Tag: political

September 20 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Toilets, Taxes and Strangleholds: Candidates for Illinois Governor Square Off in First Televised Forum
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/nbc-5-governor-debate-rauner-pritzker-493878531.html
— Social Media Lights Up During Illinois Governor’s Forum
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-governor-forum-social-media-reactions-493905791.html
— Watch the 2018 Race for Illinois Governor Forum in Its Entirety
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-the-2018-race-for-illinois-governor-forum-in-its-entirety-493903591.html

 

CBS2
— Madigan: ‘I Didn’t Do Enough’ To Combat Sexual Harassment
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/madigan-i-didnt-do-enough-to-combat-sexual-harassment/

 

ABC7
— Former Southwest Airlines employee files lawsuit, claiming ‘whites-only’ at Houston, Texas airport break room
https://abc7chicago.com/society/ex-southwest-worker-claims-whites-only-break-room-at-airport/4295743/

 

WGN TV
— Lawsuits filed claiming suburban company’s emissions are making people sick – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/20/lawsuits-filed-claiming-suburban-companys-emissions-are-making-people-sick/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker meet in first TV debate of heated Illinois governor’s race
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-illinois-governors-race-debate-20180920-story.html
— Speaker Michael Madigan writes he ‘didn’t do enough’ to address sexual harassment – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-sexual-harassment-oped-20180920-story.html
— Google and Facebook are on the hunt in Illinois for fresh tech talent. Here’s how Chicago companies compete – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government is the “employer of last resort.” They 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 the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-companies-woo-college-tech-talent-20180816-story.html
— Naperville woman out of state race after DuPage County error led her to run in wrong district – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-montgomery-wehrli-dupage-election-commission-st-0921-story.html
— Kavanaugh’s classmates at Georgetown Prep describe alcohol-soaked party culture – AP (DIERSEN: We all could compare and contrast the high school that we graduated from with Georgetown Prep.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-georgetown-prep-parties-20180920-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lisa Madigan uses Christine Blasey Ford to demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brett-kavanaugh-anita-hill-christine-blasey-ford-supreme-court-confirmation-senate-judiciary-committee/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Liar, failure, phony, corrupt: Going gets nasty with jabs in first gubernatorial debate – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180920/liar-failure-phony-corrupt-going-gets-nasty-with-jabs-in-first-gubernatorial-debate
— District 61 rivals disagree on blaming Madigan for state’s problems – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180920/district-61-rivals-disagree-on-blaming-madigan-for-states-problems
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180920/business/309209958/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s underwater mortgages more than twice the national rate In six of the U.S.’s 10 largest metro areas, so few homeowners are underwater that those markets are “functioning normally.” That’s not yet true of Chicago. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicagos-underwater-mortgages-more-twice-national-rate

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker, Rauner clash over taxes at debate – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pritzker-rauner-square-off-in-st-governor-candidate-debate/article_1dc13b36-d3c3-5896-bb1b-9dfd97bb6cde.html
— National GOP group to spend $1M to help U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis’ re-election bid From the Read our ‘Herald & Review Politics’ column series – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/national-gop-group-to-spend-m-to-help-u-s/article_6cfe7585-b6f9-55ad-8141-299224bbb345.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan: ‘I didn’t do enough’ to combat sexual harassment – Mike Riopell
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/madigan-i-didn-t-do-enough-to-combat-sexual-harassment/article_796c540a-8f20-53e4-a389-304162b52b9e.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Dodge: Time to get politics out of treasurer’s office – JIM MEENAN
https://qconline.com/news/elections/dodge-time-to-get-politics-out-of-treasurer-s-office/article_6bdd3084-79f6-5d3d-b8c6-0cfd41812f9c.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— How credible is Pritzker’s claim of simultaneous tax hike, cut? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-09-20/jim-dey-how-credible-pritzkers-claim-simultaneous-tax-hike-cut.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Mayor notes efforts for Hispanics – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats use government to give Hispanics preference.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/mayor-notes-efforts-for-hispanics/article_65641fd6-bc67-11e8-a374-af1b25ea0703.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— You can now carry this deadly weapon in Illinois – Nikki McGee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/you-can-now-carry-this-deadly-weapon-in-illinois

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Fired Prisoner Review Board Member Asks Illinois Supreme Court To Limit Governor’s Power – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/fired-prisoner-review-board-member-asks-illinois-supreme-court-limit-governors-power#stream/0

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly, Sessions Blast Rahm’s ‘ACLU approach’ to Chicago crime
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-sessions-blast-rahms-aclu-approach-to-chicago-crime

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri calls Villa ‘out of touch’ for failing to discuss property taxes, other issues – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511569793-khouri-calls-villa-out-of-touch-for-failing-to-discuss-property-taxes-other-issues

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates who participated in the League of Women Voters of Wheaton Meet & Greet at Cantigny Thursday evening, September 20, 2018 included Connelly, Eckhoff, Grant, Lewis, MacKay, Mendrick, Ruscitti, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Road District Consolidation Referendum on the Fall Ballot, Dillon’s Rule Rules
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/20/mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-referendum-on-the-fall-ballot/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois congressmen split on push to remove SALT deduction cap – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressmen-split-on-push-to-remove-salt-deduction-cap/article_38a1d2fa-bc48-11e8-ab06-d73b477e6e69.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Danny Davis, a Chicago Democrat, chastised Republicans for placing a $10,000 limit on how much in state and local taxes can be deducted on a federal filing. He and other Democrats tried to add language rolling back the cap to the follow-up legislation making last winter’s tax cuts permanent. Davis told the House Ways and Means Committee that the cap unfairly burdens Illinoisans and hurts business passthroughs. “The Republican-sought bill would increase taxes on almost 2 million Illinoisans by hundreds of millions of dollars,” he said. Committee Chairman Kevin Brady shot back at Democrats in his final remarks before calling the bill for a vote, saying the tax break subsidizes high-tax states. “This is a great amendment,” Brady said. “If you are wealthy or you are a governor or state legislator who loves to brutally tax families and businesses … these very states are seeing windfalls because the economy is booming and changes in the tax code are providing them new revenue. What we’ve seen is that these high tax states are pocketing that revenue.” The amendment failed, with Republicans Peter Roskam and Darin Lahood voting against it. According to the IRS, the average SALT deduction in Illinois was more than $12,000. The progressive Institute on Taxation and Public Policy said in a report that removing the cap on SALT deductions would simply be another tax cut for the rich, saying “repealing the SALT cap would cost $87 billion in tax year 2019 alone and 63 percent of the benefits would go to the richest 1 percent.” Others have criticized the state and local tax deduction as a subsidy and incentive to high-earners in high-tax states who arguably have the greatest ability to pay for it.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— An Appeal to Attorney General Lisa Madigan – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/an-appeal-to-attorney-general-lisa-madigan/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives doesn’t believe Rauner can win, won’t rule out another gubernatorial bid
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/ives-doesnt-believe-rauner-can-win-wont-rule-out-another-gubernatorial-bid/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Report: Edgar “coaching” Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/report-edgar-coaching-pritzker/
— Long changes his story again… and again… and again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/long-changes-his-story-again-and-again-and-again/
— Outside money starts flowing
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/20/outside-money-starts-flowing/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Kavanaugh farce descends into tragedy – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/20/the-kavanaugh-farce-descends-into-tragedy/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kavanaugh protesters swarm Chuck Grassley’s office – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kavanaugh-protesters-swarm-chuck-grassleys-office

 

GOPUSA
— Juanita Broaddrick: Feinstein had no interest in rape allegation against Bill Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55034
— Hypocrites: Democrats show no interest in sexual assault claims against Keith Ellison
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54942
— How low will Elizabeth Warren go? The bottom isn’t in sight.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54954

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Demands the “Ford Team” Has Made Are Ludicrous – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-demands-the-ford-team-has-made-are-ludicrous/

 

TPM
— Two Dozen Arrested For Protesting Kavanaugh In GOPers’ Offices – Nicole Lafond
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/two-dozen-arrested-protesting-kavanaugh

 

HOT AIR
— Ed Whelan Lays Out A Mistaken Identity Theory Involving Kavanaugh’s Classmate – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/20/hmmm-ed-whelan-lays-mistaken-identity-theory/

 

TOWNHALL
— Ford’s Classmate Now Changing Her Story – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/20/fords-classmate-now-changing-her-story-n2520822

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH ACCUSER’S CLASSMATE BACKS OFF CLAIM SHE HEARD ABOUT ALLEGED ASSAULT – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-accuser-classmate-backs-off/

 

BREITBART
— Kavanaugh on Monday Hearing: ‘I Will Be There’ – Ian Mason
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-on-monday-hearing-i-will-be-there/
— Stocks Hit All-Time Highs as U.S. Shows Strength in Trade War with China – John Carney
https://www.breitbart.com/economics/2018/09/20/stocks-hit-all-time-highs-as-u-s-shows-strength-in-trade-war-with-china/
— Project Veritas Undercover Video — GAO Auditor on Socialist Activism: ‘We Want to Destroy Capitalists’ – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire employees like this.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/20/project-veritas-gao-socialist-activism-destroy-capitalists/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the latest installment of Project Veritas’ undercover video series into the “Deep State,” a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) employee purportedly admits to breaking agency rules and being a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). UPDATE: According to Project Veritas, GAO has issued a statement saying that this employee has been “removed from any ongoing GAO work.” The statement reads: “[W]e cannot comment on his personnel status due to privacy laws. But he has been removed from any ongoing GAO work and cut off from access to GAO equipment. We have a rigorous quality control process with many reviewers that prevents one person from biasing our final reports. But we will also examine his work product as part of our investigation.” Project Veritas identifies its latest subject as Natarajan Subramanian, a GAO administrator and “self-proclaimed Communist,” appearing to tell an undercover journalist that federal employees may calculatingly subvert President Donald Trump’s agenda by simply accomplishing tasks at a slower pace. “If you’re in [an] executive branch agency you can slow ball things to a degree, that it’s like ineffective, and maybe you get in trouble, or maybe you get fired or resign or whatever, but you slowed [Trump’s agenda] down for a certain period of time,” Subramanian says. In another exchange, Subramanian purportedly says he is not only a card-carrying member of the Metro DC DSA but also works secretly to expand the group’s online presence — while on the job as a federal employee. “Everything that I’m doing with DSA is stuff that I’m not supposed to be doing for work… it’s explicitly prohibited. If they find out I could get in trouble, basically,” Subramanian says during the tape. “No one knows I spent six hours yesterday doing social media for DSA.” According to Subramanian, other GAO staffers are aware he is a Metro DC DSA member, yet his superiors remain in the dark. “Management does not know. You have to be strategic about things like this,” he says. Subramanian purportedly admits he would be terminated if GAO officials were aware of his activism during work hours — yet breaks the rules anyways. “That’s when I might get fired. If there’s like a camera above my cubicle looking down so they can see and zoom in and see what’s on my phone,” he explains. “I would get fired if they knew that I was [engaging in DSA activity at work,] and I do. I do it on my phone.” In a separate exchange, the GAO staffer says one of his DSA cohorts assists the Pentagon with “war planning stuff” involving Syria and possesses Top Secret clearance. Subramanian says little oversight exists across the federal government. “There’s no one looking over my shoulder,” he says. “So like, a lot of times what I’ll do, and this is kind of what I’m doing right now, is like I’ll drink the night before, I tele-work and then I’m like, if I’m 15 minutes late to log on, no one checks.” In a statement released Thursday, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said of the investigative group’s latest sting: “For years the public has been at most only nebulously aware of the permanent administrative state. Only recently have we begun calling it the ‘deep state.’ And with this series, we’ve begun exposing who these individuals undermining our government really are.”)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— COMMUNIST (GAO EMPLOYEE) BOASTS OF HINDERING PRESIDENT’S AGENDA ‘You can slow-ball things to a degree’ – BOB UNRUH (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire employees like this.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/communist-federal-worker-boasts-of-hindering-presidents-agenda/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee who describes himself as a communist boasts he can slow down President Trump’s agenda simply by deliberately delaying his assignments. “If you’re in [an] executive branch agency you can slow-ball things to a degree, that it’s like ineffective, and maybe you get in trouble, or maybe you get fired or resign or whatever, but you slowed [Trump’s agenda] down for a certain period of time,” he said. The comments by Natarajan Subramanian, a Government Accountability Office worker and “self-described communist,” were captured in an undercover video by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas. It’s the third video in the series. In the second, two “Deep State” radicals confessed, “There’s a lot of talk about how we can like, resist from inside.” The first video in the series, released Tuesday, showed career civil servant Stuart Karaffa of the State Department boasting of working for the Democratic Socialists of America while he’s being paid by taxpayers. He explained his task is: “Resist everything. … Every level.” Since Trump’s election, there have been many references to the “Deep State,” the unelected, career bureaucrats using their tax-paid jobs to undermine the president’s agenda, including his efforts to “drain the swamp” and make government work better. Subramanian boasts of being a GAO auditor while working for the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America. “Metro DC DSA is a socialist group that works to advance progressive issues in the Metropolitan DC area. Subramanian’s political activism may directly violate federal statutes as well as the ‘Yellow Book’ rules which apply specifically to government auditors,” Project Veritas explained. Subramanian said executive branch workers can deliberately stall the president’s agenda through their work or by doing less work. And he chooses to prioritize his politics over his job responsibilities. “Everything that I’m doing with DSA is stuff that I’m not supposed to be doing for work … it’s explicitly prohibited. If they find out I could get in trouble, basically,” he told the undercover journalists. In June, when his organization harassed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in public, he admitted “doing social media” for Metro DC DSA for most of the day. “No one knows I spent six hours yesterday doing social media for DSA,” he said. Subramanian said he conceals his actions from his supervisors, explaining one has to be “strategic.” BBut he believes he is safe. “There’s no one looking over my shoulder. So like, a lot of times what I’ll do, and this is kind of what I’m doing right now. I’ll drink the night before, I tele-work and then I’m like, if I’m 15 minutes late to log on, no one checks.” O’Keefe says the video series puts a face on the Deep State: “For years the public has been at most only nebulously aware of the permanent administrative state. Only recently have we begun calling it the ‘deep state.’ And with this series, we’ve begun exposing who these individuals undermining our government really are.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that the government is aware of the video series.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats have abandoned the presumption of innocence – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2018/09/20/democrats-have-abandoned-the-presumption-of-innocence/
— Democrats will exploit Kavanaugh’s accuser all the way to Election Day – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/09/20/democrats-will-exploit-kavanaughs-accuser-all-the-way-to-election-day/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Workers Discussed Tweaking Search Function to Counter Travel Ban – John D. McKinnon and Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-workers-discussed-tweaking-search-function-to-counter-travel-ban-1537488472

 

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Cap, Tax Overhaul Plague Tax-Writers in Tight Races (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.bna.com/salt-cap-tax-n73014482681/

September 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kavanaugh’s accuser wants FBI probe before she testifies – AP (DIERSEN: What if a woman was charged with wrongdoing when she was in high school? Girls mature faster than boys.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-brett-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-hearing-20180918-story.html
— Political nonprofits must now name many of their donors under ruling after Supreme Court declines to intervene – Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Robert Barnes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-political-nonprofits-donors-20180918-story.html
— Eviscerating Kavanaugh: Sen. Feinstein, have you no sense of decency? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-brett-kavanaugh-diane-feinstein-kass-20180918-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats’ poll shows Casten ahead of Republican Roskam for 1st time – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/congress-sean-casten-peter-roskam-illinois-poll-sixth-district-campaign-house/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Roskam campaign downplayed the latest poll. “Everyone knows this race is close, but as 6th district voters learn about Sean Casten’s alliance with Mike Madigan to oppose the property tax freeze and repeal the recent middle-class tax cuts, that he was sued by his own investors for mismanagement, and that he lobbied for special tax credits and taxpayer subsidies to prop up his own businesses, we are confident voters will stick with Peter Roskam who has been an effective leader for Illinois and is rated as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress,” Roskam campaign spokeswoman Veronica Vera said in a statement.)
— Want the next AG to go after Speaker Madigan? Don’t hold your breath – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/michael-madigan-erika-harold-kwame-raoul-attorney-general-illinois/
— Islamophobic graffiti should trigger hate-crime probe, Muslim group says – Matthew Hendrickson (DIERSEN: Those who post such graffiti know that they are promoting hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/cair-chicago-hate-crime-homer-glen-graffiti-will-county-islam-muslim-prophet-muhammad/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH VERY BIG PICTURE: Priest defies Cardinal Cupich, burns LGBT flag on church grounds – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Those who burn LGBT flags know that they are promoting hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/catholic-priest-burns-gay-lgbt-rainbow-flag-cardinal-cupich-archdiocese-resurrection-parish-paul-kalchik/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND ROSKAM: 6th Dist. race: Roskam, Casten spar over voting like, acting like and impeaching the president – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180919/6th-dist-race-roskam-casten-spar-over-voting-like-acting-like-and-impeaching-the-president
— Rauner: Sexual assault claims against Kavanaugh ‘very serious’ – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: What if a woman was charged with wrongdoing when she was in high school? Girls mature faster than boys.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180918/rauner-sexual-assault-claims-against-kavanaugh-very-serious
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH SIX COLOR PHOTOS: Wheaton College settles with former football player in hazing – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180918/wheaton-college-settles-with-former-football-player-in-hazing

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois finances treading water at best, new Moody’s report concludes As the gubernatorial election nears, the rating agency warns that the state will never pare down its stack of IOUs unless something changes. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-finances-treading-water-best-new-moodys-report-concludes
— A multibillion-dollar solution Rauner and Pritzker won’t touch Any state hoping for a stable tax base needs to align its revenue sources with the direction of the economy. And any candidate who rules out expanding sales taxation of services isn’t serious about fixing Illinois’ finances. – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/multibillion-dollar-solution-rauner-and-pritzker-wont-touch

 

NBC5
— Neo-Nazi Fliers Found Near University of Chicago Campus – Ash-har Quraishi (DIERSEN: Those who post such flyers know that they are promoting hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Neo-Nazi-Fliers-Found-Near-University-of-Chicago-Campus-493661031.html

 

CBS2
— Wheaton College Reaches Settlement With Ex-Football Player In Hazing
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/18/college-reaches-settlement-hazing/

 

WGN RADIO
— Congressman Peter Roskam: “I demonstrated to capacity to push back against Donald Trump.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE (DIERSEN: How have you demonstrated your capacity to push back? I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://wgnradio.com/2018/09/18/congressman-peter-roskam-i-demonstrated-to-capacity-to-push-back-against-donal-trump/
— Sean Casten: “There are ads out there on TV that are complete lies.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
https://wgnradio.com/2018/09/18/sean-casten-there-are-adds-out-there-on-tv-that-are-complete-lies/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Durbin takes White House to task over not having FBI investigate allegations against Kavanaugh – Thomas Geyer (DIERSEN: What if a woman was charged with wrongdoing when she was in high school? Girls mature faster than boys.)
https://qctimes.com/news/local/durbin-takes-white-house-to-task-over-not-having-fbi/article_fc4f8878-843d-5ac8-90b3-989eb4dcb592.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Union leader tells crowd to play ‘East St. Louis rules … vote early, vote often’ – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article218625610.html

 

COD COURIER
— Student Enrollment Decreases, COD is Not Alone – Madison Venckus
https://codcourier.org/9767/news/student-enrollment-decreases-cod-is-not-alone/

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— “We’re going to do everything we can to get him re-elected.” GOP County Chairmen unanimous in support of State Rep. Jerry Lee Long
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511571202-we-re-going-to-do-everything-we-can-to-get-him-re-elected-gop-county-chairmen-unanimous-in-support-of-state-rep-jerry-lee-long

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP state Senate candidates have been left to fend for themselves this fall as Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Republican Party zero in on winning more House seats. “It’s like they’re putting their eggs all in one basket,” says one Springfield insider. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/09/19/gop-senators-fend-for-themselves-keller-out-as-chief-of-staff-to-preckwinkle-frerichs-talks-override-emanuels-next-chapter-308678

 

CHALK BEAT
— How Chicago schools’ fingerprinting requirements are scaring away undocumented parents – CASSIE WALKER BURKE
https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/chicago/2018/09/17/how-chicago-schools-heightened-security-safeguards-is-scaring-its-immigrant-community/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County Election Commission sued for moving election district boundaries – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/09/dupage-county-election-commission-sued-for-moving-election-district-boundaries/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Complaint has been filed against the DuPage County Election Commission alleging the commission moved boundaries of one precinct and two legislative districts without proper authority to move the boundaries. It involved moving certain properties out of Naperville Township Precinct #25, the 49th Representative District, and the 25th Legislative District. Those properties were moved, without authority into Naperville Township Precinct #6, the 41st Representative District, and the 21st Legislative District. It seeks to have the commission reverse its move and ensure that residents of certain real estate within the county vote in the legislative districts that they are actually part of, based on the most recent approved map. It asks the Court to order the commission to distribute the correct ballots to the properties in question, and order the commission to refrain from delivering the wrong ballot to those properties, and complains of a violation of voter’s rights. Complaint (http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Verified-Complaint-for-Injunction-FILED-4848-7192-1011.pdf) Exhibits (http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Exhibits-A-F-FILED.pdf) Candidate and incumbent State Representative Grant Wehrli is the Plaintiff. His attorney is Keri-Lyn Krafthefer of Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer P.C. We understand there is a Hearing on the Complaint scheduled for September 19th in DuPage Circuit Court.)

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— ISP FirstLight Fiber Shuts Down Entire AFTAH Website – Kowtows to Convicted Homosexual Sex Offender and Web Bully Adam Flanders
Flanders sends emails claiming mugshot from assault arrest against teen boy is “copyrighted” property; two gullible corporations buy it and close down AFTAH sites – Peter LaBarbera (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Adam Flanders.)
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/09/17/isp-firstlight-fiber-shuts-down-entire-aftah-website-kowtows-to-convicted-homosexual-sex-offender-adam-flanders/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Faith Leaders Confuse Christians – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/faith-leaders-confuse-christians/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OBAMA WAS WRONG ON OIL. WE DID ‘DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF THE PROBLEM.’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/obama-was-wrong-on-oil-we-did-drill-our-way-out-of-the-problem.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Rush to judgment: Pols, pundits picking sides on Kavanaugh accusation – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/19/rush-to-judgment-pols-pundits-picking-sides-on-kavanaugh-accusation.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feds forced to release border-jumping children to criminals in U.S. illegally themselves – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/18/illegal-immigrant-children-released-criminals-us-i/

 

NUMBERS USA
— ICE: Vast Majority of Unaccompanied Alien Children Sponsors are Illegal Aliens or Already House Them
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/ice-vast-majority-uac-sponsors-are-illegal-aliens-or-already-house-them

 

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Hold the Long Term Demographic Advantage – Steve Levy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to flood America with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/democrats-trump-coalition-base/2018/09/18/id/882367/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Juanita Broaddrick should question Kavanaugh’s accuser – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/juanita_broaddrick_should_question_kavanaughs_accuser.html
— Why aren’t there ever any dire predictions for Democrats ahead of elections? – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/why_arent_there_ever_any_dire_predictions_for_democrats_ahead_of_elections.html

 

BREITBART
— Vatican Teams with World Council of Churches to Push Immigration, Condemn ‘Populist Nationalism’ – Thomas Williams (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/09/19/vatican-teams-with-wcc-to-push-immigration-condemn-populist-nationalism/

 

TOWNHALL
— Biden Goes Deplorable: Trump Supporters Are Dregs Of Society – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for a Democrat is to shout that you want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/09/18/biden-goes-deplorable-trump-supporters-are-dregs-of-society-n2519876
— Activist CEOs’ Dishonest Attacks on Gun Rights – Kerri Toloczko Kerri Toloczko
https://townhall.com/columnists/kerritoloczko/2018/09/19/activist-ceos-dishonest-attacks-on-gun-rights-n2520165

 

DAILY CALLER
— ICE: MORE THAN A QUARTER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN ALTERNATIVE TO DETENTION SKIP COURT HEARINGS – Will Racke
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/ice-alternative-detention-flores-settlement/
— KAVANAUGH ACCUSER SAYS HER EMAIL WAS HACKED AFTER GOING PUBLIC WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS – Tim Pearce
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/kavanaugh-accuser-emails-hacked/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— REASONING ABOUT RACE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/reasoning-about-race/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Critics of Pompeo’s Values Voters’ Speech Forget These Hillary Speeches to Leftists – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/18/critics-of-pompeos-talking-to-values-voters-forget-these-hillary-speeches/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Convicted gay sex offender Adam Flanders uses scare tactics to shut down website on truth about homosexuality – Doug Mainwaring (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Adam Flanders.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/convicted-gay-sex-offender-uses-scare-tactics-to-shut-down-website-on-truth

 

COLLEGE FIX
— High-ranking Obama official: Leftist dominance in academia makes us all dumber
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/high-ranking-obama-official-leftist-dominance-in-academia-makes-us-all-dumber/

 

CHECK YOUR FACT
— DID KAVANAUGH’S ACCUSER GET SCATHING REVIEWS ON RATEMYPROFESSORS.COM? – Emily Larsen
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/09/18/fact-check-kavanaugh-christine-ford-professor/

PROPUBLICA
— Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men A review by ProPublica found that 15 employers in the past year, including Uber, have advertised jobs on Facebook exclusively to one sex, with many of the ads playing to stereotypes. – Ariana Tobin and Jeremy B. Merrill (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-men stereotype White men as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-is-letting-job-advertisers-target-only-men?mod=djemwhatsnews

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives blast Pompeo for attending a conservative event.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/18/pompeo-values-voter-state-827970

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here Are The Ways Christine Blasey Ford’s Story Is Being Dismissed Conservatives are coming up with conspiracy theories about Ford and saying her allegations are just too old to investigate. – Amanda Terkel (DIERSEN: What if a woman was charged with wrongdoing when she was in high school? Girls mature faster than boys.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christine-blasey-ford-brett-kavanaugh-conservative-attempt-to-discredit_us_5b9fe658e4b04d32ebfb18df
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Only those who oppose Kavanaugh would make death threats against his accuser.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kavanaugh-accuser-death-threats_us_5ba20e27e4b013b097806e06

 

CNN
— Kavanaugh’s accuser says he was drunk at the time. What studies say about alcohol and memory loss – Jacqueline Howard (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drinks lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/health/kavanaugh-hearing-alcohol-memory-explainer/index.html
— Ford wants FBI investigation before testifying – Sophie Tatum (DIERSEN: What if you made an extremely serious allegation against someone, and then refused to testify until the F.B.I. did a full investigation?)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/politics/ford-letter-fbi/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford won’t be joining him in front of Senate Republicans. I wouldn’t trust them either. This isn’t about seeking justice, it’s about protecting Kavanaugh — just as the Senate’s 1991 proceedings were about protecting Clarence Thomas. – Kurt Bardella
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford-won-t-be-joining-ncna910851

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Accused of Allowing Bias Against Women in Job Ads – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they only want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti- draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/business/economy/facebook-job-ads.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault wants FBI to investigate incident before testifying to Senate (DIERSEN: What if you made an extremely serious allegation against someone, and then refused to testify until the F.B.I. did a full investigation?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/grassley-says-mondays-hearing-will-be-limited-to-two-witnesses-kavanaugh-and-his-accuser/2018/09/18/301da074-bb48-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html
— The worst is yet to come for Kavanaugh’s accuser. Take it from this sexual assault attorney. – Deanna Paul
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/19/worst-is-yet-come-kavanaughs-accuser-take-it-this-sexual-assault-expert/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— ACLU files charges against Facebook over gender discriminating ads – DANIELLE CINONE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they only want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti- draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-aclu-files-charges-against-facebook-gender-discriminating-ads-20180918-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Who is Mark Judge? Here’s what we know about Brett Kavanaugh’s classmate – Erin Kelly
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/18/mark-judge-what-we-know-brett-kavanaugh-classmate/1344707002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want cheap labor.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/07/trump-resettle-more-refugees-fill-jobs-boost-economy-column/1131898002/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Kavanaugh allegation can’t be taken back – Rich Lowry
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/09/kavanaugh_allegation_can_t_be_taken_back
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brett Kavanaugh, who the day before yesterday was an unimpeachable pillar of the legal establishment, stands accused of a heinous offense that is almost impossible to definitively rebut. Even if he is completely innocent of the charge that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at a high school party 36 years ago, he will be forever considered guilty of it by some portion of the public. This is not due process, or any kind of decent process at all, but how the Senate conducts its business, especially if you are a conservative jurist on the cusp of confirmation to the Supreme Court. A 51-year-old research psychologist named Christine Blasey Ford went public with the accusation in a Washington Post interview over the weekend, saying she feared for her life when the teenage Kavanaugh attacked her. The charge was inevitably viewed through the prism of #MeToo. But it lacks the credibility of allegations that have felled powerful men over the past two years. There is no contemporaneous corroboration. There is no pattern of conduct on the part of Kavanaugh. There is no weaselly, “Well, I don’t remember it that way, but I’m sorry if she was offended” denial; Kavanaugh rejects the charge categorically. Contrast the allegations against, to take a Republican from another moral universe, the Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. A key accuser from decades ago told friends about her relationship with Moore at the time. There was more than one allegation — indeed, Moore had a reputation for unsavory interest in teenage girls. When he first reacted to the stories, Moore gave a mealy mouthed denial.)

 

TIME
— Colleagues Defend Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser as a Person of Integrity – AP (DIERSEN: How many demographics do you share with Kavanaugh? Both Kavanaugh and I are old non-veteran White male conservative Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Kavanaugh is a federal employee, I am a retired federal employee. While Kavanaugh is Catholic, I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. While Kavanaugh is Irish national origin, I am German national origin. If you were accused of wrongdoing by a woman, who would defend your integrity? My accusers would hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “guilty as charged” if the following failed/refused to defend my integrity: a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. members; b) past and present GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. employees; c) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed; d) all the candidates who have been on Republican primary ballots in my precinct since 2000, e) etc.)
http://time.com/5400324/christine-blasey-ford-kavanaugh-integrity/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Kavanaugh Accuser Wants ‘Full Investigation’ Before Any Senate Hearing Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford call for a full probe by law enforcement before she testifies – Kristina Peterson (DIERSEN: What if you made an extremely serious allegation against someone, and then refused to testify until the F.B.I. did a full investigation?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-accuser-wants-full-investigation-before-any-senate-hearing-1537319657
— The Cyberthreats That Most Worry Election Officials How attacks could be attempted—and what officials are doing to make sure they don’t affect the midterms – Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cyberthreats-that-most-worry-election-officials-1537322820
— The American Dream Needs a Jolt Few believe their children will be better off, and current policy offers no solution. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: Democrats want to make the future brighter for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-american-dream-needs-a-jolt-1537310732

 

FORBES
— The IBM Age Discrimination Lawsuit Sheds Light On A Harrowing Employment Trend – Jack Kelly (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about the worse of them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2018/09/18/the-ibm-age-discrimination-lawsuit-will-shed-light-on-this-harrowing-trend/#3629e92c5ce1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a recruiter, I am the canary in the coal mine. Speaking with hiring managers, human resources professionals and candidates every day offers insight into the hiring trends before they hit the mainstream. One of the most disturbing recent trends I’ve noticed is the blatant and unabashed discrimination against older employees. These are the loyal, corporate veterans in their mid-to-late-40s and older with 20-30 years of relevant experience.)

 

ECONOMIST
— Can white people experience racism? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How soon, if not already, signs will be posted that say “Whites not welcome.” Anti-Whites vote for Democrats.)
https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/09/18/can-white-people-experience-racism

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Best Places to Live 2018: No. 27 Wheaton, Illinois
http://time.com/money/collection/2018-best-places-to-live/5361480/wheaton-illinois/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Republican politician gets 15 years in prison for sex trafficking a teenage boy – Alex Bollinger (DIERSEN: It is beyond outrageous, beyond tragic, and beyond unacceptable that anyone in Illinois can run for a government office and/or political office as Republican by merely casting a Republican primary ballot.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/09/republican-politician-gets-15-years-prison-sex-trafficking-teenage-boy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity gain power to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/09/hate-groups-around-nation-will-meet-plot-ways-harm-lgbtq-people/

September 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner calls out J.B. Pritzker days before 1st debate on Thursday – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-calls-out-pritzker-days-before-1st-debate/4278777/
— Attorney general candidates Harold, Raoul & Harsy square off in first forum – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorney-general-candidates-square-off-in-first-forum/4279085/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wheaton College reaches settlement with ex-football player in hazing – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/college-reaches-settlement-with-ex-football-player-in-hazing

 

WGN TV
— Illinois attorney general candidates clash over ads during first debate – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/18/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-clash-over-ads-during-first-ever-debate/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh ‘should disqualify him’ if founded – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-rauner-roskam-weigh-in-brett-kavanaugh-20180918-story.html
— Who benefits by bringing up Brett Kavanaugh’s high school history? – Michael W. Drwiega, Wilmette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-brett-kavanaugh-high-school-assault-20180918-story.html
— Trump says he feels ‘terribly’ for Kavanaugh as Dems, GOP fight over who should testify – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-brett-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-hearing-20180918-story.html
— Illinois attorney general candidates defend their TV attack ads in first meeting – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-attorney-general-meeting-defend-attack-ads-20180918-story.html
— Rauner nets endorsement from business groups, assails J.B. Pritzker on tax plan – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-endorsements-20180918-story.html
— Feinstein’s handling of Kavanaugh accusation has made our politics even uglier – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-jonah-brett-kavanaugh-0919-story.html
— Kavanaugh and Ford: High school’s long reach – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-kavanaugh-ford-metoo-court-20180918-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Business groups put weight behind Rauner – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bruce-rauner-business-friendly-agenda-tariff-wars/
— Attorney General candidates spar over same-sex adoption, campaign ads – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kwame-raoul-erika-harold-gay-adoption-ad-illinois-attorney-general-editorial-board/
— You can’t stop candidates from running for office – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-mayoral-candidates-election/
— Playing fast and loose with the facts in the race for attorney general – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-attorney-general-erika-harold-kwame-raoul-ads-politifact-truth/

 

WLS AM
— Jeanne Ives – “All the politicians want to do right now is kick the can down the road”
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/18/jeanne-ives-all-the-politicians-want-to-do-right-now-is-kick-the-can-down-the-road/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Showdown hearing not yet set: Dems, GOP arguing on witnesses – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180918/showdown-hearing-not-yet-set-dems-gop-arguing-on-witnesses
— Anderson Cooper accuses Donald Trump Jr. of ‘tweeting lies’ with old hurricane photo – Antonia Noori Farzan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180918/anderson-cooper-accuses-donald-trump-jr-of-tweeting-lies-with-old-hurricane-photo

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Roskam touts tax reform, questions ‘politics of ridicule’ from Democratic opponent – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/17/rep-roskam-touts-tax-reform-questions-politics-of-ridicule-from-democratic-opponent/aj5ngrf/

 

BEVERLY REVIEW
— William Kelly announces run for mayor – Kyle Garmes
http://www.beverlyreview.net/news/community_news/article_3648e90a-bb5b-11e8-bfd5-a7b0cf190798.html

 

WJOL
— Former Governor Edgar Won’t Endorse Governor Rauner – Evan Bredeson
https://www.wjol.com/former-governor-edgar-wont-endorse-governor-rauner/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— 2 Illinois Towns (Wheaton at No. 27 and Schaumburg at No. 34) Among Money’s ‘Best Places To Live In America’ Money says these Illinois towns “combine economic growth, affordability and quality of life.” – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/2-illinois-towns-among-moneys-best-places-live-america

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Breaking Down The Chicago Mayoral Field
https://mailchi.mp/upstream-ideas/super-bowl-champ-burgess-owens-on-challenging-leftist-orthodoxy-251729?e=6f5c563571

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 1 – Taxing Retirement Income
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/17/state-senate-candidates-night-part-1-taxing-retirement-income/
— County Board Member Chuck Wheeler Holds Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/18/chuck-wheeler-hold-fundraiser/
— State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 2 – Recreational Marijuana
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/18/state-senate-candidates-night-part-1-taxing-retirement-income-copy/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives claims Diana Rauner is in charge, not the governor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/ives-claims-diana-rauner-is-in-charge-not-the-governor/
— Rauner: “Pritzker is a gun grabber of the first order”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/rauner-pritzker-is-a-gun-grabber-of-the-first-order/
— Rezin calls on Long to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/unclear-on-the-concept-102/
— Edgar again scolds Rauner about the impasse
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/edgar-again-scolds-rauner-about-the-impasse/
— If you worked for Bruce Rauner, what message would you recommend he use to improve his image? (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A would advise Rauner to completely dump those who are members of Group B. Those who are members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those who are members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/question-of-the-day-2746/
— Rauner endorsed by business groups while Pritzker says he failed them
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/rauner-endorsed-by-business-groups-while-pritzker-says-he-failed-them/
— Speaker Madigan says he supports McDonald’s employees striking to protest sexual harassment
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/speaker-madigan-says-he-supports-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-employees-striking-to-protest-sexual-harassment/
— “That’s not the rich” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1966 have demonized me, have denigrated me, and have condemned me as being “rich.”)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/18/that%e2%80%99s-not-the-rich/

 

CONSERVATIVE WOMAN
— Presumed guilty – the sickening show trial of Brett Kavanaugh – Laura Perrins
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/presumed-guilty-the-sickening-show-trial-of-brett-kavanaugh/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Credibly Accused’ Is the New ‘Gravitas’ – BEN MARQUIS
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/credibly-accused-new-gravitas/

 

TOWNHALL
— No, One Accuser’s Uncorroborated, Distant Memory is Not Sufficient to Derail a Supreme Court Nomination – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/09/18/no-one-accusers-uncorroborated-memory-is-not-sufficient-to-derail-a-supreme-court-nomination-n2519834
— Another Delay Tactic: Dianne Feinstein is Now Demanding Dozens of Witnesses Testify Against Kavanaugh – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who would testify against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/18/dianne-feinstein-is-now-demanding-dozens-of-witnesses-testify-against-kavanaugh-n2520139
— Chuck Grassley Has Sent Multiple Requests to Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser for Testimony, She Isn’t Responding – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/18/brett-kavanaughs-accuser-isnt-answering-phone-calls-from-chuck-grassley-to-testify-about-her-accusations-n2520092
— Trump Slams Democrats For Tactics on Kavanaugh: He Doesn’t Deserve This – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense when you are attacked? I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me at candidate fundraisers and at Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc. events. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/18/trump-slams-democrats-for-tactics-on-kavanaugh-says-his-n2520223

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Double Standard for High-Profile Sexual-Misconduct Accusations – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, the more of the following that you are, the more guilty that you are of any accusation: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-double-standard-for-high-profile-sexual-misconduct-accusations/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Feinstein blames GOP after Kavanaugh accuser stays mum, admits ‘I can’t say everything’s truthful’ – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/18/feinstein-blames-gop-after-kavanaugh-accuser-stays-mum-admits-cant-say-everythings-truthful.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— ACCUSER’S FRIENDS REVEAL SHE’S DISCUSSED ENCOUNTER WITH KAVANAUGH IN THE PAST – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/ford-kavanaugh-witnesses/
— SOROS-BACKED ACTIVISTS SLIP CASH TO ANTI-KAVANAUGH PROTESTERS BEFORE ARRESTS – Peter Hasson and Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/soros-kavanaugh-protesters/
— NEW YORKER PROFILE OF SARAH SANDERS APPEARS TO MOCK HER CHRISTIAN FAITH – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/18/new-yorker-sarah-sanders-mocks-faith/

 

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden: ‘Dregs of society’ support Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54851
— San Francisco residents pleading with thieves to spare their vehicles
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54807
— John Kerry advises the mullahs on how to outwit the U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/john-kerry-advises-the-mullahs-on-how-to-outwit-the-u-s/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Ruthlessly Destroy Brett Kavanaugh
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28758


THE HILL
— Kavanaugh’s ex-classmate tells senators he won’t testify – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407296-kavanaughs-classmate-tells-senators-he-wont-testify?rnd=1537303178

 

POLITICO
— When 11 men interrogate: GOP tries to head off Kavanaugh debacle The specter of Anita Hill looms over next week’s hearing on Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegation. – BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/18/kavanaugh-hearing-senate-republicans-828601

 

CNN
— George W. Bush defends Kavanaugh as ‘a fine husband, father, and friend’
https://fox13now.com/2018/09/18/george-w-bush-defends-kavanaugh-as-a-fine-husband-father-and-friend/

 

ABC NEWS
— Senators united that Kavanaugh accuser should be heard; divided on how and where – ALI ROGIN
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senators-united-kavanaugh-accuser-heard-divided/story?id=57916423
— ACLU: Facebook allows gender-biased job ads on its platform – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, because anti-Trumps are making people ever-increasingly more and more and more anti-Trump, employers ever-increasingly only want to hire people who are anti-Trump. Overwhelmingly, people who are anti-Trump are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/aclu-facebook-gender-discrimination-ads-57905828

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Christine Blasey Ford Wants F.B.I. to Investigate Kavanaugh Before She Testifies – Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos and Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/us/politics/christine-blasey-ford-kavanaugh-senate-hearing.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats don’t want a fair Kavanaugh hearing — they want a circus – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/democrats-dont-want-a-fair-kavanaugh-hearing-they-want-a-circus/
— Man said to be in room during alleged Kavanaugh attack refusing to testify – Kate Sheehy
https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/man-said-to-be-in-room-during-alleged-kavanaugh-attack-refusing-to-testify/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Men (only) at work: Job ads for construction workers and truck drivers on Facebook discriminated on gender, ACLU alleges – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: From what I see, because anti-Trumps are making people ever-increasingly more and more and more anti-Trump, employers ever-increasingly only want to hire people who are anti-Trump. Overwhelmingly, people who are anti-Trump are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/18/employers-are-using-facebook-target-job-ads-police-officers-truck-drivers-sports-store-clerks-exclusively-men/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Justice Department Has Ordered Key Chinese State Media Firms to Register as Foreign Agents – Kate O’Keeffe and Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media acts like it is a foreign agent that should be registered.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-has-ordered-key-chinese-state-media-firms-to-register-as-foreign-agents-1537296756

 

NATIONAL JOURNAL
— The Five Stages of Political Grief Here are the telltale signs that prove a campaign is losing, badly. – Josh Kraushaar (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/672603?unlock=31LVEUDF5EKI7S00

 

COSMOPOLITAN
— A Man Who Has Been Credibly Accused of Sexual Assault Should Not Make Decisions About Women’s Bodies Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh make it even clearer that he should not serve on the Supreme Court. – DAWN LAGUENS
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a23304662/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-abortion-scotus/

September 18 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Some McDonald’s Workers to Strike Over Sex Harassment – David Crary
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-mcdonalds-workers-to-strike-over-sex-harassment-493571081.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The search for credibility in accusations – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A focus on destroying the credibility of those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180917/kavanaugh-nomination-now-hangs-by-thinnest-of-strings

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tale of two cities laid out cold in new Chicago poll Survey finds white college grads are happy with their prospects and neighborhoods, but other groups much less so. Can a mayoral candidate pull backing from both? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrat mayoral candidates will pander to Chicago voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/tale-two-cities-laid-out-cold-new-chicago-poll

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Barack Obama: Mr. Sour Grapes – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/barack-obama-mr-sour-grapes/article_068e4c92-b844-11e8-a3ba-1b0c3d1d7f02.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Will you miss us, now that we’re gone? – Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents succeed in stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, who would fill the void? Because he who pays the piper calls the tunes, the void should be filled by a volunteer like me. Who can and would spend 10+ hours each and every day putting the emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening? Who can afford and would pay for all expenses required to put the emails together and send them out? Who has the qualifications and experience needed to do the job?)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180916/word-on-street-will-you-miss-us-now-that-were-gone
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Journal Star’s political column is going on hiatus, at least for now, because of the recent departure of co-author Chris Kaergard. We’ve enjoyed sharing Monday mornings with you. And Sunday nights, too, since the advent of the internet has allowed the column to appear there before it hits print. But part of us feels bad about leaving when perhaps this forum might be needed the most. We’ve endeavored to provide spin-less, nonpartisan analysis and commentary regarding local issues. We’ve also tried to pull back the curtain a bit to see how the political sausage is made — while wearing aprons, because that can be messy. As for what lies ahead, we’re not stepping off our soapbox entirely. The other half of this column the past five-plus years will continue to provide state-and-local political commentary from time to time. For that and plenty of other, more frivolous stuff, check Nick in the Morning most weekdays at pjstar.com. Some of those Nick in the Morning items also will appear in the Journal Star print edition, depending on interest and importance.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois House Republicans have ended campaign support for a sitting GOP lawmaker amid allegations of “harassment.” The Chicago Tribune reported Friday that the House Republican Organization cut off financial aid for Rep. Jerry Lee Long of Streator and requested he quit the campaign. – AP
https://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article218546620.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— League of Women Voters of McHenry County hosts Illinois Senate Candidate Forum
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/17/league-of-women-voters-of-mchenry-county-hosts-illinois-senate-candidate-forum/ayw23ns/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Former Gov. Jim Edgar calls for civility in Illinois politics during Decatur appearance – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/former-gov-jim-edgar-calls-for-civility-in-illinois-politics/article_449a789b-e6a8-5b1a-958e-10a43be57def.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— 47th Illinois House candidates address state finances, gun violence at forum – MARY STROKA
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/09/16/47th-illinois-house-candidates-address-state-finances-gun-violence-at-forum/aqwgh3v/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Battle For The Senate: Candidates In Key Races Respond To Kavanaugh Allegations – Jessica Taylor (DIERSEN: What were you doing 30 years ago? I worked for GAO on a major audit of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/18/648923950/battle-for-the-senate-candidates-in-key-races-respond-to-kavanaugh-allegations
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, who is running against McCaskill, said in statement that, while he believes both Ford and Kavanaugh should “be heard immediately and under oath,” the timing of the “30-year-old allegation” was suspect. . .Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley: “I’m concerned that Senator Feinstein and the Democrats waited until the last hour to bring this 30-year old allegation to light.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWO FORMER KAVANAUGH GIRLFRIENDS REFUTE CLAIMS THAT THE 65 WOMEN WHO SUPPORTED HIM NO LONGER DO – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If you were accused, who would support you? Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you are presumed to be guilty of any accusation if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/17/kavanaugh-girlfriends-claim-support/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Democrats Tout Their “Values” – Steve Byas (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30094-democrats-tout-their-values

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden: ‘Dregs of society’ support Donald Trump – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/17/joe-biden-dregs-society-have-ally-donald-trump/
— Eric Holder, back with an anti-Trump bluster – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/17/eric-holder-back-anti-donald-trump-bluster/

 

BREITBART
— Joe Biden: Trump Supporters Are ‘Virulent,’ ‘Dregs of Society’ – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/17/joe-biden-trump-supporters-virulent-dregs-society/
— More Migrants Split Their Families to Keep Youths and Children in U.S. – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/17/migrants-progressives-split-families-at-trump-officials-seek-unified-repatriations/
— Big Tech, Outsourcing Firms, Farm Lobby Behind Attacks on Trump Tariffs – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/17/big-tech-outsourcing-firms-farm-lobby-behind-attacks-on-trump-tariffs/
— Pope Francis Calls for a ‘Christian Populism’ that Hears and Serves the People – Thomas Williams (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, “the people” want to get rid of people, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/09/17/pope-francis-calls-for-a-christian-populism-that-hears-and-serves-the-people/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— JOE BIDEN: ‘DREGS OF SOCIETY’ SUPPORT TRUMP ‘These forces of intolerance remain’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/joe-biden-dregs-of-society-support-trump/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sessions Reaffirms Trump Admin’s Commitment to Protecting Speech on Campus – Haris Alic
https://freebeacon.com/issues/sessions-reaffirms-trump-admins-commitment-to-protecting-speech-on-campus/

 

FRONTPAGE NEWS
— SANCTUARY POLICIES PROTECT SEX OFFENDERS Victims are mere “speed bumps” on the road to anarchy. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271333/sanctuary-policies-protect-sex-offenders-michael-cutler

 

NEWSMAX
— If GOP Establishment Ignores Immigration Issues It Will Lose Midterms – Marc Rotterman
https://www.newsmax.com/marcrotterman/midterm-elections-republicans-immigration-border/2018/09/17/id/882065/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump Approval Rate at 49%, Highest in a Month – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-approval-rate-49-highest-month/
— Hillary Called Us Deplorables. Now Biden’s Calling Us the ‘Dregs’ – KARA PENDLETON
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/hillary-deplorables-bidens-dregs/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Brett Kavanaugh’s Kafkaesque Nightmare – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-allegations-me-too-moment/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Kavanaugh firestorm consumes political world.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407119-the-memo-kavanaugh-firestorm-consumes-political-world

 

CNN
— Caver sues Elon Musk for defamation – Danielle Wiener-Bronner
https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/17/technology/business/elon-musk-caver-lawsuit/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— IBM sued for age discrimination after thousands fired – KATE GIBSON (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ibm-sued-for-age-discrimination-after-thousands-fired/

 

REUTERS
— IBM laid off older workers in push to recruit millennials – lawsuit – Daniel Wiessner (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-ibm/ibm-laid-off-older-workers-in-push-to-recruit-millennials-lawsuit-idUSL2N1W401K

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use allegations that something was done 30 years ago to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Kavanaugh as being a sexual harasser and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/opinion/kavanaugh-allegations-blasey-ford.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Should Brett Kavanaugh Withdraw?” and say “The political interest of the country might be better served with a nominee who didn’t have to be confirmed under a cloud of suspicion.” Who has put you under a “cloud of suspicion?” To put me under a “cloud of suspicion,” a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. To put me under a “cloud of suspicion,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ended my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and e) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/opinion/kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/opinion/columnists/christine-blasey-ford-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-republicans.html
— Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy: The New Gender Rules In a new poll, girls say they feel empowered, except when it comes to being judged on how they look. Boys still feel they have to be strong, athletic and stoic. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: The image that others had of me was severely harmed by the jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Overwhelmingly, people despise if not hate people who held the jobs that I held.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/upshot/gender-stereotypes-survey-girls-boys.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Kavanaugh’s accuser waited decades to tell her story. Teenagers of the 1980s aren’t surprised.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/kavanaughs-accuser-waited-decades-to-tell-her-story-teenagers-of-the-1980s-arent-surprised/2018/09/17/2f1ac218-bac8-11e8-9812-a389be6690af_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh. Here’s her take.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/18/former-sex-crimes-prosecutor-analyzed-fords-allegations-against-kavanaugh-heres-her-take/
— Legislators struggle with tech. That’s why we need the Office of Technology Assessment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/legislators-struggle-with-tech-thats-why-we-need-the-office-of-technology-assessment/2018/09/17/bb7c30c6-b860-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ To-Do List: Translate Anger Into Actual Votes To win control of Congress, party will have to overcome historically challenging midterm turnout – Gerald Seib (DIERSEN: How hard are the Democrats working to promote hatred against Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-to-do-list-translate-anger-into-actual-votes-1537193814
— A Spectral Witness Materializes The passage of time sometimes causes people to forget, sometimes to invent or embellish. – Lance Morrow (DIERSEN: What were you doing 30 years ago? I worked for GAO on a major audit of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-spectral-witness-materializes-1537225498
— Election Uncertainty Spurs Investors to Hedge Options prices on the S&P 500 index show investors are taking protective measures against higher volatility the week of Nov. 6 – Gunjan Banerji (DIERSEN: Everyone should expect that the Democrats will do everything that they can to drive the markets DOWN running up to November 6, 2018.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-uncertainty-spurs-investors-to-hedge-1537185601
— Venture Out of Your News Bubble Liberal and conservative cable networks cover different stories altogether. – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA Illinois emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They would love it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/venture-out-of-your-news-bubble-1537225472
— The #MeToo Kavanaugh Ambush A story this old and unprovable can’t be allowed to delay a Supreme Court confirmation vote. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What were you doing 30 years ago? I worked for GAO on a major audit of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-metoo-kavanaugh-ambush-1537197395
— When You Fear Your Company Has Forgotten Its Principles It could feel like you’re risking your job when you speak up, but there are ways to express dissent so that someone hears your concerns – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, its top priority was a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-you-fear-your-company-has-forgotten-its-principles-1537198250

 

BLOOMBERG
— McDonald’s Slammed for Using Weinstein Law Firm to Advise on Harassment Policy Union, women’s groups back a one-day nationwide strike as part of broader effort to organize the fast-food industry. – Josh Eidelson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-18/mcdonald-s-slammed-for-using-weinstein-law-firm-to-advise-on-harassment-policy

 

TIME
— Elizabeth Warren’s New Argument: Corruption Drives Inequality – ABBY VESOULIS (DIERSEN: QUESTION FOR WARREN: Why was Diersen able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when he was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when he was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when he was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when he was 32?)
http://time.com/5399147/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-ethics/

 

WRAL
— Business backlash: Some firms face political fallout – Greg Bluestein
https://www.wral.com/business-backlash-some-firms-face-political-fallout/17850994/

 

PEOPLE
— Joe Biden Did Not Call Trump Supporters the ‘Dregs of Society’ — Despite Don Jr.’s Claims – DAVE QUINN
https://people.com/politics/joe-biden-trump-supporters-dregs-of-society/

 

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If your group does not promote LGBTQ activity and Islam, sooner or later, SPLC will call your group a hate group.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/17/5-things-you-need-know-about-one-anti-lgbt-movements-biggest-events-values-voter-summit

 

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— LGBT groups call for halt to Kavanaugh vote amid attempted rape charges – Chris Johnson
http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/09/17/lgbt-groups-call-for-halt-to-kavanaugh-vote-amid-attempted-rape-charges/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ military veterans to hold national conference and Sept. 22 banquet
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-military-veterans-to-hold-national-conference-and-Sept-22-banquet/64073.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups ramp up their efforts: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Womens-March-Chicago-announces-event-expansion/64069.html

 

WORKERS WORLD
— McDonald’s workers set historic strike against sexual abuse – Kathleen Durkin
https://www.workers.org/2018/09/17/mcdonalds-workers-set-historic-strike-against-sexual-abuse/

September 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Bruce Rauner’s Reluctant Embrace of Trump a Re-Election Tightrope
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-reluctant-embrace-of-trump-a-re-election-tight-rope-493396211.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Falling for fake news a ‘human issue’ – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake, except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. Should I publish a) a list of the aforesaid blacklisters and b) the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they blacklist?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-bogus-news-st-0914-story.html

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stephanie Trussell promotes Sam McCann. Every vote that McCann gets is a vote that Rauner will not get.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/15/today-stephanie-speaks-in-studio-with-state-senator-sam-mccann-is-the-only-conservative-candidate-running-for-governor-in-illinois-is-working-to-repeal-rauners-abortion-funding-law/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What voters ought to hear in the home stretch – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180915/our-view-what-voters-ought-to-hear-in-home-stretch
— Local teens consider options outside of college – Ella Unal (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” When was in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180915/local-teens-consider-options-outside-of-college

 

FOX 43
— Tenant says the landlord threatened eviction over political yard signs – CNN
https://fox43.com/2018/09/15/tenant-says-the-landlord-threatened-eviction-over-political-yard-signs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: LYNDON, Illinois — A woman living in Lyndon said her landlord took down her political sign and replaced it with his own. Melissa Denning had a sign up in the yard, supporting Kris Schmidt for sheriff. “Instead of coming and talking to me about the sign, [my landlord] knocked the sign down and ran it over,” Denning said. Denning said the landlord, John Crady, told her she should vote for all Democrats. Denning decided to put up a smaller “Kris Schmidt for sheriff” sign in the window of her house. But she said the landlord stopped by Thursday night and said that sign had to come down, too. “I should be able to hang the sign in my house because I do not support Booker,” Denning said. “I don’t want Booker for sheriff.”)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— I feel isolated from the ideas being expressed by either political party – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511568958-reeder-i-feel-isolated-from-the-ideas-being-expressed-by-either-political-party

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s new anti-Pritzker TV ad is a Downstate hot-button smorgasbord
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/15/rauners-new-anti-pritzker-tv-ad-is-a-downstate-hot-button-smorgasbord/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Joe Biden: Trump uses White House as ‘a literal bully pulpit’ – Allison Elyse Gualtieri
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-biden-trump-uses-white-house-as-a-literal-bully-pulpit

 

DAILY CALLER
— POPE FRANCIS MAKES THINLY VEILED ATTACK ON ACCUSATIONS IN BID FOR CHRISTIAN POPULISM – Joshua Gill
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/15/pope-accusation-christian-populism/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— U.S. Immigration Numbers Close To Shattering 108-Year-Old Record – Jack Davis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasing, Democrats count on immigrants to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/us-immigration-numbers-close-shattering-108-year-old-record/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even as President Donald Trump seeks to reform the nation’s immigration laws and policies, the face of immigration has changed to the point where immigrants make up the largest share of the U.S. population since 1910. The shift that took place between 2010 and 2017 saw Asian immigrant populations on the rise and small states far from major immigration magnets logging double-digit increases in immigrants. Overall, 44.5 million Americans were foreign-born, according to the data. Census Bureau numbers from its American Community Survey, a computer-generated statistical model based on demographic information from around the nation, show that in 2017, 13.7 percent of Americans were born abroad, according to Breitbart. The record is 14.7 percent in 1910. In 2016, the final year of the Obama administration, 13.5 percent of Americans were foreign-born. The Census Bureau projects that despite efforts by the Trump administration to curb immigration and adopt a merit-based system, immigration numbers will keep rising.)

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Requiem for the Pro-Life Movement – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2018/09/15/requiem-for-the-pro-life-movement/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Democrats’ confidence swells with midterms fast approaching.” How successful have the Democrats been in a) promoting hatred against Trump and promoting hatred against those who do not hate Trump in your precinct and b) getting the voters in your precinct to punish Trump and to punish those who do not hate Trump by voting for all the Democrats on the November 6, 2018 ballot?
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/406816-dems-confidence-swells-with-midterms-fast-approaching?userid=3526
— Trump: ‘Republican leadership being ‘played like a fiddle’ by Dems on border security – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/406873-trump-republican-leadership-being-played-like-a-fiddle-by-dems-on
— GOP: The economy will shield us from blue wave – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406805-gop-the-economy-will-shield-us-from-blue-wave

 

POLITICO
— THIS DAY IN POLITICS: Ford issues partial amnesty to Vietnam deserters, Sept. 16, 1974 – ANDREW GLASS (DIERSEN: As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed since 1966 when I was 18 years old, I avoided the draft by seeking and obtaining four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. What were you doing on September 16, 1974? I was working for the Democrats who ran IRS as a newly-promoted GS-12 Step 1 Revenue Officer in IRS’s new office in the Loop. Virtually all my superiors and coworkers were Democrat veterans. In 1974, to turn my IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me, my Democrat IRS critics/opponents stressed to them that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, d) buy a new Corvette in 1971, e) take graduate business courses at Loyola, f) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, g) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, h) get promoted to GS-12 in 1974, i) etc.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/16/ford-amnesty-vietnam-deserters-815747

 

CNN
— Joe Biden attacks Trump’s use of power during LGBTQ dinner speech – Arlette Saenz
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/15/politics/joe-biden-hrc-dinner-2020/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “The Economy Is Humming, but Trump Is Tweeting. Republicans Are Worried.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/us/politics/trump-republicans-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/immigration-laws-jose-antonio-vargas.html
— Democrats’ Top-Secret Formula for Victory Stop obsessing over ideology. It’s about personality. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Anti-Republicans are nasty. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-Republicans demonize, denigrate, and condemn your personality. I should write a book about the leading past and present anti-Republicans in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/democrats-candidates-victory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns churchgoers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/conservatism-after-christianity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/14/us/women-primaries-house-senate-governor.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Cuomo is blatantly setting himself up for 2020 – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/09/15/cuomo-is-blatantly-setting-himself-up-for-2020/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups promote mass/illegal immigration: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/09/15/data-shows-illegal-immigration-not-lead-crime

 

WEAU
— Block party seen as way for students, neighbors to connect – Jesse Horne (DIERSEN: What do you say to block party organizers who make it clear the Republicans are not welcome? In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump, while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.weau.com/content/news/Block-party-seen-as-way-for-students-neighbors-to-connect-493221381.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT IS LOOKING TO PUTIN’S RUSSIA TO SAVE CHRISTIANITY FROM THE GODLESS WEST – TOM PORTER
https://www.newsweek.com/how-evangelicals-are-looking-putins-russia-save-christianity-godless-west-1115164

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBT advocates say Trump is a bully and a bigot because he has not done enough to promote LGBT activity.
http://time.com/5397382/human-rights-campaign-dinner-trump/

 

VOX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because Trump won the Electoral College, anti-Trumps want to abolish the Electoral College. In what ways are you a minority in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? In the aforesaid jurisdictions, what percent share your race, your age group, your marital status, your education level, your past/present occupation, your national origin, your political affiliation, your religion, your income group, your net worth group, your gun ownership status, your veteran status, the length of time that you have lived in your municipality, the length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.?
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/12/17850980/democracy-tyranny-minority-mob-rule-james-madison

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “I don’t hate Trump; I hate what he is doing.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-bloomberg-interview-i-dont-hate-trump-i-hate-what-he-is-doing-5lskjvk9t

September 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-weed-cannabis-blackhawks-jimmy-buffet/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Backs, at females, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ayanna-pressley-terri-sewell-jahana-haynes-kamala-harris-maxine-waters-congressional-black-caucus-democrats-democratic-party-future-black/
— Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson of New Mexico discloses cannabis investments – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/gary-johnson-libertarian-senate-candidate-discloses-cannabis-investments/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner has a revelation – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180915/statehouse-insider-rauner-has-revelation

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s reluctant embrace of Trump – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauners-reluctant-embrace-of-trump

 

ABC7
— Woman claims she was denied service at Taco Bell for speaking English
https://abc7chicago.com/society/woman-claims-she-was-denied-service-at-taco-bell-for-speaking-english/4251302/

 

CBS2
— GOP Lawmaker (Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana) Wants Members Of Congress To Be Drug Tested
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/15/gop-lawmaker-wants-members-of-congress-to-be-drug-tested/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Why Are Fact Checkers Singling Out California’s Republican Underdog? – Tim Graham (DIERSEN: The higher the government/political office that you seek/hold, the more that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn you. What are the highest government/political offices that have you have sought/held? I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned me a) because I was a GS-12 at IRS and a GS-13 at GAO, b) because I sought GS-13 jobs at IRS and GS-14 jobs at GAO, c) because I was a American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, d) because I am a GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and e) because I ran to be MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/09/15/fact-checkers-or-cox-blockers

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump and Birthright Citizenship – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/trump_and_birthright_citizenship.html

 

HOT AIR
— Obama Demonizing Trump And Republican Voters Coast To Coast – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/15/obama-demonizing-trump-republican-voters-coast-coast/

 

THE HILL
— Primary turnout soars in 2018 with Dems leading charge – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/406779-primary-turnout-soars-in-2018-with-dems-leading-charge

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Couldn’t Get Mexico To Pay For His Wall. Now Americans Won’t Pay Either.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-no-border-wall_us_5b9c1ee4e4b013b0977abbdd

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner’s reluctant embrace of Trump a re-election tightrope
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Rauner-s-reluctant-embrace-of-Trump-a-re-election-13232056.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Money Talks. Will the G.O.P. Listen? Seth Klarman was once the biggest donor to the Republican Party in New England. This year he’s giving some $20 million to Democrats. – Bari Weiss (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who state that they are Republican, but who talk and/or act like they are taking lots of money from Democrats, from Libertarians, and/or from Greens to destroy conservative individuals like me and to destroy conservative organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/seth-klarman-donations-trump-democrats.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— We are entering the ‘age of bewilderment’ – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2018/09/15/we-are-entering-the-age-of-bewilderment/

September 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Governor Bruce Rauner meets with Tribune Editorial Board
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/104422341-132.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-RAUNER SAYS “Rauner 2.0 — a little bit of change we can’t quite believe in.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-bruce-rauner-mea-culpa-strange-0916-20180914-story.html
— Chicago Heights has plan to buy lake water from Indiana, resell it to south suburban neighbors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-chicago-heights-water-deal-st-0916-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— User-based pay system will get Metra only so far – Editorial (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from public transit subsidies? If I sought a government office or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would blast me for my benefiting from public transit subsidies 1978-1997, 1974, 1973, and 1971. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not used, are not using, and would never use public transit.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180913/editorial-user-based-pay-system-will-get-metra-only-so-far

 

WGN TV
— Pritzker a no-show as Rauner faces Tribune Editorial Board – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/14/pritzker-a-no-show-as-rauner-faces-tribune-editorial-board/

 

WLS AM
— Trump asks aides to press ahead with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods -CNN
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-asks-aides-to-press-ahead-with-200-billion-in-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/
— Bill Cameron: “Nothing like being down 17 points in the latest poll to make you humble” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/14/bill-cameron-nothing-like-being-down-17-points-in-the-latest-poll-to-make-you-humble/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Selfie station’ available when early voting starts Sept. 27 – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How many Democrats in your precinct a) cast Republican primary ballots to do what damage they can to the Republican Party and b) always vote for Democrats in general elections. I estimate that there are about 30 such Democrats in my precinct. They only vote in contested Republican primary races and never vote in uncontested Republican primary races. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justified their means.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180914/selfie-station-available-when-early-voting-starts-sept-27

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— GOP latest to get in gutter – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gop-latest-to-get-in-gutter/article_2788c7b6-b794-11e8-8119-7ba856773cd5.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lessons didn’t have to be so painful – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/lessons-didn-t-have-to-be-so-painful/article_91dc42c2-abc2-5e1c-96be-57d2c785cecb.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Harassment allegation trouble for Jerry Long, GOP – Tamara Abbey (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leader? If someone accused you of something and filed a complaint against you a) with your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization and/or b) with the IRP, how fast would you be dumped? Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if anyone filed a complaint against me, they would immediately dump me.)
http://www.newstrib.com/free/update-harassment-allegation-trouble-for-jerry-long-gop/article_a3fb411e-b79b-11e8-87f3-17cecd6859bc.html

 

TIMES
— Long not backing down, says he will stay in office Illinois Republican Party also will withdraw its support – Derek Barichello (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leader? If someone accused you of something and filed a complaint against you a) with your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization and/or b) with the IRP, how fast would you be dumped? Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if anyone filed a complaint against me, they would immediately dump me.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/14/long-not-backing-down-says-he-will-stay-in-office/atgl5ma/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Company spun off from business once tied to opioids gave $30K to Southern Illinois reps – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216623580.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge says lawmakers no longer represent Illinoisans, they will continue to inflame financial woes – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511558272-dodge-says-lawmakers-no-longer-represent-illinoisans-they-will-continue-to-inflame-financial-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam ad exposes Casten’s lobbying work – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: What do you lobby for? I lobby for a) all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511562129-roskam-ad-exposes-casten-s-lobbying-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrat Sean Casten has apparently lobbied members of Congress for tax incentives and subsidies on behalf of his company, according to a new campaign ad from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Illinois). “Sean Casten takes every opportunity to talk about his ‘resume,’ but he conveniently leaves out that he was also a registered federal lobbyist who pleaded with congressional leaders for special tax breaks to benefit his own business,” said a press release from Roskam’s campaign.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Gov. Rauner Doubles Down – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/09/gov-rauner-doubles-down/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey laments conservative employees ‘don’t feel safe to express their opinions’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/14/jack-dorsey-twitter-ceo-laments-conservative-emplo/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Intel Chair: FBI, Justice Corrupted for Political Spying – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/intel-chair-fbi-justice-corrupted-political-spying/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 1-in-7 US residents are immigrants, 44.5 million, most ever – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats want immigrates to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/1-in-7-u-s-residents-are-immigrants-44-5-million-most-ever
— Trump’s Treasury Department is trying to kill school choice — is he aware? – Peter Murphy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trumps-treasury-department-is-trying-to-kill-school-choice-is-he-aware
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The availability of generous welfare and generous charity discourages people from a) taking bad jobs, b) earning job-related college degrees, and c) saving for retirement.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/half-of-americans-have-no-retirement-savings-heres-how-congress-can-look-out-for-them
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the existence of IRAs and 401(k) plans to encourage retirement savings, almost half of Americans have no net assets at all, and little or no retirement savings. Many of them have no money to save and no retirement account to put it in.)

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— DHS: most illegals caught sneaking into U.S. still here – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/09/14/dhs-most-illegals-caught-sneaking-into-us-still-here

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Obama Reminds Us Why Trump Is President – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/14/obama-reminds-us-why-trump-is-president/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Long Vacant Federal Watchdog Jobs Mean Billion$ Lost to Waste, Fraud Inspector General system has faced chronic vacancies for many of these critical positions throughout the government – Connor D. Wolf (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors could have had Treasury offer me a job in its Inspector General office (https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/), but they did not. To get rid of me after I had worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, my Democrat GAO superiors could have had those regulators offer me jobs in their Inspector General offices, but they did not.)
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/09/long-vacant-federal-watchdog-jobs-mean-billion-lost-to-waste-fraud/

 

BLAZE
— Classmate of Kavanaugh named in letter is speaking out about sexual abuse claim – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you a man? If a woman accused you of wrongdoing, how many women and which women would come to your defense? Ever-increasingly, men who are accused by women of wrongdoing are presumed to be guilty. Needless-to-say, this discourages men from having anything to do with women.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/14/classmate-of-kavanaugh-named-in-letter-is-speaking-out-about-sexual-abuse-claims
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 65 women who have known Kavanaugh for several decades signed a letter vouching for his good character in a letter to the Judiciary Committee. “We are women who have known Brett Kavanaugh for more than 35 years and knew him while he attended high school between 1979 and 1983. For the entire time we have known Brett Kavanaugh, he has behaved honorably and treated women with respect,” the letter said. “We strongly believe it is important to convey this information to the Committee at this time,” it concluded.)
— College offers safe space for whites to help understand minority interactions. Here comes backlash. – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/14/college-offers-safe-space-for-whites-to-help-understand-minority-interactions-here-comes-backlash

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Destruction of the Family
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-seven-destruction-of-the-family-part-i_2661675.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-seven-destruction-of-the-family-part-ii_2661712.html

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Google’s Foul Play – Adriana Cohen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/14/googles_foul_play_138070.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Fans Furious Over Willie Nelson’s Political Advocacy – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/14/why-willie-nelson-fans-are-furious-n2519017

 

FOX NEWS
— Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admits conservative staffers ‘don’t feel safe to express their opinions’ at liberal tech giant – Brian Flood
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/09/14/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-admits-conservative-staffers-dont-feel-safe-to-express-their-opinions-at-liberal-tech-giant.html

 

BREITBART
— Kevin McCarthy: Breitbart’s Exposure of Leaked Google Video Calls for Hearing – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/14/kevin-mccarthy-breitbarts-exposure-of-leaked-google-video-calls-for-hearing/
— Flashback: 5 Times Google Displayed Political Bias – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/13/flashback-5-times-google-displayed-political-bias/
— Todd Rokita Calls for FTC Investigation into Google’s ‘Unrivaled’ Monopoly Power – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/13/todd-rokita-calls-for-ftc-investigation-into-googles-unrivaled-monopoly-power/

 

THE HILL
— Ted Cruz, Twitter spar over immigration tweets from right-wing think tank – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/406551-ted-cruz-think-tank-and-twitter-spar-over-immigration-tweets

 

POLITICO
— Leaked Google video irks GOP – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2018/09/13/leaked-google-video-irks-gop-339180

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Is Not the End of Trump Chaos in the White House has not diminished the chances of a two-term presidency. – Roger Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/trump-2020-reelection-presidency.html
— Even in Better Times, Some Americans Seem Farther Behind. Here’s Why. – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my income has been only 41% of what it was in 1997, that is, only $51,864/year instead of $125,325/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/business/economy/income-inequality.html
— The Secret to Cracking Trump’s Base New polls show that some of the most hard-core Trumpsters are starting to get a clue. It might be because he finally crossed a line: He’s now insulting them. – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who I have helped the most who have insulted me the most. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/trump-base-polls.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating Evangelicals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/politics/democrats-progessive-evangelical-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/migrant-children-ineligible-reunification-families.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Conservatives have embraced the idea that nothing is nonpartisan – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Nothing is nonpartisan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/13/conservatives-have-embraced-idea-that-nothing-is-non-partisan/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick’ Review: . . . and Stay Out! The current proliferation of border walls is in line with most historical experience. – Felipe Fernández-Armesto (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work with America’s enemies to destroy America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walls-a-history-of-civilization-in-blood-and-brick-review-and-stay-out-1536887942
— Eight Decades of Ethnic Dilemmas Iconic sociologist Nathan Glazer on the problems of group identity, affirmative action and Donald Trump. – Jason Willick (DIERSEN: Virtually all my past and present critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are anti-German American and/or b) pander to those who are anti-German American.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eight-decades-of-ethnic-dilemmas-1536962839
— ‘Boomer1’ Review: Retire or We’ll Retire You Daniel Torday offers a sharp, bright and often amusing snapshot of intergenerational conflict during these unwieldy economic times. – Emily Bobrow (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were younger wanted them to get rid of their employees who were older. I should write a book about my GAO coworkers who “cut deals” with our GAO superiors to keep their jobs longer and/or to get promoted. To keep their jobs longer and/or to get promoted, they agreed to help our GAO superiors get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer1-review-retire-or-well-retire-you-1536884989
— The Dirt and Delay Playbook Democrats want to push a Kavanaugh vote past Election Day. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest dirt-throwers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the biggest past and present dirt-throwers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dirt-and-delay-playbook-1536966589

 

WHEATON JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kasich is an anti-Republican and represents anti-Republicans. Kasich says GOP lawmakers need to realize they must serve the people and “not a political party or a president.” Ever-increasingly “the people,” that is, anti-Trumps and anti-Americans, want lawmakers to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why the aforesaid a) voted for Trump in 2016, b) will vote for Trump in 2020, and c) have bought and will buy as many firearms and as much ammunition as they feel is necessary for their self-defense.
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/kasich-gop-lawmakers-serve-the-people-not-the-president/22508/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TWITTER CEO JACK DORSEY: CONSERVATIVE WORKERS ‘DON’T FEEL SAFE’ EXPRESSING OPINIONS AMONG LIBERALS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/jack-dorsey-twitter-liberal-conservative-bias-employees-algorithm-facebook-1121827

 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— Investigative Reporter Sues CBS for Gender and Age Discrimination – Ashley Cullins
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/michele-gillen-sues-cbs-gender-age-discrimination-1143483

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Amid Active Hurricane, FEMA Chief Learns His Travel Is Under Investigation – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Amid my “Centiphone Manager” assignment in 1974, I learned that my Democrat IRS superiors had disallowed my partial day per diem claims. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866  Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors, my Democrat IRS supervisors, my Democrat IRS coworkers, and my Democrat IRS subordinates used that to hint/imply/argue/argue that my career in IRS was over.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/09/amid-active-hurricane-fema-chief-learns-his-travel-under-investigation/151277/

September 14 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Board Member Grant Eckhoff held an outstanding fundraiser Thursday evening, September 13, 2018, at Choun’s Restaurant in Wheaton. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti spoke very highly of him. The 50+ attendees included Anderson, Berlin, Bucholz, Carlson, Cherry, Colgan, Crane, Dangelo, Falbo, Grant, Gresk, Hinds, Hogan, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, LeVan, Lollino, McCluskey, Monino, McGowen, Olson, Puchalski, Rash, Tornatore, and Wilson. Event sponsors included Cronin, Dabrowski, Demos, DeMotte, Hogan, Puchalski, Tanatore, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Illinois State Senator Mike Connelly held an outstanding fundraiser Thursday evening, September 13, 2018, at Emmett’s Restaurant in Wheaton. The 50+ attendees included Anderson, Carlson, Colgan, Dangelo, Fisher, Fitch, Grant, Healy, LeVan, Lollino, Marquardt, McCluskey, Monino, McGowen, Sanguinetti, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— JB Pritzker, Kwame Raoul lead in new, state-wide Illinois Broadcasters Association poll
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-kwame-raoul-lead-in-new-state-wide-poll-/4236278/
— Rauner slams Pritzker in speech – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-slams-pritzker-in-speech/4236423/
— Willie Nelson attacked by fans online over upcoming Democratic candidate rally appearance in Texas (DIERSEN: If you do anything to help elect a Democrat, you should be barred a) from claiming to be a Republican, b) from seeking any kind of government or political office as a Republican, and c) from holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/angry-fans-attack-willie-nelson-over-democratic-candidate-rally-appearance/4237834/

 

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Holds Double-Digit Lead Over Bruce Rauner in New Poll – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-polling-bruce-rauner-double-digit-lead-493201791.html

 

CBS2
— Comparing Pritzker, Rauner Attack Ads: Who’s Telling The Truth? – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/13/comparing-pritzker-rauner-attack-ads-whos-telling-the-truth/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Licensed gun owner aids Cicero cops in shootout with suspect; 1 officer injured
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/licensed-gun-owner-aids-cicero-cops-in-shootout-with-suspect-1-officer-injured
— Humbled Illinois Governor Rauner admits errors, pleads for 2nd term – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/humbled-illinois-governor-rauner-admits-errors-pleads-for-2nd-term

 

WGN TV
— Rauner: Pritzker ‘lacking in the integrity and character’ to be Illinois governor – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/13/rauner-pritzker-lacking-in-the-integrity-and-character-to-be-illinois-governor/

 

WBBM 780
— Erika Harold Addresses Kwame Raoul’s Ad On Her Said Beliefs – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/issue-erika-harold-addresses-kwame-raoul-s-ad-her-said-beliefs

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP pulls support for Downstate lawmaker Jerry Lee Long of Streator over ‘zero tolerance policy on harassment’ but doesn’t elaborate – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-republican-harassment-20180913-story.html
— In mea culpa to voters, Rauner pleads for second term by saying he’s not perfect but has grown – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-election-speech-20180913-story.html
— Pritzker can skip debates, but he still must answer for his tax ‘plan’ – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-pritzker-debates-graduated-income-tax-0914-20180913-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago’s Puerto Rican community rebukes Trump over false claims about Hurricane Maria death toll: “His comments … are ludicrous.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-reacts-puerto-rico-trump-20180913-story.html
— Obama mocks Republicans at rally – Felicia Sonmez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-mocks-republicans-ohio-rally-20180913-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pot-industry-stoner-stereotype-20180829-story.html
— Willie Nelson is playing his first-ever political concert for Beto O’Rourke. Some fans are abandoning him. – Timothy Bella (DIERSEN: If you do anything to help elect a Democrat, you should be barred a) from claiming to be a Republican, b) from seeking any kind of government or political office as a Republican, and c) from holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-willie-nelson-beto-orourke-20180914-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago pension fiasco: $54M lost on deal with Daley nephew, ex-Obama boss – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1359203
— Trump says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hurricane-maria-donald-trump-puerto-rico-death-toll/
— Madigan gives deposition — accuser says ‘he pretty much played the denial game’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mike-madigan-accuser-deposition-denial-game-jason-gonzales-sham-candidates/
— Work alone will never be enough to end poverty in America – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/work-alone-will-never-be-enough-to-end-poverty-in-america/
— George Ryan returns from Cuba, insists embargo must go – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Americans support George Ryan.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/george-ryan-returns-cuba-insists-embargo-go/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Underwood uses League forum to attack Hultgren on tax plan – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180913/underwood-uses-league-forum-to-attack-hultgren-on-tax-plan
— Lauzen again demands accounting for costs of prosecuting Van Dyke – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180913/lauzen-again-demands-accounting-for-costs-of-prosecuting-van-dyke
— 55th District hopefuls tout bipartisan appeal – Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: For a politician to be bipartisan is to flush the members of his/her political party down the toilet.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180913/55th-district-hopefuls-tout-bipartisan-appeal
— No Metra fare hike, but service cuts loom without state aid – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180912/no-metra-fare-hike-but-service-cuts-loom-without-state-aid

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Humbled Illinois governor admits errors, pleads for 2nd term – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180913/humbled-illinois-governor-admits-errors-pleads-for-2nd-term
— U.S. appeals court upholds Illinois campaign finance limits – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180913/us-appeals-court-upholds-illinois-campaign-finance-limits

 

TIMES
— House GOP asks Rep. Long to step down after harassment allegations Long says he’s ‘not a puppet of any party’ – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/13/house-gop-asks-rep-long-to-step-down-after-harassment-allegations/amihkk/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Humbled Illinois governor admits errors, pleads for 2nd term – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article218351705.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Humbled Illinois governor admits errors – AP
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/state_news/humbled-illinois-governor-admits-errors/article_9a8eda83-c101-5787-8139-195c68831d3d.html

 

WGEM
— New poll shows Pritzker nearly 17 points ahead of Rauner – Jim Roberts
http://www.wgem.com/story/39088698/2018/09/13/new-poll-shows-pritzker-nearly-17-points-ahead-of-rauner

 

WIFR
— Rauner campaigns as ‘better governor’ for second term – AP
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Rauner-campaigns-for-second-term-Im-a-better-governor-now-493195431.html

 

WSIL TV
— Gov. Rauner reflects on time as governor, reveals plan for future – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39088980/rauner-reflects-on-time-as-governor-reveals-plan-for-future

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner campaigns for 2nd chance: “I’m a better governor now” – AP
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-campaigns-for-2nd-chance-im-a-better-governor-now-09-13-2018

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Gov. Rauner deploys troops to aid the east coast – DaLaun Dillard
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/gov-rauner-deploys-troops-to-aid-the-east-coast/1442287045

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner campaigns for 2nd chance: “I’m a better governor now” – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-campaigns-for-2nd-chance-im-a-better-governor-now-09-13-2018

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State debt decreases for fourth straight week – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511562101-state-debt-decreases-for-fourth-straight-week

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Is this the most toxic tax in Illinois politics? – Austin Berg
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/op-ed-is-this-the-most-toxic-tax-in-illinois/article_e4f984cb-c1f7-5ab5-b92f-08dd9ee3d474.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New poll: Pritzker up by 17, Raoul leads by 11
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/new-poll-pritzker-up-by-17-raoul-leads-by-11/

 

BREITBART
— Revolving Door: Dozens of Clinton Staffers Hired by Google — and Vice-Versa – Charline Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/13/revolving-door-dozens-of-clinton-staffers-hired-by-google-and-vice-versa/
— Dalai Lama: ‘Europe Belongs to Europeans’, Refugees Should Return and Rebuild Homelands – Virginia Hale (DIERSEN: One could say “America belongs to Americans, illegals should return to their homelands and rebuild them.”)
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/09/13/dalai-lama-sweden-europe-europeans/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CONSERVATIVE LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL MEDIA, SEARCH SITE Stop being censored by Facebook, Google, Twitter
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/conservative-launches-new-social-media-search-sites/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— New data: The border surge is increasing AGAIN – Daniel Horowitz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/new-data-the-border-surge-is-increasing-again/

 

HOT AIR
— Its New National Identity Crisis Makes The U.S. More Like The Middle East
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/09/new-national-identity-crisis-makes-u-s-like-middle-east/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of “Americanizing” the Middle East, he notes, that the U.S. has become increasingly “Middle Easternized.” The polarization of American society is so extreme that the Republican and Democratic parties resemble warring tribes that see each other as existential threats. A large number of Republicans seem to regard loyalty to the person of Donald Trump as more important than their commitment to any higher goals like the rule of law or preservation of democracy internationally. The Democratic Party, for its part, has shifted away from the broad class-based coalitions of the New Deal and Great Society to advocacy on behalf of its component identity groups: African-Americans, women, the LGBT community and the like.)

 

CNN
— Just wait. Trump will tell us how to judge his Hurricane Florence response. – Stephen Collinson (DIERSEN: Who tells people how to judge things in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/14/politics/donald-trump-hurricane-florence-response/

 

UPI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use Illinois to push pot nationwide.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/09/14/States-watching-Illinois-use-of-marijuana-to-fight-opioid-crisis/3711536870575/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook ‘Better Prepared’ to Fight Election Interference, Mark Zuckerberg Says – Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/technology/facebook-elections-mark-zuckerberg.html
— U.S. Recovery Eludes Many Living Below Poverty Level, Census Suggests – Glenn Thrush
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/us/politics/poverty-rate-census-bureau.html
— The Real Google Censorship Scandal It’s not about right-wing Americans. It’s about China. – Kara Swisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/opinion/google-censorship-trump-china.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ICE says it needs a $1 billion funding boost to meet Trump’s aggressive deportation goals – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/ice-says-it-needs-a-1-billion-funding-boost-to-meet-trumps-aggressive-deportation-goals/2018/09/13/179819b2-b6c0-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Feinstein asks FBI to review letter involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh – JENNIFER HABERKORN (DIERSEN: The higher the office that you seek, the harder that your critics/opponents will work to destroy you.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-congress-brett-kavanaugh-20180913-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The existence of the letter was first reported by the Intercept, an online news publication. It said the letter apparently describes an incident involving Kavanaugh and a young woman while they were in high school, but included no details.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Poll: Democrats’ Positive Image Fades as Americans Sour on Both Parties
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/campaign-wire-2018-midterms/card/1536839135

 

BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Google pushes back on age-bias lawsuit, saying ‘Googleyness’ isn’t code for ‘young’ – Luke Stangel (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in America, White men are written off as being losers who should be gotten rid of unless they are earning say a) $100,000/year by age 25, b) $200,000/year by age 30, c) $300,000/year by age 35, d) $400,000/year by age 40, e) $500,000/year by age 45, f) $600,000/year by age 50, g) $700,000/year by age 55, h) $800,000/year by age 60, i) $900,000/year by age 65, j) $1,000,000/year by age 70.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/09/13/google-age-discrimination-lawsuit-googleyness-goog.html

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn young men as being sexists. Ever-increasing, young men are coming to realize a) that Democrats give tremendous preference to young women and b) that Democrats dump young men who are not successful. For example, in the federal government, with its “up-or-out” policy, Democrats dump men (BUT NOT WOMEN) who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.
https://www.salon.com/2018/09/13/teen-gender-gap-persists-survey-shows-boys-still-hold-sexist-attitudes/

September 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Pritzker ‘utterly lacking in the integrity and character’ to be governor – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-utterly-lacking-integrity-character-governor-frame-election/
— Prepared Text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s ‘Remarks Framing the Election’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prepared-text-gov-bruce-rauners-remarks-framing-election-pritzker-lacking-integrity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/joe-biden-drops-huge-tip-rush-street-rosebud-barack-obama/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Election Day nears, Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s ‘learned on the job,’ offers mea culpa – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-election-speech-20180913-story.html
— U. of I. panel: Consider new mascot, expansion of Native American history education after Chief Illiniwek controversy – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chief-illiniwek-university-mascot-20180913-story.html
— Teens who vape: Will a new craze invite a health crisis? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vaping-nicotine-schools-health-20180403-story.html
— Congress seeks to postpone funding fight over Trump’s border wall until after midterms to avert shutdown – Erica Werner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-trump-border-wall-midterms-government-shutdown-20180913-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180913/trump-falsely-says-democrats-inflated-puerto-rico-death-toll
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Harvest Against Hunger event raises funds for food-insecure families
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180912/harvest-against-hunger-event-raises-funds-for-food-insecure-families

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage foreign countries to dump their children in America so that anti-Trumps can use them against Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/feds-holding-12800-migrant-children-in-detention-centers/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medical pot to push recreational pot.
http://www.newstrib.com/free/women-in-cannabis-are-planning-to-vote-on-nov-and/article_18541150-b754-11e8-b218-4b96c451a9d2.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Auditor Shannon Teresi Attacks Jack Franks’ Inspector General Proposal as Duplicative, Waste of Taxpayers Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/county-auditor-shannon-teresi-attacks-jack-franks-inspector-general-proposal-as-duplicativ-waste-of-taxpayers-money/
— Can Elected Officials Talk about What Goes on in Secret Meetings??
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/can-elected-officials-talk-about-what-goes-on-in-secret-meetings/
— Senate Craig Wilcox Holding Cary Corn/Pig Roast Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/craig-wilcox-holding-free-corn-roast/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— In an inexplicable move, Republican primary loser Roger Orozco endorses Madigan loyalist Deb Conroy – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: If you do anything to help elect a Democrat, you shout that you are not a Republican and that you never were a Republican.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511561323-in-an-inexplicable-move-republican-primary-loser-endorses-madigan-loyalist-deb-conroy

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Facebook spends more than $250K on political contributions in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/facebook-spends-more-than-k-on-political-contributions-in-illinois/article_a7ebe506-b6ad-11e8-9560-db2884f7304f.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
– Rauner says he’s “grown,” says he’s now willing to “accept incremental improvements,” bashes Madigan and unloads on Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-says-hes-grown-says-hes-now-willing-to-accept-incremental-improvements-bashes-madigan-and-unloads-on-pritzker/
— Ives says candidates need to make “real arguments,” claims ever-present Madigan angle is “just ridiculous”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/ives-says-candidates-need-to-make-real-arguments-claims-ever-present-madigan-angle-is-just-ridiculous/
— Hultgren’s first TV ad is unusual and emotional
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/hultgrens-first-tv-ad-is-unusual-and-emotional/
— House Republicans pull all resources from Rep. Jerry Long’s campaign after harassment investigation, urge him to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/house-republicans-pull-all-resources-from-rep-jerry-longs-campaign-after-harassment-investigation-urge-him-to-resign/
— Cullerton pulls TV ads touting “term limits for leaders like Mike Madigan” as Batinick calls for special session on “no budget, no pay”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/cullerton-pulls-tv-ads-touting-term-limits-for-leaders-like-mike-madigan-as-batinick-calls-for-special-session-on-no-budget-no-pay/
— Metra complaints called “hot garbage” by Dem legislator
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/metra-complaints-called-hot-garbage-by-dem-legislator/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Cruz: Chinese Want Mexico Radio for Propaganda – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/cruz-chinese-want-mexico-radio-propaganda/

 

GOPUSA
— Jimmy Carter cautions Democrats not to scare off moderates (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to vote for someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54526

 

THE HILL
— Paul Ryan, lawmakers call on Catholic Church leaders to come clean – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406583-ryan-lawmakers-call-on-catholic-church-leaders-to-come-clean

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “House GOP ‘screwed’ as bad political numbers pile on Trump Analysis: The pre-midterms mood in the majority ranks is grim with President Donald Trump’s approval ratings slipping and the poll edge for Democrats increasing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-gop-screwed-bad-political-numbers-pile-trump-n909326

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Campaigns for 2nd Chance: ‘I’m a Better Governor Now’ A humbled Gov. Bruce Rauner is promising a different kind of governor in a second term. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-09-13/rauner-campaigns-for-2nd-chance-im-a-better-governor-now

 

FOX 40
— John Cox Picks Up Endorsement from Condoleezza Rice – NIKKI LAURENZO
https://fox40.com/2018/09/13/john-cox-picks-up-endorsement-from-condoleezza-rice/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— IRS warns some retirees at risk of tax penalty: What to know – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/irs-warns-some-retirees-at-risk-of-tax-penalty-what-to-know

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Chris Hill (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican have punished me because I tried to help them. They attribute bad judgment and/or evil motive to everything I say and do.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/09/12/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-for-social-media-gian.aspx

September 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Downtown hotel workers strike continues, guests feel impact – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/business/downtown-hotel-workers-strike-continues-guests-feel-impact/4207841/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama hides his cynicism behind a silky tongue – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-barack-obama-maxine-waters-kass-20180911-story.html
— Obama’s return sure to fire up voters from both political parties – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-obama-return-to-politics-st-0912-story.html
— Reince Priebus defends President Trump at state House GOP fundraiser; mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy attends – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-reince-priebus-chicago-republican-fundraiser-20180911-story.html
— Batavia residents to vote on city’s home rule status – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-batavia-home-rule-st-0912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration wants to tax protests” and ask “What happened to free speech?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-speech-trump-tax-demonstrators-washington-parks-sidewalks-20180912-story.html
— How to reduce the absurdity of premature political petition drives – Erc Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-chicago-mayor-petition-rules-0912-20180911-story.html
— The importance of a college education – Mark A. Heckler
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-heckler-guest-column-st-0912-story.html
— Today is the first day someone born after Sept. 11, 2001, can enlist to serve in the war that was launched in response to the terrorist attacks.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1039875140887162881

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump greasing Chicago pols, Durbin’s immigration meetings recounted in ‘Fear’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bob-woodward-fear-trump-white-house-president-donald-dick-durbin/
— A growing body of evidence favors raising the minimum wage – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/minimum-wage-increase-chicago-employment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What makes a candidate credible?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayors-race-focus-chicagos-problems-and-not-clown-candidates/

 

DAILY HERALD
— GOP Fall Rally set for Sept. 16 at Geneva ballpark
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180911/gop-fall-rally-set-for-sept-16-at-geneva-ballpark
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Fundraiser launched to expand Wayne Township food pantry – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be receiving charity and/or handing out charity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180911/fundraiser-launched-to-expand-wayne-township-food-pantry
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Voters in 18 local schools could force tax-cut referendums It’s possible, thanks to referendums on next April’s ballot – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180912/voters-in-18-local-schools-could-force-tax-cut-referendums

 

SOUTHERN
— GOP leaders blast Pritzker on progressive tax at campaign stop in Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/gop-leaders-blast-prtizker-on-progressive-tax-at-campaign-stop/article_4931b19d-7f97-57a2-b2d9-7c17ee32fc2b.html

 

WSIL TV
— GOP lawmakers rally against Pritzker tax plan – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39071981/gop-lawmakers-rally-against-pritzker-tax-plan

 

JEANNE IVES
— Ives Calls on Legislators to Reject Political Pork Spending Hidden in New State Budget
https://mailchi.mp/0441d45f6958/ives-calls-on-legislators-to-reject-political-pork-spending-hidden-in-new-budget

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler files police report over theft of his campaign signs; points finger at Conroy campaign – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511559604-kinzler-files-police-report-over-theft-of-his-campaign-signs-points-finger-at-conroy-campaign

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wesley Township Trustee resigned during meeting – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/09/wesley-township-trustee-resigned-during-meeting/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Alert: Three webinars will be live streamed this week at Facebook.com/noweedillinois
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/marijuana-alert/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Open thread Woke up early this morning with a sore throat. Went back to bed. Woke up again with a sore throat. Had some tea. Didn’t feel much better. Checked my e-mail and various news sites for anything major. Saw nothing important. Going back to bed. Be nice to each other and keep it Illinois-centric, please. Thanks. (DIERSEN: What is important? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, only what they say is important is important. They have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my judgment as to what is important.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/12/open-thread-33/

 

GOPUSA
— Newt Gingrich, Republicans float new Contract with America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54443

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who say that federal employees are overpaid would never seek or take a federal job because the pay is too low.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/11/trumps-public-employee-pay-freeze-doesnt-go-far-en/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Once ‘Golden State’ Is Badly Tarnished – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/the_once_golden_state_is_badly_tarnished.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Patrol and ICE Agents Face Increasingly Violent Illegal Immigrants – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30039-border-patrol-and-ice-agents-face-increasingly-violent-illegal-immigrants

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CALIFORNIA DMV GIVES ILLEGAL VOTERS A SURGE “New” and “underrepresented” voters could spell victory for leftist Democrats in November.
– Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271289/california-dmv-gives-illegal-voters-surge-lloyd-billingsley

 

FOX NEWS
— Border Patrol in Texas nabs more than 130 illegals in just over 24 hours – Paulina Dedaj
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/11/border-patrol-in-texas-nabs-more-than-130-illegals-in-just-over-24-hours.html

 

TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Are Now the Party of Rage, and Maxine Waters Is Their Only Honest Face – Robert Laurie
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertlaurie/2018/09/12/the-democrats-are-now-the-party-of-rage-and-maxine-waters-is-their-only-honest-face-n2517915

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Confirmed again: Journalists don’t understand firearms – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/confirmed-again-journalists-dont-understand-firearms

 

LEGAL INTELLIGENCER
— Court Sides With Employee in Anti-American Bias Discrimination Case National origin discrimination claims typically involve allegations of discrimination based on an employee’s non-American country of origin. Middlebrooks v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Civ. A. No. 17-412 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2018) involved the atypical claim of alleged national origin discrimination based on anti-American bias. – Sid Steinberg
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2018/09/11/court-sides-with-employee-in-anti-american-bias-discrimination-case/?slreturn=20180812060517

 

THE HILL
— GOP warns crime, immigration will spike if Dems win – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/406187-gop-warns-crime-immigration-will-spike-if-dems-win
— Conservatives who don’t own guns still support gun rights, says pollster
http://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/406164-non-gun-owning-conservatives-still-support-gun-rights-says
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women wield sizable power in ‘Me Too’ midterms.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406183-women-wield-sizable-power-in-me-too-midterms

 

NEW YOUR TIMES
— In an Increasingly Diverse House, Aides Remain Remarkably White – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/us/politics/diversity-congress-house-republicans-democrats.html
— F.D.A. Cracks Down on Juul and E-Cigarette Retailers – Sheila Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/health/juul-fda-vaping-ecigarettes.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Anatomy of a Trump rally: 68 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/12/anatomy-trump-rally-percent-claims-are-false-misleading-or-lacking-evidence/
— Middle-class income hit an all-time high of $61,372 last year, U.S. Census says – Heather Long and Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/12/middle-class-income-hit-an-all-time-high-last-year-us-census-says/
— FDA chief calls youth use of Juul, other e-cigarettes an ‘epidemic’ – Laurie McGinley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-chief-calls-youth-use-of-juul-other-e-cigarettes-an-epidemic/2018/09/12/ddaa6612-b5c8-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Rare Workers Who Thrive on Negative Feedback – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: I had lots trouble accepting feedback from my superiors in the federal government because I knew they were all under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of employees who shared my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rare-workers-who-thrive-on-negative-feedback-1536672180
— What’s the Best Way to Store a Car for a Long Time? – Heidi Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-best-way-to-store-a-car-for-a-long-time-1536672600

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 5 myths people have about early retirement that aren’t true, according to a guy who retired at 35 – Steve Adcock (DIERSEN: What is your purpose in life? My main purpose in life is to promote the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform by putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject planks in the aforesaid platforms work against me.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/early-retirement-myths-not-true-2018-9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here, I debunk the top 5 myths of early retirement: 1. You will completely lose your purpose in life)

 

USA TODAY
— Trump is right: More than Facebook & Twitter, Google threatens democracy, online freedom – Brad Parscale
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/10/trump-google-youtube-search-results-biased-against-republicans-conservatives-column/1248099002/
— Google, Twitter and Facebook should just be honest if they don’t like conservatives – Matt Lamb
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/12/social-media-facebook-twitter-google-youtube-bias-conservatives-republicans-column/1250893002/
— Are you middle class? This calculator by Pew Research Center aims to tell you – Ashley May
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/11/pew-research-calculator-determines-americans-middle-class/1264305002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/2018/09/11/you-middle-class-calculator-tell-you/1269225002/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Why 300,000 feds may soon face retraining – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, they focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/09/11/why-300000-feds-may-soon-face-retraining/