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October 6 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois pension funding gap at $1.2 trillion – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/210085610-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Final round of endorsements for the Illinois House: Lindsay Parkhurst, David Olsen, Norine Hammond, Avery Bourne, Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, Reginald “Reggie” Phillips, Mike Babcock, Dwight Kay, Katherine Ruocco, and Dave Severin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-house-endorsements-madigan-rauner-edit-1007-jm-20161006-story.html
— GOP poised to gain a few Illinois statehouse seats, but little will change – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-madigan-illinois-legislature-republicans-perspec-20161006-column.html
— Comptroller warns state could delay employee pension contribution due to Rauner-Madigan impasse – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-leslie-munger-illinois-pension-payment-met-1007-20161006-story.html
— Duckworth hauls in $4.1 million over summer for Kirk challenge – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-mark-kirk-fundraising-met-1007-20161006-story.html
— Chicago State’s Code of Silence – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-state-university-hush-money-edit-1008-md-20161006-story.html
— Citing beating of officer, Chicago’s top cop says police are ‘second-guessing themselves’ – Jeremy Gorner and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-citing-beating-of-officer-chicago-s-top-cop-says-police-are-second-guessing-themselves-20161006-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago’s top cop said Thursday one of his officers was seriously beaten at an accident scene because the national focus on police shootings has caused officers to second-guess themselves. Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the patrol officer told him she did not use her gun to defend herself for fear of a backlash.  “She didn’t want her family or the department to go through the scrutiny the next day on national news,” he said. The injured officer, a 17-year Chicago police veteran, got into a struggle with a man who allegedly was high on PCP after she stopped at a crash scene in the Austin community on the West Side on Wednesday morning. The suspect smashed the officer’s face into the pavement repeatedly until she was unconscious, police said.)
— Candidates seek volunteer support as well as votes – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-204-candidate-forum-st-1007-20161006-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Connecting with an audience of high school students who for the most part aren’t old enough to vote isn’t always easy for political candidates. But Tonia Khouri, Republican candidate for the 11th Congressional District on the November ballot, had a definite ace in the hole at Tuesday’s candidate fair and forum at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora. The event was hosted by the YMCA Youth and Government delegations from Indian Prairie District 204’s three high schools in conjunction with the civics education group Mikva Challenge and the League of Women Voters of Naperville. Khouri was one of eight candidates and one candidate representative appealing for voter and volunteer support. One of her talking points was that while many students aren’t voting constituents, they still can participate in the political process by joining a campaign as a volunteer, making phone calls or handing out literature.)
— Sugar Grove man Jim Gibson shares inside view of Trump pageant controversy – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-abn-crosby-trump-pageants-st-1004-20161004-27-column.html
— VERY SAD: High school students choose Clinton, Duckworth in mock election – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mock-election-st-1007-20161006-story.html
— Elgin man facing deportation seeks sanctuary in DuPage County church – David Sharos and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-sanctuary-church-dupage-st-1007-20161006-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump camp balks at removing ‘Trump Plaza’ Chicago street sign – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-push-back-on-removal-of-trump-plaza-chicago-street-sign/
— Reject transportation ‘lock box’ amendment – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-reject-transportation-lock-box-amendment/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Barrington-area GOP lawmakers deliver grim outlook – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009189/
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Dold says he’ll back a write-in candidate for president instead of Trump – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009261/
— Marwig v. McAuliffe: The most expensive statehouse race in the nation is in the suburbs – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/310069950/
— Endorsement: Moylan in Illinois House District 55
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/discuss/161009319/
— Endorsement: Willis in House Dist. 77
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/discuss/161009321/
— Sean Hannity says Fox colleague Megyn Kelly backs Clinton – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/310069940/
— Should the Lake County recorder’s office merge with the clerk’s office? – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009243/
— Hose, Olsen offer different views on bathroom access – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009179/
— Pierog tries to unseat Oberweis in state Senate’s 25th District – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009164/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will somebody in Carol Stream please put their house on the market? – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161006/CRED0701/161009910/will-somebody-in-carol-stream-please-put-their-house-on-the-market
— Homebuilders lose lawsuit over Chicago affordable housing law – ALBY GALLUN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161006/CRED0701/161009908/homebuilders-lose-lawsuit-over-chicago-affordable-housing-law
— Mars Wrigley to base HQ in Chicago – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161006/BLOGS02/161009891/mars-wrigley-to-base-hq-in-chicago

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsements: 14th Congressional District: Randy Hultgren
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/endorsements-14th-congressional-district-randy-hultgren/a42dxd6/

 

WQAD
— Illinois comptroller continues to push ‘no budget, no pay’ for lawmakers – SARAH TISINGER
http://wqad.com/2016/10/05/illinois-comptroller-continues-to-push-no-budget-no-pay-for-lawmakers/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — At Wash University ahead of debate, College Republicans display a sign: ‘We are afraid of Trump, too’ – Ashley Jost
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/at-wash-u-ahead-of-debate-college-republicans-display-a/article_f7a49397-c4de-5007-bd78-f6c870327b6d.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Soapbox Momma” promotes pot.
http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2016/10/illinois-mom-of-4-overcomes-enormous-health-challenges-with-medical-cannabis-use/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRESIDENT OBAMA ACKNOWLEDGES IL GOP SENATE COLLEAGUES FOR CAREER ASSISTANCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/president-obama-acknowledges-il-gop-senate-colleagues-for-career-assistance.html
— PENCE’S CLEAR STAND ON ABORTION ISSUE DRAWS ACCOLADES FROM PRO-LIFE LEADERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/pences-clear-stand-on-abortion-issue-draws-accolades-from-pro-life-leaders.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AG Madigan argues against Mautino hearing delay
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/06/ag-madigan-argues-against-mautino-hearing-delay/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump secures law enforcement endorsements
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/6/donald-trump-secures-law-enforcement-endorsements/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— UPTION, CRIME, ELECTIONS, ISSUES  PHILADELPHIA KEEPS FELONS, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER INELIGIBLES ON VOTER ROLLS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/06/philadelphia-keeps-felons-illegal-immigrants-and-other-ineligibles-on-voter-rolls/

 

GOPUSA
— Media Judgment Corrupted by Desire to Defeat Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15633
— NRA announces $6.5M ad buy for Trump in swing states
http://www.gopusa.com/nra-announces-6-5m-ad-buy-for-trump-in-swing-states/
— Megyn Kelly attacks both Trump and Hannity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15656
— Vandalism of pro-Trump mural offers free-speech lesson at University of Minnesota
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15651
— Ford chairman infuriated by Trump’s comments on Mexican manufacturing
http://www.gopusa.com/ford-chairman-infuriated-by-trumps-comments-on-mexican-manufacturing/
— Will Illegal Foreign Voters Steal the Election? – Michelle Malkin  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?  Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals and against Americans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15631
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It could all come down to Colorado.”  That’s the latest conventional wisdom from presidential poll watchers. But it may not be legal American citizens in my adopted home state who choose the next commander in chief. Instead, it could very well be foreign noncitizens voting illegally in the Rocky Mountains — and in other crucial swing states — who seal our country’s fate. Former Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler identified nearly 5,000 noncitizens in Colorado who voted in the 2010 general election. Gessler’s office uncovered upwards of 12,000 noncitizens registered to vote. Liberal groups who oppose stronger election system protections attacked him for trying to verify citizenship status — because God forbid public officials sworn to uphold the rule of law actually do anything to enhance the integrity of our election system! Compounding the problem: The militant immigration expansionist group Mi Familia Vota, connected with the Service Employees International Union, has ramped up its efforts in swing states to facilitate naturalization and registration of Latino voters who will promote the open-borders agenda at the polls. Another rare defender of American sovereignty, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, fought in court for his state’s right to require citizenship documents from people who register to vote at motor vehicle offices. Last month, a federal appeals court struck down the Kansas law despite the U.S. Constitution’s conferral of responsibility for determining who may vote to states. In a scene straight out of “Alice in Wonderland,” Kobach faced a contempt hearing for battling against those who hold contempt for truly free and fair elections. He was forced to sign an agreement with the ACLU allowing more than 18,000 motor-voter registrants to cast ballots this November while litigation continues. Last year, undercover investigative journalist James O’Keefe and his Project Veritas team blew the whistle on North Carolina political operatives who encouraged people to vote even if they were noncitizens. Like Kobach, O’Keefe endures attacks on his efforts to ensure clean elections by grievance-mongers screaming about phony voter “disenfranchisement.” Never mind that a nonpartisan study in 2014 from Old Dominion University concluded “that 6.4 percent of noncitizens voted in 2008 and 2.2 percent of noncitizens voted in 2010.” Put on your shocked faces: These illegal noncitizen voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats. And their votes were enough to tilt the presidential election results in North Carolina to President Obama, along with handing over “Democratic victories in congressional races including a critical 2008 Senate race (Al Franken’s victory in Minnesota) that delivered for Democrats a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.” The ACLU and other left-wing groups sabotaging voter integrity laws see no voter fraud, hear no voter fraud and speak no voter fraud. Thanks to their efforts, voter ID laws have been tossed in Texas, Wisconsin and North Carolina. Committed to flooding the voting rolls with every last potential Democrat constituent, their operational motto is: No unqualified voter left behind. But J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department election lawyer in the Voting Rights Section, has exposed the systemic assault on the election process at every level by activist groups funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, including: –Blocking citizenship verification. –Automatic voter registration of welfare recipients without local verification checks. –Massive foreign language ballot expansion. –Obstruction of efforts to include state qualification instructions on voter registration forms. This past week, the Public Interest Law Foundation uncovered thousands of foreign aliens registered to vote in swing states Virginia and Pennsylvania thanks to the federal Motor Voter law. It’s the tip of the iceberg because the studies include just a small sample of counties. Oh, Virginia voters, you’ll be thrilled to know that your top election officials are now trying to cover up the true extent of the scandal. PILF noted that the commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections issued a written guidance to local election officials instructing them “not to respond to our requests for records pertaining to non-citizen voters.” In Pennsylvania, election officials are so apathetic and incompetent that even when aliens begged to get off the voter rolls because they had never registered to vote in the first place, they were ignored. Catherine Engelbrecht of election integrity activist group True the Vote is right: “Just voting isn’t enough.” Keeping this republic depends on the vigilance of citizens committed to an almost impossible task these days: Making American elections American again.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Hannity: Megyn ‘Clearly’ Supports Hillary – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Fox-Kelly-Hannity-media/2016/10/05/id/751902/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Wrote About His $1 Billion Loss In 1997 — And NYT Published It! – Michael Bastasch
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/04/trump-wrote-about-his-1-billion-loss-in-1997-and-nyt-published-it/

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of former GOP lawmakers announce opposition to Trump – Jonathan Easley  (DIERSEN: If you “announce opposition to Trump,” you will be loved by those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/299592-dozens-of-former-gop-lawmakers-announce-opposition-to-trump

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here’s How Bernie Sanders Diehards Are Plotting To Keep Donald Trump Out Of The White House  They may not have embraced Hillary Clinton, but they loathe Trump. – Igor Bobic
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-strategic-voting-trump_us_57f6cf1ae4b068ecb5dd6830

 

POLITICO
— Kinzinger: I would vote for Pence for president in a ‘heartbeat’ – Brent Griffiths
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/adam-kinzinger-mike-pence-229211
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “Obama’s popularity soars thanks to Trump.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-approval-rating-donald-trump-229262
— Conservatives try to undercut Christie’s role in Trump land  ‘Conservatives are very nervous about Chris Christie,’ says the leader of one activist group, with judgeships and top White House jobs potentially at stake. – Nancy Cook and Andrew Restuccia
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/chris-christie-donald-trump-transition-administration-229265

 

NBC NEWS
— Thirty Former GOP Congressmen Come Out Against Trump – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL  (DIERSEN: If you “Come Out Against Trump,” you will be loved by those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/thirty-former-gop-congressmen-come-out-against-trump-n660906

 

FCW
— Finding ways to make federal employees want to stay – Chase Gunter (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors focused on getting their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger to want to stay by focusing on getting rid their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/10/06/next-generation-feds.aspx

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Trump’s Tax History Is Nothing Unusual in Business  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, extremely few of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers and subordinate took job-related college courses.  Instead, they focused on helping their superiors waste the careers of and get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/voters_say_trump_s_tax_history_is_nothing_unusual_in_business

October 3 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider gave an outstanding presentation at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Oktoberfest  Dinner Monday evening, October 3, 2016, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 160+ attendees included state representatives and senators and candidates Breen, Connelly, Holan, Ives, and Nybo; past and present DuPage County officials and candidates Berlin, Bucholz, Cronin,  Eckhoff, Elloitt, Formento, Grant, Grogan, Henry, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, King, Krajewski, Larsen, McGowen, Mendrick, A. Murphy, Whelan, and Zay; Milton Township officials Falbo, Heidorn, Hinkle, Keller, LeVan, Molitor, Muehlfelt, and Nathwani; party leaders Carlson and Minor; past and present judges Brennan,  Elsner, Fullerton, Jorgensen, Orel, Popejoy, and Wilson; and many others including Bond, Caruso, Cherry, Crane, Danelgo, Demos, Fitzgerald, Grant, Lofgren, MacNeily, Menna, Rash, Ryan, and Wehling. Major event sponsors included Berlin, Bernard, Breen, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlson, Connelly, Cronin, Demos, Eckhoff, Elliott, Amy Grant, Grogan, Heidorn, Henry, Hinds, Hinkle. Ives, Kachiroubas, Keller, Larsen, LaVanway, LeVan, Mazzochi, McNeily, Minor, Molitor, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nybo, Roskam, Ruscitti, Whelan, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen

 

ABC7
— DUCKWORTH FORCES KIRK TO ADDRESS ABC7 DEBATE AT EDITORIAL BOARD PANEL – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/duckworth-forces-kirk-to-address-abc7-debate-at-editorial-board-panel/1537548/

 

NBC5
— Kirk, Duckworth Square-Off in Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Debate  Sen. Mark Kirk and Rep. Tammy Duckworth squared-off Monday during a meeting with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, covering a range of topics including national security and the current presidential race. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Duckworth-Square-Off-in-Tribune-Editorial-Board-Debate-395720841.html

 

CBS2
— Kirk, Duckworth Square Off In First Debate For U.S. Senate Seat – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/03/kirk-duckworth-square-off-in-first-debate-for-u-s-senate-seat/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Clinton tears into Trump on taxes; he says he’ll save nation – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/209286778-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sugar Grove man Jim Gibson shares inside view of Trump pageant controversy – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-trump-pageants-st-1004-20161004-column.html
— Illinois House endorsements, round 1
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-house-endorsement-madigan-rauner-edit-1004-md-20161004-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Tribune Editorial Board begins its endorsements today for the Illinois House. Of the 118 seats on ballots statewide, only 48 are contested. That’s right. Seventy lawmakers will cruise to another term without a challenger on Nov. 8. We start with districts based in Chicago.)
— Duckworth goes on offensive against low-key Kirk at first Senate race forum – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kirk-duckworth-us-senate-tribune-met-1004-20161003-story.html
— After rare sighting at opera, Rahm invited to dance in ‘Nutcracker’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rahm-emanuel-lyric-opera-chicago-inc-20161003-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The sexism undergirding Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-giuliani-woman-sexism-huppke-20161003-story.html
— Trump says ‘race riots’ are happening every month – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-race-riots-20161003-story.html
— Chatty Duckworth makes it hard to evaluate Kirk’s recovery – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-debate-perspec-20161003-column.html
— Hastert victim joins push to end statute of limitations on child sex crimes – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dennis-hastert-statute-of-limitations-met-20161003-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State gets another credit downgrade due to pension woes – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/state-gets-another-credit-downgrade-due-to-pension-woes/
— Your voice drowned out by big unions and billionaires – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-give-average-voters-voice-in-high-profile-elections/
— Pope to U.S. Catholics: Study, pray, vote your conscience – AP (DIERSEN: What about candidates who make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://elections.ap.org/suntimes/content/pope-us-catholics-study-pray-vote-your-conscience
— Trump voters don’t care if he pays taxes – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-trump-voters-dont-care-if-he-pays-taxes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan’s tenure at center of 84th House District race – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009686/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirk, Duckworth clash over cops, Syria, Trump’s taxes and more – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161003/BLOGS02/161009988/kirk-duckworth-clash-over-cops-syria-trumps-taxes-and-more

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump running out of time as controversies pile up and Campaign consumed by New York Times fallout.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-running-out-of-time-as-controversies-pile-up
— Trump: Military suicides happen to troops who ‘can’t handle it’  Comment comes during military panel in Virginia – CNN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that while they could “handle it,” I could not.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-military-suicides-happen-to-troops-who-cant-handle-it

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Re-elect Davis – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-10-03/re-elect-davis.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Indian American GOP group endorses Khouri in U.S. House race – Kerry Goff
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014680-indian-american-gop-group-endorses-khouri-in-u-s-house-race

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick recommends reforms for Illinois education spending – Carol Ostrow
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511014358-reick-recommends-reforms-for-illinois-education-spending

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ JILL STANEK JOINS TRUMP’S PRO-LIFE COALITION LEADERSHIP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/illinois-jill-stanek-joins-trumps-pro-life-coalitions-national-co-chairs.html
— DOLD SNUBS GOP NOMINEE TRUMP AND PARTY PLATFORM IN LATEST AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/dold-snubs-gop-nominee-trump-and-party-platform-in-latest-ad.html
— TRYON ENDORSES ALLEN SKILLICORN TO SUCCEED HIM IN 66TH IL HOUSE DISTRICT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/tryon-endorses-allen-skillicorn-to-succeed-him-in-66th-il-house-district.html
— THORNER: ARTICLE V CONVENTION SUPPORTERS ARE DELUSIONAL NEW RINOS  (DIERSEN: Those who want to change the constitution are  anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-article-v-convention-supporters-are-delusional-new-rinos.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Illinois campaign money tree has a lot of branches
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/03/the-illinois-campaign-money-tree-has-a-lot-of-branches/
— Duckworth poll has her ahead of Kirk 46-37
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/03/duckworth-poll-has-her-ahead-46-37-over-kirk/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Over 1,000 Illegal Voters in Eight Virginia Localities  New report finds evidence of widespread voter fraud in the crucial swing state – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/bombshell-1000-illegal-votes-cast-eight-virginia-localities/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hell NO: Duke University Now Has Safe Spaces For Men To Cure Them Of Toxic Masculinity – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/10/03/hell-no-duke-university-now-has-safe-spaces-for-men-to-cure-them-of-toxic-masculinity-n2227505

 

BARWIRE
— YES HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE IMPACTS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US – BILL MUEHLENBERG
http://barbwire.com/2016/10/03/yes-homosexual-marriage-impacts-every-single-one-us/

 

GOPUSA
— Media Bias Produces Mental Illness ‘Ameriphobia’ (DIERSEN: Just about everyone in the media is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15501
— Judge rejects plea from states to stop U.S. from giving up control of Internet
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15475
— CA Gov. Brown signs law decriminalizing underage prostitution
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15514
— Family Bakery Bullied by Militant LGBT Mob Closes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15544
— Obama’s hometown paper rejects Hillary, endorses Libertarian
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15510

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IF WE’RE GOING TO TRUST GOVERNMENTS TO ENFORCE LAW, THEN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD OBEY LAW (AND LIMIT LAW) – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats obey/enforce only those laws that defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/03/if-were-going-to-trust-governments-to-enforce-law-then-governments-should-obey-law-and-limit-law/
— STATE AGS FIGHT TO STOP INTERNET SURRENDER AT 11TH HOUR BUT FAIL – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/03/state-ags-fight-to-stop-internet-surrender-at-11th-hour-but-fail/

 

THE BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump demeaned women backstage on The Apprentice.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/03/report-trump-demeaned-women-backstage-on-the-apprentice/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lawmakers: Obama’s hiring of political appointees ‘deeply troubling’ – SUSAN FERRECHIO  (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.washingtonexaminer.com/lawmakers-obamas-hiring-of-political-appointees-deeply-troubling/article/2603443
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House and Senate lawmakers Monday called for changes to federal hiring practices that appear to be fostering political favoritism in the Obama administration, by making it too easy for political appointees to become career federal workers. A new report issued by the Government Accountability Office found that out of 69 cases in the Obama administration where federal appointees were able to convert political jobs to career federal service positions, a quarter of those hires “did not follow proper procedures intended to prevent improper political favoritism.” The process of political appointees converting their appointments into career positions is known as burrowing. “The nonpartisan watchdog’s findings that one out of every four political appointees who burrowed into the executive branch during this administration did not follow the rules is deeply troubling,” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said in a statement. “One of the reasons the federal government has laws on merit-based hiring is to prevent cronyism and political favoritism,” said Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune, R-S.D. “GAO’s finding that the Obama administration hasn’t consistently followed these rules is troubling.” The GAO found that among the 30 agencies reviewed, 28 reported “converting 69 individuals from political to career positions from January 1, 2010, to October 1, 2015,” and among those, 17 were hired without required review by the Office of Personnel Management. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, called for the administration to impose “a more stringent process,” for hiring employees who began as political appointees. The largest number of appointee-to-career federal employee conversions took place at the Department of Homeland Security.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reagan’s Son Rails Against Trump In Fiery Tweetstorm.  “If this is where he is going I cannot follow him,” he wrote in a Twitter barrage.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reagans-son-trump-tweets_us_57f25083e4b024a52d2f9b21

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— The Latest: Duckworth, Kirk debate college affordability – AP  (DIERSEN: Who paid for your college education? I paid for my bachelors degree and three masters degrees with money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  But that was back in the “good old days” when college expenses were much lower.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article105654056.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Foundation Ordered to Halt Fundraising in New York  Attorney General Eric Schneiderman cites organization’s failure to properly register with state – JOSHUA JAMERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-ordered-to-halt-fundraising-by-new-york-attorney-general-1475517138?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

FORBES
— Mark Kirk And The Failure Of GOP Moderates – Chris Ladd
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisladd/2016/10/03/markkirk/#218d229b5c09
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois sent a Republican to the US Senate in 2010. Mark Kirk won in an otherwise solidly Democratic state by positioning himself as a unique brand of Republican. Voters saw him as a courageously pragmatic voice, a counterbalance to the extremism sweeping the GOP elsewhere in the country. Senator Kirk has been a bitter disappointment, slipping into the timid habits of the party’s other moderates. Now Illinois voters are about to bring him home. Sending Mark Kirk to the Senate has accomplished nothing for Illinois other than to empower outrageous characters like Ted Cruz and Jim Inhofe. When Senator Ted Cruz held the entire country hostage to his filibuster of a budget compromise, how did Kirk protect his constituents? By sitting in the background, waiting for a green light from Senate Republican leadership to end the filibuster. Kirk did nothing to mobilize opposition to Cruz’s goals or tactics and never opposed him publicly. Like other reasonable Republicans in Washington, he kept his head down, missing every opportunity to rally sane, pragmatic Republicans into a relevant power bloc. When Senator Rand Paul organized a bizarre, paranoia-laden rant of a filibuster to halt the appointment of the CIA Director, Illinois voters might have expected their Senator speak up for their interests against the “whacko bird” caucus. Instead, Kirk brought Senator Paul a snack. Contrary to popular belief, the Republican Party still retains a core of solid citizens with the country’s best interests at heart. Many of those Republicans, like Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rob Portman, occupy positions from which they could affect change in the party. Unfortunately, sensible Republicans have consistently been spineless in the face of opposition from the party’s fringes. Elect a reasonable figure like Mark Kirk and he will meekly place every ounce of his (your) power and influence in the service of the carnival barkers at the party’s extremes. Speaking to audiences in Illinois, Kirk has been proud to support immigration reform. In Washington, silence. In Illinois, Kirk has claimed to embrace scientists’ positions on climate change. In Washington when he could have taken a stand that mattered, he blinked. Facing friendly audiences in Illinois Kirk admits to being pro-choice. When he gets to Washington his pro-choice credentials are hidden in some obscure Senate closet, only taken out be used on votes with no consequence. Kirk has refused to support Donald Trump, but like almost every other prominent Republican he has done so quietly and ineffectively, in a manner calculated to deliver the weakest impact. On issue after issue, Kirk lines up with Illinois voters until he leaves the state. In the face of opposition from other Republicans in Washington, Kirk takes the safe route. Blind to the irony, Kirk has made “courage” the signature of his campaign for re-election. His remarkable recovery from a stroke, which features at the center of his campaign message, makes his Senate record all the more awkward. Kirk struggled back to health in the face of  paralysis, eventually scaling several flights of stairs in the Willis Tower in a remarkable demonstration of grit and determination. Clearly the man possesses a powerful well of courage. Where was that steely force when Illinois voters needed it? Kirk will claim that he’s been courageous in taking a stand with Democratic Senator Menendez to impose sanctions on Iran. What courage does that take exactly? What powerful, well-funded lobby supports Iran in Washington? In Washington, “taking on Iran” is about as courageous as taunting an asthmatic kid on the playground. It would take actual courage for a Republican Senator to champion a rational response to climate change or gun violence. That is the force Illinois voters thought Kirk would bring to bear on their behalf in the Senate. Instead, Kirk has trained his courage on a politically impotent force, one of the least popular countries on the planet. Kirk has reserved his courage for political targets that won’t fight back. In private, sensible Republicans who occupy influential positions in Washington will claim that they are doing all they can. They will claim that they are carefully picking their battles. Climate change, immigration reform, and restructuring the tax code are issues they would like to push forward, but the party at the national level is not ready for sound solutions. These timid moderates are right about the party’s serious problems. Their complicity is making the party’s sickness more severe. Sensible figures like Susan Collins and Mark Kirk have come to play a toxic, enabling role in the GOP’s descent into madness. Their placid party loyalty lends credibility to outlandish characters like Louie Gohmert, Ted Cruz, Steve King and Donald Trump. Republican leaders like Kirk cannot continue to evade responsibility for the extremism they legitimize. Until someone in the Republican Party is willing to take a visible, courageous stand for sanity in the style of John McCain circa 2000, there is no reason to keep electing them. Any vote for a supposedly “sane” or “reasonable” Republican unwilling to confront the party’s extremes is a vote for those extremes. Electing Mark Kirk is a mistake Illinois voters are unlikely to repeat.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Their Politics Aren’t Influenced By Social Media
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2016/most_say_their_politics_aren_t_influenced_by_social_media

 

ACCOUNTING WEB
— GAO Critical of IRS’s Field Collection Processes – Terry Sheridan  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286).  GAO audits IRS.  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  GAO intentionally wasted my knowledge of IRS. GAO assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO and they were audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988.  GAO would not have wasted my knowledge of IRS if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.accountingweb.com/tax/irs/gao-critical-of-irss-field-collection-processes

October 3 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF KIRK AND DUCKWORTH: Kirk, Duckworth raising big money from special interests – BGA
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009783/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF HOSE AND OLSEN: How 81st House candidates differ on school funding – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009792/
— Elgin Area League of Women Voters to host candidate forum Oct. 6
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160926/submitted/160929002/
— 8th Congressional District candidates tout experience – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009785/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Focus should be on saving more for college – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: Who paid for your college education? I paid for my bachelors degree and three masters degrees with money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  But that was back in the “good old days” when college expenses were much lower.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161003/282020441791728
— Money and happiness  Maximizing financial independence can ensure pleasant retirement – Elliot Raphaelson  (DIERSEN: How happy are you?  I would be much happier if my Civil Service Retirement System pension had not been dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201609201830–tms–savingsgctnzy-a20160920-20160920-story.html

 

WSIL TV
— Term limits in Illinois have bipartisan support – Tia Rinehart (DIERSEN: Constructively, non-veteran White male federal employees are term limited.  The federal government wastes their careers gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is caller reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33298895/term-limits-in-illinois-have-bipartisan-support

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Strick asserts Chicago Teachers Union should stop asking more from taxpayers
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014587-strick-asserts-chicago-teachers-union-should-stop-asking-more-from-taxpayers

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 4 REFERENDUMS ON NOV. 8 BALLOTS IN KANE COUNTY
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2016/09/4-referendums-on-nov-8-ballots-in-kane-county/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Reports note Tammy Duckworth coordinated VA’s wasteful ‘Golden Age Games’ – M.D. Kittle
http://watchdog.org/277540/tammy-duckworth-wasteful-va/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Madigan’s army: power through patronage – Austin Berg  (DIERSEN: Are/were a patronage hire?  I was not. 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://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/29/madigans-army-power-patronage/
— These are the 25 Lowest-Paying Jobs in Illinois – Kevin Hoffman  (DIERSEN: This list includes dishwasher. I was a part-time dishwasher during my Junior and Senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and a full-time dishwasher during the summer of 1965.  I was able to earn/save enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/28/lowest-paying-jobs-illinois/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Hillary’s Treatment Of Women – Dan Proft
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/hillarys-treatment-of-women

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— Liberal Media Fraud
http://teriobrien.com/liberal-media-fraud-show-notes-teri-obrien-show-10-2-2016/

 

BREITBART
— The New York Times Paid No Taxes in 2014 – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/10/02/new-york-times-paid-no-taxes-2014/

 

THE BLAZE
— Several newspapers that endorsed Hillary Clinton for president have taken huge subscriber hits – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS has taken subscription hits from those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and from those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/02/several-newspapers-that-endorsed-hillary-clinton-for-president-have-taken-huge-subscriber-hits/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hacked Audio: Clinton Calls Bernie Fans Frustrated Basement-Dwellers – ELENA WEISSMANN
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/01/hacked-audio-clinton-calls-bernie-fans-frustrated-basement-dwellers/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race breaking Clinton’s way.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/298793-race-breaking-clintons-way

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Donald Trump Turned the Tax Code Into a Giant Tax Shelter – JAMES B. STEWART (DIERSEN: What tax loopholes have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they 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.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/business/how-donald-trump-turned-the-tax-code-into-a-giant-tax-shelter.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/opinion/campaign-stops/donald-trump-terroristic-man-toddler.html
— The Case for Bureaucracy – PAUL R. VERKUIL (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/opinion/the-case-for-bureaucracy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service, for example, offers a compelling case for adding professionals. Mr. Trump talks about raising revenue by collecting unpaid taxes, and according to the I.R.S., the “tax gap” of unpaid but owed taxes is some $400 billion. If only 20 percent of that could be collected, it would yield substantial funds. But we need agents to collect these owed taxes and to perform audits. Historically, I.R.S. employees have returned many times the dollar amount invested in their salaries and benefits. The audit rate is now at a record low, however, and the I.R.S. relies increasingly on a tradition of voluntary taxpayer compliance, which is waning. (We can only imagine what a President Trump, who seems to boast about not paying taxes, would do to that tradition.) Moreover, another of Mr. Trump’s proposed revenue sources, stopping improper payments, would also be aided by more I.R.S. agents. The Government Accountability Office has shown that billions of dollars are paid to those who hack into taxpayers’ accounts and divert refunds. Existing staff members simply can’t keep up with these technologically sophisticated perpetrators of fraud. More professionals, schooled in cybersecurity, are called for. There is a common misconception that our bureaucracy has grown out of control. The federal civilian work force (excepting Postal Service employees) is about two million, roughly the same size it was during the Kennedy administration. In effect, the Civil Service has drastically shrunk since then, for the gross domestic product has multiplied five times, and numerous new agencies (like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security) have added significant and complicated missions to the federal agenda. Because of a shortage of federal positions, the only way these agencies could be staffed was by adding contractors, who, according to one estimate, now exceed the number of federal workers by a factor of four. These contractors, who are often more costly than a government counterpart would be, operate under increasingly thin federal management and scrutiny. The political scientist John J. DiIulio Jr. calls this “leviathan by proxy.” There are not only constitutional concerns but also management problems with contractors performing what are deemed by statute and regulations to be “inherent government functions.” These are functions that should not be outsourced. But when they are, it leads to further inefficiencies.)
— President Obama, the Ultimate Tourist, Ticks Down His Bucket List – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/us/politics/obama-travel.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Taxes Pose New Setback.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-tax-numbers-tighten-focus-on-treatment-of-losses-1475415294
— How Facebook Is Dominating the 2016 Election  Social network’s vast reach and micro-targeting tools are manna for political advertisers – CHRISTOPHER MIMS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-facebook-is-dominating-the-2016-election-1475429365
— Gun-Show Customers’ License Plates Come Under Scrutiny  Federal agents enlisted local police to scan cars’ plates at shows’ parking lots – DEVLIN BARRETT (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats are far more suspicious of those who drive American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-show-customers-license-plates-come-under-scrutiny-1475451302

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Non-voters: Sign of protest or apathy? – Susan Page
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/02/sharpened-debate-ethical-not-vote-president-obama-clinton-trump/91336286/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why we embrace Trump as a businessman.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/10/02/wolff-why-we-embrace-trump-businessman/91314600/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump risks watching his backers flee a sinking ship.”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/03/trump-risks-watching-his-backers-flee-a-sinking-sh/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Work it out  There are ways to make a bad job bearable – Matthew Jones  (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you had?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois demonize, denigrate, and condemn all the jobs that I had doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that because they are vastly superior to me, they never had to take such bad jobs and that they never would take such bad jobs. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have an extremely high opinion of themselves and an extremely low opinion of everyone else.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20161002/282668981851844

 

NARFE
— Who makes the grade for NARFE’s congressional scorecard? – Meredith Somers
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2016/10/makes-grade-narfes-congressional-scorecard/

October 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP TAX RETURNS REPORTEDLY SHOW $916 MILLION LOSS IN 1995  (DIERSEN: How much federal income tax have you paid?  Should everyone involved in journalism, government, politics, etc. be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they paid in each of the last 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, etc.?  The more federal income tax that you pay, what does that say about you?  The less federal income tax that you pay, what does that say about you?  I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level (currently $77,899-$90,883) and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 level (currently $92,632-$98,809).)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-tax-returns-reportedly-show-$916-million-loss-in-1995/1535662/
— TRUMP REACHES OUT TO SANDERS SUPPORTERS FOLLOWING LEAKED CLINTON AUDIO – JOSH HASKELL
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-reaches-out-to-sanders-supporters-following-leaked-clinton-audio/1535664/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump could have avoided paying taxes for 18 years, report on tax records says – David A. Fahrenthold, Rosalind S. Helderman, Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-taxes-20161001-story.html
— GOP trumpets audio of Clinton critiquing Sanders’ ‘revolution,’ but senator’s team pushes back – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-audio-sanders-supporters-20161001-story.html
— Marijuana labs spawn lethal explosions across the country – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–marijuana-labs-explosions-20161001-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NY Times: Trump may not have paid taxes for 18 years
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ny-times-trump-may-not-have-paid-taxes-for-18-years/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: St. Sabina’s 100th year: Activist priest Michael Pfleger reflects – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/st-sabinas-100th-year-activist-priest-michael-pfleger-reflects/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: OUTSTANDING: “One of the first things I did was stop bingo immediately and Las Vegas nights. I said we’re just going to base this church on God’s word, and believe that if we are just serving God and the people, God will bless us, and we won’t have to spend so much energy fundraising. We refocused the church,” he says.)
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run America.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring others to America illegally.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at the illegals that Democrats will give them not only citizenship, but big time preference over Americans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161002/news/161009833/
— Burd v. Wheeler: House District 50 candidates talk income tax hike, state stalemate – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161002/news/161009835/
— Endorsement candidates: check your guns, baseball bats – Jim Davis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161001/discuss/161009909/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Mendoza could make life miserable for Rauner – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161001/ISSUE11/310019992/how-mendoza-could-make-life-miserable-for-rauner
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— What Trump tax report could mean for his campaign  New York Times report shows Trump had $916M loss – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/clinton-campaign-seizes-on-new-report-about-trumps-taxes
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois college enrollment dips among biggest in region – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161001/illinois-college-enrollment-dips-among-biggest-in-region
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Candidate Q&As: 110th House District – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-01/candidate-qas-110th-house-district.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Four years later, video gambling still successful – Kelsey Landis  (DIERSEN: Video gambling is a vice.  To promote video gambling is to promote vice.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/90247/four-years-later-video-gambling-still-successful
CHICAGO NOW
— Tribune Editorial Board Has An “Aleppo Moment”  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/little-voice-lives-in-my-head/2016/10/tribune-editorial-board-has-an-aleppo-moment/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— The Importance of Black Women in the 2016 Presidential Election – Kai EL’ Zabar  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/10/02/the-importance-of-black-women-in-the-2016-presidential-election/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Women form alliance to rally for Lewis – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511013721-women-form-alliance-to-rally-for-lewis
— Ives fights for more transparency in union contracts with the state – Dawn Geske
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511012541-ives-fights-for-more-transparency-in-union-contracts-with-the-state
GATEWAY PUNDIT
— The Purge Begins: Democrats on FEC Vote Privately to Ban FOX News, WSJ from Covering Politics – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/purge-begins-democrats-fec-vote-privately-ban-fox-news-wsj-covering-politics/
HOT AIR
— The NY Times’ transparent (and hypocritical) October surprise of Trump’s tax returns – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/02/ny-times-october-surprise-trumps-tax-returns-transparent/
BREITBART
— Pope Francis: Gender Theory Part of ‘Global War’ to Destroy Marriage – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/10/02/pope-francis-gender-theory-part-global-war-destroy-marriage/
WORLD NET DAILY
— U.N. APPOINTS 1ST-EVER LGBT-RIGHTS WATCHDOG  To ‘bring much-needed attention to human-rights violations’  (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all employers in America promote LGBT activity, that is, they discriminate against those who do not promote LGBT activity.)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/u-n-appoints-1st-ever-lgbt-rights-watchdog/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Winning Ohio, One Yard Sign at a Time – TONY CORVO
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/10/01/clinton-losing-ohio-one-yard-sign-at-a-time/
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— HOWARD DEAN: IT’S TRUMP’S FAULT THAT I LIED ABOUT HIM USING COCAINE – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/264376/howard-dean-its-trumps-fault-i-lied-about-him-daniel-greenfield
AMERICAN THINKER
— Obama wants to create a new racial category – J. Marsolo  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  Democrats give preference to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, THAT IS, DEMOCRATS DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/obama_wants_to_create_a_new_racial_category.html
HUFFINGTON POST
— The Chicago Tribune and the Danger of Writing While Stoned – Geoffrey R. Stone  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/the-chicago-tribune-and-t_b_12290890.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Flailing Trump Suggests Hillary Clinton May Have Cheated On Husband” and that Trump says “I don’t even think she’s loyal to Bill, to tell you the truth.”)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-clinton-cheated-husband_us_57f07485e4b0c2407cde47fb
NBC NEWS
— Clinton Camp Pounces on New York Times Report on Trump Tax Returns – PHIL HELSEL and MONICA ALBA
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-camp-pounces-new-york-times-report-trump-tax-returns-n658086
— String of Racist Photos Highlights Need for Colleges to Promote Inclusion – SAFIA SAMEE ALI  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/college-game-plan/string-racist-photos-highlights-need-colleges-promote-inclusion-n657061
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump May Have Had the Worst Week in Presidential Campaign History.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-trump-may-have-had-worst-week-presidential-campaign-history-n658071
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Is Seen as Helping Push Asian-Americans Into Democratic Arms.” Democrats shout at Asians that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Asians have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Asian hatred of Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/trump-asian-american-voters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Latinos that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Latinos have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Latino hatred of Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/opinion/sunday/latino-voters-can-make-a-difference.html
— How Donald Trump Set Off a Civil War Within the Right-Wing Media  Since the candidate clinched the nomination, the green room has become a chilly place. – ROBERT DRAPER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/magazine/how-donald-trump-set-off-a-civil-war-within-the-right-wing-media.html
— Trump Tax Records Obtained by The Times Reveal He Could Have Avoided Paying Taxes for Nearly Two Decades – DAVID BARSTOW, SUSANNE CRAIG, RUSS BUETTNER and MEGAN TWOHEY
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html
— Debate Night Message: The Markets Are Afraid of Donald Trump – JUSTIN WOLFERS  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats have tremendous power to drive the markets up or down, at least in the short run.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/upshot/debate-night-message-the-markets-are-afraid-of-donald-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump could have avoided paying taxes for 18 years, report on tax records says – David A. Fahrenthold, Rosalind S. Helderman and Jose A. DelReal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/10/01/35bef778-8844-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html
— DIERRSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump wonders if Clinton is ‘crazy,’ loyal to her husband or healthy.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/02/trump-wonders-if-clinton-is-crazy-loyal-to-her-husband-or-healthy/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— ‘Yuuuge’ debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ returns with Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/saturday-night-live-returns-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-article-1.2814204
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The devil in Donald: How the ghost of ‘evil’ Roy Cohn lives on inside Trump.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/arthur-browne-devil-donald-trump-article-1.2813483
USA TODAY
— Hillary Clinton is ‘nasty, but I can be nastier,’ Trump says – Brian J. Tumulty
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/01/donald-trump-nastier-hillary-clinton-infidelities/91388080/
BOSTON GLOBE
— When it comes to taxes, Trump can’t lead by example  (DIERSEN: How much federal income tax have you paid?  Should everyone involved in journalism, government, politics, etc. be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they paid in each of the last 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, etc.?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2016/10/01/when-comes-taxes-trump-can-lead-example/1Axz1iKg6hmGLpyIr75m3K/story.html
ALASKA DISPATCH NEWS
— I never worry I’ll be shot in Chicago. After all, I’m white. – Edward McClelland
http://www.adn.com/opinions/national-opinions/2016/10/01/i-never-worry-ill-be-shot-in-chicago-after-all-im-white/
ALABAMA
— Where are the campaign signs? Trump, Clinton yard signs hard to find in Alabama – John Sharp
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/10/where_are_the_campaign_signs_t.html
CBS MINNESOTA
— College Republicans Paint Controversial Mural On U Of M Bridge
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/10/01/u-of-m-trump-mural/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A student group’s mural on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus has ignited conversation and controversy. The U of M College Republicans group painted a mural yesterday in the group’s designated spot along the Washington Avenue Bridge. Dozens of student groups paint murals along the inside walls of the pedestrian level of the bridge every fall. This group’s read in part “Build The Wall,” which refers to presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The sign was later vandalized with the words “Stop White Supremacy.” Multicultural groups who did not support the vandalism later gathered to protest what they called “anti-immigrant” hate speech. “There’s freedom of speech but then there’s hate speech. It’s one thing to be conservative and it’s another thing to be saying these things that are clearly xenophobic and targeting specific groups of people,” Guillermo Perez said. Perez is a member of Sigma Lambda Beta, a Latino-based multicultural fraternity that happens to have the panel next to the College Republicans. “I was really angry, angry because it’s an attack to my people because I am Mexican,” Perez said. The group responded using its own panel, which said, “Building bridges, not walls.” “We’re trying to seek, at the very least, an apology and recognition that what they did was wrong,” Perez said. U of M President Eric Kaler said while some may find the initial message offensive it is protected speech and should not have been vandalized. He released a statement saying: “During the annual ‘Paint the Bridge’ event, an opportunity for registered student groups and University departments to promote their groups by painting a panel on the Washington Avenue Bridge, one panel assigned to a student group has received attention. The panel includes the phrase from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, ‘Build the wall.’ While this is protected as free, political speech, we have heard from members of our community who find the phrase hurtful, offensive, anti-immigrant, and anti-Latinx. “People in our community may disagree with the sentiment expressed. However, while the University values free speech, the subsequent vandalism of the panel is not the way to advance a conversation. “The University of Minnesota supports a campus climate that welcomes all members of our community and our values of equity and diversity, but that also ensures the free flow of ideas, even those that are offensive to some. As students and our community participate in responses to this and future issues, I urge all of us to be respectful and thoughtful in our approach. We encourage all who find some protected speech distasteful or offensive to engage in more protected speech.” The College Republicans also released a statement Saturday. “We find it highly disturbing that someone would vandalize a simple statement such as ‘build the wall’. “We have received comments on the painting, falsely accusing us of being racist, xenophobic, and anti-immigrant. Our party’s nominee supports building a wall on the Mexican border to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into this country. We understand that some students may disagree with this policy position. However, free speech is at the center of a functioning democracy, and the actions taken against our panels run contrary to free speech. It’s worth noting that numerous politicians from both parties support building a wall on the Mexican border. “President Obama, Vice-President Biden, Secretary Clinton, and Minnesota Governor Dayton have all supported building a wall on the Mexican border while they were U.S. Senators (Secure Fence Act of 2006). We look forward to students writing angry letters and reporting these Democrat politicians to the Bias Incident System for hurting their feelings as well. “Regardless of how one feels about border security or Mr. Donald J. Trump, it is never acceptable to infringe on other people’s freedom of speech. University policy clearly states, ‘Any alteration(s) to any panel by any person(s) outside of these designated time(s) is considered vandalism and subject to University Policy and/or local, state and federal laws.’ “We appreciate President Kaler’s statement of support for our freedom of speech and we expect the university to continue to uphold their commitment to freedom of speech and diversity of thought.”)
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Report: Donald Trump May Not Have Paid Taxes for 18 Years – Chas Danner
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/report-trump-may-not-have-paid-taxes-for-18-years.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Among Seniors, Clinton Grows More Appealing.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/among-seniors-clinton-grows-more-appealing-1475398801
BLOOMBERG
— Gambling Disease Kills One Australian a Day, But It’s Too Lucrative to Cure  Slot machines provide billions in revenue at high social cost. – Jason Scott and  Michael Heath
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-27/gambling-disease-kills-one-australian-a-day-but-it-s-too-lucrative-to-cure
24/7 WALL STREET
— DISGUSTING: Marijuana News Roundup: The Most Pot-Friendly US Representatives and Senators – Paul Ausick (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2016/10/02/marijuana-news-roundup-the-most-pot-friendly-us-representatives-and-senators/
MOTLEY FOOL
— 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Retirement  Here are some important retirement-related facts about Social Security, long-term care, retirement savings balances, homeownership, and taxes. – Jason Hall
http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/10/02/5-facts-you-didnt-know-about-retirement.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 3. Average retirement savings will generate less than $500 per month  According to Vanguard, which manages millions of retirement savings accounts, the median balance in defined contribution plans (think 401(k) plans) it manages for people 55 and over was less than $72,000 in 2015. For context, that would only generate about $240 per month in retirement income. This only covers a small selection of total retirement savings, but even as a small sample size it’s concerning. The U.S. Government Accountability Office offers up a bigger picture look, but it’s still concerning. According to the GAO, the median age 55-64 household has $104,000 in retirement savings, while the median age 65-74 household has $148,000 saved. Sure, that’s a lot more than Vanguard’s data, but in terms of dependable retirement income, it’s only worth $347 to $493 per month in retirement income. Paired with an average Social Security benefit of less than $1,500 per month, that’s not a lot of money to live on in retirement. For millions of older Americans, there’s an even bigger concern. The GAO found that 29% of households age 55 and over don’t have any defined benefit (such as a pension) or retirement savings at all.)
— Retirement Planning: Is The 4% Rule the Right Rule of Thumb?  Yes — without a doubt. But there are caveats… – Brian Stoffel
http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/10/02/retirement-planning-is-the-4-rule-the-right-rule-o.aspx
VANITY FAIR
— S.N.L. Tears Into Trump in First Sketch of the Season  Last year, the show invited the candidate to host an episode. This year, it’s apparently planning to show no mercy. – HILLARY BUSIS
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/snl-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-debate
CBC NEWS
— Ageism is ‘the most socially-ingrained discrimination,’ says British Columbia advocate  Oct. 1 marks the UN’s International Day of Older Persons  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ageism-discrimination-1.3786624

October 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— President Obama Hosts Early Illinois Supporters at White House Party – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-obama-hosts-early-illinois-supporters-at-white-house-party-395510691.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The guest list for Friday night’s party included former Senate President Emil Jones, who was considered instrumental in Obama’s rise from the state senate to the U.S. Senate, along with former Republican State Senator Kirk Dillard. Back in 2007, Dillard was featured in a television ad campaign for Obama, highlighting the then-junior senator’s support from both parties. That same ad later played a negative role in Dillard’s failed GOP primary campaign for governor.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Overshadows His own Economic Message.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Rally-Pennsylvania-Trump-Overshadows-his-own-Economic-Message–395528861.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner-Madigan money trees sprouting millions – Mick Dumke and Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: What do you give to Republican organizations, to Republican activists, to Republican candidates, to Republican elected officials, to Republican party leaders, to Republican major donors, and to Republican political consultants?  I have given the aforesaid GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising since 2000. Those emails have gone out every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015 and they have included links to more than 246,400 articles.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/the-watchdogs-rauner-madigan-money-trees-sprouting-millions/
— Obama hosted “thank-you” reception Friday for old Illinois pals – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-hosted-thank-you-reception-friday-for-old-illinois-pals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the attendees: former Senate President Emil Jones, who gave a green state senator a boost early in his career; Dan Shoman, who managed Obama’s 2000 House race and advised his Senate bid; state Senate President John Cullerton; state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; former state Sen. Kirk Dillard; state Sen. Jacqueline Collins; state Sen. Mattie Hunter; state Rep. Will Davis; Audra Wilson, who worked on Obama’s Senate campaign; former state Rep. Julie Hamos; activist Marilyn Katz and Rep. Jan Schakowsky.  And more: State Sen. Omar Aquino, state Sen. James Clayborne, state Sen. William Haine, state Sen. Don Harmon, state Sen. Emil Jones III, state Sen. Iris Martinez and state Sen. Chris Nybo, the lone Republican, who boosted Obama when he made what turned out to be a failed bid for Congress.)
— Some Chicagoans just couldn’t wait to vote for president – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-some-chicagoans-just-couldnt-wait-to-vote-for-president/
— Ivanka not happy with campaign manager’s approach – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ivanka-not-happy-with-campaign-managers-approach/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans fear Trump is playing into Clinton’s hands by lashing out on infidelity – Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-analysis-trump-infidelity-20161001-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump funny anymore?” ‘Saturday Night Live’ weighs its take on The Donald.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-snl-donald-trump-20161001-story.html
— Liberal arts grads struggle with underemployment, study says – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: If my undergraduate degree had not been job-related, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If my graduate degree and professional certification had not been job-related, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-marksjarvis-college-underemployment-1002-biz-20160930-column.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s no escape, Illinois: It’s time to pay for those pensions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161001/ISSUE05/310019998/theres-no-escape-illinois-its-time-to-pay-for-those-pensions

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kirk, Duckworth raise big money from special interests – Chuck Neubauer and Sandy Bergo  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious a) that I have the time and that I have the money necessary to put out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails twice each and every day free of charge and without any advertising and b) that I do not have to ask anyone for money.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161001/kirk-duckworth-raise-big-money-from-special-interests

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Did you watch the debate Monday? Gov. Bruce Rauner didn’t – Doug Fink  (DIERSEN: Those Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails rely on those who do read the emails to keep up to date on Illinois government and political news and commentary.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161001/statehouse-insider-did-you-watch-debate-monday-gov-bruce-rauner-didnt

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ivanka Trump debuts in television ad for her father  Trump trying to win over female voters – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ivanka-trump-debuts-in-television-ad-for-her-father

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Local numbers provide context on income issue – Steve Vogel  (DIERSEN: How financially diverse is your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-local-numbers-provide-context-on-income-issue/article_333cee83-5535-57c6-bbc7-4d0999fab26e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington think tank, the average 1 percenter family in McLean County earned $679,124 three years ago (the latest data available), while the remaining 99 percent earned an average of $51,440. That means a 1 percenter here makes about 13 times more than the rest of us earn, on average. That ratio puts McLean County pretty much in the middle of a ranking of the nation’s 3,064 counties. Somewhat comforting, I think, especially in the context of some other EPI data. For instance, McLean County’s 1 percenters take in 11.8 percent of the income earned here. That compares with 26 percent in Lake County — the high water mark in Illinois — and the national average of 20.1 percent. The latter two numbers are stunners. A local figure that may trouble egalitarians more is that 41 percent of McLean County’s moolah is made by the top 10 percent of earners. Another way to say that: 10 percent of local households take in 41 cents of every dollar earned here. Yet it’s 57 cents in Lake County, and about 48 cents in all of Illinois and the entire nation. Again, striking numbers. Do you aspire to be a 1 percenter in McLean County? Your family would have to earn at least $365,000 to make the cut — about $24,000 less than the national average. The best (and fresher) news comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. Last year, it says, nearly 5,700 McLean County residents climbed out of poverty. Unfortunately 19,116 McLean County residents are still classified as poor. That’s 11.5 percent of our population — a big number, to be sure, but 3.4 percentage points better than two years ago.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “An outrageous double standard.”
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article105438876.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Yet Another Offense in School District U-46 – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/yet-another-offense-in-school-district-u-46/

 

LIFEZETTE
— RNC Slams ‘Low-Life Journalists’  GOP fundraising appeal highlights historic anti-Trump bias in the media – Jim Stinson  (DIERSEN: I am biased in favor of the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Virtually all the journalists in America are biased in favor of the Democrat Party platform, but they unethically refuse to admit that.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/rnc-slams-low-life-journalists/

 

HOT AIR
— This law saved two million babies from abortion. Democrats want it gone. – DUSTIN SIGGINS
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/01/law-saved-two-million-babies-abortion-democrats-want-gone/

 

DAILY CALLER
— After Chelsea Bombing, NYC Launches Efforts To Silence ‘Negative Rhetoric’ About Islam – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/29/after-chelsea-bombing-nyc-launches-efforts-to-silence-negative-rhetoric-about-islam/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— FEC Dems lay groundwork to ban Fox, WSJ political coverage – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fec-dems-lay-groundwork-to-ban-fox-wsj-political-coverage/article/2603177

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race tailspins into gutter.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298836-trump-takes-race-into-gutter

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Can Trump Create Millions of Jobs? Don’t Bet On It.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/can-trump-create-millions_b_12287724.html

 

CNN
— Trump finally hits the big-money jackpot – Teddy Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/donald-trump-big-money-success/

 

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— GAO criticizes Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s “weak” compliance evaluations – Daniel L. Russell Jr.  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO during the early 1980s, I worked on an audit of OFCCP.)
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/gao-not-down-ofccp-report-criticizes-agency-s-weak-compliance-evaluations-and-may

 

CD HOWE INSTITUTE
— Worse Than It Looks: The True Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pension Plans – William B.P Robson and Alexandre Laurin  (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, in today’s dollars, so far, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 have gotten the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $963,680 ($50,720 X 19 years).)
https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary_449%20.pdf

 

FORTUNE
— DHS Confirms Hackers Targeted Election Systems in 20 States – David Z. Morris
http://fortune.com/2016/10/01/hackers-targeted-election-systems/

 

FORBES
— Competency-Based Hiring: 10 Signals The Shift Is Happening – Ryan Craig (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.  GAO would not have hired me a) if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and b) if I had not earned an MBA.  IRS would not have hired me a) if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and b) if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management.  The Post Office would not have hired me a) if I had not passed its employment examination and b) if I had not earned a high school diploma.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2016/10/01/competency-based-hiring-10-signals-the-shift-is-happening/#47026b638eba

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Serve your country while earning valuable career skills. – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years; almost 3 years working for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level (currently $77,899-$88,286), and almost 18 years working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 level (currently $92,632-$120,427).  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn the skills that acquired working for the federal government.)
http://time.com/money/4515096/hillary-clinton-national-service-reserve-millennials/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton wants you to serve your country. The Democratic presidential candidate proposed a new program on Friday aimed at expanding national service volunteer opportunities–for young Americans in particular. Clinton’s National Service Reserve would allow Americans pitch in with ongoing service projects addressing the addiction epidemic or helping the homeless, or perhaps to help provide emergency relief in national disasters and situations such as the water crisis in Flint, Mich. Clinton plans to work with corporations and universities to ensure “reservists” get paid time off to volunteer or, in the case of students, college credit.)

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.
http://reason.com/archives/2016/10/01/no-pot-campaigning

 

ENTERTAINMENT DAILY
— ‘He was a complete gentleman!’ Beauty queen defends Donald Trump  Former Miss USA contestant explains why she’s voting for the entrepreneur. – Danielle Harewood
http://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/news/complete-gentleman-beauty-queen-defends-donald-trump/

September 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A principled option for U.S. president: Endorsing Gary Johnson, Libertarian – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune promotes pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gary-johnson-president-endorsement-edit-1002-20160930-story.html
— Early voting begins in Illinois, kind of – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-election-early-voting-20160929-story.html
— Trump attacks former Miss Universe in early morning tweet storm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-sex-alicia-macahdo-20160930-story.html
— New electric shuttles to ferry folks around downtown Naperville – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-downtown-shuttles-st-0930-20160929-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps who say that they are Christian say “Attention, Christians. Donald Trump should not be our jerk.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-christians-clinton-cal-thomas-perspec-0930-jm-20160929-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clinton in Chicago, shrugs off Trump reviving Bill’s sex scandals – Andy Grimm and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/clinton-in-chicago-shrugs-off-trump-reviving-bills-sex-scandals/
— Emanuel calls teachers strike ‘one of choice — not of necessity’ – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-calls-teachers-strike-one-of-choice-not-of-necessity/
— Hillary Clinton fundraising in Chicago: A $4 million haul – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hillary-clinton-fundraising-in-chicago-today-a-4-million-haul/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Clinton at Midway dismisses Trump bringing up Bill’s sex scandals
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160929/news/160928497/
— Rolling Meadows mayor sworn in as senator
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160929/news/160928520/
— Rauner, Democrat lawmakers urge passage of inmate ID bill – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160929/news/309299780/
— Moylan, Gott play Madigan-Rauner state budget blame game – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939974/
— Four vying for two DuPage County Board District 6 seats – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939979/
— Human Trafficking in DuPage – Sue Crosson-Knutson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160929/submitted/160928574/
— Let voters decide on township candidates – Stanley R. Zegel
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160929/discuss/160928887/
— Will County ballots feature four countywide races – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160928/news/160928793/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago Tribune makes an endorsement—and it’s not Donald Trump – THOMAS A. CORFMAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune promotes pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160930/NEWS02/160939999/chicago-tribune-makes-an-endorsement-and-its-not-donald-trump
— Romney coming to raise cash for Bob Dold – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: If you ask a Trump-hater to raise cash for you, you shout that you are a Trump-hater.  Trump-haters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160929/BLOGS02/160929756/romney-coming-to-raise-cash-for-bob-dold
— Why is Chicago a murder capital? – DON BABWIN  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160929/NEWS07/160929741/why-is-chicago-a-murder-capital-clues-from-a-bloody-month
— Closing Chicago’s inequality gap one business at a time – JESSICA DROSTE YAGAN  (DIERSEN: Yagan should stress the federal government.  Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority in Chicago has been a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160930/OPINION/160929765
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago is a city of extremes. It gets very hot and very cold. We have some of the most generous and kind people I know, yet violence is exploding across the city. The tech sector is booming, yet entire swaths of the city have seen little to no new opportunities. Dependent largely upon our skin color and ZIP code—which are inextricably related—Chicagoans are either gaining in educational attainment and benefiting from rising property values and increasing income or they are experiencing the opposite. Make no mistake, the status quo costs us all: Nations with greater inequality tend to have fewer periods of sustained economic growth. Is it a coincidence that Chicago ranks in the bottom third of the world’s largest economies for GDP growth and employment? I have a bias toward optimism and action. Yes, we have problems with racism and inequality. Yes, we have an epidemic of violence. But what can those of us in the business community do about it? One obvious answer lies in jobs.)

 

ABC7
— TRUMP SUGGESTS CLINTON RECEIVED FBI ‘IMMUNITY’ OVER EMAILS – ADAM KELSEY
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-suggests-clinton-received-fbi-immunity-over-emails/1532741/

 

WGN TV
— Cook County lawmaker calls on mayor for actions after expressway shootings – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2016/09/29/cook-county-lawmaker-calls-on-mayor-for-actions-after-expressway-shootings/

 

WLS AM
— Governor Reacts to CTU Strike Threat – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/09/30/governor-reacs-to-ctu-strike-threat/

 

WTTW
— Mayor Emanuel: Teachers Strike Avoidable – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/09/29/mayor-emanuel-teachers-strike-avoidable

 

WSIL TV
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Jeb Bush not voting Trump – Kevin Hunsperge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33285916/jeb-bush-not-voting-trump-or-clinton

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Early voting underway in DeKalb County – STEPHANIE MARKHAM
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/09/29/early-voting-underway-in-dekalb-county/am0vqsp/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Edgar Playing Blame Game? – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: Who blames you?  I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=225453#.V-5H5SgrKM8

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Fight over Election Day registration continues  Judge throws out appeal, but Attorney General says she’ll try again – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/09/29/fight-over-election-day-registration-continues/aecc6yr/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Time to bury the hatchet, unite to grow Illinois – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-time-to-bury-the-hatchet-unite-to-grow-illinois/article_6df84fdd-f098-5e0c-8f53-03aebe4e521e.html

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Governor, lieutenant governor endorse Bohlke-Schulte for state ed board – MARGARET REIST
http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/governor-lieutenant-governor-endorse-bohlke-schulte-for-state-ed-board/article_1764183c-78e6-53e2-87a2-795fd51bff2d.html

 

HERALD REVIEW
— TRAGIC: Decatur strikes gold with gaming machines – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/decatur-strikes-gold-with-gaming-machines/article_49c5ce02-40dd-5a9f-9234-2040f52a6eba.html

 

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— TRAGIC: Illinois video gaming terminals continue to produce growing revenues – JEFF MONTGOMERY
http://www.thonline.com/news/article_67d2bd28-4e18-57e1-a713-64d758ae3a20.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Kendall County approves $3 million courthouse, jail security – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article105077936.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Why voters are so angry  Edgar, Kennedy say establishment politicians have failed to bring change – Patrick Yeagle
http://illinoistimes.com/article-17760-why-voters-are-so-angry.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— USA Today urges voters to oppose Trump – Daniella Diaz (DIERSEN: Who urges people to oppose you?  I should write a book about those who urge everyone to oppose me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/usa-today-urges-voters-to-oppose-trump

 

REGIONAL NEWS
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti says too many governments tax Illinois – Dermot Connolly
http://www.theregionalnews.com/index.php/newsx/160-local-news/top-news-story-2/35215-lt-gov-says-too-many-governments-tax-illinois

 

CHICAGO INNO
— Stanford Will Give You a Free MBA…If You Take a Job in the Midwest – Karis Hustad  (DIERSEN: From what school did you earn your MBA and when?  I earned my MBA from Loyola in 1976 while I worked for IRS as a as a Revenue Officer.  IRS encourages its Revenue Officers to take graduate courses in business, accounting, and law.  Nevertheless, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I deducted the courses.  They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of IRS employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/09/28/stanford-mba-fellowship-requires-grads-to-work-in-the-midwest/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is Governor Rauner agnostic on expanding Stop and Frisk in inner cities? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/09/is-governor-rauner-agnostic-on-expanding-stop-and-frisk-in-inner-cities/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: The Costs Of Doing Business Without A Budget – JAMEY DUNN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-costs-doing-business-without-budget#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lawsuit against COD attorneys brought by Erin Birt, Dianne McGuire, and Joe Wozniak has been Dismissed – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/09/lawsuit-against-cod-attorneys-brought-by-erin-birt-dianne-mcguire-and-joe-wozniak-has-been-dismissed/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRIBUNE’S PRESIDENTIAL PICK IS … LIBERTARIAN GARY JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune promotes pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/tribunes-presidential-pick-is-libertarian-gary-johnson.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kirk not getting Senate super PAC money, won’t do some Chicago debates, called “disgraceful” in new TV ad
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/kirk-not-getting-senate-super-pac-money-wont-do-some-chicago-debates-called-disgraceful-in-new-tv-ad/
— Tribune relationship with Illinois Policy Institute columnist “under review”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/report-tribune-relationship-with-illinois-policy-institute-columnist-under-review/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump camp returns fire, targets Clintons’ treatment of women
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/30/trump-camp-returns-fire-targets-clintons-treatment-women.html
— Clinton blasts Trump over report of his possible Cuba interests
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/30/clinton-blasts-trump-over-report-his-possible-cuba-interests.html
— President and CEO of Concerned Women for America: Trump vs. Miss Universe — I Can’t Get to Victim When I Think of Alicia Machado
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/09/30/president-and-ceo-concerned-women-america-trump-vs-miss-universe-i-cant-get-victim-when-i

 

THE BLAZE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Jeb Bush suggests voting for Gary Johnson in November – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/29/report-jeb-bush-suggests-voting-for-gary-johnson-in-november/

 

THE HILL
— GOP bill proposes freeze on U.S. naturalizations – Cristina Marcos
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/298588-gop-bill-proposes-freeze-on-granting-immigrants-citizenship
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A House Republican introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. government from granting immigrants citizenship, responding to a report found that several hundred people slated for deportation were accidentally naturalized. The bill, offered by Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) before Congress departed this week for its pre-election recess, would halt any new naturalizations until the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finishes modernizing its fingerprint record database. A DHS inspector general report made public this month stated that at least 858 people ordered to be deported were mistakenly granted citizenship because their digital fingerprint records weren’t in DHS or FBI databases. Some paper-based fingerprint records weren’t consistently converted into digital form.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Megyn Kelly Tells Team Trump To ‘Just Shut Up’ Already About Women’s Weight – Rebecca Shapiro
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/megyn-kelly-trump-campaign-shut-up-fat-shaming_us_57ee1652e4b0c2407cdd3e80

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump had a terrible week.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-bad-week-insiders-228928
— Trump assails former Miss Universe and Clinton in early morning Tweet blitz – Louis Nelson
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/trump-alicia-machado-clinton-tweet-attack-228940
— Axelrod on former Miss Universe dustup: Trump took the bait – Louis Nelson
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/alicia-machado-trump-david-axelrod-228944

 

ABC NEWS
— Joe Biden: Donald Trump’s Comments About Avoiding Paying Taxes ‘Anger Me, Quite Frankly’ – DAVID CAPLAN  (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were angered that I deducted the graduate business and accounting courses that I took at Loyola and DePaul.  They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of IRS employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-donald-trumps-comments-avoiding-paying-taxes/story?id=42466859

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump joins David Duke as only candidates ever ‘disendorsed’ by USA Today.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/30/donald-trump-joins-david-duke-as-only-candidates-ever-disendorsed-by-usa-today/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Before 6 a.m., Donald Trump proved Hillary Clinton’s point about his temperament.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/30/before-6-a-m-donald-trump-proved-hillary-clintons-point-about-his-temperament/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump USA Today thinks Trump is so ‘unfit for the presidency’ that it just wrote a historic anti-endorsement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/30/usa-today-thinks-trump-is-so-unfit-for-the-presidency-that-it-just-wrote-a-historic-anti-endorsement/
— Christian colleges are debating whether to arm campus safety officers – Kirkland An and Sarah Pulliam Bailey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/09/30/christian-colleges-are-debating-whether-to-arm-campus-safety-officers-with-guns/
— EB-5 Program: Congress’s immigration scheme – Charles Lane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congresss-immigration-scheme/2016/09/29/4392dd9e-859a-11e6-92c2-14b64f3d453f_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— They gave to Trump’s rivals. Now most of these GOP donors are sitting out November – Seema Mehta, Anthony Pesce and Maloy Moore
http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-na-pol-gop-donors-20160930-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump is ready to lead – Mike Pence
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/29/mike-pence-donald-trump-editorials-debates/91295074/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is unfit for the presidency.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/29/dont-vote-for-donald-trump-editorial-board-editorials-debates/91295020/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s having a tough week with the ladies.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/09/30/record-donald-trumps-having-tough-week-ladies/91301540/
— Many autoworkers like Trump. But his Ford-bashing — not so much. – Matthew Dolan and Brent Snavely
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/09/30/some-autoworkers-like-trump-but-not-his-ford-bashing/91309768/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump rips beauty queen Machado for ‘sex tape and past’
http://nypost.com/2016/09/30/trump-rips-beauty-queen-machado-for-sex-tape-and-past/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump attacks ‘disgusting’ ex-Miss Universe again, claims Hillary Clinton was ‘duped’ by beauty queen once accused in murder plot – Meg Wagner
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-attacks-disgusting-ex-miss-universe-article-1.2812860

 

THE BEAST
— Joe Biden Roasts Trump Over His Taxes on Fallon: ‘Just Pay Your Fair Share’  Vice President Joe Biden dropped by ‘The Tonight Show’ Thursday night to stump for Hillary Clinton and take shots at Donald Trump. – Matt Wilstein  (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were angered that I deducted the graduate business and accounting courses that I took at Loyola and DePaul.  They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of IRS employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/30/joe-biden-roasts-trump-over-his-taxes-on-fallon-just-pay-your-fair-share.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “HOW DONALD TRUMP’S COMPANY VIOLATED THE UNITED STATES EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA.”
http://www.newsweek.com/2016/10/14/donald-trump-cuban-embargo-castro-violated-florida-504059.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hillary-Hatred Derangement Syndrome  She alone stands between America and the reign of the most unstable, unfit president in U.S. history.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-hatred-derangement-syndrome-1475192121
— Why Drug Runners Love the U.S. Postal Service  Fentanyl in your mailbox? International rules prevent the USPS from cracking down on illegal suppliers. –  ARTHUR HERMAN and JOHN P. WALTERS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-drug-runners-love-the-u-s-postal-service-1475191393

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Tweets About Sex Tape as Campaign Struggles to Regroup  The salvos are part of an ongoing struggle between Trump and his aides about how to coordinate a cohesive strategy against Clinton.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-30/trump-tweets-about-sex-tape-as-campaign-struggles-to-regroup

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Why Interest Rates Won’t Get Back to Normal Until at Least 2025  It could take a decade or more for savers to get real relief. – Paul J. Lim  (DIERSEN: Most borrowers are Democrats.  Most savers are Republicans.  Low interest rates help borrowers.  Low interest rates harm savers.)
http://time.com/money/4511949/interest-rates-return-normal/

 

HOLLYWOOD LIFE
— Joe Biden Theorizes That Donald Trump Never Wanted To Actually Win Presidency – Beth Shilliday  (DIERSEN: One could theorize that I “never wanted to actually” advance in the federal government a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I refused to help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, c) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, d) because I complained about reverse discrimination, e) because I complained about age discrimination, and f) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  One could theorize that I “never wanted to actually” advance in the Republican Party in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township because I refuse to serve as an operative or as a dupe for whoever has the most clout.)
http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/09/30/joe-biden-disses-donald-trump-doesnt-want-presidency-tonight-show/

September 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump, Clinton Clash Over How to Solve Chicago’s Gun Violence in First Debate – Lauren Petty
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Clinton-Clash-Over-Chicago-Gun-Violence-Debate-394936481.html
— Monday Night Debate Could Influence Undecided Voters – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pre-Debate–394889201.html
— Taliban Watches Clinton, Trump Debate from Secret Afghanistan Location  The militant group said that they hoped Afghanistan would have been a more prominent topic
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Taliban-Watches-Clinton-Trump-Debate-from-Secret-Afghanistan-Location-394936071.html
— Trump Says He Didn’t Mention Bill Clinton Because Chelsea in the Room
The candidate told reporters after the debate that he did not mention Bill Clinton’s private indiscretions due to Chelsea’s presence
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-Didnt-Mention-Bill-Clinton-Chelsea–394931101.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ditka, Todd Ricketts sign on for Ivanka Trump fundraiser in Chicago – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ivanka-trump-donald-ditka-ricketts-fundraiser-story.html
— Clinton and Trump debate is a good time, with some weird moments – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-clinton-debate-kass-0927-20160926-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s approach seems awfully familiar.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-rauner-st-0928-20160926-story.html
— Don’t donate to your alma mater. Give to students drowning in debt. – Stephen Lurie
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-student-loan-debt-donations-20160926-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say/ask “Trump trounced by Clinton — but will it matter?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-clinton-beat-trump-presidential-debate-perspec-20160927-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In first debate, Donald Trump loses the battle against himself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-loses-debate-clinton-page-perspec-0928-20160927-story.html
— Clinton vs. Trump: Score their debate as a cliffhanger – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-presidential-debate-winner-clinton-trump-edit-20160926-story.html
— Colorado’s dead voters – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-dead-vote-colorado-chicago-edit-0927-md-20160926-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOT OF FARDON: U.S. attorney: Drag on police morale from McDonald scandal to blame in part for violence – Jason Meisner (DIERSEN: To get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, the federal government does everything that it can to drive their morale down.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-us-attorney-zachary-fardon-city-club-met-20160926-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump was “rambling, unprepared.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-the-trump-that-showed-up-rambling-unprepared/
— Trump: African-Americans and Hispanics ‘are living in hell’ – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/297937-trump-african-americans-and-hispanics-are-living-in-hell
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Clinton, Trump spar over race, temperament, birthers, emails – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-watch-and-react-with-us/
— Trump injects Chicago crime into debate: ‘A war-torn country?’ – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/trump-injects-chicago-crime-into-debate-a-war-torn-country/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Blustering Trump sucks air out of the room.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-blustering-trump-sucks-air-out-of-the-room/
— Dwyane Wade is 100 percent behind Colin Kaepernick’s message – Joe Cowley  (DIERSEN: To what extent do Wade and Kaepernick blame you for the problems that the following have: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/dwyane-wade-is-100-percent-behind-colin-kaepernicks-message/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban political team dissects war games between Clinton, Trump – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160926/news/160928992/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— No political advantage to compromise – Rich Miller
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/09/26/miller-no-political-advantage-to-compromise/aflbd0h/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, needless-to-say, Mexicans say that Clinton won the debate.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/who-won-the-mexican-peso-says-not-trump

 

TIMES
— Clinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/illinois/clinton-trump-battle-fiercely-over-taxes-race-terror/article_99d1817b-0845-5f33-bbb1-f30e37b9889d.html

 

WQAD
— Trump and Clinton Face Off in First Ever Debate, Local Republicans Rally Behind Trump – JESYKA DERETA
http://wqad.com/2016/09/26/trump-and-clinton-face-off-in-first-ever-debate-local-republicans-rally-behind-trump/

 

WJBD
— First Presidential Debate: 10 Moments that Mattered
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/09/26/first-presidential-debate-10-moments-that-mattered
— Best Lines of the First Presidential Debate
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/09/26/best-lines-of-the-first-presidential-debate
— Debate Creates Carnival Atmosphere at Hofstra
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/09/26/debate-creates-carnival-atmosphere-at-hofstra

 

STATELINE
— IL State Reps John Cabello and Litesa Wallace React To Presidential Debate
http://www.mystateline.com/news/il-state-reps-react-to-presidential-debate

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— ‘Illinois needs to be forward thinking’ on higher ed, McGuire says
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511013028-illinois-needs-to-be-forward-thinking-on-higher-ed-mcguire-says

 

CBS ST. LOUIS
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Study: Illinois Video (GAMBLING) Has Generated About $785M – AP
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/09/26/study-illinois-video-gaming-has-generated-about-785m/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Ten reasons- or one reason- why Trump lost the first 2016 Presidential Debate– lack of preparation. – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/09/ten-reasons-or-one-reason-why-trump-lost-the-first-2016-presidential-debate-lack-of-preparation/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clinton campaign: Donald Trump ‘seemed not himself,’ was ‘sniffling,’ ‘gulping water’ – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/27/clinton-campaign-donald-trump-seemed-really-run-ou/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump, Clinton clash at first debate on trade, tax returns, temperament
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/26/trump-clinton-spar-on-economy-at-first-debate.html
— Reince Priebus: A great night for Donald Trump
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5142786340001/reince-priebus-a-great-night-for-donald-trump/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— ENOUGH WITH THE ‘RACIST POLICE’ NONSENSE ALREADY! – Ben Kinchlow
http://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/enough-with-the-racist-police-nonsense-already/

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: ‘Trump Won Tonight’s Debate’ – PATRICK HOWLEY
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/26/reince-priebus-trump-won-tonights-debate/

 

THE BLAZE
— Civil rights museum declines Trump campaign’s ‘disrespectful’ request for a visit – Kate Scanlon (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will “civil rights” organizations officially declare war on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/26/civil-rights-museum-declines-trump-campaigns-disrespectful-request-for-a-visit/

 

THE HILL
— Reid to media: Call Trump a racist – Jordain Carney  (DIERSEN: Constructively, to call someone who is Republican, rich, old, White, male, and non-veteran a racist is to call for those who are anti-Republicans, anti-rich people, anti-old people, anti-Whites, anti-males, and/or anti-non-veterans to kill that person.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/harry-reid-donald-trump-racist
— Trump, Clinton get under each other’s skin at debate – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/297932-fireworks-erupt-as-trump-presses-clinton-on-trade

 

POLITICO
— Ivanka Trump visits ‘war torn’ Chicago Wednesday, for campaign cash – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/09/ivanka-trump-arrives-in-war-torn-chicago-wednesday-to-pick-up-campaign-cash-105825

 

ABC NEWS
— Most Memorable Lines of the First Presidential Debate – ADAM KELSEY
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/best-lines-presidential-debate/story?id=42366272

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Want to Make Ethical Purchases? Stop Buying Illegal Drugs – MARIO BERLANGAS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/opinion/want-to-make-ethical-purchases-stop-buying-illegal-drugs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump’s ask “Trump’s a Businessman. Where’s His Business Backing?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/business/dealbook/trumps-a-businessman-wheres-his-business-backing.html
— What Can Mexico Do About Trump? – Eduardo Porter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico against America.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/business/economy/what-can-mexico-do-about-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he may hit ‘harder’ in next debate; Clinton hammers back with web spot – Philip Rucker, Anne Gearan and Matea Gold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/attacks-fly-in-first-presidential-debate-as-clintons-jabs-put-trump-on-defensive/2016/09/27/c2f0259e-8471-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html
— The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate transcript, annotated – Aaron Blake and Team Fix
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/26/the-first-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-transcript-annotated/
— Does Donald Trump not pay taxes? He sure made it sound that way. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/27/does-donald-trump-not-pay-taxes-he-sure-made-it-sound-that-way/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump complains of ‘hostile questions’ during debate – Michael Finnegan
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trump-clinton-day-after-debate-trump-complains-of-hostile-questions-1474980053-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Clinton trounced Trump during debate.”
http://nypost.com/2016/09/27/most-voters-say-clinton-trounced-trump-during-debate/
— Why Trump decided not to bring up Monica Lewinsky at debate – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2016/09/27/why-trump-decided-not-bring-up-lewinsky-at-debate/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Presidential Debate Illuminates Voters’ Stark Choice  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump distill, in substance and style, the case they are each making – GERALD F. SEIB  (DIERSEN: Those who anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton.  The aforesaid voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/presidential-debate-illuminates-voters-stark-choice-1474948751
— Candidates Spar in Debate, Offer Vastly Different Visions for Leading the U.S.  Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton argue over jobs, race and readiness to be president – JANET HOOK, PETER NICHOLAS and REID J. EPSTEIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/candidates-see-debate-as-chance-to-build-momentum-gain-undecided-voters-1474932989
— Diversity Workshops Try to Get Friendlier to White Men  The sessions can cause a lot of stress. Here’s how to get the message across without alienating people. – JOHN SIMONS  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/diversity-workshops-try-to-get-friendlier-to-white-men-1474963381
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The More Women in Power, the More Women in Power – Joann Lublin  (DIERSEN: GAO may very well be the first federal agency to become 100% women.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-companies-are-different-when-more-women-are-in-power-1474963802
— How Men & Women See the Workplace Differently  A new report finds they have vastly dissimilar perspectives—and experiences—at work. Here’s what companies can do about it. – Nikki Waller  (DIERSEN: My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-men-women-see-the-workplace-differently-1474970085
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Men and women go to the same business meetings, have the same colleagues, strive for the same jobs up the ladder. Yet a major new study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. shows that men still get more promotions, more challenging assignments and more access to top leaders. And while growing numbers of women are negotiating for raises and promotions, they also face pushback when they do. A Journal Report looks at the different worlds that men and women inhabit at work—and what can be done to make them more equal.)

 

FORTUNE
— Hillary Clinton Blames Donald Trump for the Deficit, With a Burn: ‘Maybe It’s Because You Haven’t Paid Any Taxes’ – Mahita Gajanan
http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-presidential-debate-taxes/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Tough, fact-based reporting on Trump.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2016/09/26/rieder-tough-fact-based-reporting-trump/91117432/