Savvy wife

A story in the National Post about how to bring up kids in the political spotlight offers an insight into the wise mind of Laureen Harper. When the reporter asked her to give advice to Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire on this subject Mrs Harper adroitly sidestepped the invitation. Instead, she suggested that it would be presumptuous to say the least for her to give advice to a dynamic young couple like Justin and Sophie.  But she was not finished. For her next gambit Mrs Harper laid on the humility with a trowel. You have to admire her political savvy when she said she could probably take lessons from Trudeau and Gregoire. Finally, each will have to judge for himself  if this seems even close to the truth but for her ultimate bob-and-weave, the prime minister’s spouse said that people recognize Sophie Gregoire when she walks down the street but that they would never even notice Laureen Harper. This is what you call a clever political wife.

A reporter from a local TV station has interrupted her own wedding to cover the news of the earthquake that struck the city of Ya’an. Chen Ying was getting her make-up done at a local photographic studio ahead of her wedding ceremony when the quake hit. The poor bride looks a little surprised as camera operator and microphone approach but she is a trooper and does a report on the spot (inset). Ms Chen’s appearance went viral online, with many viewers calling her the “most beautiful bride in the world”. See video by clicking picture.