GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding Oktoberfest golf outing and dinner fundraiser Monday, October 1, 2018, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 150+ attendees included past and present state representatives and candidates Breen, Grant, Holan, Kinzler, and Khouri; past and present DuPage County officials and candidates Berlin, Bucholz, Cantore, Eckhoff, Elloitt, Henry, Hinds, Larsen, McGowen, Mendrick, A. Murphy, Tatro, Whelan, C. Zaruba, and Zay; Milton Township officials Falbo, Heidorn, Keller, LeVan, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, and Nathwani; judges Brennan, MacKay, and Wilson; and many others including Boltz, Carlson, Cherry, Crane, Danelgo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, A. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, Pacilli, Rash, Rutledge, Ryan, C. Smith, and Valle. Event sponsors included Berlin, Breen, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlson, Connelly, Downers Grove Township Republicans, DuPage Young Republicans, Eckhoff, Elliott, Ellis, Grant, Grogan, Henry, Hinds, Hinkle, Jorgensen, Jourdan, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Larsen, LeVan, Marquardt, Mazzochi, Mendrick, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nybo, Roskam, Walsh, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://www.gopillinois.com
ABC7
— ‘Trying to destroy a great man:’ Trump doubles down on defense of Kavanaugh
https://abc7chicago.com/trying-to-destroy-a-great-man-trump-doubles-down-on-defense-of-kavanaugh/4386898/
— Trump calls for ‘comprehensive’ but quick FBI probe of Kavanaugh – KENDALL KARSON
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-calls-for-comprehensive-but-quick-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh/4383967/
— Hillary Clinton campaigns for governor hopeful JB Pritzker – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/hillary-clinton-campaigns-for-governor-hopeful-jb-pritzker/4386913/
— Their pay, age, political leanings and more: 6 Supreme Court questions answered – MEGHAN KENEALLY
https://abc7chicago.com/their-pay-age-political-leanings-and-more-6-supreme-court-questions-answered-/4385707/
CBS2
— Watchdog Report Accuses Pritzker Of ‘Scheme To Defraud’ In Property Tax Appeal – Derrick Blakley,
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/j-b-pritzker-property-tax-appeal-gold-coast-mansion-toilets/
— Hillary Clinton Campaigns For J.B. Pritzker In Chicago – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/hillary-clinton-j-b-pritzker-campaign-event-chicago-panel-discussion/
WLS AM
— OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner: Expansion of gaming industry can help re-build state infrastructure – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/01/rauner-expansion-of-gaming-industry-can-help-re-build-state-infrastructure/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Game of thrones? Watchdog sees ‘scheme to defraud’ in Pritzker toilet tax break – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/toilet-watchdog-pritzkers-property-tax-break-scheme-defraud-blanchard/
— Illinois Attorney General Republican nominee: Erika Harold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-attorney-general-republican-candidate-erika-harold-2018-general-election/
— Illinois Secretary of State Republican nominee: Jason Helland
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jason-helland-illinois-secretary-of-state-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he’d be a ‘mess’ as a drinker – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-beer-drinker-20181001-story.html
— Hillary Clinton campaigns in Chicago for Democrat J.B. Pritzker – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-hillary-clinton-campaigning-for-pritzker-20180930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Brett Kavanaugh didn’t ‘lie’ — he just told some little white-male-privilege lies.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-kavanaugh-lies-ludington-trump-huppke-20181001-story.html
— White House gives FBI permission to expand Kavanaugh probe slightly after barrage of criticism – Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Matt Zapotosky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-fbi-kavanaugh-probe-20181001-story.html
CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner/Kavanaugh asks: Rauner vs. Kavanaugh—who’s the biggest fraud?
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/01/rauner-vs-kavanaugh-whos-the-biggest-fraud
COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Seventh Circuit Nixes Local Right-to-Work Law – LORRAINE BAILEY
https://www.courthousenews.com/seventh-circuit-nixes-local-right-to-work-law/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Flood of vetoes headed to lawmakers for November veto session – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/flood-of-vetoes-headed-to-lawmakers-for-november-veto-session/article_c3decffc-c351-11e8-900c-879b429e2c79.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER BLASTS RAUNER AS NOT PRO-ABORTION ENOUGH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/pritzker-blasts-rauner-as-not-pro-abortion-enough-.html
— CUBS OWNER PAC FUNDS PRO-KAVANAUGH AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/cubs-owner-pac-funds-pro-kavanaugh-ad.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans, Democrats condemn Rockford political graffiti
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/01/republicans-democrats-condemn-rockford-political-graffiti/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, Republicans have to dump planks in the Republican Party platform to get elected/reelected.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/01/will-the-gun-issue-help-four-suburban-republicans-hold-on-to-their-seats/
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Georgetown professor says white GOP senators ‘deserve miserable deaths’ after Kavanaugh hearing – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgetown-professor-says-white-gop-senators-deserve-miserable-deaths-after-kavanaugh-hearing
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Case Against Kavanaugh Is Collapsing – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-case-against-nominee-collapsing/
FEDERALIST
— Kavanaugh Accuser Co-Authored Study Citing Use Of Hypnosis To Retrieve Memories – Sean Davis
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/01/kavanaugh-accuser-co-authored-study-citing-use-hypnosis-retrieve-memories/
CNS NEWS
— U.S. Increasingly Moving Away from Rule of Law, Toward Mob Rule – Allen West
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/allen-west-us-increasingly-moving-away-rule-law-toward-mob-rule
DAILY CALLER
— DERSHOWITZ: KAVANAUGH ASSUMED GUILTY BECAUSE HE’S A WHITE MAN – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/01/dershowitz-kavanaugh-guilty-white-man/
BREITBART
— Prosecutor’s Senate Report Outlines 9 Reasons Why Christine Blasey Ford Not Credible – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/01/christine-blasey-ford-not-credible-prosecutor-mitchell-senate-report/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kavanaugh roommate: ‘I never saw Brett black out’ – Diana Stancy Correll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kavanaugh-roommate-i-never-saw-brett-black-out
TOWNHALL
— Discrepancy: Kavanaugh Accuser Has Said She Was Attacked in the ‘Mid-1980’s’ and in Her ‘Late Teens,’ Differing From Her Account – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/01/draft-n2524169
— Unraveled: How a Democratic Senator’s Theory About Kavanaugh’s 1982 Calendar Totally Fell Apart – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/01/dismantled-democratic-senators-theory-based-on-kavanaughs-1982-calendar-falls-apart-n2524123
GOPUSA
— Democrats treat Brett Kavanaugh worse than criminal illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55781
— New York Times apologizes for ‘insensitive’ poll asking if Christine Blasey Ford is ‘credible’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If the following were asked how credible you are, what would they say: a) the officers of your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization, b) your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, e) your Republican Congressman, f) Pence, g) Trump, h) the Republican elected officials who represent your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county, i) Sanguinetti, and j) Rauner?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55829
THE HILL
— Trump to press: ‘I consider you a part of the Democrat Party’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409285-trump-to-press-i-consider-you-a-part-of-the-democrat-party
— FBI’s Kavanaugh scope widens as GOP seeks votes – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409359-fbis-kavanaugh-scope-widens-as-gop-seeks-votes
POLITICO
— Clinton to campaign for Pritzker in Illinois – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: That will help Rauner.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/01/clinton-pritzker-campaign-illinois-854309
— Trump on Kavanaugh: ‘I was surprised at how vocal he was about the fact that he likes beer’ – CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/01/trump-kavanaugh-drinking-habits-854866
CNN
— ACLU TV ads compare Kavanaugh to Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby – Greg Krieg (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If you ran for a government office or a political office, who would ACLU compare you to? ANSWER: Someone who shares all of or virtually all of your demographics.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/01/politics/aclu-new-ad-campaign-against-brett-kavanaugh/index.html
— Yale Classmate Says Kavanaugh Has ‘Not Told The Truth’ About His Drinking
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/kavanaugh-yale-classmate-claims-nominee-not-told-the-truth-drinking/
NBC NEWS
— White House authorizes FBI to expand probe of Kavanaugh The move came after two key Republicans, Sens. Jeff Flake and Susan Collins, consulted with the White House to insure the FBI probe would be thorough. – Peter Alexander, Geoff Bennett and Ken Dilanian
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/white-house-authorizes-fbi-expand-probe-kavanaugh-n915581
CNBC
— Trump slams Senate Democrats over Kavanaugh nomination, claims he saw one unidentified senator in ‘somewhat compromising’ situations – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/01/trump-slams-senate-democrats-over-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination.html
MSNBC
— New poll on Kavanaugh tells Republicans what they don’t want to hear – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/new-poll-kavanaugh-tells-republicans-what-they-dont-want-hear
THE HILL
— Trump says he’s fine with FBI interviewing Kavanaugh’s third accuser – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409266-trump-says-hes-fine-with-fbi-interviewing-kavanaughs-third-accuser
— Democrats: FBI must investigate Swetnick’s allegation against Kavanaugh – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409293-democrats-fbi-must-investigate-swetnicks-allegation-against-kavanaugh
— Voters strongly support FBI investigation of sexual assault charges against Kavanaugh
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/409277-poll-americans-approve-of-fbi-investigation-of-sexual-assault
NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry – Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/trump-fbi-kavanaugh.html
— Trump Calls for ‘Comprehensive’ F.B.I. Inquiry of Kavanaugh Accusations but ‘Within Reason’ – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/trump-fbi-kavanaugh.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump adds to confusion over scope of FBI investigation of Kavanaugh accusations – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-adds-to-confusion-over-scope-of-fbi-investigation-of-kavanaugh-accusations/2018/10/01/1aa5e922-c561-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html
NEW YORK POST
— Trump ‘surprised’ at how much Kavanaugh likes beer – Ruth Brown
https://nypost.com/2018/10/01/trump-surprised-at-how-much-kavanaugh-likes-beer/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Wants Kavanaugh Probe to Be ‘Comprehensive’ and Done Quickly GOP’s McConnell plans vote on Supreme Court nominee by week’s end; doubts linger over FBI probe – Natalie Andrews, Kristina Peterson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-fight-in-state-of-uncertainty-1538401675
BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘Can you imagine what a mess I’d be?’: Trump ruminates on alcohol abuse while expressing surprise about Kavanaugh’s drinking revelations – Allan Smith
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-expresses-surprise-about-kavanaughs-drinking-revelations-2018-10
— The prosecutor who questioned Christine Blasey Ford in Senate hearing says her case against Kavanaugh is weak – Ellen Cranley
https://www.businessinsider.com/prosecutor-who-questioned-christine-blasey-ford-says-kavanaugh-case-weak-2018-10
— Trump makes vague threat to unnamed Democratic senator while defending Kavanaugh: ‘I’ve seen that person in very, very bad situations’ – Ellen Cranley
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-threat-democratic-senator-brett-kavanaugh-investigation-allegations-2018-10
THE WEEK
— Voters believe Christine Blasey Ford over Brett Kavanaugh, poll finds
http://theweek.com/speedreads/799287/voters-believe-christine-blasey-ford-over-brett-kavanaugh-poll-finds
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Will the Republicans Dump Kavanaugh? It all comes down to the FBI’s investigation. – ROBERT KUTTNER
http://prospect.org/article/will-republicans-dump-kavanaugh
HARVARD CRIMSON
— Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard Law School
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/10/2/kavanaugh-is-out/
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Government is underutilizing social media – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsradio.com/technology-main/2018/10/engaged-in-social-media-if-not-you-are-missing-the-boat/
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
— Kavanaugh disqualifies himself – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you say that the charges against Kavanaugh disqualify him, then you have to say that similar charges disqualify others.)
https://pittnews.com/article/135921/opinions/kavanaugh-disqualifies-himself/
