I want to hug Joe Biden. Such a sweet old man.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

I really love Joe Biden. He makes me feel like he really feels the pain of the american middle class, he shows no sign of condescension (how he does that when he is stuck in a room with Palin, i cannot understand), and i really just wanted to hug him yesterday!!

Normally, I am not a big fan of politicians, rather i like/dislike their policies but Joe Biden just makes me feel so secure. Like he knows what he is doing and I can trust my future to him

:loveya:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Old??

Sweet, yes; old, no.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. he is in comparison to me.

[WinkyDink]

30. "Old" is, like "young", not generally a relative term. Or a teen would call a 25-year-old "old".

[La Lioness Priyanka]

31. teens do call people in their 30's old. by any standard 66 is not young

its not technically middle aged either since 123 is not the normal for lifespan. its old.

[otherlander]

38. psst....

132.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

41. probably why my gre math isnt improving. cant fucking add

:)

[Blue_In_AK]

49. My reaction, as well.

[patomime]

2. ..me too....

I liked him when he began his campaign, but --- like you, I've become more impressed as time has gone on.

I believe our guys can heal a lot of wounds in this country.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. yup. i like him too. i knew he wasnt going to make it as the DEM candidate

but the more i see him the more i like him

[Deep13]

5. He almost lost it there for a minute...

...when talking about his tragic family situation. He recovered pretty quickly.

What would have been perfect would have been a barrage of cartoonishly folksy expressions. :eyes:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. gosh-darn it dont i know that

;)

[Deep13]

15. It must have been hard for Biden not to shout...

"Gwen! I'm calling 'bullshit' right now!"

[BeachBaby]

7. I've known of him my whole life.

He's been in politics since I was 3 years old, and anybody who lives in the Delaware Valley has seen him on their local news for over 35 years now.

He's a good guy - he's not perfect, but he's real. He was handed a low blow at the very start of his career (wife and baby killed in car accident), and people around here never forgot it.

I've never gotten to meet him, but LynneSin got to meet him and hug him this past summer! He talked to her as they stood on her front porch.

Lucky LynneSin!

How you doin', LP? :hi: :hug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. i am doign well jerseygirl.. and you? i dont think biden is perfect

but he comes off as VERY genuine

[BeachBaby]

13. Hangin' in there, girl. Thanks for asking.

And you hit the nail on the head. He's genuine.

Passionate.

Emotional when he should be.

Raised by a blue-collar family.

Understands the importance of preserving the middle class.

He's always been, imo, one of the best we got.

And as an aside, I gotta give props to his wife, Jill. She married him and raised his two sons as if they were her own while he pursued his political career. She's good people.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

16. jill seem good and intelligent.

i love those two. possibly more than the obama's.

[NewJeffCT]

9. He seems like a good guy

My parents, who are pretty middle-of-the-road politically, both like Biden quite a bit.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. he appears very genuine. also after having darth vader for a vp for so long

it will be nice to have a human vp again. not a plastic doll, or an evil vader but a human being

[NewJeffCT]

12. well, appearances can be deceiving -

people think I'm nice, after all!

But, i think it is genuine with Biden.

I don't think Palin is a plastic doll - I just think she's in way over her head.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

11. Ya didn't like Palin's folksiness, goshdarnit?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. ...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

17. LOL!

:rofl:

[Deep13]

19. She did that calling-my-horse clicking noise once too. nt

[Deep13]

18. This criticism is disturbing her retarded baby, doncha-know?

She said NOO-clear once and then NOO-cue-lar about ten times. I noted a bunch of Frundy/neocon code words at the end including worldview and exceptional.

[Aristus]

27. At the debate party I attended last night, every time she said "new-kyoo-lar"

we would all raise our glasses to the screen and shout: "Nu-KLEE-ar!" What fun! :party: B-)

[ellacott]

20. I love Joe

I've been following him for many years. He knows his stuff.

He IS genuine. He tugs at my heart. :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. he completely tugged at my heart too. i watched him during the primaries

and really liked him.

[marzipanni]

22. lionesspriyanka, I feel the same way, though at my age I find him kinda cute!

Here is an ~8 minute profile of Joe Biden, to listen to or read, that was on NPR on 9/29.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95157331

I was puttering around my kitchen listening to it that day and realized tears were welling up in my eyes.
I just felt so relieved to hear that such a good, intelligent man could be taking evil Cheney's place!

[Deep13]

23. My employer met him once many years ago.

He picked Biden up at the airport for some local thing in Cleveland. Biden asked the boss how Ohio people regarded Glenn and Metzenbaum who were Dem. senators then. I forgot what the boss said his answer was. Biden said that the two Ohio senators were highly respected in the Senate and that the people here should be proud to have them.

[soleft]

24. 68 is the new 45

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. 45 is still 15 years older than me

:P

[soleft]

34. I'm old enough to be your....

older cousin.

:)

[Deep13]

47. I blow rasberries at you.

45 is only four years older than me. :(

[marzipanni]

28. Then 66 is the new 43.

Biden will be 66 on 11/20/08 ;)

[soleft]

33. Oh good, I thought he was 68 -

Maybe I have 68 stuck in my head cause that's how old Hillary will be in 2012.

[mainegreen]

26. But what if he smells like mothballs?

I keed! I keed!

:7

[BarenakedLady]

29. Me too.

I've always liked him.

[regularguy]

32. He really knows what he's talking about,

he also has a great smile. Here in the Philadelphia area he's well known and well liked by folks of all political stripes. But doncha know he's probably never rode that snowmobile there so Joe-30-pack shouldn't vote for 'im. :eyes:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

35. I think he is sexy, vibrant and alive with a wealth of knowledge.

so. yeah! I want to hug him, too :D :loveya:

[Flaxbee]

36. The last two dem VP choices were a little weak, but Biden

is fantastic. While I like Edwards' message, his debate performance in '04 wasn't stellar / didn't inspire confidence the way Biden did last night. Biden's performance yesterday really was excellent - not a hint of condescension or irritation or any other sign of disrespect (perhaps because he does respect her - like he respects all humans, unlike hostile-asshole McCain's debate performance).

I feel really good about this team, much better than Kerry/Edwards or Gore/Lieberman (never ever liked Lieberman).

[PVnRT]

37. Ummm......I'm Joe Biden!

[Mad_Dem_X]

39. He gives me the same feeling

Like you can sit down with him and talk about *anything*, and he'll listen and empathize. I get the same feeling from Obama.

[flvegan]

40. Make sure your porch is clean before he gets there.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

42. elitist. we apt dwellers do not have porches.

[Deep13]

48. Really? I heard you had a nice balcony.

:shrug:

[Lucian]

43. I feel the same way.

:)

[jonnyblitz]

44. I find him superficially likable.

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

46. in a sense i do, and in others i dont. i do find him likeable and do think

that he empathizes with the middle class.

however, i do not believe he would radically change politics ever.

if that makes sense

[Midlodemocrat]

45. You ageist. He's younger than me.

Not really. He only looks it.

:rofl:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

53. liar. nt

[Ikonoklast]

50. What's all this 'old' stuff there, young lady?

Just you wait, you young whippersnapper, Father Time will pay you a visit some day.

It will happen just like it happened to me...I was watching a baseball game and realized that not only was I older than every player on the field, I was older than the manager.



:cry:



But I feel the same way about Joe Biden. He reminds me of an uncle I had.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

52. when i am 60, i will be proud of being called old

i dont think old is a bad thing, its just a thing

[graywarrior]

51. He's younger than I am, for crissakes!

He's not old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MadrasT]

54. I want to hug him too. But I don't think he's old. I think

he's kinda hot. :loveya: