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November 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump on Roskam: ‘Didn’t Want the Embrace’ President  Donald Trump called out Peter Roskam as he spoke on the midterm election results.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-on-Roskam_Chicago-499955481.html
— Pritzker Tops Trump to Become America’s Richest Politician: Forbes The Hyatt heir and venture capitalist spent more than $171 million of his wealth to become governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-is-Now-Americas-Richest-Politician-499938061.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Michigan Voters Bring Legal Recreational Pot to the Midwest Three other states had marijuana-related measures on their ballots
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Michigan-Voters-Bring-Legal-Recreational-Pot-to-the-Midwest-499927641.html

 

ABC7
— Trump revels in victories, mocks party members who lost, revokes CNN reporter’s press credentials – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-revels-in-victories-revokes-cnn-reporters-press-credentials/4640053/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump sparred with CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, who asked him questions about the migrant caravan headed for the U.S. and the Russia investigation. “That’s enough, put down the mic,” Trump said to Acosta, as he tried to ask more questions. Acosta struggled with a woman in a maroon dress tried to take the microphone from him. She eventually succeeded and handed it to another reporter. “CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN.” Acosta tweeted just before 8 p.m. Eastern Time that Secret Service denied him entry to the White House grounds for his live shot. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders released a statement accusing Acosta of physically assaulting a White House intern and saying his press credentials had been revoked until further notice. “President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern. This conduct is absolutely unacceptable,” Sanders wrote in the statement. The statement claimed, without evidence, that Trump has “given the press more access than any President in history,” and concluded, “As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.”)
— 2018 midterm results highlight counties’, country’s changing demographics – Sarah Schulte and Stacey Baca (DIERSEN: What do you say to political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2018-midterm-results-highlight-counties-countrys-changing-demographics/4641918/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois – Nic Flosi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-illinois

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump on Republican loss in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District: ‘Peter Roskam didn’t want the embrace’ – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-congress-trump-peter-roskam-randy-hultgren-20181107-story.html
— Democrats gain seats in DuPage County, area state and federal offices – Kimberly Fornek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-democrats-in-dupage-tl-1115-story.html
— Ending birthright citizenship – Cal Thomas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201811051431–tms–cthomastq–b-a20181106-20181106-column.html
— Democrats are coming for Trump’s tax returns. They should come for Pritzker’s as well. – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-house-democrats-trump-tax-returns-pritzker-huppke-20181107-story.html
— Cook County voters oust judge for 1st time in decades, while suspended DuPage County judge wins retention – Megan Crepeau and Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-judge-not-retained-cook-county-20181107-story.html
— Wisconsin Democrats rejoice as Republican Gov. Scott Walker is finally gone – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-wisconsin-governor-race-walker-evers-20181106-story.html
— Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten bask in Democrats’ suburban victories – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Underwood and Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lauren-underwood-sean-casten-illinois-midterm-20181107-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Forest Park votes to ban video gambling in history-making referendum – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-vkdeo-gambling-voted-out-forest-park-election-20181107-story.html
— Mary Edly-Allen v. and Helene Miller Walsh: Single vote separates candidates in north suburban race to replace state representative who resigned amid scandal – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-one-vote-difference-illinois-state-rep-20181107-story.html
— In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green – Lisa Donovan and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-blue-wave-20181107-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seeing red over Trump and Rauner, Democrats paint suburbs blue – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/seeing-red-trump-rauner-democrats-suburbs-blue-chicago-cook-dupage-will-lake-kane/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-cultivator-career-working-medical-marijuana/
— ‘Blue wave’ leads to Democratic supermajority on County Board – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-supermajority-cook-county-board-toni-preckwinkle-blue-wave/
— Trump’s media relationship frays more – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jim-acosta-donald-trump-peter-garrett-media-relationship-frays-april-ryan-yamiche-alcindor-cnn/
— Chicago Millennials outpace Baby Boomers at the ballot box – Stefano Esposito and Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-millennials-voter-turnout-baby-boomer-pritzker-amara-enyia-chance-rapper-kanye-west/
— Kevin Morrison, 1st LGBTQ County Board member, credits his message for win – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kevin-morrison-lgbtq-cook-county-board-member-credits-message-for-win-election/
— Three lessons sparked by a neo-Nazi pulling a quarter of the vote – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/nazi-art-jones-dan-lipinski-3rd-congressional-district-election/
— Unions won big on Election Day — a victory for working people – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/election-bruce-rauner-scott-walker-organized-labor-unions-illinois-wisconsin/
— Wisconsin’s Scott Walker defeated by Democratic anger – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wisconsins-scott-walker-defeated-tony-evers-donald-trump-democratic-anger/
— Four years as punching bag appears to have made Madigan stronger – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/four-years-as-punching-bag-appears-to-have-made-madigan-stronger/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the board – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/trump-effect-suburbs-turn-deep-blue-with-democratic-inroads-across-the-board
— Don’t write Illinois GOP’s eulogy just yet, election expert says – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/dont-write-illinois-gops-eulogy-just-yet-election-expert-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, who narrowly lost to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP gubernatorial primary, said state party leadership failed this election cycle. “The Illinois Republican Party needs new leadership at this point,” she said, suggesting Republicans from downstate or central Illinois could be up for the task. With Gov. Bruce Rauner out of the picture, so, too, is the money he sunk into GOP campaigns — and that’ll cause problems for Republican candidates, Redfield said. The GOP also will struggle until it finds its identity, Redfield said. The conservative wing led by Ives and activist Dan Proft has been targeting socially moderate Republicans to the detriment of the party, he said. “I suspect there’s going to be a real battle for control (of the state party),” Redfield said. “If they’re not sure who they are and they don’t replace Rauner’s money, they’re going to be in a world of hurt in two years, especially with (President) Trump at the head of the ticket.” Based on voter demographics, Republican political consultant Brad Goodman said, the party will become less and less relevant unless it can put up candidates young suburban women will support.)
— Suburbs help push Pritzker to victory – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/suburbs-help-push-pritzker-to-victory-
— Democratic women make unprecedented gains in DuPage County – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/democratic-women-make-unprecedented-gains-in-dupage-county
— DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/how-activism-health-care-concerns-pushed-casten-to-congress
— Suburbs’ congressional representatives all Democrats – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/suburbs-congressional-representatives-all-democrats
— Underwood pledges a pro-woman agenda and a fight in Congress – James Fuller (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/underwood-pledges-a-pro-woman-agenda-and-a-fight-in-congress

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the SALT tax doomed Peter Roskam Two key authors of the GOP tax overhaul—Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen—were among the casualties as voters vented frustration over a new cap on state and local tax deductions. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/how-salt-tax-doomed-peter-roskam
— Evanston passes ‘mansion tax’ The measure would apply to purchases of $1.5 million or more. – BRIANNA KELLY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/evanston-passes-mansion-tax
— Why Pritzker’s graduated income tax now looks a lot more likely Late-breaking returns show Madigan’s Democrats will have a supermajority, allowing them—in theory—to act on a graduated tax without any Republican support. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/why-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-now-looks-lot-more-likely

 

WTTW
— Blue Wave Sweeps Illinois, But Not the Nation – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/07/blue-wave-sweeps-illinois-not-nation

 

WGLT
— Pritzker Wins Illinois, But Loses McLean County – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/pritzker-wins-illinois-loses-mclean-county#stream/0

 

BUGLE
— Six female Democrats earn seats on DuPage County Board
https://buglenewspapers.com/six-female-democrats-earn-seats-on-dupage-county-board

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Peter Roskam-Sean Casten Election Results in McHenry County’s Algonquin Township – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/07/peter-roskam-sean-casten-election-results-in-mchenry-countys-algonquin-township/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WIREPOINTS’ MARK GLENNON ON TUESDAY’S RESULTS: ILLINOIS ADJUSTS COURSE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABYSS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-tuesdays-results-illinois-adjusts-course-directly-into-the-abyss.html
— ILLINOIS LEFT CELEBRATES IN WAKE OF BLUE TSUNAMI
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-left-celebrates-blue-tsunami.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives bitterly attacks 54 percent of voters day after election
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/ives-bitterly-attacks-54-percent-of-voters-day-after-election/
— Um, this was not why Roskam lost (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/um-this-was-not-why-roskam-lost/
— Speaker Madigan: “The GOP attacks were a desperate, out of touch attempts to fracture the party and underestimate voters”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/speaker-madigan-the-gop-attacks-were-a-desperate-out-of-touch-attempts-to-fracture-the-party-and-underestimate-voters/
— Tribune wants new Republican legislative leaders
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/tribune-wants-new-republican-legislative-leaders/
— Madigan regains supermajority
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/madigan-regains-supermajority/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump on Strong Legal Ground to Stop Caravan
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-on-strong-legal-ground-to-stop-caravan/

 

BREITBART
— Trump: Candidates That Stayed Away from Me ‘Did Very Poorly’ – NBC News
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/07/trump-candidates-that-stayed-away-from-me-did-very-poorly/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Voters Reject Paul Ryan’s Failed House Leadership
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29084-voters-reject-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-failed-house-leadership–

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeff Sessions Resigns as Attorney General at Trump’s Request – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors did not “request” that I retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they threatened me with many adverse employment actions if I did not take they early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jeff-sessions-retires-as-attorney-general-at-trumps-request/

 

THE HILL
— America’s urban-rural divide deepens – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/415441-americas-urban-rural-divide-deepens

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get elected, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-racial-division.html

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/04/legal-marijuana-2018-canada-changing-how-weed-grown-and-cost/1776150002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How We Voted in the 2018 Midterms A pre-election and Election Day survey interviewed about 90,000 people who said they voted in the midterms or intended to. Here are the results:
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/election-2018-votecast-poll/
— Job Openings Outnumbered Unemployed Americans by More Than One Million in September Difficulty filling high-skilled jobs is causing some businesses to adjust their strategies – Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-openings-outnumbered-unemployed-americas-by-more-than-one-million-in-september-1541518946
— After the Midterms, Party Strategies Are Set Democrats should now know whether to take a hard line or appeal to the center in 2020. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-the-midterms-party-strategies-are-set-1541548600
— Among Black Voters, Trump’s Popularity Inches Upward The president has a tin ear when it comes to race, but African-Americans are better off than before. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/among-black-voters-trumps-popularity-inches-upward-1541547594
— What the Midterm Election Shows: America’s Two Parties Live In Divergent Worlds Extending a yearslong phenomenon, Republicans are becoming the party of rural, white America, while Democrats find support from cities and suburbs – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-midterm-election-shows-americas-two-parties-live-in-divergent-worlds-1541634743

 

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Cap Comes Back to Haunt GOP With Key Tax Writers Losing Their Seats – Laura Davison
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-07/salt-cap-comes-back-to-haunt-as-key-gop-tax-writers-lose-bids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two of the key players behind the tax overhaul — Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen — were among the six casualties. They sit on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, whose Republican bench has been wiped out by losses, as well as retirements. Ten of the 24 Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee won’t return to Congress next year — in addition to Roskam and Paulsen, two members from low-tax states lost their re-election bids and six more decided to retire or run for other office. The loss of many of the committee’s top lawmakers means the GOP will need to rebuild members’ expertise in tax, trade and health-care issues. . .Roskam and Paulsen helped craft the 2017 bill and continued to support it even after a controversial provision was included to limit deductions to $10,000. Previously, they were unlimited. The lawmakers had hoped campaigning on the tax law’s other benefits, such as lower rates for individuals and more generous child tax credits, could offset voter frustration over the new cap. . .Roskam, who served as the House Ways and Means tax policy subcommittee chairman during the tax overhaul process, hails from a suburban Chicago district where the counties are some of the highest taxed in the state. About 49.3 percent of the tax returns filed in the district prior to the law change claimed the SALT deduction, according to data from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten repeatedly campaigned on eliminating the SALT cap. “The fact that nearly half of his own constituents claim this deduction didn’t prevent Peter Roskam from making SALT a target,” Casten said in a white paper he published about tax policy. Over the course of the campaign, Roskam softened his support for the SALT cap, saying it should be indexed to inflation.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1031 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $469,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447913_zpid/

November 4 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Obama rallies for Democrats in Chicago – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/former-president-obama-to-hold-rally-in-chicago-sunday

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Rauner campaigns throughout Illinois days before election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/photos/ct-gov-rauner-campaigns-illinois-photos-20181104-photogallery.html
— Former President Barack Obama rallies hometown Chicago crowd to vote for J.B. Pritzker, other Democrats – Rick Pearson, Patrick O’Connell, Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-barack-obama-jb-pritzker-illinois-democrats-20181102-story.html
— America’s gender, racial divides on display in House races – AP (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2018-diversity-divide-20181031-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who claim to speak for illegals hint/imply/argue/shout a) that illegals are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that illegals have, are and will work with Democrats to get rid of those who 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-cepeda-column-st-1104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama tells rally in Chicago: ‘The character of our nation is on the ballot’ Obama, rapper Common headline rally for Illinois Dems in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/barack-obama-common-j-b-pritzker-uic-illinois-democrats-republican-bruce-rauner-midterm-election/
— Fact-check: Pritzker and Rauner both fact-challenged candidates for governor – BGA (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact-checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-pritzker-rauner-governor-race-politifact/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump criticizes countries over caravans – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181104/news/311049922/
— For some, a vibrant US economy complicates voting decision – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/business/311039967/
— Illinois 200: 350,000 from here went to fight in Europe during World War I – Tony Reid (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181104/illinois-200-350000-from-here-went-to-fight-in-europe-during-world-war-i

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Caravan nears Mexico City
https://qctimes.com/print-specific/records/caravan-nears-mexico-city/article_43e2ef83-08dc-5069-b2b5-376e953c2a71.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Tuesday’s election is historic for multiple reasons – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-11-04/tom-kacich-tuesdays-election-historic-multiple-reasons.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Birthright citizenship wrong for U.S. – Michael Reagan
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/michael-reagan-birthright-citizenship-wrong-for-us/article_830045a9-4374-51ac-a81d-906b5f2cf196.html
— Democrat Raoul gets $1M check from Madigan as attorney general race with Harold tightens – RICK PEARSON & BILL RUTHHART
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democrat-raoul-gets-m-check-from-madigan-as-attorney-general/article_f81f2750-fa48-5034-a28c-cf0ce7061e41.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois candidates still campaigning in final days before election. Here’s where. – LEXI CORTES
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article221109290.html

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Indiana GOP drops NRA president Oliver North as speaker in Noblesville, site of May school shooting – Emily Hopkins and Emma Kate Fittes
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/04/nra-speaker-had-been-scheduled-indiana-gop-rally-noblesville/1884087002/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Voters want Democrats to control Congress.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/4/nbcwall-street-journal-poll-finds-voters-want-demo/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— We Hear You: The Migrant ‘Caravan,’ Racial Preferences, and Other Leftist Passions – Ken McIntyre
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/04/we-hear-you-the-migrant-caravan-racial-preferences-and-other-leftist-passions/

 

HOT AIR
— New York Times Launches Histrionic Alarm Over “White Nationalism” Days Before Election – JAZZ SHAWP (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that the New York Times wants to get rid of you: Trump supporters, 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://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/04/ny-times-launches-histrionic-alarm-white-nationalism-days-election/

 

BREITBART
— 14th Amendment Now Used to Drive Down Black Americans’ Wages – Ann Coulter
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/04/ann-coulter-14th-amendment-used-drive-down-black-americans-wages/
— Birthright Citizenship Allowing Illegal Aliens to Increase U.S. Population – Pat Buchanan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/04/watch-pat-buchanan-birthright-citizenship-allowing-illegal-aliens-increase-u-s-population/
— NY Democrats Push Social Media Background Check Before Allowing Gun Purchases – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/04/ny-democrats-push-social-media-background-check-before-allowing-gun-purchases/
— President Trump’s Foreign Policy Triumph Annoys the Media
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/03/virgil-president-trumps-foreign-policy-triumph-annoys-the-media/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The 14th Amendment Does Not Mandate Birthright Citizenship – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-does-not-mandate/

 

THE HILL
— The nation cannot afford to go backward — vote Republican – TIM CHAPMAN
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/414736-the-nation-cannot-afford-to-go-backward-under-dem-leadership
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A focus on getting rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/414717-americans-are-more-focused-on-what-we-have-in-common-new-research-finds

 

POLITICO
— New polls show Democrats hold an advantage to win the House – ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/11/04/new-polls-show-democrats-hold-an-advantage-to-win-the-house-339216

 

POLITIFACT
— Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact-checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2018/nov/04/fact-checking-fact-challenged-candidates-illinois-/

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/04/opinions/trump-whip-up-browning-of-america-obeidallah/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters want everyone to Hate Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/11/04/rnc-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-racist-campaign-video-sotu-vpx.cnn
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Germans again paint themselves as being anti-American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/04/media/germany-der-spiegel-trump-midterms-intl/index.html

 

CNBC
— Anxious politicians and volunteers make final election push – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians and their volunteers a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but b) who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They a) do NOT want me to know about their events, b) do NOT want me to promote their events, c) do NOT want me to attend their events, and d) do NOT want me to report on their events.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/04/anxious-politicians-and-volunteers-make-final-election-push.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives work very hard to destroy “far right” groups. I should write a book about those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/us/politics/far-right-internet-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump’s call to arms – Mary Lee Grant and Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-militia-groups-head-to-border-stirred-by-trumps-call-to-arms/2018/11/03/ff96826c-decf-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html
— Anxiety high in campaign’s final days as voters prepare to render judgment on Trumpism – Matt Viser and Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/anxiety-high-in-campaigns-final-days-as-voters-prepare-to-render-judgment-on-trumpism/2018/11/03/7d7f6f78-ded9-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html
— U.S. militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump’s call to arms – Mary Lee Grant and Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-militia-groups-head-to-border-stirred-by-trumps-call-to-arms/2018/11/03/ff96826c-decf-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html
— In SNL’s cold open, Fox News hosts offer some thoughts on the migrant caravan. Spoiler alert: They’re not fans. – Travis M. Andrews
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/11/04/snls-cold-open-fox-news-hosts-offer-some-thoughts-migrant-caravan-spoiler-alert-theyre-not-fans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/11/04/like-his-lies-trumps-racist-comments-dont-surprise-but-they-should-be-counted/

 

USA TODAY
— President Trump: Democrats will take ‘a wrecking ball’ to American progress if they win control in Congress – David Jackson and John Fritze
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/04/2018-midterm-elections-donald-trump-rallies/1873980002/

 

FORBES
— How To Close The Wage Gap For Latina Employees – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2018/11/04/how-to-close-the-wage-gap-for-latina-employees/#59e0e8266a41

 

NEW YORKER

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting extremism.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/sunday-reading-extremism-in-america

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— ‘No sane country’ would allow birthright citizenship, Harry Reid said
https://www.worldtribune.com/no-sane-country-would-allow-birthright-citizenship-harry-reid-said/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, The Guardian makes it clear that it is vehemently anti-American.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/04/us-midterms-2018-trump-racist-attack-ads-republicans
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/04/the-american-civil-war-didnt-end-and-trump-is-a-confederate-president

ABC7
— Republicans call for Susana Mendoza to drop out of comptroller race after mayoral ad leaks – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-call-for-mendoza-to-drop-out-of-comptroller-race-after-mayoral-ad-leaks/4605385/
— Democrats focus on health care in run up to Election Day
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-focus-on-health-care-in-run-up-to-election-day/4605231/

 

NBC5
— Mendoza Mayoral Announcement Video Surfaces Days Before Midterm Election Mendoza’s campaign said the ad was simply made in preparation for a possible run, as she is still considering her options – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mendoza-Mayoral-Announcement-Video-Surfaces-Days-Before-Midterm-Election-499437761.html
— Tell Us About Any Voting Problems During the Midterm Elections
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tell-nbc5-about-any-voting-problems-during-the-midterm-elections-499429711.html

 

CBS2
— Democrats Attack Republicans On Health Care In Chicago Congressional Races – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/02/democrats-attack-republicans-on-health-care-in-chicago-congressional-races/
— Candidate Q & A: 14th Congressional District Republican Randy Hultgren – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/02/candidate-q-a-14th-congressional-district-republican-randy-hultgren/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid talk of a potential blue wave, Democrats already have begun to turn the tide in GOP suburbs – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-midterm-elections-suburbs-20181101-story.html
— Video clip leaks of state Comptroller Susana Mendoza announcing run for Chicago mayor – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayor-video-clip-20181102-story.html
— ‘You can’t not talk about it’: Politically divided couples navigate a period when elections are divisive — and inescapable – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-politically-divided-couples-1102-story.html
— What Roskam’s Tuesday night means for Republicans nationwide – Charles Lane
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-predicament-peter-roskam-6th-district-sean-casten-1102-story.html
— Speaker Paul Ryan in Chicago suburbs touts fellow Republican Randy Hultgren — and Packers – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-paul-ryan-randy-hultgren-illinois-20181101-story.html
— Democrats focus on longtime GOP strongholds hoping to increase Cook County Board lead: ‘The suburbs … are not what they once were.’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-elections-20181031-story.html
— This election is a showdown between Rauner and Madigan – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-illinois-election-showdown-20181101-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NRA support for Roskam triggers a battle over yard signs – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/peter-roskham-nra-yard-signs-lawsuit-citizens-ignited/
— Susana Mendoza video leaks out declaring ‘I’m running for mayor of Chicago’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mendoza-video-leaks-declaring-running-mayor-chicago/
— Judge refuses to stop case over Trump hotel in Washington – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emoluments-trump-hotel-washington/
— Democrats’ voter hotline heats up with complaints, concerns, questions – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-voter-hotline-complaints-concerns-questions-christian-mitchell/
— Third migrant caravan enters Mexico, heads for US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/third-migrant-caravan-enters-mexico-heads-for-us-border/
— Troop deployment creates tense atmosphere on US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/troop-deployment-creates-tense-atmosphere-us-border-central-america-migrant-caravan-mexico-texas/
— 1 in 5 Chicago Public Schools students missed 17-plus days of school last year – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-public-schools-cps-student-chronic-absenteeism-high-isbe-school-report-card/
— Election Day brings pot debate to North Dakota, Utah, Michigan and Missouri voters – USA TODAY Network
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/election-day-brings-pot-debate-to-north-dakota-utah-michigan-and-missouri-voters/
— Far out! Illinois Dems think they’ve dropped in on the big one – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-midterm-election-democrats-blue-wave-predictions-illinois-pritzker-mendoza/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Leaked video shows Mendoza saying she is running for Chicago mayor – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181102/leaked-video-shows-mendoza-saying-she-is-running-for-chicago-mayor
— Ryan helps Hultgren tilt his message toward economy – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181102/ryan-helps-hultgren-tilt-his-message-toward-economy

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s fate was likely sealed on Inauguration Day. Here’s why. Governors of two deep-blue states have demonstrated that Republican chief executives can indeed lead and win by working across the aisle. Rauner didn’t try. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/rauners-fate-was-likely-sealed-inauguration-day-heres-why

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger’s potential sky-high; he deserves to be re-elected – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20181102/our-view-kinzingers-potential-sky-high-he-deserves-to-be-re-elected

 

JEANNE IVES
— Do you know who is on your ballot? You don’t need degrees to be qualified for office, but don’t you think you should at least be living on your own and paying your own way before running for high office? Your parents’ basement as a launching pad. For Congress.
https://mailchi.mp/e287a6487fef/living-in-their-parents-basement-these-folks-are-running-for-office

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE STILL LIVING AT HOME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-congressional-candidate-still-living-at-home.html
— ICJL RELEASES RATING OF JUDGES RUNNING FOR RETENTION/ELECTION; FOUR CANDIDATES REJECTED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/icjl-releases-rating-of-judges-running-for-retentionelection-four-candidates-rejected.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— What’s Jeanne Ives’ next step?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/whats-jeanne-ives-next-step/
— Democratic Party of Illinois says its voter protection hotline has received over 700 calls
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/dpi-says-its-voter-protection-hotline-has-received-over-700-calls/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump says he’ll militarize border to stop migrant caravans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58226
— Mitt Romney slams Trump’s attack on Fake News; defends CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58217
— Gun control is not pivotal issue in midterms despite exploitation of kids
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58158

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Running Because They Hate You – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29057

 

GOPUSA
— Media in Uproar over Trump’s Illegal Immigration Ad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58275
— Migrants traveling to US sue Trump, government; claim violation of constitutional rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58260
— Donald Trump exploits journalists’ ‘own narcissism’: ‘They’re personally wounded’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58145

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— U.S. TROOPS MAY USE FORCE AGAINST CARAVAN MEMBERS WHO INITIATE VIOLENCE Trump gets tough on illegal aliens and would-be invaders. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271831/us-troops-may-use-force-against-caravan-members-matthew-vadum
— ANTI-SEMITIC LEFTIST HATEFEST GREETS TRUMP IN PITTSBURGH Anti-Israel activists exploit the murder of 11 Jews to attack the president and police officers. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271824/anti-semitic-leftist-hatefest-greets-trump-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— VIDEO SHOWS MIGRANTS THROWING ROCKS AT MEXICAN HELICOPTER – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/02/migrant-caravan-throwing-rocks-mexican-helicopter/

 

EAGLE PAC
— Leftist Race Slander Could Backfire – David Limbaugh
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/leftist-race-slander-could-backfire

 

THE HILL
— Top 10 GOP House seats most likely to flip in a blue wave – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414525-top-10-republican-house-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-a-blue-wave
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PETER JAMES ROSKAM (IL-06) Democrats close campaign by hammering GOP on health care WaPo fact-checker accuses Republicans of misleading voters about fact-checks Bloomberg quietly spends millions in TV ads Roskam may have won reelection by a wide 18-point margin in 2016. But Clinton also claimed victory in his district, fueling Democratic optimism in the six-term Republican’s affluent, Chicagoland district. The Cook Political Report puts the race between Roskam and Democrat Sean Casten in the “Lean Democratic” column, and strategists say that Roskam’s prospects are shaky. Democrats are outspending Republicans to boost Casten in the district, and a recent New York Times/Siena College poll put the Democrat ahead by 2 points. Meanwhile, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) is struggling in his bid for a second term and a poor performance on his part could trickle down the ballot, says one GOP strategist.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans do not want migrant caravans to be stopped.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-mattis-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1198043
https://www.newsweek.com/white-christian-nationalism-most-dangerous-weapon-america-opinion-1197073

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 619 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $950,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447884_zpid/

October 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner raises flap about Pritzker renovation project that used non-union workers – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: Does Pritzker own vehicles made by non-union workers?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-raises-flap-about-pritzker-renovation-project-that-used-non-union-workers/4490453/

 

NBC5
— New Report Shows Non-Union Workers Took Part in Pritzker’s Mansion Renovation It was recently revealed that non-union labor from three different trades were hired as part of the yearlong $25 million renovation – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Does Pritzker own vehicles made by non-union workers?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-report-shows-non-union-workers-took-part-in-pritzkers-mansion-renovation–497634201.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Cherokee Nation responds to Senator Warren, says DNA test ‘useless to determine tribal citizenship’ (DIERSEN: Does my DNA disqualify me from being German American? According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cherokee-nation-responds-to-senator-warren-says-dna-test-useless-to-determine-tribal-citizenship-

 

WGN TV
— Rauner calls Pritzker a ‘hypocrite’ for using non-union workers on Gold Coast mansion – MIKE LOWE (DIERSEN: Does Pritzker own vehicles made by non-union workers?)
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/15/rauner-calls-pritzker-a-hypocrite-for-using-non-union-workers-on-gold-coast-mansion/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Of toilets and contractors: Is Pritzker up to the job of renovating Illinois? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-toilet-unions-mansion-20181015-story.html
— SUV with North Shore political bumper stickers possibly vandalized at Hinsdale Oasis – Steve Sadin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-political-car-damage-tl-1018-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s self-proclaimed biggest first-term mistake: Messaging – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-bruce-rauner-messaging-20181015-story.html
— Judge throws out Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against Trump – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-stormy-daniels-defamation-lawsuit-trump-20181015-story.html
— DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps say “Sen. Elizabeth Warren releases DNA analysis providing evidence of Native American heritage.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-elizabeth-warren-dna-analysis-native-american-20181015-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Harvard: Race can only help, never harm, applicants’ chances – Collin Binkley (DIERSEN: To the extent that someone is given preference because they are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, poor, etc., someone is harmed because they are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, etc. Life is a “zero-sum game.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/harvard-university-admissions-discrimination-asian-american-applicants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Warren DNA analysis points to Native American heritage.” (DIERSEN: According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/elizabeth-warren-dna-native-american-heritage-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 1 county board candidates disagree on DuPage’s finances – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181015/county-board-candidates-disagree-on-dupages-finances

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s a metaphor for Rauner’s governorship Trailing in the polls, Gov. Rauner tries to exploit a story about nonunion work on his rival’s mansion. And in bringing it up, he draws attention to his own controversial labor record. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-metaphor-rauners-governorship
— THE DEATH OF SEARS The once-mighty retailer was the original industry disruptor, perfecting the mail-order catalog and expanding in America’s suburbs. But in the end, it was a victim of another retail revolution. – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/html-page/820491

 

WLS AM
— Rauner says Pritzker “Deceitful…dishonest” for using non-union labor – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/15/rauner-says-pritzker-deceitfuldishonest-for-using-non-union-labor/
— U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise coming to Naperville for Congressman Peter Roskam – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/15/u-s-rep-steve-scalise-coming-to-naperville-for-congressman-peter-roskam/

 

WGN RADIO
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 10/14/18: Will Bruce Rauner be re-elected? – CURTIS KOCH (DIERSEN: If Rauner is down by 22 points, how many of those 22 points are caused by hatred of Trump?)
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/15/walter-jacobsons-perspective-10-14-18-will-bruce-rauner-be-re-elected/
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: Every Citizen’s Vote is Critically Important – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/15/gov-bruce-rauner-every-citizens-vote-is-critically-important/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Roskam, Casten battle for votes in final weeks of hotly contested race – BOB RAKOW
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/10/09/roskam-casten-battle-for-votes-in-final-weeks-of-hotly-contested-race/dns30ou/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State GOP questions Mendoza’s motives regarding mayoral run – Robert Hadley
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511603011-state-gop-questions-mendoza-s-motives-regarding-mayoral-run

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam touts $300M in additional payroll taxes seen under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511599875-roskam-touts-300m-in-additional-payroll-taxes-seen-under-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCCANN: ENDORSEMENTS FROM SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES AND DOLLARS FROM UNIONS, CORPORATIONS (DIERSEN: One could argue that every vote that McCann gets is a vote for Pritzker.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/mccann-endorsements-from-social-conservatives-and-dollars-from-unions-corporations.html
— STUDY SHOWS EXCESSIVE LAWSUITS COST ILLINOIS $12B ANNUALLY (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would a) stress all the lawsuits that I have filed and b) stress that they side with the defendants in those lawsuits.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/study-shows-impact-of-excessive-civil-tort-costs-on-illinois-economy.html
— COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER MORRISON FACES SOROS PLANT NOVEMBER 6TH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/cook-county-commissioner-morrison-faces-soros-plant-november-6th.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans getting clobbered in the money race
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/15/republicans-getting-clobbered-in-the-money-race/
— Rauner sticks up for… the media?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/15/rauner-sticks-up-for-the-media/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stealthy Democrats running for office urged to hide their positions on immigration – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/stealthy_democrats_running_for_office_urged_to_hide_their_positions_on_immigration.html

 

GOPUSA
— Portland mayor stands by decision to allow Antifa to block traffic, hassle motorists (DIERSEN: What if your municipality allowed “Antifa to block traffic, hassle motorists?”)
http://www.gopusa.com/portland-mayor-stands-by-decision-to-allow-antifa-to-block-traffic-hassle-motorists/
— Pocahontas claims DNA test proves she is 1/512th Native American
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56858
— South American caravan swells as it heads to the US border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56854

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOW NATIVE AMERICAN ARE YOU? – Jack Kocsis (DIERSEN: According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/15/how-native-american-are-you/

 

BREITBART
— Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Results Disqualify Her from Cherokee Tribes – John Binder (DIERSEN: Does my DNA disqualify me from being German American? According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/15/elizabeth-warrens-dna-results-disqualify-her-from-cherokee-tribes/

 

THE HILL
— Warren DNA test reinvigorates fight with Trump – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND AMIE PARNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/411540-warren-dna-test-reinvigorates-fight-with-trump
— Affordable housing set for spotlight of next presidential campaign – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: What housing have you been able to afford? My critics/opponents have been furious a) that my wife and I have been able to afford 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984, b) that my wife and I were able to afford 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984, c) that I was able to afford a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1976-1978, d) that I was able to afford a studio condo in that building 1974-1976, e) that I was able to afford a new townhome in University Park 1972-1984, f) that I was able to afford to live in a Lincolnshire West apartment in DeKalb during the summer of 1970, and g) that I was able to afford to live in the University Plaza Dormitory in DeKalb for 3 semester 1969-1970.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/411488-affordable-housing-set-for-spotlight-of-next-presidential-campaign

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judge throws out Stormy Daniels’s lawsuit against Trump – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-throws-out-stormy-danielss-lawsuit-against-trump/2018/10/15/402935e8-d0cc-11e8-b2d2-f397227b43f0_story.html

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— John Cox wants teachers ‘paid like rock stars and baseball players.’ Why they back his opponent. – ALEXEI KOSEFF
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article219576900.html

October 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Kanye West at White House talks mental health, stop-and-frisk with Trump, says MAGA hat makes him ‘feel like Superman – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/kanye-west-at-white-house-in-maga-hat-delivers-surreal-oval-office-show/4461021/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/facebook-says-it-purged-more-than-800-spam-accounts-pages/
— U.S. asks Central America to do more on illegal immigration – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/mike-pence-us-central-america-juan-orlando-hernandez-jimmy-morales-oscar-ortiz-more-illegal-immigration/
— People count on the Freedom of Information Act but keep getting shut out – Mick Dumke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-foia-freedom-of-information-act-citizens-illinois-open-records-problems/
— Lightfoot, city’s only openly gay mayoral candidate, unveils LGBTQ policy agenda – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lightfoot-gay-candidate-lgbtq-policy-chicago-mayor-election-2019/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Governor Bruce Rauner at Midco International, Inc.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/108083742-132.html
— Cynicism is winning in politics and academia – Christine Emba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hoax-grievance-studies-academia-1012-20181011-story.html
— Border officials alarmed by migrants being smuggled, abandoned in Arizona desert – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-border-migrants-abandoned-desert-20181011-story.html
— Deanne Mazzochi and James Caffrey face off for seat vacated by Patti Bellock – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-47th-state-representative-elect-tl-1018-story.html
— DuPage sheriff race offers choice between department experience and outside perspective – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-sheriff-race-st-1012-story.html
— Trump attacks ‘arsonist’ Democrats as polls show House at risk – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-democrats-midterm-polls-house-20181011-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville businessman Richard Wehrli pleads not guilty to aggravated assault – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181011/naperville-businessman-pleads-not-guilty-to-aggravated-assault
— Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Wheeler over Leslie for Illinois House District 50
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181011/endoresement-daily-herald-backs-wheeler-over-leslie-for-illinois-house-district-50

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam gets some TV help from national GOP The party commits $1.5 million to the embattled west suburban congressman, but his Democratic challenger may have more. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/roskam-gets-some-tv-help-national-gop

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Report: Casten reserves $4.6 million in ads to Roskam’s $2 million
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/11/report-casten-reserves-46-million-in-ads-to-roskams-2-million/
— Rauner ordered to turn over e-mails
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/11/rauner-ordered-to-turn-over-e-mails/

 

GOPUSA
— Former Obama AG Eric Holder incites followers to violence
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56632

 

DAILY CALLER
— MSNBC’S CHRIS MATTHEWS SAYS DEMOCRATS WON’T LISTEN TO HIM ANYMORE BECAUSE HE’S TOO OLD – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/11/msnbc-chris-matthews-democrats/
— KANYE WEST LAVISHES PRAISE ON TRUMP IN 10-MINUTE OVAL OFFICE SPEECH – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/11/kanye-west-praises-donald-trump-oval-office/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Eric Holder: ‘We kick them’ is ‘what this new Democratic Party is about’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/eric-holder-we-kick-them-is-what-this-new-democratic-party-is-about

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Condemns ‘Dangerous’ Remarks by Holder: He’d ‘Better Be Careful What He’s Wishing For’ – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-condemns-dangerous-remarks-by-holder-hed-better-be-careful-what-hes-wishing-for/

 

THE HILL
— Trump hosts Kanye for surreal Oval Office meeting – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/410989-trump-meets-kanye-at-surreal-oval-office-meeting
— Dems struggle to mobilize Latino voters for midterms – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/latino/411032-dems-struggle-to-ensure-latino-support-in-midterms

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Made and Distributed in the U.S.A.: Online Disinformation – Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for what they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/technology/fake-news-online-disinformation.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook purged over 800 accounts and pages pushing political messages for profit – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/10/11/facebook-purged-over-accounts-pages-pushing-political-messages-profit/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Have a Latino Voting Problem. It’s Not New, But It’s Urgent. – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: To get the Latino vote, Democrats promise to give Latinos preference over non-Latinos. To get the Black, Asian, female, younger people, non-Protestant, poor people, non-German American, non-veteran, and recent immigrant vote, Democrats promise to give Blacks, Asians, females, younger people, non-Protestants, poor people, non-German Americans, non-veterans, and recent immigrants preference over non-Blacks, non-Asians, males, older people, Protestants, non-poor people, German Americans, non-veterans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/democrats-latino-voting-problem-isnt-new-but-its-urgent.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Students denounce CIA partnership with University of Illinois Chicago (DIERSEN: What country are these students loyal to?)
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/11/iyss-o11.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Equality Illinois Calls for Governor Appointments Reflecting Diversity of Illinois One openly LGBTQ appointee among 1,495 on state boards and commissions
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-Calls-for-Governor-Appointments-Reflecting-Diversity-of-Illinois/64391.html

October 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Brett Kavanaugh confirmed in 50-48 Senate vote, quickly sworn in – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/kavanaugh-confirmed-quickly-sworn-in/4425968/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps tell women to punish Trump by voting for all the Democrats on November 6, 2018 ballots.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-confirmation-protest-20181006-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-100-story.html
— Half of young Americans see better financial future – AP (DIERSEN: How much better off financially are you than your father? I am far better off financially than my father ever was, but he had to fight type 1 diabetes from age 14, none of his ancestors had earned a high school diploma, his wife never attended high school, he gave lots of money to Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest, and he had the expense of raising me and my brother.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–ap-poll-young-americans-finances-20181002-story.html
— Looking at Trump’s tax returns is only the first step – Catherine Rampell (DIERSEN: Have your federal tax returns been audited by IRS? In 1977, while I was working for IRS, Money Magazine looked at my federal tax returns and decided a) to paint my education deductions as being improper, b) to harm me financially, and c) to end my IRS career. In its February 1978 issue, Money Magazine published a 4-page article on me in which it painted my education deductions as being improper. In the article, Money Magazine hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business and accounting courses I deducted were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction. My Democrat IRS superiors were more than happy to use Money Magazine’s article to disallow my education deductions and to end my IRS career. Money Magazine and IRS would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. Further, the writer of the article disapproved of my demographics, including my religion and my national origin.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rampell-trump-tax-returns-irs-fraud-1007-20181005-story.html
— LGBTQ donation drive gives fans an out to root for Cubs, not Daniel Murphy – Morgan Greene (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, getting/keeping a job, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-lgbtq-cubs-fans-daniel-murphy-20181004-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sean Casten’s bilious statements – Alexander Lee, West Chicago
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181007/sean-castens-bilious-statements
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181007/a-nation-at-war-with-itself
— Kavanaugh sworn in as protesters chant outside Supreme Court – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181007/news/310079989/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner needed for the map, Sangamon GOP told – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181006/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-needed-for-map-sangamon-gop-told
— Springfield ranked 9th-slowest growing city in country in study – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181006/local-business-notes-springfield-ranked-9th-slowest-growing-city-in-country-in-study

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Simon Poll: Trump record helps downstate GOP with election, but could hurt party elsewhere
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/simon-poll-trump-record-helps-downstate-gop-with-election-but/article_81d34b83-e926-5129-8672-25460409ae7a.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/robinson-democrats-get-out-the-vote/article_dc83344c-81b1-5e62-95ac-cf941e77f18c.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam urges Casten to return Pritzker dollars – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511590871-roskam-urges-casten-to-return-pritzker-dollars

 

BREITBART
— Trump to America: Midterms a Chance to ‘Render Your Verdict on the Democrats’ Conduct’ – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/06/trump-to-america-midterms-a-chance-to-render-your-verdict-on-the-democrats-conduct/
— Trump: ‘Tidal Wave’ of Illegal Immigration, Crime Coming If Democrats Win Midterms – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/06/watch-trump-tidal-wave-of-illegal-immigration-crime-coming-if-democrats-win-midterms/
— Kris Kobach Rails Against Illegal Immigration at Trump Rally: ‘Our Nation’s Security Comes First’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/06/watch-kris-kobach-rails-against-illegal-immigration-at-trump-rally-our-nations-security-comes-first/
— Wells Fargo Bucks Corporate Gun Control, Issues $40 Million in Credit to Ruger Firearms – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/07/wells-fargo-bucks-corporate-gun-control-issues-40-million-in-credit-to-ruger-firearms/
— Gutfeld: Dems’ Kavanaugh Failure ‘Is What Happens When You Decide to Burn the Village in Order to Save It’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/06/gutfeld-dems-kavanaugh-failure-is-what-happens-when-you-decide-to-burn-the-village-in-order-to-save-it/

 

TOWNHALL
— With the Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh the Battle Has Begun – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2018/10/07/with-the-confirmation-of-brett-kavanaugh-the-battle-has-begun-n2526202
— The Trump Effect – Gil Gutknecht
https://townhall.com/columnists/gilgutknecht/2018/10/07/the-trump-effect-n2526104

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Discerning the left’s hatred of the Census citizenship question – Megan Barth
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/discerning_the_lefts_hatred_of_the_census_citizenship_question.html
— Kavanaugh confirmation battle boomerang: the GOP establishment and the Russia Hoax – Mark Wauck
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/kavanaugh_confirmation_battle_boomerang_the_gop_establishment_and_the_russia_hoax.html

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Leftists Feel Entitled to Block Highways, Shut Down Speakers, and Harass Public Officials – Dennis Prager
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/02/why-leftists-feels-entitled-to-block-highways-shut-down-speakers-and-harass-public-officials/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Left’s Bullying Anti-Kavanaugh Tactics Threaten Our Republic – JAY COST
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/anti-kavanaugh-protests-bullying-tactics-threaten-american-republic/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Group Launches Nationwide ‘Revival’ Tour to Oppose Republicans in Midterms.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-group-launches-nationwide-revival-tour-vote-common-good-oppose-republicans-midterms-227773/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Campus mob that attacked ‘Confirm Kavanaugh’ group may face punishment – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/campus-mob-that-attacked-confirm-kavanaugh-group-may-face-punishment/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Illegal aliens regularly granted lawless benefits – Michael Shannon
http://suindependent.com/illegal-aliens-benefits-birthright-citizenship-anchor-babies/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Black Americans Increasingly Support Trump, Pollster Says – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/black-americans-increasingly-support-trump-pollster-says_2682540.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump, GOP aim to weaponize Kavanaugh vote ahead of November – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/410245-trump-gop-aim-to-weaponize-kavanaugh-vote-ahead-of-november

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats to use Kavanaugh to make women hate men.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-ultimate-affirmation-patriarchy-republican-women-let-it-ncna917386

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn White women who support Kavanaugh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/lisa-murkowski-susan-collins-kavanaugh.html
— Can We Discuss Your Anonymous Feedback? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/business/can-we-discuss-your-anonymous-feedback.html
— To move forward, we have to excavate the past. – Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (DIERSEN: What did you do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70+ years ago that your critics/opponents could/would use against you today? What are your brothers, sisters, spouses, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and the rest of your relatives and ancestors doing and/or have done that your critics/opponents could/would use against you today?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/sunday-review/me-too-weinstein-a-year-later.html
— I’m Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life. – Neal Pollack
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/marijuana-addiction.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Supreme Court fight reveals a country on the brink.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rock-bottom-supreme-court-fight-reveals-a-country-on-the-brink/2018/10/06/426886e2-c96f-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Over 100 people arrested during Kavanaugh protests on Capitol Hill – Eileen AJ Connelly and Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2018/10/06/over-100-people-arrested-during-kavanaugh-protests-on-capitol-hill/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Don’t reward Republicans for Brett Kavanaugh and the politics of personal annihilation.” and “Donald Trump is using the Brett Kavanaugh fight to stoke a #MeToo backlash and rev his base.” and “Show them they’re outnumbered. Punish them at the polls.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/07/brett-kavanaugh-help-supreme-court-shrink-womens-rights-column/1551654002/
— Melania Trump wears white pith helmet in Africa, Twitter slams the ‘colonizer’ look – Sara M Moniuszko
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/10/06/melania-trump-criticized-wearing-colonial-pith-helmet-africa/1547589002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate men use Kavanaugh to promote hatred of men.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/06/brett-kavanaugh-metoo-and-we-people-editorials-debates/1519171002/
— Bored in retirement? 4 ways to fill your days and make money at the same time – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: If you are retired, what do you do with your time and your money? I send 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars every year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me for what I do with my time and with my money.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/10/07/retirement-ways-beat-boredom-make-money/37969381/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Feds, ICE sweeps keep our neighborhoods safe – Editorial
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/editorials/2018/10/editorial_feds_ice_sweeps_keep_our_neighborhoods_safe

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— California’s John Cox: the politician who distrusts politicians – Joe Garofoli (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. I should write a book about politicians in Illinois who got elected as Republicans, but then failed/refused to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-s-John-Cox-the-politician-who-13287320.php

 

TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL
— Trump hails Supreme Court confirmation, denounces Democrats as ‘angry mob’ – Tim Carpenter
http://www.cjonline.com/news/20181006/trump-hails-supreme-court-confirmation-denounces-democrats-as-angry-mob

 

PBS
— What Kavanaugh’s confirmation means for the future of the Supreme Court
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-kavanaughs-confirmation-means-for-the-future-of-the-supreme-court

 

NEWSWEEK
— KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION: DONALD TRUMP SAYS PEOPLE WHO MADE FALSE STATEMENTS ‘SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE’ – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/kavanaugh-confirmation-donald-trump-says-people-who-made-false-statements-1156906

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hundreds March on Capitol Hill Against Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Police arrest more than 150 demonstrators in the capital as protests also take place in several states – Andrew Duehren and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-march-on-capitol-hill-to-oppose-kavanaughs-confirmation-1538847251

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh’s comportment. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always tried to get me to raise my voice, to get angry, and to lose my temper. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2018/10/06/what-justice-kavanaugh-teaches-us-about-comportment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Partisans on both sides of the issue have made much of the hearings. Those for Kavanaugh’s nomination believe he was railroaded by the left and therefore is entitled to defend himself, even losing his temper. Those against Kavanaugh position him as an arrogant and entitled person of privilege who shows himself without the temperament to be a justice. Anyone wrongly accused has a right to defend himself – loudly and vociferously. But when that person periodically loses his cool and resorts to partisan conspiracy theories, then people become suspicious. In fact, more than 2400 law professors signed a letter attesting to Kavanaugh’s intemperance and unsuitability for the high court. Comportment is essential to leadership. Until recently, our society has always valued politicians who kept their cool, in fact, those who did not were often voted from office, or mocked.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Kavanaugh is a Pyrrhic victory for Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2018/10/07/why-the-supreme-court-now-faces-a-generation-of-ethical-questions/

 

GUARDIAN
— Protesters interrupt Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in the US Senate – Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/oct/07/protesters-interrupt-brett-kavanaughs-confirmation-in-the-us-senate-video

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Kavanaugh confirmation means Legal activists will likely change strategies – Lisa Keen
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Kavanaugh-confirmation-means-Legal-activists-will-likely-change-strategies/64317.html

October 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Senate votes 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-votes-50-48-to-confirm-brett-kavanaugh-to-supreme-court-/4425968/
— Protesters gather in Washington and other cities to oppose Kavanaugh vote – CNN (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will the anti-Trumps punish the most for Kavanaugh’s confirmation? ANSWER: Trump supporters, and especially those who are Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those who attended private schools, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-gather-in-washington-and-other-cities-to-oppose-kavanaugh-vote/4427481/

 

NBC5
— Judge Brett Kavanaugh Narrowly Confirmed by Senate to Supreme Court Acrimonious to the end, the battle featured a climactic roll call that was interrupted several times by protesters in the Senate Gallery – Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Senate-Confirmation-Vote-Supreme-Court-Brett-Kavanaugh-495343921.html

 

CBS2
— Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed To The Supreme Court
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/06/brett-kavanaugh-confirmed-to-the-supreme-court/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court in spite of controversies – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/brett-kavanaugh-confirmed-to-us-supreme-court-in-spite-of-controversies

 

WGN TV
— Kavanaugh sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/06/senate-set-to-vote-on-kavanaugh-confirmation-saturday/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court in Senate vote, 50-48 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-brett-kavanaugh-approval-vote-supreme-court-donald-trump-pick-sexual-assault/
— Trump cheers Kavanaugh confirmation aboard Air Force One – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-cheers-kavanaugh-confirmation-air-force-one/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump lashes out at Capitol Hill protesters – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–supreme-court-trump-20181005-story.html
— ‘A referendum about me’: Trump urges GOP turnout in midterms – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-20181002-story.html
— Kavanaugh confirmed, quickly sworn in: Conservative majority cemented on Supreme Court – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-confirmation-vote-20181006-story.html
— Naperville District 203 weighs whether to support arming teachers in Illinois schools – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-guns-in-schools-st-1007-story.html
— Silicon Valley congressman unveils an Internet Bill of Rights – Hamza Shaban
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-internet-bill-of-rights-20181005-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Underwood.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-underwood-hultgren-voter-issues-20181001-story.html
— You know history will be unkind to Kavanaugh, right? – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint negatively about you? Mine paint negatively a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Firestone Stores employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-you-know-history-will-be-unkind-to-kavanaugh-right-20181005-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers oppose any kind of restriction on the use of pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–medical-marijuana-employment-20181002-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Roskam for Congress in 6th District
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181006/endorsement-roskam-for-congress-in-6th-district
— It’s done: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181006/its-done-senate-confirms-brett-kavanaugh-to-the-us-supreme-court
— What’s in new proposed Internet Bill of Rights? – Hamza Shaban (DIERSEN: Right No. 9 is “not to be unfairly discriminated against or exploited based on your personal data.” What personal data about you do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you? They use against me the fact that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal retiree, the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181006/whats-in-new-proposed-internet-bill-of-rights

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Taxes key part of campaign for governor – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181006/taxes-key-part-of-campaign-for-governor
— Illinois appellate judge accuses Kavanaugh of ‘robeitis’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181005/illinois-appellate-judge-accuses-kavanaugh-of-robeitis

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Tax issue hangs over Illinois governor race – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-tax-issue-hangs-over-illinois-governor-race/article_32eb759c-f804-57e1-b860-2eddb9525862.html
— State workers suffer with step-increase delays – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181006/our-view-state-workers-suffer-with-step-increase-delays

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— It’s come to this in the governor’s race – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20181006/statehouse-insider-its-come-to-this-in-governors-race

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Pritzker still leads Rauner despite ‘toilet tax’ scheme – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20181006/pritzker-still-leads-rauner-despite-toilet-tax-scheme

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Upcoming elections bring cyber security concerns – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20181006/upcoming-elections-bring-cyber-security-concerns

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers Eye Audit of Lincoln Foundation – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=272588#.W7lBkmhKiM8

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SAYS “JB” WILL STAND FOR “JAIL BIRD” PRITZKER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/rauner-says-jb-will-stand-for-jail-bird-pritzker-.html
— KAVANAUGH CONFIRMED BY U.S. SENATE, PULLING COURT TO THE RIGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/kavanaugh-confirmed-by-us-senate-pulling-court-to-the-right-.html
— THORNER: EXPERT SAYS CONSTITUTION AND SOVEREIGNTY UNDERMINED BY RIVER OF HATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/our-sovereignty-and-the-constitution-are-being-assaulted-by-an-underground-river-of-hate.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Simon Poll: 34 percent would consider voting for a candidate accused of sexual harassment by multiple people (DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes accused you of doing? Mine have accused me of causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems. They have accused me of causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially all of the defeats that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/05/simon-poll-34-percent-would-consider-voting-for-a-candidate-accused-of-sexual-harassment-by-multiple-people/

 

ROLL CALL
— Mitch McConnell Sees Electoral Gains From Fight Over Brett Kavanaugh
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell-brett-kavanaugh-gains

 

THE HILL
— Senate installs Kavanaugh on Supreme Court – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/410225-senate-installs-kavanaugh-on-supreme-court
— McConnell: Kavanaugh win ‘a shot of adrenaline’ for GOP midterm chances – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/410228-mcconnell-kavanaugh-win-a-shot-of-adrenaline-for-gop-midterm-chances
— The winners and losers of the Supreme Court fight – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/410242-the-winners-and-losers-of-the-supreme-court-fight

 

POLITICO
— Kavanaugh wins confirmation to the Supreme Court The high court nominee is approved by the narrowest of margins. – JOHN BRESNAHAN and BURGESS EVERETT
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/06/kavanaugh-confirmation-vote-877357

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Senate Confirms Kavanaugh to Supreme Court, Ending a Clash With Lasting Fallout – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court.html
— HOW TO WIN YOUR FIRST THREE MONTHS ON THE JOB – Kristin Wong (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I should write a book about my first 3 month on the job. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, and coworkers did everything that could to destroy me. They stressed that GAO had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They stressed that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They stressed that my Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being completely worthless a) the experience that I had gained working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) what I had learned earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) what I had learned passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, e) etc. They stressed that I was a Republican, that I was conservative, that I was 100% German national origin, that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, that I had been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I had avoided the draft, that I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971, and that my wife owned a home in Wheaton. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had started with GAO instead of IRS in 1971, GAO would never have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all executive branch employees are grossly inferior to all legislative branch employees. They used Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 article on my wife and I to paint us as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/30/us/first-day-at-new-job.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Senate confirms Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination – Seung Min Kim and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-vote-divided-senate-poised-to-confirm-trumps-nominee/2018/10/06/64bf69fa-c969-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Votes to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court President Trump’s pick could join the Court as early as Tuesday, cementing a 5-4 conservative majority – Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-poised-to-confirm-kavanaugh-for-supreme-court-1538834976

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Cox leans on business success in bid for California governor – AP (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office, what would you lean on? I would lean on the experience that I gained working for the federal government, the professional certifications and license that I earned, and the degrees that I earned. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. I became a licensed CPA. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article219434825.html

October 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Brett Kavanaugh FBI report shows ‘no hint of misconduct,’ Sen. Grassley says – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-fbi-report-shows-no-hint-of-misconduct-grassley-says/4408900/
— Brett Kavanaugh FBI report shows ‘no hint of misconduct,’ Sen. Grassley says, judge pens op-ed – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-fbi-report-shows-no-hint-of-misconduct-grassley-says–judge-pens-op-ed/4408900/
— Rauner and Pritzker trade accusations of criminal behavior – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-and-pritzker-trade-accusations-of-criminal-behavior/4412931/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker, Rauner Exchange Barbs Over Alleged Misconduct
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB_5P-ILLINOISR-GOVERNORS-RACE_Chicago-495213391.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Democrat Sean Casten Among House Candidates Raising Eye-Popping Sums For November Election
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/04/house-candidates-campaign-fundraising-sean-casten-democrats/
— Fact Check: Democrat Terra Costa Howard’s Ad Falsely Accuses GOP Lawmaker Peter Breen Of Standing With ‘Accused Sex Predators’ – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/03/terra-costa-howard-campaign-ad-fact-check-peter-breen-false-attack/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Retired Justice John Paul Stevens says don’t confirm Kavanaugh
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/retired-justice-john-paul-stevens-says-don-t-confirm-kavanaugh

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— VERY SAD: Protesters opposing confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh rally in downtown Naperville – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: What percent of these protesters are anti-Trump, anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-kavanaugh-protest-naperville-foster-st-1005-story.html
— After the FBI report, confirm Kavanaugh – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-kavanaugh-fbi-senate-confirm-20181004-story.html
— Key Republican senators accept FBI report on Kavanaugh; retired Justice Stevens opposes nominee – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-senate-vote-fbi-report-20181004-story.html
— Which is more criminal, death or taxes? Gov. Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker fight it out. – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-death-or-taxes-20181004-story.html
— The rise and the reckoning: Inside Brett Kavanaugh’s elite circles of influence – Marc Fisher, Ann E. Marimow, Michael Kranish (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth? I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-profile-georgetown-yale-20181004-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He would be, in the words of his prep school’s motto, a man for others. At an age when most young people struggle to figure out their path forward, he knew he would devote his life to public service. Brett Kavanaugh was destined for something big. The people around him knew it, too. Through the years, Kavanaugh, 53, a federal appellate judge since 2006, has been rich in friends, loyal and true. Teachers, parents, classmates, colleagues – they made it their business to buff and defend Kavanaugh’s reputation. They cheered him on as he climbed the ladder of legal success. And they rallied around him when he tripped on the way up. That turned out to be a job that extended over four decades because as bright and kind and wise as friends say Kavanaugh is, he has also left behind a trail of people who say that his reckless behavior raises serious questions about his judgment and veracity. The story of President Donald Trump’s embattled choice for the Supreme Court, who could learn the fate of his troubled nomination Thursday, is a classic Washington tale of a young man who grew up surrounded by people in high places, keenly aware of protecting his image.)
— As Kavanaugh hearing puts spotlight on teens and alcohol, experts warn: ‘Adolescent drinking is a problem’ – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: What has steered you away from booze? For me it includes my outstanding parents, Trinity Lutheran Church and Grade School in Crete, Hope Lutheran Church and Grade School in Park Forest, and being a federal employee. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze. A major reason why my wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984 was that Wheaton was dry back then.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-kavanaugh-teen-drinking-20181004-story.html
— Trump and the myth of the self-made man – Helaine Olen (DIERSEN: To what extent did your father promote your career? My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, never attended college, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-donald-trump-self-made-tax-fraud-1005-20181004-story.html
— Bad temperament alone shouldn’t sink Kavanaugh – Noah Feldman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to make me raise my voice and lose my temper. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-kavanaugh-temperament-supreme-court-1005-20181004-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Small investors bought into Trump hotels, including his Chicago tower.” and “Then the Embarrassment came.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-hotels-chicago-new-york-20181004-story.html
— Kavanaugh says he ‘might have been too emotional’ at hearing; Friday morning preliminary vote set – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-senate-vote-fbi-report-20181004-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP looking more confident on Kavanaugh after FBI report – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-fbi-investigation-report/
— Pritzker’s and Rauner’s messages simplified: I am not a crook — but he is! – Tina Sfondeles and Emily McTavish
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-i-am-not-crook-criiminal-legionnaires-disease-toilets/
— Illinois Senate 23rd District Republican nominee: Seth Lewis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/seth-lewis-illinois-senate-23rd-district-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
— U.S. Rep. Schakowsky among 50 cited with trespassing at McDonald’s protest – Luke Wilusz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/u-s-rep-schakowsky-among-50-cited-with-trespassing-at-mcdonalds-protest/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump equates Brett Kavanaugh with Jason Van Dyke.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-brett-kavanaugh-jason-van-dyke-supreme-court-chicago-police-laquan-mcdonald/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White men are viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a) racists and/or b) beneficiaries of racism.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-racism-criminal-justice-senate/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If your critics/opponents asked your college roommates for dirt on you, what would your college roommates say?
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181004/analysis-kavanaugh-learns-the-ted-cruz-rule-tread-lightly-with-college-roommates
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181004/i-knew-that-he-knew-he-wasnt-telling-the-truth-former-yale-roommate-says-about-kavanaugh

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Property taxes too high? Throw the bums out. A media campaign blaming both parties for skyrocketing property taxes makes it clear that a rift in the state’s Republican Party shows no sign of healing. – MARK GUARINO
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/property-taxes-too-high-throw-bums-out
— How weak is Trump in the states that made him president? A new poll shows what Midwest voters think of the president’s performance, just weeks ahead of key elections for Senate and governor. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/how-weak-trump-states-made-him-president

 

WLS AM
— Jim Durkin: “The report is clear, [Pritzker] committed fraud” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/04/jim-durkin-the-report-is-clear-pritzker-committed-fraud/
— Bill to keep tax cheats off ballot – Nick Gale (DIERSEN: Since 1978, when Money Magazine and IRS disallowed my education deductions, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have sided with Money Magazine and with IRS and hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a tax cheat. They have 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. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/04/bill-to-keep-tax-cheats-off-ballot/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— GOP leaders take their shot at Pritzker over inspector general’s report – KEVIN BARLOW
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-leaders-take-their-shot-at-pritzker-over-inspector-general/article_1e839902-9218-57c1-b258-3ecacfdf739d.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner, Pritzker argue about who is more privileged during debate – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth? I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. To what extent did your father promote your career? My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, never attended college, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.))
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-pritzker-argue-about-who-is-more-privileged-during-debate-10-04-2018

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Illinois, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and then tell everyone to vote for all the Democrats on November 6, 2018 ballots to punish Trump.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/statewide-poll-illinois-gop-candidates-may-face-uphill-election-battle#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Durbin, Duckworth support AG investigation into Rauner administration’s role in vets home outbreak – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/durbin-duckworth-support-ag-investigation-into-rauneradministration-s-role-in-vets-home-outbreak/1498176032

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Jason Plummer: Illinois is being wrecked by bad public policy – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511587528-jason-plummer-illinois-is-being-wrecked-by-bad-public-policy

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Casten outraises Roskam two-to-one (DIERSEN: What do you give Republican candidates? I give them a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/04/casten-outraises-roskam-two-to-one/

 

FOX NEWS
— Texas agents seeing surge of families crossing border after controversial zero-tolerance policy ends – Casey Stegall and Maggie Kerkman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-agents-seeing-surge-of-families-crossing-border-after-controversial-zero-tolerance-policy-ends

 

BREITBART
— Open Borders ‘Absolutely’ Risk Terrorism, Says Border Patrol Sector Chief – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/10/04/open-borders-absolutely-risk-terrorism-says-border-patrol-sector-chief/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How California Republicans Could Avenge Kavanaugh – Eric Lendrum
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/10/04/how-california-republicans-could-avenge-kavanaugh/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Harvard Law students file complaints to keep Kavanaugh off campus as FBI finds no evidence – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/harvard-law-students-file-complaints-to-keep-kavanaugh-off-campus-as-fbi-fi

 

THE HILL
— Scores of Kavanaugh protesters arrested after descending on Senate building – MORGAN CHALFANT AND MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409999-scores-of-kavanaugh-protesters-arrested-after-descending-on-senate-building
— Kavanaugh’s path to confirmation begins to solidify – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409936-kavanaughs-path-to-confirmation-begins-to-solidify
— Pence accuses China of anti-Trump campaign – JORDAN FABIAN AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409875-pence-accuses-china-of-anti-trump-campaign
— Amy Schumer among those arrested at Kavanaugh protest – JUDY KURTZ
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/409996-amy-schumer-among-those-arrested-at-kavanaugh-protest

 

ABC NEWS
— Capitol Police have begun arresting about 300 anti-Kavanaugh protesters who staged a sit-in on the floor of a Senate office building’s atrium.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-initial-senate-vote-kavanaugh-set-friday-58275119
— Ahead of crucial Kavanaugh vote, hundreds of protesters rally in front of Supreme Court – MEGHAN KENEALLY
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ahead-crucial-kavanaugh-vote-hundreds-protesters-rally-front/story

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “religious leaders” to serve as operatives and as dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/10/04/national-council-churches-makes-rare-statement-oppose-kavanaugh/
— Congressional Republicans tentatively agree to raise federal worker pay, rebuffing Trump – Erica Werner and Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/congressional-republicans-tentatively-agree-to-raise-federal-worker-pay-rebuffing-trump/2018/10/04/2befe952-bcf2-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html
— Inside Kavanaugh’s circles of influence: How his upbringing among Washington’s elite has helped protect him – Marc Fisher, Ann E. Marimow and Michael Kranish (DIERSEN: Who/what protected you during your upbringing? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have to say the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete and its members protected me 1948-1961 and that Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest and it members have protected me since 1961.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-rise-and-the-reckoning-inside-brett-kavanaughs-circles-of-influence/2018/10/04/bd8dcf4e-c677-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Police arrest anti-Kavanaugh protesters – AP
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-essential-washington-updates-police-arrest-kavanaugh-s-senate-1538684994-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Kavanaugh: An Easy Vote A ‘no’ would alienate Republican voters and invite the smearing of future nominees. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-an-easy-vote-1538694463

 

FORBES
— What It Means To Hire For ‘Culture Fit,’ And How To Do It Right – Vivian Maza (DIERSEN: What are the cultures of the organizations that you are a member of? How strongly are those cultures 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.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2018/09/28/what-it-means-to-hire-for-culture-fit-and-how-to-do-it-right/
— Female Lawyers Face Widespread Gender Bias, According To New Study – Kim Elsesser (DIERSEN: Female lawyers should consider working for the federal government. The federal government has always been under pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote females, and especially females who are Democrat, minority, and/or younger.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2018/10/01/female-lawyers-face-widespread-gender-bias-according-to-new-study/

 

HR DRIVE
— Overqualified or over the hill? The pitfalls of experience ranges In the same way that ruling out a candidate based on poor “culture fit” can be cover for bias, experts say experience ranges can be a dog whistle for age discrimination. – Riia O’Donnel
https://www.hrdive.com/news/overqualified-or-over-the-hill-the-pitfalls-of-experience-ranges/538696/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Republicans Approach Kavanaugh Victory As Collins and Flake Signal Approval – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/10/collins-and-flake-signal-likely-victory-for-kavanaugh.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Right Thinks Kavanaugh’s Toxic Masculinity Is Just ‘Being a Man’ When Trump and his Supreme Court nominee fly into a destructive rage, conservative media calls it ‘fiery.’ It’s much more than that.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-right-thinks-kavanaughs-toxic-masculinity-is-just-being-a-man

 

VARIETY
— Thousands of Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Take Washington D.C. – TED JOHNSON
https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/anti-kavanaugh-protesters-supreme-court-1202969245/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Brett Kavanaugh may save the Republicans’ bacon on Election Day – John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-may-save-republicans-bacon-election-day/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Protesters take over Senate office building as anti-Kavanaugh demonstrations hit Capitol Hill in bid to halt confirmation of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6241465/Protests-Capitol-Hill-ditch-bid-stop-Kavanaugh-confirmed.html

September 29 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

September 28 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says Kavanaugh vote should be delayed; Sen. Dick Durbin says he will vote ‘no’ – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-brett-kavanaugh-20180928-story.html
— Democrat J.B. Pritzker says campaigns should adopt anti-harassment policies – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-sexual-harassment-morning-spin-20180927-story.html
— Republicans, Trump agree to limited FBI probe of Judge Kavanaugh, delaying final Senate vote – AP (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-vote-20180928-story.html
— Homecoming goes gender-neutral: More schools ditching king, queen traditions – Angie Leventis Lourgos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in destroying masculinity, femininity, heterosexuality, traditional marriage, and traditional family.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-homecoming-non-traditional-gender-neutral-20180927-story.html
— Dozens gather in Loop to urge Senate to reject Kavanaugh nomination – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-supreme-court-demonstration-chicago-20180928-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-why-christine-blasey-ford-is-believable-20180928-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-kavanaugh-blasey-ford-graham-20180928-story.html
— Overqualified? Or too old? Age discrimination case takes aim at biased recruiting practices. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination to a) get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-age-discrimination-lawsuit-dale-kleber-0930-story.html
— FBI again drawn into partisan controversy as GOP consents to additional Kavanaugh probe – Matt Zapotosky (DIERSEN: Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-kavanaugh-investigation-20180928-story.html
— What will it take to draw conservatives to academia? – Donald G. Westlake, Wheaton (DIERSEN: I would stress to Westlake that I have always been a conservative and a) that I have three master’s degrees – an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; c) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and d) that I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-liberals-donald-trump-education-20180928-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Similarly, it seems that one should consider the possibility that the number of qualified candidates for faculty positions is much greater for liberals than for conservatives. Perhaps there is a correlation between years of study and the degree of liberalization. Perhaps that would account for Donald Trump’s statement, “I love the poorly educated.”)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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