October 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Surging coronavirus cases color White House race in closing days – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/surging-covid-cases-color-white-house-race-in-closing-days/7329243/
— Chicago violence: 14 shot, 4 fatally in weekend shootings 3-year-old girl among those shot
https://abc7chicago.com/14-shot-4-fatally-in-weekend-shootings/7324592/
— Protestors say deadly force was unnecessary in Little Village police shooting; COPA investigating – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/protestors-demand-justice-in-deadly-little-village-police-shooting-/7299560/
— Community calls for more action after Waukegan police officer fired for shooting that killed teen, injured woman – Alexis McAdams (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO coworkers and subordinates called for my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors to take against me. They 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 $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-demands-more-action-after-waukegan-officer-fired-for-fatal-shooting/7317105/

NBC5
— Supreme Court Sides Mostly With Republicans in Last-Minute Voting Cases More rulings on election procedures with mail-in ballots in key battleground states are expected before Nov. 3
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-sides-mostly-with-republicans-in-last-minute-voting-cases/2358786/

CBS2
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski Now Says She Will Vote ‘Yes’ To Confirm Amy Coney Barrett To Supreme Court
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/25/chicago-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-lisa-murkowski/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pence to keep up travel despite contact with infected aide After a day of campaigning in Florida on Saturday, Pence was seen wearing a mask as he returned to Washington aboard Air Force Two shortly after the news of Short’s diagnosis was made public. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/24/21532570/pence-travel-coronavirus-infected-aide

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In the debate, Trump kept demonizing immigrants – STEVE CHAPMAN (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats consider the following to be their soldiers in their army: legal and illegal immigrants, BLMers, LGBTQers, minorities, females, younger people, poor people, rich people, union members, non-married people, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, stoners, drinkers, gamblers, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, federal employees, veterans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-immigrants-catch-release-chapman-20201023-4kokf77g4rhijog7aol5pn65z4-story.html
— Why are Chicagoans moving away during the pandemic? – ARIEL CHEUNG (DIERSEN: My ancestors on my father’s side moved out of Chicago in 1854 to homestead a farm in Crete. I moved out of Chicago back to Crete in 1971 when I was 22 year old largely because my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen there. My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in Chicago in in 1973 and lived in University Park. My wife and I moved out of Chicago in 1978 and bought a home in Wheaton largely to escape crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-chicago-moving-covid-19-asked-why-20201020-thwgyh4muzexfi4q7k6uulowwe-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— How Oakton College plans to use federal grant to help minority students – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: What about helping those whose parents never attended college? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201024/how-oakton-college-plans-to-use-federal-grant-to-help-minority-students
— FRONT PAGE: How pandemic could prompt cities to step back from car-centric design – Amy Crawford (DIERSEN: I never drove a car to downtown Chicago when I worked there in 1971 and 1973-1997. I rode CTA in mid-1971. I drove a car to METRA late-1971, late 1973, and early-1974. I walked to work 1974-1978. I walked to METRA 1978-1997 except days when I took night classes at IIT 1992-1997 when I drove to METRA.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201024/how-pandemic-could-prompt-cities-to-step-back-from-car-centric-design

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— ‘Restore Illinois Bus Tour’ Promotes Opposition Stances – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=312923#.X5Ve04hKiM8

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do not want any poll watchers.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/voter-advocates-hoping-to-stave-off-intimidation-at-polls

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters want Hispanic women, and everyone else, to hate Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/election-2020-latinx-womens-vote-could-affect-outcome#stream/0

WKOW
— Despite COVID-19 surge, thousands attend Trump rally in Waukesha – Emilee Fannon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use COVID-19 to defeat Republicans.)
https://wkow.com/2020/10/24/despite-covid-19-surge-thousands-attend-trump-rally-in-waukesha/

WIREPOINTS
— Was Thomas Jefferson right? New study quantifies flight from America’s big cities during pandemic. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/was-thomas-jefferson-right-new-study-quantifies-flight-from-americas-big-cities-during-pandemic-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sore losers: Hillary Clinton operatives tried to take down Trump after he won the 2016 election – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: Since 2000, those who reject the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, their operatives, and their dupes have worked the hardest against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. I would focus in those who tried to get ICRC to censure me in 2006. I would focus on those who campaigned against me for MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/25/sore-losers-hillary-clinton-operatives-tried-to-ta/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter hid the Hunter Biden story. That’s not a good reason to nuke Section 230 – Jess Miers & James Czerniawski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like, and d) the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/twitter-hid-the-hunter-biden-story-thats-not-a-good-reason-to-nuke-section-230

FOX NEWS
— Hannity: How can Biden go whole campaign without answering questions? (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/hannity-how-can-biden-go-whole-campaign-without-answering-questions

AMERICAN ACTION NEWS
— The Top Fortune 500 Companies Donating To the GOP (DIERSEN: I give far less money to Republican organizations and candidates because far too many of them have disappointed me. Ever-increasingly, they dump voters who share my demographics to curry favor with voters who will never vote for Republicans.)
https://americanactionnews.com/politics/2020/10/23/the-top-fortune-500-companies-donating-to-the-gop/

BREITBART
— Over 56 Million Already Voted in Presidential Election – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/24/over-56-million-already-voted-presidential-election/
— Christian, Family Groups Condemn Wikipedia Banning Statements Against Gay Marriage – T.D. ADLER (DIERSEN: Since 2000, those who reject the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, their operatives, and their dupes have worked the hardest against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. I would focus in those who tried to get ICRC to censure me in 2006. I would focus on those who campaigned against me for MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/25/christian-family-groups-condemn-wikipedia-banning-statements-against-gay-marriage/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Misleading CNN Assails Trump’s Zero Tolerance of Illegals – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2020/10/24/misleading-cnn-assails-trumps-zero-tolerance-illegals

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Distortions and Smears Surround California’s Affirmative Action Bid – WARD CONNERLY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/distortions-and-smears-surround-californias-affirmative-action-bid/

THE HILL
— GOP sees chance to take out Democratic House campaign chief Cheri Bustos – OLIVIA BEAVERS AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/522575-gop-sees-chance-to-take-out-democratic-house-campaign-chief


— Pelosi commits to running for Speaker if Democrats retain House – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/522644-pelosi-commits-to-running-for-speaker-if-democrats-retain-house

POLITICO
— Republicans crash Florida early vote, eating into Democrats’ lead – MARC CAPUTO and SABRINA RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Of those who have voted already in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, and county, what percent are a) Democrats, b) Greens, c) Independents, and d) Republicans?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/24/republicans-florida-early-vote-democrats-432135

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016 – PAUL J. WEBER (DIERSEN: Of those who have voted already in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, and county, what percent are a) Democrats, b) Greens, c) Independents, and d) Republicans?)
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-virus-outbreak-elections-voting-2020-voting-d5380fd487e2f2a91985146b7e8a73ff

ABC NEWS
— Cunningham keeps low in NC Senate race marked by his affair – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever had an affair, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/cunningham-low-nc-senate-race-marked-affair-73804914

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mail Ballots Are Already Being Rejected. Guess Whose? Three voter groups are at risk this election. – Nathaniel Lash (DIERSEN: If Trump encouraged voting by mail, Democrats would discourage voting by mail.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/22/opinion/biden-mail-ballots-rejection.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Conservative News Sites Fuel Voter Fraud Misinformation.” I should write a book about the leading conservative-haters in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/business/media/voter-fraud-misinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/opinion/sunday/trump-losing-his-grip.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/opinion/sunday/trump-republican-party.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-united-states.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/opinion/sunday/debate-trump-biden-.html
— End Minority Rule – Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are the following rule Illinois: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/opinion/sunday/disenfranchisement-democracy-minority-rule.html
— Why Does Trump Win With White Men? – Michael Sokolove (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against those who share his demographics, that is, against those who are White, male, older, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/opinion/sunday/gender-gap-2020-election.html
— Virus Surge Shadows Trump and Biden Campaign Events After Final Debate Candidates made their cases as hundreds of thousands of people jammed long lines to vote in New York, Florida and elsewhere. – Shane Goldmacher, Thomas Kaplan and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/us/politics/biden-trump-rallies-covid.html
— In South Korea, Draft Resisters Still Go to Prison. But Now It’s a Job. – Choe Sang-Hun (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most for my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/world/asia/south-korea-draft-conscientious-objectors.html
— FRONT PAGE: Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet. In a landmark antitrust complaint, the Justice Department is targeting a secretive partnership that is worth billions of dollars to both companies. – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/technology/apple-google-search-antitrust.html

WASHINGTON POST
— 5 crucial questions with 10 days to go until Election Day – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/24/5-crucial-questions-with-10-days-go-until-election-day/
— Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tests positive for the coronavirus – Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pences-chief-of-staff-marc-short-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus/2020/10/24/c89c90bc-166d-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html
— Two things Facebook still needs to do to reduce the spread of misinformation – Samantha Power (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) want to stop everyone from reading those emails. But failing that, they want me to include links in the emails only to articles that they wrote or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/samantha-power-facebook-reduce-spread-misinformation/2020/10/23/d54c1bda-1496-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html

FORBES
— Lawsuit Challenges HUD’s Rollback Of Key Fair Housing Rule – Brenda Richardson (DIERSEN: Based on the demographics of those who have bought homes in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois during the last 5, 10, 15, 20+ years, does it look like realtors have been steering buyers with certain demographics? What percent of those who have recently bought homes near you have been Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, LGBTQ, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2020/10/24/lawsuit-challenges-huds-rollback-of-key-fair-housing-rule/#6b2988002c69

PROPUBLICA
— The Fed Saved the Economy but Is Threatening Trillions of Dollars Worth of Middle-Class Retirement The Federal Reserve has bailed out the stock and bond markets and stabilized the economy with its rock-bottom rates — but at the expense of Social Security and pension funds. – Allan Sloan
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-fed-saved-the-economy-but-is-threatening-trillions-of-dollars-worth-of-middle-class-retirement

NEW YORKER
— Will Trump’s “Law and Order” Message Work in Wisconsin? – Elisabeth Zerofsky (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/campaign-chronicles/will-trumps-law-and-order-message-work-in-wisconsins-white-suburbs

NEWSWEEK
— In Pennsylvania Half of Requested Mail-In Ballots Are Already Cast, With Dems Far Outpacing Republicans – JOCELYN GRZESZCZAK (DIERSEN: Of those who have voted already in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, and county, what percent are a) Democrats, b) Greens, c) Independents, and d) Republicans?)
https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-half-requested-mail-ballots-are-already-cast-dems-far-outpacing-republicans-1541907

AMERY FREE PRESS
— Candidates respond to questions (DIERSEN: Questions to ask city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
http://www.theameryfreepress.com/news/candidates-respond-to-questions/article_7c029fcc-13d3-11eb-b07b-c31d32006d91.html

YORKTON THIS WEEK
— Questions for Melville-Saltcoats candidates (DIERSEN: Questions to ask city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.yorktonthisweek.com/regional-news/questions-for-melville-saltcoats-candidates-1.24224398

KNWA
— A CLOSER LOOK: Lowell city council candidates (DIERSEN: Questions to ask city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.nwahomepage.com/election/your-local-election/a-closer-look-lowell-city-council-candidates/

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.