October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Two local Democratic operatives (Robert Creamer and Scott Foval) lose jobs after video sting on voter fraud – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-video-sting-democratic-operatives-james-okeefe-20161019-story.html

— Despite Trump claim, city and state election officials say technology means vote fraud thing of past – Rick Pearson  (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 in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-vote-fraud-trump-met-1020-20161019-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Duckworth’s record: Few legislative successes, some veterans programs sputtered – John Chase
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-veterans-affairs-met-20161018-story.html
— Illinois 2015 college grads owe almost $30,000 on average – Becky Yerak  (DIERSEN: I was able to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) because my outstanding parents provided me with room and board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I worked all the hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while UIC and NIU were in session and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-student-debt-illinois-1019-biz-20161018-story.html
— Incumbents face challengers in DuPage County Board District One – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-county-board-one-tl-1020-20161019-story.html
— Two seats open on DuPage County Board for District 3 – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/news/ct-dhd-dupage-county-3-election-tl-1020-20161019-story.html
— Elizabeth Warren op-ed: Republicans paved Donald Trump’s ugly path – Elizabeth Warren  (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 in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-republicans-voter-fraud-lies-20161019-story.html
— Perspective divides DuPage County auditor candidates – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-nvs-auditor-dupage-preview-st-1019-20161018-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clinton 9 points ahead of Trump, has momentum: new national poll – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/clinton-9-points-ahead-of-trump-has-momentum-new-national-poll/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Holan for House District 46
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161019/discuss/161018696/
— See McKee House for what it can be – Mark N. Senak, Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161019/discuss/161018698/

— Foster, Khouri disagree on business regulations, ways to improve economy – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161019/news/161018667/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois to consider adopting multistate bar exam – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161018/NEWS04/161019811/illinois-to-consider-adopting-multistate-bar-exam

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Endorsement: Demand change, elect McCombie
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/endorsement-demand-change-elect-mccombie/article_504a282b-59a3-5297-accf-17a4403ea89d.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lack of interest evident in campaign donations – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-19/tom-kacich-lack-interest-evident-campaign-donations.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rice responds to Trump’s 2006 comment  ‘Can’t wait until November 9!’, Rice writes – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-wished-condi-rice-was-a-bitch-in-2006

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove politicians Greg Hose, David Olsen talk about election campaigns – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/11/downers-grove-politicians-greg-hose-david-olsen-talk-about-election-campaigns/a71fmro/

 

WAND
— Trump’s boyhood home headed to auction – AP  (DIERSEN: How much is your boyhood home worth?  I lived with my parents in an apartment above a hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete 1948-1954; the building was torn down in 1966. I lived with my parents and brother at 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1954-1969 and with my mother and brother there 1969-1972 after my father died in 1969.  According to Zillow, it is worth $118,696.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33424923/trumps-boyhood-home-headed-to-auction

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — While some Republican women have deserted Trump, others vow to continue supporting him – Celeste Bott and Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/while-some-women-have-deserted-trump-others-vow-to-continue/article_e9773e9d-93b5-5ba4-ad38-52337f0cba74.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Students backing Trump criticize nominee’s comments, but still plan to vote for him – Jonah Dylan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/10/18/campus/students-backing-trump-criticize-nominees-comments-but-still-plan-to-vote-for-him/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is it the end of the GOP? – Bob Schneider
http://www.chicagonow.com/politics-now/2016/10/is-it-the-end-of-the-gop/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DEM OPERATIVE IN UNDERCOVER VIDEO: WE’VE BEEN RIGGING ELECTIONS FOR ‘FIFTY YEARS’ – Katie
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/18/dem-operative-in-undercover-video-weve-been-rigging-elections-for-fifty-years/

 

BREITBART
— Wikileaks: Journalists Dined at Top Clinton Staffers’ Homes Days Before Hillary’s Campaign Launch – EZRA DULIS  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who pander to the Democrat news media, b) discourage me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/10/17/wikileaks-journalists-clinton-staff-homes-before-hillarys-campaign-launch/
— Donald Trump: Maybe Paul Ryan ‘Doesn’t Know How to Win’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/18/donald-trump-maybe-paul-ryan-doesnt-know-how-to-win/

 

JP MEDIA
— FBI Docs: Secret Service Agents Hated Working for Hillary Clinton, ‘Sought Reassignment’ Because She Was so ‘Contemptuous’ – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/10/18/fbi-docs-secret-service-agents-hated-working-for-sec-clinton-sought-reassignment-because-she-was-so-contemptuous/

 

LIFEZETTE
— WikiLeaks: Politico Reporter Offered Clinton Camp Chance to Edit Story  Glenn Thrush says ‘I have become a hack’ in offering Podesta chance to censor his article – Edmund Kozak
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/wikileaks-politico-reporter-asked-podesta-edit-story/

 

THE BLAZE
— Here’s how many ‘Pinocchios’ the Washington Post gave Clinton’s claim that Trump opposed auto industry bailout – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/18/heres-how-many-pinocchios-the-washington-post-gave-clintons-claim-that-trump-was-opposed-to-auto-industry-bailout/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ivy League Colleges Get HUGE Subsidies From Federal Gov’t – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/17/ivy-league-colleges-get-huge-subsidies-from-federal-govt/

 

NEWSMAX
— Gingrich Calls on Trump to Make Firing Government Workers Easier – Joe Crowe  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican a) hate federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and b) hate federal retirees like I have been for 19 years.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Gingrich-Trump-Fire-Government-Workers/2016/10/19/id/754197/

 

TOWNHALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fr. Marcel Guarnizo demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump but says nothing about Clinton.
http://townhall.com/columnists/frmarcelguarnizo/2016/10/18/donald-trumps-kamikaze-mission-n2233947

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— In rural Pa., jobs flee, communities crumble, and Trump’s message rings loudly – TIMOTHY P. CARNEY
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in-rural-pa.-jobs-flee-communities-crumble-and-trumps-message-rings-loudly/article/2604937

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— You’ve Been Forgiven, So Live Like It!  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who join a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church to get a “license to sin?”)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/10/19/youve-forgiven-live-like/

 

CNN
— Democrat operative Robert Creamer ‘stepping back’ after video suggests group incited violence at Trump rallies – Drew Griffin and Daniella Diaz
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/politics/project-veritas-action-robert-creamer-donald-trump-rallies/

 

ABC NEWS
— President Obama’s Half-Brother Will Be Donald Trump’s Debate Guest – JOHN SANTUCCI and CANDACE SMITH
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obamas-half-brother-donald-trumps-debate-guest/story?id=42894413

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Kirk braces for fallout from ‘hurricane Trump’ – WILLIAM DOUGLAS  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, anti-Trumps will blame Trump and his supporters for all the defeats that Republican candidates in Illinois will suffer on November 8, 2016.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article109056262.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump’s Call to Monitor Polls Raises Fears of Intimidation – TRIP GABRIEL  (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest intimidators in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, it is those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/us/politics/donald-trump-voting-election-rigging.html
— Clinton Challenges Trump for a Traditional Republican Bloc, White Catholics – JASON HOROWITZ
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/us/politics/catholic-voters-clinton-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The truth behind Trump’s latest ‘rigged election’ fears – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/17/the-truth-behind-trumps-latest-rigged-election-fears/
— What does it mean if the race isn’t close? – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, the more votes that she gets, the more that she will claim a mandate to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  If Clinton wins, the more firearms and ammunition that the aforesaid will buy.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/18/what-does-it-mean-if-the-race-isnt-close/
– Many women may divorce the GOP – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Democrats want women to hate Republican men.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/17/many-women-may-divorce-the-gop/
— This awful campaign has given us a glimpse into a secret world of men – Richard Cohen  (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Democrats want women to hate Republican men.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-awful-campaign-has-given-us-a-glimpse-into-a-secret-world-of-men/2016/10/17/5d920ff0-948e-11e6-bc79-af1cd3d2984b_story.html
— Trump spirals into ideological psychosis – Michael Gerson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-spirals-into-ideological-psychosis/2016/10/17/91bf4366-948d-11e6-bc79-af1cd3d2984b_story.html
— Newt Gingrich tells Trump: Make it easier to fire federal employees – Lisa Rein  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican a) hate federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and b) hate federal retirees like I have been for 19 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/19/newt-gingrich-tells-trump-make-it-easier-to-fire-government-workers/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Three-Headed GOP After Trump  Today’s Republicans are—like Caesar’s Gaul—divided into three distinct parts. – WILLIAM A. GALSTON  (DIERSEN: One could say their are just two parts – first, those who want the Republican Party platform to be defended and advanced and second, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who reject most if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-three-headed-gop-after-trump-1476831889
— Should You Get a Day Off on Election Day? Some Employers Think So  Paid holiday eliminates excuse for not voting; aiding democratic process makes businessman ‘feel good’ – RACHEL FEINTZEIG  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers what their employees to vote for candidates 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.wsj.com/articles/should-you-get-a-day-off-on-election-day-some-employers-think-so-1476799202
— How to Cold Call Your Future Mentor – SUE SHELLENBARGER (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-cold-call-your-future-mentor-1476813053

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you hate men, anti-Trumps love you.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/17/donald-trump-women-sexual-assault-video-jill-lawrence/92209892/
— Break up a rigged system: Voting irregularities and unlawful voting by illegal immigrants are real. – Curtis Ellis
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/18/donald-trump-rigged-election-curtis-ellis-editorials-debates/92382898/
— How retirees on Social Security can stay afloat despite tiny COLA – Robert Powell (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients like me get the same COLA that Social Security recipients get. The COLAs that I have received since I retired in 1997 have been far less then what inflation has been in Wheaton since 1997.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2016/10/18/how-retirees-social-security-cola-cope/92060944/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Fallout from divisive campaign will linger for ages – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-married people, anti-those of German national origin, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors USE TRUMP TO DEMONIZE, TO DENIGRATE, AND TO CONDEMN THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, married, German national origin, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2016/10/goldberg_fallout_from_divisive_campaign_will_linger_for_ages

 

TIME
— Sexual Assault Survivors Protest at Trump Tower – Charlotte Alter (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Democrats want women to hate Republican men.)
http://time.com/4534948/donald-trump-sexual-assault-protest/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Judge to IRS: Finish conservative groups’ applications – Eric White
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2016/10/judge-to-irs-finish-conservative-groups-applications/

 

THE ATLANTIC
— Privilege Helps Men—but Not Women—Get Fancy Jobs  A researcher who sent hundreds of fake résumés to law firms found that hiring managers were most impressed by male applicants who indicated a passion for polo and sailing. – ALEXIA FERNÁNDEZ CAMPBELL (DIERSEN: What successes have you had in your life and what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute those successes to?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes badmouth/belittle/demonize/denigrate/condemn the successes that I have had in life and attribute them to a) my being born a White male, b) my avoiding the draft, c) my getting married, and d) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/10/privilege-helps-men-not-women-get-lucrative-jobs/504497/

 

LINKED IN
— The Biggest Crisis in Higher Ed Isn’t Student Debt, It’s Students Who Don’t Graduate – Michael Crow  (DIERSEN: In my defense, a) I graduated from IIT in 1997 with a master’s degree in financial markets and trading, b) I graduated from DePaul in 1980 with a master’s degree in accounting, c) I graduated from Loyola in 1976 with an MBA, and d) I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biggest-crisis-higher-ed-isnt-student-debt-its-students-michael-crow?trk=eml-b2_content_ecosystem_digest-hero-22-null

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DePaul Bars ‘Unborn Lives Matter’ Posters – Scott Jaschik  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who dominate DePaul show that they are anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  How soon, if not already, will DePaul acknowledge that it is a disgusting arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/10/19/depaul-bars-unborn-lives-matter-posters

 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF POLITICAL CONSULTANTS
— AAPC Membership Directory  (DIERSEN: If you search under “IL’ and “General Consulting and Strategy,” you will find only two in Illinois, myself and Jason Combs in Champaign.  Sadly, Wikipedia  at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Creamer_(political_consultant) says that convicted Robert Creamer is a political consultant.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Creamer_(political_consultant))
https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAPC&WebCode=IndSearch

 

ASSOCIAED PRESS
— Millennials lack retirement savings – Stan Choe  (DIERSEN: In its February 1978 4-page article on me, when I was 29 years old, Money Magazine reported that I had contributed $7,393 into the Civil Service Retirement System as of the end of 1977.)
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/money/2016/10/18/millennials-lack-retirement-savings/92376072/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— How to Get Serious About Creating Retirement Income – Walter Updegrave  (DIERSEN: In September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire at least 6 years sooner than I would have otherwise. Because of that, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced.)
http://time.com/money/4532683/get-serious-about-retirement-income/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. Develop a more detailed strategy as your exit from the workforce draws nearer. As you get closer to pulling the trigger on retirement, you can step up your planning effort. One critical issue you’ll need to address is whether to postpone taking Social Security benefits to qualify for the up to 8% higher payment you’ll receive for each year you delay. The answer will depend on such factors as how long you expect to live; the rate of return you think you can earn on your retirement investments; and, if you’re married, whether you and your spouse might be able to maximize benefits by coordinating when each of you claims. You can get insights into this decision by going to Financial Engines’ Social Security calculator.)

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.