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October 2 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker to Return $330K in Property Taxes After Inspector General Report Made Public The report said the Democratic candidate for governor earned property tax breaks in part by removing five toilets in the mansion next to his personal residence
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-property-taxes-gold-coast-mansion-494948851.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker to repay $331,000 in toilet ‘scheme’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/report-pritzker-to-repay-331-000-in-toilet-scheme-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic newcomers challenge Republicans in DuPage County Board District 1 election – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dob-dupage-board-district-one-tl-1004-story.html
— Amazon raising minimum wage to $15 an hour for U.S. workers – AP (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $15 an hour in today’s dollars? I started earning $15.85 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in today’s dollars in 1966 when I was 18 years old. The requirements for that job included having a high school diploma, passing an employment examination, passing a background investigation, passing a physical examination, having a driver’s license, having a good driving record, passing a truck driving examination, having a car to use to deliver mail from, agreeing to be an “on call” employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-raising-minimum-wage-20181002-story.html
— Following watchdog’s report, J.B. Pritzker will repay $330K in Cook County property taxes – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-toilet-home-will-repay-tax-refunds-20181002-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trmps say “Kavanaugh’s temperament, credibility emerge as flashpoints in Supreme Court fight.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-senate-20181002-story.html
— Pritzker and those toilets: A ‘scheme to defraud’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my partial day per diem claims and my education deductions were fraudulent.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-toilet-fraud-blanchard-20181002-story.html
— Pritzker’s toilet scandal stinks, but it probably won’t matter – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-toilets-kavanaugh-1003-20181002-story.html
— In about-face, Gov. Bruce Rauner calls for Sterigenics shutdown after weeks of downplaying cancer risks – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bruce-rauner-sterigenics-shutdown-20181002-story.html
— If Pritzker won’t share his tax plan, we Democrats shouldn’t support him – James K. Genden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-jb-pritzker-tax-plan-democrats-madigan-transparency-1003-20181002-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Simon poll: Pritzker leads Rauner by 22 points – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What percent of those who vote for Pritzker 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/simon-poll-pritzer-leads-rauner-22-points-2018-illinois-governor-election/
— J.B. Pritzker moves to mop up toilet mess — vows to pay back $330,000 tax break – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-refund-330000-toilet-tax-break/
— AARP poll: Illinois voters fuming about state’s financial crunch – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aarp-poll-illinois-voters-election-governor-2018-rauner-pritzker/
— Trump got $413M from his dad, much from tax dodges: NYT – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-413m-dad-tax-dodges-new-york-times/
— 14th Congressional District Republican nominee: Randall M. “Randy” Hultgren
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/randy-hultgren-14th-congressional-district-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
— Remove your toilets if you want property tax relief – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my partial day per diem claims and my education deductions were fraudulent.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-toilet-seats-property-taxes-illinois-governors-race-bruce-rauner/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage looking to further regulate adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181002/dupage-looking-to-further-regulate-adult-businesses
— Trump says it’s a ‘very scary time’ for young men who can be falsely accused of bad behavior – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181002/trump-says-its-a-very-scary-time-for-young-men-who-can-be-falsely-accused-of-bad-behavior

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Poll has Pritzker way ahead, but race for Illinois attorney general close The Paul Simon Institute says that Pritzker is up 22 points on Rauner, but when it comes to Kwame Raoul and Erika Harold, lots of Illinoisans are undecided. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/poll-has-pritzker-way-ahead-race-illinois-attorney-general-close

 

WBEZ
— ‘School Choice’ Divides Gubernatorial Candidates In WBEZ/Chalkbeat Election Special – Linda Lutton (DIERSEN: I am all for school choice, but parents and their children should be advised that parents who send their children to private schools and the children who they send to private schools will be forever demonized, denigrated, and condemned by Democrats. Democrats have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod and b) me for being a product of those schools.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/school-choice-divides-gubernatorial-candidates-in-wbezchalkbeat-election-special/c04c658d-6890-4559-b64d-49711f398235

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford man charged with defacing Republican headquarters a self-described ‘artist’ – Georgette Braun
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20181002/rockford-man-charged-with-defacing-republican-headquarters-self-described-artist

 

STATE LINE
— Full interview with Timothy Damm, suspected of vandalizing the Winnebago County Republican HQ
https://www.mystateline.com/video/full-interview-with-timothy-damm-suspected-of-vandalizing-the-winnebago-county-republican-hq_20181002162347/1492657121

 

MADISON RECORD
— IDOT worker fired for attempting to hire fellow Democrat – a county board member – sues Rauner admin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) patronage, b) political affiliation discrimination, c) reverse discrimination, d) age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511586385-idot-worker-fired-for-attempting-to-hire-fellow-democrat-a-county-board-member-sues-rauner-admin
— St. Clair, Madison and Monroe county Democrat committees getting fuel from Pritzker tank – Ann Maher (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511586564-st-clair-madison-and-monroe-county-democrat-committees-getting-fuel-from-pritzker-tank

 

WQAD
— Why you are seeing so many negative political ads right now in Illinois – ELIZABETH WADAS
https://wqad.com/2018/10/02/why-you-are-seeing-so-many-negative-political-ads-right-now-in-illinois/

 

WREX
— Local leaders sound off on vandalism at GOP offices in Rockford
https://wrex.com/category/2018/09/30/local-leaders-sound-off-on-vandalism-at-gop-offices-in-rockford/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— PBS: Kelly calls on Rahm to resign over CPS sex scandal
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/pbs-kelly-calls-on-rahm-to-resign-over-cps-sex-scandal

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Regional Superintendent of Schools Leslie Schermerhorn Protests Jack Franks’ Flying Off the Handle to & Threatening Safe School Principal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/02/leslie-schermerhorn-protests-jack-franks-flying-off-the-handle-to-threatening-safe-school-principal/
— Is McHenry County Board Courting a Class Action Suit on Flat Rate $100 per Household Valley Hi Rebate?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/02/is-mchenry-county-board-courting-a-class-action-suit-on-100-per-household-valley-hi-rebate/
— County Clerk Employees’ AFSCME Union Contract Up for McHenry County Board Consideration on October 16th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/02/county-clerk-employees-afscme-union-contract-up-for-mchenry-county-board-consideration-on-october-16th/
— State Senator Don DeWitte Holding Fundraiser in Huntley
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/02/don-dewitte-holding-fundraiser-in-huntley/
— Citizens Advocacy Center Offers Advice to Potential Non-Partisan Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/01/citrizens-advocacy-center-offers-advice-to-potential-non-partisan-candidates/
— Craig Wilcox Sworn Into State Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/01/craig-wilcox-sworn-into-state-senate/
— Citizens Advocacy Center Offers Advice to Potential Non-Partisan Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/01/citrizens-advocacy-center-offers-advice-to-potential-non-partisan-candidates/
— Farms, Business Cut Out of Jack Franks’ Valley Hi Property Tax Rebate Program
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/01/farms-business-cut-out-of-jack-franks-property-tax-rebate-program/
— Gubernatorial Campaign Spending Up to $20 a Person
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/30/gubernatorial-campaign-spending-up-to-20-a-person/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “An Addiction Problem in the Making”
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/an-addiction-problem-in-the-making-illinois-family-spotlight-114/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the Spotlight this week is Anita Bedell, who is the executive director of the Springfield based Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems, which is also known as ILCAAAP. ILCAAAP’s mission is to open doors to freedom from addictive behavior for individuals and families in Illinois through public information, education, and legislation. They discuss the push in the Illinois capitol to open a new casino downtown Chicago and mini-casino’s at racetracks statewide; internet gambling and sports betting, including fantasy sports betting; the status of several pieces of gambling legislation, the principal one being SB 7 which includes internet gambling, sports and fantasy sports betting, and a Chicago casino. In the second half of the podcast Monte and Anita Bedell converse on recreational marijuana. Please contact your state lawmakers about this legislation which could come up for consideration in the fall. The Illinois Capitol switchboard is (217) 782-2000.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Simon Poll: Pritzker leads by 22 points, Raoul up by 10, Dems more enthusiastic (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, and companies support Pritzker and Raoul? ANSWER: Those 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://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/simon-poll-pritzker-leads-by-22-points-raoul-up-by-10-dems-more-enthusiastic/
— Underwood airs new TV ad as Casten reports $2.6 million for the quarter (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, and companies support Underwood and Casten? ANSWER: Those 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://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/underwood-airs-new-tv-ad-as-casten-reports-26-million-for-the-quarter/
— DCCC poll: Kelly trails Bost by a point
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/dccc-poll-kelly-trails-bost-by-a-point/
— Poll: Illinois voters steaming mad, half considered leaving
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/poll-illinois-voters-steaming-mad-half-considered-leaving/
— Rauner camp responds *** Pritzker campaign says property tax refund will be returned to county
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/pritzker-campaign-says-property-tax-refund-will-be-returned-to-county/
— Berrios office defends Pritzker’s property tax refunds
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/berrios-office-defends-pritzkers-property-tax-refunds/
— McCann responds *** Pro-Rauner group spends $1.5 million to oppose Sam McCann’s gubernatorial bid
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/02/pro-rauner-group-spends-15-million-to-oppose-sam-mccanns-gubernatorial-bid/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republican HQ covered in anti-Kavanaugh ‘rape,’ ‘shame’ graffiti Illinois lawmaker: ‘I hope whoever is responsible for this will be brought to justice’ – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/2/republican-hq-covered-in-anti-kavanaugh-rape-shame/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats in glass house as they toss stones at Kavanaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55924
— Trump reminds anti-Kavanaugh senators they are not angels
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55904

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘She Never Mentioned It’: Ex-Boyfriend of Kavanaugh Accuser Swetnick Speaks Out on ‘Gang Rape’ Claim Says ‘I don’t believe her.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/01/kavanaugh-accuser-swetnicks-ex-boyfriend-speaks-out-about-gang-rape-allegation
— Poll: Hillary Clinton Favorability Rating Remains at All-Time Low Pres. Trump more popular by 5-point margin.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/02/gallup-poll-hillary-clinton-favorability-rating-remains-all-time-low
— Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Harass Mitch McConnell at Airport ‘Do you always turn your back on women?’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/02/anti-kavanaugh-protesters-harass-mitch-mcconnell-reagan-national-airport
— ‘There Are No Boundaries’: Liberal Artist Criticized for Depicting Kavanaugh’s Daughter in Cartoon Tate: Liberals continue to ‘stoop lower and lower.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/02/brett-kavanaughs-daughter-mocked-cartoon-liberal-cartoonist

 

DAILY CALLER
— FEINSTEIN CONTINUES TO ATTEMPT TO DELAY KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/02/dianne-feinstein-kavanaugh-confirmation/
— MCCONNELL MOCKS NYT ‘BOMBSHELL’ ON KAVANAUGH THROWING ICE IN COLLEGE – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/02/mcconnell-mocks-nyt-bombshell/

 

TOWNHALL
— Point By Point: Refuting Schumer’s Misleading, Hypocritical Speech on the Kavanaugh Process – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/02/schumers-misleading-hypocritical-speech-underscores-democrats-bad-faith-on-kavanaugh-n2524751
— ‘Gang Rape’ Accuser: Actually, I Don’t Know What Kavanaugh Did — and I Don’t Have Proof Anyway – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/02/kavanaugh-gang-rape-accuser-i-actually-dont-know-if-kavanaugh-did-anything-and-i-dont-have-proof-anyway-n2524568
— McConnell Triples Down: We’re Voting This Week on Judge Kavanaugh – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/10/02/mcconnell-triples-down-were-voting-this-week-on-judge-kavanaugh-n2524831

 

BLAZE
— Man claims Kavanaugh threw beer in man’s face during bar fight. Then the police report is released. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/02/man-claims-kavanaugh-threw-beer-in-mans-face-during-bar-fight-then-the-police-report-is-released

 

THE HILL
— Trump defends Kavanaugh: ‘Very scary time for young men in America’ – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, if you are a White male, if a woman accuses you of wrongdoing while you were in kindergarten, grade school, high school, college, etc., your career is over and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, to get their vote, Democrats give women an unfettered “power to destroy” White men.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409486-trump-very-scary-time-for-young-men-in-america

 

ROLL CALL
— Your Boss Is Becoming More Vulnerable. When Do You Move On? A breakdown of when your paychecks will stop coming in – Alex Gangitano (DIERSEN: In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/boss-becoming-vulnerable-move

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Amid Kavanaugh questions, Trump says it’s not ‘acceptable’ to lie to Congress.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/02/politics/donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-testimony/

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump says a lot will depend on FBI review of Kavanaugh
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-takes-off-for-pennsylvania-mississippi-in-whirlwind-week-of-campaigning-live-updates/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kavanaugh likes beer — but Trump is a teetotaler: ‘He doesn’t like drinkers.’ – Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who a) drank lots of booze, b) those who drink lots of booze, c) those who want to drink lots of booze, d) those who want to make lots of money selling booze, and e) those who want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze DO NOT LIKE ME.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-likes-beer–but-trump-is-a-teetotaler-he-doesnt-like-drinkers/2018/10/02/783f585c-c674-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Kavanaugh’s temperament and credibility emerge as flash points in Supreme Court fight.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-vows-kavanaugh-vote-here-on-this-floor-this-week/2018/10/02/d47f4ff4-c567-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that all men are angry anxious rapists and that therefore, men should not be allowed to hold any kind of government office or political office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/dear-dads-your-daughters-told-me-about-their-assaults-this-is-why-they-never-told-you/2018/10/01/0f69be46-c587-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-trauma-for-a-man-male-fury-and-fear-rises-in-gop-in-defense-of-kavanaugh/2018/10/01/f48499a2-c595-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Brett Kavanaugh withdraws from Harvard Law role amid backlash.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/10/02/brett-kavanaugh-harvard-law-school-teaching/1498850002/

 

CBS SACRAMENTO
— Marijuana Business Billboard Prompts Outrage In Modesto – Carlos Correa
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/09/28/marijuana-business-billboard-prompts-outrage-in-modesto/

 

FORBES
— Kavanaugh and Ford: What Degree of Political Partisanship Can America Withstand? – Bob Deutsch
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobdeutsch/2018/10/02/kavanaugh-and-ford-what-degree-of-political-partisanship-can-america-withstand/

 

WASHINGTONIAN
— The Brett Kavanaugh Guide to 1980s DC Sports bars, preppy shops, and other places you might have seen the future judge. – ANN LIMPERT (DIERSEN: What would people have seen you doing during the 1980s? They would have seen me living with my wife in Wheaton, working for GAO, taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, taking internal auditing courses at Roosevelt, taking Certified Internal Auditor review courses, having 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton, going on many vacations with my wife, driving a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car, etc.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/02/the-brett-kavanaugh-guide-to-1980s-dc/

 

GUARDIAN
— Hundreds of law professors sign letters rejecting Kavanaugh nomination – Jon Swaine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/02/brett-kavanaugh-reject-supreme-court-nomination-law-professor-letter

October 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Resist’ movement: Where were you when Illinois needed you? – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-resist-madigan-election-20181002-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Treasurer Republican nominee: Jim Dodge
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-treasurer-republican-candidate-jim-dodge/
— Problems for Pentagon’s immigrant recruit program – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid. Democrats want to use immigrants to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/problems-for-pentagons-immigrant-recruit-program/

 

DAILY HERALD
— What it means to live in polarized times – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on turning members of Group A 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://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181002/hamilton-what-it-means-to-live-in-polarized-times
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, if you did not “help others” when you were in kindergarten, grade school, high school, college, etc., you will be viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being selfish and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181002/editorial-inspiring-suburban-kids-an-antidote-to-our-trying-times
— White House sets Friday deadline for FBI to investigate Kavanaugh allegations – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181002/white-house-sets-friday-deadline-for-fbi-to-investigate-kavanaugh-allegations

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to make women anti-marriage, 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.npr.org/2018/10/02/651439266/married-women-may-be-moving-away-from-the-gop

 

WIREPOINTS
— Jim Edgar’s Outrageous Advice to J.B. Pritzker – Quicktake
http://www.wirepoints.com/jim-edgars-outrageous-advice-to-j-b-pritzker-quicktake/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Warns Democrats Will Wreak Financial Havoc if They Take Congress – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/01/trump-warns-dems-financial-havoc-take-back-congress/
— Donald Trump: No ‘Witch Hunt’ with FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh – Charlie Spiering (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes asked your kindergarten, grade school, high school, and college classmates and teachers about you, what would they say? What percent of your classmates and teachers a) disapprove of your demographics and/or b) are envious of your accomplishments? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would seek out my classmates and teachers who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-union members, anti-federal employees, anti-federal retirees, anti-married people, anti-childless people, anti-pet-less people, anti-American nameplate car owners, anti-Corvette owners, anti-etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/01/donald-trump-no-witch-hunt-fbi-investigation-brett-kavanaugh/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: ‘Democrats are willing to do anything and hurt anyone’ for power – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/1/trump-democrats-are-willing-to-do-anything-and-hur/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump: Democrats are the ‘party of crime’ – Robert Donachie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-in-tennessee-democrats-are-the-party-of-crime

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— IDENTITY POLITICS IS DESTROYING US How diversity mania is poisoning politics, culture, education and science (DIERSEN: Democrats want Republicans to join Democrats and engage in disgusting divisive identity politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics), that is, Democrats want Republicans to compete with Democrats in promising to use government to give preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQers, younger, recent immigrants, unmarried, renters, non-Protestant, non-rich, veterans, disabled, those who have health problems, etc.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/identity-politics-is-destroying-us/

 

DAILY CALLER
— NYT REPORTER IS YALE LAWYER WHO DENOUNCED KAVANAUGH BEFORE REPORTING ON HIM – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/01/nyt-reporter-is-yale-lawyer-who-denounced-kavanaugh-before-reporting-on-him/
— JULIE SWETNICK: ‘I CANNOT SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT [KAVANAUGH] WAS ONE OF THE ONES WHO ASSAULTED ME’ – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/01/julie-swetnick-kavanaugh/

 

GOPUSA
— Are Republicans Born Wimps? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55853

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fight Together or Fall Apart – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/fight_together_or_fall_apart.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Federal Employees Who Resist Elected Officials’ Orders Should Be Fired – Inez Feltscher Stepman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and they use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Democrats forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that is, they fired me because I resisted their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, their age discrimination, and their retaliation.)
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/01/federal-employees-who-resist-elected-officials-orders-should-be-fired/

 

TOWNHALL
— Illinois Times Mocks Kavanaugh’s Daughter Praying: ‘God Forgive My Angry, Lying, Alcoholic Father’ – Chris Reeves
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisreeves/2018/10/01/illinois-times-mocks-kavanaughs-daughter-praying-god-forgive-my-angry-lying-alcoholic-father-n2524401

 

SPECTATOR
— Brett Kavanaugh’s real crime? He’s a white man If you are obsessing over someone’s skin colour, you are probably a little bit racist – Brendan O’Neill
https://spectator.us/2018/10/brett-kavanaughs-real-crime/

 

NEWSMAX
— The Kavanaugh Fiasco Is Galvanizing the Right Ahead of the Midterms – Steve Gruber (DIERSEN: The more demographics that you share with Kavanaugh, the more outraged that you should be against Democrats. Both Kavanaugh and I are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, and non-veteran. I assume that he is a gun owner and that his ancestors have been in America for a long time like me. However, I am not an attorney, let alone a judge. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. All my ancestors came from what is now Germany. My wife and I are childless. None of my degrees are from Ivy League universities. None of my ancestors attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I graduated from a public co-ed high school. My participation in sports was all but ended by a bone disease. I did not display any kind of leadership potential in high school or college. My college majors were management, business, accounting, and finance. I never made any academic honor roles. I was never a member of a fraternity. While Kavanaugh lived in a “dilapidated group house” when he attended law school, I stayed at University Plaza Dormitory and Lincolnshire West Apartments while I attended NIU. While Democrats forced me into early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old, Republicans nominated Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 when he was 53 years old. While I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Kavanaugh is not. While I am a State Editor for www.GOPUSA.com, Kavanaugh is not. While Kavanaugh “serves as a lector at his Washington, D.C. church, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He has helped serve meals to the homeless as part of church programs, and has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, a Catholic private school in the District of Columbia,” I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. While “Kavanaugh’s reported salary as a federal judge is $220,600 and $27,000 as a lecturer at Harvard Law School, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864 and my Social Security is only $2,064.)
https://www.newsmax.com/stevegruber/kavanaugh-republicans-voters-midterms/2018/10/01/id/884311/

 

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Fate of Republican Party is tied to Kavanaugh — so don’t flake on us.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/409403-fate-of-republican-party-is-tied-to-kavanaugh-so-dont-flake-on-us
— Democrats see Kavanaugh fight driving women to polls – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: Democrats crow about their success in making women hate 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/campaign/409363-dems-see-kavanaugh-fight-driving-women-to-polls

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump says Kavanaugh treated ‘viciously’ and ‘violently’ by Democrats The president lashed out at opposition party senators over their treatment of the sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee in a wild press conference Monday. – Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-says-kavanaugh-treated-viciously-violently-democrats-n915471
— Gun violence, health care among top concerns for women, especially minorities, new survey finds Women are calling on Congress to reduce gun violence, ensure affordable health care and support pay equity, a new survey commissioned by the YWCA finds. – Nicole Acevedo (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What are the top concerns of those who share your demographics?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/gun-violence-health-care-among-top-concerns-women-especially-minorities-n915401

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Attack Kavanaugh’s Temperament and Honesty.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-temperament-honesty.html
— Trump, Defending Kavanaugh, Accuses Senate Democrats of Hypocrisy and Dishonesty – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/trump-democrats-blumenthal-feinstein-booker.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Kavanaugh’s former acquaintances “say that the image he’s presenting doesn’t quite match the Brett Kavanaugh they knew in school.” If your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes asked your kindergarten, grade school, high school, and college classmates and teachers about you, what would they say? What percent of your classmates and teachers a) disapprove of your demographics and/or b) are envious of your accomplishments? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would seek out my classmates and teachers who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-union members, anti-federal employees, anti-federal retirees, anti-married people, anti-childless people, anti-pet-less people, anti-American nameplate car owners, anti-Corvette owners, anti-etc.) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/podcasts/the-daily/brett-kavanaugh-fbi-classmates.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What Has Brett Kavanaugh Done to Us?” and say “No matter what the FBI finds, he will color the midterms, 2020, institutional trust and partisan warfare going forward.” What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blame me for all of their problems, b) blame me for all of your problems, c) blame me for all of my problems, and d) blame me for all of everyone’s problems. They specifically blame me for all the defeats that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially the defeats that Republican candidates have suffered who have been on DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 ballots in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/opinion/kavanaugh-supreme-court-hearing.html
— Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference. – Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui (DIERSEN: What neighborhood did you grow up in and how did it shape you? My parents lived a) in a 2-bedroom apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete 1948-1954 and then b) in a house at 1286 Wood Street in Crete that my grandfather had built in 1926. My father died suddenly in 1969 and my mother died in 2016. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/upshot/maps-neighborhoods-shape-child-poverty.html
— I.R.S. Tax Fraud Cases Plummet After Budget Cuts – Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980. Democrats do not want Republicans to work for IRS and Democrats certainly do not want Republicans to work on audits of IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/business/economy/irs-tax-fraud-audit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump says “The Angry White Male Caucus Trumpism is all about the fear of losing traditional privilege.” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have achieved virtually nothing during my lifetime, and what little I have achieved is because I benefited from a) discrimination against minorities, b) discrimination against females c) my avoiding the draft, d) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, e) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents, f) my retirement benefits being much too generous, g) etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/opinion/kavanaugh-white-male-privilege.html
— After Watching Kavanaugh Hearing, Woman Decides to Name State Senator She Says Raped Her – Sarah Mervosh
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/joe-fain-rape-candace-faber.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Foreign countries liked America when the anti-American Obama ran America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/us-image-foreigners-poll.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The White House still has no idea how to vet Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/10/02/white-house-still-has-no-idea-how-vet-brett-kavanaugh/?utm_term=.7d5efa72d3c0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘The trauma for a man’: Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-trauma-for-a-man-male-fury-and-fear-rises-in-gop-in-defense-of-kavanaugh/2018/10/01/f48499a2-c595-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Yale graduate says Kavanaugh once started bar fight that led to police questioning.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/yale-graduate-says-brett-kavanaugh-once-started-a-bar-fight-that-led-to-his-questioning-by-police/2018/10/02/ddefb4f2-c60c-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— On Brett Kavanaugh investigation, Democrats will never be satisfied – Thomas Jipping
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/01/brett-kavanaugh-investigation-democrats-never-satisfied-editorials-debates/1493514002/
— Can I be fired with no warning? – Johnny Taylor (DIERSEN: Employers want all their employees to be “at-will” employees. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/09/25/hr-fired-no-notice-when-must-tell-boss-pregnant/1381846002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that one of Brett Kavanaugh’s Yale classmates says that Kavanaugh was a “belligerent and aggressive” drinker.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/01/brett-kavanaugh-yale-classmate-drinking-statement/1484822002/

 

HARTFORD COURANT
— Alcohol Could Be Key Factor For Kavanaugh – Susan Froetschel (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-froetschel-kavanaugh-drinking-trump-20181001-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— With Uncertainty in GOP Ranks, McConnell Plans Votes on Kavanaugh Senate Majority Leader plans to begin votes without knowing where three key Republicans stand, and without completed FBI background check – Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-uncertainty-in-gop-ranks-mcconnell-plans-votes-on-kavanaugh-1538486533
— Destroying Brett Kavanaugh This is what Democrats do when they think Roe v. Wade is at stake. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/destroying-brett-kavanaugh-1538433267
— Kavanaugh’s Foes Politicize the FBI Their demands amount to a criminal probe. That would destroy the judicial confirmation process. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Kristi Remington
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaughs-foes-politicize-the-fbi-1538433332
— How Much Politics in a Supreme Court Justice? Judges aren’t quite as divorced from the messy world of politics as it might seem – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-politics-in-a-supreme-court-justice-1538405660
— M.B.A. Applications Decline at Harvard, Wharton, Other Elite Schools as Degree Loses Luster American business schools struggle to lure professionals out of strong job market, face competition from top programs overseas – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/m-b-a-applications-keep-falling-in-u-s-this-year-hitting-even-elite-schools-1538366461
— Amazon to Raise Its Minimum U.S. Wage to $15 an Hour – Laura Stevens (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $15 an hour in today’s dollars? I started earning $15.85 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in 1966 when I was 18 years old. The requirements for that job included having a high school diploma, passing an employment examination, passing a background investigation, passing a physical examination, having a driver’s license, having a good driving record, passing a truck driving examination, having a car to use to deliver mail from, agreeing to be an “on call” employee, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-raise-its-minimum-u-s-wage-to-15-an-hour-1538476027
— AARP to Take On Ageism, Enlists Former Ad Executive Cindy Gallop Advocacy group seeks to change how older Americans are portrayed in ads – Suzanne Vranica
https://www.wsj.com/articles/aarp-to-take-on-ageism-enlists-former-ad-executive-cindy-gallop-1538391601

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump sets ‘unlikely’ Friday deadline for FBI investigation into Kavanaugh – AP
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-sets-friday-deadline-for-fbi-investigation-into-kavanaugh-2018-10

 

WASHINGTONIAN
— Here’s How I Grapple With Lack of Diversity in the Press Corps as a Black White House Reporter – BRITTANY SHEPHERD (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors grappled with their employees’ lack of diversity by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/01/heres-how-i-grapple-with-lack-of-diversity-in-the-press-corps-as-black-white-house-reporter/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Trump administration juggling multiple priorities to modernize federal workforce – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Democrats modernize the federal workforce by getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-job/2018/10/trump-administration-juggling-multiple-priorities-to-modernize-federal-workforce/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Think Republican women will turn on Brett Kavanaugh — or Donald Trump?” and say “Think again. Gender equality is a partisan issue: Most Republican women are just as sexist as Republican men.” and ask “Remember 2016?”
https://www.salon.com/2018/10/02/think-republican-women-will-turn-on-brett-kavanaugh-or-donald-trump-think-again/
— “Fox & Friends” host says Brett Kavanaugh is a victim of racial profiling Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy offers a bizarre defense of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee – RACHEL LEAH (DIERSEN: How are you profiled? How bad are your demographics? Under the Democrats, the worst possible demographics are: Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, non-veteran, and your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/10/01/fox-and-friends-host-says-brett-kavanaugh-is-a-victim-of-racial-profiling/

September 30 Evening Edition

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Republican headquarters in Rockford vandalized with word ‘rape’ – Chris Green (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, reasons increase for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups to invest in security cameras and in other security measures: Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180930/republican-headquarters-in-rockford-vandalized-with-word-rape

 

WQAD
— Winnebago County Republican headquarters vandalized – ELIZABETH WADAS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, reasons increase for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups to invest in security cameras and in other security measures: Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wqad.com/2018/09/30/winnebago-county-republican-headquarters-vandalized/

 

ABC7
— Candidates for Illinois Attorney General
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-candidates-for-illinois-attorney-general/4375698/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that all men are rapists.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/multimedia/survivors-project-stories-of-survival-after-sexual-assault-461343433.html

 

CBS2
— Michelle Obama Works To Get Out The Vote (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who not only do not want me to get out the vote, they do everything that they can to stop me from getting out the vote. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/29/michelle-obama-works-to-get-out-the-vote/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 3rd Kavanaugh accuser has history of legal disputes – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed and a class action lawsuit that I was an active member of the class in. I would focus on the defendants, the facts that I presented, the charges that I made, the remedies that I sought, the attorneys who represented me, the judges that were assigned, the outcomes of the lawsuits, etc. But most importantly, I would focus on the retaliatory acts that the defendants, their operatives, their dupes, and those who what to curry favor with the defendants have taken against me.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/3rd-kavanaugh-accuser-has-history-of-legal-disputes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Julie Swetnick, one of the women who has publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, has an extensive history of involvement in legal disputes, including a lawsuit in which an ex-employer accused her of falsifying her college and work history on her job application. Legal documents from Maryland, Oregon and Florida provide a partial picture of a woman who stepped into the media glare amid the battle over Kavanaugh’s nomination for the nation’s highest court. Court records reviewed by The Associated Press show Swetnick has been involved in at least six legal cases over the past 25 years. Along with the lawsuit filed by a former employer in November 2000, the cases include a personal injury suit she filed in 1994 against the Washington, D.C., regional transit authority. Her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, told the AP that court cases involving her have no bearing on the credibility of her claims about Kavanaugh. Avenatti said the suit from her ex-employer – it was dismissed a month after it was filed – was “completely bogus, which is why it was dismissed almost immediately.” He told AP that he “fully vetted” Swetnick before helping her take her claims against Kavanaugh public. . .Some details of the legal disputes she’s been involved in aren’t known, because documents in the cases are incomplete or no longer available. Records in the lawsuit filed in late 2000 by her ex-employer, Oregon-based software company Webtrends, don’t indicate why it was dismissed. Avenatti said there was a settlement in the case but no money changed hands. In its civil complaint in a state court in Oregon, the company said Swetnick, a software engineer, was an employee for a few weeks before its human resources department received a report that she had engaged in “unwelcome sexual innuendo and inappropriate conduct” toward two male co-workers at a business lunch. The lawsuit said that Swetnick in turn accused Webtrends of subjecting her to “physically and emotionally threatening and hostile conditions” and that she claimed that she’d been sexually harassed by four co-workers. The co-workers denied the allegations, the suit said. Company officials later determined, the suit said, that Swetnick had provided false information on her employment application. The suit alleged that she had misrepresented the length of time she worked at a previous employer and falsely claimed that she’d earned an undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. Her lawyer, Avenatti, said that “whether she has a college degree or not does not matter as to whether she is a sexual assault victim.” Helene Moglen, Swetnick’s aunt, told AP this week that her niece went off to college but quickly moved back home. In an interview with The Washington Post, Swetnick’s father was quoted as saying that “she bootstrapped herself and became a computer expert. She’s a sharp woman.” None of the executives named in the lawsuit still works at Webtrends. Calls and emails to the company’s Portland headquarters seeking comment received no response. The lawyer who represented the company in the lawsuit also did not return messages seeking comment on Thursday and Friday. Swetnick was on the other side of a civil case in 1994, as a plaintiff, when she filed a personal injury lawsuit in Maryland against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. She claimed she lost more than $420,000 in earnings after she hurt her nose in a fall on a train in 1992.)
— Lawyer, 99, will retire ‘when they carry me out of here’ – AP (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who were older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats promote age discrimination. They get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. When the aforesaid employees are eligible to retire, the Democrats pull out all the stops to get those employees to retire. I first became eligible to retire in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lawyer-99-will-retire-when-they-carry-me-out-of-here-

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 6th Congressional District Republican nominee: Peter Roskam
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/peter-roskam-6th-congressional-district-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
— Fact-check: Did Rauner alone delay school funding, cause property tax hikes? – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-ad-fact-check-school-funding-delay-tax-hikes-illinois-governor-election/
— As Brett Kavanaugh on ‘SNL,’ Matt Damon doesn’t know the meaning of ‘stop’ – Darel Jevens
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/snl-review-saturday-night-live-season-premiere-matt-damon-brett-kavanaugh-kanye-west/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Christine Blasey Ford may yet be more important to history than Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-christine-blasey-ford-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-abraham-lincoln/
— Kellyanne Conway says she’s a ‘victim of sexual assault’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-victim-of-sex-assault-cnn/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kellyanne Conway: ‘I’m a victim of sexual assault’ – Alex Horton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kellyanne-conway-victim-of-sexual-assault-20180930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for problems in Mexico.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigrants-border-american-guns-20180930-story.html
— Naperville has spent more than $340k on unusual employee bonus program since 2013 – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Of course, because of the aforesaid, those federal employees who were the most successful in achieving the aforesaid priorities have been retained, have been promoted, and have gotten bonuses.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-city-employee-bonuses-st-0930-story.html
— Mileage fees for Illinois highways: Setting aside the politics – Joseph L. Schofer (DIERSEN: Are you driving fewer miles per year? If you are, why? I drive fewer miles per year because I spend more and more and more hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn my priorities and b) glorify and praise their priorities. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that what they do helps elect Republican candidates and b) that what I do defeats Republican candidates. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-roadtax-mileage-fees-road-user-fee-system-1001-story.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Political ads cross the digital divide to cellphones, social media and more – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes discourage religious, conservative, and Republican organizations, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc. a) from having websites, b) from keeping their websites up to date, and c) from sending out emails. They specifically discourage a) subscribing to get GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) visiting www.gopillinois.com. They specifically encourage everyone to spend 24 hours a day on the Democrat Facebook and on the Democrat Twitter.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180930/political-ads-cross-digital-divide-to-cellphones-social-media-and-more

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Tuesday forum kicks off busy October for McLean County campaigns – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tuesday-forum-kicks-off-busy-october-for-mclean-county-campaigns/article_e97072c3-d493-5ff7-b409-f8e55800a701.html

 

WSIL TV
— Pentagon’s immigrant recruit program stymied – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39200612/apnewsbreak-pentagons-immigrant-recruit-program-stymied

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s flimsy claim that Rauner delayed school funding – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/sep/30/jb-pritzker/pritzkers-flimsy-claim-rauner-delayed-school-fundi/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Craig Wilcox Being Sworn In as State Senator to Replace Pam Althoff Tonight at McHenry VFW
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/30/craig-wilcox-being-sworn-in-as-state-senator-to-replace-pam-althoff-tonight-at-mchenry-vfw/
— Craig Wilcox Resigns from the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/30/craig-wilcox-resigns-from-the-county-board/\\
— 5,500 Homeowners Left Out of Jack Franks $100 Valley Hi Rebate Vote Buying Scheme
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/30/5500-homeowners-left-out-of-jack-franks-valley-hi-rebate-vote-buying-scheme/
— Pam Althoff Endorses Craig Wilcox as Her Successor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/30/pam-althoff-endorses-craig-wilcox-as-her-successor/
— Craig Wilcox Fundraiser at Spectacular Site
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/30/craig-wilcox-fundraiser-at-spectacular-site/
— Illinois Budget Summary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/29/illinois-budget-summary/
— Jack Franks Proposes Drawing Down Valley Hi Surplus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/29/jack-franks-proposes-drawing-down-valley-hi-surplus/
— Algonquin Township Advised to Turn Over Township Hall Entrance Data for Clerk Karen Lukasik
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/29/algonquin-township-advised-to-turn-over-township-hall-entrance-data-for-clerk-karen-lukasik/
— Joe Gottemoller Rolls Out Campaign Literature
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/28/joe-gottemoller-rolls-out-campaign-literature/
— Is Someone Stalking Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/28/is-someone-stalking-algonquin-township-clerk-karen-lukasik/
— Indiana Trying to Consolidate Townships
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/28/indiana-trying-to-consolidate-townships/
— Disappointment with League of Women Voters’ Senate Candidate Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/28/disappointment-with-league-of-women-voters-senate-candidate-forum/
— Over Half of Illinois Residents Thinking of Moving On
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/28/over-half-of-illinois-residents-thinking-of-moving-on/
— Crystal Lake’s Strange View of Flatlined Population Growth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/28/crystal-lakes-strange-view-of-flatlined-population-grown

 

DAILY CALLER
— USA TODAY DELETES TWEET, EDITS COLUMN AFTER COLUMNIST WRITES KAVANAUGH ‘SHOULD STAY OFF BASKETBALL COURTS’ WITH KIDS – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/30/usa-today-column-kavanaugh-youth-basketball/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Republicans Should Not Have Delayed the Kavanaugh Vote – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/republicans-should-not-have-delayed-the-kavanaugh-vote/

 

THE HILL
— White House defends FBI investigation into Kavanaugh – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/409138-white-house-defends-fbi-investigation-into-kavanaugh
— Who you gonna call? Inspectors General. – JOHN F. SOPKO
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/408953-who-you-gonna-call-inspectors-general
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Traditionally, Congress has turned to committee staff and legislative support agencies for expertise. But much has changed on Capitol Hill over the last 40 years. The number of committee staff in the House has declined from 2,000 to 1,100, and from 1,400 to 950 in the Senate since 1979. Congressional support agencies suffered similar cuts. Government Accountability Office staff dropped from 5,300 to 3,000; Congressional Research Service staff was reduced by 28 percent; the Office of Technology Assessment was completely abolished. As Congress’ internal expertise has declined, the number of think tanks has more than doubled since 1980. Many do great work but, as New York Times and National Public Radio investigations have found, think tanks may be beholden to foreign, corporate or wealthy private donors that may affect their independence and objectivity. Likewise, as the number of congressional staff has decreased, the number of lobbyists has, unsurprisingly, increased. There are now roughly 12,000 congressional staffers and 11,500 registered lobbyists. Some experts estimate there are as many as 100,000 unregistered lobbyists. Lobbyists are not inherently evil but are, by definition, partial to the causes they are paid to promote.)
— Midterms put GOP centrists in peril – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: The harder that you work to destroy your political party, the more of a centrist that you are.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/409038-midterms-put-gop-centrists-in-peril

 

CNN
— FBI interviews Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez as part of its narrow scope – Eli Watkins, Jeff Zeleny and Josh Campbell
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/fbi-brett-kavanaugh-investigation/index.html
— Kellyanne Conway: ‘I feel very empathetic’ toward sexual assault victims … ‘I’m a victim’ – Devan Cole and Kate Sullivan
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/kellyanne-conway-support-kavanaugh-cnntv/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kellyanne Conway: ‘I’m a victim of sexual assault’ – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/30/kellyanne-conway-im-victim-sexual-assault/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Flake says Kavanaugh hearings are ‘tearing the country apart’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2018/09/30/flake-says-kavanaugh-hearings-are-tearing-the-country-apart/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Labor Market Opens Up for Part-Time Workers Decline in part-time employment points to disappearing labor-market slack – Sarah Chaney (DIERSEN: Have you worked part-time jobs? My working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1971-1972 helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972, and c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972. My working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 helped me a) pay for tuition and books for undergraduate courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970, b) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, c) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, d) pay for room and board at NIU 1969-1970, and e) graduate from NIU in 1970 debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/labor-market-opens-up-for-part-time-workers-1538236801

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps say “REPUBLICANS ALIENATING WOMEN VOTERS AHEAD OF MIDTERMS WITH KAVANAUGH DEBACLE, ANALYSTS WARN.”
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-alienating-women-voters-ahead-midterms-kavanaugh-debacle-analysts-1145326

September 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Graham suggests no need for FBI to look into Kavanaugh’s drinking past
https://abc7chicago.com/graham-suggests-no-need-for-fbi-to-look-into-kavanaughs-drinking-past/4375350/

 

NBC5
— ‘SNL’ Taps Matt Damon for a Raging Kavanaugh – Joe Michalitsianos
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/SNL-Matt-Damon-Brett-Kavanaugh-Cold-Open-494727361.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says FBI has ‘free rein’ in Kavanaugh investigation – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-20180930-story.html
— Kavanaugh case unfolds as DeVos prepares to revise college sexual assault investigation rules – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-kavanaugh-betsy-devos-college-sexual-assault-20180930-story.html
— Matt Damon appears as Brett Kavanaugh in ‘Saturday Night Live’ premiere – Danielle Turchiano
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-kavanaugh-snl-premiere-20180930-story.html
— The compelling case against Kavanaugh – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Who has made a “compelling case” against you? I should write a book about those who made “compelling cases” against me to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, GAO employment in 1997, etc. Of course, the aforesaid hint/imply/argue/shout that I cause all my own problems and that brought all the aforesaid adverse actions upon myself. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-graham-20180928-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Democrats crow about their success in getting Republican candidates and Republican elected officials to dump the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and therefore, dump those voters who support that plank.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gun-violence-2018-general-election-governor-bruce-rauner-peter-breen-chris-nybo-terra-costa-howard-editorial/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF RAUNER: Pritzker wants to root out ‘corruption’ at tollway – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180929/pritzker-wants-to-root-out-corruption-at-tollway
— Leslie v. Wheeler: 50th House candidates disagree on Madigan’s influence over Springfield politics, term limits – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180929/50th-house-candidates-disagree-on-madigans-influence-over-springfield-politics-term-limits
— Join the Facts Matter community conversation – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, in Illinois, the mainstream news media downplays, ignores, and distorts facts that support planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, planks the Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Ever-increasing, in Illinois, the mainstream news media downplays, ignores, and distorts facts that promote individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), enforcement of immigration laws, enforcement of illegal drug laws, enforcement of civil service rules, enforcement of age discrimination laws, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180929/editorial-join-the-facts-matter-community-conversation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “No evidence women got ‘a lot of money’ to claim Trump misconduct.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180929/facts-matter-no-evidence-women-got-a-lot-of-money-to-claim-trump-misconduct

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Jesse White says daughter’s experience helped form fundraising policy – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: I do not need to or want to do any fundraising for what I do. Because I have enough money and enough time and enough motivation, I can afford to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious about that.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180929/bernard-schoenburg-jesse-white-says-daughters-experience-helped-form-fundraising-policy
— Springfield High salutes Vietnam vets at Class of 1968 reunion – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for avoiding the draft. I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They stress that WHILE MY CLASSMATES WERE DYING IN VIETNAM, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, I when on spring breaks to Florida in 1969 and 1970, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I bought a new a 1972 Corvette in 1971, I got promoted in 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, I got promoted in 1973, I got promoted in 1974, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in 1974, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I bought a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180929/springfield-high-salutes-vietnam-vets-at-class-of-1968-reunion

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Statewide office candidates hard to miss online – BERNARD SCHOENBURG
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/statewide-office-candidates-hard-to-miss-online/article_89b6e538-6eef-544e-abb2-9224578d2dca.html
— Among Central Illinois farmers, anxiety for financial help in wake of tariffs – KEVIN BARLOW
https://herald-review.com/business/agriculture/among-central-illinois-farmers-anxiety-for-financial-help-in-wake/article_70c5736c-97c7-50e0-b588-f2c0a7111938.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Outgoing Sen. Althoff urges Senate to reconsider consolidation bill Letter in Springfield: Measure targeting local townships is flawed – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/28/outgoing-sen-althoff-urges-senate-to-reconsider-consolidation-bill/a1u3p1j/

 

TOWNHALL
— 10 Reasons The FBI Will Clear Kavanaugh – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2018/09/30/10-reasons-the-fbi-will-clear-kavanaugh-n2524076

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump defends Kavanaugh, derides Dems for shameful conduct: ‘Bad things will happen’ if voters stay home – Frank Miles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/29/trump-brings-make-america-great-again-rally-to-west-virginia.html

 

BREITBART
— Left Turns to Homophobia to Attack Lindsey Graham: ‘Closeted Idiot’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/09/29/left-turns-to-homophobia-to-attack-lindsey-graham-closeted-idiot/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Kavanaugh case will kill Republicans in the midterms.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/409117-why-kavanaugh-case-will-kill-republicans-in-the-midterms
— Graham defends Kavanaugh against criticism over temperament: He was ‘rightly offended’ – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409121-graham-defends-kavanaugh-against-temperament-criticism-he-was-rightly

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Jeff Flake: I’ll Back Kavanaugh Unless FBI ‘Turns Up Something — And They Might’ The GOP senator made the surprise call on Friday for the one-week delay on Kavanaugh’s final confirmation vote. – Dominique Mosbergen
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-flake-kavanaugh-fbi_us_5bb09b02e4b0343b3dc0de73

 

CNN
— Trump says Kavanaugh ‘suffered, the meanness, the anger’ of the Democratic Party – Betsy Klein
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/29/politics/trump-west-virginia-rally/index.html
— Kellyanne Conway: Kavanaugh investigation ‘not meant to be a fishing expedition’ – Eli Watkins
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/kellyanne-conway-kavanaugh-fbi-cnntv/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— California official wants probe of pension chief’s education California official wants probe of pension chief’s education (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article219068435.html

 

REUTERS
— White House says not ‘micromanaging’ FBI probe of Kavanaugh
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh/white-house-says-not-micromanaging-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh-idUSKCN1MA0M5

 

ABC NEWS
— Graham suggests no need for FBI to talk to Kavanaugh classmates on drinking: He’s not a ‘stumbling, bumbling drunk’
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/graham-suggests-fbi-talk-kavanaugh-classmates-drinking-hes/story?id=58173769

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump asks if Feinstein leaked allegation against Kavanaugh, says FBI probe may be ‘blessing in disguise’ The president told reporters he fully supported his Supreme Court nominee and said he has no backup plan to replace him. The allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh have reminded millions of Americans of the hard-drinking, hypersexualized “bro culture,” often associated with fraternities and prep schools. – Lauren Egan (DIERSEN: The “bro culture” did not attract me. I lived with my parents and brother while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I lived at University Plaza Dormitory for three semesters 1969-1970 and at Lincolnshire West Apartments for the 1970 summer session. I never even tried to join a fraternity.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-n915091

 

CBS NEWS
— Jeff Flake, Chris Coons on Brett Kavanaugh’s “angry” Senate testimony – Emily Tillett
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-flake-chris-coons-60-minutes-interview-brett-kavanaugh-angry-senate-testimony/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Schools Are Tackling ‘Bro’ Culture. The Kavanaugh Case Shows Why That’s Hard to Do. – Anemona Hartocollis and Dana Goldstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/kavanaugh-fraternities-prep-school.html
— ‘Risky Business’ and Brett Kavanaugh, 35 Years Later Though we like to think that we’ve evolved since the hard-partying and sexual attitudes of the 1980s, affluence, high expectations and alcohol remain a dangerous mix. – Ginia Bellafante
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/nyregion/brett-kavanaugh-high-school-drinking-assault.html
— Brett Kavanaugh Loves His Beer The Supreme Court nominee paired a frothy beverage with identity politics. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: All my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-beer-politics.html
— Would You Hire Kavanaugh? – Nicholas Kristof DIERSEN: Would you have hired me in October of 1997 when I was 49 years old? You would have learned from your investigation of my federal career a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in September of 1997, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that 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; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. You would have learned from your investigation that instead of making me a counteroffer when Oldsmobile offered me a job in 1971, Firestone rudely fired me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/sunday/kavanaugh-ford-hearing.html
— At Elite Colleges, Racial Diversity Requires Affirmative Action – Susan Dynarski (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those whose parents did not have a college degree? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/business/at-elite-colleges-racial-diversity-requires-affirmative-action.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Partisan rage over Kavanaugh allegations erupts into midterm campaigns.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/partisan-rage-over-kavanaugh-allegations-erupts-into-midterm-campaigns/2018/09/30/6c2bb8b0-c342-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— White House is not involved with FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations, officials say – Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/30/brett-kavanaugh-allegations-fbi-investigation/1473687002/

 

WHITE PLAINS DAILY VOICE
— Kavanaugh Must Take A Polygraph Test, Cuomo Says – Jon Craig and Joe Lombardi
https://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/politics/kavanaugh-must-take-a-polygraph-test-cuomo-says/742618/

 

WACO TRIBUNE HERALD
— What harm is there in FBI’s checking sexual-assault allegation? – Editorial
https://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-what-harm-is-there-in-fbi-s-checking-sexual/article_d65f78de-bed1-565e-91e6-7d6e226e3fbf.html

 

PENN LIVE
— Scott Perry isn’t an advocate for federal employees he represents – DAVID CWALINA, Silver Spring Twp. (DIERSEN: How many federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/09/scott_perry_doesnt_represent_u.html

 

PBS
— A look at what the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation will entail – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-look-at-what-the-fbis-kavanaugh-investigation-will-entail

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “KAVANAUGH AND FORD TESTIMONIES HAVE DIVIDED AMERICA.”
https://www.newsweek.com/kavanaugh-and-ford-testimonies-have-divided-america-poll-shows-1145234
— KAVANAUGH SAID HE HAD ‘NO CONNECTIONS’ TO YALE. HE WAS, IN FACT, A LEGACY STUDENT – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/kavanaugh-said-he-had-no-connections-yale-he-was-legacy-student-1145286

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Jeff Flake Explains Why He Called for a Delay on the Kavanaugh Vote – Benjamin Har
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/flake-explains-why-he-called-for-delay-on-kavanaugh-vote.html

 

FORTUNE
— Trump Says Limited FBI Kavanaugh Investigation Is ‘Going to Turn Out Very Well for the Judge’ – Bloomberg
http://fortune.com/2018/09/30/trump-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-twitter/

 

NERD WALLET
— How to Put Your Money Where Your Politics Are – LAURA MCMULLEN (DIERSEN: While I am willing to donate a) 10+ hours of my time each and every day, b) 70+ hours of my time each and every week, c) 300+ hours of my time each and every month, d) 3,650+ hours of my time each and every year, e) 36,500+ hours of my time each and every decade, and f) many thousands of dollars every year to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening, I am increasingly reluctant to donate money to religious organizations, to conservative organizations, to Republican organizations, to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to etc. Ever-increasingly, far too many of the aforesaid fail/refuse to defend and advance a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, and c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Ever-increasingly, far too many of the aforsaid promote identity politics, 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.)
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/how-to-make-a-political-contribution/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Make sure you can afford to donate Determine which “bucket” of your budget this donation will come from, says Craig Israelsen, executive in residence in the Financial Planning Program at Utah Valley University. Some buckets are off limits, like those for housing payments or utilities. And pulling from retirement savings is “questionable” at best, he adds. (“Our retirement is on us — nobody else is really responsible for that.”) But the money “has to come from somewhere,” Israelsen says. So would you dip into to your clothing or restaurant budget and offset a $100 contribution by, say, not shopping or dining out for a month? Would you pull $300 from your travel funds and, in doing so, commit to driving to Mom’s for Thanksgiving dinner rather than flying? Pausing to reflect on what you’d have to give up for this donation will help you rank its importance among other expenses. Maybe you decide to keep the restaurant dinners and either skip the donation or give less than you’d intended. (More on the value of small donations later.) Or maybe this reflection affirms that, yes, this contribution is important enough to make a sacrifice. (And if this exercise is a real head-scratcher, consider it your cue to build or revisit your budget.))

 

ATLANTIC
— Saturday Night Live Mocks Brett Kavanaugh the Frat Bro In its first cold open of the season, the show cast Matt Damon to play the Supreme Court nominee as a raging and whining teenager. But the sketch rang hollow in some ways. – DAVID SIMS
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/09/saturday-night-live-brett-kavanaugh/571741/

 

GUARGDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-America/male says: “The Kavanaugh hearing proves yet again the US hates women.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/29/kavanaugh-ford-hearing-protest-patriarchy-borrowed-time

September 29 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who will the anti-Kavanaughs focus on destroying in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, the more demographics that you share with Kavanaugh, the more that they will do to destroy you. How many demographics do you share with Kavanaugh? Both Kavanaugh and I are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, and non-veteran. I assume that he is a gun owner and that his ancestors have been in America for a long time. However, I am not an attorney, let alone a judge. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. All my ancestors came from what is now Germany. My wife and I are childless. None of my degrees are from Ivy League universities. None of my ancestors attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I graduated from a public co-ed high school. My participation in sports was all but ended by a bone disease. I did not display any kind of leadership potential in high school or college. My college majors were management, business, accounting, and finance. I never made any academic honor roles. I was never a member of a fraternity. While Kavanaugh lived in a “dilapidated group house” when he attended law school, I stayed at University Plaza Dormitory and Lincolnshire West Apartments while I attended NIU. While Democrats forced me into early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old, Republicans nominated Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 when he was 53 years old. While I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Kavanaugh is not. While am a State Editor for www.GOPUSA.com, Kavanaugh is not. While Kavanaugh “serves as a lector at his Washington, D.C. church, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He has helped serve meals to the homeless as part of church programs, and has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, a Catholic private school in the District of Columbia,”  I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. While “Kavanaugh’s reported salary as a federal judge is $220,600 and $27,000 as a lecturer at Harvard Law School, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864 and my Social Security is only $2,064. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Senate vote on Kavanaugh confirmation delayed for FBI investigation – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-vote-on-kavanaugh-confirmation-delayed-for-fbi-investigation-/4367913/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Calls to rape crisis hotlines increasing after Ford, Kavanaugh testify.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/calls-rape-crisis-hotlines-increase-after-christine-blasey-ford-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-testimony/

 

WBEZ
— Rauner Calls For Investigation Into Kavanaugh Allegations – Tony Arnold, Kristen Schorsch (DIERSEN: To call for an investigation is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you side with the accuser. To call for an FBI investigation is to shout that you side with the accuser. Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/gov-bruce-rauner-calls-for-investigation-into-kavanaugh-allegations/aa46dc58-896a-440e-8b8b-b28686472627

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Which Illinois colleges receive the most federal student aid? (DIERSEN: I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. Because I did not seek any “student aid,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me, my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511428300-which-illinois-colleges-receive-the-most-federal-student-aid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University of Illinois at Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College reported receiving the most federal financial aid during the 2015-16 academic year among Illinois schools, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Terra Costa Howard waffles on support for her benefactor, House Speaker Michael Madigan – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511582429-terra-costa-howard-waffles-on-support-for-her-benefactor-house-speaker-michael-madigan
— Mendrick plans to utilize technology to make DuPage County Sheriffs office more effective – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511580644-mendrick-plans-to-utilize-technology-to-make-dupage-county-sheriffs-office-more-effective
— Kinzler says lawmakers are overpaid, supports ‘no budget, no pay’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511581254-kinzler-says-lawmakers-are-overpaid-supports-no-budget-no-pay

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner urges delay in Kavanaugh vote – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: To call for a delay in the Kavanaugh vote is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you side with Kavanaugh’s accusers.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511583244-rauner-urges-delay-in-kavanaugh-vote
— Non-profit group raises awareness about property taxes – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that my wife and I should pay more real estate taxes, more state income taxes, more federal income taxes, and more etc. taxes.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511577521-non-profit-group-raises-awareness-about-property-taxes

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rodney Davis’s bill making federal tax cuts permanent passes House, Senate vote uncertain – Cole Lauterbach and Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages marriage in Illinois and it discourages homeownership in Illinois.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-congressman-s-bill-making-federal-tax-cuts-permanent-passes/article_54398fe6-c358-11e8-8c8c-9341dee42447.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If signed into law, it would also make the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions permanent. That’s been a thorn in the side of high tax states like Illinois, but Tax Foundation analyst Nicole Kaeding says that tax reform as a whole is keeping more money in Illinois taxpayers’ pockets. “Every individual in every congressional district across the country is seeing a net tax cut this year, even with the SALT cap,” she said. Others with the Tax Foundation have called the SALT deduction poor fiscal policy that subsidizes high-earners in high-tax states.)

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Graham says McCain’s anger at Kavanaugh hearing ‘would have made me look like a choir boy’ – Adam Shaw
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/29/graham-says-mccains-anger-at-kavanaugh-hearing-would-have-made-me-look-like-choir-boy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump orders 7th FBI investigation of Kavanaugh as GOP senators ‘Flake’ out (DIERSEN: How many federal background checks have you passed? I passed three – in 1966 for my Post Office job, in 1971 for my IRS job, and in 1980 for my GAO job.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55748
— Are you mad enough at the GOP to stay home from the polls and give Maxine Waters a bigger platform?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55558
— Do you want Jane Fonda’s ’empathy’?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55569
— UNCC workshops help students’ ‘understanding of Whiteness’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55237

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Another FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh Would Be Pointless – Thomas Jipping (DIERSEN: To call for an investigation is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you side with the accuser. To call for an FBI investigation is to shout that you side with the accuser. Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/28/why-another-fbi-investigation-of-kavanaugh-would-be-pointless/
— Defending Kavanaugh Isn’t an Attack on Women – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/28/defending-kavanaugh-isnt-an-attack-on-women/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Value Voters Summit and John Birch Society Attacked by SPLC – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/30194-value-voters-summit-and-john-birch-society-attacked-by-splc

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Frauds: Pro-Gay Rosie O’Donnell Uses Homosexual Slur To Attack Lindsey Graham – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/odonnell-homosexual-slur-graham/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Dan Rather: If GOP Confirm Kavanaugh, They’re ‘Extinct’ Like the Dinosaurs – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: How many demographics do you share with Kavanaugh? Both Kavanaugh and I are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, and non-veteran. I assume that he is a gun owner and that his ancestors have been in America for a long time. However, I am not an attorney, let alone a judge. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. All my ancestors came from what is now Germany. My wife and I are childless. None of my degrees are from Ivy League universities. None of my ancestors attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I graduated from a public co-ed high school. My participation in sports was all but ended by a bone disease. I did not display any kind of leadership potential in high school or college. My college majors were management, business, accounting, and finance. I never made any academic honor roles. I was never a member of a fraternity. While Kavanaugh lived in a “dilapidated group house” when he attended law school, I stayed at University Plaza Dormitory and Lincolnshire West Apartments while I attended NIU. While Democrats forced me into early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old, Republicans nominated Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 when he was 53 years old. While I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Kavanaugh is not. While am a State Editor for www.GOPUSA.com, Kavanaugh is not. While Kavanaugh “serves as a lector at his Washington, D.C. church, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He has helped serve meals to the homeless as part of church programs, and has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, a Catholic private school in the District of Columbia,” I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. While “Kavanaugh’s reported salary as a federal judge is $220,600 and $27,000 as a lecturer at Harvard Law School, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864 and my Social Security is only $2,064.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/09/25/rather-if-gop-confirm-kavanaugh-theyre-extinct-dinosaurs

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Elite Pomona College invites Democratic Party to register students as voters, ignores Republican Party – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/elite-college-invites-democratic-party-to-register-students-as-voters-ignores-republican-party/

 

THE HILL
— Kavanaugh confirmation faces fresh uncertainties – LYDIA WHEELER, JORDAIN CARNEY AND ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409043-kavanaugh-confirmation-faces-fresh-uncertainties

 

ROLL CALL
— Dems Have Walked Out Over Guns, and Now Kavanaugh Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono aren’t the only ones to make a dramatic exit in the Trump era – Erin Franczak
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-have-walked-out-over-trump-guns-and-now-kavanaugh
— Push to Name Highway for Obama Was Inspired by Trump Only man to defeat the former president in a race says they’ve ‘overcome past differences’ – Alex Gangitano (DIERSEN: If the past predicts the future, sooner or later, Trump will join the Bushs and dump those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rush-push-to-name-highway-for-obama-due-to-current-administration

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Republicans Will Rue The Day They Stood Behind Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-kavanaugh-gop-trump-resistance_us_5bae1f2ae4b0b4d308d23239

 

ABC NEWS
— Who is Mark Judge? Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend and the only named witness – MORGAN WINSOR
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mark-judge-brett-kavanaughs-high-school-friend-named/story?id=58147304

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “With the Kavanaugh hearings, Republicans hurt themselves with women voters yet again The allegations against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee were mishandled from the beginning. GOP leaders have continued to make that worse.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/kavanaugh-hearings-republicans-hurt-themselves-women-voters-yet-again-ncna914891

 

YAHOO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Kavanaugh vs. Ford: #MeToo candidates confront a wider gender gap.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kavanaugh-v-ford-metoo-candidates-confront-wider-gender-gap-230624322.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONTPAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making Kavanaugh mad. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to make me mad. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-testimony-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making women hate Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-jeff-flake-gop-women.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/jeff-flake-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-supreme-court.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/christine-blasey-ford-testimony-testifying-while-female.html
— Viral Videos Are Replacing Pricey Political Ads. They’re Cheaper, and They Work. – Jeremy W. Peters and Sapna Maheshwari
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/us/politics/midterm-primaries-advertising.html
— Why Mentoring Matters, and How to Get Started Professional mentorships used to be the workplace norm, but today they’re hard to find, even though they matter more than ever. Here’s how to find one, and how to get the most from it. – Lizz Schumer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor. He promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I should write a book about how my GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor. He hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/smarter-living/why-mentoring-matters-how-to-get-started.html

— Believability Is the Road to National Ruin Thursday’s hearings should not prevent Kavanaugh’s confirmation. – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to stop others from believing you? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to stop everyone from believing me. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 21 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/kavanaugh-blasey-testimony-believe.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Details in Kavanaugh’s 1982 calendar entry could be scrutinized in FBI investigation – Michael Kranish, Joe Heim and Emma Brown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/details-in-kavanaughs-1982-calendar-entry-could-be-scrutinized-in-fbi-investigation/2018/09/28/d51fd764-c358-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White male says “Brett Kavanaugh’s indignation was the sound of privileged white male entitlement.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-kavanaughs-indignation-white-male-entitlement-20180928-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Another Kavanaugh Flakeout The American Bar Association president tries to sandbag another nominee. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-kavanaugh-flakeout-1538176574
— Expansion of FBI Probe Draws Focus on Kavanaugh’s High School Associates Sudden turn of events in Senate Judiciary Committee intensifies attention on a handful of people – Alex Leary and Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: If you were accused of wrongdoing while you were in high school, what would your high school classmates say about you?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/expansion-of-fbi-probe-draws-focus-on-kavanaughs-high-school-associates-1538173675

FOX 40
— John Cox Stops in Sacramento, Talks About Affordability Ahead of November Ballot – NIKKI LAURENZO (DIERSEN: What has made things less affordable for you? For me, since 1997, in today’s dollars, it has been having $6,122 a month or $73,461 a year or $734,610 a decade or $1,542,681 so far LESS TO SPEND because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My salary was $125,325 in today’s dollars, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of that, or $51,864.)
https://fox40.com/2018/09/28/john-cox-stops-in-sacramento-talks-about-affordability-ahead-of-november-ballot/

 

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “White People Are Willing To Sacrifice White People To Uphold White Supremacy The reason Brett Kavanaugh still has support has nothing to do with anyone’s belief that he’s innocent.”
https://newsone.com/3829048/kavanaugh-hearing-white-people-supremacy/

 

QURTZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-male says “Confirming Brett Kavanaugh would be awful for American boys and men.”
https://qz.com/1406199/confirming-brett-kavanaugh-would-be-awful-for-men-and-boys/

September 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Brett Kavanaugh Vote: Trump orders supplemental FBI investigation, GOP agrees to delay Senate vote – AP (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/kavanaugh-vote-trump-orders-supplemental-fbi-investigation-gop-agrees-to-delay-senate-vote/4358519/
— Protesters confront Sen. Flake in elevator amid Kavanaugh vote: ‘Don’t look away from me’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/video-protesters-confront-sen-flake-in-elevator/4359947/
— Who is Mark Judge, Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend sought by Senate Dems? (DIERSEN: If you were charged with wrongdoing while you were in high school, what would your classmates say about you?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/who-is-mark-judge-brett-kavanaughs-high-school-friend/4361861/
— Brett Kavanaugh wrongly claimed he could drink legally in Md.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/kavanaugh-wrongly-claimed-he-could-drink-legally-in-md/4360841/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Abortion Law Anniversary Falls on Day of Kavanaugh Vote
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-abortion-law-anniversary-falls-on-day-of-kavanaugh-vote-494639231.html
— Kavanaugh Faces New FBI Probe Before Full Senate Vote “This country’s being ripped apart here and we’ve got to make sure we do due diligence,” Flake said – Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram and Catherine Lucey (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Senate-Committee-Vote-Brett-Kavanaugh-Confirmation-494584681.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-orders-new-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says Kavanaugh vote should be delayed; Sen. Dick Durbin says he will vote ‘no’ – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-brett-kavanaugh-20180928-story.html
— Democrat J.B. Pritzker says campaigns should adopt anti-harassment policies – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-sexual-harassment-morning-spin-20180927-story.html
— Republicans, Trump agree to limited FBI probe of Judge Kavanaugh, delaying final Senate vote – AP (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-vote-20180928-story.html
— Homecoming goes gender-neutral: More schools ditching king, queen traditions – Angie Leventis Lourgos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in destroying masculinity, femininity, heterosexuality, traditional marriage, and traditional family.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-homecoming-non-traditional-gender-neutral-20180927-story.html
— Dozens gather in Loop to urge Senate to reject Kavanaugh nomination – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-supreme-court-demonstration-chicago-20180928-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-why-christine-blasey-ford-is-believable-20180928-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-graham-20180928-story.html
— Overqualified? Or too old? Age discrimination case takes aim at biased recruiting practices. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination to a) get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-age-discrimination-lawsuit-dale-kleber-0930-story.html
— FBI again drawn into partisan controversy as GOP consents to additional Kavanaugh probe – Matt Zapotosky (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-kavanaugh-investigation-20180928-story.html
— What will it take to draw conservatives to academia? – Donald G. Westlake, Wheaton (DIERSEN: I would stress to Westlake that I have always been a conservative and a) that I have three master’s degrees – 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; b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; c) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and d) that 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-liberals-donald-trump-education-20180928-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Similarly, it seems that one should consider the possibility that the number of qualified candidates for faculty positions is much greater for liberals than for conservatives. Perhaps there is a correlation between years of study and the degree of liberalization. Perhaps that would account for Donald Trump’s statement, “I love the poorly educated.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner says Kavanaugh nomination should be postponed – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-delay-confirmation-vote/
— Activists, politicians rally against Kavanaugh at Federal Plaza – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/activists-politicians-rally-against-kavanaugh-at-federal-plaza/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use refugees to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/doctors-without-borders-forced-from-home-daley-plaza-shows-journey-refugee/
— Trump orders ‘limited’ FBI probe of Kavanaugh allegations – AP (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-senate-panel-vote-friday-supreme-court-nominee-christine-blasey-ford/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps confront Flake.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-confront-senator-jeff-flake-arizona-brett-kavanaugh-support-supreme-court-nomination/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans who are male as being rapists and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasingly, to vote for a Democrat is to shout that Republicans who are male are rapists and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/chicago-rape-crisis-hotline-sexual-assault-resources/
— Only a full FBI probe of allegations against Brett Kavanaugh will do – Editorial AP (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-christine-blasey-ford-senate-republicans/
— Lots of thought went into anti-harassment recommendations – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: If you want to be popular with women who are anti-men these days, you paint men as being rapists and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/anti-harassment-equality-access-panel-democratic-party/
— Addressing sexual misconduct in our communities is complex but essential – Omer M. Mozaffar (DIERSEN: If you want to be popular with women who are anti-men these days, you paint men as being rapists and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/addressing-sexual-misconduct-complex-essential/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Three top attorneys leaving DuPage state’s attorney’s office – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180928/three-top-attorneys-leaving-dupage-states-attorneys-office
— Investigation of Des Plaines police party cost nearly $60,000 – Chacour Koop
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180928/investigation-of-des-plaines-police-party-cost-nearly-60000
— Kane clerk candidates differ over election hacking threat – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180928/kane-clerk-candidates-differ-over-election-hacking-threat

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Rauner ‘at peace’ with losing? When the governor came by for an interview the other day, he seemed like he couldn’t wait until Election Day—and not because he expects to be re-elected. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rauner-peace-losing
— Pritzker defends graduated income tax as crucial for Illinois Appearing before Crain’s editorial board, the Democratic nominee sticks by his tax and public-option health care plans, vows support for a “fair” remap and disses the South Loop Discovery Partners Institute plan. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-defends-graduated-income-tax-crucial-illinois
— The Illinois GOP’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year A campaign slate populated by a Nazi, a couple of conspiracy theorists and an accused harasser is just the beginning of the party’s headaches. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/illinois-gops-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-year

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Thousands Could Be Deported As Government Targets Asylum Mills’ Clients – AILSA CHANG
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/thousands-could-be-deported-government-targets-asylum-mills-clients

 

WEEK
— Rauner calls for investigation of allegations before Kavanaugh vote (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://week.com/news/2018/09/28/rauner-calls-for-investigation-of-allegations-before-kavanaugh-vote/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: RAUNER DELIGHTS THE ILLINOIS ACLU WITH TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/one-year-ago-today-rauner-delights-the-illinois-aclu-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Hinz: Rauner has “made his peace” with losing
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/28/hinz-rauner-has-made-his-peace-with-losing/
— Who does and who doesn’t use non-disclosure agreements in their campaigns? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have made it very clear that if any Republican candidate responded to any email from me, they would viciously destroy them. What do you say to my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/28/who-does-and-who-doesnt-use-non-disclosure-agreements-in-their-campaigns/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I sent this e-mail to all Democratic and Republican statewide campaigns and both state parties earlier this week.)
— Rauner continues editorial board meetings
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/28/rauner-continues-editorial-board-meetings/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic mistreatment of Brett Kavanaugh has united and awakened a sleeping GOP base – Kimberly Ross
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democratic-mistreatment-of-brett-kavanaugh-has-united-and-awakened-a-sleeping-gop-base

 

DAILY CALLER
— FLAKE FALTERS, CALLS FOR FBI PROBE OF BLASEY FORD CLAIMS AS KAV ADVANCES TO FLOOR – Kevin Daley (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/28/kavanaugh-judiciary-committee-vote-fbi/
— MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE EXPLAIN WHY THEY’RE NOT INVESTIGATING CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD’S ALLEGATIONS – Evie Fordham (DIERSEN: Where do you live? Who has jurisdiction to investigate you? Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”))
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/28/montgomery-county-police-kavanaugh/
— MICHAEL AVENATTI CANNOT PRACTICE LAW IN DC OR MARYLAND, RECORDS SHOW – Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/28/michael-avenatti-dc-maryland-swetnick/
— BRETT KAVANAUGH’S HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE LEAVES CNN HOST SPEECHLESS: ‘I WOULD REMEMBER THAT’ – Nick Givas (DIERSEN: If you were charged with wrongdoing while you were in high school, what would your classmates say about you?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/28/brett-kavanaugh-high-school-classmate-cnn/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump orders supplemental FBI investigation of Kavanaugh allegations before floor vote – Alex Pappas (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/28/senate-gop-leaders-agree-to-seek-additional-fbi-background-investigation-into-brett-kavanaugh-before-final-vote.html
— Ingraham on Dems Walking Out of Kavanaugh Hearing: They’re Whipping the Base Into a ‘Frenzy’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/09/28/laura-ingraham-kamala-harris-dems-walking-out-kavanaugh-hearing-whipping-base-frenzy

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists restaurant confrontation with Ted Cruz backfires
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55718

 

BREITBART
— Christine Blasey Ford Brought No Evidence but Plenty of Contradictions – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/28/nolte-christine-blasey-ford-brought-no-evidence-but-plenty-of-contradictions/

 

THE HILL
— Trump to order new FBI investigation into Kavanaugh after Senate request – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409031-trump-to-order-new-fbi-investigation-into-kavanaugh-after-senate
— GOP leaders delay Kavanaugh confirmation for one-week FBI investigation – JORDAIN CARNE (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409018-gop-leaders-delay-kavanaugh-confirmation-for-one-week-fbi-investigation
— Judiciary approves Kavanaugh, sending nomination to full Senate after Flake request – JORDAIN CARNEY AND ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408915-kavanaugh-confirmed-by-senate-judiciary-committee
— McConnell says Kavanaugh nomination moving forward as Trump approves FBI probe – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409048-mcconnell-says-senate-pressing-ahead-on-kavanaugh-as-trump-approves-fbi-probe

 

CNN
— Trump changes course by ordering FBI investigation into Kavanaugh – Betsy Klein (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/28/politics/trump-fbi-investigation-kavanaugh/index.html
— Republicans agree to FBI probe into Kavanaugh, Senate vote delay – Eric Bradner, Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly and Dana Bash (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/28/politics/kavanaugh-senate-judiciary-vote/index.html
— LIVE NEWS: Brett Kavanaugh nomination faces delay; Ford’s lawyer welcomes FBI investigation, warns against “artificial” time limits; Trump orders FBI supplemental investigation into Kavanaugh; Kavanaugh says he will continue to cooperate with the FBI; Flake says FBI report could change his mind on Kavanaugh; Ted Cruz: We’ll let the FBI determine which allegations are credible (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kavanaugh-senate-committee-vote/index.html

 

AOL
— Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s net worth revealed – JOEL ANDERSON
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2018/09/28/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-net-worth-revealed/23544917/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brett Kavanaugh’s Net Worth: $1.2M . . . Brett Kavanaugh Could Be Among the Poorest Supreme Court Justices)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Crisis of election security
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/magazine/election-security-crisis-midterms.html
— How Connected Is Your Community to Everywhere Else in America? – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/19/upshot/facebook-county-friendships.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives ask “Biased News Media or Biased Readers?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/upshot/biased-news-media-or-biased-readers-an-experiment-on-trust.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh – Seung Min Kim and John Wagner (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-committee-prepares-to-vote-on-kavanaugh-nomination-as-key-senators-remain-silent/2018/09/28/0b143292-c305-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html
— Kavanaugh vote: Senate Republican leaders agree to new FBI background investigation of Kavanaugh – Seung Min Kim and John Wagner (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-committee-prepares-to-vote-on-kavanaugh-nomination-as-key-senators-remain-silent/2018/09/28/0b143292-c305-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fox News dominates the ratings competition in coverage of Kavanaugh hearing – Stephen Battaglio
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-kavanaugh-tv-ratings-20180928-story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Harvard Law students protest any return of lecturer Brett Kavanaugh to Cambridge – Michael Levenson
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/09/28/harvard-law-students-protest-any-return-lecturer-brett-kavanaugh-cambridge/vzTn2o4vKEwOqS1is4yR7L/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Orders Supplemental FBI Investigation (DIERSEN: If someone accused you of wrongdoing while you were in high school, would Trump order the FBI to investigate you? Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”))
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/kavanaugh/card/1538168422?mod=djemalertNEWS
— LIVE COVERAGE: Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Kavanaugh Nomination to Senate Floor Panel advances nomination on party-line vote after Flake calls for delay in floor vote for FBI probe; Cruz Says FBI Will Determine Scope of Probe; White House ‘Shellshocked’ by Developments; ‘There’s No Plan B’; Why Senators Are Focusing on Thursday, July 1, 1982 Calendar Entry; Cornyn Says FBI Will Conduct ‘Supplemental’ Investigation; Mark Judge Willing to Cooperate With FBI Investigators; Three People Dr. Ford Alleges Were at the Party in the Early 1980s; Trump Defers to Senate on FBI Probe and Vote Delay) (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/kavanaugh

 

BLOOMBERG
— Politics, Not Evidence, Will Determine Kavanaugh Vote Four undecided senators control the outcome. – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-28/kavanaugh-investigation-is-unlikely-to-change-the-outcome

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employees may not be able to access social media, personal email if Senate bill becomes law – Eric White
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/09/federal-employees-may-not-be-able-to-access-social-media-personal-e-mail-if-senate-bill-becomes-law/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— The push to expand oversight transparency – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2018/09/28/the-push-to-expand-oversight-transparency/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner, Madigan Urge Senate to Seek FBI Probe of Kavanaugh – AP (DIERSEN: If someone accused you of wrongdoing while you were in high school, would Rauner and Madigan call for the FBI to investigate you? Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-09-28/rauner-madigan-urge-senate-to-order-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “REPUBLICANS JUST LOST WOMEN FOR GOOD.”
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-just-lost-women-good-opinion-1143284

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP degrades women and workers, Illinois Gov. Rauner says “Me too.””
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/gop-degrades-women-and-workers-illinois-gov-rauner-says-me-too/

 

SLATE
— A List of Everyone the FBI Could Interview About Brett Kavanaugh if They Really Want to Find Out How Credible He Is – CHRISTINA CAUTERUCCI and BEN MATHIS-LILLEY (DIERSEN: If someone accused you of wrongdoing while you were in high school, would Rauner and Madigan call for the FBI to investigate you? Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-potential-witnesses.html

September 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says ‘there’s no scenario where I’d ask for a third term’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-term-limits-20180925-story.html
— Democrats, Kavanaugh and the illness deep within the bones of the republic – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-brett-kavanaugh-kass-20180925-story.html
— Suburban Cook County sees surge in voter registration ahead of midterm election – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-voter-registration-clerk-hamilton-20180925-story.html
— Top vote-getter, former convicted felon sworn in as Markham mayor after Rauner intervenes – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-markham-mayor-st-0926-story.html
— Even in our diverse tribes, we’re still Americans – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Democrats want Republicans to join Democrats and engage in disgusting divisive identity politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics), that is, Democrats want Republicans to compete with Democrats in promising to use government to give preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQers, younger, recent immigrants, unmarried, renters, non-Protestant, non-rich, veterans, disabled, those who have health problems, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-brett-kavanaugh-amy-chua-donald-trump-press-freedom-0926-20180925-story.html
— County clerks looking for more election judges – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-judges-st-0926-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: District 204 struggles to find applicants for some jobs and add diversity to teaching staff – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-diversity-hiring-st-0926-story.html
— GOP congressman Kevin Cramer questions whether accusation against Kavanaugh should disqualify him, even if true – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kevin-cramer-kavanaugh-accusations-20180925-story.html
— Political parties should push anti-harassment policies to help overcome Illinois’ ‘old boys club culture,’ panel says – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-sexual-harassment-report-20180925-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Panel’s ideas to combat harassment in politics: Rules for drinking, dating – and more women in power – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want others to drink lots of booze, e) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-sexual-harassment-report-recruit-women-alcohol-dating-limits/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Media ignores Trump’s economy – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180926/media-ignores-trumps-economy
— Davie v. Morrison: Gun violence, exodus from Illinois among issues in 29th District Senate race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180925/gun-violence-exodus-from-illinois-among-issues-in-29th-district-senate-race
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TABLE: How much is your township road district taxing per mile? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180926/how-much-is-your-township-road-district-taxing-per-mile

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Casten shades truth in story about business meltdown The Dem challenger to U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam strongly suggests investors in his failed energy company still made money. But many apparently lost. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/casten-shades-truth-story-about-business-meltdown

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Report recommends ways for political parties to combat sexual harassment – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180926/report-recommends-ways-for-political-parties-to-combat-sexual-harassment

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & SJ-R
— ‘Lifelong Democrat’ in Rauner ad voted in four GOP primaries – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: I estimate that there are about 30 hardcore Democrats in my precinct a) who regularly cast Republican primary ballots to do what damage they can to the Illinois Republican Party, b) who only vote in contested Republican primary races and never vote for uncontested candidates in Republican primaries, and c) who always vote for Democrats in general elections. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180925/lifelong-democrat-in-rauner-ad-voted-in-four-gop-primaries
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180925/lifelong-democrat-in-rauner-ad-took-four-gop-ballots

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— 26th Senate District candidates sound off on gun safety, economic development McConchie, Georges talk economy, guns – Daniel Gaitan
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/25/26th-senate-district-candidates-sound-off-on-gun-safety-economic-development/awg3scr/

 

TIMES
— Long releases apology statement – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/25/long-releases-apology-statement/aafbipb/

 

WAND TV
— Household income rises in Illinois
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39170670/household-income-rises-in-illinois

 

WGLT
— TRAGIC: Worldwide Trans Advocate To Speak At ISU – MARY CULLEN
http://www.wglt.org/post/worldwide-trans-advocate-speak-isu#stream/0

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump defends ‘America ‘first,’ threatens to cut foreign aid budget in U.N. speech President bashes World Trade Organization, U.N. global compact on migration – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: At a minimum, America should cut off foreign aid to countries like Mexico that have constructively declared war on America. Illegally sending your citizens into another country is an act of war. Illegally keeping your citizens in another country is an act of war. Illegally sending illegal drugs into another country is an act of war.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/25/donald-trump-defends-america-first-un-general-asse/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor experienced in sex-crimes cases, to question Kavanaugh and Ford, Grassley announces – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/25/rachel-mitchell-prosecutor-experienced-in-sex-crimes-cases-to-question-kavanaugh-and-ford-grassley-announces.html
— Are Democrats playing games with the Kavanaugh nomination?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5840290678001/?#sp=show-clips

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ILLEGALS ON THE DOUBLE New study estimates disturbing number of illegals in USA. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271419/illegals-double-lloyd-billingsley

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNIVERSITY CORRUPTION – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/university-corruption/

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH ACCUSER ISSUES ANOTHER DEMAND, WANTS TO LIMIT MEDIA PRESENT IN HEARING – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/25/kavanaugh-accuser-demand-media-hearing/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— U.S. Cities Receive High Marks for How Well They Treat Illegal Aliens – COLTON OVERCASH
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/09/25/u-s-cities-receive-high-marks-for-how-well-they-treat-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Huckabee Sanders: You’re Innocent Until Proven Guilty in This Country Unless ‘You’re a Conservative Republican’ Press secretary rips Feinstein for handling of Kavanaugh accusation: ‘Disgraceful and disgusting’ – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/huckabee-sanders-youre-innocent-proven-guilty-country-unless-youre-conservative-republican/

 

THE HILL
— Grassley taps Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question Kavanaugh, Ford – JUSTIN WISE

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/408438-grassley-hires-arizona-rachel-mitchell-to-question-kavanaugh
— More veterans should be in Congress – RORY E. RILEY-TOPPING (DIERSEN: Proportionality: Why stop with veteran status? What about gender, age group, marital status, race, national origin, religion, political affiliation, income group, net worth group, gun ownership, length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/408378-more-veterans-should-be-in-congress
— Kavanaugh tactics divide Democrats – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408418-kavanaugh-tactics-divide-democrats

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans crow about their success in stopping The Wall.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-still-no-wall_us_5baa77d4e4b0f143d10e0c8e

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps list questions that they want Kavanaugh to answer under oath.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-women-sexual-assault-questions.html
— Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Certainty Why revisiting the political scandals of the 1990s should temper partisanship today. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-political-scandals-1990s.html
— Ex-Content Moderator Sues Facebook, Saying Violent Images Caused Her PTSD – Sandra E. Garcia (DIERSEN: What shows that you can endure lots of negativity? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. I endured tremendous negativity while I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/technology/facebook-moderator-job-ptsd-lawsuit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Kavanaugh is a rapist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/padma-lakshmi-sexual-assault-rape.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants who need tremendous amounts of government assistance because those immigrants vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/trumps-next-target-legal-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/the-many-faces-of-brett-kavanaugh.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-resume.html
— The Democratic Dream: Defeat Kavanaugh, Win the Senate and Stop Trump Supreme Court Picks – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/trump-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color photo of Ramirez unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use Ramirez to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaugh-allegations.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump equates Bill Cosby with Brett Kavanaugh.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-cosby-kavanaugh-metoo-media-20180926-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why lying, rather than sexual assault, could topple Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/26/why-lying-rather-than-sexual-assault-could-topple-brett-kavanaugh/
— Kavanaugh’s memory of himself in high school is very different than his portrayal in the yearbook – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/09/25/daily-202-kavanaugh-s-memory-of-himself-in-high-school-is-very-different-than-his-portrayal-in-the-yearbook/5ba945d21b326b7c8a8d165d/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump’s attack of ‘drunk’ Kavanaugh accuser highlights sobering truths about alcohol and sex assault – KATE FELDMAN and JESSICA SCHLADABECK (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want others to drink lots of booze, e) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-trump-kavanaugh-accuser-drunk-20180925-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— #MeToo Becomes a Political Ploy Mazie Hirono makes clear that if Brett Kavanaugh were liberal, she’d give him the benefit of the doubt. – Abigail Shrier
https://www.wsj.com/articles/metoo-becomes-a-political-ploy-1537915920
— At U.N., Trump Defends His Administration’s Hard-Line Trade Policies President Trump criticized international organizations and alliances as unaccountable, but received pushback from other world leaders – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-call-for-international-trade-reforms-in-u-n-speech-1537876904
— Verizon Launches Early-Retirement Program to Trim Workforce Buyout offers sent to management as well as staffers – Sarah Krouse (DIERSEN: From what I see, when you are offered early retirement, your career is over. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO “offered” me and all its other employees who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout and early retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/verizon-launches-early-retirement-program-to-trim-workforce-1537882479

 

QUARTZ
— A surprising way minorities are turned off by job postings – Oliver Staley (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://qz.com/work/1397069/eeo-statements-a-surprising-way-minorities-are-turned-off-by-job-postings/

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Ancestry ethnicity tests getting more precise – Elizabeth Weise (DIERSEN: 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 pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/09/22/why-ancestry-coms-update-its-ethnicity-estimates-likely-wont-last/1369968002/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa Poll: Most place blame on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, not the workers – Barbara Rodriguez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to a) hire, retain, and promote citizens of foreign countries and b) get rid of their employees who are citizens of America.)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2018/09/25/iowa-poll-immigration-workforce-iowans-blame-employers-undocumented-workers-illegal-aliens-e-verify/1408896002/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— How John Cox made the money he’s using to run for California governor – ALEXEI KOSEFF (DIERSEN: How did you make the money that you are now spending? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension because I delivered mail 1966-1969; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article218820635.html

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Some Harvard Law Professors Call for Investigation into Kavanaugh Allegations – Aidan F. Ryan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you are presumed to be “guilty as charged” if you are one or more of the following: Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/26/law-profs-want-kavanaugh-investigation/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American countries want to dump their problematic citizens on America.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/26/pers-s26.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-say, America should stop supporting and stop defending countries that laugh at America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/25/trump-laughingstock-un-general-assembly

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC promotes hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/25/top-10-moments-2018-values-voter-summit

 

METRO WEEKLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, you will be barred from getting a job, etc.
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/09/human-rights-campaign-urges-americans-vote-lgbtq-equality/
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/09/lgbtq-and-progressive-groups-call-on-white-house-to-withdraw-kavanaugh-nomination/

September 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s a centrist while Republican, Democratic parties dominated by extremes – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Since at least 1977, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has been dominated by anti-conservative extremists. These anti-conservative extremists reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the IRP platform. These anti-conservative extremists do everything that they can to drive conservatives out of the IRP, that is, they do everything that they can to destroy the IRP.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-rauner-calls-himself-a-centrist-20180924-story.html
— Rauner reaching out to suburban women – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-attorney-general-editorial-board-meeting-20180924-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suburban women have been a critical factor in deciding special elections this year and, amid their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is reaching out in a new ad. The ad features Anne Wedner, a former backer of President Barack Obama, who is founder of Kent Road Strategies, who has worked on Democratic and Republican campaigns with a focus on the North Shore. Billing herself as a lifelong Democrat, Wedner touts her childhood support for the Equal Rights Amendment and her dissatisfaction with national politics — a distancing effort from Trump aimed at helping Rauner in the suburbs while he seeks Trump supporter backing Downstate. “Today, I’m not happy with Washington and I’m also heartbroken about Illinois,” she says. “We have to fix our financial problems and Bruce Rauner is the only candidate with the courage to do it,” she adds. Wedner goes on to say the election “isn’t about party politics. This is about saving our state.” The suburban collar counties voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton over Trump — except for McHenry County — in the 2016 presidential and there are GOP fears that moderate suburban women will be a major factor in Illinois’ November elections because of the controversial president. The ad can be viewed here.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protestant leaders to Cardinal Cupich: Condemn priest who burned rainbow flag – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: One could say that Rev. Paul Kalchik gave ammunition to those who promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/religious-leaders-cardinal-cupich-condemn-catholic-priest-burned-gay-flag-lgbtq-rainbow/
— Tax Reform 2.0 is just another GOP scam to benefit the wealthy – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/tax-cuts-republican-congress-midterm-elections/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Plus, 2.0 would make more cuts to the estate tax that’s paid by only about 5,000 wealthy families — while permanently capping the $10,000 SALT (state and local tax) deduction that millions of taxpayers use. There’s more, but you get the drift.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk candidates don’t want to rush election commission merger – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180925/dupage-clerk-candidates-dont-want-to-rush-election-commission-merger
— This is not politics as usual — it is political pyromania – Michael Gerson
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180925/this-is-not-politics-as-usual—-it-is-political-pyromania
— National Voters Registration Day worth marking – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young people a) that they should register to vote to get rid of Republicans and b) that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180924/editorial-national-voters-registration-day-worth-marking

 

WBEZ
— Chicago Public Schools Alumni Score Record High College-Going Rate – Sarah Karp (DIERSEN: What percent of those who you graduated from high school with a) went to college, b) earned a bachelor’s degree, c) earned a master’s degree, d) earned a professional certification, e) earned a professional license, and/or f) earned a degree from an Ivy League university?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-public-schools-alumni-score-record-high-collegegoing-rate/2e18c96c-6742-4ce7-9dd5-4489ab1c0dc9

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: Trump says Democrats trying to destroy Kavanaugh – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/business/article218917545.html

 

TIMES
— The New Century Republicans will be hosting Illinois GOP chairman Tim Schneider to share his perspective on this fall’s elections.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/24/gop-chairman-to-speak-in-la-salle/ajf68fv/

 

CHALK BEAT
— With the alarm sounded statewide over shortages, Chicago forges ahead with a teacher experiment – CASSIE WALKER BURKE (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you held? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job; b) that IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job; and c) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chalkbeat.org/posts/chicago/2018/09/14/chicago-teacher-residencies-illinois-teacher-shortage/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— House GOP Leader Durkin’s Western Springs’ home for sale
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511579898-house-gop-leader-durkin-s-western-springs-home-for-sale

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Despite national economic recovery, Illinois’ debt per taxpayer worse than during Great Recession – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/despite-national-economic-recovery-illinois-debt-per-taxpayer-worse-than/article_62d5071c-c036-11e8-9def-f7b98e97df52.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner claims “moderation” is how “Illinois can be saved” (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Since at least 1977, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has been dominated by anti-conservative extremists. These anti-conservative extremists reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the IRP platform. These anti-conservative extremists do everything that they can to drive conservatives out of the IRP, that is, they do everything that they can to destroy the IRP.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/25/rauner-claims-moderation-is-how-illinois-can-be-saved/
— Paid Rauner consultant appears in new Rauner TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/25/paid-rauner-consultant-appears-in-rauner-tv-ad/
— Thirteen months later, Pritzker still hasn’t kept his promise to release his “full” tax plan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/25/thirteen-months-later-pritzker-still-hasnt-kept-his-promise-to-release-his-full-tax-plan/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Kavanaugh Interview Explains Why Feminist Left Hates Him
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28803

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Kavanaugh confirmation derailed by sexual misconduct allegations: A list of his accusers – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/25/kavanaugh-confirmation-derailed-by-sexual-misconduct-allegations-list-his-accusers.html
— Laura Ingraham: Kavanaugh, Democratic emotional extortion and the lessons to be learned
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/25/laura-ingraham-kavanaugh-democratic-emotional-extortion-and-lessons-to-be-learned.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Why Open Borders Are Bad For Everyone
https://thefederalist.com/2018/09/24/podcast-why-open-borders-are-bad-for-everyone/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Yale study: Illegal immigrant population likely double, possibly triple previous estimates – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans are overjoyed about that.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/24/yale-study-finds-us-illegal-immigrant-population-s/
— Republicans ‘all in deep depression’ over midterms — and fear Trump isn’t helping – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/24/republicans-alarmed-midterms-internal-polling-fear/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CONSERVATIVES, KAVANAUGH ALLIES GALVANIZED AND DEFIANT AFTER NEW ROUND OF ALLEGATIONS – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/blasey-ford-ramirez-kavanaugh/
— ‘MELTING POT OR CIVIL WAR?’ — TUCKER AND NATIONAL REVIEW EDITOR REIHAN SALAM DISCUSS UPDATED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT NUMBERS – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans plan on using illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/tucker-carlson-reihan-salaam-illegal-immigration/
— SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM ATTACKS DEMOCRATS’ WILLINGNESS TO BELIEVE KAVANAUGH ACCUSER BUT NOT OTHERS – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes immediately believe any and all accusations that are made against me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/sen-lindsey-graham-attacks-democrats/
— TED CRUZ CHASED OUT OF DC RESTAURANT BY ANTI-KAVANAUGH PROTESTERS – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: I should write an article about what anti-Trumps in my precinct do to discourage me from doing anything to help elect Republicans. From what I can tell, about 30 registered voters in my precinct cast Republican primary ballots to inflict whatever damage they can on the Republican Party, but then they always vote for Democrats in general elections. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They never vote for candidates in uncontested Republican primary races.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/ted-cruz-protested-dc-restaurant/
— LIBERAL PAC TARGETING #METOO-ACCUSED POLITICIANS ONLY TARGETS REPUBLICANS, GIVES PROMINENT DEMOCRATS A PASS – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/liberal-metoo-pac-keith-ellison-tom-carper/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Reforms Cut Back Migrant Youth-to-Illegal Alien Relative Pipeline – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/24/migrant-children-5x-government-shelters/
— Vatican Cardinal: Pope Francis Is ‘Ice-Cold, Cunning Machiavellian’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/09/24/vatican-cardinal-pope-francis-ice-cold-cunning-machiavellian/

 

CNS NEWS
— McConnell: It’s ‘A Smear Campaign, Pure and Simple,’ But the Senate WILL Vote on This Nomination – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/mcconnell-its-smear-campaign-pure-and-simple-senate-will-vote-nomination
— If Pro-Life Movement on Capitol Hill Is Dead, Republicans Killed It – Rachel Bovard (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and work very hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/rachel-bovard/if-pro-life-movement-capitol-hill-dead-it-republicans-who-have-killed-it

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— ‘Unfit’ for Supreme Court: Leftist Hollywood Weighs In on Kavanaugh Accusers Nominee vehemently denies allegations from two women; he’s under attack by anti-Trump celebs on social media
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/09/unfit-for-supreme-court-leftist-hollywood-weighs-in-on-kavanaugh-accusers/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Demonstrate Their Hatred of Women – Tom Trinko
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/democrats_demonstrate_their_hatred_of_women.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Andrew Cuomo using banks to target NRA, faces major legal test – Fred Lucas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/24/andrew-cuomo-using-banks-to-target-nra-faces-major-legal-test.html

 

THE HILL
— 13 states accepted Sessions invitation to meeting on social media bias: report – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/408197-13-states-accepted-sessions-invitation-to-meeting-on-social-media-bias

 

POLITICO
— Avenatti stars in ‘avenging angel’ role For the third time this year, the attorney and 2020 presidential prospect has rolled a grenade into the Trump White House. – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Who have been the Michael Avenattis in your life? I should write a book about those who have taken the lead in turning everyone against me in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/24/michael-avenatti-kavanaugh-2020-trump-838149

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians say “Pence is first VP to speak at anti-gay group’s Values Voter Summit.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pence-first-vp-speak-anti-gay-group-s-values-voter-n912641

 

CBS NEWS
— Michael Avenatti says new Brett Kavanaugh accuser will come forward before Thursday (DIERSEN: Who have been the Michael Avenattis in your life? I should write a book about those who have taken the lead in turning everyone against me in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-avenatti-says-new-brett-kavanaugh-accuser-will-come-forward-before-thursday/
— White House Open To Having Second Kavanaugh Accuser Testify On Thursday
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/09/25/white-house-open-to-deborah-ramirez-kavanaugh-accuser-testimony/

 

CBS BALTIMORE
— With Newfound Aggressiveness, GOP Ramps Up Kavanaugh Fight – AP
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/09/25/with-newfound-aggressiveness-gop-ramps-up-kavanaugh-fight/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Conservative Divide Over Kavanaugh
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/podcasts/the-daily/kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-conservative-divide.html
— FRONT PAGE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: U.S. Senate candidate from Arizona: A story of Hard Times, but Was She Homeless – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint your parents? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted my parents as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/us/politics/kyrsten-sinema-arizona.html
— Pigs All the Way Down Kavanaugh and our rotten ruling class. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/opinion/columnists/kavanaugh-georgetown-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The New York Times editorial board claims that it is separate from its newsroom.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/opinion/editorials/immigrants-welfare-benefits-trump-administration.html
— Protesters Rally Against Kavanaugh, and Back His Accusers: ‘The Wave of Women Is Here’ – Maya Salam and Niraj Chokshi
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/us/stop-kavanaugh-walkout-sexual-assault.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I know his heart’: Ashley Estes Kavanaugh revives old-fashioned script in newfangled era – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: Are you married? I have been married for 40 years. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I got married in 1978. They had always painted me as being someone who so bad that no one would marry me. Many of them were never married, were divorced, had spouses who had little or no income, and/or had major marital problems.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/25/i-know-his-heart-ashley-estes-kavanaugh-revives-old-fashioned-script-in-newfangled-era/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fighting to save his Supreme Court nomination, Kavanaugh was joined by his wife Monday for a Fox News interview. Ashley Estes Kavanaugh is a town manager in the Washington, D.C., suburbs and a former aide in George W. Bush’s White House, where she and Kavanaugh met. The interview was powerful proof that, even in the #MeToo moment, Wynette’s call to “show the world you love him” still carries weight, as it did for Clinton, even though she disparaged the song. The comparison is especially fitting given Kavanaugh’s role — as associate counsel in the office of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr — in proposing sexually explicit questions for President Bill Clinton to answer about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Asked by Fox’s Martha MacCallum whether she doubted her husband, the mother of two daughters replied, “No. I mean, I know Brett — I’ve known him for 17 years.” “And,” she continued, as her husband glanced sideways to look plaintively at her, “this is not at all characteristic. It’s really hard to believe. He’s decent. He’s kind. He’s good. I know his heart. This is not consistent with Brett.”)
— An Illinois priest living legally in the U.S. for 14 years is being deported — over a single vote he shouldn’t have cast – Meagan Flynn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/24/an-illinois-priest-living-legally-in-the-u-s-for-14-years-is-being-deported-over-a-single-vote-he-shouldnt-have-cast/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Kavanaugh hearings have become a ‘witch hunt,’ where belief is all that matters – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-goldberg-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-20180925-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Politics of Destruction A second Kavanaugh accuser betrays the Democratic strategy of character assassination – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-politics-of-destruction-1537831889
— Republicans Rally Around Kavanaugh Nomination McConnell, Trump reiterate support for high-court pick after a new allegation emerges – Natalie Andrews and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-confirmation-process-encounters-more-uncertainty-1537798999
— Kavanaugh, in Rare Interview, Denies Sex-Assault Allegations, Says He Won’t Withdraw Interview with Fox News is the first Judge Kavanaugh has given since Mr. Trump nominated him in July – Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-in-rare-interview-denies-sex-assault-allegations-says-he-wont-withdraw-1537841186
— Kavanaugh Controversy Adds to Public’s Crisis of Confidence As Americans continue to lose faith in bedrock democratic institutions, perhaps the solution is outside the Beltway – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-controversy-adds-to-publics-crisis-of-confidence-1537799881
— A Shameful Season for American Journalism The Nation, the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books all run scared from criticism.
116 Comments – Christopher M. Finan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-shameful-season-for-american-journalism-1537830679
— A Stumble Down Memory Lane Like Kavanaugh’s latest accuser, people often have ‘gaps.’ They don’t always fill them with truth. – Richard B. McKenzie
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-stumble-down-memory-lane-1537830831

 

USA TODAY
— For Democrats, Kavanaugh nomination is about Donald Trump, not sexual misconduct – Andy Biggs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/24/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-hearings-donald-trump-nomination-column/1410654002/
— In Ford v. Kavanaugh, truth-seeking is a casualty – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/20/christine-blasey-ford-needs-testify-brett-kavanaugh-editorials-debates/1372242002/
— Kavanaugh allegations: ‘What boy hasn’t done this in high school?’ Most haven’t, experts say. – Ashley May
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/25/kavanaugh-allegations-sex-assault-isnt-common-high-school-behavior/1408911002/
— To clear Brett Kavanaugh, FBI investigation is the only option – Ross K. Baker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/25/brett-kavnaugh-fbi-investigation-dr-christine-blasey-ford-ramirez-column/1414412002/
— Kavanaugh classmate Mark Judge spotted hiding out at Delaware beach house by reporter – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Will Mark Judge say that he was a bad influence on Kavanaugh?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/25/kavanaugh-classmate-mark-judge-spotted/1418443002/

 

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— ‘How’d you find me?’: Mark Judge has been holed up in a beach house amid media firestorm – Gabriel Pogrund, Carol D. Leonnig & Aaron C. Davis
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/mark-judge-beach-house-delaware-amid-media-firestorm-kavanaugh-20180925.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— White House Considers Draft Order to Look Into Google, Facebook – Ben Brody and Jennifer Jacobs
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/09/22/draft-order-for-trump-would-crack-down-on-google-facebook#gs.nEjRi9c

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The White House is considering an antitrust investigation into ‘online platform bias’ at Google and Facebook — read the leaked document here – Jim Edwards
https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-executive-order-investigate-google-facebook-antitrust-2018-9/

 

LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Here’s a roadmap to navigating background check laws – Anet Drapalski (DIERSEN: What would a background check on you disclose? A background check on me would disclose a) that 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 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that 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; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/09/24/roadmap-to-navigating-background-check-laws.html

 

FORBES
— If you want to get ahead in your career: Don’t get lucky, get a champion – Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my Democrat IRS superiors’ success in getting rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in getting rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaheenajanjuhajivrajeurope/2018/09/24/if-you-want-to-get-ahead-in-your-career-dont-get-lucky-get-a-champion/#4580dd3a5e75

 

NEWSWEEK
— CHICAGO PRIEST WHO BURNED RAINBOW FLAG WHILE RECITING EXORCISM PRAYER REMOVED FROM PARISH – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-priest-who-burned-rainbow-flag-while-reciting-exorcism-prayer-removed-1135126
— KAVANAUGH: I WAS A VIRGIN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ‘MANY YEARS THEREAFTER’ – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/kavanaugh-i-was-virgin-high-school-and-many-years-thereafter-1137069

 

NATIONAL MEMO
— White House Drafts Exec Order Against Liberal ‘Bias’ Online
http://www.nationalmemo.com/white-house-drafts-exec-order-against-liberal-bias-online/

 

THE WEEK
— Kavanaugh’s Yale freshman roommate says when he drank heavily, he got ‘aggressive and belligerent’ (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/797971/kavanaughs-yale-freshman-roommate-says-when-drank-heavily-got-aggressive-belligerent

 

NARFE
— How Much Will You Need to Retire?
https://discovernarfe.org/NARFEHOWMUCHMONEYFEDWEEKEMAIL0918

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts like it is a paid agent a) for foreign countries and b) for employers that want cheap labor.
https://www.cato.org/blog/what-there-were-millions-more-illegal-immigrants

 

ATLANTIC
— Yale Law School’s Reckoning Over Brett Kavanaugh Students and faculty staged a sit-in Monday in protest against President Trump’s nomination of the conservative appellate court judge, a 1990 Yale law graduate, to the Supreme Court. – JACOB STERN, DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/protests-grow-yale-law-school-over-brett-kavanaugh/571225/

September 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party reported taking in $874,000 last week, including $500,000 from the House Republican Organization. Rauner heavily subsidizes the state GOP as well as the HRO, the main campaign fund for House Republican lawmakers and candidates. In addition to the HRO money, Rauner’s campaign gave Illinois Republicans $100,000 while the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee chipped in $225,000.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-gery-chico-chicago-mayor-20180923-story,amp.html
— DISGUSTING: ‘Baby Trump’ balloon to float through Chicago for March to the Polls rally – Katie Galioto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-baby-trump-balloon-womens-march-20180924-story.html
— The new ‘woke’ Speaker Madigan – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-madigan-sexual-harassment-20180925-story.html
— Reporters used to bury the dark secrets of powerful men. Why it’s different now. – Jon Healey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-secrets-politicians-reporters-hide-ethics-0925-20180924-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— PAC targets politicians it says act against women’s interest – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/michele-dauber-enough-is-enough-pac-targets-politicians-sexual-violence-womens-interest/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Fox News interview: Kavanaugh denies sexually assaulting anyone – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180924/fox-news-interview-kavanaugh-denies-sexually-assaulting-anyone
— Gubernatorial candidate Jackson avoids jail by paying child support – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180924/gubernatorial-candidate-jackson-avoids-jail-by-paying-child-support
— Khouri v. Villa: 49th District candidates talk taxes, term limits – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/49th-district-candidates-talk-taxes-term-limits
— Naperville House candidate Valerie Montgomery says race prompted residency questions – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180924/naperville-house-candidate-says-race-prompted-residency-questions–

 

ABC7
— Lawmakers vow to override governor’s salary history bill veto – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: What about those who work for government entities? Their salary history is public.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawmakers-vow-to-override-governors-salary-history-bill-veto/4329461/

 

CBS2
— Has J.B. Pritzker Trimmed His Taxes By Hiding Millions Offshore? – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/24/j-b-pritzker-trimmed-taxes-hiding-millions-offshore/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Recruiters help funnel more global students to Illinois universities Private contractors, once controversial, now scour from Pakistan to Mexico for students eager to have a professional ease their way into a U.S. school like UIC or DePaul. – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly it seems, universities prefer students who are citizens of foreign countries over students who are citizens of America.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/recruiters-help-funnel-more-global-students-illinois-universities

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Women’s Wave: Backlash To Trump Persists, Reshaping Politics In 2018.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/womens-wave-backlash-trump-persists-reshaping-politics-2018#stream/0
— Lawmakers Vow To Override Governor’s Wage Equity Veto — For A Second Time – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: What about those who work for government entities? Their salary history is public.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/lawmakers-vow-override-governors-wage-equity-veto-second-time#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a plan last week that would bar employers from asking about salary history. Now, some lawmakers say these actions could impact the governor’s race in which Rauner is vying for a second term.)

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— 50-50 in 2020 a lofty goal to elect women to office Almost 200 non-incumbent women on November ballot nationally – Jim Niedelman (DIERSEN: Proportionality: Why stop with gender? What about age group, marital status, race, national origin, religion, political affiliation, income group, net worth group, gun ownership, veteran status, length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/50-50-in-2020-a-lofty-goal-to-elect-women-to-office/1471550787

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pre-existing conditions in health insurance take center stage in midterm election – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I have type 2 diabetes. I am obese (BMI 30.7). My vision cannot be corrected to 20/30, let alone 20/20. I need cataract surgery on both eyes. I have partial red/green color blindness. I do not get enough exercise. I sit in a chair 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/pre-existing-conditions-in-health-insurance-take-center-stage-in/article_8ebb78ca-c009-11e8-b561-6b23412187c3.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why Christians Should Support Building a Wall – Jonathan Clay de Hale
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/09/why-christians-should-support-building-a-wall-part-i/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: LESSONS TO LEARN FROM CAMPAIGN YARD SIGNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/primary-choices-and-general-repercussions.html
— WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MEDIA PRESUMING INNOCENCE OF THE ACCUSED?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/what-happened-to-the-media-presuming-innocence-of-the-accused-.html
— LEFTIST #METOO STEPS UP PRESSURE ON US SENATORS OVER KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/leftist-metoo-steps-up-pressure-on-us-senators-over-kavanaugh-confirmation.html
— SINGLETON: JUDGE KAVANAUGH’S CHARACTER ASSASSINS COULD BE CONTROLLING YOUR MEDICAL CARE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/singleton-judge-kavanaughs-character-assassins-could-be-controlling-your-medical-care.html
— KAVANAUGH TO JUDICIAL COMMITTEE: “I WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED INTO WITHDRAWING FROM THIS PROCESS”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/kavanaugh-to-judicial-committee-i-will-not-be-intimidated-into-withdrawing-from-this-process.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— JB Pritzker has financial ties to Jim Edgar
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/jb-pritzker-has-financial-ties-to-jim-edgar/
— Blue Wave money update
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/blue-wave-money-update/
— AG candidate Kwame Raoul tweets out engagement announcement
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/ag-candidate-tweets-out-engagement-announcement/
— Could Rauner declare the Willowbrook plant a “threat to public health” and sue?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/could-rauner-declare-the-willowbrook-plant-a-threat-to-public-health-and-sue/
— Democrats, activists say Jesse White “failed” to implement AVR
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/democrats-activists-say-jesse-white-failed-to-implement-avr/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Does the governor realize he’s been in office almost four years?”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/does-the-governor-realize-hes-been-in-office-almost-four-years/
— An all-around disaster in the 41st House District
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/24/an-all-around-disaster-in-the-41st-house-district/

 

TOWMHALL
— I Will Not Be Driven Out: Brett Kavanaugh Sends New Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee With a Grave Warning – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/24/brett-kavanaugh-sends-s-new-letter-to-the-senate-judiciary-committee-with-a-warning-n2522118

 

BREITBART
— Brett Kavanaugh Defies ‘Grotesque Character Assassination’ from the Left – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/24/brett-kavanaugh-defies-grotesque-character-assassination-from-the-left/
— GOP Leaders: Social Media Giants Should Admit Bias Before Congress Intervenes – Tom Ciccotta
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/24/gop-leaders-social-media-giants-should-admit-bias-before-congress-intervenes/
— Limbaugh: If GOP Does Not Get Kavanaugh Confirmed, Kiss the Midterms Goodbye – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/09/24/limbaugh-if-gop-does-not-get-kavanaugh-confirmed-kiss-the-midterms-goodbye/

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH SENDS DEFIANT LETTER TO GRASSLEY, FEINSTEIN: ‘I WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED’ – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/kavanaugh-feinstein-letter-will-not-be-intimidated/
— REPUBLICANS CONSIDER USING FEMALE STAFFERS TO QUESTION KAVANAUGH ACCUSER, HER ATTORNEYS PUSH BACK – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/female-staffers-questions-ford-kavanaugh/
— THE NEW YORK TIMES WAS UNABLE TO CORROBORATE SECOND KAVANAUGH ACCUSER’S STORY – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/new-york-times-second-kavanaugh-accuser/
— MCCONNELL BREAKS SILENCE ON NEW ‘DISGUSTING’ KAVANAUGH ALLEGATION, DEFIANTLY PROMISES VOTE – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/24/mcconnell-breaks-silence-kavanaugh/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Immigrants Should Support Themselves – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, because of the Republicans, no one in America, and especially minorities, females, and veterans, can succeed without massive government assistance.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/immigration-visa-green-card-rules-benefits/
— NYT: Ramirez told Classmates She Wasn’t Sure Kavanaugh Exposed Himself – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nyt-ramirez-told-classmates-she-wasnt-sure-kavanaugh-exposed-himself/
— ‘Innocent Until Proven Guilty’ Doesn’t Apply to Conservatives – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/innocent-until-proven-guilty-doesnt-apply-to-conservatives/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Character Assassins in the Fake News Media – David Horowitz
https://amgreatness.com/2018/09/24/character-assassins-in-the-fake-news-media/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Google-Funded Stanford Slams Conservatives in Study as ‘Fake News’ – Corinne Weaver
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2018/09/24/google-funded-stanford-slams-conservatives-study-fake-news

 

GOPUSA
— ‘#MeToo has been weaponized’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55262
— More unsubstantiated accusations made against Brett Kavanaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55251
— Trump supporters drop from deplorables to dregs in Democrat rhetoric
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55040
— Do you believe your race is whatever you think it is? (DIERSEN: As members of the following groups are ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, fewer and fewer and fewer want to be members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54820
— California district modernizes ‘sexist’ dress code
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55112
— Northwest Side priest who burned rainbow banner removed from church effective immediately, ‘must take time away from the parish’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55239
— Values voters see Donald Trump’s ‘red tide’ for GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55255

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activist federal staffer who said she ‘can’t really get fired’ no longer working at DOJ Paralegal Allison Hrabar caught in undercover sting by Project Veritas – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Was I an “activist” federal employee? I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my federal superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/24/activist-federal-staffer-no-longer-at-doj/
— Michael Moore’s anti-Trump ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ tanks opening weekend – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/24/michael-moores-anti-trump-fahrenheit-119-tanks-ope/

 

THE HILL
— GOP launches counteroffensive on Kavanaugh – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/408161-gop-mounts-counter-offensive-on-kavanaugh
— Kavanaugh: ‘I will not be intimidated into withdrawing’ – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408116-kavanaugh-i-will-not-be-intimidated-into-withdrawing

 

REUTERS
— China shuts down thousands of websites in clean-up campaign (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents succeeded in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, which individuals, which organizations, which companies, and which governments a) would come to my defense or b) side with my critics/opponents? My critics/opponents stress those individuals, those organizations, those companies, and those governments that could/should have come to defense in the past, but did not. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet/china-shuts-thousands-of-websites-in-clean-up-campaign-xinhua-idUSKCN1M302F
(FROM THE ARTICLE: China has shut down more than 4,000 websites and online accounts in a three-month campaign against “harmful” online information, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, citing the country’s illegal publication watchdog. China keeps the internet under tight control and has been cracking down on a range of illegal online activities including pornography, gambling, religious proselytizing and even “spreading rumors”. In a campaign that started in May, the authorities tackled 120 violations and ordered 230 firms to rectify irregularities. More than 147,000 pieces of harmful information were removed by the end of August, according to China’s National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications. Xinhua said the campaign targeted content in online fiction that spread improper values, vulgarity and obscenity, as well as content that infringed on copyright. Authorities announced last week that they had busted a live-streaming pornography platform hosted in Cambodia and said to have more than 3.5 million registered users.)

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s trade wars start biting GOP ahead of midterms.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/24/trump-midterms-trade-wars-china-801315

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation.html
— Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a Woman It Named – Kate Kelly and David Enrich
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/brett-kavanaugh-yearbook-renate.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brett Kavanaugh’s page in his high school yearbook offers a glimpse of the teenage years of the man who is now President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee: lots of football, plenty of drinking, parties at the beach. Among the reminiscences about sports and booze is a mysterious entry: “Renate Alumnius.” The word “Renate” appears at least 14 times in Georgetown Preparatory School’s 1983 yearbook, on individuals’ pages and in a group photo of nine football players, including Judge Kavanaugh, who were described as the “Renate Alumni.” It is a reference to Renate Schroeder, then a student at a nearby Catholic girls’ school. Two of Judge Kavanaugh’s classmates say the mentions of Renate were part of the football players’ unsubstantiated boasting about their conquests. “They were very disrespectful, at least verbally, with Renate,” said Sean Hagan, a Georgetown Prep student at the time, referring to Judge Kavanaugh and his teammates. “I can’t express how disgusted I am with them, then and now.”)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kavanaugh vows to fight misconduct allegations as Trump and Republicans dig in – John Wagner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-fantastic-fantastic-man-trump-showers-praise-on-kavanaugh-in-new-radio-interview/2018/09/24/d6a7c39c-bfe0-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Candidates curry favor with unions – Patrick Anderson and Katherine Gregg
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20180923/political-scene-candidates-curry-favor-with-unions

 

FORBES
— ONE MORE REASON TO STAY AWAY FROM CANADA: Canadian Military Green-Lights Cannabis Use For Most Personnel – Janet Burns
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2018/09/11/canadas-military-green-lights-adult-cannabis-use-for-most-personnel/#49f8a73575a3

 

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Use Your Everyday Privilege to Help Others – Dolly Chugh (DIERSEN: No good deed goes unpunished. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_good_deed_goes_unpunished  I should write a book about those times when my efforts to help people were either negligently or intentionally taken/promoted as being efforts to harm them.)
https://hbr.org/2018/09/use-your-everyday-privilege-to-help-others

 

TIMES
— Trump vows to stand by court nominee despite sex claims (DIERSEN: Who stands by you? If my critics/opponents succeeded in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, which individuals, which organizations, which companies, and which governments a) would come to my defense or b) side with my critics/opponents? My critics/opponents stress those individuals, those organizations, those companies, and those governments that could/should have come to defense in the past, but did not. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trump-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-faces-fresh-sex-claims-8lxqbrgch

September 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Kavanaugh accuser, panel agree on timing of hearing; unclear who will question her – BILL HUTCHINSON
https://abc7chicago.com/kavanaugh-accuser-committee-reach-deal-on-timing;-unclear-who-will-question-her/4320174/
— Some students aren’t voting absentee because they don’t know where to buy stamps – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: While I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969, I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/not-having-stamps-stops-college-students-from-absentee-voting-report/4319971/

 

CBS2
— Loved Ones Hold Rally Calling On Justice System To Punish Drug Dealers
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/23/loved-ones-hold-rally-calling-on-justice-system-to-punish-drug-dealers/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2nd woman claims sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh, this time in college – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-hearing-20180923-story.html
— In governor’s races, Trump emerges as a defining issue – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-governor-races-trump-20180923-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate Democrats investigating new claim of misconduct against Kavanaugh
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-senate-democrats-investigating-new-claim-of-misconduct-against-kavanaugh/
— Sudden focus on Feb. mayoral race could hurt Dems on Nov. 6 – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chicago-mayoral-race-november-election-rahm-emanuel-toni-preckwinkle/
— Fact-check: Slow down, Bruce Rauner — Pritzker is not planning new ‘mileage tax’ – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-j-b-pritzker-illinois-mileage-tax-gps-plan-fact-check-politifact-false/
— Neighbor calls cops on black candidate campaigning in her Wisconsin district – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/neighbor-calls-cops-black-candidate-campaigning-her-wisconsin-district/
— Ben & Jerry’s will roll out 7 new ice cream flavors for liberal candidates – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/ben-jerrys-roll-out-7-new-ice-cream-flavors-liberal-candidates-us-house-seats/

 

WLS AM
— Stephanie speaks with David Smith of Illinois Family Institute and Stephanie Hitt, Political Commentator.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/22/today-stephanie-speaks-with-david-smith-of-illinios-family-institute-and-stephanie-hitt-political-commentator/
— Nikki Haley says sexual harassment accusers shouldn’t be blamed or second-guessed – CNN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be “guilty as charged:” Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that your charges against the aforesaid are presumed to be true: anti-Trump, anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoider, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/nikki-haley-says-sexual-harassment-accusers-shouldnt-be-blamed-or-second-guessed/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— TRAGIC: Patrons in McHenry County spend $294M on video gaming – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/21/patrons-in-mchenry-county-spend-294m-on-video-gaming/adotedi/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Cut debate field to two – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-09-23/editorial-cut-debate-field-two.html
— Rauner could break GOP’s 82-year streak here – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-09-23/tom-kacich-rauner-could-break-gops-82-year-streak-here.html
— How rotten is too rotten for Illinois? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-09-23/jim-dey-how-rotten-too-rotten-illinois.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 91.9 percent of Wheaton North teachers stay put; average earns $72,830 per year
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511573176-91-9-percent-of-wheaton-north-teachers-stay-put-average-earns-72-830-per-year

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— 73.5 percent of Crete-Monee teachers stay put; average earns $59,468 per year
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511575830-73-5-percent-of-crete-monee-teachers-stay-put-average-earns-59-468-per-year

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— College classmate says Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at Yale party – Samuel Chamberlain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/23/college-classmate-says-kavanaugh-exposed-himself-to-her-at-yale-party.html
— Schumer, Feinstein urge Trump to order FBI investigation of Kavanaugh allegations – Samuel Chamberlain (DIERSEN: Who has investigated you and why? To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates got IRS to investigate my partial day per diem claims in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/23/schumer-feinstein-urge-trump-to-order-fbi-investigation-kavanaugh-allegations.html

 

BREITBART
— 5 More Dirty Tricks Democrats Could Still Try to Derail Brett Kavanaugh – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/23/5-more-dirty-tricks-democrats-could-still-try-to-derail-brett-kavanaugh/

 

DAILY CALLER
— JUDGE KAVANAUGH STILL HAS HIS SOCIAL CALENDAR FROM 1982 – Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: What was on your social calendar when you were 17? My social calendar was virtually empty. I worked as a part-time dishwasher for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with the money that I had earned and saved washing dishes. I graduated from Crete-Monee High School. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. Nevertheless, I got accepted by UIC. During the summer of 1966, I worked as a golf shoe cleaner for the Flossmoor Country Club, as a slag chipper for Thrall Car in Chicago Heights, and as a gasoline pumper for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I saved money for college expenses. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/23/kavanaugh-social-calendar-1982/
— ANOTHER PERSON WHO ALLEGEDLY HAS KNOWLEDGE OF KAVANAUGH ACCUSER’S ASSAULT HAS ‘NO RECOLLECTION’ OF BEING AT PARTY – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/22/report-another-person-who-allegedly-has-knowledge-of-fords-assault-has-no-recollection-of-being-at-party/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Brett Kavanaugh Will Provide 36-Year-Old High School Calendars to Back Up Sexual Assault Denial – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/brett-kavanaugh-will-provide-36-year-old-high-school-calendars-to-back-up-sexual-assault-denial/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— All Witnesses Deny Allegations Against Kavanaugh Ahead of Hearing – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/all-witnesses-deny-allegations-against-kavanaugh-ahead-of-hearing_2668991.html

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Won’t Say Kavanaugh Has Presumption of Innocence, Questions His Credibility Because of His Views – SYDNEY MONDUY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be “guilty as charged:” Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://ijr.com/2018/09/1125904-dem-senator-kavanaugh-innocent/

 

THE HILL
— Ex-college classmate accuses Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/408022-new-woman-accuses-kavanaugh-of-sexual-misconduct
— Groups plan mass walkout in support of Kavanaugh accuser – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who accuse me and those who support them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408020-progressive-groups-plan-walkout-in-support-of-kavanaugh-accuser
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Republican Durbin says “Kavanaugh’s accuser is not being treated respectfully.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/407963-sen-durbin-kavanaughs-accuser-is-not-being-treated-respectfully

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Second Woman Accuses Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Misconduct In New Yorker Bombshell The Supreme Court nominee denied the latest allegation, calling it a “smear, plain and simple.” – Nick Visser
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-yorker-deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaugh_us_5ba81e37e4b0375f8f9e41f5

 

POLITICO
— Second woman alleges assault by Kavanaugh – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/23/second-woman-assault-kavanaugh-837678

 

ABC NEWS
— 2nd woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2nd-woman-accuses-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-misconduct-report/story?id=58031736

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Republicans wrestle with election impact of Kavanaugh controversy” and “Just six weeks from November’s elections, the allegation against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is muddling the campaigns.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-wrestle-kavanaugh-impact-midterms-n912141

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Kavanaugh to Give Senate Calendars From 1982 to Back Up Denial – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: What were you doing 36 years ago? In 1982, I was working for GAO. I had a) become a licensed CPA in 1981, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, e) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, f) got married an bought a home in Wheaton in 1978, g) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/23/us/politics/kavanaugh-senate-calendar.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ACCORDING TO ANTI-TRUMPS: Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford moved 3,000 miles to reinvent her life. It wasn’t far enough. (DIERSEN: If you make a list of the biggest negatives in your life, what would it include? My list would include my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/christine-blasey-ford-wanted-to-flee-the-us-to-avoid-brett-kavanaugh-now-she-may-testify-against-him/2018/09/22/db942340-bdb1-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Second woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, claims he exposed himself to her at college party – KATE FELDMAN
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-misconduct-20180923-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Poll: Kavanaugh support hits record low amid sex assault claims – Marisa Schultz (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to drive support for you down? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have worked the hardest to drive support for me down. All of the aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://nypost.com/2018/09/23/kavanaugh-support-hits-record-low-amid-sex-assault-claims-poll/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Left Is Consumed With Hate Lacking worthy menaces to fight, it is driven to find a replacement for racism. Failing this, what is left? – Shelby Steele
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-left-is-consumed-with-hate-1537723198
— Lawyer for Kavanaugh’s Accuser Faces Tough Scrutiny Debra Katz has worked on women’s rights for decades, but the political, social and legal stakes in the Kavanaugh case raise the bar – Brent Kendall and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawyer-for-kavanaughs-accuser-faces-tough-scrutiny-1537746608

 

WHEATON BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Juanita Broaddrick: Democrats were okay with putting ‘sexual predator/rapist‘ in White House
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/juanita-broaddrick-democrats-were-okay-with-putting-sexual-predator-rapist-in-white-house/25797/
— Vice President Mike Pence: Brett Kavanaugh is ‘man of integrity‘
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/vice-president-mike-pence-brett-kavanaugh-is-man-of-integrity/25799/

 

ATLANTIC
— Christine Blasey Ford and the Search for a Standard of Proof The Sunday shows were filled with commentary on the 51-year-old research psychologist’s expected testimony against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but no one could quite define what a fair hearing should look like. – ANDREW KRAGIE
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/christine-blasey-ford-and-the-search-for-a-standard-of-proof/571063/

 

NEW YORKER
— Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh’s College Years – Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez