November 4 Evening Edition

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

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

HOT AIR
— New York Times Launches Histrionic Alarm Over “White Nationalism” Days Before Election – JAZZ SHAWP (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that the New York Times wants to get rid of you: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/04/ny-times-launches-histrionic-alarm-white-nationalism-days-election/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

NEW YORKER

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

 

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

 

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

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.