So much squealing and excitement that one staffer marveled, "This is like the Beatles."

[bigtree]

President Biden @POTUS 11h
Stopped by a D.C. public school to shake hands with some pretty impressive eighth graders on their first day.

“Oh, my God, it’s really you!” shouted a student at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Northeast Washington, where President Biden stopped by Monday to mark the new school year. There was so much squealing and excitement that one staffer marveled, “This is like the Beatles.”

Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, first visited the lunchroom — where a big banner touted the school’s valued traits of “excellence, responsibility, integrity and communications.” Then they dropped by an eighth-grade math class at the 300-student campus.

In the classroom, decorated with colorful posters that displayed math symbols and the order of operations, one student proclaimed loudly, “Joe Biden!” The president hugged one excited child and talked about whether she could someday become president.

“He just started talking and giving them some inspiration,” she said. He told everyone he had been bullied when he was younger because he was small and would stutter. “He was very personable,” Thomas added. Both the president and first lady shook every child’s hand.

read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/28/joe-biden-school-visit-dc/

Link to tweet

President Biden and the first lady drop by a D.C. middle school math class to welcome back students
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-and-the-first-lady-drop-by-a-dc-middle-school-math-class-and-lunch-to-welcome-back-students

[Trumpdumper]

1. Beatles analogy is spot-on ...

The school is about two miles from where the Fab Four staged their first concert in the U.S.

[LakeArenal]

19. Except the kids have no idea about the Beatles.

I worked with college kids who didn’t know McCartney was a Beatle or even knew who Ringo was at all.

My boss wanted to have a party for the kids and said it would be cool to get Santana. I said my boss was showing his age and most of the kid’s wouldn’t know Santana.

This was back in The Dave Mathew’s era. I bet even fewer kids would know it now.

I’m out of loop now but aren’t even Beyoncé or Rhianna past the squeal stage?

[LisaM]

26. It was a staffer who said that, though, not a student.

I think it's still a fair analogy because they still show a lot of footage of Beatlemania, so most people over 40 would get it.

[Mysterian]

2. Thank you, President Biden

for restoring dignity, compassion and decency to the White House.

[Grins]

38. Oh, c'mon!!! Just like Trump.

Oh, wait. He never once did anything like that.

The curse of desperate clinical narcissism.

[AZ8theist]

50. Here's Trumps attempt at empathy:

Holding a child that just became an orphan while sickly smiling and a big "Thumbs UP!"

PERVERSE.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Joe Biden....What Presidents Do.

Visit schools, talk to the kids, inspire, and show them who you are.

[mopinko]

4. more of this please.

i hate to admit how much impact obama’s pics w kids had on me.
if your candidate is good w kids, do it every chance u get.
dogs too. the gqp looked so stupid trying to make an issue out him petting a dog.

[Emile]

5. This is how a president should act. Thank

goodness we got rid of that former guy.

[calimary]

6. I hope he plans more of these visits.

And hey, what if that sparks something in some of those kids? It’s not unthinkable that one of them just might recall that encounter in her/his own inauguration speech.

And I’m old enough to remember the Beatles era in full! I totally get the comparison.

[NNadir]

7. It is great to see humanity emanating from the White House.

[Bluethroughu]

8. This!

Class and connection!

[GarySeven]

9. All those kids have now been groomed

to believe in themselves and their potential and in the leveling power of the American system of government. They learned that any of them could rise above the noise of pessimism and defeatism from the right to become President of the United States.

[70sEraVet]

11. Thanks for recycling that term.

[peggysue2]

10. What a great idea and gesture from President Biden (and Dr. Jill, too)

Guaranteed these kids will remember this moment for a very long time, The Day the President of the United States visited my school and classroom, and then shook everyone's hand.

Just look at those young, smiling faces. Says it all!

[Botany]

12. We are seeing greatness. "Both the president and first lady shook every child's hand."

This act of kindness, class, and grace shows what really good people they are and
very well might have changed some of those young people's lives. Joe has gone
through hurts and pain that would have crippled other people including me and has
taken "those hurts" into his being and now sees one of his jobs to make other people's
lives better.

Joe is the best President of my lifetime and Jill's drive to help in the education and the
well being of her fellow American's lives is amazing too.

[niyad]

13. Such love and grace and connection.

[Wounded Bear]

14. K & R...nt

[Grammy23]

15. Goodness knows, Pres.Biden and his wife, Jill,

Provide a positive role model to those students. We need a President who bothers to meet students who are not even old enough to vote, but will some day. I hope they remember the man who came to greet them personally and encourage them. tRump could never bother because he really did not care about them. They were useless to him.

As an aside, I am sick and tired of the notion that President Biden has dementia. As someone who provided care for my mom for three years + when she was living her final years with Alzheimer’s, I know a thing or two about dementia. Joe Biden couldn’t do what he does every day and have dementia. The man had and mostly overcame a speech impediment — stuttering. There are tiny remnants of it to this day, but that is not dementia. The people who are pushing that notion should be ashamed of themselves, but they are not.

Those of us who know dementia and recognize it need to speak up and push back on the notion that Mr. Biden has dementia. It is a disservice to him and to those who really do have dementia.
Criticize him for other things — like policies — if you must, but stop the false claim that he has dementia. I dare say if tRump and Pres. Biden were fully evaluated by medical experts, we know who would end up with a better report!

[Collimator]

30. Thumbs up and complete agreement!

Your point about the remnants of Biden's speech impediment being conflated with supposed dementia needs to be discussed. People who have never had to struggle with that form of disability probably have no idea of the challenge it presents and the work that Joe Biden has put into dealing with it.

And of course, suggestions of dementia are meant to erode confidence in his leadership. And when the Right isn't actively pushing the "Biden is old and incompetent" narrative, they switch to fear-mongering with the "Biden is a dangerous communist/socialist who will tear down all the good social norms in our country" tactic.

Their target audience isn't saavy enough to see the disconnect between "Biden the doddering fool" versus "Biden the evil mastermind" rhetoric.

And speaking of disconnects-- this line in the article really resonated with me:
“He told everyone he had been bullied when he was younger because he was small and would stutter. "

Biden was bullied as a child while Trump has spent his life as a bully. . . And Trump's wife took on bullying as her FLOTUS initiative. How that woman stood in front of actual people and tried to sell her "Be Best" schtick while being married to the Bully-in-Chief is a disconnect of galactic proportions.

[TSExile]

42. Totally agree!!

I am in my 40s, on the autism spectrum and I also have a bit of a speech impediment as well as something called "stilted speech". It's so hard to deal with and I feel that President Biden has taken far more crap in the past few years for something out of his control that anyone deserves. MAGA = BULLIES. 😡😡😡😡😡

[Grammy23]

52. They were taught by the biggest bully

On the planet. Like most bullies, tRump is a big wuss on the inside. All bark but has to get others to bite. He taught his followers very well how to bully and mistreat others — especially those with physical limitations. Woe be to those with visible or audible issues, because he’ll target those things, too. He is despicable.

[summer_in_TX]

47. It's a disinformation attack on the President.

No one who got the sheer amount of legislation accomplished in their first two years with an evenly divided Senate has dementia.

[summer_in_TX]

48. It's a disinformation attack on the President.

No one who got the sheer amount of legislation accomplished in their first two years with an evenly divided Senate has dementia.

[Aristus]

16. I'm so proud!

I'm tearing up a little...


Shut up...

[Scalded Nun]

17. This is so wonderful to see. Positive interaction, positive inspiration.

These kids are our future!

Promoting education rather than jobs for 12-13 year olds.

[Upthevibe]

18. bigtree......

Awesome!

Thank you soooooooooooo much for posting

[sarge43]

20. Damn. It's wonderful to be proud of the president and first lady again. n/t

[radical noodle]

21. I love this so much!

[Lonestarblue]

22. I'd be squealing just like those 8th graders to meet our great President and First Lady!

[lastlib]

23. I'm willing to bet he didn't throw a single paper towel roll.....

I can only shake my head when I think about what we did to ourselves in 2016......

[Recycle_Guru]

24. I am a die hard Biden supporter but that seems like a stretch

The Beatles?

https://m.

&pp=ygUVYmVhdGxlcyBzaGVhIHN0YWRpdW0g

[vlyons]

25. Had it been Trump, he would have talked about how great he is

No actually, he couldn't be bothered to visit a school.

[Fla Dem]

27. One of the most caring, empathetic, sincere and friendly presidents we've ever had!

God Bless Joe Biden!!!

[LymphocyteLover]

32. truly!

[StClone]

39. Admiring a good man

The audience in the story is pretty special too. Without them, I don't know where this country would be.

[republianmushroom]

28. Thank you Mr. President.

[Blue Owl]

29. K&R

[LymphocyteLover]

31. that's awesome! He's looking good!

[mamacita75]

34. screaming

young kids to see our President! I remember the Beatles and the joy they brought to America. Biden has a heart. A big, warm heart. We have seen his humanity over and over. I would have been screaming too!

[onetexan]

43. Indeed! We are so blessed our POTUS & FLOTUS are such great people, yet so down to earth & relatable

[3catwoman3]

35. To paraphrase Joe's famous quote...

… about the Affordable Care Act being a BFD, Joe Biden is an RFD - Real Fucking Deal!

[efhmc]

36. Made me teary and had me believing in a way I have not been since Obama.

[DBoon]

37. Bidenmania is greater than Beatlemania!

[GB_RN]

40. THIS!

This is how a president is supposed to act, look and treat people. This is presidential behavior. This is role modeling.

It’s the complete antithesis to Agent Orange and the fascist, flying monkeys in the Reichwing.

[swong19104]

41. The dude is trim and fit

fightin' weight.

Go get'em Joe!

[C Moon]

44. Fantastic!

[IcyPeas]

45. When I was in the 8th grade Nixon was president

I hope this encourages these kids to be curious about the political system in our country. Have to admit when I was their age I knew zero about politics. All I knew back then was that it was dull and boring.

[Aussie105]

46. Joe carries on the tradition

of the Obama years.

Showing that he cares.

(Won't mention the aberration of the years in between Obama and Joe. Those are best forgotten and never to be repeated.)

[4lbs]

49. This reminds me of when Obama met Little Miss Flint

Eight-year old Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny.

Biden and Obama, two cool dudes.

[mwb970]

51. Hard to picture the ahole trump doing anything like this.