ABC7
— University of Illinois accused of silencing reporters (DIERSEN: My
critics/opponents do not want me to report anything that promotes Trump or the
traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal
drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks
in the Republican Party platform.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-university-of-illinois-accused-of-silencing-reporters/5649047/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘It’s really about me:’ Top cop of decision to opt out of President Donald
Trump’s upcoming speech – Rosemary Sobol
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-eddie-johnson-mccormick-place-20191026-5warmxusufdohibe4a223dj3ja-story.html
— FOP’s clownish ‘no confidence’ vote only gives Superintendent Eddie Johnson
extra job security, for now – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-eddie-johnson-trump-fraternal-order-police-zorn-20191025-lcndg4q5hbhfncdcxiirmwprqa-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/opinion/
— Trump’s vulgarity has turned this White House watcher into a strict
conservative. No, not that kind. – Robert Schmuhl
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-norms-presidency-20191028-20191025-sfjob7bizzf2fbqb7eqhcuw3uy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The president said a lot of things
this week that aren’t true.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-fact-check-20191026-zhneycj2w5hxtokybhsizr4iai-story.html
— Female robbery crew using pepper spray sought in at least 3 downtown attacks
– Rosemary Sobol (DIERSEN: I walked by 700 North Michigan Avenue 1974-1976 on
my way from IRS in the Loop to graduate business evening classes at Loyola and
then back from Loyola to my condo in the Outer Drive East building.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-pepper-spray-robberies-20191026-56kzhiscyzaznpc2l57uspyire-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— As Trump comes to town, which suburban Republicans will join the bandwagon?
– Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191026/as-trump-comes-to-town-which-suburban-republicans-will-join-the-bandwagon
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some
normally easy-to-reach Republican state representatives and senators didn’t
return calls asking if they endorse Trump’s reelection or were buying tickets
for the fundraising luncheon Monday starting at $2,800 a person. But Sen. Dan
McConchie, a conservative Hawthorn Woods Republican, said he would be in
Springfield during Trump’s Chicago visit. When asked if he supported Trump’s
reelection, McConchie said, “No comment.” Rep. Allen Skillicorn of
East Dundee, however, was all in. “Most politicians make promises with no
intention to actually fulfill them,” Skillicorn said. “President
Donald Trump is different. He has delivered on most of his promises. I’m
confident his popularity has gone up in the suburbs versus 2016.” State
Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove said he supports Trump’s reelection but is not
attending Monday’s events. . .”If they’re looking at a general election in
a swing district, people need to be really careful how they embrace
(Trump),” former Illinois Republican Senate Leader Christine Radogno said.
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider of Bartlett, who will be
attending on Monday, was optimistic local Republicans “will support the
president at almost a 95 percent rate.” Conservative state Rep. David
McSweeney of Barrington Hills intends to back the president over any possible
Democratic nominee, but he won’t be at Monday’s Trump events. “I agree
with President Trump on cutting taxes and deregulation. I don’t agree with him
on everything. For example, I have some disagreements with him on trade and
foreign policy,” McSweeney said, clarifying he opposes the president’s
abrupt decision to pull troops from the Kurdish occupied area of Syria.
Typically when presidents visit, they’re surrounded by top party officials such
as governors, senators and congressional representatives. That won’t happen
this week with Illinois’ Democratic governor, U.S. senators and suburban House
members, although former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton hopes to change some
of that party balance. Republican Ives, of Wheaton, who is running in the 6th
Congressional District against first-term U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, supports
Trump’s reelection but has no plans to go to his events on Monday. Asked about
grading his job so far, “it depends on the policy or issue,” said
Ives, who ran for governor in 2018. Trump might not be the only choice for
Illinois voters in the March primary. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of Mundelein
is running for the Republican nomination, although with just $115,000 in his
coffers it’s a long shot, said Republican strategist Aaron Del Mar. The
Palatine Township Republican committeeman, a friend of Walsh’s, is not only
solidly in the Trump camp, but he’s selling tickets for the fundraiser.
“I’m not a 100 percent for everything the president says,” Del Mar
said.)
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Demonstrators urge Rubio to vote to impeach President Trump at Oberweis
event
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/10/25/demonstrators-urge-rubio-to-vote-to-impeach-president-trump-at-oberweis-event/d5pfifs/
HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers are going back to Springfield for the fall veto session.
Here’s what could happen. A guide to legislation being considered this veto
session – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-lawmakers-are-going-back-to-springfield-for-the-fall/article_a31ed8f8-f19a-5b1f-9fee-69495780d518.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— At Political Forum, Trump Challengers Mount Longshot Primary Campaigns –
SARAH MCCAMMON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/political-forum-trump-challengers-mount-longshot-primary-campaigns#stream/0
FOX NEWS
— John Kelly warned of impeachment for Trump if he hired ‘yes man’: ‘I feel
bad that I left’ – Melissa Leon (DIERSEN: No one has ever accused me of being a
yes-man. If I had been a yes-man, the federal government would have promoted me
into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. Yes-men help
the federal government get rid of its employees who are Republican, White,
male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25,
GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kelly-warning-trump-impeachment
BREITBART
— Elizabeth Warren’s Sex-Worker Policies Guarantee More Jeffrey Epstein-Type
Pimping – AMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/26/pinkerton-elizabeth-warrens-sex-worker-policies-guarantee-more-jeffrey-epstein-type-pimping/
ONE NEWS NOW
— POLITICS-GOVT 80% of illegals released by sanctuary cities repeat crimes –
Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/10/26/80-of-illegals-released-by-sanctuary-cities-repeat-crimes
FORBES
— The Bitter Truth About Why People Fail To Succeed In Their Jobs – Terina
Allen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents falsely deny that while I worked for the
federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, that virtually
all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrat,
minority, female, and/or veteran. My critics/opponents falsely deny that while
I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under promotion
freezes, that it shrank from about 6,000 employees to about 3,000 employees,
and that it suffered tremendous budget cuts during the mid-1990s. My
critics/opponents falsely argue that my superiors in the federal government
were never under pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and
promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females or b) to make way
for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male,
and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198)
by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by
age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. My
critics/opponents falsely dent that extremely few federal employees make the
aforesaid promotion deadlines. My critics/opponents falsely argue that my
Democrat superiors in the federal government did not take adverse actions
against me a) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation or b) because I became an
active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2019/10/26/the-bitter-truth-about-why-people-fail-to-succeed-in-their-jobs/#185436294c46
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I
asked the group of about 200 to share the “real” reasons that they either
fired, refused to promote or downgraded a performance review on an employee
within the prior two years. This is an aggregate list (in order of number of
responses) for what they provided. Employees were fired, not promoted or rated
poorly because they 1. didn’t seem to fit with the team, or they didn’t “mesh”
in with the organizational culture.)
THRIVE GLOBAL
— How to Survive an Emotionally-Demanding Job – Thomas Oppong (DIERSEN: In
retrospect, I am amazed that I survived for almost 30 years working for the
Democrats who run the federal government. I never would have been able to do
that if I had not earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in
1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related
professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a
job-related professional license when I was 32. My superiors were always under
tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who
shared my demographics.)
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/burnout-age-survive-emotionally-demanding-job-productivity-wellness-wellbeing/
MEDIA POST
— Publishers Decry Facebook’s Power As Social Network Generates Traffic – Rob
Williams (DIERSEN: My GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots traffic to certain
websites. What do you say to owners of certain of those websites a) who force
me to pay them to have access to their websites and/or b) who do not want me to
drive traffic to their websites? I should write a book about the aforesaid
website owners. I would focus on those who state that they operate their
website to make a profit, but in fact, they operate their website to promote
the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green political parties.)
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/342220/publishers-decry-facebooks-power-as-social-networ.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Benioff, who also is CEO of software firm Salesforce, likened Facebook to
cigarettes for having addictive powers and harmful effects on kids.
“Facebook is addictive, it’s not good for you, they’re after your kids,
they’re running political ads that aren’t true … and they’re also acquiring
other companies and co-mingling data those companies have on their users into
theirs for more power,” he said in an interview with CNN. Benioff isn’t
the only media executive who has criticized Facebook. Rupert Murdoch, the News
Corp. CEO whose political affiliations are the opposite of Benioff’s, also
wants to rein in Facebook. Murdoch is dependent on the social network’s power
to drive web traffic. His Fox News website generated more Facebook
“engagements” than any other publisher during the third quarter,
according to analytics firm NewsWhip. Those engagements keep people glued to
Facebook, which is problematic for publishers that want to monetize their own
audiences. Facebook reportedly is addressing this issue by offering cash
payments to publishers whose articles appear in its news section, but it
remains to be seen how lucrative that source of revenue will be.)
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Generation X Faces a Bleak, Impoverished Old Age – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: To
qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s
degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27,
31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41,
45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_ted_rall/generation_x_faces_a_bleak_impoverished_old_age
