October 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Company boards are rife with drama and discontent as directors grapple with social issues – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies do not act like they exist to make a profit, but instead, a) to advance the Democrat Party platform and b) to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, companies promote dependency on foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-boardroom-turmoil-robert-reed-1022-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Survey: White men feel left out at work – Danielle Paquette (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, financially secure, healthy, have no dependents, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171022/survey-white-men-rule-the-business-world-but-still-feel-left-out-at-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The EY survey found that 35 percent of respondents overall, including women, thought diversity initiatives left out white men. Of that group, 62 percent said they thought white men were missing promotions and other advancement opportunities.)
— Apprenticeships are coming to white-collar office work – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. They wanted me to suffer much more than the $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars that I suffered. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously denigrated the experience that I had gained by a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171022/apprenticeships-are-coming-to-white-collar-office-work

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Heated rhetoric marks debate on deduction for state, local taxes – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-22/jim-dey-heated-rhetoric-marks-debate-deduction-state-local-taxes.html
— Shimkus’ war chest dwarfs rivals’ funds – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-22/tom-kacich-shimkus-war-chest-dwarfs-rivals-funds.html
— Diversity the talk of UI campus – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, financially secure, healthy, have no dependents, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-22/diversity-the-talk-ui-campus.html
— Illinois is a state that seems incapable of learning from its mistakes. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-22/double-trouble.html

ALTON DILY NEWS
— More Questions than Answers About Illinois Innovation Network – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=253822#.WeyaJmhSyM8

QUAD CITY TIMES
— In Illinois, only billionaires can run for governor – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-in-illinois-only-billionaires-can-run-for-governor/article_326cede1-6a94-5eb5-889b-079de90300d8.html

COMMERCIAL NEWS
— People should be in control – Donald McDonald, Kingman, Ind (DIERSEN: What percent of the “people” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? What percent of the “people” want government to promote dependency on foreign countries, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/people-should-be-in-control/article_9f54b1c0-45ae-5456-9d2f-64da076d5e76.html

NEWSMAX
— O’Reilly Slams New York Times Report on $32 Million Settlement – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bill-oreilly-slams-new-york-times-report/2017/10/21/id/821258/

FREE BEACON
— Kimmel: Losing Republican Viewers Is ‘Not Ideal’ ‘I probably wouldn’t want to have a conversation with them anyway’ – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Who are the anti-Republican religious, government, political, and financial leaders who have the most clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and Illinois?)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/kimmel-losing-republican-viewers-is-not-ideal/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=6a05c1f0a7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-6a05c1f0a7-45953565

NEW YORK TIMES
— ANTI-TRUMPS PROMOTE ANTI-TRUMPS: McCain in Twilight: An Unfettered Voice Against Trumpism Senator John McCain, the irrepressible Arizona Republican, has long felt free to speak his mind. But since his cancer diagnosis, he has been a vocal defender of national ideals. – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/us/politics/mccain-cancer-trump-career-twilight-speech.html
— Is Donald Trump Turning Liberals Into Radicals? “The resistance” has emerged as a force in American politics. But whether or not it can work with the real left remains an open question. – SARAH LEONARDO
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/opinion/sunday/trump-resistance-radicals.html
— The Democrats in Their Labyrinth A party that will do anything to beat Trump except try to woo his voters. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/democrats-alabama-doug-jones.html
— Fighting Racism Is Not Just a War of Words Ceaseless statement-writing is sucking us dry. We need daring action. – TIYA MILES (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make it clear a) that they blame all their past, present, and future problems on Whites and b) that want to get rid of Whites.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/fighting-racism-protesting.html
— Why We Don’t Vote With Our Wallets Company boycotts are one of the few concrete ways we have to protest unethical corporate behavior. – Richard Conniff
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/opinion/sunday/amazon-boycott.html
— Why Is ‘Politicization’ So Partisan? Accusations of “politicizing” may seem like mudslinging but reflect deeper assumptions about what is objective truth. – JENNIFER SZALAI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/magazine/why-is-politicization-so-partisan.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Homes for Sale, Red Flags and All Avoiding a money-pit or any other kind of real estate nightmare is possible if you pay attention to a few important red flags.- Jen Miller
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/realestate/should-you-really-buy-that-home.html

BLOOMBERG
— This Website Scores Companies on Their Conservative Values David Black, husband of Republican Representative Diane Black, has spent more than $1 million on 2ndVote. – Jeff Green
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-17/website-2ndvote-scores-companies-on-their-conservative-values

FORTUNE
— This Website Graded Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Samsung on Their Political Leanings – Don Reisinger
http://fortune.com/2017/10/17/apple-amazon-2ndvote-political-leanings/

OTTAWA HERALD
— Trump divide trickles to colleges – Teresa Watanabe and Rosanna Xia
http://www.ottawaherald.com/news/20171022/trump-divide-trickles-to-colleges

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/22/legal-marijuana-is-becoming-the-norm

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.