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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne of Joe's strengths - actually in contrast to Obama!
is he talks like most blue collar / high school grad voters.
Obama elevates. Like a scholar, like an intellectual, like Zen monk. A little exaggerated, but you get my drift.
nolabear
(41,960 posts)That said both comfort me.
cilla4progress
(24,729 posts)almost crying to hear him speak as if he actually cares about us!
OAITW r.2.0
(24,468 posts)I am sadly in agreement. Our country seems to have a problem with electing intelligent people on their own merits. They need to cling onto archetypes for their vote calculus. But actually, Obama straddled both the intelligent and the relatable spheres quite well.
cilla4progress
(24,729 posts)But i never heard him trip over his words, misspeak, or use iffy grammar.
Both equally smart, honest, compassionate, leaders.
So genuine.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,468 posts)to do common good. This is what continually making America great is about. And Fuck Trump and his pithy 4 word phrase. Probably came to the orange anus after doing 8 lines of Adderall.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Nothing quite as folksy as Obama kissing a baby or rolling up his sleeves to shoot a few hoops.
But Biden can be as dignified and on point as Barack with a crisis.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,468 posts)Joe's worldview is well influenced by his time with Obama.
cilla4progress
(24,729 posts)on marriage equality.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,468 posts)I think it is fair to say that the power of the Black movement on Equality came out of the Black religious community. Gay rights, for most establishment religious movements, were anti-Gay.... cuz Bible? So Obama was probably behind on that issue because the Gay Rights movement was predominately a white movement that Democrats, like Biden, were more involved with this social justice..
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)But its genuine....on both their parts.
Both men are uplifting in their own way.
bigtree
(85,996 posts)...that's a stretch.