada.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/05/trump-incorrectly-tells-nevadans-how-to-pronounce-nevada

 

WVVA
— GOP spends $2 million on TV ads in Illinois legislative race – AP
http://www.wvva.com/story/33330164/gop-spends-2-million-on-tv-ads-in-illinois-legislative-race

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Alton Daily News promotes gambling, that is, ever-increasingly, Alton Daily News promotes vice.
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=225995#.V_Y2OOgrKM8

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois News Network promotes gambling, that is, ever-increasingly, Illinois News Network promotes vice.
http://ilnews.org/10290/video-gambling-machines-score-jackpot-for-downstate-cities/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicagoist promotes pot in Illinois.  To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://chicagoist.com/2016/10/06/heres_a_better_way_to_get_your_weed_1.php

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— McGuire: State losing jobs because climate ‘expensive, unstable, unwelcoming’
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511013855-mcguire-state-losing-jobs-because-climate-expensive-unstable-unwelcoming

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Amrozowicz: Chicago school district’s credit-rating cut tied to state’s ‘systemic’ woes
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511014499-amrozowicz-chicago-school-district-s-credit-rating-cut-tied-to-state-s-systemic-woes

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Thillens slams AFSCME demands, welcomes business-sector endorsements – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511013063-thillens-slams-afscme-demands-welcomes-business-sector-endorsements

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois GOP launches voter-fraud hot line after Kankakee bribery allegations
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511015483-illinois-gop-launches-voter-fraud-hot-line-after-kankakee-bribery-allegations

 

ANDY MARTIN
— Corruption fighter Andy Martin defends Donald Trump against an attack by Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly
http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2016/10/corruption-fighter-andy-martin-defends.html
http://contrariancommentary.com/corruption-fighter-andy-martin-defends-donald-trump-against-an-attack-by-chicago-alderman-brendan-reilly/
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/corruption-fighter-andy-martin-defends-donald-trump-against-an-attack-by-chicago-alderman-brendan-reilly/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County Board Member Donald Puchalski’s Incompatible Offices? – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/dupage-county-board-member-donald-puchalskis-incompatible-offices/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Mike Pence Deemed “Viciously Anti-LGBT” Public Servant – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/10/mike-pence-deemed-viciously-anti-lgbt-public-servant/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ heckler derails Ohio speech for Hillary – Douglas Ernst
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/5/bill-clinton-is-a-rapist-heckler-derails-former-pr/

 

THE BLAZE
— Megyn Kelly hits Trump for only going on ‘Hannity’ and avoiding ‘unsafe spaces’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/05/megyn-kelly-hits-trump-for-only-going-on-hannity-and-avoiding-unsafe-spaces/
— Please stop calling pro-abortion politicians ‘Christians.’ They are heretics. – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/please-stop-calling-pro-abortion-politicians-christians-they-are-heretics/

 

BREITBART
— Trump-Supporting Latino Professor Says Students ‘Trying to Shut Down or Shame Others’ for Political Beliefs – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/10/05/trump-supporting-latino-professor-says-students-trying-to-shut-dow-or-shame-others-for-political-beliefs/

 

FOX NEWS
— Obama’s Army of PR Staffers Costs Taxpayers $500 Million Per Year – Stephen Dinan
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/10/05/obamas-army-pr-staffers-costs-taxpayers-500-million-year

 

NEWSMAX
— Fox News Hosts Kelly, Hannity Exchange Barbs – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Fox-Kelly-Hannity-media/2016/10/05/id/751902/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BIG U.S. SCHOOL DISTRICT ‘SUBMITS TO ISLAMIC SUPREMACY’ ‘Racism and xenophobia’ are ‘deeply embedded in our country’s history’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/big-u-s-school-district-submits-to-islamic-supremacy/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Black student rejects victimhood status: ‘I am going to break stereotypes’ – WILLIAM NARDI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs shout at minorities, at women, at younger people, at veterans, and at everyone else that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities, women, younger people, veterans, and everyone else has had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29344/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a young, black woman, life on campus is not always easy for Roger Williams University freshman Kalasia Richer. But her hardships are not the result of slavery from years past – as her professors and peers like to insist – but instead from the current political persecution she says she faces for being a conservative on a liberal college campus. “I have been told since day one that I would not succeed without the demeaning benefits of affirmative action,” says Richer, 18. “One of my professors actually told me that it’s offensive to say that everyone can achieve the American dream.” Statements like these are common among the liberal academia, who teach that “systemic oppression” and “institutionalized racism” are the most significant factors of whether or not one will achieve success in life. But because Richer doesn’t but into it, she’s mocked and ridiculed and blackballed. “One of my classes is entirely structured around the so-called belief in ‘white privilege,’” she told The College Fix, referring to a humanities elective. “Professors shame white students from speaking up against it, and whenever I do they look at me like I’m a traitor.” According to Richer, a political science major, such classes victimize women of color and force other students to justify their current “oppression.” In an attempt to balance the political climate of her campus, Richer took a position as the secretary of a proposed chapter of the conservative Young Americans for Freedom group. But late last month, student government leaders refused to allow the club to officially be recognized on campus, accusing it of being too similar to the College Republicans. “I was disgusted by the hostility I felt for daring to give a voice to conservatives on campus,” she says. “College is advertised as a place for your mind to grow, but I didn’t realize how much of a lie it was until I saw firsthand how these ‘student leaders’ attempt to dictate how students think on campus.”)

 

REUTERS
— Ford chairman met with Trump over ‘infuriating’ Mexico comments – David Shepardson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-ford-motor-idUSKCN12524K?il=0

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump actually under audit?”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-donald-trump-actually-under-audit/

 

ABC NEWS
— GOP Spends $2 Million on TV Ads in Illinois Legislative Race – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-spends-million-tv-ads-illinois-legislative-race-42610632
— Parents Found Dead After Child Tells School She Couldn’t Wake Them Up – AVIANNE TAN
http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-found-dead-child-tells-school-wake/story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Officers responded to the residence around 5 p.m. that day and found the young girl’s parents dead, along with “evidence of paraphernalia and drug use in the home,” according to Schurman.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MCCONNELL: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aanti-Trumps say “Trump’s Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?ref=politics

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Beijing’s next propaganda outlet: Hollywood? – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/beijings-next-propaganda-outlet-hollywood/2016/10/05/2dfb295e-8a5f-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html
— Trump aide: Clintons ‘don’t get what it means to be an American’ – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/06/trump-aide-clintons-dont-get-what-it-means-to-be-an-american/

 

WALL STRETT JOURNAL
— Trump Sorely Needs a Debate Win  He has to revive GOP enthusiasm to offset the Democrats’ strong turnout operation. – KARL ROVE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-sorely-needs-a-debate-win-1475709081
— Election Says Only So Much About Stocks – STEVEN RUSSOLILLO  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats can and do drive the markets up or down a) to defeat Republicans and b) to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/election-says-only-so-much-about-stocks-1475695067

 

FORBES
— Only One Third Of Trump’s New Businesses Succeeded – That’s Actually a Pretty Good Record – Tim Worstall
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/10/06/only-one-third-of-trumps-new-businesses-succeeded-thats-actually-a-pretty-good-record/#154e9fc44886

 

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— You need a machete to cut through hypocrisy on Trump and taxes – Patrick Buchanan
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/opinion/columnists/buchanan/patrick-buchanan-you-need-a-machete-to-cut-through-hypocrisy/article_fb59fd6b-0232-5829-8986-47f7a82190e8.html

 

UNION LEADER
— Oblivious Trump can’t avoid self-sabotage – JONAH GOLDBERG
http://www.unionleader.com/columns/Jonah-Goldberg-Oblivious-Trump-cant-avoid-self-sabotage-10062016

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps look back at Trump.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/looking-backward-at-donald-trump

October 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago Aldermen Push to Remove Honorary Trump Street Sign – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-supports-removing-honarary-trump-street-sign-396070551.html
— Gary Johnson to Speak at the University of Chicago on Friday  The event is part of the university’s Institute of Politics’ ‘Road to 2016’ series – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gary-johnson-university-of-chicago-396037201.html

CBS2

— Both Parties Cry Foul In Kankakee Election
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/05/both-parties-cry-foul-in-kankakee-election/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Kankakee prosecutor investigating possible vote fraud – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/209812705-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House endorsements, round 3: Sheri Jesiel, Rod Drobinski, Steven Reick, Allen Skillicorn, John Cabello, Joe Sosnowski, Tony McCombie, Brandi McGuire, Daniel Swanson, David Welter, and Jerry Lee Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-house-endorsements-rauner-madigan-edit-1006-20161006-story.html
— Aldermen want Trump stripped of his honorary Chicago plaza – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-honorary-way-remove-1006-chicago-inc-20161005-story.html
— Questions about the Trump Foundation – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-foundation-clinton-charity-edit-1006-md-20161005-story.html
— Don’t worry, millennials: It’s always been tough to figure out your life – R.L. Maizes (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers are getting more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-millennials-jobs-anxiety-20161005-story.html
— Elgin-area lawmakers say now is the time for residents to share ideas – Janelle Walker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-legislative-forum-st-1996-20161005-story.html
— Trump claims credit for Pence’s debate performance, says he doesn’t ‘love’ or ‘hate’ Putin – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-pence-putin-debate-20161005-story.html
— Laugh, creepy clowns. Go on, laugh – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-clown-problems-kass-20161005-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Simon Institute poll: Illinois voters like term limits, redistricting reform; Duckworth leads Kirk 48-34; in comptroller race, Mendoza up on Munger 40-32
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/poll-shows-duckworth-mendoza-clinton-ahead-in-illinois/
— Feds, state officials look into Kankakee voter fraud allegations – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/feds-state-officials-go-to-kankakee-to-look-into-voter-fraud/
— Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) moves to punish Trump for denigrating Chicago – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/reilly-moves-to-punish-trump-for-denigrating-chicago/
— As deaths soar, Emanuel to boost spending on heroin treatment – Fran Spielman and Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/as-deaths-soar-emanuel-to-boost-spending-on-heroin-treatment/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Foster supports path to citizenship, Khouri focused on earned legal status – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009415/
— How 77th House candidates differ on state finances – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009416/
— State budget, taxes top concerns for 66th District candidates – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009352/
– 6th Congressional District candidates don’t back free college tuition plan – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009383/
— Wheeling trustees OK 75 percent raise for village president – Erin Hegarty
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009379/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll finds Illinois voters overwhelmingly support term limits, remap reform – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161005/poll-finds-illinois-voters-overwhelmingly-support-term-limits-remap-reform
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana sales top $20M since program began – AP  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America. To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161005/illinois-marijuana-sales-top-20m-since-program-began

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois leaders talk state budget woes, MAP grants while at SIU – Shannon Allen
http://dailyegyptian.com/59893/news/illinois-leaders-talk-state-budget-woes-map-grants-while-at-siu/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NEWWORK
— Downstate voters’ approval of Rauner low, but over 70 percent disapprove of Madigan
http://ilnews.org/10271/10271/

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE’S PULSE IN SPRINGFIELD – FALL VETO SESSION AND THE ‘LAME DUCK’ SURPRISE – GRANT WEHRLI
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/10/04/napervilles-pulse-springfield-fall-veto-session-lame-duck-surprise/65544

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP SETS UP HOTLINE FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD IN KANKAKEE CO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/il-gop-sets-up-hotline-following-allegations-of-voter-fraud-in-kankakee-co-.html
— RNC RELEASES NEW VIDEO: TIM KAINE INTERRUPTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/rnc-releases-new-video-tim-kaine-interrupts.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Two big new campaign cash developments
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/05/two-big-new-campaign-cash-developments/

 

FOX NEWS
— GAO: Feds spend $1.5B a year on PR, advertising
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/05/watchdog-feds-spend-1-5b-year-on-pr-advertising.html

 

BREITBART
— Obama Administation Hires Hundreds of PR Staffers for $500 Million a Year – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/05/obama-administation-hires-hundreds-pr-staffers-500-million-year/

 

GOPUSA
— GOP Establishment Senators: We can work with Hillary! (DIERSEN: Democrat plants and RINOs focus on destroying the Republican Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15604

 

ROLL CALL
— Poll Shows Duckworth With Larger Lead Over Kirk  New poll shows challenger with double-digit lead – Eric Garcia
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/poll-duckworth-handily-leads-kirk

October 5 Morning Edition

NBC5
— New Poll Shows Clinton, Duckworth With Big Leads in Illinois  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Tammy Duckworth have opened up big leads in Illinois, according to a new poll released Tuesday. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Poll-Show-Clinton-Duckworth-with-Big-Leads-in-Illinois-395841901.html
— Comptroller Munger Talks Relationship with Rauner, Campaign  In an exclusive interview with Ward Room, the comptroller touched on her relationship with Rauner, the campaign and her vision for the future of the state. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Munger-Rauner-and-I-Did-Not-Create-This-Mess-395894951.html

 

CBS2
— Sex Abuse Survivor Scott Cross Urges Lawmakers To Change State Statues On Child Sex Abuse – Lisa Fielding
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/04/sex-abuse-survivor-urges-lawmakers-to-change-state-statues-on-child-sex-abuse/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Scott Cross made headlines when he testified that former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert abused him when he was a wrestler at Yorkville High School in the late 1970’s. He says sometimes it takes a lifetime for survivors to come forward. “I understand that the average age that an individual is willing to come forward is roughly 42 years of age. Our current state stops at age 38. It is unbelievably hard to step forward and confront a person of power and trust in somebody that you idolized and respect,” said Cross, who is now 54. He is also the brother of former Republican statehouse leader Tom Cross.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did Hillary and Bill pave the way for The Donald? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-clinton-trump-kass-1005-20161004-column.html
— Emanuel, Mendoza try for two-fer on mentoring money – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor 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/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-susana-mendoza-sticker-fees-20161004-story.html
— Chicago casino back in play? Why you shouldn’t bet on it – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-casino-michael-reese-robert-reed-1004-biz-20161003-column.html
— Some MBA programs are receiving fewer applications. Here’s why. – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: Do you have an MBA?  In 1971, IRS hired me as a GS-7 (currently $43,915) Revenue Officer.  Back then, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate courses in business, accounting, and law.  In 1972, I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola, I deducted the courses, and earned an MBA in 1976. However, it became increasing clear that my Democrat IRS superiors wanted to replace me with someone who was a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger than me, and/or a veteran. In keeping with that, in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed all the aforesaid courses. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses 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, d) qualified me for a new trade or business, and e) were a distraction.  I took IRS to Tax Court and I won, the court allowed all my graduate business courses.  However, the court disallowed the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1978 by accepting my Democrat IRS superiors’ argument that those courses qualified me for a new trade or business.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-gmac-mba-admission-trends-bsi-20161003-story.html
— Quick wit of Paul Green recalled with laughter, tears – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-paul-green-memorial-1005-chicago-inc-20161004-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vice presidential hopefuls trade jabs — about Clinton and Trump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vice-presidential-hopefuls-trade-jabs-about-clinton-and-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Olsen in House Dist. 81
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/discuss/161009576/
— Endorsement: Breen for House District 48
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009574/
— Endorsement: Jesiel in House District 61
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/discuss/161009575/
— Endorsement: Reicks for House District 63
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/discuss/161009573/
— FRONT PAGE: How much municipal executives’ cars are costing suburban taxpayers – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: Do/did your employer(s) pay you to dive your car(s)?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that the Park Forest Post Office paid me to deliver mail with my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that IRS paid me to collect delinquent taxes with my 1962 Chevy BelAir.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009439/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner is an anti-Trump.  Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are an anti-Trump, you are a Democrat or a RINO.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/04/debate-wasnt-must-see-tv-for-gov-rauner/cl2qwyx/
— Local officials, residents voice frustrations over gambling growth  Home-rule cities better equipped to limit gambling – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/04/local-officials-residents-voice-frustrations-over-gambling-growth/aqbhhk4/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois comptroller candidates to participate in TV debate October 25
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-comptroller-candidates-to-participate-in-tv-debate/article_250ae0a0-8ab4-11e6-99ec-9f8e955f4131.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsement: Illinois Senate District 26: Dan McConchie
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/endorsement-illinois-senate-district-26-dan-mcconchie/aheo60c/
— Endorsement: Illinois Senate District 32: Pam Althoff
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/04/endorsement-illinois-senate-district-32-pam-althoff/a2gq3oa/

 

HERALD WHIG
— Voters urged to return Frese to House – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20161005/voters-urged-to-return-frese-to-house#

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Batavia Mayor Schielke forecasts tough 2017  State budget woes could affect local funding – Mark Foster
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2016/09/30/batavia-mayor-schielke-forecasts-tough-2017/askbqyp/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Eric Trump: Father has paid a ‘tremendous amount of tax’  ‘Listen, when the audit is over, my father will release’ his tax returns – CNN (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in journalism, government, politics, etc. be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they paid during each of the last 10, 20, 30, 40, 50+ years?  Democrats always want Republicans to pay more federal income tax.  To make me pay more federal income tax, the Democrats who ran Money Magazine and IRS disallowed by education deductions in 1978.  They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business and accounting 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.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/eric-trump-father-has-paid-a-tremendous-amount-of-tax

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Candidate Q&As: 101st Illinois House District – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-05/candidate-qas-101st-illinois-house-district.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dennis Hastert Abuse Victim Shares His Story – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH/FO
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/dennis-hastert-abuse-victim-shares-his-story
— Rauner Administration Renegotiates ‘Toxic’ Interest Rate Swap Deals – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-administration-renegotiates-toxic-interest-rate-swap-deals

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove D-99 boasts higher ACT scores, AP and honors enrollment – NATHAN LURZ (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, who thought that you were “college material?” Very few thought that I was “college material” a) because I washed dishes for the minimum wage during my Junior and Senior years in high school, b) because my father never attended college and was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and c) because my mother never attended high school. Nevertheless, UIC accepted me in 1966 a) because I had taken college preparatory courses, because I was in the upper 20% of my class, and because my ACT score was 24.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/03/downers-grove-d-99-boasts-higher-act-scores-ap-and-honors-enrollment/a3av39p/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.
http://chicagoist.com/2016/10/05/heres_a_better_way_to_get_your_weed.php

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Mayor’s Gun Violence Solution Met with Skepticism by Students and Faculty – Elizabeth Czapski
http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/2016/10/mayors-gun-violence-solution-met-skepticism-students-faculty/

 

THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Springfield’s race hits COD – Vandy Manyeh
http://codcourier.org/4959/news/springfields-race-hits-cod/
— Audit reveals 19 points for improvement for College of DuPage – Bridget Kingston  (DIERSEN: What do you know about performance auditing? I worked for GAO doing performance audits for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427).  I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt.  I am a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286).  I have a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
http://codcourier.org/4951/news/audit-reveals-19-points-for-improvement-for-college-of-dupage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Auditor General released its performance audit on College of DuPage on Wednesday Sept. 28, offering 19 recommendations for the Board of Trustees to improve oversight, operations and transparency. The college agrees with all 19 points. The report examined whether the college fulfilled its responsibilities during fiscal years 2011 through 2014, revealing that the board of trustees was not evaluating former President Robert Breuder’s performance annually, as is required by policy. Lack of oversight and approval of financial investments, contracts and budget transfers also raised questions.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DID COMMUNISM REALLY FALL IN EUROPE, OR WAS IT ALL A HOAX?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-did-communism-really-fall-in-europe-or-was-it-all-a-hoax.html

 

GOPUSA
— VP Debate: Kaine Comes Off as First-Rate Jerk
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15614
— Communists Mobilize for Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15609
— Dead voters and other horror stories  (DIERSEN: Wheaton Cemetery (http://www.wheatoncemetery.org/) and St. Michael Cemetery (https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Michael-Cemetery/117332434952418) are both in my precinct.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15552

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IGNORE THE ANKLE-BITERS – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Who are the lead ankle-biters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/04/ignore-the-ankle-biters/

 

CNS NEWS
— Pence: ‘We Have a Deportation Force. It’s Called Immigration and Customs Enforcement’ – Susan Jones
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/pence-we-have-deportation-force-its-called-immigration-and-customs

 

TPM
— Kaine Rattles Off List Of Seemingly Everyone Trump Owes An Apology To – MATT SHUHAM  (DIERSEN: Who do your critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize to?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize to them, to you, and to everyone else.)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kaine-insult-driven-campaign
— Pence Defends Trump’s Insults By Bringing Up ‘Basket Of Deplorables’
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pence-kaine-deplorables-debate
— Trump Team Debate Takeaway: Pence Is Proof That Trump Has Good Judgment – LAUREN FOX
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-surrogates-tout-pence-as-sign-of-trumps-good-judgement

 

COLLEGE FIX
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Libertarian Gary Johnson gets the most backing of Harvard Republican Club members
http://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/libertarian-gary-johnson-gets-backing-harvard-republican-club-members/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration makes its first appearance in the VP debate – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/immigration-makes-its-first-appearance-in-the-vp-debate/article/2603665
— Kaine claims Trump wants to deport 16 million illegal aliens – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kaine-claims-trump-wants-to-deport-16-million-illegal-aliens/article/2603647

 

POLITICO
— RNC’s Priebus declares Trump ‘a role model’ – Brent Griffiths (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who do those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout declare to be role models?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/reince-priebus-donald-trump-role-model-229125

 

THE HILL
— RNC: Kaine interrupted over 70 times – Peter Schroeder
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/299338-rnc-kaine-interrupted-debate-over-70-times

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Tim Kaine Rips Donald Trump For Avoiding Taxes  Trump claims the move was smart. “I guess that makes the rest of us stupid,” Kaine said. – Ben Walsh
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kaine-rips-trump-avoiding-taxes_us_57f40440e4b04c71d6f07a8f
— As Donald Trump Tweets Insults, Mike Pence Says Hillary Clinton Has An ‘Insult-Driven’ Campaign  Has he seen what Trump has said? – Paige Lavender
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-hillary-clinton-campaign_us_57f451dbe4b04c71d6f0ccb9

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Black and/or anti-Republican demonize, denigrate, and condemn Black Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/books/review/black-republicans-and-the-transformation-of-the-gop-black-elephants-in-the-room.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that non-Democrats are racists.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that if Clinton is elected, Democrats will get rid of non-Democrats.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/opinion/the-movement-to-end-racist-voting-laws.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/opinion/mike-pences-galling-amnesia.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: How Facebook could swing the election – Caitlin Dewey  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who talk and act like Facebook IS the internet?  From what I see, those who dominate Facebook are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/09/30/how-facebook-could-swing-the-election-and-who-will-benefit-if-it-does/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pence Defends Donald Trump’s Use of Tax Code  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with IRS’s disallowance of my education deductions.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/pence-defends-donald-trump-use-of-tax-code/B21432DC-740A-4D81-9A46-ADFA333C0FE6.html
— Fact-Checking Family Folklore With DNA Tests  Americans are digging up surprises about their immigrant ancestors using DNA testing and online genealogy research – CAMERON MCWHIRTER  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fact-checking-family-folklore-with-dna-tests-1475598736

 

FORTUNE
— Trump Calls Tax Avoidance ‘Smart’ But Most Americans Call It ‘Unpatriotic’ – Reuters  (DIERSEN: What tax avoidance steps have you taken?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they 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 IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://fortune.com/2016/10/05/donald-trump-income-tax-avoid/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Kaine Resembles ‘Evil Crook’ From Batman Movies, Trump Retweets
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-10-05/kaine-resembles-evil-crook-from-batman-movies-trump-retweets

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Black Burdens, White Wages, and the Persistence of Economic Inequality  A new report finds that the racial wage gap has widened since 1979. – SHAUN OSSEI-OWUSU  (DIERSEN: What have you done that harms Blacks?  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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://prospect.org/article/black-burdens-white-wages-and-persistence-economic-inequality

October 4 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 4 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 3 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 3 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF KIRK AND DUCKWORTH: Kirk, Duckworth raising big money from special interests – BGA
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009783/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF HOSE AND OLSEN: How 81st House candidates differ on school funding – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009792/
— Elgin Area League of Women Voters to host candidate forum Oct. 6
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160926/submitted/160929002/
— 8th Congressional District candidates tout experience – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009785/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Focus should be on saving more for college – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: Who paid for your college education? I paid for my bachelors degree and three masters degrees with money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  But that was back in the “good old days” when college expenses were much lower.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161003/282020441791728
— Money and happiness  Maximizing financial independence can ensure pleasant retirement – Elliot Raphaelson  (DIERSEN: How happy are you?  I would be much happier if my Civil Service Retirement System pension had not been dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201609201830–tms–savingsgctnzy-a20160920-20160920-story.html

 

WSIL TV
— Term limits in Illinois have bipartisan support – Tia Rinehart (DIERSEN: Constructively, non-veteran White male federal employees are term limited.  The federal government wastes their careers gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is caller reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33298895/term-limits-in-illinois-have-bipartisan-support

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Strick asserts Chicago Teachers Union should stop asking more from taxpayers
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014587-strick-asserts-chicago-teachers-union-should-stop-asking-more-from-taxpayers

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 4 REFERENDUMS ON NOV. 8 BALLOTS IN KANE COUNTY
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2016/09/4-referendums-on-nov-8-ballots-in-kane-county/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Reports note Tammy Duckworth coordinated VA’s wasteful ‘Golden Age Games’ – M.D. Kittle
http://watchdog.org/277540/tammy-duckworth-wasteful-va/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Madigan’s army: power through patronage – Austin Berg  (DIERSEN: Are/were a patronage hire?  I was not. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/29/madigans-army-power-patronage/
— These are the 25 Lowest-Paying Jobs in Illinois – Kevin Hoffman  (DIERSEN: This list includes dishwasher. I was a part-time dishwasher during my Junior and Senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and a full-time dishwasher during the summer of 1965.  I was able to earn/save enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/28/lowest-paying-jobs-illinois/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Hillary’s Treatment Of Women – Dan Proft
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/hillarys-treatment-of-women

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— Liberal Media Fraud
http://teriobrien.com/liberal-media-fraud-show-notes-teri-obrien-show-10-2-2016/

 

BREITBART
— The New York Times Paid No Taxes in 2014 – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/10/02/new-york-times-paid-no-taxes-2014/

 

THE BLAZE
— Several newspapers that endorsed Hillary Clinton for president have taken huge subscriber hits – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS has taken subscription hits from those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and from those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/02/several-newspapers-that-endorsed-hillary-clinton-for-president-have-taken-huge-subscriber-hits/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hacked Audio: Clinton Calls Bernie Fans Frustrated Basement-Dwellers – ELENA WEISSMANN
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/01/hacked-audio-clinton-calls-bernie-fans-frustrated-basement-dwellers/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race breaking Clinton’s way.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/298793-race-breaking-clintons-way

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Donald Trump Turned the Tax Code Into a Giant Tax Shelter – JAMES B. STEWART (DIERSEN: What tax loopholes have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they 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.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/business/how-donald-trump-turned-the-tax-code-into-a-giant-tax-shelter.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/opinion/campaign-stops/donald-trump-terroristic-man-toddler.html
— The Case for Bureaucracy – PAUL R. VERKUIL (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/opinion/the-case-for-bureaucracy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service, for example, offers a compelling case for adding professionals. Mr. Trump talks about raising revenue by collecting unpaid taxes, and according to the I.R.S., the “tax gap” of unpaid but owed taxes is some $400 billion. If only 20 percent of that could be collected, it would yield substantial funds. But we need agents to collect these owed taxes and to perform audits. Historically, I.R.S. employees have returned many times the dollar amount invested in their salaries and benefits. The audit rate is now at a record low, however, and the I.R.S. relies increasingly on a tradition of voluntary taxpayer compliance, which is waning. (We can only imagine what a President Trump, who seems to boast about not paying taxes, would do to that tradition.) Moreover, another of Mr. Trump’s proposed revenue sources, stopping improper payments, would also be aided by more I.R.S. agents. The Government Accountability Office has shown that billions of dollars are paid to those who hack into taxpayers’ accounts and divert refunds. Existing staff members simply can’t keep up with these technologically sophisticated perpetrators of fraud. More professionals, schooled in cybersecurity, are called for. There is a common misconception that our bureaucracy has grown out of control. The federal civilian work force (excepting Postal Service employees) is about two million, roughly the same size it was during the Kennedy administration. In effect, the Civil Service has drastically shrunk since then, for the gross domestic product has multiplied five times, and numerous new agencies (like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security) have added significant and complicated missions to the federal agenda. Because of a shortage of federal positions, the only way these agencies could be staffed was by adding contractors, who, according to one estimate, now exceed the number of federal workers by a factor of four. These contractors, who are often more costly than a government counterpart would be, operate under increasingly thin federal management and scrutiny. The political scientist John J. DiIulio Jr. calls this “leviathan by proxy.” There are not only constitutional concerns but also management problems with contractors performing what are deemed by statute and regulations to be “inherent government functions.” These are functions that should not be outsourced. But when they are, it leads to further inefficiencies.)
— President Obama, the Ultimate Tourist, Ticks Down His Bucket List – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/us/politics/obama-travel.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Taxes Pose New Setback.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-tax-numbers-tighten-focus-on-treatment-of-losses-1475415294
— How Facebook Is Dominating the 2016 Election  Social network’s vast reach and micro-targeting tools are manna for political advertisers – CHRISTOPHER MIMS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-facebook-is-dominating-the-2016-election-1475429365
— Gun-Show Customers’ License Plates Come Under Scrutiny  Federal agents enlisted local police to scan cars’ plates at shows’ parking lots – DEVLIN BARRETT (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats are far more suspicious of those who drive American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-show-customers-license-plates-come-under-scrutiny-1475451302

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Non-voters: Sign of protest or apathy? – Susan Page
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/02/sharpened-debate-ethical-not-vote-president-obama-clinton-trump/91336286/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why we embrace Trump as a businessman.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/10/02/wolff-why-we-embrace-trump-businessman/91314600/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump risks watching his backers flee a sinking ship.”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/03/trump-risks-watching-his-backers-flee-a-sinking-sh/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Work it out  There are ways to make a bad job bearable – Matthew Jones  (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you had?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois demonize, denigrate, and condemn all the jobs that I had doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that because they are vastly superior to me, they never had to take such bad jobs and that they never would take such bad jobs. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have an extremely high opinion of themselves and an extremely low opinion of everyone else.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20161002/282668981851844

 

NARFE
— Who makes the grade for NARFE’s congressional scorecard? – Meredith Somers
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2016/10/makes-grade-narfes-congressional-scorecard/

October 2, 2016 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NY TIMES REPORTERS BRUSH OFF LAWSUIT THREAT OVER TRUMP TAX STORY – NICKI ROSSOLL
http://abc7chicago.com/news/ny-times-reporters-brush-off-lawsuit-threat-over-trump-tax-story/1536095/
— SANDERS SAYS CLINTON COMMENTS IN LEAKED AUDIO ‘ABSOLUTELY CORRECT’ – MARYALICE PARKS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/sanders-says-clinton-comments-in-leaked-audio-absolutely-correct/1535920/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Tax Revelation Punctuates Week of Political Challenges  The mounting challenges injected a new sense of urgency into Trump’s White House bid with the next presidential debate a week away.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Tax-Revelation-Alicia-Machado-Twitter-Debate-Political-Challenges-395581561.html
— Trump’s ’95 Tax Returns Published, Reveal $916 Million Loss  The significant losses may mean Trump did not pay taxes for as many as 18 years – Jeff Horwitz
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trumps-Tax-Returns-Obtained-by-NYT-395538851.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Driver plowed his vehicle into veteran’s car in the name of Allah, police say
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/209214387-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A California driver who slammed into a vehicle being driven by a veteran Saturday told police he caused the crash in the name of Allah, and because of Donald Trump’s improper treatment of minorities, Fox 26 News reported.  Driver Ameer Abbaf Fakhraldin slammed into a car being driven by Scott Alcala, an Afghanistan war veteran who was on his way from Fresno to San Jose to play golf with his father. “I saw the Suburban coming right at me about to T-bone right into the driver door and I thought that was it. A second later I turned my head and just smashed into the barrier,” Alcala told the station. Alcala said that when an off-duty police officer went to talk to Fakhraldin, he said that he caused the collision in the name of Allah. He also cited Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s treatment of minorities for why he caused the crash.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Giuliani says Trump is better for United States than a woman.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/giuliani-says-trump-is-better-for-the-us-than-a-woman/
— Emanuel moves to deliver on promise to boost mentoring program – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/emanuel-moves-to-deliver-on-promise-to-boost-mentoring-program/
— Obama hosts nostalgic Illinois reunion at White House – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-nostalgic-reunion-at-white-house-as-presidency-winds-down/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those present (if you were there and want your name added, please email me: lsweet@suntimes.com): Former Senate President Emil Jones, who gave Obama a boost early in his career; state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; former state Sen. Kirk Dillard, the Republican who cut an ad for Obama during the presidential primary; state Sen. Jacqueline Collins; state Sen. Mattie Hunter; state Rep. Will Davis; state Sen. Terry Link; former state Sen. Denny Jacobs; Ald. Leslie Hairston; Ald. Brendan Reilly; former Ald. Will Burns. And more: State Sen. Omar Aquino; state Sen. James Clayborne; state Sen. William Haine; state Sen. Don Harmon; state Sen. Emil Jones III; state Sen. Iris Martinez; state Sen. Chris Nybo, the lone incumbent Republican.)
— Christie, Giuliani: If Trump didn’t pay taxes, he’s a ‘genius’ – Laurie Kellman and Jeff Horwitz  (DIERSEN: If I had NOT deducted the graduate business, accounting, and finance that I took while worked for IRS and for GAO, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the reasons were that the courses 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/christie-giuliani-if-trump-didnt-pay-taxes-hes-a-genius/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump allies: He is a ‘genius’ if he avoided paying taxes for 18 years
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-taxes-20161002-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump said to resist pressure to show taxes after New York Times story.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-trump-taxes-defense-96b59d46-88b9-11e6-8cdc-4fbb1973b506-20161002-story.html
— Biden ponders a bright post-administration future – Albert R. Hunt  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Clinton is elected, the future will be bright for those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-hunt-71006356-88c3-11e6-8cdc-4fbb1973b506-20161002-story.html
— The most shocking part of Donald Trump’s tax records isn’t the $916 million loss everyone’s talking about – Allan Sloan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-tax-records-commentary-20161002-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump scrambles to revive campaign after tax discovery caps a week of self-sabotage.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-taxes-20161002-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— What our candidate endorsements mean – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161002/discuss/161009828/
— Trump’s tax return shows disparity in the system – AP (DIERSEN: What tax loopholes have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161002/news/161009797/

 

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 10/2/16
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/02/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10216/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Term limits: attractive, but maybe not as advertised – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161001/bernard-schoenburg-term-limits-attractive-but-maybe-not-as-advertised

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems’ electoral gamesmanship shot down by court – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2016-10-02/jim-dey-dems-electoral-gamesmanship-shot-down-court.html

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Severin won’t seek endorsement of newspaper that ran offensive political cartoon
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511014090-severin-won-t-seek-endorsement-of-newspaper-that-ran-offensive-political-cartoon

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen critiques House education committee – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014675-olsen-critiques-house-education-committee

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Best Argument for Voting for Mark Kirk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/02/best-argument-for-voting-for-mark-kirk/
— September House Republican Organization Support for Steve Reick’s State Rep. Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/09/30/september-house-republican-organization-support-for-steve-reicks-state-rep-campaign/
— Conservative MCC Students Host Presidential Debate Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/09/30/conservatives-mcc-students-host-presidential-debate-party/
— Count Board Candidate John Reinert Holds Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/09/30/john-reinert-holds-fundraiser/
— Another Story About Jack Franks Signs Being Put in People’s Yards Without Permission
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/09/29/another-story-about-jack-franks-signs-being-put-in-peoples-yards-without-permission/
— Algonquin Township Republicans Schedule Debate Party for Sunday, October 9th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/01/algonquin-township-republican-schedule-debate-party-for-friday-october-7th/

 

WASHUINGTON TIMES
— Harry Reid: Tax write-off exposes Donald Trump as ‘billion-dollar loser’ – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/2/harry-reid-tax-write-off-exposes-donald-trump-as-b/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Campaign: New York Times Illegally Obtained Tax Records – Alex Pappas
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/02/trump-campaign-new-york-times-illegally-obtained-tax-records/
— Michael Moore: ‘People Don’t Trust Democrats Anymore’ – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/02/michael-moore-people-dont-trust-democrats-anymore/

 

BREITBART
— GAO: 1 in 5 Big Companies Pay No Taxes – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ2
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/02/cnn-1-5-big-companies-pay-no-taxes/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— In a Neighborhood of Gangs: The Warrant for Trump – Michael L. Grable
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/in_a_neighborhood_of_gangs_the_warrant_for_trump.html

 

CONSTITUTION
— Journalist says Anyone who Doesn’t Support Islam or Muslims… Deserves to be Exterminated like Rats! – Tim Brown
http://constitution.com/journalist-says-anyone-doesnt-support-islam-muslims-deserves-exterminated-like-rats/

 

BERNARD GOLDBERG
— Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon: Hillary’s Smug Supporters
http://bernardgoldberg.com/donald-trumps-secret-weapon-hillarys-smug-supporters/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reporter describes finding Trump tax returns: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ – KYLE FELDSCHER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/reporter-describes-finding-trump-tax-returns-my-heart-skipped-a-beat/article/2603401

 

THE HILL
— Trump touts tax knowledge following bombshell report – Kyle Balluck
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/298860-trump-touts-tax-knowledge-following-bombshell-report

 

POLITICO
— Five questions about Trump’s tax returns – Brian Faler
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-taxes-questions-229024

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump’s New DC Hotel Vandalized With Spray-Painted Graffiti – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trumps-dc-hotel-vandalized-spray-painted-graffiti-42512601
— NY Times Reporters Brush Off Lawsuit Threat Over Publishing Trump Tax Forms – NICKI ROSSOLL
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ny-times-reporters-brush-off-lawsuit-threat-publishing/story?id=42508026

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Trump tax revelation is stunning.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/opinions/why-trump-tax-news-is-stunning-mccaffery/index.html

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In search of rebound, Trump ramps up attacks on Clinton.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN12201R

 

NBC NEWS
— Christie, Giuliani: Trump’s Manipulation of Tax Law Shows ‘Genius’ – CHRISTINA COLEBURN
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/christie-giuliani-trump-s-manipulation-tax-law-shows-genius-n658131

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Time I Found Donald Trump’s Tax Records in My Mailbox – SUSANNE CRAIGO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/insider/the-time-i-found-donald-trumps-tax-records-in-my-mailbox.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Tax troubles threaten Trump as election day gets closer, and so does his own approach to campaign.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-taxes-20161002-snap-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump International Hotel spray-painted with ‘Black Lives Matter’ message – Joe Heim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/10/02/trump-international-hotel-spray-painted-with-black-lives-matter-message/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “The final nail in Trump’s coffin?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/02/the-final-nail-in-trumps-coffin/?utm_term=.c1b27a61f2bb

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rudy Giuliani backs Trump’s claim that Hillary cheated on Bill – Marisa Schultz
http://nypost.com/2016/10/02/rudy-giuliani-backs-trumps-claim-that-hillary-cheated-on-bill/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Rough Week Vexes GOP  Republicans, worried about undecided voters, look to get campaign back on track.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-rough-week-vexes-gop-1475452850
— Chicago’s Struggling Schools Made Wall Street $110 Million  J.P. Morgan, Nuveen invest in school board’s bonds at big profit – MATT WIRZ and  HEATHER GILLERS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-troubled-schools-made-wall-street-110-million-1475435846
— Donald Trump’s Tax Numbers Sharpen Focus on Treatment of Losses  Questions persist about Republican presidential nominee’s net worth, total tax paid over the years – RICHARD RUBIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-tax-numbers-tighten-focus-on-treatment-of-losses-1475415294

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Giuliani: Trump a ‘genius’ for taking advantage of tax loopholes, poor people do it too – Reuters  (DIERSEN: What tax loopholes have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they 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 IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/giuliani-trump-a-genius-for-taking-advantage-of-tax-loopholes-poor-people-do-it-too-2016-10

 

ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES
— Asheville police struggle to find minority officers – Abigail Margulis (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/10/02/asheville-police-struggle-find-minority-officers/90731288/

 

MARIJUANA TIMES
— TRAGIC: Illinois Adds Chronic Pain, PTSD to Qualifying Medical Conditions – Chloe Sommers (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
https://www.marijuanatimes.org/illinois-adds-chronic-pain-ptsd-to-qualifying-medical-conditions/