One Hot Premier and a Charismatic Canadian Flag Bearer Named Clara Hughes
January 30, 2010 by theleftcoast.ca · Leave a Comment
The media briefing area was jammed with hordes of media people. I could feel the heat rising from too many bodies in a too small place. Add the television camera lighting and the story was getting hotter by the minute. At least the reporters were.
As I walked in I saw the coach of the New Westminster Hyacks football team, Farhan Lalji. Apparently he has a side job with TSN doing some sports thing. Who knew?
The presentation began. They were talking about the “Flag bearer.” I pulled out my Blackberry, reread the email, and then adjusted the message in my tweets. Second oops. No wonder I did not see Betty Fox anywhere in the area today. Also, there was no evidence of security either. Perhaps they were not concerned about the safety of us media types but I thought they might be practicing for the real show. No sign of that.
To continue reading this story, visit my Political Junkie blog on the Vancouver Observer…it is worth finishing!!