Dan Cirucci: Christie's Statement: Governor's Job 'Is My Passion'

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Christie's Statement: Governor's Job 'Is My Passion'

Here is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's opening statement from today's news conference in Trenton:

"I've been adamant about fact i wouldn't run for president. I was clear and direct, no matter how many times I was asked the question. My answer was always no.

"My job in New Jersey is my passion. I'm doing the job I love, in the state I grew up in, on behalf of the toughest, greatest people in the country.

"It was not recently until I paused and reflected on my decision. There have been people passionately calling on me to consider something as consequential as a run for president, and I had to consider their advice.

"I will always be grateful for their confidence in me. I thought long and hard about this decision and I considered if I needed to take it on. What I felt was the right decision remains the right decision. Today is not my time.

"I will not abandon my commitment to New Jersey. I will fix a broken New Jersey. I'm proud of the work we've done, but I know I'm not nearly done. I've made this commitment to my state. I'm just not prepared to walk away. Not everyone agrees with my decision, but my loyalty to my state is what it is.

"Abraham Lincoln once said, 'I want to see a man proud of a place he lives. I'd like to see a man live so his place is proud of him. I'm proud of this state and its people. I know there's much more we need to do together to ensure the future of our children. Now is not a time to leave unfinished business. The stakes are too high.'

"New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you are stuck with me. I'm grateful to the people in New Jersey and around the country. I'm grateful for their confidence in me and the faith they place in me. This has been unbelievably humbling and inspiring."

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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