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IronLionZion

(51,034 posts)
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 03:45 PM Feb 2021

A casual, candid chat with the Bidens on their morning walk is moving people to tears [View all]

https://www.upworthy.com/biden-valentines-day-walk



This morning, Joe and Jill Biden went out for a walk with their dogs, Champ and Major, to check out the surprise the first lady had installed overnight for Valentine's Day weekend. The White House lawn has been decorated with oversized hearts that have positive words like LOVE, GRATITUDE, COMPASSION, and FAMILY on them. The one that says HEALING is signed "Love, Jill."

As they walked along with coffee cups in hand, the first couple was met by a few members of the press. The conversation that they had has gone viral—not so much because of how extraordinary it was, but rather the opposite. It was delightfully ordinary, filled with normalcy, decency, and even a random act of kindness for good measure. And the simple goodness of it all is moving people to tears.




I love these two and their dogs. It's so good to have kind loving people in the white house again.
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I love all of them ... Greywing Feb 2021 #1
I had to stop watching, their old dog brings me to tears. dem4decades Feb 2021 #2
We are a GSD family leftieNanner Feb 2021 #6
I remember the family german shepherd had that. Kingofalldems Feb 2021 #26
The Bidens remind me of my grandparents in many ways IronLionZion Feb 2021 #3
and there's a crib in the Whitehouse .. stillcool Feb 2021 #4
Street corner talkin' in the neighborhood- Really, it's just like taking a morning amble & visiting NBachers Feb 2021 #5
So nice to have a return to decency, Lunabell Feb 2021 #7
The Biden's respect and love for one another is freshing. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2021 #28
It has been a long four years. Delmette2.0 Feb 2021 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2021 #9
The contrast... Duppers Feb 2021 #10
Great pix Traildogbob Feb 2021 #13
You know I still don't get how the media gave her a pass after she wore that malaise Feb 2021 #39
I know, right! Duppers Feb 2021 #40
So refreshing to have actual humane humans in the WH again! bif Feb 2021 #11
The Biden's - just wrote to a friend earlier today... Duppers Feb 2021 #12
President Biden bdamomma Feb 2021 #14
Biden is great but... Phentex Feb 2021 #15
Kick dalton99a Feb 2021 #16
I know it's moved me to tears judesedit Feb 2021 #17
my eyes are leaking onethatcares Feb 2021 #18
What, no grievance rant? nt wiggs Feb 2021 #19
To be brutally honest, the Bidens are full of more love and compassion than I would have expected... BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #20
love the first bow wows .:) AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #21
Just ... wow sarchasm Feb 2021 #22
Champ looks like he is having a tough day. pazzyanne Feb 2021 #23
Champ is the older and larger one. IronLionZion Feb 2021 #24
It's probably arthritis. peacebuzzard Feb 2021 #29
Thanks and corrected. nt pazzyanne Feb 2021 #33
I could watch that over and over Butterflylady Feb 2021 #25
It's great to have real people in the White House abakan Feb 2021 #27
Never trust a president without a pet. halfulglas Feb 2021 #30
Can a peaceful heart burst? dmr Feb 2021 #31
This lifted my spirits MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #32
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Feb 2021 #34
they are so normal.. love it. Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #35
This just reinforces he impression I got the only time I met them DFW Feb 2021 #36
It is so nice and refreshing to see some normalcy and kindness back in the White House after four smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #37
It brought tears to my eyes. It was just so heartfelt, sincere, and caring. Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #38
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