October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions, Democrat donors bankroll anti-Rauner, Trump super PAC – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-unions-dem-donors-bankroll-anti-rauner-trump-super-pac/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 8 killed, 40 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/13-shot-5-fatally-in-first-3-hours-of-weekend/
— Playing dodge ball in candidate questionnaires – Andy Shaw  (DIERSEN: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, my critics/opponents were furious that I asked their candidates who spoke at TAPROOT events if they supported all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling.  Most commonly, my critics/opponents reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and Second Amendment planks and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/andy-shaw-playing-dodge-ball-in-candidate-questionnaires/

— CPS may pay $50M to entice older teachers to retire in June – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, in today’s dollars, so far, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 have gotten the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $963,680 ($50,720 X 19 years).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-may-pay-50m-to-entice-older-teachers-to-retire-in-june/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hillary Clinton missing from Brad Schneider’s TV ad – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-brad-schneider-hillary-clinton-ad-20161016-story.html
— Inside Donald Trump’s echo chamber of conspiracies, grievances and vitriol – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-campaign-20161016-story.html
— Illinois unions, road builders pushing transportation lockbox amendment – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-transportation-funding-amendment-met-20161014-story.html
— Sexual assault is a real and persisting threat to women – Mary Sanchez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201610141530–tms–msanchezctnms-a20161014-20161014-column.html
— Pay raise for Orland Park village mayor would boost pension – AP  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 and they succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il–village-mayor-pension-20161016-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner to sign executive order on regulations at COD Monday – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/161018992/
— Mandatory paid sick leave will hurt small businesses – Sean M. Morrison, Cook County Commissioner, Palos Park  (DIERSEN: Do/did you get paid sick leave?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/discuss/161019068/
— Cruising the old high school hangouts and highways – Matt Avery  (DIERSEN: If instead of buying a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, I had bought a new loaded GTO, I might still own that GTO and I would not have bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, or a new 1972 Corvette in 1971.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/entlife/161018967/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Oberhelman retiring – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161017/NEWS05/161019855/caterpillar-chairman-and-ceo-oberhelman-retiring
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Crain’s Chicago Business promotes pot, that is, ever-increasingly, Crain’s Chicago Business promotes the destruction of Chicago, of Cook County, of Illinois, and of America.  What percent of Crain’s Chicago Business employees a) want to be stoners and b) are stoners?
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161015/ISSUE01/310159987/men-money-and-marijuana

 

WBEZ
— DuPage County Republican Candidates Avoid Talking About Trump – Tony Arnold  (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I support all the candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot in my precinct.  SEE:
https://gopillinois.com/dupage-county-milton-township-precinct-9-ballot-november-8-2016/)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/down-ballot-suburban-republicans-avoid-talking-about-trump/e8be9cef-cf40-4539-a00c-3b7d0fc0dfcc

 

WAND
— Illinois Among Least Influential States in Presidential Election – Matt Loveless
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33405682/study-illinois-among-least-influential-states-in-presidential-election

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Downballot GOP Candidates Dodge Endorsement of Trump – TONY ARNOLD  (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I support all the candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot in my precinct.  SEE:
https://gopillinois.com/dupage-county-milton-township-precinct-9-ballot-november-8-2016/)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/downballot-gop-candidates-dodge-endorsement-trump#stream/0

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Duckworth would add needed balance to the U.S. Senate – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20161016/our-view-duckworth-would-add-needed-balance-to-us-senate

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Time for Voters to Exercise Rights – Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/14/time-for-voters-to-exercise-rights/ah1yv55/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Term limits form dividing line between Cullerton and Lewis – Ruth de Jauregui  (DIERSEN: Constructively, non-veteran White male federal employees are term limited.  The federal government wastes their careers gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is caller reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511018610-term-limits-form-dividing-line-between-cullerton-and-lewis
— Olsen tours Flexco manufacturing plant – Matt Smith
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511018652-olsen-tours-flexco-manufacturing-plant

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lawmakers’ wives urge voters to look past Trump’s offensive remarks, focus on policies – Tom Howell Jr.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/16/donald-trump-gets-assist-from-conservative-women-a/
— The last real election  A Hillary Clinton presidency would assure a continued assault on the two-party system – Robert Knight
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/16/hillary-clinton-win-would-kill-two-party-system/

 

NEWSMAX
— North Carolina GOP County HQ Firebombed – Brian Freeman
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/North-Carolina-GOP-headquarters-firebombed/2016/10/16/id/753685/

 

GOPUSA
— Faux Outrage, Lies, and More Media Bias Against Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16062?omhide=true

 

THE BLAZE
— WikiLeaks emails: Clinton staffers were upset to learn San Bernardino shooter was Muslim instead of white – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/16/wikileaks-emails-clinton-staffers-were-upset-to-learn-san-bernardino-shooter-was-muslim-instead-of-white/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Blames ‘Animals Representing Hillary’ For Firebombing GOP Headquarters, Clinton Condemns – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/16/trump-blames-animals-representing-hillary-for-firebombing-gop-headquarters-clinton-condemns/

 

THE HILL
— Republicans fear for party’s future – Niall Stanage  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump “Republican” party leaders are using and will use a Trump defeat to drive those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time OUT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.  That is, anti-Trump “Republican” party leaders are using and will use a Trump defeat to DESTROY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/301244-republicans-fear-for-partys-future
— Women will doom Trump – Juan Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that older Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/juan-williams/301250-juan-williams-women-will-doom-trump

 

POLITICO
— Giuliani: ‘Dead people generally vote for Democrats’ – Connor O’Brien  (DIERSEN: There are two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/guiliani-dead-people-generally-vote-for-democrats-229856

 

CNN
— ‘Rigged election’? Trump’s dangerous talk – Ruth Ben-Ghiat (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/opinions/rigged-election-opinion-ben-ghiat/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ripples From the ‘How Low Can They Go’ Campaign – PATRICK HEALY and FARAH STOCKMANOC
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/politics/presidential-election-voters.html
— Donald Trump, the Worst of America – Charles M. Blow  (DIERSEN: Which demographics do you share with Trump?  Both Trump and I are German national origin, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, married, draft avoiders, overweight, non-drinkers, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that you are viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/donald-trump-the-worst-of-america.html
— As U.S. Watches Mexico, Traffickers Slip In From Canada – RON NIXON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/northern-border-illicit-crossing.html
— Officials Fight Donald Trump’s Claims of a Rigged Vote – JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/politics/donald-trump-election-rigging.html?ref=politics
— Millions of Men Are Missing From the Job Market – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of men, and especially men who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/millions-of-men-are-missing-from-the-job-market.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the following crow over their success in destroying Republicans: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/their-dark-fantasies.html
— Criticism of the News Media Takes On a More Sinister Tone – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/business/media/criticism-of-the-news-media-takes-on-a-more-sinister-tone.html
— Leading New York Law Firms Lag in Including Women and Minorities – ELIZABETH OLSON  (DIERSEN: “Leading New York Law Firms” should consider hiring Charles Bowsher.  Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/business/dealbook/leading-new-york-law-firms-lag-women-and-minorities-diversity.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— October Is for Halloween—Not Voting  Wait for Election Day. Clinton or Trump may change your mind. – JAMES HUFFMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/october-is-for-halloweennot-voting-1476653086
— Donald Trump Says He Will Win on Surge of Silent Supporters  Republican argues that a wave of silent backers has gone undetected by polls and the political establishment – MICHAEL C. BENDER and DANTE CHINNI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-he-will-win-on-surge-of-silent-supporters-1476664463
— The NAACP’s Disgrace  The civil-rights group votes to keep minorities trapped in poverty. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-naacps-disgrace-1476653537
— The Ivy League Doesn’t Need Taxpayers’ Help  Colleges that hoard cash—endowments of $2 million per student—should be encouraged to spend it. – JAMES PIERESON and  NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ivy-league-doesnt-need-taxpayers-help-1476652968

 

USA TODAY
— Retirees’ Social Security COLA raise in 2017: $3 a month? – Jennifer Openshaw  (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions get the same COLA that Social Security does.  Every year, my CSRS pension buys less because inflation far exceeds COLAs.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2016/10/17/social-security-cola-2017-cost-of-living-adjustment/91860690/
— The job juggle is real. Many Americans are balancing two, even three gigs – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: I worked two jobs during 1971 and 1972. I worked full-time for IRS in Chicago and then in Harvey and part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.  That helped me to a) buy a new 1972 Corvette, b) pay tuition for job-related graduate courses at Loyola, and c) buy a new town home in University Park.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/17/job-juggle-real-many-americans-balancing-two-even-three-gigs/92072068/

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.