October 12 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Speakers at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Liam Brennan, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Jeanne Ives, Chris Kachiroubas, Gary Muehlfelt, Ken Popejoy, Peter Roskam, Jan Shaw, Dave Tornga, and Jim Zay.  Attendees included Ron Almiron, Jean Austin, Bob Berlin, Lori Carlson, Jeff Copper, Lynn Crane, Flo Dangelo, Sal Falbo, Suzanne Fitch, Amy Grant, Art Grant, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Bob Krzyzewski, Bob Larsen, Chris LeVan, Carl Lofgren, Bobby McNeily, David Molitor, Yaday Nathwani, Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, B.J. Slinger, Mark Thomas, Tim Whelan, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— IL DEMOCRATICS, REPUBLICANS SPAR WITH COMPETING TV AD, DOCUMENTARY – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-democratics-republicans-spar-with-competing-tv-ad-documentary/1552298/
— 2 WOMEN TELL PAPER TRUMP TOUCHED THEM INAPPROPRIATELY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/2-women-tell-paper-trump-touched-them-inappropriately/1552539/
— IN ILLINOIS, NEITHER GENDER WOULD ELECT TRUMP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/in-illinois-neither-gender-would-elect-trump/1552570/

 

NBC5
— Munger Hits Mendoza On Madigan Ties – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/campaign-round-up-munger-hits-mendoza-on-madigan-ties-396856861.html
— Leaked Clinton Campaign Email Cites Kirk Quote on Iran Deal – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Leaked-Clinton-Campaign-E-Mail-References-Kirk-Quote-on-Iran-Deal-396874011.html
— Ad Attempts to Link Rauner to Incendiary Trump Comments – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ad-attempts-to-link-rauner-to-incendiary-trump-comments-396862221.html
— Chicago Teachers’ Contract Includes Retirement Incentive for Experienced Educators – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sources-Chicago-Teachers-Contract-Includes-Retire-Incentive-for-Experience-Educators-396816051.html

 

CBS2
— Duckworth Calls New Kirk Attack Ad ‘Karl Rove’ Tactic In Race For Senate – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/12/duckworth-calls-new-kirk-attack-ad-karl-rove-tactic-in-race-for-senate/

 

WLS AM
— Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele still thinks Trump can win. – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/10/12/former-rnc-chairman-still-thinks-trump-can-win/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam backs Trump as ‘a wild card’ – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-trump-roskam-st-1014-20161012-story.html
— Pro-Rauner group’s ‘Madigan’ movie illustrates influx of big money into Illinois politics – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-movie-met-1013-20161012-story.html
— 4 women accuse Donald Trump of forcibly groping, kissing them – Sean Sullivan, Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-women-trump-20161012-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Escalating rhetoric, Trump says Clinton ‘has to go to jail’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-email-server-jail/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans urge Trump to quit; then back him – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129862/
— Duckworth: Ease political polarization by improving local economy – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019517/
— In one day, Roskam goes from planning to vote for Donald Trump to undecided – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: At the Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016, Roskam not only said that he would be voting for Trump, but urged everyone in the room to help elect Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019760/
— 44th District hopefuls debate term limits for speaker – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019523/
— Newspaper or politicking? FEC gets complaint on Proft paper – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129891/
— DuPage teens back Clinton in mock election – Robert Sanchez and Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: High school teachers a) are overwhelmingly Democrat and b) have tremendous power over their students.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019540/
— Alaska’s two U.S. senators resigned leadership posts in the state Republican party after denouncing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and saying he should step aside. – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129907/
— Election campaign sparks more chatter, anger in workplaces – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/business/310129815/
— Donald Trump’s campaign called Wednesday for Hillary Clinton to apologize and fire senior campaign officials involved in an email exchange that Republicans condemned as “breathtaking anti-Catholic bigotry.” – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129813/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What budget woes? Illinois voters not feeling the pain yet – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: That is because there have been no tax increases or significant budget cuts.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161012/BLOGS02/161019940/what-budget-woes-illinois-voters-not-feeling-the-pain-yet

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Going Out Of His Way To Avoid Using Trump’s Name
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/275044

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Kirk: Trump could cost Republicans the Senate – Ed Tibbetts  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/kirk-trump-could-cost-republicans-the-senate/article_ff8dc564-587c-5a12-a733-12516fc6e9e7.html

 

STATELINE
— GOP Upset with Speaker Ryan
http://www.mystateline.com/news/gop-upset-with-speaker-ryan

 

WJBC
— Rep. Davis: Dropping support of Trump a ‘family’ decision – Eric Stock  (DIERSEN: How many in Davis’ congressional district voted for Trump in the March 15, 2016 Republican primary?)
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/10/12/rep-davis-dropping-support-of-trump-a-family-decision/

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Don’t eliminate townships, school districts – Paul Gorski
http://rockrivertimes.com/2016/10/12/commentary-dont-eliminate-townships-school-districts/

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Majority of voters say budget impasse doesn’t affect their families – DAN PETRELLA  (DIERSEN: That is because there have been no tax increases or significant budget cuts.)
http://thesouthern.com/elections/majority-of-voters-say-budget-impasse-doesn-t-affect-their/article_6fa66ea0-3815-5b0e-9a30-e5bc02c6ad0e.html

 

DAILY EGYPTION
— Attack ad seeks to link Rauner with Trump’s comments on women, immigrants – Kim Geiger
http://dailyegyptian.com/60255/state/attack-ad-seeks-link-rauner-trumps-comments-women-immigrants/

 

UIS JOURNAL
— College Republicans, College Democrats square off for the first time – Jeff Burnett
http://uisjournal.com/features/2016/10/12/college-republicans-college-democrats-square-off-for-the-first-time/

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— AUGUST 17, 2016 FLASHBACK: Municipal Election Petitions for Candidacy
http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=9577#.V_6wDxHxZZJ

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IF YOU DON’T SUPPORT CLINTON, YOU MAY BE A REDNECK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/if-you-dont-support-clinton-you-may-be-a-redneck.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— FEC complaint filed against Proft newspapers
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/12/fec-complaint-filed-against-proft-newspapers/
— Illinois African-American Republican teen blamed for huge national poll skew
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/12/illinois-african-american-republican-teen-blamed-for-huge-national-poll-skew/

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— Congressman Roskam Undecided On Whether He’ll Vote For Trump (DIERSEN: At the Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016, Roskam not only said that he would be voting for Trump, but urged everyone in the room to help elect Trump.)
http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2016/10/12/congressman-roskam-undecided-whether-hell-vote-trump

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NO AMNESTY FOR 2 ‘TREASONOUS’ OPEN-BORDERS REPUBLICANS (Ryan and McCain)  Immigration watchdog makes 1st-ever Dem endorsement against those ‘undermining Trump’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/immigration-watchdog-makes-1st-ever-democrat-endorsement-for-congress/

 

HOT AIR
— Coalition of over 50 conservative groups calls on Congress to block Obamacare bailouts – JOHN SEXTON  (DIERSEN: What “conservative groups” are based in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  Who coordinates the efforts made these groups?  I should write a book about Democrat plants and Libertarian plants who have had great success in harming conservative groups in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/12/coalition-50-conservative-groups-call-gop-block-obamacare-bailouts/

 

GOPUSA
— Leaked Emails Show Clinton Camp Mocking Catholics
http://www.gopusa.com/leaked-emails-show-clinton-camp-mocking-catholics/
— Hillary’s ‘Open Borders’ Mean More Heroin and Death
http://www.gopusa.com/hillarys-open-borders-mean-more-heroin-and-death/
— Press sells soul at the altar of Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/press-sells-soul-at-the-altar-of-hillary-clinton/
— Will the Supreme Court allow claims of racial bias to violate secrecy of the jury room?
http://www.gopusa.com/will-the-supreme-court-allow-claims-of-racial-bias-to-violate-secrecy-of-the-jury-room/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Who’s with Trump? Senate Republicans deeply split in wake of tape controversy – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/12/whos-with-trump-senate-republicans-deeply-split-in-wake-tape-controversy.html
— Former teen beauty queens: Donald Trump barged in on us changing
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/10/12/former-teen-beauty-queens-donald-trump-barged-in-on-us-changing.html

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Trump Takes Charge – John Schlafly and Andy Schlafly
http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/column/trump-takes-charge.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Former Miss Teen USA Contestants: Trump Walked Into Our Dressing Rooms – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/miss-teen-usa-donald-trump-dressing-rooms-walked-in/2016/10/12/id/752995/

 

FEDERALIST
— Here’s What Will Happen To The GOP If Trump Loses – Ben Domenech  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://thefederalist.com/2016/10/12/likely-happen-gop/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Who will be to blame when the Trump experiment fails? – KRISTEN SOLTIS ANDERSON  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/who-will-be-to-blame-when-the-trump-experiment-fails/article/2604306

 

THE HILL
— Trump hints that Ryan is part of ‘sinister deal’ – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300649-trump-hints-ryan-a-part-of-sinister-deal
— Women, independents flee Trump, propelling Clinton in polls – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300715-women-independents-flee-trump-propelling-clinton-in-polls

 

POLITICO
— Republicans who swore off Trump pledge to still vote for him – Seung Min Kim
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/gop-lawmakers-trump-problem-229676

 

REUTERS
— Illinois lays out plan to reduce risk on variable-rate bonds
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKCN12C2LU

 

ABC NEWS
— A Splintered Republican Party Stumbles Down Homestretch – RYAN STRUYK
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/analysis-splintered-republican-party-stumbles-home-stretch/story?id=42756992

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately – MEGAN TWOHEY and MICHAEL BARBARO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html
— How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages – Nate Cohn
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/upshot/how-one-19-year-old-illinois-man-is-distorting-national-polling-averages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Video fallout: Republican lawmakers abandon Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/video-fallout-republican-lawmakers-abandon-trump/2016/10/12/ef9e86de-908e-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html
— If Donald Trump has done anything, he has snuffed out the Religious Right – Russell Moore
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/09/if-donald-trump-has-done-anything-he-has-snuffed-out-the-religious-right/

 

USA TODAY
— GOP leaders, it’s time to dump Trump – Editorial
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/12/donald-trump-richard-nixon-republicans-editorials-debates/91951736/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Party of One  Donald Trump is right where he wants to be—alone, and at the center of it all. – DANIEL HENNINGER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-party-of-one-1476313703

 

BLOOMBERG
— Rubio continues to back Trump – Greg Giroux & Kim Chapman
https://about.bgov.com/blog/rubio-continues-back-trump/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Federal election agency gets complaint on DuPage Policy Journal – AP
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article107700547.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of several startup newspapers tied to a conservative Illinois activist has been challenged in a federal complaint as a Republican mouthpiece, meaning it should count as a campaign contribution. Kim Savage, a Democrat from the Chicago suburb of Darien, argues in a Federal Election Commission filing that the DuPage Policy Journal is not an independent newspaper, but controlled by businessman and radio talk-show host Dan Proft through his political action committee, Liberty Principles PAC, which got a $2.5 million contribution last June from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The paper is one of 14 co-owned by Proft that appeared last spring before the state’s primary elections. The complaint, filed last week in Washington, maintains the DuPage Policy Journal is illegally coordinating with GOP congressional candidate Tonia Khouri and that its publication costs should be reported as political contributions in her race to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Bill Foster. The PAC, Proft, Khouri for Congress and the Khouri campaign treasurer are named in the FEC document. It contends the DuPage paper is not entitled to a press exemption from campaign finance laws because it’s run by a political organization, is not published regularly, is sent to doorsteps or left in high traffic areas for free and includes “coordinated communications” with a candidate that the law bars for so-called independent expenditure committees. “I’m really concerned about all the dark money from special interest groups and their influence on elections,” said Savage, a former College of DuPage board member. She said she thought the newspaper “was a local, grassroots thing and I was kind of appalled when I found out it was a special interest group that publishes it.” Proft called the FEC complaint “factually incorrect in every possible way,” primarily because the papers are now owned by a private company called Local Government Information Services. According to records filed with the secretary of state’s office, Local Government Information Services incorporated on Aug. 15. “It’s a legitimate newspaper just like any other newspaper,” Proft told The Associated Press. “I’ll put the stories we do on politics and policy up against any other newspaper in the state.” The FEC must seek a response from the targets of the complaints within 15 days, then review those and decide whether to investigate further. There’s no expedited process despite the Nov. 8 election. Proft, a drive-time AM radio talk show host in Chicago who ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, began publishing the newspapers last spring. According to the complaint, they are distributed in 14 areas, including DuPage County; Springfield; Chicago’s north, northwest, and south suburbs; the Quad Cities and the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. Liberty Principles PAC, which Proft says is not participating in any federal races, was named in complaints about three of the newspapers — two in Chicago’s northern suburbs and one in downstate Cumberland County — filed during the primary election with the Illinois State Board of Elections. The papers were alleged to have improperly engaged in coordinating messages with legislative candidates and had not attributed their funding source. Documents indicate the board found the “coordinated communications” complaints were filed on “justifiable grounds” but took no action. In two cases, it ordered Liberty Principles PAC to include a “paid for by” disclaimer in future issues. Khouri campaign manager John Cooney issued a statement calling the federal complaint “a desperate attempt by Bill Foster and his cronies to divert attention” from issues such as protecting Social Security and Medicare and creating good-paying jobs. Foster, running for his fourth nonconsecutive term, declined comment.)

 

THE NATION
— Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time  Fierce battles over trade, labor rights, and executive compensation will determine whether we can really narrow the gap. – Robert L. Borosage  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/inequality-is-still-the-defining-issue-of-our-time/

 

FED SMITH
— Who Wants to be a Millionaire? – Randy Silvey
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/12/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire/

 

GUARDIAN
— Congress the next battle as Republicans drop support for Trump campaign – David Smith, Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/12/republicans-focus-congress-battle-trump-campaign

October 12 Morning Edition

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Republicans Say GOP Leaders Hurt Party With Criticism of Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/most_republicans_say_gop_leaders_hurt_party_with_criticism_of_trump

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ryan-Trump split foreshadows bitter battle for soul of GOP – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-trump-gop-6da8ab24-8f98-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b-20161011-story.html
— Will Hillary explain her dream of ‘open borders’? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-hillary-clinton-open-borders-kass-1012-20161011-column.html
— Republicans air TV ad blasting Duckworth on VA scandal – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-republican-tv-ad-20161011-story.html
— Campaign fliers provide a good laugh on the way to the bonfire – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-political-ads-st-1012-20161011-column.html
— Twitter cuts off Chicago startup Geofeedia after ACLU reports police surveillance – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries use/would use Geofeedia information against you?  Of course, needless-to-say, the following use/would use Geofeedia information against me: those that 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/or 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.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-twitter-suspends-geofeedia-access-bsi-20161011-story.html
— Do you suffer from Trump Anxiety? – Mary Schmich  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who suffers from Trump anxiety?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-trump-anxiety-mary-schmich-met-1012-20161011-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If you don’t like Madigan, you’ll love the movie – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mark-brown-house-speaker-mike-madigan-movie/
— Cicero man gets 16 years for selling heroin in DuPage County
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cicero-man-gets-16-years-for-selling-heroin-in-dupage-county/
— We the people must set the political agenda – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who/what is ever-increasingly setting the political agenda in America? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-we-the-people-must-set-the-political-agenda/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: Larsen, Zay in DuPage Dist. 6
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/discuss/161019662/
— Endorsements: Healy, Michelassi in DuPage County, Dist. 5
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/discuss/161019663/
— Endorsements: Puchalski, Tornatore for DuPage County Board Dist. 1
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/discuss/161019665/
— How Cook County Board members keep legal opinions secret – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019654/
— State Senate candidates Cullerton, Lewis disagree on term limits – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019723/
— Nearly 1,000 sign petition to save McKee House at DuPage forest preserve – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019657/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— $1 million TV ad campaign targets Rauner’s Trump straddle – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161011/BLOGS02/161019969/-1-million-tv-ad-campaign-targets-rauners-trump-straddle

 

WTTW
— 12:43-MINUTE VIDEO: Assessing the Political Damage of Explosive Donald Trump Tape – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/10/assessing-political-damage-explosive-donald-trump-tape
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Demetra DeMonte, a National Committeewoman for the Republican Party says he hit a home run. “He was contrite, as he should have been,” DeMonte says. “He humbled himself and apologized to his wife and family and to the American people. I take him at his word.”)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis unfazed by Trump backlash – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about the 551,464 who voted for Trump in the March 15, 2016 Illinois Republican Party primary?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-11/davis-unfazed-trump-backlash.html

 

WSIU
— New PAC Aims To Tie Rauner To Trump – AMANDA VINICKY  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about all those reports that hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner has always despised if not hated Trump and each and every one of the 551,464 who voted for Trump in the March 15, 2016 Illinois Republican Party primary?)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/new-pac-aims-tie-rauner-trump#stream/0

 

DNA INFO
— Are Hispanics Being Ignored By City Hall? Latino Aldermen Push For Funding – Ted Cox  (DIERSEN: Those Hispanics who vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to give Hispanics preference should be aware that Democrats also promise to give preference to a) non-Hispanics in general, b) non-Hispanic women, c) non-Hispanic younger people, d) non-Hispanics who are in America illegally, e) non-Hispanics whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, f) non-Hispanics who have less money than others, g) non-Hispanics who engage in LGBTQ activity, h) non-Hispanics who are not married, i) non-Hispanics who do not own guns, j) non-Hispanic veterans, k) non-Hispanic people who smoke pot, gamble, and/or drink lots of booze, and l) non-Hispanic people who have financial problems, health problems, or any other kind of problem.  Democrats give special 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.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161011/downtown/latino-caucus-rahm-emanuel-2017-city-budget

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Opponent: Darin LaHood ‘the last guardian of the political gutter’ by sticking by Trump – Chris Kaergard
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161011/opponent-darin-lahood-the-last-guardian-of-political-gutter-by-sticking-by-trump

 

TIMES
— Entrenched politicians, token challengers – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-entrenched-politicians-token-challengers/article_37f074a6-d7fa-5622-a067-d45e1fcdd717.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— 52nd Senate District race is a proxy fight – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-10-12/senate-race-proxy-fight.html
— UI grad Aimee Trottier on Trump’s tape: ‘it wasn’t surprising’ – Marcus Jackson
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-11/ui-grad-trumps-tape-it-wasnt-surprising.html

 

WAND
— 1,000 Illinois residents pledging for National Service Recognition Day  (DIERSEN: What “service” do you provide?  Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising.  Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning; since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too; and they have included links to more than 247,500 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33368316/1000-illinois-residents-pledging-for-national-service-recognition-day
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner is declaring October 12 National Service Recognition Day, and one thousand residents will be turning out to celebrate helping their communities. A celebration will begin at 9 AM at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. Volunteers will receive training and recognition at the center then head out to do several projects benefiting many Springfield organizations including the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, the Central Illinois Blood Center and many more. There will also be a parade at the Old State Capitol starting at 3:15 PM. Serve Illinois Executive Director Scott McFarland will lead the members in the AmeriCorps and Senior Corps pledges at the Old State Capitol, during which volunteers will proclaim their commitment to a year of service to Illinois. The event will also celebrate a national milestone of the one-millionth AmeriCorps Member to serve since 1994. 2,200 current AmeriCorps members have dedicated a year to helping communities meet their unmet economic, education, health, public safety or environmental needs. Members receive a living allowance, student loan deferment and training. Since 1994, 37,000 Illinois residents have served more than 52 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $1.3 billion. Senior Corps Members use their experience to support communities through the RSVP, Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions programs. These 55 years and older volunteers serve as mentors, coaches and companions to people in need. There are more than 11,000 seniors serving. For more information on Serve Illinois, or to find one of more than 2,5000 volunteer opportunities in the state, visit the organization’s website.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Newest Americans Want President Who Unites – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive.  Democrats unite a) those who have NOT been in America for a long time AGAINST those who have been in America for a long time, b) those whose ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time AGAINST those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, c) minorities AGAINST Whites, d) women AGAINST men, e) younger people AGAINST older people, f) liberals and moderates AGAINST conservatives, g) non-Protestants AGAINST Protestants, h) those who have less money AGAINST those who have more money, i) non-gun owners AGAINST gun owners, j) etc. AGAINST etc.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/newest-americans-want-president-who-unites#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— University Of Illinois Gets Visit From National Democrats – HUNTER MCKEE
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-gets-visit-from-national-democrats

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Phillips gains Illinois Family Action PAC endorsement
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511015443-phillips-gains-illinois-family-action-pac-endorsement

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton 2016 Halloween Sex Offender Map  Find out where they are living. – Amie Rowland  (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that want sex offenders to live near you?)
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-2016-halloween-sex-offender-map

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Illinois Comptroller Questionnaire–2016
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/11/illinois-comptroller-questionnaire-2016/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GAY NEWSPAPERS ARE UNANIMOUS: HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/gay-newspapers-are-unanimous-hillary-clinton-for-president.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mendoza cries foul, cites Rauner as Munger throws the kitchen sink at her
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/12/mendoza-cries-foul-cites-rauner-as-munger-throws-the-kitchen-sink-at-her/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump campaign to Republicans: ‘Enough of the pussyfooting around’ – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform if he is elected.  If you are a Republican activist, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, Republican party Leader, Republican major contributor, Republican political consultant, or Republican fundraiser, IF YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE DEMOCRAT CLINTON BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THAN TRUMP, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP CALLING YOURSELF A REPUBLICAN, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RESIGN FROM ANY GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL OFFICE THAT YOU GOT ELECTED TO OR APPOINTED TO AS A REPUBLICAN, AND IF YOU ARE SEEKING ANY GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL OFFICE AS A REPUBLICAN, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/12/trump-campaign-republicans-enough-pussyfooting-aro/
— Oregon State Republican leaders say grass-roots voters remain committed to Trump – Ralph Z. Hallow –
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/11/donald-trump-gop-grass-roots-still-committed/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Donald Trump declares war on his own party – DAVID M. DRUCKER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/donald-trump-declares-war-on-his-own-party/article/2604322

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Clinton Campaign Boasts About Media: ‘Every Single Interviewer Was for Her’ – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/politics/clinton-campaign-boasts-media-every-single-interviewer/

 

GOPUSA
— Bathroom access: Obama’s fraud upon America  (DIERSEN: Because of the Democrats, public bathrooms are no longer “safe places” for women or for young people.)
http://www.gopusa.com/bathroom-access-obamas-fraud-upon-america/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Campaign Implements ‘Scorched Earth’ Strategy
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-scorched-earth-against-gop-hillary/2016/10/11/id/752872/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Has No Alternative but to Run Against Washington — All of It – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/10/12/donald-trump-no-alternative-fight-washington/

 

THE BLAZE
— NBC News ‘mass hunt underway’ for more damaging Trump comments – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/11/nbc-news-mass-hunt-underway-for-more-damaging-trump-comments/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— FACEBOOK LOOKS TO CRONYISM ITS WAY OUT OF ITS CRONYISM – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/12/facebook-looks-to-cronyism-its-way-out-of-its-cronyism/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Amid GOP Blowup, Questions About Who’s Leading the Party – Caitlin Huey-Burns
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/10/12/amid_gop_blowup_questions_about_whos_leading_the_party.html

 

EHEADLINES
— MAJOR ELECTION FRAUD ALERT – IS THIS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO STEAL THE ELECTION FROM DONALD TRUMP? – KRISTIE MCDONALD
http://eheadlines.com/major-election-fraud-alert-is-this-how-they-are-going-to-steal-the-election-from-donald-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Unshackled Trump poses threat to Ryan – Scott Wong  (DIERSEN: Who shackles you? The presumption is that whoever you get money from, whoever you take money from, and/or who ever you ask for money from shackles you.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/300526-unshackled-trump-poses-threat-to-ryan
— Biden, Powell to drag race on Jay Leno’s car show – Mark Hensch  (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since October of 1971 and I have owned my 2005 Corvette since August of 2005. I should write a book about those who hate Corvettes and who hate Corvette owners.  Then I should write a book about those who hate American nameplate vehicles and who hate those who own American nameplate vehicles.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/300484-biden-powell-to-drag-race-on-jay-lenos-car-show
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vice President Biden and former Secretary of State Colin Powell will drag race to kick off season two of CNBC’s “Jay Leno’s Garage” on Nov. 9, the network announced Tuesday. Biden and Leno will also discuss the vice president’s beloved 1967 Corvette before he battles Powell, but the network did not specify which car models Biden and Powell would race against one another. CNBC added Biden and Powell’s appearance is the first of six new episodes of “Jay Leno’s Garage” airing this year. Other notable guest appearances during the upcoming six-episode season include comedian Jerry Seinfeld, actor Patrick Dempsey, country star Brad Paisley and NASCAR driver Joey Lagano. The vice president called himself “a car junkie” while visiting the Detroit auto show in 2014, speaking about his father’s work managing a pair of car dealerships. Biden showered praise on the Corvette Z06 during his appearance, praising the sports car’s engine power and speed. “I just want you to know that the ’67 was zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds,” he said in Detroit. “I didn’t do that…but it was. But this new Corvette, Z06, is zero to 60, allegedly, in 3.4 seconds.” Organizers behind the Draft Biden 2016 super PAC, meanwhile, also released merchandize last year that featured Biden cruising in a Corvette. The groups “ridin’ with Biden” logo depicted the vice president sporting aviator glasses behind the steering wheel.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— A Member Of Trump’s Own Evangelical Council Called Him ‘Lecherous And Worthless’  “I cannot and will not offer help to a man who believes this kind of talk a minor error.” – Carol Kuruvilla
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-james-macdonald_us_57fd0ff1e4b0e655eab7be6a
— TV Execs Now Taking Sexual Harassment More Seriously Than The Republican Party  Billy Bush fired. Roger Ailes out. Trump still going. – Emily Peck
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-roger-ailes-billy-bush_us_57fd4b3fe4b044be3015c6c9

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump on Twitter: Paul Ryan is a “weak and ineffective leader”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-on-twitter-paul-ryan-is-a-weak-and-ineffective-leader/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Faltering? Die-Hard Fans Refuse to Buy It – TRIP GABRIEL
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/us/politics/donald-trump-voters.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Split Over Donald Trump Threatens to Tilt Republican States – ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/us/politics/donald-trump-gop.html
— What Donald Trump’s Big Tax Break Might Buy – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: I paid less federal income tax 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 because I deducted job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal income tax that I did not pay because I took advantage of that “big tax break” could/would have been given by the federal government to needy people.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/business/economy/what-donald-trumps-big-tax-break-might-buy.html
— The Republican Inferno – Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/opinion/campaign-stops/the-republican-inferno.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/opinion/daughters-and-trumps.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/opinion/trump-and-the-nuclear-keys.html
— Now Hiring: Under de Blasio, New York’s Government Grows to Record Level – DAVID GOODMAN  (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.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/nyregion/bill-de-blasio-government-jobs.html
— This City Is 78% Latino, and the Face of a New California  Santa Ana, in Orange County, has an all Latino City Council and stands in the
vanguard of a California where Latinos have more influence in everyday life. – ADAM NAGOURNEY and JENNIFER MEDINA (DIERSEN: By law, Latinos must be given preference over Whites. To give Latinos preference, you must discriminate against Whites. How will the Latinos who run Santa Ana treat the remaining Whites?  Will they get rid of those Whites, and if so, how fast?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/us/california-latino-voters.html
— Vietnam Arrests Mother Mushroom, a Top Blogger, for Criticizing Government – MIKE IVES  (DIERSEN: She was arrested for “distorting the truth and spreading propaganda against the state.”  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 have always accused me of “distorting the truth and spreading propaganda” to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  Of course, needless-to-say, they want me to be arrested for that.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/world/asia/vietnam-arrest-blogger-mother-mushroom.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DAILY HERALD ARTICLE TITLE: What if a juror is racist? – Robert Barnes  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats shout that all Whites are racist, and especially Whites who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats stop the aforesaid from serving on juries?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-hears-case-concerning-biased-comments-in-jury-room/2016/10/11/f82de46c-8f2a-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html
— Obama’s appearance with this Illinois Senate candidate (Duckworth) may be the exception and not the rule – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/12/obamas-appearance-with-this-illinois-senate-candidate-may-be-the-exception-and-not-the-rule/
— Trump hasn’t won yet, but there are already dozens of books in Japan about his presidency – Anna Fifield and Yuki Oda
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/12/trump-hasnt-won-yet-but-there-are-already-dozens-of-books-in-japan-about-his-presidency/
— RAISING BARRIERS  A New Age of Walls · Episode 1  A generation ago, globalization shrank the world. Nations linked by trade and technology began to erase old boundaries. But now barriers are rising again, driven by waves of migration, spillover from wars and the growing threat of terrorism. – Samuel Granados, Zoeann Murphy, Kevin Schaul, and Anthony Faiola  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, all the countries of the world, and especially Mexico, want to keep their option, if not increase their option, of dumping their unwanted/problematic citizens on America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/border-barriers/global-illegal-immigration-prevention/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— A party divided as Trump moves right along – Christina Bellantoni
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-20161011-snap-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: USA TODAY survey shows that a quarter of elected top Republicans won’t endorse Trump – Paul Singer
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/10/11/elected-republicans-not-supporting-donald-trump-president-congress-governors/91913668/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— A GOP that can’t rebuke Trump deserves its time in the wilderness – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who rebukes you?  I am proud to say that the following rebuke me: 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/or 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.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2016/10/11/gop-rebuke-trump-deserves-time-wilderness

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Federal Government Is Running Out of Funds to Detain Illegal Immigrants  Shortfall in Homeland Security money for detentions and monitoring of illegal immigration is expected soon – DEVLIN BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-government-is-running-out-of-funds-to-detain-illegal-immigrants-1476228595

 

BLOOMBERG
— Let the Republican Blame Game Begin – Albert R. Hunt  (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every loss that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-10-10/meet-trump-s-enablers-as-gop-blame-game-begins

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The GOP’s nightmare scenario is now in play – Brett LoGiurato
http://www.businessinsider.com/who-won-the-debate-trump-or-clinton-gop-2016-10

 

THE BEAST
— Major GOP Donors Have Asked Trump for a Refund
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/10/12/major-gop-donors-are-asking-for-a-refund.html

 

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
— Government Employees Don’t Get To Decide Which Journalists Cover Them – Lynn Walsh
http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/president/2016/10/07/government-employees-dont-get-to-decide-which-journalists-cover-them/

October 11 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner slams Trump for remarks captured on video – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to slam you, what would Rauner say?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/210855314-story

 

CBS2
— Obama Describes Trump As Insecure During Duckworth Fundraiser  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Obama to describe you, what would Obama say?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/10/obama-describes-trump-as-insecure-during-duckworth-fundraiser/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County state’s attorney debate focuses on history of wrongful convictions – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-states-attorney-debate-st-1011-20161010-story.html
— Kirk gets animal cruelty group backing against Duckworth – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-animal-vote-story.html
— At second debate, Trump at odds with everyone – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-milbank-trump-implosion-st-1012-20161011-story.html
— Donald Trump’s vile candidacy is chemotherapy for the GOP – George Will  (DIERSEN: If you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, George Will wants to get rid of you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-gop-chemotherapy-george-will-20161010-story.html
— Millennial traits shape economy  Millennials aren’t big spenders or risk takers, and that’s going to reshape the economy – Don Lee  (DIERSEN: What did you spend your money on when you were under 35?  For me, it was college expenses, new cars, real estate, etc. What risks did you take when you were under 35?  For me, it was seeking and accepting draft deferments; earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and two job-related master’s degrees; passing the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination; becoming a licensed CPA; not becoming a Democrat; accepting job offers from Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO; getting married; etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-millennials-economy-20161010-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They’re known for bouncing around jobs, delaying marriage and holing up in their parents’ basements. Dubbed recently as the “children of the Great Recession” by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, millennials are the best educated and most diverse population of young people in U.S. history. They are also perhaps the most coddled, some would say spoiled. As they emerge this year as the United States’ largest demographic group — some 75 million strong — millennials are taking up the mantle as the most impactful generation since the baby boomers. Their influence has started slowly, due largely to the economic instability that has left many struggling to find good-paying jobs and saddled with staggering student loan debt. But millennials — adults under 35 — are certain to shape the economy for decades to come. And their coming of age in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression has bred distinct traits that could pose special challenges for the nation’s future growth and prosperity. For starters, millennials are not big spenders, at least not in the traditional sense. Millennials tend to prefer experiences over buying things and accumulating stuff. To them, an impressive selfie capturing a memorable moment is, in some sense, as enviable as a new car or fancy watch was to their parents.)
— Donald Trump fired Illinois native Maria Kanellis for ‘locker room’ talk – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-donald-trump-apprentice-maria-kanellis-20161011-story.html
— At stake: The Constitution – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201610101300–tms–cthomastq–b-a20161011-20161011-column.html
— Trump’s biggest debate lie was calling sexual assault ‘locker room talk’ – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-debate-trump-clinton-locker-room-huppke-20161009-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Election day voter registration limits gone, but why wait – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-election-day-voter-registration-limits-gone-but-why-wait/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Suburban Republicans in Congress weigh words on Trump carefully – Kerry Lester and Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019791/
— In split, Ryan stumping for House GOP but not for Trump – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/310119984/
— Endorsements: Whelan in DuPage County Forest Preserve Dist. 4
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019850/
— Endorsements: Elliott in DuPage County Board Dist. 4
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019889/
— Endorsements: Grasso, Krajewski in DuPage County Board Dist. 3
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019888/
— Endorsement: Russell for Kane County coroner
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/discuss/161019892/
— 6th Congressional District candidates differ on fighting ISIS – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019819/
— Rolling Meadows pastor James MacDonald on Trump’s own evangelical council denounces him – Sarah Pulliam Bailey  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked MacDonald to denounce you, what would MacDonald say?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161010/news/161019827/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durbin likens Trump to ‘banana republic’ leader  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Durbin to liken you to someone bad, what would Durbin say?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161010/durbin-likens-trump-to-banana-republic-leader

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Who’s losing on legal gambling? Looks like those who can least afford it – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/who-s-losing-on-legal-gambling-looks-like-those-who/article_188cbdb8-38e8-5c5a-95b2-fa2409cc1cce.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the first eight months of the year, gamblers dropped $18.9 million into video poker machines in the city of Kankakee.  Daily Journal senior reporter Lee Provost recently reported on video poker totals in his weekly business column. The numbers were sobering — and staggering. In Kankakee, $4.3 million was “lost” in the machines. Ask yourself this. Who can afford to lose $4.3 million? The totals wagered from Kankakee add up to roughly all the totals from Aroma Park, $811,751; Bradley, $8.5 million; Bourbonnais, $1.8 million; Manteno, $6.3 million; and Momence, $2 million — combined. Here’s what this tells you. A disproportionate number of the terminals, or the wagers, or both, are coming from middle class and lower middle class areas. Does it make sense that Kankakee’s wagers are 10 times those of Bourbonnais? When video gambling was legalized, the initial thought seemed to be to help out small restaurants and taverns. Instead, what has happened is the creation of mini-professional storefronts that have rows of machines. A discussion of Aroma Park’s experience indicated that is where the money is flowing now. One mainstream Aroma Park restaurant no longer operates its machines. In addition, one local mayor quoted indicated that she had not seen many cars in front of one wagering establishment. Translation: It might be that a small number of people are losing a lot of money. Moreover, the amounts wagered are escalating rapidly — up by a third or more in half a dozen communities. Now, we would not want to be Carry Nation with the ax, crusading against demon rum. It would be impossible to go back to no gambling. But a wide range of studies estimates that somewhere from 1 to 2 percent of the population can be classified as being “problem gamblers.” These are people who don’t know when to stop, and show up to follow a bad day with another long session to get even. So, in the pile of proceeds being raked in by the state, we ask a question: Is enough money being set aside to help those who will need help? Much like cigarette taxes, the government seems to need and relish the money. Unlike tobacco, are we warning people enough?)

 

STATELINE
— Rauner, Madigan Approval Ratings Low
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rauner-madigan-approval-ratings-low

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Kirk Says Republicans Nominated the Wrong Guy for President – TONY ARNOLD  (DIERSEN: Given the likelihood of Kirk’s defeat, one could say that about the U.S. Senate seat too.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/kirk-says-republicans-nominated-wrong-guy-president#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois governor slams Trump for remarks captured on video – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to slam you, what would Rauner say?)
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article107401067.html

 

WVIK
— Rauner, Kirk Criticize Trump For Language – TONY ARNOLD  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner and Kirk to criticize you, what would they say?)
http://wvik.org/post/rauner-kirk-criticize-trump-language#stream/0

 

WSIU
— Rauner and Kirk Slam Trump for Comments on Women  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner and Kirk to slam you, what would they say?)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/two-illinois-republicans-slam-trump-comments-women#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois campaign sign rules and shenanigans – Michelle Madaras
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33358451/illinois-campaign-sign-rules-and-shenanigans
— Tensions flare as Republicans clash over Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33360656/tensions-flare-as-republicans-clash-over-trump

 

WICS
— Gov. Rauner Speaks Out About Trump’s Comments in 2005  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to speak out against you, what would Rauner say?)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-speaks-out-about-trumps-comments-in-2005

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Politicians Bustos, Durbin, and Gutierrez Get Close-Up View of Presidential Debate – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-politicians-get-close-view-presidential-debate#stream/0

 

INDEPENDENT
— Marwig and McAuliff: State lawmaker race holds high stakes for students – Terrie Albano
http://neiuindependent.org/6775/news/state-lawmakers-race-holds-high-stakes-for-students/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois governor slams Trump for remarks captured on video – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to slam you, what would Rauner say?)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-governor-slams-trump-for-remarks-captured-on-video/article_e7b4145c-30d4-51b2-9e93-dbb280901ada.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 2.51 percent of people in Medinah receive food stamps
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511011770-2-51-percent-of-people-in-medinah-receive-food-stamps

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Public Guardian / County Board Member Donald Puchalski Seeks AG Opinion – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/dupage-public-guardian-county-board-member-seeks-ag-opinion/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Causes Uproar By Affirming Scripture – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/intervarsity-christian-fellowship-causes-uproar-by-affirming-scripture/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board has no Republicans”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/the-chicago-tribune-editorial-board-has-no-republicans/
— Kirk says Trump could cost Republicans both the Senate and the House
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/kirk-says-trump-could-cost-republicans-both-the-senate-and-the-house/
— Rauner finally speaks out against Trump, but won’t say if he still supports him  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  If the Democrat news media asked Rauner to speak out against you, what would Rauner say?)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/rauner-finally-speaks-out-against-trump-but-wont-say-if-he-still-supports-him/
— Republicans sticking with the Madigan “issue”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/republicans-sticking-with-the-madigan-issue/
— Anti-Rauner TV ad launched by new federal super PAC
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/11/anti-rauner-tv-ad-launched-by-new-federal-super-pac/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clinton’s vow to push Supreme Court left galvanizes conservatives wary of Trump –  S.A. Miller  (DIERSEN: Clinton makes it clear that she would use the U.S. Supreme Court to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/10/hillary-clintons-vow-to-push-supreme-court-left-ga/

 

GOPUSA
— Muslims march in Dearborn  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15828?omhide=true
— Media Bias Makes Him Stronger – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15833
— It Wasn’t a Town Hall Meeting, It Was a Town Hall Ambush
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15831
— In Chicago the carnage rolls on
http://www.gopusa.com/in-chicago-the-carnage-rolls-on/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Speaker Ryan: Every man for himself, forget Trump – J. Marsolo  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Ryan call for the dissolution of the Republican Party, for the creation of a “Paul Ryan Party?”)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/speaker_ryan_every_man_for_himself_forget_trump.html
— Trump and the Surrender Caucus of the GOP – Jared E. Peterson
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/trump_and_the_surrender_caucus_of_the_gop.html

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— When Things Fall Apart – WILLIAM MURCHISON
http://spectator.org/when-things-fall-apart/

 

NEWSMAX
— Reince Priebus not Leaving Trump’s Side – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/reince-priebus-donald-trump-support-rnc/2016/10/10/id/752666/

 

TOWNHALL
— DHS: By the Way, We Barely Stopped Half of Illegal Border Crossings Last Year – Guy Benson
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/10/10/dhs-by-the-way-we-barely-stopped-half-of-illegal-border-crossings-last-year-n2229872

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Clinton Email Scandal: Hillary’s Hypocrisy And Media’s Bias Revealed – Editorial
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/clinton-email-scandal-hillarys-hypocrisy-and-medias-bias-revealed/

 

THE HILL
— Trump unleashes tweetstorm on Ryan, widening GOP divide
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/300353-trump-unleashes-tweetstorm-on-ryan-widening-gop-divide

 

POLITICO
— Inside Ryan’s decision to (almost) dump Trump  The speaker might still fully rescind his endorsement before Nov. 8, sources told POLITICO. – Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/paul-ryan-donald-trump-229571

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— For G.O.P. Candidates, Renouncing Donald Trump Carries Dire Risks – MAGGIE HABERMANO  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, those “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. who renounce Trump, plan on using a Trump defeat to drive out of the Republican Party those who 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.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/us/politics/republican-reaction-trump.html
— Were He Seeking Any Other Job, Trump Would Be Flagged by H.R. – Andrew Ross Sorkin  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/business/dealbook/were-he-seeking-any-other-job-hr-would-flag-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump describes himself as a businessman. And he says he wants to run the government more like a business. But would any business hire Mr. Trump? It isn’t a trivial question. Given the Republican presidential nominee’s vulgar boasts about sexually assaulting women and trying to coerce a woman to commit adultery with him — among other things — it is hard to believe he could get past the human resources department of a Fortune 500 company. Over the last decade, much of corporate America has put in place strict policies to deal with sexual harassment and other offensive behavior, trying to make amends for an abhorrent history of letting such conduct go unchecked (remember “Mad Men”?). Hiring procedures at large companies, particularly for senior positions, include extensive background checks, which typically include interviewing former colleagues and combing through articles, court records and, yes, social media. Thousands of employees have been fired or pushed out for using far less repugnant language than Mr. Trump’s words about how he gropes women. Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, with some 2.2 million employees, has explicit policies, for example, that prohibit “sexually explicit language, off-color jokes, remarks about a person’s body” as well as “using slurs or negative stereotyping,” “verbal kidding, teasing or joking” and “intimidating acts, such as bullying or threatening.” By those definitions, it is not clear if Mr. Trump would qualify to be hired as a janitor, let alone a senior executive. A spokesman for Walmart, asked whether Mr. Trump’s comments would disqualify him from employment there, said: “We’ve got a policy of not entertaining hypotheticals.” Mr. Trump has apologized for his language, which he described as “locker room talk.” But he used the language while on the job; he was recorded on a live microphone while working to promote “The Apprentice,” his popular reality show.)
— Trump’s Threat to Jail Clinton Erodes Democracy, Experts Say – MAX FISHER and AMANDA TAUB  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Clinton promises, if elected, to use the federal government to give 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 WHAT THEY WANT.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/world/americas/united-states-democracy-clinton-trump.html
— Donald Trump’s Sad, Lonely Life – David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/donald-trumps-sad-lonely-life.html
— Count Trump Among the Takers – BRYCE COVERT  (DIERSEN: Are you a taker?  Should everyone be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they have paid in each of the last 10, 20, 30, 40, 50+ years?  Since 1978, my wife and I have paid more federal income tax because we pay the marriage penalty.  SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/campaign-stops/count-trump-among-the-takers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Because Donald J. Trump hasn’t released his tax returns, we don’t know exactly what portion of his fortune he has sent the federal government. But in the second presidential debate, he confirmed that there were a number of years where he paid nothing at all. A week ago, The Times published his partial state tax returns from 1995 that show a substantial business loss that could have allowed him to avoid paying income taxes for nearly two decades. When asked by the moderator Anderson Cooper whether he indeed used the loss to get out of a tax bill, Mr. Trump replied, “Of course I do.”  But rather than attempt to convince the American people that he had paid his fair share of taxes, Mr. Trump has vociferously defended the virtue of his ways, even arguing that paying nothing makes him fit to be president. “That makes me smart,” he retorted when presented with the idea during the first presidential debate. He told the Fox host Bill O’Reilly two days later, “A lot of people say, ‘That’s the kind of thinking that I want running this nation.’ ” He’s now calling it “brilliant.” Mr. Trump’s assertion that people should pay as little as they can in taxes — because, as he told Mr. O’Reilly, the government will “waste the money” — fits with quite an old conservative ideology. The government is bloated, inefficient and trampling on freedoms, the thinking goes; therefore, it deserves as little of our tax money to prop it up as possible. It’s no coincidence that Mr. Trump proposed a tax cut during the primary that was unprecedented, costing the government about double the revenue as would have been lost to Mitt Romney’s plan.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Clinton sees new opportunities to woo Republicans in Trump’s troubles – John Wagner and Anne Gearan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-sees-new-opportunities-to-woo-republicans-in-trumps-troubles/2016/10/10/d89839a6-8f05-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— Video fallout: Republican lawmakers abandon Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/video-fallout-republican-lawmakers-abandon-trump/2016/10/10/83a4a516-8f13-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Lewd Trump tape hurts vulnerable GOP senators, puts Senate control at risk – Erin Kelly
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/10/lewd-trump-tape-hurts-vulnerable-gop-senators-puts-senate-control-risk/91855154/
— Trump defections leave ruby-red Utah more uncertain – David DeMille
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/11/red-state-utah-pink/91883904/
— GOP deserves to go down with Trump. Republicans had many chances to fix this. It’s rank hypocrisy to bail and ask for a do-over. –  Gabriel Schoenfeld
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/09/donald-trump-video-leak-nevertrump-gabriel-schoenfeld/91827538/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: GOP Feuds Over Support for Donald Trump  Republicans openly bickered Monday as they found themselves at risk of losing the presidency, the Senate and maybe even the House – JANET HOOK and REID J. EPSTEIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-feuds-over-support-for-donald-trump-1476146036
— Rebuff of Donald Trump Puts Paul Ryan in a Bind  House speaker draws outrage after he says he won’t campaign for the nominee – SIOBHAN HUGHES and KRISTINA PETERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rebuff-of-donald-trump-puts-paul-ryan-in-a-bind-1476144307
— Donald Trump Is Starting to Look Like an Independent Candidate  If the GOP nominee wins the election, he would have to generate a lot of popular support around the country to make up for lost party loyalty in Washington. – GERALD F. SEIB
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-is-starting-to-look-like-an-independent-candidate-1476115731
— Trump, Reality and the GOP  A Pelosi House is becoming a real election possibility. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-reality-and-the-gop-1476143466
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, WSJ promotes Democrats.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-and-the-enablers-1476142879
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-special-prosecutor-1476143987

 

STATESMAN
— Texas Republicans are sticking with Donald Trump after the debate – Asher Price and Jonathan Tilove
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/texas-republicans-are-sticking-with-donald-trump-a/nspFt/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Arizona Republican Party chair splits with McCain on Trump – AP
https://www.abqjournal.com/864454/arizona-republican-party-chair-splits-with-mccain-on-trump.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Hillary Clinton urges voters to resist cynicism during Detroit campaign stop – Sabrina Siddiqui  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Clinton promises, if elected, to use the federal government to give 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 WHAT THEY WANT.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/10/clinton-trump-second-debate-leaked-tape-apology-excuse
— Trump marches on amid spiraling disaster of Republican party desertion – Ed Pilkington and Lauren Gambino
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/11/trump-spiralling-disaster-desertion-wikileaks-russia
— Paul Ryan deserts Trump campaign but won’t formally drop endorsement – Dan Roberts, Sabrina Siddiqui, and Ben Jacobs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/10/paul-ryan-ends-support-trump-campaign-endorsement-republicans

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— More Voters Waiting Until Election Day To Cast Ballots
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/more_voters_waiting_until_election_day_to_cast_ballots

October 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans stay course, fight Madigan and not Trump – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Why didn’t Pearson report on the show of support from women for Trump that Illinois Republican Party National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte arranged? SEE:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/9/republican-women-stand-by-donald-trump-blast-those/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-effect-met-1011-20161010-story.html
— Speaker Ryan tells GOP lawmakers he won’t defend or campaign for Trump
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-speaker-paul-ryan-donald-trump-20161010-story.html
— Donald Trump’s brand is now a total disaster – Jennifer Rubin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-woman-assault-creepy-20161010-story.html
— Are we at the bottom yet? Trump threatens Clinton with jail time – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-trump-debate-clinton-jail-zorn-20161009-story.html
— GOP tumbles toward anarchy: ‘It’s every person for himself or herself’ – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-trump-campaign-20161010-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Speaker Ryan won’t defend Trump, focuses on saving GOP majority – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ryan-all-but-concedes-clinton-will-be-president/
— Pro-Kirk super PAC shows how mega-donors avoid spending caps – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pro-kirk-super-pac-shows-how-mega-donors-avoid-spending-caps/
— Rauner calls leaked tape ‘disgusting,’ but will he vote Trump? – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-calls-leaked-tape-disgusting-but-will-he-vote-trump/
— Doubek: No point in voting? Hardly – MADELEINE DOUBEK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/madeleine-doubek/doubek-no-point-in-voting-hardly/
— How insiders work toxic deals for taxpayers – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-how-insiders-work-toxic-deals-for-taxpayers/

 

ABC7
— GIVING UP ON TRUMP? RYAN FOCUSING ON SAVING GOP MAJORITY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/giving-up-on-trump-ryan-focusing-on-saving-gop-majority/1548427/

 

NBC5
— Poll Shows Nearly Half of Illinoisans Want to Leave State  According to a new poll conducted by Southern Illinois University’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, 47 percent of registered Illinois voters want to leave the state. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time FOCUS ON DRIVING OUT OF ILLINOIS individuals, organizations, and companies 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.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/poll-illinois-leave-state-396561111.html

 

WLS AM
— Senator Kirk calls on Trump to step down as GOP nominee
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/10/10/senator-kirk-calls-on-trump-to-step-down-as-gop-nominee/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ways to fix ‘unaffordable’ pensions divide 42nd House candidates – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161010/news/161019920/
— Paul Ryan won’t defend or campaign for Trump ahead of election – Kelsey Snell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161010/news/161019932/
— McHenry County state’s attorney hopefuls differ on trial strategies – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161010/news/161019913/
— DuPage recorder candidates debate value of the position – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161010/news/161019887/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Nearly half of Illinoisans want out, poll finds – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on driving out of Illinois members of the following groups: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161010/BLOGS02/161019994/nearly-half-of-illinoisans-want-out-poll-finds
— How to get Chicagoans to ditch their cars – JIM LABELLE  (DIERSEN: How many of your cars have been stolen in Chicago?  My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen there in 1971 and my 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen there in 1973.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161010/OPINION/161019997/how-to-get-chicagoans-to-ditch-their-cars

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Kirk: Trump could cost Republican the Senate – Ed Tibbetts  (DIERSEN: What attitude do Kirk and his supporters have toward those who do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump?)
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/kirk-trump-could-cost-republican-the-senate/article_ff8dc564-587c-5a12-a733-12516fc6e9e7.html

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Poll: Taxes are top reason voters want out of Illinois – DAN PETRELLA  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about ever-increasing pressure 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 TO GET RID OF THOSE IN ILLINOIS 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://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/poll-taxes-are-top-reason-voters-want-out-of-illinois/article_d9dcff21-a77e-5351-a8e1-21fde6d1ee9d.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Berates Trump’s Years-Old Comments On Women – TONY ARNOLD  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, the harder that Rauner is on Trump, the kinder that Democrats will be to Rauner.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-berates-trumps-years-old-comments-women

 

FORD COUNTY RECORD
— OUTSTANDING: Ford County GOP to mail flier to voters endorsing Trump for president
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/politics-and-government/2016-10-10/ford-county-gop-mail-flier-voters-endorsing-trump-president.
— Chase McCall elected chairman of Ford County Republican Party – Will Brumleve
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/politics-and-government/2016-10-10/chase-mccall-elected-chairman-ford-county-republican-party.h

 

WAND TV
— Trump Fallout In Illinois – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33358813/trump-fallout-in-illinois

 

WLPO NEWS
— A dozen hikers busted while police escort Governor Rauner through Starved Rock  Despite a busy holiday weekend, there were no falls to report at Starved Rock State Park. Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says they did hand out 27 tickets counting Saturday and Sunday at the park. Four of them were for having small amounts of pot while the rest of the tickets were either for alcohol or being caught off the trails. Governor Bruce Rauner and his wife hiked about five miles at Starved Rock Saturday according to Wire. While walking with the governor, police nabbed a dozen other hikers for being off the trails.
https://wlponews.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/a-dozen-hikers-busted-while-police-escort-governor-rauner-through-starved-rock/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Here Is Hillary Clinton’s Testimony Smearing a 12-Year-Old Rape Victim – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14199

 

ANDY MARTIN
— Andy Martin explains how Donald Trump “wins” by “losing” Ryan
http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/chicago-news-conference-corruption-fighter-and-conservative-republican-columnistblogger-andy-martin-says-donald-trump-wins-by-losing-speaker-paul-ryan/
http://contrariancommentary.com/chicago-news-conference-corruption-fighter-and-conservative-republican-columnistblogger-andy-martin-says-donald-trump-wins-by-losing-speaker-paul-ryan/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPUBLICANS DOLD & DAVIS JOIN SENATOR KIRK IN CONDEMNING TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/republicans-dold-davis-join-senator-kirk-in-condemning-trump.html

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— African Americans Make Less Than Whites At All Education Levels, Report Finds – Ellyn Fortino  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-Americans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://progressillinois.com/posts/content/2016/10/10/african-americans-make-less-whites-all-education-levels-report-finds

 

NEWSMAX
— NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Has 14-Point Lead Over Trump – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/hillary-national-lead-soars/2016/10/10/id/752598/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HILLARY RAISES EYEBROWS WITH MUSLIM CLAIM  Trump defends policies on vetting, investigating immigrants from dangerous countries
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/hillary-raises-eyebrows-with-muslim-claim/
— YES, TRUMP’S A SAVAGE — AND WE LOVE IT!  Wayne Allyn Root notes 1 videotape won’t take down the people’s ‘folk hero’
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/yes-trumps-a-savage-and-we-love-it/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— JOBS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS DECLINE OF WORKING AGE AMERICA – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/10/jobs-report-highlights-decline-of-working-age-america/

 

THE INTERCEPT
— New Email Leak Reveals Clinton Campaign’s Cozy Press Relationship – Glenn Greenwald and Lee Fang
https://theintercept.com/2016/10/09/exclusive-new-email-leak-reveals-clinton-campaigns-cozy-press-relationship/

 

THE HILL
— RNC chairman: We’re fully behind Trump – Ben Kamisar and Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300301-rnc-chairman-were-fully-behind-trump
— Ryan won’t defend Trump – Scott Wong
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/300207-ryan-wont-rescind-trump-endorsment

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Lewd Comments Don’t Seem To Be Hurting Down-Ballot Republicans  So maybe that rush to finally denounce him did the trick. – Janie Velencia
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-down-ballot-republicans_us_57fbdcbbe4b068ecb5e0c631

 

POLITICO
— Ryan to House lawmakers: I ‘won’t defend Trump’ – Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/ryan-to-house-lawmakers-i-wont-defend-trump-229541

 

CNBC
— RNC member Diana Orrock: I am not voting for any Republican who is not backing Trump – Lori Ann LaRocco
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/10/rnc-member-i-am-not-voting-for-any-republican-who-is-not-backing-trump.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Speaker Won’t Defend Donald Trump, Upsetting G.O.P. Hard-Liners – ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTINO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/us/politics/donald-trump-gop-hillary-clinton.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Lecherous and worthless’: Megachurch pastor from Trump’s own evangelical council denounces him – Sarah Pulliam Bailey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/10/misogynistic-trash-megachurch-pastor-from-trumps-own-evangelical-council-denounces-him/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A member of Donald Trump’s evangelical council wrote a sharply worded email calling the Republican presidential candidate’s lewd comments made in a 2005 video “misogynistic trash that reveals a man to be lecherous and worthless,” saying he is no longer willing to offer more of his time without a “change of heart and direction.”  On Monday, Ed Stetzer, executive director of Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Center for Evangelism, published an email on his blog from a Chicago-area megachurch pastor who is on Trump’s council. (Stetzer does not serve on the council.) James MacDonald, pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, a nondenominational evangelical church in Rolling Meadows, Ill., wrote the email to several members of Trump’s faith council, his campaign liaison and to some who oppose Trump’s candidacy.)
— Paul Ryan won’t defend or campaign for Trump ahead of election – Kelsey Snell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/10/paul-ryan-wont-defend-or-campaign-for-trump-ahead-of-election/
— More than Trump, the Republican Party was the biggest loser in last night’s debate – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/10/10/daily-202-more-than-trump-the-republican-party-was-the-biggest-loser-in-last-night-s-debate/57fb0c74e9b69b0592430208/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Homeless shouldn’t face job discrimination just because they lack an address – Sarah Golabek-Goldman
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-golabek-goldman-homeless-address-job-application-20161010-snap-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Speaker Paul Ryan Says He Won’t Defend, Campaign With Donald Trump  Ryan tells Republicans to do ‘what’s best for you’ in their own districts – KRISTINA PETERSON and SIOBHAN HUGHES
http://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-seek-proper-response-to-donald-trump-video-1476112495

 

BLOOMBERG
— Ryan Backs Away From Trump as Pence Stands With Running Mate – Billy House
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-10/ryan-won-t-rescind-trump-endorsement-but-won-t-defend-him-either
— Hillary Clinton’s Lead Grows In Post-Video Poll – Ben Brody
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-10/hillary-clinton-s-lead-grows-in-post-video-poll

 

DAILY BEAST
— Donald Trump Goes Full Rage-Monster on Hillary and Bill Clinton  Tens of millions tuned in to an event of historic darkness, dominated by conspiratorial accusations, unflinching rage, and hints at despotism. – BETSY WOODRUFF and TIM MAK
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/10/donald-trump-goes-full-rage-monster-on-hillary-and-bill-clinton.html

 

NEW YORKER
— CLINTON’S COMING STRUGGLE WITH TRUMP SUPPORTERS – Benjamin Wallace-Wells (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if Clinton wins, Democrats and RINOs will focus on getting rid of Trump supporters.)
http://www.newyorker.com/news/benjamin-wallace-wells/clintons-coming-struggle-with-trump-supporters

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— GOP in turmoil as Trump threatens to bring party to its knees – JOANNA SLATER
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-election/gop-in-turmoil-as-trump-threatens-to-bring-party-to-its-knees/article32316259/

October 9 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP women stand by Trump, blast those jumping ship over ‘antique locker-room talk’ – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/9/republican-women-stand-by-donald-trump-blast-those/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Demetra DeMonte, an RNC member from Illinois and former national secretary of the RNC, led off the female Trump brigade’s counterattack by dispatching a letter to the other 167 RNC members reasserting her support for Mr. Trump. “Donald J. Trump is not going to step down — nor should he,” Mrs. DeMonte wrote. “He is our lawfully elected nominee.” She argued that although she does not condone the “inappropriate language” he had used while talking with then “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush in 2005, unaware that the microphones they were wearing were recording their sex talk about women, the billionaire developer was “not the first nor will he be the last to utter foul language in the privacy of their home or locker rooms.” . . . Mrs. DeMonte, the Illinois RNC member, countered, said that Mrs. Clinton’s comments Saturday that she was disgusted by her opponent’s language was like the Captain Renault in “Casablanca” claiming that he is “shocked, shocked” that gambling is going on in Rick’s Cafe. “Hillary,” Mrs. DeMonte said, is “the consummate hypocrite, who while first lady barraged her own Secret Service detail with unspeakably foul language — the very same men who put their lives on the line for hers. Such hypocrisy!” . . . Mrs. DeMonte said party leaders should compare the two candidates’ full records in the wake of the latest controversy. “Mr. Trump may be guilty of uttering foul language — but Hillary is guilty of committing foul deeds, deeds, if she were anyone else, would have resulted in prison time,” Mrs. DeMonte said, citing the deletion of “thousands of documents which she knew was illegal” and refusing “multiple cries for help from our ambassador that resulted in his murder, along with three brave Americans” in Benghazi, Libya. Mrs. DeMonte averred that Mrs. Clinton as a lawyer “laughed when she got off a rapist of a 12-year-old girl — while knowing all along her client was guilty of rape. That is on tape, too.” Why, she asked don’t the news media “play that audio?”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump holds pre-debate news conference with Bill Clinton accusers – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-holds-pre-debate-news-conference-with-bill-clinton-accusers/
— Obama on Donald Trump: ‘Ugly rhetoric’ shows he is ‘insecure’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-on-donald-trump-ugly-rhetoric-shows-he-is-insecure/
— Trump admits to ‘locker room talk,’ calls Clinton ‘disgraceful’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-v-clinton-ii-watch-react-with-us-live/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump, Clinton square off in St. Louis presidential debate
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-debate-20161009-story.html
— Clinton’s remarks in hacked emails are tempered by time, supporters say – Anne Gearan, John Wagner  (DIERSEN: What about Trump’s remarks?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-remarks-hacked-emails-20161008-story.html
— Obama calls Trump ‘insecure’ over remarks the president won’t repeat – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-barack-obama-tammy-duckworth-fundraiser-met-1010-20161009-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump highlights Bill Clinton accusers ahead of debate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161009/news/161008804/
— Rauner, Santa join hundreds of motorcyclists for charity run
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161009/news/161008809/

 

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP, HILLARY CLINTON TO SQUARE OFF IN SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-clinton-to-square-off-in-second-debate-sunday/1546718/
— TRUMP ADDRESSES “LOCKER ROOM TALK” AT THE 2ND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-addresses-locker-room-talk-at-the-2nd-presidential-debate/1547475/

 

NBC5
— NBC suspends Billy Bush for behavior in Donald Trump tape – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/nbc-suspends-billy-bush-for-behavior-in-donald-trump-tape/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO

— 15 people arrested at protest near Chicago Marathon route
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/210651371-story

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 10/9/16 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/09/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10916/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Obama describes Trump as insecure – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-describes-trump-as-insecure/article_c4c70105-81ed-52c6-8ec5-c8c55d40f7b9.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Giuliani on Trump tape: ‘Men at times talk like that’
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/giuliani-on-trump-tape-men-at-times-talk-like-that

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Area GOP leaders condemn Trump comments; some withdraw support – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161008/area-gop-leaders-condemn-trump-comments-some-withdraw-support

 

BLOOMONGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood joins others in repudiating Trump’s comments – Kevin Barlow
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/lahood-joins-others-in-repudiating-trump-s-comments/article_33304a5b-0092-5754-8933-4f5011e736e7.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— President Obama Slams Donald Trump for ‘Degrading’ Women
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/09/president-obama-slams-donald-trump-for-degrading-women

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Rep. Olsen continues series of mobile office hours – Michelle de Leon
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511017016-state-rep-olsen-continues-series-of-mobile-office-hours

 

JOHN BIVER
— Yes or No on the Road Funding November Ballot Question?
http://johnbiver.com/yes-no-road-funding-november-ballot-question/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Lashes Out at ‘Self-Righteous Hypocrites’
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-tweetstorm-slams-gop/2016/10/09/id/752410/
— RNC’s Priebus Tells Staffers: Do What’s Best for You – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/reince-priebus-tells-staffers-do-best/2016/10/09/id/752419/

 

HOT AIR
— Sunday morning talking heads; Update: Most Trump surrogates cancel
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/09/sunday-morning-talking-heads-32/

 

THE HILL
— Trump brings Bill Clinton accusers to St. Louis debate – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300120-trump-appears-alongside-bill-clinton-accusers-before
— Trump surrogates cancel Sunday show appearances – Kyle Balluck
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300065-top-republicans-cancel-sunday-show-appearances
— Report: Cruz considering withdrawing Trump endorsement – Evelyn Rupert
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/300051-reports-cruz-considering-withdrawing-trump-endorsement
— Ethics chairman calls on Priebus to ‘stand up’ for the interests of the GOP – Nikita Vladimirov
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/300076-rep-dent-calls-on-priebus-to-stand-up-for-the-interests-of-the

 

POLITICO
— Priebus, Conway cancel Sunday shows appearances – Rebecca Morin
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/priebus-conway-cancel-sunday-shows-appearances-229395
— The RNC’s Trump purgatory  Many GOP staff hope to pull the plug on their nominee after the debate, but for now they’re going through the motions. – Kenneth P. Vogel and Darren Samuelsohn
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/rnc-donald-trump-229438

 

REUTERS
— Trump vows to jail Clinton over emails if he wins White House – Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-idUSKCN12910I
— Effort to replace Trump on ballot would face tremendous obstacles – Joel Schectman and Ginger Gibson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-republican-scenarios-idUSKCN1290WO?il=0

 

CNN
— Obama: Donald Trump comments ‘disturbing’ – Jill Disis and Allie Malloy
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/09/politics/obama-donald-trump-comments-disturbing/index.html
— Trump family pushing RNC chair to be more supportive – Dana Bash and Eric Bradner
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/09/politics/donald-trump-2016-election/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Rudy Giuliani on Donald Trump’s Crass Comments: ‘Both Sides Have Sinned’ – ALEXANDRA JAFFE and HASANI GITTENS
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-presidential-debates/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-s-crass-comments-both-sides-have-n662681

 

CNBC
— Trump: ‘Of course’ I used $1 billion loss to avoid federal income taxes – Jacob Pramuk
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/09/trump-of-course-i-used-1-billion-loss-to-avoid-federal-income-taxes.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Vows Retaliation as Republicans Abandon Him – ALEXANDER BURNS, JONATHAN MARTIN and MAGGIE HABERMANO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/republicans-trump.html
— Inside Trump Tower, an Increasingly Upset and Alone Donald Trump – MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/trump-tower.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says his stance on Muslim immigrants has ‘morphed’ – David A. Fahrenthold and Katie Zezima
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-remains-defiant-ahead-of-debate-as-surrogates-grapple-with-tape-fallout/2016/10/09/9a95a09a-8e28-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— A generation of GOP stars stands diminished: ‘Everything Trump touches dies’ – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-generation-of-gop-stars-may-be-diminished-everything-trump-touches-dies/2016/10/09/890a5074-8e2c-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— The questions Republicans will have to answer – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/09/the-questions-republicans-will-have-to-answer/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Rosie O’Donnell blasts Donald Trump during second presidential debate, Shonda Rhimes asks if Trump is scared to face a woman – KATE FELDMAN
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/celebrities-blast-donald-trump-presidential-debate-article-1.2824220

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Tries to Turn Focus to Bill Clinton  GOP nominee holds predebate event with women who have accused the ex-president of misconduct – LAURA MECKLER and JESS BRAVIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-tries-to-turn-focus-to-bill-clinton-1476059749
— Donald Trump Holds Media Event With Bill Clinton’s Accusers   Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones speak at event
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/09/donald-trump-holds-media-event-with-bill-clintons-accusers/
— Leaked Hillary Clinton Emails Fuel Trust Concerns  Speech excerpts show different side of Democratic nominee than seen in public campaign events – DONNA BORAK and JESS BRAVIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-look-to-neutralize-impact-of-leaked-speeches-1476058832

 

FORTUNE
— Donald Trump Just Called Hillary Clinton the Devil and Threatened to Prosecute Her – Mahita Gajanan
http://fortune.com/2016/10/09/presidential-debate-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-devil/
— Donald Trump: Bill Clinton’s Actions Are Worse Than My Words – Justin Worland
http://fortune.com/2016/10/09/presidential-debate-donald-trump-debate-bill-clinton/
— Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton and the Moderators Are Ganging Up on Him – Katie Reilly
http://fortune.com/2016/10/09/donald-trump-one-on-three-debate/

 

BLOOMBERG
— 74% of Republican Voters Want Party to Stand by Trump: Politico
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-10-09/74-of-republican-voters-want-party-to-stand-by-trump-politico

 

USA TODAY
— Trump to Raddatz: ‘Why don’t you interrupt her?’ – Cooper Allen
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/09/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-debate/91829898/

 

NEW YORKER
— REINCE PRIEBUS IS DESTROYING THE G.O.P. BY TRYING TO SAVE IT – Adam Davidson
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/reince-priebus-is-destroying-the-g-o-p-by-trying-to-save-it

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Trump declares war on GOP ‘hypocrites’ – STEVE THOMMA
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article107091032.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— There’s Still Time to Replace Donald Trump as the GOP Nominee  If he or Mike Pence goes, the Republican National Committee picks a new nominee—and that person can still prevail thanks to the electoral college. – Jay Michaelson
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/09/there-s-still-time-to-replace-donald-trump-as-the-gop-nominee.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of sexual assault after the GOP nominee’s comments about grabbing women ‘by the p***y’ The vice-president blasted Donald Trump’s remarks in a tweet Saturday  Said Republican candidate’s words were not ‘lewd’ but ‘an abuse of power’  John Mccain called Trump’s comments as ‘boasts about sexual assaults’ Trump said on a hot mic in 2005 that stars could ‘do anything’ to women – CLEMENCE MICHALLON
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3829075/Joe-Biden-accuses-Donald-Trump-sexual-assault.html

October 7 Morning Edition

ROLL CALL
— Trump-Kirk Feud Escalates  Trump slams senator while Kirk releases poll showing he outpolls GOP nominee
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-and-kirk-escalate-their-feud
— Rising Interest on America’s Debt Threatens Our National Defense and Our Future  Voters should not elect candidates who disregard the issue – Joseph J. DioGuardi  (DIERSEN: Low interest rates a) help borrowers who are predominately younger Democrats and b) harm savers who are predominately older Republicans.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/joe-dioguardi-rising-annual-interest-americas-debt-threatens-national-defense-future

 

NBC5
— Duckworth Using Kirk’s Tweets Against Him – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Campaign-Round-Up-Duckworth-Using-Kirks-Tweets-for-Fundraising-396226831.html
— Rauner Talks Illinois Economy in Second Facebook Live Event  Gov. Bruce Rauner hosted his second Facebook Live event Thursday, focusing on Illinois manufacturing and job creation. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Talks-Illinois-Economy-in-Second-Facebook-Live-Event-396206331.html

 

WGN RADIO
— Ald. Rielly on why he thinks a Trump sign should go: it’s not honorable “to trash the city’s international reputation” – JEFF CARLIN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Wheaton was full of racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse people.)
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/06/ald-rielly-on-why-he-thinks-a-trump-sign-should-go-ita-not-honorable-to-trash-the-cities-international-reputation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says Mark Kirk ‘not doing so well’ in Senate race, but ‘that’s his problem’ – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-mark-kirk-20161006-story.html
— Rauner laments family dog getting into shenanigans – Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: One reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours a day of what is left of my life putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is that I have never owned a dog.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-20161006-story.html
— Chicago cop is the face of the Ferguson Effect – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-ferguson-effect-chicago-police-1007-20161006-column.html
— The wretched legacy of the Obama years – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obama-legacy-obamacare-doctrine-assad-putin-perspec-1007-20161006-story.html
— How Hillary Clinton can close the deal with millennials – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promise to give younger people preference, that is, to discriminate against older people.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-millennials-20161006-story.html
— ‘The Birth of a Nation’: A history lesson we cannot afford to miss – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-birth-of-a-nation-glanton-20161005-column.html
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: U.S. teen birth rate hits record low for 7th year in row – Karen Kaplan
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/frontpage/2016/10/04/Teen-birth-rate-in-the-US-hits-record-low-for-7th-consecutive-year.html
— Group home for single moms proposed for vacant building in Wheaton – Bob Goldsborough  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, anyone who questions/opposes this will be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being a deplorable and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-wheaton-single-mothers-home-1007-20161006-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A long-vacant office building in a prominent Wheaton location could be repurposed as a group home for new and expectant single mothers. Built in 1987 as the Wheaton Inn bed-and-breakfast, the 19,813-square-foot, three-story brick building at 301 W. Roosevelt Road, later was used as the offices for Invesco PowerShares, an exchange-traded fund firm. The company relocated to offices in the former Sara Lee building in Downers Grove in July 2012, and since then, the building has been vacant and listed for sale. Now, the Clarendon Hills-based nonprofit group Love from Above has a contract to purchase the building and is proposing to place up to 12 expectant mothers in the house. The group’s founder and CEO, Yvonne Florczak-Seeman, said Love from Above intends to buy the building from Invesco PowerShares subsidiary PCM Properties LLC and use it for a two-year transitional housing program. The building will be known as the Butterfly Garden, she said. “This is for women in college who get pregnant who want to continue their education but don’t want to have an abortion. For them, their choices are parenting or abortion,” Florczak-Seeman said. For Florczak-Seeman, 52, the issue of support during an unplanned pregnancy is a powerful — and personal — one. As a teenager, she experienced an unplanned pregnancy and made the decision to have an abortion — a decision she says she regrets. “Pregnancy is not a terminal illness or a disease,” she said. “It’s a nine month process. We need to empower these girls. Motherhood won’t destroy them; it will mature them. Motherhood or adoption is a beautiful decision. I have been feeling that this kind of program is much needed. There is not one organization that empowers young ladies.” The building will serve as the home for women ages 18 to 26 for two years each, Florczak-Seeman said. The building would have a nursery to care for babies whose mothers want to attend classes. The group also would offer on-site culinary and fashion design programs for mothers, she said. The group, which also would place all of its offices on the first floor of the building, relies on private donors, Florczak-Seeman said. “We are very excited,” she said. Wheaton officials said that while they have received an application from the group, they haven’t yet determined what kind of zoning change, if any, the group’s proposed use would require. PCM Properties LLC bought the building for $2.625 million in 2005 from Kathryn Harbison, who had run the Wheaton Inn bed-and-breakfast.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge illegals to come to Chicago, to stay in Chicago, and to bring other illegals to Chicago.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marlen-garcia-how-chicago-can-strengthen-sanctuary-ordinance/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Johnson describes attack on cop: ‘She thought she was gonna die’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/johnson-tells-scary-story-at-police-and-fire-awards-ceremony/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will Trump lose the fat vote?”
ttp://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-will-trump-lose-the-fat-vote/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald urges people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009133/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MARSHALL: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Naperville Police Chief Bob Marshall sides with those who criticize police.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161009102/
— Endorsement: Winger in House District 45
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/discuss/161009151/
— Endorsement: Bernas in House District 56
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/discuss/161009146/
— Disability deadlines, milestones for getting government services – (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs viciously demonize, viciously demonize, and viciously condemn Republicans for not providing enough government services for those with disabilities.  From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the percentage of those with disabilities in America and in Illinois is increasingly dramatically.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161009101/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE FOR THIS ARTICLE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Anti-Trumps say that Trump sees members of the working class as being chumps.  I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County who look down on members of the working class.
https://www.creators.com/read/connie-schultz

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Marwig v. McAuliffe: Fight over state House seat helps draw big bucks to Illinois – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161006/NEWS02/161009883/fight-over-state-senate-seat-helps-draw-big-bucks-to-illinois

 

DNA INFO
— New Police Cars To Be Built At South Side Ford Plant – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161006/downtown/new-police-cars-be-built-at-south-side-ford-plant

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner covers familiar ground in Facebook Live chat about economy, jobs – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161006/rauner-covers-familiar-ground-in-facebook-live-chat-about-economy-jobs

 

STATE LINE
— How hurricanes can upend politics  Presidential campaigns stall in Florida – Eric Bradner – CNN  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/how-hurricanes-can-upend-politics

 

TIMES
— Paper favors local GOP hopefuls – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, television stations, newspapers, radio stations, websites, etc. a) promote the Democrat Party platform and b) promote candidates who will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/paper-favors-local-gop-hopefuls/article_202d7114-9806-5e61-a9cd-a44c6d70a7d2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every week, the Illinois Valley Times reaches mailboxes in La Salle County, with stories promoting the candidacies of Republican state representative candidates Jerry Long and David Welter. One of its owners, Dan Proft, is largely mum about the local paper, which is among a string of conservative publications popping up around the state this year. The local paper, which started in July, has no advertising, other than for a nonprofit conservative group to which Proft belongs. The chain was started in the winter by the Chicago-based Liberty Principles PAC, which receives much of its money from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Over the summer, a private corporation, Local Government Information Services Inc., took possession of the papers, Proft said. The company filed its corporate paperwork with the state in mid-August, a few weeks into its management of the papers. The Times asked Proft how the company makes money with its newspapers. “I’m certain you don’t understand how newspapers or businesses make money,” Proft said in an email to a reporter. “In addition to ads, have you ever heard of the concept of subscriptions as a revenue source for newspapers, for example? Are you familiar with the concept of seed capital used to launch and grow a business? I didn’t think so.” Proft said the reporter could not be fair in reporting about his company’s newspapers, suggesting the reporter favors Long’s opponent, Rep. Andy Skoog, D-La Salle. “That makes you an advocate not a journalist. So please make sure Andy Skoog reports your ‘stories’ as in-kind contributions (in his campaign reports),” Proft said in an email. The registered agent for the company is an accountant, which often is the case in corporate filings. The company’s information listed no president, though Proft has confirmed before he is one of the owners. Proft, a former Republican candidate for governor and radio show host, declined to answer whether any seed money for the company came from Liberty Principles PAC. By law, political action committees must report expenditures and donations. He also wouldn’t say whether the papers would stop circulating after the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election. The paper regularly runs stories favorable to Long, of Streator, and Rep. David Welter, R-Morris, who is facing Democrat Martha Shugart, of Morris. The most recent editions contained headlines such as “Long supports Illinois farming” and “Welter seeks district input.” ‘Justifiable grounds’  In March, the state Board of Elections ruled complaints against Liberty Principles and its papers were filed on “justifiable grounds.” The complaints alleged Liberty Principles failed to include proper attribution of its papers’ funding source and coordinated with candidates. In its ruling, the elections board said Liberty Principles was “admonished” to ensure all its political literature and communications identify the PAC as its funder. Specifically, it must include “paid for by” language. At some point afterward, Local Government Information Services took control of the papers. In July and August, the Illinois Valley Times included no ownership information. Now it lists its corporate owner, but still includes no phone number. Skoog tied to Mautino  Liberty Principles, which Proft heads, still involves itself in La Salle County. This week, the group distributed a mailer linking Skoog to his predecessor, Frank Mautino, D-Spring Valley, whose campaign spending is under federal investigation. “Will Andy Skoog be any different than Frank Mautino?” the flier asks. Earlier this year, Skoog publicly asked Mautino to answer questions about his spending. But, like Gov. Rauner, Skoog declined to join calls for Mautino’s resignation as state auditor general, saying he wants investigations completed first.”)

 

WAND
— Davis Endorsed By Laborers’ Union – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33335921/davis-endorsed-by-laborers-union

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Is Your Massage Therapist Licensed? In Illinois, It’s the Law  (DIERSEN: How soon will Illinois require journalists to be licensed?  The following would object to me being licensed: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=13838

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Thorner/O’Neil: Lighten up the campaign: Time to call in comedy writers
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorneroneil-lighten-up-the-campaign-time-to-call-in-comedy-writers.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Trump takes a swipe at Kirk
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/07/trump-takes-a-swipe-at-kirk/
— Winning lottery ticket bought with drug money seized
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/07/winning-lottery-ticket-bought-with-drug-money-seized/

 

CHRISTIAN REVIE
— Mike Pence Declared the Leader of the Conservative Movement – Jason Kippen  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  How strongly do they promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), illegal drugs, gambling, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://www.thechristianreview.com/mike-pence-declared-the-leader-of-the-conservative-movement/

 

LIFE NEWS
— Archbishop: “Catholics Cannot Support Pro-Abortion Candidates” and Hillary is “Aggressively Pro-Abortion” – STEVEN ERTELT
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/10/06/archbishop-catholics-cannot-support-pro-abortion-candidates-and-hillary-is-aggressively-pro-abortion/

 

GOPUSA
— Planning Vote Fraud to ‘Elect’ Hillary
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15677
— The Non-Working Class – Mona Charen  (DIERSEN: Are you a member of the working class, that is, are you paid a salary for what you do?  I have not been paid a salary for I do since 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to retire.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They have made it extremely clear that they do NOT want me to get any kind of income that is appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15671
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “He that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of 30 or 40 honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain 150 idle loiterers.” — John Smith, 1609  One out of 6 prime-working-age adult males in the United States is not temporarily unemployed, or “between jobs,” or “looking for work.” No, a huge cohort of men in America is now neither employed nor looking for work. They are just skating by on a combination of girlfriends, wives, mothers and government benefits. Their status, argues Nicholas Eberstadt in “Men Without Work,” is a “quiet catastrophe.” Until relatively recently, choosing not to work was a luxury only the wealthy could afford. Everyone else had to keep the wolf from the door (though the temptation to try to live off others has always been with us — see John Smith above). In the 1950s, 98 percent of prime-age males were working or looking for work (i.e., in the labor force). Today it is 88 percent. Recessions have affected labor-force participation, but the downward trend line has been consistent for decades. Only 15 percent of non-working men cite inability to find work as the reason for their idleness. Eberstadt examines the usual explanations. The retirement of baby boomers? It doesn’t account for the decline in work by those aged 25-54 (traditionally, the group most likely to be employed). The participation of prime-age men in the labor force fell from 94.1 percent in 1948 to 84.3 percent in 2015. Aren’t more men in college? If the work patterns of 1965 were obtained today, even accounting for the extra students enrolled in education programs, an additional 10 percent of America’s young men would be employed. “The overwhelming majority of adult male job trainees,” Eberstadt writes, “appear to be job holders already. … Most men enrolled in formal schooling are also in the workforce.”)
— Better refugee screening is needed
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15704

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— How Poll Bias Obscures Trump’s Likely Election – MILTON ROSENBER
http://spectator.org/how-poll-bias-obscures-trumps-likely-election/

 

NET RIGHT DAILY
— FEC: No freedom of press for Internet publications, satellite TV and radio, streaming movies and printed books – Natalia Castro  (DIERSEN: Who wants to limit/abolish your freedom of the press?  The following want to limit/abolish my freedom of the press: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2016/10/fec-no-freedom-press-internet-publications-satellite-tv-radio-streaming-movies-printed-books/

 

REUTERS
— Trump says 70 percent of federal regulations ‘can go’ – Chris Kaufman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. When federal agencies suffer budget cuts, they get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-regulations-idUSKCN12629R

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The White House Rule: No Tax Returns, No Job – NORMAN EISEN and RICHARD W. PAINTER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/opinion/the-white-house-rule-no-tax-returns-no-job.html
— Mike Pence Disavows Donald Trump’s Earlier Proposal Barring Muslims – ALAN RAPPEPORT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/us/politics/mike-pence-donald-trump-muslim-ban.html
— When You Hear the Margin of Error Is Plus or Minus 3 Percent, Think 7 Instead – DAVID ROTHSCHILD and SHARAD GOEL
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/upshot/when-you-hear-the-margin-of-error-is-plus-or-minus-3-percent-think-7-instead.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump’s Ventures Began With a Lot of Hype. Here’s How They Turned Out. – STEVE EDER and ALICIA PARLAPIANO  (DIERSEN: How did your ventures turn out?  In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in light of tremendous efforts by my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents to get rid of me, a) I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) I was a GAO employee for almost 18 years, d) I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years, e) I was a Post Office employee for almost 3 years, f) I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for almost 7 years, g) I was a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, h) I was the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster for 6 years, i) I was an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and j) I was an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/us/politics/donald-trump-business-deals.html

 

USA TODAY
— Giuliani takes leave of absence from job, all in for Trump – Eliza Collins
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/06/giuliani-firm-trump/91658356/
— The power to vote is awesome. Use it. – Judy Belk  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors URGE EVERYONE TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES 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.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/10/06/voices-power-vote-awesome-use/91638650/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Kirk fires back at Donald Trump for saying he’s ‘not doing so well’ – Allan Smith
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mark-kirk-2016-10

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Conservative Group Foresees Surge in Hispanic Turnout  Koch-funded LIBRE Institute’s projection bodes poorly for Donald Trump –  BETH REINHARD  (DIERSEN: If you vote for Democrats, you shout that you 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://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/07/conservative-group-foresees-surge-in-hispanic-turnout/
— Donald Trump Urged Congress to Loosen Tax Rules in Early 1990s  Push came several years before Republican candidate’s $916 million in losses on 1995 tax return – JOHN D. MCKINNON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-urged-congress-to-loosen-tax-rules-in-early-1990s-1475786072
— FRONT PAGE: McDonald’s Knows It’s Losing the Burger Battle—Can It Come Back?  ‘Better burger’ chains are pulling in customers with gourmet, made-to-order hamburgers, a tactic McDonald’s is struggling to mimic – JULIE JARGON  (DIERSEN: With McDonald’s headquarters moving into Democrat Chicago, will more Democrats eat at McDonald’s?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-knows-its-losing-the-burger-battlecan-it-come-back-1475769684

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Why Students Are Losing Out on Billions in College Financial Aid – Kim Cook  (DIERSEN: Did you apply for “college financial aid.”  I did not.  Instead, I paid for my college expenses (a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees) and for cars to commute to and from classes with money that earned and saved 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.)
http://time.com/money/4520236/college-financial-aid-why-students-dont-apply/

 

VANITY FAIR
— 30 FORMER G.O.P. LAWMAKERS DECLARE TRUMP LACKS “INTELLIGENCE” TO LEAD  The open letter slams the Republican nominee as “manifestly unqualified to be president.” – TINA NGUYEN  (DIERSEN: If you judge someone, you are asking that you be judged. How much “intelligence” do these “30 former G.O.P. lawmakers” have?  What are their “qualifications?”  What if Trump spend a few million dollars to have them investigated?)
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/republican-open-letter-donald-trump

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Robin Hood Economics Falls Flat in Debates – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents want you to pay more taxes?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay more taxes.  They stress that I am conservative, Republican, non-poor, White, male, non-veteran, childless, older, that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, that I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/robin_hood_economics_falls_flat_in_debates
— Few Believe Fed Chairman Is Independent of Obama
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2016/few_believe_fed_chairman_is_independent_of_obama

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