Dan Cirucci: How You Can Help Fight The Assault On Values

Sunday, February 5, 2012

How You Can Help Fight The Assault On Values

The following message comes to you via The Eagle Forum:

Last week, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's largest breast cancer research and prevention fund wisely decided to do what the Senate has refused to do, de-fund Planned Parenthood.

In an outrageous move, 26 liberal Senators signed a letter chastising Komen, a private foundation, calling their action "troubling," declaring that the Foundation's decision cut "life-saving services" to women, and urging them to reconsider their decision.

The Komen Foundation provided grants to Planned Parenthood that are to be used for breast examinations, not abortions. However, breast examinations can easily be performed by any of the countless other medical facilities that do not profit from performing abortions.

Planned Parenthood and abortion advocates threw a tantrum and demanded that people stop contributing to the Komen Foundation and call and e-mail the Foundation to protest their decision. Pro-abortion donors have flooded Planned Parenthood with donations well beyond the amount the Komen Foundation provided. Some reports indicate that Planned Parenthood received over $1 million in 24 hours, far surpassing the $680,000 they received in Komen Foundation Grants.

The Komen Foundation caved to this pressure, and issued a confusing statement yesterday indicating they would continue funding all current grants, including those to Planned Parenthood, and that Planned Parenthood would be eligible for future grants.

Take Action

If you live in one of the states listed below, we urge you to contact your Senator and tell them that you do not appreciate them using their respected office to tell a private foundation how it should be appropriating money. Tell your Senators if they really care about women's health, they should vote to de-fund, not advocate on behalf of, an organization that profits from exploiting women. Please forward this alert to others in your state who are concerned about protecting life, and urge them to contact your Senator(s)

Alaska

Mark Begich, 202-224-3004

California

Barbara Boxer, 202-224-3553
Dianne Feinstein, 202-224-3841

Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal, 202-224-2823

Delaware

Chris Coons, 202-224-5042

Hawaii

Daniel Akaka, 202-224-6361

Maryland

Barbara Mikulski, 202-224-4654
Ben Cardin, 202-224-4524

Massachusetts

John Kerry, 202-224-2742

Michigan

Debbie Stabenow, 202-224-4822

Missouri

Claire McCaskill, 202-224-6154

Minnesota

Al Franken, 202-224-5641

Montana

Jon Tester, 202-224-2644
Max Baucus, 202-224-2651

New Hampshire

Jeanne Shaheen, 202-224-2841

New Jersey

Frank Lautenberg, 202-224-3224
Robert Menendez, 202-224-4744

New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman, 202-224-5521

New York

Kirsten Gillibrand, 202-224-4451

Ohio

Sherrod Brown, 202-224-2315

Oregon

Ron Wyden, 202-224-5244
Jeff Merkley, 202-224-3753

Vermont

Bernie Sanders, 202-224-5141
Patrick Leahy, 202-224-4242

Washington

Patty Murray, 202-224-2621
Maria Cantwell, 202-224-3441
Further Reading:
- The Komen Conflagration, Kathryn Jean Lopez

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About Dan Cirucci

He has been cited by Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed on radio, TV and in social media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, Matt Rooney's sidekick on Save Jersey's videocasts 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 and other publications.

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 politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

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