Crying Over You
The Concord Monitor speaks today with Marianne Pernold Young, the freelance photog whose question to Hillary Clinton prompted the candidate to cry this week in New Hampshire. It was, of course, the cry viewed round the world.
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What came out was the question, "How do you do it?" And in response, the generally stoic candidate choked up. "It's not easy," Clinton said, and her voice broke as she told Young, "This is very personal for me." Clinton talked about her passion for fixing the country, and the difficulties of eating right and exercising on the campaign trail.
"Her response shocked me," Young said. "It also pleased me that she showed her vulnerable side, her sensitivity. I think she was genuinely surprised someone would ask personal questions about her."
Afterward, Young said, "I said, 'Boy, she's phenomenal.' . . . I loved what she did."
But Young did not make a final decision until she entered the voting booth on Tuesday. She cast her ballot for Barack Obama.
Why? "He made me cry."
(JENNIFER SKALKA)