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December 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets support for Patti Blagojevich, doesn’t mention clemency – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-blagojevich-tweet-20181216-story.html
— Wage gap even worse than we had thought – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid its male employees who had more job-related work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-wage-gap-even-worse-than-we-had-thought-20181211-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I know you probably want good news for the holiday season, but women workers — and the guys who root for them — it’s high time to argue for an end-of-year bonus or salary increase, because you are coming up short. According to a report from the Institute for Women’s Policy, the gender wage gap is even worse than previously thought. Unlike Census Bureau data that examines the current state of wage disparity in a given year, this report looked at a 15-year time period (from 2001 through 2015) to better gauge the gender wage gap that exists. The extended time period captures something called “work force attachment,” which takes into account when people leave the workforce voluntarily or involuntarily. (The study followed the same people over the time period.) While men were also penalized for time out of the workforce, women’s earnings losses for time out were almost always greater than men’s. With a longer lens, the gender wage gap balloons from the often-cited 20 percent to a jaw-dropping 51 percent. Did you catch that? Women made 49 cents for every dollar a man made.)
— To improve savings plan, imagine your retirement – Eileen Ambrose
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-to-improve-savings-imagine-your-retirement-20181207-story.html
— Blue collar labor shortage means ‘lower income workers are doing better’ – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-too-few-blue-collar-workers-20181217-story.html
— 25 best places to work – Peter Economy (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government would be a better place to work if it got rid of its employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-glassdoor-reveals-25-best-places-to-work-20181206-story.html
— White House closer to partial shutdown with wall demand – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-border-wall-funding-shutdown-20181217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If you want to play with the big boys and girls, you’ve got to be one – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/laura-washington-chicago-mayoral-election-petition-challenges/

WGN TV
— President Trump tweets support for Patti Blagojevich as husband seeks clemency
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/16/president-trump-tweets-support-for-patti-blagojevich-as-ex-governor-seeks-clemency/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF UNDERWOOD: Suburban congressional newbies adjust to life in Washington – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Has Hultgren announced if he is going to run against Underwood in 2020? Has Roskam announced if he is going to run against Casten in 2020? In 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got promoted to a GS-12 (currently, $81,071/year) Revenue Officer position in the Loop and bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building so that I could walk to work and to graduate business classes at Loyola. In 1990, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got to pick a better office in the new 200 West Adams building that GAO moved into because of the almost 12 years of federal seniority that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181217/suburban-congressional-newbies-adjust-to-life-in-washington
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Casten is finalizing the purchase of a studio condo. . .The two suburbanites also participated in a tradition: entering a lottery for dibs on the best offices on Capitol Hill. Casten drew No. 80, putting him among the last to pick. “If you want to come over in the fall and see the (metal) rebar change colors, there’s a great view,” he said of his utilitarian space in the Cannon House Office Building. Underwood did a little better. She selected 70 and is ensconced in the Longworth House Office Building.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County GOP Treasurer Rachael Lawrence resigns – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/15/mchenry-county-gop-treasurer-rachael-lawrence-resigns/a6edqg2/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Catholic group prays for removal of Satanic Temple display in Capitol – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181216/catholic-group-prays-for-removal-of-satanic-temple-display-in-capitol

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Legislation would make road district consolidation easier – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Legislation-would-make-road-district-13471232.php

 

TIMES
— Illinois will roll out several new laws in 2019
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/12/15/illinois-will-roll-out-several-new-laws-in-2019/aelx6dw/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Now there’s a new chapter in the race as Krupa is having to answer for abusive behavior spelled out in a court filing. In 2017, he was accused of abuse by his former high school girlfriend. An emergency order of protection was granted in June 2017 and extended for nine months after Juliet Schmidt filed her complaint, according to court documents sent to POLITICO. The filing in the Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence division describes Krupa as a “controlling” boyfriend who “isolated” Schmidt from her friends, whom he referred to as “liberal faggots.” The document details incessant text messages and an incident in which he chased Schmidt in his car while she was walking. “It was emotionally abusive,” Schmidt told POLITICO in an interview Sunday. “It wasn’t healthy for me to continue the relationship. He had a lot of issues of control. I could see him taking advantage of that in political office.” In seeking the order of protection, Schmidt wrote, “I am afraid that David Krupa will continue to physically abuse me, harass me, interfere with my personal liberty and stalk me. Therefore, I fear for the safety of myself.” The order of protection ran nine months and ended when neither Schmidt nor Krupa could agree on a hearing date, Schmidt said. The judge didn’t rule on the case and Schmidt left Chicago to attend college out of state. Krupa has denied the allegations. In a TV interview and with POLITICO, he accused Schmidt of being manipulated by Madigan because she had interned for the Madigan-Quinn service offices in 2016. Schmidt says the summer office internship isn’t connected to her court filing. In an interesting twist, POLITICO has learned Krupa also worked for Madigan-Quinn at one point. “I picked up garbage at a public park” in the summer of 2015, he said. “It was for a month. It was a minimum wage job and I don’t care about it.” But he did try to get rehired in 2016. He didn’t get the job, he says, because Madigan took retribution for Krupa’s father saying he wouldn’t vote for the House speaker. Krupa sees it as another effort by Madigan to “strong-arm” voters. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/17/krupas-other-challenge-trump-tweets-about-blago-next-gigs-for-roskam-lisa-madigan-365577
— Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan, who didn’t seek re-election, and U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who lost his race, have been named fellows for the University of Chicago Institute of Politics for the upcoming winter quarter. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, accused that chamber of being dysfunctional in her final Senate speech last week, also is part of the fellows group. Institute of Politics founder and director David Axelrod said fellows will interact with students looking to gain insight and experiences “at every level of government.” Two party leaders from other states as well as Chicago journalist Laura Washington also are among the group. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/17/krupas-other-challenge-trump-tweets-about-blago-next-gigs-for-roskam-lisa-madigan-365577

 

JEANNE IVES
— Meet David Krupa and help him take out Mike Madigan’s General!
https://mailchi.mp/b6cf78490c1b/meet-the-college-kid-taking-on-madigan-he-deserves-our-support

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives : Rauner’s lack of interest cheated GOP voters – Hoang Tran
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511677926-ives-rauner-s-lack-of-interest-cheated-gop-voters

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE TECHNOLOGY OF TOTALITARIANISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/the-technology-of-totalitarianism.html


— WHY YOU SHOULD BE A NATIONALIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/why-you-should-be-a-nationalist.html

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Did Trump Sign An Executive Order To Prevent Illegal Immigrants From Getting Welfare? – Emily Larsen
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/did-trump-sign-an-executive-order-to-prevent-illegal-immigrants-from-getting-welfare/

 

TOWNHALL
— Pat Buchanan: We Are Not a Democracy—And the World Needs to Learn From Us – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/12/17/mr-buchanan-we-are-not-a-democracyand-the-world-needs-to-learn-from-us-n2537569

 

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Aide Miller Says They Will Do ‘Whatever Is Necessary’ to Build Wall – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-aide-miller-says-they-will-do-whatever-is-necessary-to-build-wall/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Immigration Ultimatum – John S. Allen
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_immigration_ultimatum.html
— Gun Confiscation Begins in New Jersey – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/gun_confiscation_begins_in_new_jersey.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Globalist Mindset: They Hate You – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/16/the-globalist-mindset-they-hate-you/

 

DAILY CALLER
— PITTSBURGH MAYOR DECLARES INTENT TO BAN GUNS IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/16/pittsburgh-mayor-declares-intent-to-ban-guns-in-violation-of-state-law/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE ORWELLIAN LEXICON OF THE LEFT Lowell Ponte challenges Christians not to surrender to forces of darkness
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-orwellian-lexicon-of-the-left/

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: Blue-Collar Vote Remains Up for Grabs in 2020 – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on if not despise blue-collar workers.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/bluecollar-voters-2020-republican/2018/12/16/id/894665/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats blame Trump for death of child brought 2,000 miles by father
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61158
— The Imbalanced Scales of Justice (DIERSEN: I should write a book about judges who by their rulings make it clear that they reject laws that prohibit political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61140

 

BREITBART
— Pope Francis Lauds U.N. ‘Global Compact’ for Immigration – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/12/17/pope-francis-lauds-u-n-global-compact-for-immigration/

 

ABC NEWS
— Black conservatives to GOP: Reach out to black voters – BEATRICE PETERSON (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How strongly does the GOP reach out to those who share your demographics? Democrats want the GOP to dump voters, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
)https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/black-conservatives-gop-reach-black-voters/story?id=59430955

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Shutdown Looms. Can the G.O.P. Get Lawmakers to Show Up to Vote? – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Emily Cochrane (DIERSEN: Has Hultgren announced if he is going to run against Underwood in 2020? Has Roskam announced if he is going to run against Casten in 2020?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/us/politics/congress-trump-shutdown.html
— The Secret to Winning in 2020 – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: From what I see, to win on April 2, 2019 and November 3, 2020, RINO political consultants in Illinois will advise Republican candidates in Illinois to hint/imply/argue/shout that they are not only anti-Trump, but that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. These RINO political consultants will advise Republican candidates in Illinois a) to not read Diersen’s emails, b) to not return phone calls from Diersen, c) to not seek or take any advice from Diersen, d) to stop Diersen from learning about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other activities, e) to stop Diersen from promoting or attending their press conferences and fundraisers, f) to stop Diersen from asking questions or speaking with anyone at their press conferences and fundraisers, and g) to stop Diersen from reporting on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other activities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/opinion/democrats-2020-election-economic-populism.html
— More Powerful Than a Russian Troll Army: The National Enquirer – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/business/media/national-enquirer-trump-mistresses.html
— ‘They’re Not Fact-Checking’: How Lies on College Applications Can Slip Through the Net – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors charged me with lying on my 1972 Loyola application and on my 1976 DePaul application. IRS encourages its Revenue Officers to take business, accounting, and law courses. But according to my Democrat IRS superiors, the real reason why I wanted to take graduate business courses at Loyola and graduate accounting courses at DePaul was TO GET A JOB IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/us/college-admission-applications.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: In China, ‘Re-education’ Leads to Forced Labor – Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats want to re-educate you to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/world/asia/xinjiang-china-forced-labor-camps-uighurs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration disputes falling federal employee engagement findings Criticism of leadership criticized – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, virtually all my superiors and supervisors were Democrats. They did not want me to be “engaged,” they wanted to get rid of me. They wanted to give my job to a Democrat, to a minority, to a female, to someone younger than me, and/or to a veteran. They were furious when I did things that demonstrated my “engagement” including 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/17/trump-administration-disputes-falling-federal-employee-engagement-findings/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Don’t trust the government to make Big Tech behave – F.H. Buckley
https://nypost.com/2018/12/17/dont-trust-the-government-to-make-big-tech-behave/

 

USA TODAY
— Obamacare unconstitutional? That’s a cruel mistake, not ‘great news for America’ – Andy Slavitt (DIERSEN: If sought a government or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/16/trump-ensures-2020-another-health-care-debacle-republicans-column/2330158002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Homelessness Edges Higher Again After Seven Years of Declines Lack of affordable housing fuels the problem in major cities, though L.A. makes progress – Laura Kusisto and Nour Malas (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should help the homeless a) because I bought a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, because I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and because I bought a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) because my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and because we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-homelessness-edges-higher-again-after-seven-years-of-declines-11545022860
— Blue-Collar Voters Are Up for Grabs in 2020 Compounding the problem for Republicans may be a slowing automobile industry – Dante Chinni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on if not despise blue-collar workers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-collar-voters-are-up-for-grabs-in-2020-11544976000
— Tips on Deciding Which Tax-Filing Status Is Best for You Do you file jointly or separately? There may be some powerful reasons to do the latter. – Tom Herman (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married 40 years ago in in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tips-on-deciding-which-tax-filing-status-is-best-for-you-11545015960
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marriage bonus or penalty: Getting married this month, or postponing the official ceremony until next year, might have a surprising impact on your taxes in certain cases. For example, some two-income couples who get married this year and are in the top brackets may wind up owing more in combined federal income tax than they would if they had each remained single—commonly known as the marriage penalty tax. But in other cases, a married couple winds up paying less total tax than if each spouse had remained single. Lawmakers have taken steps to reduce or eliminate the marriage penalty in certain cases and to increase the amount of the bonus in many others. But these issues haven’t disappeared entirely.)
— Four Simple Changes to Bring Social Security Into the 21st Century The program was devised for a totally different era and now it’s time to update – Alicia H. Munnell (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced a) because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and b) because they succeeded in getting me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/four-simple-changes-to-bring-social-security-into-the-21st-century-11545016080

 

BLOOMBERG
— Nearly 156 People Leave Chicago Daily: Demographic Trends – Alexandre Tanzi and Wei Lu (DIERSEN: How many of these 156 a day a) move to Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there and b) bring with them their hatred of Republicans, and especially their hatred of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/chicago-exodus-sees-city-shrink-by-156-daily-demographic-trends#gs.AUOw7HU

 

DAILY BEAST
— Log Cabin Republicans Plan to ‘Push’ Trump on LGBT Rights Jerri Ann Henry, the new executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, ‘would take a meeting’ to work on LGBT-related policy with President Trump, if he would meet with her. – Samantha Allen
https://www.thedailybeast.com/log-cabin-republicans-plan-to-push-trump-on-lgbt-rights

December 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investigations Look at Trump’s Life From All Angles. Five people in Trump’s orbit have pleaded guilty to charges in the continuing Mueller probe.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Investigations-Look-At-Trumps-Life-From-All-Angles-502870181.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— White House prepares for government shutdown as GOP lawmakers struggle for alternative – Erica Werner, Damian Paletta, Lisa Rein
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-spending-white-house-border-wall-20181215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump has led a lot of organizations. Nearly all of them are now under investigation.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-oganization-investigations-20181215-story.html
— Sears gets Bankruptcy Court approval for up to $25.3 million in bonuses to top employees – Lauren Zumbach (DIERSEN: Working for GAO during the 1980s and 1990s was very similar to working for Sears today. Starting in 1989, to retain its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or young, GAO used the extreme subjectivity in its pay-for-performance system to give bonuses to its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or young.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sears-bonuses-bankruptcy-court-1215-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, said it needs to able to offer the extra cash to encourage key employees to stick with the company as it attempts to restructure, according to court filings. . .“Under these circumstances, it would be understandable if many key employees are asking themselves whether they should be seeking other opportunities,” Sears said in a court filing last month. However, the retailer “cannot afford this uncertainty — however understandable it may be,” according to the filing. The company has already “suffered significant employee attrition” in the past month, including the departure of the chief operating officer of its Sears Home Services business and five other employees who would have been eligible for bonuses, Sears said in a separate court filing this week.)
— ‘Saturday Night Live’: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin return for ‘It’s A Wonderful Trump’ – Danielle Turchiano
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-snl-it-s-a-wonderful-trump-20181216-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Petition challenges: Where 11 mayoral hopefuls stand in fight to stay on ballot – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/petition-challenges-11-chicago-mayoral-candidates-fight-to-stay-on-ballot/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investigations look at Trump’s life from all angles.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-investigation-personal-life/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kasich would prefer competing for presidency as a Republican – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181213/news/312139823
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What are “favorable demographics?” Does your school district have “favorable demographics?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181215/butler-elementary-district-53-uses-teamwork-personalization-to-achieve-growth

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner baffles to the end – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181215/statehouse-insider-rauner-baffles-to-end

 

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— In a year Republicans did well in Southern Illinois, why does the St. Clair County GOP struggle? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article222944235.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brennan said, however, she got “zero” help from the St. Clair County Republican Central Committee in her unsuccessful run for the county board. . .However, some Republicans point to issues within the local party itself as to why the GOP couldn’t gain ground in the county. Sources with ties to the party said most of the local efforts went toward pushing for the re-election efforts of U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and Gov. Bruce Rauner, which left little to no resources to help with the local races. Ed Cockrell is among the local Republican County Board candidates to say the local party didn’t help local candidates, such as with raising money or sending out mailers. . .Duane Henson, a Republican who ran for county clerk, and has served as a precinct committeeman, said some worked harder than him, and he worked harder than other candidates, but candidates who ran countywide all did about the same. “At the end of the day, we were all a couple thousand votes of each other,” said Henson, who chose to self fund his campaign. Henson wouldn’t comment on the leadership of the party. He did say he also has heard the suggestion of putting efforts into smaller races to develop candidates. “You focus on the smaller races and if you could get into some of the school boards and so forth and make some effective changes there, then you could get your message out and work your way up, (but) that takes several election cycles,” Henson said. Henson said there was brainstorming sessions among the candidates during the campaign and the party organized participation in parades leading up to the election. “Could we be better organized? Sure. I think there’s always room for improvement.” Party leaders however, are looking to see what can be done better the next go-around. “I know they’re doing a lot of analysis, some people who are a little higher up in party that me, have been discussing … what’s our path moving forward, what can we do different, what have we done wrong? You do that after anything,” Henson said.)

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-make-illinois-pot-law-model-for-nation/article_e4c6ca64-fbc4-5ebb-9c90-bba0cfbb7cb0.html

 

WAND TV
— Illinois cities receive $13.7M to reduce lead in homes – Jessica Dobson
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39650575/illinois-cities-receive-137m-to-reduce-lead-in-homes

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— High On The Highway: Challenges With Marijuana DUIs – MADELYN BECK
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/high-highway-challenges-marijuana-duis#stream/0

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Investigations undermine Trump presidency: ‘It weakens your friends and emboldens your enemies’- AP (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors opened investigations of my expense vouchers in 1974 and my income tax returns in 1978. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/donald-trump-investigations-undermine-presidency/
— ‘Democrat spin machines’: Trump says one-sided news coverage should be tested in courts – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/donald-trump-says-one-sided-news-coverage-should-b/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rudy Giuliani: Any Trump payoffs to women were aimed at protecting his children and marriage – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rudy-giuliani-any-trump-payoffs-to-women-were-aimed-at-protecting-his-children-and-marriage

 

BREITBART
— Bill: Lawmakers Must Pay Sexual Misconduct Settlements Out-of-Pocket – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/15/bill-lawmakers-must-pay-sexual-misconduct-settlements-out-of-pocket/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PARENTS WHO TAKE CHILDREN THROUGH THE DESERT, NOT THE BORDER PATROL, ENDANGER THEIR LIVES – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272253/parents-who-take-children-through-desert-not-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stop Equating Every Immigration Situation with the Holocaust! – Rabbi Aryeh Spero
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/stop_equating_every_immigration_situation_with_the_holocaust.html

 

THE HILL
— Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine): Nothing wrong with Republicans challenging Trump in 2020 – ALICIA COHN
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/421576-gop-senator-nothing-wrong-with-republicans-challenging-trump-in

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “His worst nightmare: Trump’s life under a legal microscope.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/15/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller-investigations-russia/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investigations look at Trump’s life from all angles.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/part-trumps-life-investigation-59842548

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mulvaney Called Trump a ‘Terrible Human Being’ in 2016 – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/us/politics/mulvaney-trump-terrible-human-being.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans are divided according to political party on their views of the economy and the Trump presidency, a new WSJ/NBC News poll found. – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-have-mixed-feelings-about-economy-trump-presidency-wsj-nbc-news-poll-finds-11544968800
— Fight Over Voter Data Roils Democrats Ahead of Election The party is trying to catch up with Republican efforts to collect and store voter data – Julie Bykowicz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fight-over-voter-data-roils-democrats-ahead-of-election-11544899956

 

CLARION LEDGER
— Family breakdown explains social unrest – Star Parker
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/12/16/family-breakdown-explains-social-unrest/2302739002/

 

TUCSON DAILY STAR
— Immigration Attitudes: Americans’ deep political divide creates fraught territory – Perla Trevizo
https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/americans-deep-political-divide-creates-fraught-territory/article_e3b280a2-fd6d-11e8-8fe0-57a88b1a7958.html

 

FOX 8
— South Carolina pastor defends decision to buy wife $200,000 Lamborghini SUV, says ‘not a penny’ was used from church (DIERSEN: If you might buy a new SUV, what might you buy? I might buy a new Jeep Cherokee Limited FWD ($30,950) with V6 ($1,745), Luxury Group ($1,195), Floor Matts ($220), Block Heater ($115), and Destination Charge ($1,495).)
https://myfox8.com/2018/12/14/south-carolina-pastor-defends-decision-to-buy-wife-200000-lamborghini-says-not-a-penny-was-used-from-church/

 

ATLANTIC
— America Needs to Restore Dignity of Work – Marco Rubio (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/help-working-class-voters-us-must-value-work/578032/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 2 in 5 Americans Spend More Money in Retirement Than Expected In doing so, they risk running out of savings down the line. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/12/15/2-in-5-americans-spend-more-money-in-retirement-th.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’re often told to expect our expenses to go down in retirement, and generally speaking, retirees do spend less than their nonretired counterparts. While the average working American over 40 spends $2,993 a month on discretionary expenses, the average retiree spends just $2,008, according to data from Global Atlantic Financial Group. That said, nearly two out of five retirees are spending more money during their golden years than expected, so they risk prematurely depleting their nest eggs and struggling to keep up with expenses in the future. If you’d rather not land in a similar boat once it’s your turn to retire, the solution is simple: Understand what sort of lifestyle your savings will buy you in the future, and save more before retiring if it isn’t enough.)

 

ROLLING STONE
— Paul Ryan Wants More Immigrants, as Long as They Look Like Him Ryan has championed a bill that would allow more Irish immigrants to come to America – PETER WADE
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/paul-ryan-irish-immigration-769807/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Paul Ryan under fire for rushing out more than 10,000 visas to Irish nationals before leaving office when refugees and asylum seekers are being detained and rejected from the border – MICHAEL NAM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6500413/Paul-Ryan-attacked-rushing-10-000-visas-Irish-nationals-leaving-office.html

December 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you say anything critical about immigration, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-tucker-carlson-immigrants-20181215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Marty Quinn withdraws controversial ballot challenge against teen contender – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-marty-quinn-withdraws-controversial-ballot-challenge-against-teen-contender/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Residents leaving Illinois will not be charged a fee – Bob Oswald (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE ILLINOIS.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181215/facts-matter-residents-leaving-illinois-will-not-be-charged-a-fee-
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump floats fictions about the border.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181215/news/312159960/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Progressive income tax easier said than done – BGA
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20181215/progressive-income-tax-easier-said-than-done

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Medical officials oppose effort to legalize recreational use of marijuana – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181215/medical-officials-oppose-effort-to-legalize-recreational-use-of-marijuana
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: While he was governor, Rauner took anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican actions, but those in Illinois who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican voted for Pritzker anyway.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181215/local-business-notes-imas-baise-offers-views-on-states-business-climate-politics
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Republican Party needs to reflect the values of center-right voters, who I believe are a majority of voters in this state, utilizing issues of fiscal conservatism, trying to solve our pension problem, working on issues like improving education and our property tax issues,” Baise said. ” … If we’re going to continue to have arguments over whether or not you’re pro-life or pro-choice, whether or not you’re pro-gay marriage or anti-gay marriage, the majority of voters are going to turn their back on you.” Baise characterized his approach as pragmatic, focused on totally on winning. While not getting into specifics, Baise said the party should run candidates who have the ability to win over the majority of voters in the state and allow for differences of opinion on certain issues, like abortion. “Unless you can be elected, you can’t govern,” Baise said. “You can stand up and stay I’m right about this issue, you can scream from your lungs. But if you’re a backbencher, if you’re in the minority, if you’re out of power, you can’t anything done. So it should be in the mold of someone who can get 50.1 percent of the vote.”)

 

PAXTON RECORD
— ‘Mega Town Hall’ event to replace Ford County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in 2019 – Will Brumleve
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/2018-12-15/mega-town-hall-event-replace-ford-county-republican-lincoln-day-dinner-2019.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 13-year-old brings pot brownies to school
https://foxillinois.com/news/offbeat/13-year-old-brings-pot-brownies-to-school-12-15-2018

 

TOWNHALL
— Hating The President Is Not a Strategy, As Bill Kristol Just Learned – Jeff Ballabon
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffballabon/2018/12/15/hating-the-president-is-not-a-strategy-as-bill-kristol-just-learned-n2537512

 

BREITBART
— Women’s March Leaders Face Anti-Semitic, Corruption Charges Ahead of Second Anti-Trump Event – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/15/womens-march-leaders-face-anti-semitic-corruption-charges-second-anti-trump-event/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Does Freedom of Religion Mean Satanic Displays in State Capitols? – E. Jeffrey Ludwig
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/does_freedom_of_religion_mean_satanic_displays_in_state_capitols.html
— Someone needs to be charged in migrant child’s desert death, and it’s not the lawmen – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/someone_needs_to_be_charged_in_migrant_childs_desert_death_and_its_not_the_lawmen.html

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Politicize And Criminalize Even Your Very Thoughts – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/democrats-politicize-and-criminalize-even-your-very-thoughts/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Gives Liberal Activist Forum to Bash Trump on Migrant Child Death – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/15/cnn-gives-liberal-activist-forum-bash-trump-child-death
— NY Times Blames ‘Hard-Line Immigration Enforcement’ for Migrant Girl’s Death – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/15/ny-times-blames-hard-line-immigration-enforcement-migrant-girls

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan Pushing Through Thousands Of Irish Visas Before Leaving Office The House speaker previously blocked efforts to help Dreamers. – Andy McDonald
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/speaker-paul-ryan-pushing-through-thousands-of-irish-visas-before-leaving-office_us_5c154703e4b009b8aea7c0fa

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you say anything critical about immigration, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/15/tucker-carlson-said-immigration-makes-america-dirtier-so-an-advertiser-took-action/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/15/the-next-3-states-to-legalize-recreational-pot.aspx

 

DAILY MAIL
— The dawn raiders: Dozens of migrants attempt early-morning clamber over Mexico border fence after Trump stepped up patrols and shut down Tijuana crossing to block ‘very bad thugs’ reaching US soil – MIRANDA ALDERSLEY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6498919/Migrants-attempt-early-morning-clamber-Mexico-border-Trump-shut-crossing.html

December 15 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Mendoza Calls Preckwinkle a ‘Bully’ Over Petition Challenges – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/susana-mendoza-toni-preckwinkle-spar-over-petition-challenges-502822572.html

 

CBS2
— GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs Legislation Limiting Powers Of Incoming Democrats – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/14/gop-wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-signs-legislation-limiting-powers-of-incoming-democrats/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Papadopoulos, fresh out of prison, announces run for Congress – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Where is the nearest “little Republican enclave” to where you live?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/george-papadopoulos-congress-california-russia/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He told the British newspaper that since he and wife Simona Mangiante have moved to Los Angeles, “I just have to find a little Republican enclave somewhere in this part of the country and run there.” He also claimed political donors have already been in touch with him about his Orange County bid. Under the law, Papdopoulos’ felony conviction doesn’t preclude him from running for federal office.)
— Put the health of kids before revenues when it comes to legalizing pot – Jerald McNair, Homewood
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-schools-taxes-mexico-wall/
— Latinos gain clout in new Congress – AP (DIERSEN: How much clout do those who share your demographics have in a) the world, b) America, c) Illinois, d) your county, e) your township/ward, and f) your municipality?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/their-numbers-growing-latinos-gain-clout-new-congress/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-rahm-emanuel-pensions-congress-marijuana-cannabis-legalize-hemp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Gov. Walker signs bill reducing office’s power, slashing early voting ahead of Dems taking over – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-republican-governor-powers-20181214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-immigration-posada-chicago-20181214-story.html
— City’s restaurant boom, tough immigration policies create kitchen labor crunch: ‘There’s just not enough people’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 while was in high school. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, an illegal would have had that job. With money that I earned/saved from that job, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-restaurant-hiring-challenges-20181213-story.html
— Planning to give 23andMe or AncestryDNA kits this Christmas? Read this first. – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-genetic-tests-for-christmas-1216-story.html

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Hybrid-electric car fee an idea worth considering – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-hybrid-electric-car-fee-an-idea-worth-considering/article_d845a4d7-3b8d-5c4e-8206-f36e253d3d66.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois does it our way – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/miller-illinois-does-it-our-way/article_5860f889-af19-5025-8fe0-7152664c0db3.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— If court won’t change, change the court – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-if-court-won-t-change-change-the-court/article_c0072e20-fe3d-11e8-9c63-17b2294065fa.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Elmhurst moves toward increase in tax levy Possible 1.3 percent hike based on library board decision – MARY STROKA
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/12/06/elmhurst-moves-toward-increase-in-tax-levy/ahayqit/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— In Trying To Replace Himself On Ballot, Critics (Ives and Barickman) Say Rauner ‘Cheated Republicans’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trying-replace-himself-ballot-critics-say-rauner-cheated-republicans#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 10 people could have records expunged thanks to Gov. Rauner (DIERSEN: What do you want expunged from your record? I want the following to be expunged from my employment record: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/10-people-could-have-records-expunged-thanks-to-gov-rauner

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jan Shaw urges taxpayers to voice opinions on new Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 school – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511646183-constituent-urges-taxpayers-to-voice-opinions-on-new-school

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Left-Wing Mayor Wants to Trade Addictions for Revenue – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/left-wing-mayor-wants-to-trade-addictions-for-revenue/
— New School Resource Officer Data Shows Increase in Teen Marijuana Use in Illinois – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/new-school-resource-officer-data-shows-increase-in-teen-marijuana-use-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— For the Love of Marriage – Jonathan Lewis
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/for-the-love-of-marriage/
— GOP Fails Pro-Life Voters by Refusing to Defund Planned Parenthood – Carly Hoilman
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/gop-fails-pro-life-voters-by-refusing-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

GOPUSA
— Women’s March leaders blame bigotry for group’s issues
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60982

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Kinzinger, Yoder, Cubelo, Stefanik want ‘autopsy’ to determine reasons for heavy Republican losses in House – LINDSAY WISE (DIERSEN: Who wants an autopsy to determine reasons why Republican candidates lost in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? From what I see, the main reason was Democrat success in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats. But did Democrats have those successes?)
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article223126270.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The letter asks the next NRCC chairman, Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, to undertake “a thorough, transparent autopsy of NRCC operations to formally analyze what went wrong, what lessons were learned — including those learned from the successful efforts of our Democratic counterparts — and what will be done to better support the next generation of Republican congressional candidates.” The autopsy should include everything from decision making to data, fundraising and polling to messaging and voter targeting, the letter says.)

 

CNN
— Mattis writes letter of recommendation for Reince Priebus to join the Navy – Sophie Tatum (DIERSEN: What is your “field of experience?” Mine is auditing federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/14/politics/mattis-priebus-navy/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The process allows for career professionals to contribute their field’s experience, but in the capacity of serving in the US military, and those accepted will generally go to Newport, Rhode Island, for two weeks of training.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Parkland, a New Surge in State Gun Control Laws – MAGGIE ASTOR and KARL RUSSELL
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/14/us/politics/gun-control-laws.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus selected to join Navy with backing from Mattis – Dan Lamothe (DIERSEN: What human resources training do you have? Human resources was my area of concentration for my bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and for my MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-trump-chief-of-staff-reince-priebus-selected-to-join-navy-with-backing-from-mattis/2018/12/14/b12c269e-ffb4-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Navy review board reviewed 42 candidates this month and “professionally recommended” Priebus and four others to join the service through a competitive direct-commission program for human resources officers, the memo said. Cmdr. Jereal Dorsey, a Navy spokesman, confirmed in a statement Friday evening that Priebus was recently selected and said that Priebus is “currently moving towards earning a commission as an ensign,” an entry-level officer. Anyone over the age of 42 needs a waiver to join as an officer and has to sign an agreement in which they acknowledge potential limitations on their career. . .Priebus was spotted at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in July while considering joining the Navy Reserve and was open to doing legal work, human resources or intelligence, Politico reported at the time.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GM Says 2,700 Workers Slated for Layoffs Can Transfer – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: Federal employees can apply to transfer between federal agencies. If their application is approved, they transfer with them their federal seniority, unused vacation days, and unused sick days. But those who transfer should expect to be despised if not hated by those who work for the agency that they transfer to. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years (almost 3 years with the Post Office and almost 9 years with IRS) of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days. They were beyond furious that I started earning 26 vacation days a year in 1984 and that I got full-time federal service credit while I worked for the Post Office even though I worked only part-time. They were overjoyed that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. GAO audits IRS. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned what I had learned a) by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) by earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) by earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-says-2-700-workers-slated-for-layoffs-can-transfer-11544802691

 

NEWSWEEK
— Working-Class Hero: Does Sherrod Brown Have the Recipe to Beat Donald Trump in 2020? – NINA BURLEIGH
https://www.newsweek.com/2018/12/21/2020-elections-sherrod-brown-democrats-trump-1255743.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lifelong champion of the pro-labor left who started out in Ohio’s legislature in the 1970s, Brown is a champion of workers and a proponent of stricter regulations on Wall Street. But, like Trump, he is critical of trade deals like NAFTA and supports some tariffs. He campaigned in Ohio on what he terms the “dignity of work,” a political philosophy and a wide-ranging set of pro-labor policies. He advertises that he wears suits made within 10 miles of his house in Cleveland and drives an American-made Jeep Cherokee.)

December 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Judge rules against Trump administration in sanctuary cities case – AARON KATERSKY
https://abc7chicago.com/judge-rules-against-trump-administration-in-sanctuary-cities-case-/4799006/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elimination of smaller Lake County township road districts possible under bill on governor’s desk – Jim Newton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-township-road-districts-st-1201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Appellate court calls part of District 211 transgender graduate’s lawsuit moot – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181130/appellate-court-calls-part-of-district-211-transgender-graduates-lawsuit-moot

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is this any way to run the Illinois Tollway? When it comes to good old-fashioned political patronage, few places compete with Democratic Chicago City Hall better than the usually Republican-run Illinois Tollway. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/any-way-run-illinois-tollway

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you encourage people seek asylum in America, you are glorified and praised by individuals, by organizations, by companies, by governments, and by countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181201/local-dominican-sisters-help-asylum-seekers-in-texas

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— College acceptance rates at 2 top-rated Illinois schools (University of Chicago and Northwestern) plummet between 2006 and 2018 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that degrees from non-Ivy-League universities are worthless.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511646143-college-acceptance-rates-at-2-top-rated-illinois-schools-plummet-between-2006-and-2018

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW PETITION DRIVE CALLS FOR KIFOWIT RESIGNATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/new-petition-drive-calls-for-kifowit-resignation.html

 

PATRIOT POST
— MSNBC Smears Southern Conservatives as White Supremacists – Todd Starnes
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/59780-msnbc-smears-southern-conservatives-as-white-supremacists

 

CNS NEWS
— Ann Coulter: ‘Trump Will Be The Last Republican President’ – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/ann-coulter-trump-will-be-last-republican-president

 

NEWSMAX
— Road Show of Anti-Trump Hysterics Rolls On – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/hughes-mueller-roosevelt/2018/11/30/id/892676/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Limousine Liberalism Goes Mainstream – Scott Yenor and Jackson Yenor (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America are limousine liberals?)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/11/30/limousine-liberalism-goes-mainstream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new suburban problem defies the old logic of American politics, where we learned to expect the upwardly mobile to favor the lower taxes, limited government, and local control offered by the Republicans. Instead, the “suburban problem” appears to be limousine liberalism gone mainstream. In the 1970s, limousine liberals forced busing while sending their own kids to tony private schools. They willingly paid high taxes that crippled small business, among other things. Today’s limousine liberals have different policies, but signal their membership with similar hypocrisies. They define themselves by “values” more than by wealth, though they are mostly well off or, at least, better off than most. They bemoan the racism and other phobias in America while pricing the middle class and minorities out of their school districts; they drive SUVs; heat and air condition large mansions while worrying about global warming; they favor amnesty and open borders, benefit from its cheap labor, yet defer the costs elsewhere; they live family life in a pretty traditional way, but they are happy to embrace policies and mores that unwind the family for the less fortunate. Despite high levels of church attendance for themselves and their neighborhood friends, they worry that faithful Christians are sources of misogyny, homophobia, and patriarchal power, and they vote to undermine the role of faith in politics accordingly.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— 10 Ways to Be a Good Citizen…and Fight Bad Ones – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/10_ways_to_be_a_good_citizenand_fight_bad_ones.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 8. Highlight the chasm between legal and illegal alien entry into the United States. The Democrats conflate the categories in their lawless attempt to flood America with an unskilled, aggressive, and fairly anti-American underclass. Don’t let them get away with it. 9. Support President Trump. Don’t be swayed by snarky comments regarding his tone and style. He is fighting for you, a citizen. If he loses, you probably will, too. 10. Be proud. We live in the greatest country in the world. Fight for it.)

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Media attacks on President Trump continue, while Melania gets criticized for Christmas decorations – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-attacks-on-president-trump-continue-while-melania-get-criticized-for-christmas-decorations

 

BREITBART
— Caravan Migrants Planning Another March on U.S. Border Saturday – Brandon Darby
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/11/30/exclusive-brandon-darby-live-report-caravan-migrants-planning-another-march-on-u-s-border-saturday/
— Nicolás Maduro Compares Trump to Hitler: ‘Persecuting Venezuelans Like Jews’ – Ben Kew
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2018/11/30/nicolas-maduro-compares-trump-hitler-persecuting-venezuelans-like-jews/

 

BLAZE
— ‘America is trash’: USC students are asked if they love or hate America. Their answers are scary. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of America.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/11/30/america-is-trash-usc-students-are-asked-if-they-love-or-hate-america-their-answers-are-scary

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— There Is No ‘Surge’ in Right-Wing Violence – David Harsanyi (DIERSEN: Trump-haters do everything that they can to promote “right-wing violence.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who are the lead Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How successful have these Trump-haters been in promoting “right-wing violence?”)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/30/there-is-no-surge-in-right-wing-violence/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Republican Club Files Federal Lawsuit After Pasadena Location Bans Them For Hosting A Pro-Traditional Marriage Speaker – PAUL BOIS
https://www.dailywire.com/news/38902/pasadena-republican-club-files-federal-lawsuit-paul-bois

 

CNN
— 6 White House officials found in violation of the Hatch Act – Ellie Kaufman
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/politics/six-white-house-officials-hatch-act/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— More women coming to Illinois for abortions
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Report-more-women-coming-to-Illinois-for-13434405.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 – Adam Nagourney
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/politics/george-hw-bush-dies.html
— Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias. – Lauren Hepler
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/business/tesla-factory-racism.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Whitaker’s Ascent at Justice Dept. Surprised Investigators of Firm Accused of Fraud – Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman and Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/politics/matthew-whitaker-ftc-world-patent-marketing.html
— Lawyer Accused of Using Fake Facebook Pages to Sway Elections in Staten Island – Michael Gold
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/nyregion/lawyer-luthmann-fake-facebook-election.html
— Meet the New Freshmen in Congress: More Democrats, Diversity and Women – CATIE EDMONDSON and JASMINE C. LEE
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/28/us/politics/congress-freshman-class.html
— Agency Pulls Back on Its Warning Against Talk of ‘Resistance’ in Federal Workplaces – Charlie Savage (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Of course, because they want to freely demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans without worrying about violating the Hatch Act, they do everything that they can a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/politics/federal-employees-trump-impeachment-resist.html
— Another Court Nixes Trump Push to Cut ‘Sanctuary City’ Funds – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/11/30/us/ap-us-sanctuary-cities-lawsuit.html
— The ‘Blue Wave’ Wasn’t Enough to Overcome Republican Gerrymanders – William T. Adler and Stuart A. Thompson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 Republican Gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those elected officials and party leaders who could/should have come to my defense, but did not. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all the defeats that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/opinion/midterm-elections-2018-republican-gerrymandering.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-knew-just-how-damaging-and-degrading-a-trump-presidency-would-be/2018/11/30/4a30f536-f4bb-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/university-excludes-chick-fil-a-to-be-faithful-to-our-values-of-inclusion/2018/11/30/4b81251a-f41f-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html
— AMLO will be inaugurated as Mexico’s president, vowing to transform the country – Mary Beth Sheridan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/amlo-will-be-inaugurated-as-mexicos-president-vowing-to-transform-the-country/2018/11/30/d3014f4c-f267-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html
— GOP senator sinks Trump nominee, lands in the spotlight – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gop-senator-sinks-trump-nominee-lands-in-the-spotlight/2018/11/30/234d1eb2-f50c-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California Republicans see what happens when more voters vote, and they don’t like it one bit – MICHAEL HILTZIK (DIERSEN: What percent of voters are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? What percent of the aforesaid want government to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things? What percent of the aforesaid want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time once and for all?)
https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-voters-cal-20181130-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats and Racial Division They now play the race card in every hand—because often it works. – Editorial (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist and even worse things. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-and-racial-division-1543621887
— It’s Time to Start Paying Your Taxes Like a Billionaire Last year’s tax overhaul means multiyear planning strategies used by wealthy Americans now make sense for many others – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-time-to-start-paying-your-taxes-like-a-billionaire-1543573801

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Guidance Warning Feds Not to Discuss ‘Resistance’ or ‘Impeachment’ at Work Sparks Uproar – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Of course, because they want to freely demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans without worrying about violating the Hatch Act, they do everything that they can a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/11/guidance-warning-feds-not-discuss-resistance-or-impeachment-work-sparks-uproar/153180/

 

REASON
— Federal Workers Warned Against Talk of ‘Impeachment,’ ‘the Resistance’ How much does the Hatch Act cover? – Joe Setyon
https://reason.com/blog/2018/11/30/federal-workers-warned-against-talk-of-i

 

SALON
— Multiple White House staffers reprimanded for violating the Hatch Act: report Promoting Trump from official Twitter channels? That’s a no-no, the Office of Special Counsel says – KEITH A. SPENCER
https://www.salon.com/2018/11/30/multiple-white-house-staffers-reprimanded-for-violating-the-hatch-act-report/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps insultingly claim that no one encourages citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum to get into America. Those who want to destroy America are counting on citizens of foreign counties to help them destroy America.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/01/migrants-at-mexico-border-face-an-uncertain-future-on-their-own

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 403 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $300,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447728_zpid/

November 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago mayoral election: final field could be halved after petition challenges, expert says – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-mayoral-candidates-could-be-halved-after-challenges-expert-says/4775175/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana Will Be Legal in Michigan on Dec. 6
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/marijuana-will-be-legal-in-michigan-on-dec-6-501354521.html
— Focus on House in Illinois Legislative Session’s Final Days
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Focus-on-House-in-Illinois-legislative-sessions-final-days-501325221.html

 

CBS2
— Record Number Of Latinos In Congress (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Of those who will be representing you in Congress, that is, Durbin, Duckworth, and your newly elected Congressman, too what extend do they share your demographics, most importantly, your political affiliation?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/27/record-number-of-latinos-congress/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit of Oswego says she wanted to pump a ‘broth of Legionella’ bacteria into Republican colleague Peter Breen’s water supply – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-quincy-veterans-home-override-20181127-story.html
— Chris Nybo resigns from state Senate after losing re-election; Glen Ellyn Republican appointed to complete six weeks of term – Chuck Fieldman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dhd-nybo-resigns-tl-1129-story.html
— About 22,000 still without power after record-setting November blizzard – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas and Karen Ann Cullotta
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-blizzard-power-outages-metra-20181127-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-midterm-democrats-victory-chicago-mayor-preview-1128-20181127-story.html
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an anti-Trumper who is surprisingly Trump-like – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: One could say that Casten is an anti-Trumper who is Trump-like.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-1128-20181127-story.html
— Illinois paid $275 million in late interest fees to private lenders during state budget crisis. And it owes them hundreds of millions more. – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-comptroller-susana-mendoza-third-party-financiers-20181127-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Representative Stephanie A. Kifowit, D-Aurora, tries ‘to clarify’ Legionnaire’s death wish for Republican’s relatives – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-kifowit-apologizes-legionnaires-death-republicans-relatives-quincy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After Kifowit’s remarks, state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, quickly came to Breen’s defense saying the Aurora Democrat “essentially wished a death on a Republican floor speaker.” “How dare you. How dare you concoct up some sort of story about brewing up some batch of Legionella and having him feed it to his family. How dare you take the discussion and the debate about a very serious bill that has a huge cost consequence on both sides, both for the victim and the state taxpayers. How dare you take an honest debate about an issue and then wish death on my colleague Peter Breen, his wife and his two adopted kids,” Ives said.)
— No ‘skullduggery,’ lawyers vow, after judge OKs scrutiny of Madigan’s HQ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-gonzales-lawsuit-pulaski-headquarters-inspection-skullduggery-lawyers-sham-candidates/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township trustee fills state Senate seat in wake of Nybo’s resignation – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/milton-twp-trustee-fills-state-senate-seat-in-wake-of-nybos-resignation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The first Indian-American to serve in the state Senate, Yadav “Nick” Nathwani, was sworn in Tuesday to fill the remaining term of former Republican state Sen. Chris Nybo of Elmhurst, who resigned Nov. 15. Nathwani, a 35-year-old Milton Township trustee, will represent the 24th District until Jan. 9, when Democrat Suzie Glowiak, who defeated Nybo on Nov. 6, will be sworn in. . .Nybo quietly resigned on Nov. 15 in an email to DuPage County Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski and Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady. In his email, Nybo suggested a member of his staff fill the seat. “As we discussed, I am resigning from the Illinois State Senate. I believe that my district director, Laura Fitzpatrick, could more than capably serve the remainder of my term and assist with winding down our office operations,” Nybo wrote. “I appreciate that you also share that belief, and that you have agreed to support her appointment to serve the remainder of my term.” Both Nybo and Fitzpatrick declined to comment Tuesday on Nathwani’s appointment and the apparent change in plans. “Yadav will be a great state Senator for the 24th District during the upcoming veto session,” Krajewski said in a written statement Tuesday. “As a Milton Township trustee, Yadav knows the difficult issues facing West suburban residents.”)
— DuPage County approves $433.8 million budget with some cuts, no tax hike – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/dupage-county-approves-4338-million-budget-with-some-cuts-no-tax-hike
— Residents endure power outages with camping gear, generators, help from friends – Marie Wilson and Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/residents-endure-power-outages-with-camping-gear-generators-help-from-friends
— Out on a limb with storm-damaged trees? Here are some tips – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/out-on-a-limb-with-storm-damaged-trees-here-are-some-tips

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Rauner – Politics over Governance from the start of his term – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/11/governor-rauner-politics-over-governance-from-the-start-of-his-term/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— House debate devolves into death wishes – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/house-debate-devolves-into-death-wishes/article_5d7f2560-d197-54c6-aab4-3c1c9e8463c6.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Hypocrisy: Outraged Networks Ignore Obama’s Tear Gas Usage Against Illegals – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2018/11/27/hypocrisy-outraged-nets-ignore-obamas-monthly-use-tear-gas

 

TOWNHALL
— Dallas Morning News: Illegals Storming The Border Make The Case For Trump’s Wall – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/11/27/dallas-morning-news-illegals-storming-the-border-make-the-case-for-trumps-wall-n2536575
— Overruled: Despite Clear Student Preferences, NJ University Bans Chick-fil-A From Campus Dining Survey – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/11/27/overruling-student-vote-nj-university-excludes-chickfila-from-campus-dining-survey-n2536571
— Laura Ingraham: Will Acosta Apologize To Trump For Being Totally Wrong About The Illegal Alien Horde? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/11/27/laure-ingraham-will-acosta-apologize-to-trump-for-being-totally-wrong-about-the-illegal-alien-horde-n2536582

 

HOT AIR
— Yes, The Democrats Are For Open Borders
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/11/yes-democrats-open-borders/

 

FOX NEWS
— The border struggle is real. And it’s a war – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-the-border-struggle-is-real-and-its-a-war
— The migrant caravan and three simple questions about what you believe – Sean Hannity
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sean-hannity-the-migrant-caravan-and-three-simple-questions-about-what-you-believe

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— House Democrats Are Going to Push for Amnesty
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/11/27/house-democrats-are-going-to-push-for-amnesty-2-2/
— Obama and Trump Tear Gassed Illegals, Yet They’re Hitting Record Numbers!
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/11/27/obama-and-trump-tear-gassed-illegals-yet-theyre-hitting-record-numbers/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Poll: 70% of Mexicans have had it with the migrant caravan – and some are getting out the ‘bats and sticks’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/poll_70_of_mexicans_have_had_it_with_the_migrant_caravan__and_some_are_getting_out_the_bats_and_sticks.html
— The Federal Deficit under ‘Divided Government’ – Jon N. Hall
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/11/the_federal_deficit_under_divided_government.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Building the Wall and Making the Democrats Pay for It The crisis at the border sets up a pitched battle between President Trump and the new Democratic House. – W. JAMES ANTLE III (DIERSEN: Of course, those who encourage illegal immigration, that is, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, should pay for the Wall.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/building-the-wall-and-making-the-democrats-pay-for-it/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Invaders and Their Allies – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/11/27/the-invaders-and-their-allies/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— 5,000 Migrants in Tijuana Waiting to Cross U.S. Border, With 20,000 on the Way – Warren Mass
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30758-5-000-migrants-in-tijuana-waiting-to-cross-u-s-border-with-20-000-on-the-way
— British Politician: Elites Want Unlimited Migration to Create Third World West – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30762-british-politician-elites-want-unlimited-migration-to-create-third-world-west

 

BREITBART
— Facebook Contradicts Its Senate Testimony in Court: Site IS a Publisher – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/11/27/facebook-contradicts-its-senate-testimony-in-court-site-is-a-publisher/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DHS: Rate of Migrant Men Arriving at Border with Children Increased 110 Percent in Two Years – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/migrant-men-arriving-at-border-with-children-increased-110-percent-in-two-years/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ASYLUM REQUESTS ARE UP 1,700 PERCENT POST-OBAMA — AND THERE’S NO END IN SIGHT – Jen Kerns
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/27/asylum-obama/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— 3 Times Previous Presidents Closed the Southern Border – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/26/3-times-previous-presidents-closed-the-southern-border/

 

DAILY WIRE
— According To The Left, Only Primitive Tribes Have The Right To Protect Their Sovereignty – MATT WALSH
https://www.dailywire.com/news/38743/walsh-according-left-only-primitive-tribes-have-matt-walsh

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: When the media isn’t the ‘enemy of the people’ it’s boring us to death – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29192-outsiders-vs-insiders-when-media-isn%E2%80%99t-%E2%80%98enemy-people%E2%80%99-it%E2%80%99s-boring-us-death

 

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— Hong Kong and Taiwan back traditional marriage
https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hong-kong-and-taiwan-back-traditional-marriage/

 

THE HILL
— Jim Jordan: ‘We’ve got five weeks’ to get border wall funding – MEGAN KELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/418422-jim-jordan-weve-got-five-weeks-to-get-border-wall-funding
— Trump threatens to cut federal incentives for GM’s electric cars – TIMOTHY CAMA
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/418490-trump-threatens-to-cut-gms-electric-car-incentives

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Number of Illegal Immigrants in the U.S. Has Dropped.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/us/illegal-immigrants-population-study.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Promoting hatred of Trump and getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats “led Democrats to victory in once-conservative Orange County.”
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me-commentary-democrats-20181126-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Which motivates independents to get politically involved: Pocketbook issues or fear that Trump is hurting democracy?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/27/which-motivates-independents-to-get-politically-involved-pocketbook-issues-or-fear-that-trump-is-hurting-u-s-democracy/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The migrant situation near Tijuana undercuts Trump’s proposed solutions.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/27/migrant-situation-near-tijuana-undercuts-trumps-proposed-solutions/?utm_term=.c434d8ead45e

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries, and especially those who are women and children, to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.newsweek.com/i-traveled-migrant-caravan-you-have-no-idea-what-theyve-been-through-opinion-1231084

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Right-wing sources dominated migrant caravan coverage on Facebook and YouTube – NATALIE MARTINEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs DO NOT WANT ME TO INCLUDE LINKS IN GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS TO NEWS AND COMMENTARY THAT PROMOTE THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY, RIGHT TO LIFE, IMMIGRATION, SECOND AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL DRUGS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (NO RACE OR GENDER BASED PREFERENCE GIVING), AND OTHER PLANKS IN THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/11/27/study-right-wing-sources-dominated-migrant-caravan-coverage-facebook-and-youtube/222159

November 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers could override Gov. Bruce Rauner dozens of times before he leaves office – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-bruce-rauner-veto-20181122-story.html
— Calumet Park outsources fire department in ‘historic’ move that could trigger ‘chain reaction’ of privatizations – Zak Koeske
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-calumet-park-fire-department-privatization-st-1120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Foster’s hardline against Pelosi becoming speaker: ‘Very little to negotiate” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bill-fosters-hardline-against-nancy-pelosi-becoming-house-speaker-very-little-negotiate/
— Papadopoulos, ex-Trump campaign adviser, headed to prison on Monday, judge rules – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/papadopoulos-ex-trump-campaign-adviser-prison/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tribune Media offers buyouts to WGN staff – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: Have you been offered a buyout? In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO “offered” all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 early retirement buyout.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181126/robservations-tribune-media-offers-buyouts-to-wgn-staff

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Investigation finds interim Park Forest District 163 superintendent packing supersized salary
http://amp.fox32chicago.com/news/education/investigation-finds-interim-superintendent-packing-supersized-salary

 

WTTW
— Study: Drivers Traveled 1.9M Extra Miles Due to Closed City Emission Test Sites – Alex Ruppenthal
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/21/study-drivers-traveled-19m-extra-miles-due-closed-city-emission-test-sites

 

SOUTHERN
— Fixing state’s woes far more important than party politics – Editorial (DIERSEN: “Fixing state’s woes” is code for “increasing taxes.”
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-fixing-state-s-woes-far-more/article_f984f79c-9c87-5563-a7b1-ae7482d5ce4a.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Salary history, teacher wage bills to come back next year – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: If you are a job-hunting government employee, you are at a tremendous disadvantage because your salary history is public record.)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181125/salary-history-teacher-wage-bills-to-come-back-next-year
— No change will happen with Democrats in charge – Rosemarie M. Gardner
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20181123/spotlight-no-change-will-happen-with-democrats-in-charge

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— What’s the time limit on evading financial disaster? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-25/jim-dey-whats-the-time-limit-evading-financial-disaster.html
— Champaign County Republicans working on 2020 vision – Debra Pressey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-11-25/champaign-county-republicans-working-2020-vision.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Less than three weeks after a brutal election outcome for Champaign County Republicans, they’re looking down the road at the next big challenge. That is: How to avoid another blue sweep of countywide offices in 2020. Six Champaign County-wide offices will be up for election when Americans choose their next president — county coroner, county recorder, circuit clerk, state’s attorney, circuit judge and county auditor. Democrat George Danos won the auditor’s office in the Nov. 6 election for a two-year unexpired term — which places the office back in play in 2020. And Circuit Judge Jason Bohm said he’ll be running as a Republican in his first election after being appointed to the bench earlier this year. Three other countywide offices up for election are currently held by Republicans — Circuit Clerk Katie Blakeman, Coroner Duane Northrup and Recorder Mark Shelden — and all three said they plan to run again in 2020. . .He sees three issues for his party to address. One is acknowledging it wasn’t a single problem — such as voter dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump — but multiple problems in the last election, “and we have to identify what those problems are and mitigate the ones we can’t get rid of,” he said. . .The Trump factor Republican county board member Jon Rector is also in a seat up for election in 2020. In 2016, he won by just 38 votes, “and two years from now, with what’s happening at the top of the ticket with the Republicans, it’ll be a challenge,” he said. . .Given his promise to always vote his conscience first and his party second on the county board, Rector said he found it disappointing that many voters didn’t do their homework. “These students on campus are so bright, and all they went by — they were told that Donald Trump is horrible and don’t vote for any local ‘R,'” he said. “I applaud them for voting, but they need to do their homework.” A particular challenge for Republicans at the local level, Shelden said, is that the average students who live outside the area but vote in Champaign County naturally gravitate toward national politics. “For the Republican Party, we absolutely need to have a better message for younger voters,” he said. Republican John Farney, who will be handing over the county treasurer’s office to Democratic opponent Laurel Prussing next month, said he ran his most grassroots campaign ever in the recent election — but work done by him and fellow GOP candidates couldn’t trump voter dissatisfaction with Washington. Some of the feedback he has gotten post-election is that he didn’t do enough to position himself as anti-Trump, Farney said, though he doesn’t see that making a difference. “A certain segment of the voting population sees Republican and thinks Trump, especially folks who are not tied into local issues,” he said. Despite the outcome, Farney said he still regards the campaign as having been a great experience — though he doubts he’ll ever run for office again. “I have a sense of relief that has come over me,” he said. “There are a lot of issues facing county government, and, quite honestly, the keys to the castle have been handed over to the local Democrats, and they’re going to have a lot of decisions to make over the next few years. And I wish them the best of luck.”)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Public Universities Cost More, Graduate Fewer – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/nationwide-data-illinois-public-universities-cost-more-graduate-fewer#stream/0

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Only the Ignorant Blame President Trump for Latest Illinois GOP Disaster – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14604

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Proposal to save taxpayers $6.2M [Open letter to] CUSD 200 Board members – Janet Shaw
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/11/proposal-to-save-taxpayers-6-2m/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
– CHICAGO’S DEPAUL UNIV. COURSE EXAMINES SOCIAL MEDIA AND ‘ATTACKS ON WOMEN AND QUEER PEOPLE’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/chicagos-depaul-univ-course-examines-social-media-and-attacks-on-women-and-queer-people.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump and the ongoing culture war – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/25/trump-and-the-ongoing-culture-war/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since November 2016, the media and the progressive left have been pounding the same two claims. The first is that Donald Trump was not really elected, since Hillary Clinton got more popular votes. The second is that anyone who voted for Mr. Trump or supports him today is a white male supremacist bigot. And probably homophobic and xenophobic to boot. Regardless of actual race or sex. Regarding the first claim, Hillary’s national margin of 2.8 million votes can be explained entirely by California, which has become a one-party, socialist state with enormous potential for vote fraud. Mrs. Clinton collected 4.3 million more votes in the Golden State than Mr. Trump, and, as Investor’s Business Daily noted after the final count, “If you take California out of the popular vote equation, then Trump wins the rest of the country by 1.4 million votes. And if California voted like every other Democratic state — where Clinton averaged 53.5 percent wins — Clinton and Trump end up in a virtual popular vote tie.” There weren’t even any Republicans on the ballot in the U.S. Senate race, and no Republicans were running for House seats in nine of California’s 53 congressional districts, of which 45 now are represented by Democrats.)

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump: ‘All’ Asylum Seekers ‘Will Stay in Mexico’ Until Judge Approves Individual Claims Negotiations ongoing with the Mexican government – Paul Crookston
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-asylum-seekers-will-stay-mexico-judge-approves-individual-claims/
— Divisions in the Country Are Larger Than Trump – Matthew Continetti (DIERSEN: Members of Group A are divided against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/culture/continetti-divisions-country-larger-than-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ COMPARES MIGRANT CARAVAN TO JEWS FLEEING HOLOCAUST – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) compare Republicans to Nazis and b) compare everyone else to Jews. Of course, that motivates Republicans a) to buy even more firearms for their self-defense and b) to buy even more ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/25/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-migrant-holocaust/
— MIGRANT CARAVAN TRIES TO STORM BORDER, US RESPONDS WITH TEAR GAS – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/25/migrant-caravan-storm-border/

 

FOX NEWS
— How the left is profiting from Trump hate – Kyle Smith
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/how-the-left-is-profiting-from-trump-hate

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump holds all the cards in caravan Mexico dealings – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/trump_hold_all_the_cards_in_caravan_mexico_dealings.html

 

BLAZE
— US agents fire tear gas at migrants attempting to breach fence along US-Mexico border – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/11/25/us-agents-fire-tear-gas-at-migrant-group-attempting-to-breach-fence-along-us-mexico-border
— Mexico to deport migrants in caravan who tried to cross border illegally – Caleb Howe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/11/25/breaking-mexico-to-deport-migrants-in-caravan-who-tried-to-cross-border-illegally

 

BREITBART
— D.C. Experts Try to Split Trump Coalition, but Refuse any Immigration Reforms – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/11/25/dc-experts-try-to-split-donald-trump-coalition-but-refuse-any-immigration-reforms/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP SEEKS DEAL WITH MEXICO TO AVERT INVASION Agreement is aptly named “Remain in Mexico.” – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272051/trump-seeks-deal-mexico-avert-invasion-michael-cutler
— UN FURY OVER TRUMP PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM THIEVES An assembly of frauds defends Cuban thugs. – Humberto Fontova
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272010/un-fury-over-trump-protecting-americans-thieves-humberto-fontova

 

TOWNHALL
— President Trump vs. Chief Justice Roberts: Trump is in the Right – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/11/26/president-trump-vs-chief-justice-roberts-trump-is-in-the-right-n2536459
— We Should Be Grateful We Did As Well As We Did in the Midterm Elections – Rachel Alexander (DIERSEN: 7 of the 19 Republican candidates on the ballot in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton with 512 registered voters won: Amy Grant (176 votes), State Representative, 42nd District; Dan Cronin (192 votes), DuPage County Chairman; James Mendrick (190 votes), DuPage Sheriff; Gwen Henry (259 votes), DuPage County Treasurer; Grant Eckhoff (178 votes), DuPage County Board, District 4; Darlene Ruscitti (248 votes), DuPage County Regional Superintendent of Schools; and Karen Wilson (190 votes), Circuit Court Judge. The aforesaid is in light of the fact that only 137 voted for Trump in the 2016 General Election while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/11/26/we-should-be-grateful-we-did-as-well-as-we-did-in-the-midterm-elections-n2536461
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So why should we be glad for this mediocre performance? Because the Democrats dominate education, the media and Hollywood (they also dominate the legal system, but that’s another story for another day). And aging hippy Baby Boomers have raised the latest generation of adults, the Millennials. We should have done worse. The Democrats spent years brainwashing our children in the public schools and universities. K-12 and college youth are now taught that Republican ideals are racist, sexist, homophobic — so wrong that they must be censored out of society. Those who disagree with this groupthink are punished. It takes guts to stand up and be a pariah among your fellow students and risk getting a bad grade from your teachers. Democrats constitute 41 percent of K-12 teachers. Only 27 percent are Republicans. Half voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, in contrast to 29 percent for Donald Trump. The school administration forces liberal curriculum on the teachers, which counters any conservatism they may have. Democratic professors in college outnumber Republicans even worse, 10 to 1. The Harvard University faculty backs Democrats 96 percent of the time. One of the few faculty members there who is not a Democrat was too afraid to comment about it. “Sorry, but the smart thing for me to do about this kind of issue is not to comment!” he said when asked for a comment by Fox News. The Democrats control most of the media, constantly spinning the news to make Republicans look mean and Democrats look like saints. More than 96 percent of donations from media figures to either of the two major-party presidential candidates went to Hillary Clinton. The three major TV broadcast networks have the most hostile coverage of a president in TV news history — 92 percent. Only eight percent of the coverage of Trump is positive. Hollywood movies do the same thing. I just watched “The First Purge,” which is a classic example of this bias. It features a party in power known as “The New Founding Fathers of America.” This administration starts a “purge,” where for one day a year, crime is legal and people are free to go around murdering other people and committing any crime they want. The NRA supports the purge. The administration justifies it with the need for population control of poor people. It’s the same old tired Hollywood plot to portray Republicans as evil and Democrats as righteous moral crusaders. Beautiful minorities comprise the opposition fighting back against this oppressive regime. Republicans are always portrayed as old white men and Democrats as that attractive person you’d like to be friends with. Teenage minds are more impressionable than adults; what are they going to think of the mostly white (translate: racist) party that wants to murder poor people? None of the stereotypes are accurate, it’s become pretty well-known lately that Democrats were the party of racism, and there are plenty of minorities in the Republican Party who don’t buy into the Democrats’ lies. Millennials reached voting age after the worst of this indoctrination and consequently vote more Democratic than previous generations. This was also due to the influence of their left-leaning Baby Boomer parents. NPR exit polls from the midterm elections reported that two-thirds of people age 18-29 voted Democrat, which is a major bump from previous midterms. They also turned out in bigger numbers than they did in the last midterms. Young-adult turnout surged by 188 percent in early voting compared with 2014. One quarter of all voters now are Millennials. I’ve said for years during Barack Obama’s presidency that Republicans would need a celebrity in order to take back the White House due to the amount of indoctrination — and sure enough, along came Donald Trump. Trump was a Democrat for much of his adult life, and palled around with the top Hollywood elites. He was able to attract a portion of the population that is wowed by celebrities. He may not reflect conservative values perfectly due to his background, but to the left’s dismay, he is getting a lot accomplished for Republicans. And he is making significant inroads against the left’s dominance of the media by tweeting directly to the American people every day. Fortunately, there are signs things may be changing. The #WalkAway and BLEXIT movements are composed of minorities leaving the Democrat Party and exposing its deception. As technology continues to evolve, there are new areas of influence online opening up to influence the younger generations, bypassing education, the media, Hollywood and their parents. And the children of Gen X are now becoming adults, who are more conservative than the Millennials. There is some hope we haven’t lost it all.)

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Can the News for Republicans in California Get Any Worse? – MICHAEL WARREN
https://www.weeklystandard.com/michael-warren/midterms-postmortem-the-gop-cant-even-win-in-orange-county-california

 

ONE AMERICA NEW NETWORK
— DHS Responds To Migrant Caravan Border Rush
https://www.oann.com/dhs-responds-to-migrant-caravan-border-rush/

 

THE HILL
— Tensions escalate at US-Mexico border – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/latino/418170-tensions-escalate-at-us-mexico-border
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s last, best chance for wall creates latest shutdown threat.”
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/417929-trumps-last-best-chance-for-wall-creates-latest-shutdown-threat

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Warning signs mount for Trump reelection bid.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/23/warning-signs-trump-reelection-bid-1012184

 

CBS NEWS
— Caravan confirms what Trump has been saying for weeks – Michael Graham
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-caravan-confirms-what-trump-has-been-saying-for-weeks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Sunday, hundreds of would-be illegal immigrants gathered at the U.S. border to make a massive contribution to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign. They chanted that they weren’t bound by the idea of borders and laws (“We are not criminals! We are international workers!”). They hurled rocks at U.S. Border Patrol agents. They rushed the border itself, cutting holes in fencing and climbing walls. They forced authorities to use tear gas to protect themselves and turn back the mob. The San Ysidro Port of Entry was forced to close for more than five hours. In other words, they confirmed what President Trump has been saying for weeks about the caravan and what it represents. And, like clockwork, the president’s progressive opponents have been answering his extreme rhetoric with their own. The video of crowds of caravan participants pushing their way through border fencing or throwing rocks at uniformed Americans is disturbing. Even more disturbing is the fact that the caravan’s participants and organizers (like the subtly-named group “People Without Borders”) have been telegraphing their plans for weeks. Weeks ago, while media outlets criticized President Trump over the caravan issue and insisting that it posed no threat, actual participants were looking into TV cameras and announcing their intention to cross the U.S. border — no matter what. And now they’ve tried to do just that. The situation is so bad that Mexico’s interior department announced Sunday it will deport around 500 migrants because they ignored Mexican authorities and tried to cross the border “violently” and illegally.” Does it now seem so ludicrous to put a few thousand American soldiers at that border? The American Left still thinks so.)

 

NBC NEWS
— San Diego border crossing shut down after migrants try entering U.S. – Annie Rose Ramos and Tim Stelloh
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/san-diego-border-crossing-shut-down-after-migrants-try-entering-n939891

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Migrants in Tijuana Run to U.S. Border, but Fall Back in Face of Tear Gas – Maya Averbuch and Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/world/americas/tijuana-mexico-border.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to anti-Republicans who falsely claim to be Republican to give them standing to destroy Republicans? What do you say to anti-conservatives who falsely claim to be conservative to give them standing to destroy conservatives? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/nyregion/gay-trump-supporters.html
— There’s a Stress Gap Between Men and Women. Here’s Why It’s Important. Between domestic duties and emotional labor, research shows, women are more stressed than men are — but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s what the data says, and how to take care of yourself. – Kristin Wong (DIERSEN: Are you a man? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argues/shouted a) that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life because I was born a male and because I got married in 1978 and b) that therefore, because of the aforesaid, and because I am White, healthy, and I avoided the draft, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/smarter-living/stress-gap-women-men.html
— The Monopolization of America In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years, new data show. – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/opinion/monopolies-in-the-us.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-male and those who are male-haters promote hatred against males.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/world/international-day-violence-against-women.html
— G.M. to Stop Production at 5 Plants in U.S. and Canada – Neal E. Boudette (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in demonizing, in denigrating, and in condemning GM and GM vehicle owners in your neighborhood, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/business/general-motors-cutbacks.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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/opinions/the-gop-is-now-the-party-of-neo-confederates/2018/11/25/d5d9dd88-f109-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/26/is-it-possible-to-combat-appeals-to-prejudice-heres-new-evidence-from-duncan-hunters-anti-muslim-campaign-ad/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-democratic-majoritys-first-order-of-business-restore-democracy/2018/11/25/9aeb3dbe-ece2-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html
— U.S. closes major crossing as caravan migrants mass at border in Mexico – Sarah Kinosian and Joshua Partlow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-closes-major-crossing-as-caravan-migrants-mass-at-border-in-mexico/2018/11/25/f94aabe0-f0ea-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-the-united-states-right-wing-violence-is-on-the-rise/2018/11/25/61f7f24a-deb4-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html
— Should Trump Lose His Honorary Degrees? A group of Lehigh professors have been trying for two years to take one away from him. They’ve run into more than a little resistance. – Marilyn W. Thompson (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponent demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being too conservative? Mine do. They would want NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT to take my degrees away because I am too conservative.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2018/10/22/feature/should-trump-lose-his-honorary-degrees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Southern politicians.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/26/how-southern-politicians-defended-white-supremacy-and-made-the-south-poorer/
— GM to lay off 15 percent of salaried workers, halt production at five plants in U.S. and Canada – Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in demonizing, in denigrating, and in condemning GM and GM vehicle owners in your neighborhood, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/26/gm-lay-off-percent-salaried-workers-halt-production-five-plants-us-canada/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— San Ysidro border crossing closed for hours, U.S. fires tear gas as migrants rush toward border – WENDY FRY and SONALI KOHLI
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-border-crossing-20181125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sessions-marijuana-movement-2018-story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Migrants rush U.S. border in Tijuana, but fall back in face of tear gas – Maya Averbuch
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/11/25/migrants-rush-border-tijuana-but-fall-back-face-tear-gas/kwZZSftkJBsQtP1ZEPlCsI/story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Mexico to deport migrants who rushed US border – AP
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-mexico-border-migrant-caravan-deport-20181126-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Incoming Mexican government says there is no ‘Remain in Mexico’ deal on migrants – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/25/migrant-asylum-seekers-deal/2107726002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ nationalism betrays American values.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/25/donald-trump-america-first-nationalism-betrays-american-values-editorials-debates/2024321002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Conservatism Isn’t Dead Yet The great contradiction is between what liberals claim to believe and the way they live their own lives. – Bobby Jinda
https://www.wsj.com/articles/conservatism-isnt-dead-yet-1543176293
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Liberals rail against supposedly rampant structural inequalities, and cite disparate impacts as proof of inherent racism and sexism. Women and minorities are broadly disadvantaged, according to this perspective, due to the evils of “white privilege.” Structural bias counts more than individual effort, so that neither success nor failure is truly earned. . .Liberals embrace multiculturalism, claiming all cultures are at least morally and practically equivalent, while they also denigrate Western culture as intrinsically tied to a history of slavery and colonialism. College campuses are filled with students and professors arguing that America is the greatest threat to world peace and development. Yet despite the West’s imperfections, modern liberal democracy still offers the best governing system on earth to promote freedom and human dignity. Few women would willingly trade its equality for the female genital mutilations, child marriage, sex-selective abortions and other gender-based injustices found in other societies. Even a Churchillian acknowledgment from the left that American culture is the least-bad choice would be progress. Liberals have championed the sexual revolution to overturn traditional mores around ethics and marriage, and to promote freedom from restraint as the ultimate sexual—though not economic—good. Pursuing pleasure and abandoning restraint make for popular bumper stickers, song lyrics and movie plots. Yet the benefits of monogamy and fidelity, for both adults and the children they bring into the world, have been demonstrated repeatedly. Marriage and intact families are correlated with higher incomes, stronger economic growth, upward mobility, higher workforce-participation rates, decreased child poverty and lower dropout rates. Indeed, marriage is most common and more enduring among affluent, educated Americans. Liberal elites would rather folks do as they say, rather than as they do.)
— Migrants Rushing U.S. Border Dispersed By Tear Gas U.S. Customs and Border Protection said traffic at the border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana has been suspended – Juan Montes, Santiago Pérez and Robbie Whelan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-rushing-u-s-border-dispersed-by-tear-gas-1543184935
— GM Says It Will Cut 15% Of Salaried Workforce In North America GM Says It will Cut Several Car Models In U.S. By End of 2019 – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in demonizing, in denigrating, and in condemning GM and GM vehicle owners in your neighborhood, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-says-it-will-cut-15-of-salaried-workforce-in-north-america-1543246232

 

THE WEEK
— Tension and tear gas at the border – Joel Mathis
https://theweek.com/articles/809277/tension-tear-gas-border

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://www.newsweek.com/let-them-all-americans-rally-southern-border-solidarity-migrant-caravan-amid-1230569

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans shout at White women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once ad for all.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/white-women-gop/576586/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in dividing families.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/how-politics-in-trumps-america-divides-families/576301/

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— How News Organizations Can Confront ‘Information Inequality’ – Matt DeRienzo (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponent, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes, those who pander to them, and those who give them money.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/industry-insight-how-news-organizations-can-confront-information-inequality/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/26/migrant-caravan-disabled-children
https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/nov/26/us-officers-fire-tear-gas-at-migrant-caravan-video

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump says “We will close the Border permanently if need be” and “threatens decisive action if Mexico does not deport caravan migrants. Disgusting criminal invaders use “women and children” to storm border.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6429561/Trump-threatens-decisive-action-Mexico-does-not-deport-caravan-migrants-hundreds-storm-border.html

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals are anti-American. Anti-Americans side with the illegals.
https://socialistworker.org/2018/11/26/what-migrants-in-the-caravan-want-the-world-to-hear

November 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Florida heads to recount in razor-thin governor, senate races
https://abc7chicago.com/florida-heads-to-recount-in-razor-thin-governor-senate-races-/4662656/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 4 key ways Chicago helped elect a Democratic governor — but didn’t in 2014 – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/key-ways-chicago-turned-illinois-governor-race-democratic-pritzker-rauner-voter-turnout-maps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Sen. Chris Nybo concedes race to former Western Springs board member Suzy Glowiak
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dob-nybo-concedes-tl1115-story.html
— Joseph Vanest, DuPage Health Department administrator who also worked for seniors, dies at 91 – Bob Goldsborough
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-joseph-vanest-obituary-20181108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that their top priorities include promoting LGBTQ activity to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family. According to Democrats, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors were vicious disgusting White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who never should have been born.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-mary-schmich-america-of-my-childhood-20181109-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban House Democrats adjusting quickly to majority status – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not immediately, Democrat Party leaders will force “suburban House Democrats” to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Sooner or later, if not immediately, Democrat Party leaders will force “suburban House Democrats ” to do even more to drive out of the suburbs individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Sooner or later, if not immediately, poverty and crime will increase, and prosperity and safety will decrease.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181110/suburban-house-democrats-adjusting-quickly-to-majority-status

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Election night set one kind of record – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181110/statehouse-insider-election-night-set-one-kind-of-record

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Congratulations, Gov.-elect Pritzker. Now show us who’s in charge – Editorial
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editorial-congratulations-gov–elect-pritzker-now-show-us/article_a4c487dd-e273-5a6e-9f9a-d3ec353c2d4c.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Jim Acosta, the caravan IS an invasion – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/11/jim-acosta-the-caravan-is-an-invasion/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Discrimination lawsuit expanded vs Pritzker campaign, accuses Lt. Gov-elect Stratton of defamation – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511626707-discrimination-lawsuit-expanded-vs-pritzker-campaign-accuses-lt-gov-elect-stratton-of-defamation

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pinocchio Rauner’s Staffer Tells Conservatives to Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter the GOP – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/11/pinocchio-rauners-staffer-tells-conservatives-to-abandon-all-hope-ye-who-enter-the-gop/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former staffer for Pinocchio Rauner wasted no time telling conservatives to abandon all hope. In a commentary appearing in Friday’s Chicago Tribune, Patrick Wohl tried to scare the Illinois GOP away from any rightward movement. Scaremonger Wohl ominously warned, “The Illinois GOP needs unity, not a race to the right.” That’s code language for “Abandon the social issues, you idiot right-wing lunatics!” How about this for a revision: “The Illinois GOP needs unity on the entire GOP platform, not abandonment of the parts of it ignorant RINOs and Libertarians don’t like.” Wohl describes Jeanne Ives‘ candidacy as “undoubtedly the first foray into this impending debacle” of moving the party rightward. Wohl suggests we look at the only kind of Republicans he claims can get elected in Illinois, from “Bruce Rauner to Mark Kirk to Judy Baar Topinka to Jim Edgar.” But why is that? Could it be that people like Wohl and Pat Brady relentlessly tell conservatives that they must sacrifice their beliefs on the altar of party unity, while never telling RINO and Libertarian-leaning Republicans to sacrifice their beliefs on the “social issues” for the sake of unity? (Interesting sidenote: former GOP Governor Jim Edgar is an official member of the JB Pritker transition team.) Maybe the fact that millennial Wohl previously worked for Rand Paul‘s and Eric Greiten‘s campaigns tells us something about his view of unifying around RINO positions.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sen. Nybo concedes to Glowiak
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/10/sen-nybo-concedes-to-glowiak/
— County Democratic Chairs organization elects suburban woman as new president
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/10/county-democratic-chairs-organization-elects-suburban-woman-as-new-president/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 6-in-10 say Trump can suspend press pass of Acosta, others – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/6-in-10-say-trump-can-suspend-press-pass-of-acosta-others

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Major Journalism Organization Drops the Hammer on Acosta over Press Conference Behavior – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/major-journalism-organization-drops-hammer-acosta-press-conference-behavior/
— Lindsey Graham Lambastes WH Press Corps Ethics Less Than 24 Hours After Acosta Meltdown – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/lindsey-graham-lambastes-wh-press-corps-ethics-less-24-hours-acosta-meltdown/
— CBS Distressed Over Trump’s ‘Attack’ on CNN, Completely Forget Obama’s Treatment of Fox – CILLIAN ZEAL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican have treated me in my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/cbs-forget-obamas-treatment-fox/

 

RED STATE
— Is The GOP The True Home Of Conservatism? (DIERSEN: Obviously, at least since the 1970s, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has been dominated by anti-conservatives. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and diminishment of Second Amendment rights.)
https://www.redstate.com/diary/davenj1/2018/11/09/gop-true-home-conservatism/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats vow swift action on gun reform next year – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment. I predict that Democrats taking control of the U.S. House will prompt members of the following groups to buy more firearms and more ammunition for their self-defense: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/416026-dems-vow-swift-action-on-gun-reform-next-year
— CNN’s Kirsten Powers: Trump knocking black reporter for ‘stupid question’ is ‘classic white supremacy’ – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/416060-cnns-kirsten-powers-on-trumps-latest-media-attacks-this-is-classic-white

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Even for This President, It Was a Remarkable Week of Attacks on American Institutions.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/us/politics/trump-whitaker-press-attacks-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump lost. And it wasn’t even close.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-lost-and-it-wasnt-even-close/2018/11/09/7e7e7986-e45c-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “I’m a black woman. Trump loves insulting people like me.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/10/im-black-woman-white-house-reporter-trump-loves-insulting-people-like-me/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump demeans three black female reporters in three days.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/what-a-stupid-question-trump-demeans-three-black-female-reporters-in-two-days/2018/11/09/272113d0-e441-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s insults toward black reporters, candidates echo ‘historic playbooks’ used against African Americans, critics say.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-insults-toward-black-reporters-candidates-echo-historic-playbooks-used-against-african-americans/2018/11/09/74653438-e440-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html

 

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Schieffer: ‘The American people don’t believe anything when a politician talks’ – BUD KENNEDY
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/bud-kennedy/article221475300.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— What Big State-Level Wins Mean for the Democrats’ Agenda – Sarah Jones (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not immediately, Democrat Party leaders will force all Democrat elected officials to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Sooner or later, if not immediately, Democrat Party leaders will force all Democrat elected officials to do even more to drive out of America individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Sooner or later, if not immediately, poverty and crime will increase, and prosperity and safety will decrease.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/what-big-state-level-wins-mean-for-the-democrats-agenda.html

 

MEDIAITE
— Bob Woodward: The Media Has Become ‘Lazy’ and ‘Emotionally Unhinged’ During Trump Presidency – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bob-woodward-the-media-has-become-lazy-and-emotionally-unhinged-during-trump-presidency/

 

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— Accosted by Acosta: CNN correspondent banned from White House – Stephen Z. Nemo
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/accosted-by-acosta-white-house-108718/

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHITE HOUSE REPORTER SAYS TRUMP ENJOYS INSULTING WOMEN OF COLOR – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/black-white-house-reporter-says-trump-loves-insult-and-disdain-women-color-1210549

October 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Suspect detained in Florida in connection with suspected explosive devices – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/suspect-detained-in-fla-in-connection-with-suspected-explosive-devices/4558625/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Chicago community leaders talk crime prevention
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/rauner-chicago-community-leaders-talk-crime-prevention

 

WGN TV
— Did nephew of Harvey mayor get special treatment in DUI case? – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/25/did-nephew-of-suburban-mayor-get-special-treatment-in-dui-case/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man arrested in Florida in connection with mail-bomb scare targeting Trump critics, official says – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-suspicious-package-pipe-bomb-20181026-story.html
— Villa v. Khouri: Taxes big issue in race for 49th District seat in General Assembly – David Sharos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-49th-district-preview-st-1025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The 14th Congressional District has been a Republican bastion for years.” and ask “Is 2018 the year it turns blue?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-14-hultgren-underwood-campaign-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chemical industry bought TV ads to thank Rep. Peter Roskam just before Sterigenics became hot issue.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-peter-roskam-chemical-industry-sterigenics-20181022-story.html
— In this time of immense fear, how to find your purpose – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: What is your purpose? My purpose is to defend and advance a) all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My critics’/opponents’ purpose is to stop me from doing the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-time-of-purpose-20181025-story.html
— More businesses giving employees paid time off to encourage voter turnout on Election Day – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-paid-time-off-election-day-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Tax on high-end real estate could help people at other end have a place to live.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/brown-real-estate-transfer-tax-homelessness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame guns for gun violence, not those who use guns to commit violence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gun-violence-chicago-federal-laws/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway leaders spar over spending as expansion is planned – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/tollway-leaders-spar-over-spending-as-expansion-is-planned
— Morrison retracts letter supporting pastor convicted of physically abusing kids – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/morrison-retracts-letter-supporting-pastor-convicted-of-physically-abusing-kids
— Daily Herald editors discuss First Amendment – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should publish an article on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who work the hardest a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/daily-herald-editors-discuss-first-amendment
— Costa Howard questions Breen’s votes on gun-control bills – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181026/costa-howard-questions-breens-votes-on-gun-controll-bills
— Secretary of State candidates disagree over Real ID compliance – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181026/secretary-of-state-candidates-disagree-over-real-id-compliance

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A half-million Chicago-area homeowners lose under new tax law, report claims A study lays out who is worse off under the GOP’s caps on state and local deductions, but U.S. Rep. Roskam says the authors excluded the good stuff in the law. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and home ownership. Too many of those around Roskam want to punish me because I have repeatedly asked Roskam in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. To punish me, too many of those around Roskam a) dismiss/belittle/badmouth what I have done to help elect and reelect Roskam since 2000, b) refuse to include diersen@aol.com on Roskam’s press advisory list, c) attempt to bar me from his press conferences, d) bar me from attending his fundraisers, and e) bar me from reporting on his fundraisers. Too many of those around Roskam believe that the more that they punish me, the more votes that Roskam will get. Too many of those around Roskam want him to give preference to those who are unmarried and/or renters.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/half-million-chicago-area-homeowners-lose-under-new-tax-law-report-claims

 

WBEZ
— Rauner: ‘Very Proud’ Of Minority Appointees To Cabinet, State Boards – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were “very proud” of their success in a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-very-proud-of-minority-appointees-to-cabinet-state-boards/5307fbf7-5b30-41c4-8a62-21c1b2446f01
— Cook County Board Targets Other Hospitals To Provide More Free Care – Kristen Schorsch (DIERSEN: How much pressure are the hospitals near you under to provide “more free care?”)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cook-county-board-targets-other-hospitals-to-provide-more-free-care/3d16626e-7243-477a-aca9-0da24c455f17

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hate Trumps “base.” Members of Trump’s base are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. According to Democrats, you are “rich” if you are not on welfare.
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/26/trump-sending-troops-to-border-an-issue-that-fires-up-base/attop96/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— VERY SAD: Gender Spectrum Rally
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/photos-gender-spectrum-rally/collection_5384e597-36a0-516a-8711-0b766f88ad7b.html#1

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How much interest is there in the election? Early voting numbers tell the story – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article220608305.html

 

TIMES
— Long says political opponent defamed him in ad Streator Republican is asking for $50K in damages – Derek Barichello (DIERSEN: I should sue those who have defamed me. They knowingly make false statements about me with malice a) to get me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to get people to stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/10/25/long-says-political-opponent-defamed-him-in-ad/ahd8dr6/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker Breaks Campaign Finance Record, Annoys Illinois With $80 Million Of Ads
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/25/660403482/pritzker-breaks-campaign-finance-record-annoys-illinois-with-80-million-of-ads
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/hell-no-memo-illinois-trans-intersex-activist-organizes-rally#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, pedophiles, sexual harassers, rapists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/what-year-woman-looks-illinois#stream/0

 

KSUK
— Can media organizations refuse to air certain political ads? Many viewers actually called 5 On Your Side asking us to take the ad off the air, but is that even possible? – Chris Davis
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/verify-can-media-organizations-refuse-to-air-certain-political-ads/63-607824175

 

WAND TV
— Murphysboro preparing for President Trump visit
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39365512/murphysboro-preparing-for-president-trump-visit

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TOM MORRISON: ‘I made a grave error’ — ERIKA HAROLD won’t say if she voted for TRUMP
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/26/morrison-i-made-a-grave-error-harold-wont-say-if-she-voted-for-trump-emanuel-hands-out-100k-334843

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Rauner ordered to turn over FOIA “Guidelines” – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/governor-rauner-ordered-to-turn-over-foia-guidelines/

 

WIRE POINTS
— What Pritzker’s progressive tax rates will probably look like – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What about taxing retirement income? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Illinois to tax a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my RMD which starts next year and b) my wife’s Social Security and her RMD which starts in 2021.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/what-pritzkers-progressive-tax-rates-will-probably-look-like-wirepoints-special-report/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri slams ‘repulsive mailer,’ calls on Villa to discuss relevant issues – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511609395-khouri-slams-repulsive-mailer-calls-on-villa-to-discuss-relevant-issues

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘IT’S AN INVASION,’ BORDER PATROL UNION CHIEF RESPONDS TO MIGRANT CARAVAN – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/25/migrant-caravan-border-patrol-brandon-judd/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Congressional Hopeful Sean Casten Inspired by Obscene Hatemonger Dan Savage – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/congressional-hopeful-sean-casten-admires-obscene-hatemonger-dan-savage/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LETTER TO EDITOR: HOLDING MY NOSE, I’M VOTING FOR RAUNER
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/letter-to-editor-holding-my-nose-im-voting-for-rauner.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— These “HELP MIKE MADIGAN VOTE DEMOCRAT” signs started popping up up and down Eola Rd… paid for by the Naperville Township Republicans.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/sign-of-the-times-6/
— Rauner campaign produces another video featuring Gov. and Mrs. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/rauner-campaign-produces-another-video-featuring-gov-and-mrs-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Media and the Incessant Drumbeat Blaming Trump for Bombs – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57736

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Suburban Republicans struggling to survive Trump – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: Too many of those around Roskam want Roskam to run as an anti-Trump. Of course, because I support Trump and because many opinion leaders in Roskam’s congressional district read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, too many of those around Roskam want Roskam to dump me completely.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/suburban-republicans-struggling-to-survive-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: BARTLETT, Ill. — The Republican Party is on the ropes in America’s upscale suburbs, usually friendly territory that is poised to rebuke President Trump and deliver the House majority to the Democrats, in the final days of a volatile fall campaign. In suburban Chicago, Rep. Peter Roskam is battling to survive amid political headwinds Republicans last experienced in the late 2000s with dual blue waves that booted the GOP from power in Congress and elevated Illinois Democrat Barack Obama to the White House. Roskam always beat the odds, overcoming challenges more daunting than his Democratic opponent this year, businessman Sean Casten. None of these hurdles were Trump. In galvanizing a loyal coalition of conservative populists that won an unlikely 2016 victory simultaneously drove moderate Republican women and independents in the suburbs into the arms of the Democrats, putting the House in play and the GOP majority in serious jeopardy. In Roskam’s district, Democrat Hillary Clinton defeated Trump by 7 points; similar results played out in nearly two-dozen traditionally Republican seats. “I’ve said early on in this presidency that the president should stop tweeting; just throw the Twitter feed away and there’s really nothing good I’ve seen that has happened as a result,” Roskam said Wednesday in an interview with the Washington Examiner, after a campaign swing through the 6th Congressional District. “When it’s been appropriate for me to stand up to the administration, I’ve done that, and I’ve been vocal.” Putting an “independent check” on Trump is a big theme of the Casten campaign. This is “something that Peter Roskam has failed to do as he’s voted with Trump 94 percent of the time,” Casten spokesman Greg Bales said. Casten declined a request for an interview. The Trump revolt in suburbia is fueling the Democratic Party just down the road in the neighboring 14th Congressional District, a roughly half-rural, half-suburban seat drawn to protect Republican incumbents and that voted for the president over Clinton by nearly 4 points. Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren is in measurably better shape than Roskam, according to the available polling data and the analysis of party insiders on both sides of the aisle. But the congressman’s dynamic Democratic challenger, Obama administration veteran Lauren Underwood, an African-American woman, is forcing Hultgren to fight for a fifth term. The rise of quality Democratic candidates in usually sleepy GOP districts like the 14th is a key component of what House Republicans are spread so thin as they labor to defend their 23-seat majority. Early Thursday morning, more than two-dozen Underwood supporters packed a meeting room at a local community college for a round table on climate change and the environment. This sort of fresh energy in GOP districts on the margins of competitiveness is boosting Democratic prospects, putting even more pressure on Republican incumbents in battleground districts that are on the frontlines of the Democrats’ assault. “You are finding a lot of women, in particular, that are motivated and angry and upset and are actually taking that next step to actually get involved, not only through traditional routes in terms of the county party structures or the county parties, but also just kind of forming their own pop-up groups,” said Kristina Zahorik, chairwoman of the Democratic Party in McHenry County, in the 14th District. “In previous cycles, we didn’t see that,” Zahorik added. Democrats less than two weeks before Election Day are maintaining a generic ballot lead of between 7 and 8 points, just enough for them to win the House but not enough to guarantee victory. Some Republicans, though still in danger, have seen their numbers improve as GOP enthusiasm has ticked up in the aftermath of the explosive confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Roskam, hard-working and battle-tested, is beginning to feel a change in the tide that the sixth-term congressman said reminds him of past hard-fought finishes in tough environments. On Wednesday, a relaxed Roskam accepted the endorsement of a local chamber of commerce before assembled dignitaries and employees at an automotive repair shop in Crystal Lake, a leafy community of 40,000 in his district, as he talked up tax reform and its impact on the economy. The $1.3 trillion tax overhaul has been a tough sell in affluent blue-state suburbs, as voters calculate the loss of the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Roskam, as member of the House tax-writing committee, has come under fire for the legislation in some quarters. But signs of pressure were nonexistent as he traversed the district, asking voters to talk about how the law improved their finances. The Roskam campaign is hitting Casten for supporting a hike in the gas tax, an issue that could offset blowback for his support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Backng a gas tax is a curious position in an area where voters are so dependent on their automobiles for transportation. Roskam said his opposition is “common sense,” an approach that he believes has helped him weather past storms, and will do so again. “I love campaigns like this — because campaigns like this are about worldview. This is not donkeys and elephants; it’s not shirts and skins, it’s about how do we view the economy ultimately,” Roskam said as he accepted the chamber endorsement.)

 

FOX NEWS
— Progressives are using migrant caravan for twisted political game before midterm elections – Nick Adams
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/progressives-want-to-use-migrant-caravan-to-make-trump-and-gop-look-bad-before-midterm-elections

 

NEWSMAX
— Customs: 14,000 Illegals From Dangerous Countries Caught Entering U.S. A Central American migrant caravan passes through Tapachula, Mexico on Tuesday en route to the United States. – David A. Patten
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/customs-border-caravan-iran-terrorism/2018/10/25/id/888014/

 

HOT AIR
— US Military To Deploy To Southern Border To Confront Caravan – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/10/25/breaking-us-military-deploy-southern-border-confront-caravan/

 

BREITBART
— Organizer Admits Caravan Is a ‘Mass Exodus’ from Central America to U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/organizer-admits-caravan-is-a-mass-exodus-from-central-america-to-u-s/
— President Trump May Take Extraordinary Action Against Caravan and Migrants, Say Media Reports
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/media-reports-trump-may-take-extraordinary-action-against-caravan-and-migrants/
— Caravan Organizer: ‘White Voters’ in U.S. Concerned with Mass Immigration Not Our Problem – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/caravan-organizer-white-voters-in-u-s-concerned-with-mass-immigration-not-our-problem/
— Border Patrol Council Chief: Army Cannot Stop Caravan – Only Wall, Laws, or Facilities – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/10/25/border-patrol-army-stop-caravan-wall-laws-facilities/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Lefty SPLC, Soros Foundations Build Coalition to Ban ‘Hate Speech’ Online – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: Those who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me side with SPLC and side with Soros. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2018/10/25/lefty-splc-soros-foundations-build-coalition-ban-hate

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Are All Proud Boys Now – Gavin Wax
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/we_are_all_proud_boys_now.html

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Hispanics Flip the Script When Univision Asks About Honduran Caravan – BENJAMIN ARIE
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/hispanics-flip-script-caravan/

 

POLITICO
— Trump rejects blame for bomb scare, suggests double standard – CAITLIN OPRYSKO (DIERSEN: Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and operatives and dupes for the aforesaid in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois blame Trump and blame his supporters the most for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those around Roskam who blame Trump and who blame Trump supporters like me for Roskam’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/26/trump-bomb-scare-cnn-942320
— Trump Jr. praises black conservatives at D.C. gathering – ALEX THOMPSON
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/25/donald-trump-jr-black-conservatives-942157
— White House prepares executive order to block caravan migrants
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/25/migrants-caravan-white-house-executive-order-941993

 

NBC NEWS
— Civil rights groups call for tech firms to crack down on hate groups Tech companies have begun to block hate groups but some executives have publicly grappled with whether they should determine who can speak or make money online. – David Ingram (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, “tech firms” will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/civil-rights-groups-call-tech-firms-crack-down-hate-groups-n924321

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps say: “Trump, Partisan and Pugilist, Abandons Calls for Unity After Bomb Scares.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/us/politics/trump-attacks-media-bombs.html
— The Great Lawn Sign War of 2018 – Jennine Capó Crucet (DIERSEN: If you display a lawn sign for a Democrat, you shout not only that you are anti-Trump, but that you are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/sunday/nebraska-senate-race-2018.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/america-nationalism-diversity-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/trump-republican-hate.html
— What to Expect if Democrats Flip the House – Carl Hulse (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear that they want to use government to get rid individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/us/politics/house-of-representatives-midterm-elections.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim. – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/25/trump-wants-us-to-be-at-war-with-one-another-his-latest-rage-tweets-confirm-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is unwittingly blaming himself for postal bombs.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/25/trump-is-unwittingly-blaming-himself-postal-bombs/?utm_term=.ffd658dc54ee
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/25/donald-trump-embraces-nationalism-of-the-worst-kind/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/10/25/trump-is-responsible-for-the-descent-into-thuggery/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/25/trump-wants-us-to-be-at-war-with-one-another-his-latest-rage-tweets-confirm-it/
— Google reveals 48 employees fired for sexual harassment – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-reveals-48-employees-fired-for-sexual-harassment/2018/10/25/861f8e94-d8ba-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump tells migrant caravan: Go back to your country – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2018/10/25/trump-tells-migrant-caravan-go-back-to-your-country/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/25/trumps-nationalist-racist-patriotic-talker/1749806002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: The midterms are all about Trump, and Democrats have the edge in the stretch – Susan Page and Cat Hofacker (DIERSEN: Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and operatives and dupes for the aforesaid in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois blame Trump and blame his supporters the most for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those around Roskam who blame Trump and who blame Trump supporters like me for Roskam’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/25/poll-midterm-elections-donald-trump-democrats/1742432002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/10/25/glaad-study-says-number-lgbtq-characters-hits-new-broadcast-tv-high/1744939002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Considers Blocking Immigrant Entry at Mexican Border Officials discuss closing crossing points; president tells caravan to ‘go back to your country’’ – Alicia A. Caldwell and Rebecca Ballhaus and Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427
— Defuse America’s Explosive Politics Politicians in both parties need to clean up their own side of the street. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/defuse-americas-explosive-politics-1540507892
— FRONT PAGE: At Netflix, Radical Transparency and Blunt Firings Unsettle the Ranks Buzzwords and anxiety fill the hallways as Hollywood giant tries to maintain a winning culture amid breakneck growth; ‘sunshining’ the ‘N-word’ scandal – Shalini Ramachandran and Joe Flint (DIERSEN: I should write an article about those few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who sided with me. They were a) NOT anti-Protestant, b) NOT anti-conservative, c) NOT anti-patriotic, d) NOT anti-Republican, e) NOT anti-American, f) NOT anti-White, g) NOT anti-male, h) NOT anti-older people, i) NOT anti-rich people, j) NOT anti-gun owners, k) NOT anti-German Americans, l) NOT anti-draft avoiders, m) NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and n) NOT anti-union.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-netflix-radical-transparency-and-blunt-firings-unsettle-the-ranks-1540497174
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The incident touched a nerve inside the streaming-video giant. The company’s handling of the ensuing backlash put on stark display the “Netflix way”—a culture where radical candor and transparency are among the highest virtues, and where openly discussing whether people should be fired, and explaining why they were, are common rituals.)

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— HuffPost Lectures Trump On Rhetoric, While Delivering A Daily Dose Of Hate To Its Liberal Readers – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-violent-rhetoric-huffpost-media-bias/

 

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
— Uber and Lyft are behind a sharp rise in US traffic deaths
https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612346/uber-and-lyft-are-behind-a-sharp-rise-in-us-traffic-deaths/

 

VARIETY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who send bombs to Democrats want to destroy Republicans.
https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/trump-cnn-1202993956/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/26/outsourcing-political-violence-bomb-scares-trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/trump-media-bombs-cnn-democrats-clinton-obama

 

RE/MAX
FOR SALE: 404 West Elm Street, Wheaton
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6yUYorNUQh0?rel=0&showinfo=0

October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump blames media for ‘anger’ in country amid mail bomb campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-blames-media-for-anger-in-country-amid-mail-bomb-campaign/4554727/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/before-statewide-marijuana-vote-utah-lawmaker-tries-cannabis-on-camera/4548701/

 

NBC5
— Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold Spar Ahead of Final Debate Raoul holds a lead, but Harold is making an aggressive push late in the race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/erika-harold-kwame-raoul-spar-ahead-of-final-debate-498589431.html

 

CBS2
— ‘Potentially Destructive Devices’ Sent To Trump Critics Prompt Massive Response
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/25/mail-bombs-explosive-devices-suspicious-packages-obama-clinton-biden-de-niro-waters-holder-soros-brennan/

 

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Erika Harold
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/25/city-club-of-chicago-erika-harold/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Marco Rubio to visit Chicago area to help Rep. Peter Roskam raise money – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-marco-rubio-20181025-story.html
— Mendoza ad contends Rauner’s a bully – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-cps-sex-abuse-20181024-story.html
— Caitlyn Jenner: Hope that Trump would support the LGBTQ community was a mistake – Caitlyn Jenner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-caitlyn-jenner-trump-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Dearly beloved, Rauner’s edgy commercial is doing its job.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-madigan-rauner-gay-wedding-commercial-1026-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sickness, fear, harassment in Mexico whittle away at caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/sickness-fear-harassment-mexico-whittle-away-migrant-caravan/
— DuPage Judge Patrick J. O’Shea faces hearing over alleged sexual harassment, lies in gun case – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/dupage-county-judge-patrick-oshea-sexual-harassment-state-board-hearing/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/governors-race-cannabis-legalization-marijuana-illinois-rauner-pritzker/
— Trump sends troops to border – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/jim-mattis-donald-trump-migrant-caravan-mexico-800-hundreds-troops-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/october-politics-cannot-erase-our-transgender-and-non-binary-neighbors/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Casten talk economics in Oak Brook – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/roskam-casten-talk-economics-in-oak-brook
— Wheaton Center apartment complex sold
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181025/wheaton-apartment-complex-sold
— Judicial board accuses DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea of lying to police, retaliating in sex harassment case – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/judicial-board-accuses-dupage-judge-of-lying-to-police-retaliating-in-sex-harassment-case
— DuPage board candidates disagree about when to disband election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/dupage-board-candidates-disagree-about-when-to-disband-election-commission

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ballot measures target theoretical property tax Are referendums in several suburbs pertaining to a statewide levy setting up a straw man on the issue? – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/ballot-measures-target-theoretical-property-tax
— Big landlord’s policy on ex-offenders is discriminatory; lawsuit says  An ex-offender was barred from renting an apartment in Washington Park because of a policy denying rentals to those with convictions in the past 25 years. A civil rights group says the policy disproportionately impacts African-Americans. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of ex-offenders are a) male and/or b) Democrat?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/big-landlords-policy-ex-offenders-discriminatory-lawsuit-says
— Rauner moves to bring self-driving cars to Illinois The governor says the state ought to be a leader in this emerging technology and forms a panel to research, test and potentially put automated vehicles on the road in five to 10 years. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I oppose self-driving vehicles. I have been driving cars for 54 years, that is, since I was 16 years old in 1964. I drove mail trucks while worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I own six cars. I hope that I will never have to be in a self-driving vehicle.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rauner-moves-bring-self-driving-cars-illinois
— 2 big Wheaton apartment complexes sell One of the deals may offer a cautionary tale about the danger of rising property taxes. – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/2-big-wheaton-apartment-complexes-sell

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— McCann is now all in for Illinois Democrats – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-25/jim-dey-mccann-now-all-illinois-democrats.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Minimum wage increase would benefit Illinois, study says Opponents claim it would cost jobs and hours would be cut – Doug Finke
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/10/25/statehouse-insider-minimum-wage-increase-would-benefit-illinois-study-says/akgbhjy/

 

SOUTHERN
— Many logistics are still in flux ahead of Trump’s Saturday visit to Southern Illinois. Here’s what we know so far. – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/many-logistics-are-still-in-flux-ahead-of-trump-s/article_e56b0966-4053-5cc3-91f4-2e2b5ab1ad32.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— ‘We do stand for the Second Amendment’: Advocates unite in gun rally – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/8216-We-do-stand-for-the-Second-13337678.php

 

WMAY
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti joins Ray Lytle on WMAY to Discuss the Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q90vc06k5w

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Defends ‘Marriage’ Ad – GUY STEPHENS & JENNA DOOLEY
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-defends-marriage-ad

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Warning, Democrats: a Rauner victory over Pritzker could turn Illinois into a red state.”
https://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/25/warning-democrats-a-rauner-victory-over-pritzker-could-turn-illinois-into-a-red-state

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— More newspapers endorse Rauner for governor – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511610496-more-newspapers-endorse-rauner-for-governor

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Erika Harold won’t attend Trump event: “We have previously scheduled activities”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/erika-harold-wont-attend-trump-event-we-have-previously-scheduled-activities/
— “Voting for any Democrat gets you all of that”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/voting-for-any-democrat-gets-you-all-of-that/
— McCann launches visually striking pro-Trump cable TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/mccann-launches-visually-striking-pro-trump-cable-tv-ad/
— Stop thief!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/stop-thief-2/
— Pollution watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/pollution-watch/
— McCann candidacy called “a terrific mess” for Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/mccann-candidacy-called-a-terrific-mess-for-republicans/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump calls the bluff of the left-wing mobs
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-calls-the-bluff-of-the-left-wing-mobs/
— Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘more like George Wallace than George Washington’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57616

 

BREITBART
— CNN: Mail Bomb Recipients Are ‘Trump’s Targets’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/cnn-chyron-mail-bomb-recipients-are-trumps-targets/
— New York Times Published Trump Assassination Fantasy Before Mail Bomb Scare – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/new-york-times-publishes-fantasy-about-trump-getting-assassinated/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— JB PRITZKER WANTS LEGAL WEED IN PAY-TO-PLAY ILLINOIS
http://www.poppot.org/2018/10/25/jb-pritzker-wants-legal-weed-in-pay-to-play-illinois/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Coincidence of Bomb Recipients, Trump and Far-Right Rhetoric. White House ducks questions about president’s win-at-all-costs polarizing approach.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/coincidence-bomb-recipients-trump-far-right-rhetoric

 

THE HILL
— President Trump’s war on federal waste – TOM COBURN AND ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, c) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, d) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned as an Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and e) those who have wasted me and wasted what I learned as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned passing the CPA examination on my attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Those who wasted me and wasted what I learned are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/413019-president-trumps-war-on-federal-waste
— Trump unveils most aggressive action to target drug prices – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413168-trump-unveils-most-aggressive-action-yet-to-target-drug-prices
— Unity fizzles as president, lawmakers, media point fingers – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413240-unity-fizzles-as-president-lawmakers-media-point-fingers

 

CNBC
— Medicaid enrollment falls for first time in 11 years as economy boosts incomes – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/24/strong-economy-halts-medicaid-growth-as-more-americans-make-too-much.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the left-wing fringe, “‘False Flag’ Theory on Pipe Bombs Zooms From Right-Wing Fringe to Mainstream.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/business/false-flag-theory-bombs-conservative-media.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Mattis Expected to Send 800 U.S. Troops to Mexican Border Deployment will fill request from Department of Homeland Security – Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Administration Has No Plans to Help Farmers With the Trade War in 2019 – Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/swine-fever-could-impact-china-s-trade-decisions-perdue-says

 

NEWSWEEK
— BLACK GOP VOLUNTEER THREATENED, CALLED N-WORD AT NORTH CAROLINA POLLING PLACE, SUSPECT ARRESTED – NICOLE ROJAS
https://www.newsweek.com/man-arrested-black-gop-volunteer-threatened-polling-place-called-n-word-1187433

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican event reports – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: It would be great if those who host Republican events in Illinois would post reports of their events on their website homepages ASAP after their events and email the hyperlinks to their email lists ASAP and to me ASAP for inclusion in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. But if that is not possible, because I cannot attend every Republican event in Illinois, please urge those who host Republican events in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to email me the following information ASAP after their events:

 

– Name of event host(s)
– Day, date, and time (morning, afternoon, or evening) of the event
– Event location
– Event type – fundraiser, rally, regular monthly meeting, etc.
– Names & titles of event speakers
– Approximate number of event attendees
– Names of attendees who are past or present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in last name alphabetical order
– Name and phone number of person who provides the above information

 

Thanks.)