October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Campaign signs are everywhere. But do they work? – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain done to encourage the Republican voters in your precinct to display signs for the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct? In August, I hand-delivered a letter (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) to all the homes in my precinct that had at least one registered Republican voter that asked them to consider displaying yard signs for the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. The letter included a listing of all the candidates and the office that they are running for. I hand-delivered the letter a second time in September to the Republican homes on the busier streets in my precinct – Roosevelt Road, Warrenville Road, and Elm Street. Since September 4, 2018 my two Roskam 4X4s and my two “Vote Republican” 4X4s have been displayed on the second floor balcony of Ron Dell’s building at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Warrenville in my precinct. Three 4X3 Roskam signs are being displayed on Warrenville south of Roosevelt, one at Park and Wheaton by Whittier Grade School, one at Elm and Wheaton by Edison Middle School, and one at Warrenville and Arbor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-election-campaign-signs-20181018-story.html
— Democrat Sean Casten’s business background under microscope in 6th Congressional District race – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-casten-business-background-20180927-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans, though, have attacked Casten’s business career in campaign ads, zeroing in on a 2015 lawsuit filed by an investor in Recycled Energy Development, which converted emissions from power plants into energy. Casten was the company’s president and CEO. The suit leveled allegations of mismanagement against Casten and the company’s leadership, including “baseless accounting manipulations,” “inflated salaries,” “improperly inflated bonuses” and “irresponsible spending,” according to court documents. Casten and his family eventually settled with the investor’s management firm and sold the company. Letters sent to investors in RED in the lead-up to the sale that were obtained by the Chicago Tribune stated that while preferred interest holders in RED would recoup their investment plus interest, common interest investors would not.)
— Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to silence me: a) the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, d) all the Republicans who represent (especially Peter Roskam), who are seeking to represent, and/or who sought to represent my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, and e) those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–saudi-arabia-missing-writer-column-20181018-story.html
— Jamal Khashoggi’s last column: ‘The Arab world is facing its own version of an Iron Curtain’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-khashoggi-column-20181018-story.html
— Jamal Khashoggi’s final column: What the Arab world needs most is free expression – Jamal Khashoggi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-jamal-khashoggi-final-column-20181017-story.html
— There’s a surprising lack of detail in the ‘October surprise’ against Pritzker – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: There are lots of details in Diersen v. GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-racism-discrimination-lawsuit-campaing-1019-20181017-story.html
— GOP worries Trump is unprepared The ‘blue wave’ in the House could sweep over White House. – Anita Kumar
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181019/281745565362709

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unfriending Zuckerberg: State treasurer Frerichs seeks Facebook chair’s ouster – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/unfriending-mark-zuckerberg-illinois-treasurer-facebook-frerichs-pennsylvania-rhode-island-new-york/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’s state treasurer invests about $28 billion on behalf of the state, college funds for Illinois students, and local governments. As of August 2018, funds under his control owned $33.5 million worth of Facebook stock.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— GOP megadonor Uihlein gave $305,000 to state Senate candidate Davie, report shows – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181018/gop-megadonor-uihlein-gave-305000-to-state-senate-candidate-davie-report-shows
— Which 12 billionaires from Illinois make Forbes 400 list? – Kim Mikus
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181019/which-12-billionaires-from-illinois-make-forbes-400-list

 

WGN TV
— Chicago vs. downstate: Illinois’ urban-rural divide plays big role in politics, upcoming election – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/18/chicago-vs-downstate-illinois-urban-rural-divide-plays-big-role-in-politics-upcoming-election/

 

WTTW
— LGBTQ Publication Suing Illinois Prison Officials Over Censored Materials – Matt Masterson (DIERSEN: What percent of those who go into prisons as heterosexuals come out of prisons as LGBTQers?)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/18/lgbtq-publication-suing-illinois-prison-officials-over-censored-materials

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Republican officials condemn attack letters to Woodstock Democrats State lawmaker, County Board member speak out – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/18/republican-officials-condemn-attack-letters-to-woodstock-democrats/aruj6kc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anonymous attack letters sent to Woodstock residents with Democratic political signage on their lawns has pushed a pair of Republican leaders in McHenry County to speak against hate rhetoric in the community. “I condemn the coward(s) who wrote these letters, and ask anyone with any bit of concern for the direction in which our public conversation has gone to do the same,” state Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, said in a statement. “This transcends party, and silence is not an option.” The typed letters, signed by “The Phantom” and “The Wizard,” arrived in the mail last week for Woodstock Democrats Sarah Parisi and Lou Ness. The letters included no return address and attacked the residents for the signs planted in their yards supporting local Democrats.)
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Endorsement: 6th Congressional District: Sean Casten
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/18/our-view-6th-congressional-district-sean-casten/aj8ky1a/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— GOP veteran Roskam struggles to adjust as seat suddenly isn’t safe – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Roskam campaign managers, Roskam political consultants, Roskam staff, and Roskam volunteers who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems. They refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers and other events. They do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. Everyone sees how these nasty people treat me and treat my GOPUSA Illinois emails. Everyone sees that they are harming Roskam.)
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2018/10/19/us-election-2018-house-illinois-roskams-plight/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Gun rights supporters want Boone County voters to send message to Springfield – Susan Vela
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20181018/gun-rights-supporters-want-boone-county-voters-to-send-message-to-springfield

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Candidates Hash Out Recreational Pot Laws
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-candidates-hash-out-recreational-pot-laws

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— President Trump Campaigns For Midterm Candidates – TAMARA KEITH
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-campaigns-midterm-candidates#stream/0
— As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border – JOHN BURNETT & LAUREL WAMSLEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/caravan-migrants-heads-north-trump-threatens-close-southern-us-border#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois to celebrate its 200th with star-studded lineup (DIERSEN: While my ancestors have been in northeast Illinois since 1844, it is ever-increasingly difficult for me to celebrate the 200th. Ever-increasingly those who dominate my precinct, who dominate Wheaton, who dominate Milton Township, who dominate DuPage County, and who dominate Illinois make progress in driving out of my precinct, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois those who share my demographics. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in northeast Illinois since 1844.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-to-celebrate-its-th-with-star-studded-lineup/article_406c138e-d30d-11e8-b530-77e908eeac59.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOWNSTATE GOP CONGRESS INCUMBENT (MIKE BOST) REELS IN ONE UNION ENDORSEMENT AFTER ANOTHER
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/downstate-gop-congress-incumbent-reels-in-one-union-endorsement-after-another.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Lawyer won’t answer simple questions as some anonymous former Pritzker staffers speak out
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/lawyer-wont-answer-simple-questions-as-some-anonymous-former-pritzker-staffers-speak-out/
— AFL-CIO launches “massive” digital ad buy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/afl-cio-launches-massive-digital-ad-buy/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CALLING ALL CHRISTIANS: WALLACE RESCINDS GUBERNATORIAL ENDORSEMENT – ERIC M. WALLACE, PHD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/calling-all-christians-wallace-rescinds-gubernatorial-endorsement/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump accuses Dems of welcoming caravan before midterms; Rosie O’Donnell wants troops to oust Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-trump-accuses-dems-of-welcoming-caravan-before-midterms-rosie-odonnell-wants-troops-to-oust-trump

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump sees Democrats behind migrant caravan: ‘It didn’t just happen’ – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/18/democrats-behind-migrant-caravan-donald-trump-sugg/
— News media joins the Honduran ‘caravan’ – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/18/inside-the-beltway-news-media-joins-the-honduran-c/

 

TOWNHALL
— Caravan Puts Trump Legacy on the Line – Pat Buchanan
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2018/10/19/caravan-puts-trump-legacy-on-the-line-n2529892
— Leftist Violence Natural Outgrowth of Authoritarian Ideology – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/10/19/leftist-violence-natural-outgrowth-of-authoritarian-ideology-n2529848

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— A wake-up call for the deplorables – Alicia Colon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/a_wakeup_call_for_the_deplorables.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Threatens To Close Border as Migrant “Caravan” Doubles – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30371-trump-threatens-to-close-border-as-migrant-caravan-doubles

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Migrant Caravan Gathers on Mexico-Guatemala Border as Trump Threatens Military Intervention – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/migrant-caravan-gathers-on-mexico-guatemala-border-as-trump-threatens-military-intervention/

 

GOPUSA
— Texas Democrats ask noncitizens to register to vote
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57185
— Politico editor demonstrates why conservatives don’t trust media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57133
— Washington state’s white working class shrinks in share of population — a national trend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56980
— Middle school apologizes after student advised to turn GOP elephant shirt inside out
http://www.gopusa.com/middle-school-apologizes-after-student-advised-to-turn-gop-elephant-shirt-inside-out/

 

BREITBART
— 2018 Poll: Immigration ‘Most Important’ Issue for GOP Voters – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/2018-poll-immigration-most-important-issue-for-gop-voters/
— Donald Trump: ‘Democrats Produce Mobs, Republicans Produce Jobs’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/donald-trump-democrats-produce-mobs-republicans-produce-jobs/
— White House: John Kelly, John Bolton Argue Best Response to Democrats’ ‘Open Borders Agenda’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/18/wh-kelly-bolton-argue-response-to-democrats-open-border-plans/
— Donald Trump Suggests Someone Is Paying Migrants in Caravan – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/donald-trump-suggests-someone-is-paying-migrants-in-caravan/
— BEYOND TRAGIC: U.N.: 40 Percent of U.S. Births Occur Outside of Marriage – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/u-n-40-percent-of-u-s-births-occur-outside-of-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) says 40 percent of all births in the United States occur outside of marriage, an increase from 10 percent in 1970. The data show births outside marriage in the European Union (EU) are up even greater. “The data show such births in the U.S. and EU are predominantly to unmarried couples living together rather than to single mothers,” Bloomberg reports. Michael Hermann, UNFPA’s senior adviser on economics and demography, told Bloomberg the EU likely has even more out-of-wedlock births than the U.S. because its member countries provide greater amounts of welfare and public health funding in their socialized medicine programs. Unwed parents are also provided with tax incentives, Hermann said. Kelly Jones, director for the Center on the Economics of Reproductive Health at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, reportedly said the data show cultural and religious norms about women and marriage have changed, and women are starting families later in life. In the U.S., the average age a woman has her first child is now 27, according to the data, up from 22 in 1970. “Women are claiming their ground professionally,” Jones said. “Delaying motherhood is a rational decision when you consider the impact it can have on your career, and that’s contributing to this trend.” The marriage rate has also declined in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as the number of cohabitating adults has risen. In addition, the U.S. fertility rate plummeted last year to a record low. John Santelli, professor at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, told Bloomberg the traditional culture of the West “has been reversed.” “Cohabiting partners are having children before getting married,” he said. “That’s a long-term trend across developing nations.” Hermann said the trend in the cultural shift will continue. “We can’t go back to ’50s,” he said. UNFPA is the largest international provider of sexual and reproductive health services – which include abortion. The U.N. agency has been linked to the support of population control programs such as China’s coercive abortion “one-child policy.” Soon after his inauguration in 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that reinstated and updated the “Mexico City Policy,” thereby ending UNFPA’s U.S. funding because of its support and funding of abortion.)

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Could Trump Win 20 Percent of the African-American Vote in 2020? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/18/could_trump_win_20_percent_of_the_african-american_vote_in_2020_138385.html

 

COLLEGE FIX
— In campus speech, David Hogg says U.S. is stolen land, justifies illegal immigration – WILLIAM NARDI
https://www.thecollegefix.com/in-campus-speech-david-hogg-says-u-s-is-stolen-land-justifies-illegal-immigration/

 

THE HILL
— Migrant caravan reaches Mexico’s southern border – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/latino/412182-migrant-caravan-reaches-mexicos-southern-border

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Trump lacks legal authority to send military to U.S.-Mexico border.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lacks-legal-authority-to-send-military-to-us-mexico-border/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump voters say men are discriminated against more than gays, minorities Nearly half of Trump voters said men face either “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of discrimination in America today. – Alexander Kacala (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn men as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. What do you say to men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn men to avoid being destroyed by anti-Trumps?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-voters-say-men-are-discriminated-against-more-gays-minorities-n921801

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Seeking Work After Congress? Sharp Partisans Need Not Apply – Carl Hulse (DIERSEN: I worked Congress for almost 18 years 1980-1997, that is, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/congress-divisive-partisanship.html
— Women Get Feet in the Door of the Car Design Boys’ Club – Robert C. Yeager (DIERSEN: EEOC ended my career in the automotive industry. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/business/women-automotive-design-cars.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “A Conservative Group’s Closed-Door ‘Training’ of Judicial Clerks Draws Concern.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/heritage-foundation-clerks-judges-training.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP veteran Roskam struggles to adjust as seat suddenly isn’t safe – Sara Burnett (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Roskam campaign managers, Roskam political consultants, Roskam staff, and Roskam volunteers who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems. They refuse to include diersen@aol.comon their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers and other events. They do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. Everyone sees how these nasty people treat me and treat my GOPUSA Illinois emails. Everyone sees that they are harming Roskam.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-veteran-struggles-to-adjust-as-seat-suddenly-isnt-safe/2018/10/19/5096939a-d355-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with individuals, with organizations, with companies, with governments, and with countries that want to use illegals to destroy America.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-migrants-caravan-mexico-trump-20181019-story.html

 

WTHI TV
— TRUMP: I’M NOT TO BLAME IF GOP LOSES HOUSE (DIERSEN: Who blames you for what? I should write a book about scapegoating candidates, their scapegoating campaign managers, their scapegoating political consultants, their scapegoating staff, and their scapegoating volunteers in Illinois since 2000 a) who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their defeats and near defeats and/or b) who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails now for their feared defeat on November 6, 2018. They refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me to know about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers and other events. They do not want me to attend their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. They do not want me to report on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other events. Everyone sees how these nasty people treat me and treat my GOPUSA Illinois emails. Candidates who scapegoat are far more likely to be defeated.)
https://www.wthitv.com/content/national/497922921.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Aims to Fire Up Republican Voters Over Immigration So far, GOP candidates’ ads don’t emphasize issue, and Democrats say it alienates independents – Alex Leary (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-aims-to-fire-up-republican-voters-over-immigration-1539906051
— White House Chief Kelly, National Security Adviser Bolton Have Expletive-Laden Fight Argument was prompted by a recent report about border crossings and involved criticism of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-chief-kelly-national-security-adviser-bolton-have-expletive-laden-fight-1539897207
— Democrats Haven’t Turned Back From 1968 The politics of identity and attack have supplanted the old liberal tradition, which favored national unity. – Ted Van Dyk
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-havent-turned-back-from-1968-1539904193
— California Public Employees Vote Against Pension-Fund Activism Playing politics with other people’s savings is never popular. – Paul S. Atkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-public-employees-vote-against-pension-fund-activism-1539904066

 

BLOOMBERG
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Almost Half of U.S. Births Happen Outside Marriage, Signaling Cultural Shift – Riley Griffin
https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/almost-half-of-u-s-births-happen-outside-marriage-signaling-cultural-shift#gs.8JYf4Rg
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-18/demand-for-pot-grow-ops-is-astronomical-as-canada-legalizes

 

KIPLINGER
— Can the Office Gray Gracefully? – NEALE GODFREY (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and the 1990s, GAO did not gray gracefully. GAO wasted the careers of and got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to 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.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T012-C032-S014-can-the-office-gray-gracefully.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Remember the good old days when your career goal was to be employed by one company and stay there until your glorious retirement? In fact, over 40% of Baby Boomers stayed with their job for more than 20 years, and 18% stayed at least 39 years, according to a NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey. Pensions and stability were clearly driving forces. You could then look forward to your retirement party, which would include a toast to your long service, a gold watch and a pension that, along with Social Security, would guarantee you a financially secure life.)

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that the Democrats are centrist. However, Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/tribalism-exhausted-majority-centrism-david-brooks-democratic-party.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘It didn’t just happen’: Trump says the DEMOCRATS are behind the immigrant caravan of 4,000 moving north – as the US strikes a deal with Mexico to help them identify ‘legitimate’ asylum claims – GEOFF EARLE and JESSA SCHROEDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6292659/Trump-suggests-Democrats-created-caravan-illegals-heading-border.html

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.