Friday, November 21, 2008

Follow The Leader

I'm not a fan of the Parti Quebecois, but I AM a newfound fan of their new leader, Pauline Marois.

Why?

Here's why:

MONTREAL -- They may never write stories about her health again.
Bleary-eyed and freezing, a group of journalists was forced to follow Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois for her regular morning walk under a dark pre-dawn sky.
Marois had been frustrated by stories that she was too tired to run a decent
campaign, and that she had cut back on evening events to deal with her fatigue.

So she challenged her tormentors to join her for her daily walk -- and they
were compelled to oblige.


The 59-year-old politician was followed by a group of reporters and camerapeople as she began her march up Montreal's Mount Royal at 5:45 a.m., with only the moon piercing the near-total darkness.


It was a surreal scene.


Marois put on her iPod and listened to tunes while several panting members of the media struggled to keep up with her brisk pace. She occasionally tossed a taunt their way during the half-hour walk. "I'm still here!" she shouted back at one point.
When someone asked why she was doing this to them Marois replied: "Because all of you thought I was sick."


At the end of the walk, she told the assembled throng that she hoped their little field
trip would turn the page on any questions about her health.



Brilliant! C'est incroyable!

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