Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#Biden, surrounded by family, speaks at the #DNC: ‘I gave my best to you’

President #JoeBiden, for several moments, couldn’t speak. At first, it was because he was dabbing his eyes. Then, it was because the cheers were so sustained.
“Thank you,” he said nearly 2 dozen times, unsuccessfully trying to begin his speech amid a sea of “We love Joe” signs.

#ThankYouJoe#USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/20/joe-biden-speech-dnc/

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Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
His wife, first lady #JillBiden, kept crying. His daughter, Ashley, dabbed her eyes. His son, Hunter, looked on from backstage. The crowd was electrified, eager for a cathartic moment after a weeks-long barrage of can-you-believe-this moments. #Biden looked out at his family, who have been a backbone of his career and sounding board for the most difficult decisions of his political life.

#ThankYouJoe#USpol#DNC

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Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
“My dad used to have an expression,” he said. “He’d say, ‘Joey, family is the beginning, the middle & the end.’”
#Biden has played many roles over his long career. He was introduced as the “young fella” in his 1988 presidential campaign. He was the foreign policy statesman during the eight years he served as vice president. And he was the elder wise man during his 2020 presidential campaign.

#ThankYouJoe#USpol#DNC

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
On Monday night, as #Biden took the stage for his 13th #DNC, he was the torch passer. He tried to occupy this new role, one that required a recognition that his time as the party’s chief standard-bearer was nearing an end. He spoke to a crowd that #Democrats compared to those of 1960 & 2008, but w/the recognition that the catalyst was not him but the new #optimism & #joy that have overtaken the party since he stepped aside & endorsed his vice president, #KamalaHarris.

#ThankYouJoe#USpol