This is Joe Biden -------->

[jillan]

The way he is looking at her says it all.



Finally, Michelle, one of the waitresses at the Arrow came out to speak with the Senator before he left. Lacking good healthcare, raising college tuition prices, and a scrunched middle class, Michelle has the weight of the world on her back trying to keep her family afloat. Michelle's got a child prepping for college too, which drives her, like many folks, to tears and worries. The Senator took her aside and told her how he knows it's hard on regular folks right now. Relating a story from his youth, while clutching her hand he told her how his own dad had tried to get a loan for him to go to college, and how he gad come home from the bank in tears because they wouldn't loan to the Bidens. He promised her, and I'd suppose that goes for most of us, that things will get better. We're going to have a government that cares about us again.

Joe Biden may or may not be the change that's coming, but he symbolized that change pretty damn well to Michelle and the rest of us gathered

[gateley]

1. He is so REAL - and I've often seen him become emotional when he talks

about the plight of our homeless, veterans, poor - and just the everyday folks trying to make ends meet.

Compassionate and caring. I know we'd bee in good hands.

Thank you for posting this.

[barbtries]

2. wish i'd been there

he just keeps rising in my eyes

[jillan]

4. Well it's great to have you along!

[zabet]

3. .

:patriot:

[skipos]

5. kick! nt

[1corona4u]

6. Just what the Dr. ordered....

someone with compassion.

[PatSeg]

7. The picture!!

Worth a thousand words! Thanks for posting it.

[CrispyQ]

8. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Joe cares about the little people, or as we preferred to be called, WE THE PEOPLE. I have absolutely no hesitation in saying that Biden would be one of the all time great presidents in our history.

[ChazII]

9. Reccomend

Go Joe.

[IndyOp]

10. Delightful positive post about a good man. Thanks piranha! (n/t)

[medicswife]

11. Absolutely the only candidate for me

I generally take everything that politicians say with at least two grains of salt. Biden on the other hand keeps his word. Honestly, above all else, this is the reason I switched to him. His sincerity and honesty.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

12. Inspiring. n/t

[malta blue]

13. Great picture.....

Joe is the only REAL choice.
:hi:

[medicswife]

14. BIG kick

[bdamomma]

15. he is just a humble guy.

god, I hope people wake up out there and see what's underneath their noses.

[annie1]

16. that's beautiful

[roguevalley]

17. I've always liked Joe through his ups and downs. What a great

HUD secretary he will make. I would love a real dem as president but that won't happen so I'll take Biden and Dodd anyway I can.

[medicswife]

18. How much do you want to bet,

that Biden would attend the funerals of as many fallen soldiers as he could until he could get them all out of Iraq and Afghanistan? If my husband died and George Bush wanted to offer me 'condolences' I'd spit in his face, but I'd fall weeping into Joe Biden's arms knowing that his sorrow for my pain was real. I know that he's pushed hard to let the coffins of fallen Americans be filmed and photographed by the press. They do fly into his state by the way.

[jillan]

21. omg - have you ever heard him speak about the coffins coming into his state?

He was on Hardball once and started crying telling Matthews about it.

Maybe one of the Bidenites have the link.

His son is going over to Iraq - I believe next month. :(

[medicswife]

23. Yes, next month

maybe my husband will get to meet him or Sen. Biden at some point. He really admires him.

[bdamomma]

24. yea, I remember him saying that they did not give him approval

to be on the base, and he was ANGRY.

[medicswife]

27. I remember that too.

For all of the talk about how "no one was tricked" by Bush/Cheney, I think that Biden seriously did not believe that they were going to #1, NOT exhaust diplomacy, #2 be such utter and complete fools, and #3 take such liberties with the Constitution. Biden is angry and justifiably so about a lot of things.

[PatSeg]

31. Here it is

It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ6fRauMwtY

[jillan]

35. you are so wonderful!

[PatSeg]

38. Back at Ya!

:toast:

[bdamomma]

37. all these interviews with Biden should be compiled so that

people could refer back to them, geez, Biden was angry and rightly so, choked up too.

[Steely_Dan]

42. He Called Them

"Fallen Angels"

[skipos]

40. Watch the link in my sig. It is a great clip of Biden. nt

[DemReadingDU]

51. That is a great video

I had not seen this before, thank you.

[307 MMS]

63. Vet

I'm a 'Nam vet. Thanks for sharing that. Off to donate to Joe.

[skipos]

76. No problem. Share it others! nt

[stlsaxman]

65. the difference between self-serving and serving selflessly.

our soldiers serve selflessly as does Sen. Biden. the current commander-in-chief on the other hand, personifies self-serving.



Joe Biden with the Delaware National Guard

[youthere]

72. But where's the plastic turkey?

Did someone photoshop that out? I thought a plastic turkey was the accepted prop when talking to the troops.

[medicswife]

78. He's been to Iraq more than any other Dem. candidate too...

My hubby is an Active duty soldier currently deployed to Iraq....I know for a fact, that because of Joe, his Unit has just got their hands on some shiny new MRAP's. :) I can rest a little bit easier every night now. Thanks, Joe. God Love You!

[annie1]

19. someone should put that pic and write up in an iowa paper. is that yours?

[medicswife]

20. And, if it's yours

you should send it to CNN and MSNBC as well. It's a really, really good photo.

[yardwork]

22. Great photo. Thank you.

[bdamomma]

25. hey I wouldn't mind if he put his arms around me like that!!!!

:loveya:

[jillan]

26. Me neither!

There is just something about him.... I don't know what it is. He's really not that handsome.
But he is damn sexy :P

[bdamomma]

28. I don't want to sound to weird, but he looks hot in a turtle neck

and what a infectious smile he has!!

[annie1]

30. ok, that subject line of your post was awesome. :D

[jillan]

32. delete!

computer went crazy - posted 2x

[jillan]

33. And a twinkle in his eye!

Actually I think it's his whole persona.

His confidence, how he is comfortable being himself.

[Jennifer C]

34. Yes, Biden's smile!

It's phenomenal, the best smile I've ever seen in my life.

[1corona4u]

36. HAH.........dare I say....

CHARISMA.....LOL....

[Jennifer C]

29. Agreed

;-)

[medicswife]

39. kick I love this post! n/t

[onehandle]

41. He's a good guy. nt

[Steely_Dan]

43. I've Said it Before...

This man is "genuine."

-P

[jillan]

44. You can't fake that look.

[jillan]

45. k

[shireen]

46. thank you, Senator Biden..... nt

[Steely_Dan]

47. Kick for the New Year

[annie1]

48. you must send the picture and the story in to a paper or news website!

[medicswife]

49. Amen!

Absolutely!

[geiger]

50. what i don't understand is

that every time Joe Biden runs for President (except the first time), it's like he's just going through the motions. why does he do it.

[1corona4u]

52. Perhaps you need to correct your verbiage...

"every time", except the "first time" would indicate that he does this often, which is not the case, since the last time, was the first time, was back in 1988.



So maybe you should have said; "The last time Joe Biden ran for president, back in 1988, he was a front runner".

See? Sounds much better, and more factual, less misleading. :-)

[geiger]

53. that's simply not true; he runs every single time.

[1corona4u]

54. No he hasn't....

He CONSIDERED running in 2004, and didn't.

[medicswife]

55. lol

I've been paying attention to politics since I was about 14 years old. Considering I was 13 when he ran in 1988, and all I really remember about that election was Dukakis in a tank getting played over and over and over, lol, I would know if he had run on other occasions.

[laylah]

56. Okay...this cinches it for me.

Biden in '08!

[1corona4u]

57. Welcome Aboard!!

The ship sails into the harbor soon!!

[Jennifer C]

58. Excellent choice

:hi:

[medicswife]

62. YES! ;) We need more people to get it "cinched" for them!

[jillan]

67. Happy to have you join us!

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

59. Biden is a breath of fresh air...

He's intelligent, insightful, tough when necessary, diplomatic, and compassionate, and takes no BS from anyone who tries to screw over the public. He doesn't just spit out what people might want to hear, he'll tell them what they NEED to hear. Like Michelle from that story, who needed some reassurance. Biden is one candidate I wish more people would open their eyes to. My husband is already behind him, and I'm starting to lean that way too. Even if he's not "the one," I think he'll be somewhere in the next Democratic administration, and hopefully in a big way.

[medicswife]

61. my husband got me on board

lol You sound like me when I first started paying attention to Biden. :) I just gave him another 25 bucks today hoping that Jan 1 is a big fundraising day for him. I hope you decide that he's the one for you, and lol, beyond that, I hope that you guys are in Iowa and will caucus for him!

[Klukie]

60. Thanks for a great picture...

Biden has a sincerity that I don't see in any of the others (well except Dennis Kucinich).

K&R

[abq e streeter]

64. I'm an Edwards supporter, but would work enthusiastically for Biden

if he were to be the nominee....A good man...

[medicswife]

66. A very good man

and so genuine. :) I just saw him on CNN...what a sweet, sweet man. My two year old watched with me and she said in her cute little voice, "He NICE, Mama! He happy! He my friend!" lol It was adorable. That was at the end of the interview when he took the anchors hand to shake it and then in a very real moment, said, "Your hands are so cold! Tell them to get some heat on this bus!" And he rubbed that hand of hers. What a nice guy!

[mdmc]

68. God bless that man!

:kick: for the good guys!

[haroldgiowa]

69. You can not fake what you see and hear in this man.

What you see is what you get. This man is not running on political slogans such as work for, fight for or hope for change. He represents ideas and you can see it in his face and hear it in his voice.

[1corona4u]

70. Exactly!!!!

!!

[theFrankFactor]

71. He's a Heavy Weight with Maturity and Chops...

now if he can just get in to the White House. Even if as V.P.

[haroldgiowa]

80. No on VP

If he isn't the nominee,he serves us better in the senate. We cannot weaken the Senate to give him a token job in any of the others' administration.

[jillan]

81. Well said Harold!!

I notice you are in Iowa. Yay!
Stop in the Biden supporters group and say hi.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=404

[1corona4u]

82. Yep. better in the senate if that were the case.

[Jennifer C]

85. Completely agree. nt

[Eurobabe]

73. Hope for America, Joe Biden

:applause:

[kad7777]

74. If only the rest of the country

woke up and realized he's the best we have in these troubled times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtGCaqOdIJ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUC8LeZ1hM4

[Eurobabe]

75. That picture made me put the MO-JOE banner in my siggie line

I've been reluctant to do it, because so many people are put off by candidate declarations, but what the heck!?

:applause: JOE :applause:

[alteredstate]

77. That's a wonderful photo

And Joe Biden is a wonderful man.

[jillan]

79. And that is why I love Obama supporters.

You guys are always the first to compliment Biden.

[jillan]

83. -

[whirlygigspin]

84. nice

nt

[skipos]

86. One more kick! for Joe! nt

[youthere]

87. Kicking for Joe.

[bigwillq]

88. I so hope Biden pulls the upset.

I want DK to be the Iowa upset but that doesn't seem likely but Biden has a good shot of making this one really interesting.

[Steely_Dan]

89. A Genuine Statesman n/t

[Flabbergasted]

90. k

[Jillian]

91. I remember this from this summer.

I love this story.

[TwilightGardener]

92. Joe is a good guy with a soft heart.

[medicswife]

93. Yes, he is! :) How are you today?

I'm not grumpy today, I'm handing out beers, you want one?

[TwilightGardener]

94. Sure!

:beer: (Glad you're feeling more chipper, BTW).

[medicswife]

97. Hubby is safe and sound (well as safe and sound as you can be in Iraq) n/t

[TwilightGardener]

98. Prayers that he will stay that way! (And he will!)

:hug:

[youthere]

95. And that is 100% genuine Biden too, not a convenient photo op.

Anyone who goes to listen to him speak and stays to talk with him after finds this to be true. 100% authentic.

[WheelWalker]

96. Kick for Joe and the nation.