VP Biden in Poland (Photos)

[alsame]

Because our hard working VP gets almost no media attention - a thread for Joe.



U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he arrives at the Okecie military airport in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.



U.S. Vice President Joe Biden stands with Polish Army soldiers as he arrives for a wreath laying ceremony at the Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Uprising monument in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.



U.S. Vice President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Uprising monument in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.



U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and a Polish Army officer stand in front of the Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Uprising monument after laying a wreath, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.



US Vice President Joe Biden talks with members of the Jewish community by the Ghetto monument in Warsaw on October 21, 2009 at the start of his Eastern European trip.



U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, talks with chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich after laying a wreath at the Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Uprising monument in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009.





U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk smile as they meet for talks at Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw October 21, 2009.

[elleng]

1. V.P. Biden spent time and energy

with and for Polish Jews. He will be remembered for this.

[Jennicut]

2. Thank you!

Where is Clio? She will love these. :)

[izquierdista]

3. Military airport??

Must everything be militarized? Okecie is the main airport for Warsaw, complete with an international terminal and bus service to get to town. Sure, military aircraft land there too, but to describe it as a "military airport" is akin to describing a Burger King near a military base as a "military commissary".

I long for the day when America will: stop the wars, bring the troops home, close 500 foreign military bases, and cut the defense budget by 80%.

[alsame]

4. It's an AP photo and caption - I guess they don't know any better. nt

[Clio the Leo]

5. Whoohooo! Whole lotta sexiness in this thread! ;-) NT

[rvablue]

6. K&R for our VP! n/t

[SteppingRazor]

7. That fifth photo down: Hell, I'm surprised there's still a Jewish community to greet.

I've been to the Jewish quarter in Prague and the largest synagogue in Eurasia, in Budapest. You don't really get a feel for just how completely gutted these once-vibrant communities are until you visit. The old synagogue in Prague has trouble getting a minyan, and when it does, there's not a soul there under the age of 60. Visiting the gigantic synagogue in Budapest feels like visiting the Parthenon -- a temple to a long gone religion. It's really sad.

[Cha]

8. Yeah, we have such a cool VP as well

as Prez, SOS, etc, etc..too bad the VP doesn't get the attention from the "media" as say a dick cheney.

[alsame]

9. Except when he says something that could be

interpreted as a 'gaffe' - then it's a 24/7 media frenzy.

He gets no coverage for all the work he is doing, especially overseas.

[Cha]

11. We know what the so called "media's" agenda

is..manipulate and manufacture. Why I've even seen that cmw ramming point on DU.

[treestar]

10. That's great!

Thanks for posting!