Parce que nous le valons bien

Isabelle Laeng, aka Cindy Lee, former strip-teaseuse, and current head of the Parti du Plaisir, is running for a seat on the Municipale of the 5ème arrondissement. Her hedonist party platform promises a society where "pleasure" is priority number one and the pursuit of happiness is far more than an abstract political concept. Indeed, sexual expression and fulfillment seem to be the principal mediums through which she hopes her confrères will cease being such big raleurs.

Checking out her, um, program, one gets the sense that Ms. Lee is at least somewhat sincere in wanting France to get happy! Which is really sweet of her, you know? Unfortunately, she manages to make the fatal illusiveness of Ségo's campaign look crystal clear, with such eloquent statements concerning: Lodging: "a roof for everyone;" Liberty: "creation of a wooded nudist colony;" Fraternity: "starting a "feelings" rescue ambulance for loners;" etc, etc,.

Original, n'est-ce pas? Do we have an equivalent candidate in the U.S. of A.? No, the WWF champion from Minnesota doesn't count, because, to my knowledge, he didn't campaign topless. And I know it's not fair to judge a candidate by her supporters, but Lee's militantes team page is borderline Not Safe For Work.

By the way, Lee trained for her current role as a hedonist "visuel sexy" in Italy, with la Cicciolina; if history has taught us anything about rulers of Roman persuasion, it's best to avoid the pleasure-at-all-costs fanatics.