September 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says ‘there’s no scenario where I’d ask for a third term’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-term-limits-20180925-story.html
— Democrats, Kavanaugh and the illness deep within the bones of the republic – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-brett-kavanaugh-kass-20180925-story.html
— Suburban Cook County sees surge in voter registration ahead of midterm election – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-voter-registration-clerk-hamilton-20180925-story.html
— Top vote-getter, former convicted felon sworn in as Markham mayor after Rauner intervenes – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-markham-mayor-st-0926-story.html
— Even in our diverse tribes, we’re still Americans – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Democrats want Republicans to join Democrats and engage in disgusting divisive identity politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics), that is, Democrats want Republicans to compete with Democrats in promising to use government to give preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQers, younger, recent immigrants, unmarried, renters, non-Protestant, non-rich, veterans, disabled, those who have health problems, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-brett-kavanaugh-amy-chua-donald-trump-press-freedom-0926-20180925-story.html
— County clerks looking for more election judges – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-judges-st-0926-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: District 204 struggles to find applicants for some jobs and add diversity to teaching staff – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-diversity-hiring-st-0926-story.html
— GOP congressman Kevin Cramer questions whether accusation against Kavanaugh should disqualify him, even if true – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kevin-cramer-kavanaugh-accusations-20180925-story.html
— Political parties should push anti-harassment policies to help overcome Illinois’ ‘old boys club culture,’ panel says – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-sexual-harassment-report-20180925-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Panel’s ideas to combat harassment in politics: Rules for drinking, dating – and more women in power – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want others to drink lots of booze, e) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-sexual-harassment-report-recruit-women-alcohol-dating-limits/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Media ignores Trump’s economy – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180926/media-ignores-trumps-economy
— Davie v. Morrison: Gun violence, exodus from Illinois among issues in 29th District Senate race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180925/gun-violence-exodus-from-illinois-among-issues-in-29th-district-senate-race
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TABLE: How much is your township road district taxing per mile? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180926/how-much-is-your-township-road-district-taxing-per-mile

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Casten shades truth in story about business meltdown The Dem challenger to U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam strongly suggests investors in his failed energy company still made money. But many apparently lost. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/casten-shades-truth-story-about-business-meltdown

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Report recommends ways for political parties to combat sexual harassment – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180926/report-recommends-ways-for-political-parties-to-combat-sexual-harassment

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & SJ-R
— ‘Lifelong Democrat’ in Rauner ad voted in four GOP primaries – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: I estimate that there are about 30 hardcore Democrats in my precinct a) who regularly cast Republican primary ballots to do what damage they can to the Illinois Republican Party, b) who only vote in contested Republican primary races and never vote for uncontested candidates in Republican primaries, and c) who always vote for Democrats in general elections. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180925/lifelong-democrat-in-rauner-ad-voted-in-four-gop-primaries
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180925/lifelong-democrat-in-rauner-ad-took-four-gop-ballots

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— 26th Senate District candidates sound off on gun safety, economic development McConchie, Georges talk economy, guns – Daniel Gaitan
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/25/26th-senate-district-candidates-sound-off-on-gun-safety-economic-development/awg3scr/

 

TIMES
— Long releases apology statement – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/25/long-releases-apology-statement/aafbipb/

 

WAND TV
— Household income rises in Illinois
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39170670/household-income-rises-in-illinois

 

WGLT
— TRAGIC: Worldwide Trans Advocate To Speak At ISU – MARY CULLEN
http://www.wglt.org/post/worldwide-trans-advocate-speak-isu#stream/0

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump defends ‘America ‘first,’ threatens to cut foreign aid budget in U.N. speech President bashes World Trade Organization, U.N. global compact on migration – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: At a minimum, America should cut off foreign aid to countries like Mexico that have constructively declared war on America. Illegally sending your citizens into another country is an act of war. Illegally keeping your citizens in another country is an act of war. Illegally sending illegal drugs into another country is an act of war.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/25/donald-trump-defends-america-first-un-general-asse/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor experienced in sex-crimes cases, to question Kavanaugh and Ford, Grassley announces – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/25/rachel-mitchell-prosecutor-experienced-in-sex-crimes-cases-to-question-kavanaugh-and-ford-grassley-announces.html
— Are Democrats playing games with the Kavanaugh nomination?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5840290678001/?#sp=show-clips

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ILLEGALS ON THE DOUBLE New study estimates disturbing number of illegals in USA. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271419/illegals-double-lloyd-billingsley

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNIVERSITY CORRUPTION – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/university-corruption/

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH ACCUSER ISSUES ANOTHER DEMAND, WANTS TO LIMIT MEDIA PRESENT IN HEARING – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/25/kavanaugh-accuser-demand-media-hearing/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— U.S. Cities Receive High Marks for How Well They Treat Illegal Aliens – COLTON OVERCASH
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/09/25/u-s-cities-receive-high-marks-for-how-well-they-treat-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Huckabee Sanders: You’re Innocent Until Proven Guilty in This Country Unless ‘You’re a Conservative Republican’ Press secretary rips Feinstein for handling of Kavanaugh accusation: ‘Disgraceful and disgusting’ – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/huckabee-sanders-youre-innocent-proven-guilty-country-unless-youre-conservative-republican/

 

THE HILL
— Grassley taps Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question Kavanaugh, Ford – JUSTIN WISE

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/408438-grassley-hires-arizona-rachel-mitchell-to-question-kavanaugh
— More veterans should be in Congress – RORY E. RILEY-TOPPING (DIERSEN: Proportionality: Why stop with veteran status? What about gender, age group, marital status, race, national origin, religion, political affiliation, income group, net worth group, gun ownership, length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/408378-more-veterans-should-be-in-congress
— Kavanaugh tactics divide Democrats – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408418-kavanaugh-tactics-divide-democrats

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans crow about their success in stopping The Wall.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-still-no-wall_us_5baa77d4e4b0f143d10e0c8e

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps list questions that they want Kavanaugh to answer under oath.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-women-sexual-assault-questions.html
— Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Certainty Why revisiting the political scandals of the 1990s should temper partisanship today. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-political-scandals-1990s.html
— Ex-Content Moderator Sues Facebook, Saying Violent Images Caused Her PTSD – Sandra E. Garcia (DIERSEN: What shows that you can endure lots of negativity? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. I endured tremendous negativity while I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/technology/facebook-moderator-job-ptsd-lawsuit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Kavanaugh is a rapist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/padma-lakshmi-sexual-assault-rape.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants who need tremendous amounts of government assistance because those immigrants vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/trumps-next-target-legal-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/the-many-faces-of-brett-kavanaugh.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-resume.html
— The Democratic Dream: Defeat Kavanaugh, Win the Senate and Stop Trump Supreme Court Picks – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/trump-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color photo of Ramirez unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use Ramirez to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaugh-allegations.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump equates Bill Cosby with Brett Kavanaugh.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-cosby-kavanaugh-metoo-media-20180926-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why lying, rather than sexual assault, could topple Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/26/why-lying-rather-than-sexual-assault-could-topple-brett-kavanaugh/
— Kavanaugh’s memory of himself in high school is very different than his portrayal in the yearbook – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/09/25/daily-202-kavanaugh-s-memory-of-himself-in-high-school-is-very-different-than-his-portrayal-in-the-yearbook/5ba945d21b326b7c8a8d165d/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump’s attack of ‘drunk’ Kavanaugh accuser highlights sobering truths about alcohol and sex assault – KATE FELDMAN and JESSICA SCHLADABECK (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drank lots of booze, b) drink lots of booze, c) want to drink lots of booze, d) want others to drink lots of booze, e) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-trump-kavanaugh-accuser-drunk-20180925-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— #MeToo Becomes a Political Ploy Mazie Hirono makes clear that if Brett Kavanaugh were liberal, she’d give him the benefit of the doubt. – Abigail Shrier
https://www.wsj.com/articles/metoo-becomes-a-political-ploy-1537915920
— At U.N., Trump Defends His Administration’s Hard-Line Trade Policies President Trump criticized international organizations and alliances as unaccountable, but received pushback from other world leaders – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-call-for-international-trade-reforms-in-u-n-speech-1537876904
— Verizon Launches Early-Retirement Program to Trim Workforce Buyout offers sent to management as well as staffers – Sarah Krouse (DIERSEN: From what I see, when you are offered early retirement, your career is over. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO “offered” me and all its other employees who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout and early retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/verizon-launches-early-retirement-program-to-trim-workforce-1537882479

 

QUARTZ
— A surprising way minorities are turned off by job postings – Oliver Staley (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://qz.com/work/1397069/eeo-statements-a-surprising-way-minorities-are-turned-off-by-job-postings/

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Ancestry ethnicity tests getting more precise – Elizabeth Weise (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be Swedish? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin. I should write a book about those of the aforesaid who are of German national origin themselves, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn people of German national origin to curry favor with those who are anti-German American.)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/09/22/why-ancestry-coms-update-its-ethnicity-estimates-likely-wont-last/1369968002/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa Poll: Most place blame on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, not the workers – Barbara Rodriguez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to a) hire, retain, and promote citizens of foreign countries and b) get rid of their employees who are citizens of America.)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2018/09/25/iowa-poll-immigration-workforce-iowans-blame-employers-undocumented-workers-illegal-aliens-e-verify/1408896002/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— How John Cox made the money he’s using to run for California governor – ALEXEI KOSEFF (DIERSEN: How did you make the money that you are now spending? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension because I delivered mail 1966-1969; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article218820635.html

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Some Harvard Law Professors Call for Investigation into Kavanaugh Allegations – Aidan F. Ryan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you are presumed to be “guilty as charged” if you are one or more of the following: Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/26/law-profs-want-kavanaugh-investigation/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American countries want to dump their problematic citizens on America.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/26/pers-s26.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-say, America should stop supporting and stop defending countries that laugh at America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/25/trump-laughingstock-un-general-assembly

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC promotes hatred 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.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/25/top-10-moments-2018-values-voter-summit

 

METRO WEEKLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, you will be barred from getting a job, etc.
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/09/human-rights-campaign-urges-americans-vote-lgbtq-equality/
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/09/lgbtq-and-progressive-groups-call-on-white-house-to-withdraw-kavanaugh-nomination/

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.