October 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Citizens of Honduras, that is, the country of Honduras, gather to invade America.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/spontaneous-caravan-of-migrants-winds-way-through-honduras/4478172/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/13/chicago-womens-march-urgency/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Across Chicago area, a surge in new voters on rolls as ‘intense’ midterm approaches – Katie Galioto (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at “new voters” that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-midterm-elections-voter-registrations-20181010-story.html
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Canada set to become largest country with legal pot sales – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–canada-marijuana-legalization-20181010-story.html
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot legalization advocates seek foothold in Midwest states – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-recreational-marijuana-legalization-midwest-20181009-story.html
— Mendoza supporters gathering petition signatures for a mayoral bid – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayor-petitions-20181013-story.html
— Our definition of ‘elderly’ changes as we age – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. The federal government is the biggest age discriminator in America. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government wastes your career and gets rid of you if you 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. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotions. The aforesaid is called “up or out.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-elderly-mary-schmich-20181011-story.html
— Illinois Democrats pouring money into Elgin-area state Senate, House races – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-local-races-democrat-funding-st-1014-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump on rally blitz as he tries to defy polls and save his Republican majority in Congress.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rally-midterm-elections-20181014-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Forget the ideological trinkets, Dems, and focus on the economy – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/elizabeth-warren-corey-booker-bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-election/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner skeptical about value of ACA-funded Medicaid expansion to Illinois taxpayers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181013/rauner-skeptical-about-value-of-aca-funded-medicaid-expansion-to-illinois-taxpayers

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois voters should re-elect LaHood for U.S. House – Editorial
https://www.whig.com/20181014/illinois-voters-should-re-elect-lahood-for-us-house#//

 

SOUTHERN
— Citizens count on the Illinois Freedom of Information Act but keep getting shut out The office of the public access counselor was supposed to enforce open government laws. Nearly a decade later, it’s backlogged and frequently ignored. – MICK DUMKE
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/citizens-count-on-the-illinois-freedom-of-information-act-but/article_e4f5d410-d82d-504f-b82e-1b1ce33859e7.html

 

WGEM
— Republican Candidate for Illinois Comptroller Darlene Senger visits Quincy
https://wgem.com/2018/10/12/republican-candidate-for-illinois-comptroller-visits-quincy/

 

GOPUSA
— The #MeToo Mob and Our Judicial System
http://www.gopusa.com/the-metoo-mob-and-our-judicial-system/

 

TOWNHALL
— The GOP Needs An Infusion of Kanye’s Dragon Energy – Gavin Wax
https://townhall.com/columnists/gavinwax/2018/10/14/the-gop-needs-an-infusion-of-kanyes-dragon-energy-n2528222

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Page One Prods Dems to Abandon Current ‘High Road,’ Get Dirty Like GOP – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/10/13/ha-ny-times-front-page-prods-dems-abandon-current-high-road-get

 

HOT AIR
— The Democrats’ Latino Dilemma
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/10/democrats-latino-dilemma/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— The Root of Bitterness Endangers America – Wallace Henley
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/the-root-of-bitterness-endangers-america-wallace-henley.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Blacks Like Trump? Don’t Blame Kanye – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/blacks_like_trump_dont_blame_kanye.html
— New York Times reportedly roiled by ‘staff rebellion’ – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/new_york_times_reportedly_roiled_by_staff_rebellion.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Anti-Corporate Personhood Campaign Backed by Leftists – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/30325-anti-corporate-personhood-campaign-backed-by-leftists

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Ky. faculty, students try and fail to shut down Trump rally – Zachary Petrizzo
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11409

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Without Rauner money, GOP faces tough legislative races – John O’Connor
https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article220011845.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-10-14/without-rauner-money-gop-faces-tough-legislative-races

 

REUTERS
— Trump says family separations deter illegal immigration – David Shepardson (DIERSEN: Democrats oppose anything that deters illegal immigration.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-says-family-separations-deter-illegal-immigration-idUSKCN1MO00C

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Suburban Women Turn to Democrats, Many Suburban Men Stand With Trump – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on making women hate Republicans, and especially hate Republicans who are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/politics/trump-suburban-men-ohio.html
— Now for Rent: Email Addresses and Phone Numbers for Millions of Trump Supporters – Kenneth P. Vogel and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/politics/trump-political-data.html
— The Different Ends of NeverTrump Are Trump’s conservative critics really conservatives anymore? – Ross Douthat (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who falsely claim to be religious to give them standing to criticize religious people, b) about those who falsely claim to be conservative to give them standing to criticize conservatives, and c) about those who falsely claim to be Republican to give them standing to criticize Republicans. They include voters, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/opinion/sunday/the-different-ends-of-nevertrump.html
— The New American Dream Home Is One You Never Have to Leave Forget the game room and formal dining. You need space for aging parents and Airbnb guests. – Candace Jackson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/opinion/sunday/real-estate-housing-market-dream-home.html
— The Pope Ignores the Damage as Another Prelate Falls Others were more complicit in covering up priestly abuse, but Cardinal Donald Wuerl still committed serious mistakes. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/12/opinion/pope-francis-donald-wuerl-abuse.html
— It’s Getting Harder to Talk About God – Jonathan Merritt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is 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.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/opinion/sunday/talk-god-sprituality-christian.html
— What’s at Stake in the Harvard Lawsuit? Decades of Debate Over Race in Admissions – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, former union member, former federal employee, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, obese (BMI 30.7), etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/harvard-affirmative-action-asian-students.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: John Cox: Do You Know Me? I’m a Candidate for Governor – Tim Arango
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/john-cox-california-republican.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Crackdowns on potential voter fraud fuel worries about ballot access in November – Amy Gardner (DIERSEN: Democrat oppose anything that deters voter fraud.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/crackdowns-on-potential-voter-fraud-fuel-worries-about-ballot-access-in-november/2018/10/13/764db388-c0cd-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html
— Trump celebrates McConnell, federal judicial appointments at Kentucky rally – Gabriel Pogrund and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-celebrates-mcconnell-federal-judicial-appointments-at-kentucky-rally/2018/10/13/db3ad41a-ce33-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Defends Separating Families at the Border The president warns again adults are using children to cross into the U.S. from Mexico – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-defends-separating-families-at-the-border-1539464658

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting women to hate Republicans, and especially to hate Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How full of hatred against Republicans are the anti-Trump women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/12/midterms-gender-war-women-democrats-kavanaugh-voters-energized/1587840002/
— Democrats want sanctuary for thugs, and other things Donald Trump said at Kentucky rally
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/13/donald-trump-kentucky-rally-democrats-want-open-borders/1634732002/
— Living with your parents? 4 ways to save on housing costs in your 20s – Steve Nicastro (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for the down payments on the homes that you bought? For the new townhome in University Park that I bought in September of 1972 when I was 24 years old, it came from the money I had earned a) working for Firestone Stores since August of 1970 and b) working for IRS since June of 1971. For the studio condo that I bought in 1974 and the one bedroom condo that I bought in 1976, it came from the money I had earned working for IRS. For the home that my wife and I bought in Wheaton in 1978 when we got married, it came from the money that she had earned a) working for the FBI 1968-1970 and b) working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions since 1970. For the home that we had built in Wheaton in 1984, it came from the money that a) I had earned working for IRS 1978-1980 and for GAO since 1980 and b) my wife had earned working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/10/14/living-parents-save-housing-costs/1535317002/

 

VIRGINIAN PILOT
— Democrats should resist the urge to fight fire with fire – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They hint/imply/argue/shout that everything that Trump has done and has not done throws fire at Democrats. Democrats should acknowledge that so far, Trump could have done far more to defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/article_a40f47c2-cd94-11e8-8c23-a3fbb86ff972.html

 

SENTINEL
— Fewer white men running for office as women and minorities step up, report finds – Stephanie Akin (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? What do you say to those who advise your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, the Illinois Republican Party, the Republican Nation Committee, etc. to dump those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.sentinelsource.com/mcclatchy/fewer-white-men-running-for-office-as-women-and-minorities/article_a53ad10e-d0e2-5153-b2e5-0992aa9a7124.html

 

VINDICATOR
— Working past 65? It’s easier to do if you graduated college – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did if I had not been earning job-related professional certifications and taking job-related graduate courses. I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2018/oct/14/its-easier-to-do-if-you-graduated-colleg/

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Trump wants people to come to U.S. on basis of merit (DIERSEN: RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats want immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/donald-trump-wants-people-to-come-to-us-on-basis-of-merit/articleshow/66200627.cms

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.