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December 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SENATE OVERRIDES RAUNER CPS PENSION FUNDING VETO; HOUSE ADJOURNS UNTIL JANUARY – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-overrides-rauner-cps-pension-funding-veto-house-adjourns/1634508/

NBC5
— Senate Overrides Rauner Veto of CPS Pension Bill, House Adjourns Until January “President Cullerton suddenly denied that the leaders had agreed that this bill would depend upon first enacting comprehensive pension reform,” Rauner wrote in his veto message. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Senate-Votes-to-Override-Rauner-Veto-of-CPS-Bill-to-Fund-Teacher-Pensions-404073676.html
— Rauner Vetoes $215 Million in Chicago Public Schools Funding “President Cullerton suddenly denied that the leaders had agreed that this bill would depend upon first enacting comprehensive pension reform,” Rauner wrote in his veto message. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Vetoes-215-Million-in-CPS-Funding-404064056.html

CBS2
— Trump Vows Consequences For Companies That Move Jobs From U.S.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/01/trump-launching-thank-you-tour-with-visits-to-indianapolis-cincinnati/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vetoes $215M CPS pension bill — Senate votes to override – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-vetoes-215m-cps-teacher-pension-bill/
— House passes bill to help save two city worker pension funds – TINA SFONDELES AND FRAN SPIELMAN
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/house-passes-bill-to-help-save-two-city-worker-pension-funds/
— House approves massive energy bill – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-approves-massive-energy-bill/amp/
— Betting it all on the House only gamble left for CPS? – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/analysis-betting-it-all-on-the-house-only-gamble-left-for-cps/
— Saving jobs: Trump salutes Carrier — and himself – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/saving-jobs-trump-salutes-carrier-and-himself/
— Massive energy bill headed to governor’s desk – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-approves-massive-energy-bill/amp/

— Employment distress worse among black residents in Chicago, study says – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-brookings-labor-force-participation-blacks-1202-biz-20161201-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner vetoes CPS pension bill as budget war deepens – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161201/BLOGS02/161209985/rauner-vetoes-cps-pension-bill-as-budget-war-deepens
— New trouble for Exelon nuke bailout as Rauner balks – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161201/NEWS11/161209995/new-trouble-for-exelon-nuke-bailout-as-rauner-balks
— A danger for Donald Trump: Falling into the mayor trap – AARON RENN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161201/OPINION/161209996/a-danger-for-donald-trump-falling-into-the-mayor-trap
— Exelon nuke bailout close to reality with House passage – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161201/NEWS11/161209968/exelon-nuke-bailout-close-to-reality-with-house-passage

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House OKs Exelon subsidy plan, moves to Senate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/312019804/
— Palatine incumbents running unopposed – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/161209841/

DNA CHICAGO
— Women’s March On Washington: How To Get Involved If You’re In Chicago – Kelly Bauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage women to hate Republicans, and to especially hate Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, overweight, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161201/downtown/womens-march-on-washington-how-get-involved-if-youre-chicago

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bernie Sanders: Carrier took Trump ‘hostage and won’ Carrier having last laugh, Sanders says – Patrick Gillespie
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bernie-sanders-carrier-took-trump-hostage-and-won
— Trump: Companies will be punished for leaving U.S. Trump: Higher tariffs on imports – Ahiza Garcia and Chris Isidore
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-companies-will-be-punished-for-leaving-us
— 1,000 jobs saved by Trump. Thousands more to go More 250,000 jobs to be lost to plant closings this year – Chris Isidore
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/1000-jobs-saved-by-trump-thousands-more-to-go

WSIL TV
— Wisconsin election recount begins; Michigan’s is challenged – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33837539/wisconsin-election-recount-begins-michigans-is-challenged

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner says Illinois should do one better than Trump on repealing regulations
http://ilnews.org/11141/rauner-says-illinois-one-better-trump-repealing-regulations/
— Illinois lawmakers split on Trump’s choice for head of education
http://ilnews.org/11152/illinois-lawmakers-split-trumps-choice-head-education/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL HOUSE GOES ON RECORD OPPOSING TAX HIKE VOTES DURING LAME DUCK SESSIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/house-passes-resolution-opposing-lame-duck-tax-hikes-.html
— HIGGINS: CORRUPT ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION VS. CHRISTIAN BUSINESS OWNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/higgins-homosexuals-corrupt-illinois-human-rights-commission-vs-christian-business-owner.html
— CTU PREZ PLANS TO “OCCUPY” DEPT. OF EDUCATION OVER TRUMP PICK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/ctu-prez-plans-to-occupy-dept-of-education-over-trump-pick.html
— EXELON: GUILTY OF CRONYISM ACROSS STATE LINES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/exelon-guilty-of-cronyism-across-state-lines.html

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Ex-ICE Agent: I ‘Routinely’ Arrested Illegal Immigrants with Voter Registrations
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/30/ice-agent-counterfeit-drivers-licenses-illegal-immigration-voters-registration-elections

GOPUSA
— Trump’s First Immigration Challenge: 750,000 Deferred Action Permit Holders
http://www.gopusa.com/trumps-first-immigration-challenge-750000-deferred-action-permit-holders/
— Washington presidential elector joins anti-Trump movement
http://www.gopusa.com/washington-presidential-elector-joins-anti-trump-movement/

DAILY CALLER
— NYT Columnist Gail Collins Calls Trump ‘Least Successful’ Candidate Of Our Time – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/01/nyt-columnist-calls-trump-least-successful-candidate-of-our-time/

NEWSMAX
— Tom Ford Refuses to Dress Melania Trump: ‘She’s Not Necessarily My Image’ – Bill Hoffmann
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Tom-Ford-Melania-Trump-fashion/2016/12/01/id/761601/

CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIES
— Immigration As A Weapon, Hope & Change, Democrats Debate Future
http://www.cwfpac.com/eod/thursday-december-1-2016-immigration-weapon-hope-change-democrats-debate-future

BREITBART
— TREASONOUS: Trump’s Alma Mater University of Pennsylvania Enacts ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Policy – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/01/trumps-alma-mater-enacts-sanctuary-campus-policy/

THE BLAZE
— ‘No evidence’: CNN host pushes back when Elizabeth Warren calls Steve Bannon a ‘white supremacist’ – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats and RINOs will call you a White supremacist if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/01/no-evidence-cnn-host-pushes-back-when-elizabeth-warren-calls-steve-bannon-a-white-supremacist/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— CNN Anchor Melts Down Asking Trump Supporters Where They Get Their News – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: If they were asked where they get their news, what would my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say?)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/12/01/cnn_anchor_melts_down_asking_trump_supporters_where_they_get_their_news.html

THE HILL
— Trump, Clinton aides clash at post-election gathering – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/308419-trump-clinton-aides-clash-at-post-election-gathering
— Senators crafting bill to limit deportations under Trump – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/308380-senators-crafting-legislation-to-limit-deportations-under-trump
— Warren pushes Democrats to get tough with Trump – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always pushed their operatives and their dupes to get tough with me.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/308220-warren-wants-democrats-to-take-page-out-of-mcconnell-playbook
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: University of California encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-other-immigration/308324-california-universities-promise-to-protect

HUFFINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Governor Threatens To Cut Funding For ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ – Roque Planas
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-governor-sanctuary-campuses_us_5840bcede4b017f37fe3e074

POLITICO
— Christie throws his hat in the ring for RNC chair – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/chris-christie-rnc-chair-232065

CBS NEWS
— Trump’s Cabinet picks signal a turn from attacks on Wall Street
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-wall-street-close-ties-steve-mnuchin-wilbur-ross/

CNN
— Trump pledges to unite country on ‘thank you’ tour, crowd chants ‘lock her up’ – Stephen Collinson
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/politics/donald-trump-thank-you-tour/

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For Democrats and for RINOs, promoting LGBT activity is their top priority.
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/01/mike-pences-new-neighbors-are-making-a-not-so-subtle-statement/21618571/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mike Pence will be moving into the Naval Observatory in Northwest DC in a few months, but until then he’s renting. CNN reported that his new home in one of the capital’s upscale suburbs is costing the future vice president $6,000-a-month. And like the Hamilton cast, some of Pence’s new neighbors have strong feelings about the positions that the former Indiana governor has held in relation to the LGBT community. According to WJLA, more than half a dozen rainbow flags have appeared on the doorsteps and front lawns of homes in Pence’s new neighborhood. One of his neighbors said that she considers the flags “a respectful message showing, in my case, my disagreement with some of his thinking.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Vending and Venting at Trump Tower – SARAH MASLIN NIR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/nyregion/vending-and-venting-at-trump-tower.html
— CNN’s Coverage of Trump Was Biased, Presidential Candidates’ Aides Say – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/business/media/trump-cnns-coverage-biased-presidential-candidates-aides-say.html
— Donald Trump Is Betting That Policy Expertise Doesn’t Matter – Neil Irwin
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/upshot/donald-trump-is-betting-that-policy-expertise-doesnt-matter.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump pledges ‘to seek a truly inclusive society’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-pledges-to-seek-a-truly-inclusive-society/2016/12/01/79b21e80-b82b-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_video.html
— Shouting match erupts between Clinton and Trump aides – Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/shouting-match-erupts-between-clinton-and-trump-aides/2016/12/01/7ac4398e-b7ea-11e6-b8df-600bd9d38a02_story.html
— Carrier just showed corporations how to beat Donald Trump We need a president who can stand up to big corporations, not fold to their demands. – Bernie Sanders
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/01/bernie-sanders-carrier-just-showed-corporations-how-to-beat-donald-trump/
— She says she was harassed by superiors. Now she protests outside the TSA for hours. – Manuel Roig-Franzia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/she-says-she-was-harassed-by-superiors-now-she-protests-outside-the-tsa-every-day/2016/11/30/4f3316d6-a5e4-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html
— Donald Trump is assembling the richest administration in modern American history – Jim Tankersley and Ana Swanson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/30/donald-trump-is-assembling-the-richest-administration-in-modern-american-history/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Indiana Gives $7 Million in Tax Breaks to Keep Carrier Jobs The move will keep about 1,000 jobs in the state; Trump and Pence to announce the deal later today – TED MANN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/indiana-gives-7-million-in-tax-breaks-to-keep-carrier-jobs-1480608461
— Trump’s Wealthy Appointments Contrast With Populist Campaign Tone President-elect’s choices for four cabinet posts are worth more than $8 billion combined – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-wealthy-appointments-contrast-with-populist-campaign-tone-1480626264
— The Really Rich Got Richer, According to IRS’s Top 400 Total income reported on the top 400 individual tax returns rose 20% in 2014 – RICHARD RUBIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/earnings-at-peak-of-u-s-income-distribution-jumped-20-in-2014-1480608351
— Baby Boomers vs. Millennials: The Uneven Jobs Recovery Millennials see relatively slower progress on the labor front – STEVEN RUSSOLILLO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/baby-boomers-vs-millennials-the-uneven-jobs-recovery-1480624537

BLOOMBERG
— Trump and Clinton Campaign Aides Clash at Harvard Forum – Jennifer Epstein
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-02/trump-and-clinton-campaign-aides-clash-at-harvard-forum

NPR
— Journalist On Trump’s Potential Conflicts Of Interest: ‘They’re Everywhere’
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/01/503987367/journalist-on-trumps-potential-conflicts-of-interest-theyre-everywhere

FED SMITH
— OPM Taken to Task in New Report on Government Waste – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/01/opm-taken-to-task-in-new-report-on-government-waste/

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Federal employees ‘frightened’ over Trump
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/12/01/federal-employees-frightened-trump/

November 29 Morning Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Megyn Kelly’s lunch with DuPage Republicans – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: Megyn Kelly spoke at Dan Goodwin’s outstanding Annual Holiday Luncheon Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Westin Hotel in Lombard. She was interviewed by Indiana Governor Elect Eric Holcomb. The 500+ attendees included Cubs players David Ross, Kyle Schwarber, and Pedro Strop; current and former federal officials Biggert, Hultrgen, Kinzinger, LaHood, and Roskam; current and former Illinois officials Bellock, Brady, Biggins, Coladipietro, Connelly, Daniels, Dillard, Fortner, Ives, Lauzen, McConnaughy, Millner, Munger, Murphy, Oberweis, Reboletti, Sanguinetti, Wehrli, and Winger; current and former county officials Berlin, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlin, Cronin, Eckhoff,Elliott, Fichtner, Grant, Grasso, Grogan, Henry, Hinds, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, King, Krajewski, Mazzochi, Murphy, Painter, Puchalski, Redick, Ruscitti, Schillerstrom, Schultz, Zaruba, and Zay; township officials Anderson, Dabrowski, Kain, Keller, and Valle; current and former party leaders Brady, Claar, Donovan, Durante, Fisher, Marchese, Minor, Porter, and Schneider; judges Birkett, Diamond, Fawell, Guerin, Jorgensen, Kinsella, Kleeman, McJoynt, and O’Shea; and many others including Bond, Gidwitz, Fitzpatrick, Marquardt, Proft, Ricketts, Shaw, and the Wagners. This outstanding annual event benefits the New Directions Affordable Housing Corporation.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161129/NEWS07/161129914
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Nov. 28, while the rest of the city was recovering from Thanksgiving, 600 movers and shakers—mostly Republicans from DuPage County—were at the Westin in Lombard for Daniel Goodwin’s annual holiday lunch. Goodwin, a former Chicago Public Schools teacher who is principal and chairman at Inland Real Estate Group in Oak Brook, holds the invitation-only, private luncheon for his friends. It always features a name-brand speaker (George W. Bush and Bruce Rauner in 2014) and this year, that speaker was Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who is promoting her new book, “Settle for More.” If your invitation got lost in the mail, don’t fret. Here’s a recap of what you missed. *Selfie opps with World Series champion Chicago Cubs Kyle Schwarber, David Ross and Pedro Strop. The three hung out in a roped-off corral before lunch, smiling for photos with dozens of guests. Also on hand: Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, who is reportedly being considered for a cabinet position by Donald Trump. *Wayne Messmer, former Cubs public-address announcer, delivering “God Bless America” and “The Star Spangled Banner” before lunch was served. Messmer, who has performed the National Anthem for Blackhawks, Bears and White Sox games, delivered straight by-the-book performances of both songs. *Lunch with 140 politicians. According to Goodwin, elected officials made up a quarter of the lunch bunch. Goodwin called on two, Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and Gov.-elect Eric Holcomb (R) of Indiana, to stand and be recognized. *Mass-autographed copies of Kelly’s book. $32.39. *Holcomb’s 40-minute interview with Kelly, on a stage that held two Christmas trees, two American flags and a menorah. Kelly, careful to the point of near blandness, said she thought the media had learned “very little” during the campaign; that she hoped the “magnanimous Trump, not the thin-skinned, petty Trump” would inhabit the Oval Office; that she would have loved to have interviewed Hillary Clinton during the election cycle; and that Steve Bannon, Trump’s pick for chief strategist, tops her interview wish list. *A two-minute video about New Directions Housing, Goodwin’s nonprofit that provides affordable housing for people who need it, and a gentle ask to contribute. Rodger Brown, New Directions president, said the luncheon, which is primarily a social function and not a fundraiser, usually brings in about $50,000 for New Directions.)

POLITICO
— Megyn Kelly’s top interview choice? Steve Bannon ‘What’s wrong with centrist?’ she asks, thinking of Fox News – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/11/megyn-kellys-top-interview-choice-steve-bannon-107658
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Donald Trump’s top White House strategist Steve Bannon hasn’t had kind words for Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly; still, Kelly said Monday she’d like to sit down with him one-on-one. Bannon has criticized both Fox News and Kelly specifically, telling the Hollywood Reporter: “Rupert is a globalist and never understood Trump. To him, Trump is a radical. Now they’ll go centrist and build the network around Megyn Kelly.” “My response to that is, we already are centrist,” Kelly said Monday. “What is wrong with centrist? Must the whole nation be polarized now, even the news organizations?” Kelly, visiting here as part of a national tour to promote her new memoir, Settle For More, was interviewed by Indiana Governor-elect Eric Holcomb at the private event, which was hosted by Inland Real Estate CEO Dan Goodwin as part of a holiday fund-raiser. “To delegitimize all of the media has real implications that as a journalist, I think are dangerous,” Kelly said. “And we should put the pause button on accepting this narrative that the media are scum and they’re disgusting and they’re all in the tank and they’re not trustworthy, which I do not believe. I just do not think it’s true.” She also spoke of the amount of “disinformation” during the campaign. “I do think this year was a free-for-all,” Kelly said. “To try to fact check (Trump) would be exhausting. He really told several …. things that were untrue by the hour in the course of an hour. And it was sort of accepted … I hope that doesn’t set a precedent for other politicians.” Kelly marveled that Hillary Clinton never appeared on her show though she said she tried to book her throughout election. “She actually isn’t on my list anymore.” What does she think the media has learned from this past election? Kelly said she did think there was some soul-searching by journalists who completely wrote off Donald Trump and found themselves shocked by the outcome on Election Day. But for the most part: “Very little,” she said, to laughter. “We’re not an introspective group. I think the media in my experience … most of the journalists I know are tough, they’re shoe-leather reporters, they care about getting it right. Nine out of 10 of them make no money. They don’t have any kind of glamorous life and they’re just trying to be First Amendment advocates.”)
— Todd Ricketts ‘honored’ to be under consideration for post with Trump – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/11/todd-ricketts-talks-possible-trump-cabinet-post-role-in-fundraising-107645
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts said on Monday that it is “an honor” to be under consideration for a top post in the Trump administration. He met with the president-elect last week. Trump has discussed naming Ricketts as deputy commerce secretary. Ricketts is the son of billionaire TD Ameritrade founder and conservative donor Joe Ricketts, and the brother of Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, a Republican. Another brother, Tom Ricketts is chairman of the Cubs. “The reality is, it was an honor to be invited to interview. If something comes of it, that’s great. If nothing happens, I still will have felt honored to be part of the process,” Ricketts told POLITICO Illinois. “We had a really good conversation but nothing was set in stone. A thousand things can happen, so we’ll wait and see. We’ll wait until it’s all officially, official, official.” Family members were not supportive of Trump during the primary season, something the candidate noticed. At one point, Trump tweeted that the family “better be careful, they have a lot to hide!” Trump then threatened to launch ads attacking the family, “telling them all what a rotten job they’re doing with the Chicago Cubs.” In the general election, however, family members came through for Trump. They took control of a super PAC called Future45 and Todd Ricketts reportedly helped raise $30 million from other groups, while Joe and Marlene Ricketts donated $1 million to groups supporting Trump. Ricketts said Monday that he and Trump laughed off their personal differences. “We supported other candidates in the primary, but there was never a time when we weren’t going to support the Republican nominee for the general election,” Ricketts said. Ricketts said his fundraising apparatus ended up filling a void left by other Republicans who traditionally played that role, like Karl Rove. “We had an entity and an organization and relationships that made it easier for us to be that entity to support Trump than many others,” Ricketts said. Ricketts said he believes there is a mandate to address working class wages. “We’ve seen wages stagnate among working class Americans and those are the people who put [Trump] into office,” he said. “So the first thing we need to do is generate some economic growth. I think the quickest way to do that would be some tax reform, we need Dodd-Frank reform, we need Obamacare reform. And with those things I think we’re in the right direction.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women plan march on Washington day after Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-on-washington-met-20161128-story.html
— Madigan says he has ‘overwhelming support to be re-elected speaker’ – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If you have personally benefited from the problems that Madigan has created, you support Madigan.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-fall-session-20161128-story.html
— Illinois companies see possibilities in Safe Roads amendment, Trump infrastructure plans – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-infrastructure-spending-illinois-robert-reed-1128-biz-20161128-column.html
— How Donald Trump’s immigration plan could hurt tech and its workers Chicago tech business leaders say foreign talent boosts economy – Kate MacArthur (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-immigrants-tech-trump-bsi-20161128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Five myths about the alt-right.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-alt-right-white-supremacy-neo-nazis-20161128-story.html
— The left’s love affair with Fidel Castro – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberals-praise-fidel-castro-20161129-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans say Dems divided and in no hurry to solve budget mess – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/republicans-say-dems-divided-and-in-no-hurry-to-solve-budget-mess/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who give ammunition to the anti-Trumps?
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/video-of-customer-rant-prompts-10k-in-donations-to-store-worker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Does Trump believe every stupid thing, or just say it?”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-does-trump-believe-every-stupid-thing-or-just-say-it/
— Late-paying charter schools fail Chicago civics class – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-late-paying-charter-schools-fail-chicago-civics-class/

WBEZ
— TREASONOUS: Evanston Strengthens Sanctuary City Status – Patrick Smith, Odette Yousef
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/evanston-considers-becoming-a-sanctuary-city-to-immigrants/2ab117dc-9d31-43e9-b586-93d14423b824

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legislative leaders meet, will meet again – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161128/legislative-leaders-meet-will-meet-again
— It’s time for some courageous outrage in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161128/our-view-its-time-for-some-courageous-outrage-in-illinois
— Imprisoned Hastert fights for tax-covered pension – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161128/imprisoned-hastert-fights-for-tax-covered-pension

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump attacks CNN over reporting on false voter fraud claims Trump issues attacks via Twitter – Dylan Byers
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-attacks-cnn-over-reporting-on-false-voter-fraud-claims
— Panelist: Give Donald Trump ‘his medication’ Republican commentator drew protest from fellow panelist on ‘CNN Tonight’ – Josiah Ryan
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/panelist-give-donald-trump-his-medication

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois election-statistics website releases ‘Post-Mortem’ data report – Jeff Gantt
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511049384-illinois-election-statistics-website-releases-post-mortem-data-report

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner wants the same deal he wanted 14 months ago: Watch Berkowitz w/R House Leader Durkin
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/11/gov-rauner-wants-the-same-deal-he-wanted-14-months-ago-watch-berkowitz-wr-house-leader-durkin-cable-and-web/

CHICAGO MAROON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: University of Chicago encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treasonous.
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/11/29/zimmer-signals-support-daca/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Minority wrongs Why the losers are winning in the U.S. – James Krohe Jr.
http://illinoistimes.com/article-17956-minority-wrongs.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois State Police – Only truth will lead to trust – time to step up – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/illinois-state-police-only-truth-will-lead-to-trust-time-to-step-up/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ALL-STAR HEARTLAND PANEL DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF BREAKING THE DEMOCRATIC SUPER HOUSE MAJORITY (PART 2)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/thorner-all-star-heartland-panel-discuss-importance-of-breaking-the-democratic-super-house-majority.html

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— ONE THOUSAND VETERANS Swarm Liberal Hampshire College After Removal of US Flag – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/one-thousand-veterans-protest-liberal-hampshire-college-removal-us-flag-video/

PJ MEDIA
— Former Speaker of the House John Boehner says Donald Trump is no ideologue, and that he might be “barely a Republican.” Some would say the same thing about Boehner himself.
https://pjmedia.com/video/john-boehner-trump-is-barely-a-republican/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ELECTED DONALD TRUMP, NOT THE ALT-RIGHT – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/11/29/the-american-people-elected-donald-trump-not-the-alt-right/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Decision Time for the GOP Elite – Michael Kimmitt
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/11/decision_time_for_gop_the_elite.html

LIFEZETTE
— Why Mexico Should Embrace Trump’s Wall Increased border security, better cooperation would slow flow of illegal guns from United States – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/why-mexico-should-embrace-trumps-wall/

CHRISTIAN NEWS WIRE
— AFTAH to Trump: ‘Gay Marriage’ Not ‘Settled’ Law LaBarbera Urges President-elect to Honor His Pledge to GOP Voters to Defend Traditional Marriage by Working to Reverse SCOTUS Obergefell Ruling
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/5444278723.html

INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC NEWS
— Over 1500 faith leaders urge Republican lawmakers to reject Trump’s ‘Cabinet of Bigotry’ (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, “faith leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=31439

BREITBART
— Federal Agencies Ignore Republicans, Push ‘Midnight Regulations’ Before Trump Presidency – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/28/federal-agencies-ignore-republicans-pushing-midnight-regulations-forward-trump-presidency/

THE BLAZE
— Texas Republican resigns from Electoral College: ‘I can not and will not vote for Donald Trump’ – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/28/texas-republican-resigns-from-electoral-college-i-can-not-and-will-not-vote-for-donald-trump/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Department of Homeland Security Overwhelmed by Green Card Catastrophe DHS issuing thousands of duplicate cards, terrorists can access benefits – Adam Kredo
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/department-homeland-security-overwhelmed-green-card-catastrophe/

THE HILL
— Annoyed Dems dismiss recount as ‘waste of time’ – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/307787-annoyed-dems-dismiss-recount-as-waste-of-time
— Majority expect Donald Trump to keep promises – REBECCA SAVRANSKY (DIERSEN: What promises have you made? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have promised to do little or nothing other than to stop me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to stop you from reading those emails.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/307791-exclusive-majority-expect-donald-trump-to-keep-promises

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Liberals Should Welcome Republican Allies in the Age of Trump Time to reflect after winning the culture wars and losing the governing wars.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/liberals-welcome-republicans-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— Professor Watchlist Is Seen as Threat to Academic Freedom – CHRISTOPHER MELE (DIERSEN: What lists are you on? Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE ME ON THEIR LISTS OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/professor-watchlist-is-seen-as-threat-to-academic-freedom.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new website that accuses nearly 200 college professors of advancing “leftist propaganda in the classroom” and discriminating against conservative students has been criticized as a threat to academic freedom. The site, Professor Watchlist, which first appeared Nov. 21, says it names those instructors who “advance a radical agenda in lecture halls.” “We aim to post professors who have records of targeting students for their viewpoints, forcing students to adopt a certain perspective, and/or abuse or harm students in any way for standing up for their beliefs,” wrote Matt Lamb, an organizer of the site. The Professor Watchlist is a project of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization that says its mission is to educate students about “true free market values.” Charlie Kirk, its founder and executive director, wrote in a blog post that “it’s no secret that some of America’s college professors are totally out of line” and that it was time to expose them. But Julio C. Pino, an associate professor of history at Kent State University in Ohio who is among those named on the site, said in an interview, “What we are seeing with this site is a kind of normalizing of prosecuting professors, shaming professors, defaming professors.” “The broader issue it raises is: What kind of country is America going to become in the next four years?” he added. Professor Pino said professors should not fight the creators of the list directly but instead seek allies on and off campus to address what gave rise to the atmosphere that allowed the website to flourish in the first place.)
— Facebook Shouldn’t Fact-Check – JESSICA LESSINNO (DIERSEN: To stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have to not only fact-check everything in the articles that I link to, but that I have to carry out their blacklist orders. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have millions if not billions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. on their blacklists. Because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders, they blacklist me.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/opinion/facebook-shouldnt-fact-check.html
— Facebook Runs Up Against German Hate Speech Laws – MARK SCOTT and MELISSA EDDY (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, anything said or written by those who are member of one or more of the following groups will be considered to be hate speech: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/technology/facebook-germany-hate-speech-fake-news.html
— News Outlets Rethink Usage of the Term ‘Alt-Right’ – SYDNEY EMBER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/business/media/news-outlets-rethink-usage-of-the-term-alt-right.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Lies About the Popular Vote.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/opinion/donald-trumps-lies-about-the-popular-vote.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Threatening Cuba Will Backfire.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/opinion/threatening-cuba-will-backfire.html
— Challenging the Boss in Public? For Kellyanne Conway, It’s Part of the Job – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN (DIERSEN: What do you say about those who you work/worked for? Virtually all those who I have worked for demanded total obedience from their subordinates.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/politics/kellyanne-conway-donald-trump.html
— When Having Insurance Still Leaves You Dangerously Uncovered – Aaron E. Carroll (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for dental insurance, but very little is covered.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/upshot/when-having-insurance-still-leaves-you-dangerously-uncovered.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Michael Steele: What Republicans need to do about all ‘the KKK stuff’ – Jonathan Capehart
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/22/michael-steele-what-republicans-need-to-do-about-all-the-kkk-stuff/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump won by rejecting the political rules” and ask “Will the GOP Senate give him more leeway with Cabinet nominees?”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-confirmations-20161119-story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump adviser Peter Thiel is on Silicon Valley speed dial – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/28/peter-thiel-donald-trump-silicon-valley-adviser/94545582/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for Everything Beijing wants to give every citizen a score based on behavior such as spending habits, turnstile violations and filial piety, which can blacklist citizens from loans, jobs, air travel – JOSH CHIN and Gillian Wong (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes want to control not only me, but to control you and to control everyone else and everything else.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-new-tool-for-social-control-a-credit-rating-for-everything-1480351590
— The Recount Hail Mary The left may get an unexpected lesson in electoral federalism. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-recount-hail-mary-1480285772
— The Benefits of Being Distracted – SUMATHI REDDY (DIERSEN: What do you focus on? I focus on putting out two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every day.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-benefits-of-being-distracted-1480357109

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Should more troops become eligible for food stamps? – Carl Prine
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sd-me-military-compensation-20161121-story.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Trump’s triumph should signal an end to checklist conservatism.”
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/ben-boychuk/article115581483.html

THE BEAST
— Trump: Flag-Burners Should Be Jailed
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/11/29/trump-flag-burners-should-be-jailed.html

RIGHT WING WATCH
— Peter LaBarbera: Trump Might Be ‘Actually More Dangerous’ That Clinton In Promoting LGBT Rights – Kyle Mantyla
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/peter-labarbera-trump-might-be-actually-more-dangerous-that-clinton-in-promoting-lgbt-rights/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Now’s the time for socialist organization. We need to make the demonstrations against Trump’s presidency as big as possible – Danny Katch
https://socialistworker.org/2016/11/29/nows-the-time-for-socialist-organization

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Should Presidents Include Political Opponents In Their Cabinets? (DIERSEN: The answer is NO based on my experience serving as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about those TAPROOT officers, directors, and members who worked the hardest to destroy me and to destroy TAPROOT.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2016/should_presidents_include_political_opponents_in_their_cabinets

November 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP, US POLITICAL FIGURES REACT TO CASTRO’S DEATH – ABC NEWS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-ted-cruz-react-to-castros-death/1626405/
— HILLARY CLINTON CAMPAIGN: WE ARE TAKING PART IN THE RECOUNT – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/clinton-campaign-we-are-taking-part-in-the-recount/1626648/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps continue to promote white supremacists.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-still-navigating-white-supremacists-support–403123356.html

CBS2
— Politician’s Reaction To Death Of Fidel Castro – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/26/politicians-reaction-to-death-of-fidel-castro/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump slams recount push as ‘a scam,’ says election is over
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-election-recount-20161126-story.html
— Clinton recount plan draws sore loser jibe from Team Trump – Steven T. Dennis and Kevin Cirilli
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-clinton-bg-93910f2e-b3fc-11e6-be1c-8cec35b1ad25-20161126-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Can electors vote for Clinton rather than Trump?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-electoral-college-electors-20161126-story.html
— Weeping, hopeful, Cubans look to future without Fidel Castro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-cubans-future-castro-20161126-story.html
— Fidel Castro is dead: He leaves behind a dysfunctional legacy – Alfonso Chardy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fidel-castro-legacy-20161126-story.html
— Fidel Castro is dead at 90. Can his revolution be far behind? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-fidel-castro-dead-cuba-opinion-edit-jm-20161126-story.html
— Union Station slowly moving into 21st century – Blair Kamin (DIERSEN: I went through Union Station frequently 1992-1997 while I a) worked for GAO at its office at 200 West Adams Street in Chicago and b) took graduate finance courses at IIT at 565 West Adams Street in Chicago.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-union-station-future-kamin-met-1127-20161125-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-White, and/or anti-men continue to promote the alt-right.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-alt-right-white-male-supremacy-20161125-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Political insiders cashed in on failed O’Hare project – Tim Novak and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-political-insiders-cashed-in-on-failed-ohare-project/
— A midnight dinner with Fidel Castro – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: Those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who promote Castro have always worked very hard against me. They continue to this day to blame me for all of George Ryan’s problems.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-a-night-with-castro/
(PHOTO CAPTION: Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed, center, shares a toast with Cuban President Fidel Castro, right, during a reception before a dinner at the Palace of the Revolution Jan. 24, 2002. Illinois Gov. George Ryan, left, joins in the toast.)
— IRS agent William Witkowski an answer to prosecutors’ prayers – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-irs-agent-an-answer-to-prosecutors-prayers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political corruption will never be eliminated in Chicago, but some people will tell you nobody ever did more to slow it down than William Witkowski. Those who are old enough should recognize the names of Witkowski’s investigative targets: Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner, powerhouse Ald. Thomas Keane, Attorney General William Scott, Judge Reginald Holzer and John Cardinal Cody. Others will recognize the lawyers who gained prominence prosecuting them: Jim Thompson, Sam Skinner, Tyrone Fahner, Jeremy Margolis and Scott Turow. But very few are familiar with the former IRS agent whose extraordinary investigative skills made those cases — and in the process made him a legend in certain circles. Witkowski died Nov. 13 from complications of multiple sclerosis. He was 74. Never one to take bows during his lifetime, Witkowski will have to suffer these accolades in silence. “Bill Witkowski was the single best investigator I have ever known,” said veteran investigative reporter Edward Pound, formerly of the Chicago Sun-Times. I’m quoting Pound here because many people regard him as the single best investigator ever to work in my business, and it takes one to know one. But everyone who spoke to me about Witkowski offered the same sort of superlative assessment without reservation. “We wouldn’t have been able to do the prosecutions we did without him,” said Fahner, the prosecutor who convicted Keane and went on to become Illinois Attorney General and later a successful lawyer with Mayer Brown. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was the IRS that did most of the heavy lifting on political corruption in Illinois. And in that circle, Witkowski gained a reputation as the alpha dog. Many recall his unassuming style. A large man with a flat top brush cut, Witkowski looked more the part of the neighborhood guy he was than anybody’s notion of an IRS agent.)

DAILY HERALD
— Here’s an election law legislators should pass – Jim Davis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161126/news/161129326/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Second half of veto session starts Tuesday – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161126/second-half-of-veto-session-starts-tuesday

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— TRAGIC: Normal marijuana dispensary now open – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/normal-marijuana-dispensary-now-open/article_98774989-14ee-5d30-a2f7-ec1503d58137.html
— Grassroots efforts gain ground in Twin Cities – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-grassroots-efforts-gain-ground-in-twin-cities/article_3a015dc1-6915-5ae5-8d61-43bbd33e05af.html

WSIL TV
— Trump slams recount push as ‘a scam,’ says election is over – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33796377/amid-recount-effort-trump-eyes-foreign-policy-defense-jobs

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump blasts recount as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘a scam’ ‘election is over’- CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-blasts-recount-as-ridiculous-and-a-scam

MILWAUKEE COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Trump’s Cabinet Nominations are Calculated Insult.”
http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2016/11/26/trumps-cabinet-nominations-are-calculated-insult/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/11/26/apology-demanded/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Obama Awards Abortion Activists Bill, Melinda Gates – Michael F. Haverluck
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/obama-awards-abortion-activists-bill-melinda-gates/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Without Illegal Vote Tally Trump Would Have Won Popular Vote in a Landslide – Get Over It Snowflakes – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/subtract-the-illegals-and-trump-won-the-popular-vote-in-a-landslide-get-over-it-snowflakes/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— After Trump rift at Liberty University, students find unity – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/26/after-trump-rift-at-liberty-university-students-fi/

NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Brutal Dictator’ Caused ‘Unimaginable Suffering’
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-help-cuban-people/2016/11/26/id/760732/
— Trump May Not Continue Obama’s Open Relations With Cuba – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Trump-US-Cuba-Relations/2016/11/26/id/760735/

THE BLAZE
— Sen. Marco Rubio rebukes President Obama over his ‘pathetic statement’ on death of Fidel Castro – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/26/sen-marco-rubio-rebukes-president-obama-over-his-pathetic-statement-on-death-of-fidel-castro/
— Sen. Ted Cruz urges Americans to remember the people who died under Fidel Castro’s communist rule – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/26/sen-ted-cruz-urges-americans-to-remember-the-people-who-died-under-fidel-castros-communist-rule/
— Cuban-born sports writer confronts Colin Kaepernick over Fidel Castro t-shirt – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/25/cuban-born-sports-writer-confronts-colin-kaepernick-over-fidel-castro-t-shirt/
— ‘Kaepernick weeps for his idol’: Mike Huckabee roasts NFL QB Colin Kaepernick over Castro death – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/26/kaepernick-weeps-for-his-idol-mike-huckabee-roasts-nfl-qb-kolin-kaepernick-over-castro-death/

BREITBART
— University of Kansas Cheerleaders Suspended for Linking Trump to KKK on Social Media Post – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/11/25/university-kansas-cheerleaders-suspended-linking-trump-kkk-social-media-post/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegals Flooding the Border in Advance of Trump Inauguration – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/11/26/illegals-flooding-the-border-in-advance-of-trump-inauguration/

GOPUSA
— Castro Dead: Revelry and cheers in Miami
http://www.gopusa.com/castro-dead-revelry-and-cheers-in-miami/

FOX NEWS
— Biased College Professors Now Listed in Database By Conservative Watchdog (DIERSEN: Democrat professors focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/11/25/biased-college-professors-now-listed-database-conservative-watchdog

ONE NEWS NOW
— Illinois: Christian Liberty Academy’s abortion memorial vandalized again – Michael F. Haverluck
http://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2016/11/25/christian-schools-abortion-memorial-vandalized-again#.WDmGO06QHOE.facebook

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REIVIW
— 18 Cities Pledge to Stay ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Despite Trump. The one thing that all the cities have in common: They’re all governed by Democrat mayors. – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/11/743516-18-cities-sign-anti-trump-sanctuary-city-pledge-they-all-have-something-else-in-common/
— Black Friday Dawns as ‘Bloody Friday’ as Shootings Interrupt Shoppers in Three States – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/2016/11/743342-black-friday-dawns-as-bloody-friday-as-shootings-interrupt-shoppers-in-three-states/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House denies that Russia hacked election for Donald Trump win – PHILIP WEGMANN
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-denies-that-russia-hacked-election-for-donald-trump-win/article/2608215

THE HILL
— Trump knocks ‘defeated’ Dems supporting recount – PAULINA FIROZI
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/307582-trump-slams-defeated-and-demoralized-dems-supporting-recount-effort
— Trump: Castro left a legacy of ‘unimaginable suffering’ – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/307560-trump-castro-left-a-legacy-of-unimaginable-suffering

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who voted for Trump.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-shehori/the-full-metal-hypocrisy-_b_13128496.html

CNN
— Clinton campaign: We are taking part in the recount – Eugene Scott
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/politics/clinton-campaign-recount/index.html
— Clinton to join recount that Trump calls ‘scam’ – Eugene Scott
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/politics/clinton-campaign-recount/index.html

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-hatecrime-muslims-idUSKBN13L0YI

NBC NEWS
— ‘Fidel Castro Is Dead!’ Trump Tweets, Attacks Legacy as a ‘Brutal Dictator’ – ELIZABETH CHUCK
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/fidel-castros-death/fidel-castro-dead-trump-tweets-attacks-legacy-brutal-dictator-n688591

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Unions Got Wrong About Trump – STEVEN GREENHOUSE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/opinion/sunday/what-unions-got-wrong-about-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Pretend Populism of Donald Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/opinion/sunday/the-pretend-populism-of-donald-trump.html
— Mr. Trump, let journalists do their job – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist? Should I write a book about those a) who do not want me to know about their events or other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events or other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who not want me to report on their events or other activities?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mr-trump-let-journalists-do-their-job/2016/11/26/a3196ee6-b1ae-11e6-840f-e3ebab6bcdd3_story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Marco Rubio: Fidel Castro was an ‘evil, murderous dictator who inflicted misery and suffering’ – Kristine Guerra
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/11/26/marco-rubio-castro-will-be-remembered-as-evil-murderous-dictator/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Constitution lets the electoral college choose the winner. They should choose Clinton.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-constitution-lets-the-electoral-college-choose-the-winner-they-should-choose-clinton/2016/11/24/0f431828-b0f7-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html
— The real secret to Asian American success was not education – Jeff Guo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/19/the-real-secret-to-asian-american-success-was-not-education/
— Hillary Clinton’s campaign will participate in Wisconsin recount
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/26/hillary-clintons-campaign-will-participate-in-wisconsin-recount/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans keep looking away from the election’s most alarming story.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americans-keep-looking-away-from-the-elections-most-alarming-story/2016/11/25/83533d3e-b0e2-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Can electors vote for Clinton rather than Trump?”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pol-electoral-college-2016-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s media tactics are straight out of the Obama playbook – Kyle Smith
http://nypost.com/2016/11/26/trumps-media-tactics-are-straight-out-of-the-obama-playbook/

November 26 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Protesters disrupt Black Friday shopping on Mag Mile – JULIAN CREWS AND ANDREA DARLAS
http://wgntv.com/2016/11/25/protesters-expected-to-hit-chicagos-mag-mile-today/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s presidential duties, private interests may become intertwined – Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-businesses-benefit-from-election-20161125-story.html
— Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP (DIERSEN: My envy-filled critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been a) furious that I began earning full-time credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and b) furious that I have been getting a CSRS pension (currently $50,720) since 1997 when I was 49 years old. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33. From what I see, if they had wanted to, none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois have the qualifications and/or ability to earn a CSRS pension.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–divided-america-retirement-gap-20161117-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lyons-emperor-trumps-inauspicious-debut/

DAILY HERALD
— Beverage tax is bad for business, county – Sean M. Morrison, Cook County Commissioner, Palos Park
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161126/discuss/161129357/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Let’s get automatic voter registration done right in Illinois – Mike Fortner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161125/mike-fortner-lets-get-automatic-voter-registration-done-right-in-illinois

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Thumbs up: To Thanksgiving Day volunteers – Editorial (DIERSEN: What volunteer work did you do on Thanksgiving Day 2016? I spent 10+ hours putting out two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. The morning edition included links to 54 articles from 34 different sources and the evening edition included links to 39 articles from 22 different sources. It was a very slow government/political news day.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/25/thumbs-up-to-thanksgiving-day-volunteers/amzonzh/

TIMES
— Thank Independent Map group; refuse to surrender – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-thank-independent-map-group-refuse-to-surrender/article_0c5f47d5-1901-5a3b-a706-53b0047b3c6a.html

KANAKKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— More false promises expected – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-more-false-promises-expected/article_5abb7776-e503-56c4-85e1-cace3c7efcdb.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Quad-Cities takes in millions in video gaming revenues – Stephen Elliott
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/illinois-quad-cities-takes-in-millions-in-video-gaming-revenues/article_f279bb31-856f-5050-aaf0-79433b12499f.html

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Did former factory class get its revenge this election? – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Do you look down on the “factory class?” All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois look down on the “factory class.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being “above it all.” They despise if not hate people like me who did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-did-former-factory-class-get-its-revenge-this/article_ee6b3361-a271-53d0-bf50-ba9917be95e6.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— City brings back nuisance property ordinance New ordinance will exempt domestic, sexual violence calls – Linda N. Weller
https://thetelegraph.com/news/92839/city-brings-back-nuisance-property-ordinance

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor Supports Apprenticeship Programs – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=230308#.WDlxMOYrKM8

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Veteran given a new house as he confronts PTSD – MARIE WILSON (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that in all likelihood, if I had not sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I would have been killed or severely/permanently injured in Vietnam.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/article116403303.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Report: ARI prison-diversion program so far saves taxpayers over $75 million
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511049027-report-ari-prison-diversion-program-so-far-saves-taxpayers-over-75-million

CHICAGO NOW
— Looking for a Place to Donate to? Consider DuPage Food Pantry – April Leachman
http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-on-the-radar/2016/11/looking-for-a-place-to-donate-to-consider-dupage-food-pantry/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Hypocrite Media Pushing All This Alt-Right Nonsense to Attack Trump – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/11/25/hypocrite-media-pushing-alt-right-nonsense-attack-trump/

GOPUSA
— Chicago Protester: No reason to vote in this country
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-protester-no-reason-to-vote-in-this-country/
— Boycott of Target to continue through Christmas season (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What do businesses like Target think of those who share your demographics?)
http://www.gopusa.com/boycott-of-target-to-continue-through-christmas-season/
— College students falling apart after Trump victory (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/college-students-falling-apart-after-trump-victory/

TOWNHALL
— An ‘America First’ Trump Trade Policy – Pat Buchanan
http://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2016/11/26/an-america-first-trump-trade-policy-n2250779
— Romney Might Issue Apology Over Anti-Trump Remarks To Increase Chances Of Nabbing Cabinet Position – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all the problems that they, you, I, and everyone else has had, are having, and will have.)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/11/25/romney-might-issue-apology-over-antitrump-remarks-to-increase-chances-of-nabbing-cabinet-position-n2250579

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHICAGO BLACK FRIDAY BOYCOTT AND BLOCKADE? NO BIG DEAL Only 1/2 of those promising to protest with Black Lives Matter showed up
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/black-friday-boycott-no-big-deal/

DAILY CALLER
— Journalist Tricked Into Spreading Hoax Trump-Inspired Attack – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Since January 1, 2005, I have included links to almost 252,800 articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn each and every decision that I have made to include or to not include a link to an article in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/25/journalist-tricked-into-spreading-hoax-trump-inspired-attack-video/

BREITBART
— Sarah Palin on Feminism, the Trump Administration, and Her Political Future – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/11/25/exclusive-sarah-palin-on-feminism-the-trump-administration-and-her-political-future/
— Politico: Steve Bannon’s First Pick for President Was Sarah Palin
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/25/politico-steve-bannons-first-pick-for-president-was-sarah-palin/

NEWSMAX
— Fatal Police Shootings Thus Far This Year Nearly Doubled From ’15 – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/fatal-police-shootings-nearly/2016/11/25/id/760688/
— Politico: Trump Building ‘Team of Gazillionaires’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/politico-donald-trump-team-rich/2016/11/25/id/760693/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Coulter, immigration hawks already worried Trump going soft – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/coulter-immigration-hawks-already-worried-trump-going-soft/article/2608204

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Supreme Court Is Trump And The Right’s Jewel In The Crown.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/the-supreme-court-is-trum_b_13213424.html

REUTERS
— Wisconsin agrees to statewide recount in presidential race – Susan Heavey
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-recount-idUSKBN13K1ZJ

AOL
— Bank employee terminated over comments about Obama family
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/11/25/bank-employee-terminated-over-comments-about-obama-family/21614381/

WASHINGTON POST
— Can businesses refuse to serve — or employ — Trump supporters? – Eugene Volokh (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do the Trump-haters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the Trump-haters will use their clout to destroy Trump supporters. One should expect that the more votes that Clinton got than Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the faster that Trump-haters will move to destroy you. What actions should Trump supporters take to defend themselves against the Trump-haters?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/25/can-businesses-refuse-to-serve-or-employ-trump-supporters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is a private business’s refusing to serve people based on their political affiliation legal? How about firing employees for their politics (something that might be implied by “you are not welcome at 1st In SEO and we ask you to leave our firm” and “break ties with any person”)? It turns out that this depends on the jurisdiction, and on whether the business is discriminating against clients or employees. The First Amendment doesn’t apply to such private businesses (incidentally, whether or not they take government funds, see Rendell-Baker v. Kohn (1982)), and federal law generally doesn’t ban political affiliation discrimination, so it ends up being a matter of state and local law. In New Mexico, for instance, discriminating against clients on this basis is legal — but firing employees, or threatening to fire them, based on their politics is a felony. 1. Most states ban most businesses from discriminating against clients based on the clients’ race, religion, sex or national origin. Federal law does the same, though for a narrower set of businesses (and doesn’t cover sex discrimination); it also adds a ban on disability discrimination. Many states and some cities also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, marital status and various other attributes. But political affiliation is rarely on the list. A few cities or counties do ban such discrimination. D.C. bans discrimination based on “the state of belonging to or endorsing any political party.” Seattle bans such discrimination based on “any idea or belief, or coordinated body of ideas or beliefs, relating to the purpose, conduct, organization, function or basis of government and related institutions and activities, whether or not characteristic of any political party or group,” “includ[ing] membership in a political party or group and includ[ing] conduct, reasonably related to political ideology, which does not interfere with job performance.” There are a few other places on this list. But New Mexico doesn’t ban such discrimination in public accommodations, and neither do the city of Albuquerque or Bernalillo County. One can debate whether such discrimination should be outlawed, by analogy to various other forms of discrimination. Perhaps if wedding photographers can’t discriminate against same-sex weddings (which New Mexico courts have indeed said), Internet marketing companies shouldn’t be able to discriminate against people who have particular views. Or perhaps such antidiscrimination laws shouldn’t be expanded further, or should even be cut back, to leave people free to choose whether to refuse to do business with others, whether or not we’d approve of that choice. But, as a matter of current law, such discrimination against Trump supporters (or Hillary Clinton supporters or Communists or libertarians or whoever else) is legal. 2. Many states and some cities and counties, however, do ban discrimination against employees — or at least firing of current employees — based on their political activity (with different jurisdictions defining such activity differently). I discuss this in detail in my article “Private Employees’ Speech and Political Activity: Statutory Protection Against Employer Retaliation,” but here’s the New Mexico statute, enacted in 1912, when New Mexico became a state: Coercion of employees [a fourth degree felony] consists of … any person having under his control or in his employment persons entitled to vote at any election, directly or indirectly discharging or threatening to discharge such employee because of the employee’s political opinions or belief or because of such employee’s intention to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate, party, proposition, question or constitutional amendment. Threatening an employee with dismissal because he supports Trump is thus a felony in New Mexico (and also likely a tort, so the dismissed employee can sue even if the prosecutor chooses not to prosecute).)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What do foreign friends and foes think of Trump’s ‘Disunited States of America’?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/what-do-foreign-friends-and-foes-think-of-trumps-disunited-states-of-america/2016/11/25/7491cc54-b31f-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No, Trump, We Can’t Just Get Along.” How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do the Trump-haters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the Trump-haters will use their clout to destroy Trump supporters. One should expect that the more votes that Clinton got than Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the faster that Trump-haters will move to destroy you. What actions should Trump supporters take to defend themselves against the Trump-haters?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/opinion/no-trump-we-cant-just-get-along.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Caldron of Conflicts.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/opinion/donald-trumps-caldron-of-conflicts.html
— Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. – ANTHONY DePALMA
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/world/americas/fidel-castro-dies.html
— College Towns Can Be Attractive Later in Life – AMY ZIPKIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/business/college-towns-can-be-attractive-later-in-life.html
— One Money Question to Rule Them All: How Much Is Enough? – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have too much money. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/your-money/one-money-question-to-rule-them-all-how-much-is-enough.html

NEW YORK POST
— New York politicians should stop pandering to anti-Trump hysteria – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2016/11/25/new-york-politicians-should-stop-pandering-to-anti-trump-hysteria/
— Wall Street hopes Obama’s rules disappear under Trump – Kevin Dugan
http://nypost.com/2016/11/25/wall-street-hopes-obamas-rules-disappear-under-trump/

PORTLAND NEWS HERALD
— Election analysis reveals enormous economic divide between Clinton and Trump Hillary Clinton carried counties that generated a combined 64 percent of U.S. economic activity in 2015 – unprecedented in a losing effort. – JIM TANKERSLEY (DIERSEN: How much “economic activity” does your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county generate?)
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/25/election-analysis-reveals-enormous-economic-divide/

USA TODAY
— Trump supporters target George Soros over protests – Dawn Chmielewski (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting Soros in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/11/24/george-soros-blamed-unseen-hand-behind-trump-protests/94334844/
— Milwaukee sheriff to meet with Trump Monday – Bill Glauber
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/25/reports-milwaukee-sheriff-meet-trump-monday/94452620/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Lawmakers Who Broke With Trump Face a Day of Reckoning? – KRISTINA PETERSON (DIERSEN: What power does Trump have to protect his supporters? How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do the Trump-haters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, the Trump-haters will use their clout to destroy Trump supporters. One should expect that the more votes that Clinton got than Trump got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the faster that Trump-haters will move to destroy you. What actions should Trump supporters take to defend themselves against the Trump-haters?)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/11/25/will-lawmakers-who-broke-with-trump-face-a-day-of-reckoning/
— Vote Breakdowns Show How Parties Changed With Trump, Clinton at Top of Ticket Democratic Party relied more on women and Americans with advanced college degrees, while the GOP depended on men and voters with some college experience – AARON ZITNER (DIERSEN: From what you know about the demographics of your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois, why did Trump get more or fewer votes and why did Clinton get more or fewer votes in your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/vote-breakdowns-show-how-parties-changed-with-trump-clinton-at-top-of-ticket-1480093926
— VIDEO: How Election 2016 Changed the Political Parties
http://www.wsj.com/video/how-election-2016-changed-the-political-parties/668E78A5-BDE0-4F6B-B6AE-C2FC96A28C18.html
— Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel Makes Strides After Shooting Protests A year after release of police-shooting video, mayor’s moves improve approval ratings – SHIBANI MAHTANI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-rahm-emanuel-rebounds-from-shooting-protests-1480089600
— The Need to Read – WILL SCHWALBE (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on? Mine focus on stopping me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-need-to-read-1480083086

FORBES
— Mapping the $100,000+ California Public Employee Pensions at CalPERS Costing Taxpayers $3.0 Billion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System Pension would be well over $100,000 instead of the $50,720 that it is now. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/11/26/mapping-the-100000-california-public-employee-pensions-at-calpers-costing-taxpayers-3-0b/#74c983e07153

BARRONS
— The Trump Rally Has Legs Bullishness begets bullishness: Investors bet on lower taxes, economic growth. The end of inversions? And, good news for retailers. – VITO J. RACANELLI (DIERSEN: One would expect that the Democrats are doing everything that they can to drive the markets down to punish those who voted for Trump.)
http://www.barrons.com/articles/the-trump-rally-has-legs-1480137254

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— Trump & college chaos – WALTER WILLIAMS
http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/11515870-74/college-students-university

STATESMAN
— Trump may break another tradition — No pets in the White House – Bob D’Angelo
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/national/trump-may-break-another-tradition-no-pets-white-ho/ntD2t/

GUARDIAN
— Mexico reels at nightmare vision of a Trump White House If Donald Trump were to enact his threats to build a border wall, rip up Nafta and block remittances, the effect on the country’s economy would be devastating – Nina Lakhani in Mexico City and Rory Carroll (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are not only paid agents of Mexico, but like they hate America.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/mexico-trump-white-house-nafta-border-wall-remittances

November 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CUBS’ TODD RICKETTS MEETS WITH DONALD TRUMP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cubs-todd-ricketts-meets-with-donald-trump/1616329/

— DONALD TRUMP: MELANIA AND BARRON WILL NOT MOVE TO THE WHITE HOUSE INITIALLY – CNN (DIERSEN: Have you moved to be closer to your job? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, after IRS promoted me to a GS-12 (currently $77,899) Revenue Officer position in its Loop office, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and walked to work and to Loyola to take graduate business courses. I spent weekends at the town home in University Park that I had bought new 2 years earlier.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-melania-and-barron-will-not-move-to-the-white-house-initially/1617269/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a photo op at his Bedminster Golf Club as he was saying goodbye to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Trump said yes when asked if he intended to live in the White House.)

NBC5
— Trump Children’s Roles Blur Line Between Transition, Company Trump has insisted he will build a wall between his White House and his company – Jonathan Lemire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Childrens-Roles-Blur-Line-Between-Transition-Company–402142975.html

CBS2
— Schock Allegedly Profited Off His Voters’ Washington Visits – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/20/schock-allegedly-profited-off-his-voters-washington-visits/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-US Rep. Schock allegedly profited off voters’ DC visits – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/218733857-story
— Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts meets with President-elect Donald Trump
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/218679636-story

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 11/20/16 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2016/11/20/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-112016/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And last but not least, we’ll speak to Matt Murphy, Senior Government Relations Director of Mac Strategies Group & former Republican State Sen. of Palatine. He joins the show this morning to talk about what’s in store for Republicans in Illinois and in Springfield.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock allegedly profited off voters’ DC visits
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-indictment-20161120-story.html
— Reince Priebus: Trump will avoid conflicts of interest; Jeff Sessions criticism ‘very unfair’ – Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Kristine Guerra
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-reince-priebus-donald-trump-jeff-sessions-20161120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump won by rejecting the political rules” and ask “Will the GOP Senate give him more leeway with Cabinet nominees?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cabinet-nominees-20161120-story.html
— Performance of Chicago ‘Hamilton’ disrupted – Chris Jones
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/hamilton/ct-disruption-at-chicago-hamilton-20161120-column.html
— Fake Donald Trump returns to ‘SNL,’ and the real one is not happy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-donald-trump-snl-20161120-story.html
— Mike Pence doesn’t rule out waterboarding under Trump administration – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mike-pence-waterboarding-20161120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump needs to earn mandate from wary public.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-hunt-214c8ee4-af41-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7-20161120-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump meeting with Ari Emanuel: Rahm brother, Trump’s former agent – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-meeting-with-ari-emanuel-rahm-brother-trumps-former-agent/
— Ruling underlines no clear path to AFSCME-Rauner resolution – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ruling-underlines-no-clear-path-to-afscme-rauner-resolution/
— Trump, Pence address potential of Romney, Mattis in Cabinet – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-pence-address-potential-of-romney-mattis-in-cabinet/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s Statue of Liberty looks familiar, doesn’t he? – ROGER SCHILLERSTROM
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE07/311199999/chicagos-statue-of-liberty-looks-familiar-doesnt-he
— Grubhub: Mixing business and politics: A cautionary tale – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE07/311199998/mixing-business-and-politics-a-cautionary-tale
— Why we all need to embrace regionalism – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE05/311199987/why-we-all-need-to-embrace-regionalism
— How Trump is lifting the fortunes of Chicago’s banking sector – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161119/ISSUE01/311199990/how-trump-is-lifting-the-fortunes-of-chicagos-banking-sector

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says ‘SNL’ was biased, asks for ‘equal time for us’ President-elect criticizes ‘SNL,’ ‘Hamilton’ on Twitter – Frank Pallotta
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/trump-says-snl-was-biased-asks-for-equal-time-for-us
— ‘Hamilton’: The latest feud Trump won’t let go Trump calling for cast’s apology – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/hamilton-the-latest-feud-trump-wont-let-go

WSIL TV
— Trump again slams ‘Hamilton’; Pence says he wasn’t offended – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33754456/for-2nd-day-trump-demands-apology-from-cast-of-hamilton

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— This state’s costly exodus – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-11-20/states-costly-exodus.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Study finds hormones, medications in Illinois groundwater – AP
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article116073393.html
— Halt! In the name of the state employee union police! – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article115541663.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— BGA: Illinois FOIA Appeals Linger With No End In Sight – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/bga-illinois-foia-appeals-linger-with-no-end-in-sight/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIGA: LIBERALS SOON TO TASTE SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND RISE OF EXECUTIVE POWER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/biga-liberals-soon-to-taste-supremacy-clause-and-rise-of-executive-power.html
— ILLINOIS’ DEBT PER CAPITA NEARING $15,000
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-debt-per-capita-nearing-15000-.html

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— The Untold Story: How One 91 Year-Old Woman Helped Donald Trump Win Election – Roddy McCorley
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/untold-story-one-91-year-old-woman-helped-donald-trump-win-election/

DAILY CALLER
— Nikki Haley: Trump Won Despite Republican Officials, Not Because Of Them – Christian Datoc (DIERSEN: All politics is local. How many more or fewer votes did Trump get in your precinct because things that your a) Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, c) the officers of your Republican county party organization, and d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee said and/or did?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/nikki-haley-trump-won-despite-republican-officials-not-because-of-them-video/
— Trump Supporter Disrupts Chicago Performance Of ‘Hamilton’ – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/20/trump-supporter-disrupts-chicago-performance-of-hamilton/
— Tucker Carlson Eviscerates Journalist Smearing Jeff Sessions As Racist – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/18/carlson-eviscerates-journalist-smearing-jeff-sessions-as-racist-video/

HANNITY
— Mike Pence Responds To ‘Hamilton-Gate’
http://www.hannity.com/articles/hanpr-election-493995/watch-mike-pence-responds-to-hamiltongate-15318022/

NEWSMAX
— Priebus: No Religious Registry But Some Must Be Kept Out – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/reince-priebus-no-registry-muslim-registry/2016/11/20/id/759866/
— NY Post: Melania Trump and Barron Staying in New York
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/melania-trump-barron-to/2016/11/20/id/759840/
— NBC Blasted, Bias Reporting on Priebus’ Muslim Registry Rejection – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, television stations, newspapers, radio stations, websites, etc. act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/nbc-slants-reponse-reince-priebus-muslim-registry/2016/11/20/id/759868/

BREITBART
— House GOP Warns Obama Bureaucrats: We Will Reverse ‘Midnight Rules’ – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/17/house-gop-warns-obama-bureaucrats-we-will-reverse-midnight-rules/

THE BLAZE
— ‘SNL’ skit roasts the mainstream media and their election bias against Donald Trump – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/20/watch-snl-skit-roasts-the-mainstream-media-and-their-election-bias-against-donald-trump/

POLITICO
— Danny Davis wants ‘state of emergency’ declared after grandson’s killing – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/11/danny-davis-wants-state-of-emergency-declaration-in-parts-of-city-107512

ABC NEWS
— Ex-US Rep. Schock Allegedly Profited off Voters’ DC Visits – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/schock-allegedly-profited-off-voters-washington-visits-43671243
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The indictment of a 35-year-old disgraced former Republican congressman jolted residents of his central Illinois district, shaken by prosecutors’ claims that Aaron Schock illegally dipped into campaign and government coffers to subsidize a lavish lifestyle, including his Capitol Hill office done up in the style of “Downton Abbey.” Perhaps more stunning was an allegation found on page 34 of the charging document: Schock’s apparent willingness to pocket thousands of constituents’ dollars by arranging annual Washington tours combined with meet-and-greets. “I know that some people feel very hurt, angered and betrayed,” said Quincy insurance agent Jack Freiburg, who attended such an event in 2014. State political observers say the alleged scheme stands out — even with Illinois’ long-established reputation for corruption, including a former governor’s attempt to sell President Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. House rules require excess fees from such visits be returned to constituents or donated to charity, according to the indictment. “That’s a new one on me,” said David Melton of Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. “I have never heard of anything quite that audacious.” The three-day extravaganza attended by Freiburg and about 50 others in July 2014 included bus rides to the National Zoo and a reception at the Japanese ambassador’s residence. Freiburg paid a $785 “Fly-in Conference Fee” to Schock’s office — meant to cover meals, transportation and other hosting costs — on top of $2,000 to $3,000 for a plane ticket, hotel room and other expenses. Schock, the once-rising GOP star and prodigious party fundraiser, secretly kept at least $11,000 from that event, the indictment said. Freiburg recalled that many on the trip were well-off but others weren’t, including several recent college graduates. “Some sacrificed financially to go,” the 63-year-old said. Prosecutors say in 2011, Schock set up a Florida bank account under the name of a factious company, “Global Travel International,” and instructed staff to deposit that year’s fly-fee money into it. He allegedly kept at least $4,482 from the 2011 fly-in, which happened in the same month he appeared on the cover of Men’s Health, his shirt unbuttoned to show off his six-pack abs. Landing the magazine cover — with the blurb “Rep. Aaron Schock is willing to give you the shirt off his back” — drew mockery on late-night TV but boosted Schock’s profile nationally.)
— Priebus Dismisses Controversy Over Sessions: ‘He Will Be Confirmed’
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/priebus-dismisses-controversy-sessions-confirmed-43669786

MSN
— Reince Priebus Defends Trump’s $25M Settlement (DIERSEN: In 1998, in Diersen v. Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford, just before the trial was to start, I accepted the defendants’ settlement offer to a) fix the defects in my 1996 Thunderbird LX, b) give me $6,000, and c) give my attorney $6,000.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/reince-priebus-defends-trumps-dollar25m-settlement/vp-AAkxXYW

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Priebus defends controversial remarks about Islam – David Lauter (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-priebus-defends-controversial-remarks-1479672625-htmlstory.html
— Alec Baldwin fires back with some presidential advice after Trump angrily tweets about ‘SNL’ – Jessica Roy
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-alec-baldwin-fires-back-with-some-1479680568-htmlstory.html

NEW YORK POST
— College kids are proving Trump’s point – George F. Will
http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/college-kids-are-proving-trumps-point/
— Priebus: Trump considering fund cuts for sanctuary cities – Marisa Schultz
http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/priebus-trump-considering-fund-cuts-for-sanctuary-cities/
— Keep crying wolf about Trump, and no one will listen when there’s a real crisis – Kyle Smith
http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/keep-crying-wolf-about-trump-and-no-one-will-listen-to-a-real-crisis/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Breaking Down ‘Bottleneckers’ From music therapists to funeral directors, licensing schemes keep out competition. – DICK CARPENTER and CHIP MELLOR (DIERSEN: Would my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes tell Rauner that I am a bottlenecker because I became a licensed CPA in Illinois in 1981?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/breaking-down-bottleneckers-1479680470
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner last month established the Illinois Competitiveness Council, which will scrutinize occupational-licensing requirements and other regulations constraining economic growth. In targeting occupational licensing, Mr. Rauner has joined the Obama White House, several other governors, and commissions in states including Michigan, Virginia, Indiana and even regulation-happy California. But despite bipartisan support, licensing reform is likely to face ferocious opposition from members of licensed occupations. Those working in an industry that requires licensing learn that they can use an occupational license to choke out the competition. They can even command higher prices without delivering improved products or services. In our forthcoming book, we describe those who use government regulations to perpetuate their own advantages in a market as “bottleneckers.”)
— Trump’s Supreme Court Priority An early nomination is important to deal with Obama’s regulations. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-supreme-court-priority-1479682227

MARTHA’S VINEYARD TIMES
— Hundreds of Vineyarders stand together in Oak Bluffs Rally, organized in less than a week, calls for patience and action in wake of the election. – Bill Chaisson
http://www.mvtimes.com/2016/11/20/200-stand-together-oak-bluffs/

SUPER CHEVY
— This 1972 Corvette Rules the Autocross 43 Years and Counting Danny Popp carries on his Corvette’s long history on the track with another victory – Taylor Kempkes (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since I took delivery of it in on October 14, 1971 when I was 23 years old.)
http://www.superchevy.com/events/1611-this-1972-corvette-rules-the-autocross-43-years-and-counting/

November 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— MAN BEATEN ON WEST SIDE WHILE ONLOOKERS YELL, ‘DON’T VOTE FOR TRUMP’ SPEAKS OUT – Jessica D’Onofrio and Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/news/man-beaten-on-west-side-speaks-out-about-attack/1602968/
— DUCKWORTH, KIRK HAVE LUNCH AT MANNY’S DELI
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/duckworth-kirk-have-lunch-at-mannys-deli/1602944/

NBC5
— Gov. Rauner Made Over $176 Million in 2015 Gov. Bruce Rauner released his 2015 tax returns Friday, reporting more than $176 million in taxable income. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Gov-Rauner-Made-176-million-2015-taxes-400857901.html
— ‘We Know What it Feels Like to Be Seen as ‘The Other”: Ald. Pawar Writes Letter to Constituents After Election Ald. Ameya Pawar sent a letter to constituents Thursday slamming President-elect Donald Trump’s divisive campaign rhetoric and speculating on how his presidency could affect refugees, immigrants and minorities. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors LOOK DOWN ON THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German-American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Ald-Pawar-There-is-So-Much-I-Dont-Understand-About-Trumps-Election-400848731.html

CBS2
— Duckworth And Kirk Come Together At A Summit, Show Civility – Derrick Blakely
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/11/duckworth-and-kirk-come-together-at-a-summit-show-civility/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— North Central College post-election ‘March in Solidarity’ draws 300 – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Based on this report, it seems like many if not most of these protestors are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-solidarity-march-st-1113-20161111-story.html
— Few Illinoisans will have clout with new president; Democrats out in cold – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-illinois-winners-losers-met-1113-20161111-story.html
— Illinois GOP near back of line for Trump administration jobs- Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: If you wanted a position in the Trump Administration, what would you stress? I would stress a) that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427); b) that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286); c) that I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt; d) that I am a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant; e) that I have a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, an MBA from Loyola, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT; and f) that I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years. I would stress that I know a lot about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I would stress that I know a lot about those in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would stress that I would be highly qualified to serve on a committee that would assess the qualifications of those from Illinois who seek positions in the Trump Administration.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-trump-team-1113-chicago-inc-20161111-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nobody expected that Illinois politicos would be at the front of the line for jobs in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. But when even his top fundraiser in the state, businessman Ron Gidwitz, says it, you know the lines of communication between Chicago and the White House are likely to be slim. “We’ve got a lot of very qualified people, and I think it’s a little early to say,” said Gidwitz, 71. “But we were not on the top-producing team.” It was no surprise that the state went heavily for Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s election. Given that and the fact he was disavowed by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and steadfastly ignored by Gov. Bruce Rauner, not a single Illinoisan is on Trump’s transition team, which will be led by vice-president elect Mike Pence. Gidwitz said he’s yet to speak with Trump since the election and that he doesn’t expect Trump to visit Chicago before the inauguration. “Why would he?,” he asked, adding that the City Council has done itself no favors by stripping Trump of his honorary plaza when “the city has serious budget and crime problems it should be dealing with.” Illinois Republican Party chairman and Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider agreed that the state’s vote on Tuesday likely didn’t help Illinois Republicans’ cause but said he expected that “President-elect Trump will pick the best people for the job, regardless of where they come from.” Like Gidwitz, he declined to name any potential Illinois candidates for cabinet posts in Trump’s administration, though he said the state had a “deep bench” of talent.)
— Gov. Rauner declares $188 million in state taxable income for 2015 – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-taxes-met-20161111-story.html
— Even after GOP victory, Rauner still avoids saying ‘Donald Trump’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-trump-1112-20161111-story.html
— Cullerton and Rauner, be the adults in Springfield — speaker a lost cause – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-cullerton-rauner-madigan-illinois-compromise-edit-1114-md-20161111-story.html
— Western Illinois county reveals the Land of Lincoln’s two states in election results – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-henry-county-switch-to-trump-met-20161111-story.html
— Black Lives Matter group protests over racist scrawls at Warren Township High School – Frank S. Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-black-lives-matter-protest-warren-high-school-st-1112-20161111-story.html
— Trump and the media ‘failure’ – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-media-failure-misjudge-perspec-1114-md-20161111-column.html
— Hillary Clinton lost because she’s Hillary Clinton – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-clinton-delusional-glass-ceiling-perspec-1111-md-20161110-story.html
— Skipping work? Ask yourself: How sick am I? – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my Democrat coworkers and subordinates used far more sick days than I did.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sick-day-teachers-workplace-illinois-edit-1114-md-20161111-story.html
— A series of strategic mistakes likely sealed Hillary Clinton’s fate – Abby Phillip, John Wagner, Anne Gearan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-mistakes-20161111-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner urged to take a stand against Trump sanctuary city threat – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want Rauner to be an anti-Trump? ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-urged-to-take-a-stand-against-trump-sanctuary-city-threat/
— Rauner makes rare mention of Trump, predicts good relationship
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-makes-rare-mention-of-trump-predicts-good-relationship/
— Bruce Rauner made $176 million, paid $50 million in taxes in 2015 – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-made-176-million-paid-50-million-in-taxes-in-2015/
— Top cop says he’ll meet monthly with Black Lives Matter Youth – Rummana Hussain
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/top-cop-says-hell-meet-monthly-with-black-lives-matter-youth/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election panel imposes restrictions on its attorneys – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161111/news/161119714/
— Will Trump and Clinton divide families at Thanksgiving? – AP (DIERSEN: On the right side of the table will be those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German-American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLE WILL BE THOSE WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161111/news/311119913/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Dem spin aside, Rauner won this round against Madigan – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161111/NEWS02/161119953/dem-spin-aside-rauner-won-this-round-against-madigan
— Rauner releases tax returns – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161111/NEWS02/161119959/rauner-releases-tax-returns
— Grubhub stock falls after CEO’s Trump memo ignites firestorm – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers post signs that say “No Protestants Wanted, No Conservatives Wanted, No Republicans Wanted, No Americans Wanted, No Whites Wanted, No Males Wanted, No Older People Wanted, No Rich People Wanted, No Gun Owners Wanted, No German-Americans Wanted, No Draft Avoiders Wanted, and/or No One Whose Ancestors Have Been In America For A Long Time Wanted?”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161111/BLOGS11/161119963/grubhub-stock-down-after-ceos-trump-memo-ignites-firestorm

WTTW
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Earned $188 Million in 2015
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/11/gov-bruce-rauner-earned-188-million-2015

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Outrage and fear fuel continuing anti-Trump protests – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps fuel “outrage and fear.”)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/outrage-and-fear-fuel-continuing-anti-trump-protests/article_871faafd-2fea-51ff-9baa-6cd176175fd4.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS NOW
— LGBT leader speaks out about Donald Trump’s election – Jessica Cook (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/LGBT-leader-speaks-out-about-Donald-Trumps-election-400892451.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— People Magazine faces backlash after publishing Trump cover Readers threaten to boycott magazine – Chloe Melas
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/people-magazine-faces-backlash-after-publishing-trump-cover

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you imply/say that you are a Trump supporter, and if you say or do anything that is racist, sexist, bigoted, etc., anti-Trumps will paint you as being a typical Trump supporter.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33689986/schools-report-racially-charged-incidents-after-election

WGLT
— Gov. Rauner’s Income Triples In 2015 – TONY ARNOLD
http://wglt.org/post/gov-rauners-income-triples-2015#stream/0

WAND
— Governor Rauner, UIS Students Donate Time and Service to New Veteran’s Home on Friday – Ed Cross (DIERSEN: What do you donate your time and your money to? I donate my time and my money to putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and each and every evening, that is, to filling a tremendous government/political information gap in Illinois.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33690379/governor-rauner-uis-students-donate-time-and-service-to-new-veterans-home-on-friday

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner noncommital on UI proposal – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-11-11/rauner-noncommital-ui-proposal.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov. Rauner optimistic that he can work with legislative leaders
http://ilnews.org/10891/10891/

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Rauner differs self from Trump on tax-return tactic – Gregory Tejeda
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2016/11/extra-rauner-differs-self-from-trump-on.html

PUBLIUS FORUM
— We MUST Engage in a Republican Civil War! – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/11/11/must-engage-republican-civil-war/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michael Moore says Trump voters not racist: ‘They twice voted for a man’ named Hussein – Jessica Chasmar
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/11/michael-moore-says-trump-voters-not-racist-they-tw/

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Moore: Trump Voters Aren’t Racists, Many Voted for Barack Hussein Obama
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/11/moore-trump-voters-arent-racist-many-voted-barack-hussein-obama
— Sanders: Losing White Working Class to Trump an ‘Embarrassment’ for Dems Calls on Dems to take on the “billionaire class.” (DIERSEN: One could argue that you are not rich unless your net worth is at least $1 billion. How many billionaires are there in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/10/sanders-losing-white-working-class-voters-trump-embarrassment-dems
— O’Reilly: Violent Anti-Trump Protesters ‘Want Our System Destroyed’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/10/bill-oreilly-talking-points-memo-anti-donald-trump-protests

NEWS BUSTERS
— Stephanopoulos Frets to RNC Chair: ‘Rise in Racist Acts’ Since Trump Win – Kyle Drennen (DIERSEN: If you imply/say that you are a Trump supporter, and if you say or do anything that is racist, sexist, bigoted, etc., anti-Trumps will paint you as being a typical Trump supporter.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2016/11/11/stephanopoulos-frets-rnc-chair-rise-racist-acts-trump-win

GOPUSA
— Pence returns to Indiana triumphant after election (DIERSEN: The northwest of Indiana drags Indiana down far less than northeast corner of Illinois drags Illinois down.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17043
— Police: Muslim student fabricated assault by Trump supporters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17062
— So, what is the media going to do about their ethics problems? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the paid media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17008
— Trump’s win is a blow to globalization (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote bad free trade deals harm America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17002
— Leftist Agitators Riot against Decision of Voters in Portland
http://www.gopusa.com/leftist-agitators-riot-against-decision-of-voters-in-portland/

NEWSMAX
— Illegal Immigrants Who Gave Obama Admin. Info Could Face Deportation by Trump – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/immigrants-obama-administration-information/2016/11/11/id/758481/

DAILY CALLER
— Yet Another Journalist Calls For Trump’s Death – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/11/yet-another-journalist-calls-for-trumps-death/
— All The Money Obama Borrowed From Taxpayers, In One Chart – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/11/all-the-money-obama-borrowed-from-taxpayers-in-one-chart/

BREITBART
— Arizona’s Missing Election Results Prove Early and Mail-in Voting a Bad Idea – KEN KLUKOWSKI
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/11/arizonas-missing-election-results-prove-early-mail-voting-bad-idea/
— Dear Liberals: Not Everyone Riots After Political Setbacks, Just You – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/11/op-ed-dear-liberals-no-not-everyone-riots-election-losses-just/

THE BLAZE
— Newt Gingrich: #NeverTrump conservatives are ‘whiny, sniveling, negative cowards’ – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/11/newt-gingrich-nevertrump-conservatives-are-whiny-sniveling-negative-cowards/

THE HILL
— Trump’s candidacy and win didn’t tarnish the Republican brand – SCOTT MCLEAN
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/305555-trumps-candidacy-and-win-didnt-tarnish-the-republican-brand
— Exiting Reid takes sharp shots at Trump on way out – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/305547-reid-trumps-election-emboldened-the-forces-of-hate-and-bigotry
— Shattered dreams in Clintonworld – AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/305604-shattered-dreams-in-clintonworld

AOL NEWS
— Donald Trump’s Muslim ban is back up on his website
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/11/donald-trump-s-muslim-ban-is-back-up-on-his-website/21604038/

ABC NEWS
— Anti-Trump Protests Continue for a 3rd Night in New York City – JULIA JACOBO
http://abcnews.go.com/US/anti-trump-protests-continue-3rd-night-york-city/story?id=43479936

NEW YORK TIMES
— Vice President-Elect Pence to Take Over Trump Transition Effort – MICHAEL D. SHEAR, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/politics/trump-cabinet.html
— The Women Who Helped Donald Trump to Victory – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/the-women-who-helped-donald-trump-to-victory.html
— We Have a Retirement Savings Problem. Politicians Can Help. – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy and have always been furious that my wife and I have saved lots of money for our retirement. They hint/imply/argue/shout that we would have little or no retirement income or savings if I had not avoided the draft and/or if we had children.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/your-money/retirement-savings-problem-politicians-can-help.html

ABC NEW YORK
— DONALD TRUMP PROTESTERS FLOOD STREETS AGAIN; 185 ARRESTED IN LOS ANGELES – AP (DIERSEN: How many dollars per hour are the Democrats paying these protestors?)
http://abc7ny.com/politics/trump-protesters-flood-streets-again;-185-arrested-in-la/1602292/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Michael Moore says he wants to head an Occupy-like movement against Donald Trump – Steven Zeitchik (DIERSEN: As Moore and everyone else knows, those who are against Trump are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-michael-moore-interview-donald-trump-election-20161111-story.html

WLWT
— Trump names Ohio GOP maverick Ken Blackwell a transition leader
http://www.wlwt.com/article/trump-names-ohio-gop-maverick-ken-blackwell-a-transition-leader/8271728

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Shuffles Transition Team, Making Mike Pence Chairman New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie removed as transition chairman on Friday – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-shuffles-transition-team-making-mike-pence-chairman-1478890592
— The Places That Made Trump President Rust Belt counties facing declines in manufacturing, shrinking populations, rising immigration and fraying social fabric moved heavily toward Donald Trump and his message of national restoration – Bob Davis and John W. Miller (DIERSEN: Clinton voters could care less about, if not despise, those in counties harmed by “declines in manufacturing, shrinking populations, rising immigration and fraying social fabric.”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-places-that-made-trump-president-1478902160
— Lock the Door! Your Boomer Parents Have Decided to Downsize Recent retirees, sitting on a mountain of heirlooms, are forcing their Gen X and Millennial children to inherit treasured china settings, porcelain figurines and gaudy lamps; ‘they should want it—but they don’t.’ – JENNIFER LEVITZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/lock-the-door-your-boomer-parents-have-decided-to-downsize-1478882973
— Schools Ramping Up Opioid Abuse Program (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. Thanks to my outstanding parents and to my hometown Crete, no one has ever tied to get me to use illegal drugs.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/schools-ramping-up-opioid-abuse-program/27DD73BB-529F-4216-B27C-72C00860CCE9.html

FORBES
— After Trump’s Election, Americans React With Tweets–And Donations – Madeline Berg
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/11/11/after-trumps-election-americans-react-with-tweets-and-donations/#5aa6b837283c

USA TODAY
— Anti-Trump protesters pour into the streets for a third day – Melanie Eversley
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/11/11/anti-trump-protesters-pour-into-streets-third-day/93668008/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Nationwide anti-Trump protests show no sign of letting up – Reuters
http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-trump-protests-nationwide-united-states-2016-11

WILX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you imply/say that you are a Trump supporter, and if you say or do anything that is racist, sexist, bigoted, etc., anti-Trumps will paint you as being a typical Trump supporter.
http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Whites-Only-sign-found-in-girls-bathroom-400814681.html

NEW YORKER
— DEFIANCE AND ANXIETY AMONG UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH IN TRUMP’S AMERICA – Dana Goodyear (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who promotes “undocumented youth?” ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/defiance-and-anxiety-among-undocumented-youth-in-trumps-america

DAILY REPUBLICAN
— Dear Candidates: Here’s what girls and young women think – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at “girls and young women” that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and worse things.)
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20161111/dear-candidates-heres-what-girls-and-young-women-think

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you imply/say that you are a Trump supporter, and if you say or do anything that is racist, sexist, bigoted, etc., anti-Trumps will paint you as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/11/students-many-colleges-reporting-ethnic-or-racial-harassment-election-day

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— There is a Precedent for Trump’s Governmentwide Hiring Freeze – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under a hiring and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/11/trumps-hiring-freeze-possible-comes-major-pitfalls/133071/

GUARDIAN
— Democrats once represented the working class. Not any more Bill Clinton and Barack Obama helped shift power away from the people towards corporations. It was this that created an opening for Donald Trump – Robert Reich (DIERSEN: I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/10/democrats-working-class-americans-us-election

THINK PROGRESS
— Marijuana ballot measures triumphed Tuesday, but Trumpism looms He’s said he’d stay out of it, but career drug warriors could get their revenge. – Alan Pyke
https://thinkprogress.org/marijuana-ballot-measures-triumphed-tuesday-but-trumpism-looms-b187e3a149cd#.9su7sfto0

CAR SCOOPS
— Study Shows 40% Of Corvette Buyers Paying With Cash – SERGIU TUDOSE
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/11/study-shows-40-of-corvette-buyers.html

November 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 FLASHBACK: “Todd Ricketts, a co-owner of the Cubs who is CEO of the conservative Ending Spending super PAC, was in attendance. In a shoutout to Ricketts, Trump yelled: “I want to commend the Ricketts family on their business plan and how they rebuilt the Chicago Cubs in a few short years!” Ricketts shouted back:” It’s gonna be a great year because YOU are going to win the presidency AND THE CUBS ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES!” The room erupted with applause. Trump was now on a roll.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-pumps-up-the-room-in-bolingbrook-fundraiser/
— Rauner’s Halloween gift to Munger: $1 million
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauners-halloween-gift-to-munger-1-million/
— ‘Gang-related’ classification for gun deaths a cop-out – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: How many gangs operate in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-gang-related-classification-for-gun-deaths-a-cop-out/
— No one is asking who is to blame for Clinton – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-for-many-its-about-trump-being-worse-than-clinton/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump built a political movement. Now what? – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-political-movement-20161102-001-story.html
— David Duke’s inclusion derails Louisiana Senate debate at historically black college
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-david-duke-louisiana-senate-debate-20161102-story.html
— Should we shrink the Supreme Court? – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-supreme-court-justices-size-perspec-1103-jm-20161102-column.html
— Geneva students collecting donations for homeless veterans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-geneva-adopt-veteran-st-1104-20161102-story.html
— Preckwinkle calls former top cop Garry McCarthy a ‘racist bully boy’ – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: What should McCarthy call Preckwinkle in return? How strong is Preckwinkles’s hatred of older non-veteran White men?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-preckwinkle-mccarthy-racist-bully-boy-1103-chicago-inc-20161102-story.html
— JUNE 21, 2011 FLASHBACK: Potential tax revenue a key factor in debate over Hubble sale – Jenn Zimmerman
http://www.triblocal.com/wheaton/2011/01/21/debate-over-hubble-sale-comes-down-to-potential-tax-revenue/
— Clinton’s growing lead with college-educated whites could doom Trump – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat college professors and instructors focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-clinton-supporters-86819302-a1ab-11e6-8864-6f892cad0865-20161103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-clinton-email-trump-huppke-20161102-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— MAY 17, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gresk: Get Hubble on tax rolls
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110517/news/705189928/
— Moving toward better balance of worker benefits, taxpayer affordability – Editorial (DIERSEN: Do you want government to be a “model employer?” What is your attitude toward government employees and toward government retirees? Are/were you a government employee? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Are you a government retiree? I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/discuss/161109662/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The public pension crisis in Illinois is a runaway train. So when we see someone actually try to apply the brakes, we take notice. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District this week approved a sweeping series of changes to its employee pay policies that leaders predict will save the county $6 million over the next 20 years. That might not seem like a lot of money, but it’s not chump change. What it is an important step in the right direction. Just think of how this could mushroom if similar steps were taken in many of the other 6,900-plus taxing bodies in Illinois. A story today by staff writer Robert Sanchez lays out how forest preserve commissioners have decided to ratchet down an established bonus program and also put the brakes on lump-sum payouts to qualifying or retiring employees for unused sick time. “These changes will curb long-term spending, especially in the area of pension costs,” Commissioner Jeff Redick said, “and allow us to responsibly serve the taxpayers and both our current and future employees.” The district for years has handed out longevity-based bonuses to retiring or qualifying employees that averaged $15,000 to $20,000. You don’t find that in a lot of private-sector jobs. Not anymore. Nor do you find many companies that still — if ever — reimburse employees for unused sick time. The district isn’t going to take money from people already expecting it. Like companies that have eliminated their 401(k) contributions in lean times, those employees who already are in the bonus program — called a “retention incentive” program — will still get bonuses, but starting Jan. 1 they no longer will grow. Those who haven’t yet qualified for the bonus program never will. The district also is putting limits on lump-sum payments for sick days accrued after the start of next year. What is even more important is that the forest preserve district has decided to eliminate both the bonus and sick time payback from the calculation of pensions. That in itself is expected to save $4.5 million in pension liability over the next 20 years. In a time when pension payments in some cases are reaching a tipping point with operational costs for governmental bodies, it’s important to look toward ways in which the private sector has managed to stay afloat in tough financial times. Other taxing bodies should follow this example.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Early voting, led by women, is way up in city, suburbs (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, over weight, German national origin, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161103/BLOGS02/161109933
— DIERSEN HEADLE: Geoffrey R. Stone, a professor of law at the University of Chicago and an editor of the Supreme Court Review, sides with the Democrats.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161103/ISSUE07/161109954/threats-to-block-clinton-supreme-court-nominees-undermine-democracy

NBC5
— Out West, Clinton Paints Grim Picture of Life Under Trump She also waded into a local sheriff’s race getting national attention, backing Democrat Paul Penzone in the race for Maricopa County sheriff, a post held by immigration hardliner Joe Arpaio – Julie Pace
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Out-West-Clinton-Paints-Grim-Picture-of-Life-Under-Trump–399783811.html
— Obama: Trump Presidency Would Put the Country ‘at Risk’ It’s the first of two visits Obama has planned this week to North Carolina – Darlene Superville
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Obama-to-Campaign-For-Clinton-in-Battleground-North-Carolina-399621861.html
— Emanuel Won’t Return Trump’s $50,000 Campaign Contribution “We’re not going to put money from a 5-year-old donation back into Donald Trump’s pocket today, and we’re not going to stop denouncing everything he says,” Emanuel’s campaign spokesman said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Emanuel-Wont-Return-Trump-Campaign-Donation-399675541.html

WBEZ
— $15 Minimum Wage Would Help Housing Affordability Crisis (DIERSEN: When you could first afford to buy real estate, how old were you and how much were you earning? I bought a new town home in University Park (774-5 Sunset Court) in 1972 when I was 24 years old and earning $53,717 in today’s dollars working full-time for IRS in Harvey plus part-time income working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/study-15-minimum-wage-would-help-housing-affordability-crisis/514cbb98-252c-44c4-862b-d1baa7bd6af5

WJOL
— Lincoln Way Students Celebrate Make A Difference Month By Collecting Gloves (DIERSEN: What do you do to make a difference? Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning; since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening to; and those emails have included links to more than 249,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wjol.com/lincoln-way-students-celebrate-make-difference-month-collecting-gloves/

TIMES
— Post-election governance prognosis poor – JIM NOWLAN
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/state-affairs-post-election-governance-prognosis-poor/article_8db8baee-85f4-58e6-a99b-c0d99609b5ab.html

LOUIS TODAY
— Absentee and early voting brisk around St. Louis region with Election Day closing in – Doug Moore and Mark Schlinkmann
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/absentee-and-early-voting-brisk-around-st-louis-region-with/article_08115144-2e2d-505a-a929-c593d88a1e5d.html

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Dold calls on Chicago TV station to remove DCCC ad linking him to Trump – Carol Ostrow
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511033783-dold-calls-on-chicago-tv-station-to-remove-dccc-ad-linking-him-to-trump

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP: Mendoza dispute over unpaid bill reflects on fiscal credibility – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511038664-gop-mendoza-dispute-over-unpaid-bill-reflects-on-fiscal-credibility

CHICAGO READER
— Political parties need to get with the country’s changing demographics—or get left behind The real takeaway from the 2016 presidential campaign – Derrick Clifton (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs A) WANT REPUBLICANS TO LOSE AND B) WANT REPUBLICANS TO PANDER TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/election-demographics-race-trump-clinton/Content?oid=24192623

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Know your ballot – Erica Snow (DIERSEN: How well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know the Republican candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot for your precinct?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/11/03/city/know-your-ballot-schakowsky-lasonde-compete-for-a-congressional-seat/

WHEATON PATCH
— Problem at the Polls? Here’s Who to Call Here are the numbers you need to call if you spot an irregularity at your polling place. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/s/fxmy8/problem-at-the-polls-here-s-who-to-call

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— HYPOCRISY OR FLIP FLOP? DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN DAN CRONIN AND MEMBER DONALD PUCHALSKI AGREED WITH COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATE ROLLY WALLER THAT ONE PUBLIC OFFICE WAS ENOUGH…FOUR YEARS AGO – Rolly Waller
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/press-release-rolly-waller-candidate-dupage-county-board-district-1/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Bushes abandon Trump, but he’s running against the GOP brand, not just Clinton – Howard Kurtz (DIERSEN: The Bushes have always rejected many important planks in the Republican Party platform. That is a big reason why Bill Clinton won in 1992 and 1996, why Obama won in 2008 and 2012, and why Hillary Clinton might win in 2016.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/03/bushes-abandon-trump-but-hes-running-against-gop-brand-not-just-clinton.html
— CMA Awards poke fun at Trump as Garth Brooks takes home night’s biggest award – Sasha Savitsky (DIERSEN: Who got the “Saul Alinsky Fifth Rule” award?)
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/11/02/cma-awards-poke-fun-at-trump-kick-off-with-mix-contemporary-and-classic-tunes.html

GOPUSA
— Bill Clinton’s Black ‘Son’ Meets the Press
http://www.gopusa.com/clintons-black-son-meets-the-press/
— Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16703

WATCHDOG
— In double standard, Dems sue GOP over poll monitoring – Kenric Ward (DIERSEN: What double standards have you encountered? For non-veteran White male federal employees, BUT NOT FOR VETERANS, MINORITIES, OR FEMALES, with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Veterans Preference.)
http://watchdog.org/280814/gop-poll-monitoring/

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Cruz Hitting Campaign Trail To Block ‘Manifestly Unfit’ Clinton From White House – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/cruz-hitting-campaign-trail-to-block-manifestly-unfit-candidate-from-white-house/

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Smears GOP Senate Candidates in Tight Races, Touts Democrats – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2016/11/03/nbc-smears-gop-senate-candidates-tight-races-touts-democrats

BREITBART
— Texas University Considers Ban of Conservative Group After ‘Affirmative Action Bake Sale’ – LANA SHADWICK
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/11/02/texas-u-considers-ban-conservative-group-affirmative-action-bake-sale/
— Pitt Student Activists Harassed for Supporting Trump – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/11/02/watch-pitt-student-activists-harassed-for-supporting-trump/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Defense of Trump’s Nondisclosure of his Tax Returns -Kenneth H. Ryesky
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/in_defense_of_trumps_nondisclosure_of_his_tax_returns.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is the GOP Trump’s party now? – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/is-the-gop-trumps-party-now/article/2606330

THE HILL
— Republican voters coming home to Trump – Niall Stanage and Jonathan Swan
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/304090-republican-voters-coming-home-to-trump
— RNC launches its first Spanish-language national TV ad of 2016 – Rafael Bernal (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to lose. Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to launch Spanish-language ads and to pander to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/304063-gop-launches-its-first-spanish-language-tv-ad-of-2016

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Creepily Singles Out Reporter At Florida Rally (Again) He didn’t mean to suggest anyone should attack the journalist, a spokeswoman said. – Rebecca Shapiro (DIERSEN: Who sees you as being their enemy? The following see me as being their enemy: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-katy-tur-florida-rally_us_581aa7b8e4b0c43e6c1e1795
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP nominee Donald Trump singled out NBC News reporter Katy Tur on Wednesday during a rally in Florida, continuing to taunt reporters covering his campaign. Tur has been embedded with the Trump campaign, following the candidate throughout the presidential race. Trump in the past has called out Tur publicly by name, and has referred to her as “Little Katy, third-rate journalist.” During his usual takedown of the “dishonest media” in Miami on Wednesday, Trump called out the press – and specifically Tur – for being biased and not reporting fairly on his campaign. “We have massive crowds. They’re something happening. They’re not reporting it. Katy, you’re not reporting it, Katy.” Trump said to cheers. “But there’s something happening, Katy. There’s something happening, Katy.” CNN host Wolf Blitzer last week asked Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to talk to the Republican nominee about singling out reporters, especially those embedded with the campaign, citing safety concerns. “He points to them, he sort of eggs the crowd on to go after them,” Blitzer said. “There are a lot of young journalists. He shouldn’t be doing that.” Conway appeared on Blitzer’s CNN show later Wednesday and defended Trump, saying he didn’t intend to suggest that anyone be mean to Tur or to attack her. “After he did that . . . she was harassed by a lot of the people over there,” Blitzer said. “The last time we spoke, you told me you shared my concerns about the singling out of these embeds … You said you would talk to him. How did that conversation go?” “The conversation was very productive and I’ve also talked to NBC News today,” Conway said. “Look, we want fair coverage and we wan’t everybody to be safe at our rallies. I don’t appreciate a lot of the threats I get either from people who I guess are worried that we may actually win this thing.” After Trump taunted Tur, other journalists tweeted #ImWithTur in support of the NBC News reporter. Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims – 1.6 billion members of an entire religion – from entering the U.S.)

POLITICO
— McConnell speaks up for Trump – Burgess Everett
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-230668
— Clinton and Trump beg base to get excited She sends surrogates to build enthusiasm among black and Latino voters while he urges older whites to not get complacent. – Eli Stokols
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-230652
— Obama scorches Republicans for threatening more gridlock The president gets feisty as he warns voters against GOP lawmakers who will bog down Washington. – Sarah Wheaton (DIERSEN: For Democrats, for Libertarians, for Greens, and for RINOs, “progress” is passing laws that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/obama-republicans-gridlock-north-carolina-230658

CNBC
— Donald Trump raised $100 million in ‘small-dollar’ donations in October – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/02/donald-trump-raised-100-million-in-small-dollar-donations-in-october.html
— Trump, Clinton blast each other on character – Reuters (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my character and glorified and praised their character. They stress that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church. They browbeat everyone into giving money to their charities.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/03/trump-clinton-blast-each-other-on-character-clinton-rises-in-poll.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Sexual Harassment Persists in Politics – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/why-sexual-harassment-persists-in-politics.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Veterans, Feeling Abandoned, Stand by Donald Trump – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/donald-trump-veterans.html
— Trump Probably Avoided His Medicare Taxes, Too – FRED T. GOLDBERG Jr. and MICHAEL J. GRAETZ (DIERSEN: Federal employees have paid Medicare taxes since 1983.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/trump-probably-avoided-his-medicare-taxes-too.html
— How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that ONLY THEY SPEAK THE TRUTH.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/technology/how-the-internet-is-loosening-our-grip-on-the-truth.html
— Hillary Clinton Still Leads a Tighter Race, Times/CBS News Poll Shows – MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/5-reasons-to-vote-trump.html
— Some Who Saw Change in Obama Find It Now in Donald Trump – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/us/politics/obama-donald-trump-voting.html
— Why Republicans Don’t Even Try to Win Cities Anymore – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/upshot/why-republicans-dont-even-try-to-win-cities-anymore.html
— Need to Pick an Insurance Plan? Start Here – Margot Sanger-Katz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filed with envy. They are furious that my wife and I pay only $5,618 a year for $22,472 worth of health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a retired federal employee.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/upshot/need-to-pick-an-insurance-plan-start-here.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump sounds confident note in Florida: ‘We don’t want to blow this’ – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/03/trump-sounds-confident-note-in-florida-we-dont-want-to-blow-this/
— ‘He’s not one of us’: Trump is still having trouble winning over many Republicans – Robert Costa (DIERSEN: Who says that you are not one of them? The following say that I am not one of them: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-not-one-of-us-trump-is-still-having-trouble-winning-over-many-republicans/2016/11/01/98232d0c-a050-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html
— Donald Trump tries to kill political correctness — and ends up saving it – Barton Swaim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-has-made-political-correctness-credible-again/2016/11/01/0f397c0c-9fb1-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump campaign condemns burning of historic black church that was spray-painted ‘Vote Trump’ – Seema Mehta
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-campaign-condemns-burning-of-1478128972-htmlstory.html

USA TODAY
— Will holiday hiring save U.S.from another weak month for job growth? – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in November of 1966 to help deal with the Christmas rush because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/11/02/adp-businesses-added-just-147000-jobs-october/93137478/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Raising a Trilingual Child When Mom speaks one language and Dad another, and the family lives in a city with a third, what language to use for playing, scolding and keeping secrets? – ALINA DIZIK (DIERSEN: Concerning the Tower of Babel, according to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel), “According to the story, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward, came to the land of Shinar. There they agreed to build a city and a tower “tall enough to reach heaven”; seeing this, God, viewing such behavior as rude and disrespectful, confounded their speech so that they could no longer understand each other and scattered them around the world.”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/raising-a-trilingual-child-1478110620

BUSINESS INSIDER
— It’s not a myth — being the first born really does give you an advantage – MARIAN VIDAL-FERNANDEZ, ANA NUEVO-CHIQUERO
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/its-not-a-myth-being-the-first-born-really-does-give-you-an-advantage-2016-11

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS
— 3/4 of Millennials Would Take a Pay Cut to Work for a Socially Responsible Company – Sustainable Brands (DIERSEN: In 1980, I took an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/organizational_change/sustainable_brands/34_millennials_would_take_pay_cut_work_socia

DAILY MAIL
— The Chinese billionaire trying to take over Hollywood: He’s already bought all AMC theaters and the makers of Jurassic World – now wants to pour billions into ALL six major film studios (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Hollywood focuses on promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3899612/Chinese-billionaire-Wang-Jianlin-owns-AMC-theater-chain-wants-Hollywood.html

FOX NEWS LATINO
— RNC releases 1st Spanish-language TV ad – but it does not mention Donald Trump
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/11/03/rnc-releases-1st-spanish-language-tv-ad-omits-mentioning-donald-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Trump Takes The Lead
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_nov3
— Americans Are Feeling More Political Stress
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2016/americans_are_feeling_more_political_stress

October 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump energized by Clinton email news, but most voters unswayed – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-energized-by-clinton-email-news-but-most-voters-unswayed/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 16 dead, 40 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-19-shot-across-chicago-in-first-12-hours-of-weekend/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/map-chicago-weekend-shootings-tracker-for-oct-28-31/
— HOW GERRYMANDERING HAS ROBBED YOU OF A REAL VOTE – Editorial
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20161031/281788513613171

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mainstream media needs more conservative journalists – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: You are not a conservative journalist if you promote surrender of America to foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, race and/or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberal-mainstream-media-20161028-story.html
— Inspector general says city’s ban on gifts includes cheap ‘Hamilton’ tickets – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-aldermen-hamilton-tickets-20161030-story.html
— Trump campaign manager condemns supporter as ‘deplorable’ for chanting ‘Jew-S-A’ – Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-phoenix-rally-20161030-story.html
— Why are you still writing press releases? – Nicole Volpe Miller (DIERSEN: Illinois Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Dave Diersen on their press advisory and press release lists. Illinois Democrat and Democrat plant, Illinois Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Illinois Green and Green plant, and Illinois RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-why-are-you-still-writing-press-releases-they-suck-20161024-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs always glorify and praise those who have HIV/AIDS.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-patient-zero-hiv-aids-myths-20161030-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Jim Zay: Kind of leader DuPage County needs – Frank Saverino, Carol Stream
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/discuss/161039963/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner delays resolving bond deal until after 2018 election – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161030/rauner-delays-resolving-bond-deal-until-after-2018-election

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ads, not parties, print media drive today’s elections – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest to a) stop me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/ads-not-parties-print-media-drive-today-s-elections/article_acc2fcf4-967e-53e5-86a5-3f13fb491f85.html

WREX
— Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on immigration – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/33518381/policy-prescriptions-trump-and-clinton-on-immigration

JOURNAL COURIER
— John Anthony: A life defined by race – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/101941/commentary-a-life-defined-by-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In June, Anthony resigned his seat in the General Assembly to accept a leadership position with the Illinois Department of Corrections. And this month he began his search for his identity. He took a DNA test to determine his ancestry, which he didn’t know much about. He was born to a single, teenage mom and never met his father. “I was always told he was Puerto Rican and it was a one-night stand,” he said. “I’ve never known who my Dad was. I took the DNA test from Ancestry.com. The results have come back. I didn’t realize that I was Irish. I’m 13 different ethnicities. I’m not distressed – it’s a good thing. But have you ever experienced anything that was so good it was overwhelming? I’ve waited 40 years to find out who my dad is and I believe I’m on the verge of finding out who the family is.” One of the more startling discoveries of his DNA test is that he is only 44 percent black. And there is little clear evidence of whether he is at all Hispanic. ”I’m clueless as to what I am now. This has been an eye-opening experience.” His bewilderment is understandable. After all, fifty-three years after Martin Luther King, Jr. said he dreamed of his children being judged by the content of the character rather than the color of their skin, race remains the nation’s sore spot. Sadly, our society still clings to such labels. Amid his bewilderment, Anthony says he hopes to determine a greater sense of self. The DNA test has enabled him to connect with some distant cousins. Through networking with these relatives, he hopes to determine the identity of his father and determine if he has any biological siblings. “In the next couple weeks, I hope to be visiting someone in Illinois who is of the actual line of my father.” When asked if he still considered himself black, Anthony said. “Well, I’m 44 percent African. I asked my wife, ‘What does that make me?’ I guess the only thing I’m sure of is that I’m an American.”)

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Election will test power of incumbency – DAN PETRELLA
http://jg-tc.com/news/election-will-test-power-of-incumbency/article_70ef365c-deca-5fb3-851c-c48e39fa06c3.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Three dark figures capable of changing fate lurk behind tricky ways – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article111134587.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Robert Le Chien, Robert Haida and John Baricevic resigned as St. Clair County circuit judges effective Dec. 31 in the hopes that they’d be elected back with a simple majority rather than seeking a 60 percent approval by running for retention to their judgeships.)

SAUK VALLEY
— Republicans far outspend Dems in Illinois Costly statehouse races highlight Illinois power struggle – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/30/republicans-far-outspend-dems-in-illinois/al9s7ed/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crossing the Line — Close Elections – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-close-elections/article_8519d682-ed22-5035-8b4b-09bff1f3df3c.html

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Take Back the Night DuPage (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that bring criminals to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.nctv17.com/take-back-the-night-dupage/

DEPAULIA
— Rauner, Madigan fight proxy war in statehouse races – Brenden Moore
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/10/30/legislature-up-for-grabs/

DAILY ILLINI
— Illinois senate race heats up amidst controversy – Michael Semaca
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/10/31/illinois-senate-race-heats-amidst-controversy/
— The Daily Illini Editorial Board endorses Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2016/10/31/the-daily-illini-editorial-board-endorses-tammy-duckworth-for-u-s-senate/

BGA
— DALEY MACHINE COGS STILL SPIN IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS – Casey Toner
http://www.bettergov.org/news/daley-machine-cogs-still-spin-in-chicago-heights

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner turns a firehose of ads toward your TV – Rich Miller
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/30/rauner-turns-a-firehose-of-ads-toward-your-tv/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE DARK ART OF POLITICAL INTIMIDATION (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the top political intimidators in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/the-dark-art-of-political-intimidation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Intimidation, harassment, and blackmail have become the norm in American politics. Why? Because it works. Kimberley Strassel, author of The Intimidation Game, explains.)
— GOP CHALLENGER HARLAN ASKS, “IS CHERI BUSTOS AWARE OF OBAMACARE DILEMMA?”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/gop-challenger-harlan-asks-is-cheri-bustos-aware-of-obamacare-dilemma.html
— OBAMA’S WHITE HOUSE KEPT LIST OF MUSLIMS FOR TOP JOBS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/obamas-white-house-kept-list-of-muslims-for-top-jobs.html
— DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/democratic-and-republican-party-platforms.html
— REMOVING OFFENDER STATUS FROM JOB APPLICATIONS INCREASES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/removing-offender-status-from-job-applications-increases-discrimination-against-minorities.html
— LEGISLATORS TAKE AIM AT DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AT THE IRS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/legislators-take-aim-at-discriminatory-practices-at-the-irs.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative Action, Immigration and the Politics of Racial Solidarity – Ben Cohen (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want minorities to unite to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/affirmative_action_immigration_and_the_politics_of_racial_solidarity.html
— Final Countdown for the GOP? – Brian C. Joondeph (DIERSEN: If Trump loses, how many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America who have falsely claimed to be Republican will come out of their closets and declare their hatred for those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/final_countdown_for_the_gop.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump closes in with enthusiasm gap over Clinton Fight against establishment energizes voters seeking change – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/30/donald-trump-closes-in-with-enthusiasm-gap-over-hi/

GOPUSA
— Graduation rates: Passing students along
http://www.gopusa.com/graduation-rates-passing-students-along/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Has a Gift for Homeless Supporter Who Was Physically Attacked by Crowd – Justin Holcomb
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2016/10/30/trump-has-a-gift-for-homeless-supporter-who-was-attacked-by-physically-attacked-by-crowd-n2238863

THE BLAZE
— Poll: Donald Trump is now just 1 point behind Clinton – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/30/poll-donald-trump-is-now-just-1-point-behind-clinton/

BREITBART
— New York Times Dismissed Trump Claims of FBI Revolt as ‘Baseless’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/30/new-york-times-dismissed-trump-claims-of-fbi-revolt-as-baseless/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Will Anthony Weiner Elect Donald Trump? – Robert Kuttner
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/will-anthony-weiner-elect_1_b_12720626.html

CNN
— Trump stokes skepticism of Colorado voting system – Jeremy Diamond, Ashley Killough and Caroline Kenny
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/politics/donald-trump-write-in-ballots/
— What is the Hatch Act — and did James Comey break it? – Steve Vladeck (DIERSEN: I was under the Hatch Act during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/31/politics/what-is-the-hatch-act/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Peter Thiel Defends His Most Contrarian Move Yet: Supporting Trump – DAVID STREITFELD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/technology/peter-thiel-defends-his-most-contrarian-move-yet-supporting-trump.html
— Early Turnout Tilts Toward Democrats in Swing States – JEREMY W. PETERS and MATT FLEGENHEIMER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/us/politics/early-voting-trump-clinton.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White Republicans are coming home to Donald Trump, at just the right time – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/30/white-republicans-are-coming-home-to-donald-trump-at-just-the-right-time/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Leaders of foreign countries who are anti-American want Clinton to win just like they wanted Obama to win.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-foreign-leaders-who-are-rooting-for-trump/2016/10/30/fc9aed02-9c58-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html
— Federal employees behind in pay by 34 percent on average, salary council says – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/31/federal-employees-behind-in-pay-by-34-percent-on-average-salary-council-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal workers earn 34.07 percent on average less than private-sector employees doing comparable work, according to the government’s official, although not universally accepted, tally of how salaries compare. The figure was announced at Friday’s annual meeting of the Federal Salary Council, a group of union representatives and outside experts on compensation that oversees the General Schedule, the pay system for white-collar workers below the senior ranks. In the prior three years, the reported overall average “pay gap” was about the same — 35.37, 35.28 and 34.92 percent. “Federal pay needs to be substantially increased,” said National Treasury Employees Union president Tony Reardon, a member of the council. “When you look at the private sector, what kind of pay increases they have had, it dwarfs what federal employees have received. It’s time for Congress to step up and pay federal employees what they deserve to be paid.” The “pay gap” figures are based on Labor Department surveys comparing salary data on 250 federal occupations at various levels of responsibility with corresponding rates in local labor markets. Other comparisons, using different data and different methods, have reached much different conclusions. Reports from the conservative Heritage Foundation in 2010 and the American Enterprise Institute in 2011 found a pay advantage for federal workers of 22 and 14 percent, respectively, while the libertarian Cato Institute last year reported a 78 percent advantage. The Congressional Budget Office concluded in 2012 that federal workers were ahead by 2 percent on average, with less educated ones further ahead and more educated ones behind the private sector. Those reports said that the value of employment-related benefits, which the Labor Department data do not account for, further favors federal employees. The Government Accountability Office said in a 2012 report that no one approach to assessing pay is definitive.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Deep in the heart of Texas, Trump has Republicans worried about losing a congressional seat – Mark Z. Barabak (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will kill you figuratively if not literally if you do not join them in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-non-veterans, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-texas-republican-congress-20161029-story.html
— Donald Trump touts early vote turnout but the data complicate his rosy picture – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-extols-high-early-vote-1477860752-htmlstory.html
— You can blame cigarettes for nearly 3 in 10 cancer deaths in the U.S., study says – Karen Kaplan
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cancer-deaths-smoking-20161024-snap-story.html
— In Mexico, Day of the Dead meets Halloween – Patrick J. McDonnell
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-halloween-snap-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Hispanic Voter Surge Recasts Texas – DAN FROSCH (DIERSEN: What percent of Hispanics in Texas are citizens of Mexico?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/presidential-race-in-texas-tightens-as-voter-registration-total-surges-1477837569
— Harry Reid: FBI Director’s ‘Partisan Actions’ May Violate Federal Law James Comey disclosed, less than two weeks before presidential election, that his office was pursuing potential new evidence related to Hillary Clinton – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/30/harry-reid-comeys-partisan-actions-may-violate-federal-law/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump has convinced Republican men they’re playing a ‘zero-sum’ game – Sonam Sheth (DIERSEN: For White males, federal employment is a zero-sum game. Every promotion that a federal employee who is minority gets, a federal employee who is White does not get. Every promotion that a federal employee who is female gets, a federal employee who is male does not get. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/republican-men-feel-discriminated-against-trump-clinton-election-2016-10

USA TODAY
— Ex-congressman Joe Walsh no Clinton fan, but thinks Comey did her wrong – William Cummings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/30/joe-walsh-clinton-comey-tweets/93036902/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Clinton’s massive lead over Trump narrows a bit among Millennials in new poll – Susan Page and Karina Shedrofsky
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/30/clintons-massive-lead-over-trump-narrows-among-millennials-poll-president-republican-election/92948974/

ABC13
— TRUMP SIGNS STOLEN OUT OF FRONT YARDS
http://abc13.com/politics/trump-signs-stolen-out-of-front-yards/1581673/

ABC6
— Multiple arrests after thefts of campaign signs – CHRIS WHITE
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/multiple-arrests-after-thefts-of-campaign-signs

FOX4
— Vandalized Trump signs replaced
http://www.fox4now.com/news/vandalized-trump-sings-replaced

RT
— ‘Undersea supremacy’: US commissions $2.7bn nuclear submarine ‘Illinois’
https://www.rt.com/usa/364712-nuclear-submarine-illinois-commissioned/

EDUCATION WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Latinos a) that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Latinos have had, are having, and will have and b) that Democrats will give Latinos preference over non-Latinos, that is, that Democrats will discriminate against non-Latinos.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_california/2016/10/latino_vote_bad_news_for_trump_and_gop.html

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Exploring mentorship: A graceful exit How one firm helps departing staffers find opportunities – Ken Tysiac (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, who had got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2016/nov/career-mentoring-at-cpa-firms.html

October 25 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago City Council Committee Votes to Remove Trump Street Sign “When you hit Chicago, Chicago hits back,” Alderman Anthony Beale said – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-city-council-committee-votes-to-remove-trump–398578261.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois has highest number of registered voters since 1970 (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-registered-voters-1970-20161025-story.html
— Trump stops holding high-dollar fundraisers that were raising big cash for the GOP – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-fundraising-20161025-story.html
— Cook County poised to adopt $13 hourly minimum wage affecting suburbs – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cook-county-minimum-wage-hike-1026-biz-20161025-story.html
— Chicago aldermen make move to remove Trump street sign – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-trump-honorary-sign-met-20161025-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago ‘hits back,’ strips Trump of honorary street designation – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-hits-back-strips-trump-of-honorary-street-sign/
— Cher to headline Hillary Clinton Chicago fundraiser – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cher-to-headline-hillary-clinton-chicago-fundraiser/

— Greens say GOP ploy adds ‘insult,’ but no injury – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-greens-say-gop-ploy-adds-insult-but-no-injury/
— Cook County Democrat boss making a list and checking it twice – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-county-dem-boss-making-a-list-and-checking-it-twice/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It ain’t easy being a Chicago political boss these days. Just ask Joe Berrios, the supposed leader of the party that dominates Cook County. Berrios expected each committeeman from Chicago’s 50 wards and the 30 suburban Cook townships to “buy a table” at the county Democratic Party fundraiser on Oct. 13. Some have not done their share, prompting a terse letter from county party headquarters. In an email obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, a top Berrios aide comes off sounding more like the Nicor collections department than a political boss’ enforcer. “You are receiving this notice because you did not support our 10/13 fundraiser by purchasing any tickets,” wrote Jacob Kaplan, the county Democrats’ executive director. “The Chairman asked all committeemen to support the event by purchasing 10 tickets (at $200 each).” I talked to one committeeman who’s openly bucking Boss Berrios and three others who said they were withholding payment to the party but didn’t want to be publicly identified. Berrios is threatening to out the scofflaws at Friday’s meeting of party brass at the Erie Cafe, a Near North Side restaurant where the chairman’s own political funds have dropped more than $70,000 in the last few years. Kaplan warned the committeemen: “A report on the October fundraiser will be produced at our committeemen pre-election meeting next Friday (10/28) at Erie Cafe. Several committeemen have requested a list of committeemen who have not supported the party’s October fundraiser. If you do not want to be on this list, please reply and let us know how many tickets you will be sending a check into the party for.” Kaplan would not name the committeemen who have not complied with the boss’ fundraising request. Nor would he tell me which of the nice committeemen requested a list of the naughty. “There’s about 15 or so holdouts,” Kaplan said Tuesday. “Some [contributions] may come in by Friday.” Kaplan acknowledged that “it’s not like the old days,” when a Cook County Democratic boss such as Dick Daley could growl an order and every committeeman would heel instantly. “We just ask everybody to contribute something they can afford, even if it’s just one ticket, to share the burden of keeping the party going,” Kaplan said. Many committeemen already paid their share, or even gave much more than what was sought, according to campaign-finance reports. The party reported getting $10,000 from two campaign funds controlled by 14th Ward boss Ed Burke, while John Daley’s 11th Ward Democrats contributed $2,000. In June, the county party organization got $25,000 from Toni Preckwinkle, the County Board president who’s also 4th Ward committeeman and an executive vice chairman of the county Democrats. But 1st Ward Ald. and Committeeman Proco Joe Moreno says he won’t give a dime. He noted that Berrios, Kaplan and other county party officials helped a candidate who tried to unseat him in the committeeman’s race earlier this year. In 2014, Moreno supported a successful challenger against Berrios’ daughter Toni, who had been a state representative. “I have a strong, powerful, progressive ward organization,” Moreno said. “I don’t need to give money to his a– to work against me.” Moreno said he’s considering running against Berrios for the chairman’s day job as county assessor. Another committeeman, who asked not to be identified, said of Berrios, “Why give him money? I don’t understand. He hasn’t done anything for me.” Berrios may manage to placate them. But the only person he really must be sure to please is the true boss — the state party chairman and Illinois House speaker, Mike Madigan. If the fundraising request had come from Madigan, there’s little doubt all 80 committeemen would pull out their checkbooks as quickly as the Erie Cafe’s waiters hustle to serve Berrios.)

DAILY HERALD
— New Glen Ellyn elected officials won’t get paid – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: How much are you paid for what you do? What do you say to my nasty troubled failed vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am not paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a) I am not a reporter or a journalist, b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worthless, and c) I am worthless?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029117/
— Wheaton council decides not to allow for backyard chickens – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029131/
— Foster, Khouri take different stances on national security, guns – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029123/
— DiCianni, Krishnamoorthi compare plans to help working families – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029257/
— Naperville career panelists aim to inspire black students – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029250/

WBEZ
— Duckworth, Kirk Vie For Black Vote – Natalie Moore (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which candidates vie for votes from those who share your demographics?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/duckworth-kirk-vie-for-black-vote/9d37b7c1-9a23-4a3f-82f5-d54c80e73dec
— Big Donors Creating ‘New Political Landscape’ in Illinois, Group Says – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/big-donors-creating-new-political-landscape-in-illinois-group-says/d889aed2-415d-4867-a4b8-b2d91ee966c6

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Live Thursday: U.S. Senate debate
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161025/live-thursday-us-senate-debate

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Fearing Election Day trouble, some U.S. schools cancel classes – AP (DIERSEN: Will Democrat teachers tell their students to go to polling places and to harass potential Trump voters? Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/fearing-election-day-trouble-some-us-schools-cancel-classes/article_2cade5e6-3af3-58c3-b983-d383d60ab33b.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Most see a Clinton victory and a fair count ahead Most say Trump will not accept results, concede – CNN (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants a Clinton victory? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/poll-most-see-a-clinton-victory-and-a-fair-count-ahead

WJBD
— Clinton Ramps Up Surrogate Operation as Trump’s Withers
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/25/clinton-ramps-up-surrogate-operation-as-trumps-withers

CHICAGOIST
— Why You Should Definitely Go Vote In Your Local Races, Chicago (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, successful Democrat down ballot candidates will help her get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagoist.com/2016/10/25/a_look_at_the_local_races_for_2016.php

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Election Day voter registration easier in urban areas than in rural locations – Dawn Geske
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511031834-election-day-voter-registration-easier-in-urban-areas-than-in-rural-locations

MEDILL REPORTS
— CITIZENSHIP BACKLOG SILENCES POTENTIAL ILLINOIS VOTERS – Nona Tepper (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats shout at potential Illinois voters that Republicans have caused all their problems, are causing all their problems, and will forever cause all their problems.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/citizenship-backlog-silences-potential-illinois-voters/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EXECUTIVE ORDER EQUIPS ILLINOISANS TO TAKE ON RED TAPE – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/executive-order-equips-illinoisans-to-take-on-red-tape/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Huntley High School Students Vote for Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/25/huntley-high-school-students-vote-for-trump/
— Another Republican Precinct Letter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/24/another-republican-precinct-letter/
— Roskam, McConchie, McSweeney Headline Algonquin Republican Luncheon
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/24/roskam-mcconchie-mcsweeney-headline-algonquin-republican-luncheon/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO CUBS OWNERS INVEST IN CONSERVATIVE CAUSES … FOR THE MOST PART
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/chicago-cubs-owners-invest-in-conservative-causes-.html

DAILY SIGNAL
‘Clear Bias’ Against Hiring Veterans Under Obama Administration, Says Former VA Official – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: In the federal government, hiring Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or young, has always been the top priority.)
http://dailysignal.com/2016/10/25/clear-bias-against-hiring-veterans-under-obama-administration-says-former-va-official/

NEWSMAX
— Obama’s 2013 Golf Trip That Included Tiger Woods Cost $3.6 Million – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/barack-obama-golf-tiger-woods-taxpayers/2016/10/25/id/755208/
— Trump Slams Primary Opponents for Not Endorsing Him – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-slams-primary-opponents/2016/10/25/id/755271/

GOPUSA
— 20K at Trump rally in Tampa yesterday
http://www.gopusa.com/20k-at-trump-rally-in-tampa-yesterday/
— Hillary Clinton’s Daffy idea: Stalking Donald Trump with duck
http://www.gopusa.com/hillary-clintons-daffy-idea-stalking-donald-trump-with-duck/
— Planned Parenthood: Husbands no part in abortion decision
http://www.gopusa.com/pp-husbands-no-part-in-abortion-decision/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP: HILLARY PUSHING FOR SOCIALIZED MEDICINE Slams ‘Obamacare lie’ as rates set to spike – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/trump-hillary-pushing-for-socialized-medicine/

BREITBART
— Rudy Giuliani: If NeverTrump Conservatives Elect Hillary Clinton, ‘They’re Giving Away the Next 20 to 30 Years’ – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/10/25/rudy-giuliani-nevertrump-conservatives-elect-clinton-theyre-giving-away-next-20-30-years/

THE BLAZE
— Four teens charged after youth flash mob attacks college students, cop — one even punches police horse in the face – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/25/four-teens-charged-after-youth-flash-mob-attacks-college-students-cop-one-even-punches-police-horse-in-the-face/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Free-tuition activists stoked over arrests for blocking Michigan Ave – Amber Athey
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8302
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three University of Chicago students were arrested during another “Moral Mondays” event in May that also targeted Griffin, suggesting he was responsible for the budget crisis in Illinois. “I did this in protest of the budget crisis being inflicted on Illinois by Gov. Rauner, a man financed by billionaire Ken Griffin, who makes $90,000 an hour,” one protester wrote, according to the Maroon. Even though the students expressed disgust with the budget crisis in May, they still demonstrated vehemently in favor of free tuition, claiming students only have to pay for school because billionaires are not paying their “fair share.” One sign at the protest read, “Bruce Rauner, Ken Griffin, and IL tax dodgers: Pay up for free higher ed,” while another said, “Make LaSalle St. pay, not the 99%.” “Griffin paid $300 million for one painting. Wonder how many student artists that could’ve sent to college?)

HOT AIR
— Report: Trump campaign all but ends big-money fundraising operations, leaving the RNC in the lurch; Update: Retreat?
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/25/report-trump-campaign-ends-big-money-fundraising-operations-leaving-rnc-lurch/

DAILY CALLER
— Taxpayer Tab For Obama Trip That Included Golf With Tiger Woods: $3.6 Million – Alex Pappas
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/24/taxpayer-tab-for-obama-trip-that-included-golf-with-tiger-woods-3-6-million/
— Flash Mobs 50-100 Strong Pounce On Random Pedestrians, Cops At Temple University – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/25/flash-mobs-50-100-strong-pounce-on-random-pedestrians-cops-at-temple-university/

LIFEZETTE
— A Catholic University Bows to Black Lives Matter To avoid ‘provoking’ the group, DePaul will not allow its pro-life students to post messages – Deirdre Reilly
http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/catholic-university-bows-black-lives-matter/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Portland Could Be The First City To Tackle Outrageous CEO Pay Of course the progressive Oregon city would be a pioneer on this. – Emily Peck
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/portland-oregon-ceo-pay_us_580f6d4ae4b02444efa5520f

CBS NEW YORK
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Spike In Immigrants Illegally Crossing Into U.S. Ahead Of Election
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/25/immigration-illegal-crossing-election/

CNN
— GOP schedules RNC member call as Election Day approaches – Tal Kopan
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/politics/republican-committee-rnc-member-call/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The RNC’s suckers and sellouts are helpless to Trump – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rncs-suckers-and-sellouts-are-helpless-to-trump/2016/10/25/0f97abb0-9b01-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html
— Trump will claim the election was stolen. This new poll shows GOP voters may believe him. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/10/25/trump-will-claim-the-election-was-stolen-this-new-poll-shows-gop-voters-may-believe-him/
— In the federal government, how likely is it that a woman will make more than a man? – Leslie Shapiro and Ted Mellnik
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/women-federal-pay/
— For some conservative female pundits, this election has been a nightmare – Kelsey Snell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/25/for-some-conservative-female-pundits-this-election-has-been-a-nightmare/
— Women who want to get ahead should look to the federal government, not corporate America – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: To get women to accept job offers, GAO could have female job applicants read every word in every document that was filed in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Those documents show that GAO gives preference to its Democrat employees who are female, as well as to those who are minority, younger, and/or veteran. )
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/25/are-you-a-woman-looking-for-a-top-job-try-the-federal-government/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For every chair occupied by a woman in the corporate C-suite, six are filled by a man. In the federal government, it’s 1 out of every 3. Women are gradually advancing to the highest levels of government, where they now represent 33.7 percent of the leaders known as senior executives. These are the mostly career managers who carry out the mandate of the White House, occupying key roles just below top presidential appointees. In the civilian world, they’re the generals and admirals who run their agencies day-to-day. Women and men have not reached parity in the top ranks of government. But among the 7,187 career senior executives, they’ve reached pay parity, with women getting a slight edge. Their $175,451 average salary is $479 more than men’s. Women have climbed further than their male counterparts at private companies, where just 16 percent of executives are women, according to an analysis by McKinsey & Company, working with the Partnership for Public Service. The Government Accountability Office, a little-known agency that acts as the government’s fiscal watchdog, has quietly cultivated a culture that has helped women thrive. The result? Women make up 41 percent of the senior executives there, substantially above the government-wide average. The GAO has what’s best described as an unglamorous mission: It audits government programs for Congress to ensure that taxpayers get the most efficient and accountable spending for their money. The audits released this month include titles such as “Agencies Have Sound Procedures for Managing Exchanges but Could Improve Inventory Monitoring” (on nuclear material) and “Guidance Needed for Completing Required Impact Assessments Prior to Presidential Drawdowns” (on security assistance). Arcane as the work is, it gets results: Federal agencies act on about 80 percent of the GAO’s recommendations to improve their operations, even if some guidance takes years to be implemented. Yet the GAO is not just a good place to work (it consistently ranks near the top among midsize agencies in the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government annual rankings) but a good place to work for women. Of the agency’s 121 senior executives, 50 are women, including the general counsel and chief operating officer. “With the wide variety of work we’re doing, you want to have a representative workforce,” Eugene Dodaro, the comptroller general of the United States and GAO head, said in an interview. Government agencies have long prided themselves on helping their employees balance their work and personal lives. The GAO’s approach is more serious than most: day care on site at the Washington headquarters, a student loan repayment program, a generous telework policy — 65 percent of the staff worked from home one day or more per pay period last year — and a flexible relocation policy. When she was hired 26 years ago as an entry-level analyst right out of graduate school, Orice Williams Brown told herself she would do this for a few years until the financial markets, still reeling from a crash, recovered. Her first assignment was to investigate why the Internal Revenue Service was not using interest on municipal bonds that local governments had returned to the federal government. “I was totally hooked,” she recalled. She was promoted to senior executive in 2005, in charge of the team that audits financial markets and community investment. Five years ago, she was made a managing director. “The work is extremely appealing,” Williams Brown, 50, said. “It’s a family-friendly culture. I’ve seen people advance regardless of where they are in their personal life. I’ve seen people promoted who are out on maternity leave.” She said that by having employees work in teams with experts from different disciplines, the GAO puts a premium on collaborative skills and coming to collective decisions. “That’s one of the things women are really socialized to do.” For Susan Poling, the GAO’s stable leadership is a big factor in why she and other women thrive. The agency is not run by a political appointee whose face changes every four years, but by a nonpartisan civil servant who serves a 15-year term. Like many lawyers, Poling found that government gives women opportunities to advance without working the 70-and 80-hour weeks that are essential to making partner at corporate firms. “One of the things I bring is that I’ve been a working mother, and I have other men and women on my staff who are working parents,” she said. When she was hired to the GAO in 1990 from the Department of Education, she worked part time so she could spend more time with her young son. “But they didn’t shunt me over and not give me great things to do,” she said. Today, as a full-time senior executive, Poling supervises 156 lawyers. And at 68, she has no plans to retire anytime soon. “I’m still enjoying myself.”)

October 25 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Comptroller Candidates To Meet In Televised Debate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/25/illinois-comptroller-candidates-to-meet-in-televised-debate/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State comptroller candidates to debate tonight – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-comptroller-debate-munger-mendoza-20161024-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KIRK: Health questions remain, but Sen. Kirk won’t release medical records. Observers worry stroke may have affected his judgment. – Jeff Coen and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If you are involved in government or in politics, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize, denigrate, and condemn your judgment. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government demonized, denigrated, and condemned my judgment because I did not become a Democrat, because I complained about reverse discrimination, because I complained about age discrimination, because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, and because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the aforesaid. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), 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. demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment because I support a) all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-health-met-20161025-story.html
— For some low-income workers, retirement is only a dream – AP (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older? Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–never-to-retire-20161024-story.html
— Chicagoans with less than college degree have had weakest earnings recovery – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Who thinks/thought that you are/were not “college material?” I should write a book about those who thought that I was not “college material.” They stressed that neither of my parents attended college, that except for my father, none of my ancestors had earned a high school diploma, and that my mother never attended high school.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-middle-skills-pay-gap-1025-biz-20161024-story.html
— The Democrats’ dirty tricks against Donald Trump – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-undercover-video-trump-rally-violence-20161025-story.html
— My mom, a refugee, is vetted every day – Lev Golinkin (DIERSEN: Who vets you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes vet me every day. They read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails looking for typos and for anything in the emails that they can use against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-refugees-immigrants-extreme-vetting-20161024-story.html
— Poll: Clinton gaining ground with young voters – AP (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. Democrat candidates hint/imply/argue/shout at younger people that if elected, they will use government to give young people preference, that is, that they will discriminate against older people.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–ap-poll-campaign-2016-young-americans-20161025-story.html
— In emails, Clinton campaign measures diversity among staff (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors always measured “diversity among staff.” Constructively, Democrat politicians forced them a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrats, and especially young Democrats who were minority and/or female and b) make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-wikileaks-emails-20161024-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Jesse Jackson says “If election is ‘rigged,’ it isn’t against Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-if-election-is-rigged-it-isnt-against-trump/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Aviation Chief’s $100,000 bonus under pressure from Black Aldermen. – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority and/or young and b) to make way for those Democrats by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/aviation-commissioner-raked-over-the-coals-on-minority-contracts/

DAILY HERALD
— Dold slams Iran nuke deal, Schneider says enforce it – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029262/
— Hultgren, Walz differ over health care in 14th District – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029264/
— Immigration reform divides Roskam, Howland – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161025/news/161029260/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These 5 homeowners have the biggest unpaid property tax bills – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161025/CRED0701/161029937/5-biggest-unpaid-property-tax-bills-in-cook-county

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rodriguez says Rep. LaHood is too far right for the 18th – Laura Nightengale (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are “too far to the right?” I should write a book about past and present “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too far to the right.” The aforesaid promote LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, abortion, gambling, booze, pot, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and/or even worse things.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161024/election-preview-rodriguez-says-rep-lahood-is-too-far-right-for-18th

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Race remains the nation’s sore spot – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities that Republicans are racists, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2016/10/25/reeder-race-remains-the-nations-sore-spot/a6hhf15/

WSIL TV
— Obama administration confirms double-digit premium hikes – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33465066/obama-administration-confirms-double-digit-premium-hikes
— Trump brand loses luster with affluent – AP (DIERSEN: Are you affluent? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have financial problems and who are filled with envy. They are furious that I am affluent enough that I can afford to spend 10+ unpaid hours each and every day putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33469866/trump-brand-loses-luster-with-affluent

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Obama admits to laughing at Trump during debates President reads mean tweets about him – Kevin Liptak
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/obama-admits-to-laughing-at-trump-during-debates

DEPAULIA
— College Dems, GOP debate at DePaul – Brenden Moore
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/10/25/college-dems-gop-debate-depaul/

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Political experts predict presidential race to affect Illinois elections – Eric Bradach (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who paint themselves as being “political experts” and b) who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_923a622a-97e0-11e6-85de-db5af93b2c1f.html

CHICAGO MAROON
— At Free Higher-Ed Protest, Police Arrest Two UofC Students in Graduation Gowns Eight protestors chained themselves together in groups of four to shut down Michigan Avenue. When police clipped the chains, protesters went limp as officers dragged them to a waiting police van. – Alex Ward (DIERSEN: What did you do while you were earning your undergraduate degree? I worked all the hours that I could for John’s Sinclair, the Post Office, Chrysler, and University Plaza Dormitory to earn money to pay for college expenses and for new cars.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/10/25/higher-ed-protest-police-arrest-two-uofc-students/

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Will Fox News with Openly ‘Gay’ Shep Smith Become Even More Pro-Homosexual? Kincaid Interviews LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2016/10/24/video-will-fox-news-with-openly-gay-shep-smith-become-more-pro-homosexual-kincaid-interviews-labarbera/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/CLARKE: IT’S NOT ABOUT HILLARY OR TRUMP, IT’S ABOUT ENDING CORRUPTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thornerclarke-its-not-about-hillary-or-trump-its-about-ending-corruption-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Chicago appears to account for most of state’s net voter registration gain since ‘08 (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/25/chicago-appears-to-account-for-most-of-states-net-voter-registration-gain-since-08/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— RNC: Early and absentee voting numbers give us ‘a lot of optimism’ – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/25/rnc-early-and-absentee-voting-numbers-give-us-lot-/

BREITBART
— Politico, Megyn Kelly Rush Out Fabricated Narrative to Attack Breitbart News – MATTHEW BOYLE (DIERSEN: Who works with liberals against you? My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They absolutely could/would/do work with liberals against me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/24/politico-megyn-kelly-rush-fabricated-narrative-attack-breitbart-news/
— DOJ Warns Efforts to Stop 2016 Voter Fraud Could ‘Violate’ Federal Law – LOGAN CHURCHWELL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/10/24/doj-warns-efforts-stop-2016-voter-fraud-violate-federal-law/

THE BLAZE
— Report: Breitbart coordinated with liberal activist to take down Rubio, Cruz – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: Who works with liberals against you? My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They absolutely could/would/do work with liberals against me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/24/report-breitbart-coordinated-with-liberal-activist-to-take-down-rubio-cruz/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump ‘87% certain’ to win in November – Arnold Cusmariu
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/trump_87_certain_to_win_in_november.html

THE HILL
— Breitbart, liberal activist cooperated on GOP primary disruptions: report – Mark Hensch (DIERSEN: Who works with liberals against you? My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They absolutely could/would/do work with liberals against me.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/302605-breitbart-liberal-activist-cooperated-on-gop-primary

POLITICO
— Giuliani: Trump doing better among Dems, Independents than Romney – Louis Nelson
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-winning-democrats-independents-rudy-giuliani-230280
— Democrat women poised for record gains in Trump backlash Clinton wanted to bring more women with her, and the GOP nominee has only helped. – Edward-Isaac Dovere (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, notwithstanding the fact that Democrats run America, Democrats shout at women that Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they will use government to get rid of Republican men once and for all, and especially Republican men who are Protestant, conservative, White, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What do you say to disgusting hypocritical treasonous Republican men who increasingly side with Democrats to discourage/delay/stop the Democrats from getting rid of them?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/democratic-women-senate-house-230268

ABC NEWS
— Republicans in Tight Races More Likely to Abandon Donald Trump – ADAM KELSEY
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-tight-races-abandon-donald-trump/story?id=43025235

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture of pot unethically made to look like a news article, the NYT promotes pot. To promote pot is to promote the destruction of America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/marijuana-legalization-ballot-measures.html
— The Epidemic of Worry – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Who wants you to worry? The following want me to worry: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/opinion/the-epidemic-of-worry.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump will claim the election was stolen. This new poll shows GOP voters may believe him. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/10/25/trump-will-claim-the-election-was-stolen-this-new-poll-shows-gop-voters-may-believe-him/
— One (anti-Trump) GOP woman wonders why the men in her party won’t defend her – Amanda Carpenter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/25/carpenter-op-ed/

USA TODAY
— Litigious Donald Trump – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/24/donald-trump-litigation-bankruptcies-taj-mahal-editorials-debates/87664434/
— Infants should share parents’ room for 1st year of life – Josh Hafner
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/24/infants-should-share-parents-room-1st-year-report-finds/92673778/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2016/10/25/92687468/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, you are loved by those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/my-former-republican-party-1477353852
— Hillary Clinton’s Catholic Fan Club Under Pope Francis, Progressive Catholics exaggerate papal authority. – WILLIAM MCGURN (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic, so therefore, those who vote for Democrats are extremely anti-Catholic.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-catholic-fan-club-1477353630

DETROIT NEWS
— What passes for ‘free’ speech at DePaul – Nicholas G. Hahn III (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will DePaul officially declare itself to be the “Anti-Christ University?”)
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nicholas-g-hahn-iii/2016/10/24/passes-free-speech-catholic-campus/92710562/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Report: Breitbart Worked With Liberal Activist Who Targeted Trump’s Primary Opponents – Charley Lanyon (DIERSEN: Who works with liberals against you? My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They absolutely could/would/do work with liberals against me.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/breitbart-worked-with-liberal-activist-against-trump-rivals.html
— ‘Citizen Journalism’ Is a Catastrophe Right Now, and It’ll Only Get Worse – Jesse Singal (DIERSEN: What do you do? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise Rich Miller as being Illinois’ top political reporter and journalist and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that I am neither a reporter nor a journalist because I have not been paid anything for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. In my defense, I stress that I must have lots more money than Miller has a) because I do need to charge for email subscriptions like he does and b) I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Those who Miller seeks/takes money from call his tunes. No one calls my tunes. Further, I could point out that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427. While GAO focuses on government issues rather than political issues, much of what GAO employees do is what reporters and journalists do.)
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/10/citizen-journalism-is-a-catastrophe-itll-only-get-worse.html

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs always want the Republican Party a) to dump its platform and b) to dump those who support its platform.
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/25/factions-and-fiction-no-the-fractured-republican-party-will-not-die-and-it-will-not-realign-it-is-incapable-of-chnage/

GUARDIAN
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Women now drink as much alcohol as men, global study finds Researchers believe the change is because drinks are cheaper, created for and marketed at women – Sarah Boseley
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/24/women-drink-alcohol-men-global-study

SUPER CHEVY
— 1966 425hp Vette is Handed Down from Family Member to Family Member – Jerry Heasley (DIERSEN: What cars do/did your father own? My outstanding father bought his first and only new car in 1967 when he was 45 years old. It was a bottom of the line 1967 Chevy 2-door with almost no options. He died suddenly in 1969.)
http://www.superchevy.com/features/1610-1966-425hp-vette-is-handed-down-from-family-member/