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Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, said Friday that he was proud of his father for speaking from the heart when he endorsed gay marriage on Sunday, setting off a series of events that led to the president doing the same several days later.
My dad spoke from his heart on a very important issue, about civil rights. And thats what hes done for 30 years as a United States senator, said the younger Biden on MSNBCs Morning Joe.
He speaks with candor
And I think thats what this administration, thats what, I think, this president, expects from him. And Im incredibly proud of both of them, added the younger Biden.
Beau Biden said he watched the taped version of the Meet the Press interview with his father Sunday.
I sat there, and I was moved, said Beau. I was as, or more, moved by what the president said two days later. /snip
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pinto
(106,886 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)I often cite watching a campaign vid from the 2008 primaries (before Iowa) and he was speaking to a small group of military medical personnel.
He was apoplectic about the treatment our veterans were receiving. He started out with typical campaign bits, but got sidetracked (really? Joe?) and worked himself into a fury. I watched it several times and each time was on the edge of my seat and holding my breath and on the verge of tears myself. He just cares SO MUCH.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and I like him a lot, I don't think the man has a phony or mean-spirited bone in his body. Most pols have a filter but Joe speaks his mind and heart.
CTyankee
(63,903 posts)He's another rising star in the Democratic Party, along with Elizabeth Warren and Martin O'Malley. They all share this sense of decency, of humanity, of a kindness of spirit. 2016 is going to offer a tough choice...
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Too bad it's Mom's day.
You're a good kid, Beau. We're pretty proud of your dad, too.
4_TN_TITANS
(2,977 posts)He can be a bit diplomatic when in public and on camera, but when in a closed room of fellow Democrats, he holds nothing back. I mean nothing.
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)And his 'speaking from the heart' is one of the things I like most about Joe. He's the real deal. No bullshit.