Archive/File: larouche klenetsky.mel Last-modified: 1993/05/06 XRef: index larouche, larouche larouche.ihr Melvin Klenetsky was the sole NDPC (National Democratic Policy Committee - Lyndon LaRouche's PAC, which had no relationship whatsoever with the American Democratic Party, even if its name did falsely suggest such a relationship) Democratic primary candidate in 1981 - he ran for mayor of New York, garnering 5% of the primary turnout. Ironically, Klenetsky accused his opponent, Senator Moynihan, of racism in the 1982 campaign, but neglected to mention "...the LaRouche organization's own ties to the Ku Klux Klan." (King, 96) In 1982, the New York Times published a series on corruption in the local construction unions. A major problem, the series charged, was [Local 282 president John Cody, who was indicted for racketeering in January 1982], who was defended by Klenetsky, who appealed to the labor movement for support. Cody returned the favour by endorsing Klenetsky's latest campaign. In October, Cody was convicted of seven counts of racketeering and income-tax evasion. The LaRouche response came in 'New Solidarity' which said the case was simply a "frame-up engineered by The New York Times and its organized crime gestapo," allegedly to punish Cody for supporting LaRouche. Klenetsky then "said the Cody case demonstrated the need for a "national citizens' mobilization to strip the FBI of its funds until its lawlessness is checked." (King, 360-361) Work Cited King, Dennis. Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism. New York: Doubleday, 1989