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October 21 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

DAILY HERALD

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 21 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republicans disavow ‘mob’ for confrontation of Nancy Pelosi – ALEXANDER MALLIN
https://abc7chicago.com/republicans-disavow-mob-for-confrontation-of-nancy-pelosi/4526201/
— The issues of the mid-term elections
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-the-issues-of-the-mid-term-elections/4518012/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats’ hope for a blue wave to capture Congress ebbs as GOP rebounds – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-midterm-election-democrats-republicans-20181020-story.html
— 45 years ago: Richard Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ (DIERSEN: What were you doing 45 years ago? I was 25 years old. I worked for IRS in both its Joliet office and in its Chicago office at 63rd and Halsted as a GS-11 Revenue Officer (currently $67,638/year). I had worked for IRS since June of 1971. I lived in a townhome in University Park that I had bought new a year earlier. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new 2 years earlier and a 1962 Chevy BelAir. I took one graduate business course at a time at Loyola. My mother and brother lived in Crete.)
https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/clip/24688135/sunday_front_page_after_the_saturday/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Warren ancestry brings attention to how tribes decide membership – AP (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/warren-ancestry-brings-attention-to-how-tribes-decide-membership/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Early voting begins Monday: Where you can go to do it – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181020/early-voting-begins-monday-where-you-can-go-to-do-it
— Should Vernon Township voters eliminate highway district? Officials disagree – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181020/should-vernon-township-voters-eliminate-highway-district-officials-disagree

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How will governor candidates tackle Illinois’ big pension problem? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181020/how-will-governor-candidates-tackle-illinois-big-pension-problem

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— McCann turns sights on Republicans – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181020/statehouse-insider-mccann-turns-sights-on-republicans

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Serious about ending corruption? Vote for Erika Harold – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20181020/our-view-serious-about-ending-corruption-vote-for-erika-harold

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— 16th Congressional District – Adam Kinzinger endorsed
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/10/18/our-view-16th-congressional-district-adam-kinzinger-endorsed/ac8ev9/

 

HERALD & NEWS
— Endorsement: 16th District Congress: Adam Kinzinger
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/10/18/16th-district-congress-adam-kinzinger/aoz1u1b/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Jeff Sessions: ‘Chicago police are not the problem’ Attorney General blames ACLU for spike in crime
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/10/20/jeff-sessions-chicago-police-are-not-the-problem/aiysvnv/

 

MADISON RECORD
— ‘People are motivated’ says organizer of taxpayer revolt rally, set Oct. 24 – John Sammon
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511606461-people-are-motivated-says-organizer-of-taxpayer-revolt-rally-set-oct-24

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— National Pulse: Partisan divide, voter scramble mark midterm – Bill Ketter
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/national-pulse-partisan-divide-voter-scramble-mark-midterm/article_8f8b810e-ceea-51b3-9a28-c32736f2017b.html

 

FOX NEWS
— In Nevada, Trump says Democrats want to turn US into Venezuela – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/in-nevada-trump-says-democrats-want-to-turn-us-into-venezuela

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Top Democrat suggests Khoshoggi was on a Trump hit list – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: Who has you on their hit list and why? I should write a book about those who have me on their hit list and why they have me on their hit list.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/20/joaquin-castro-suggests-khoshoggi-trump-hit-list/
— Trump hints at plan to fix ‘both sides’ of migrant caravan crisis Says he’ll unveil it after the midterm elections – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/20/donald-trump-mulls-plan-fix-both-sides-migrant-car/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump: Democratic victory in midterms would be win for human traffickers – Robert Donachie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-democrat-win-in-november-is-a-win-for-human-traffickers
— ‘Body slam’ journalist links Trump comments to Khashoggi murder – Katelyn Caralle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/body-slam-victim-worries-trump-praise-will-encourage-violence-against-journalists

 

TOWNHALL
— The Party of Antifa Fascists? – Paul Driessen
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2018/10/20/the-party-of-antifa-fascists-n2530342

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Deep blue California makes itself nation’s pestilence capital – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/deep_blue_california_makes_itself_nations_pestilence_capital.html
— Central American illegals riot at Guatemala-Mexico border – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/central_american_illegals_riot_at_guatemalamexico_border.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— As Caravan Approaches, Quit Lying about Immigration – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/as-caravan-approaches-quit-lying-about-immigration/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Reporters Call Trump Supporters ‘Cruel.’ They Respond. – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/20/media-misses-reporters-call-trump-supporters-cruel-they-respond/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CONSERVATIVES CONDEMN RIGHT-WING MOB WITHIN DAYS FOR GOING AFTER PELOSI – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/20/conservatives-right-wing-mob-pelosi/
— WHITE LIBERALS MORE LIKELY TO BELIEVE AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST THAN AFRICAN-AMERICANS – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/19/white-liberals-african-americans-discriminated/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Migrant Caravan Clashes With Mexican Police, Migrants Sleep on Bridge at Border – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/migrant-caravan-clashes-with-mexican-police-sleeps-on-bridge-at-border_2695086.html

 

THE HILL
— Migrant caravan rushes Mexican border, clashes with police – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/latino/412375-migrant-caravan-rushes-mexican-border-clashes-with-police
— Early voting hints at huge turnout – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412263-early-voting-hints-at-huge-turnout
— Durbin to Trump: ‘We’re the mob? Give me a break’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/412379-durbin-to-trump-were-the-mob-give-me-a-break

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump insults Joe Biden during MAGA rally in Elko – ZEKE MILLER
https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/in-full-campaign-mode-trump-calls-dems-too-extreme/1537202387

 

CNN
— Thousands in a migrant caravan are waiting to cross the Guatemalan-Mexican border amid sweltering heat – Bill Weir, Michelle Mendoza and Ray Sanchez
https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Thousands-in-a-migrant-caravan-are-waiting-to-cross-the-Guatemalan-Mexican-border-amid-sweltering-heat-498112981.html
— The Harvard admission trial puts the school’s dirty secrets on display – Joan Biskupic
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/20/politics/harvard-admissions-affirmative-action-trial-money/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Seizes On Migrant Caravan to Rev Up Republican Voters – Jeremy W. Peters and Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/us/politics/trump-migrant-caravan-midterm.html
— Playing Up Support Among Hispanic Voters, Trump Takes Aim at Immigration Laws – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/us/politics/trump-arizona-rally-immigration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats’ hope for wave election diminishes as Republicans rebound – Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democrats-hope-for-wave-election-diminishes-as-republicans-rebound/2018/10/20/3b28d9b4-d31e-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rootless, Isolated and Manipulated by Technology Online news sites give you only the news you’re likely to prefer, making it likely you’ll click on it. – Barton Swaim (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) DO NOT want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they publish, b) DO NOT want me to drive traffic to their websites, c) DO NOT want me to promote their fundraisers and events, d) DO NOT want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events, and e) DO NOT want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, other events.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-books-rootless-isolated-and-manipulated-by-technology-1539985712

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Elizabeth Warren shows failure of race preferences – Mona Charen
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/10/elizabeth_warren_shows_failure_of_race_preferences

 

TIMES FREE PRESS
— In full campaign mode, Trump calls Democrats ‘too extreme’ – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who call me “too extreme” because I a) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, b) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and c) oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2018/oct/20/full-campaign-mode-trump-calls-democrats-too-extreme/481461/

 

NEWSLINE
— Most white Americans will never be affected by affirmative action. So why do they hate it so much? – Maud Ernser (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes HAVE NOT BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED by Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion. They are one or more of the following: Wealthy, Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, veteran, disabled, LGBTQer.)
https://newsline.com/2018/10/19/most-white-americans-will-never-be-affected-by-affirmative-action-so-why-do-they-hate-it-so-much/

 

GAY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If they win the mid-term elections, Democrats plan on getting rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/114204/democrats-plans-to-ban-lgbtq-discrimination-across-america-if-they-win-the-mid-term-elections/

October 19 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 19 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 18 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Campaign workers sue J.B. Pritzker alleging racial discrimination
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/campaign-workers-sue-jb-pritzker-alleging-racial-discrimination/4502953/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Staffers File Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination J.B. Pritzker denied the claims against him – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/pritzker-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-497764061.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Campaign Staffers File Discrimination Lawsuit Less than three weeks before the November election, several current and former campaign workers have filed a federal lawsuit against Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker, calling his campaign a “cesspool of racial discrimination and harassment.”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3953923-pritzker-campaign-staffers-file-discrimination-lawsuit/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise’s visit to Naperville highlights national importance of Chicago-area race – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-roskam-scalise-event-20181017-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker campaign workers file lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; group wanted $7.5 million to settle – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-federal-lawsuit-20181017-story.html
— Special-interest cash flows into campaign coffers for Southland lawmakers — even if they’re running unopposed – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-3q-campaign-finance-reports-st-1018-story.html
— Old-school Chicago election season: A surge in requests for mail-in ballots not seen since WWII – Katie Galioto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-mail-ballot-midterm-elections-20181001-story.html

— Canada legalized marijuana, but don’t bring any home to Chicago after your next trip – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-canada-legalizes-marijuana-keep-it-there-20181017-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker campaign workers claim discrimination in federal lawsuit, demand $7.5M Lawsuit rips open racial wound for Pritzker — but he insists charges ‘not true’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-campaign-workers-lawsuit-racial-discrimination-7-5-million-bruce-rauner-illinois-2018-governor-election/
— WEDNESDAY, October 17, 2018, 4:30 p.m. – As the special guest at a campaign reception hosted in support of Representative Peter Roskam, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Representative Peter Roskam will hold a press gaggle prior to the reception. Chicago Marriot Hotel – Naperville: 1801 N Naper Boulevard, Naperville.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-illinois-political-daybook-oct-17-peter-roskam-tammy-duckworth/
— Working the Story: Mansions, toilets and tax breaks – Tim Novak and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/how-sun-times-broke-story-pritzker-mansion-toilets-property-tax-break-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Seth Lewis for Illinois Senate in the 23rd District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/seth-lewis-endorsement-illinois-senate-23rd-district-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Chris Nybo for Illinois Senate in the 24th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-senate-elections-chris-nybo-24th-district-gun-control-western-springs/
— ENDORSEMENT: Michael G. Connelly for Illinois Senate in the 21st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/michael-connelly-endorsement-illinos-senate-21st-district-democrat-2018-general-election/

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township supervisor Chris Heidorn moves to replace Glen Ellyn mosquito abatement board – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181017/township-supervisor-moves-to-replace-glen-ellyn-mosquito-abatement-board
— Endorsements: Cantore, Painter for DuPage forest preserve positions
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181017/endorsements-cantore-painter-for-dupage-forest-preserve-positions
— Helene Miller Walsh: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181017/helene-miller-walsh-candidate-profile
— ‘Horseface’: Does it matter that Trump ridicules women? – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181017/news/310179913/

 

WLS AM
— John Tilman, “Do you really want to vote for an even bigger Illinois tax burden?” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/17/john-tilman-do-you-really-want-to-vote-for-an-even-bigger-illinois-tax-burden/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— READ THE DOCUMENT: J.B. Pritzker campaign workers file lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; group wanted $7.5 million to settle –
MIKE RIOPELL and RICK PEARSON
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/read-the-document-j-b-pritzker-campaign-workers-file-lawsuit/article_b5e7aa57-8539-5814-97ae-0cbefd0325d2.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pritzker campaign sued by own staffers alleging racial discrimination – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article220156310.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Pritzker price tag: Candidate’s spending promises require doubling state income tax – Adam Schuster, Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill, Illinois Policy Institute
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511604539-pritzker-price-tag-candidate-s-spending-promises-require-doubling-state-income-tax

 

STATELINE
— Pritzker campaign sued for racial discrimination and harassment
https://www.mystateline.com/news/pritzker-campaign-sued-for-racial-discrimination-and-harassment/1531345111

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 10 Pritzker staffers file racial discrimination lawsuit
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/pritzker-staffers-file-racial-discrimination-lawsuit

 

WAND
— Claims of racial discrimination in governor candidate Pritzker campaign – Jessica Dobson
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39301422/claims-of-racial-discrimination-in-governor-candidate-pritzker-campaign

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Minority campaign staffers sue Pritzker, claiming discrimination – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/minority-campaign-staffers-sue-pritzker-claiming-discrimination/article_341e3fda-83fb-5f62-982a-fdd227af2b19.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Lawsuit filed by Pritzker campaign staffers alleges racial discrimination – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/lawsuit-filed-by-pritzker-campaign-staffers-alleges-racial-discrimination/1531111872

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Rescinds Our Endorsement of Sam McCann for Governor – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/ifa-rescinds-our-endorsement-of-sam-mccann-for-governor/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION’S STATEMENT REVERSING MCCANN ENDORSEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/illinois-family-actions-statement-reversing-mccann-endorsement.html
— IVES’ STATEMENT ON MCCANN’S MAILER AGAINST TOM MORRISON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/ives-statement-on-mccanns-mailer-against-tom-morrison.html
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION RESCINDS SAM MCCANN ENDORSEMENT OVER MAILER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/breaking-illinois-family-action-rescinds-sam-mccann-endorsement-over-mailer.html
— FISCALLY SOUND STATES: ILLINOIS IN BOTTOM FIVE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/fiscally-sound-states-illinois-in-bottom-five.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois politicians have gone to prison for dumber things – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511604607-reeder-illinois-politicians-have-gone-to-prison-for-dumber-things
— Illinois Democrats falsely attack character of suburban Republicans, ad claims – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511603252-illinois-democrats-falsely-attack-character-of-suburban-republicans-ad-claims

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Budget groups: Pritzker’s plans would cost taxpayers billions more – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/budget-groups-pritzker-s-plans-would-cost-taxpayers-billions-more/article_25dbe6e6-d18e-11e8-b26f-8fa33332b968.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP responds *** Bombshell discrimination lawsuit called “offensive” and “baseless” by Pritzker campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/bombshell-discrimination-lawsuit-called-offensive-and-baseless-by-pritzker-campaign/
— Another former Pritzker campaign worker comes forward as the spin cranks up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/another-former-pritzker-campaign-worker-comes-forward-as-the-spin-cranks-up/
— Sam McCann jumps into House races against “Raunerite” Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/sam-mccann-jumps-into-house-races-against-raunerite-republicans/
— Pritzker then and now
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/pritzker-then-and-now/

 

BLAZE
— Illinois Democratic governor candidate sued for racial discrimination by former employees – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/17/illinois-democratic-governor-candidate-sued-for-racial-discrimination-by-former-employees

 

GOPUSA
— Deep state conservatives
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56903
— Democrats force leader to resign over, ‘I stand for the flag. I kneel at the cross’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56889
— Week 6: Still thousands of empty seats in NFL stadiums
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56893

 

DAILY CALLER
— BLACK AND LATINO CAMPAIGN STAFFERS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST DEM ILLINOIS GOV CANDIDATE FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – Henry Rodgers
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/black-latino-staffers-pritzker/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat IL Gov Candidate Accused Of ‘Racial Discrimination And Harassment’ By Staffers    Staffers say they were hired to fill “quotas” and tasked with “racist” jobs. – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/37240/democrat-il-gov-candidate-accused-racial-emily-zanotti

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Boycott Hearing on Trump’s Judicial Nominees – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/10/17/democrats-boycott-hearing-on-trumps-judicial-nominees-n2529388
— Democrats Know They Can Always Count on the Media – Ben Shapiro
https://townhall.com//columnists/benshapiro/2018/10/17/democrats-know-they-can-always-count-on-the-media-n2528998

 

TPM
— Key Architect Of The GOP Tax Plan Peter Roskam Isn’t Talking About It Much On The Trail – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/peter-roskam-campaign-tax-law

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Beware Soros’s “Rented Evangelicals”
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/28949-beware-soross-rented-evangelicals

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Blue Wave of ‘Undocumented’ Voters? – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/stacey-abrams-undocumented-voters-blue-wave/
— Two Minnesota Republican Candidates Assaulted – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/two-minnesota-republican-candidates-assaulted/

 

CBS NEWS
— American workers finally see a real bump in pay – ALAIN SHERTER (DIERSEN: Have you gotten pay increases? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor. They continue to be furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-workers-finally-see-real-bump-in-pay/

 

CNBC
— Trump agenda, attitude overshadow tax cuts for GOP in midterms
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/10/17/trump-agenda-attitude-overshadow-tax-cuts-for-gop-in-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Record number of families crossing U.S. border as Trump threatens new crackdown – Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/record-number-of-families-crossing-us-border-as-trump-threatens-new-crackdown/2018/10/17/fe422800-c73a-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Why do California voters prefer Democrat Gavin Newsom? It has to do with Donald Trump, new poll finds – ANDREW SHEELER
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article220164675.html

 

POLITICUS USA
— The Trump trap – Republicans duck president in key House races
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/17/special-report-the-trump-trap-republicans-duck-president-in-key-house-races-2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six-term Representative Peter Roskam has a good sense of how voters in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District feel about the president. Despite re-electing the Republican congressman in 2016, they backed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Trump by nearly 7 percentage points. The district typifies the battlegrounds where Republican candidates face anti-Trump headwinds: a fast-growing suburb west of Chicago with a median income near $100,000. Roskam has made no statements of support for Trump on his website or in posts this year to his social media accounts. He acknowledges that associating himself with the president might do more harm than good. Having Trump campaign for him in the district “obviously wouldn’t be helpful,” he said in an interview. Roskam has criticized Trump’s tariffs on imported goods and has decried the administration’s separation of immigrant children from parents. After Trump held a July press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and refused to condemn Putin for interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, Roskam called Trump’s performance “an affront to American democracy.” But Roskam notes that he also backs the president on issues important to pro-Trump voters, such as raising military spending and lowering taxes. In an August tweet, Roskam described as “absurd” a statement by his Democratic opponent comparing Trump with al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. “This district is discerning,” Roskam said, and voters want a candidate who will represent their interests independent of the president. But Roskam’s reluctance to embrace Trump isn’t enough for some of the anti-Trump Republicans he’s trying to capture. “Peter Roskam has distanced himself from Trump, but he doesn’t stand up to him,” said Bill Wentz, 73, a lifelong Republican and former federal government lawyer. Roskam hasn’t done enough to fight the president on economic policies that Wentz says undermine traditional Republican support for free markets by picking “winners and losers.” He also is uncomfortable with Trump’s failure to fully embrace U.S. intelligence agencies’ finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. Wentz’s answer: vote for Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten.)

 

GOVERNING
— Democrat in Illinois Governor’s Race Hit With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit From His Own Campaign Workers – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-illinois-campaign-workers-lawsuit-pritzker.html

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Wide range of shocking behavior by city workers fills inspector general’s report – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1429657

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville District 203 will oppose a push by rural schools to arm teachers – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-say-no-to-guns-st-1017-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint older Whites, their parents, their grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, raters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-sears-catalogue-mary-schmich-20181016-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, public schools encourage students to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181010/add-gender-diversity-to-list-of-things-your-kids-need-to-know-about-experts-say
— Glen Ellyn mosquito abatement district seeks tax increase amid calls for consolidation – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181016/glen-ellyn-mosquito-abatement-district-seeks-tax-increase-amid-calls-for-consolidation
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Canada to pardon pot possession as it legalizes marijuana – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181016/news/310169834

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield School Board vice president Adam Lopez files discrimination complaint against Country Financial – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181016/adam-lopez-files-discrimination-complaint-against-country-financial
— City council approves plan for 1908 Race Riot site – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border. According to Democrats, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c) the faster that you should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181016/city-council-approves-plan-for-1908-race-riot-site

 

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Hosty named GOP state central committeeman
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/10-16-2018/Hosty-named-GOP-state-central-committeeman/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Referenda To Oppose More Gun Control Laws On Ballot In Over A Dozen Illinois Counties – PETER MEDLIN
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/referenda-oppose-more-gun-control-laws-ballot-over-dozen-illinois-counties

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w IL Trea. cand. Dodge on Quincy, JB’s fraud scheme, safe state investing
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/10/watch-berkowitz-w-il-trea-cand-dodge-on-quincyjbs-fraud-scheme-safe-state-investing-cableweb/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Madigan has been able to create a public sector middle class on the backs of ordinary Illinoisans
http://www.wirepoints.com/madigan-has-been-able-to-create-a-public-sector-middle-class-on-the-backs-of-ordinary-illinoisans-ted-on-illinois-rising/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Pritzker campaign accused in lawsuit of discrimination, harassment against black, Latino campaign staffers – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511603853-pritzker-campaign-accused-in-lawsuit-of-discrimination-harassment-against-black-latino-campaign-staffers
COMPLAINT: https://jnswire.s3.amazonaws.com/jns-media/2c/74/948298/Little_v_PritzkerCampaign.pdf

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Jim Dodge: Unions counting on Madigan to make things alright for them – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511602406-jim-dodge-unions-counting-on-madigan-to-make-things-alright-for-them

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois Planned Parenthood spends $600K to oust taxpayer-funded abortion opponents from state legislature
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511603594-illinois-planned-parenthood-spends-600k-to-oust-taxpayer-funded-abortion-opponents-from-state-legislature

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Six Champaign-Urbana Residents Diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/six-champaign-urbana-residents-diagnosed-with-legionnaires-disease/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legal scholar says public retirement stewards should prioritize taxpayers over retirees – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Why don’t my critics/opponents sue my Democrat GAO superiors for forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old? So far, in today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $1,093,466.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legal-scholar-says-public-retirement-stewards-should-prioritize-taxpayers-over/article_eaae832a-d166-11e8-aa21-0ba69240885d.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BEYONCÉ, HANNITY AND LEBRON JAMES AMONG MOST POLITICALLY DIVISIVE ENTERTAINERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/beyonc%C3%A9-hannity-and-lebron-james-among-most-politically-divisive-entertainers.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump warns Honduras against sending illegal ‘migrant caravans’
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-warns-honduras-against-sending-illegal-migrant-caravans/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SUBURBAN WOMEN DON’T LOVE ABORTION – Brenna Lewis and Matt Lamb (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have worked the hardest to destroy those like me who support the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/16/opinion-suburban-women-dont-love-abortion/

 

FEDERALIST
— Why Open Borders Are Bad For America’s Immigrants In ‘Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders,’ Reihan Salam says America must make smart investments in alleviating global poverty as it moves toward a more skills-based immigration system. – Francisco Gonzalez
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/16/open-borders-are-bad-for-americas-immigrants/

 

BREITBART
— Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown Urges Amnesty for Illegals with Jobs – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring illegals over citizens of America. Employers can manipulate, dominate, and exploit illegals far easier than they can manipulate, dominate, and exploit citizens of America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/10/16/sen-sherrod-brown-urges-amnesty-for-illegals-with-jobs/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A merit-based argument for making immigration great again – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/a-merit-based-argument-for-making-immigration-great-again

 

THE HILL
— Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411763-conservatives-fear-trump-will-cut-immigration-deal?userid=3526
— GOP strategist says Republican candidates are ‘all over the map’ on immigration (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/411715-gop-strategist-says-republican-candidates-are-all-over-the-map

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Laura Ingraham: Vote GOP Or Democrats Will Replace You With Immigrants The Fox News host suggested Democrats wanted to replace American voters with “an ever increasing number of chain migrants.” Lee Moran (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring illegals over citizens of America. Employers can manipulate, dominate, and exploit illegals far easier than they can manipulate, dominate, and exploit citizens of America.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/laura-ingraham-gop-midterms-immigrants_us_5bc6d489e4b055bc947b6d7d

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s new fights with women stoke GOP concern about female voters The president is accused of sexism in his attacks on a senator and a former porn star, soon after a Supreme Court confirmation battle that has already left many American women furious. – GABBY ORR and REBECCA MORIN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/16/trump-go-after-stormy-daniels-avenatti-905698

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace – ROB GILLIES AND GENE JOHNSON
https://www.kansascity.com/news/article220143520.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Horseface,’ ‘Lowlife,’ ‘Fat, Ugly’: How the President Demeans Women President Trump has a history of attacking women by mocking their bodily functions, demeaning their looks or comparing them to animals. – Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When Trump demeans women, who do anti-Trumps punish? ANSWER: All Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/politics/trump-women-insults.html
— Polarization Seems to Be Helping Republicans in Run-Up to Midterms Energized voters on the right dim prospects for big Democratic gains in red districts and states. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/upshot/midterms-polarization-republicans-polls.html
— With a House Takeover, Democrats Could Get Trump’s Tax Returns. Would They? – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/politics/trump-tax-returns-democrats.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Letter sent to 400,000 ‘inactive’ New York voters – William Neuman (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there in the voter rolls in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/nyregion/inactive-voter-letter-nyc.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid to Honduras Over Immigration Caravan Guatemalan authorities arrest Bartolo Fuentes, leader of the caravan of more than 1,500 migrants – Rebecca Ballhaus, Juan Montes and Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-aid-to-honduras-over-immigration-caravan-1539697747
— Trump’s Grim Handbook for Governance Unyielding loyalty to the president and scorn for ‘losers’ are among the top rules. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-grim-handbook-for-governance-1539730866

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana becomes legal in Canada on Wednesday – Alan Freeman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/marijuana-becomes-legal-in-canada-on-wednesday-but-barriers-remain-for-consumers/2018/10/16/2a1627b4-d0bf-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html

 

CRONKITE NEWS
— One class at time: ‘Dreamers’ find it hard to afford college after court ruling – Abdel Jimenez (DIERSEN: I rarely took more than one course at a time while I earned a job-related MBA from Loyola in 1976, a job-related master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 a) because that was what I could afford and b) my jobs working for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997 came first.)
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2018/10/16/arizona-daca-recipients-stuggle-without-in-state-tuition/

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call you a Nazi if you do not promote citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/fox-news-laura-ingraham-echoes-you-will-not-replace-us-nazi-chant-vile-segment

 

DAILY MAIL
— OUTSTANDING: Trump warns Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that all payments to them will stop if they continue to allow illegals into the U.S.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6283603/Trump-warns-Honduras-halt-migrant-caravan-lose-US-aid.html

 

TRAINING ZONE
— What to Look For When Hiring a Webmaster – Cristine Felt (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do organizations that claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but are dominated by anti-conservatives and/or by anti-Republicans, do not want me to serve as their webmaster? ANSWER: Those who dominate those organizations know that I would want their website to promote a) the traditional family plank in the IRP platform (https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2016PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf), b) the right to life plank in the IRP platform, c) the immigration plank in the IRP platform, d) the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform, e) the illegal drugs plank in the RNC platform (https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf), and f) the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the RNC platform. I should write a book about those who rudely terminated me as webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (twice) and for the Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/community/blogs/cristinefelt/what-to-look-for-when-hiring-a-webmaster

 

FAST COMPANY
— This is how you get your boss’s job – ART MARKMAN (DIERSEN: To keep their jobs and/or to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on destroying their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90250157/how-to-get-your-bosss-job

 

CPA JOURNAL
— Reflections on My 66 Years in Public Accounting – Arthur J. Radin, CPA (DIERSEN: Democrats use “up-or-out” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/09/21/reflections-on-my-66-years-in-public-accounting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The concept of “up-or-out”—either get promoted in a reasonable time or find another job—did not exist until around 1965, when the large firms started to adopt the policy. Eight years after starting at Touche and after many rapid promotions, I was made a partner at the age of 31. I did not think I was too young to be a partner; others did. Today, 40 years after I left the firm, I am amazed how often someone introducing me says, “He was a partner of Deloitte,” to establish my credentials.)

October 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Pritzker each report income of more than $50 million in newly released tax returns – Mike Riopell, Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-tax-returns-20181016-story.html
— SUV driven by Preckwinkle security chief was improperly used to move political materials – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: How much political material has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain delivered in your precinct? Last week, I hand-delivered 2,100 pieces of political material to the 175 homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter. The 175 envelopes had 377 labels on them for all the registered Republican and/or Independent voters in each home. The 2,100 pieces were the sample ballot for the precinct (with the ovals for ALL the Republican candidates filled in) and literature for all those Republican candidates on that ballot who provided the Milton Township GOP with campaign literature – Roskam, Senger, Connelly, Grant, Mendrick, Hinds, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Cantore, Wilson, and MacKay.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-security-chief-vehicle-inspector-general-20181015-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker spent almost twice as much campaign cash as Gov. Bruce Rauner last quarter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-governor-spending-20181015-story.html
— Donald Trump goes low, and Elizabeth Warren joins him – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? One of my worst demographics is that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-warren-trump-20181015-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Democrats Underwood, Casten outraise GOP rivals Roskam, Hultgren last quarter – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: To those who blast me for not giving money to Republican candidates, in my defense, I stress that I offer all Republican candidates GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, website expenses, and internet expenses. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015. Those emails have included links to more than 315,000 articles and information on many upcoming events. It takes me about an hour for each 6 links. That means that since 2004, I have spent about 52,500 hours of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising. The main reason why I have a) less money to give Republican candidates, b) more time to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to help elect those candidates, and c) more motivation to help elect those candidates is the success that my Democrat superiors in the Republican can)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democrats-underwood-casten-outraise-gop-rivals-roskam-hultgren-last-quarter/
— At $234 million, rich-guy rumble hasn’t broken U.S. record — yet – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/234-million-rich-guy-rumble-campaign-reports-governors-race/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s money in our addictions Ben Klein, who once ran one of Chicago’s largest nursing home operators, is making a big financial bet that Americans are going to need even more help with their addiction problems. – TED JACKSON (DIERSEN: What do say to politicians who promote addictive vices including booze, gambling, and pot? I say that they should not be elected or reelected.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/theres-money-our-addictions
— To end gun violence in Chicago, should we focus on quick fixes or root causes? Yes. The debate often is whether it’s more important to focus on immediate solutions or to take a longer view and address its root causes. A new survey shows that this is a false choice. – NINA VINIK (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, the biggest cause of gun violence in Chicago is the breakdown of the African-American family. Democrats do everything that they can to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/end-gun-violence-chicago-should-we-focus-quick-fixes-or-root-causes-yes

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Morrison over Trevor in Illinois House District 54
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181016/endorsement-daily-herald-backs-morrison-over-trevor-in-illinois-house-district-54

 

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (10/15/18): Kanye West is devoured by liberals, Chris Robling on Rauner’s chances in Nov., and a flag on the moon – JEFF CARLIN
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/15/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-10-15-18-kanye-west-is-devoured-by-liberals-chris-robling-on-jbs-toilets-and-a-flag-on-the-moon/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— J.B. Pritzker spent almost twice as much campaign cash as Gov. Bruce Rauner last quarter
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181016/jb-pritzker-spent-almost-twice-as-much-campaign-cash-as-gov-bruce-rauner-last-quarter

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker spent almost twice as much campaign cash as Rauner last quarter
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pritzker-spent-almost-twice-as-much-campaign-cash-as-rauner/article_6e27ab20-2325-595c-ba99-fedcc19f2e4f.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is the ‘B’ word in Illinois’ future? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-16/editorial-the-b-word-illinois-future.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats shame Kanye West to protect themselves – John Kass
https://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/democrats-shame-kanye-west-to-protect-themselves/article_720901d1-6363-5411-8cb9-ed677e020346.html

 

RIVER BENDER
— Second Amendment Rally to be held at Madison County Courthouse on Oct. 25
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/second-amendment-rally-to-be-held-at-madison-county-courthouse-on-oct-25-31318.cfm

 

TIMES
— Long describes ‘contentious’ relationship with GOP Rep. explains disagreement with Gov. on latest Ottawa visit – Brent Bader
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/10/15/long-describes-contentious-relationship-with-gop/aivalfc/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois’ Fiscal Situation Worst In Nation A new study by researchers at George Mason University ranked every state’s ability to pay its bills. Here’s how Illinois fared. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-fiscal-situation-worst-nation-study

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Ken Griffin, one of Chicago’s most notable political donors is also among the nation‘s most philanthropic, according to Forbes. The Citadel CEO, who just recently donated $500,000 to Republican Erika Harold’s campaign for attorney general, is ranked 26th for donating $98 million to the Field Museum, Robin Hood Foundation, Chicago Lakefront Trail and the U.S. Soccer Foundation. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/16/q3-money-race-chance-the-rapper-zeros-in-on-cps-next-mayor-vallas-details-econ-plan-summers-out-327684

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Chicago mayoral petitions being circulated for Democratic comptroller candidate – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Who is circulating petitions for what offices in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/chicago-mayoral-petitions-being-circulated-for-democratic-comptroller-candidate/article_5410e934-d09a-11e8-a4fb-0ba2a684c89e.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER PRICE TAG: CANDIDATE’S SPENDING PROMISES REQUIRE DOUBLING STATE INCOME TAX – Adam Schuster, Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pritzker-price-tag-candidates-spending-promises-require-doubling-state-income-tax/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with IL Treasurer Candidate Jim Dodge on safe investments & low taxes
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/10/berkowitz-w-il-treasurer-candidate-jim-dodge-on-safe-investments-low-taxes-cable-web/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— NALN event Monday evening, October 15, 2018, at Aurelio’s in Naperville drew 45 guests including Evelyn Sanguinetti, Patty Smith, Janice Anderson, Patty Gustin, Kevin Coyne, Steve Chirico, Jim McCluskey, Grant Wehrli, Mark Rising, Bruce Hanson, Suzanne Hart, Rebecca Obarski, David Wentz, Carl Schultz, James Groat, Brad Miller, Kenn Miller, Kamala Martinez, and Josh McBroom. – Kevin Coyne
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ILLINOIS NEWS RADIO
— Illinois’ highest-paid school boss under investigation days before retirement, $762,000 payout – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/illinois-highest-paid-school-boss-under-investigation-days-before-retirement/article_7e24c572-ce5d-11e8-b4d7-2b2bc63903e1.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois State Rifle Association endorses Rauner today
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/illinois-state-rifle-association-endorses-rauner-today/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner and Pritzker release 2017 federal income tax returns
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/rauner-releases-tax-return-calls-on-pritzker-to-do-the-same/
— Raoul outspending Harold
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/raoul-outspending-harold/
— A look at fundraising reports for Pritzker and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/a-look-at-fundraising-reports-for-pritzker-and-rauner/
— Dems crow about congressional fundraising
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/16/dems-crow-about-congressional-fundraising/

 

DAILY CALLER
— IF SEN. WARREN IS NATIVE AMERICAN, EVERYONE CAN CLAIM THEY’RE A MINORITY – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? In what ways are you a minority in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? In one or more of aforesaid, I am a minority because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/15/gutfeld-native-american-warren/

 

GOPUSA
— U.S. Has 3.5 Million More Registered Voters Than Live Adults — A Red Flag For Electoral Fraud (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What are the elected officials in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois doing to get rid of deadwood?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56885
— Fake News Matched Only By The Fake Indian’s Fake Math
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56910
— Short Memory: Trump critic Mitt Romney denies leading ‘Never Trump’ Republicans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56842
— Europe is beginning to pay a fair share for its own defense (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56901

 

NEWSMAX
— Pew: Little Partisan Consensus on Major Problems Facing Nation – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/us/pew-problems-issues-gap/2018/10/15/id/886407/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seventy-one percent of Democratic voters say the way racial and ethnic minorities are treated by the criminal justice system is a very big problem for the country, while only 10 percent of Republicans agree. Climate change has a similarly large partisan gap, as 72 percent of Democrats say it is a major problem, but only 11 percent of Republicans think so. Gun violence is viewed as a major concern by 81 percent of Democrats, but by only 25 percent of GOP supporters. Seventy-seven percent of Democrats see the gap between rich and poor as a very big problem, but only 22 percent of Republicans agree. Sixty-three percent of Democrats say racism is a big concern, but only 19 percent of Republicans say so. Similarly, 50 percent of Democrats say sexism is a major problem, with only 12 percent of Republicans agreeing. While 75 percent of Republicans say illegal immigration is a major concern, only 19 percent of Democrats agree.)
— We Can’t Afford Not to Build the Border Wall – Steve Levy
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/custody-dhs-fair-illegal/2018/10/15/id/886372/

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Gain Huge Fundraising Advantage in 2018 Elections – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/15/democrats-gain-huge-fundraising-advantage-in-2018-elections/

 

TOWNHALL
— A Republican Red Tide Is Pushing Back Against the Dems’ Blue Wave – Salena Zito
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2018/10/16/a-republican-red-tide-is-pushing-back-against-the-dems-blue-wave-n2528759
— Black Conservatives Aren’t Sellouts, Black Liberals Are Just Duped – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2018/10/15/black-conservatives-arent-sellouts-black-liberals-have-just-been-duped-n2528558

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media, Democrats Question Warren’s Native American Announcement: ‘Really Poor Timing’ Durbin: ‘I don’t know why she picked today’ – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/media-democrats-question-warrens-native-american-announcement-really-poor-timing/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Democrats Advised Not to Speak About Unpopular Open Borders Policies
https://canadafreepress.com/article/democrats-advised-not-to-speak-about-unpopular-open-borders-policies

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Democrat Mayor Requires Cops To Instruct Illegals on How To Thwart Prosecutors – BRYAN CHAI
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/dem-mayor-requires-cops-instruct-illegals-thwart-prosecutors/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Woman of Color’ Sham Come Back to Haunt Her? – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/will-elizabeth-warrens-woman-of-color-sham-come-back-to-haunt-her/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— A professor from the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, has defended her decision to show up to a pro-life event – Sara George
https://www.thecollegefix.com/i-wanted-to-have-a-conversation/

 

THE HILL
— Trump threatens to cut off aid to Honduras over immigrant ‘caravan’ – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to the many countries that have constructively declared war on America a) by illegally sending their citizens into America illegally, b) by illegally keeping their citizens in America illegally, and c) by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Ever-increasingly, treasonous Democrats and treasonous Democrat plants, treasonous Libertarians and treasonous Libertarian plants, treasonous Greens and treasonous Green plants, and treasonous RINOs treasonously encourage the aforesaid acts of war.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411575-trump-threatens-to-cut-off-aid-to-honduras-over-immigrant-caravan
— Cherokee Nation: Warren’s use of DNA test ‘inappropriate,’ ‘wrong’ – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, would Germany object to my saying that I am 100% German national origin because 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?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/411521-cherokee-nation-warrens-use-of-dna-test-inappropriate-wrong
— Democrats in swing districts advised to avoid talking about immigration – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411522-democrats-in-swing-districts-states-advised-to-avoid-talking-about-immigration

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stalking the Trump Family’s Roots In search of the president’s forebears, the author embarked on a three-week journey through Europe, from Scotland to Slovenia. – Nina Burleigh
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/travel/trump-family-roots-europe.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Warren representing herself as Native American is quite a stretch – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://nypost.com/2018/10/15/warren-representing-herself-as-native-american-is-quite-a-stretch/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats won’t defeat Trump by becoming the Trumps of the left – Max Boot
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/15/democrats-wont-defeat-trump-by-becoming-the-trumps-of-the-left/
— Joe Biden appeals to working-class whites who defected to Trump. Is that how Democrats win again? – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois look down on the working class. Are/were you a member of the working class? I was 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/10/15/daily-202-joe-biden-appeals-to-working-class-whites-who-defected-to-trump-is-that-how-democrats-win-again/5bc396dc1b326b7c8a8d19a1/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Yes, Elizabeth Warren has Native ancestry. No, that won’t stop Trump’s racist attacks.” How bad are you demographics? My critics/opponents glorify and praise those who do NOT share my demographics. They glorify and praise those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/15/yes-elizabeth-warren-has-native-ancestry-no-that-wont-stop-trumps-racist-attacks/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats for Big Money Whatever happened to the corrupting influence of billionaires? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-for-big-money-1539645696

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2018/10/16/these-two-states-are-poised-to-be-the-next-big-marijuana-markets/#3e17159c2476

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Trump’s Approval Rating Is Better Than You Think – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-approval-rating/

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Jury Awards Professor $1.7M in Age Bias Case – Colleen Flaherty
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/10/16/jury-awards-professor-17m-age-bias-case

 

FED SMITH
— How is the Annual COLA Different from an Annual Pay Raise? – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have objected the most to a) the Post Office hiring me in 1966 and letting me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS hiring me in 1971 and letting me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) GAO hiring me in 1980 and letting me work there for almost 18 years, e) GAO promoting me in 1986, f) my getting COLAs, g) my getting step increases, and h) my getting pay raises.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/15/annual-cola-different-annual-pay-raise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every year around this time, we receive comments and questions from our readers about the cost of living adjustment (COLA) and the pay raise. Each is determined around the same time of the year and both take effect in the following year, assuming that there is a COLA and/or pay raise. The comments we see indicate that some federal employees and retirees do not understand the difference between the two. This is understandable; the federal pay and retirement systems are governed by a complex process with many different factors that can lead to endless variations depending on a person’s situation. . .The purpose of this article is to explain the differences in the COLA and the annual pay raise in an effort to clear up any misconceptions or confusion. The COLA The 2019 COLA was just announced. This applies to federal retirees and Social Security recipients, but not to current federal employees. In 2019, it will be 2.8%. The process for determining the COLA is automatic. You will either get one or not based solely on a formula that is put in place by law and determined based on the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The amount of the COLA has nothing to do with whether a Republican or a Democrat majority is in office, whether or not it might get vetoed, or out of the spite or benevolence reflected by the latest pet projects among politicians in Congress. If Congress decides to change the law governing how a COLA is calculated, then maybe it will become subject to politics, but as of right now, it’s not.)

 

ADVOCATE
— Trump Nominates Gay Conservative to Federal Appeals Court – TRUDY RING (DIERSEN: By definition, one cannot be both gay and conservative.)
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2018/10/15/trump-nominates-gay-conservative-federal-appeals-court

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites crow about their success in demonizing, in denigrating, and in condemning Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/16/its-ok-to-be-white-is-not-a-joke-its-careless-politicians-helping-the-far-right

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The following are questions to ask about the websites that a) your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), and c) the Republican National Committee (RNC) are hosting – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

  1. How strongly does the website stress the traditional family plank in the IRP platform (https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2016PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf)?
  2. How strongly does the website stress the right to life plank in the IRP platform?
  3. How strongly does the website stress the immigration plank in the IRP platform?
  4. How strongly does the website stress the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform?
  5. How strongly does the website stress the illegal drugs plank in the RNC platform (https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf)?
  6. How strongly does the website stress the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the RNC platform?

October 15 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SUBURBAN WOMEN RESPOND TO SEAN CASTEN’S REPULSIVE TWEETS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/suburban-women-respond-to-sean-castens-repulsive-tweets.html
— ROSKAM, HULTGREN ENDANGERED AS NOV 6TH NEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/roskam-and-hultgren-endangered-as-nov-6th-nears.html
— HB 40 CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ABORTION CLINICS LIKE CARAFEM CAN THRIVE, IL RIGHT TO LIFE SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/il-right-to-life-responds-to-new-skokie-abortion-clinic.html
— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DEFENDS NEW ‘TRUMPAGANDA’ COURSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/university-of-illinois-defends-new-trumpaganda-course.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Labor-backed J.B. Pritzker used nonunion workers on Gold Coast mansion renovation – Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-non-union-labor-mansion-20181011-story.html
— Do you really want to vote for an even bigger Illinois tax burden? – John Tillman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-governor-pritzker-tax-burden-illinois-1015-story.html
— A Sears bankruptcy could cause one of the biggest pension defaults ever, but the government would protect 90,000 retirees
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sears-bankruptcy-pension-default-20181011-story.html
— Here’s what peak performers do – Amy Vetter (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are distractions. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more, and no less. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate you. If/when they conclude that they cannot manipulate/dominate you, they destroy you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-here-s-what-peak-performers-do-20181010-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Eliminate electronic distractions Distractions can increase your workload and stress levels. The constant ding of e-mail and text notifications and Internet temptations can easily disrupt your focus and concentration. According to a study by the University of California, Irvine, it can take up to 23 minutes before you’re able to refocus on the work you were doing before you were interrupted. To start, set up temporary barriers to help keep you focused. Some web tools that can help are Freedom, a website blocker for your computer and phone, and Inbox Pause, which stops new e-mails from coming into your inbox for a time. While the prospect of quieting electronic noise like this may seem daunting at first, it can help maximize your work day and minimize the amount of overtime needed.)
— How to tell if you’re part of a mob – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-mob-brett-kavanaugh-ted-cruz-1015-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND ROSKAM: How Roskam, Casten differ on immigration issues – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps crow that both Casten and Roskam “say a full southern border wall between the U.S. and Mexico won’t work.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181015/how-roskam-casten-differ-on-immigration-issues
— FRONT PAGE: Metra’s threat of service cuts fails to grab state’s attention – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181015/metras-threat-of-service-cuts-fails-to-grab-states-attention

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sears files for bankruptcy protection The retailer plans a Chapter 11 reorganization. – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/sears-files-bankruptcy-protection

 

WLS AM
— Trump Defends Border Separations
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/15/trump-defends-border-separations/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Sports betting to be considered – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181014/sports-betting-to-be-considered

 

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use the $10,000 SALT cap against Republicans. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/10/12/foster-to-rauner-lessen-tax-burden-on-illinois-residents/a8x033t/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The specific provision in the bill that Foster and the nine other representatives were concerned about was the cap on deducting state and local taxes, known as the SALT deduction, to $10,000 a year. “The newest tax scam hurts families in Illinois by making the cap on state and local tax deductions for individuals permanent, and I call on Governor Rauner to address the damage the new tax law will have on Illinois taxpayers,” Foster said in a statement. “I opposed both pieces of legislation because they impose a significant burden on hardworking Illinoisans.” The letter states the representatives are “disappointed” Rauner didn’t oppose the SALT deduction provision in the bill and said other states have already taken steps to offer solutions.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peter T. Tomaras blasts everyone and everything.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-10-14/guest-commentary-the-truths-i-hold-self-evident.html
— Wrong track? No, Illinois has jumped the track – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-14/jim-dey-wrong-track-no-illinois-has-jumped-the-track.html

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— PERSONALIZED SAMPLE BALLOTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR NOV. 6 ELECTION (DIERSEN: As soon as the sample ballot for my precinct was available, I hand-delivered a copy to each home in my precinct that had at least one Republican voter or one Independent voter.)
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/10/all-new-personalized-sample-ballots-now-available-for-nov-6-election/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein and Gov. Bruce Rauner parted ways bitterly after Rauner signed the HB40 abortion legislation supported by pro-choice advocates. Uihlein went on to bankroll Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives’ primary campaign to the tune of $2.5 million. When she lost, Uihlein seemed to step back from political races. He gave only $1.5 million to various candidates across the state during Q2. That changed in Q3. He ramped up his support, giving $3.5 million to Dan Proft’s conservative Liberty Principles PAC, which is backing numerous GOP candidates in statehouse races. Uihlein also gave $150,000 to Bill Brady’s state Senate campaign in the 44th District (he’s running unopposed); and $300,000 to Barrett Davie, who’s running against Dem incumbent Julie Morrison for the 29th state Senate District seat. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/15/jones-nazi-past-added-to-voter-guide-uihlein-returns-to-donors-circle-kanyes-other-chicago-stop-326829

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “I Am the Boss” Jack Franks Swears at Employee of Regional Superintendent of Schools Leslie Schermerhorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/15/boss-jack-franks-swears-at-employee-of-regional-superintendent-of-schools-leslie-schermerhorn/
— Leslie Schermerhorn Emails to State’s Attorney & County Board Members
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/14/leslie-schermerhorn-email-to-county-board-members/
— County Board Discussing Cutting Real Estate Tax Levy from $71.8 to $69.8 Million
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/12/county-board-discussing-cutting-real-estate-tax-levy-from-71-8-to-69-8-million/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— In high-tax Illinois, stark differences on state, local tax deduction caps – Greg Bishop — (DIERSEN: Democrats use the $10,000 SALT cap against Republicans. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/in-high-tax-illinois-stark-differences-on-state-local-tax/article_46989442-cef5-11e8-9edc-23302197deb7.html

 

BREITBART
— Trump Rejects ’60 Minutes’ Pressure, Promises Border Fixes – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/15/trump-rejects-60-minutes-pressure-promises-border-fixes/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kavanaugh confirmation battle stokes voter anger on both sides – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? What stoked Democrat anger against you? For me, it was the Post Office hiring me in 1966 and letting me work there for almost 3 years. For me, it was IRS hiring me in 1971 and letting me work there for almost 9 years. For me, it was IRS promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. For me, it was GAO hiring me in 1980 and letting me work there for almost 18 years. For me, it was GAO promoting me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/14/brett-kavanaughs-senate-battle-fuels-voter-anger/
— Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care – AP (DIERSEN: As more and more and more children are not born into traditional families, as more and more and more people are in America illegally, more and more and more people in America are poor.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/study-without-medicaid-expansion-poor-forgo-medical-care/2018/10/15/c8e9c8a2-d036-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rand Paul is right to worry about increasing political violence – Jack Hunter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rand-paul-is-right-to-worry-about-increasing-political-violence

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEADLY LIMO ACCIDENT: A LOT MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Barbara Simpson asks many questions the media are ignoring
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/deadly-limo-accident-a-lot-more-than-meets-the-eye/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats vs. democrats – Michael Widlanski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/democrats_vs_democrats.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Liberal Americans Hate America First Because They Hate Normal Americans – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: Who hates those who share your demographics the most? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hate those who share my demographics the most. They hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, childless, pet-less, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, past and present union members, past and present federal employees, federal retirees, American nameplate car owners, etc.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/10/15/liberal-americans-hate-america-first-because-they-hate-normal-americans-n2528242

 

THE HILL
— Study: Most Americans think both political correctness and hate speech are problems – MEGAN KELLER (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, any speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is hate speech.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/410778-study-most-americans-think-both-political-correctness-and-hate

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats have a Latino problem. Can they fix it in time? Given Trump’s rhetoric about immigrants and his border policies, you’d think Hispanics would be leading a march to the polls. They aren’t. – Alex Seitz-Wald and Benjy Sarlin (DIERSEN: To get votes from Latinos, a) Democrats promise to use government to give Latinos preference over Whites, over Blacks, over Asians, over etc. and b) Democrats shout at Latinos that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-have-latino-problem-can-they-fix-it-time-n919711

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Invading a country is an act of war. Honduras is preparing to invade America.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/honduran-migrant-group-grows-heading-for-united-states-idUSKCN1MP045

 

POLITICO
— ‘We’ve got a Latino problem’: Dems fret midterm turnout in key House districts A crucial part of the Democratic coalition is not feeling the same enthusiasm for the midterms as other groups. – ELENA SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: To get votes from Latinos, a) Democrats promise to use government to give Latinos preference over Whites, over Blacks, over Asians, over etc. and b) Democrats shout at Latinos that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/13/latino-turnout-democrats-midterms-898556
— How the liberal wish list could bite Democrats Bold progressive promises may help the party retake the House in the midterms. But then they’ll face pressure to deliver. – TIMOTHY NOAH (DIERSEN: Constructively, if not literally, to get elected, Democrats promise to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/14/liberals-midterms-democrats-845905

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— G.O.P. Finds an Unexpectedly Potent Line of Attack: Immigration – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/us/politics/immigration-midterm-election.html
— The Senate: Affirmative Action for White People And why it’s time to make Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., the 51st and 52nd states. – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: Democrats promote minorities because minorities vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/opinion/dc-puerto-rico-statehood-senate.html
— On Eve of Harvard Bias Trial, Dueling Rallies Show Rifts Among Asian-Americans – Anemona Hartocollis and Ted Siefer (DIERSEN: The Republican Party platform opposes any kind of race or gender based preference giving.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/us/harvard-protest-affirmative-action.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/us/immigrant-death-crossing-border-smuggler.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/world/canada/marijuana-legal.html
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/10/15/world/americas/15reuters-canada-marijuana-college.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s civil service plans greeted with praise and doubts The promised complete overhaul by November is not realistic – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the Democrats who run the federal government do not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/15/trumps-civil-service-plans-greeted-with-praise-doubts/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An Asian-American Dissident at Harvard Of course I’m grateful to have been admitted despite my background. But why shouldn’t I be critical? – Kelley Babphavong (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the Democrats who run the federal government do not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. 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.wsj.com/articles/an-asian-american-dissident-at-harvard-1539546451
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s not easy to voice my opinion about Harvard’s admissions policies on campus. For all the talk about “diversity,” many fellow students won’t tolerate my views. I often get comments such as, “How can you be against affirmative action? That’s racist,” and “You should be grateful to Harvard. Why are you critical of them?” . . . On campus, I’m often labeled as ignorant and bigoted for opposing affirmative action. I’m one of the few students who openly criticize Harvard. Even among friends and fellow Asian-American students, this is a polarizing issue that has fallen on partisan lines. Yet real alternatives to race-based affirmative action exist. Race-blind admissions processes that prioritize socioeconomic status, taking into account how applicants have dealt with life’s challenges, would do a far better job of creating genuine diversity. Asian-Americans know they are being unfairly discriminated against under a defense of diversity. Let’s hope the courts recognize it too.)
— As Migration From Guatemala Surges, U.S. Officials Seek Answers Several countries in the region ‘are really struggling to feed their people,’ says Customs and Border Protection commissioner – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-migration-from-guatemala-surges-u-s-officials-seek-answers-1539428401
— FRONT PAGE: A Sexual-Assault Accusation in New Jersey Spotlights a National Dilemma In the #MeToo era, law-enforcement officials consider new ways to handle sexual-assault allegations – Kate King
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-sexual-assault-accusation-in-new-jersey-exposes-a-national-dilemma-1539542172

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting women to hate Republicans, and especially to hate Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/12/midterms-gender-war-women-democrats-kavanaugh-voters-energized/1587840002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting women to hate Republicans, and especially to hate Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2018/10/10/women-angry-and-rebecca-traisters-new-book-good-and-mad-explores-why-feminism-history/1568312002/

 

FORBES
— Immigration Debate Heats Up As Midterm Elections Approach – Andy J. Semotiuk (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2018/10/14/immigration-debate-heats-up-as-midterm-elections-approach/#7b9406e659c6

 

FIDELITY
— Oak Lawn inches toward junk over pension woes – Yvette Shields
https://fixedincome.fidelity.com/ftgw/fi/FINewsArticle?id=201810121911SM______BNDBUYER_00000166-6903-d9c6-a377-695356dc_110.1#new_tab

 

INC.
— Things Highly Successful People do Differently to Get Ahead of Everyone Else Achieving more in life doesn’t have to involve monumental effort. – Christina DesMarais (DIERSEN: How much money do people have to be earning to be viewed as being successful — $100,000/year by age 25, $200,000/year by age 30, $300,000/year by age 35, $400,000/year by age 40, $500,000/year by age 45, $600,000/year by age 50, $700,000/year by age 55, $800,000/year by age 60, $900,000/year by age 65, $1,000,000/year by age 70?)
https://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/here-are-little-things-highly-successful-people-do-differently-to-get-ahead-of-everyone-else.html

 

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— What happens when your career does not turn out how you expected? – Erica Gobrogge (DIERSEN: Did your career turn out as you expected? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I became a federal employee and then stayed a federal employee until 1997 because Firestone Stores fired me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/10/15/why-academics-should-view-their-career-paths-form-experiment-opinion

 

ADVOCATE
— Out Illinois Candidate Says Ad Against Him Is Homophobic – TRUDY RING (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the less that you do to promote LGBTQ activity, the harder that Democrats work to destroy you.)
https://www.advocate.com/election/2018/10/14/out-illinois-candidate-says-ad-against-him-homophobic

 

JOHN PRENDIVILLE
— John Prendiville For Mayor of Wheaton (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anyone elected to or appointed to any kind of government or political office as a Republican who does anything to help elect a Democrat should be immediately removed from office and replaced with a Republican.)
https://www.johnprendiville.com/
(FROM THE WEBSITE: I am honored to have received endorsements for election as Mayor by former Wheaton Mayors Gwen Henry and Jim Carr, current and former Wheaton City Council members Todd Scalzo, John Rutledge, Liz Corry, Howard Levine, and Thor Saline, District 200 Board President Jim Vroman, Vice President Brad Paulsen, and Board members Ginna Ericksen and Jim Gambaiani, and Park District Board members Ray Morrill, Jane Hodgkinson, and Terry Mee.)