Watching VP Biden's speech and press conference right now and I noticed something.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

He took a question from a reporter.

And when he took it, he smiled.

A real smile.

Not a smirk.

Not a grimace.

Not a scowl.

But a genuine, heartfelt smile.

To a member of the press, who presumably will be as tough on him as they would be on any other President, because that's just the nature of the job.

But it was just a simple human moment that before 2016 probably wouldn't have gotten any attention.

But the feeling that we might have a person back in the White House who can show genuine, positive, graceful emotion again....

All I am saying is we better win this.

[Gothmog]

1. I noticed that also

[monmouth4]

27. I noticed the reporter smiled back, it was a nice exchange. n/t

[KatyBR]

2. How do we get on this press conference list?

Sorry to miss this moment

[lark]

3. It was on MSNBC.

and it was a good one. May have been on CNN too, don't know?

[lillypaddle]

5. Joe was outstanding.

[lark]

13. He was!

I so can't wait until he is our actual president!!

[onetexan]

25. I w need to watch it on replay. Great to hear our POTUS did well :)

[Susan Calvin]

9. It was on CNN as well.

It made me feel a lot better.

[ananda]

20. I saw the last 10 or 15 minutes.

Biden was just fine. No problems at all.

I loved the ending where he said he would be
glad to compare his cognitive ability to Trump's.

Lol

[Demsrule86]

6. MSNCB covered it entirely. I was driving and I heard it.

They may have it up.

[crickets]

22. If you missed it, you can watch it in a couple of places:

Link to tweet

Twitter vid - Joe starts immediately.

YouTube vid - Skip ahead to just after the 14 minute mark.

[Cha]

24. Thank you, crickets!

Link to tweet

[crickets]

28. You're welcome, Cha!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. Thanks for both!

[Harker]

4. I think a sufficient number know

who is truly the enemy of the people.

[spanone]

7. Here's a clue. Joe is not an asshole. He's a genuine guy.

not like the phony fuck in the white house.

[Vinca]

8. I think that's what I'm looking forward to most: a smile from the POTUS.

That and Trump's perp walk.

[mwb970]

19. Does trump ever smile in a genuine, normal way?

He certainly has zero sense of humor, that's for sure.

[Laelth]

21. Not that I can recall.

Everything is an act for him, and it’s exhausting.

-Laelth

[lastlib]

37. The only time I've seen anything resembling a smile, he looked....

..like the cat swallowing the canary, saying, "Yes, it was me--whaddya gonna do about it?"

And usually in the same kind of scenario.

[Nay]

40. No, because he lacks the emotions required for a normal smile. He's a psychopath, so you

get the grimace, the sneer, the smirk. Not a true smile.

[Evolve Dammit]

10. So refreshing to see a rational human being at the podium who has served as VP

[jorgevlorgan]

11. the two candidates are not the same regardless of whatever troll decides to say otherwise

One is older, with a good heart that should be cared for. The other simply has no heart. Or brain for that matter.

[BannonsLiver]

12. Him talking about how he would handle Russia makes me happy

A lot of people care about healthcare, and police reform, and I do as well. Tremendously so. We have to fix those things if we are to survive. But I also want a president who is clear eyed on the menace that is Putin and Russia and Joe spoke to that today.

[kentuck]

14. ...and he did not interrupt before the question was asked.

As Trump does every damn time.

[LiberalFighter]

16. Another key point.

I get irritated when loser Trump does that.

[PatSeg]

41. Also

I loved that his people were trying to rush him, because apparently he was running late - "Okay, just one more question" and there were several "one more questions". This is something he is known for. He gets very engaged with people and it is hard to keep him on schedule. He was such a gentleman.

[calimary]

15. LOVE it!

Damn - had to take a phone call so I missed it. But just seeing him start it made me feel a little better. Isn't this how we should feel when our president takes to the microphones?

Hopefully that's how it'll be next January!

VOTE, DAMMIT!!! As though your life depended on it. As though your whole battered country depended on it. As though the whole idea of American democracy depended on it.

Because it DOES. And it WILL. For absolute sure.

[George II]

17. I saw how polite and genuine he was with each reporter who asked him questions...

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It was refreshing. He was even polite with the guy who asked him THREE obnoxious questions toward the end. I wanted to smack that guy, with his "gotcha" smirk on his face.

[peggysue2]

26. I saw/heard that too, George.

The last man jammed his three questions when Biden was finishing up. And that last question dealing with Biden's cognitive capacity was insulting. The jerk had just listened to a prepared speech and a followup Q&A. There's no reason, Joe Biden should need to defend his mental health unless you're deliberately trying to provoke something.

He didn't get an angry flash from Biden. Grace under fire, as they say. In fact, Biden said he couldn't wait to measure his own cognitive ability against that of Donald Trump. So, the gotcha question was thrown back with a nice spin.

Good job from Biden all around, an example of what an actual leader looks and sounds like.

[mwb970]

18. America deserves a human president.

[Cha]

23. Thank you for that observation, Tommy..

I haven't seen it but I know what you say is significant beyond words.

[Totally Tunsie]

30. It was wonderful...

dare I say pleasant, intelligent, and humane? It was delightful to see a presidential image who could string two consecutive sentences together. Made my day!

More of this, Joe!

[Blue Owl]

31. Fuck Trump and his rapey-shushy responses to female questions

n/t

[niyad]

32. I only caught a few minutes of the presser, but cracked up when he flubbed the name of his

Hometown paper, and then said something about,"oh, I should get this right", smiled, and called on that paper's reporter, who had a smile on her face.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

33. How can any human being,

who's not a psychopath, not see this as a million times more admirable & appropriate behavior for any human, and even more so for a POTUS, than that of whiney, nasty, belligerently ignorant Pissolini?

[Skittles]

34. it's something I really miss

an intelligent president, able to handle the clamoring press, answering with grace and humor

[True Blue American]

35. He was laughing with the question at the end. Enjoying every minute.

[dai13sy]

36. YES

I could not have said it better. Joe's smile covers his whole face and he's not afraid to answer any question and he's so gracious and well-spoken but firm in his beliefs. I want Joe to be our President so we can all be proud to say "This is our guy and he knows what to do!" I'm with you Tommy!!

[augyboston]

38. No comparison...

I get a kick out of tRumpsters trying to say Joe Biden is feeble and senile while totally ignoring the orange clown's nonsensical ramblings. Don the Con never directly answers a question and random words come out of his pursed lips that make no sense at all and generally have nothing to do with the subject matter.

Joe Biden has more mental acuity in his baby toe than tRump has in his entire being! Joe also has more humanity and empathy than the entire tRump clan put together.

The People are coming and tRump and his corrupt cronies are going!

[brewens]

39. Did he listen to the whole question and also answer it? A President doing that would be refreshing

don't you think?