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CONFIDENTIAL
TO: Craig Eaton, Phil Ragusa, Dan Isaacs, Eben Bronfman, Rob
Ryan, Joe Ithier
FROM: John McLaughlin
SUBJECT: Strategic Implications of New Issues - Widespread
Corruption and Terrorism Concerns
DATE: April 17, 2013
Two weeks ago there was a seismic earthquake in New York City's
political landscape. It's affecting
both major parties with the cancer of corruption and the promise
of more indictments and revelations
to come. It will move the polls and shake up the current Mayoral
field. It presents enormous potential
opportunity for John Catsimatidis. It will give John
Catsimatidis a stronger path to victory.
Without a doubt John's outsider credentials as a successful
businessman were already an asset, but
now it becomes even more profound. We already knew that the fact
that John has never held public
office in a field of career politicians and bureaucrats is a
truly unique asset. It gives John Catsimatidis
alone the platform, as a successful businessman, to say that he
alone can put the best interests of theworking men and women of New
York City first without the conflict of corruption.
We know that with rising rents, tolls, transit fares, taxes,
utility bills etc, the average voter views John's
acumen as a successful businessman as an asset vs. the career
politicians. We can now expect that
John's integrity and financial independence will set him over
and above the current field. John comes
to the race without the political alliances or financial needs
that the career politicians bring with them.
The voters will not tolerate the experience of political
corruption.
New York City voters will want their next Mayor to be a very
strong leader who will implement very
strong reforms to clean house and remove the prevalent toxic
corruption that poisons New York City'spolitical class.
We know that the voters want a Mayor who understands the needs
of the working middle class where
John came from, but now they will want someone who can't be
bought and will not tolerate those
who sell us out for their own personal, corrupt gain. The voters
will want someone who once elected
will not sell them out, or due to political alliances will have
to look the other way when scandals break.
Secondly, this week's terror attack in Boston brings further
importance to John's support to continue
the security policies of Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Kelly.
Whether it is the stop and frisk
policy, or surveillance of potential terrorists, the majority of
New Yorkers will want those policies
continued.
We know that the voters are responding positively to John's
message of more jobs, better schools and
keeping New York safe. We now have to add cleaning out the
corrupt political class who stifle jobs, fail
our schools and jeopardize our safety with their dishonesty. The
voters will want a Mayor with the
integrity and independence to be open and honest and put the
people before their own financial gain.
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919 Prince Street * Alexandria, Virginia 22314 * Phone:
703-518-4445 * FAX: 703-518-4447
566 South Route 303 * Blauvelt, NY 10913 * Phone: 845-365-2000 *
FAX: 845-365-2008
www.mclaughlinonline.com
New York City's political system has been severely jolted by
recent weeks' indictments. Both political
parties, Democrat and Republican, have been infected by the
scandals and both will be viewed with
suspicion and rebuke by the voters. The polls are about to begin
to change drastically as present and
future indictments move forward. New York's voters across the
board will be disgusted.
Only a truly independent leader, like John Catsimatidis, will be
a successful outsider and have the
credibility to clean house the way the voters demand. We have a
unique opportunity. Let's move
quickly and strongly with John's ideas to end the corruption and
capitalize on John Catsimatidis
stature as a successful businessman who can move New York
forward.
