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February 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— State Sen. Jim Oberweis to Challenge Rep. Lauren Underwood in 2020 – Benjamin Conboy
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jim-oberweis-to-run-against-lauren-underwood-in-2020-race-506178821.html
— Body Cameras Proposed for Politicians Doing Illinois Business Rep. John Cabello said the intent of the bill he introduced is to reduce corruption
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/body-cameras-proposed-for-illinois-politicians-doing-business-506149511.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police say Smollett faked attack to ‘promote his career’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/police-empire-actor-faked-attack-to-promote-his-career-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Pritzker, don’t dismiss the Republicans too quickly – David Greising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pritzker-budget-speech-bipartisanship-rauner-greising-0222-20190221-story.html
— Judge scolds Jussie Smollett over allegations he staged racist, anti-gay attack: ‘Vile and despicable’ – Megan Crepeau, Jason Meisner and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollet-arrest-20190221-story.html
— Wisdom from Eddie Johnson: Jussie Smollett owes Chicago an apology – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-smollett-eddie-johnson-chicago-police-jussie-20190221-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Sorry, bigots, but I’m not sorry for once believing Jussie Smollett.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-jussie-smollett-apology-20190221-story.html
— Medical marijuana growers are lobbying for licenses that also would allow them to control supply of recreational pot in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-marijuana-companies-lobbying-to-limit-recreational-licenses-20190214-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett released from Cook County Jail – Sam Charles and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/jussie-smollett-arrested-in-chicago-for-allegedly-staging-hate-crime-police/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker continues to reach out to cautious GOP – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190220/schoenburg-pritzker-continues-to-reach-out-to-cautious-gop

 

GALESBURG REGISTER NEWS
— Pritzker’s pot revenue depends on unfiled legalization legislation – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190221/pritzkers-pot-revenue-depends-on-unfiled-legalization-legislation

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Here Are The Hate Groups Operating In Chicago The number of hate groups has skyrocketed in the last four years. See the groups operating in Chicago. – Amber Fisher
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/here-are-hate-groups-operating-chicago

 

DES PLAINES PATCH
— Anti-Muslim Group Puts Des Plaines On SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’ The number of active hate groups is at its highest level in two decades, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: If the groups that you are a member of do not promote Islam, sooner or later, SPLC will call them hate groups.)
https://patch.com/illinois/desplaines/anti-muslim-group-puts-des-plaines-splcs-hate-map

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Here Are The Hate Groups Operating In Naperville The number of hate groups has skyrocketed in the last four years. See the groups operating in Naperville. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: If the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, SPLC will call them hate groups.)
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/here-are-hate-groups-operating-naperville

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Skillicorn pushes for audit of Fed – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511783950-skillicorn-pushes-for-audit-of-fed

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A look at some of Pritzker’s increased spending
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/21/a-look-at-some-of-pritzkers-increased-spending/
— A quick look at Pritzker’s new revenue streams
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/21/a-quick-look-at-pritzkers-new-revenue-streams/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Criminals support a Supreme Court decision.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/21/a-big-nail-unanimously-driven-into-the-drug-wars-coffin/

 

FOX NEWS
— Citizen Kelly on Fox & Friends: Punish Smollett with prison time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrGaNL6AQB0

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border apprehensions jump 84 percent, 606,000 expected this year – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/border-apprehensions-jump-84-606-000-expected-this-year

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER BLAMES TRUMP FOR INCREASE IN BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272950/southern-poverty-law-center-blames-trump-increase-daniel-greenfield

 

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Lawmakers Want to Send Government Agents into Every Home School – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/illinois-lawmakers-try-to-send-government-agents-into-every-homeschool-home/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Left’s 2018 victory was fueled by millions of small-dollar donors—if Conservatives don’t catch up quickly, we will lose America – Richard A Viguerie (DIERSEN: What encourages you to donate? For me, it is seeing that the candidate or the organization will use the money to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and especially the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29728

 

TURNING POINT USA
— VIDEO: Conservative Student Attacked By Violent Leftist At UC Berkeley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbXrl-jVRcM&feature=youtu.be

 

GOPUSA
— The left is openly cheering for the demise of America

The left is openly cheering for the demise of America


— Mexican national transports $12.7M in meth in shipment of strawberries
http://www.gopusa.com/mexican-national-transports-12-7m-in-meth-in-shipment-of-strawberries/
— Austin boy called ‘Little Hitler’ for selling hot chocolate to raise ‘over $9,000’ for border wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65436

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Sending Our Prisoners to College Just think of it as an up-front investment, one that will pay dividends down the road. – NILA BALA AND EMILY MOONEY (DIERSEN: Good people get college degrees so that they do not have to take bad jobs. Bad people commit crime so that they do not have to take bad jobs.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/sending-prisoners-to-college-criminal-justice/?mc_cid=1f7156d40f&mc_eid=2e2743e91e

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Taxpayer-Funded Abortions on the Rise in Illinois – MICHAEL J. NEW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/taxpayer-funded-abortions-on-the-rise-in-illinois/
— Warren Backs Government Reparations for African Americans – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: How much money will Warren want you to pay in reparations? For what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more money that Warren will want you to pay in reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, if you are any of the aforesaid, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the money that Warren will want you to pay in reparations.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/warren-backs-government-reparations-for-african-americans/

 

THE HILL
— Trump reacts to Smollett charges: ‘What about MAGA’ – BRETT SAMUELS AND JUDY KURTZ
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/430953-trump-reacts-to-smollett-charges-what-about-maga

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The fiscal nightmare in Illinois shows Democrats exactly what not to do – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/21/fiscal-nightmare-illinois-shows-democrats-exactly-what-not-do/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Police Say Smollett Faked Hate Crime Because He Was Dissatisfied With His Salary ‘Empire’ actor said he was victim of a racist and homophobic attack last month – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jussie-smollett-arrested-after-charge-of-filing-false-report-of-attack-11550753504

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Are you on the government’s endangered species list? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/02/are-you-on-the-governments-endangered-species-list/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If anybody in your office has been with the government since the early 1980s take him or her to lunch. Your veteran office mate is golden and like many precious resources, their numbers are dwindling fast. In fact, if Uncle Sam kept a list of endangered workers, folks under the old Civil Service Retirement System would be at the top. Less than six of every 100 workers still on the payroll are under the generous system that was phased out in the mid 1980s, in favor of a retirement package more like those in the private sector. It is the Federal Employees Retirement System, or FERS, and it covers those hired since 1984. Although CSRS and FERS employees work alongside each other in many offices, their situations are very different. CSRS provides a much more generous retirement annuity than FERS, while the latter group of employees are eligible for both Social Security and get a government match of up to 5 percent of their total pay to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts. The TSP is a good investment for CSRS workers and a must for FERS employees because of their smaller annuities. In a Congressional Research Service study of the two retirement plans in fiscal year 2016, the average monthly federal benefit for retiring FERS workers was $1,714 versus an average of $4,755 per month for those leaving under the CSRS plan. Because of the less generous civil service benefit and less inflation protection in retirement some people believe that those under FERS work longer than their CSRS counterparts.)
— Federal government’s employer brand is in trouble – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that the federal government will waste their career and get rid of them 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 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2019/02/federal-governments-employer-brand-is-in-trouble/

February 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett attack: New evidence ‘shifted the trajectory’ of Jussie Smollett investigation, 2 brothers cooperating
https://abc7chicago.com/police-new-evidence-shifted-the-trajectory-of-jussie-smollett-investigation-2-brothers-cooperating/5141900/

 

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Case: Brothers Questioned By Police Were Paid $3,500 To Stage Attack, Which Was Rehearsed Days Before, Sources Say – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/16/sources-brothers-released-bought-rope-used-in-jussie-smollett-attack/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Jussie Smollett paid brothers to fake attack – Rafer Weigel
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/sources-jussie-smollett-paid-brothers-to-fake-attack

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CNN and MSNBC will run anti-Nazi ad that Fox News rejected – Steven Zeitchik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are Nazis who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cnn-msnbc-fox-news-anti-nazi-ad-20190216-story.html
— Naperville candidates for mayor Rocky Caylor and Steve Chirico lay out goals for city – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mayor-chirico-caylor-goals-election-st-0217-story.html
— Crete-Monee grad Billy Morgan learns difficulty of getting ballot item on term limits before voters while working for Quinn – Jerry Shnay
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0219-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190217/score-one-it-seems-for-donald-trump-x2014-despite-his-efforts-to-ruin-it
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190215/editorial-all-should-fear-precedent-set-by-political-definition-of-emergency

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Only recently did GOP lose its hold on Champaign County – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: When Democrats take over an area, a) prosperity and safety decrease and b) poverty and crime increase.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-02-17/tom-kacich-only-recently-did-gop-lose-its-hold-champaign-county.html
— Pritzker playing the budget blame game – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-02-17/jim-dey-pritzker-playing-the-budget-blame-game.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Women qualified for presidency – John Pryor, Bloomington (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at female candidates that 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.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/women-qualified-for-presidency/article_b8d8361e-2d90-5bed-8196-f62529176811.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford native Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190216/rockford-native-nauert-out-as-pick-for-un-ambassador

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— ‘The Chicago Way’ casts shadow on mayor’s race – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-the-chicago-way-casts-shadow-on-mayor-s/article_311eb91c-306f-11e9-8d98-87b28c04fbd4.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS & LINCOLN COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279597#.XGk56OhKiM8
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20190216/illinois-democrats-propose-expanded-abortion-access

 

SOUTHERN
— The southernmost region of Illinois is shrinking. But it doesn’t have to fade away. – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/the-southernmost-region-of-illinois-is-shrinking-but-it-doesn/article_ca608897-f2a3-50b8-a1c2-9f8635f53618.html
— Will ‘Opportunity Zones’ pump new private investment into Southern Illinois? Officials say it’s too soon to tell. – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/will-opportunity-zones-pump-new-private-investment-into-southern-illinois/article_0dba59fa-22ff-5b7a-82bc-b0fdcd52b9fb.html

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Why we need a border wall – Ann Coulter
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/columnists/guest-column-why-we-need-a-border-wall/article_d20a8542-8b1b-5b28-b0fb-2f2c588990de.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump builds, Beto destroys Texas Democrat’s ‘take the wall down’ admission shows extremism of the left – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/16/donald-trump-builds-beto-orourke-destroys/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden tells Europeans in Munich that America is ‘an embarrassment’ – Joel Gehrke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/biden-tells-europeans-in-munich-that-america-is-an-embarrassment

 

FOX NEWS
— Elizabeth Warren heckled at Georgia campaign stop: ‘Why did you lie?’ – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, tremendous incentives exist to lie about your race, your gender, your age, your national origin, your religion, your military status, your political affiliation, your financial condition, your health condition, and when your ancestors came to America. Ever-increasingly, America gives preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-German American, non-Protestant, veteran, Democrat, non-rich, non-healthy, and to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I might still be working for GAO if I had successfully lied to my GAO superiors that I was a minority, female, younger, non-German American, non-Protestant, veteran, Democrat, non-rich, non-healthy, and that my ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-heckled-about-native-american-ancestry-at-georgia-campaign-stop-why-did-you-lie
— Media freak out about fixing border emergency, downplay attempted coup – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-freak-out-about-fixing-border-emergency-downplay-attempted-coup

 

GOPUSA
— Beto O’Rourke: Tear down existing border walls
http://www.gopusa.com/beto-orourke-tear-down-existing-border-walls/

 

TOWNHALL
— A Real Emergency – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/02/17/a-real-emergency-n2541607
— Is This (nanny issues) Why Heather Nauert Withdrew From Consideration For U.N. Ambassador Post? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/17/heather-nauert-withdraws-from-un-ambassador-consideration-n2541617
— Mexican Authorities Relocate Caravan Riders Staying Near The U.S. Border – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/16/report-mexican-authorities-relocate-caravan-riders-staying-near-the-us-border-n2541604

 

DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO POLICE BELIEVE JUSSIE SMOLLETT PAID MEN TO STAGE ATTACK – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/16/chicago-police-jussie-smollett-attack/
— BACKGROUND CHECK DIDN’T CATCH AURORA SHOOTER’S PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/16/background-check-aurora-illinois-shooter-prior-felony/
— DONALD TRUMP JR., OTHERS SLAM JUSSIE SMOLLETT, MEDIA COVERAGE SURROUNDING ALLEGED TRUMP SUPPORTER HATE CRIME – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/17/donald-trump-jr-jussie-smollett-media-coverage/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Shooting Occurred in Gun-Free Zone – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/16/illinois-shooting-occurred-in-gun-free-zone/
— Beto: ‘Racism’ and ‘Hatred’ Define Trump Presidency – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/16/beto-racism-and-hatred-define-trump-presidency/
— Trump Base Pushes Richard Grenell for United Nations Ambassadorship – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/16/trump-base-pushes-richard-grenell-for-united-nations-ambassadorship/

 

BLAZE
— Dems call for more gun control after Aurora shooting. Then police chief reveals fact that busts the narrative. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/aurora-shooting-killer-gun-control

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Congress Sells Out Again – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/16/congress-sells-out-again/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The border emergency is about 2020, not the courts – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/the_border_emergency_is_about_2020_not_the_courts.html
— Finally, the Democrats openly acknowledge their socialism – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/finally_the_democrats_openly_acknowledge_their_socialism.html
— 2020 Democratic candidates: Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, Chávez, and Maduro – Majid Mohammadi
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/2020_democratic_candidates_ahmadinejad_khamenei_chvez_and_maduro.html
— Calls for calm in Australia as militant vegans attack dairy farmers – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/calls_for_calm_in_australia_as_militant_vegans_attack_dairy_farmers.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Three Theories on the Unsolved Jussie Smollett Mystery – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/three-theories-on-the-unsolved-jussie-smollett-mystery/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Scott Adams: ‘How Long Before We See Trump Derangement Syndrome Used as a Legal Defense?’ – P.J. Gladnick (DIERSEN: Of course, whatever I support, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose. Of course, those candidates in nonpartisan elections and in Republican primary elections who I support, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose those candidates.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2019/02/16/scott-adams-how-long-we-see-trump-derangement-syndrome-used-legal

 

HOT AIR
— Trump’s Border Battle Is Just Beginning
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/trumps-border-battle-just-beginning/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WALLS ARE IMMORAL? WALLS DON’T WORK? Joseph Farah notes incongruity of Democratic/media border claims
https://mobile.wnd.com/2019/02/walls-are-immoral-walls-dont-work/

 

LIFEZETTE
— ‘Build the Wall’ Campaign Ships Nearly 22,000 Bricks to Nancy Pelosi’s Offices ‘If you really, really love Americans (as much as President Trump does), then you will listen to the majority of us’ – Wayne Dupree
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/build-the-wall-campaign-ships-nearly-22000-bricks-to-nancy-pelosis-offices/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jussie Smollett Hires Defense Lawyer; Rope Was Purchased by His Friends – KYLE SMITH
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/jussie-smollett-hires-defense-lawyer-rope-was-purchased-by-his-friends/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— CNN, MSNBC To Air New Version Of Anti-Nazi Ad Fox News Rejected – Amy Russo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are Nazis who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-nazi-documentary-ad_n_5c682bdfe4b05c889d1fc15d

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’ Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out The crisis over sexuality in the Catholic Church goes beyond abuse. It goes to the heart of the priesthood, into a closet that is trapping thousands of men. – Elizabeth Dias
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/us/it-is-not-a-closet-it-is-a-cage-gay-catholic-priests-speak-out.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/sunday-review/ralph-northam-blackface-friends.html
— Watch Out. Tax Season Is Even More Stressful Than Usual. With millions of people filing tax returns under a new tax law and after a long government shutdown, this is a challenging year. We offer survival tips and extensive coverage – Jeff Sommer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/your-money/watch-out-tax-season-is-even-more-stressful-than-usual.html
— The Vatican’s Gay Overlords A sensational new book mines the Catholic Church’s sexual secrets. Will right-wing homophobes exploit it? – Frank Bruni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/vatican-gay-priests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Is Driving Out Precious Republican Voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/opinion/sunday/trump-youth-vote.html
— They’re Rich and They’re Mad About Taxes (Too Low!) An affluent few are raging against a tax law that puts more money — a lot more — in their pockets. Friends call them ‘traitors to their class.’ – David Gelles
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/business/rich-people-against-tax-cut.html
— No, You Can’t Ignore Email. It’s Rude. Being overwhelmed is no excuse. It’s hard to be good at your job if you’re bad at responding to people. – Adam Grant (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to ignore GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/sunday/email-etiquette.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/sunday-review/women-equal-rights-amendment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate America hate Trump. Those who hate Trump hate America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/world/europe/mike-pence-joe-biden.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/world/europe/trump-international-relations-munich.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Gov. Newsom pushes for new ties with Mexico as Trump fights to build a wall – JAZMINE ULLOA and TARYN LUNA (DIERSEN: How soon will there be enough America-haters in California for California to officially join up with Mexico and declare war on America?)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-border-policy-20190217-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally and b) encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-jusionyte-border-emergency-responders-20190217-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Focus of Jussie Smollett assault investigation has ‘shifted,’ Chicago police say – Bethonie Butler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/15/chicago-police-say-there-is-no-evidence-jussie-smolletts-assault-claims-are-hoax/
— How sexist will the media’s treatment of female candidates be? – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at female candidates that 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-sexist-will-the-medias-treatment-of-female-candidates-be-rule-out-not-at-all/2019/02/15/117158e4-2fcb-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html
— Heather Nauert nomination sunk by nanny issues – Josh Rogin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/17/heather-nauert-nomination-sunk-by-nanny-issues/
— Why Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘loser teachers’ comment was ‘a chilling moment’ for educators around the world – Valerie Strauss (DIERSEN: What percentage of the teachers in your public school district 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? The biggest indicator of that percentage is the percentage of their students 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 time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/02/16/why-donald-trump-jr-loser-teachers-comment-was-a-chilling-moment-educators-around-world/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You may recall that President Trump held a border wall rally in El Paso on Monday and that his eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., made a speech that roused the crowd. The president’s son drew cheers when he urged young conservatives to “bring it to your schools” (though he didn’t say exactly what “it” was) because “you don’t have to be indoctrinated by these loser teachers that are trying to sell you on socialism from birth.”)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Will Jussie Smollett’s supporters admit they were wrong? – EDITORIAL
https://nypost.com/2019/02/16/will-jussie-smolletts-supporters-admit-they-were-wrong/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/gop-hypocrisy-on-bigotry/article_b86bf50c-d2f0-5c8c-89d2-66fbc65f7abe.html

 

DESERT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious people 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://www.deseretnews.com/article/900056177/life-at-the-border-church-volunteers-fill-the-humanitarian-gap-to-help-migrant-asylum-seekers-in-arizona.html

 

ARIZONA DAILY STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters say “Expanded border wall will do little to decrease illegal immigration.”
https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/poll-expanded-border-wall-will-do-little-to-decrease-illegal/article_7f56dcde-6c88-5136-8069-040cbe8d2323.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘SNL’ mocked Trump’s border wall national emergency — and Trump wasn’t happy – Ellen Cranley
https://www.businessinsider.sg/snl-mocked-trump-national-emergency-alec-baldwin-wall-makes-safe-2019-2/

 

FORBES
— Jussie Smollett Says He Is “Further Victimized” By False Rumors Regarding His Assault – Adrienne Gibbs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2019/02/17/jussie-smollett-says-he-is-further-victimized-by-false-rumors-regarding-his-assault/#1bf9b3b81bcc

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Trump’s declaration of national emergency hit with first lawsuits – DAMIAN PALETTA, MIKE DEBONIS, JOHN WAGNER, AMY B WANG, MISSY RYAN |
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/trump-s-declaration-of-national-emergency-hit-with-first-lawsuits-1.569034

 

NEWSWEEK
— FOX NEWS REJECTS ADVERTISEMENT CONDEMNING FASCISM, CNN AND MSNBC TO AIR EDITED VERSION OF COMMERCIAL – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are fascists who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/cnn-msnbc-air-anti-nazi-ad-rejected-fox-news-1333922
— CONSERVATIVE HOST S.E. CUPP SLAMS REPUBLICANS FOR FORGETTING THEIR ‘PRINCIPLES’ IN SUPPORT OF TRUMP’S EMERGENCY DECLARATION – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/conservative-host-republicans-forgetting-principles-trump-national-emergency-1334026

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— FULL COVERAGE: George HW Bush funeral plans, legacy and a look back at his life
https://abc7chicago.com/society/watch-george-hw-bush-funeral-plans-life-and-legacy/4808060/
— More than 50,000 hens killed in egg farm fire in Grant Park, Illinois (DIERSEN: I am related to the Mussmans. I visited this farm with my parents and brother many times during the 1950s and 1960s. For many years, the Mussmans and the Diersens got together once a month on a Saturday evening alternating between their homes. In the early 1950s, Ralph Mussman (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-03-06-0803051510-story.html)  saved me from drowning when I fell off a pier at a lake in Wisconsin.   He  took me on my first plane ride; his daughter Sandy and I sat in the back seat of a rented Piper Cub. During the 1970s, his getting a major contract to supply McDonald’s with eggs for its new Egg McMuffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMuffin) helped him to dramatically expand his egg business. I hunted pheasants on his farm a number of times. During the 1960s, my father worked for him part-time for a while delivering eggs to homes in Park Forest.  During the 1970s, a friend of mine who worked for the Secret Service rented a small plane in northwest Indiana and we landed on the air strip on this farm and visited with Ralph. Ralph owned a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire that helped spark my interest in cars.)
https://abc7chicago.com/more-than-50000-hens-killed-in-egg-farm-fire/4829385/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at Mussman’s Back Acres at 9998 N 16000E Road in Grant Park, Ill. and the fire was raised to a fifth alarm before it was struck out, fire officials said. Chopper 7HD flew overhead as firefighters poured water onto the farm. The Grant Park Fire Department said five buildings at the plant were damaged, with two receiving heavy fire damage and the other three damaged by heavy smoke. The company said two of the two barns are a total loss. A spokesperson for the farm, Brian Birch, said the quick actions of the Grant Park Fire Department help to save at least 250,000 to 300,000 hens. No people were hurt. Michigan-based Konos purchased the farm in 2015. Mussman’s serves several Chicagoland retailers. Despite the fire, Birch says Konos will be able to fulfill all of its contracts. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firefighters from a number of south suburban departments responded, including from Orland Park, Palos and Frankfort. Mussman’s Back Acres’ website says it is a family-owned farm and they also grow their own feed. The company said there should be no supply interruption.)

 

NBC5
— Which Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging Opponents’ Petitions – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-petition-challenges-501917571.html
— Illinois Looks To Its Past, Future Amid 200th Birthday Party
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/04/illinois-looks-to-its-past-future-amid-200th-birthday-party/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP campaign committee reports ‘cyber intrusion’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-campaign-committee-reports-cyber-intrusion-
— Joe Biden says he’s the ‘most qualified person in the country to be president’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-says-he-s-the-most-qualified-person-in-the-country-to-be-president-

 

WGN TV
— Thousands of chickens killed in fire at Mussman’s Back Acres egg farm – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/04/large-fire-reported-at-mussmans-back-acres-egg-farm/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Say Cheese: Pritzker and Rauner smile and try to look like they like one another – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-photograph-bicentennial-illinois-navy-pier-veterans/
— Preckwinkle’s petition pounce: Challenges Mendoza, four other women – Mark Brown and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-mayor-race-petition-challenges-mendoza-brown-cook-chico-daley-joyce-wilson-green/
— Here’s how to pay your property taxes now (if you want) — 3 months early – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/county-county-property-tax-treasurer-2019-pay-early/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The decision to post the bills now is in response to a large number of requests from taxpayers, accountants and tax advisors, the treasurer’s office said in a press release. This is the earliest that first installment payments have been accepted by the county. Treasurer Maria Pappas said making the tax bills available this far in advance makes the process easier and more transparent and gives taxpayers more time to get questions answered — particularly about the federal tax law that went into effect earlier this year. Before that law, all local income and property taxes were deductible from income taxes. Now, there is a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local taxes. “If they want to pay now, they can, and if they want to go to an accountant to understand the new Trump law, they can,” Pappas said.)
— Biden says he’ll decide on presidential run within 2 months – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-says-hell-decide-on-2020-presidential-run-within-2-months/
— Wisconsin’s Walker defies protesters on lame-duck session – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wisconsin-legislature-republicans-weaken-democratic-governor/
— Remember this, Mr. Pritzker: We’re your boss, and public records belong to us – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-foia-open-meetings-act-jb-pritzker-public-records-access/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Republicans plan dramatic lame-duck votes to limit the powers of incoming Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-wisconsin-governor-power-vote-20181204-story.html
— Berrios sister, friend quickly land jobs with Illinois secretary of state after assessor ouster – Hal Dardick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-berrios-family-new-jobs-20181204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: t didn’t take long for former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ sister and one of his close friends to land new government jobs, though they did have to take a major pay cut. Carmen Berrios and Victoria LaCalamita started work Monday with the Illinois secretary of state. That office is led by Jesse White, who cut a campaign radio ad for Berrios, the former chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party and an unabashed defender of old-school patronage politics. The secretary of state’s office, which has around 3,700 jobs, has long been known as a patronage haven under both Democrats and Republicans. The two women will each make $37,992 a year as public service supervisors in the Vehicle Services Department, said Dave Druker, White’s spokesman. Druker said the two were hired to fill open positions after going through an application process and were “graded based on experience and training.” Carmen Berrios and LaCalamita both resigned their executive jobs in the assessor’ office last weekend, before newly elected Assessor Fritz Kaegi took over Monday. Carmen Berrios was being paid $126,000 as deputy assessor in charge of tax services and outreach, and LaCalamita was being paid $139,000 as deputy assessor of financial operations.)
— In 1943, George H.W. Bush trained at Naval Air Station Glenview and was ‘terrified the entire time’ – Alexandra Kukulka
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-george-hw-bush-naval-station-glenview-tl-1206-story.html
— Satanic Temple statue among holiday displays at Illinois Capitol – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-satanic-display-in-state-capitol-20181204-story.html
— Former Cook County commissioner Ed Moody, House Speaker Madigan ally appointed recorder of deeds – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-moody-appointed-recorder-of-deeds-20181204-story.html
— Challenges filed in treasurer’s race against signatures turned in by Ald. Ameya Pawar, Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-city-treasurer-challenges-20181204-story.html
— Bush 41 was ‘an American closer,’ says GOP rival Pat Buchanan – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-bush-buchanan-trump-20181204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who wants to abolish the Second Amendment and the GOP uses Bush to bash the NRA and the GOP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rubin-nra-bush-republican-party-20181203-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trevor seeks discovery recount in narrow House race loss to Morrison – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/trevor-seeks-discovery-recount-in-narrow-house-race-loss-to-morrison
— St. Michael Church in Wheaton to expand parking – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/st-michael-church-in-wheaton-to-expand-parking
— Special prosecutor sought in narrow sheriff’s race dispute – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181204/news/312049889/
— DuPage forest preserve plans to allocate $12 million for clubhouse – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/dupage-forest-preserve-plans-to-allocate-12-million-for-clubhouse

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker shows ‘deep gratitude’ for Rauner at Illinois bicentennial – Mike Riopell
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181204/pritzker-shows-deep-gratitude-for-rauner-at-illinois-bicentennial

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Fire damages egg production facility in rural Grant Park – Jeff Bonty
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/fire-damages-egg-production-facility-in-rural-grant-park/article_f3fe0f80-f7d2-11e8-9c79-bfa11bcd629a.html

 

WREX
— Gov. Bruce Rauner will attend funeral services for former President Bush
https://wrex.com/category/2018/12/04/gov-bruce-rauner-will-attend-funeral-services-for-former-president-bush/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Court cites free speech in striking down part of federal law over statements on illegal immigration – Bill Mears (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in the world that encourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/court-cites-free-speech-in-striking-down-part-of-federal-law-over-statements-on-illegal-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal appeals court has tossed out parts of a law that would punish those who would knowingly encourage immigrants to come to, or remain, in the U.S. illegally. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit concluded the federal law unconstitutionally bans a range of protected speech. The Justice Department prosecuted a San Jose woman who ran an immigration consulting firm, for allegedly helping arrange green cards for those working in the country illegally. The judges concluded the law’s reach was overbroad.)

 

GOPUSA
— A college president turns a chicken sandwich into an intellectual adversary
http://www.gopusa.com/a-college-president-turns-a-chicken-sandwich-into-an-intellectual-adversary/

 

HOT AIR
— Social Media Checks To Get A Gun License? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/04/social-media-checks-get-gun-license/

 

TOWNHALL
— 90,000 Illegal Aliens Have Come to America Since the Caravan Formed in October – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/04/illegal-immigrants-literally-drop-children-over-the-border-fence-n2536948
— Rep. Scalise Explains to ‘The View’ Why His Position on Gun Control Hasn’t Changed After Being Shot – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/04/rep-scalise-explains-to-the-view-why-his-position-on-gun-control-hasnt-changed-after-being-shot-n2536978
— Truly Disgusting: ‘Conservative’ WaPo Columnist Uses Bush 41’s Death to Chide Republicans And the NRA – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/04/truly-disgusting-conservative-wapo-columnist-uses-bush-41s-death-to-chide-rep-n2536917

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CARTER/CLINTON JUDGES RULE AIDING ILLEGAL ALIENS IS PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272143/carterclinton-judges-rule-aiding-illegal-aliens-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Money, Support for Migrant ‘Caravans’ Flow Through Chicago – Kevin Mooney
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/04/money-support-for-migrant-caravans-flow-through-chicago/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MIGRANTS BREAK THROUGH BORDER, SOME MAY HAVE ESCAPED CAPTURE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/report-caravan-migrants-crash-border-potentially-escape-tijuana/
— NED RYUN PREDICTS ‘VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS’ FROM ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND MASS AUTOMATION – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/ned-ryun-immigration-violence-fox-news/

 

CNS NEWS
— Federal Employee Downloaded 9,000 Pages of Porn, Infecting Network with Russian Malware – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/craig-bannister/ig-fed-employee-downloaded-9000-pages-pornography-infecting-network

 

NEWSMAX
— Frustrated Migrants Breach Border at Tijuana – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrants-mexico-tijuana-caravan/2018/12/04/id/893044/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals scarf up welfare, with new Census data confirming 63% of non-citizens helping themselves – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/illegals_scarf_up_welfare_with_new_census_confirmation_of_63_helping_themselves.html

 

BREITBART
— Conservative Leaders Demand Congress Fund Border Wall for National Security – Ken Klukowski (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative leaders” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform? Do they have a website? If so, how often do the post things on it? Do they send out emails? If so, how often, how many read them, and who reads them?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/04/conservative-leaders-demand-congress-fund-border-wall-national-security/
— Michelle Malkin: Bush Legacy ‘Impoverishes the American Worker’ and ‘Grows the Deep State’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/12/04/michelle-malkin-bush-legacy-impoverishes-american-worker-grows-deep-state/

 

FEDERALIST
— New Documentary Reveals How Border Insecurity Exacerbates Opioid Deaths – Ericka Andersen
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/04/opioid-documentary-reveals-how-border-insecurity-exacerbates-the-drug-crisis/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Wall funding debate shows DC elites fiddle while the nation burns – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29237-outsiders-vs-insiders-wall-funding-debate-shows-dc-elites-fiddle-while-nation-burns

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— House GOP runs out the clock on its majority; First Step Act stalls in the Senate – Drew White
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-weekly-watchman-house-gop-runs-out-the-clock-on-its-majority-first-step-act-stalls-in-the-senate/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Can Republicans Acknowledge Their Midterm Defeat?”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/can-republicans-acknowledge-their-midterm-defeat/

 

ROLL CALL
— Tornado Strikes Congressman’s Hometown, Grazes McDonald’s His Dad Built Rodney Davis breaks out the chain saw after rare December tornadoes – Michael Teitelbaum
https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rodney-davis-chainsaw-december-tornadoes

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of migrants from caravan breach border – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419587-dozens-of-migrants-from-caravan-breach-border
— Trump: Border wall ‘pays for itself in two months’ – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/419669-trump-claims-us-loses-250-billion-a-year-to-illegal-border-crossings
— Court rules that encouraging illegal immigration is protected by First Amendment – MEGAN KELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419656-court-rules-encouraging-undocumented-immigrants-to-enter-us-is
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419585-thousands-of-migrants-traveling-to-us-dead-or-missing-over-last

 

REUTERS
— Pentagon extends Mexico border mission until end of January
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-military/pentagon-extends-mexico-border-mission-until-end-of-january-idUSKBN1O32QY

 

CBS NEWS
— Asylum denials hit record-high in 2018 as Trump administration tightens immigration policy – KATE SMITH
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-asylum-denials-hit-record-high-in-2018-as-trump-administration-tightens-immigration-policy-as-the-caravan-arrives/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The government wants to keep its employees from talking about impeachment. It can’t do that. – Kathleen Clark
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/04/government-wants-keep-its-employees-talking-about-impeachment-it-cant-do-that/

 

USA TODAY
— Child care costs and strict hours are crippling working parents, especially the single ones – Briana Williams
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/04/child-care-costs-crippling-working-parents-especially-single-ones/2116870002/

 

FORTUNE
— Migrants Breach the U.S. Border Fence in a Bid for Asylum
http://fortune.com/2018/12/04/migrants-breach-border-fence-asylum/

 

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border – J.D. Long-García
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/12/04/immigration-denial-rates-increase-asylum-seekers-face-setback-us-border

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Fox guest: Donating to migrants in the caravan is “aiding and abetting criminals on the border” Campus Reform’s Lawrence Jones: UC Berkeley students sending money to migrants “should concern most Americans”
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/12/04/fox-guest-donating-migrants-caravan-aiding-and-abetting-criminals-border/222219

 

NIEMAN LAB
— The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout – JOHN CROWLEY
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/12/alert-alert-the-information-demands-on-the-modern-digital-journalist-are-overwhelming-and-leading-to-burnout/

November 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago mayoral election: final field could be halved after petition challenges, expert says – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-mayoral-candidates-could-be-halved-after-challenges-expert-says/4775175/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana Will Be Legal in Michigan on Dec. 6
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/marijuana-will-be-legal-in-michigan-on-dec-6-501354521.html
— Focus on House in Illinois Legislative Session’s Final Days
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Focus-on-House-in-Illinois-legislative-sessions-final-days-501325221.html

 

CBS2
— Record Number Of Latinos In Congress (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Of those who will be representing you in Congress, that is, Durbin, Duckworth, and your newly elected Congressman, too what extend do they share your demographics, most importantly, your political affiliation?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/27/record-number-of-latinos-congress/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit of Oswego says she wanted to pump a ‘broth of Legionella’ bacteria into Republican colleague Peter Breen’s water supply – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-quincy-veterans-home-override-20181127-story.html
— Chris Nybo resigns from state Senate after losing re-election; Glen Ellyn Republican appointed to complete six weeks of term – Chuck Fieldman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dhd-nybo-resigns-tl-1129-story.html
— About 22,000 still without power after record-setting November blizzard – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas and Karen Ann Cullotta
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-blizzard-power-outages-metra-20181127-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-midterm-democrats-victory-chicago-mayor-preview-1128-20181127-story.html
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an anti-Trumper who is surprisingly Trump-like – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: One could say that Casten is an anti-Trumper who is Trump-like.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-1128-20181127-story.html
— Illinois paid $275 million in late interest fees to private lenders during state budget crisis. And it owes them hundreds of millions more. – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-comptroller-susana-mendoza-third-party-financiers-20181127-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Representative Stephanie A. Kifowit, D-Aurora, tries ‘to clarify’ Legionnaire’s death wish for Republican’s relatives – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-kifowit-apologizes-legionnaires-death-republicans-relatives-quincy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After Kifowit’s remarks, state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, quickly came to Breen’s defense saying the Aurora Democrat “essentially wished a death on a Republican floor speaker.” “How dare you. How dare you concoct up some sort of story about brewing up some batch of Legionella and having him feed it to his family. How dare you take the discussion and the debate about a very serious bill that has a huge cost consequence on both sides, both for the victim and the state taxpayers. How dare you take an honest debate about an issue and then wish death on my colleague Peter Breen, his wife and his two adopted kids,” Ives said.)
— No ‘skullduggery,’ lawyers vow, after judge OKs scrutiny of Madigan’s HQ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-gonzales-lawsuit-pulaski-headquarters-inspection-skullduggery-lawyers-sham-candidates/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township trustee fills state Senate seat in wake of Nybo’s resignation – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/milton-twp-trustee-fills-state-senate-seat-in-wake-of-nybos-resignation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The first Indian-American to serve in the state Senate, Yadav “Nick” Nathwani, was sworn in Tuesday to fill the remaining term of former Republican state Sen. Chris Nybo of Elmhurst, who resigned Nov. 15. Nathwani, a 35-year-old Milton Township trustee, will represent the 24th District until Jan. 9, when Democrat Suzie Glowiak, who defeated Nybo on Nov. 6, will be sworn in. . .Nybo quietly resigned on Nov. 15 in an email to DuPage County Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski and Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady. In his email, Nybo suggested a member of his staff fill the seat. “As we discussed, I am resigning from the Illinois State Senate. I believe that my district director, Laura Fitzpatrick, could more than capably serve the remainder of my term and assist with winding down our office operations,” Nybo wrote. “I appreciate that you also share that belief, and that you have agreed to support her appointment to serve the remainder of my term.” Both Nybo and Fitzpatrick declined to comment Tuesday on Nathwani’s appointment and the apparent change in plans. “Yadav will be a great state Senator for the 24th District during the upcoming veto session,” Krajewski said in a written statement Tuesday. “As a Milton Township trustee, Yadav knows the difficult issues facing West suburban residents.”)
— DuPage County approves $433.8 million budget with some cuts, no tax hike – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/dupage-county-approves-4338-million-budget-with-some-cuts-no-tax-hike
— Residents endure power outages with camping gear, generators, help from friends – Marie Wilson and Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/residents-endure-power-outages-with-camping-gear-generators-help-from-friends
— Out on a limb with storm-damaged trees? Here are some tips – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181127/out-on-a-limb-with-storm-damaged-trees-here-are-some-tips

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Rauner – Politics over Governance from the start of his term – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/11/governor-rauner-politics-over-governance-from-the-start-of-his-term/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— House debate devolves into death wishes – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/house-debate-devolves-into-death-wishes/article_5d7f2560-d197-54c6-aab4-3c1c9e8463c6.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Hypocrisy: Outraged Networks Ignore Obama’s Tear Gas Usage Against Illegals – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2018/11/27/hypocrisy-outraged-nets-ignore-obamas-monthly-use-tear-gas

 

TOWNHALL
— Dallas Morning News: Illegals Storming The Border Make The Case For Trump’s Wall – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/11/27/dallas-morning-news-illegals-storming-the-border-make-the-case-for-trumps-wall-n2536575
— Overruled: Despite Clear Student Preferences, NJ University Bans Chick-fil-A From Campus Dining Survey – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/11/27/overruling-student-vote-nj-university-excludes-chickfila-from-campus-dining-survey-n2536571
— Laura Ingraham: Will Acosta Apologize To Trump For Being Totally Wrong About The Illegal Alien Horde? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/11/27/laure-ingraham-will-acosta-apologize-to-trump-for-being-totally-wrong-about-the-illegal-alien-horde-n2536582

 

HOT AIR
— Yes, The Democrats Are For Open Borders
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/11/yes-democrats-open-borders/

 

FOX NEWS
— The border struggle is real. And it’s a war – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-the-border-struggle-is-real-and-its-a-war
— The migrant caravan and three simple questions about what you believe – Sean Hannity
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sean-hannity-the-migrant-caravan-and-three-simple-questions-about-what-you-believe

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— House Democrats Are Going to Push for Amnesty
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/11/27/house-democrats-are-going-to-push-for-amnesty-2-2/
— Obama and Trump Tear Gassed Illegals, Yet They’re Hitting Record Numbers!
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/11/27/obama-and-trump-tear-gassed-illegals-yet-theyre-hitting-record-numbers/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Poll: 70% of Mexicans have had it with the migrant caravan – and some are getting out the ‘bats and sticks’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/poll_70_of_mexicans_have_had_it_with_the_migrant_caravan__and_some_are_getting_out_the_bats_and_sticks.html
— The Federal Deficit under ‘Divided Government’ – Jon N. Hall
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/11/the_federal_deficit_under_divided_government.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Building the Wall and Making the Democrats Pay for It The crisis at the border sets up a pitched battle between President Trump and the new Democratic House. – W. JAMES ANTLE III (DIERSEN: Of course, those who encourage illegal immigration, that is, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, should pay for the Wall.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/building-the-wall-and-making-the-democrats-pay-for-it/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Invaders and Their Allies – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/11/27/the-invaders-and-their-allies/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— 5,000 Migrants in Tijuana Waiting to Cross U.S. Border, With 20,000 on the Way – Warren Mass
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30758-5-000-migrants-in-tijuana-waiting-to-cross-u-s-border-with-20-000-on-the-way
— British Politician: Elites Want Unlimited Migration to Create Third World West – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/30762-british-politician-elites-want-unlimited-migration-to-create-third-world-west

 

BREITBART
— Facebook Contradicts Its Senate Testimony in Court: Site IS a Publisher – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/11/27/facebook-contradicts-its-senate-testimony-in-court-site-is-a-publisher/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DHS: Rate of Migrant Men Arriving at Border with Children Increased 110 Percent in Two Years – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/migrant-men-arriving-at-border-with-children-increased-110-percent-in-two-years/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ASYLUM REQUESTS ARE UP 1,700 PERCENT POST-OBAMA — AND THERE’S NO END IN SIGHT – Jen Kerns
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/27/asylum-obama/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— 3 Times Previous Presidents Closed the Southern Border – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/26/3-times-previous-presidents-closed-the-southern-border/

 

DAILY WIRE
— According To The Left, Only Primitive Tribes Have The Right To Protect Their Sovereignty – MATT WALSH
https://www.dailywire.com/news/38743/walsh-according-left-only-primitive-tribes-have-matt-walsh

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: When the media isn’t the ‘enemy of the people’ it’s boring us to death – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29192-outsiders-vs-insiders-when-media-isn%E2%80%99t-%E2%80%98enemy-people%E2%80%99-it%E2%80%99s-boring-us-death

 

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— Hong Kong and Taiwan back traditional marriage
https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hong-kong-and-taiwan-back-traditional-marriage/

 

THE HILL
— Jim Jordan: ‘We’ve got five weeks’ to get border wall funding – MEGAN KELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/418422-jim-jordan-weve-got-five-weeks-to-get-border-wall-funding
— Trump threatens to cut federal incentives for GM’s electric cars – TIMOTHY CAMA
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/418490-trump-threatens-to-cut-gms-electric-car-incentives

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Number of Illegal Immigrants in the U.S. Has Dropped.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/us/illegal-immigrants-population-study.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Promoting hatred of Trump and getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats “led Democrats to victory in once-conservative Orange County.”
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me-commentary-democrats-20181126-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Which motivates independents to get politically involved: Pocketbook issues or fear that Trump is hurting democracy?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/27/which-motivates-independents-to-get-politically-involved-pocketbook-issues-or-fear-that-trump-is-hurting-u-s-democracy/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The migrant situation near Tijuana undercuts Trump’s proposed solutions.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/27/migrant-situation-near-tijuana-undercuts-trumps-proposed-solutions/?utm_term=.c434d8ead45e

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries, and especially those who are women and children, to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.newsweek.com/i-traveled-migrant-caravan-you-have-no-idea-what-theyve-been-through-opinion-1231084

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Right-wing sources dominated migrant caravan coverage on Facebook and YouTube – NATALIE MARTINEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs DO NOT WANT ME TO INCLUDE LINKS IN GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS TO NEWS AND COMMENTARY THAT PROMOTE THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY, RIGHT TO LIFE, IMMIGRATION, SECOND AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL DRUGS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (NO RACE OR GENDER BASED PREFERENCE GIVING), AND OTHER PLANKS IN THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/11/27/study-right-wing-sources-dominated-migrant-caravan-coverage-facebook-and-youtube/222159

October 21 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Campaign workers sue J.B. Pritzker alleging racial discrimination
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/campaign-workers-sue-jb-pritzker-alleging-racial-discrimination/4502953/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Staffers File Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination J.B. Pritzker denied the claims against him – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/pritzker-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-497764061.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Campaign Staffers File Discrimination Lawsuit Less than three weeks before the November election, several current and former campaign workers have filed a federal lawsuit against Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker, calling his campaign a “cesspool of racial discrimination and harassment.”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3953923-pritzker-campaign-staffers-file-discrimination-lawsuit/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise’s visit to Naperville highlights national importance of Chicago-area race – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-roskam-scalise-event-20181017-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker campaign workers file lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; group wanted $7.5 million to settle – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-federal-lawsuit-20181017-story.html
— Special-interest cash flows into campaign coffers for Southland lawmakers — even if they’re running unopposed – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-3q-campaign-finance-reports-st-1018-story.html
— Old-school Chicago election season: A surge in requests for mail-in ballots not seen since WWII – Katie Galioto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-mail-ballot-midterm-elections-20181001-story.html

— Canada legalized marijuana, but don’t bring any home to Chicago after your next trip – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-canada-legalizes-marijuana-keep-it-there-20181017-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker campaign workers claim discrimination in federal lawsuit, demand $7.5M Lawsuit rips open racial wound for Pritzker — but he insists charges ‘not true’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-campaign-workers-lawsuit-racial-discrimination-7-5-million-bruce-rauner-illinois-2018-governor-election/
— WEDNESDAY, October 17, 2018, 4:30 p.m. – As the special guest at a campaign reception hosted in support of Representative Peter Roskam, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Representative Peter Roskam will hold a press gaggle prior to the reception. Chicago Marriot Hotel – Naperville: 1801 N Naper Boulevard, Naperville.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-illinois-political-daybook-oct-17-peter-roskam-tammy-duckworth/
— Working the Story: Mansions, toilets and tax breaks – Tim Novak and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/how-sun-times-broke-story-pritzker-mansion-toilets-property-tax-break-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Seth Lewis for Illinois Senate in the 23rd District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/seth-lewis-endorsement-illinois-senate-23rd-district-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Chris Nybo for Illinois Senate in the 24th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-senate-elections-chris-nybo-24th-district-gun-control-western-springs/
— ENDORSEMENT: Michael G. Connelly for Illinois Senate in the 21st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/michael-connelly-endorsement-illinos-senate-21st-district-democrat-2018-general-election/

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township supervisor Chris Heidorn moves to replace Glen Ellyn mosquito abatement board – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181017/township-supervisor-moves-to-replace-glen-ellyn-mosquito-abatement-board
— Endorsements: Cantore, Painter for DuPage forest preserve positions
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181017/endorsements-cantore-painter-for-dupage-forest-preserve-positions
— Helene Miller Walsh: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181017/helene-miller-walsh-candidate-profile
— ‘Horseface’: Does it matter that Trump ridicules women? – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181017/news/310179913/

 

WLS AM
— John Tilman, “Do you really want to vote for an even bigger Illinois tax burden?” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/17/john-tilman-do-you-really-want-to-vote-for-an-even-bigger-illinois-tax-burden/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— READ THE DOCUMENT: J.B. Pritzker campaign workers file lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; group wanted $7.5 million to settle –
MIKE RIOPELL and RICK PEARSON
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/read-the-document-j-b-pritzker-campaign-workers-file-lawsuit/article_b5e7aa57-8539-5814-97ae-0cbefd0325d2.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pritzker campaign sued by own staffers alleging racial discrimination – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article220156310.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Pritzker price tag: Candidate’s spending promises require doubling state income tax – Adam Schuster, Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill, Illinois Policy Institute
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511604539-pritzker-price-tag-candidate-s-spending-promises-require-doubling-state-income-tax

 

STATELINE
— Pritzker campaign sued for racial discrimination and harassment
https://www.mystateline.com/news/pritzker-campaign-sued-for-racial-discrimination-and-harassment/1531345111

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 10 Pritzker staffers file racial discrimination lawsuit
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/pritzker-staffers-file-racial-discrimination-lawsuit

 

WAND
— Claims of racial discrimination in governor candidate Pritzker campaign – Jessica Dobson
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39301422/claims-of-racial-discrimination-in-governor-candidate-pritzker-campaign

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Minority campaign staffers sue Pritzker, claiming discrimination – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/minority-campaign-staffers-sue-pritzker-claiming-discrimination/article_341e3fda-83fb-5f62-982a-fdd227af2b19.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Lawsuit filed by Pritzker campaign staffers alleges racial discrimination – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/lawsuit-filed-by-pritzker-campaign-staffers-alleges-racial-discrimination/1531111872

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Rescinds Our Endorsement of Sam McCann for Governor – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/ifa-rescinds-our-endorsement-of-sam-mccann-for-governor/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION’S STATEMENT REVERSING MCCANN ENDORSEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/illinois-family-actions-statement-reversing-mccann-endorsement.html
— IVES’ STATEMENT ON MCCANN’S MAILER AGAINST TOM MORRISON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/ives-statement-on-mccanns-mailer-against-tom-morrison.html
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION RESCINDS SAM MCCANN ENDORSEMENT OVER MAILER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/breaking-illinois-family-action-rescinds-sam-mccann-endorsement-over-mailer.html
— FISCALLY SOUND STATES: ILLINOIS IN BOTTOM FIVE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/fiscally-sound-states-illinois-in-bottom-five.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois politicians have gone to prison for dumber things – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511604607-reeder-illinois-politicians-have-gone-to-prison-for-dumber-things
— Illinois Democrats falsely attack character of suburban Republicans, ad claims – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511603252-illinois-democrats-falsely-attack-character-of-suburban-republicans-ad-claims

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Budget groups: Pritzker’s plans would cost taxpayers billions more – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/budget-groups-pritzker-s-plans-would-cost-taxpayers-billions-more/article_25dbe6e6-d18e-11e8-b26f-8fa33332b968.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP responds *** Bombshell discrimination lawsuit called “offensive” and “baseless” by Pritzker campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/bombshell-discrimination-lawsuit-called-offensive-and-baseless-by-pritzker-campaign/
— Another former Pritzker campaign worker comes forward as the spin cranks up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/another-former-pritzker-campaign-worker-comes-forward-as-the-spin-cranks-up/
— Sam McCann jumps into House races against “Raunerite” Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/sam-mccann-jumps-into-house-races-against-raunerite-republicans/
— Pritzker then and now
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/pritzker-then-and-now/

 

BLAZE
— Illinois Democratic governor candidate sued for racial discrimination by former employees – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/17/illinois-democratic-governor-candidate-sued-for-racial-discrimination-by-former-employees

 

GOPUSA
— Deep state conservatives
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56903
— Democrats force leader to resign over, ‘I stand for the flag. I kneel at the cross’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56889
— Week 6: Still thousands of empty seats in NFL stadiums
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56893

 

DAILY CALLER
— BLACK AND LATINO CAMPAIGN STAFFERS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST DEM ILLINOIS GOV CANDIDATE FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – Henry Rodgers
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/black-latino-staffers-pritzker/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat IL Gov Candidate Accused Of ‘Racial Discrimination And Harassment’ By Staffers    Staffers say they were hired to fill “quotas” and tasked with “racist” jobs. – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/37240/democrat-il-gov-candidate-accused-racial-emily-zanotti

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Boycott Hearing on Trump’s Judicial Nominees – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/10/17/democrats-boycott-hearing-on-trumps-judicial-nominees-n2529388
— Democrats Know They Can Always Count on the Media – Ben Shapiro
https://townhall.com//columnists/benshapiro/2018/10/17/democrats-know-they-can-always-count-on-the-media-n2528998

 

TPM
— Key Architect Of The GOP Tax Plan Peter Roskam Isn’t Talking About It Much On The Trail – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/peter-roskam-campaign-tax-law

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Beware Soros’s “Rented Evangelicals”
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/28949-beware-soross-rented-evangelicals

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Blue Wave of ‘Undocumented’ Voters? – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/stacey-abrams-undocumented-voters-blue-wave/
— Two Minnesota Republican Candidates Assaulted – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/two-minnesota-republican-candidates-assaulted/

 

CBS NEWS
— American workers finally see a real bump in pay – ALAIN SHERTER (DIERSEN: Have you gotten pay increases? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor. They continue to be furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. 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.cbsnews.com/news/american-workers-finally-see-real-bump-in-pay/

 

CNBC
— Trump agenda, attitude overshadow tax cuts for GOP in midterms
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/10/17/trump-agenda-attitude-overshadow-tax-cuts-for-gop-in-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Record number of families crossing U.S. border as Trump threatens new crackdown – Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/record-number-of-families-crossing-us-border-as-trump-threatens-new-crackdown/2018/10/17/fe422800-c73a-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Why do California voters prefer Democrat Gavin Newsom? It has to do with Donald Trump, new poll finds – ANDREW SHEELER
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article220164675.html

 

POLITICUS USA
— The Trump trap – Republicans duck president in key House races
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/17/special-report-the-trump-trap-republicans-duck-president-in-key-house-races-2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six-term Representative Peter Roskam has a good sense of how voters in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District feel about the president. Despite re-electing the Republican congressman in 2016, they backed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Trump by nearly 7 percentage points. The district typifies the battlegrounds where Republican candidates face anti-Trump headwinds: a fast-growing suburb west of Chicago with a median income near $100,000. Roskam has made no statements of support for Trump on his website or in posts this year to his social media accounts. He acknowledges that associating himself with the president might do more harm than good. Having Trump campaign for him in the district “obviously wouldn’t be helpful,” he said in an interview. Roskam has criticized Trump’s tariffs on imported goods and has decried the administration’s separation of immigrant children from parents. After Trump held a July press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and refused to condemn Putin for interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, Roskam called Trump’s performance “an affront to American democracy.” But Roskam notes that he also backs the president on issues important to pro-Trump voters, such as raising military spending and lowering taxes. In an August tweet, Roskam described as “absurd” a statement by his Democratic opponent comparing Trump with al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. “This district is discerning,” Roskam said, and voters want a candidate who will represent their interests independent of the president. But Roskam’s reluctance to embrace Trump isn’t enough for some of the anti-Trump Republicans he’s trying to capture. “Peter Roskam has distanced himself from Trump, but he doesn’t stand up to him,” said Bill Wentz, 73, a lifelong Republican and former federal government lawyer. Roskam hasn’t done enough to fight the president on economic policies that Wentz says undermine traditional Republican support for free markets by picking “winners and losers.” He also is uncomfortable with Trump’s failure to fully embrace U.S. intelligence agencies’ finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. Wentz’s answer: vote for Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten.)

 

GOVERNING
— Democrat in Illinois Governor’s Race Hit With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit From His Own Campaign Workers – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-illinois-campaign-workers-lawsuit-pritzker.html

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 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-sexual-misconduct-accusation-rocks-kavanaugh-nomination/4326227/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “2nd woman claims sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/report-2nd-woman-claims-sexual-misconduct-by-kavanaugh/4322399/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New Sexual Misconduct Accusation Rocks Kavanaugh Nomination The agreement and the latest accusation set the stage for a dramatic showdown as Kavanaugh and Ford each tell their side of the story.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Kavanaugh-Accuser-Christine-Blasey-Ford-Hearing-Date-Time-494076301.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-sexual-misconduct-accusation-rocks-brett-kavanaugh-s-supreme-court-nomination

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Kavanaugh nomination.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–supreme-court-kavanaugh-20180924-story.html
— How much evidence do we need to destroy someone? – Marc A. Thiessen (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are presumed to be “guilty as charged” if you are one or more of the following: Trump supporter, Christian, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-thiessen-brett-kavanaugh-christine-ford-supreme-court-nomination-20180924-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New calls for Kavanaugh to withdraw after 2nd misconduct claim by classmate.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-senate-democrats-investigating-new-claim-of-misconduct-against-kavanaugh/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TO OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KAVANAUGH: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180923/as-senate-hearing-set-for-kavanaugh-new-accuser-emerges
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180923/news/309239953/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS of CASTEN AND ROSKAM: How women’s issues divide 6th Congressional District candidates – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on a) turning women against Republicans who are male, b) turning minorities against Republicans who are White, c) turning younger people against Republicans who are older, d) turning non-Christians against Republicans who are Christian, e) turning those who were not raised in traditional families against Republicans who were raised in traditional families, f) turning those who are not married against Republicans who are married, g) turning those who have less money against Republicans who have more money, h) turning those who do not own guns against Republicans who own guns, and i) turning those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180924/how-womens-issues-divide-6th-congressional-district-candidates
— Memory’s frailty may be playing role in Kavanaugh matter – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180924/memorys-frailty-may-be-playing-role-in-kavanaugh-matter

 

TIMES
— La Salle County GOP stands by Rep. Long – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/23/la-salle-county-gop-stands-by-rep-long/a97k6an/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Kavanaugh Denies Fresh Harassment Allegations From College Classmate – KELSEY SNELL & BRETT NEELY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/kavanaugh-denies-fresh-harassment-allegations-college-classmate#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Car enthusiasts say vehicle miles traveled tax is a non-starter – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Are you a car enthusiast? I have always been one. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and theirs dupes have always been anti-cars, anti-American nameplate cars, and especially anti-Corvette.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/car-enthusiasts-say-vehicle-miles-traveled-tax-is-a-non/article_8ef51db4-bde3-11e8-96ea-ef2a800e4d84.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats poised to grill Brett Kavanaugh on drinking, partying in high school – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want to make lots money selling booze, and/or e) want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-poised-to-grill-brett-kavanaugh-on-drinking-partying-in-high-school

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kavanaugh support slips as public believes accuser – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more that people believe your accusers: Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, non-veteran, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/23/brett-kavanaugh-support-slips-public-believes-accu/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Kavanaugh denies 2nd accuser’s sexual misconduct allegation as Avenatti claims ‘evidence’ of ‘targeting’ women for gang rape – Samuel Chamberlain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/23/college-classmate-says-kavanaugh-exposed-himself-to-her-at-yale-party.html
— Grassley promises evaluation of new claims against Kavanaugh, hits Dems for withholding info – Edmund DeMarche, Samuel Chamberlain, Chad Pregram
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/24/grassley-promises-evaluation-new-claims-against-kavanaugh-hits-dems-for-withholding-info.html

 

BREITBART
— After Criticism from Republican John Cox, Jerry Brown Orders DMV Audit – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/09/24/after-criticism-from-republican-john-cox-jerry-brown-orders-dmv-audit/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Four Reasons the New Accusations Against Kavanaugh Are Weaker Than Ford’s – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/four-reasons-the-new-accusations-against-kavanaugh-are-weaker-than-fords/

 

DAILY CALLER
— A SECOND WOMAN: KAVANAUGH DECRIES LAST MINUTE SMEAR AS NEW ACCUSER EMERGES – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/23/kavanaugh-second-accuser-yale/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Fragile Role Of Memory In The Allegations Against Judge Kavanaugh – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they can manipulate/dominate any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that they want to. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2018/09/24/the-fragile-role-of-memory-in-the-allegations-against-judge-kavanaugh-n2521865
— Dear Moderate Democrats: Your Party Has Completely Abandoned You – Justin Haskins
https://townhall.com/columnists/justinhaskins/2018/09/24/dear-moderate-democrats-your-party-has-completely-abandoned-you-n2521802

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ELLIS ISLAND’S ANSWERS TO OUR IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS Chuck Norris urges us to look to the past for solutions to the present
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/ellis-islands-answers-to-our-immigration-problems/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Experts Spar Over New Estimate of 22 Million Illegal Immigrants in US – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/experts-spar-over-new-estimate-of-22-million-illegal-immigrants-in-us_2669190.html

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— New Accusation from Kavanaugh’s College Years Emerges (DIERSEN: What did you do during your “college years?” I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969 and I worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete 1966-1968 and the summer of 1969, at University Plaza dormitory in DeKalb 1969-1970, and at Lincolnshire West Apartments in DeKalb during the summer of 1970.)
https://www.weeklystandard.com/tws-staff/new-accusation-from-kavanaughs-college-years-emerges

 

THE HILL
— Trump calls Kavanaugh accusations ‘totally political’ – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/408056-trump-doubles-down-calls-kavanaugh-accusations-totally-political?userid=3526
— Pompeo on Rosenstein bombshell: Maybe you just ought to find something else to do if you can’t be on the team – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, if you wanted to be “on the team,” that is, if you wanted to keep your job or get promoted, you had to help your superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407952-pompeo-on-rosenstein-bombshell-if-you-cant-be-on-the-team-maybe-you
— Grassley: Dems ‘withheld information’ on new Kavanaugh allegation – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/408033-grassley-panel-will-attempt-to-evaluate-new-kavanaugh-allegations

 

UPI
— Feinstein calls for postponement on Kavanaugh vote after new sex allegation – Ray Downs
https://www.upi.com/Feinstein-calls-for-postponement-on-Kavanaugh-vote-after-new-sex-allegation/6011537762595/

 

REUTERS
— Democrats’ enthusiasm to blunt Trump soars for congressional election: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Chris Kahn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-enthusiasm/democrats-enthusiasm-to-blunt-trump-soars-for-congressional-election-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1M10DB

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Defense of Kavanaugh could backfire on GOP.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-defense-kavanaugh-backfire-gop/story?id=58032323

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Stands by ‘Fantastic’ Kavanaugh as He Seeks G.O.P. Votes – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: Who stands by you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those who could/should have stood by me, but did not. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I stress that my critics/opponents have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have made it very clear a) that they have viciously destroyed people who have stood by me and b) that they can and will viciously destroy anyone who stands by me. I should write a book about by critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/us/politics/trump-brett-kavanaugh-interview.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— New sexual abuse allegations roil Kavanaugh nomination – LAURA KING and SARAH D. WIRE
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-kavanaugh-ford-20180923-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he stands by his Supreme Court nominee ‘all the way’ following second accusation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/09/24/trump-says-he-stands-by-his-supreme-court-nominee-all-the-way-following-second-accusation-of-sexual-misconduct-against-kavanaugh/
— Senate Judiciary panel’s top Democrat calls for delay in Kavanaugh hearing after new allegation – Karoun Demirjian and Amy Gardner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/as-hearing-on-kavanaugh-assault-allegations-loom-senators-seem-unwilling-to-budge/2018/09/23/99f3fd3e-bf37-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican Party has laid itself bare.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/09/23/the-republican-party-has-laid-itself-bare/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Voters Want Democrats to Control Congress, New Poll Shows Support grows among women, suburbanites for change in direction from Trump ahead of midterm election – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-voters-want-democrats-to-control-congress-new-poll-shows-1537707600
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Wall Street’s Marijuana Madness: ‘It’s Like the Internet in 1997’ Tilray, a startup with just $20 million in first-half revenue, was briefly worth $20 billion during a wild ride last week – Jacquie McNish and Vipal Monga
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wall-streets-marijuana-madness-its-like-the-internet-in-1997-1537718400?mod=hp_lead_pos8&mod=djemwhatsnews
— Adviser on Kavanaugh Nomination Resigns Allegations arose of sexual harassment in a previous job in North Carolina – Siobhan Hughes and Julie Bykowicz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/adviser-on-kavanaugh-nomination-resigns-1537635215
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Used-Car Sales Boom as New Cars Get Too Pricey for Many Price gap between new and preowned cars has widened to a near decade high – Adrienne Roberts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/used-car-sales-boom-as-new-cars-get-too-pricey-for-many-1537700401
— Colleges, Buffeted by Courts and Washington, Navigate Sexual Assault Amid rising claims, schools are outsourcing investigations and hearings, experimenting with alternative forms of dispute resolution – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-buffeted-by-courts-washington-navigate-sexual-assault-1537614000

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats Have Edge Ahead of Midterms, But Republican Interest Up – Ros Krasny and Mark Niquette
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-23/democrats-have-edge-ahead-of-midterms-but-republican-interest-up

 

FORBES
— Gender #PayGap: UBER Case Study – Avivah Wittenberg-Cox (DIERSEN: Pay-for-performance is extremely subjective. GAO should study why it pays its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it pays its better qualified employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2018/09/23/gender-paygap-uber-case-study/#7f26981bb555

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Second Sexual Assault Allegation Could Change Everything.”
http://fortune.com/2018/09/24/kavanaugh-second-sexual-assault-allegation/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Term limits have been ‘a disaster’ for Missouri, say many state leaders – JASON HANCOCK (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me as its chairman, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me as one of its Government Affairs Committee members, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me as its webmaster, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me on its Steering Committee, e) that American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me as one of its board member, f) that GAO is without me as one of its employees, g) that IRS is without me as one of its employees, h) etc.)
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/influencers/article218682105.html

 

THE WEEK
— Ex-girlfriend of Kavanaugh’s friend says he’s lying about the sexual culture at Georgetown Prep
http://theweek.com/speedreads/797721/exgirlfriend-kavanaughs-friend-says-hes-lying-about-sexual-culture-georgetown-prep
— Michael Avenatti says he has a 3rd victim, several witnesses in the Brett Kavanaugh imbroglio
http://theweek.com/speedreads/797724/michael-avenatti-says-3rd-victim-several-witnesses-brett-kavanaugh-imbroglio

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/01/how-russia-helped-to-swing-the-election-for-trump

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Brett Kavanaugh Is Probably a Goner Now.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-withdraw-deborah-ramirez.html
— Michael Avenatti Implicates Kavanaugh in Pattern of Teenage Sexual Assault – Adam K. Raymond
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/avenatti-implicates-kavanaugh-in-pattern-of-sexual-assault.html

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh and “hostile sexism”: A concept that shapes our moment Sociologist David Smith on the blend of anger, bigotry and authoritarianism that defines the Trump coalition.”
https://www.salon.com/2018/09/24/donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-and-hostile-sexism-a-new-concept-that-shapes-our-moment/

September 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh emails in combative Supreme Court hearing
https://abc7chicago.com/booker-releases-confidential-kavanaugh-emails-in-combative-supreme-court–hearing/4162898/

 

NBC5
— Bruce Rauner’s Wife Diana Appears in New TV Ad – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-wife-diana-ad-492606531.html
— Chicago’s Next Mayor Will Be Leading a Deeply Divided City While Emanuel’s efforts have improved the city’s financial situation there is a feeling, particularly among the African-American community, that much of it occurred at their expense – Sara Burnett and Don Babwin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicagos-next-mayor-will-be-leading-a-deeply-divided-city-492580611.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois first lady Diana Rauner appears in campaign TV ad, in nod to the importance of the female vote – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-diana-rauner-ad-20180905-story.html
— Emanuel and Rauner: A squandered relationship that cost the city and the state – David Greising
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-rahm-rauner-war-0907-story.html
— Chaos and disloyalty in Trump’s White House – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-official-anonymous-op-ed-20180906-story.html
— Don’t burn your Nikes! Give them to charity. – Sonny Bunch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-nike-colin-kaepernick-ad-campaign-0907-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watchdog clears Lang of sex harassment — but accuser blasts probe as ‘a joke’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-state-rep-lou-lang-cleared-sex-harassment-allegations-inspector-general-maryann-loncar/
— Trump is a disaster, but the ‘resistance within’ is undemocratic – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-new-york-times-anonymous-op-ed-white-house-resistance/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Chicago biz ready for the post-Emanuel storm? With the mayor’s job soon to be vacant and the City Council turning populist, a generally positive era is ending for local business. If leaders don’t get their act together fast, the economic climate could get worse. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-biz-ready-post-emanuel-storm
— Roskam doubles down on tax cut plan The Wheaton congressman backs a move to make individual tax cuts permanent, including the controversial $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/roskam-doubles-down-tax-cut-plan

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election officials deny records request – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/dupage-election-officials-deny-records-request
— Wauconda cracking down on vaping – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/wauconda-cracking-down-on-vaping
— Meet GOP candidates for state comptroller, treasurer Sept. 13
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/meet-gop-candidates-for-state-comptroller-treasurer-sept-13
— Coffee with McConchie September 8, 10, & 15
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/coffee-with-mcconchie

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois one of 5 states that will decide the House majority – Nathan L. Gonzales
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/analysis-illinois-one-of-states-that-will-decide-the-house/article_d4debcda-eb3f-5805-b6c1-c6bca66ca0e8.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Republican? Democrat? How about neither – Scott Reeder
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-republican-democrat-how-about-neither/article_d86a3920-b11d-11e8-8e38-8f6b60618906.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Fenton gun store burglary was the latest example of a troubling nationwide trend – Jack Suntrup
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fenton-gun-store-burglary-was-the-latest-example-of-a/article_1fffcde2-024f-5423-bf83-51925adc5d9a.html

 

WREX
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren says if President Donald Trump’s cabinet thinks he is unfit for office, they should remove him.
https://wrex.com/category/2018/09/06/warren-if-cabinet-thinks-trumps-unfit-they-should-oust-him/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Casten and Roskam Release New TV Ads, New York Times Poll
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/06/casten-and-roskam-release-new-tv-ads/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftists Redefine Bullying
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-leftists-redefine-bullying/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP central committeemen term limits, approved seven years ago, have only now kicked in
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/06/gop-central-committeemen-term-limits-approved-seven-years-ago-have-only-now-kicked-in/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mollie Tibbetts’ suspected killer reportedly used alias ‘John Budd’ at work – Elizabeth Zwirz
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/05/mollie-tibbetts-suspected-killer-reportedly-used-alias-john-budd-at-work.html

 

GOPUSA
— Unisex changing rooms ‘magnets’ for 90% of attacks
http://www.gopusa.com/unisex-changing-rooms-magnets-for-90-of-attacks/

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Congress must grow to check the administrative state – James C. Capretta (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank in either absolute or relative terms. The agency is just a shell of what it once was.)
http://www.aei.org/publication/congress-must-grow-to-check-the-administrative-state/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress could begin to reassert itself by building stronger institutional support for the development of specific legislative responses to emerging issues and problems. The existing congressional support agencies — the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Medpac) — have real strengths and expertise. They provide regular, highly valuable reports to Congress, and, in the cases of GAO and Medpac, make relevant recommendations for legislation to Congress. But because these agencies are designed to provide nonpartisan support to Congress, neither party relies on them heavily to develop new policy initiatives that could serve as the basis for legislation. When Republicans and Democrats write bills to address emerging issues, they want ideas that are technically sound, of course, but they also want to champion changes that conform to their philosophical approaches to governing. Congress shouldn’t breach the political independence of the traditional support agencies; they provide objective analysis and should be above the partisan fray. Instead, Congress should look to expand support for their legislative efforts by building new pockets of institutional support that combine technical expertise in key issue areas with a policy development mission.)

 

CNS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Critics of federal pay and benefits would never seek or take a federal job because 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://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/daniel-mitchell/federal-bureaucrats-are-overpaid-shrinking-size-govt-answer

 

THE HILL
— Twitter permanently suspends Alex Jones, InfoWars – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/405446-twitter-permanently-suspends-alex-jones-infowar?userid=3526
— Agriculture lobbyists are once again standing in the way of E-Verify – DAN STEIN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/405172-agriculture-lobbyists-are-once-again-standing-in-the-way-of-e-verify
— Trump Cabinet officials rush to distance themselves from anonymous op-ed – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405352-trump-cabinet-officials-rush-to-distance-themselves-from-anonymous-op

 

POLITICO
— White House aides turn on each other in hunt for op-ed author The president headed out West for a campaign swing, leaving behind a West Wing seized by paranoia and finger-pointing. – NANCY COOK and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/06/trump-white-house-aids-leaks-809481

 

REUTERS
— Republicans could limit SALT impact in new tax legislation – David Morgan (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax/republicans-could-limit-salt-impact-in-new-tax-legislation-idUSKCN1LM2NW?il=0

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “hunger around the U.S. remains high.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-food-insecurity-still-worse-than-in-2007/

 

CNN
— The story behind the New York Times’ anonymous op-ed blasting Trump – Brian Stelter
https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/05/media/new-york-times-resistance-oped-jim-dao/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Twitter says it has permanently banned conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars site
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/09/06/twitter-says-it-has-permanently-banned-conservative-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-and-his-infowars-site/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Cox says “Statements about immigrants and the Holocaust trip up John Cox’s campaign for California governor.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-john-cox-california-governor-candidate-gaffes-20180906-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones After New Violations Twitter said the right-wing provocateur had violated its ‘abusive-behavior policy’ – Yoree Koh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-permanently-bans-alex-jones-after-new-violations-1536269663

 

BLOOMBERG
— Paul Ryan Says Vote on New Tax Cuts Still Planned, Despite SALT Hangups – Laura Davison, Kaustuv Basu, and Allyson Versprille (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-05/ryan-says-tax-cut-2-0-vote-still-planned-despite-salt-hangups

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Live-work-play? More employees opting to live closer to workplaces (DIERSEN: I walked to/from work and to/from night classes 1974-1978.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article217905145.html

 

BIRMINGHAM TIMES
— The White House War against federal workers – Dr. Julianne Malveaux
https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/09/malveaux-the-white-house-war-against-federal-workers/

 

FOX 40
— California: Voter Survey Shows Cox Closing the Gap in Gubernatorial Race Against Newsom’
https://fox40.com/2018/09/06/voter-survey-shows-cox-closing-the-gap-in-gubernatorial-race-against-newsom/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Going up: Pay, COLAs, and health insurance premiums — what are the odds? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: At a minimum, my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Trump a) to cut/kill COLAs for Civil Service Retirement System pensions and b) to cut/kill health insurance premium subsidies for federal retirees.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2018/09/going-up-pay-pensions-and-premiums-what-are-the-odds/

August 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 59 shot, eight dead in Chicago since Friday – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/59-shot-eight-dead-in-chicago-since-friday/3886976/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump reports on a Trump rally.
https://abc7chicago.com/at-trump-rallies-uneasy-mix-of-hate-friendliness-toward-media-reporters-notebook/3887830/

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address, Democrats’ Weekly Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/05/president-trump-weekly-address-democrats-address/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 25 shot in multiple-victim shootings over 2.5 hours in Chicago: ‘If they shoot you, they don’t even run’ – Hannah Leone, Morgan Greene and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180804-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dozens shot over weekend, five dead – Mitch Dudek and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/influx-of-shooting-victims-causes-headaches-at-stroger-hospital/
— Fact-check: J. B. Pritzker says our workers are nation’s most educated. Not! – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller ((DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-claim-illinois-workers-nations-most-educated-wrong-politifact-fact-check/
— 7 arrested, 119 hospitalized during first three days of Lollapalooza – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lollapalooza-arrests-hospital-heat-festival-emergency/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians demonize, denigrate, and condemn Christians.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/frederick-douglass-reminds-us-christians-supported-far-worse-than-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County state’s attorney now investigating Sauer allegations – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180805/lake-county-states-attorney-now-investigating-sauer-allegations

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner tops polls in at least one unpopularity contest – Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: What impact do the following have on Rauner’s popularity: a) his taking actions against the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) his “distancing” himself from Trump? It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors told him that his popularity would skyrocket if he took the aforesaid actions.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180805/word-on-street-rauner-tops-polls-in-at-least-one-unpopularity-contest
— Hypocrisy abounds in state employee ‘offshoring’ debate
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180805/word-on-street-hypocrisy-abounds-in-state-employee-offshoring-debate

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— The Information Monopoly of Dan Proft’s News Outlets – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/information-monopoly-news-outlets

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Abraham Lincoln was the first president to make use of electronic mass media – STEVE TARTER
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216145375.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Cuomo Threatening NRA’s Existence? He Says: ‘I’d Like To Believe It’s True.’ – MERRIT KENNEDY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/cuomo-threatening-nras-existence-he-says-id-believe-its-true#stream/0

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Ex-St. Stanislaus parish music director loses job discrimination case; ministerial exception applies – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. Political parties should discriminate against their members who fail/refuse to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. In Illinois, far too many members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) fail/refuse to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance the IRP platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks. Far worse yet, far too many IRP members are Democrat Plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who focus on getting rid of those like me who support the aforesaid planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511516455-ex-st-stanislaus-parish-music-director-loses-job-discrimination-case-ministerial-exception-applies

 

BREITBART
— ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Corrupt’: President Trump Blasts MSNBC at Ohio Rally – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/04/disgusting-and-corrupt-president-trump-blasts-msnbc-at-ohio-rally/

 

PJ MEDIA
— 3 Reasons ‘Obama Day’ Is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/3-reasons-obama-day-is-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-idea/

 

HOT AIR
— Protesting Journalists, Much Like Protesting Politicians, Is Constitutional – TAYLOR MILLARD (DIERSEN: What do you do? I should write a book about a) those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who protest what I do and b) why they protest what I so.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/04/protesting-journalists-much-like-protesting-politicians-constitutional/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT FREE SPEECH? Joseph Farah blasts Internet Cartel for stomping on First Amendment
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/do-you-really-care-about-free-speech/

 

FOX NEWS
— The insults, they never stop! Anti-Trump media just can’t help themselves – Dan Gainor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being anti-Diersen. They would love it.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/05/dan-gainor-insults-never-stop-anti-trump-media-just-can-t-help-themselves.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST CANADA
— Canadians Don’t Want To Pay For Online News, In Bad Sign For Media Not what you want to hear if you have a subscription-based business model. – Jessica Chin
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/08/03/paid-news-canada-poll_a_23495521/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am not in bankruptcy or headed for bankruptcy a) because I was born a healthy White male, b) because I have always benefited from my parents’, my grandparents’, and the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because I married someone who always had income, and f) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/bankruptcy-older-americans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For a rapidly growing share of older Americans, traditional ideas about life in retirement are being upended by a dismal reality: bankruptcy. The signs of potential trouble — vanishing pensions, soaring medical expenses, inadequate savings — have been building for years. Now, new research sheds light on the scope of the problem: The rate of people 65 and older filing for bankruptcy is three times what it was in 1991, the study found, and the same group accounts for a far greater share of all filers. Driving the surge, the study suggests, is a three-decade shift of financial risk from government and employers to individuals, who are bearing an ever greater responsibility for their own financial well-being as the social safety net shrinks. The transfer has come in the form of, among other things, longer waits for full Social Security benefits, the replacement of employer-provided pensions with 401(k) savings plans and more out-of-pocket spending on health care. Declining incomes, whether in retirement or leading up to it, compound the challenge.)

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Corvette Museum seeks to expand collection – DON SERGENT
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/corvette-museum-seeks-to-expand-collection/article_4c68c999-21d3-5349-b7e6-d5009ecbc24c.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— These are the 10 cars that drivers keep the longest after buying them brand new – Brian Pascus (DIERSEN: How long have you owned your cars? I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette for almost 47 years, my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX for almost 23 years, my 2003 Chevy Cavalier for more than 8 years, my 2005 Chevy Corvette for almost 13 years, my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max for almost 6 years, and my 2016 Ford Mustang for more than 2 years.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/cars-drivers-keep-the-longest-after-buying-them-new-2018-8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While the average car buyer gets rid of their car 7.4 years after purchasing it new, there is a wide variety of cars that owners are more likely to keep for longer,” said iSeeCars CEO Phong Ly in a press statement. “Many factors could contribute to a car’s longevity such as its function as shown by the dominance of family vehicles, or because of a fondness of a timeless classic like the Chevrolet Corvette.” The Ford Expedition earned the prize of being the car owners hold onto for the longest period of time, with an average rate of nine years. The other SUVs included in the top-10 ranking are the Toyota Sequoia, the Chevrolet Suburban, the Toyota 4Runner and the Ford Explorer. “These vehicles tend to be family haulers, which means that parents are likely to keep them for longer than average and not replace them until a large family vehicle is no longer necessary,” said Ly in his statement. The only sports car to make the list was the Chevrolet Corvette, which ranked second. The only minivan, the Honda Odyssey, came in ranked tenth.)