October 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ‘I’m not going to waste my time’: Trump backs out of next week’s virtual presidential debate – Alex Meier
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-he-will-not-attend-virtual-debate-will-hold-rally-instead/6862183/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rise Naperville, suburb’s first recreational marijuana dispensary, holding grand opening.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/rise-naperville-recreational-marijuana-dispensary-opens-thursday/6862037/

CBS2
— CPL Employees Say Some Mail-In Ballots Found In Book Drops
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/live/cbsn-chicago/video/7170591-20201008133353-cpl-employees-say-some-mail-in-ballots-found-in-book-drops/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 14 shot, 2 fatally, Wednesday in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/14-shot-2-fatally-wednesday-in-chicago
— Rep. Kinzinger on Trump’s decision to pull out of virtual debate
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/858663

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker and the ‘fair tax’ offer you can’t refuse – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-pritzker-graduated-tax-kass-20201008-2ufru4hdrbfyzivowdj6dkjx7m-story.html
— 8 questions for Illinois House candidates running in Chicago and Cook County-based districts (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.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-cb-candidates-for-illinois-state-house-cook-county-20201007-t5cjb6x7pfcwdkadipih2bqehu-htmlstory.html
— Park Ridge City Council backs ’10 Shared Principles’ adopted by police to build public trust – JENNIFER JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-ten-shared-principles-tl-1015-20201007-dmryb3q7dvfyvofgefzpkyim7m-story.html
— ENDORSEMENTS: For the Illinois House. Stava-Murray, Durkin, Avelar, Butler, Chesney, Demmer, Luft, Stoll, Frese, Bourne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-tribune-illinois-house-endorsements-20201008-sksejsg24jcljcblfhg76zxwpu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls for licensing police – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old and a GAO employee. Extremely few, if any, of GAO’s Chicago office employees were licensed CPAs. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had worked for GAO for 16 months and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/6/21504845/pritzker-stratton-criminal-justice-reforms-no-knock-warrant-sentencing-license-police
— Here’s Harris, Pence on 6 key issues during the vice presidential debate Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris held a civil conversation that — at least some of the time — included actual substance on a swath of topics ranging from abortion to police violence. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/10/7/21507090/vice-president-debate-quotes-kamala-harris-mike-pence-donald-trump-joe-biden

DAILY HERALD
— Black lawmakers seek to revamp social studies education in Illinois – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201007/black-lawmakers-seek-to-revamp-social-studies-education-in-illinois

WBEZ
— Young Chicagoans Step Up To Work The Polls As Fewer Elderly Apply Want to be a poll worker in Chicago? You may end up on a waiting list, as young people are flocking to sign up for Election Day service. – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/young-chicagoans-step-up-to-work-polls-as-fewer-elderly-apply/7dca524f-6be9-4e65-bf09-54203ad9151d

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU reports three new coronavirus cases, hits the 300 mark – EDDIE CARIFIO
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/10/07/niu-reports-three-new-coronavirus-cases-hits-the-300-mark/aohzyhc/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Push for political gain puts Kilbride in crosshairs – Scott Reeder
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-push-for-political-gain-puts-kilbride-in-crosshairs/article_f7e26f9a-07c7-11eb-ae56-3ba743c0c944.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Pritzker administration announces $4.5 million ‘racial healing’ initiative Healing Illinois grant program will support ‘meaningful dialogue’ on ‘race and racism’ – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/10/07/pritzker-administration-announces-4-5-million-racial-healing-initiative/awgqpo/

WLDS
— Racial Tensions High at Illinois College Over Campus Chalking Incident – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/racial-tensions-high-at-illinois-college-over-campus-chalking-incident/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Jim Oberweis Answers Patch Candidate Survey – Lisa Marie Farver (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://patch.com/illinois/naperville/jim-oberweis-answers-patch-candidate-survey

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Could One Imagine Lauren Underwood Running a TV Commercial Like This?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/maxrose1/
— History of Joe Tirio Illinois Integrity Fund Defamation Case Included in Latest Court Document, Judge Delays Action Until after the Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/history-of-tirio-illinois-integrity-fund-case-included-in-latest-court-document/
— Planned Parenthood Mails in Support of Dems’ Tax Hike Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/planned-parenthood-mails-endorses-in-county-board-race/
— Springfield City Council Meeting Between Plexiglass Dividers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/springfield-city-council-meeting-between-plexiglass-dividers/
— IL-14: Underwood Mailing Using NWH Endorsement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/il-14-underwood-mailing-with-nwh-endorsement/
— The Shunning of Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/the-shunning-of-jack-franks/
— Farmers for Trump Flag
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/05/message-of-the-day-a-flag-9/
— Sun-Times Endorses Two McHenry County Democrats for State Representative
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/04/sun-times-endorses-two-mchenry-county-democrats-for-state-representative/
— How Did Allen Skillicorn Win the Primary against Carolyn Schofield?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/04/how-did-allen-skillicorn-win-the-primary-against-carolyn-schofield/
— Sun-Times Endorses Tom Weber for Re-Election to Illinois House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/sun-times-endorses-tom-weber-for-re-election-to-illinois-house/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Cosigns Letter Demanding Talking Points on Kyle Rittenhouse
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/rittenhouse8/

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ISU promotes LGBTQ, that is, ISU promotes the destruction of traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2020/10/pride-celebrates-coming-out-day-at-illinois-state/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CTU ATTEMPTED TO BULLY PENSION FUND INTO HIRING MADIGAN LOBBYISTS – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage. No employer was ever asked to hire me. GAO hired me in 1980 because I applied, because I was qualified, and because GAO could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because I applied, because I was qualified, and because IRS could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because I applied, because I was qualified, and because the Post Office could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/ctu-attempted-to-bully-pension-fund-into-hiring-madigan-lobbyists/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Colleges rethink diversity after Trump executive order Events scrapped after threat of lost funding for ‘divisive concepts’ – Christopher Vondracek (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/7/trump-executive-order-makes-colleges-rethink-diver/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mark Levin says he was ‘prepared to go to war’ before Facebook backed down on censorship of his page – Andrew Mark Miller (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to censor me, to censor my GOPUA ILLINOIS emails, and to censor www.gopillinois.com : Facebook, Google, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Suburban Life, Crain’s Chicago Business, Illinois Review, Capitol Fax, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, the elected/appointed officials who govern/represent my precinct, candidates for offices that govern/represent my precinct, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/levin-says-he-was-prepared-to-go-to-war-before-facebook-backed-down-on-censorship-of-his-page

FOX NEWS
— Fox News Poll: Biden gains ground over Trump A 70 percent majority believes our democracy is “in danger” in this election – Dana Blanton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-biden-gains-ground-over-trump

FEDERALIST
— House GOP Antitrust Report: ‘Big Tech Is Out To Get Conservatives’ – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/07/house-gop-antitrust-report-big-tech-is-out-to-get-conservatives/

DAILY WIRE
— NBA Will Leave Social Justice Messages To Be ‘Delivered Off The Floor’ Amid Ratings Dive – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nba-will-leave-social-justice-messages-to-be-delivered-off-the-floor-amid-ratings-dive

TOWNHALL REVIEW
— Young Voters, Do You Want to Take Responsibility for Your Country and Your Life? Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson with Charlie Kirk
http://townhallreview.com/2020/10/young-voters-do-you-want-to-take-responsibility-for-your-country-and-your-life-dan-proft-and-amy-jacobson-with-charlie-kirk/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Relief package highlights radical priorities – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/10/08/relief-package-highlights-radical-priorities

LIFE NEWS
— Bogus CNN Poll Falsely Claims Biden Will Defeat Trump in a Landslide – DAVE ANDRUSKO
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/10/07/bogus-cnn-poll-falsely-claims-biden-will-defeat-trump-in-a-landslide/

EPOCH TIMES
— VP Debate: Harris Targets Trump on Pandemic as Pence Defends Administration’s Response – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/harris-targets-trump-on-pandemic-as-pence-defends-administrations-response_3530658.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Pro-Trump Hispanic student senator faces impeachment for old tweets critical of illegal immigration – PHILLIP NIETO
https://www.thecollegefix.com/pro-trump-hispanic-student-senator-faces-impeachment-for-old-tweets-critical-of-illegal-immigration/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A wave of polls paints a dire picture for Trump.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/07/trump-polls-dire-picture-427416

CNN
— Trump says he doesn’t believe he’s contagious and wants to resume rallies – Kevin Liptak and Ben Tinker
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-covid-19-updates-thursday/h_2859c79d3b67ec614fc532f7537f6c37

NBC NEWS
— The most revealing questions in Wednesday’s debate were the ones that went unanswered – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Melissa Holzberg (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.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/most-revealing-questions-wednesday-s-debate-were-ones-went-unanswered-n1242601

NEW YORK POST
— Colleges drop ‘diversity’ efforts after Trump bans critical race theory – Mark Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/07/colleges-drop-diversity-efforts-after-trump-bans-critical-race-theory/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says he won’t participate in virtual debate shortly after format is announced – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/08/trump-biden-live-updates/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— JPMorgan Unveils $30 Billion Push to Bridge Racial Wealth Gap Bank focuses on expanding access to affordable housing and boosting minority-owned small businesses – Orla McCaffrey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs blame Republicans for all the financial, health, and other problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-unveils-30-billion-push-to-bridge-racial-wealth-gap-11602129661
— FRONT PAGE: How Russia Today Skirts High-Tech Blockade to Reach U.S. Readers The Kremlin-backed outlet has been boosted by a news aggregator dominated by conservative media sites – Keach Hagey, Emily Glazer and Rob Barry (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not allow anything to be “unwittingly” displayed in its emails or on www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-russia-today-skirts-high-tech-blockade-to-reach-u-s-readers-11602078094
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of the Russian efforts created a backlash against social-media companies, which were accused of providing platforms for a misinformation campaign aimed at influencing voters. Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and others have since implemented changes to limit the reach of state-run media. Yet RT continues to draw a large American audience, helped unwittingly by some of America’s most prominent conservative websites. The reason: Those news outlets agreed to join a distribution network that allows other members’ content to be displayed on their home pages. The company responsible for RT’s presence on RealClearPolitics is Mixi.Media. Since its launch in 2018, Mixi has assembled a network of right-leaning publishers, including National Review, The Daily Caller and Newsmax, as well as mainstream sites like RealClearPolitics.)
— The Cancel Mob Comes Back for More – Bruce Gilley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cancel-mob-comes-back-for-more-11602091733
— White House Order Against Diversity Training Generates Confusion Government agencies and companies with federal contracts pause programs and cancel events, as business groups protest order – Khadeeja Safdar and Lauren Weber
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-order-against-diversity-training-generates-confusion-11602063000

USA TODAY
— Read the full transcript of vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris – Susan Page
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/08/vice-presidential-debate-full-transcript-mike-pence-and-kamala-harris/5920773002/
— ‘The country’s lost its mind’: Polls warning of civil war, violence shows deep partisan chasm over election – Ledyard King (DIERSEN: If Trump wins, which stores in your municipality do Democrats threaten to loot and which buildings do they threaten to burn down? Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/07/both-sides-worry-doubts-election-integrity-could-spark-violence/5880965002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “White House coronavirus outbreak may have exposed thousands from Atlanta to Minnesota.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/10/07/officials-exposed-went-attend-rallies-debates-and-fundraisers/5907663002/
— ‘Staggering numbers’: Early voting is breaking records in 2020, fueled by a big mail-ballot lead for Democrats – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/06/election-2020-fueled-democrats-early-voting-way-up/3623292001/
— Wells Fargo’s diversity initiative to hire more Black leaders probed by Labor Department – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Firestone Stores fired me because I had sought and accepted that offer. The aforesaid directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/07/wells-fargo-trump-labor-department-diversity-black-leaders/5911388002/
— COVID-19 cases rising in 39 states – 9 months into the pandemic: ‘We are overwhelmed’ – John Bacon
Mike Stucka
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/07/united-states-coronavirus-cases-nine-states-records/5906943002/

TIMES REPORTER
— Remember the riots? They’re still happening – Byron York
https://www.timesreporter.com/story/opinion/2020/10/08/byron-york-column/5908830002/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Partisan local websites masquerading as traditional news outlets target Michigan voters – Clara Hendrickson (DIERSEN: GOPUSA does not masquerade as being nonpartisan. I should write a book about Democrat news outlets that masquerade as being non-partisan.)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/07/conservative-progressive-local-news-websites/3577830001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, but who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination? Real Christians do not do the aforesaid.
https://www.newsweek.com/over-16000-christians-sign-petition-rejecting-amy-coney-barrett-telling-gop-senators-bible-1537081
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Accusations of Trump Being a Coronavirus Superspreader Grow as WH Refuses to Disclose President’s Last Negative Test.”
https://www.newsweek.com/accusations-trump-being-coronavirus-superspreader-grow-wh-refuses-disclose-presidents-last-1537178

GOVERNING
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A Group of Retired Republican Governors Come Out for Biden Eight former GOP governors are supporting the Democrat for president. They may not change many minds but could provide cover to wavering Republican voters who don’t want to re-elect Trump. – ALAN GREENBLATT
https://www.governing.com/now/A-Group-of-Retired-Republican-Governors-Come-Out-for-Biden.html

GAY CITY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about those who discriminate against those who do not promote LGBTQ. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.gaycitynews.com/lgbtq-americans-report-widespread-discrimination-healthcare-barriers/

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.