Joe is one of us. (Reply #20) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: "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]

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Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:14 PM

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20. Joe is one of us.

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87 replies	Author	Time	Post
"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
Wow. Look at the emotion on Joe's face. What a wonderful story.	lamp_shade	Oct 2012	#1
i saw that too	shireen	Oct 2012	#19
He's a wonderful man.	Wait Wut	Oct 2012	#46
Joe B has never been more than a civil servant and has no secret bank accounts...	xtraxritical	Oct 2012	#50
Romney had enough legs up to make him a centipede. nt	valerief	Oct 2012	#69
k and r	niyad	Oct 2012	#2
Makes me happy they are in charge.	bamacrat	Oct 2012	#3
Thanks a lot, Kadie!	Cracklin Charlie	Oct 2012	#4
I have been trying to read all the responses to my post,	Kadie	Oct 2012	#65
This is what it's all about...	garthranzz	Oct 2012	#5
I don't usually get emotional, but	frazzled	Oct 2012	#6
Me too!	SCVDem	Oct 2012	#32
Me Three! n/t	Fla Dem	Oct 2012	#44
Fore.	TahitiNut	Oct 2012	#85
Thanks for posting	Melissa G	Oct 2012	#7
Would use the term "ditto" if not so abused so let's just say	efhmc	Oct 2012	#38
something in my eyes	riverwalker	Oct 2012	#8
Really have to do something about that riverwalker....here's what I do	nc4bo	Oct 2012	#16
Biden's a real Mensch	wryter2000	Oct 2012	#9
politics....	kardonb	Oct 2012	#31
You aren't going to see people do this with Ryan.	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#10
Since Ryan will not be VP, of course we will never see this with him.	ywcachieve	Oct 2012	#30
Lyin Ryan would never give a rats ass for folks in this man's position.	sellitman	Oct 2012	#61
I love Joe.	HelenWheels	Oct 2012	#11
And the most compassion.	Auntie Bush	Oct 2012	#14
+1 on the smile!	CrispyQ	Oct 2012	#28
Thanks!	CindyinIndy	Oct 2012	#12
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
how wonderful!	renate	Oct 2012	#15
What a beautiful photo and story	rhiannon55	Oct 2012	#17
beautiful	FirstLight	Oct 2012	#18
Joe is one of us.	Historic NY	Oct 2012	#20
Yes, he is..nt	Stuart G	Oct 2012	#78
My eyes are leaking. Again.	NOLALady	Oct 2012	#21
I am teary eyed	skeewee08	Oct 2012	#22
Touching, indeed.	yesphan	Oct 2012	#23
Heart melting. And Kobe is a very articulate teenager.	FailureToCommunicate	Oct 2012	#24
Can you imagine that kid hugging Ryan or Romney? I can't either	catbyte	Oct 2012	#25
FORWARD!!	beac	Oct 2012	#26
Looking for a Pell handout so he can better himself, move to a higher tax bracket and....	Patiod	Oct 2012	#27
And Joe is thinking . . .	Brigid	Oct 2012	#29
A truly touching photo...	-Steph-	Oct 2012	#33
Damn allergies.	mac56	Oct 2012	#34
So much pain and anguish in this young man's life.	Sheepshank	Oct 2012	#35
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
I know. I totally adore that man.	Jennicut	Oct 2012	#43
"He has a good soul." I honestly believe that, and this pic is just further proof of it.	Tarheel_Dem	Oct 2012	#48
awww	handmade34	Oct 2012	#37
Joe is a good man. I'm glad that he and the young lady met. nt	ladjf	Oct 2012	#39
Young man. :-)	WinkyDink	Oct 2012	#42
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
That 47% tape pulled back the curtain on the Mittzard of Ooze.	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#62
Joe called Kobe's brother! from the link:	Rose Siding	Oct 2012	#41
Can we get a warning on these kind of posts?	pinstikfartherin	Oct 2012	#45
LOL.. I agree everyone was looking at me &	skeewee08	Oct 2012	#47
No kidding. I'm in the San Francisco airport crying.	nolabear	Oct 2012	#49
:)	Kadie	Oct 2012	#66
Agreed!!	Digital Puppy	Oct 2012	#86
Oh damn it now you have me crying!	sonias	Oct 2012	#51
I think I have a little something in my eye right now...	JTG of the PRB	Oct 2012	#52
I think you passed it along to me...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Oct 2012	#53
+1	Digital Puppy	Oct 2012	#87
I cried, too.	calimary	Oct 2012	#54
.....	one_voice	Oct 2012	#55
This is REAL. This is how it should be. I'm crying now too.....	Avalux	Oct 2012	#56
For a 15 year old he is very knowledgeable.	postulater	Oct 2012	#57
This is what it's all about	klook	Oct 2012	#58
I just started bawling!	lunatica	Oct 2012	#59
I think I just got tears on my keyboard. What a wonderful story.	Whovian	Oct 2012	#60
K&R nt	avebury	Oct 2012	#63
Love the photo and the story!	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#64
Beautiful story & Photo	msdarrla	Oct 2012	#67
Kadie	Diclotican	Oct 2012	#68
Gulp!	valerief	Oct 2012	#70
wet	The Jungle 1	Oct 2012	#71
How Sweet! Kobe gets the value of our VP Joe Biden	Cha	Oct 2012	#72
Crap. He got tears on me too. All over my eyes.	SunSeeker	Oct 2012	#73
The Compassion Of This Campaign	CALANN	Oct 2012	#74
Joe 2016	rateyes	Oct 2012	#75
Great story! So glad for you, and thank you for sharing.	MindandSoul	Oct 2012	#76
Oh my, oh my	Iwillnevergiveup	Oct 2012	#77
K&R	lupinella	Oct 2012	#79
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
Third time today I've read this thread	Pied Piper	Oct 2012	#82
Same here.	Kadie	Oct 2012	#83
Joe's up next: Thurs. 10/11	allrevvedup	Oct 2012	#84

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