Tag: Precinct

October 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says he expects to meet with President Trump during southern Illinois visit – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-southern-illinois-trump-rally-20181026-story.html
— Maybe J.B. Pritzker should hire Megyn Kelly – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-jb-pritzker-politics-kass-20181026-story.html
— Don’t give up on South Suburban Airport, speaker tells crowd in Lansing – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-lansing-third-airport-st-1028-story.html
— Chicago Skyway canopies restored to original streamlined look, with modern updates – Blair Kamin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-skyway-toll-booth-kamin-1026-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Alleged mail bomber described as ‘a lunatic’ – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us-explosive-devices-suspect-20181026-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Megyn Kelly, fired J.B. Pritzker staffers just didn’t get it – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-megyn-kelly-jb-pritzker-blackface-racism-lawsuit-discrimination/

 

WLS AM
— Gutierrez plays Nazi card against Trump – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: The more of the following demographics that you have, the more that anti-Trumps treat you like you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican treat me like I am a Nazi. Should I sue them?)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/26/gutierrez-plays-nazi-card-against-trump/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Governor says he’ll attend Trump rally in Murphysboro – Tim Ditman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-10-26/governor-says-hell-attend-trump-rally-murphysboro.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Thumbs Down: To increasingly negative campaign ads – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181026/thumbs-down-to-increasingly-negative-campaign-ads

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Migrant caravan spurs controversy in central Illinois – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/migrant-caravan-spurs-controversy-in-central-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s a national security issue,” said Rosanna Pulido, founder of the Illinois Minuteman Project, which speaks out against illegal immigration. She fears the number of military troops being sent is not enough. “We have no idea who’s coming through our borders and again, as far as I’m concerned it’s our government who’s responsible for the safety and security of our country first, our citizens first,” said Pulido.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Political Strategists Weigh In On Midterm Prospects (DIERSEN: What does it seem like political strategists are advising the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct to do? Because anti-Trumps seem to outnumber Trump supporters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, it seems like political strategists are advising the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in my precinct a) to dump Trump and to dump Trump’s supporter, b) to pander to anti-Trumps, and c) to dump Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write an article about the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in my precinct a) who reject the aforesaid advice and b) who accept the aforesaid advice.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/political-strategists-weigh-midterm-prospects#stream/0

 

WMAY
— Lieutenant Governor Goes On Attack Against Rauner Foes (DIERSEN HEADLINE: I have always helped elect all the Republican candidates in general elections. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who a) paint me as being a Rauner foe and b) paint me as being a Roskam foe? They advise Rauner and Roskam a) to not invite me to their political events, b) to bar me from their political events, c) to bar me from reporting on their political events, and d) to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems?)
https://www.us927.com/syn/2138/5138/lieutenant-governor-goes-on-attack-against-rauner-foes/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— More newspapers endorse Rauner for governor – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511610496-more-newspapers-endorse-rauner-for-governor
— Howard “Madigoon” caught taking Breen literature from homeowner’s front door handle – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: What do you say to voters a) who cast Republican primary ballots to do what damage they can, b) make it clear that they vote for Democrats in general elections, c) never vote for candidates in uncontested Republican primary races, d) are filled with hatred of Republicans, and e) promote hatred of Republicans? I estimate there are about 30 such voters in my precinct.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511612284-howard-madigoon-caught-taking-breen-literature-from-homeowner-s-front-door-handle

 

GOPUSA
— Transgenderism is a political figment, not biological truth
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57507
— Central American invasion advances more quickly toward US, treks 62 miles in one day (DIERSEN: What have the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois done so far to make the invasion successful? Have they treasonously sent money to invasion leaders? Are they treasonously making plans to go to Mexico and to join with the invaders?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57802
— Civility? NY Times Publishes Fantasy Story Depicting Trump’s Assassination
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57791
— PETA claims milk a ‘symbol used by white supremacists’ (DIERSEN: My distant relatives in New York state are farmers who produce lots of milk.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57400
— Nationalist is not an n-word (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, 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.gopusa.com/?p=57718

 

NEWSMAX
— Left Tries Its Best to Blame Trump for Pipe Bombs – Patrick Buchanan
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/brennan-jfk-oswald-pelosi/2018/10/26/id/888119/

 

FOX NEWS
— GOP governor’s unusual ad depicts wedding between Illinois Dems, pronounces state ‘f—–’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-governors-unusual-ad-depicts-wedding-between-illinois-dems-pronounces-state-f
— ‘Full-Scale Invasion’: Malkin Says Trump Must Stop Migrant Caravan
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/26/michelle-malkin-says-trump-must-use-any-means-necessary-stop-migrant-caravan
— Ingraham: Dems Have ‘Convenient Case of Amnesia’ in Blaming Trump for Suspicious Packages Says ‘cynical ploy’ will not work in midterms.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/26/laura-ingraham-angle-commentary-democrats-media-blaming-trump-package-bombs

 

TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Run on Hate Michael Reagan Michael Reagan
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2018/10/27/the-democrats-run-on-hate-n2532258
— ‘Caravan’ Just Turned Blue Wave into Red Tsunami – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2018/10/26/caravan-just-turned-blue-wave-into-red-tsunami-n2532407

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Rauner attempting to tie Pritzker to corrupt Dem machine in Illinois – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/rauner_attempting_to_tie_pritzker_to_corrupt_dem_machinein_illinois.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Because We Live Here – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/10/27/because-we-live-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What surges toward the United States from the south is not a “caravan,” it is an invading force. Mothers who take money from leftist activists to drag their children on for thousands of miles in front of cameras are not brave, they are mercenary. Men who tear apart metal barriers and cry, “Donald Trump is the antichrist,” are not “just looking for work,” they are looking for a fight and are daring anyone to stop them. Just as well, I would refer the “free market” fearmongers, who insist that America needs a constant influx of fresh “diversity” as tribute to satiate the Invisible Hand, to Chilton Williamson Jr.: “You could ‘prove’ to me that, without the immediate transference of the entire population of Hong Kong to the state of California, the United States would be in a major economic depression by the middle of next year, and I would still be against transferring it there.” Yet even as we scramble to address the threat before us, another rears its head. There is now a second mob 2,500 strong organizing to march on the United States.)

 

BREITBART
— DACA Illegal Alien: Latinos Must Stop Trump in Midterm Elections, Vote for ‘Our Values and Needs’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: If you vote for Democrats, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/26/daca-illegal-alien-latinos-must-stop-trump-in-midterm-elections-vote-for-our-values-and-needs/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Congress Must Act to Deter Future Caravans – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps love caravans.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/central-american-caravan-illegal-immigration-congress-national-sovereignty/

 

THE HILL
— Lara Trump: ‘CNN has proven themselves’ anti-Trump – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have proven themselves to be anti-Trump? They demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump supporter. They do not want me to know about their political events. They do not want me to promote their political events. They do not want me to attend their political events. They do not want me to report on their political events. They do not want anyone to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413401-lara-trump-cnn-has-proven-themselves-anti-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: “Pipe bombs threaten to derail GOP midterm messaging.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413397-pipe-bombs-threaten-to-derail-gop-midterm-messaging
— Trump rejects calls to temper rhetoric: ‘I think I’ve been toned down’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413418-trump-rejects-calls-to-temper-rhetoric-i-think-ive-been-toned-down

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cesar-sayoc-found-a-father-in-trump-family-attorney-ron-lwoy-tells-anderson-cooper_us_5bd3c1cae4b0d38b58838a00

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mail-bomb-suspect-cesar-sayoc-custody-allegedly-sending-pipe-bombs-n924856

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter. Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being a Trump supporter? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and or Republican AND b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump supporter. The aforesaid include employees of and volunteers for Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in my precinct. They blame Trump and blame Trump’s supporters like me for all the problems that their candidates are having.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/cesar-sayoc-package-bomb-suspect-florida-latest-today-2018-10-27-live/

 

CNN
— Cesar Sayoc was a DJ, bodybuilder and pizza delivery man before he became a serial bomb suspect – Nicole Chavez
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/27/politics/cesar-sayoc-mail-bomb-suspect/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Amid-scare-Trump-urges-unity-after-partisan-13340165.php

 

AOL
— Trump says media uses bomb case to score political points against him – Reuters
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/10/26/trump-says-media-uses-bomb-case-to-score-political-points-against-him/23573014/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Rushing to Save House Seats From Onslaught of Democratic Money – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/politics/house-republicans-elections.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally. Anti-Trumps count on illegals to help them get rid individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/world/americas/what-is-migrant-caravan-facts-history.html
— Google Workers Fume Over Executives’ Payouts After Sexual Misconduct Claims – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/technology/sexual-harassment-google.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/us/cesar-sayoc-bombing-suspect-arrested.html
— New Type of Credit Score Aims to Widen Pool of Borrowers – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Have you had a good credit score? My critics/opponents were furious when my good credit score enabled me to borrow to buy a new Corvette in 1971, a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, a one bedroom condo in 1976, a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, and a new home in Wheaton with my wife in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/your-money/new-credit-score-fico.html
— To Cast Their Ballots, These Voters Will Have to Get Out of Dodge – Mitch Smith (DIERSEN: How convenient is the polling place for the voters in you precinct? The polling place for the voters in my precinct is far less convenient than it used to be.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/us/dodge-city-kansas-voting.html
— Erdogan Demands that Saudis Tell Turkey Who Ordered Khashoggi Killing – Carlotta Gall (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who gave the orders for adverse actions against you? I should write a book about those who gave the orders to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service (twice), Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/world/middleeast/turkey-erdogan-khashoggi-saudi-arabia.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Voters are finally on to the GOP.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/voters-are-finally-on-to-the-gop/2018/10/26/8bd9ce84-d94c-11e8-83a2-d1c3da28d6b6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/27/why-its-fair-ask-whether-trump-is-blame/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-could-really-tone-it-up-trump-shows-little-interest-in-uniting-the-nation-during-crises/2018/10/26/6a859c38-d891-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756_story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, if you criticize Democrats or if you criticize the Democrat news media, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of. I should write a book about those around Rauner and Roskam who are anti-Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-blames-media-for-uncivil-tone-at-charlotte-rally-supporters-regard-bomb-reports-with-frustration-and-suspicion/2018/10/26/5022e00a-d948-11e8-83a2-d1c3da28d6b6_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Blaming Trump, GOP could backfire for Dems – Joe Battenfeld
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/joe_battenfeld/2018/10/blaming_trump_gop_could_backfire_for_dems

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Invasion of the country snatchers – Cal Thomas
https://www.news-herald.com/opinion/invasion-of-the-country-snatchers-cal-thomas/article_126edaa2-d85d-11e8-8df3-4b54ac4e43b5.html

 

STAR TELEGRAM
— Media calls of ‘racist,’ ‘Nazi’ fall flat in Texas Trump country – RICHARD GREENE
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/richard-greene/article220623470.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Defense Secretary Approves Sending More Troops to Mexican Border The order doesn’t specify how many will be sent – Nancy A. Youssef and Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-approves-sending-more-troop-to-mexican-border-1540566532
— ‘Liberated Spirits’ Review: When Alcohol Was a Women’s Issue The first social issue to drive women into politics en masse was not suffrage but Prohibition. – Elizabeth Winkler (DIERSEN: 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberated-spirits-review-when-alcohol-was-a-womens-issue-1540512794
— Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Warren and PC Power Why playing race and gender ‘gotcha’ is mostly a preoccupation of educated, affluent whites. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/megyn-kelly-elizabeth-warren-and-pc-power-1540594432
— Some 43% of College Grads Are Underemployed in First Job – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Are/were you underemployed? I was underemployed while I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, for IRS 1974-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. I have been unemployed since 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-offers-new-hope-for-english-majors-1540546200

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Illinois Swing Takes Him Far From Chicago’s Suburbs The 12th Congressional District was a Democratic stronghold not long ago. – Kim Chipman and Derek Wallbank
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/illinois-midterm-elections-2018-trump-to-hold-bost-rally

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Forbes promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2018/10/26/how-trumps-psychology-of-hate-unleashed-the-magabomber/#44c1fc8f1046
— Mapping The Illinois $100,000 Club: 94,000 Public Employees & Retirees Cost Taxpayers $12B – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000 a year in today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/10/26/illinois-100000-club-94000-six-figure-public-employees-and-retirees-cost-taxpayers-12b/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Cesar Sayoc Jr. as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.businessinsider.com/cesar-sayoc-florida-bomber-trump-republican-party-2018-10

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Hispanics to hate Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/2018-midterm-polls-latino-voters-turnout-support-for-democrats-rising.html
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/trumps-closing-midterm-pitch-is-white-identity-politics.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump says the media is using the ‘sinister actions of one individual to score political points against me’ – FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6322583/Trump-accuses-media-using-sinister-actions-bomber-score-points-against-me.html

 

ABS-CBN
— U.S. mail bombing suspect, an ardent Trump supporter – Agence France-Presse (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters. QUESTION: What indicates that Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are Trump supporters? ANSWER: They distributed campaign literature for Trump in the 2016 Republican primary election and the 2016 general election. They recommended voting for Trump in their precinct letter in the 2016 Republican primary election and the 2016 general election. They voted for Trump in the 2016 Republican primary election and the 2016 general election. They displayed yard signs for Trump in the 2016 Republican primary election and the 2016 general election. They got yard sign locations for Trump in the 2016 Republican primary election and the 2016 general election. They have given money to Trump’s campaign. They support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform. They share demographics with Trump, for example, they are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/27/18/us-mail-bombing-suspect-an-ardent-trump-supporter

October 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Suspect detained in Florida in connection with suspected explosive devices – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/suspect-detained-in-fla-in-connection-with-suspected-explosive-devices/4558625/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Chicago community leaders talk crime prevention
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/rauner-chicago-community-leaders-talk-crime-prevention

 

WGN TV
— Did nephew of Harvey mayor get special treatment in DUI case? – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/25/did-nephew-of-suburban-mayor-get-special-treatment-in-dui-case/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man arrested in Florida in connection with mail-bomb scare targeting Trump critics, official says – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-suspicious-package-pipe-bomb-20181026-story.html
— Villa v. Khouri: Taxes big issue in race for 49th District seat in General Assembly – David Sharos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-49th-district-preview-st-1025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The 14th Congressional District has been a Republican bastion for years.” and ask “Is 2018 the year it turns blue?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-14-hultgren-underwood-campaign-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chemical industry bought TV ads to thank Rep. Peter Roskam just before Sterigenics became hot issue.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-peter-roskam-chemical-industry-sterigenics-20181022-story.html
— In this time of immense fear, how to find your purpose – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: What is your purpose? My purpose is to defend and advance a) all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My critics’/opponents’ purpose is to stop me from doing the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-time-of-purpose-20181025-story.html
— More businesses giving employees paid time off to encourage voter turnout on Election Day – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-paid-time-off-election-day-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Tax on high-end real estate could help people at other end have a place to live.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/brown-real-estate-transfer-tax-homelessness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame guns for gun violence, not those who use guns to commit violence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gun-violence-chicago-federal-laws/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway leaders spar over spending as expansion is planned – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/tollway-leaders-spar-over-spending-as-expansion-is-planned
— Morrison retracts letter supporting pastor convicted of physically abusing kids – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/morrison-retracts-letter-supporting-pastor-convicted-of-physically-abusing-kids
— Daily Herald editors discuss First Amendment – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should publish an article on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who work the hardest a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/daily-herald-editors-discuss-first-amendment
— Costa Howard questions Breen’s votes on gun-control bills – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181026/costa-howard-questions-breens-votes-on-gun-controll-bills
— Secretary of State candidates disagree over Real ID compliance – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181026/secretary-of-state-candidates-disagree-over-real-id-compliance

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A half-million Chicago-area homeowners lose under new tax law, report claims A study lays out who is worse off under the GOP’s caps on state and local deductions, but U.S. Rep. Roskam says the authors excluded the good stuff in the law. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and home ownership. Too many of those around Roskam want to punish me because I have repeatedly asked Roskam in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. To punish me, too many of those around Roskam a) dismiss/belittle/badmouth what I have done to help elect and reelect Roskam since 2000, b) refuse to include diersen@aol.com on Roskam’s press advisory list, c) attempt to bar me from his press conferences, d) bar me from attending his fundraisers, and e) bar me from reporting on his fundraisers. Too many of those around Roskam believe that the more that they punish me, the more votes that Roskam will get. Too many of those around Roskam want him to give preference to those who are unmarried and/or renters.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/half-million-chicago-area-homeowners-lose-under-new-tax-law-report-claims

 

WBEZ
— Rauner: ‘Very Proud’ Of Minority Appointees To Cabinet, State Boards – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were “very proud” of their success in a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-very-proud-of-minority-appointees-to-cabinet-state-boards/5307fbf7-5b30-41c4-8a62-21c1b2446f01
— Cook County Board Targets Other Hospitals To Provide More Free Care – Kristen Schorsch (DIERSEN: How much pressure are the hospitals near you under to provide “more free care?”)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cook-county-board-targets-other-hospitals-to-provide-more-free-care/3d16626e-7243-477a-aca9-0da24c455f17

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hate Trumps “base.” Members of Trump’s base 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. According to Democrats, you are “rich” if you are not on welfare.
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/26/trump-sending-troops-to-border-an-issue-that-fires-up-base/attop96/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— VERY SAD: Gender Spectrum Rally
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/photos-gender-spectrum-rally/collection_5384e597-36a0-516a-8711-0b766f88ad7b.html#1

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How much interest is there in the election? Early voting numbers tell the story – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article220608305.html

 

TIMES
— Long says political opponent defamed him in ad Streator Republican is asking for $50K in damages – Derek Barichello (DIERSEN: I should sue those who have defamed me. They knowingly make false statements about me with malice a) to get me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to get people to stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/10/25/long-says-political-opponent-defamed-him-in-ad/ahd8dr6/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker Breaks Campaign Finance Record, Annoys Illinois With $80 Million Of Ads
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/25/660403482/pritzker-breaks-campaign-finance-record-annoys-illinois-with-80-million-of-ads
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/hell-no-memo-illinois-trans-intersex-activist-organizes-rally#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, pedophiles, sexual harassers, rapists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/what-year-woman-looks-illinois#stream/0

 

KSUK
— Can media organizations refuse to air certain political ads? Many viewers actually called 5 On Your Side asking us to take the ad off the air, but is that even possible? – Chris Davis
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/verify-can-media-organizations-refuse-to-air-certain-political-ads/63-607824175

 

WAND TV
— Murphysboro preparing for President Trump visit
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39365512/murphysboro-preparing-for-president-trump-visit

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TOM MORRISON: ‘I made a grave error’ — ERIKA HAROLD won’t say if she voted for TRUMP
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/26/morrison-i-made-a-grave-error-harold-wont-say-if-she-voted-for-trump-emanuel-hands-out-100k-334843

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Rauner ordered to turn over FOIA “Guidelines” – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/governor-rauner-ordered-to-turn-over-foia-guidelines/

 

WIRE POINTS
— What Pritzker’s progressive tax rates will probably look like – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What about taxing retirement income? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Illinois to tax a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my RMD which starts next year and b) my wife’s Social Security and her RMD which starts in 2021.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/what-pritzkers-progressive-tax-rates-will-probably-look-like-wirepoints-special-report/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri slams ‘repulsive mailer,’ calls on Villa to discuss relevant issues – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511609395-khouri-slams-repulsive-mailer-calls-on-villa-to-discuss-relevant-issues

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘IT’S AN INVASION,’ BORDER PATROL UNION CHIEF RESPONDS TO MIGRANT CARAVAN – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/25/migrant-caravan-border-patrol-brandon-judd/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Congressional Hopeful Sean Casten Inspired by Obscene Hatemonger Dan Savage – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/congressional-hopeful-sean-casten-admires-obscene-hatemonger-dan-savage/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LETTER TO EDITOR: HOLDING MY NOSE, I’M VOTING FOR RAUNER
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/letter-to-editor-holding-my-nose-im-voting-for-rauner.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— These “HELP MIKE MADIGAN VOTE DEMOCRAT” signs started popping up up and down Eola Rd… paid for by the Naperville Township Republicans.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/sign-of-the-times-6/
— Rauner campaign produces another video featuring Gov. and Mrs. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/rauner-campaign-produces-another-video-featuring-gov-and-mrs-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Media and the Incessant Drumbeat Blaming Trump for Bombs – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57736

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Suburban Republicans struggling to survive Trump – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: Too many of those around Roskam want Roskam to run as an anti-Trump. Of course, because I support Trump and because many opinion leaders in Roskam’s congressional district read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, too many of those around Roskam want Roskam to dump me completely.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/suburban-republicans-struggling-to-survive-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: BARTLETT, Ill. — The Republican Party is on the ropes in America’s upscale suburbs, usually friendly territory that is poised to rebuke President Trump and deliver the House majority to the Democrats, in the final days of a volatile fall campaign. In suburban Chicago, Rep. Peter Roskam is battling to survive amid political headwinds Republicans last experienced in the late 2000s with dual blue waves that booted the GOP from power in Congress and elevated Illinois Democrat Barack Obama to the White House. Roskam always beat the odds, overcoming challenges more daunting than his Democratic opponent this year, businessman Sean Casten. None of these hurdles were Trump. In galvanizing a loyal coalition of conservative populists that won an unlikely 2016 victory simultaneously drove moderate Republican women and independents in the suburbs into the arms of the Democrats, putting the House in play and the GOP majority in serious jeopardy. In Roskam’s district, Democrat Hillary Clinton defeated Trump by 7 points; similar results played out in nearly two-dozen traditionally Republican seats. “I’ve said early on in this presidency that the president should stop tweeting; just throw the Twitter feed away and there’s really nothing good I’ve seen that has happened as a result,” Roskam said Wednesday in an interview with the Washington Examiner, after a campaign swing through the 6th Congressional District. “When it’s been appropriate for me to stand up to the administration, I’ve done that, and I’ve been vocal.” Putting an “independent check” on Trump is a big theme of the Casten campaign. This is “something that Peter Roskam has failed to do as he’s voted with Trump 94 percent of the time,” Casten spokesman Greg Bales said. Casten declined a request for an interview. The Trump revolt in suburbia is fueling the Democratic Party just down the road in the neighboring 14th Congressional District, a roughly half-rural, half-suburban seat drawn to protect Republican incumbents and that voted for the president over Clinton by nearly 4 points. Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren is in measurably better shape than Roskam, according to the available polling data and the analysis of party insiders on both sides of the aisle. But the congressman’s dynamic Democratic challenger, Obama administration veteran Lauren Underwood, an African-American woman, is forcing Hultgren to fight for a fifth term. The rise of quality Democratic candidates in usually sleepy GOP districts like the 14th is a key component of what House Republicans are spread so thin as they labor to defend their 23-seat majority. Early Thursday morning, more than two-dozen Underwood supporters packed a meeting room at a local community college for a round table on climate change and the environment. This sort of fresh energy in GOP districts on the margins of competitiveness is boosting Democratic prospects, putting even more pressure on Republican incumbents in battleground districts that are on the frontlines of the Democrats’ assault. “You are finding a lot of women, in particular, that are motivated and angry and upset and are actually taking that next step to actually get involved, not only through traditional routes in terms of the county party structures or the county parties, but also just kind of forming their own pop-up groups,” said Kristina Zahorik, chairwoman of the Democratic Party in McHenry County, in the 14th District. “In previous cycles, we didn’t see that,” Zahorik added. Democrats less than two weeks before Election Day are maintaining a generic ballot lead of between 7 and 8 points, just enough for them to win the House but not enough to guarantee victory. Some Republicans, though still in danger, have seen their numbers improve as GOP enthusiasm has ticked up in the aftermath of the explosive confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Roskam, hard-working and battle-tested, is beginning to feel a change in the tide that the sixth-term congressman said reminds him of past hard-fought finishes in tough environments. On Wednesday, a relaxed Roskam accepted the endorsement of a local chamber of commerce before assembled dignitaries and employees at an automotive repair shop in Crystal Lake, a leafy community of 40,000 in his district, as he talked up tax reform and its impact on the economy. The $1.3 trillion tax overhaul has been a tough sell in affluent blue-state suburbs, as voters calculate the loss of the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Roskam, as member of the House tax-writing committee, has come under fire for the legislation in some quarters. But signs of pressure were nonexistent as he traversed the district, asking voters to talk about how the law improved their finances. The Roskam campaign is hitting Casten for supporting a hike in the gas tax, an issue that could offset blowback for his support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Backng a gas tax is a curious position in an area where voters are so dependent on their automobiles for transportation. Roskam said his opposition is “common sense,” an approach that he believes has helped him weather past storms, and will do so again. “I love campaigns like this — because campaigns like this are about worldview. This is not donkeys and elephants; it’s not shirts and skins, it’s about how do we view the economy ultimately,” Roskam said as he accepted the chamber endorsement.)

 

FOX NEWS
— Progressives are using migrant caravan for twisted political game before midterm elections – Nick Adams
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/progressives-want-to-use-migrant-caravan-to-make-trump-and-gop-look-bad-before-midterm-elections

 

NEWSMAX
— Customs: 14,000 Illegals From Dangerous Countries Caught Entering U.S. A Central American migrant caravan passes through Tapachula, Mexico on Tuesday en route to the United States. – David A. Patten
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/customs-border-caravan-iran-terrorism/2018/10/25/id/888014/

 

HOT AIR
— US Military To Deploy To Southern Border To Confront Caravan – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/10/25/breaking-us-military-deploy-southern-border-confront-caravan/

 

BREITBART
— Organizer Admits Caravan Is a ‘Mass Exodus’ from Central America to U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/organizer-admits-caravan-is-a-mass-exodus-from-central-america-to-u-s/
— President Trump May Take Extraordinary Action Against Caravan and Migrants, Say Media Reports
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/media-reports-trump-may-take-extraordinary-action-against-caravan-and-migrants/
— Caravan Organizer: ‘White Voters’ in U.S. Concerned with Mass Immigration Not Our Problem – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/caravan-organizer-white-voters-in-u-s-concerned-with-mass-immigration-not-our-problem/
— Border Patrol Council Chief: Army Cannot Stop Caravan – Only Wall, Laws, or Facilities – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/10/25/border-patrol-army-stop-caravan-wall-laws-facilities/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Lefty SPLC, Soros Foundations Build Coalition to Ban ‘Hate Speech’ Online – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: Those who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me side with SPLC and side with Soros. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2018/10/25/lefty-splc-soros-foundations-build-coalition-ban-hate

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Are All Proud Boys Now – Gavin Wax
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/we_are_all_proud_boys_now.html

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Hispanics Flip the Script When Univision Asks About Honduran Caravan – BENJAMIN ARIE
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/hispanics-flip-script-caravan/

 

POLITICO
— Trump rejects blame for bomb scare, suggests double standard – CAITLIN OPRYSKO (DIERSEN: Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and operatives and dupes for the aforesaid in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois blame Trump and blame his supporters the most for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those around Roskam who blame Trump and who blame Trump supporters like me for Roskam’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/26/trump-bomb-scare-cnn-942320
— Trump Jr. praises black conservatives at D.C. gathering – ALEX THOMPSON
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/25/donald-trump-jr-black-conservatives-942157
— White House prepares executive order to block caravan migrants
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/25/migrants-caravan-white-house-executive-order-941993

 

NBC NEWS
— Civil rights groups call for tech firms to crack down on hate groups Tech companies have begun to block hate groups but some executives have publicly grappled with whether they should determine who can speak or make money online. – David Ingram (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, “tech firms” will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/civil-rights-groups-call-tech-firms-crack-down-hate-groups-n924321

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps say: “Trump, Partisan and Pugilist, Abandons Calls for Unity After Bomb Scares.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/us/politics/trump-attacks-media-bombs.html
— The Great Lawn Sign War of 2018 – Jennine Capó Crucet (DIERSEN: If you display a lawn sign for a Democrat, you shout not only that you are anti-Trump, but that you are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/sunday/nebraska-senate-race-2018.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/america-nationalism-diversity-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/trump-republican-hate.html
— What to Expect if Democrats Flip the House – Carl Hulse (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear that they want to use government to get rid individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/us/politics/house-of-representatives-midterm-elections.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim. – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/25/trump-wants-us-to-be-at-war-with-one-another-his-latest-rage-tweets-confirm-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is unwittingly blaming himself for postal bombs.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/25/trump-is-unwittingly-blaming-himself-postal-bombs/?utm_term=.ffd658dc54ee
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/25/donald-trump-embraces-nationalism-of-the-worst-kind/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/10/25/trump-is-responsible-for-the-descent-into-thuggery/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/25/trump-wants-us-to-be-at-war-with-one-another-his-latest-rage-tweets-confirm-it/
— Google reveals 48 employees fired for sexual harassment – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-reveals-48-employees-fired-for-sexual-harassment/2018/10/25/861f8e94-d8ba-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump tells migrant caravan: Go back to your country – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2018/10/25/trump-tells-migrant-caravan-go-back-to-your-country/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/25/trumps-nationalist-racist-patriotic-talker/1749806002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: The midterms are all about Trump, and Democrats have the edge in the stretch – Susan Page and Cat Hofacker (DIERSEN: Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and operatives and dupes for the aforesaid in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois blame Trump and blame his supporters the most for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on those around Roskam who blame Trump and who blame Trump supporters like me for Roskam’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/25/poll-midterm-elections-donald-trump-democrats/1742432002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/10/25/glaad-study-says-number-lgbtq-characters-hits-new-broadcast-tv-high/1744939002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Considers Blocking Immigrant Entry at Mexican Border Officials discuss closing crossing points; president tells caravan to ‘go back to your country’’ – Alicia A. Caldwell and Rebecca Ballhaus and Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427
— Defuse America’s Explosive Politics Politicians in both parties need to clean up their own side of the street. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/defuse-americas-explosive-politics-1540507892
— FRONT PAGE: At Netflix, Radical Transparency and Blunt Firings Unsettle the Ranks Buzzwords and anxiety fill the hallways as Hollywood giant tries to maintain a winning culture amid breakneck growth; ‘sunshining’ the ‘N-word’ scandal – Shalini Ramachandran and Joe Flint (DIERSEN: I should write an article about those few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who sided with me. They were a) NOT anti-Protestant, b) NOT anti-conservative, c) NOT anti-patriotic, d) NOT anti-Republican, e) NOT anti-American, f) NOT anti-White, g) NOT anti-male, h) NOT anti-older people, i) NOT anti-rich people, j) NOT anti-gun owners, k) NOT anti-German Americans, l) NOT anti-draft avoiders, m) NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and n) NOT anti-union.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-netflix-radical-transparency-and-blunt-firings-unsettle-the-ranks-1540497174
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The incident touched a nerve inside the streaming-video giant. The company’s handling of the ensuing backlash put on stark display the “Netflix way”—a culture where radical candor and transparency are among the highest virtues, and where openly discussing whether people should be fired, and explaining why they were, are common rituals.)

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— HuffPost Lectures Trump On Rhetoric, While Delivering A Daily Dose Of Hate To Its Liberal Readers – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-violent-rhetoric-huffpost-media-bias/

 

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
— Uber and Lyft are behind a sharp rise in US traffic deaths
https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612346/uber-and-lyft-are-behind-a-sharp-rise-in-us-traffic-deaths/

 

VARIETY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who send bombs to Democrats want to destroy Republicans.
https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/trump-cnn-1202993956/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/26/outsourcing-political-violence-bomb-scares-trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/trump-media-bombs-cnn-democrats-clinton-obama

 

RE/MAX
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October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump blames media for ‘anger’ in country amid mail bomb campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-blames-media-for-anger-in-country-amid-mail-bomb-campaign/4554727/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/before-statewide-marijuana-vote-utah-lawmaker-tries-cannabis-on-camera/4548701/

 

NBC5
— Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold Spar Ahead of Final Debate Raoul holds a lead, but Harold is making an aggressive push late in the race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/erika-harold-kwame-raoul-spar-ahead-of-final-debate-498589431.html

 

CBS2
— ‘Potentially Destructive Devices’ Sent To Trump Critics Prompt Massive Response
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/25/mail-bombs-explosive-devices-suspicious-packages-obama-clinton-biden-de-niro-waters-holder-soros-brennan/

 

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Erika Harold
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/25/city-club-of-chicago-erika-harold/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Marco Rubio to visit Chicago area to help Rep. Peter Roskam raise money – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-marco-rubio-20181025-story.html
— Mendoza ad contends Rauner’s a bully – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-cps-sex-abuse-20181024-story.html
— Caitlyn Jenner: Hope that Trump would support the LGBTQ community was a mistake – Caitlyn Jenner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-caitlyn-jenner-trump-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Dearly beloved, Rauner’s edgy commercial is doing its job.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-madigan-rauner-gay-wedding-commercial-1026-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sickness, fear, harassment in Mexico whittle away at caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/sickness-fear-harassment-mexico-whittle-away-migrant-caravan/
— DuPage Judge Patrick J. O’Shea faces hearing over alleged sexual harassment, lies in gun case – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/dupage-county-judge-patrick-oshea-sexual-harassment-state-board-hearing/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/governors-race-cannabis-legalization-marijuana-illinois-rauner-pritzker/
— Trump sends troops to border – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/jim-mattis-donald-trump-migrant-caravan-mexico-800-hundreds-troops-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/october-politics-cannot-erase-our-transgender-and-non-binary-neighbors/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Casten talk economics in Oak Brook – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/roskam-casten-talk-economics-in-oak-brook
— Wheaton Center apartment complex sold
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181025/wheaton-apartment-complex-sold
— Judicial board accuses DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea of lying to police, retaliating in sex harassment case – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/judicial-board-accuses-dupage-judge-of-lying-to-police-retaliating-in-sex-harassment-case
— DuPage board candidates disagree about when to disband election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/dupage-board-candidates-disagree-about-when-to-disband-election-commission

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ballot measures target theoretical property tax Are referendums in several suburbs pertaining to a statewide levy setting up a straw man on the issue? – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/ballot-measures-target-theoretical-property-tax
— Big landlord’s policy on ex-offenders is discriminatory; lawsuit says  An ex-offender was barred from renting an apartment in Washington Park because of a policy denying rentals to those with convictions in the past 25 years. A civil rights group says the policy disproportionately impacts African-Americans. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of ex-offenders are a) male and/or b) Democrat?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/big-landlords-policy-ex-offenders-discriminatory-lawsuit-says
— Rauner moves to bring self-driving cars to Illinois The governor says the state ought to be a leader in this emerging technology and forms a panel to research, test and potentially put automated vehicles on the road in five to 10 years. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I oppose self-driving vehicles. I have been driving cars for 54 years, that is, since I was 16 years old in 1964. I drove mail trucks while worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I own six cars. I hope that I will never have to be in a self-driving vehicle.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rauner-moves-bring-self-driving-cars-illinois
— 2 big Wheaton apartment complexes sell One of the deals may offer a cautionary tale about the danger of rising property taxes. – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/2-big-wheaton-apartment-complexes-sell

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— McCann is now all in for Illinois Democrats – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-25/jim-dey-mccann-now-all-illinois-democrats.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Minimum wage increase would benefit Illinois, study says Opponents claim it would cost jobs and hours would be cut – Doug Finke
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/10/25/statehouse-insider-minimum-wage-increase-would-benefit-illinois-study-says/akgbhjy/

 

SOUTHERN
— Many logistics are still in flux ahead of Trump’s Saturday visit to Southern Illinois. Here’s what we know so far. – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/many-logistics-are-still-in-flux-ahead-of-trump-s/article_e56b0966-4053-5cc3-91f4-2e2b5ab1ad32.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— ‘We do stand for the Second Amendment’: Advocates unite in gun rally – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/8216-We-do-stand-for-the-Second-13337678.php

 

WMAY
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti joins Ray Lytle on WMAY to Discuss the Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q90vc06k5w

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Defends ‘Marriage’ Ad – GUY STEPHENS & JENNA DOOLEY
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-defends-marriage-ad

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Warning, Democrats: a Rauner victory over Pritzker could turn Illinois into a red state.”
https://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/25/warning-democrats-a-rauner-victory-over-pritzker-could-turn-illinois-into-a-red-state

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— More newspapers endorse Rauner for governor – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511610496-more-newspapers-endorse-rauner-for-governor

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Erika Harold won’t attend Trump event: “We have previously scheduled activities”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/erika-harold-wont-attend-trump-event-we-have-previously-scheduled-activities/
— “Voting for any Democrat gets you all of that”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/voting-for-any-democrat-gets-you-all-of-that/
— McCann launches visually striking pro-Trump cable TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/mccann-launches-visually-striking-pro-trump-cable-tv-ad/
— Stop thief!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/stop-thief-2/
— Pollution watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/pollution-watch/
— McCann candidacy called “a terrific mess” for Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/mccann-candidacy-called-a-terrific-mess-for-republicans/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump calls the bluff of the left-wing mobs
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-calls-the-bluff-of-the-left-wing-mobs/
— Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘more like George Wallace than George Washington’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57616

 

BREITBART
— CNN: Mail Bomb Recipients Are ‘Trump’s Targets’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/cnn-chyron-mail-bomb-recipients-are-trumps-targets/
— New York Times Published Trump Assassination Fantasy Before Mail Bomb Scare – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/new-york-times-publishes-fantasy-about-trump-getting-assassinated/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— JB PRITZKER WANTS LEGAL WEED IN PAY-TO-PLAY ILLINOIS
http://www.poppot.org/2018/10/25/jb-pritzker-wants-legal-weed-in-pay-to-play-illinois/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Coincidence of Bomb Recipients, Trump and Far-Right Rhetoric. White House ducks questions about president’s win-at-all-costs polarizing approach.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/coincidence-bomb-recipients-trump-far-right-rhetoric

 

THE HILL
— President Trump’s war on federal waste – TOM COBURN AND ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, c) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, d) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned as an Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and e) those who have wasted me and wasted what I learned as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, 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. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned passing the CPA examination on my attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Those who wasted me and wasted what I learned are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/413019-president-trumps-war-on-federal-waste
— Trump unveils most aggressive action to target drug prices – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413168-trump-unveils-most-aggressive-action-yet-to-target-drug-prices
— Unity fizzles as president, lawmakers, media point fingers – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413240-unity-fizzles-as-president-lawmakers-media-point-fingers

 

CNBC
— Medicaid enrollment falls for first time in 11 years as economy boosts incomes – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/24/strong-economy-halts-medicaid-growth-as-more-americans-make-too-much.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the left-wing fringe, “‘False Flag’ Theory on Pipe Bombs Zooms From Right-Wing Fringe to Mainstream.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/business/false-flag-theory-bombs-conservative-media.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Mattis Expected to Send 800 U.S. Troops to Mexican Border Deployment will fill request from Department of Homeland Security – Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Administration Has No Plans to Help Farmers With the Trade War in 2019 – Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/swine-fever-could-impact-china-s-trade-decisions-perdue-says

 

NEWSWEEK
— BLACK GOP VOLUNTEER THREATENED, CALLED N-WORD AT NORTH CAROLINA POLLING PLACE, SUSPECT ARRESTED – NICOLE ROJAS
https://www.newsweek.com/man-arrested-black-gop-volunteer-threatened-polling-place-called-n-word-1187433

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican event reports – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: It would be great if those who host Republican events in Illinois would post reports of their events on their website homepages ASAP after their events and email the hyperlinks to their email lists ASAP and to me ASAP for inclusion in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. But if that is not possible, because I cannot attend every Republican event in Illinois, please urge those who host Republican events in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to email me the following information ASAP after their events:

 

– Name of event host(s)
– Day, date, and time (morning, afternoon, or evening) of the event
– Event location
– Event type – fundraiser, rally, regular monthly meeting, etc.
– Names & titles of event speakers
– Approximate number of event attendees
– Names of attendees who are past or present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in last name alphabetical order
– Name and phone number of person who provides the above information

 

Thanks.)

October 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Governor Rauner discusses home stretch of campaign – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-rauner-discusses-home-stretch-of-campaign/4537530/
— Trump transgender proposal alarms local LGBTQ activists – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-transgender-proposal-alarms-local-lgbtq-activists/4537448/

— JB Pritzker campaign lawsuit plaintiffs say their motivations are not political – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-campaign-lawsuit-plaintiffs-say-their-motivations-are-not-political-/4537311/

NBC5

— Trump to Hold Rally for Rep. Bost in Southern Illinois Trump has scheduled a rally with Bost on Saturday at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-to-hold-rally-for-bost-in-southern-illinois-498213421.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pres. Trump to rally for Sen. Ted Cruz at Toyota Center in Houston
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/pres-trump-to-rally-for-sen-ted-cruz-at-toyota-center

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump blasts caravan, says he’s cutting Central American aid – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/trump-says-hes-reducing-central-american-aid-over-migrants/
— Rauner ‘trying to overlap’ with Trump during Saturday Downstate campaign swing – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/with-election-just-15-days-away-rauner-says-he-hopes-to-meet-with-trump/
— Democrats look to Latinos to provide midterm support – AP (DIERSEN: To get even more votes from Latinos, Democrats ever-increasingly promise Latinos that Democrats will use government to give Latinos even more preference over non-Latinos. Are you a non-Latino, for example, are you White, Black, Asian, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democrats-look-to-latinos-to-provide-midterm-support/
— Pritzker field organizers alleging racism: ‘This is not about politics’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-campaigners-alleging-racism-speak/
— Emanuel: ‘Donald Trump is THE issue’ of the midterms – CNN
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/transcript-cnn-emanuel-donald-trump-issue-of-the-midterms/
— Fury over reported federal plan targeting transgender people -AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs target those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/fury-over-reported-federal-plan-targeting-transgender-people/
— Migrant caravan should be welcomed, given supplies, says Little Village priest – Emily McTavish
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/migrant-caravan-honduras-mexico-donald-trump-little-village-priest-donations-border/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP Rep. Peter Roskam and Democratic challenger Sean Casten meet for debate
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/108507012-157.html
— President Trump headed to southern Illinois; political rally scheduled for Saturday
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-president-trump-southern-illinois-20181022-story.html
— ‘A huge step back’: Chicago transgender community reacts with anger to reported Trump plan to change gender definition – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-transgender-react-trump-sex-definition-20181022-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County District 4 Candidates: DuPage must do more to fight heroin – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181022/candidates-dupage-must-do-more-to-fight-heroin
— UN counts 7,200 in migrant caravan, offers help – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181022/news/310229898/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam snags a trio of labor endorsements The embattled congressman gets a thumbs-up from building trades and air traffic controllers. But opponent Sean Casten cites other union leaders who say the Democrat is better for working families. – GREG HINZ

www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/roskam-snags-trio-labor-endorsements

 

HERALD NEWS
— Democratic gubernatorial candidate Pritzker centers on middle class – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: How much income and net worth does it take to be “middle class” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? The higher that the cost of living is where you live, the more income and the more net worth that you need to be “middle class.”)
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/10/22/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-pritzker-centers-on-middle-class/aamk2x3/

 

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— This is the vote the gambling lobby didn’t want you to have – Nona Tepper
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/10-18-2018/This-is-the-vote-the-gambling-lobby-didn’t-want-you-to-have/

 

WGIL
— RAUNER: I’M NOT TRUMP’S “LOCAL SILENT PARTNER”
http://www.wgil.com/2018/10/22/rauner-im-not-trumps-local-silent-partner/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Cong. Peter Roskam’s “Conservative moderation,” message likely to return him over Sean Casten to IL 6th CD for 7th term? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/10/cong-peter-roskams-middle-course-likely-to-return-him-over-sean-casten-to-il-6th-cd-for-a-7th-term/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, Sworn Foe of Pensions, Made a Fortune Charging High Fees to Public Pensions – The Intercept
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-sworn-foe-of-pensions-made-a-fortune-charging-high-fees-to-public-pensions-the-intercept/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— More dissonance on Rauner’s right flank
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/22/more-dissonance-on-rauners-right-flank/
— Rauner’s minority hiring record checked, and new ads from both candidates on race
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/22/rauners-minority-hiring-record-checked-and-new-ads-from-both-candidates-on-race/
— Gov. Ricketts (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. As everyone knows, anti-conservatives have always a) dominated the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and b) blamed conservatives for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois. Those anti-conservatives want the IRP a) to officially demonize, denigrate, condemn, and banish Trump, b) to officially banish Trump supporters from the IRP, c) to officially strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks from the IRP platform, d) to officially promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc., and e) to officially banish conservatives, that is, Republicans, from the IRP.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/22/gov-ricketts/
— Gov. Rauner campaigns with “extreme” Republican in Lake County (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the more “extreme” that Democrats call you. From what I see, virtually every Democrat promotes every plank in the Democrat Party platform. I should write a book about “Republicans” who hint/imply/argue/shout that they reject many planks in Republican Party platform. They say “the platform is the problem.”)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/22/gov-rauner-campaigns-with-extreme-republican-in-lake-county/

 

GOPUSA
— DHS Secretary warns of cartels’ role in mob heading for our border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57329

 

NEWSMAX
— Michael Reagan to Newsmax TV: Letting in Migrants Sets Bad Precedent – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/migrant-caravan-illegals-precedent/2018/10/22/id/887475/

 

EAGLE PAC
— President Trump Announces Aid Cuts to Multiple Countries Over Illegal Caravan – Katie Pavlich
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/president-trump-announces-aid-cuts-to-multiple-countries-over-illegal-caravan

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP ALERTS BORDER PATROL OF ‘NATIONAL EMERGENCY’ AS CARAVAN PROGRESSES – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/22/trump-caravan-national-emergency/
— TRAIN OF CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS SWELLS IN NUMBER DESPITE WARNINGS FROM TRUMP – Hanna Bogorowski
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/22/central-american-migrants-growing/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham urges voters to reject Dems’ ‘mob rule’ in midterms: ‘Don’t give these people power’ – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/21/lindsey-graham-urges-voters-reject-democrats-mob-r/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democratic Congressional Candidate Sean Casten: Tax Cuts Should Be ‘Completely Eliminated’ – Andrew Kugle
https://freebeacon.com/politics/dem-congressional-candidate-tax-cuts-completely-eliminated/
— Migrant Caravan Pushes Forward to U.S. Through Mexico Group swells to 7,000 strong as DHS warns of infiltration by ‘transnational criminal’ groups – Haris Alic
https://freebeacon.com/issues/migrant-caravan-pushes-forward-u-s-mexico/

 

BREITBART
— Democrat Sean Casten Opposed Jerusalem Embassy, Referred to U.S. as ‘Great Satan’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/22/democrat-sean-casten-opposed-jerusalem-embassy-said-it-would-help-russia-iran-and-north-korea/
— Illinois Democrat Sean Casten Calls for ‘Complete Elimination’ of Tax Cuts – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/22/illinois-democrat-sean-casten-calls-complete-elimination-tax-cuts/
— Democrat Sean Casten: Lobbyist Who Asked for Tax Breaks Before Opposing Tax Cuts – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/22/democrat-sean-casten-lobbyist-who-asked-for-tax-breaks-before-opposing-tax-cuts/
— Caravan Protesters Paint Swastika on American Flag, Burn It in the Street
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/22/photo-caravan-protesters-paint-swastika-on-american-flag-burn-it-in-the-street/
— Migrant Caravan Grows to 7,000, Trump Vows to Slash Central American Aid
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/22/migrant-caravan-grows-to-7000-trump-vows-to-cut-central-american-aid/
— 100,000 Texans RSVP to Trump-Cruz Rally; Attendees Camp Out 24 Hours in Advance – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/22/texans-camp-out-24-hours-before-trump-cruz-rally-houston/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Losing the Battle of Ideas’: Kirk Says the Left Is Resorting to ‘Mob Tactics’ With GOP Harassment Says Republican base is ‘waking up across the country.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/21/charlie-kirk-says-left-resorting-mob-tactics-gop-harassment

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Medicare-for-all would destroy Medicare.
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/412552-majority-of-republicans-say-the-support-medicare-for-all-poll

 

NBC NEWS
— Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes About 14 percent of drivers under the influence of pot had a child in their vehicle. – Paul A. Eisenstein
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/legalized-marijuana-linked-sharp-rise-car-crashes-n921511

 

CNBC
— Here’s how much money you have to earn to be considered upper-class – Kathleen Elkins (DIERSEN: How much income and net worth does it take to be “middle class” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? The higher that the cost of living is where you live, the more income and the more net worth that you need to be “middle class.”)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/17/how-much-money-you-have-to-earn-to-be-in-the-upper-class.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course, there’s more to class than income: Class can also encompass net worth, education, background and occupation, for example, as well as other factors. For these purposes, however, Pew refers to income and class interchangeably. What it takes to be upper-class also depends on where you live. For a more accurate reflection of which group you’re in, use Pew’s income calculator, which adjusts for the cost of living in your area, as well as the number of people in your household.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How employers are trying to drive Election Day turnout – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What percent of employers in America are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/how-employers-are-trying-drive-election-day-turnout/?utm_term=.3b6fbffc86cd

 

VOX
— Is the media making American politics worse? A difficult conversation about the state of political journalism. – Ezra Klein (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000. My critics/opponents 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.vox.com/ezra-klein-show-podcast/2018/10/22/17991170/press-media-trump-polarization-jay-rosen-avenatti

 

HOT CARS
— 25 High-End Cars That Are Pretty Much Worthless Today
https://www.hotcars.com/25-high-end-cars-that-are-pretty-much-worthless-today/

October 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Breaks Self-Funding Record in the Race for Illinois Governor – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/self-funding-totals-in-the-race-for-illinois-governor-498144591.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrant caravan swells to 5,000 in march through Mexico toward U.S. border – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-mexico-20181021-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 50 more early-voting locations to open Monday around Chicago – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/50-new-early-voting-locations-open-monday-chicago-elections/
— Fact-check: What’s really inside Rauner, Pritzker tax returns – 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/rauner-pritzker-tax-returns-avoidance-transparency-fact-check-politifact/
— Young black leaders cool their heels because ‘elders’ won’t move on – Laura Washington (DIERSEN: The federal government want its employees to “move on” if they are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kurt-summers-chicago-treasurer-african-american-black-politics-amara-anyia/

 

DAILY HERALD

— Migrant caravan re-forms in Mexico, members vow to reach US – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219995/
— Honduran migrants who crossed into Mexico have started marching again toward the US border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219961/
— Trump scolded by Nebraska’s Ben Sasse for praising Republican who slammed reporter – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219933/

 

WLS AM
— Stephanie Trussell speaks with David Smith of Illinois Family Institute about voters guide for the midterm.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/20/today-stephanie-speaks-with-david-smith-of-illinois-family-institute-about-voters-guide-for-the-midterm-also-paul-vallas-candidate-for-mayor-of-chicago-joins-in-studio/

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans promote Pat Brady.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/21/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10-21-18/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Editorial: Rauner deserves 2nd term
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-deserves-nd-term/article_672527d4-2844-5e03-bc2b-9016dc93ca2f.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Rep. Bost’s office confirms Trump visit to (Murphysboro) October 27 – ISAAC SMITH (DIERSEN: How would the religious, government, political, and financial leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county react if Trump came to your municipality, to your township/ward, or to your county?)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rep-bost-s-office-confirms-trump-visit-to-carbondale/article_01a5645f-e92a-5e71-8e47-3e5d007a1f3e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This sparked outcry from some on City Council. Councilman Adam Loos drafted a four-page resolution declaring Trump unwelcome. However, he later rescinded his request to have it placed on Tuesday’s City Council agenda because some council members withdrew support for the resolution. It wouldn’t have mattered, because after deep consideration and notification that there would be considerable civil disobedience from people supporting and opposing the president’s visit, Mayor Mike Henry canceled Tuesday’s council meeting, electing to reschedule it after Trump’s visit. Henry said there was not a threat of violence, but those from the community action group The Flyover Social Center disagreed. The group, which is vocally opposed to Trump’s visit and politics, on Saturday received a business card for white supremacist group Patriot Front. They took this as a subtle threat of violence against their group.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s where you can see President Trump when he comes to Southern Illinois – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND HANA MUSLIC
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article220407120.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Political opinions see little change Area voters weigh-in on politics – JENNIFER BAILEY
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/political-opinions-see-little-change/article_529a5540-5d8f-5ed3-8bb8-5f9d3f429616.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Migrant Caravan Grows to 5,000 – NOOR WAZWAZ
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/migrant-caravan-grows-5000#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Bost Campaign confirms Pres. Trump to visit Southern Illinois – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39326867/bost-campaign-confirms-pres-trump-to-visit-southern-illinois

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Trump to campaign for Bost in Murphysboro on Saturday night – Chuck Raasch
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-to-campaign-for-bost-in-murphysboro-on-saturday-night/article_2baecf7c-ba30-50aa-bf7f-5275d889d418.html

 

POLITIFACT
— Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance – Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2018/oct/21/rauner-pritzker-tax-disclosures-rich-avoidance/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Casten silence ‘deafening’ after supporters allegedly vandalize Roskam yard signs – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511606354-casten-silence-deafening-after-supporters-allegedly-vandalize-roskam-yard-signs
— A queen of the Chicago machine, Bridget Fitzgerald, launches her political career in the western suburbs – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511583271-a-queen-of-the-chicago-machine-launches-her-political-career-in-the-western-suburbs

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois State Rifle Association endorses Gov. Bruce Rauner – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511605619-illinois-state-rifle-association-endorses-gov-bruce-rauner

 

BREITBART
— WSJ: Democrat Sean Casten Is a ‘Smash-mouth’ Trying to Insult His Way to Congress – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/21/wsj-democrat-sean-casten-is-a-smash-mouth-trying-to-insult-his-way-to-congress/
— Poll: John Cox Surges in California on Wave of Republican Enthusiasm – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/21/poll-john-cox-surges-in-california-on-wave-of-republican-enthusiasm/

 

BLAZE
— Protesters accost McConnell and his wife at dinner, but other patrons aren’t having – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/20/watch-protesters-accost-mcconnell-and-his-wife-at-dinner-but-other-patrons-arent-having-it

 

NEWSMAX
— NBC/WSJ Poll: Dems Up 9 Points on Generic Ballot
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/genericballot-democrats-republicans-majority/2018/10/21/id/887254/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘MAXIMUM PENALTIES’ — PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUES STERN WARNING FOR ANYONE ENGAGING IN VOTER FRAUD
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/20/trump-voter-fraud-warning/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Establishment Media Blackout: Journalist Targeted for Being White Tragically Dies – BENJAMIN ARIE
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/establishment-media-blackout-journalist-targeted-white-tragically-dies/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Mob Rule and the Resistance – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/21/mob_rule_and_the_resistance.html

 

THE HILL
— Dems zero in on Trump’s alleged conflicts of interest – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412331-dems-zero-in-on-trumps-alleged-conflicts-of-interest

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence – Erica L. Green, Katie Benner and Robert Pear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Employers who drug test might not like what they find – John Aidan Byrner
https://nypost.com/2018/10/20/employers-who-drug-test-might-not-like-what-they-find/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Cox: Outsider whose time is here at last.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-cox-chicago-20180827-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Stranded at Mexico’s Southern Border, Migrants Consider Their Options Some try to cross a river while others return home after the U.S.-bound caravan was held at bay by Mexican police – Juan Montes and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stranded-at-mexicos-southern-border-hundreds-of-migrants-consider-their-options-1540073381
— Interest in Midterms Surges, Boosting Trump Approval Rating Democrats’ still favored by voters in latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll as the party to lead Congress – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/interest-in-midterms-surges-boosting-trump-approval-rating-1540126920
— U.S. Colleges Clash on New Playing Field: Voter Turnout Organizers play on academic and athletic rivalries between schools to lift chronically-low student voting rates – Erica Snow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-colleges-clash-on-new-playing-field-voter-turnout-1540040400

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats Hold Edge for Midterms With Turnout Unpredictable – Ros Krasny (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially all defeats that Republican candidates on DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 ballots in Wheaton have suffered. I should make a list of all the Republican candidates who have been on Republican primary ballots and general election ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost and ask them if they agree with my critics/opponents that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused their defeat.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-21/democrats-hold-9-point-advantage-for-midterms-in-nbc-wsj-poll

 

SALON
— With members getting Trump-averse, the federal workers union targets midterms Defending what Newt Gingrich blasted as “the job for life,” federal civil servants join the battle for the midterms – BOB HENNELLY (DIERSEN: If Gingrich had not decimated GAO during the 1990s, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/10/21/with-members-getting-trump-averse-the-federal-workers-union-targets-midterms/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those with the most at stake in the Congressional midterm elections are the rank and file of the unions that represent the Federal Government’s two-million-member workforce. Since President Trump took office 21 months ago, they have been the target of him and allies like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who served on his transition team. Mr. Gingrich urged the President to wage a “straight-out war” aimed at ending what he called “the job for life” with the Federal civil service. Mr. Trump has canceled a Federal pay raise, proposed budgets to cut workers’ health and retirement benefits and issued executive orders to eliminate employee protections that evolved over decades of collective bargaining.)

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Ivy League donates to Democrats in battleground states, 250-to-1
https://www.worldtribune.com/ivy-league-donates-to-democrats-in-battleground-states-250-to-1/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, Varney wrote, “some schools are pitching a shutout when it comes to giving to Republicans. University of Chicago employees gave more than $200,000 this election cycle – but none of it to Republicans,” according to Open Secrets data.)

October 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mexico slowly processes caravan migrants at Guatemala border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/mexico-slowly-processes-caravan-migrants-at-guatemala-border/
— Illinois House 50th District Republican nominee: Keith R. Wheeler
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/keith-wheeler-illinois-house-50th-district-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
— Illinois House 46th District Republican nominee: Gordon ‘Jay’ Kinzler – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gordon-jay-kinzler-illinois-house-46th-district-republican-nominee-2018-general-election/
— My rude awakening, as a black man, to the American newsroom – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/my-rude-awakening-as-a-black-man-to-the-american-newsroom/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do you really think GOP cares about pre-existing conditions? Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I have type 2 diabetes. I am obese (BMI 30.7). My vision cannot be corrected to 20/30, let alone 20/20. I need cataract surgery on both eyes. I have partial red/green color blindness. I do not get enough exercise. I sit in a chair 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-healthcare-pre-existing-conditions-obamacare-gop-trump-huppke-20181018-story.html
— 10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash – Michele Lerner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-housing-market-changes-1021-story.html

 

WBBM
— Senger Suggests Mendoza Will Run For Mayor
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/challenger-state-comptroller-suggests-incumbent-will-run-mayor

 

WGN RADIO
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 10/21/18: Bruce Rauner and Immigration – CURTIS KOCH
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/21/walter-jacobsons-perspective-10-21-18-bruce-rauner-and-immigration/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Editorial: For Illinois Attorney General: Harold
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-for-illinois-attorney-general-harold/article_64bba56c-ab8b-51ed-9441-3e9f1738e7fd.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Endorsement: Rauner for Governor of Illinois
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20181021/endorsement-governor-of-illinois

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For the 13th Congressional District: Rodney Davis – Editorial Board
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-21/editorial-the-13th-congressional-district-rodney-davis.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BGA: How consolidation is the answer to fewer taxpayers, flat revenues
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181020/bga-how-consolidation-is-answer-to-fewer-taxpayers-flat-revenues

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bruce Rauner Visits Republican Headquarters in Crystal Lake – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/20/bruce-rauner-visits-republican-headquarters-in-crystal-lake/

 

SOUTHERN
— Expecting mass demonstrations for and against potential Trump visit, Carbondale cancels City Council meeting – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/expecting-mass-demonstrations-for-and-against-potential-trump-visit-carbondale/article_0328dbcf-a3ab-5da4-9cb0-679fc3ac509d.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post – Bill McMorris
https://freebeacon.com/politics/two-gop-candidates-assaulted-minnesota/

 

THE HILL
— Migrant caravan continues journey toward US – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/latino/412420-migrant-caravan-continues-journey-toward-us-after-clash-with-mexican-police

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “‘This Is An Exodus’: Thousands Of Caravan Migrants Cross Into Mexico. Many of the Central American migrants, who are fleeing poverty and violence, are hoping to eventually reach the United States.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/caravan-migrants-mexico_us_5bcc2825e4b055bc94817fe5

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “John Cox and the Sad State of California’s GOP Republicans have become so disempowered in the state that their gubernatorial nominee is an Illinoisan who has lost every race he’s run.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/21/john-cox-california-republicans-gop-2018-221666

 

CBS NEWS
— Car crashes rise in states with legal marijuana, study finds – ASHLEY WELCH (DIERSEN: Of course, those who profit from car crashes are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-crashes-higher-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-study-finds/

 

NBC NEWS
— Americans are divided over everything except division Across a broad collection of groups – Democrats and Republicans, Clinton voters and Trump voters – more than 70 percent say the nation is divided. – Dante Chinni and Sally Bronston (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican AND who ever-increasingly blame Trump and blame his supporters like me for their problems?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/americans-are-divided-over-everything-except-division-n922511
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll asked respondents who they blame for the nation’s disunited state and when you look at their answers through the frame of Donald Trump’s presidency, sharp divisions emerge. Among the 30 percent of respondents in the poll who strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance, there is a pretty clear line of blame for the nation’s divided nature. The “Democratic Party/Liberals” lead the way with this group, as one might expect. Next on the list is former President “Barack Obama.” Trump’s supporters also cast a somewhat wider net. They give some blame to “Godless”ness, “The Media,” and “The People/General Public of America.” Some even go as far as mentioning “Donald Trump,” but on the whole, there is a distinct partisan cast to the list. On the other side of the Trump divide, the 43 percent who strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, we can see an even clearer picture. Donald Trump’s name stands apart from every other option on the list of potential causes with this group. Following behind the president is the “Republican Party/Conservatives” but no other answer rates very high. This is a distinctly blue view of the nation’s disunity. And among the 27 percent of respondents who neither strongly approve nor disapprove of Trump’s job performance, the president takes most of the blame, but his opponents take a hit as well.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We’ll resume polling in Illinois’s 6th Congressional District soon. Republicans are trying to hold a well-educated district that swung 15 points toward Hillary Clinton. We’ve made calls, and people have spoken to us so far.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il06-3.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For a Change, Democrats Seem Set to Equal or Exceed Republicans in Turnout Polls show enthusiasm surging in many mostly white suburban districts, but less so among young and nonwhite voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/upshot/midterms-democrats-turnout-enthusiasm.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those on the left demonize, denigrate, and condemn police as being on the right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/nyregion/nypd-proud-boys-protests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What if the Republicans Win Everything Again?” and says “Total victory for the G.O.P. would mean Trump unleashed.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/opinion/sunday/midterm-elections-republican-party-trump-senate-house.html
— No, A.I. Won’t Solve the Fake News Problem At least not for decades to come. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg. – Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put or or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/ai-fake-news-disinformation-campaigns.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s Perverse Advantage. When you’ve sunk this low, there’s nowhere to go but sideways.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren.html
— Desperately Seeking Principled Republicans The party has lost its way, and it’s time to start over. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or in the Republican Party platform and/or b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/congress-republicans-democrats-conservatives.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: It’s Your Big Day, Do You Want Your Boss There? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married in 1978 when I was 29 years old. They had always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a very bad person, and that because of that, no woman would ever marry me. They were even more furious that my wife had saved $20,000 and that she had a good job. Overwhelmingly, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had spouses who had little or no income, had never been married, were divorced, and/or had serious marital problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/business/manager-you-dont-like-wedding-invitation.html

 

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— ‘What’s your sign?’ becomes ‘What’s your DNA?’ – Kathleen Parker
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/what-s-your-sign-becomes-what-s-your-dna/article_b02860be-5689-51ae-a6b0-9f355e7ba04e.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame Trump and his supporters for their problems. Are you a Trump supporter? I am. If you are a Trump supporter like I am, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to punish/destroy you for being a Trump supporter? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) to stop everyone from reading those emails, c) to stop me from learning about their press conferences, fundraisers, etc. d) to stop me from promoting their fundraisers, etc., e) to stop me from attending their press conferences, fundraisers, etc., and f) to stop me from reporting on their press conferences, fundraisers, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it especially clear that they do not want me to do anything to help reelect Peter Roskam. Previously, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes made it especially clear that they did not want me to do anything to help Jeanne Ives win the gubernatorial primary. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame Trump and his supporters for their problems. Questions to ask your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain: a) Are you a Trump supporter? b) How do the following treat Trump supporters: the voters in your precinct, the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, etc.? c) To what extent do the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, their staff members, and their volunteers blame Trump for their election problems? d) To what extent do the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, their staff members, and their volunteers blame Trump supporters for their election problems? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

October 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump looms large as Rep. Peter Roskam fights for his political life against Sean Casten – Patrick M. O’Connell, Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: This article includes a report on what Roskam said and on what others said concerning Roskam at the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s (MTRCC) outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, October 10, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. 15 candidates were at the meeting – 1 for a federal office: Peter Roskam; 5 for state offices: Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Amy Grant, Jay Kinzler, and Seth Lewis; eight for county offices: Grant Eckhoff, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeff MacKay, Kevin Wiley, Karen Wilson, Chris Zaruba, and Jim Zay; and 1 for a municipal office: Suzanne Fitch. State Representative Jeanne Ives announced that she is circulating petitions for Wheaton mayoral candidate Phil Suess. Other meeting attendees included Ron Almiron, Roger Bohn, Lori Carlson, Joe Caruso, Bob Cherry, Jeff Cooper, Lynn Crane, Flo Dangelo, Tim Elliott (DuPage County Board), Sal Falbo (Milton Township Trustee), Mike Formento, Hide Holan, Babette Holder, Marty Keller (MTRCC Vice Chairman), Bob Krzyzewski, Larry LaVanway, Alex LeVan, Chris LeVan (MTRCC Chairman and Milton Township Assessor), Carl Lofgren, Paula McGowen (DuPage County Regional School Board Member), Bobby McNeily, Ron Menna, Dave Molitor (Milton Township Trustee), John Monino (MTRCC Secretary and Milton Township Trustee), Gary Muehlfelt (Milton Township Highway Commissioner), Barb Murphy (DuPage County Republican Party Chairwoman), Yadav Nathwani (MTRCC Treasurer and Milton Township Trustee), Nicole Prater (Winfield Township Republican Central Committee Chairman), Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, Janet Shaw, B.J. Slinger, Chuck Smith, and Tim Whelan (DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner). I have been a MTRCC member since 1999, and since then, I have had the best MTRCC meeting and MTRCC fundraiser attendance record. In 2002, I got MTRCC to begin holding its monthly meetings at the Wheaton Bowl, and MTRCC has met there ever since. In 2000, under MTRCC Chairman Randy Hultgren, I published MTRCC’s first website and I served as MTRCC’s webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. Both Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for Precinct Committeeman in 2000. Since 2000, I have included reports on MTRCC meetings and fundraisers in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-sean-casten-illinois-6th-20181011-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam rallied die-hard Republicans in a private room at the Wheaton Bowl’s banquet hall on Wednesday, Ed Raab was outside keeping watch over the check-in counter, the clatter of pins echoing across the lanes. “If I wasn’t working,” Raab said, “I’d be right in there with them.” Roskam shook a few hands, and chatted with campaign volunteers, local precinct committeemen and DuPage County candidates before he strode to the podium for a short speech. “I’m incredibly energized by this campaign,” Roskam said. “I’m incredibly heartened by all of your support. … Now is the time for us to press forward.” Behind him, next to stacks of yard signs, was a lifesize cardboard cutout of President Donald Trump flashing a thumbs-up. Someone had placed a red “Make America Great Again” cap atop the cardboard Trump’s head. . .To win, Roskam likely needs to strike a balance between keeping Trump supporters on board, but also preventing independent and centrist Republican voters from abandoning him even if they don’t like the president. “The people in this district, I don’t think they’d do that,” said Raab, who credited the biggest take-home pay he’s ever had in 42 years working at the bowling alley to the Republican tax overhaul Roskam championed. “I think they’re pretty true to the people they’re backing.” . . . “The reason the national Democratic Party believes that Congressman Roskam’s district is in play is solely based on President Trump,” said Kirk Dillard, a former DuPage County Republican chairman, state senator and Illinois governor candidate. Casten has tried to get into a position to capitalize, calling Trump the “worst president of our generation.” He raised twice as much money as Roskam last quarter, his $2.6 million buttressed by millions of dollars in advertising from a group backed by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. The latest spots hit Roskam over taxes and health care, saying it’s time he “checked out of Congress.” . . . “Peter wins close races because he is an exceptionally hard-working candidate, incredibly articulate speaker and has a volunteer base of dedicated individuals second to none,” Dillard said. Since that election 12 years ago, Democrats have made inroads in Roskam’s home base of DuPage County. President Barack Obama won the county twice, and the prosperous patchwork of suburbs recently has sent two Democratic state lawmakers to Springfield. Babette Holder, a Republican committeewoman in Wheaton, said the Trump factor matters “a lot” in this race. “I’ve never seen a midterm like this before,” Holder said. “I think it’ll be a big challenge this time.” But her hope is that when voters examine the issues, they’ll turn to Roskam, who she said breaks from the party and the president when necessary. “I am worried,” Holder said, “I’m not going to lie to you and say I’m not worried. It’ll come down to turnout.” . . . At the bowling alley on Wednesday, Raab said Roskam isn’t perfect, but he’s still preferable to the alternative. “He’s done some things I don’t agree with, but I like him a lot better than his opponent,” Raab said.)
— National money keeps flowing into 6th District race between Rep. Peter Roskam and Sean Casten – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-6th-district-campaign-money-20181011-story.html
— ANTI-TRUMPS PROMOTE ANTI-TRUMPS: Women’s March organizers hope participants ‘feel the power and energy that comes from not being alone’ – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-advance-20181012-story.html
— To combat corruption, choose Erika Harold for attorney general – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-erika-harold-kwame-raoul-illinois-attorney-general-20181007-story.html
— Former VP Biden: ‘American values are under assault’ – Craig Lyons
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-donnelly-biden-rally-st-1013-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: J.B. Pritzker for governor, to get Illinois moving again (DIERSEN: To promote Pritzker is to promote pot.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jb-pritzker-governor-endorsement/
— No sanctuary for Rauner — gov embraces Sister Jean, but not her immigration work – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/sanctuary-rauner-sister-jean-loyola-illegal-immigration/
— Trump’s Justice Department sends more violent crime prosecutors to Chicago – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-sessions-chicago-justice-department-violent-crime-prosecutors/
— Armed home invasion reported in Wheaton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/armed-home-invasion-reported-in-wheaton/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage lawmakers want tougher penalties for no-show defendants
Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181012/dupage-lawmakers-want-tougher-penalties-for-no-show-defendants
— Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Pritzker over Rauner for governor (DIERSEN: To promote Pritzker is to promote pot.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181012/endorsement-daily-herald-backs-pritzker-over-rauner-for-governor
— Advisory referendum has Kane County voters angered, confused – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181011/advisory-referendum-has-kane-county-voters-angered-confused
— Seth Lewis: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181012/seth-lewis-candidate-profile
— Mr. Pritzker, Tell us again what the middle class is — from the heart – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats believe that everyone who is not on welfare is rich and should pay more taxes.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jb-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-brackets/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives ask “Will Kinzinger be the only Chicago-area Republican left in Congress?”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/will-kinzinger-be-only-chicago-area-republican-left-congress

 

ABC7
— ANTI-TRUMPS PROMOTE ANTI-TRUMPS: Women’s March Chicago 2018: Street closures, route information
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/womens-march-chicago-2018-street-closures-route-information/4471175/

 

NBC5
— On the Issues: 11 Questions for Gubernatorial Candidate Bruce Rauner
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-governor-of-illinois-497244021.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pence campaigns for Rep. Rodney Davis in Springfield – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pence-campaigns-for-rep-rodney-davis-in-springfield
— Chicago sues Trump administration again over grants
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-sues-trump-administration-again-over-grants-1

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— GOP leaders join lieutenant governor to condemn Pritzker’s tax breaks – Jaylyn Cook
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/gop-leaders-join-lieutenant-governor-to-condemn-pritzker-s-tax/article_49395f82-bd90-5cf9-ae32-c69a5c1b89ea.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Vice President Pence speaks in Springfield
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/vice-president-pence-speaks-in-springfield
— US Representative Rodney Davis hopes Vice President Mike Pence’s speech encourages voters – Amanda Henderson
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/us-representative-rodney-davis-hopes-vice-president-mike-pences-speech-encourages-voters

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Implosion Of The Republican Party Under Rauner
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/implosion-of-the-republican-party-under-rauner
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is Rauner going to drag down all Republicans on the ballot? Is he closing the gap at all? Were all Rauner’s political defeats self-inflicted wounds? Did Rauner discount what he was up against and then decide to surrender instead of fight? Dan and Kristen McQueary discuss the future of Illinois and the governor’s race.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pence: Illinois’ 13 congressional district could make, or break, GOP majority – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pence-illinois-congressional-district-could-make-or-break-gop-majority/article_96615d22-ce6b-11e8-ab89-bf6e413c6332.html
— What can Pritzker do with a 22-point lead? – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-what-can-pritzker-do-with-a–point/article_e8cd1300-ccb6-11e8-9b2c-ab7910a7dbfc.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DECISION 2018: SUMMARY OF LAST DEBATE BETWEEN RAUNER AND PRITZKER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/decision-2018-pritzker-vs-rauner.html

— RAUNER’S “SANCTUARY STATE” DENIAL STIRS CONFUSION AMONG CONSERVATIVES AND AMNESTY ADVOCATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/responses-to-rauners-sanctuary-state-denial-.html

— PRITZKER PROVIDES REASONS FOR IL CONSERVATIVES TO GET TO THE POLLS, VOTE FOR HAROLD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/pritzker-provides-reasons-for-il-conservatives-to-get-to-the-polls-vote-for-harold.html
— PRITZKER PROVIDES REASONS FOR IL CONSERVATIVES TO GET TO THE POLLS, VOTE FOR HAROLD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/pritzker-provides-reasons-for-il-conservatives-to-get-to-the-polls-vote-for-harold.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Cook moves Roskam to “Lean D,” moves Hultgren to “Toss Up”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/12/cook-moves-roskam-to-lean-d-moves-hultgren-to-toss-up/
— The return of “Brewskis with Bruce” . . . Since Pritzker supports legalizing marijuana, maybe he should counter this with “Joints with JB.” Just a thought.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/12/the-return-of-brewskis-with-bruce/
— Tribune, Sun-Times endorsements reveal the papers’ priorities
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/12/tribune-sun-times-endorsements-reveal-the-papers-priorities/

 

BREITBART
— Scalise: Dems Will Lose the Vote ‘if They Continue to Call on Violence’ – Trent Baker
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/12/scalise-dems-will-lose-the-vote-if-they-continue-to-call-on-violence/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Kanye West Latest Black Person Attacked for Deviating From Liberal Dogma – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/30320-kanye-west-latest-black-person-attacked-for-deviating-from-liberal-dogma

 

DAILY CALLER
— VANDALS HIT NYC GOP HEADQUARTERS: ‘ATTACK IS MERELY A BEGINNING’ – Kerry Picket
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/12/nyc-gop-headquarters-vandalized/

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Calif. Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox Endorsed By Law Enforcement
https://www.oann.com/calif-gubernatorial-candidate-john-cox-endorsed-by-law-enforcement/

 

GOPUSA
— Pro-Kavanaugh women fed up with ‘gender traitors’ label: ‘They’ll see us at the polls’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56624

 

ROLL CALL
— GOP-Held Illinois District Pounded with Outside Money as Election Nears Six-term incumbent Roskam facing Democratic environmental entrepreneur Sean Casten – Griffin Connolly
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/gop-held-illinois-district-outside-money

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Trump Rally: A Play in Three Acts The art of Making America Great Again. And again. And again. – KATIE ROGERS (DIERSEN: When is the next Trump rally in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/12/us/politics/trump-maga-rally-play.html
— The Democrats Have an Immigration Problem . . . the Trump presidency has taught the Democrats what they stand against. Now they have to figure out what they stand for. – Robert Draper (DIERSEN: Because immigrants, that is, minorities who want/need/demand massive government assistance, vote for Democrats, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants, that is, to flood America with minorities who want/need/demand massive government assistance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/magazine/the-democrats-have-an-immigration-problem.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “More Americans disapprove of Kavanaugh’s confirmation than support it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/more-americans-disapprove-of-kavanaughs-confirmation-than-support-it-new-poll-shows/2018/10/12/18dbf872-cd93-11e8-a3e6-44daa3d35ede_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Pence Campaigns for Rep. Rodney Davis in Springfield Vice President Mike Pence says Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has emerged as a voice for conservative values in Congress and is urging his supporters to get out the vote in the midterm elections.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-10-12/pence-to-campaign-with-gop-rep-rodney-davis-in-springfield

 

FED SMITH
— Ensuring Accuracy of Federal Employee Personnel Files – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Of course, one can learn by looking at my Federal Employee Personnel File, at the Diersen v. GAO lawsuit file, and at related documents a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/12/ensuring-accuracy-federal-employee-personnel-files/

 

ROLLING STONE
— Congress Is Getting Frustrated With the White House’s Pot Policy Trump’s long said he supports states’ rights when it comes to cannabis, but new reports suggest some in his administration isn’t ready to give up pot prohibition – MATT LASLO
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/weed-pot-policy-white-house-congress-trump-733285/

October 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In debate with J.B. Pritzker, Gov. Bruce Rauner says illegal immigration contributes to Chicago gun violence – Rick Pearson, Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to lose want Rauner to talk like Pritzker does about illegal immigration. Pritzker says illegals “are good for the economy of the state of Illinois” and “that what we need to do is protect the immigrants that are here in our state. We have immigrants here who are not protected, under attack by President Trump. He (Rauner) stands with President Trump on this. I do not.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-debate-rauner-pritzker-20181009-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner and challenger J.B. Pritzker clashed over immigration and Chicago violence Tuesday, with the Republican chief executive alleging that immigrants living illegally in the state are a factor in the city’s crime problem while the Democrat said they contribute to Illinois’ economy. . .Rauner, who has been trailing Pritzker by double digits in independently conducted polls, indicated the need to continue to heal a core GOP constituency, social conservatives, with his latest remarks on immigration. Social conservatives have been upset with Rauner’s signing of laws that expanded immigration, abortion and transgender rights. Rauner sought to make clear that he signed legislation preventing law enforcement from stopping someone solely on his or her immigration status only because it was backed by law enforcement. “Illegal immigration takes jobs away from Americans. It holds down wages, hurts union workers, farmworkers, factory workers, hurts wages and raises unemployment,” Rauner said. “One of the reasons we have such high unemployment in the city of Chicago and so much crime is the massive number of illegal immigrants here take jobs away from American citizens and Chicago citizens,” he contended, adding that Pritzker wants to make Illinois a “sanctuary state.”)
— Scalise to help Roskam raise money in Illinois’ 6th
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-pritzker-sterigenics-ad-20181008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam is set to get a fundraising boost from a Southern congressman who defeated him in a bid to move up House Republican leadership. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana will be in Naperville on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at a reception for Roskam, according to the invitation. A ticket goes for $50, and a “private roundtable” goes for $1,000. Four years ago, Scalise bested Roskam in the race for House majority whip, a post that opened up in the leadership shuffle following Eric Cantor’s primary loss to Dave Brat in Virginia. At the time, Roskam was the No. 4 Republican in the House, but his unsuccessful attempt to move up left him out of GOP leadership. Last year, Scalise was shot by a Belleville, Ill., man during practice for the annual congressional baseball game. He has since made his return to Congress, where he still serves as whip under House Speaker Paul Ryan. Roskam, of Wheaton, is locked in a tough re-election battle with Democratic businessman Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who raised $2.6 million in the third quarter, according to his campaign. Roskam’s campaign said he raised about $1.3 million.)
— Endorsement: More U.S. House endorsements: Hultgren, Quigley, Davis, Krishnamoorthi, Schakowsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ushouse2-hultgren-daytwo-20181003-story.html
— Rauner’s campaign gave Erika Harold’s bid for attorney general another $500,000 last week, state campaign finance reports showed. Rauner’s campaign gave her $1 million in August and previously paid for $305,000 worth of ads in the March GOP primary. She is facing Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul to replace retiring Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-pritzker-sterigenics-ad-20181008-story.html
— Amazon has 6,000 job openings in the Chicago area, but its job fair failed to draw large crowds – Ally Marotti and Robert Channick (DIERSEN: From what I see, if Amazon is like most employers in the Chicago area, Amazon does not want to hire you if you are a Trump supporter, Christian, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-job-fair-20181009-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Outspoken abortion clinic opens first Chicago-area location – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-outspoken-abortion-clinic-opens-1005-story.html
— Kane board chair Lauzen backs off push for state’s attorney to provide accounting of Van Dyke trial costs; blasts board for ‘lack of fortitude’ – Gloria Casas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-vote-resolution-van-dyke-trial-st-1010-story.html
— Young men, women are rising up. Are you scared? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-laquan-mcdonald-1010-20181009-story.html
— After the fight over Kavanaugh: Why Dems and the GOP will only make our politics uglier – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-brett-kavanaugh-democrats-confirmation-fight-dirty-1009-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Probably only a matter of time before Rauner starts chanting ‘Build that wall!’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/probably-only-a-matter-of-time-before-rauner-starts-chanting-build-that-wall/
— Debatus interruptus: Rauner and Pritzker bring sharp elbows to Sun-Times debate – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-sun-times-editorial-board-debate/?_ga=2.17412217.1915779260.1537049004-538532308.1508461012
— ‘Sanctuary cities’ don’t care if restaurants exploit undocumented workers – Neil Gaffney, Lake View (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a restaurant worker? I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. That job enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered that job. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I saved the money that I earned for UIC college expenses. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered those jobs.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/undocumented-immigrants-restaurant-industry-labor-rights-letters/
(FROM THE LETTER: As I read the article “Chinatown job agencies, Asian restaurants ‘exploit’ Latinos, say workers, suit” (Oct. 7), two questions came to mind regarding Chicago and other sanctuary cities like San Francisco. On the one hand, is sanctuary first and foremost a program designed to allow the undocumented to build a life with dignity? Or, on the other hand, is it a program more designed to allow employers access to cheap unskilled labor with no labor rights, no job protections, zero benefits, and no right to complain since you risk being reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement? I think the latter, actually. Why hire a low-skilled American citizen who will come with a multitude of labor rights and job protections, when you can hire an undocumented low-skilled worker really cheap, without any of that baggage? An employer’s dream, and the sanctuary cities are fine with it. Some sanctuary.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rabbi-seth-limmer-lgbtq-flag-burning-path-forward/
— Schoolchildren are just the pawns in politicians’ never-ending property tax game – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: How much have you paid in property taxes? How much of a burden have you and your children been on public schools that depend on property taxes? I paid property taxes a) on my new town home in University Park 1972-1984, b) on my studio condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1976, and c) on my one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1976. My wife and I paid property taxes on 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984. My wife and I have paid property taxes on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984. My wife and I have never sent any children to any public school. My wife has never attended a school. I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who want my wife and I to pay more property taxes, more income taxes, and more other taxes? They stress that I avoided the draft and my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-school-funding-property-taxes-reform-kadner/
— How modern political campaigns are tearing us apart – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-exploiting-divisions-race-illinois-governor/

 

ABC7
— Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN in latest Trump shake-up – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigning-as-us-ambassador-to-un/4447081/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker, Rauner Talk Over Issues, One Another at Sun-Times Debate – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-debate-496396521.html

 

CBS2

— Kanye West To Visit President Trump At White House To Discuss Chicago Crime
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/09/kanye-west-president-donald-trump-white-house-chicago-crime/

 

WGN TV
— Rauner blames illegal immigration for Chicago crime during debate with Pritzker – LOURDES DUARTE
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/09/rauner-blames-illegal-immigration-for-chicago-crime-during-debate-with-pritzker/

 

WTTW
— ‘Boys, Boys’: Rauner, Pritzker Get Nasty in Debate – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/boys-boys-rauner-pritzker-get-nasty-debate
— Evelyn Sanguinetti: Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor – Nick Blumberg, Rebecca Palmore
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/evelyn-sanguinetti-candidate-illinois-lieutenant-governor
— Bruce Rauner: Candidate for Illinois Governor – Nick Blumberg, Rebecca Palmore
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/bruce-rauner-candidate-illinois-governor
— Darlene Senger: Candidate for Illinois Comptroller – Nick Blumberg, Rebecca Palmore
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/darlene-senger-candidate-illinois-comptroller

 

WBBM 780
— Different Debate, Same Rancor Between Rauner, Pritzker – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rauner-pritkzer-debate-chicago-sun-times

 

DAILY HERALD
— Candidate sues DuPage Election commission for records – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181009/candidate-sues-dupage-election-commission-for-records
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want everyone, including you, your brothers and sisters, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, your coworkers, and everyone else to be stoners.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181009/news/310099954/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Here’s how medical marijuana gets to your dispensary.”  Pot pushers want everyone, including you, your brothers and sisters, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, your coworkers, and everyone else to be stoners.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/heres-how-medical-marijuana-gets-your-dispensary

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— In debate with Pritzker, Rauner says illegal immigration contributes to Chicago gun violence – Rick Pearson
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/in-debate-with-pritzker-rauner-says-illegal-immigration-contributes-to/article_b038e27c-89c7-5aba-bca8-b2aea8450fba.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Vice President Pence to visit Springfield for Davis fundraiser – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181009/vice-president-pence-to-visit-springfield-for-davis-fundraiser

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— “Trumpaganda” course to be taught at University of Illinois – Lauren Kostiuk
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/trumpaganda-course-to-be-taught-at-university-of-illinois

 

WJOL
— Governor Rauner Still Opposed To Recreational Marijuana – Evan Bredeson
https://www.wjol.com/governor-rauner-still-opposed-to-recreational-marijuana/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lincoln Foundation’s finances could face multiple inquiries – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511598048-lincoln-foundation-s-finances-could-face-multiple-inquiries

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— FOIA Lawsuit Filed Against DuPage Election Commission – Seeks Transparency of Old, Cast-Off Voting Machines – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/foia-lawsuit-filed-against-dupage-election-commission-seeks-transparency-of-old-cast-off-voting-machines/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blames Chicago crime on “massive number of illegal immigrants” who take away jobs (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a restaurant worker? I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. That job enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered that job. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I saved the money that I earned for UIC college expenses. If there had been as many illegals around back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have been offered those jobs.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/rauner-blames-chicago-crime-on-massive-number-of-illegal-immigrants-who-take-away-jobs/
— Pritzker v. Rauner: These guys really do not like each other
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/these-guys-really-do-not-like-each-other/
— Pritzker & Rauner: Their health: The least-asked question of the election season
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/the-least-asked-question-of-the-election-season/
— Pritzker now won’t define what “middle class income” is: “It doesn’t matter”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/pritzker-now-wont-define-what-middle-class-income-is-it-doesnt-matter/
— Ives and McDermed talk #MeToo with Flannery
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/ives-and-mcdermed-talk-metoo-with-flannery/
— Rauner returns to bashing U of I
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/rauner-returns-to-bashing-u-of-i/
— Rauner still working on his base: Remap, Sanctuary state, JB = Jail Bird
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/rauner-still-working-on-his-base-remap-sanctuary-state-jb-jail-bird/
— Congressional updates: Underwood raises $2+ million; Casten up by 5; Londrigan down by 1
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/congressional-updates-underwood-raises-2-million-casten-up-by-5-londrigan-down-by-1/
— Rauner calls report “baloney” *** Did Greg Hinz solve the mystery of the leak?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/did-greg-hinz-solve-the-mystery-of-the-leak/
— NRCC uses Madigan against Underwood in new TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/09/nrcc-uses-madigan-against-underwood-in-new-tv-ad/

 

BREITBART
— Rand Paul’s Wife: I Sleep with a Loaded Gun Thanks to Leftists’ Threats – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/08/watch-rand-pauls-wife-i-sleep-with-a-loaded-gun-thanks-to-liberals-threats/
— Democrats Consider Becoming ‘More Ruthless’ After Losing Brett Kavanaugh Battle – John Nolte (DIERSEN: What do Democrats regret about how they have dealt with you? Of course, Democrats regret their a) hiring me in 1966 and letting let me work for the Post Office for almost 3 years, b) hiring me in 1971 and letting me work for IRS for almost 9 years, c) letting me be promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) hired me in 1980 and letting me work for GAO for almost 18 years, e) letting me serve on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, and f) letting me be promoted me in 1986. Of course, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs regret their letting me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/democrats-consider-becoming-more-ruthless-losing-kavanaugh-battle/

 

GOPUSA
— Stephen Colbert writer ‘glad we ruined Brett Kavanaugh’s life’ (DIERSEN: Who has harmed you? I should write a book about those who are glad about their success in harming me. Of course, according to them, I brought it all on myself. They are glad that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. All of those who are glad a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56395

 

FOX NEWS
— Rand Paul warns of ‘assassination’ peril after Kavanaugh confirmation: ‘I really worry someone is going to be killed’ – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-warns-of-assassination-after-kavanaugh-confirmation-i-really-worry-someone-is-going-to-be-killed

 

THE HILL
— Dershowitz: Impeaching Kavanaugh would be foolish, unconstitutional
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/410563-dershowitz-impeaching-kavanaugh-would-be-foolish-unconstitutional

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Some Amazon Workers Are Fuming About Their Raise – Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/technology/amazon-workers-pay-raise.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— IS THERE ANYONE LEFT TO CHECK TRUMP? – ROBERT REICH (DIERSEN: In Illinois, one could ask is there anyone left to check Madigan?)
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-there-anyone-left-check-donald-j-trump-opinion-1157557

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Administration to Review Federal ‘Competitiveness’ on Compensation – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Low pay is a major reason why my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never seek or take a federal job.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/10/administration-review-government-competitiveness-compensation/151844/

 

FED WEEK
— OPM Lists Ways for Agencies to Identify Strengths, Weaknesses (DIERSEN: Federal agencies are very strong a) in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) in making way for them by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/opm-lists-ways-for-agencies-to-identify-strengths-weaknesses/

October 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Gather In Chicago, Across The Country
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/07/anti-kavanaugh-protesters-in-chicago-across-the-country/
— Has J.B. Pritzker Trimmed His Taxes By Hiding Millions Offshore? (DIERSEN: How have you trimmed your taxes? Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have trimmed my income taxes because I deducted mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and education expenses. Since 1984, they have been furious that I have trimmed by real estate taxes because I successfully protested the assessed valuation of 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3940804-has-j-b-pritzker-trimmed-his-taxes-by-hiding-millions-offshore/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Collins says she believes Ford was attacked, but not by Kavanaugh – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-susan-collins-brett-kavanaugh-vote-20181007-story.html
— Hinsdale Democrat Irfan Ibrahim challenges 10-year Republican incumbent Linda Painter for DuPage Forest Preserve District Board – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-dupage-forest-preserve-3-elect-tl-1011-story.html
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ goes inside the GOP locker room post-Kavanaugh confirmation – Danielle Turchiano
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-snl-gop-locker-room-20181007-story.html
— McConnell on Kavanaugh fight fallout: ‘The Senate’s not broken’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mcconnell-kavanaugh-senate-20181007-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sun-Times endorsements in 12 races for Congress: All Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsements-congress-2018-general-election-illinois-sean-casten-lauren-underwood-jesus-chuy-garcia-mike-quigly-brad-schneider-robin-kelly-danny-davis-raja-krishnamoorthi-jan-schakowsky-bill-foster-bo/
— Fact-check: Rauner ‘puppet’ ad strings viewer along on property tax history – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-rauner-puppet-ad-property-tax-politifact-madigan-pritzker/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tax-hike talk doesn’t deter Pritzker support – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Pritzker supporters a) want others to pay more state income tax, b) pay little or no state income tax themselves, and/or c) can easily afford to pay more state income tax.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-07/rich-millercapitol-fax-tax-hike-talk-doesnt-deter-pritzker-support.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s toilet trouble is problem for all Cook County taxpayers – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-10-07/guest-commentary-pritzkers-toilet-trouble-problem-all-cook
— Champaign County usually outlier in 13th District vote – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-10-07/tom-kacich-champaign-county-usually-outlier-13th-district-vote.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Frese, Cramsey explore voter priorities in 94th District – Doug Wilson
https://www.whig.com/20181006/frese-cramsey-explore-voter-priorities-in-94th-district#//

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— BEHIND THE WHEEL The median annual salary for this job is $42,480. So why can’t Central Illinois companies fill them?  Challenges, opportunities seen in shortage of truckers – JAYLYN COOK (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you took? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://herald-review.com/business/local/the-median-annual-salary-for-this-job-is-so-why/article_ef2e0094-3ced-5c7b-a5dd-966256105d9a.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois GOP Looks to Turn Screws in Pritzker’s Toilet ‘Scheme to Defraud’ – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=272710#.W7qZHGhKiM8

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Media spins politics in state government issues The Daily Herald has been doing a lot of stories critical of the Illinois Tollway Authority. Some think it has less to do with good journalism and more to do with the friendship between the newspaper’s reporter and a controversial member of the Tollway Authority board who has been criticized in a Tollway memo for harassing Tollway employees – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/10/07/media-spins-politics-in-state-government-issues/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Tribune throws support behind Gov. Gov Rauner in re-election bid – Chandra Lye
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511591806-chicago-tribune-throws-support-behind-gov-gov-rauner-in-re-election-bid

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Crete-Monee High School reports 30% truancy rate
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511595643-crete-monee-high-school-reports-30-truancy-rate
— Crete-Monee Middle School reports 13% truancy rate
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511595647-crete-monee-middle-school-reports-13-truancy-rate

 

FOX NEWS
— Some anti-Kavanaugh protesters were paid to help make ‘viral moments,’ Vice News editor says – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/some-anti-kavanaugh-protesters-were-paid-to-help-make-viral-moments-vice-news-editor-claims

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ATTACK SUPREME COURT’S LEGITIMACY AFTER KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/06/democrats-supreme-court-illegitimate-kavanaugh/
— PENCE FACES PROTESTERS AFTER CONFIRMING KAVANAUGH – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/07/pence-protesters-kavanaugh-lets-do-it/
— DEMOCRATS SAY MICHAEL AVENATTI HINDERED FIGHT AGAINST KAVANAUGH – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: What do you get blamed for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially the defeats that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/06/democrats-michael-avenatti-kavanaugh/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Sunday Front: Kavanaugh Saved Himself With ‘Rage and Resentment’ – Clay Waters (DIERSEN: How did you save yourself? I saved myself for almost 18 years at GAO by working hard and by earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, becoming a licensed CPA, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants, becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner, becoming a Certified Government Financial Manager, becoming a Certified Financial Services Auditor, becoming a Forensic Accountant, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. I saved myself for almost 9 years at IRS by working hard and by earning an MBA, taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. I saved myself at the Post Office for almost 3 years by working hard and by taking undergraduate business courses at UIC and NIU.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/10/07/ny-times-sunday-front-kavanaugh-saved-himself-rage-and-resentment

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— You Idiot Reporters Are Making It Worse – JONAH GOLDBERG (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially defeats that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/kavanaugh-hearings-partisan-reporters-making-it-worse/
— The Left Criminalizes Politics by Weaponizing Investigations – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/leftists-weaponize-investigations-for-political-gain/
— 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/
— Campus Chaos Has Come to Congress – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-hearings-campus-chaos-comes-to-congress/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that men are rapists, and especially men who are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/410173-fired-up-after-kavanaugh-vote-dems-look-to-women-to-deliver-them-the-house

 

NBC NEWS
— McConnell says Kavanaugh confirmation fight ‘energized’ GOP voters heading into midterms In a Fox News interview on Sunday, McConnell also called Kavanaugh’s confirmation his proudest moment as a senator. – Dartunorro Clar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/mcconnell-says-kavanaugh-confirmation-energized-gop-voters-heading-midterms-n917556

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Senate’s Deep Wounds From an Ugly Kavanaugh Fight – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/us/politics/kavanaugh-senate.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Defiant Republicans hope Kavanaugh fight will stoke their voters next month.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/defiant-republicans-hope-kavanaugh-fight-will-stoke-their-voters-next-month/2018/10/07/81652b98-ca4b-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html
— Kavanaugh arrives wounded – Robert Barnes (DIERSEN: Have you arrived wounded? I arrived wounded at GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors had forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat IRS superiors a) had not promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/kavanaugh-arrives-wounded-as-is-the-supreme-courts-image/2018/10/07/c02df2fe-ca2f-11e8-a3e6-44daa3d35ede_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— The anti-Kavanaugh mobs in DC are the cutting edge of a new threat to democracy – Jay Cost
https://nypost.com/2018/10/07/the-anti-kavanaugh-mobs-in-dc-are-the-cutting-edge-of-a-new-threat-to-democracy/
— The Kavanaugh aftermath: a left that’s gone completely unhinged – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/10/07/the-kavanaugh-aftermath-a-left-thats-gone-completely-unhinged/

 

FORBES
— As Midterms Approach, Republicans Flee Their Anti-Obamacare Past – Bruce Japsen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2018/10/07/as-midterms-approach-republicans-flee-from-their-anti-obamacare-past/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Supreme Court now works for the Republican Party” and “this Harvard law professor agrees” and “The Supreme Court is not the third branch of the government, but an appendage of the Republican Party.”
https://www.salon.com/2018/10/07/exclusive-salon-talks-with-harvard-law-professor-laurence-tribe-on-how-scotus-works-for-the-gop/

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