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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe Biden's letter to his 12 year old self...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/20/1528860/-Joe-Biden-stuns-morning-show-anchors-with-a-heartfelt-note-to-his-12-year-old-selfThis is so touching. What an inspiring man!
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Joe Biden's letter to his 12 year old self... (Original Post)
snacker
May 2016
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We're going to miss the warmth and humanity we've had with both Biden and Obama.
Gidney N Cloyd
May 2016
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Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)1. We're going to miss the warmth and humanity we've had with both Biden and Obama.
I love Joe!
Have a picture of him holding my kid on my wall with his signature on it. I will always treasure that picture. He was so sweet to my little boy I will never forget it.
Raster
(20,998 posts)3. Does the Vice President and former Senator from MasterCard...
...have anything to say to his younger self about Anita Hill or the Bankruptcy Bill?
http://www.ibtimes.com/hbos-confirmation-revisits-joe-bidens-history-anita-hill-clarence-thomas-supreme-2354761
During the 1991 confirmation hearings, Biden cut a deal with Republicans not to hear the testimony of four women who would have backed up Hills claims that Thomas sexually harassed women under his employ at the Department of Education and elsewhere. Biden has drawn much criticism over the years for suppressing the testimony, and Hill herself has said Bidens decision was a disservice to me a disservice, more importantly, to the public.
http://www.salon.com/2015/10/21/joe_bidens_greatest_betrayal_the_one_senate_vote_that_makes_it_hard_to_support_a_biden_run
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In light of what occurred in its wake, this law is easily one of the most disgraceful aspects of the Bush and Biden legacies. The harm it did to middle-class Americans, especially during the crushing events of the recession four years later, is immeasurable. The bill made it nearly impossible for average families to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, also known as clean slate bankruptcies intended to discharge nearly all debts, a matter of a few years before theyd need it the most. The bill instituted an all new means test to determine whether debtors with insurmountable financial hardships earned enough income to pay back all or part of their unsecured debts, specifically credit debt. If they earned too much, a clean slate bankruptcy became impossible, and theyd be forced to file Chapter 13, which would force debtors to pay back their debt over a five-year timeline, thus legalizing neo-indentured-servitude to creditors.
http://www.ibtimes.com/hbos-confirmation-revisits-joe-bidens-history-anita-hill-clarence-thomas-supreme-2354761
During the 1991 confirmation hearings, Biden cut a deal with Republicans not to hear the testimony of four women who would have backed up Hills claims that Thomas sexually harassed women under his employ at the Department of Education and elsewhere. Biden has drawn much criticism over the years for suppressing the testimony, and Hill herself has said Bidens decision was a disservice to me a disservice, more importantly, to the public.
http://www.salon.com/2015/10/21/joe_bidens_greatest_betrayal_the_one_senate_vote_that_makes_it_hard_to_support_a_biden_run
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In light of what occurred in its wake, this law is easily one of the most disgraceful aspects of the Bush and Biden legacies. The harm it did to middle-class Americans, especially during the crushing events of the recession four years later, is immeasurable. The bill made it nearly impossible for average families to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, also known as clean slate bankruptcies intended to discharge nearly all debts, a matter of a few years before theyd need it the most. The bill instituted an all new means test to determine whether debtors with insurmountable financial hardships earned enough income to pay back all or part of their unsecured debts, specifically credit debt. If they earned too much, a clean slate bankruptcy became impossible, and theyd be forced to file Chapter 13, which would force debtors to pay back their debt over a five-year timeline, thus legalizing neo-indentured-servitude to creditors.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)4. I love Joe.
He would have been a wonderful president.