October 24 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress that “Holocaust Denier on Ballot for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional Seat.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/art-jones-illinois-holocaust-denier-498354761.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For Democrats, silence is consent on the immigrant caravan – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-immigrant-caravan-kass-20181023-story.html
— During 6th District forum, Sean Casten and U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam clashed over sex columnist Dan Savage – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-20181023-story.html
— Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren, Democrat Lauren Underwood spar over health care, taxes during west suburban congressional forum – Patrick M. O’Connell and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il4th-20181023-story.html
— Chicago says number of homeless people down for 3rd year, but advocates say figure may be much higher – Ese Olumhense (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-homeless-census-numbers-dispute-20181023-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do you really need that 2019 calendar already? – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: What will you be doing in 2019? I will be spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes be doing during 2019? They will be blaming me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for all the losses that Republican candidates suffered in the November 6, 2018 election in Illinois and b) for all the votes that Republican candidates in Illinois did not get in the November 6, 2018 election. They will be doing everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop you and everyone else from reading those emails. Will they officially announce a) that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican, b) that they do NOT want me to help elect them, c) that they do NOT want me to promote their fundraisers, d) that they do NOT want me to attend their press conferences and fundraisers, and e) that they do NOT want me to report on their press conferences and fundraisers? Will they leave even more threatening messages on my phone answering machine?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-2019-calendar-20181023-story.html
— More than 130 high school teens ring doorbells to urge voting in low-turnout precincts – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Who blames your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain for registered voters in your precinct a) who do NOT vote in Republican primary elections and b) who do NOT vote for Republican candidates in general elections? I should write a book about those who blame me for the aforesaid in my precinct. They crow that if they, or someone who they manipulate/dominate were the Republican Precinct Committeeman in my precinct, far more would cast Republican primary ballots and far more would vote for Republicans in general elections.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stroll-to-polls-204-kids-st-1024-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The humiliating parade of Trump critics now groveling like errand boys.” Are you a Trump supporter? I am. How do anti-Trump Republican candidates treat you? They do not want me to help elect them. They do not want me to know about their press conferences and fundraisers. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers. They do not want me to attend their press conferences and fundraisers. They do not want me to report of their press conferences or fundraisers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-critics-ted-cruz-rand-paul-midterm-elections/
— Trump says midterms are about him, but health care is what’s on voters’ minds – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: How much do you and your spouse pay for health care insurance? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at everyone that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-midterm-elections-affordable-care-act-repeal-jesse-jackson/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville council member, GOP candidate Patty Gustin reports sexually threatening call – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/naperville-council-member-gop-candidate-reports-sexually-threatening-call
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: 150,000 more in suburbs have registered to vote since 2016, but fewer statewide – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: How many of these 150,000 are 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? How many of them want Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/more-in-suburbs-have-registered-to-vote-since-2016-but-fewer-statewide-
— DuPage Water Commission looking outside county for new customers – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181023/dupage-water-commission-looking-outside-county-for-new-customers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181023/editorial-we-cant-ignore-immigrant-caravan—or-what-is-causing-it
— Hultgren, Underwood debate at last, spar over health care vote – Jim Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181023/hultgren-underwood-debate-at-last-spar-over-health-care-vote

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the pol who really deserves LGBTQ voters’ ire Sure, Rauner’s latest TV ad is risqué, but it makes a valid point about Pritzker and Madigan. Meanwhile, Roskam oddly places a gay sex-advice columnist at the center of his re-election race. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-pol-who-really-deserves-lgbtq-voters-ire

 

SOUTHERN
— City Assembly to Shut Down Trump: Residents speak out against presidential visit – MARILYN HALSTEAD (DIERSEN: If Trump came to your municipality, to your township/ward, or to your county, which residents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican would shout their hatred of Trump and shout their hatred of Trump supporters? Of course, if they held a press conference and/or a fundraiser, they a) would NOT want me to know about it, b) would NOT want me to promote it, c) would NOT want me to attend it, and d) would NOT want me to report on it.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/city-assembly-to-shut-down-trump-residents-speak-out-against/article_65f6e111-0268-5f78-8c41-ab8332fbf6d5.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The Pritzker Price Tag: $18 billion in new spending for Illinois – Adam Schuster
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181023/guest-view-pritzker-price-tag-18-billion-in-new-spending-for-illinois

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Immigration, health care key issues in 16th Congressional District race – EDITH BRADY-LUNNY
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/immigration-health-care-key-issues-in-th-congressional-district-race/article_b9a652ae-828a-5029-b2fc-7aa01206645b.html
— 3 area state senators running unopposed Nov. 6 – LENORE SOBOTA
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/area-state-senators-running-unopposed-nov/article_cd1d8f3a-f9f9-5c48-9e65-6318d63b786f.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Londrigan rails against social welfare cuts in press conference – Bill Tucker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the federal government a) to cut/eliminate my Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) to cut/eliminate my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) to cut/eliminate my Social Security.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Londrigan-rails-against-social-welfare-cuts-in-13330793.php

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Did GOP candidates really fight for pre-existing conditions coverage? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct fight for? If I was on that ballot, I would stress that I fought for a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and the Republican Party platforms and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-did-gop-candidates-really-fight-for-pre-existing-conditions/article_ca525bf7-918f-5030-965d-53ac46d4e920.html

 

WTTW
— A Look at President Trump’s Rally Strategy Ahead of Illinois Visit – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/23/look-president-trump-s-rally-strategy-ahead-illinois-visit

 

WBEZ
— Rauner: No Parallels Between Fatal Legionnaires’ Crises in Quincy, Flint – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-no-parallels-between-fatal-legionnaires-crises-in-quincy-flint/d1c27204-013e-4389-bdde-8e4d93f0db08

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Rep. Peter Roskam has been endorsed by the local chapters of Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. The Republican candidate for the 6th District also got a statement of support from the local chapter of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/24/white-house-sends-bost-a-lifeline-lightfoot-calls-preckwinkle-a-party-boss-bully-mendozas-latest-ad-333348
— WHITE HOUSE sends BOST a lifeline – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who paint themselves as being anti-Trump? Voters who are anti-Trump vote for Democrats, not for Republicans.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/24/white-house-sends-bost-a-lifeline-lightfoot-calls-preckwinkle-a-party-boss-bully-mendozas-latest-ad-333348

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPAGE COUNTY VOTERS FACE BALLOT QUESTION ON STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX HIKE – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-voters-face-ballot-question-on-statewide-property-tax-hike/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Why the Media Loves Hateful White Women – Josh Manning
https://www.westernjournal.com/media-loves-hateful-white-women/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump trolls Democrats on immigration: ‘I agree with President Obama 100%!’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/23/donald-trump-uses-obama-clip-troll-democrats-illeg/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Eric Holder says call to ‘kick’ Republicans was a metaphor – Katelyn Caralle (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to kick religious people, to kick conservatives, and to kick Republicans. I should write a book about such kickers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/eric-holder-says-call-to-kick-republicans-was-metaphorical

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT Deplores Conservative Apps Where ‘Everyone…Agrees With You’ – Clay Waters (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) stopping everyone from reading those emails, c) stopping me from learning about their press conferences and fundraisers, d) stopping me from promoting their fundraisers, e) stopping me from attending their press conferences and fundraisers, and f) stopping me from reporting on their press conferences and fundraisers?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/10/23/irony-alert-nyt-deplores-conservative-apps-where-everyoneagrees-you

 

GOPUSA
— When do we finally become a nation of Americans? – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57487
— It’s Democrats Who Shred American Values – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57504
— Trump, at Texas rally, backs Cruz, slams Democrats for ‘assault on the sovereignty’ of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-at-texas-rally-backs-cruz-slams-democrats-for-assault-on-the-sovereignty-of-us/

 

NEWSMAX
— Stop the Caravan – Ada Fisher
https://www.newsmax.com/adafisher/caravan-illegal-immigration-trump-border/2018/10/23/id/887614/

— GAO: Little Progress After Trump’s Opioid Emergency Declaration – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gao-opioid-crisis-health/2018/10/23/id/887563/

 

DAILY CALLER
— BEFORE KILLING OF JOURNALIST, ELITE US UNIVERSITIES TOOK $600 MILLION FROM SAUDI ARABIA AND AFFILIATES – Luke Rosiak
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/23/saudi-arabia-universities-payment/

 

TOWNHALL
— Watchdog Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: I was under the Hatch Act 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/10/23/watchdog-group-files-ethics-complaint-against-kellyanne-conway-n2531358
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Hatch Act restricts federal employee participation in certain partisan political activities. The political activity restrictions apply during the entire time of an employee’s federal service. Certain rules prohibit both on-duty and off-duty conduct. Partisan political activities are those activities directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group. While most Federal employees are permitted to take an active part in partisan political management and partisan political campaigns, the Hatch Act does prohibit certain participation by all Federal employees. Federal employees may not seek public office in partisan elections, use their official title or authority when engaging in political activity, solicit or receive contributions for partisan political candidates or groups, and engage in political activity while on duty.)

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Mob Heading for Our Border Is Meddling in the Election
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/10/23/the-mob-heading-for-our-border-is-meddling-in-the-election/

 

BREITBART
— The Caravan Is a Consequence of Rewarding Illegal Immigration – Kris W. Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/23/kobach-the-caravan-is-a-consequence-of-rewarding-illegal-immigration/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FORGET GENDER: NOW PICK YOUR RACE, AGE, EVEN SPECIES! Poll shows support for self-identifying just about everything – BOB UNRUH
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/forget-gender-now-pick-your-race-age-even-species/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Nearly 60% of Millennials consider abortion a sin: new poll – James Risdon
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abortion-is-a-sin-say-most-americans.-especially-millennials

 

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘The men of Notre Dame request a porn filter’: student group takes on porn problem – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-men-of-notre-dame-request-a-porn-filter-student-group-takes-on-porn-problem/

 

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— Colleges are failing young Trump supporters – Jonathan Zimmerman
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/170290

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Trump supporters in Texas feel migrant caravans coming from Mexico are “invading the country”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporters-texas-feel-migrant-052549179.html

 

CNN
— Trump’s secret weapon: Legions of supporters spreading his message – Jeremy Diamond
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/24/politics/donald-trump-rally-supporters-rhetoric/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, globalists focus on getting rid of nationalists. Globalists want to get rid of those 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. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a nationalist.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/23/politics/nationalism-explainer-trnd/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pritzker v. Rauner: Race Turned Into One of the Most Expensive in the Country – Sarah Maslin Nir
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/pritzker-rauner-illinois-governor-race.html
— ‘Use That Word!’: Trump Embraces the ‘Nationalist’ Label – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, globalists focus on getting rid of nationalists. Globalists want to get rid of those 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. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a nationalist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/nationalist-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/television/fox-trump-midterms-caravan.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/opinion/republican-strategy-fear-lies.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/television/fox-trump-midterms-caravan.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/trump-midterms-endorsements.html
— Smoking Marijuana Is Legal in Canada, Unless You’re South Korean – Choe Sang-Hun
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/world/asia/cannabis-canada-south-korea.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Michael Corkery
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/economy/amazon-workers-sears-bankruptcy-filing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those 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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/23/trumps-latest-exercise-in-fear-mongering-is-the-most-shameless-yet/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/23/trumps-embrace-fraught-term-nationalist-could-cement-dangerous-racial-divide/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Recruit Veterans as Candidates in Bid to Retake the House A bipartisan PAC called With Honor has tracked 199 military veterans running for the House this year – Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: If you run as a Democrat, you shout that you are 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.wsj.com/articles/democrats-seek-to-win-with-help-from-military-veteran-candidates-1540373406
— Second Caravan Gathers in Guatemala as Migrants Try to Avoid Traffickers Charity workers see new dynamic as migrants band together to seek to avoid hiring human traffickers and find more safety in numbers in dangerous trek – Santiago Pérez and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-migrant-caravan-gathers-in-guatemala-1540322922

 

BLOOMBERG
— Weed Sellers Target Women Who’d Rather Not Smell Like a Skunk For years, marijuana sellers focused on guys who like to get high. To attract women they are emphasizing wellness and low doses. – Craig Giammona (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-23/weed-sellers-target-women-who-d-rather-not-smell-like-a-skunk?mod=djemwhatsnews

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/23/migrants-caravan-speak-out-why-they-left-everything-u-s/1738913002/
— Women lose $513 billion a year in wages due to gender pay gap and math is worse for some – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: Jones should report on how much more that GAO pays its employees who are women than men who have comparable education, work experience, professional certifications, professional licenses, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/23/women-lose-500-billion-year-because-stubborn-gender-pay-gap/1728870002/

 

FED SMITH
— Salary Council Recommends More Locality Pay Areas – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Locality pay is based on the cost of living, but what about “Hatred Pay?” “Hatred Pay” would be based on the level of hatred against federal employees and against federal retires in municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and America. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America who have demonstrated the most hatred against federal employees and against federal retirees.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/23/salary-council-recommends-locality-pay-areas/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those 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.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/23/donald-trump-midterms-immigration-fear-racial-division

 

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those 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.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/joe-biden-2020-midterms-florida-speech-white-supremacy-trump-president-a8598676.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/trump-immigration-midterm-elections-gop-race-us-border-mexico-migrant-caravan-a8598306.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.