Dan Cirucci

Monday, May 27, 2024

In The Battleground States, Trump Emerges!

No Warnings, No Guardrails, No Cushions, All Fun!

Once upon a time kids were allowed to be risk takers. They weren't raised in a bubble. And if their parents couldn't afford something such as this, well -- they improvised. They made scooters out of empty wooden boxes, discarded lumber and old roller skates, etc. They used their imagination. They invented playthings and games. Sometimes they fell or got hurt. It was all okay. They learned, they grew, they survived and were better for it.

Memorial Day: How Much Do You REALLY Know?

Think you know all about Memorial Day?

Think again!

It's Memorial Day weekend and we hope you're having a great time.

This year Memorial Day is observed three days before the day's actual, traditional observance day, May 30.
This year, we hope that you take time to remember those who have protected us and who have made (and continue to make) our freedom possible. Because Memorial Day is all about those who gave their lives defending our country. They made the ultimate sacrifice. In this way Memorial Day differentiates itself from Veterans Day which honors all veterans.

Now, let's get to the business at hand:

1) Not everyone will spend the long weekend at the Jersey shore. The media would have you believe that everyone is headed to the shore but that's just an easy way for the media to not report real stories over the weekend while at the same time nurturing the myth of the Great Shore Exodus. In fact, people enjoy the weekend in many different ways at many different places. We know we do -- and will.

2) Summer doesn't begin on Memorial Day. Summer begins on June 20, the summer solstice. And summer doesn't end on Labor Day. Summer ends on September 22 when autumn begins. The media and the travel industry concocted the idea that summer lasts from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It doesn't.

3) As we noted, Memorial Day is actually May 30. Congress changed the day around to make it a three-day weekend in another attempt to rob a fine holiday of its true meaning. So, Memorial Day is now the last Monday in May which means it can come as late as May 31 or as early as May 24. Leave it to the government to mess things up.

4) Memorial Day didn't become Memorial Day until 1966 when President Johnson officially renamed it. Prior to that it was widely known as Decoration Day - the day when Americans decorated the graves of the fallen. At it's core it's a somber day.

5) The artificial boundaries of Memorial Day and Labor Day mean absolutely nothing even though many people perceive these boundaries to coincide with the school year or with the summer season itself. Most children go to school well past Memorial Day. Many children (particularly in southern states) return to school well before Labor Day. Others return several days after Labor Day.

6) This year Memorial Day actually arrives close to the traditional date and Labor Day (the first Monday in September) is September 2. So, the stretch between the two is a bit less than average -- not the best news for vacation and travel vendors.

But, remember: Memorial Day isn't when people say it is. The summer hasn't begun - yet. It won't end on Labor Day. Many people will get through the whole summer without ever going to the Jersey shore. They will have a wonderful time nonetheless.

The Memorial Day and Labor Day boundaries are totally imaginary!

So, there you have it.
Enjoy what's left of spring.

And don't say "Happy Memorial Day" as the day is actually a solemn day set aside to remember and honor those who died defending our freedom. Pause. Reflect. Pay homage.
Then, go ahead and enjoy summer all the way through till September 22.
In fact, enjoy each day as a blessed gift. Savor every day, no matter the season.
Don't be cheated.

Who The Hell Does This Woman Think She Is?

This is the Superintendent of Denali National Park in Alaska, Brooke Merrell.

She told construction crew working at the park that they can’t fly the American Flag from their trucks or equipment because it “detracts from the park experience.”

Sen Sullivan responded by sending a… pic.twitter.com/kOaHlamjnh
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 26, 2024

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Cook Report: Trump Clearly Ahead In Swing States

#NEW Poll

@CookPolitical

Swing State Poll: NEVADA Trump 43% (+8) Biden 35% Kennedy 10% . PENNSYLVANIA Trump 43% (+3) Biden 40% Kennedy 7% . MICHIGAN Trump 43% (+3) Biden 40% Kennedy 7% . NORTH CAROLINA Trump 44% (+8) Biden 36% Kennedy 8% . WISCONSIN Biden 41% Trump 41% Kennedy 9% . GEORGIA Trump 42% (+4) Biden 38% Kennedy 10% . ARIZONA Trump 41% (+4) Biden 37% Kennedy 10% BSG/GS Strategy Group, 3,969 LV, 5/6-13

Jamie Wyeth, Unsettled: On View Through 6/10

We've seen this remarkable exhibition which runs just a couple more weeks at the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, PA. It's a marvelous, thought-provoking representation of Jamie Wyeth's works. Don't miss it!

A Chilling Memorial Weekend Revelation!

Bombshell: Illegal aliens from Chechnya were found outside of a special forces officers home near a North Carolina military base with a telephoto lens on their camera.

What were the illegal alien from a Russian republic doing in America?

—Surveilling American soldiers?… pic.twitter.com/ABKAppYWSn
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 25, 2024

Biden: Lowest Approval Among Modern Presidents!

538 Average: Net Approval Ratings at this time (1,121 days) in office.

1. Eisenhower: +52.1% 2. Nixon: +20.0% 3. Reagan: +17.9% 4. Clinton: +17.0% 5. Obama: +2.5% 6. G.W. Bush: -5.4% 7. Truman: -7.4% 8. Carter: -8.8% 9. Trump: -10.6% 10. H.W. Bush: -11.9% 11. Biden: -17.7% There are 164 days left before the presidential election.

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Oh, The Wonderful World Of TV Long Ago!

Newest Polls, Averages: Trump Taking Key States

@FiveThirtyEight

(with RFK Jr) • Nevada: Trump +6.7 • North Carolina: Trump +6.3 • Georgia: Trump +5.6 • Arizona: Trump +4.7 • Pennsylvania: Trump +2.1 • Wisconsin: Trump +1.6 • Michigan: Trump +0.8 Electoral Votes, Based on polls Trump 312 (+86) Biden 226 ——

@RCPolitics

(head-to-head) • North Carolina: Trump +4.7 • Arizona: Trump +4.6 • Nevada: Trump +4.6 • Georgia: Trump +4.1 • Pennsylvania: Trump +2.1 • Michigan: Trump +1.0 • Wisconsin: Trump +0.1 Electoral Votes, Based on polls Trump 312 (+86) Biden 226 ——

@RacetotheWH

(head-to-head) • Nevada: Trump +6.1 • North Carolina: Trump +4.8 • Georgia: Trump +4.7 • Arizona: Trump +3.1 • Michigan: Trump +1.3 • Pennsylvania: Trump +1.1 • Wisconsin: Biden +0.1 Electoral Votes, Based on polls Trump 303 (+68) Biden 235 ——

@DecisionDeskHQ

(head-to-head) • Nevada: Trump +5.4 • Georgia: Trump +4.5 • North Carolina: Trump +3.9 • Arizona: Trump +3.3 • Michigan: Trump +1.6 • Pennsylvania: Trump +1.5 • Wisconsin: Trump +0.1 Electoral Votes, Based on polls Trump 312 (+86) Biden 226

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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