Posted June 9, 2016 : Business, Community Content, Featured, Front Page, News.
Sarnia Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu as the Grim Reaper at the Conservative Convention.
Sarnia Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu’s appearance as The Grim Reaper drew online scorn but she says it a humorous attempt to get members of her party to get past the “gloom and doom” of the election.
She then threw off the garb and talked for just under two minutes about five things the party needed to focus on; fiscal responsibility, respect, the environment, social responsibility and health care. She called it the FRESH perspective.
Gladu also got Conservatives to shake off the last election results and negativity by briefly dancing to Taylor Swift’s song of the same name.
Social media had little to say about the FRESH perspective but was confused and amazed by The Grim Reaper.
Chris Hannay pointed out on Twitter that the MP who had dressed as the Grim Reaper was about to make an announcement on palliative care..
Gladu says people who didn’t get past the Grim Reaper missed the point of her talk; “I wanted to contrast the doom and gloom one might feel after an election… People aren’t used to the Conservative Party having fun…I think it is a testament to the new tone taken by Rona Ambrose,” Gladu told The Independent.
She added many people liked the policy points she focused on saying they were the ones the Conservatives need to work on.
To see Gladu’s speech find CPAC Tory Talks and go to the sixth minute.