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October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Taxman cometh (again): Emanuel budget raises taxes for 6th time in 7 years – Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mayor-rahm-emanuel-chicago-budget-speech-20171018-story.html
— As deadline approaches, Chicago’s Amazon pursuit only beginning – Ryan Ori (DIERSEN: Of course, Chicago has stressed to Amazon that it is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Will Chicago promise to do even more to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-amazon-hq2-deadline-ryan-ori-20171018-story.html
— What word (invest) did Emanuel use 31 times in his budget speech? (DIERSEN: What have you invested a lot of your time and/or money in? I invested a lot of my time and money in earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Since 2000, I have invested a lot of my time and money in putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-budget-spending-20171019-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In recent years politicians have taken to using “invest” as a stand-in for “spend,” but Mayor Rahm Emanuel took it to another level during his Wednesday budget speech. The mayor deployed variations of the word no fewer than 31 times, according to his remarks.)
— Senate committee advances Lausch to be next U.S. attorney in Chicago – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-john-lausch-us-attorney-20171019-story.html
— 30 years since Black Monday: Chicago investors in a daze: ‘There are guys who are ready to jump out the window’ – George Papajohn and Charles Storch (DIERSEN: What did you do 30 years ago? I worked GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-archive-black-monday-chicago-reaction-20171019-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lausch nomination for Chicago-based U.S. Attorney advances to Senate – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lausch-nomination-for-chicago-based-u-s-attorney-advances-to-senate/

DAILY HERALD
— Mazzochi bids for statehouse – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171019/lester-kirk-criticizes-naperville-company-for-iran-business
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the same time the case (Breuder v. COD) is going on, COD Board Chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi is making a bid for state representative. Mazzochi, a patent attorney, is running to replace Republican Patti Bellock of Hinsdale, who is not seeking re-election. Mazzochi made the announcement to York Township GOP officials at their most recent meeting, where she is a committeeman. Filings with the State Board of Elections show she has more than $200,000 in her war chest to date, most of it from a personal loan to her campaign.)
— Keeping video gambling numbers in perspective – Editorial (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171018/editorial-keeping-video-gambling-numbers-in-perspective
— The wages of civil war within GOP – Steven & Cokie Roberts (DIERSEN: The civil war has always been between a) Republicans who support the Republican Party platform and b) RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants who reject some, most or all of the platform. Beyond outrageously, the Republican Party a) lets RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants hold leadership positions in the party and b) helps elect and reelect RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171019/the-wages-of-civil-war-within-gop
— 10-year-old Aurora boy describes pit bull attack
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171019/10-year-old-aurora-boy-describes-pit-bull-attack
— Service helps Glenbard students become leaders – David F. Larson (DIERSEN: While you were in high school, what did you do that helped you become a leader? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I while I was a junior and a senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and the summer in between, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20171018/service-helps-glenbard-students-become-leaders

ABC7
— Cub Scout kicked out after asking state senator about gun control, racially charged comments (DIERSEN: Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens and nasty Green plants, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I ask bad questions, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their press conferences and other events, b) stop me from promoting their press conferences and other events, c) stop me from attending their press conferences and other events, and c) stop me from reporting on their press conferences and other events.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cub-scout-kicked-out-after-asking-state-senator-tough-questions/2551119/

WTTW
— Is Spending on Statewide Elections Going Too Far? – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/18/spending-statewide-elections-going-too-far

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield City Council to consider ‘Welcome City’ resolution – John Reynolds (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, to say that a city is “welcoming” is to say that city hates and wants to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171018/springfield-city-council-to-consider-welcome-city-resolution

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— In court, score one for Aaron Schock – Phil Luciano (DIERSEN: Why didn’t the news media report on my lawsuit against the federal government like it reports on the federal government’s lawsuit against Schock?)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171018/luciano-in-court-score-one-for-aaron-schock

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Speaker to address implicit biases at Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters meeting – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/18/speaker-to-address-implicit-biases-at-glen-ellyn-league-of-women-voters-meeting/a1ua9zq/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump sends $25,000 check to fallen soldier’s family Check sent on same day of Washington Post report – DAN MERICA AND KAITLAN COLLINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-sends-25000-check-to-fallen-soldiers-family/839633100

CHICAGO READER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Biss, Kennedy, Pritzker support legalizing marijuana in Illinois – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/10/19/biss-kennedy-pritzker-support-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois-and-other-chicago-news

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Catholics promote abortion.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/10/loyola-students-react-reproductive-rights-legislation/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Country Club Hills Fire Department – Massive porn problem, sexual harassment should lead to terminations and criminal charges – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/country-club-hills-fire-department-massive-porn-problem-sexual-harassment-should-lead-to-terminations-and-criminal-charges/

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— THE TRUTH OF DEATHS CAUSED BY MARIJUANA OVERDOSE
http://www.poppot.org/2017/10/18/truth-deaths-by-marijuana-overdose/

GOPUSA
— NFL players will continue to kneel or sit in disrespect
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32049
— Quebec’s new law bans facial coverings by public workers, on buses
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32030
— Calif. laws bar employers from asking about applicants’ criminal, salary histories
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31986
— McCain loses it, lashes out at reporter (DIERSEN: Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens, and nasty Green plants, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I ask bad questions, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their press conferences and other events, b) stop me from promoting their press conferences and other events, c) stop me from attending their press conferences and other events, and c) stop me from reporting on their press conferences and other events.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32045

DAILY CALLER
— Chuck Schumer Wrote Off $58,000 Last Year Using Tax Deduction (state and local taxes) He’s Trying To Save – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: How much in state and local taxes did you deduct last year? Ever since I became an IRS employee in 1971 when I was 22 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have wanted me to pay more taxes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/18/chuck-schumer-wrote-off-58000-last-year-using-tax-deduction-hes-trying-to-save/
— Confirmed: 99 Percent Of Union Donations Go To Liberal-Leaning Causes – GRACE CARR (DIERSEN: Yes, but I still believe that if GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. A union would have gone to bat for me not because GAO screwed me because I was a Republican, but because GAO screwed me because I complained about reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/13/confirmed-99-percent-of-union-donations-go-to-liberal-leaning-causes/
— Sen. McCain Goes Off On Fox Reporter For ‘Dumb Question’ – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens and nasty Green plants, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I ask bad questions, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their press conferences and other events, b) stop me from promoting their press conferences and other events, c) stop me from attending their press conferences and other events, and c) stop me from reporting on their press conferences and other events.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/18/sen-mccain-goes-off-on-fox-reporter-for-dumb-question-video/

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Try To Connect With Normal Americans And It Goes Poorly (satire) – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: Liberals promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling. pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/10/19/liberals-try-to-connect-with-normal-americans-and-it-goes-poorly-n2396806

BREITBART
— NFL Broadcasters Ignore Anthem Protests as Ratings Crater – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10/17/nfl-broadcasters-ignore-anthem-protests-ratings-crater/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats yelp as Trump upholds Constitution – Michael Barone
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/michael-barone-democrats-yelp-as-trump-upholds-constitution/article/2637973

POLITICO
— America’s government is getting old It’s not just the 71-year-old president: A POLITICO analysis finds that the federal workforce is older than it’s ever been, and younger workers aren’t coming in. What happened? – DANNY VINIK (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/09/27/aging-government-workforce-analysis-000525
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s no secret that American workers are getting older. Even as millennials become the biggest cohort in the labor force, the median age of all U.S. employees has crept up from 30 to 42 over the past 30 years. But when it comes to getting older, a POLITICO analysis finds, the private sector has nothing on the U.S. government. The U.S. just elected the oldest new president in history, and Congress, too, has been getting consistently older, with its average age now up around 60. But the vast majority of the government consists of the 2 million-strong federal civilian workforce. And thanks to slow-moving hiring practices and a huge cohort of baby boomers who haven’t retired at the predicted rates, it has grown significantly older than the American workforce overall. Today, just 17 percent of federal workers are under 35 years old. (In the private sector, almost 40 percent are.) And more than a quarter of federal employees are now older than 55. In some agencies, the upward age shift is even starker. Sixty nine percent of NASA’s workforce is over 45 years old. At the Department of Housing and Urban Development, it’s 70 percent. At the tiny Government Publishing Office, it’s even more extreme—80 percent. In principle, there’s nothing wrong with older workers: They have more experience than younger ones and employers often report that they are more attentive at work. Age discrimination is not just illegal, but strips companies of experience and judgment; it’s fair to say that plenty of Silicon Valley companies might benefit from the perspective of a more experienced cohort of employees. But workplaces that shift too far in any direction can suffer. There is evidence that offices with more older workers are less productive and, due to their workers’ age, more expensive; health care costs are especially high, and a wave of retirements would leave the government on the hook for a major increase in pension spending. And broadly speaking, if the government is supposed to reflect America accurately—making small and large policy decisions that affect every aspect of the country—it’s only reasonable to expect that the federal workforce should reflect the generational makeup of the country. Given the stereotypes about government employees, it’s easy to assume that federal worker protections have led to a vast army of aging-in-place bureaucrats who simply can’t be removed. But organizational experts and former federal human resource managers say the problem is more complicated than that, and more troubling for good governance. They see an ineffective hiring system that is decades out of date. They have spent years warning policymakers that rules and laws were inhibiting their ability to hire and train new employees. The aging of the federal workforce, they say, is a symptom of Washington’s inability to keep up with modern-day management practices and to plan for the future—as well as a system hamstrung by rigid federal employment directives, some of which, ironically, were aimed at freshening up the workforce.)

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Just how partisan are federal workers? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, & GAO 1980-1997) in the Chicago area, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, cowokers, and subordinates were Democrats. Those Democrats used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation a) to avoid hiring Republicans, b) to waste the careers of Republicans, and c) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/10/just-how-partisan-are-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Long before Donald Trump’s longshot bid to win the White House, unions representing federal workers and postal employees had almost exclusively supported Democratic candidates for the presidency and, with few exceptions, the House and Senate. They still do. Unions — very, very quietly — helped former Reps. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Frank Wolf (R-Va.). They worked closely with Democrats with clout, like Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), and former Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), to sweeten meager pay raises proposed by the presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But mostly their endorsements, union PAC money and logistical support goes to Democratic candidates and incumbents. Outside of the highly-unionized U.S. Postal Service, the majority of federal civil servants do NOT belong to any union. It may be because they don’t like unions. Maybe they are too cheap to pay dues. Or maybe they don’t like the unions’ politics! Rather than being part of a block vote, it is just possible that feds tend to vote like their neighbors and not along party lines. Career feds at the Pentagon may see the world differently than their colleagues at the Environmental Protection Agency. After giving their full support to the election and reelection of President Obama, white-collar feds —with the backing of most Republican politicians — were hit with a three-year pay raise freeze. Many got semi-automatic time-in-grade raises, but the January pay raises didn’t happen. Regular annual special cash awards and recognition to outstanding career senior executives were skipped or downplayed by the Obama administration. Some feds feel like the Democrats take them for granted and Republicans take it for granted that most government workers are Democrats. . .So if Republicans want to drain the swamp because they believe it is infested with highly partisan bureaucrats and if Democrats take feds for granted, has anybody got a Plan B?)

October 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 6 dead, 7 wounded in Chicago weekend gun violence
http://abc7chicago.com/6-dead-7-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-gun-violence/2534651/
— Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Chicago for youth event (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/barack-obama-makes-surprise-visit-to-chicago-for-youth-event/2533068/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities. Obama dropped by the Obama Foundation’s Chicago Training Day, which featured about 150 participants ages 18 to 24, and 25 local peer advisors that helped facilitate sessions throughout the day.)

NBC5
— Record Rainfall Floods Chicago Area (DIERSEN: If your home has not suffered storm water damage recently, what are the main reasons? 915 Cove Court in Wheaton has not suffered storm water damage recently because I paid the home’s builder $900 in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, I unclogged and properly connected 6-inch and a 4-inch drain tile lines to the city storm sewer system, I had part of the home’s exterior footing tiles excavated and unclogged, I installed many storm sewer inlets and hundreds of feet of French drains, I patched many lengthy cracks in the basement floor, I have always had a battery backup sump pump, etc.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/record-rainfall-flooding-chicago-area-450978083.html

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/14/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-8/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gun control measures proposed in Illinois
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/gun-control-measures-proposed-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois joins lawsuit as insurers brace for end of Obamacare subsidies – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-obamacare-subsidies-uncertainty-20171013-story.html
— Former Illinois state Rep. Sandra Pihos charged with misdemeanor shoplifting in Lombard – Christy Gutowski and Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-former-longtime-state-rep-charged-with-misdemeanor-shoplifting-in-lombard-20171014-story.html
— Trump voter fraud commission researcher arrested on child pornography charges – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-child-porn-arrest-20171014-story.html
— Have dirt that could impeach Trump? Larry Flynt will pay you $10 million. – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-larry-flynt-trump-impeachment-award-20171014-story.html
— Inspector general’s report alleges nepotism, political influence in the South Stickney Sanitary District – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-south-stickney-sanitary-folo-st-1015-20171013-story.html
— Obama makes surprise appearance at his foundation’s first program initiative for youths – Lolly Bowean (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-at-training-day-obama-appears-offering-lessons-coaching-for-youth-20171014-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama’s appearance at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Greater Grand Crossing came after the group of 18- to 24-year-olds spent the day in workshops learning many of the principles of narrative storytelling and community organizing.)
— The rise of electric vehicles and the fall of gas engines is a matter of when, not if – Peter Holley (DIERSEN: Do you hate cars? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate cars. They were furious when I bought the cars that I still own: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. They were furious when I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/fuelefficient/sc-auto-cover-electric-vehicles-combustion-engines-20171018-story.html
— My attempt at jury duty failed — because I’m a nursing mother – Judith P. Miller (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned it into a lactation room.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-jury-duty-breastfeeding-1015-story.html
— The Republican tax plan will hurt the middle class – Fred Lierman, Rockford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-trump-tax-plan-20171013-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supporters of Oak Park teacher protest his suspension in Facebook flap – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protest-for-suspended-oak-park-teacher-bring-community-together/
— Obama teaches ‘organizing 101’ in surprise foundation appearance – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/obama-teaches-organizing-101-in-surprise-foundation-appearance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Obama Foundation isn’t set to break ground on its presidential center until late 2018, but Saturday’s South Side gathering drew about 150 people between 18 and 24, for a day of putting “civics into action.”)
— 3 teens charged after marijuana found during McHenry County searches – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-teens-facing-charges-after-separate-searches-uncover-marijuana/
— Aldermen, mayor tune out Chicagoans during ‘public comment’ – Anne M. Dillon, Norwood Park (DIERSEN: Who tunes you out? The following tune me out: 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-aldermen-mayor-tune-out-chicagoans-during-public-comment/

HERALD WHIG
— Three candidates vying for Illinois House seat in 93rd District – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20171014/three-candidates-vying-for-illinois-house-seat-in-93rd-district#

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— More state lawmakers jumping ship – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-more-state-lawmakers-jumping-ship/article_61fde1ea-1ab0-5a67-a026-bbb6524ff1d7.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Treasurer Frerichs remains unchallenged – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-15/tom-kacich-treasurer-frerichs-remains-unchallenged.html
— Abortion bill complicates GOP election politics – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-10-15/rich-millercapitol-fax-abortion-bill-complicates-gop-election-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “Dream Act deserves support:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-10-15/sunday-extra-dream-act-deserves-support.html

SOUTHERN
— Saluki cheerleaders who knelt during national anthem subject of death threats – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/they-re-not-going-to-scare-us-saluki-cheerleaders-who/article_4033275a-39d6-50d1-b655-a80ab771e152.html

RIVER CITIES READER
— The “Madigan Question” Leads to Questions for Rauner – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/madigan-question-questions-for-rauner

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Think long, hard about impeachment – Don Wooten (DIERSEN: How did Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon) impact you in 1974? In 1974, I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. They were furious about Nixon and they took their anger out on me, one of their very few employees who were both Republican and non-veteran.)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/think-long-hard-about-impeachment/article_1f59782f-7d0b-5132-a4c9-d8c51be772b1.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— At Values Voter Summit, Bannon declares ‘war’ on GOP establishment Former White House strategist bashes leaders – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/at-values-voter-summit-bannon-takes-aim-at-gop-establishment/835419287

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Anti-Transparency Sandra Pihos charged with shoplifting – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/anti-transparency-sandra-pihos-charged-with-shoplifting/

BREITBART
— UCLA Law Professor Says Affirmative Action Inflicts ‘Significant Academic Harm’ on Minority Students – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/14/ucla-law-professor-says-affirmative-action-inflicts-significant-academic-harm-on-minority-students/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps mix illegal immigrants in with legal immigrants. What percent of legal immigrants promote illegal immigration?
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/355383-we-cant-be-complicit-in-persecution-of-immigrant-communities
— Trump ramps up the culture war – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355399-trump-ramps-up-the-culture-war

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois’ 200th birthday party gets late start, low budget (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those whose parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors have been in Illinois longer than their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors? They hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors have been in Illinois, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/illinois-200th-birthday-party-gets-late-start-low-budget/

ABC NEWS
— Legal experts split on if NFL can punish for anthem protests – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that in Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/), the court ruled that employers can punish their employees who complain about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. But one could also argue that the court also ruled that employers can only punish their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/legal-experts-split-nfl-punish-anthem-protests-50420878

NEW YORK TIMES
— Silicon Valley Is Not Your Friend We are beginning to understand that tech companies don’t have our best interests at heart. Did they ever? – Noam Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/13/opinion/sunday/Silicon-Valley-Is-Not-Your-Friend.html
— Why Are Millennials Wary of Freedom? – CLAY ROUTLEDGE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/millennials-freedom-fear.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Not So Fast on Self-Driving Cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/self-driving-cars.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Gender Pay Disparity – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/business/advice-gender-pay-disconnect.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I recently completed a certification process in my field. This took several years and required clearing numerous hurdles. A few others in my office completed the same process. Typically, in our profession, this merits a raise. It takes a several months for a state board and other entities to process the materials and issue formal documentation. I and another woman in my office were told we would have to wait for that process to conclude before we got our raises. However, two men who finished around the same time received their raises earlier. I asked my boss directly about this and he confirmed that they had, but did not offer me any insight into what that meant for me. To me, this seems like sexism, whether the bosses realize it or not. For some reason it was more imperative to give these guys a raise immediately, before they had their documents in hand, and less important to expedite this process for the women.)
— Iowa’s Swing to Republicans Is a Matter of (Lacking a) Degree Iowa’s status as a swing state in presidential elections may be in doubt. One key reason: Its economy cannot support enough college graduates. That’s bad news for Democrats. – MICHAEL TACKETT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/us/politics/iowa-democrats-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP lawmakers walk the line between defying Trump and alienating their base – Elise Viebeck (DIERSEN: What do Rauner’s wife and Rauner’s other advisors have to say about this? Ever-increasingly, it seems like Rauner’s advisors are advising him to dump the Republican Party platform, to dump the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/gop-lawmakers-walk-the-line-between-defying-trump-and-alienating-their-base/2017/10/14/cfc84f92-b014-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-norc-poll-americans-blame-wild-weather-on-global-warming/2017/10/12/4f5cf74c-af59-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where Do All the Disgraced C.E.O.s Go? – JOHN SCHWARTZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am disgraced. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/business/disgraced-ceos.html

October 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Lake County Republicans raffle off guns at fundraiser – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/lake-county-republicans-raffle-off-guns-at-fundraiser/2529762/
— Illinois joins 18 other states suing over Trump’s health care order – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-joins-18-other-states-suing-over-trumps-health-care-order/2530107/

NBC5
— Lake County GOP Gun Raffle Held Despite Protests – Ash-har Quraishi
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Lake-County-GOP-Gun-Raffle-Held-Despite-Protests-450855593.html
— Cook County Forest Preserve Worker Fired For Failing to Reveal Sex Assault Arrest – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cook-county-forest-preserve-employee-sex-assault-450828053.html

CBS2
— Kane Co. Looking For Funds To Avoid Eliminating GPS Program – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/13/kane-co-looking-for-funds-to-avoid-eliminating-gps-program/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Protesters gather against gun raffle held by Lake County Republican Party – Dakarai Turner
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/protesters-gather-against-gun-raffle-held-by-lake-county-republican-party

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Lake County GOP raffle off guns, quarantined protesters look on from the parking lot – Yadira Sanchez Olson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-gop-gun-giveaway-protest-st-1014-20171013-story.html
— Aurora-area veterans lash out at the NFL: ‘I won’t see another game’ – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-vets-nfl-st-1015-20171013-column.html
— South Stickney Sanitary District chided by inspector general for mismanagement, ethical lapses reforms policies, but retains staff – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-south-stickney-sanitary-folo-st-1015-20171013-story.html
— Illinois joins lawsuit as insurers brace for end of Obamacare subsidies – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-obamacare-subsidies-uncertainty-20171013-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid racial tension at Oak Park high school, letter threatens violence – Jeff Mayes
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amid-racial-tension-at-oak-park-high-school-letter-threatens-violence/
— Trump creates chaos for consumers, insurance companies – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-trump-creates-chaos-for-consumers-insurance-companies/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lake County GOP gun raffle draws about 100 protesters – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171013/lake-county-gop-gun-raffle-draws-about-100-protesters
— Kane County courts start dismantling electronic monitoring – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171013/kane-county-courts-start-dismantling-electronic-monitoring

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Blame Madigan? GOP incumbents feeling pressure to disavow Rauner – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/NEWS02/171019904/blame-madigan-gop-incumbents-feeling-pressure-to-disavow-rauner

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Coming together as Americans to combat hate – Shannon Davis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote hate: 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.sj-r.com/opinion/20171013/shannon-davis-coming-together-as-americans-to-combat-hate
— Illinois 200th birthday celebration kicks off Dec. 3 in Springfield – Tim Landis (DIERSEN: When did your ancestors come to Illinois? All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171013/illinois-200th-birthday-celebration-kicks-off-dec-3-in-springfield

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago police superintendent faints at awards ceremony – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article178818596.html

TIMES
— Rauner lacks lawmakers’ support – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/rauner-lacks-lawmakers-support/article_4fe5ab9d-1a12-5f9d-ab4e-31ad0af36c43.html

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Editorials urge veto override of Debt Transparency Act
https://theillinoischronicle.com/editorial-round-up-editorials-urge-veto-override-of-debt-transparency-act/

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— A political activism group for moms based in Chicago’s northern suburbs received a small donation from J.B. Pritzker three days before their founder blasted Pritzker’s primary rival Chris Kennedy in a press release as “disheveled” and “disrespectful to women.” – Mark Maxwel
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/pritzker-paid-moms-who-trashed-his-rival/835092066

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative Action: A Weapon of Class Warfare – Milton Ezrati (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. What if AA, Diversity, and Inclusion was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/affirmative_action__a_weapon_of_class_warfare.html

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger said Friday he’s often been critical of President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter, but when it comes to North Korea, there is a benefit when he shows some unpredictability. – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/adam-kinzinger-north-korea-trump-unpredictable/2017/10/13/id/819569/

NEW YORK TIMES
— End to Health Care Subsidies Puts Congress in a Tight Spot – THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/us/politics/trump-congress-obamacare-insurance-subsidies.html
— To Court Workers, Japanese Firms Try Being More Gay-Friendly – JONATHAN SOBLE (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff 1976-1980, my desk mate was one of the office’s very few gay employees.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/business/japan-work-gay.html
— The G.O.P. Is a Mess. It’s Not All Trump’s Fault. – PETER SUDERMAN (DIERSEN: The Republican Party will go further downhill as long as it allows people to hold party leadership positions who reject planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and Second Amendment planks. They focus on getting rid of people like me who support the aforesaid planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs, the planks that they reject, and how they have brought down the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/opinion/trump-republican-party-mess.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Salvaging Private Health Insurance Trump’s executive order should create more choices and lower costs. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/salvaging-private-health-insurance-1507849505
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-bob-corker-sees-in-trump-1507847033
— The Media and the President It Deserves Reason, honesty and self-discipline don’t come naturally to humans, including press humans. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-and-the-president-it-deserves-1507931378

FORBES
— After Pressure Over Security Concerns, IRS Suspends Equifax Contract – Kelly Phillips
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/10/13/after-pressure-security-concerns-irs-suspends-equifax-contract/#239a194936b6

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— House GOP’s tax-cut hopes ride on deciding who is middle class – Anna Edgerton
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/House-GOP-s-tax-cut-hopes-ride-on-deciding-who-is-12275140.php

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Moves Bills Enhancing Whistleblower Protections – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/10/house-moves-bills-enhancing-whistleblower-protections/141783/

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, if your group does not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC will call your group a hate group.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/10/13/anti-lgbt-roundup-101317

October 12 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CONSERVATIVES prep legal challenge to HB40 – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/12/politico-illinois-playbook-conservatives-prep-legal-challenge-to-hb40-kennedy-chuy-to-talk-guns-gops-4m-retire-madigan-campaign-222752
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative House Rep. Peter Breen plans to announce today a concerted pushback to the HB40 abortion bill just signed into law — including legal action and a new legislative proposal. “We’re going to be dropping a bill on the House and Senate on prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion,” Breen, who is also the Republican House floor leader, told POLITICO. The proposed legislation is not an attempt to repeal the full HB40 abortion bill that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law, setting off a firestorm within his own party. This legislation, according to Breen, would focus on the taxpayer funding portion of the HB40 and not the trigger law. Breen described the legislation as modeled off the federal Hyde Amendment. “This bill really is a fresh start. That was always the real problem with HB40, was the taxpayer funding of abortion.” Whether the potential legislation has hope of surviving in a Democratic-dominated General Assembly is another question, however. Legal challenge — Breen, an attorney for the Thomas More Society, said there’s movement to contest HB40 in court, arguing that the effective date in the bill is in error. Instead of Jan. 1, it should be June 1st, Breen argues, since the bill wasn’t released until well past May 31. Democrats used a parliamentary move to delay sending HB40 — and other bills — to the governor for months. Breen said a lawsuit could work to put on trial that practice, which he argues goes against the spirit of the law. “That is worth filing a lawsuit. The Democrats have been playing games with this on multiple bills. Holding bills over until after May 31 is not in the constitution. That is something we are very actively pursuing,” Breen said. “At the very least what our argument would be, is it can’t be effective until June 1st.” That five months means the state wouldn’t pick up the cost of potentially thousands of publicly-funded abortions, he said. The Illinois Dept. of Public Health reports more than 39,000 abortions in Illinois in 2015.)
— BANNON-LED REBELLION Could Bannon back an anti-Rauner candidate? – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/12/politico-illinois-playbook-conservatives-prep-legal-challenge-to-hb40-kennedy-chuy-to-talk-guns-gops-4m-retire-madigan-campaign-222752
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could Bannon back an anti-Rauner candidate? “Inside Bannon’s plans for a GOP civil war,” by Axios’ Mike Allen: ‘Bannon is also exploring gubernatorial and House races. As Bannon told Fox’s Sean Hannity this week: ‘Nobody’s safe. We’re coming after all of them.’ ‘Steve views this thing as a coalition,’ says a source familiar with his plans. ‘It’s a coalition of populists, constitutional conservatives and more libertarian types. But they all agree on Bannon’s core issues of trade and immigration.’ The GOP establishment is skeptical but scared … Bannon can sound delusional about his power to disrupt the party. But make no mistake: the combo of his fame with the base + access to Mercer money + true belief in America first policies = big trouble for establishment Republicans in 2018 and beyond. If Bannon were to field the slate he envisions, the Republican Party would have a civil war on its hands that makes 2010 look like a tea party.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Justice Department latest sanctuary city move on Chicago, Cook County – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/justice-department-latest-sanctuary-city-move-on-chicago-cook-county/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Alderman demands hearings on racist culture at city water department – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/alderman-demands-hearings-on-racist-culture-at-city-water-department/
— A better way to track and pay Illinois’ bills – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-better-way-to-track-and-pay-illinois-bills/
— The NFL’s power structure on full display – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-nfls-power-structure-on-full-display/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph H. McMahon sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Because McMahon said “It is a belief by men that women are inferior and that they can control them through verbal and physical abuse and too often it ends in tragedy,” anti-male individuals, anti-male organizations, anti-male companies, anti-male governments, and anti-male countries will support him.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-domestic-violence-st-1012-20171011-story.html
— Biss tries to raise money by ripping Pritzker’s latest $7 million campaign contribution – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you need lots of money to run a successful campaign for a government office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-daniel-biss-20171012-story.html
— Kneelers: Traitors, (expletives) or citizens? – Eugene Morris (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-national-anthem-black-men-20171012-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, who is more of a traitorous S.O.B.: a person who ducks military service and then stands when he hears the anthem or one who serves and takes a knee during the anthem to protest its broken promises? I ask these questions not to further divide the already divided. I hope it will make someone stop and consider how it is possible that some of us could question the symbolism of the flag or the anthem and not be thought of as traitors or S.O.B.s, but as American citizens exercising a constitutional right.)
— Yes, build the wall! – Robert Samuelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wall-daca-immigration-trump-samuelson-1012-20171011-story.html
— Women’s March organizers plan another Chicago rally for 2018 – Angie Leventis Lourgos (DIERSEN: Of course, the marchers will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-2018-story.html
— Trump now says mystery cop claimed he could fix Chicago crime ‘immediately’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-mystery-chicago-cop-solve-crime-immediately-20171011-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative/Bannon/Trump/Republican says “Steve Bannon is killing the Republican Party. Good riddance.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-steve-bannon-republican-party-trump-20171012-story.html
— Trump is said to be angered by state-local tax issue, seeks changes – Kevin Cirilli and Sahil Kapur
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-state-local-tax-changes-20171012-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump escalates threats against press, calls news coverage ‘frankly disgusting’ – David Nakamura (DIERSEN: Ever since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they want me to be thrown in jail for spreading propaganda. My my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/trump-escalates-threats-against-press-calls-news-coverage-frankly-disgusting
— Increasingly, America sees the glass half empty – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, America is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County who ever-increasingly make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171012/gerson-increasingly-america-sees-the-glass-half-empty

NBC5
— Trump Calls Out Chicago’s Violence Again, City Officials Imply He’s Not Living in ‘Real World’ Speaking to Fox’s Sean Hannity Wednesday, Trump repeated his long-told story about a Chicago motorcycle cop he says he met on the campaign trail – a story police said they have “discredited”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-chicago-violence-police-shootings-crime-450582773.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner will answer to higher power – Thomas W. Shilgalis, Normal (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote abortion?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/rauner-will-answer-to-higher-power/article_e2adfe26-096b-5f98-a1f6-185e764e257e.html

HERALD WHIG
— OUTSTANDING: Park Board rejects video gaming at Westview Golf Course – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/article/20171012/ARTICLE/171019988#

HERALD NEWS
— Illinois: Debtor in denial – Editorial
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/10/10/our-view-debtor-in-denial/aw5vh5s/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration promote those who promote illegal immigration.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-11/c-u-among-25-communities-selected-immigration-strategy-award.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration promote those who promote illegal immigration.
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19253-a-%25E2%2580%259Cwelcoming-city%25E2%2580%259D-in-the-making.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Diploma change provides second chance for many – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/110661/editorial-diploma-change-provides-second-chance-for-many
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While it’s admirable that about 750,000 people each year work to improve themselves by taking the GED test — and the perseverance and learning required should not be dismissed — there are conflicting studies as to whether it really helps. Many employers say they see little difference between someone with a GED and someone who dropped out of school when it comes to hiring practices. That has disproportionately affected women and minorities both nationally and in Illinois. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, 13 percent of Illinoisans over age 25 do not have a high school diploma. For Hispanics in state, the number hovers around 38 percent. It is about 15 percent for African-Americans in Illinois.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Vanity Fair: Bannon says Trump has 30% chance of completing term Trump on 25th Amendment: ‘What’s that?’ – SOPHIE TATUM
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/vanity-fair-bannon-says-trump-has-30-chance-of-completing-term/833149469

NPR ILLINOIS
— Land of Lincoln, New Jersey Compete For Worst Fiscal Condition – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-land-lincoln-new-jersey-compete-worst-fiscal-condition#stream/0

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2017/10/11/what-is-national-coming-out-day

CHICAGOIST
— Women’s March On Chicago Organizers Announce Second Rally, For January 20 – STEPHEN GOSSETT (DIERSEN: Of course, the marchers will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/10/11/there_will_be_a_second_womens_march.php#photo-1

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— McSweeney and Comptroller team up to force Rauner to be transparent about debt
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-republican-lawmaker-comptroller-team-up-to-force-rauner-to-be-transparent-about-debt/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The “Trans” Ideology Harms Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-ideology-harms-children/

CAPITOL FAX
— They like the governor’s money, but they don’t like him
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/12/they-like-the-governors-money-but-they-dont-like-him/

DAILY CALLER
— Conservatives Groups Are Going To War Against McConnell – Thomas Phippen (DIERSEN: What do you say to conservative leaders in Illinois who do not invite me to their events a) because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that is, because I am a member of the news media and b) because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/11/conservatives-groups-are-going-to-war-against-mcconnell/
— Here’s 19 Times Eminem Talked About Beating And Raping Women – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/11/heres-19-times-eminem-talked-about-beating-and-raping-women/

GOPUSA
— DACA Deal Likely Dead
http://www.gopusa.com/daca-deal-likely-dead/
— Boy Scouts’ admission of girls seen as expansion of ‘war on boys’
http://www.gopusa.com/boy-scouts-admission-of-girls-seen-as-expansion-of-war-on-boys/
— Yes, they do want to take away your guns
http://www.gopusa.com/yes-they-do-want-to-take-away-your-guns/

BREITBART
— Illegal Aliens Escalate Amnesty Demands, Claim Racism – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/12/fwd-us-illegals-escalate-amnesty-demands-claim-racism/
— ‘Ostracized by My Community’: Gay Conservatives React to ‘National Coming Out Day’ – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/10/11/gay-conservatives-react-national-coming-day/

NEWSMAX
— Washington and Hollywood Share Comparable Moral Codes – Margaret Carlson
https://www.newsmax.com/MargaretCarlson/trump-weinstein-corker-hollywood/2017/10/11/id/819046/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Values Voter Summit Invites Controversial Steve Bannon – John Murdock
http://www.christianpost.com/news/values-voter-summit-invites-controversial-steve-bannon-202393/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Viguerie and Other Conservative Leaders Demand New GOP Senate Leadership (DIERSEN: What do you say to conservative leaders in Illinois who do not invite me to their events a) because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that is, because I am a member of the news media and b) because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26625-viguerie-and-other-conservative-leaders-demand-new-gop-senate-leadership

ONE NEWS NOW
— Traditional values in, libertinism out in ’18 – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/10/12/traditional-values-in-libertinism-out-in-18

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump, Corker and the Circular Firing Squad Why is the president mocking a senator whose help he needs to pass tax reform? – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be conservative and/or Republican but who have worked hardest against me, against other conservatives, and against other Republicans. They act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-corker-and-the-circular-firing-squad-1507763430

USA TODAY
— Cha-Ching! National Savings Day is Oct. 12 but learn ways to save all year – Kelly Tyko (DIERSEN: I have more money than many who share my demographics because I have always spent less on immediate pleasures and I have always saved more of my income. But according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have more money solely a) because I was born with silver spoon in my mouth, b) because I have always been privileged, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly over paid me, e) because of my wife’s income and savings, f) because we gave up trying to have children, g) because we did not adopt, h) because we did not become foster parents, i) because I do not give lots of money to churches like they do, j) because etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/10/11/national-savings-day-oct-12-but-learn-ways-save-all-year/752525001/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Young LGBT immigrants face additional hurdles with end of DACA – Yvonne Gonzalez (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/12/young-lgbt-immigrants-face-additional-hurdles-with/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Plan to scrap state and local tax deduction hits resistance – AP
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Plan-to-scrap-state-and-local-tax-deduction-hits-12271249.php

DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Gay Backers No Longer See Him as the Great Straight Hope The president pledged to be a champion of the gay community. Few believed him. Now, even those who did express disappointment. – ASAWIN SUEBSAENG and SAM STEIN (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. They can take credit for playing major roles in ending TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster position, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-gay-backers-no-longer-see-him-as-the-great-straight-hope

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Thrift Savings Plan success stories: Share them, or bury them? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/10/tsp-success-stories-share-them-or-bury-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many readers can’t get information about fellow feds or retirees who are self-made millionaires. They like to know how it happened, how long it took and if there are any secret strategies. The answer is that of the thousands of civil servants who racked up million-dollar-plus accounts, most were longtime (28 years, on average) investors. They also invested heavily (sometimes exclusively) in the stock indexed C, S and I funds. During the Great Recession (2008) they did not get out of the stock market. They continued to buy — at what turned out to be bargain prices for shares — even though, for several years, the value of their accounts kept going down. While most appear interested in the subject, and hopeful of becoming self-made millionaires, three readers have objected. All for the same reason: If the general public hears about millionaire feds, even if they are totally self-made, it will go hard for all federal workers in general. They have a point. Up to a point. But it can also show that even modestly paid feds can accumulate a retirement nest egg by saving and investing wisely. And over a long period of time.)

STARS AND STRIPES
— WSJ journalist convicted in Turkey of spreading propaganda – AP (DIERSEN: Ever since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they want me to be thrown in jail for spreading propaganda. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/wsj-journalist-convicted-in-turkey-of-spreading-propaganda-1.491937#.Wd93-GhSyM8

October 11 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— State Representatives Peter Breen and Jeanne Ives, State Senator Mike Connelly, DuPage County Treasurer Gwen Henry, DuPage County Superintendent of Educational Services Darlene Ruscitti, and others spoke at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s (MTRCC) outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, October 11, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Ives said MTRCC members will be the first to know if she decides to run for Governor. Attendees included Almiron, Bibbiano, Cantore, Carlson, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Formernto, Grant, Hinds, Holan, Keller, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Larsen, LaVanway, C. & A. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, Mazzochi, McGowen, Mendrick, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orozco, Russo, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Tornga, Wehling, Whelan, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facing conservative backlash, Rauner puts nearly $4.5 million into state GOP for ‘Madigan retirement plan’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-speaker-madigan-20171011-story.html
— Rauner seeks to keep details of business lawsuit secret, court filing shows – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-kirkpatrick-sues-rauner-20171010-story.html
— Rauner says Illinois has ‘great chance’ to snag Amazon HQ – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-tourism-bureau-meeting-rauner-st-1012-20171011-story.html
— Mike Ditka: ‘I intended the right thing. It just came out wrong.’ – Phil Rosenthal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-mike-ditka-apology-social-injustice-20171011-story.html
— CME, linchpin of Chicago finance, says it’s not tied to the city – Brian Louis and Nick Baker (DIERSEN: Tragically, because Democrats run Chicago, to tie yourself to Chicago is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cme-duffy-comments-20171011-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Latino aldermen call for more city jobs, resources – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-latino-aldermen-city-council-20171011-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County Board repeals soda tax – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/county-board-poised-to-repeal-soda-tax/
— Ex-business partner says Rauner wants lawsuit kept quiet – Dan Mihalopoulos and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-business-partner-says-rauner-wants-lawsuit-kept-quiet/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: City’s Hispanic population growth not matched by opportunities – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/hispanic-population-grows-and-spreads-but-opportunities-dont-follow/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who side with the protesters are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171011/OPINION/171019964/how-about-some-tolerance-for-taketheknee
— Will Trump tax plan put American jobs first? That depends. – Nona Tepper
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171011/NEWS07/171019973/how-trump-tax-plan-will-affect-illinois-companies-jobs

HERALD REVIEW
— Christian County GOP chairman Seth McMillan seeks to unseat state Sen. Manar – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/christian-county-gop-chairman-seeks-to-unseat-state-sen-manar/article_c6539905-ac3e-5e94-9941-23268bb8ff5c.html

TIMES
— Will Rauner win in 2018? – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-will-rauner-win-in/article_acc5e182-085a-527d-ae21-fe8d2c0a1bfa.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove commissioner William Waldack suggests tax hike to fund new civic center – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/10/09/68508d21589f4884b3a47a60898d74f2/index.xml?page=1

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: About time NFL demands standing
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nfl/trump-about-time-nfl-demands-standing/832613152

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Limestone Township accused of violating special meeting statute – Taryn Phaneuf
https://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511242071-limestone-township-accused-of-violating-special-meeting-statute

WJBD RADIO
— Stars react to Eminem’s takedown of Trump
http://www.wjbdradio.com/music-news/2017/10/11/stars-react-to-eminems-takedown-of-trump

CHICAGO PATCH
— 2nd Women’s March On Chicago To Draw Attention To Mid-Term Elections The 2018 march is called “March to the Polls,” and it is set for January 20. – Joe Vince (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want women to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/2nd-womens-march-chicago-draw-attention-mid-term-elections

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Some Republicans may change their votes on bills governor vetoed – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/some-republicans-may-change-their-votes-on-bills-governor-vetoed/article_ab4dc178-aeb7-11e7-92f7-4ffb83eaf4c2.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Hammond gets primaried
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/11/rep-hammond-gets-primaried/

GOPUSA
— Media Meltdown: Trump attacks Fake News at NBC
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31616
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary sides with 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31595
— Mike Pence was mocked for principles the left cannot comprehend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31539
— Democrats and their sexual predators
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-and-their-predators/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrant complains about being denied a driver’s license: ‘You cannot work’ – Anna Giaritelli (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, to get a job, in addition to having a driver’s license, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/illegal-immigrant-complains-about-being-denied-a-drivers-license-you-cannot-work/article/2637199

BREITBART
— Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Explodes at Trump’s ‘America First’ Immigration Proposals – ADAM SHAW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/11/wsj-editorial-board-explodes-trumps-america-first-immigration-proposals/

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOP, MEDIA CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST Erik Rush applies infamous Rev. Wright quote to month’s news stories
http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/gop-media-chickens-come-home-to-roost/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Abortion and homosexuality are a ‘living reflection of hell’: U.S. Archbishop – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abortion-and-homosexuality-are-a-living-reflection-of-hell-san-francisco-ar

THE HILL
— GOP tax writer Peter Roskam promises swift movement on tax bill – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/354896-gop-tax-writer-promises-swift-movement-on-tax-bill
— Trump: ‘Disgusting’ press able to write whatever it wants – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. From what I see, overwhelmingly, those who pay people to write require them to be 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354965-trump-disgusting-press-able-to-write-whataver-it-wants
— Gay rights groups feel they are under siege – LYDIA WHEELER (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity destroy those individuals like me, organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354829-gay-rights-groups-feel-they-are-under-siege
— Trump pushes to challenge media network licenses – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355051-trump-news-network-licenses-must-be-challenged-and-if-appropriate

CNN
— Boy Scouts will allow girls to join – Holly Yan and AJ Willingham,
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/us/boy-scouts-will-allow-girls-to-join/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says minorities ‘want’ and ‘need’ more police protection than other Americans – Philip Rucker and Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/11/trump-says-minorities-want-and-need-more-police-protection-than-other-americans/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Roskam: ‘Obvious’ Some Tax Tweaks Will Be Temporary A key member of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday acknowledged GOP lawmakers will have to settle for at least some tax changes that won’t be permanent. – Andrew Soergel
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/roskam-obvious-some-tax-tweaks-will-be-temporary

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise anti-Trumps.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/infantilization-of-a-president/542613/

YOUR MONEY (ENGLAND)
— Are you saving 12% of your salary? – Paloma Kubiak
http://www.yourmoney.com/retirement/much-pension-saving-enough-12-salary-suggestion/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— GAO treads carefully through Trump transition – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/tom-temin-commentary/2017/10/gao-treads-carefully-through-trump-transition/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In its famously even-handed tones, the Government Accountability Office provides a detailed look at how then-President-elect Trump approached transition. Three Democrats requested the study. People will take from it according to their political aims. But it’s worth reading just to get an unbiased view of the facts, nearly a year since a contentious election. A strong, statutory framework exists for transitions. It was strengthened by the Presidential Transitions Improvement act of 2015. Against this backdrop, GAO looked carefully at the most recent transition.)
— How the 2018 budget resolution process may impact federal employees and their retirement – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-money/2017/10/how-the-2018-budget-resolution-process-may-impact-you-and-your-retirement/

October 10 Morning Edition

THE FEDERALIST
— Illinois Governor Breaks Promise, Sends Nonexistent Tax Dollars To No-Limits Abortions This is what ‘working together’ looks like in Illinois: submission to the agenda of the majority party and the entrenched interests who fund their campaigns. – Jeanne Ives
http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/10/illinois-governor-breaks-promise-sends-nonexistent-tax-dollars-no-limits-abortions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When I first got down to Springfield after being elected state representative in 2013, I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” The mess in Springfield was worse than I could have imagined. Politics in Illinois is something akin to a modern-day Tammany Hall, defined by cronyism, waste, mismanagement, and corruption. Two of our last four governors were convicted of crimes and went to prison — George Ryan for what became known as the “hired truck scandal” and Rod Blagojevich for attempting to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat. So it was to no one’s surprise that Illinois politics made national news again last week. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law a bill forcing taxpayers to fund abortion at any time, for any reason. His signature made Illinois the first state in the nation to enact such a law. Legislation not even contemplated by prior Democratic governors and legislatures was signed by a Republican. The clichéd diagnosis is that Illinois is broken and that the problems are so great that we cannot overcome them without a political savior—someone who has achieved an elite status. This defective tendency illustrates the real problem in Illinois, and how we have come to hold a bottom rank in every economic indicator (highest property taxes in the nation, heaviest overall tax burden, lowest bond rating, highest unemployment in the Midwest). Far from being broken, Illinois is operating exactly as those in charge intended. Illinois Is In the Midst of Financial Collapse As my first term ended in 2014, the state was collapsing. Illinoisans were finally waking up, and not a minute too soon. We found hope in Rauner’s candidacy. He was a political outsider who promised to “Shake Up Springfield.” We were impressed with his business acumen and galvanized by his reformist mission. So we were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt when he promised he had “no social agenda,” despite his generous donations to Planned Parenthood. Since his inauguration, Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills is higher. Our unemployment rate and unfunded pension liability remain bleak. Corruption and cronyism continue, as a single lobbyist connected to the Rauner administration secured 2,800 state contracts worth nearly $17 billion. And a budget impasse that put social service providers into crisis was ended by a massive tax hike with no structural reforms. This is what “working together” looks like in Illinois: submission to the agenda of the majority party and the entrenched interests who fund their campaigns. Illinois politicians serve a constituency. It’s just not the families in their communities. They serve special interests who fund their campaigns: public-sector unions, crony capitalists, and other groups that feed on government. What Other Rauner Promises Will We Find Were Lies? Last April, Rauner publicly promised he would veto a bill that would force taxpayers to pay for abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. He lied. He signed the bill with a shrug of his shoulders, stating “I have always been pro-choice and I always will be.” Meanwhile, Illinois is ranked 48th in the nation in providing for our developmentally disabled—people who through no fault of their own need state aid. Families and businesses in this state want resources applied efficiently to the numerous problems we already have. Yet Rauner committed our limited Medicaid dollars to highly controversial, elective medical procedures. The decision was a slap in the face to every struggling family who put their trust in the reform governor with no social agenda. For Rauner, like the machine politicians before him, winning elected office was not about advancing a set of principles to spur transformative policy change. Winning office was a mechanism through which he could distribute goodies and favors to friends and allies of convenience, in this case Planned Parenthood. The cost of this law could approach $20 million. In a state with presumptive eligibility for pregnant women to receive Medicaid, there is also a real possibility that Illinois taxpayers will pay for abortions of women from surrounding states who falsely claim to be residents. The state has had enormous problems in the past with high numbers of ineligible folks on Medicaid. In all this drama, the families of Illinois are forgotten and left to pick up the tab. Already on the hook for the highest property taxes in the nation, many families face unemployment as businesses bleed into more friendly states. Other families are trying to keep their heads above water, having seen needed social services reduced or eliminated over the past three years. So, as pundits and pols rant and rave in the papers and on social media, too many families quietly pack up and leave. Even those who are doing well look at state politics and wonder why they would entrust their family’s future to these “leaders.” Here is what Illinois families should know: While the concentrated power in Springfield seems daunting, the people have the collective numbers, resources, and values to end Illinois’ rigged political culture. Illinoisans deserve bold leaders, and in 2018, they can pick those leaders willing to fight for them to own a home in a safe community, to have access to quality schools, to be able to count on basic services when they are in need, and to have the opportunity to build their lives and pursue happiness.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner brushes off possible Ives primary challenge (DIERSEN: Do Rauner’s advisors want Ives to run because that would give Rauner and Sanguinetti an opportunity a) to paint themselves as being “good” Republicans and b) to paint Ives and her supporters as being “bad” Republicans, that is, “too conservative?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/10/rauner-brushes-off-possible-ives-primary-challenge/

ABC7
— Former Bears coach Ditka: ‘No oppression in last 100 years’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are oppressors: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be an oppressor, you have to have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. How much clout a) have you had, b) do you have, and c) will you have in the future?)
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/ditka-no-oppression-in-last-100-years/2515472/

NBC5
— Ditka Talks NFL Protests Before Monday’s Bears Game: ‘No Oppression in the Last 100 Years’ “If you don’t respect our country, then you shouldn’t be in this country playing football” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are oppressors: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be an oppressor, you have to have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. How much clout a) have you had, b) do you have, and c) will you have in the future?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-detail/Ditka-Talks-NFL-Protests-Before-Mondays-Bears-Game-No-Oppression-in-the-Last-100-Years-450225723.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ditka on America’s race issues: ‘No oppression in the last 100 years’ – Chris De Luca (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are oppressors: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be an oppressor, you have to have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. How much clout a) have you had, b) do you have, and c) will you have in the future?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bearsmikeditkanfl728813/
— Melania schools Trump ex- on difference between first wife, first lady
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/melania-schools-trump-ex-on-difference-between-first-wife-first-lady/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says U.S. should change tax law to punish NFL – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-nfl-protests-20171010-story.html
— Facebook growing Chicago office space to accommodate hundreds of new employees – Ryan Ori
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-facebook-expanding-ryan-ori-20171009-story.html
— Stop worrying about your kids’ college fund – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 – a bottom of the line 1967 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-retirement-mcardle-money-savings-1010-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: 29 states have legal pot. Jeff Sessions wants to stamp it out, and he’s closer than you think – Evan Halper (DIERSEN: To push recreational pot, pot pushers push medical pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-la-na-pol-congress-pot-20171007-story.html
— Arlington Heights state rep. David Harris says partisan politics led to decision not to seek re-election in 2018 – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-david-harris-steps-down-tl-1012-20171010-story.html

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration demands threaten DACA deal.”
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/10/09/trumps-immigration-demands-threaten-daca-deal/asl7kst/

TIMES
— Rauner losing his groove – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: To get his groove back, Democrats want Rauner to work harder against Trump, dump more planks in the Republican Party and the Illinois Republican Party platforms, and dump those in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-rauner-losing-his-groove/article_cef1bbd7-cb5b-5a40-b221-253e4dabd8df.html

WRAL
— Billions in Illinois bills not sent for payment – AP
http://www.wral.com/apnewsbreak-billions-in-illinois-bills-not-sent-for-payment/17005953/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Treasonous Evanston does even more to encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/10/city/city-council-amends-welcoming-city-ordinance-broadens-protections-undocumented-residents/
— Illinois Democrats denounce Trump’s rollback of birth control coverage – Jake Holland (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/09/city/illinois-democrats-denounce-trumps-rollback-birth-control-coverage/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— New Director of University of Chicago’s Adult Trauma Center Says Violence Is a Disease And doctors should consider their role in preventing its transmission – TERESA MANRING (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform created and spreads that disease.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/October-2017/Selwyn-Rogers/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Wednesday Woodstock GOP Event Expanding Focus to Entire County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/10/wednesdy-woodstock-gop-event-expanding-focus-to-entire-county/
— Ersel Schuster Sees McHenry County “Swamp Dwellers”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/10/ersel-schuster-compares-most-county-board-members-to-swamp-dwellers/
— Former Coroner Marlene Lantz, RIP
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/former-coroner-marlene-lantz-rip/
— Dorr Township GOP Holding Petition Party 5:30 Wednesday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/dorr-township-gop-holding-petition-party-wednesday/
— Judges on Parade in Marengo
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/judges-on-parade-in-marengo/
— Jack Franks Acting Like the Boss of All County Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/09/jack-franks-acting-like-the-boss-of-all-county-employees/
— Arrogance of Soda Pop Social Engineers Revealed in Compromise Suggested as Repeal Impending
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/10/arrogance-of-soda-pop-social-engineeers-revealed-in-compromise-suggested-as-repeal-impending/

WIREPOINTS
— New Report: Illinois Pension Unfunded Liabilities Worsened By $17 Billion In A Year – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-report-illinois-pension-unfunded-liabilities-worsened-by-17-billion-in-a-year-wirepoints-original/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— S&P grades Illinois’ debt-reduction bonds a grade above junk
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/s-p-grades-illinois-debt-reduction-bonds-a-grade-above/article_43bb49a4-ad31-11e7-acd4-97e98af7c0dc.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pro-Life/Pro-Family Forces Meet…Will Oppose Rauner in Primary and General Election
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/pro-lifepro-family-forces-meetwill-oppose-rauner-in-primary-and-general-election/

GPOUSA
— Trump Embraces the Culture War – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-embraces-the-culture-war/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump lawmakers dismiss Trump’s “strict” immigration plan and say “It’s the job of Congress.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/9/donald-trumps-70-point-immigration-plan-a-hard-sel/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-LGBT ‘conservatives’ are not conservative. They are the worst sort of opportunists – PETER LABARBERA (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have work the hardest against me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pro-lgbt-conservatives-are-not-conservative.-they-are-the-worst-sort-of-opp
— Former Google employee: It’s important to ‘fight monopolies’ like Google – Fr. Mark Hodges
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fired-google-think-tank-scholar-says-monopolizing-tech-companies-threaten-d

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker: Christopher Columbus Is The Only Immigrant The Left Doesn’t Like – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/tucker-christopher-columbus-is-the-only-immigrant-the-left-doesnt-like/
— Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Straight Out Of ‘The Art Of The Deal’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/trumps-immigration-plan-is-straight-out-of-the-art-of-the-deal/

BLAZE
— Group calls for NFL boycott on Veterans Day – and already has 120,000 supporters – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/09/group-calls-for-nfl-boycott-on-veterans-day-and-already-has-120000-supporters/

POLITIFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they elected Rauner/Sanguinette in 2014 and b) that they might reelect them again in 2018 if they work harder against Trump, dump more planks in the Republican Party and the Illinois Republican Party platforms, and dump those in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/oct/10/bruce-rauner/rauner-consistent-start-his-pro-choice-views/

NEW YORK TIMES
— After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/us/politics/trump-immigration-dreamers.html
— Unintended Consequences of Sexual Harassment Scandals – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: If you are a male, the more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps paint you as being a sexual harasser: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/upshot/as-sexual-harassment-scandals-spook-men-it-can-backfire-for-women.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The NFL protests are a good illustration of how race and party overlap – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasing Democrats shout that if elected, they will use government to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/09/the-nfl-protests-are-a-good-illustration-of-how-race-and-party-overlap/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s a RINO in Donald Trump’s GOP? – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: RINOs work against Republicans like me who support the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Of course, their stated reasons for working against Republicans like me are pretexts.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/10/10/capital-journal-whos-a-rino-in-trumps-gop-why-the-trump-corker-feud-matters/
— Donald Trump, the President Without a Party Estrangement from Republican leaders clouds the White House’s agenda – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-the-president-without-a-party-1507563185
— Rules for the NFL’s Radicals You have the public’s attention. Now do something with it. – Mike Gecan (DIERSEN: Democrats have the right to demonize, denigrate, and condemn America. Republicans have the right to boycott Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rules-for-the-nfls-radicals-1507591112
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-bait-and-switch-1507590119
— The False ‘Science’ of Implicit Bias A test purports to reveal hidden prejudice, but there’s little evidence its findings are meaningful. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexist, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are biased against everyone, but especially against minorities, women, younger people, poor people, and immigrants.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-false-science-of-implicit-bias-1507590908
— When Silicon Valley Seeks Women, Some Men Fret About a ‘Lower Bar’ The push for more diversity at tech companies has ignited a public debate about hiring and performance standards – Yoree Koh (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, ever-increasingly, to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, a) they lowered and made more subjective hiring, retention, and promotion standards and b) wasted the careers of and got rid of their White male employees who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-silicon-valley-seeks-women-some-men-fret-about-a-lower-bar-1507608420
— After 50, Women Struggle to Find a Foothold at Work Time out for family can carry a stigma; study finds evidence of discrimination – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: What does Weber say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-50-women-struggle-to-find-a-foothold-at-work-1507608181
— Getting Women Out of the Middle-Management Trap Leadership programs and coaching are top strategies for companies like IBM and Intuit – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: What does Lublin say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/getting-women-out-of-the-middle-management-trap-1507608361
— Women of Color Have High Ambition, But Little Help Many black, Latina and Asian women say they want C-Suite roles. What’s holding them back? – Alina Dizik (DIERSEN: What does Dizik say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-of-color-have-high-ambition-but-little-help-1507608481
— The Hidden Battle of the Sexes at Work When it comes to equality in U.S. companies, women see a work in progress while men view it as mission accomplished The disconnect in how the sexes view gender diversity matters given that so many middle and senior managers are men. – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: What does Fuhrmans say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hidden-battle-of-the-sexes-at-work-1507608661
— Sheryl Sandberg on How to Get to Gender Equality The Facebook chief operating officer and founder of LeanIn.Org says the first step is realizing how far we have to go – Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas (DIERSEN: What does Sandberg and Thomas say about the fact that the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sheryl-sandberg-on-how-to-get-to-gender-equality-1507608721
— Weighing a big decision? Here’s what experts say about when to go with your gut or your rational brain—or some combination of both – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: What are some of the big decisions that you have made? For me, they include my earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. They include my accepting job offers from the Post Office in 1966, from Firestone Stores in 1970, from Oldsmobile and from IRS in 1971, and from GAO in 1980. They include my seeking draft deferments, buying new cars, buying real estate, getting married, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, filing lawsuits, and saving for retirement. They include my complaining about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They include my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-your-gut-always-steer-you-right-1507562769
— FRONT PAGE: America’s Retailers Have a New Target Customer: The 26-Year-Old Millennial This age bracket, bigger than any other, is pushing companies to revamp marketing and products, including a lot of remedial education – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: When were you 26 years old and what were you doing? I turned 26 in 1974. I had just gotten promoted by IRS to a GS-12 Revenue Officer position (currently $79,563/year) in its Loop office and I had just bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building. T walked to work and to job-related graduate business courses at Loyola. I owned a town home in University Park, a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and a 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-retailers-have-a-new-target-customer-the-26-year-old-millennial-1507559181

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: Trump immigration priorities dash hopes of compromise – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/09/analysis-trump-immigration-priorities-dash-hopes-compromise/745416001/
— Keep the promise on the wall – Rep. Andy Biggs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/09/andy-biggs-keep-promise-border-wall-editorials-debates/106478012/
— If Mark Zuckerberg wants forgiveness, he’s going to need to come clean first – Roger McNamee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/10/if-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-wants-forgiveness-hes-going-need-come-clean-first-roger-ncmanee-column/744520001/

BLOOMBERG
— Congrats, College Grads. Now Good Luck Paying Off All That Debt – Agnel Philip (DIERSEN: Did you graduate debt-free? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I would never had been able to do that if I had not sought and obtained student draft deferments and if the Park Forest Post Office had not “overpaid” me.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-09/congrats-college-grads-now-good-luck-paying-off-all-that-debt

VANITY FAIR
— Ivana Trump’s Memoir Could Make You Feel a Little Bit Sorry for Donald Trump Jr. “How about if he’s a loser?” – KENZIE BRYANT (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being a loser? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County and in Illinois who paint me as being a loser. They include “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, etc. They paint not only me as being a loser, they paint everyone who they cannot manipulate/dominate as being a loser.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/10/ivana-trump-donald-trump-jr-memoir

October 8 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— The Future Of Illinois Republican Party – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/10/08/the-future-of-illinois-republican-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rick is joined on the phone by Rep. Peter Breen, (R-Lombard), the Illinois House GOP floor leader. There’s a lot of fallout in the GOP ranks over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature on a bill to expand taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women in Medicaid and in the state employee health insurance program. They discuss the future of the Republican Party and more.)
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 10/8/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/10/08/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10817/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For our last guest, Rick speaks to Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, the Illinois House GOP floor leader. There’s a lot of fallout in the GOP ranks over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature on a bill to expand taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women in Medicaid and in the state employee health insurance program. They discuss the future of the Republican Party and more.)

ABC7
— Senator Bob Corker hits back at President Trump, compares White House to ‘adult day care center’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-corker-hits-back-at-trump-compares-white-house-to-adult-day-care-center/2508070/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP Senator: ‘It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/gop-senator-its-a-shame-the-white-house-has-become-an-adult-day-care
— City passes 500th fatal shooting with 3 dead, 19 hurt in weekend gun violence
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/city-passes-500th-fatal-shooting-with-3-dead-19-hurt-in-weekend-gun-violence

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toxic atmosphere, political exhaustion are causing many House retirements – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1011-20171008-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-medical-marijuana-illinois-study-painkillers-met-20171008-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-where-are-illinois-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-interactive-map-20151109-htmlstory.html
— Trump says he directed Pence to walk out of game if 49ers protested during national anthem – Cindy Boren
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pence-49ers-colts-national-anthem-20171008-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VP Mike Pence walks out of NFL game over national anthem protest – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vp-mike-pence-walks-out-of-nfl-game-over-national-anthem-protest/
— Testy tweeting free-for-all between Donald Trump, Sen. Bob Corker – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-tweets-bob-corker/
— Will QB Colin Kaepernick stand for anthem? CBS clarifies report – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/colin-kaepernick-nfl-national-anthem/

DAILY HERALD
— Gov. Rauner joins biking ‘brothers’ in ride for charity
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171008/gov-rauner-joins-biking-brothers-in-ride-for-charity
— Corker’s free agent status should make Trump, GOP nervous – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171008/news/310089967/

DNA INFO
— Man Trashes Trump Tower Restaurant, Flipping Tables, Dumping Wine, Cops Say – David Matthews and Erica Demarest
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/downtown/man-trashes-trump-tower-restaurant-flipping-tables-dumping-wine-cops-say

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Video gambling pushers push video gambling. If you push video gambling, you push destruction.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/lists/2017/10/02/650dbe36f0f24f0999bba1a54d776afa/index.xml?page=3

RIVER CITIES READER
— Legislative Retirements: A Slow Drip Becomes a Steady Flow – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/legislative-retirements-steady-flow

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When politicians choose voters, voters get few choices – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article177188996.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pence leaves Colts game after protest during anthem Vice president didn’t want to ‘dignify’ event – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pence-leaves-colts-game-after-protest-during-anthem/830432255
— Trump trashes outgoing Republican Sen. Bob Corker President tweets, ‘Didn’t have the guts to run!’ – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-trashes-outgoing-republican-sen-bob-corker/830387027

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Conroy opponent in House race Dr. Jay Kinzler has ‘real problem’ with Rauner – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511239357-conroy-opponent-in-house-race-has-real-problem-with-rauner

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— GOP donor says Senate Republicans creating major fundraising problems
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/07/gop-donor-says-senate-republicans-creating-major-fundraising-problems.html

BREITBART
— J.T. Brown Becomes First in NHL to Join National Anthem Protest – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10/08/jt-brown-becomes-first-nhl-join-national-anthem-protest/

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Trump Could Learn From the Reagan Immigration Amnesty – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/10/08/what-trump-could-learn-from-the-reagan-immigration-amnesty/

DAILY CALLER
— Numbers Game: Why Democrats Love Mass Immigration – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/08/numbers-game-why-democrats-love-mass-immigration/

COLLEGE FIX
— Pricey St. Louis school teaches kids, staff how to ‘Witness Whiteness’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/37624/

THE HILL
— NFL players back in Trump’s crosshairs as Pence stages walk out – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/354466-nfl-players-back-in-trumps-crosshairs-as-pence-stages-walk-out?rnd=1507491238

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration releases hard-line immigration principles that could threaten deal with Democrats to protect ‘dreamers’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/08/trump-administration-releases-hard-line-immigration-principles-that-could-threaten-deal-with-democrats-to-protect-dreamers/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hispanic anti-Trumps blast Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/08/hispanic-americans-deserve-better-donald-trump-raul-reyes-column/742878001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Sends Congress Plans for Immigration Enforcement Document calls for funding sufficient to ‘complete construction’ of Southern border wall, move to detain asylum applicants – Laura Meckler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-sends-congress-plans-for-immigration-enforcement-1507505814

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Republican gathering focuses on conservative issues, draws protesters – Melina Zuñiga
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/10/08/national-federation-republican-assemblies-convention-gun-rights-reproductive-issues/743233001/

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Vice President Mike Pence’s quick (and costly) exit from Colts-49ers game – Dakota Crawford
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/10/08/vice-president-mike-pences-quick-and-costly-exit-colts-49-ers-game/744668001/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Knowingly exposing others to HIV will no longer be a felony in California – Patrick McGreevy
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gov-brown-downgrades-from-felony-to-1507331544-htmlstory.html

PEW RESEARCH
— Republicans’ optimism about future of GOP declines – SAMANTHA SMITH (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to a) dump the Republican Party platform, b) dump Republican voters and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, c) pander to voters 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, and d) promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and abolition of the First and Second Amendments.)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/03/republicans-optimism-about-future-of-gop-declines/

October 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane State’s Attorney McMahon ‘seriously considering’ run for attorney general – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-mcmahon-considering-attorney-general-run-st-1006-20171007-story.html
— Democratic county chairmen back Pritzker for governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-county-endorse-pritzker-governor-20171007-story.html
— Police: Man arrested after statue of Christopher Columbus defaced overnight
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-c-columbus-statue-defaced-20171007-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sessions’ order to accommodate religious objections undercuts LGBT protections.” (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should issue a directive that protects Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sessions-lgbt-protections-20171006-story.html
— City funding cuts possible for some Naperville special events – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-seca-fund-changes-st-1008-20171007-story.html
— Trump supporters, eager to ‘drain the swamp,’ swelling Republican Party purse with small donations – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rnc-donors-20171007-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As feds and state stiff Metra, riders pay more for less – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-as-feds-and-state-stiff-metra-riders-pay-more-for-less/
— Democratic county chairmen endorse Pritzker for governor – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democratic-county-chairmen-endorse-pritzker/

NBC5
— Greater Number of Students Leaving Illinois for College
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/greater-number-of-students-leaving-illinois-for-college-449900203.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— League of Women Voters supports DACA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the League of Women Voters acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171006/their-view-league-of-women-voters-supports-daca

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Retail marijuana is spreading California, Massachusetts, Maine to start sales – AARON SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/retail-marijuana-is-spreading/829796078

WMAY
— Former Rauner Aide Diana Rickert Trashes State Government, Workers In Op-Ed Piece
http://www.wmay.com/2017/10/07/former-rauner-aide-trashes-state-government-workers-in-op-ed-piece/

WSIL TV
— Illinois Democrats endorse Pritzker as candidate for governor – Cory Ray
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36544703/illinois-democrats-endorse-pritzker-as-candidate-for-governor

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— COOK COUNTY’S PENSION SYSTEM HANDS OUT EARLY RETIREMENTS, MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BENEFITS – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cook-countys-pension-system-hands-out-early-retirements-multimillion-dollar-benefits/

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association votes to endorse Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/07/idcca-votes-to-endorse-pritzker/

FOX NEWS
— Trump boasts fundraising might for GOP: ‘I’m working hard for them’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/07/trump-boasts-fundraising-might-for-gop-im-working-hard-for-them.html
— Dinesh D’Souza: Second Amendment Is There to Protect Against Government Tyranny
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/07/second-amendment-protects-against-government-tyranny-dinesh-dsouza

TOWNHALL
— Jeff Flake is the Latest Anti-Trump Republican to Suffer in the Polls – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/10/07/jeff-flake-is-the-latest-antitrump-republican-to-suffer-in-the-polls-n2392041
— Antifa Plans Violent, Destructive “Deface Columbus Day” – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/10/07/antifa-plans-deface-columbus-day-n2392002

AMERICAN THINKER
— The left crows about Lois Lerner’s IRS now being ‘evenhanded’ – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/the_left_crows_about_lois_lerners_irs_now_being_evenhanded.html

PEOPLE PUNDIT DAILY
— Demographic Change and Entitlement Disaster – DANIEL MITCHELL
https://www.peoplespunditdaily.com/policy/2017/10/07/demographic-change-entitlement-disaster/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CALLING ALL GOP ‘FRINGE’ CANDIDATES – DEMS WANT YOU Planning underway to meddle in Republican primaries to pick ‘unelectable’ opponents – ALICIA (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats say that you are on the fringe.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/calling-all-gop-fringe-candidates-dems-want-you/

THE HILL
— Trump compliments media coverage of his ‘wonderful small donors’ – ALICIA COHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/354352-trump-compliments-media-coverage-of-his-wonderful-small-donors
— Poll: NFL drops as favorite US sport – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/354365-poll-nfl-drops-as-favorite-us-sport
— Late night hosts get political, fueling tensions with Trump – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354377-late-night-hosts-get-political-fueling-tensions-with-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Seeing Trump Through a Glass, Darkly.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/trump-republicans-confirmation-bias.html
— N.R.A. and G.O.P., Together Forever – CHARLES J. SYKESO (DIERSEN: Was the Las Vegas shooter’s motive bringing down both NRA and GOP?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/nra-republicans-gun-lobby.html
— The ‘Resistance,’ Raising Big Money, Upends Liberal Politics – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/politics/democrats-resistance-fundraising.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra – Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-a-switch-gop-deserts-its-budget-cutting-mantra/2017/10/07/5a62b8be-a943-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html
— Even in California, some people think Trump is doing just fine as president – Steve Lopez
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-martin-trump-1008-story.html
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should issue a directive that protects Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections/2017/10/06/ae3ec978-aaab-11e7-9a98-07140d2eed02_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Die-hard Democratic Erie, Pennsylvania is about to turn Republican – Salena Zito (DIERSEN: How hard are anti-Republican candidates trying to get elected in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? Anti-Republicans are disciples of Saul Aninsky and moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They have, they are, and they will falsely claim to be Republican to get elected.)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/07/this-die-hard-democratic-city-is-about-to-turn-republican/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Tennessee GOP Tightens Rules for Who Can Run as Republican – AP (DIERSEN: In my opinion, rules for who can run as a Republican in Illinois should be made much tighter. Ever-increasingly, voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots make it clear to me that they vote for Democrats in general elections. Ever-increasingly, candidates who have cast Republican primary ballots make it clear to everyone that they are really RINOs, Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens. Most commonly they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Most commonly, they focus on getting rid of Republicans like me who support the aforesaid planks and resolution. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2017-10-07/tennessee-gop-tightens-rules-for-who-can-run-as-republican
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the little-noticed change to party bylaws approved this summer, candidates must now have voted in three out of the last four GOP state or federal level primaries to be considered bona fide Republican candidates. For candidates seeking to appear on next year’s ballot that will mean voting histories can be scrutinized going back to the August 2012 primary. The previous standard was for candidates to have voted in two of the last four GOP primaries. Exceptions in the new rules will be made for candidates not old enough to have voted in the last four primaries, moved from another state or had an illness or military service that prevented them from voting. A letter from established Republicans to vouch for GOP newcomers could override the primary voting requirement, at the chairman’s discretion. Challenging a candidate’s bona fide status requires a complaint from two Republican voters. But in another change, those complaints must be made from the same district the candidate is running in to avoid activists from trying to interfere with races outside their home areas. Golden, who will have the final say over all challenges, said he expects successful efforts to oust candidates to be rare.)

NEWSWEEK
— UNDER TRUMP’S NEW BUDGET, IF YOU DON’T WORK, YOU DON’T EAT: REPUBLICANS ARE KICKING PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS – CHRISTIANNA SILVA
http://www.newsweek.com/under-trumps-new-budget-if-you-dont-work-you-dont-eat-republicans-are-kicking-679749

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Authorizes Hiring Spree of 10,000 Federal Employees – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/house-authorizes-hiring-spree-10000-feds/141621/

October 7 Morning Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— 2018 PETITIONS (DIERSEN: How many signatures on how many nominating petition sheets, for how many candidates, and from how many homes have you gathered so far? So far, from 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I have gathered 559 signatures from registered Republican voters on 56 nominating petition sheets for the 19 announced candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct. The candidates are: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinette, Lieutenant Governor and Erika Harold, Attorney General; ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly; ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, and Beth Tatro; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo and Karen Wilson; and REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN: Dave Diersen. Outstandingly, yesterday evening, my State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman notarized the aforesaid 56 nominating petitions and my Statement of Candidacy, Oath of Registration Officer, and Loyalty Oath. Ever since I was first elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petition sheets for all the candidates who will be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)
http://dupagegop.org/candidates/2018-petitions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Please help gather signatures for our Republican candidates. Any assistance you can provide to help them secure ballot access would be greatly appreciated. To help, click the links, print the petition sheets, and get signatures from your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. For statewide candidates, anyone who lives in Illinois can sign. For countywide and judicial candidates, signees have to live within DuPage. Federal, state, and county legislators need signatures from those who are registered to vote in their districts. We will update this page when we receive more petitions from the campaigns. Please mail completed, notarized petitions to P.O. Box 893, Wheaton, IL 60187, your local Republican township organization, or the candidate’s campaign office.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Berrios moonlights in Las Vegas for video poker friends – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-berrios-moonlights-in-las-vegas-for-video-poker-friends/

DAILY HERALD
— University of Illinois leads $25M military initiative – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171006/news/310069920/
— Elk Grove Village mayor wants total tobacco sales ban – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/elk-grove-village-mayor-wants-total-tobacco-sales-ban

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Longtime Glen Ellyn volunteer remembered for community work Memorial service for Jim Rasins set for Sunday – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/06/longtime-glen-ellyn-volunteer-remembered-for-community-work/aa69yk/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Turnover benefits seniors – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-turnover-benefits-seniors/article_80ba4553-d2ef-5e63-8b85-a596a3ad5e25.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Contentious speaker met with peaceful protests near Illini Union.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools crank out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-06/contentious-speaker-met-with-peaceful-protests-near-illini-union.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Controversial conservative speaker Charlie Kirk’s appearance Thursday night on campus was pretty much a political version of the battle of the bands. Before the Turning Point USA founder began his 40-minute talk inside the Illini Union, a mostly-student crowd of 67 marched across the Quad in that direction, many of them chanting slogans like “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Charlie Kirk has got to go.” Several onlookers grabbed their cellphones to snap selfies in front of the protesters. “He promotes racist policies,” said Elizabeth Dean of the International Socialist Organization. “He wants to build a wall on the border with Mexico. He promotes the ‘professor watch list,’ which asks students to give information about professors they think are left wing. I think his views are harmful to students on campus.” Inside the Union, close to 200 people packed Illini Room B to hear Kirk, a member of President Donald Trump’s transition team, extol the virtues of capitalism, fiscal responsibility and limited government. Attendees launched their own chant: “USA! USA! USA!” One woman squealed when Kirk suggested the U.S. move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “College students are so used to hearing one side of the political agenda,” said Debbie Bernal, president of the UI chapter of Turning Point USA. “It is important to know there are other beliefs out there that young people are open to, as well.” UI police were stationed both inside and outside the union, but no violence was reported. Most of the conflict was of the verbal variety as each side promoted its views, separated by a hallway. Outside, Nilly Kumar of Urbana carried a sign reading “Open mic for anyone who hates fascism.” “Charlie Kirk is openly against the immigrant community and the undocumented community,” Kumar said. “He supports ideas that should have stayed in the racist 20th century. They don’t belong in this time period.” Inside, Kirk’s talk was interrupted only by loud applause from supporters, many of whom sported buttons reading “I love capitalism” and “Socialism sucks.” “Whether you agree or disagree, it is so important to fight for free speech on campuses today,” Kirk told the crowd. Among his remarks: a call for colleges to move from four-year to three-year degrees. “College should not be about life exploration,” he said. “It should be about career preparation.”)

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Blame The Auditors? Coliseum Fraud Case Isn’t Clear Cut – RYAN DENHAM
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/blame-auditors-coliseum-fraud-case-isn-t-clear-cut#stream/0

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Various Post-Vegas Gun Proposals – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-various-post-vegas-gun-proposals

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Gov. Rauner declares October Built in Illinois Month (DIERSEN: What manufacturing jobs have you had in Illinois? During the summer of 1966, when I was 17 years old, I helped build railroad cars for Thrall Car in South Chicago Heights. Early during 1970, I helped Chrysler build cars in Belvedere.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-declares-october-built-in-illinois-month

NPR ILLINOIS
— Do Republicans Still Love Rauner? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner talks and acts like he is taking advice from those who want him and all the other Republican candidates to lose on November 6, 2018. Those advisors tell him to dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, religious, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those advisors tell him to dump the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially their traditional family, right-to-life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-week-do-republicans-still-rauner#stream/0

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Durkin: Purveyor Of Debt In State Drowning In Debt
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/durkin-purveyor-of-debt-in-state-drowning-in-debt

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislative leaders consider using state tax dollars meant for roads to help pay for Obama museum – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legislative-leaders-consider-using-state-tax-dollars-meant-for-roads/article_02e305a6-aabc-11e7-af18-e7363460b396.html

CHICAGO ARGUS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Capitol Fax newsletter reported Thursday how many people are refusing to sign the nominating petitions for the slate of preferred Democratic candidates running in Cook County because it contains Preckwinkle’s name. – Gregory Tejeda
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/10/abortion-vs-pop-tax-which-makes-for.html
— Can big bucks buy J.B. human persona? – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45, a bottom-of-the-line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/10/can-big-bucks-buy-jb-human-persona.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead, we get to hear a first-hand story of how wonderful his mother, Sue, was. He talks about how after his father, Donald, died when J.B. was merely a 7-year-old, his mother struggled to support he and his siblings. Her efforts were made all the more difficult by the fact that she was an alcoholic. She could easily have been overwhelmed by becoming a widow. Instead, she managed to raise all her children to adulthood where they succeeded in life, and J.B. says he gained “a kind of empathy and understanding” about people who struggle. HE CLAIMS THAT empathy will be put to use if he becomes governor. He’ll sympathize with all of us. . .BUT IT IS because this statement is so much like something just about anyone would say about their mother. I could easily come up with a similar accounting of how strong my late mother became following her divorce from my father – all because she wanted me and my brother to not suffer due to the split some four decades ago. In fact, my quarrel would be to say that my mother was just as special as his mother. Something I’m sure just about every voter would argue.)

GOPUSA
— ICE threatens ‘at-large arrests’ after California passes sanctuary city law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31420
— NFL ticket prices plunge amid backlash over players kneeling during national anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31422
— Welcome to Vegas: Billboards ask for tips on gunman’s motive
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31438

BREITBART
— DACA Renewals Drop 21 Percent – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/daca-renewal-apps-21-percent-amnesty-citizenship-debate-ramps/

BLAZE
— California declares itself a ‘sanctuary state’ – here’s how ICE responded – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/06/california-declares-itself-a-sanctuary-state-heres-how-ice-responded/
— Company that created iconic feminist statue just settled the most ironic lawsuit possible – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/06/company-that-created-iconic-feminist-statue-just-settled-the-most-ironic-lawsuit-possible/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Administration Announces New Anti-Sexual Harassment Initiative as Democrats Seek to Distance Themselves From Weinstein ‘No woman should be made to feel unsafe in her own home’ – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/culture/trump-administration-announces-new-anti-sexual-harassment-initiative-as-democrats-seek-to-distance-themselves-from-weinstein/

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives and dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-latino-leaders-urge-trump-congress-not-to-punish-dreamers-with-deportations-201928/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Gerrymandering Isn’t a Republican Problem – Philip DeVoe
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452413/gerrymandering-dont-blame-republicans

WASHINGTONIAN
— Some Gay Republicans Are Embracing Identity Politics, Even if That Identity Doesn’t Go Beyond Supporting Trump – COURTNEY VINOPAL
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/06/gay-republicans-are-embracing-identity-politics-exactly-who-they-represent-is-less-clear/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Aspiring Surgeon Highlights Need to Pass Dream Act – Hank Johnson (DIERSEN: What shattered your career dreams? For me, it was the Vietnam War, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. If I had been a minority, a female, or a veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aspiring-surgeon-highlights-need-to-pass-dream-act_us_59d7e569e4b0cf2548b336fa
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But now her dreams of becoming a doctor could be shattered forever. That’s because Cinthya is one of about 800,000 DREAMers nationwide – young children brought to this country by their parents. Thanks to President Trump’s craven decision to reverse the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program or DACA, Cinthya’s contributions and those of hundreds of thousands of other DREAMers to our community and country could come to an end. Make no mistake, Congress has to now fix this problem that Trump created. I’m hopeful that Republicans can come together with Democrats and pass the bipartisan DREAM Act. Deporting DREAMers like Cinthya means destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of patriotic young people, costing the economy billions and betraying the fundamental values of the American Dream.)

CNN
— How to get fired by Donald Trump (and how not to) – Zach Wolf
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/07/politics/how-to-get-fired-by-donald-trump/index.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is President Trump a ‘textbook racist’?”
http://www.latimes.com/la-ol-opinion-newsletter-trump-racism-20171007-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why do Americans own so many guns? Because they don’t trust the protected elites to protect them. – Peggy Noonan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they are going to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-culture-of-deathand-of-disdain-1507244198
— Data on What Makes a Car ‘American’ Is Not-So-Fine-Tuned A Wall Street Journal analysis of 2017 model-year data on the origin of the thousands of components that make up an automobile found a lack of consistency in how companies report – Adrienne Roberts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/data-on-what-makes-a-car-american-is-not-so-fine-tuned-1507293704
— As 2018 Nears, Parties Work to Reclaim Once-Loyal Voters – Dante Chinni (DIERSEN: What are the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IPR officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National committeewoman doing to reclaim once-loyal voters? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the aforesaid to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. They want them to dump the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially their traditional family, right-to-life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-2018-nears-parties-work-to-reclaim-once-loyal-voters-1507282207
— FRONT PAGE: Farewell, Valedictorian: High Schools Drop Tradition of Naming Top Student More institutions are naming multiple valedictorians—or none at all – Tawnell D. Hobbs (DIERSEN: What was your GPA in high school? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I only just made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/farewell-valedictorian-high-schools-drop-tradition-of-naming-top-student-1507301285

ACLU
— Discrimination Is the Big Winner in the Justice Department’s New Religious Guidelines – Heather L. Weaver (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Islam, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, dependency on government, dependency on charity, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://www.aclu.org/blog/religious-liberty/using-religion-discriminate/discrimination-big-winner-justice-departments-new

GUARDIAN
— Undocumented ‘Dreamers’ look to an uneasy future as Daca closes down – Amanda Holpuch (DIERSEN: As GAO shrank during the 1980s and 1990s, its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran looked to an uneasy future. As the Illinois Republican Party increasingly dumps its platform and dumps those who support it, Illinois Republicans look to an uneasy future.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/07/daca-ends-dreamers-future

October 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Deal reached to repeal Cook County sweetened beverage tax, commissioner says – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deal-reached-to-repeal-cook-county-soda-tax/2499416/

NBC5
— Governor Bruce Rauner Announces New Chief of Staff – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-bruce-rauner-new-chief-of-staff-449741423.html

WGN TV
— Expansion of birth control opt-out for employers limited by Illinois law – AP & MEGHAN DWYER
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/06/trump-expands-birth-control-opt-out-for-workplace-insurance/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen out after 88 days on the job in ‘wild times’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-illinois-policy-institute-head-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration and abortion say “Too busy spurning Rauner, GOP fails to make Dems pay for taxes.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-too-busy-spurning-rauner-gop-fails-to-make-dems-pay-for-taxes/
— In tearing down Columbus, we ignore real violence against Indians – Patrick T. Mason
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-tearing-down-columbus-we-ignore-real-violence-against-indians/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Jeanne Ives attacks Rauner’s weak right flank – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-illinois-governor-kass-1008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, a conservative and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, may soon challenge a weakened Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary. “I’m seriously considering the option, with a serious game plan, we’re meeting with people and we’ll make a decision one way or another soon, and I mean very soon,” Ives told me Friday. She’s considering it because Rauner has lost his base. And what happens when an incumbent loses his or her base? You can smell the toast a’burnin’. “Voters don’t know what Rauner’s core principles are because he doesn’t have any. So we can’t very well give him a pass,” said Ives, a staunch social and fiscal conservative. “I’m not connected to the big money men who run the big races, but whoever would take Rauner on, it would cost less to defeat him than it would for him to redeem his reputation.” Rauner lost the conservative Republican base in Illinois by moving hard to the left, first by signing “sanctuary state” legislation and then by putting taxpayers on the hook to pay for abortion on demand. On Friday, he axed one of his few remaining conservative aides, chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen. Rauner supporters think his moves help him in Cook County, particularly with pro-abortion-rights suburban women. But will Rauner’s support of “sanctuary state” legislation win him Latino support in a general election? Will his decision to risk his career by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion win him love from Democrats? I don’t think so. Yet such moves do satisfy the media, that which will sing his praises and call him courageous and so on, and vilify or at least marginalize any conservative challenger, whether that is Ives or someone else. That’s how things are wired in Illinois, but you knew that. Ultimately, those singing his praises for his leftward drift will abandon Rauner in the general election in favor of the Democrats, either billionaire J.B. Pritzker, backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, or Christopher Kennedy. That’s also how things are wired. But you knew that, too. The problem for Rauner is that, as of now, conservatives make up a sizable percentage of the Republican vote. Without them, where is he? But not so fast, says Pat Brady, a Rauner supporter, former Illinois GOP chairman and principal of the government affairs firm Next Generation Strategies. “I understand Ives’ anger. I know social conservatives are upset,” Brady said. “But to their credit, social conservatives, they don’t stay home on Election Day. “Bruce Rauner is the first governor to stand up to Mike Madigan, and the people of Illinois know it,” Brady said. “And 80 percent of the state has had enough with the Boss Democrats. So are conservatives going to throw their lot in with J.B. Pritzker and Madigan? I don’t think that’s going to happen.” That will be Rauner’s hard sell, to convince conservatives that without him, Illinois will remain Madiganistan. It will be difficult if not impossible for him to win without an effective coalition. But without conservatives, what is left of Rauner’s coalition? Wealthy businessmen? That’s not a coalition. In this, he’s quite like Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also has the money guys with him but not much else, and remains quite beatable. Emanuel has been reaching out to Latinos in anticipation of more bad publicity and negative feelings coming his way when the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald, rolls around. Emanuel’s administration sat on the video of the shooting until after the mayor won re-election against Cook County Board Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Chuy won’t let him forget it. And neither will Chris Kennedy. But Emanuel has time and other people’s money. Rauner doesn’t have time, and he’ll be spending his own cash. On the Democratic side, at least Pritzker and Kennedy have a game plan. Pritzker with Boss Madigan and a massive TV ad budget. And Kennedy seeking minority votes with endorsements like that of Chuy Garcia’s. But what is Rauner’s game plan? That Boss Madigan has helped ruin the state? Rauner needs more than that, but his plan is becoming increasingly difficult to see. He was a businessman, not a social justice warrior at the beginning, then he wasn’t conservative, then he was a conservative for a few weeks, then he fired all the conservatives working for him and made sure he wasn’t a conservative by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion. It’s all been so very confusing. Conservatives will either find a challenger, or convince Rauner to do the math and hope he won’t seek re-election and save the Illinois GOP from a fight. Or he can run, while conservatives concentrate on their own state House and Senate races and keep the governor at a distance. “It’s best for the state if he announces he’s not running,” Ives said. “It would allow the party to come together and coalesce around another individual who could take on the Democrats. Because Rauner’s base has lost him. There’s no doubt about it. Talk to people around the state. You hear the same thing. His base isn’t with him.” Those who are quite close to the governor say he has no interest in caving, that he’ll fight. It might be politically bloody, but he doesn’t care. Rauner isn’t a weakling. He fought hard. He spent his money. He made terrible political mistakes that he didn’t have to make, but he insisted on making them. Now, he’s paying for them. Conservatives like Jeanne Ives will insist upon it.)
— Rauner parts ways with chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen from conservative think tank – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-chief-of-staff-1007-20171006-story.html
— Amazon’s HQ2 quest sent Chicago looking for an ‘in,’ mayor’s emails show – Lauren Zumbach (DIERSEN: From what I see, Emanuel will stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-hq2-emanuel-emails-20171006-story.html
— 6th Congressional District Democrat candidate forum planned (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting Republican candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and Circuit Court Judge.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Fox Valley congressmen call for review of ‘bump stocks,’ other gun measures – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-las-vegas-gun-law-congressmen-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Gorsuch could strike a mortal blow to unions – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gorsuch-union-dues-janus-afscme-20171006-story.html
— Welcome to the dysfunction of Illinois government – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-illinois-1008-story.html
— Chicago should hope to lose the Amazon chase – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-amazon-hq2-chicago-20171008-story.html
— Rauner takes Manufacturing Month tour to South Elgin’s Hoffer Plastics – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-south-elgin-rauner-manufacturing-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Trump’s one-two punch hits birth control, LGBT rights – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-religious-rules-20171006-story.html
— University of Wisconsin approves free speech policy that punishes student protesters – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-university-of-wisconsin-protest-punishment-20171006-story.html
— Wisconsin state lawmaker sued over sign theft – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–sign-theft-lawmaker-20171006-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner shakes up his staff again—this time at the very top – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/BLOGS02/171009899/rauner-shakes-up-his-staff-again-this-time-at-the-very-top
— Yes, state House retirements are off the charts – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/NEWS02/171009896/yes-state-house-retirements-are-off-the-charts

DAILY HERALD
— Why high school football programs are losing players – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. Neither I nor any of my ancestors played football.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/why-high-school-football-programs-are-losing-players–
— Metra’s doomsday budget includes fare hikes, service cuts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/metras-doomsday-budget-includes-fare-hikes-service-cuts

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former U.S. attorney Rodger Heaton named Rauner’s chief of staff – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171006/former-us-attorney-rodger-heaton-named-rauners-chief-of-staff

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Gag order issued in Wheaton College hazing incident – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/10/05/bd8b7c2e40104b4bb5dd125d95e19afd/index.xml

WJBD RADIO
— President Trump looms large over Virginia governor’s race – ANC News (DIERSEN: Will Trump loom large over the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/10/06/president-trump-looms-large-over-virginia-governors-race

CHENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Joe Biden: The U.S. is ‘walking down a very dark path’ under Trump Blasts president’s nationalist appeal – JENNIFER HANSLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/joe-biden-the-us-is-walking-down-a-very-dark-path-under-trump/828602574

WSIL TV
— Former state representative Brandon Phelps becomes lobbyist – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36541917/former-state-representative-becomes-lobbyist

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— There’s Only Room for One Madigan at the Top of Illinois Politics Now we know: There’s no Madigan dynasty. There’s only Mike. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2017/Michael-Madigan-Lisa-Madigan/

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Rainbow PUSH, activists push back on Trump’s voter fraud commission – Igor Studenkov
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/10/rainbow-push-activists-push-back-on-trumps-voter-fraud-commission/

WIRE POINTS
— Rasmussen leaves as Rauner’s Chief of Staff. Who is Rauner? Critics will need new spin as head-scratching expands – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rasmussen-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff-who-is-rauner-critics-will-need-a-new-spin-as-head-scratching-expands/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov. Rauner names fourth chief of staff in three years
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gov-rauner-names-fourth-chief-of-staff-in-three-years/article_759dd80e-aaa9-11e7-996e-9346e70ef724.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE URBANA-CHAMPAIGN STUDENTS CATCH LIBERAL VANDALS IN THE ACT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/conservative-urbana-champaign-students-catch-liberal-vandals-in-the-act.html
— THE CURRENT TAX CODE PROMOTES BIGGER GOVERNMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/the-current-tax-code-promotes-bigger-government.html
— RAUNER DISMISSES CHIEF OF STAFF RASMUSSEN, MOVES LEFT EVEN MORE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-dismisses-chief-of-staff-rasmussen-moves-left-even-more-.html
— WHITE HOUSE REMOVES OBAMACARE HHS MANDATE ON CONTRACEPTIVES AND ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/white-house-removes-obamacare-hhs-mandate-on-contraceptives-and-abortion-inducing-drugs.html
— DI LEO: MARK KIRK V2.0 – THE 2018 ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S RACE (DIERSEN: If not Rauner, who would have a better chance of winning November 6, 2018?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/mark-kirk-v20-the-2018-illinois-governors-race.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Is the Illinois GOP Civil War Finally Here? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/is-the-illinois-gop-civil-war-finally-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now that prominent conservatives are seeing Governor Bruce Rauner for who he really is, we arrive at a genuinely dramatic moment in a state where the Republican Party’s failures have paved the way for Leftist policies to ruin the state. After signing several outrageously left-wing bills into law, an increasing number of rank and file conservatives and elected political leaders are finally seeing the truth about Governor Rauner. This gives conservatives in Illinois the opportunity to get their act together. Technically, every election cycle is another chance for limited government and pro-family Republicans — but some opportunities are greater than others. This is one. Examples of the lost chances happened in 1982 (Don Totten’s lt. governor candidacy), 2002 (the caucus leadership changes in the General Assembly), 2004 (Jack Ryan’s U.S. Senate campaign), and the past three gubernatorial primaries (all of which, 2006, 2010, and 2014, were lost due to State Senator Bill Brady’s involvement…that’s a sad story for another article). I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that there were people warning about Rauner four years ago — including IFI’s Laurie Higgins. Another voice, probably the loudest and most thorough, was Doug Ibendahl at RepublicanNewsWatch.com. Among the stronger recent statements, my favorites are that of State Rep. Peter Breen: “The Rauner experiment is over,” — and State Rep. David McSweeney: “Rauner is a failed governor.” Will Rauner run for reelection? He says he is, but we’ll see. If he does and conservatives mount a credible challenge to him, can Bruce and his millions of dollars be defeated? Not unless conservatives unite around a solid, intelligent and able governor/lt. governor ticket and run the best campaign of their lives. (Anyone reading this who personally knows Bill Brady, please ask him to stay the heck away from the race and enjoy leading the GOP super-minority in the state senate.) As simple as all of that sounds, Illinois conservatives have proven incapable of uniting, and in fact, have not been up to the task of successfully taking on the 40 years-in-the-making RINO (Republican in Name Only) establishment. Since Jim Thompson was elected Illinois governor in 1976, the RINOs have usually been happy to cooperate with the Democrats as long as individuals in the RINO club were able to become rich in the process. Yes, there were exceptions, such as moments during the decade-long state senate Republican majority in the 1990s, when Republicans acted as Republicans are supposed to. The fact that they were exceptions, however, is why we are where we are today. As several people are now realizing, this is a unique opportunity. President Donald Trump tapped the economic and cultural frustration in the electorate and defeated a talented primary field and the Democratic Party dynasty of our era in the general election. The same exasperation that exists in Illinois caused a majority of voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa to help candidate Trump take down the vaunted “blue wall.” Does it exist here on a large enough scale to send Rauner back to the private sector and take down the next silly Democratic Party left-wing nominee? Yes and yes. But it will take a competence level we haven’t seen from Illinois conservative candidates and consultants in a couple of generations. Does the candidate and consultant talent exist here to step up and lead? Yes on candidates and maybe on the consultants. Too many conservative campaign consultants don’t realize that in this era of Trump, things are different. The statewide campaign can no longer be all about their financial take on media buys, and their percentage of the cost of massive direct mailings and yard signs, or the fact that these “wise” consultants think they’re the smartest people in the room (they’re not). The campaign must be all about effectively communicating to the people of Illinois the serious problems that exist here. Those problems have gotten worse during Bruce Rauner’s tenure, and will speed-up in the wrong direction under a radical lefty like J.B. Pritzker. I have been saying this for decades — the people of Illinois are not much different from all those in the red states that surround us. This is not Vermont or Massachusetts or California. Cook County might not turn red any time soon, but there are plenty of what used to be called Reagan Democrats living in Chicago and its surrounds to give a conservative a primary and general election win. All that has been missing all these years is effective conservative leadership in the Illinois Republican Party. While Rauner’s money has purchased the party apparatus for the time being, a counter insurgency is possible and necessary. And the time for that is now.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner staff meeting play-by-play
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/06/rauner-staff-meeting-play-by-play/

BREITBART
— Chuck Grassley Suggests Trading DACA Amnesty for Border Security, Mandatory E-Verify – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/chuck-grassley-suggests-trading-daca-amnesty-for-border-security-mandatory-e-verify/

GOPUSA
— NFL players’ union teamed up with George Soros to fund leftist advocacy groups
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-players-union-teamed-up-with-george-soros-to-fund-leftist-advocacy-groups/

FOX NEWS
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/06/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections.html

DAILY CALLER
— STUDY: Obama Had 740 Percent More Positive Media Coverage Than Trump – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/study-obama-had-740-percent-more-positive-media-coverage-than-trump/
— California Can Now Jail People For Misusing Gender Pronouns – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/california-can-now-jail-people-for-misusing-gender-pronouns/
— UC Berkeley Students Protest Exam, Accuse Peers And Professor Of Supporting White Supremacy – Ian Miles Cheong
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/05/uc-berkeley-students-protest-exam-accuse-peers-and-professor-of-supporting-white-supremacy/
— Mexico Prepares For ‘Dreamers’ To Get Deported – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSENM: What about their parents?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/mexico-prepares-for-dreamers-to-get-deported/

NEWSMAX
— House Budget Plan Clears Way for Cuts to Federal Employee Benefits – Jeffrey Rodack (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are/were wage earners, b) are in line to get a pension, and/or c) are getting a pension. Overwhelmingly they want employee salaries, employee benefits, and employee pensions to be cut. I was a wage earner 1964-1997 and I have been getting a pension since 1997.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-budget-plan-cuts-federal-employee/2017/10/06/id/818124/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PSYCH DRUGS IN EVERY SHOOTER SINCE COLUMBINE – INCLUDING PADDOCK – Alex Cameron
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/05/psych-drugs-in-every-shooter-since-columbine-including-paddock/

NEW AMERICAN
— Facebook Claims Ability to Discern “Fake News” – Mary Elise Dugan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) only they decide what news is real or important and b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of links to fake and/or unimportant news.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/27073-facebook-claims-ability-to-discern-fake-news

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following “groups slam DOJ for ‘despicable’ religious liberty guidance:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/354289-civil-rights-groups-slam-doj-for-despicable-religious-liberty

NBC NEWS
— White House Preps ‘Wish List’ of Hard-line Immigration Proposals – HALLIE JACKSON, JULIA AINSLEY and LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/white-house-preps-wish-list-hard-line-immigration-proposals-n808446

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Chief of Staff Out After 3 Months, Ex-US Attorney In Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing his chief of staff after just 13 weeks. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-06/rauner-chief-of-staff-out-after-3-months-ex-us-attorney-in

CBS MIAMI
— Thousands Of ‘Dreamers’ Now Subject To Deportation
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/10/05/deadline-looms-for-dreamers-to-keep-protection/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Analysis Counters Claim that Federal Workforce Grew in Recent Years – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/newly-crunched-numbers-counter-claim-federal-workforce-grew-recent-years/141588/

FED WEEK
— GAO To Study PTSD Treatment, Therapy
http://www.fedweek.com/armed-forces-news/gao-study-ptsd-treatment-therapy/

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP FLUNKS HISPANIC OUTREACH IN THE MOST TRUMP WAY POSSIBLE – BESS LEVIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Hispanics, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-flunks-hispanic-outreach-in-the-most-trump-way-possible