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In reply to the discussion: "The King's Speech". If you have not seen it, look for it. Hearing about lara mocking Joe's stutter [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(145,242 posts)43. The King's Speech is one of Joe's favorite movies
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In Bidens office, the first time I bring up his current stuttering, he asks me whether Ive seen The Kings Speech. He speaks almost mystically about the award-winning 2010 film. When King George VI, when he stood up in 1939, everyone knew he stuttered, and they knew what courage it took for him to stand up at that stadium and try to speakand it gave them courage
I could feel that. It was that sinking feeling, likeoh my God, I remember how you felt. You feel like, I dont know
almost like youre being sucked into a black hole.
Presidential candidates usually dont speak about their bleakest moments, certainly not this viscerally. It resembles the way Biden writes in his memoir about the aftermath of the 1972 car accident that killed his first wife and young daughter and critically injured his two sons, Beau and Hunter: I could not speak, only felt this hollow core grow in my chest, like I was going to be sucked inside a black hole.
A few weeks later, I ask Jill Biden what she remembers about sitting next to her husband during the movie. It was one of those moments in a marriage where you just sort of understand without words being spoken, she says.
As he watched The Kings Speech, Biden accurately guessed that the screenwriter, David Seidler, was a stutterer. He showed me a copy of a speech they found in an attic that the king had actually used, where he marks hisits exactly what I do! Biden tells me, his voice lifting. My staff, when I have them put something on a prompterI wish I had something to show you.
Presidential candidates usually dont speak about their bleakest moments, certainly not this viscerally. It resembles the way Biden writes in his memoir about the aftermath of the 1972 car accident that killed his first wife and young daughter and critically injured his two sons, Beau and Hunter: I could not speak, only felt this hollow core grow in my chest, like I was going to be sucked inside a black hole.
A few weeks later, I ask Jill Biden what she remembers about sitting next to her husband during the movie. It was one of those moments in a marriage where you just sort of understand without words being spoken, she says.
As he watched The Kings Speech, Biden accurately guessed that the screenwriter, David Seidler, was a stutterer. He showed me a copy of a speech they found in an attic that the king had actually used, where he marks hisits exactly what I do! Biden tells me, his voice lifting. My staff, when I have them put something on a prompterI wish I had something to show you.
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"The King's Speech". If you have not seen it, look for it. Hearing about lara mocking Joe's stutter [View all]
niyad
Oct 2020
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I had forgotten this movie "The Kings Speech"..the RWNJs can eat shit...
asiliveandbreathe
Oct 2020
#9
Sadly, they seem to think it makes them look strong, at least in the perverse realm they
niyad
Oct 2020
#12
Stupid history? Seriously? What, exactly, was stupid about the inter-war years, the rise of the
niyad
Oct 2020
#17
Wow. You clearly missed the entire movie.it wasn't about "A" speech, it was about HIS speech,
niyad
Oct 2020
#32
My favorite bit is when Mrs Logue, who does not know that her husband has been working with the king
Fortinbras Armstrong
Oct 2020
#22
"Would you care to stay for dinner?" The end of the movie talks about the award, and how Logue
niyad
Oct 2020
#23
Love that movie! Hadn't thought of it regarding Biden but that is a great thought
LymphocyteLover
Oct 2020
#24
I knew we would see the rise of the nazi ilk again. I just never imagined that the person in the
niyad
Oct 2020
#26
LOL!!! Early on in the Trump presidency there were several pieces comparing him to Mad King George
LymphocyteLover
Oct 2020
#39
If you listen carefully, you can tell when Joe is relying on breaks/pauses in his speech
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#45
Putin will continue to attack Ukraine and NATO until he is removed from power
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#47