Posted on 05/16/2012 2:23:59 PM PDT by Cincinna
Valérie Trierweiler faces an uncommon predicament.
Twice married and twice divorced, she covered French politics as a journalist for more than 20 years with no inkling that she would one day become France’s first lady, certainly not when she fell for François Hollande, a jovial, unglamorous leftist politician who hardly seemed like presidential material.
“I almost want to laugh when I think of it,” Ms. Trierweiler said in a telephone interview.
But Mr. Hollande was elected on May 6 and was sworn in on Tuesday, and now Ms. Trierweiler — whom he calls “the love of my life” — is concerned with preserving her independence while supporting her partner.
“In France, a first lady has no status, and therefore she isn’t supposed to do anything else,” Ms. Trierweiler said. “My perception of life is not to ask François Hollande, who isn’t the father of my children, to support me financially.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
It is tragic. Magnificent churches and a beautiful religious heritage and the churches in these socialist paradises are empty.
There is a spiritual awakening among the young in France and Spain.
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue, the equal sharing of misery”
Winston Churchill
Thanks Cincinna.
Sorry to be petty...is that what passes for a smile?
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