Dan Cirucci: Abraham Blasts Clarke, Council On PGW Debacle

Friday, December 12, 2014

Abraham Blasts Clarke, Council On PGW Debacle

A special message from the Lynne Abraham for Mayor campaign:

Last week, the mayor and city council president’s lack of leadership were once again on display. When approached with an opportunity to sell Philadelphia Gas Works – potentially improving service to city residents, substantially reducing the city’s pension liabilities and addressing long-needed infrastructure overall. They responded with complete paralysis. Instead of embracing this opportunity, the city council president, Darrell Clarke, didn’t consider the proposal on its merits and refused to hold a public hearing.

Unfortunately, this is just the latest example of the shameful failure of leadership. That’s why Lynne is running for Mayor.

Click here to sign our petition demanding new leadership and support Lynne.

The response to Lynne’s campaign has been incredibly enthusiastic. Everywhere she goes she continues to hear from residents in all walks of life about the problems we face and the need for a fresh approach to address our city's problems – and she has the drive, energy, experience, and guts to get it done.

Weak and political leadership has brought this city down, as evidenced in the PGW debacle. Lynne will bring dynamic, transformational leadership to make Philadelphia the Next Great American City.

But she needs your support to get it done. Take a moment and show your support for new leadership by signing our petition.

Thank you,

-Team Lynne

PS: This campaign relies on donations from supporters like you, take a moment and donate what you can by visiting Lynne’s website.

And more, from Lynne . . . . . . .

Yesterday, I delivered a letter to City Council President Darrell Clarke demanding that he invite UIL Holdings back to the table and conduct a hearing on the merits of the PGW sale. You can read the letter at http://lynneabraham.com/uploads/Letter_to_Council_President_Clarke_re_PGW.pdf

Not even holding a hearing about the potential sale is inexcusable. The Council President owes it to the people of the City of Philadelphia, the people who use the gas service and, especially, the 65,000 depending on our at-risk pension fund.

A lot of you have already stepped up, but if you haven’t yet - show your support for my campaign by visiting http://LynneAbraham.com/StandWithLynne or make a donation to my campaign at http://LynneAbraham.com/donate.

Thank you for your support,
Lynne Abraham

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About Dan Cirucci

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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