November 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legislature’s veto session took everyone by surprise – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rich-miller-legislatures-veto-session-took-everyone-by-surprise/
— Lessons for Gov. Bruce Rauner from Virginia race – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-lessons-virginia-laura-washington/
— Illinois Veterans Home delays may register on Richter scale – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-illinois-veterans-home-delays-construction-flaws-budget-impasse/
— When blacks speak their minds, they hear ‘stop whining’ – John Fountain (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? What does Fountain say to those who have always 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/opinion/stop-whining-blacks-hear-fountain/
— Sexual harassment — a very American problem – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you sexually harass women, you are not religious, you are not a conservative, and you are not a Republican.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-sexual-harassment-a-very-american-problem/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot promoters. If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not a conservative, and you are not a Republican. If anything, you are a Libertarian.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/marijuana-legalizing-benefits-kadner/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate tax plan sprinkles SALT in Illinois taxpayers’ wounds – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Please contact Congressman Roskam ASAP and urge him to oppose cutting any itemized deductions. About 50 percent of the taxpayers in Roskam’s 6th Congressional District deduct state and local taxes (SALT). Are you and your spouse among them? My wife and I are. If you are, how much were your itemized deductions last year? For the Diersens, they were $30,890 — $13,859 medical and dental expenses, $14,303 SALT ($12,835 real estate tax and $1,468 income tax), and $2,728 501(c)(3) contributions. Last year, my 87-year-old aunt’s medical deductions were $74,050. One should expect that every year, the higher that your real estate taxes and medical expenses will be. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) old people like me and b) those like my wife and I who itemize our deductions?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-tax-overhaul-salt-property-fairness-1112-20171110-story.html
— GOP tax plan could cut billions in charitable donations – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: How much in 501(c)(3) contributions did you make last year? My wife and I made $2,728 in 501(c)(3) contributions last year. How old are you? I am 69. Do you itemize your deductions? If so, how much were your itemized deductions last year? For the Diersens, they were $30,890 — $13,859 medical and dental expenses, $14,303 real estate and state income taxes, and $2,728 charitable contributions. Last year, my 87-year-old aunt’s medical deductions were $74,050. One should expect that every year that you are older, the higher that your real estate taxes and medical expenses will be. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) old people like me and b) those like my wife and I who itemize our deductions?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-tax-plan-standard-deduction-charities-20171109-story.html
— What Madigan and Cullerton didn’t do to grow Illinois jobs – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-cullerton-illinois-jobs-20171110-story.html
— SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 FLASHBACK: Why we let our baby’s death come naturally – Jeanne Ives
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-abortion-20-weeks-medical-perspec-0930-20150929-story.htm
— Rauner suffers more veto losses than usual after fellow Republicans vote for more overrides – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-veto-scorecard-20171110-story.html
— Defiant Moore denies sexual misconduct, does not rule out that he may have dated teens as adult – Michael Scherer and David Weigel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-roy-moore-alabama-senate-race-20171110-story.html
— Don’t underestimate the anti-Trump revenge vote – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-virginia-northam-danica-roem-gillespie-1113-20171110-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Tax cut’ may very well be costly for homeowners – Ken Harney (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20171110/tax-cut-may-very-well-be-costly-for-homeowners
— Metra OKs service cuts, fare hikes of up to 12.6 percent – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171110/metra-oks-service-cuts-fare-hikes-of-up-to-126-percent
— State lawmakers, inflatable rats call attention to Schaumburg union protest – Dann Gire
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171110/state-lawmakers-inflatable-rats-call-attention-to-schaumburg-union-protest

CBS2
— Emanuel Blames Rauner For Stalled Veterans Home In Chicago – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses the Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/10/stalled-veterans-home/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Alabama Republican Roy Moore denies sexual misconduct accusations -AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/roy-moores-sexual-misconduct-accusations-transform-alabama-senate-race

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 10th Congressional District: Illinois Republicans think this is their best shot in 2018 – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171110/ISSUE05/171119990/illinois-republicans-think-this-is-their-best-shot-in-2018
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers know that pot destroys everything that is good, so therefore, pot pushers want to destroy everything that is good.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171110/ISSUE07/171119981/its-high-time-to-legalize-marijuana

WTTW
— The Week in Review: Lawmakers Get Serious About Sexual Harassment – Nick Blumberg (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Democrat and RINO politicians got serious about getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/11/10/week-review-lawmakers-get-serious-about-sexual-harassment

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Gov. Rauner downplays legislative veto defeats (DIERSEN: Do you downplay your defeats? I do not. 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.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171110/gov-rauner-downplays-legislative-veto-defeats
— Middle class is disappearing at WIU, too
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171110/spotlight-middle-class-is-disappearing-at-wiu-too

TRI STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want an even greater voice? ANSWER: Those 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://tspr.org/post/women-illinois-senate-form-caucus-greater-voice

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Rauner breaks promise, fails against on debt transparency act
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rauner-breaks-promise-fails-against-on-debt-transparency-act

MCHENRY COUNTY TIMES & NORTH COOK NEWS & LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE & DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those WHO DO NOT ITEMIZE praise GOP tax reform
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511266845-mchenry-county-taxpayers-praise-gop-tax-reform
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511266841-north-cook-county-taxpayers-praise-gop-tax-reform
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511266846-lake-county-taxpayers-praise-gop-tax-reform
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511266844-dupage-county-taxpayers-praise-gop-tax-reform

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Adding Ives to the political pot described as best thing for voters – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511265612-adding-ives-to-the-political-pot-described-as-best-thing-for-voters

METRO EAST SUN
— Common sense, conservative ideas stressed in race for McCarter’s Senate seat – Allison Shirk
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511265647-common-sense-conservative-ideas-stressed-in-race-for-mccarter-s-senate-seat

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ‘This is Not Your Father’s Culture War’ – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/not-fathers-culture-war/

DAILY CALLER
— Roy Moore Cut Off From National Senate Funds – Thomas Phippen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/10/roy-moore-cut-off-from-national-senate-funds/
— Alabama State Congressman: Moore Accusers Should Be Prosecuted – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/10/alabama-state-congressman-moore-accusers-should-be-prosecuted/

GOPUSA
— Professor: Texas church murders rooted in ‘powerfully dangerous’ male ‘whiteness’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of White males.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=33142
— 11 cities (INCLUDING CHICAGO) to provide attorneys for illegal aliens facing deportation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=33224

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Tar Conservatives With Fall of ‘Hard-Line,’ ‘Far-Right’ ‘Christian’ Moore – Scott Whitlock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2017/11/10/nets-tar-conservatives-fall-hard-line-far-right-christian-moore

FOX NEWS
— Roy Moore Responds: ‘Obama-Clinton Machine, Forces of Evil’ Trying to Silence ‘Christian Conservatives Like Me’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/11/09/roy-moore-responds-twitter-sexual-misconduct-accusations-1979-senate-race

BREITBART
— Judge Roy Moore on Hannity Radio: ‘These Allegations are Completely False and Misleading’ – MATTHEW BOYLE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/10/judge-roy-moore-on-hannity-radio-these-allegations-are-completely-false-and-misleading/
— Paul Ryan Rebukes 14 GOP Reps Who Urge No-Strings Amnesty Giveaway – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/10/15-republican-reps-want-daca-amnesty-nothing/
— Steve Bannon: ‘Bezos-Amazon-Washington Post’ Is ‘Purely Part of the Apparatus of the Democratic Party’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/10/steve-bannon-bezos-amazon-washington-post-roy-moore/
— Rep Peter King: Moore Must ‘Prove His Innocence’ or ‘Step Down’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/10/rep-peter-king-moore-must-prove-innocence-step/
— Massive ESPN Subscriber Losses Continue to Drag Disney Profits Down – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be an ESPN subscriber is 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/11/10/massive-espn-suscriber-losses-continue-drag-disney-profits-down/
— Amnesty Advocates ‘Storm’ Capitol Hill Offices for No-Strings Amnesty – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/10/illegal-aliens-stage-march-capitol-hill-building/
— Support for DACA Amnesty Falls While Mandatory E-Verify Remains Trump’s Most Popular Immigration Principle – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/10/support-daca-amnesty-falls-mandatory-e-verify-remains-trumps-popular-immigration-principle/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Progressives have long disdained Christians, but now they’re declaring open war – Jonathon van Maren
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/progressives-have-long-disdained-christians-but-now-theyre-declaring-open-w

LIFEZETTE
— Democrats Giddy About 2018 Election Chances Sen. Chuck Schumer says Tuesday’s losses ‘smell’ like 2005, the year before his party retook the House and Senate – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-smell-wave-election-coming/

CONSTITUTION
— Why Hatred Of White People Is Here To Stay – Ilana Mercer
https://constitution.com/hatred-white-people-stay/
— Leftist Media Smears Judge Roy Moore, but he Denies Everything – Onan Coca (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://constitution.com/leftist-media-smears-judge-roy-moore-denies-everything/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— TVA boosts pay of nation’s highest-paid federal employee – AP
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/10/tva-boosts-pay-of-nations-highest-paid-federal-emp/

THE HILL
— Moore defends himself as pressure mounts – BEN KAMISAR AND JOSH DELK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/359848-roy-moore-these-allegations-are-completely-false
— Two GOP senators withdraw Roy Moore endorsements after sexual misconduct allegations – BRANDON CARTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359873-two-gop-senators-un-endorse-roy-moore-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations

POLITICO
— Senate Republicans ditch fundraising pact with Moore It’s the most direct evidence yet that they’re distancing themselves from besieged Alabama Senate candidate. – ALEX ISENSTADT and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/10/nrsc-drops-out-of-fundraising-agreement-with-moore-244783

NEWSWEEK
— ROY MOORE SEX ABUSE SCANDAL: GOP ACCUSED OF HYPOCRISY FOR DEFENDING REPUBLICAN SENATE CONTENDER – GRAHAM LANKTREE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the following groups, if you are accused of something, you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsweek.com/gop-hypocrites-defending-roy-moore-sex-abuse-scandal-707704

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Graduation may not equal success in veterans transition program, lawmakers say – David Thornton
https://federalnewsradio.com/hearings-oversight/2017/11/graduation-may-not-equal-success-in-veterans-transition-program-lawmakers-say/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.