Biden Explains Debate Moment Where He Choked Up

[Faygo Kid]

About that catch in his throat: in the moment, he "could picture Beau in the bed" after the 1972 car accident that killed Biden's first wife, Neilia, and their baby girl and critically injured his young sons. Now Beau, the 39-year-old attorney general of Delaware, was off to war, a judge advocate general traveling to obscure regions of Iraq, where the road isn't exactly the safest place to be. The memory of being a single parent mixed with worries about Beau to create "a lot of bundled emotions. It surprised me. I was hoping nobody noticed." Only 70 million or so did.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/04/biden-explains-debate-mom_n_131913.html

Bless you, Joe, and thanks. You're doing a great job for us out there.

[senseandsensibility]

1. He doesn't have to explain anything

He came across as human and real. But I would like to thank him sincerely for showing us the real Palin. She was stone cold and didn't miss a beat when he teared up.

[1Hippiechick]

28. A-effin-men. n/t

[KittyWampus]

2. It was authentic and the product of Palin's fucked up rhetoric insinuating Joe doesn't understand

then her repulsive blindness to the emotion she just witnessed after Biden had choked up... emotions SHE helped engender- it was truly a reveling moment for BOTH candidates.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. It's not something easy to brush off

I'm actually tearing up right now after reading about it...

[Faygo Kid]

4. Yeah, me too, and I'm a cynical curmudgeon.

Damn, I hate it when my facade is shattered.

[Cha]

11. Yeah,

I know.

[Obamanaut]

31. That did it for me. Sen Biden is a real person. I don't think it ever

can be completely brushed off. I can vividly recall my wife in the road after her accident, my thumb in her mouth so the fluids could drain (she was beginning to choke and I was afraid to move her head) whilst we waited on the ambulance. Later, in ICU as we discussed DNR, intubation, etc. She's fine now, but it doesn't brush off.

Joe Biden zoomed onto my list of favorite people, simply because he is human and can show it.

Any of the posters who admit to tearing up - I can relate.

[tblue]

36. Bless you, dear heart. You are a hero.

:hug:

And so is Joe. I will never get over that moment in the debate.

I'm SO very glad you wife is okay.

[appleannie1]

5. He did not need to explain. I lost a son 20 years ago.

I still get choked up when I think of the last time he hugged me goodbye. It was a normal human emotion and one, being a mother, Palin should have honored instead of coldly bashing him the second he stopped talking. That says she is not normal or human.

[Cha]

13. ..

:hug:

[Faygo Kid]

24. I'm so sorry.

My only child, my daughter, turns 32 next week.

I can't imagine her going before me. No way. My sympathies; two decades is nothing.

[appleannie1]

25. People said "you still have six". They just don't understand.

If for no other reason, I faulted Palin's total lack of empathy or even humanity during that debate. Disgusting.

[tblue]

37. Oh yeah. That was the real Sarah Palin.

I am so, so, so sorry for your loss. :hug:

[lolamio]

41. I am so sorry. :(

:hug:

[calimary]

47. Agreed. She went on just like some cold, robotic, automaton.

Tells you a lot more about her than any jabberjawing or aw-shucks'ing, or hockey-mom'ing she tries to spew.

Just call her Poison palin. She's a frickin' SNAKE.

BTW, appleannie1, my condolences. I'm sure it hurts as badly now as it did 20 years ago. A pain I cannot fathom, and don't even have the courage to contemplate. NO parent should EVER have to go through that. And ANY other parent in the presence of another mom or dad who revisits that kind of pain and chokes up - should be human and compassionate and kind, not just reverting back to the scripted snark and cold, calculated buzzphrases. What a heartless, cold, calculating bitch. An ice queen for sure.

[1corona4u]

6. I heard some pundit the other night saying that they thought it

was disingenuous for Biden to even say that at all. They were saying that Biden hadn't been accused of not knowing what it was like to be a single parent. Thus no need for him to say it at all. I thought, oh, here we go with the spin shit. He can't even make a heartfelt statement, without them attacking him.

[Binka]

7. Fuck Those Reptiles

They can not comprehend an emotion that is not manufactured as a ploy. Passive aggressive narcissist see the world as it relates to them. Fucking phony bastards. I cried when Joe choked up. He was addressing an issue and he has a real story to tell. He lost his wife and baby girl, he had two boys to take care of. Enough of their lies and fucking scoundrel behavior. I hate these MOFO's so fucking much.

Damn them to wherever. DAMN THEM. CRETINS. SLIME.

[1corona4u]

14. I agree. I can't remember exactly who said it...

I wish I could.

[SmokingJacket]

16. It was so obviously real.

It came upon him suddenly, surprisingly. I completely empathized with him at that moment -- been there myself.

You can tell a fake emotion a mile off: the person has to work up to it.

[tblue]

38. I'm sure most of them came from dysfunctional homes.

Something went wrong in their pasts to make them like that.

[Cha]

15. Fuck that! palin says she's not going to answer questions

she doesn't want to and does it her way and they crap in their knickers about Biden bringing up something that he thinks is pertinent?

That's why palin couldn't respond..Biden threw her for a loop and punditshithead didn't like that

[jillan]

21. I heard another one last nite say it would have been a good moment if

Biden kept talking about it.

Asshole - Biden could barely get any words out after that moment.

They're getting pretty desperate imho.

[MadMaddie]

22. And if Biden would have talked about it more then the Pundits

would be saying he was using his family for political points. Meanwhile, Sarah stands there looking stupid and not answering questions and gets points.

[Jade Fox]

34. That's right. You can't win with these idiot pundits. nt

[appleannie1]

26. There is only one place for them. It is hot.

[Tansy_Gold]

30. No! No! No! Don't send them to Arizona! I don't want them!

:evilgrin:



and to you appleannie1, :hug:

[crossroads]

8. God bless you Joe! You are a real compassionate human being! nt

[Cha]

9. Oh Joe..so sweet.

Check out that cheshire smile on Obama who's mighty happy with Joe.

[TheDoorbellRang]

10. That last paragraph about Obama is a keeper, too

Biden says Obama reminds him of Bill Clinton in his "confidence, cognitive ability, judgment" and intellectual security--that he can listen and absorb advice without having to prove he's the smartest person in the room, a critical leadership skill. He says he experienced an "epiphany" during a recent conference call on the bailout bill with Bob Rubin, Paul Volcker, Warren Buffett, Paul O'Neill, Joseph Stiglitz, Larry Summers and Laura Tyson. "He {Obama} comes on the call and says, 'Well, folks, sorry I'm late. I've got four questions.' He was in total frigging command! Here's a 47-year-old guy in one of the most complicated economic dilemmas anyone has had to face since 1929 to '33. And it was like, 'Bang! Bang! Bang!' I called him afterward and said, 'You sold me, sucker!' "

[ourbluenation]

12. yep n/t

:kick:

[Cha]

18. "You sold me, sucker"!

:rofl: Priceless~

[firedupdem]

20. I love Joe! He's so real! n/t

[WA98296]

17. It was actually moving to see something real and spontaneous.

[Faygo Kid]

40. How many of us here could recover?

Joe was young. At 30, I could recover, too, but never easily. And maybe not at all, frankly.

This man is a class act.

[MaineDem]

19. What an awesome pic!

I am so proud of these men. I will be honored to have them lead our Nation and end the embarrassment we now face abroad.

I think Biden is a wonderful role model for parents. So much better than what's-her-name.

[janet118]

23. Every parent understood, Joe

May Beau return to you and his family safely. :grouphug:

[mtnsnake]

27. Words from a REAL man, unlike any rhetoric from that fake woman, Palin

[msallied]

29. I loved him before that moment, and I loved him even more after it.

[onecent]

32. Men have EVERY RIGHT to show emotion. In fact that is what

makes them REAL men. Bless you Joe for all you have been through.

I hope the dream of you and Obama come true soon.....for everyone in America!

[mokawanis]

33. Biden is a much better person than Palin will ever be

She is driven by fear and hatred. Joe is driven by his connection to working-class people. Palin is pathetic in comparison to Biden.

[Bicoastal]

35. Where are they campaigning in that picture?--Athens or Giza?

:evilgrin:

[1corona4u]

39. I believe it was The Parthenon....

;-)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

42. Fabulous photo. Thanks! . . . nt

[MissDeeds]

43. Joe Biden is a quiet hero

Not the kind of chest thumping, limelight seeking vapid dolt who uses personal adversity for political gain, but a real hero. Joe Biden quietly, privately chose first to be a father to his injured and motherless sons. He chose to be there during their convalescence. He dedicated himself to being a hands-on dad, catching that train every night from DC back to Delaware so he could tuck them into bed and kiss them goodnight. He is a true, real, American hero. John McCain and his running mate could learn a lot about real character and heroism from this good man.

[Faygo Kid]

44. Kicked.

With Joe off the trail today, it's worth a reminder about his value as a campaigner and a person.

[cui bono]

45. I thought it was a great moment, very touching and humanizing.

I don't know how anyone could see it and think anything negative.

[Hamlette]

46. where was the pic in the OP taken?

I didn't see it in the links.

thanks.

[JitterbugPerfume]

48. It just made me adore him even more

he will be a great VP

My son Jeremy passed away in 1988 after a car wreck and I can not say his name to this day without tears and an ache in my heart