October 12 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CONSERVATIVES prep legal challenge to HB40 – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/12/politico-illinois-playbook-conservatives-prep-legal-challenge-to-hb40-kennedy-chuy-to-talk-guns-gops-4m-retire-madigan-campaign-222752
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative House Rep. Peter Breen plans to announce today a concerted pushback to the HB40 abortion bill just signed into law — including legal action and a new legislative proposal. “We’re going to be dropping a bill on the House and Senate on prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion,” Breen, who is also the Republican House floor leader, told POLITICO. The proposed legislation is not an attempt to repeal the full HB40 abortion bill that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law, setting off a firestorm within his own party. This legislation, according to Breen, would focus on the taxpayer funding portion of the HB40 and not the trigger law. Breen described the legislation as modeled off the federal Hyde Amendment. “This bill really is a fresh start. That was always the real problem with HB40, was the taxpayer funding of abortion.” Whether the potential legislation has hope of surviving in a Democratic-dominated General Assembly is another question, however. Legal challenge — Breen, an attorney for the Thomas More Society, said there’s movement to contest HB40 in court, arguing that the effective date in the bill is in error. Instead of Jan. 1, it should be June 1st, Breen argues, since the bill wasn’t released until well past May 31. Democrats used a parliamentary move to delay sending HB40 — and other bills — to the governor for months. Breen said a lawsuit could work to put on trial that practice, which he argues goes against the spirit of the law. “That is worth filing a lawsuit. The Democrats have been playing games with this on multiple bills. Holding bills over until after May 31 is not in the constitution. That is something we are very actively pursuing,” Breen said. “At the very least what our argument would be, is it can’t be effective until June 1st.” That five months means the state wouldn’t pick up the cost of potentially thousands of publicly-funded abortions, he said. The Illinois Dept. of Public Health reports more than 39,000 abortions in Illinois in 2015.)
— BANNON-LED REBELLION  Could Bannon back an anti-Rauner candidate? – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/10/12/politico-illinois-playbook-conservatives-prep-legal-challenge-to-hb40-kennedy-chuy-to-talk-guns-gops-4m-retire-madigan-campaign-222752
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could Bannon back an anti-Rauner candidate? “Inside Bannon’s plans for a GOP civil war,” by Axios’ Mike Allen: ‘Bannon is also exploring gubernatorial and House races. As Bannon told Fox’s Sean Hannity this week: ‘Nobody’s safe. We’re coming after all of them.’ ‘Steve views this thing as a coalition,’ says a source familiar with his plans. ‘It’s a coalition of populists, constitutional conservatives and more libertarian types. But they all agree on Bannon’s core issues of trade and immigration.’ The GOP establishment is skeptical but scared … Bannon can sound delusional about his power to disrupt the party. But make no mistake: the combo of his fame with the base + access to Mercer money + true belief in America first policies = big trouble for establishment Republicans in 2018 and beyond. If Bannon were to field the slate he envisions, the Republican Party would have a civil war on its hands that makes 2010 look like a tea party.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Justice Department latest sanctuary city move on Chicago, Cook County – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/justice-department-latest-sanctuary-city-move-on-chicago-cook-county/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Alderman demands hearings on racist culture at city water department – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/alderman-demands-hearings-on-racist-culture-at-city-water-department/
— A better way to track and pay Illinois’ bills – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-better-way-to-track-and-pay-illinois-bills/
— The NFL’s power structure on full display – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-nfls-power-structure-on-full-display/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph H. McMahon sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Because McMahon said “It is a belief by men that women are inferior and that they can control them through verbal and physical abuse and too often it ends in tragedy,” anti-male individuals, anti-male organizations, anti-male companies, anti-male governments, and anti-male countries will support him.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-domestic-violence-st-1012-20171011-story.html
— Biss tries to raise money by ripping Pritzker’s latest $7 million campaign contribution – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you need lots of money to run a successful campaign for a government office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-daniel-biss-20171012-story.html
— Kneelers: Traitors, (expletives) or citizens? – Eugene Morris  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-national-anthem-black-men-20171012-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, who is more of a traitorous S.O.B.: a person who ducks military service and then stands when he hears the anthem or one who serves and takes a knee during the anthem to protest its broken promises? I ask these questions not to further divide the already divided. I hope it will make someone stop and consider how it is possible that some of us could question the symbolism of the flag or the anthem and not be thought of as traitors or S.O.B.s, but as American citizens exercising a constitutional right.)
— Yes, build the wall! – Robert Samuelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wall-daca-immigration-trump-samuelson-1012-20171011-story.html
— Women’s March organizers plan another Chicago rally for 2018 – Angie Leventis Lourgos (DIERSEN: Of course, the marchers will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-2018-story.html
— Trump now says mystery cop claimed he could fix Chicago crime ‘immediately’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-mystery-chicago-cop-solve-crime-immediately-20171011-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative/Bannon/Trump/Republican says “Steve Bannon is killing the Republican Party. Good riddance.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-steve-bannon-republican-party-trump-20171012-story.html
— Trump is said to be angered by state-local tax issue, seeks changes – Kevin Cirilli and Sahil Kapur
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-state-local-tax-changes-20171012-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump escalates threats against press, calls news coverage ‘frankly disgusting’ – David Nakamura  (DIERSEN: Ever since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they want me to be thrown in jail for spreading propaganda. My my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/trump-escalates-threats-against-press-calls-news-coverage-frankly-disgusting
— Increasingly, America sees the glass half empty – Michael Gerson  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, America is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County who ever-increasingly make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171012/gerson-increasingly-america-sees-the-glass-half-empty

 

NBC5
— Trump Calls Out Chicago’s Violence Again, City Officials Imply He’s Not Living in ‘Real World’  Speaking to Fox’s Sean Hannity Wednesday, Trump repeated his long-told story about a Chicago motorcycle cop he says he met on the campaign trail – a story police said they have “discredited”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-chicago-violence-police-shootings-crime-450582773.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner will answer to higher power – Thomas W. Shilgalis, Normal (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote abortion?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/rauner-will-answer-to-higher-power/article_e2adfe26-096b-5f98-a1f6-185e764e257e.html

 

HERALD WHIG
— OUTSTANDING: Park Board rejects video gaming at Westview Golf Course – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/article/20171012/ARTICLE/171019988#

 

HERALD NEWS
— Illinois: Debtor in denial – Editorial
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/10/10/our-view-debtor-in-denial/aw5vh5s/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration promote those who promote illegal immigration.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-11/c-u-among-25-communities-selected-immigration-strategy-award.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration promote those who promote illegal immigration.
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19253-a-%25E2%2580%259Cwelcoming-city%25E2%2580%259D-in-the-making.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Diploma change provides second chance for many – Editorial (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.)
http://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/110661/editorial-diploma-change-provides-second-chance-for-many
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While it’s admirable that about 750,000 people each year work to improve themselves by taking the GED test — and the perseverance and learning required should not be dismissed — there are conflicting studies as to whether it really helps. Many employers say they see little difference between someone with a GED and someone who dropped out of school when it comes to hiring practices. That has disproportionately affected women and minorities both nationally and in Illinois. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, 13 percent of Illinoisans over age 25 do not have a high school diploma. For Hispanics in state, the number hovers around 38 percent. It is about 15 percent for African-Americans in Illinois.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Vanity Fair: Bannon says Trump has 30% chance of completing term  Trump on 25th Amendment: ‘What’s that?’ – SOPHIE TATUM
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/vanity-fair-bannon-says-trump-has-30-chance-of-completing-term/833149469

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Land of Lincoln, New Jersey Compete For Worst Fiscal Condition – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-land-lincoln-new-jersey-compete-worst-fiscal-condition#stream/0

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2017/10/11/what-is-national-coming-out-day

 

CHICAGOIST
— Women’s March On Chicago Organizers Announce Second Rally, For January 20 – STEPHEN GOSSETT (DIERSEN: Of course, the marchers will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/10/11/there_will_be_a_second_womens_march.php#photo-1

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— McSweeney and Comptroller team up to force Rauner to be transparent about debt
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-republican-lawmaker-comptroller-team-up-to-force-rauner-to-be-transparent-about-debt/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The “Trans” Ideology Harms Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-ideology-harms-children/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— They like the governor’s money, but they don’t like him
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/12/they-like-the-governors-money-but-they-dont-like-him/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Conservatives Groups Are Going To War Against McConnell – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: What do you say to conservative leaders in Illinois who do not invite me to their events a) because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that is, because I am a member of the news media and b) because 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, etc.?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/11/conservatives-groups-are-going-to-war-against-mcconnell/
— Here’s 19 Times Eminem Talked About Beating And Raping Women – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/11/heres-19-times-eminem-talked-about-beating-and-raping-women/

 

GOPUSA
— DACA Deal Likely Dead
http://www.gopusa.com/daca-deal-likely-dead/
— Boy Scouts’ admission of girls seen as expansion of ‘war on boys’
http://www.gopusa.com/boy-scouts-admission-of-girls-seen-as-expansion-of-war-on-boys/
— Yes, they do want to take away your guns
http://www.gopusa.com/yes-they-do-want-to-take-away-your-guns/

 

BREITBART
— Illegal Aliens Escalate Amnesty Demands, Claim Racism – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/12/fwd-us-illegals-escalate-amnesty-demands-claim-racism/
— ‘Ostracized by My Community’: Gay Conservatives React to ‘National Coming Out Day’ – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/10/11/gay-conservatives-react-national-coming-day/

 

NEWSMAX
— Washington and Hollywood Share Comparable Moral Codes – Margaret Carlson
https://www.newsmax.com/MargaretCarlson/trump-weinstein-corker-hollywood/2017/10/11/id/819046/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Values Voter Summit Invites Controversial Steve Bannon – John Murdock
http://www.christianpost.com/news/values-voter-summit-invites-controversial-steve-bannon-202393/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Viguerie and Other Conservative Leaders Demand New GOP Senate Leadership  (DIERSEN: What do you say to conservative leaders in Illinois who do not invite me to their events a) because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that is, because I am a member of the news media and b) because 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, etc.?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26625-viguerie-and-other-conservative-leaders-demand-new-gop-senate-leadership

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Traditional values in, libertinism out in ’18 – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/10/12/traditional-values-in-libertinism-out-in-18

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump, Corker and the Circular Firing Squad  Why is the president mocking a senator whose help he needs to pass tax reform? – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be conservative and/or Republican but who have worked hardest against me, against other conservatives, and against other Republicans. They act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-corker-and-the-circular-firing-squad-1507763430

 

USA TODAY
— Cha-Ching! National Savings Day is Oct. 12 but learn ways to save all year – Kelly Tyko  (DIERSEN: I have more money than many who share my demographics because I have always spent less on immediate pleasures and I have always saved more of my income. But according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have more money solely a) because I was born with silver spoon in my mouth, b) because I have always been privileged, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly over paid me, e) because of my wife’s income and savings, f) because we gave up trying to have children, g) because we did not adopt, h) because we did not become foster parents, i) because I do not give lots of money to churches like they do, j) because etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/10/11/national-savings-day-oct-12-but-learn-ways-save-all-year/752525001/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Young LGBT immigrants face additional hurdles with end of DACA – Yvonne Gonzalez (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/12/young-lgbt-immigrants-face-additional-hurdles-with/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Plan to scrap state and local tax deduction hits resistance – AP
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Plan-to-scrap-state-and-local-tax-deduction-hits-12271249.php

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Gay Backers No Longer See Him as the Great Straight Hope  The president pledged to be a champion of the gay community. Few believed him. Now, even those who did express disappointment. – ASAWIN SUEBSAENG and SAM STEIN  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. They can take credit for playing major roles in ending TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster position, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-gay-backers-no-longer-see-him-as-the-great-straight-hope

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Thrift Savings Plan success stories: Share them, or bury them? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/10/tsp-success-stories-share-them-or-bury-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many readers can’t get information about fellow feds or retirees who are self-made millionaires. They like to know how it happened, how long it took and if there are any secret strategies. The answer is that of the thousands of civil servants who racked up million-dollar-plus accounts, most were longtime (28 years, on average) investors. They also invested heavily (sometimes exclusively) in the stock indexed C, S and I funds. During the Great Recession (2008) they did not get out of the stock market. They continued to buy — at what turned out to be bargain prices for shares — even though, for several years, the value of their accounts kept going down. While most appear interested in the subject, and hopeful of becoming self-made millionaires, three readers have objected. All for the same reason: If the general public hears about millionaire feds, even if they are totally self-made, it will go hard for all federal workers in general. They have a point. Up to a point. But it can also show that even modestly paid feds can accumulate a retirement nest egg by saving and investing wisely. And over a long period of time.)

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— WSJ journalist convicted in Turkey of spreading propaganda – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they want me to be thrown in jail for spreading propaganda.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/wsj-journalist-convicted-in-turkey-of-spreading-propaganda-1.491937#.Wd93-GhSyM8

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.