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October 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In debate with J.B. Pritzker, Gov. Bruce Rauner says illegal immigration contributes to Chicago gun violence – Rick Pearson, Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to lose want Rauner to talk like Pritzker does about illegal immigration. Pritzker says illegals “are good for the economy of the state of Illinois” and “that what we need to do is protect the immigrants that are here in our state. We have immigrants here who are not protected, under attack by President Trump. He (Rauner) stands with President Trump on this. I do not.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-debate-rauner-pritzker-20181009-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner and challenger J.B. Pritzker clashed over immigration and Chicago violence Tuesday, with the Republican chief executive alleging that immigrants living illegally in the state are a factor in the city’s crime problem while the Democrat said they contribute to Illinois’ economy. . .Rauner, who has been trailing Pritzker by double digits in independently conducted polls, indicated the need to continue to heal a core GOP constituency, social conservatives, with his latest remarks on immigration. Social conservatives have been upset with Rauner’s signing of laws that expanded immigration, abortion and transgender rights. Rauner sought to make clear that he signed legislation preventing law enforcement from stopping someone solely on his or her immigration status only because it was backed by law enforcement. “Illegal immigration takes jobs away from Americans. It holds down wages, hurts union workers, farmworkers, factory workers, hurts wages and raises unemployment,” Rauner said. “One of the reasons we have such high unemployment in the city of Chicago and so much crime is the massive number of illegal immigrants here take jobs away from American citizens and Chicago citizens,” he contended, adding that Pritzker wants to make Illinois a “sanctuary state.”)
— Scalise to help Roskam raise money in Illinois’ 6th
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-pritzker-sterigenics-ad-20181008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam is set to get a fundraising boost from a Southern congressman who defeated him in a bid to move up House Republican leadership. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana will be in Naperville on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at a reception for Roskam, according to the invitation. A ticket goes for $50, and a “private roundtable” goes for $1,000. Four years ago, Scalise bested Roskam in the race for House majority whip, a post that opened up in the leadership shuffle following Eric Cantor’s primary loss to Dave Brat in Virginia. At the time, Roskam was the No. 4 Republican in the House, but his unsuccessful attempt to move up left him out of GOP leadership. Last year, Scalise was shot by a Belleville, Ill., man during practice for the annual congressional baseball game. He has since made his return to Congress, where he still serves as whip under House Speaker Paul Ryan. Roskam, of Wheaton, is locked in a tough re-election battle with Democratic businessman Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who raised $2.6 million in the third quarter, according to his campaign. Roskam’s campaign said he raised about $1.3 million.)
— Endorsement: More U.S. House endorsements: Hultgren, Quigley, Davis, Krishnamoorthi, Schakowsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ushouse2-hultgren-daytwo-20181003-story.html
— Rauner’s campaign gave Erika Harold’s bid for attorney general another $500,000 last week, state campaign finance reports showed. Rauner’s campaign gave her $1 million in August and previously paid for $305,000 worth of ads in the March GOP primary. She is facing Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul to replace retiring Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-pritzker-sterigenics-ad-20181008-story.html
— Amazon has 6,000 job openings in the Chicago area, but its job fair failed to draw large crowds – Ally Marotti and Robert Channick (DIERSEN: From what I see, if Amazon is like most employers in the Chicago area, Amazon does not want to hire you if you are a Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-job-fair-20181009-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Outspoken abortion clinic opens first Chicago-area location – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-outspoken-abortion-clinic-opens-1005-story.html
— Kane board chair Lauzen backs off push for state’s attorney to provide accounting of Van Dyke trial costs; blasts board for ‘lack of fortitude’ – Gloria Casas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-vote-resolution-van-dyke-trial-st-1010-story.html
— Young men, women are rising up. Are you scared? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-laquan-mcdonald-1010-20181009-story.html
— After the fight over Kavanaugh: Why Dems and the GOP will only make our politics uglier – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-brett-kavanaugh-democrats-confirmation-fight-dirty-1009-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Probably only a matter of time before Rauner starts chanting ‘Build that wall!’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/probably-only-a-matter-of-time-before-rauner-starts-chanting-build-that-wall/
— Debatus interruptus: Rauner and Pritzker bring sharp elbows to Sun-Times debate – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-sun-times-editorial-board-debate/?_ga=2.17412217.1915779260.1537049004-538532308.1508461012
— ‘Sanctuary cities’ don’t care if restaurants exploit undocumented workers – Neil Gaffney, Lake View (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a restaurant worker? I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. That job enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered that job. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I saved the money that I earned for UIC college expenses. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered those jobs.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/undocumented-immigrants-restaurant-industry-labor-rights-letters/
(FROM THE LETTER: As I read the article “Chinatown job agencies, Asian restaurants ‘exploit’ Latinos, say workers, suit” (Oct. 7), two questions came to mind regarding Chicago and other sanctuary cities like San Francisco. On the one hand, is sanctuary first and foremost a program designed to allow the undocumented to build a life with dignity? Or, on the other hand, is it a program more designed to allow employers access to cheap unskilled labor with no labor rights, no job protections, zero benefits, and no right to complain since you risk being reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement? I think the latter, actually. Why hire a low-skilled American citizen who will come with a multitude of labor rights and job protections, when you can hire an undocumented low-skilled worker really cheap, without any of that baggage? An employer’s dream, and the sanctuary cities are fine with it. Some sanctuary.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rabbi-seth-limmer-lgbtq-flag-burning-path-forward/
— Schoolchildren are just the pawns in politicians’ never-ending property tax game – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: How much have you paid in property taxes? How much of a burden have you and your children been on public schools that depend on property taxes? I paid property taxes a) on my new town home in University Park 1972-1984, b) on my studio condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1976, and c) on my one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1976. My wife and I paid property taxes on 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984. My wife and I have paid property taxes on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984. My wife and I have never sent any children to any public school. My wife has never attended a school. I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who want my wife and I to pay more property taxes, more income taxes, and more other taxes? They stress that I avoided the draft and my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-school-funding-property-taxes-reform-kadner/
— How modern political campaigns are tearing us apart – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-exploiting-divisions-race-illinois-governor/

ABC7
— Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN in latest Trump shake-up – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigning-as-us-ambassador-to-un/4447081/

NBC5
— Pritzker, Rauner Talk Over Issues, One Another at Sun-Times Debate – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-debate-496396521.html

CBS2

— Kanye West To Visit President Trump At White House To Discuss Chicago Crime
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/09/kanye-west-president-donald-trump-white-house-chicago-crime/

WGN TV
— Rauner blames illegal immigration for Chicago crime during debate with Pritzker – LOURDES DUARTE
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/09/rauner-blames-illegal-immigration-for-chicago-crime-during-debate-with-pritzker/

WTTW
— ‘Boys, Boys’: Rauner, Pritzker Get Nasty in Debate – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/boys-boys-rauner-pritzker-get-nasty-debate
— Evelyn Sanguinetti: Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor – Nick Blumberg, Rebecca Palmore
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/evelyn-sanguinetti-candidate-illinois-lieutenant-governor
— Bruce Rauner: Candidate for Illinois Governor – Nick Blumberg, Rebecca Palmore
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/bruce-rauner-candidate-illinois-governor
— Darlene Senger: Candidate for Illinois Comptroller – Nick Blumberg, Rebecca Palmore
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/darlene-senger-candidate-illinois-comptroller

WBBM 780
— Different Debate, Same Rancor Between Rauner, Pritzker – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rauner-pritkzer-debate-chicago-sun-times

DAILY HERALD
— Candidate sues DuPage Election commission for records – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181009/candidate-sues-dupage-election-commission-for-records
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want everyone, including you, your brothers and sisters, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, your coworkers, and everyone else to be stoners.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181009/news/310099954/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Here’s how medical marijuana gets to your dispensary.” Pot pushers want everyone, including you, your brothers and sisters, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, your coworkers, and everyone else to be stoners.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/heres-how-medical-marijuana-gets-your-dispensary

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— In debate with Pritzker, Rauner says illegal immigration contributes to Chicago gun violence – Rick Pearson
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/in-debate-with-pritzker-rauner-says-illegal-immigration-contributes-to/article_b038e27c-89c7-5aba-bca8-b2aea8450fba.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Vice President Pence to visit Springfield for Davis fundraiser – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181009/vice-president-pence-to-visit-springfield-for-davis-fundraiser

FOX ILLINOIS
— “Trumpaganda” course to be taught at University of Illinois – Lauren Kostiuk
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/trumpaganda-course-to-be-taught-at-university-of-illinois

WJOL
— Governor Rauner Still Opposed To Recreational Marijuana – Evan Bredeson
https://www.wjol.com/governor-rauner-still-opposed-to-recreational-marijuana/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lincoln Foundation’s finances could face multiple inquiries – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511598048-lincoln-foundation-s-finances-could-face-multiple-inquiries

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— FOIA Lawsuit Filed Against DuPage Election Commission – Seeks Transparency of Old, Cast-Off Voting Machines – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/foia-lawsuit-filed-against-dupage-election-commission-seeks-transparency-of-old-cast-off-voting-machines/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blames Chicago crime on “massive number of illegal immigrants” who take away jobs (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a restaurant worker? I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. That job enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered that job. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I saved the money that I earned for UIC college expenses. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered those jobs.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/rauner-blames-chicago-crime-on-massive-number-of-illegal-immigrants-who-take-away-jobs/
— Pritzker v. Rauner: These guys really do not like each other
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/these-guys-really-do-not-like-each-other/
— Pritzker & Rauner: Their health: The least-asked question of the election season
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/the-least-asked-question-of-the-election-season/
— Pritzker now won’t define what “middle class income” is: “It doesn’t matter”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/pritzker-now-wont-define-what-middle-class-income-is-it-doesnt-matter/
— Ives and McDermed talk #MeToo with Flannery
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/ives-and-mcdermed-talk-metoo-with-flannery/
— Rauner returns to bashing U of I
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/rauner-returns-to-bashing-u-of-i/
— Rauner still working on his base: Remap, Sanctuary state, JB = Jail Bird
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/rauner-still-working-on-his-base-remap-sanctuary-state-jb-jail-bird/
— Congressional updates: Underwood raises $2+ million; Casten up by 5; Londrigan down by 1
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/congressional-updates-underwood-raises-2-million-casten-up-by-5-londrigan-down-by-1/
— Rauner calls report “baloney” *** Did Greg Hinz solve the mystery of the leak?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/did-greg-hinz-solve-the-mystery-of-the-leak/
— NRCC uses Madigan against Underwood in new TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/nrcc-uses-madigan-against-underwood-in-new-tv-ad/

BREITBART
— Rand Paul’s Wife: I Sleep with a Loaded Gun Thanks to Leftists’ Threats – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/08/watch-rand-pauls-wife-i-sleep-with-a-loaded-gun-thanks-to-liberals-threats/
— Democrats Consider Becoming ‘More Ruthless’ After Losing Brett Kavanaugh Battle – John Nolte (DIERSEN: What do Democrats regret about how they have dealt with you? Of course, Democrats regret their a) hiring me in 1966 and letting let me work for the Post Office for almost 3 years, b) hiring me in 1971 and letting me work for IRS for almost 9 years, c) letting me be promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) hired me in 1980 and letting me work for GAO for almost 18 years, e) letting me serve on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, and f) letting me be promoted me in 1986. Of course, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs regret their letting me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/democrats-consider-becoming-more-ruthless-losing-kavanaugh-battle/

GOPUSA
— Stephen Colbert writer ‘glad we ruined Brett Kavanaugh’s life’ (DIERSEN: Who has harmed you? I should write a book about those who are glad about their success in harming me. Of course, according to them, I brought it all on myself. They are glad that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. All of those who are glad a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56395

FOX NEWS
— Rand Paul warns of ‘assassination’ peril after Kavanaugh confirmation: ‘I really worry someone is going to be killed’ – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-warns-of-assassination-after-kavanaugh-confirmation-i-really-worry-someone-is-going-to-be-killed

THE HILL
— Dershowitz: Impeaching Kavanaugh would be foolish, unconstitutional
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/410563-dershowitz-impeaching-kavanaugh-would-be-foolish-unconstitutional

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Some Amazon Workers Are Fuming About Their Raise – Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/technology/amazon-workers-pay-raise.html

NEWSWEEK
— IS THERE ANYONE LEFT TO CHECK TRUMP? – ROBERT REICH (DIERSEN: In Illinois, one could ask is there anyone left to check Madigan?)
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-there-anyone-left-check-donald-j-trump-opinion-1157557

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Administration to Review Federal ‘Competitiveness’ on Compensation – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Low pay is a major reason why my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never seek or take a federal job.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/10/administration-review-government-competitiveness-compensation/151844/

FED WEEK
— OPM Lists Ways for Agencies to Identify Strengths, Weaknesses (DIERSEN: Federal agencies are very strong a) in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) in making way for them by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/opm-lists-ways-for-agencies-to-identify-strengths-weaknesses/

October 4 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ANGRY IVES weighs in on toilet scandal – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/04/angry-ives-weighs-in-on-toilet-scandal-atty-gen-to-investigate-rauner-pugilism-in-govs-debate-321268
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hold everything. Jeanne Ives just weighed in on the governor’s race and boy is she mad. The state rep who lost to Gov. Bruce Rauner in a bitter GOP primary wants the Illinois Department of Revenue to investigate how Democrat J.B. Pritzker got a tax break by pulling toilets out of his second home, thus lowering the property value. Is this a gift to Rauner? Nope. Ives hasn’t even talked to the governor. “This is my hot-button issue,” Ives told POLITICO. “It sticks in my craw big-time. Who does that? M.K. grew up in South Dakota, the same state I did,” Ives said, referring to Pritzker’s wife. “No one does this. I don’t know where she learned these kinds of shenanigans. But normal people don’t do it. I’m angry. You don’t cheat this way. If the damned Democrats don’t prosecute this, then why would anyone stay in this state just to be treated unfairly by the political ruling class.” Hiding property wealth, says Ives, just shortchanges schools and leaves taxpayers holding the bag. Pritzker has maintained the toilets were pulled as part of a renovation project, but Ives doesn’t buy it. She’s been studying property-tax fairness for years—even talked to Rauner about legislation address how property values are assessed in Illinois. “He never took it up.” The conservative darling’s re-entry into the political fray could help advance Rauner’s case. But Rauner also has his own investigation to worry about. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called for a criminal probe into Rauner’s handling of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Quincy veterans’ home. “We are investigating whether any laws were violated in the response to the risks of an outbreak of Legionella at the Quincy veterans’ home, where many people died,” Madigan spokeswoman Maura Possley said in a statement.)

NBC5
— Rauner, Pritzker Trade More Blows in Televised Debate The debate ranged from issues like Rauner’s handling of a Legionnaires outbreak at a Quincy veteran’s home, to Prtizker’s alleged tax scheme by removing toilets from one of his home. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governor-rauner-pritzker-debate-495111141.html

WGN TV
— Rauner calls Pritzker ‘trust fund baby’ at governor debate – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always called me undeservedly filthy rich. It all started in 1966 when I was 17 years old and bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. They would not have demonized me, denigrated me, or condemned me as being rich if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/03/pritzker-rauner-to-face-off-in-illinois-governor-debate/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner calls Pritzker ‘trust fund baby’ during debate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/pritzker-rauner-to-face-off-in-illinois-governor-debate-1
— Controversy surrounds highest paid Illinois school superintendent Troy Paraday – Dane Placko (DIERSEN: Does controversy surround you? Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My GAO salary in 1997 was $125,325 in today’s dollars. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $51,864. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. 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.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/controversy-surrounds-highest-paid-illinois-school-superintendent
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They say money’s tight at the small district, comprised of three schools and 1,100 students. Except for Superintendent Paraday, who this year will earn a salary of $309,000. But that’s not all. Paraday’s contract also calls for a car allowance, insurance benefits, retirement annuity and other goodies driving up his annual compensation to $407,000 — the highest of any Illinois school superintendent. And that’s not all. When Paraday retires on October 31st, Calumet City taxpayers will be handing him a big Halloween treat. “Open the Books” and FOX 32 found a clause in Paraday’s contract that allows him to collect cash for unused time off. Since 2005, he’s accumulated 567 days of unused vacation, sick time and personal days. Based on Paraday’s current salary, he’ll cash those days in for more than $762,000.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— During second TV debate, Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker argue over toilets, taxes and veterans deaths – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-second-debate-rauner-pritzker-20181003-story.html
— ANTI-WHITES ARE OVERJOYED: Federal judge, citing Trump ‘animus’ against nonwhites, blocks removal of immigrants (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-White.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-tps-immigrants-ruling-20181003-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi-aligned PAC spending nearly $3M on two suburban congressional races (Hultgren and Roskam) – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursdsay-20181003-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘No hint of misconduct’ in FBI Kavanaugh report: Grassley – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-fbi-investigation-report/
— Second Rauner-Pritzker debate spirals into squabble over scandals – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-debate-scandals-toilets-quincy-veterans-property-tax/
— Comptroller candidates spar over politics, independence — and office itself – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/comptroller-mendoza-senger-ball-politics-independence-debate-sun-times-editorial-board/

DAILY HERALD
— Lauzen wants board vote on reimbursement for Van Dyke prosecution – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181003/lauzen-wants-board-vote-on-reimbursement-for-van-dyke-prosecution

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Phony paper in Pritzker toilet caper dogs campaign – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-04/jim-dey-phony-paper-pritzker-toilet-caper-dogs-campaign.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn: State candidates tackle gun control, abortion at League of Women Voters forum – MARY STROKA
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/09/28/state-candidates-tackle-gun-control-abortion-at-league-of-women-voters-forum/dargi1p/

RIVER BENDER
— House Republicans introduce legislation to stop J.B. Pritzker’s vacancy fraud
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-stop-jb-pritzkers-vacancy-fraud-31094.cfm

WJOL
— New Governor’s Poll Gives Pritzker 22 Percent Lead – Evan Bredeson (DIERSEN: QUESTION: On who/what do Democrats and Democrat plants, do Libertarians and Libertarian plants, do Greens and Green plants, and do RINOs blame Pritzker’s 22 point lead? ANSWER: They blame Republicans, and especially Republicans who support Trump and support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. If Rauner wins or loses, the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the IRP will a) dump Trump supporters, b) dump the aforesaid planks in the IRP platform, c) banish Republicans from the IRP once and for all, and d) abolish the IRP.)
https://www.wjol.com/new-governors-poll-gives-pritzker-22-percent-lead/

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “high voter enthusiasm among Illinois Democrats.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39226553/simon-poll-high-voter-enthusiasm-among-illinois-democrats

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Rauner, Pritzker use latest scandals against each other in second debate – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/rauner-pritzker-use-latest-scandals-against-each-other-in-second/article_c9a3a725-e774-58f2-8426-836d927211fb.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois lawmakers eye audit of Lincoln foundation over hat controversy – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-lawmakers-eye-audit-of-lincoln-foundation-over-hat-controversy/article_ea3f1478-c67f-11e8-bc96-5b00eb0c4444.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Debate coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/04/debate-coverage-roundup-2/
— McCann wants TV stations to pull down ads claiming he voted to raise taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/04/mccann-wants-tv-stations-to-pull-down-ads-claiming-he-voted-to-raise-taxes/

GOPUSA
— Whoopi Goldberg implies Trump Jr.’s young boys are potential rapists
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56100
— Kavanaugh backlash builds, as Democrats have to face voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56082
— PayPal sued for banning Alex Jones’ Infowars, accused of anti-conservative discrimination
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55990

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TO KILL A KAVANAUGH – Patrick Hall
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/to-kill-a-kavanaugh/
— NO JUSTICE FOR THE JUSTICE – Michael Ramirez
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/no-justice-for-the-justice/

WORLD NET DAILY
— FRANKLIN GRAHAM: ‘GOD-HATERS’ NOW FIGHTING KAVANAUGH ‘Our nation is in trouble’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/franklin-graham-god-haters-now-fighting-kavanaugh/

TOWNHALL
— ‘White Male Privilege,’ RIP – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, America is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2018/10/04/white-male-privilege-rip-n2525181
— Trump’s ‘Compromise’ on Border Wall – Terry Jeffrey
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2018/10/03/trumps-compromise-on-border-wall-n2525286

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Frets Trump Is Thwarting ‘Progress’ on Gay Rights – Brad Wilmouth (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/10/03/cnn-frets-trump-thwarting-progress-gay-rights

NEWSMAX
— Illegal Immigration Helping California Steal Congress – Steve Gruber
https://www.newsmax.com/stevegruber/immigration-california-census-citizenship/2018/10/03/id/884661/

DAILY CALLER
— SUSPECT VANDAL TELLS TV STATION HE’S ‘HAPPY’ ABOUT DAMAGE TO REPUBLICAN OFFICE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/03/suspect-vandal-happy-damage-republican-office/
— POLL: REPUBLICANS MAY SEE BUMP IN TURNOUT, INSPIRED BY TREATMENT OF KAVANAUGH – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/03/poll-kavanaugh-midterm-enthusiasm/
— KAVANAUGH’S FRESHMAN YEAR ROOMMATE NEVER SAW HIM ‘EVER BEHAVE AGGRESSIVELY TOWARD WOMEN’ – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: The higher the government/political office that you seek/hold as a Republican, the harder that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs work to get everyone to be unpleasant to you, to be rude to you, to be nasty to you, to be disrespectful to you, to be dismissive to you, to be discrediting to you, to be arrogant to you, to be pushy to you, to be belittling to you, to be condescending to you, to be insulting to you, to be accusatory to you, to be bombastic to you, to be obnoxious to you, to be outrageous to you, to be vicious to you, to be threatening to you, and to be even worse things to you. I should write a book about past and present Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/03/kavanaugh-roommate-allegations/

AMERICAN INTEREST
— Immigration, Polarization, and Identity Theft Fraud – ADAM GARFINKLE
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/10/03/immigration-polarization-and-identity-theft-fraud/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— ‘White Male Privilege,’ RIP – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, America is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/04/white_male_privilege_rip_138248.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Apple employees’ political contributions favor Dems, new study finds – Joe Williams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/apple-employees-political-contributions-favor-dems-new-study-finds

THE HILL
— Grassley: No corroboration of Kavanaugh accusers’ allegations in FBI report – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409864-grassley-no-corroboration-of-kavanaugh-accusers-allegations-in-fbi-report

CBS NEWS
— Grassley claims nothing new in FBI report, as senators review single copy of findings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-investigation-brett-kavanaugh-accusations-one-copy-secure-room-today-2018-10-04/

CNN
— Brett Kavanaugh’s Yale classmates say they’ve had trouble with connecting with the FBI (DIERSEN: If asked, what your college classmates who are anti-Trump, anti-Christian, 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 say about you?)
https://www.ktts.com/news/national/brett-kavanaughs-yale-classmates-say-theyve-had-trouble-with-connecting-with-the-fbi

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Opposition to Kavanaugh grows after Senate hearing.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh-poll/opposition-to-kavanaugh-grows-after-senate-hearing-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1MD27V

NEW YORK TIMES
— Estranged in America: Both Sides Feel Lost and Left Out Nearly half of Democrats say they feel this way, slightly more than Republicans. – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A estrange and leave out members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about members of Group A who are past or present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, etc. leaders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/upshot/estranged-america-trump-polarization.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sen. Leahy says Trump’s claims about his drinking are ‘bogus baloney’ – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/03/trumps-claims-about-his-drinking-are-bogus-baloney-sen-leahy-says/
— Trump dismisses New York Times story on ‘dubious tax schemes’ as both a ‘hit piece’ and ‘boring’ – John Wagner (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Money Magazine published in their February 1978 edition a hit piece on me and my wife. Anyone can tell by reading the piece that Money Magazine is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant (especially, anti-Missouri Synod Lutheran), 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, anti-union members, anti-Corvettes, anti-Corvette owners, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-dismisses-new-york-times-story-on-dubious-tax-schemes-as-both-a-hit-piece-and-boring/2018/10/03/c373bfe6-c6f3-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Here’s a list of people the FBI did NOT interview” and ask “Okay with this, Flake and Collins?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/04/heres-a-list-of-people-the-fbi-did-not-interview-okay-with-this-flake-and-collins/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— After money surge, GOP frets Democrats can ‘buy rage in bulk’ – ALEX ROARTY AND KATIE GLUECK (DIERSEN: What encourages you to give money to Republican candidates and to Republican organizations? For me, it’s their demonstrated ability and commitment to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sns-tns-bc-midterms-gop-funding-20181004-story.html
— Is the bias against hiring older workers changing? – Phyllis Brust, Ph.D., Flossmoor (DIERSEN: Those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are considering working for the federal government should be advised that they will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of 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.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ct-letters-age-bias-hiring-jobs-20181003-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Never Conservatives The Kavanaugh fight isn’t about Trump. We’re all deplorables now. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-never-conservatives-1538608630
— How Kavanaugh Could Help the GOP If the FBI finds no further evidence, Republicans benefit in the midterms. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-kavanaugh-could-help-the-gop-1538607696
— Pot-Smoking Agitators Burst Into My Office We all must stand against political violence. But some in Congress are egging it on instead. – Andy Harris
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pot-smoking-agitators-burst-into-my-office-1538607585
— White House Finds No Support in FBI Report for Claims Against Kavanaugh Senators are set to review the FBI’s findings Thursday – Rebecca Ballhaus, Michael C. Bender, Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-finds-no-corroboration-of-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-kavanaugh-in-fbi-report-1538625927
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Employer-Provided Health Insurance Approaches $20,000 a Year Deductibles that workers must pay out of their pockets also rose, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation – Anna Wilde Mathews (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $18,000/year. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done little or nothing to earn any kind retirement benefits. I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never “stoop” to take the aforesaid jobs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/employer-provided-health-insurance-approaches-20-000-a-year-1538575201
— Tax Cuts Provide Limited Boost to Workers’ Wages Companies are hesitant to grant big pay raises; instead, they focus on programs like worker training – Vanessa Fuhrmans
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-cuts-provide-limited-boost-to-workers-wages-1538472600
— Companies Lure New Workers With College Coaching, Student Debt Repayment Employers tout education perks as U.S. graduates grapple with $1.5 trillion in student loans – Te-Ping Chen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-lure-new-workers-with-college-coaching-student-debt-repayment-1538568001
— Verizon’s Severance Offer Goes to About 44,000 Employees More than a quarter of carrier’s workforce affected in effort to cut $10 billion in costs – Sarah Krouse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/verizons-severance-offer-goes-to-about-44-000-employees-1538587179

BLOOMBERG
— When It Comes to Ageism, the Old Is New Again – Stephen Mihm (DIERSEN: Those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are considering working for the federal government should be advised that they will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of 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://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/tech-companies-ageism-belongs-to-long-history-of-discrimination

USA TODAY
— The New York Times’ allegations of fraud and tax evasion are 100 percent false, and highly defamatory. There was no fraud or tax evasion by anyone. The facts upon which The Times bases its false allegations are extremely inaccurate. – Charles J. Harder
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/03/donald-trump-had-virtually-no-involvement-editorials-debates/1514082002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump, even with all his daddy’s money, is the real apprentice.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/03/donald-trump-new-york-times-documents-real-apprentice-editorials-debates/1515111002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that all men are rapists.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/03/sexual-assault-harassment-linked-health-problems-women-study/1503690002/

NPR
— Poll: Amid Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Democratic Enthusiasm Edge Evaporates – Domenico Montanaro (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to shout that you are full of hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against 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.npr.org/2018/10/03/654015874/poll-amid-kavanaugh-confirmation-battle-democratic-enthusiasm-edge-evaporates

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Brett Kavanaugh’s College Roommate Says Supreme Court Nominee Lied Under Oath.”
http://time.com/5415174/brett-kavanaughs-lying-under-oath-roommate/

WIRED
— HOW THE KAVANAUGH INFORMATION WAR MIRRORS REAL WARZONES – Singer and Emerson T. Brooking
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-kavanaugh-information-war-mirrors-real-warzones/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use “migrant children” to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/02/texas-detention-camp-swells-fivefold-with-migrant-children

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Bawling and belligerence in the ruling class – Richard J. Rosendall (DIERSEN: What does the ruling class think of you? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the ruling class in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois wants to get rid of me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress my many bad demographics: 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, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, former union member, federal retiree, American-nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/10/03/opinion-jeff-flake-brett-kavanaugh/

September 22 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Governor Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner spoke at an outstanding brunch hosted by Women Working for Change at the Courthouse Square Entertainment Room in Wheaton Saturday, September 22, 2018. The 70+ attendees included Cherry, Fitch, Mathison, McNeily, Rutledge, Saake, R. Sanguinetti, Senger, and Suess. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Ford’s lawyers say she accepts request to speak to Judiciary Committee next week, but details need to be worked out – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fords-lawyers-say-she-accepts-request-to-speak-to-judiciary-committee-next-week/4312752/

NBC5
— Father Kalchik Removed Following Recent Flag Burning Controversy, Threats – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors removed me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/father-kalchik-removed-following-recent-controversy-threats-sources-say-494047531.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was revealed just this week that a rainbow pride flag, that had hung in the church sanctuary, was burned outside the church 10 days ago. “There have been death threats against him and even his elderly parents, and lots of threats of vandalism to the Church,” the primary source said. That source believes it’s best Kalchik is removed for his safety. As of Saturday evening, the Archdiocese has not responded to NBC 5’s request for a comment on Kalchik’s removal.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Flag-burning priest removed from Avondale parish by Cardinal Cupich – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors removed me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/flag-burning-priest-removed-from-avondale-parish-by-cardinal-cupich/
— More uncertainty as Kavanaugh accuser agrees to talk to Senate – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/after-uncertainty-more-brett-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford-agrees-talk-us-senate/
— In first debate, gov candidates focused on zingers, not issues – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-bruce-rauner-governor-debate-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— White House distances itself from reports that Trump could target Facebook, Google and Twitter with a new executive order – Tony Romm, Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-trump-facebook-google-twitter-executive-order-20180922-story.html
— Trump administration seeks to limit access to U.S. for immigrants who use or are likely to use public assistance – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-administration-immigrants-public-assistance-20180922-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Cadre of GOP insiders getting big salaries at Illinois tollway – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They knew that my wife had helped elect Jim Thompson. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson and Jim Edgar made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in political affiliation discrimination (SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html).)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180922/cadre-of-gop-insiders-getting-big-salaries-at-illinois-tollway
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All six positions are Rutan-exempt, meaning it’s allowable to hire someone with political affiliations. The term stems from a lawsuit filed against former Republican Gov. James Thompson over political hiring. The tollway has a history of hiring and awarding contracts to political insiders under Democratic and Republican governors. Former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, imprisoned on corruption charges, was charged with strong-arming a construction company for donations and taking contributions from a contractor. State Rep. Jeanne Ives, a conservative Republican from Wheaton, has criticized the hiring of Gorman and Durkin. Of the other staffers, Ives said it’s reasonable for leadership to want “people who are aligned with you politically and you see eye-to-eye with. But it has to be disappointing to folks who’ve worked at the tollway a long time and have more institutional knowledge not to be given the opportunity.”)
— Elgin police officers complain about diversity consultant’s Facebook posts – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/elgin-police-officers-complain-about-diversity-consultants-facebook-posts
— Alec Baldwin said it’s ‘agony’ to be Trump on ‘SNL,’ but it looks as if he will be back anyway – Bethonie Butler
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180922/alec-baldwin-said-its-agony-to-be-trump-on-snl-but-it-looks-as-if-he-will-be-back-anyway

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lots of sound, not much light in governor debate – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180922/statehouse-insider-lots-of-sound-not-much-light-in-governor-debate

GOPUSA
— Democrats move Kavanaugh nomination into bizarro male-bashing land (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from women, Democrats promote hated of men.)
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-move-kavanaugh-nomination-into-bizarro-male-bashing-land/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why California’s Republican John Cox looks increasingly likely to win the governorship – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/why_californias_republican_john_cox_looks_increasingly_likely_to_win.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Agencies Probe Deep State Subversives After Video Stings – R. Cort Kirkwood (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government viewed their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were White, male, and/or non-veteran, as being subversives. They saw us as subverting their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30144-agencies-probe-deep-state-subversives-after-video-stings

THE HILL
— Kavanaugh accuser agrees to testify next week – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407925-kavanaugh-accuser-agrees-to-testify-next-week

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Aims to Sharply Restrict New Green Cards for Those on Public Aid – Michael D. Shear and Emily Baumgaertner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/us/politics/immigrants-green-card-public-aid.html

CNN
— Reagan’s daughter defends Kavanaugh’s accuser
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/22/ronald-reagan-patti-davis-sexual-assault-accuser-kavanaugh-new-day-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK POST
— Trump may push antitrust probe into Google, Facebook – Eileen AJ Connelly
https://nypost.com/2018/09/22/trump-may-push-antitrust-probe-into-google-facebook/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration seeks to limit access to U.S. for immigrants who use or are likely to use public assistance – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-seeks-to-limit-access-to-us-for-immigrants-who-use-or-are-likely-to-use-public-assistance/2018/09/22/c5a43012-bd06-11e8-be70-52bd11fe18af_story.html

September 20 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Toilets, Taxes and Strangleholds: Candidates for Illinois Governor Square Off in First Televised Forum
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/nbc-5-governor-debate-rauner-pritzker-493878531.html
— Social Media Lights Up During Illinois Governor’s Forum
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-governor-forum-social-media-reactions-493905791.html
— Watch the 2018 Race for Illinois Governor Forum in Its Entirety
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-the-2018-race-for-illinois-governor-forum-in-its-entirety-493903591.html

CBS2
— Madigan: ‘I Didn’t Do Enough’ To Combat Sexual Harassment
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/madigan-i-didnt-do-enough-to-combat-sexual-harassment/

ABC7
— Former Southwest Airlines employee files lawsuit, claiming ‘whites-only’ at Houston, Texas airport break room
https://abc7chicago.com/society/ex-southwest-worker-claims-whites-only-break-room-at-airport/4295743/

WGN TV
— Lawsuits filed claiming suburban company’s emissions are making people sick – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/20/lawsuits-filed-claiming-suburban-companys-emissions-are-making-people-sick/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker meet in first TV debate of heated Illinois governor’s race
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-illinois-governors-race-debate-20180920-story.html
— Speaker Michael Madigan writes he ‘didn’t do enough’ to address sexual harassment – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-sexual-harassment-oped-20180920-story.html
— Google and Facebook are on the hunt in Illinois for fresh tech talent. Here’s how Chicago companies compete – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government is the “employer of last resort.” They have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-companies-woo-college-tech-talent-20180816-story.html
— Naperville woman out of state race after DuPage County error led her to run in wrong district – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-montgomery-wehrli-dupage-election-commission-st-0921-story.html
— Kavanaugh’s classmates at Georgetown Prep describe alcohol-soaked party culture – AP (DIERSEN: We all could compare and contrast the high school that we graduated from with Georgetown Prep.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-georgetown-prep-parties-20180920-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lisa Madigan uses Christine Blasey Ford to demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brett-kavanaugh-anita-hill-christine-blasey-ford-supreme-court-confirmation-senate-judiciary-committee/

DAILY HERALD
— Liar, failure, phony, corrupt: Going gets nasty with jabs in first gubernatorial debate – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180920/liar-failure-phony-corrupt-going-gets-nasty-with-jabs-in-first-gubernatorial-debate
— District 61 rivals disagree on blaming Madigan for state’s problems – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180920/district-61-rivals-disagree-on-blaming-madigan-for-states-problems
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180920/business/309209958/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s underwater mortgages more than twice the national rate In six of the U.S.’s 10 largest metro areas, so few homeowners are underwater that those markets are “functioning normally.” That’s not yet true of Chicago. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicagos-underwater-mortgages-more-twice-national-rate

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker, Rauner clash over taxes at debate – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pritzker-rauner-square-off-in-st-governor-candidate-debate/article_1dc13b36-d3c3-5896-bb1b-9dfd97bb6cde.html
— National GOP group to spend $1M to help U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis’ re-election bid From the Read our ‘Herald & Review Politics’ column series – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/national-gop-group-to-spend-m-to-help-u-s/article_6cfe7585-b6f9-55ad-8141-299224bbb345.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan: ‘I didn’t do enough’ to combat sexual harassment – Mike Riopell
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/madigan-i-didn-t-do-enough-to-combat-sexual-harassment/article_796c540a-8f20-53e4-a389-304162b52b9e.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Dodge: Time to get politics out of treasurer’s office – JIM MEENAN
https://qconline.com/news/elections/dodge-time-to-get-politics-out-of-treasurer-s-office/article_6bdd3084-79f6-5d3d-b8c6-0cfd41812f9c.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— How credible is Pritzker’s claim of simultaneous tax hike, cut? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-09-20/jim-dey-how-credible-pritzkers-claim-simultaneous-tax-hike-cut.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Mayor notes efforts for Hispanics – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats use government to give Hispanics preference.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/mayor-notes-efforts-for-hispanics/article_65641fd6-bc67-11e8-a374-af1b25ea0703.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— You can now carry this deadly weapon in Illinois – Nikki McGee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/you-can-now-carry-this-deadly-weapon-in-illinois

NPR ILLINOIS
— Fired Prisoner Review Board Member Asks Illinois Supreme Court To Limit Governor’s Power – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/fired-prisoner-review-board-member-asks-illinois-supreme-court-limit-governors-power#stream/0

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly, Sessions Blast Rahm’s ‘ACLU approach’ to Chicago crime
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-sessions-blast-rahms-aclu-approach-to-chicago-crime

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri calls Villa ‘out of touch’ for failing to discuss property taxes, other issues – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511569793-khouri-calls-villa-out-of-touch-for-failing-to-discuss-property-taxes-other-issues

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates who participated in the League of Women Voters of Wheaton Meet & Greet at Cantigny Thursday evening, September 20, 2018 included Connelly, Eckhoff, Grant, Lewis, MacKay, Mendrick, Ruscitti, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Road District Consolidation Referendum on the Fall Ballot, Dillon’s Rule Rules
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/20/mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-referendum-on-the-fall-ballot/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois congressmen split on push to remove SALT deduction cap – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressmen-split-on-push-to-remove-salt-deduction-cap/article_38a1d2fa-bc48-11e8-ab06-d73b477e6e69.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Danny Davis, a Chicago Democrat, chastised Republicans for placing a $10,000 limit on how much in state and local taxes can be deducted on a federal filing. He and other Democrats tried to add language rolling back the cap to the follow-up legislation making last winter’s tax cuts permanent. Davis told the House Ways and Means Committee that the cap unfairly burdens Illinoisans and hurts business passthroughs. “The Republican-sought bill would increase taxes on almost 2 million Illinoisans by hundreds of millions of dollars,” he said. Committee Chairman Kevin Brady shot back at Democrats in his final remarks before calling the bill for a vote, saying the tax break subsidizes high-tax states. “This is a great amendment,” Brady said. “If you are wealthy or you are a governor or state legislator who loves to brutally tax families and businesses … these very states are seeing windfalls because the economy is booming and changes in the tax code are providing them new revenue. What we’ve seen is that these high tax states are pocketing that revenue.” The amendment failed, with Republicans Peter Roskam and Darin Lahood voting against it. According to the IRS, the average SALT deduction in Illinois was more than $12,000. The progressive Institute on Taxation and Public Policy said in a report that removing the cap on SALT deductions would simply be another tax cut for the rich, saying “repealing the SALT cap would cost $87 billion in tax year 2019 alone and 63 percent of the benefits would go to the richest 1 percent.” Others have criticized the state and local tax deduction as a subsidy and incentive to high-earners in high-tax states who arguably have the greatest ability to pay for it.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— An Appeal to Attorney General Lisa Madigan – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/an-appeal-to-attorney-general-lisa-madigan/

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives doesn’t believe Rauner can win, won’t rule out another gubernatorial bid
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/ives-doesnt-believe-rauner-can-win-wont-rule-out-another-gubernatorial-bid/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Report: Edgar “coaching” Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/report-edgar-coaching-pritzker/
— Long changes his story again… and again… and again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/long-changes-his-story-again-and-again-and-again/
— Outside money starts flowing
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/outside-money-starts-flowing/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Kavanaugh farce descends into tragedy – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/20/the-kavanaugh-farce-descends-into-tragedy/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kavanaugh protesters swarm Chuck Grassley’s office – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kavanaugh-protesters-swarm-chuck-grassleys-office

GOPUSA
— Juanita Broaddrick: Feinstein had no interest in rape allegation against Bill Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55034
— Hypocrites: Democrats show no interest in sexual assault claims against Keith Ellison
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54942
— How low will Elizabeth Warren go? The bottom isn’t in sight.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54954

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Demands the “Ford Team” Has Made Are Ludicrous – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-demands-the-ford-team-has-made-are-ludicrous/

TPM
— Two Dozen Arrested For Protesting Kavanaugh In GOPers’ Offices – Nicole Lafond
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/two-dozen-arrested-protesting-kavanaugh

HOT AIR
— Ed Whelan Lays Out A Mistaken Identity Theory Involving Kavanaugh’s Classmate – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/20/hmmm-ed-whelan-lays-mistaken-identity-theory/

TOWNHALL
— Ford’s Classmate Now Changing Her Story – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/20/fords-classmate-now-changing-her-story-n2520822

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH ACCUSER’S CLASSMATE BACKS OFF CLAIM SHE HEARD ABOUT ALLEGED ASSAULT – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-accuser-classmate-backs-off/

BREITBART
— Kavanaugh on Monday Hearing: ‘I Will Be There’ – Ian Mason
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-on-monday-hearing-i-will-be-there/
— Stocks Hit All-Time Highs as U.S. Shows Strength in Trade War with China – John Carney
https://www.breitbart.com/economics/2018/09/20/stocks-hit-all-time-highs-as-u-s-shows-strength-in-trade-war-with-china/
— Project Veritas Undercover Video — GAO Auditor on Socialist Activism: ‘We Want to Destroy Capitalists’ – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire employees like this.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/20/project-veritas-gao-socialist-activism-destroy-capitalists/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the latest installment of Project Veritas’ undercover video series into the “Deep State,” a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) employee purportedly admits to breaking agency rules and being a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). UPDATE: According to Project Veritas, GAO has issued a statement saying that this employee has been “removed from any ongoing GAO work.” The statement reads: “[W]e cannot comment on his personnel status due to privacy laws. But he has been removed from any ongoing GAO work and cut off from access to GAO equipment. We have a rigorous quality control process with many reviewers that prevents one person from biasing our final reports. But we will also examine his work product as part of our investigation.” Project Veritas identifies its latest subject as Natarajan Subramanian, a GAO administrator and “self-proclaimed Communist,” appearing to tell an undercover journalist that federal employees may calculatingly subvert President Donald Trump’s agenda by simply accomplishing tasks at a slower pace. “If you’re in [an] executive branch agency you can slow ball things to a degree, that it’s like ineffective, and maybe you get in trouble, or maybe you get fired or resign or whatever, but you slowed [Trump’s agenda] down for a certain period of time,” Subramanian says. In another exchange, Subramanian purportedly says he is not only a card-carrying member of the Metro DC DSA but also works secretly to expand the group’s online presence — while on the job as a federal employee. “Everything that I’m doing with DSA is stuff that I’m not supposed to be doing for work… it’s explicitly prohibited. If they find out I could get in trouble, basically,” Subramanian says during the tape. “No one knows I spent six hours yesterday doing social media for DSA.” According to Subramanian, other GAO staffers are aware he is a Metro DC DSA member, yet his superiors remain in the dark. “Management does not know. You have to be strategic about things like this,” he says. Subramanian purportedly admits he would be terminated if GAO officials were aware of his activism during work hours — yet breaks the rules anyways. “That’s when I might get fired. If there’s like a camera above my cubicle looking down so they can see and zoom in and see what’s on my phone,” he explains. “I would get fired if they knew that I was [engaging in DSA activity at work,] and I do. I do it on my phone.” In a separate exchange, the GAO staffer says one of his DSA cohorts assists the Pentagon with “war planning stuff” involving Syria and possesses Top Secret clearance. Subramanian says little oversight exists across the federal government. “There’s no one looking over my shoulder,” he says. “So like, a lot of times what I’ll do, and this is kind of what I’m doing right now, is like I’ll drink the night before, I tele-work and then I’m like, if I’m 15 minutes late to log on, no one checks.” In a statement released Thursday, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said of the investigative group’s latest sting: “For years the public has been at most only nebulously aware of the permanent administrative state. Only recently have we begun calling it the ‘deep state.’ And with this series, we’ve begun exposing who these individuals undermining our government really are.”)

WORLD NET DAILY
— COMMUNIST (GAO EMPLOYEE) BOASTS OF HINDERING PRESIDENT’S AGENDA ‘You can slow-ball things to a degree’ – BOB UNRUH (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire employees like this.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/communist-federal-worker-boasts-of-hindering-presidents-agenda/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee who describes himself as a communist boasts he can slow down President Trump’s agenda simply by deliberately delaying his assignments. “If you’re in [an] executive branch agency you can slow-ball things to a degree, that it’s like ineffective, and maybe you get in trouble, or maybe you get fired or resign or whatever, but you slowed [Trump’s agenda] down for a certain period of time,” he said. The comments by Natarajan Subramanian, a Government Accountability Office worker and “self-described communist,” were captured in an undercover video by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas. It’s the third video in the series. In the second, two “Deep State” radicals confessed, “There’s a lot of talk about how we can like, resist from inside.” The first video in the series, released Tuesday, showed career civil servant Stuart Karaffa of the State Department boasting of working for the Democratic Socialists of America while he’s being paid by taxpayers. He explained his task is: “Resist everything. … Every level.” Since Trump’s election, there have been many references to the “Deep State,” the unelected, career bureaucrats using their tax-paid jobs to undermine the president’s agenda, including his efforts to “drain the swamp” and make government work better. Subramanian boasts of being a GAO auditor while working for the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America. “Metro DC DSA is a socialist group that works to advance progressive issues in the Metropolitan DC area. Subramanian’s political activism may directly violate federal statutes as well as the ‘Yellow Book’ rules which apply specifically to government auditors,” Project Veritas explained. Subramanian said executive branch workers can deliberately stall the president’s agenda through their work or by doing less work. And he chooses to prioritize his politics over his job responsibilities. “Everything that I’m doing with DSA is stuff that I’m not supposed to be doing for work … it’s explicitly prohibited. If they find out I could get in trouble, basically,” he told the undercover journalists. In June, when his organization harassed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in public, he admitted “doing social media” for Metro DC DSA for most of the day. “No one knows I spent six hours yesterday doing social media for DSA,” he said. Subramanian said he conceals his actions from his supervisors, explaining one has to be “strategic.” BBut he believes he is safe. “There’s no one looking over my shoulder. So like, a lot of times what I’ll do, and this is kind of what I’m doing right now. I’ll drink the night before, I tele-work and then I’m like, if I’m 15 minutes late to log on, no one checks.” O’Keefe says the video series puts a face on the Deep State: “For years the public has been at most only nebulously aware of the permanent administrative state. Only recently have we begun calling it the ‘deep state.’ And with this series, we’ve begun exposing who these individuals undermining our government really are.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that the government is aware of the video series.)

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats have abandoned the presumption of innocence – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2018/09/20/democrats-have-abandoned-the-presumption-of-innocence/
— Democrats will exploit Kavanaugh’s accuser all the way to Election Day – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/09/20/democrats-will-exploit-kavanaughs-accuser-all-the-way-to-election-day/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Workers Discussed Tweaking Search Function to Counter Travel Ban – John D. McKinnon and Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-workers-discussed-tweaking-search-function-to-counter-travel-ban-1537488472

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Cap, Tax Overhaul Plague Tax-Writers in Tight Races (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.bna.com/salt-cap-tax-n73014482681/

September 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner calls out J.B. Pritzker days before 1st debate on Thursday – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-calls-out-pritzker-days-before-1st-debate/4278777/
— Attorney general candidates Harold, Raoul & Harsy square off in first forum – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorney-general-candidates-square-off-in-first-forum/4279085/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wheaton College reaches settlement with ex-football player in hazing – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/college-reaches-settlement-with-ex-football-player-in-hazing

WGN TV
— Illinois attorney general candidates clash over ads during first debate – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/18/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-clash-over-ads-during-first-ever-debate/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh ‘should disqualify him’ if founded – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-rauner-roskam-weigh-in-brett-kavanaugh-20180918-story.html
— Who benefits by bringing up Brett Kavanaugh’s high school history? – Michael W. Drwiega, Wilmette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-brett-kavanaugh-high-school-assault-20180918-story.html
— Trump says he feels ‘terribly’ for Kavanaugh as Dems, GOP fight over who should testify – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-brett-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-hearing-20180918-story.html
— Illinois attorney general candidates defend their TV attack ads in first meeting – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-attorney-general-meeting-defend-attack-ads-20180918-story.html
— Rauner nets endorsement from business groups, assails J.B. Pritzker on tax plan – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-endorsements-20180918-story.html
— Feinstein’s handling of Kavanaugh accusation has made our politics even uglier – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-jonah-brett-kavanaugh-0919-story.html
— Kavanaugh and Ford: High school’s long reach – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-kavanaugh-ford-metoo-court-20180918-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Business groups put weight behind Rauner – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bruce-rauner-business-friendly-agenda-tariff-wars/
— Attorney General candidates spar over same-sex adoption, campaign ads – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kwame-raoul-erika-harold-gay-adoption-ad-illinois-attorney-general-editorial-board/
— You can’t stop candidates from running for office – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-mayoral-candidates-election/
— Playing fast and loose with the facts in the race for attorney general – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-attorney-general-erika-harold-kwame-raoul-ads-politifact-truth/

WLS AM
— Jeanne Ives – “All the politicians want to do right now is kick the can down the road”
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/18/jeanne-ives-all-the-politicians-want-to-do-right-now-is-kick-the-can-down-the-road/

DAILY HERALD
— Showdown hearing not yet set: Dems, GOP arguing on witnesses – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180918/showdown-hearing-not-yet-set-dems-gop-arguing-on-witnesses
— Anderson Cooper accuses Donald Trump Jr. of ‘tweeting lies’ with old hurricane photo – Antonia Noori Farzan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180918/anderson-cooper-accuses-donald-trump-jr-of-tweeting-lies-with-old-hurricane-photo

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Roskam touts tax reform, questions ‘politics of ridicule’ from Democratic opponent – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/17/rep-roskam-touts-tax-reform-questions-politics-of-ridicule-from-democratic-opponent/aj5ngrf/

BEVERLY REVIEW
— William Kelly announces run for mayor – Kyle Garmes
http://www.beverlyreview.net/news/community_news/article_3648e90a-bb5b-11e8-bfd5-a7b0cf190798.html

WJOL
— Former Governor Edgar Won’t Endorse Governor Rauner – Evan Bredeson
https://www.wjol.com/former-governor-edgar-wont-endorse-governor-rauner/

WHEATON PATCH
— 2 Illinois Towns (Wheaton at No. 27 and Schaumburg at No. 34) Among Money’s ‘Best Places To Live In America’ Money says these Illinois towns “combine economic growth, affordability and quality of life.” – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/2-illinois-towns-among-moneys-best-places-live-america

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Breaking Down The Chicago Mayoral Field
https://mailchi.mp/upstream-ideas/super-bowl-champ-burgess-owens-on-challenging-leftist-orthodoxy-251729?e=6f5c563571

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 1 – Taxing Retirement Income
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/17/state-senate-candidates-night-part-1-taxing-retirement-income/
— County Board Member Chuck Wheeler Holds Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/18/chuck-wheeler-hold-fundraiser/
— State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 2 – Recreational Marijuana
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/18/state-senate-candidates-night-part-1-taxing-retirement-income-copy/

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives claims Diana Rauner is in charge, not the governor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/ives-claims-diana-rauner-is-in-charge-not-the-governor/
— Rauner: “Pritzker is a gun grabber of the first order”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/rauner-pritzker-is-a-gun-grabber-of-the-first-order/
— Rezin calls on Long to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/unclear-on-the-concept-102/
— Edgar again scolds Rauner about the impasse
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/edgar-again-scolds-rauner-about-the-impasse/
— If you worked for Bruce Rauner, what message would you recommend he use to improve his image? (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A would advise Rauner to completely dump those who are members of Group B. Those who are members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those who are members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/question-of-the-day-2746/
— Rauner endorsed by business groups while Pritzker says he failed them
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/rauner-endorsed-by-business-groups-while-pritzker-says-he-failed-them/
— Speaker Madigan says he supports McDonald’s employees striking to protest sexual harassment
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/speaker-madigan-says-he-supports-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-employees-striking-to-protest-sexual-harassment/
— “That’s not the rich” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1966 have demonized me, have denigrated me, and have condemned me as being “rich.”)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/that%e2%80%99s-not-the-rich/

CONSERVATIVE WOMAN
— Presumed guilty – the sickening show trial of Brett Kavanaugh – Laura Perrins
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/presumed-guilty-the-sickening-show-trial-of-brett-kavanaugh/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Credibly Accused’ Is the New ‘Gravitas’ – BEN MARQUIS
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/credibly-accused-new-gravitas/

TOWNHALL
— No, One Accuser’s Uncorroborated, Distant Memory is Not Sufficient to Derail a Supreme Court Nomination – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/09/18/no-one-accusers-uncorroborated-memory-is-not-sufficient-to-derail-a-supreme-court-nomination-n2519834
— Another Delay Tactic: Dianne Feinstein is Now Demanding Dozens of Witnesses Testify Against Kavanaugh – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who would testify against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/18/dianne-feinstein-is-now-demanding-dozens-of-witnesses-testify-against-kavanaugh-n2520139
— Chuck Grassley Has Sent Multiple Requests to Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser for Testimony, She Isn’t Responding – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/18/brett-kavanaughs-accuser-isnt-answering-phone-calls-from-chuck-grassley-to-testify-about-her-accusations-n2520092
— Trump Slams Democrats For Tactics on Kavanaugh: He Doesn’t Deserve This – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense when you are attacked? I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me at candidate fundraisers and at Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc. events. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/18/trump-slams-democrats-for-tactics-on-kavanaugh-says-his-n2520223

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Double Standard for High-Profile Sexual-Misconduct Accusations – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, the more of the following that you are, the more guilty that you are of any accusation: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-double-standard-for-high-profile-sexual-misconduct-accusations/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Feinstein blames GOP after Kavanaugh accuser stays mum, admits ‘I can’t say everything’s truthful’ – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/18/feinstein-blames-gop-after-kavanaugh-accuser-stays-mum-admits-cant-say-everythings-truthful.html

DAILY CALLER
— ACCUSER’S FRIENDS REVEAL SHE’S DISCUSSED ENCOUNTER WITH KAVANAUGH IN THE PAST – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/ford-kavanaugh-witnesses/
— SOROS-BACKED ACTIVISTS SLIP CASH TO ANTI-KAVANAUGH PROTESTERS BEFORE ARRESTS – Peter Hasson and Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/soros-kavanaugh-protesters/
— NEW YORKER PROFILE OF SARAH SANDERS APPEARS TO MOCK HER CHRISTIAN FAITH – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/new-yorker-sarah-sanders-mocks-faith/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden: ‘Dregs of society’ support Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54851
— San Francisco residents pleading with thieves to spare their vehicles
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54807
— John Kerry advises the mullahs on how to outwit the U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/john-kerry-advises-the-mullahs-on-how-to-outwit-the-u-s/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Ruthlessly Destroy Brett Kavanaugh
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28758

THE HILL
— Kavanaugh’s ex-classmate tells senators he won’t testify – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407296-kavanaughs-classmate-tells-senators-he-wont-testify?rnd=1537303178

POLITICO
— When 11 men interrogate: GOP tries to head off Kavanaugh debacle The specter of Anita Hill looms over next week’s hearing on Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegation. – BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/18/kavanaugh-hearing-senate-republicans-828601

CNN
— George W. Bush defends Kavanaugh as ‘a fine husband, father, and friend’
https://fox13now.com/2018/09/18/george-w-bush-defends-kavanaugh-as-a-fine-husband-father-and-friend/

ABC NEWS
— Senators united that Kavanaugh accuser should be heard; divided on how and where – ALI ROGIN
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senators-united-kavanaugh-accuser-heard-divided/story?id=57916423
— ACLU: Facebook allows gender-biased job ads on its platform – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, because anti-Trumps are making people ever-increasingly more and more and more anti-Trump, employers ever-increasingly only want to hire people who are anti-Trump. Overwhelmingly, people who are anti-Trump are also 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://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/aclu-facebook-gender-discrimination-ads-57905828

NEW YORK TIMES
— Christine Blasey Ford Wants F.B.I. to Investigate Kavanaugh Before She Testifies – Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos and Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/us/politics/christine-blasey-ford-kavanaugh-senate-hearing.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats don’t want a fair Kavanaugh hearing — they want a circus – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/democrats-dont-want-a-fair-kavanaugh-hearing-they-want-a-circus/
— Man said to be in room during alleged Kavanaugh attack refusing to testify – Kate Sheehy
https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/man-said-to-be-in-room-during-alleged-kavanaugh-attack-refusing-to-testify/

WASHINGTON POST
— Men (only) at work: Job ads for construction workers and truck drivers on Facebook discriminated on gender, ACLU alleges – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: From what I see, because anti-Trumps are making people ever-increasingly more and more and more anti-Trump, employers ever-increasingly only want to hire people who are anti-Trump. Overwhelmingly, people who are anti-Trump are also 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/technology/2018/09/18/employers-are-using-facebook-target-job-ads-police-officers-truck-drivers-sports-store-clerks-exclusively-men/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Justice Department Has Ordered Key Chinese State Media Firms to Register as Foreign Agents – Kate O’Keeffe and Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media acts like it is a foreign agent that should be registered.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-has-ordered-key-chinese-state-media-firms-to-register-as-foreign-agents-1537296756

NATIONAL JOURNAL
— The Five Stages of Political Grief Here are the telltale signs that prove a campaign is losing, badly. – Josh Kraushaar (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/672603?unlock=31LVEUDF5EKI7S00

COSMOPOLITAN
— A Man Who Has Been Credibly Accused of Sexual Assault Should Not Make Decisions About Women’s Bodies Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh make it even clearer that he should not serve on the Supreme Court. – DAWN LAGUENS
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a23304662/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-abortion-scotus/

September 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Pritzker ‘utterly lacking in the integrity and character’ to be governor – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-utterly-lacking-integrity-character-governor-frame-election/
— Prepared Text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s ‘Remarks Framing the Election’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prepared-text-gov-bruce-rauners-remarks-framing-election-pritzker-lacking-integrity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/joe-biden-drops-huge-tip-rush-street-rosebud-barack-obama/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Election Day nears, Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s ‘learned on the job,’ offers mea culpa – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-election-speech-20180913-story.html
— U. of I. panel: Consider new mascot, expansion of Native American history education after Chief Illiniwek controversy – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chief-illiniwek-university-mascot-20180913-story.html
— Teens who vape: Will a new craze invite a health crisis? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vaping-nicotine-schools-health-20180403-story.html
— Congress seeks to postpone funding fight over Trump’s border wall until after midterms to avert shutdown – Erica Werner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-trump-border-wall-midterms-government-shutdown-20180913-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180913/trump-falsely-says-democrats-inflated-puerto-rico-death-toll
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Harvest Against Hunger event raises funds for food-insecure families
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180912/harvest-against-hunger-event-raises-funds-for-food-insecure-families

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage foreign countries to dump their children in America so that anti-Trumps can use them against Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/feds-holding-12800-migrant-children-in-detention-centers/

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medical pot to push recreational pot.
http://www.newstrib.com/free/women-in-cannabis-are-planning-to-vote-on-nov-and/article_18541150-b754-11e8-b218-4b96c451a9d2.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Auditor Shannon Teresi Attacks Jack Franks’ Inspector General Proposal as Duplicative, Waste of Taxpayers Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/county-auditor-shannon-teresi-attacks-jack-franks-inspector-general-proposal-as-duplicativ-waste-of-taxpayers-money/
— Can Elected Officials Talk about What Goes on in Secret Meetings??
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/can-elected-officials-talk-about-what-goes-on-in-secret-meetings/
— Senate Craig Wilcox Holding Cary Corn/Pig Roast Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/craig-wilcox-holding-free-corn-roast/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— In an inexplicable move, Republican primary loser Roger Orozco endorses Madigan loyalist Deb Conroy – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: If you do anything to help elect a Democrat, you shout that you are not a Republican and that you never were a Republican.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511561323-in-an-inexplicable-move-republican-primary-loser-endorses-madigan-loyalist-deb-conroy

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Facebook spends more than $250K on political contributions in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/facebook-spends-more-than-k-on-political-contributions-in-illinois/article_a7ebe506-b6ad-11e8-9560-db2884f7304f.html

CAPITOL FAX
– Rauner says he’s “grown,” says he’s now willing to “accept incremental improvements,” bashes Madigan and unloads on Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-says-hes-grown-says-hes-now-willing-to-accept-incremental-improvements-bashes-madigan-and-unloads-on-pritzker/
— Ives says candidates need to make “real arguments,” claims ever-present Madigan angle is “just ridiculous”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/ives-says-candidates-need-to-make-real-arguments-claims-ever-present-madigan-angle-is-just-ridiculous/
— Hultgren’s first TV ad is unusual and emotional
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/hultgrens-first-tv-ad-is-unusual-and-emotional/
— House Republicans pull all resources from Rep. Jerry Long’s campaign after harassment investigation, urge him to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/house-republicans-pull-all-resources-from-rep-jerry-longs-campaign-after-harassment-investigation-urge-him-to-resign/
— Cullerton pulls TV ads touting “term limits for leaders like Mike Madigan” as Batinick calls for special session on “no budget, no pay”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/cullerton-pulls-tv-ads-touting-term-limits-for-leaders-like-mike-madigan-as-batinick-calls-for-special-session-on-no-budget-no-pay/
— Metra complaints called “hot garbage” by Dem legislator
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/metra-complaints-called-hot-garbage-by-dem-legislator/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Cruz: Chinese Want Mexico Radio for Propaganda – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/cruz-chinese-want-mexico-radio-propaganda/

GOPUSA
— Jimmy Carter cautions Democrats not to scare off moderates (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to vote for someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54526

THE HILL
— Paul Ryan, lawmakers call on Catholic Church leaders to come clean – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406583-ryan-lawmakers-call-on-catholic-church-leaders-to-come-clean

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “House GOP ‘screwed’ as bad political numbers pile on Trump Analysis: The pre-midterms mood in the majority ranks is grim with President Donald Trump’s approval ratings slipping and the poll edge for Democrats increasing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-gop-screwed-bad-political-numbers-pile-trump-n909326

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Campaigns for 2nd Chance: ‘I’m a Better Governor Now’ A humbled Gov. Bruce Rauner is promising a different kind of governor in a second term. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-09-13/rauner-campaigns-for-2nd-chance-im-a-better-governor-now

FOX 40
— John Cox Picks Up Endorsement from Condoleezza Rice – NIKKI LAURENZO
https://fox40.com/2018/09/13/john-cox-picks-up-endorsement-from-condoleezza-rice/

FOX BUSINESS
— IRS warns some retirees at risk of tax penalty: What to know – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/irs-warns-some-retirees-at-risk-of-tax-penalty-what-to-know

MOTLEY FOOL
— No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Chris Hill (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican have punished me because I tried to help them. They attribute bad judgment and/or evil motive to everything I say and do.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/09/12/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-for-social-media-gian.aspx

September 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, September 12, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. November 6, 2018 candidates at the meeting included Connelly, Eckhoff, Grant, Hinds, Lewis, MacKay, Murphy, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. Other attendees included Almiron, Berlin, Bohn, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Keller, Kmiecik, Krzyzewski, LaVanway, LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, Monino, Murphy, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Smith, Whelan, and Wehling. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Prosecutors accuse Van Dyke lawyers of striking blacks from jury because of their race – Megan Crepeau, Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke-trial-20180912-story.html
— Metra board votes against 2019 fare increase, but warns service — even an entire line — could be cut – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-metra-fare-hike-20180912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-march-to-the-polls-20180912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-book-tweets-huppke-20180911-story.html
— New Hultgren ad features tattoo artist who helps human trafficking victims – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-human-trafficking-il14-20180912-story,amp.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The choice between universal basic income and bullshit Together with the philanthropic sector, the city of Chicago should provide a basic income for qualifying residents to leave their bullshit jobs and lead a new venture in a new industry. – THOMAS L. DAY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/choice-between-universal-basic-income-and-bullshit

WLS AM
— Rep. Jeanne Ives: “It’s increasingly difficult to connect dots for people, because politicians continue to lie to them” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/12/rep-jeanne-ives-increasingly-difficult-to-connect-dots-for-people-because-politicians-continue-to-lie-to-them/

WBEZ
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Percentage Without Health Insurance Grows In Chicago And Illinois – Odette Yousef, Natalie Moore
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/percentage-without-health-insurance-grows-in-chicago-and-illinois/75aa6a6f-df22-4e89-94d1-20fd0fbea602

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Warren County Democrats aim to ‘reinvigorate’ party – Andy Bell-Baltaci (DIERSEN: How invigorated are your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, and the Illinois Republican Party? Typical measures include how many meetings and other events they hold, who speaks at those meetings and other events, how many attend those meetings and other events, how much money they raise and from how many they raise that money, how much money they give to candidates, their success in avoiding divisive primaries, and their success in getting candidates to run and to win in general elections.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180912/warren-county-dems-aim-to-reinvigorate-party

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Executive Order Would Punish Foreigners Linked To Election Interference – AYESHA RASCOE (DIERSEN: The many millions of illegals in America a) are foreigners, b) act as agents for their motherlands, c) act as agents for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties, d) act as agents for RINOs, and e) should be deported.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-executive-order-would-punish-foreigners-linked-election-interference#stream/0
— Could One Answer To Teacher Shortage Be Right Under Our Nose? – DUSTY RHODES (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/could-one-answer-teacher-shortage-be-right-under-our-nose#stream/0

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— County Clerks Assuming Responsibility For Aurora and DuPage County Election Commissions – CHASE CAVANAUGH
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/county-clerks-assuming-responsibility-aurora-and-dupage-county-election-commissions

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rauner trying to keep his promises regarding job growth in Illinois – DaLaun Dillard
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-trying-to-keep-his-promises-regarding-job-growth-in-illinois/1438927208

THE X RADIO
— Illinois Lt. Gov. Says Education Was a Key to Her Success – Greg Sapp (DIERSEN: What successes have you had? To what do you attribute those successes? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have had no successes. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those activists, those candidates, those elected officials, those party leaders, those major donors, those political consultants, those etc. who I promote a) failed/refused to come to my defense, b) who now treat me rudely, b) who now treat me disrespectfully, c) who now blame for all their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems, and/or d) who have now thrown me under the bus.)
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/35500-illinois-lt-gov-says-education-was-a-key-to-her-success

MIKE CONNELLY
— Mike Madigan says jump; Laura Ellman says how high?
https://mailchi.mp/054a92b3f769/game-on-32943

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— FY19 Budget: ‘Not one penny should be spent on pork,’ Ives says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511560164-fy19-budget-not-one-penny-should-be-spent-on-pork-ives-says

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Miller-Walsh’s deleted Facebook posts are her opponent’s dream – W.J. Kennedy
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511560251-miller-walsh-s-deleted-facebook-posts-are-her-opponent-s-dream

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Life-Terminators – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/life-terminators/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner to offer up his “vision for the future of Illinois” this afternoon… after crossing picket line
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-to-offer-up-his-vision-for-the-future-of-illinois-this-afternoon/
— New Roskam ad portrays Casten as a “lobbyist begging Congress” for tax breaks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/new-roskam-ad-portrays-casten-as-a-lobbyist-begging-congress-for-tax-breaks/
— Rauner attacks Pritzker over hypocrisy on unions
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-attacks-pritzker-over-hypocrisy-on-unions/

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama, back with a racially charged vengeance
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54432
— Task force will study whether Chicago should impose a universal basic income plan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54464

BLAZE
— Left-wing outlet is furious that Facebook did to them what they wanted to be done to the right – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/11/left-wing-outlet-is-furious-that-facebook-did-to-them-what-they-wanted-to-be-done-to-the-right

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Deranged Trump-Haters Perpetrate Acts of Violence Across the Country (DIERSEN: Who are the most deranged Trump-haters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How successful have they been in promoting hatred against Trump and his supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/09/12/leftist-violence-breaks-out-across-country/

WORLD NET DAILY
— OBAMA, HOW HARD IS IT TO SAY TERRORISTS ARE BAD? Jack Cashill turns BHO charge against Trump, Nazis back on him
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/obama-how-hard-is-it-to-say-terrorists-are-bad/

DAILY WIRE
— Rush Limbaugh Runs Through List Of ‘Deranged Trump-Haters’ Resorting To Violence Across The Country
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35795/rush-runs-through-list-deranged-trump-haters-james-barrett

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Has Highest Share of Foreign-Born Since 1910, With More Coming From Asia – Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants this, who is happiest about this? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/us/census-foreign-population.html
— U.S. Plans to Pay Mexico to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants There – Gardiner Harris and Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations (especially, the Democrat Party), companies, governments, and countries that promote illegal immigration should not only be fined, they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/us-mexico-deportation-funds.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting problematic citizens of foreign countries to a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring other problematic citizens of foreign countries to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/immigration-families-southwest-border.html
— Age Before Beauty, but Not Politics You’re not getting older, you’re getting … elected. – Gail Collins (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination big time a) to get rid of those who were older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party who focus on promoting age discrimination. Those who promote age discrimination also promote discrimination against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/opinion/age-congress.html
— Leaked Google Video After Trump’s Win Adds to Pressure From Conservatives – Daisuke Wakabayashi
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/technology/leaked-google-video-trump.html
How ‘Hyphenated Americans’ Won World War I
— Nearly a quarter of the men sent to fight in Europe in 1918 were foreign-born. – Geoffrey Wawro (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWI. In 1844, his ancestors immigrated to Chicago from what is now Germany.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/opinion/how-hyphenated-americans-won-world-war-i.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without American intervention, the war would have probably ended in a German victory, or sputtered to a stalemate, leaving the Germans in possession of much of France, Belgium and Russia. The victory, though, came at significant cost: In the Meuse-Argonne offensive, as the operation came to be known, the Americans alone suffered some 122,000 casualties, including 29,000 dead. That more than a million Americans were fighting in a European war was surprising enough. But even more surprising was the men themselves: Pershing’s soldiers, known as the American Expeditionary Force, were in some units as likely to be foreign- as American-born. Thanks to a wave of immigration, the United States had changed significantly at the turn of the 20th century, going from a nation whose white population was 60 percent British and 35 percent German at the start of the Civil War into a turbulent “melting pot” in time for the Great War: 11 percent British, 20 percent German, 30 percent Italian and Hispanic and 34 percent Slavic.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in harming Trump financially. Anti-Diersens could certainly crow about their success in harming me. But instead, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all my own problems myself.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/nyregion/trump-golf-links-ferry-point-central-park-carousel-ice-rink.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Case Questioning Trump’s ‘Good Character’ Stalls – Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who a) falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who focus on promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/trump-hotel-liquor-license.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump has made more than 5,000 false or misleading claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/13/president-trump-has-made-more-than-false-or-misleading-claims/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Can You Afford to Retire? See if your retirement nest egg is future-proofed (DIERSEN: My and my wife’s being able to “afford” my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old emboldened them to force me to take their “offer.” They knew a) what my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension would be, b) what my wife’s salary was, c) what our federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy would be, d) what we had already saved for our retirement, e) what our other savings were, f) that we had no debts, g) that we had no dependents, h) the value of our home, i) the value of the cars that we owned, j) etc. My $51,864 CSRS pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/retirement-calculator/
— Senate Confirms Charles Rettig as IRS Commissioner Trump’s pick to head tax agency confirmed in 64-33 vote – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: If Rettig had been the IRS Commissioner when I worked for IRS 1971-1980, would he have let my Democrat IRS superiors a) fail/refuse to promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, get rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974? I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors wanted my Democrat GAO superiors to a) force me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) keep me off audits of IRS; c) get rid of my mentor in 1987; d) not promote me; e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes; f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals; and g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-confirms-charles-rettig-as-irs-commissioner-1536792796
— Thank Heaven for Bigger Boys Like good men, they protected us when I was a little girl. – Angela Rocco DeCarlo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thank-heaven-for-bigger-boys-1536792869
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some time after my eldest brother, Christy, had died, I was visiting our Chicago Far West Side neighborhood, affectionately known as “The Island.” A three-square-block enclave corralled by the towns of Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park and a factory district, including a facility that manufactured asbestos gaskets. In windows-open summers sometimes the detritus could be seen floating along. No one seemed worried. It was like living in Disneyland where you thought nothing bad could happen to you. But walking alone on the sidewalk past our school after the funeral, I felt out of kilter. I became aware of a feeling I’d never experienced as a child. I felt afraid. Alone. I no longer felt protected as I always had.)
— Cannabis Comes to Your Coffee and Candy—But Is It Legal? Marketers are selling products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical found in hemp, claiming benefits such as pain relief and stress reduction. But the actual effects are unclear, as is the legal landscape. CBD candies include Lord Jones Natural Fruit Gumdrops with 20 milligrams of CBD per piece. Veggimins Dark Chocolate Hearts have 2 milligrams each. – Anne Marie Chaker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cannabis-comes-to-your-coffee-and-candybut-is-it-legal-1536761536
— Incomes Rose and Poverty Rate Fell for Third Straight Year, Census Data Show People worked more hours as joblessness declined; some economists are puzzled wages haven’t climbed faster – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/median-household-income-rose-1-8-in-2017-census-bureau-figures-show-1536762535

WHEATON BUSINESS JOURNAL
— China promotes Bob Woodward‘s anti-Trump book, ‘Fear‘
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/china-promotes-bob-woodwards-anti-trump-book-fear/22142/

MERCURY NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Meet ‘Bongzilla’: 24-foot bong in Las Vegas celebrates cannabis culture – David Montero
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/03/meet-bongzilla-24-foot-bong-in-las-vegas-celebrates-cannabis-culture/

NEW YORKER
— What’s Going On with the Economy? It’s the Stimulus, Stupid – John Cassidy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/whats-going-on-with-the-economy-its-the-stimulus-stupid

ODYSSEY ONLINE
— JUNE 6, 2016 FLASHBACK: Why Are People So Rude? – Alli Krone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the rudest activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. The aforesaid do everything that they can to drive people who share my demographics out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. The aforesaid rude people a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-are-people-so-rude

September 12 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Deviating From McCain, Sen. Graham Goes All In On Team Trump
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/deviating-from-mccain-sen-graham-goes-all-in-on-team-trump/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fact check: Former President Obama doesn’t always tell the straight story – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fact-check-obama-20180912-story.html
— Chicago among cities McDonald’s workers vote to strike over sex harassment – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mcdonalds-strike-metoo-20180912-story.html
— Pritzker ‘excited’ about working with new mayor; Durkin’s six-figure national help goes local
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-wedneday-20180911-story.html
— Elections board rules Pat Quinn’s Chicago mayor term limits plan ineligible for November ballot – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-pat-quinn-term-limits-referendum-ineligible-20180912-story.html
— Enrollment at U. of I., UIC increases while other state schools struggle to stop declines – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-fall-enrollment-2018-20180912-story.html
— Hundreds attend 9/11 ceremony at the Shanower memorial in Naperville – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-sept-11-memorial-naperville-st-0912-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois about to launch one of nation’s strongest election security systems – Steven S. Sandvoss, Executive Director, Illinois State Board of Elections
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-election-security-cyber-navigator-hacking/
— Some McDonald’s workers vote to strike over sex harassment – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/mcdonalds-workers-strike-metoo-sexual-harassment/
— Reince Priebus: White House ‘chaos’ actually Trump using ‘Socratic method’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/reince-priebus-white-house-chaos-bob-woodward-donald-trump-socratic-method/
— Bush boosting Republicans in places where Trump isn’t strong – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/george-w-bush-donald-trump-republicans-gop-elections/

DAILY HERALD
— State legislative candidates forum Sept. 23 in Arlington Heights
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180912/state-legislative-candidates-forum-sept-23-in-arlington-heights

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s vagueness puts Rauner in a vice – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-09-12/jim-dey-pritzkers-vagueness-puts-rauner-vice.html

HERALD REVIEW
— Former Gov. Jim Edgar to lead community-wide conversation on politics at Millikin – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/former-gov-jim-edgar-to-lead-community-wide-conversation-on/article_1ae2194b-8391-55cc-9c01-1c667aa855b8.html

MORRIS HERALD NEWS
— Helland meets with Shaw editorial board – KEVIN SOLARI
http://www.morrisherald-news.com/2018/09/10/helland-meets-with-shaw-editorial-board/ahz1n40/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Seeks Further Concentration of Power
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/12/jack-franks-seeks-further-concentration-of-power/
— Kankakee State’s Attorney Rules Public Money Should Be Spent for Public Purposes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/12/kankakee-states-attorney-rules-public-money-should-be-spent-for-public-purposes/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Report: Madigan backs Villa Park’s Conroy with $41,169
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511560446-report-madigan-backs-villa-park-s-conroy-with-41-169

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV’S OFFICE RELEASES $11.3M FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE RENOVATIONS; IVES URGES COLLEAGUES TO REJECT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/govs-office-releases-113m-for-community-college-renovations-ives-urges-colleagues-to-reject.html
— SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS RELEASE 2018 ENDORSEMENTS FOR ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/small-business-owners-release-2018-endorsements-for-illinois-legislative-candidates.html
— BOST CAMPAIGN CONDEMNS OPPONENT AS HYPOCRITE FOR CRITICIZING “DARK MONEY”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/bost-campaign-condemns-opponent-as-hypocrite-for-criticizing-dark-money-.html
— THORNER: SEX ED INDOCTRINATION UNDERMINES HEALTHY FAMILY VALUES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/thorner-sex-ed-indoctrination-undermines-healthy-family-values.html
— FED UP TAXPAYERS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE STARTING FRIDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/op-ed-fed-up-taxpayers-encouraged-to-attend-conservative-conference-starting-friday.html
— NEW RAUNER AD: UNION WORKERS CAN’T TRUST PRITZKER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/new-rauner-ad-union-workers-cant-trust-pritzker.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrat Casten portrayed by far right as radical conspiracy theorist
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/12/democrat-casten-portrayed-by-far-right-as-radical-conspiracy-theorist/
— $60 million in tax credits didn’t stop Takeda from leaving for Boston
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/12/60-million-in-tax-credits-didnt-stop-takeda-from-leaving-for-boston/

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER BANS CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES FROM PROMOTING TWEETS ABOUT ILLEGAL ALIENS – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/12/twitter-center-immigration-studies-illegal-aliens/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter blocked tweet referring to ‘illegal aliens,’ says immigration group – Pete Kasperowicz
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-blocked-tweet-referring-to-illegal-aliens-says-immigration-group

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— By attacking Trump, Obama shows he’s a self-absorbed partisan warrior, not a senior statesman – Karl Rove
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/12/karl-rove-by-attacking-trump-obama-shows-hes-self-absorbed-partisan-warrior-not-senior-statesman.html

GOPUSA
— Miss America ratings plummeted
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54415
— Kaepernick’s pig socks missing from Nike ad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54301

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIDTA STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE UNIT
— The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact
https://rmhidta.org/files/D2DF/FINAL-%20Volume%205%20UPDATE%202018.pdf
(HIGHLIGHTS: The 2018 Rocky Mountain HIDTA report released this morning shows marijuana legalization is having a negative impact in many areas: Marijuana-related traffic deaths have increased 151 percent compared to all Colorado traffic deaths, which have increased 35 percent. Past-month marijuana use among Coloradans age 12 and older is 85 percent higher than the national average. Marijuana-related ER visits have increased 52 percent since Colorado legalized pot. Hospitalizations related to marijuana jumped 148 percent. Violent crime increased 18.6 percent; property crime increased 8.3 percent. 65 percent of local jurisdictions throughout the state have banned both medical and recreational marijuana.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/migrant-children-detention.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Arrests of migrant families rose 38 percent in August in what Trump officials call a ‘crisis’ at the border – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/arrests-of-migrant-families-rose-38-percent-in-august-in-what-trump-officials-call-a-crisis-at-the-border/2018/09/12/4315d254-b5fe-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Puerto Rico “residents see a failure at all levels of government.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/09/12/feature/residents-see-a-failure-at-all-levels-of-government/

FOX LOS ANGELES
— Republican John Cox distances himself from Pres. Trump in CA governor’s race – Elex Michaelson
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/republican-john-cox-distances-himself-from-pres-trump-in-ca-governor-s-race

FORBES
— Five Tips For Fostering A Workplace Culture Of Continuous Learning – Prashant Srivastava (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeschicagocouncil/2018/09/12/five-tips-for-fostering-a-workplace-culture-of-continuous-learning/#565363556221

FED WEEK
— Court Rejects ‘Double Punishment’ Argument (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me when they 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 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors punished me when they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors punished me when they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/court-rejects-double-punishment-argument/

September 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Downtown hotel workers strike continues, guests feel impact – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/business/downtown-hotel-workers-strike-continues-guests-feel-impact/4207841/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama hides his cynicism behind a silky tongue – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-barack-obama-maxine-waters-kass-20180911-story.html
— Obama’s return sure to fire up voters from both political parties – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-obama-return-to-politics-st-0912-story.html
— Reince Priebus defends President Trump at state House GOP fundraiser; mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy attends – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-reince-priebus-chicago-republican-fundraiser-20180911-story.html
— Batavia residents to vote on city’s home rule status – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-batavia-home-rule-st-0912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration wants to tax protests” and ask “What happened to free speech?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-speech-trump-tax-demonstrators-washington-parks-sidewalks-20180912-story.html
— How to reduce the absurdity of premature political petition drives – Erc Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-chicago-mayor-petition-rules-0912-20180911-story.html
— The importance of a college education – Mark A. Heckler
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-heckler-guest-column-st-0912-story.html
— Today is the first day someone born after Sept. 11, 2001, can enlist to serve in the war that was launched in response to the terrorist attacks.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1039875140887162881

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump greasing Chicago pols, Durbin’s immigration meetings recounted in ‘Fear’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bob-woodward-fear-trump-white-house-president-donald-dick-durbin/
— A growing body of evidence favors raising the minimum wage – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/minimum-wage-increase-chicago-employment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What makes a candidate credible?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayors-race-focus-chicagos-problems-and-not-clown-candidates/

DAILY HERALD
— GOP Fall Rally set for Sept. 16 at Geneva ballpark
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180911/gop-fall-rally-set-for-sept-16-at-geneva-ballpark
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Fundraiser launched to expand Wayne Township food pantry – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be receiving charity and/or handing out charity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180911/fundraiser-launched-to-expand-wayne-township-food-pantry
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Voters in 18 local schools could force tax-cut referendums It’s possible, thanks to referendums on next April’s ballot – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180912/voters-in-18-local-schools-could-force-tax-cut-referendums

SOUTHERN
— GOP leaders blast Pritzker on progressive tax at campaign stop in Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/gop-leaders-blast-prtizker-on-progressive-tax-at-campaign-stop/article_4931b19d-7f97-57a2-b2d9-7c17ee32fc2b.html

WSIL TV
— GOP lawmakers rally against Pritzker tax plan – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39071981/gop-lawmakers-rally-against-pritzker-tax-plan

JEANNE IVES
— Ives Calls on Legislators to Reject Political Pork Spending Hidden in New State Budget
https://mailchi.mp/0441d45f6958/ives-calls-on-legislators-to-reject-political-pork-spending-hidden-in-new-budget

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler files police report over theft of his campaign signs; points finger at Conroy campaign – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511559604-kinzler-files-police-report-over-theft-of-his-campaign-signs-points-finger-at-conroy-campaign

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wesley Township Trustee resigned during meeting – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/09/wesley-township-trustee-resigned-during-meeting/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Alert: Three webinars will be live streamed this week at Facebook.com/noweedillinois
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/marijuana-alert/

CAPITOL FAX
— Open thread Woke up early this morning with a sore throat. Went back to bed. Woke up again with a sore throat. Had some tea. Didn’t feel much better. Checked my e-mail and various news sites for anything major. Saw nothing important. Going back to bed. Be nice to each other and keep it Illinois-centric, please. Thanks. (DIERSEN: What is important? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, only what they say is important is important. They have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my judgment as to what is important.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/12/open-thread-33/

GOPUSA
— Newt Gingrich, Republicans float new Contract with America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54443

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who say that federal employees are overpaid would never seek or take a federal job because the pay is too low.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/11/trumps-public-employee-pay-freeze-doesnt-go-far-en/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Once ‘Golden State’ Is Badly Tarnished – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/the_once_golden_state_is_badly_tarnished.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Patrol and ICE Agents Face Increasingly Violent Illegal Immigrants – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30039-border-patrol-and-ice-agents-face-increasingly-violent-illegal-immigrants

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CALIFORNIA DMV GIVES ILLEGAL VOTERS A SURGE “New” and “underrepresented” voters could spell victory for leftist Democrats in November.
– Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271289/california-dmv-gives-illegal-voters-surge-lloyd-billingsley

FOX NEWS
— Border Patrol in Texas nabs more than 130 illegals in just over 24 hours – Paulina Dedaj
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/11/border-patrol-in-texas-nabs-more-than-130-illegals-in-just-over-24-hours.html

TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Are Now the Party of Rage, and Maxine Waters Is Their Only Honest Face – Robert Laurie
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertlaurie/2018/09/12/the-democrats-are-now-the-party-of-rage-and-maxine-waters-is-their-only-honest-face-n2517915

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Confirmed again: Journalists don’t understand firearms – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/confirmed-again-journalists-dont-understand-firearms

LEGAL INTELLIGENCER
— Court Sides With Employee in Anti-American Bias Discrimination Case National origin discrimination claims typically involve allegations of discrimination based on an employee’s non-American country of origin. Middlebrooks v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Civ. A. No. 17-412 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2018) involved the atypical claim of alleged national origin discrimination based on anti-American bias. – Sid Steinberg
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2018/09/11/court-sides-with-employee-in-anti-american-bias-discrimination-case/?slreturn=20180812060517

THE HILL
— GOP warns crime, immigration will spike if Dems win – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/406187-gop-warns-crime-immigration-will-spike-if-dems-win
— Conservatives who don’t own guns still support gun rights, says pollster
http://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/406164-non-gun-owning-conservatives-still-support-gun-rights-says
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women wield sizable power in ‘Me Too’ midterms.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406183-women-wield-sizable-power-in-me-too-midterms

NEW YOUR TIMES
— In an Increasingly Diverse House, Aides Remain Remarkably White – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/us/politics/diversity-congress-house-republicans-democrats.html
— F.D.A. Cracks Down on Juul and E-Cigarette Retailers – Sheila Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/health/juul-fda-vaping-ecigarettes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Anatomy of a Trump rally: 68 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/12/anatomy-trump-rally-percent-claims-are-false-misleading-or-lacking-evidence/
— Middle-class income hit an all-time high of $61,372 last year, U.S. Census says – Heather Long and Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/12/middle-class-income-hit-an-all-time-high-last-year-us-census-says/
— FDA chief calls youth use of Juul, other e-cigarettes an ‘epidemic’ – Laurie McGinley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-chief-calls-youth-use-of-juul-other-e-cigarettes-an-epidemic/2018/09/12/ddaa6612-b5c8-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Rare Workers Who Thrive on Negative Feedback – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: I had lots trouble accepting feedback from my superiors in the federal government because I knew they were all under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of employees who shared my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rare-workers-who-thrive-on-negative-feedback-1536672180
— What’s the Best Way to Store a Car for a Long Time? – Heidi Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-best-way-to-store-a-car-for-a-long-time-1536672600

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 5 myths people have about early retirement that aren’t true, according to a guy who retired at 35 – Steve Adcock (DIERSEN: What is your purpose in life? My main purpose in life is to promote the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform by putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject planks in the aforesaid platforms work against me.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/early-retirement-myths-not-true-2018-9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here, I debunk the top 5 myths of early retirement: 1. You will completely lose your purpose in life)

USA TODAY
— Trump is right: More than Facebook & Twitter, Google threatens democracy, online freedom – Brad Parscale
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/10/trump-google-youtube-search-results-biased-against-republicans-conservatives-column/1248099002/
— Google, Twitter and Facebook should just be honest if they don’t like conservatives – Matt Lamb
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/12/social-media-facebook-twitter-google-youtube-bias-conservatives-republicans-column/1250893002/
— Are you middle class? This calculator by Pew Research Center aims to tell you – Ashley May
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/11/pew-research-calculator-determines-americans-middle-class/1264305002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/2018/09/11/you-middle-class-calculator-tell-you/1269225002/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Why 300,000 feds may soon face retraining – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, they focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/09/11/why-300000-feds-may-soon-face-retraining/

September 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Thousands of downtown hotel workers go on strike Friday – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/business/thousands-of-downtown-hotel-workers-go-on-strike-friday/4171084/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/were-supposed-to-stand-up-to-bullies-not-follow-them-obama-delivers-speech-at-u-of-i–/4171828/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-speech-university-of-illinois-492694981.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-university-of-illinois-full-speech-492719531.html
— Trump Says He Watched, Fell Asleep During Obama’s U of I Speech In a speech in North Dakota, Trump responded to what was arguably the most direct comments Obama has made about Trump since the start of his presidency
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Says-He-Watched-Fell-Asleep-During-Obamas-U-of-I-Speech-492713491.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/07/former-president-obama-dives-into-midterm-election-campaign-what-happened-to-republican-party/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/obama-to-step-into-midterms-campaign-for-democrats-1

WLS AM
— Rep. Jeanne Ives: “Neither one has addressed the $10 billion pension borrowing scam” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/07/rep-jeanne-ives-neither-one-has-addressed-the-10-billion-pension-borrowing-scam/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/barrack-obama-university-illinois-speech-live-updates-2018/
— Obama, Pritzker sip tea at Urbana coffee shop, warn gov race not in the bag – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/president-barack-obama-j-b-pritzker-democrat-governor-illinois-election-coffee-shop/
— Bishop who didn’t alert police on abuser-priests is living at cardinal’s mansion – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-catholic-bishop-raymond-goedert-didnt-report-priest-child-sex-abuse-living-cardinal-blase-cupich-mansion-vincent-mccaffrey-religion/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-obama-speech-illinois-20180907-story.html
— Tesla stock falls after Elon Musk appears to smoke marijuana on Joe Rogan podcast – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want everyone to be a stoner.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-elon-musk-marijuana-joe-rogan-20180907-story.html
— When I challenge the president, I do it directly – Nikki Haley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-haley-nikki-trump-anonymous-new-york-times-0910-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-anonymous-woodward-oped-20180909-story.html
— Why is J.B. Pritzker ducking this debate? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-rauner-governor-illinois-mccann-jackson-20180906-story.html
— Barack Obama surprises cafe patrons during campaign stop with Democrat J.B. Pritzker – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-obama-pritzker-20180907-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Our party is united, up and down the ticket,” Pritzker said. “Everywhere we go, local Democratic officials come.” He then took a swipe at his opponent, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. “On the Republican side here in Illinois, Gov. Rauner just barely won his own primary. His primary opponent still has not endorsed him,” Pritzker said, referring to state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. “There are an awful lot of other Republicans that have not joined together with him. “I think we’re seeing that Democrats are fired up. Democrats are ready to go.”)

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180907/obama-to-u-of-i-students-you-cannot-wait-for-a-savior

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/obama-delivers-rebuke-trump-he-re-enters-political-fight
— How Trump is helping Chicago distilleries Craft distilleries are having the time of their lives, thanks to consumers’ ever-increasing thirst for small-batch liquor—and President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax bill. – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/how-trump-helping-chicago-distilleries

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/09/07/obama-takes-aim-trump-republican-party-elites

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rock Island County GOP holds annual barbeque – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qctimes.com/news/local/ri-co-gop-holds-annual-barbeque/article_73f3edd6-072f-5ad8-9b6f-bee1edcd508f.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-09-07/updated-obama-trump-symptom-not-the-cause.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Business connections nag Rauner, Pritzker in race for governor – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/business-connections-nag-rauner-pritzker-in-race-for-governor/article_7b68e66e-b20c-11e8-8fe6-43d752463185.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER CAMPAIGN CALLS ON FIRST LADY FOR RE-ELECTION BOOST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/rauner-campaign-calls-on-first-lady-for-re-election-boost.html
— NEW YORK TIMES TELLS US WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW: THE 6TH CD RACE WILL BE CLOSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/new-york-times-tells-us-what-we-already-know-the-6th-cd-race-will-be-close.html
— FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS FOR RETURN TO LEFTIST IDEALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/former-president-obama-calls-for-return-to-leftist-ideals-.html
— TRUMP’S ULTIMATE HATE CRIME: OBSTRUCTION OF LIBERALISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/trumps-ultimate-hate-crime-obstruction-of-liberalism.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Assaults on ICE, Border Patrol surge as illegal immigrants get more violent – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/7/assaults-ice-border-patrol-surge/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Angel Families’, Trump aides rally against illegal immigrant crime – Alex Pappas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/07/angel-families-trump-aides-rally-against-illegal-immigrant-crime.html

BREITBART
— Fact Check: Obama’s Speech Attacking Trump at University of Illinois – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/fact-check-obamas-speech-university-of-illinois/

GOPUSA
— Obama rails against Trump, Republicans in fiery return to campaign trail
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54172
— The New York Times enabled an attempted coup
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54120

ONE NEWS NOW
— 4.5K Christian leaders reject churches’ ‘social justice’ agenda – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2018/09/07/45k-christian-leaders-reject-churches-social-justice-agenda

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Discovers Many Hispanics Don’t Side With Illegals Bringing Children – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/09/07/msnbc-discovered-many-hispanics-dont-side-illegals-bringing

WORLD NET DAILY
— WATCH: 25 STRAIGHT MINUTES OF ILLEGALS CROSSING INTO U.S. Border rancher documents stream of human smugglers, drug mules, aliens
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/watch-25-straight-minutes-of-illegals-crossing-into-u-s/

TOWNHALL
— Obama Mocks Trump’s ‘Economic Miracle’: Don’t Forget When the Recovery Started – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/07/obama-speech-n2516820
— Stanford Study Finds Conservative Professors Shunned by Law Schools – Brianna Heldt (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that shun conservatives like me.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/briannaheldt/2018/09/07/stanford-study-finds-conservative-professors-shunned-by-law-schools-n2516882

DAILY CALLER
— OBAMA BRINGS UP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S HISTORY OF RACISM – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/07/obama-speech-democratic-party-racism/
— SCALISE WARNS: ‘SOME ON THE LEFT’ ARE ‘INCITING’ VIOLENCE – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/07/steve-scalise-democrats-inciting-violence/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/obama-says-trump-has-pushed-america-to-a-pivotal-moment-810650

THE HILL
— Obama condemns Trump in fiery address – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405592-obama-condemns-trump-in-fiery-address
— 7 times Obama hit Trump in speech – MAX GREENWOOD AND PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/405615-7-times-obama-hit-trump-in-speech

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/07/politics/barack-obama-illinois-midterms-speech/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Black, progressive, insurgent: Is this the future of the Democratic Party? African-Americans running on the left have notched a string of victories this year. Here’s why. – Alex Seitz-Wald (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat candidate is to vote for a candidate who if elected would use government to get rid 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.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/black-progressive-insurgent-future-democratic-party-n906841

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says Justice Department should investigate who wrote anonymous New York Times op-ed, citing national security.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/09/07/trump-says-justice-department-should-investigate-who-wrote-anonymous-new-york-times-op-ed-citing-national-security-ap-reports/
— Former president Barack Obama, saying President Trump is capitalizing on ‘fear and anger,’ calls on Americans to vote in November (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-president-obama-to-warn-of-voter-apathy-ahead-of-the-november-elections/2018/09/07/fad28508-b28f-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/07/barack-obama-preview-midterm-elections-message-chicago-speech/1218153002/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-hits-trump-how-hard-can-it-be-say-nazis-are-bad-1112190

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/obama-calls-trump-product-of-a-republican-party-gone-mad.html

GOVERNING
— 3 Ways Blue States Could Still Get Around Tax Reform The IRS has moved to block high-tax states from circumventing GOP limits on tax deductions — but not in every way possible. – LIZ FARMER (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-blue-states-get-around-tax-reform.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $499,000 (DIERSEN: This house sold for $759,000 in 2006.)
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/