November 13 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Madigan supports Pritzker efforts on marijuana, income tax – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/madigan-supports-pritzker-efforts-marijuana-income-tax
— OUTSTANDING: Chick-Fil-A announces delivery service nationwide
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/chick-fil-a-announces-delivery-service-nationwide

 

ABC7
— Madigan on Rauner’s election defeat: ‘I’m just happy that he’s leaving’ – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigan-on-rauners-election-defeat-im-just-happy-that-hes-leaving/4682874/
— CNN sues President Donald Trump, top White House aides for barring reporter Jim Acosta – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cnn-sues-president-trump-top-white-house-aides-for-barring-jim-acosta/4680156/

 

NBC5
— 17 Other Things Pritzker Could Have Done with $171M in Campaign Cash – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-governor-net-worth-campaign-donation-500407731.html

 

CBS2
— Kinzinger ‘Disgusted’ By Trump For Mocking Republican Reps Who Distanced Themselves – CNN (DIERSEN: Democrats won on November 6, 2018 because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/adam-kinzinger-disgusted-donald-trump-republicans-midterm-elections-house/
— Newly Elected Democrat Calls Tennessee ‘Racist,’ Republican Voters ‘Uneducated’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/newly-elected-democrat-calls-tennessee-racist-republican-voters-uneducated/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cnn-sues-trump-acosta-suspension/
— White House should answer questions, not silence voices – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/cnn-jim-acosta-press-pass-white-house-donald-trump-sarah-huckabee-sanders/
— More races go to Democrats, including Senate seat in Arizona – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/election-results-2018-democrats-republicans/
— No time to waste on legalizing pot, sports betting to shore up Illinois finances – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes vices.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/legalized-pot-sports-betting-illinois-finances-kadner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker funnels $7 million to House Speaker Michael Madigan-backed campaign fund – Lisa Donovan and Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-politics-pritzker-donation-magidan-20181113-story.html
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker writes House Speaker Michael Madigan a postelection check for another $2 million
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-politics-spin-pritzker-amazon-20181113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call Trump a racist.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-jim-acosta-cnn-yamiche-alcindor-april-ryan-abby-phillips-1114-20181113-story.html
— We’re going to need a smaller cake: Illinois scales back 200th birthday party – Lisa Donovan and Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: What discourages you from celebrating Illinois’ 200th birthday? For me, it is the tremendous success that Democrats have had in making the future look extremely bleak for individuals, for organizations, for companies, and for governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-bicentennial-pritzker-rauner-20181113-story.html
— Here’s how the Shakman case curbed Cook County patronage – Michael L. Shakman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who promote patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-shakman-cook-county-toni-preckwinkle-patronage-federal-government-oversight-1114-story.html
— How many people knew about Arthur Jones when they voted for him? – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-arthur-jones-votes-st-1114-htmlstory.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AMA stakes out sensitive territory, challenging the White House The Chicago-based association set its stance on several controversial health care policies including gender definition and the detention of migrant children, while also addressing ER departments’ response to sexual assault victims. – SUSANNAH LUTHI
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ama-stakes-out-sensitive-territory-challenging-white-house

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker must share his election victory with McCann – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-13/jim-dey-pritzker-must-share-his-election-victory-with-mccann.html

 

WAND
— Lawmakers considering more than 70 vetoed bills
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39473689/lawmakers-considering-more-than-70-vetoed-bills

 

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Madigan supports Pritzker efforts on marijuana, income tax – AP
https://wqad.com/2018/11/13/madigan-supports-pritzker-efforts-on-marijuana-income-tax/

 

WCIA
— Jeanne Ives on future of ILGOP
https://www.wcia.com/video/jeanne-ives-on-future-of-ilgop_20181112044833/1590313921

 

BEVERLY REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bill Beaulieu uses Art Jones to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Jones knew that his running as a Republican would be used to harm the Republican Party, so Jones must be an anti-Republican, if not a Republican-hater.
http://www.beverlyreview.net/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_4091727e-e76b-11e8-9d41-07ce29febd08.html

 

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Going deep to flip the 6th   Riversider led months-long effort to help unseat Congressman Peter Roskam – Bob Skolnik
http://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/11-13-2018/Going-deep-to-flip-the-6th-/
— Riverside women aid in far west Congressional upset Local residents canvassed for Democrat Lauren Underwood
http://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/11-13-2018/Riverside-women-aid-in-far-west-Congressional-upset/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LAME DUCKS: WHAT ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS SHOULD WATCH FOR IN VETO SESSION – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lame-ducks-what-illinois-taxpayers-should-watch-for-in-veto-session/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Amended complaint filed in Pritzker campaign case and staffer tries to explain “blackface” incident
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/13/amended-complaint-filed-in-pritzker-campaign-case-and-staffer-tries-to-explain-blackface-incident/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/13/the-way-ahead/
— Incoming House Democrat Anne Stava-Murray calls for “No” votes on Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/13/incoming-house-democrat-calls-for-no-votes-on-madigan/
— Veto session preview
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/13/veto-session-preview/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN GETS SEVERAL THINGS WRONG IN ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/13/cnn-lawsuit-white-house-fake-news/
— WHITE HOUSE: CNN LAWSUIT ‘MORE GRANDSTANDING,’ PROMISES ‘VIGOROUS DEFENSE’ – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/13/white-house-cnn-acosta-lawsuit/?utm_medium=email
— ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ FINALIST: ‘MY PRO-TRUMP VIEWS GOT ME FIRED FROM BILLY GIBBONS’ TOUR’ – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/13/americas-got-talent-benton-blount-trump-supporter-chick-fil-a/

 

BREITBART
— Gallup: Five Million Central Americans Want to Join Caravans to the U.S. – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/11/13/gallup-five-million-central-americans-want-to-follow-the-caravans-to-us/
— Caravan Migrants Arrive at Southern Border, Scale Fence – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/13/watch-caravan-migrants-arrive-at-southern-border-scale-fence/
— Mexican Police Escort 400 from Migrant Caravan to U.S. Border – Robert Arce
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/11/13/watch-mexican-police-escort-400-from-migrant-caravan-to-u-s-border/

 

GOPUSA
— In a rebuke bordering on national insult Sunday, Emmanuel Macron retorted to Donald Trump’s calling himself a nationalist. “Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism; nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism.” – Pat Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59028

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Week After the Election, Democratic Gains Grow Stronger – Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/13/us/politics/midterm-results-democratic-gains.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— LGBT asylum seekers are first to reach the U.S. border from the caravan. Now they wait. – Sarah Kinosian and Joshua Partlow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-first-caravan-migrants-arrive-at-the-us-border-and-begin-the-waiting-game/2018/11/13/ceef3844-e6b7-11e8-8449-1ff263609a31_story.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Here’s What Incoming Democratic Leaders Have in Mind for Federal Agencies – Eric Katz Novem
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/11/heres-what-incoming-democratic-leaders-have-mind-federal-agencies/152766/
— One More Time: Are Federal Employees Underpaid or Overpaid? – Howard Risher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid by the federal government. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/11/one-more-time-are-federal-employees-underpaid-or-overpaid/152752/

November 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Radogno to return to Springfield, serve on Pritzker’s budget committee – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/radogno-to-return-to-springfield-serve-on-pritzkers-budget-committee/4657482/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana legalization push gets huge boost with Pritzker win – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-marijuana-legalization-push-gets-huge-boost-with-pritzker-win/4657191/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Says He Wants to Legalize Marijuana in Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-illinois_Chicago-500174041.html
— Michelle Obama in New Memoir: I’ll Never Forgive Trump for Endangering My Family – Deb Riechman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Michelle-Obama-Rips-Trump-in-New-Book-Memoir-Becoming-500126242.html
— ‘You Ask a Lot of Stupid Questions’: Trump Comments Draw Condemnation From Black Journalists Group After women helped to take the House for Democrats, Trump calls reporters’ questions stupid, racist – Noreen O’Donnell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Insults-Black-Women-Journalists-500177612.html

 

CBS2
— Record Number Of Women Elected To The U.S. House (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/09/record-number-of-women-elected-to-the-house/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she can’t afford DC apartment until receiving congressional salary
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-she-cant-afford-dc-apartment-until-receiving-congressional-salary

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Underwood got elected because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-lauren-underwood-naperville-20181108-story.html
— Here’s what J.B. Pritzker’s election means for Illinois’ taxes, minimum wage, health care and more
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jb-pritzker-illinois-business-environment-20181107-story.html
— Speaker Michael Madigan boosts his Democratic majority thanks to victories throughout the suburbs – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Democrat candidates and those who vote for them 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. Democrats flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety in Republican areas, but then hypocritically continue to vote for Democrats. With only the rarest of exceptions, when Democrats move in and take over an area, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-springfield-20181109-story.html
— What journalists do – Leonard Pitts (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates, at elected officials, at party leaders, and at everyone else that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pitts-journalists-trump-lincoln-truman-presidents-acosta-cnn-1112-story.html
— If Boss Madigan and Rahm Emanuel conceived a daughter, she’d be Susana Mendoza – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayor-kass-20181109-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds of migrants leave Mexico City headed for US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/migrant-caravan-mexico-city-united-nations-buses/
— Trump insults reporters, claims Acosta video wasn’t altered – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-insults-reporters-journalists-cnn-jim-acosta/
— He ran for judge, lost, changed parties, took Irish name, won Cook County race – Abigail Blachman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/he-ran-for-judge-lost-changed-parties-took-irish-name-won-cook-county-race/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How do you feel about legalizing recreational marijuana? (DIERSEN: Marijuana should NOT be legalized for recreational use in Illinois, or anywhere else for that matter. If marijuana is legalized for recreational use in Illinois, but counties and municipalities can prohibit the sale of marijuana in their jurisdictions, I will take the lead in getting DuPage County and Wheaton to be the first county and the first city in Illinois to prohibit the sale of marijuana in their jurisdictions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181109/how-do-you-feel-about-legalizing-recreational-marijuana
(FROM THE ARTICLE: J.B. Pritzker says he wants to make legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois one of his first orders of business when he becomes governor in January. Should our state rush to join the 10 states — including Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and, just this week, Michigan — that have decided to permit people to possess marijuana for personal use? If so, what should be the rules and limits? We want to know what you think.)
— Conservatives push for change after GOP loses the House – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181109/news/311099988/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Utah latest state to legalize medical marijuana – AP (DIERSEN: Pot pushers use the legalization of pot for medical use to push pot for recreational use.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181109/news/311099840/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers say “Illinois could rake in $500 million a year from legal pot” and “legalization could also create 23,000 jobs in the state.” How many millions if not billions of dollars do prostitution pushers say that Illinois could rake in from legalizing prostitution and how many thousands if not millions of jobs would be created?
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-could-rake-500-million-year-legal-pot-report-says
— Why Chicago’s two major dailies are still hungover The search for new direction, new leadership—and new revenue—rolls on. – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who consider “Chicago’s two major dailies” to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti- conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non poor 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.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/why-chicagos-two-major-dailies-are-still-hungover

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— After years of Democratic control, is the 12th District firmly in Republican hands? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article221312115.html

 

PALOS PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Palos Heights Residents Say ‘No Dice’ To Video Gaming Referendum Voters shoot down referendum question on video gaming in Palos Heights. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/amp/27793410/palos-heights-residents-say-no-dice-to-video-gaming-referendum

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— The Election Is Over. And Now the Next Elections Begin. After Tuesday’s bluebath, Democrats dominate. But what comes next? – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: If Peter Roskam is not going to run in 2020 to defeat Casten, who should the Republicans in the 6th Congressional District get behind to do that? It seems to me that the person most responsible for Republicans picking the best candidate to defeat Casten in 2020 is Bob Grogan. Grogan represents the 6th Congressional District on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee. He is the DuPage County Auditor. And he is the Downers Grove Township Republican Central Committee Chairman. If Roskam is not going to run in 2020, who does Roskam want to run?)
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-post-election-2018-jb-pritzker-governor-elect-democrats

 

ROBERT FEDER
— With job cuts looming, Tribune Publishing offers buyouts to staff (DIERSEN: Once you are offered a buyout, your career is over. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered me and all its other employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, a $25,000 buyout.)
https://www.robertfeder.com/2018/11/09/job-cuts-looming-tribune-publishing-offers-buyouts-staff/

 

CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB
— Chicago Headline Club demands White House reinstate Jim Acosta’s credentials (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and fundraisers who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have refused to accept my GOPUSA Illinois press credentials or constructively or literally revoked them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://prod.headlineclub.org/2018/11/09/chicago-headline-club-demands-white-house-reinstate-jim-acostas-credentials/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: We, the board of the Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, demand that the White House immediately reinstate the full credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. A free press is a pillar of our democracy. Without a free press, there are no independent agencies to inform the public, expose injustice and hold the powerful to account. Some of the most important reporting comes from those who cover the White House and our nation’s government each day. The president first insulted Mr. Acosta as he asked a question during a news conference. An intern then tried to remove a microphone from Mr. Acosta’s hand to stop him from asking questions. This is clearly confirmed by video, and accounts of other reporters at the press conference. Hours later, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Mr. Acosta’s credentials were being revoked indefinitely, meaning he would no longer have access to cover the White House on behalf of one of the country’s largest cable networks. To justify this outrageous retaliation, Ms. Sanders falsely accused Mr. Acosta of accosting the intern. Hours later, she followed up by propagating a doctored video, edited to make it appear as though he assaulted the young woman. This is disgraceful. Ms. Sanders, in announcing the revocation of Mr. Acosta’s credentials, said the administration appreciates and welcomes tough questions from journalists. This is comically absurd and there is only evidence to the contrary. This administration has routinely disparaged free press and belittled its value, it has demeaned strong news coverage, and has attacked reporters who dare set the record straight in the face of lies. It was bad enough to accuse Mr. Acosta of doing something he obviously did not do. That the White House would then attempt to support the lie by disseminating an altered video is especially detestable and shows the lengths to which this administration will go to wage war against the truth. Jim Acosta did nothing wrong. He is a devoted journalist who did exactly what his colleagues, bosses and the public expect of a reporter in his position: He questioned the leader of our country and demanded answers. He sought accountability. The banishment of Mr. Acosta from the White House is unprecedented in this country. Sadly, it is not an unfamiliar tactic. Public officials and elected leaders at all levels of government routinely refuse to speak to reporters they deem unfriendly and block access to entire news outlets. We saw this occur on Election Day when Rep. Steve King of Iowa barred the Des Moines Register from covering his election night event, refusing to credential any of their reporters. This treatment of journalists is inexcusable whether they cover the White House or a local school board. More importantly, a public official rebuffing accountability for their actions is a disservice to the people they are supposed to serve. No public official should be above scrutiny. And no journalist in this country should be punished for doing their job. If the White House truly values the work of the press, as Ms. Sanders indicated in her statement, there is an obvious way to demonstrate that: restore Jim Acosta’s credentials and end its vicious attacks on journalists.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— OUTRAGEOUS: Governor race: Democrat Pritzker wins voter tally in DuPage County
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511625122-governor-race-democrat-pritzker-wins-voter-tally-in-dupage-county

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HERE’S WHERE THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS WILL TAKE US ALL IN THE DAYS AHEAD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/heres-where-the-illinois-democrats-will-take-us-all-in-the-days-ahead.html
— WILL THE HUGE EGOS OF JB PRITZKER AND MIKE MADIGAN BLEND OR BALK AT EACH OTHER? ILLINOIS POLICY CONSIDERS …
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/will-the-huge-egos-of-jb-pritzker-and-mike-madigan-blend-or-balk-at-each-other-illinois-policy-consi.html
— THORNER: BLUE WAVE PREDICTION FOR DEMOCRATS TURNS TO A TRICKLE EXCEPT IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/thorner-blue-wave-prediction-for-democrats-turns-to-a-trickle-except-in-illinois-.html
— TOM MORRISON RACE WITHIN 500 VOTES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/morrison-race-within-500-votes.html
— SKILLICORN CALLS FOR REVIEW OF PENSIONS IN LIGHT OF SUSPENDED ACTUARY SHARPE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/skillicorn-calls-for-review-of-pensions-in-light-of-suspended-actuary-sharpe.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal pot is on the way (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/09/legal-pot-is-on-the-way/

 

GOPUSA
— Jim Acosta: CNN’s Political Activist at the White House (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and fundraisers who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have refused to accept my GOPUSA Illinois press credentials or constructively or literally revoked them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58739
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At that point Acosta wasn’t a reporter asking questions. He was an activist debating policy and trying to change the president’s mind. “Most of the people there were serious reporters asking serious questions, but Jim Acosta, I thought, embarrassed himself today,” Fox News Sunday anchorman Chris Wallace said after the briefing. Let’s cast aside the officially stated reason for pulling Acosta’s White House credentials — that he laid his hand on a White House intern trying to pull the microphone away. Video shows physical contact. Viewers still are debating whether the contact actually was combative or just a byproduct of Acosta’s gesturing. Let’s instead talk about Acosta repeatedly interrupting Trump during a January 2017 press conference more than a week before his inauguration. Let’s talk about last June, when Acosta interrupted a historic signing ceremony with North Korea with his questions. Let’s talk about he shouted at those two leaders about nuclear weapons. When he didn’t get an answer, a hot microphone seemed to pick up a flustered Acosta saying, “Hey, if they’re not going to let me in the (expletive) meeting, that’s what happens … That’s the way it goes, baby.”)
— Abuse of women doesn’t count against Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58701
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana legalization outperforms Senate winners in Michigan, Missouri
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58746
— Feds announce new policy to limit asylum claims
http://www.gopusa.com/feds-announce-new-policy-to-limit-asylum-claims/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Ignoring Reality’: Retiring GOP Rep Ryan Costello Rips Trump For Blaming Losses on Lack of ‘Loyalty’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/11/08/gop-rep-blasts-trump-blaming-republican-losses-2018-election-lack-loyalty

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats: ‘If We Lost, the Voters Must Be Racist’ (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if are a Democrat, the Democrat Party will force you to shout at everyone that all Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all? How soon will the Democrat Party force the 30 or so registered Republican voters in my precinct who are really Democrats to come out of their closets?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/democrats-if-we-lost-the-voters-must-be-racist/

 

NEWT GINGRICH
— The Party of Illegal Immigrants, Fake Votes, and Stolen Elections
http://www.gingrichproductions.com/2018/11/the-party-of-illegal-immigrants-fake-votes-and-stolen-elections/

 

TOWNHALL
— Vogue Article Shames White Women for Voting Republican – Brianna Heldt
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/briannaheldt/2018/11/09/vogue-article-shames-white-women-for-voting-republican-n2535670

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Leftists Enraged at White Women for Voting for Cruz – Ginny Montalbano
https://www.westernjournal.com/leftists-enraged-white-women-voting-cruz/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Liberals Angry at White Women for Re-Electing Ted Cruz, a Hispanic – Ginny Montalbano
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/08/liberals-angry-at-white-women-for-re-electing-ted-cruz-a-hispanic/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP RESPONDS TO MICHELLE OBAMA’S MEMOIR CRITICISM: SHE ‘GOT PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO WRITE A BOOK’ – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/09/trump-michelle-obama-memoir-book-money-birther-controversy/
— FEINSTEIN URGED OBAMA TO USE PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO LIMIT IMMIGRATION: ‘NO LEGISLATION NECESSARY’ – Will Racke
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/09/feinstein-obama-limit-immigration/
— TRUMP CALLS CNN’S APRIL RYAN ‘NASTY,’ A ‘LOSER’ – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/09/trump-cnn-april-ryan-loser-nasty/

 

LIFE NEWS
— Michelle Obama Trashes Conservatives Who Support Trump as “Wing Nuts and Kooks” – KRISTINE MARSH
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/11/09/michelle-obama-trashes-conservatives-who-support-trump-as-wing-nuts-and-kooks/

 

THE HILL
— Groups sue Trump over order blocking asylum claims – LYDIA WHEELER
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/415981-groups-sue-trump-over-order-blocking-asylum-claims
— Trump calls April Ryan a ‘loser,’ threatens to revoke more press credentials – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/415900-trump-calls-april-ryan-a-loser-threatens-to-revoke-more-press

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In memoir, Michelle Obama writes of being first black woman to serve as first lady and lays bare her disdain for Trump – Krissah Thompson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-revealing-new-memoir-michelle-obama-candidly-shares-her-story/2018/11/08/6bc1d2ca-e20e-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— Border arrests surged to highest levels of Trump presidency in October – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/border-arrests-surged-to-highest-levels-of-trump-presidency-in-october/2018/11/09/60b76082-e46d-11e8-a1c9-6afe99dddd92_story.html

November 7 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

November 3 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. troops lay barbed wire along border with Mexico to prevent ‘immigrant invasion’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/us-troops-lay-barbed-wire-along-border-with-mexico-to-prevent-immigrant-invasion-

 

ABC7
— Illinois early voting numbers surpass previous election totals; polls remain open this weekend – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-early-voting-numbers-surpass-previous-election-totals;-polls-remain-open-this-weekend/4609374/

 

NBC5
— Election Day is right around the corner, and NBC 5’s Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern have the latest political news.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/take-5-election-day-just-hours-away-499455661.html

 

CBS2
— Campaign 2018: Early Voting In The Final Weekend Before Election Day
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/03/campaign-2018-early-voting-in-the-final-weekend-before-election-day/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Down to the wire: Counting the days, pennies, patches, problems in gov race – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-final-days-governors-race-rauner-pritzker/
— Illinois’ U.S. House election fundraising reaches $68.3 million, highest ever – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-u-s-house-election-fundraising-highest-ever-2018-general-election/
— Preckwinkle’s Dems fund blue wave to swamp County Board Republicans – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-dems-fund-blue-wave-cook-county-board-republicans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump spreads falsehoods on immigration.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/ap-fact-check-trump-spreads-falsehoods-immigration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Election judges — the unsung heroes of voting season – Nara Schoenberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-election-judges-serve-20181029-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How Pritzker, Rauner campaign workers are sizing up the suburban vote – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181103/how-pritzker-rauner-campaign-workers-are-sizing-up-the-suburban-vote
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote invaders.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/news/311039973/
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/news/311039928/
— A look at the troops being sent to US-Mexico border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/news/311039980/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ big-money politics has some worried – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181103/illinois-big-money-politics-has-some-worried

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Yard sign squabble overdone – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-yard-sign-squabble-overdone/article_ab718d46-0638-5c95-b863-3900191afc4d.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— How Macon County could shape what party controls Congress – Ryan Voyles
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/how-macon-county-could-shape-what-party-controls-congress/article_721e4120-b594-5710-bb87-b2959a527402.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Emails show shifting support for anti-Trump visit resolution in Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/emails-show-shifting-support-for-anti-trump-visit-resolution-in/article_6afcadd7-79ec-59bb-a7a0-5f10980438ff.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Teachers Retirement System To Ask for More Money – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=274180#.W94riJNKiM8

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “On eve of midterms, Trump and the GOP have gone full-Orwell on basic facts.”
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/mcdermott-on-eve-of-midterms-trump-and-the-gop-have/article_d12a2f48-da76-5e6d-8cfa-54705e41f6e8.html
    — Trump says this election is about him. And he’s right. – Editorial
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-says-this-election-is-about-him-and-he/article_9680e1f8-9359-57c0-b30d-e970f1d76746.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— There’s Plenty To Stress Over In The ‘Anxiety Election.’ But What Will It Settle? – RON ELVING
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/theres-plenty-stress-over-anxiety-election-what-will-it-settle#stream/0

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Khouri asks for voter support to fight ‘Madigan Machine’ – Robert Hadley
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511617596-khouri-asks-for-voter-support-to-fight-madigan-machine

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— For congressional hopeful Underwood, nursing is just part of the act (DIERSEN: If you run for a government office or political office, you should stress a) your work experience, b) your education, and c) your professional certifications and licenses.)
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511619974-for-congressional-hopeful-underwood-nursing-is-just-part-of-the-act

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— AG candidate Erika Harold: ‘Unafraid of special interests’ – Claudia Balthazar
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511616382-ag-candidate-erika-harold-unafraid-of-special-interests

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Family Research Council questions why Casten supports radical atheist Dan Savage – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511615781-family-research-council-questions-why-casten-supports-radical-atheist-dan-savage
— Casten’s association with controversial entrepreneur one of many unsavory alliances, Roskam says – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511616966-casten-s-association-with-controversial-entrepreneur-one-of-many-unsavory-alliances-roskam-says
— Whittier Elementary School reports 0.0% truancy rate
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511593202-whittier-elementary-school-reports-0-0-truancy-rate

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay: ‘We’re overtaxed and underserved’ – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511614087-dwight-kay-we-re-overtaxed-and-underserved

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Saturday campaign roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/03/saturday-campaign-roundup-2/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/30/birthright-citizenship-a-fundamental-misunderstanding-of-the-14th-amendment/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama calls troop deployment a ‘political stunt’; defends ‘poor refugees’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58300
— 47% of Americans ‘feel like a stranger in their own country’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time move into my precinct, into Wheaton, into Milton Township, into DuPage County, into Illinois, and into America, I feel like I am a stranger.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58213
— Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘most racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted president in history’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58230

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Flake Attacks Trump Over Viral Video Just Days Before Midterms – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/flake-attacks-trump-viral-video-just-days-midterms/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Third Migrant Caravan Crosses Into Mexico Without Opposition – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fourth-migrant-caravan-headed-to-the-united-states_2707307.html

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Mexico’s Interior Secy: Caravan Wants To Capitalize On Midterm Elections In U.S.
https://www.oann.com/mexicos-interior-secy-caravan-wants-to-capitalize-on-midterm-elections-in-u-s/

 

NBC NEWS
— Ad spending for the 2018 midterms reaches nearly $3 billion
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/ad-spending-2018-midterms-reaches-nearly-3-billion-n930871
— Sent by Trump, soldiers arrive at border as migrant caravan in Mexico pushes north
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sent-trump-soldiers-arrive-border-migrant-caravan-pushes-north-n930751

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting “White Nationalism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/magazine/FBI-charlottesville-white-nationalism-far-right.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Nation in Turmoil Prepares to Deliver a Verdict on Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/politics/elections-trump-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/harvards-affirmative-action-case-isnt-just-about-race-heres-why/2018/11/03/6e8e411a-dec0-11e8-b732-3c72cbf131f2_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Migrant caravan continues north after Mexican governor abruptly pulls offer of buses – PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-caravan-veracruz-20181103-story.html

 

DAILY TELEGRAPH
— Trump rails against migrant caravan at Missouri rally
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/trump-rails-against-migrant-caravan-at-missouri-rally/video/3a9f1d8450ed740b30288bda695d6738

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— With arrival of 4th caravan, there are now 12,000 migrants in Mexico Another 4,000 waded across the Suchiate river from Guatemala yesterday
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/there-are-now-12000-migrants-in-mexico/

 

MOTHER JONES
— Midwestern Democrats Have a Secret Weapon—It’s Called Chicago The blue lake effect. – KARA VOGHT
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/swing-left-indivisible-casten-underwood-chicago/

October 29 Evening Edition

ROSKAM CAMPAIGN
— VIDEO: Casten’s Extreme Affiliations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y7bpzLz3s&feature=youtu.be&fc_c=11840344x49674026x983377391

 

ABC7
— Florida Sen. Marco Rubio visits Oak Brook to support Congressman Peter Roskam – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: According to the Roskam campaign, if the campaign does not send a press advisory for an event to a reporter like me, the Roskam campaign does not want that reporter to attend. The Roskam campaign did not send me a press advisory for this event or for the Scalise event. What do you say to those around Roskam who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems, for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/florida-sen-marco-rubio-visits-oak-brook-to-support-congressman-peter-roskam/4577558/
— J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner make final campaign pushes before Election Day (DIERSEN: The 50+ who greeted Rauner at the Verdict Restaurant in Wheaton included Almiron, Carlson, Chinchilla, Dangelo, Elliott, Grant, Grogan, Gustin, Jorgensen, Keller, McNeily, Pineda, Noonan, Ruhl, Ryan, Sanguinetti, Smith, Wagner, and Wiley.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-rauner-make-final-campaign-pushes-before-election-day/4577281/

 

 

NBC5
— During a morning bus tour in the final week of his campaign for re-election, Rauner accused the attorney general of playing politics with a hot-button environmental issue – Phil Rogers (DIERSEN: The 50+ who greeted Rauner at the Verdict Restaurant in Wheaton included Almiron, Carlson, Chinchilla, Dangelo, Elliott, Grant, Grogan, Gustin, Jorgensen, Keller, McNeily, Pineda, Noonan, Ruhl, Ryan, Sanguinetti, Smith, Wagner, and Wiley.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Says-Lisa-Madigan-Doing-Fathers-Bidding-on-Sterigenics-498918701.html
— Marco Rubio Campaigns With Roskam As 6th District Race Intensifies Rubio’s presence spurred protests near the campaign site, with demonstrators holding signs that read “Healthcare is a human right” and “Life is a pre-existing condition.” – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/marco-rubio-campaigns-with-roskam-ahead-of-illinois-election-498940041.html
— A Look at Rauner, Pritzker Campaign Spending in Black and Latino Media – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-race-spending-black-latino-media-498950011.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roskam, Rubio tout civility in House race — even as Roskam attacks rival Casten – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/peter-roskam-sean-casten-marco-rubio-u-s-house-election-race-congress-control-midterms-republican-democrat/
— Ives: Rauner’s Trump rally road trip ‘hurts him more than it helps him’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ives-rauners-trump-rally-road-trip-waste-time-murphysboro/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida stumps for Rep. Peter Roskam in bellwether suburban House race – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-marco-rubio-peter-roskam-20181026-story.html
— Illinois politics: Conservative women need not apply – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-illinois-women-election-conservative-least-represented-1030-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans do everything that they can to blame Republicans for Pittsburg.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-anti-semitism-pittsburgh-illinois-20181029-story.html
— In final attorney general forum, Kwame Raoul says he’ll fight President Trump; Erika Harold says she’ll pursue corruption – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kwame-raoul-erika-harold-wttw-forum-20181029-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-caravan-crime-terrorism-trump-20181029-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, aides struggle to balance midterm attacks with empathy after synagogue massacre.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-midterms-20181029-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rubio campaigns for Roskam in suburbs Big names, dueling ads dominate final days of 6th District campaign – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/rubio-campaigns-for-roskam-in-suburbs
— Trump revives ‘enemy’ label against media on Twitter – Terrence Dopp
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/trump-revives-enemy-label-against-media-on-twitter
— The public’s duty to sort truth from falsehood – Editorial (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to “sort truth from falsehood?” While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181027/editorial-the-publics-duty-to-sort-truth-from-falsehood

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago needs this Rauner initiative – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-needs-rauner-initiative

 

SOUTHERN
— Participants reflect on their roles in Saturday’s historic presidential visit to Murphysboro – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/participants-reflect-on-their-roles-in-saturday-s-historic-presidential/article_3cd1f196-ee8d-5ac0-a279-6f67dd250a6b.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois candidates stump with Trump, warn about Pelosi – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-candidates-stump-with-trump-warn-about-pelosi/article_ff6dd980-db9f-11e8-958f-974f44bdbdff.html
— TRAGIC: Medical marijuana applications surge in Illinois
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/medical-marijuana-applications-surge-in-illinois/article_6e710c76-d96b-11e8-86c5-db22ae04daf8.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DUPAGE COUNTY SECRETLY ACQUIRED ANTIQUATED, CAST-OFF VOTING MACHINES OF THE DISSOLVED AURORA ELECTION COMMISSION – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/dupage-county-secretly-acquired-antiquated-cast-off-voting-machines-of-the-dissolved-aurora-election-commission/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW AD SHOWS CASTEN EMBRACES, DEFENDS ANTI-CHRISTIAN PERSONALITY DAN SAVAGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/new-ad-shows-casten-embraces-defends-anti-christian-personality-dan-savage.html
— TRUMP INSPIRES THOUSANDS IN RARE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS STEMWINDER BOOSTING MIKE BOST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/trump-inspires-thousands-in-rare-southern-illinois-stemwinder-boosting-mike-bost.html
— FORMER STATE REP KEN DUNKIN TELLS BLACK CONSERVATIVES: I’M A RECOVERING DEMOCRAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/former-state-rep-ken-dunkin-tells-conservative-blacks-im-a-recovering-democrat.html
— WIREPOINTS: PRITZKER’S PROGRESSIVE TAX PLAN WILL DEMAND MORE FROM ALL HARD-WORKING ILLINOISANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/wirepoints-pritzkers-progressive-tax-plan-will-demand-more-from-all-hard-working-illinoisans.html
— THE ILLINOIS $100,000 CLUB: 94,000 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES & RETIREES COST TAXPAYERS $12B
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/the-illinois-100000-club-94000-public-employees-retirees-cost-taxpayers-12b.html
— THORNER: WILL DOMESTIC, LONE WOLF ACTS OF TERRORISM AFFECT THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/thorner-will-domestic-lone-wolf-acts-of-terrorism-affect-the-mid-term-elections.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New McCann mailer features photo of fetus and claims: “Bruce Rauner made you pay for abortions”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/29/new-mccann-mailer-features-photo-of-fetus-and-claims-bruce-rauner-made-you-pay-for-abortions/
— Pat Brady: “No Republican I think is resigned at the governor losing”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/29/pat-brady-no-republican-i-think-is-resigned-at-the-governor-losing/
— Rauner deflects blame to AG and Speaker Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/29/rauner-deflects-blame-to-ag-and-speaker-madigan/
— Who’s gonna pay for Foxconn’s commuter train to Chicago?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/29/whos-gonna-pay-for-foxconns-commuter-train-to-chicago/
— New Proft ad features Madigan and Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/29/new-proft-ad-features-madigan-and-trump/

 

BREITBART
— Family Research Council Action PAC Targets Democrat Sean Casten over Dan Savage – Joel B. Pollak (DIERSEN: Those who advise Roskam to reject support from the Family Research Council advised Roskam to reject support from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/29/family-research-council-action-pac-targets-democrat-sean-casten-over-dan-savage/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Christian News Site ‘LifeSite’ Blacklisted by Web Host – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/10/29/christian-news-site-lifesite-blackhosted-by-web-host/
— 43 Shot, Five Fatally, over Halloween Weekend in Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/29/43-shot-five-fatally-halloween-weekend-rahm-emanuels-chicago/

 

GOPUSA
— The Democrats Run on Hate – Michael Reagan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57827
— Secure the border before it’s too late
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57837
— Censored: Fox Business pulls ‘Lou Dobbs’ episode after Judicial Watch guest referenced ‘Soros-occupied State department’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57883
— Christians can indeed close borders and still be biblical (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-Trump, anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57730
— ‘Blexit’: Kanye West calls for blacks to abandon Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/blexit-kanye-west-calls-for-blacks-to-abandon-democrats/
— #WALKAWAY from Democrats political push hits public radar with D.C. march
http://www.gopusa.com/walkaway-from-democrats-political-push-hits-public-radar-with-d-c-march/

 

JOHN BIVER
— BRUCE RAUNER NEEDS TO LOSE IF ILLINOIS IS TO BE SAVED (DIERSEN: I respectfully disagree.)
https://johnbiver.com/bruce-rauner-needs-to-lose-if-illinois-is-to-be-saved/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— New York signs call Trump supporters ‘trash’ who must be purged from city – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will we see such signs in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-york-signs-call-trump-supporters-trash-who-must-be-purged-from-city

 

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS: ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ MEDIA TRIES TO ‘BLAME THE PRESIDENT’ FOR SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING, MAIL BOMBER – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/29/sanders-media-trump-synagogue-shooting/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Shots Fired into GOP Campaign Office in Florida – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/shots-fired-into-gop-campaign-office-in-florida/

 

EAGLE PAC
— Democrats Blaming Normal Americans for Nuts Will Blow Up In Their Faces at the Ballot Box – Kurt Schlichter
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/democrats-blaming-normal-americans-for-nuts-will-blow-up-in-their-faces-at-the-ballot-box

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Smug Liberal Knocks Guy’s Corvette, So Owner Teaches Him Lesson About Work – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/smug-liberal-knocks-guys-corvette-owner-teaches-lesson-work/

 

THE HILL
— Trump blames ‘Fake News’ for country’s anger: ‘The true Enemy of the People’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: According my critics/opponents, all news and all commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413585-trump-blames-fake-news-for-countrys-anger-the-true-enemy-of-the
— White House won’t say which news outlets are ‘enemy of the people’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to partly leaders, to major donors, to political reporters, and to operatives and dupes for the aforesaid who paint themselves as being BOTH a) religious, conservative, and/or Republican AND b) one of my enemies? The aforesaid 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413689-white-house-wont-say-which-news-outlets-are-enemy-of-the-people
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write an article about Democrat reporters who have treated me better than Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/413719-ex-gop-lawmaker-trump-endangers-the-lives-of-reporters-by-calling-media-enemy

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at voters a) that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things and b) that they should punish Trump by voting for Democrats on November 6, 2018.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/it-s-all-about-trump-now-n925756

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘There Is Still So Much Evil’: Growing Anti-Semitism Stuns American Jews – Laurie Goodstein (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is evil.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/us/anti-semitism-attacks.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— U. S. will deploy 5,200 additional troops to the Mexican border, officials say – Dan Lamothe and Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/white-house-prepares-large-troop-deployment-to-deter-migrant-caravan/2018/10/29/e13a360e-db84-11e8-b732-3c72cbf131f2_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame hate crimes on “right-wing extremism.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pittsburgh-shooting-comes-amid-rise-in-hate-crimes-growing-anxiety-about-right-wing-extremism/2018/10/28/a4f9fe3c-dade-11e8-b732-3c72cbf131f2_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump accuses media of stoking ‘great anger’ in U.S. – Mark Moore October
https://nypost.com/2018/10/29/trump-accuses-media-of-stroking-great-anger-in-us/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Military to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Southern Border Deployment numbers are increase from initial estimates of 800 troops, in anticipation of migrant caravan – Nancy A. Youssef in Washington and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-to-deploy-5-000-troops-to-southern-border-u-s-officials-say-1540820650
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for all problems.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voices-from-a-divided-america-1540822594

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Re-skilling federal workforce unlikely without union cooperation. (DIERSEN: Have you re-skilled? GAO Audits IRS and GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. After my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that to get rid of me, they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, they assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. So, to re-skill myself, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2018/10/re-skilling-federal-workforce-unlikely-without-union-cooperation/

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 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 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— JB Pritzker, Bruce Rauner face off in ABC7 Illinois governor debate – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-rauner-face-off-in-abc7-illinois-governor-debate/4404214/
— Cheerleader allegedly gave pot brownies to students for homecoming votes, police say – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/cheerleader-allegedly-gave-pot-brownies-to-students-for-homecoming-votes/4404174/

 

CBS2
— Rauner Seeks Delay On Plan To Pay Union Step Increases – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/03/rauner-seeks-delay-union-step-increases/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AG Madigan opens criminal probe into Rauner administration over Quincy deaths – Mike Riopell, Rick Pearson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ag-lisa-madigan-criminal-probe-into-rauner-administration-quincy-deaths-veterans/
— Democrats throwing in cash to boost Casten, Underwood bids for Congress – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democrats-tv-ads-casten-roskam-underwood-hultgren-congress-election-2018/
— The fight against Brett Kavanaugh puts #MeToo movement in jeopardy – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brett-kavanaugh-metoo-movement-supreme-court-nomination-se-cupp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AG Lisa Madigan investigating Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration’s response to deaths at veterans home
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-quincy-probe-20181003-story.html
— Senate GOP busts caps: Senate Republican leader Bill Brady of Bloomington gave a $100,001 loan to his campaign committee, opening the door to receiving unlimited-size contributions. Brady could transfer that money to Republican senators and candidates. His fund began July with $781,000 in cash on hand and raised another $354,500 in donations of more than $1,000 through the end of September. Brady also chairs the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee fund. Neither of the two funds has received money from Rauner, who has given to House Republican campaign efforts. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-illinois-governors-debate-rauner-pritzker-preview-20181002-story.html
— Sorry, CPS, you can’t blame Trump for your sex abuse penalty – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-betrayed-education-department-funds-20181001-story.html
— 46 million people voted in primaries this year. That’s not enough. – John Fortier
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-voting-turnout-primaries-democracy-1004-20181003-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker on hot seat over tax refund, while Rauner challenged on pollution – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181003/pritzker-on-hot-seat-over-tax-refund-while-rauner-challenged-on-pollution
— White House midterm message: Embrace Trump or start packing
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181003/news/310039888/

 

WTTW
— Rauner, Pritzker Square Off in Second Illinois Governor Debate – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/03/rauner-pritzker-square-second-illinois-governor-debate

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rep. Rodney Davis, Illinois congressmen ask for feds to investigate Pritzker – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/rep-rodney-davis-illinois-congressmen-ask-for-feds-to-investigate/article_9b5a9db7-b4c2-5b75-9d5e-00f995ec5b18.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mendoza in support of back pay, urges Rauner to stop violating court order
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/comptroller-mendoza-reaffirms-support-for-back-pay-for-state-workers

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump’s record could hurt Illinois GOP candidates.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39225684/new-poll-president-trumps-record-could-hurt-illinois-gop-candidates

 

WAND TV
— Mendoza demands Rauner to stop violating court order
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39225017/mendoza-demands-rauner-to-stop-violating-court-order

 

RUSS STEWART
— PRIZKER VS. MADIGAN IS THE REAL ELECTION CONTEST — BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY UNDERWAY
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2018/10-03-2018.html

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— EPIC: SEN. DICK DURBIN SLAMMED AT PRESSER BY CONSERVATIVE REPORTER
http://www.citizenkelly.com/epic-sen-dick-durbin-slammed-at-chicago-presser-by-conservative-reporter/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— A VOTE AGAINST KAVANAUGH IS A VOTE FOR AMBUSH TACTICS AND AGAINST DUE PROCESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/a-vote-against-kavanaugh-is-a-vote-for-ambush-tactics-and-against-due-process.html
— PRITZKER LEADS BY 22 POINTS OVER RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/pritzker-leads-by-22-points-over-rauner.html
— HOUSE GOP LEADER JIM DURKIN INTRODUCES BILL TO STOP PRITZKER-ESQUE VACANCY FRAUD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-introduces-legislation-to-stop-vacancy-fraud-.html
— MARXISTS ARE WINNING VIA AMERICA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM, U OF W PROFESSOR SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/marxist-are-winning-via-americas-education-system-u-of-w-professor-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, tax bill dragging down suburban Republicans.”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/03/simon-poll-trump-tax-bill-dragging-down-suburban-republicans/
— New Pritzker ad quotes Rauner: “Throw me out of office in four years if I don’t deliver results” (DIERSEN: What results have you delivered? While I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the organization always had a) breakfast meetings the third Saturday of every month except August and December, b) a picnic every August, and c) a Christmas party every December.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/03/new-pritzker-ad-quotes-rauner-throw-me-out-of-office-in-four-years-if-i-don%E2%80%99t-deliver-results/
— AG Madigan opens criminal probe into Rauner administration handling of Quincy crisis
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/03/ag-madigan-opens-criminal-probe-of-rauner-administration-handling-of-quincy-crisis/

 

BREITBART
— Barbra Streisand Uncovers Bombshell: ‘Donald Trump Has Never Owned a Dog’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/10/03/barbra-streisand-uncovers-bombshell-donald-trump-has-never-owned-a-dog/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Democrats Promise to Deliver Revenge for the Psychologically Disturbed
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/10/03/democrats-promise-to-deliver-revenge-for-the-psychologically-disturbed/

 

FOX NEWS
— Illinois congressmen want Pritzker under federal investigation over ‘improper’ tax breaks he received – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-congressmen-pritzker-federal-investigation-improper-tax-breaks

 

GOPUSA
– CNN, Jeff Flake Blast Trump for Questioning Ford Testimony at Rally
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56025
— Protesters assault congressman at his Capitol Hill office
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55982

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How you feel about GOP loyalty to Trump probably depends on your age – Kristen Soltis Anderson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-you-feel-about-gop-loyalty-to-trump-probably-depends-on-your-age

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Gingrich: GOP Needs a 2018 Contract With America – Adele Malpass (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want that contract to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and many other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/03/gingrich_gop_needs_a_2018_contract_with_america_138244.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s shot at Ford seems to backfire.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/409801-the-memo-trumps-shot-at-ford-seen-to-backfire
— Kavanaugh, Ford hit with attacks over credibility – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409695-kavanaugh-ford-hit-with-attacks-over-credibility

 

CNN
— Kavanaugh’s college roommate: He was lying (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents asked them, what would your college roommates say about you?)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/10/03/james-roche-anderson-cooper-kavanaugh-lied-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We’re getting ready to poll voters in Illinois’s 14th Congressional District” and ask “Can a young Democratic challenger win on health care?”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il14-1.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Senate Should Not Confirm Kavanaugh. Signed, 650+ Law Professors (and Counting)”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/03/opinion/kavanaugh-law-professors-letter.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Senate Democrats suggest past FBI background checks on Kavanaugh include evidence of inappropriate behavior – Seung Min Kim and
John Wagner (DIERSEN: Have you passed a background check? I did in 1966, 1971, and 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flake-says-trumps-mocking-of-ford-at-political-rally-was-kind-of-appalling/2018/10/03/286c3dba-c6f4-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint all men as being rapists who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dear-christine-blasey-ford-i-too-was-sexually-assaulted–and-its-seared-into-my-memory-forever/2018/10/03/2449ed3c-c68a-11e8-9b1c-a90f1daae309_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting “religious leaders” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/the-latest-church-council-calls-for-kavanaugh-withdrawal/2018/10/03/081ca3b6-c76b-11e8-9c0f-2ffaf6d422aa_story.html

 

FORBES
— Starting A New Job? Here’s How To Get Along With Your Team – Shelcy V. Joseph (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that 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 have a hard time getting along with me. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that 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 have a hard time getting along with me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelcyvjoseph/2018/09/30/starting-a-new-job-heres-how-to-get-along-with-your-team/#7056d3b913c4

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “opposition to Kavanaugh increases among voters.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/03/kavanaugh-opposition-bloomberg-orourke-politics-minute

September 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Governor Debate Gets Heated: Top 9 Moments Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker launched attacks at one another amid an already-heated campaign for governor of Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/debate-governor-of-illinois-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-493970491.html

 

ABC7
— Computer error may derail political newcomer’s state house race in DuPage County – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/computer-error-may-derail-political-newcomers-state-house-race-in-dupage-county/4305645/
— Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested recording Trump, removing him via 25th Amendment – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/sources-deputy-ag-rosenstein-suggested-recording-trump-removing-him-via-25th-amendment/4304965/

 

CBS2
— Kane County Board Chair Chris Lauzen Takes Issue With Cost Of Prosecutor Handling Van Dyke Case – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/21/jason-van-dyke-murder-trial-costs-kane-county-joseph-mcmahon-chris-lauzen/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump calls out Kavanaugh’s accuser; McConnell says GOP will ‘plow right through’ on nomination – John Wagner, Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-20180921-story.html
— Avondale priest on torching of rainbow banner: ‘Love the sinner, hate the sin — that’s as harsh as I get’ – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-church-addresses-banner-burning-20180921-story.html
— Trump, Rauner have the power to shut down a toxic Willowbrook plant. Will they use it? – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sterigenics-cancer-risks-politics-20180919-story.html
— Rauner’s ‘Chris Kennedy moment’ puts a fitting capper on a nasty debate – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-pritzker-debate-burge-mccarthy-20180921-story.html
— Is America more politically polarized than ever? Not quite – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-polarized-america-civil-war-0923-20180921-story.html
— Naperville candidate Lauren Underwood to get ice cream made in her honor by Ben and Jerry (yes, THAT Ben and Jerry) – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-underwood-ben-jerry-ice-cream-flavor-st-0923-story.html
— Serious or sarcastic? Sources say Rosenstein spoke of possible secret Trump taping – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-rod-rosenstein-trump-wire-20180921-story.html
— Elgin-area union members, Dems set up picket line to protest appearance by man who helped GOP win union dues case in Supreme Court – Janelle Walker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-union-protest-elgin-st-0923-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why Chicago-area high school students are leaving Illinois for college – Adam Thorp and Jane Recker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, if you graduate from a college in Illinois, you are presumed to be 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-high-school-graduates-leaving-illinois-chicago-suburbs-colleges-universities-outofstate-higher-education/
— First black female White House reporter gets Newseum statue – AP (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions, and that because of that, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events, and d) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/first-black-female-white-house-reporter-gets-newseum-statue/
— Supreme Court appointment requires high standards – Gene Lyons (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-christine-blasey-ford/
— As a journalist, I plead guilty to ‘reporting while black’ – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: As a journalist, I plead guilty to reporting while being a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, former union member, federal retiree, married, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/journalism-kerner-report-african-americans-john-fountain/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Deputy Gov. Munger moves to state commerce job
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/deputy-gov-munger-moves-to-state-commerce-job
— Georges v. McConchie: Senate candidates disagree on recreational pot, budgeting approach – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/senate-candidates-disagree-on-recreational-pot-budgeting-approach
— Memory’s frailty may be playing role in Kavanaugh matter – AP (DIERSEN: What were you doing when you were 17 years old? I worked as a part-time dishwasher for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with the money that I had earned and saved washing dishes. I graduated from Crete-Monee High School. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. Nevertheless, I got accepted by UIC. During the summer of 1966, I worked as a golf shoe cleaner for the Flossmoor Country Club, as a slag chipper for Thrall Car in Chicago Heights, and as a gasoline pumper for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I saved money for college expenses. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180921/news/309219993/
— Krishnamoorthi, Diganvker at odds over tax cuts Krishnamoorthi and Diganvker debate their benefits, fairness – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/krishnamoorthi-diganvker-at-odds-over-tax-cuts-
— Lesser v. Morgan: What’s driving the candidates in 58th state House race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/whats-driving-the-candidates-in-58th-state-house-race

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democratic House campaign outpaces GOP in fundraising And Chicago moguls on both sides of the political spectrum are writing big checks. – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/democratic-house-campaign-outpaces-gop-fundraising

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Who won last night’s Illinois governor debate? A look at what was said – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/who-won-last-night-s-illinois-governor-debate-a-look/article_1dc13b36-d3c3-5896-bb1b-9dfd97bb6cde.html

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner eliminates 53 boards and commissions
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39148778/rauner-eliminates-53-boards-and-commissions
— Reaction to the first debate between candidates for governor – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39149934/reaction-to-the-first-debate-between-candidates-for-governor

 

HOMER GLEN PATCH
— Will County Board Members Visit White House The delegation met with administration officials about securing resources for local projects including public health and infrastructure. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/will-county-board-visits-white-house

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Democratic candidate Val Montgomery formerly indicted for felony forgery in Texas, documents show – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511571230-democratic-candidate-formerly-indicted-for-felony-forgery-in-texas-documents-show

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Debate shows McCann could be a problem for Rauner, expert says – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/debate-shows-mccann-could-be-a-problem-for-rauner-expert/article_f206c42e-bdb2-11e8-b597-3ff5755b37b9.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES SPAR IN FIRST DEBATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/il-gubernatorial-candidates-spar-in-first-debate-.html
— MUNGER NAMED INTERIM DCEO DIRECTOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/munger-named-interim-dceo-director.html
— KAVANAUGH SUPPORTERS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/kavanaugh-supporters-hold-press-conference-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IRP v. Long: Empty threat? Or does somebody know something we don’t?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/21/empty-threat-or-does-somebody-know-something-we-dont/
— Rauner vetoes second bill to address gender wage gap (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid it female employees who had less work experience, less education, and/or fewer professional certifications and licenses higher salaries than GAO paid its male employees.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/21/rauner-vetoes-second-bill-to-address-gender-wage-gap/
— Munger moves to DCEO
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/21/munger-moves-to-dceo/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Communist GAO auditor says federal bureaucracy abuzz with socialists Agency plans to investigate employee caught in Project Veritas sting – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire, retain, and promote people like Subramanian.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/20/communist-gao-auditor-says-federal-bureaucracy-abu/

 

BREITBART
— Feminists on Kavanaugh-Ford: ‘We Don’t Need to Prove This Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ – Robert Kraychik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get their votes, Democrats give women the power to destroy any Republican who they want to.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/21/feminists-kavanaugh-ford-dont-need-prove-beyond-reasonable-doubt/
— Ivy League Study: Illegal Population is 22 Million, Double Estb. Estimate – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at all 22 million of these citizens of foreign countries that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats plan on using these 22 million citizens of foreign countries to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/21/ivy-league-study-illegal-population-is-22-million-double-estb-estimate/
— Twitter Approves Ads in Favor of Female Genital Mutilation After Blacklisting Pro-Lifers – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/21/twitter-approves-ads-in-favor-of-female-genital-mutilation-after-blacklisting-pro-lifers/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HIGH-RANKING DEMOCRATS SAY THEY BELIEVE KAVANAUGH’S ACCUSER – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more that people believe charges against you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/21/democrats-believe-kavanaugh-accuser-video/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Christine Blasey Ford’s Hidden High School Social Life
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28785

 

VALUES VOTER SUMMIT
— Values Voter Summit 2018 VIDEO ARCHIVE
http://www.valuesvotersummit.org/archive

 

TOWNHALL
— Polls: Democrats Believe Kavanaugh’s Accuser, Dismiss Keith Ellison’s — Despite Gap in Corroborating Evidence – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/09/21/home-stretch-n2521225

 

GOPUSA
— Trump calls on Kavanaugh accuser to provide police report from alleged assault
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55168

 

DAILY TORCH
— Project Veritas videos expose unaccountable federal government employees – Natalia Castro (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire, retain, and promote people like Subramanian.)
http://dailytorch.com/2018/09/project-veritas-videos-expose-unaccountable-federal-government-employees/

 

PROJECT VERITAS
— The Deep State Unmasked: Federal Employee Admits to Breaking Rules Every Day (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire, retain, and promote people like Subramanian.)
https://www.projectveritas.com/video/the-deep-state-unmasked-federal-employee-admits-to-breaking-rules-every-day/

 

POLITICO
— POLITICO Race Ratings: GOP grip on House continues to slip 7 GOP-held seats move toward Democrats. – STEVEN SHEPARD
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/21/republican-grip-on-house-slips-834666
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois-06 (from Lean Republican to Toss-Up): GOP Rep. Peter Roskam faces his toughest race since 2006. A New York Times/Siena College poll showed Roskam essentially tied with Democrat Sean Casten. But this was the jaw-dropping finding: President Trump’s approval rating is just 36 percent, with 57 percent disapproving, meaning Roskam is fighting against fierce political headwinds.)

 

THE HILL
— GAO investigating after employee featured in Project Veritas video – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire, retain, and promote people like Subramanian.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407578-gao-investigating-after-employee-featured-in-project-veritas-video

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— More than 75 women come to defense of Kavanagh
https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-75-women-come-defense-175345598.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says if Attack on Kavanaugh Accuser Was ‘as Bad as She Says,’ Charges Would Have Been Filed – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/politics/trump-kavanaugh-blasey-attack.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Debunking 5 Viral Rumors About Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s Accuser.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/us/politics/christine-blasey-ford-kavanaughs-fact-check.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Senate panel chairman threatens Kavanaugh vote on Monday if accuser does not respond by 10 p.m. – John Wagner, Seung Min Kim, and
Sean Sulliva
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-questions-credibility-of-kavanaugh-accuser-lashes-out-at-democrats/2018/09/21/dd557fc6-bd84-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— GOOGLE BRAINSTORMED WAYS TO COMBAT TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN BY LEVERAGING SEARCH RESULTS FOR PRO-IMMIGRATION CAUSES – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/google-brainstormed-search-functions-mitigate-trump-travel-ban-1132848

September 9 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pence: I’d Take Lie Detector Test Over NYT Op-Ed Pence adds that he doesn’t know the author’s identity but repeats that the individual should resign – Darlene Superville
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Pence-Lie-Detector-Test-NYT-Op-Ed-Fox-492802171.html

 

WGN RADIO
— Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady on campaigns state-wide
https://wgnradio.com/2018/09/09/illinois-senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-on-campaigns-state-wide/

 

WBBM
— Rauner, Pritzker Court Voters At Mexican Independence Day Event – JIM GUDAS (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do politicians court voters who share your demographics? What if the number of voters who share your demographics is declining?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rauner-pritzker-court-voters-mexican-independence-event

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Bruce Rauner overstates facts about states with graduated income tax.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-overstates-impact-graduated-illinois-income-tax-middle-class-fact-check/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cost of open borders – Bill Hartman, Barrington
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180901/cost-of-open-borders

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Chamber names McCombie outstanding freshman representative – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-chamber-names-mccombie-outstanding-freshman-representative/article_a7ecebd9-8a5b-5149-a802-93ed403bbff8.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinois-sensible-solution-to-opioids/article_6ca4c0f6-ce9c-5b35-a5ab-b56cf2029109.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Homeless Student Numbers Rise – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/homeless-student-numbers-rise#stream/0

 

POLITIFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner falsely claims graduated income taxes always hurt the middle class.”
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/sep/09/bruce-rauner/rauner-falsely-claims-graduated-income-taxes-alway/

 

FOX NEWS
— John Kerry condemns bids to ‘destroy’ presidents, then suggests Trump unfit for office – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/09/john-kerry-condemns-bids-to-destroy-presidents-then-suggests-trump-unfit-for-office.html
— Pirro to Obama: ‘Your Lies, Your Policies and Your Divisiveness’ Are Why Trump Is President
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/09/09/barack-obama-blasts-trump-speech-judge-jeanine-pirro-reacts

 

DAILY CALLER
— JUDGE JEANINE SAYS OBAMA, NOT TRUMP, HAS DIVIDED AMERICA – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/09/judge-jeanine-obama-divided-america/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC, NBC Tout Obama as a ‘Genuine Political Threat’ to Trump – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/09/09/abc-nbc-tout-obama-genuine-political-threat-trump

 

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter to Trump: ‘Bring Our Troops Home, Put Them on the Border’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/09/watch-ann-coulter-troops-home-border/
— Angel Moms Call Out Mitch McConnell: ‘Get Off Your Duff’ and Fund Trump’s Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/09/watch-exclusive-angel-moms-mitch-mcconnell-fund-trumps-border-wall/
— Donald Trump Celebrates Second Anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s ‘Deplorables’ Blooper – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/09/donald-trump-celebrates-second-anniversary-of-hillary-clintons-deplorables-blooper/

 

HOT AIR
— Assaults On ICE, Border Patrol Surge As Illegal Immigrants Get More Violent
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/09/assaults-ice-border-patrol-surge-illegal-immigrants-get-violent/

 

LIFE ZETTE NEWS
— Levi Strauss Teams with Billionaire Michael Bloomberg to Attack Gun Rights Company known mostly for its blue jeans will donate a million bucks toward anti-Second Amendment activities
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/09/levi-strauss-teams-with-billionaire-michael-bloomberg-to-attack-gun-rights/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Miss America Contestant Crashes and Burns With Blatant, Trump-Bashing Answer – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/miss-america-contestant-crashes-burns-blatant-trump-bashing-answer/

 

POLITICO
— RNC chair: Trump a ‘great asset’ for GOP candidates – CONNOR O’BRIEN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/09/republicans-midterms-trump-ronna-mcdaniel-813352

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Bob Woodward On Donald Trump: ‘People Better Wake Up To What’s Going On’ “Let’s hope we don’t have a crisis,” the famed reporter said in assessing how the Trump White House operates. – Hayley Miller
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bob-woodward-donald-trump_us_5b9552d2e4b0511db3e37817

 

CBS NEWS
— Pence: Woodward book shows a “complete misunderstanding of how this White House works”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-pence-face-the-nation-woodward-book-fear-shows-a-complete-misunderstanding-of-how-this-white-house-works/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says Tariffs Mean Ford Can Make New Model at Home. Ford Says It Won’t. – Neal E. Boudette
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/business/trump-china-tariffs-ford-focus-active.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “In spite of boycotts, Nike’s new Colin Kaepernick ad campaign will be a winner The more angry consumers attack the company, the more attractive they make Nike in the far bigger global market.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/09/spite-boycotts-nikes-new-colin-kaepernick-ad-campaign-will-be-winner/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— A decade after the financial crisis, many Americans are still struggling to recover – Jim Puzzanghera
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-financial-crisis-middle-class-20180909-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— GOP thinks Obama’s anti-Trump message will rally Republican base during midterm elections – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/08/barack-obama-republicans-say-trump-message-help-gop/1240277002/
— Long-term health care costs blow up couple’s retirement planning – Peter Dunn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2018/09/07/long-term-health-care-costs-blow-up-couples-retirement-plan/1081101002/
— How America lost its love for the stick shift – Nathan Bomey
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/09/05/stick-shift-manual-transmission/1131578002/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facing Long Odds on Kavanaugh, Democrats Make It All About Trump – Benjamin Bain and Ben Brody
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-09/facing-long-odds-on-kavanaugh-democrats-make-it-all-about-trump

 

NEWSWEEK
— MIKE PENCE SLAMS OBAMA: ‘VERY DISAPPOINTING’ TO SEE FORMER-PRESIDENT ‘BECOME SO POLITICAL’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/mike-pence-slams-obama-very-disappointing-see-former-president-become-so-1112784