Dan Cirucci: Looks Like He's Already In One Helluva Mess!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Looks Like He's Already In One Helluva Mess!

From our friends at Save Jersey

By Matt Rooney

This is the type of story a state Republican Party would be ALL OVER like flies on manure if, of course, New Jersey had an actual state-wide GOP organization. We all know that's no longer the case. Hasn't been the case for years.

Which story?

As it turns out, Save Jerseyans, Sleepy Loretta Weinberg1 is hardly the only New Jersey angle in the infamous Wikileaks news dump.

Phil Murphy is the N.J. Democrat Party's presumptive nominee having dispatched Steven Fulop and Steve Sweeney in the smoky backrooms of the Democrat power brokers. There's nothing democratic about the New Jersey Democrat elite! Long before he formally entered the race, Murphy launched a 501(c)(4) organization called ‘New Start New Jersey' which was, in his own words3, "focused completely and utterly on strengthening New Jersey's middle class, and expanding it."

Or not. Everyone got the joke, and a few observant politicos and political watchers were suspicious even back then:

Is anyone is shocked that Phil Murphy's 501(c)(4) was set up to launch his gubernatorial bid? Said so 2 years ago. https://t.co/9fMcm3UbUk pic.twitter.com/kdNP1JneC64
- Patrick Murray (@PollsterPatrick) October 20, 2016

And apparently for good reason.

Wikileaks has now published a March 2014 e-mail6 between Murphy and John Podesta, the Clintonista at the heart of the avalanche of embarrassing hacked-and-leaked e-mails.

In that e-mail, while running around denying any political motivation behind his 501(c)(4) organization, Murphy confessed to Podesta his "VERY serious but not yet committed" gubernatorial ambitions.

"Just to let you know, our New Jersey political deliberations continue, quietly and intently," Murphy explained in his e-mail. "As there is no sense as to when the election will be (impeached? Resign to run for president? Neither?), we are likely to establish a policy-oriented c4 aimed at growing the NJ economy from $500 to $600 billion in 5 years. We are hoping that a platform like this will give us visibility, credentials, etc."

The problem: 501(c)(4) organizations CANNOT be primarily intended as a precursor to a political campaign.

They also cannot be used for a private benefit.

Was Phil Murphy's? Further investigation is warranted on this one, Save Jerseyans.

The voters deserve to know more about these discussions with Podesta AND if other discussions were had with other players.

A second e-mail featured Murphy inquiring as to whether the senior Democrat could help secure Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or the First Lady for his 501(c)(4)'s launch.

"Seems tough," Podesta replied.

Here's hoping someone in the GOP says something about all of this besides yours truly…

Anyone? Helllllloooo?

Note: This also isn't Murphy's first brush with Wikileaks. Click here8 if you want to read up on the hot water he landed in during his time as U.S Ambassador to Germany.

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References
savejersey.com/2014/02/caption-this-sleepy-loretta-weinberg
savejersey.com/2016/08/loretta-weinberg-dnc-wikileaks-convention-hillary-clinton-christie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk65ivyqzy8
https://t.co/kdnp1jnec6
https://twitter.com/pollsterpatrick/status/789130208179843076
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/10059
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/16269
www.spiegel.de/international/germany/should-he-stay-or-should-he-go-us-ambassador-seeks-to-limit-fallout-from-cables-a-732777.html

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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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