Democratic Primaries

Docreed2003

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31. A truly real and heartfelt moment

Thu Aug 8, 2019, 08:21 AM

Aug 2019

Sadly it will be lost in all of the coverage, and maybe that's how it's should be, in the sense that Beto didn't do this for votes...this was a real, heartfelt moment of shared humanity.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden plays a unique role amidst tragedy [View all] Gothmog Aug 2019 OP

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2019 #1

Joe is a mensch Hekate Aug 2019 #2

he's alright, the speech was okay bigtree Aug 2019 #3

Sez you. Oh what sour grapes you have, bigtree. Cha Aug 2019 #5

Hey Cha Gothmog Aug 2019 #16

Really! But we aren't eating them. NT emmaverybo Aug 2019 #51

Please read more carefully. The tweet was about Biden's CNN interview a few nights ago, highplainsdem Aug 2019 #6

ooopsie! That interview on Monday was amazing, showed the human side (as if we didn't know).... George II Aug 2019 #8

Mahalo for explaining that so well Cha Aug 2019 #14

What, "alright", "okay"? George II Aug 2019 #7

Joe has been a national grief counselor for decades - this is a real expertise that he possesses, Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #9

Thanks for the quotes, Skya Rhen. Reading reviews of his book on Amazon, I found he had comforted emmaverybo Aug 2019 #52

Give the man his due. It was a moving speech. N/T lapucelle Aug 2019 #10

Mahalo, lapucelle.. Cha Aug 2019 #13

I praised Kamala Harris on a couple of threads today for raising money for anti-gun organizations lapucelle Aug 2019 #23

Mahalo for doing that, lapucelle! Cha Aug 2019 #39

The speech was amazing Gothmog Aug 2019 #15

it's not hype, it's what people who have experienced horrible loss and met Biden have said JI7 Aug 2019 #17

'national grief counselor' bigtree Aug 2019 #19

you don't think Biden has ever dealt firsthand with Grief ? JI7 Aug 2019 #20

lost on you bigtree Aug 2019 #28

nothing is lost on me. this isn't a competition JI7 Aug 2019 #29

I agree with that bigtree Aug 2019 #33

You need to take your own advice, bigtree. "Just accept Cha Aug 2019 #38

Speaking of accepting and moving on, you should take your own R B Garr Aug 2019 #40

I gotta block you again bigtree Aug 2019 #41

RB Garr isn't ".. littering the thread.." Cha Aug 2019 #43

I'm no expert, but is isn't it usually the case that people who agree with the OP lapucelle Aug 2019 #50

Or hijack it for Cha Aug 2019 #53

"Littering the thread" "ruffled feathers" "sweating" R B Garr Aug 2019 #44

Good on ya, RB! Cha Aug 2019 #47

Oh, dear. You throw out sour grapes on a thread, imply that unlike Beto (who is doing a great job) emmaverybo Aug 2019 #54

you too bigtree Aug 2019 #55

Haha! I hope I'm included in that Cha Aug 2019 #56

I can't capture my squeals of laughter and delight at your comment with any smilie I know. So emmaverybo Aug 2019 #61

Oh Cool, emmabverybo.. Cha Aug 2019 #62

Exactly - to praise Biden is not to diminish Beto. Both stood up wonderfully and I'm proud of them. lark Aug 2019 #34

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #48

A truly real and heartfelt moment Docreed2003 Aug 2019 #31

Yes, ".. national Grief Coiunselor.." Cha Aug 2019 #21

No ...not Beto. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #24

Did Beto lose a loved one? Biden lost his wife and daughter in a car crash and later his Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #25

Beto's father died while riding a bike and being hit by a car JI7 Aug 2019 #30

Losing a child is in a whole different category...but Biden had every right to speak as does Beto. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #36

follow the conversation when you reply JI7 Aug 2019 #42

Wow. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #45

That was Magnificent, she! Cha Aug 2019 #58

Hey, Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #59

Absolutely well said.. " This is not a competition and a disgrace to their lives to make it so." Cha Aug 2019 #60

Watch this speech that Biden gave to miltary family members Gothmog Aug 2019 #65

Mahalo for that, JI7.. Cha Aug 2019 #22

lol fail ! stonecutter357 Aug 2019 #26

So Cha Aug 2019 #63

Ok?! It was great! Joe941 Aug 2019 #57

Yes he does, Goth.. and I'm sure he'd Cha Aug 2019 #4

Yes, Here We Are Me. Aug 2019 #11

So we deal with it Cha Aug 2019 #12

K&R Tarheel_Dem Aug 2019 #18

K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2019 #27

Yes, I have to say that all the Democrats that spoke out Iliyah Aug 2019 #32

+1 MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #49

K&R sheshe2 Aug 2019 #35

Joe Biden reminded all of us of what a presidential president would sound like Gothmog Aug 2019 #37

Rec this post! Cha Aug 2019 #66

Biden stands strongly for the values we treasure. oasis Aug 2019 #46

One of Biden's greatest speechs of all time is this one on grief to military families Gothmog Aug 2019 #64

From Deadline White House Gothmog Aug 2019 #67

Thank you Gothmog...I am proud to support such a fine man. K&R Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #68