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Showing Original Post only (View all)"I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the VP's jacket!" [View all]
"I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the Vice President's suit jacket! ... I am hugging the man who will help me and help our President move forward."
Kobe
Keep the faith
By Zara Rahim on October 3, 2012
Standing at the back of a packed high school gym as Vice President Biden finished speaking in Ft. Myers, Florida, on Saturday was 15-year-old Kobe Groce. He cradled a "Forward" sign, hoping to get the Vice President to sign it for his brother, Kaelin. After unsuccessfully trying to make it to the front of the event, a staff member asked if he could help. Kobe told his story, and the staffer left for a moment and came back, saying simply: "The Vice President would like to meet you."
"I turned around and looked back at my mother as I was walking with the staffer in disbeliefI didn't know how to react. I was about to meet the man that helped make my life so much better.
"My mother, Jessica, raised us as a single mother. She's a teacher and has worked so hard to support her four children. I wanted the Vice President to know that yes, we are definitely better off than we were four years ago. My family has received the tax cuts for the middle class that the President and Vice President passed, and it has helped us tremendously.
"The President and Vice President have gone above and beyond for people like me and my family, and they stand for things like keeping school affordable. My older brother uses Pell Grants and college loans to be able to afford school, and I'm thankful for that. I want to be able to go to Florida State University one day, and now I know I don't have to worry about being able to afford it. Life would not be the way it is today if they hadn't taken office four years ago.
"The Vice President approached me and I was introduced to him as a special guest. I was overwhelmed with different emotions. I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the Vice President's suit jacket! I met someone who has done so much for my family without even knowing us, and that was an incredible, overwhelming feeling. I felt like he really heard me, like he knew who I was. I am hugging the man who will help me and help our President move forward."
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"I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the VP's jacket!" [View all]
Kadie
Oct 2012
OP
Joe B has never been more than a civil servant and has no secret bank accounts...
xtraxritical
Oct 2012
#50
We've got to re-elect Obama and Biden; we've got to give them a Congress that will support them
NBachers
Oct 2012
#13
Looking for a Pell handout so he can better himself, move to a higher tax bracket and....
Patiod
Oct 2012
#27
Okay, I just lost it a little bit. The way Joe is embracing that kid just got to me. Joe makes us
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#36
"He has a good soul." I honestly believe that, and this pic is just further proof of it.
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#48
Got me crying, too! No way---NO WAY---would R&R EVER help someone like Kobe. Can't America SEE THAT?
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#40
If you can't get excited about this election you may be in need of a heart transplant.
grantcart
Oct 2012
#80
The Prez and VP get so much of our other reactions. Bet it was great for him to meet you too!
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
#81