Jill Biden's epic tussle: In split-second blocking maneuver, she protects husband from lunging vegan

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/04/jill-biden-joe-biden-protesters/


Former vice president Joe Biden watches as his wife Jill Biden, center, blocks a protester from arriving on stage during an primary night rally in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

By Timothy Bella

March 4, 2020 at 6:25 a.m. EST

It could have been a scene out of the romantic thriller “The Bodyguard,” except the hero of the moment in this case was not a trained agent but Jill Biden.

The sequence began as former vice president Joe Biden was delivering his victory speech in Los Angeles, thanking his supporters for his Super Tuesday comeback.

Suddenly, a protester rushed the stage wielding a “Let Dairy Die” placard. With the vegan protester just a few feet from her husband, Jill Biden clutched her husband’s right hand and interposed her body between him and the woman lunging at him.

About 10 seconds later, another anti-dairy industry protester stormed the stage. Reacting with lightning speed, the former second lady swung around, extended her arms, grabbed her by the wrists and then blocked her with a stiff-arm.

Wincing, she pushed the woman back as her husband and sister-in-law looked on with concern during the sudden confrontation.

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She was like a ninja last night!

[beachbumbob]

1. th odds this is a sander's supporter? Anybody??

[Cha]

6. No.. they do it to all the candidates.. They're

vegans For NO Cow Consumption.. of any kind.

[sunnybrook]

19. Well I am vegan

These idiots do our cause no good! Shameful!

[Cha]

20. I'm Vegan, too! I just like the food..

and it's healthier for me.

[Mme. Defarge]

128. I'm a seasonal vegan

during Orthodox Lent.

[lagomorph777]

80. Ditto. I am a Vegan and I do NOT approve her message (delivery method).

[Blue_true]

109. Has any Vegan here posted a full 3-meal per day, 7-day meal plan

that takes into account getting all required nutrients, enzymes and vitamins? I would be interested in reading something like that and gleaning useful information from it. I am a meat eater, but my meat consumption is down to around half of what it was, even at the high point, I was not a big meateater.

[oldsoftie]

21. They've done it to Sanders as well. Even topless.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

88. No boobies for Biden however

All kidding aside I can't believe how anyone thinks such antics help their cause.

[irisblue]

23. Anti dairy ppl did that to BS & EW

I don't think Jane Sanders kicked their ass though

from today's WaPo--
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/04/jill-biden-joe-biden-protesters/


The activists are among the same anti-dairy industry protesters that have previously interrupted events for Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during the 2020 campaign.

[USALiberal]

24. Link to your proof please! Nt

[Cuthbert Allgood]

28. 0%

Enough.

[PatrickforO]

72. Ah, a Gunslinger fan!

Me too!

[Blue_true]

108. They have their own cause. Some did something similar to Sanders.

I don't think their intent is to harm anyone, they just want to get to the mic and spew their agenda, it is just that their tactics are dangerous and can lead to someone getting hurt accidentally.

[Tanuki]

2. She will be an awesome FLOTUS!

[Walleye]

3. Wouldn't you want this woman on your team?

[C_U_L8R]

4. Now there's a First Lady with awesome superpowers.

The present FLOTUS would probably jump out of the way.

[oldsoftie]

22. She would probably push her TOWARDS trump

[LisaM]

129. Would she? I'm not sure I've even seen her actually move.

Except to walk in and out of Air Force one and to sometimes lightly clap her hands without moving the rest of her body or her face.

[Frances]

133. Melania's reaction was my first thought too

Jill is one tough smart woman
And she won’t put Christmas trees that look like they are covered in blood in the White House
And she hasn’t posed nude curled up n dot to another nude woman

[rzemanfl]

52. No, she would compare kidneys with her. n/t

[jimfields33]

142. The secret service would never allow Melania to do that.

[Cha]

5. Does Dr Jill take Martial Arts?! she's such

a little thing but powerful against lunging vegan. lol

[wyldwolf]

7. Defender of Carnivores!

[samnsara]

9. so they humiliated themselves and embarrassed their families...for this???

[wyldwolf]

11. they can have my cheese when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

[C_U_L8R]

27. Not the cheese !!!

[samnsara]

8. go JILL!!!!!

.....so they want to nice cows to go extinct?

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. Don't mess with Jill!! Or Joe!

[Siwsan]

41. It would be great if Randy Rainbow would take than on, as a parody

[Augiedog]

12. Love it, she rocks

[highplainsdem]

13. Amazing woman. Btw, anyone who hasn't read her book yet, should.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/05/07/jill-biden-book-where-light-enters-joe-biden-beau-biden/1119493001/

[Tarc]

14. That was pretty cool

If Camp Biden has a good social media game, #JillBiden should be trending today.

And they should me meme'ing the hell lout of this, something with John Cena's intro music.

[mcar]

96. It is

[Iliyah]

15. View Park/Baldwin Hills . . .

My childhood neighborhood.

Ten points to Jill.

[djacq]

16. Fellow Citizens, are next FLOTUS.

Pack you bags Melania!

[Renew Deal]

17. She yelled "legume my husband"

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[boston bean]

42. She collar flowered her.

[pnwest]

56. LMFAO!!!!

[Guilded Lilly]

99. Ah, wit!! I love it :) always.

[obamanut2012]

18. Do the Eagles need a new Right End?

[oldsoftie]

25. Shouldn't SECURITY have made this move? He's a former VP! Secret Service?

Same thing happened with Sanders. This shit has to be stopped well before getting that close. What if JILL had been hurt?

[FailureToCommunicate]

54. See post #53

[oldsoftie]

124. thanks!

[NRaleighLiberal]

26. Jill really collard her! Beet her away!

[PWPippinesq]

34. Good one!

[DIVINEprividence]

29. So how many insects die for his vegan food

I get the sympathy for animals and everything, but millions of insects die to make this vegan’s tofu salad. This guy needs to just not eat at all. In fact, he should not wash because that kills millions of organisms as well.

[2naSalit]

36. It was two women. ...nt

[Rorey]

38. I'm intrigued

Could you elaborate? By what means do these millions of insects die in the production of a tofu salad? I'm not trying to be snarky or anything. I would like to learn.

[cstanleytech]

46. To make tofu you need soy milk and to get the milk you need soy beans and to get the beans

you need to till the land, plant the beans, tend to the beans and then harvest them.
During each step there are going to be a number of insects as well as small invertebrates as well as an odd mole and lizard that are killed either by the machinery used or by the humans simply walking in the fields.

[LanternWaste]

49. Walking through an open field also invariably kills insects, yes?

Or (and this is more likely) are we simply trying to distribute guilt equitably to better rationalize (to ourselves, 'cause no one else buys it) our own decisions.

How socially conscious of you!

[Rorey]

68. Such a good point. "[distributing] guilt equitably"

As I said in another post, I'm vegetarian. My daughter-in-law is vegan, and she's pretty vocal about it, which is her right. I'd like to gently rationalize with her that whatever she consumes is certainly her business, but advocating for humane practices would go farther than all of the stringent methods that she goes through (to say nothing of considerable expense) to be sure she doesn't consume or use anything that would harm an animal.

But I won't say anything to her, and she doesn't criticize me for bringing my little container of cow's milk to their house for my morning coffee when I spend the night.

[Rorey]

62. Well, I will opine that more are killed in the making of that steak on your plate

Cows are herbivores, and in a perfect world will walk freely in a lush green field in which they will graze. "During each step there are going to be a number of insects as well as small invertebrates as well as an odd mole and lizard that are killed ...................by the cows simply walking in the fields."

Skipping the "middle man" (or "middle cow", as it were) is actually a more efficient, and less harmful way of feeding the human.

I'm just opining, of course. I'm not a vegan. I've been a vegetarian for decades. I have never liked meat, so I guess I'm sort of an herbivore. But I am not going to argue that everyone should be like me. I believe that humans are omnivores, just as cats are carnivores. In my dream world, humans do not disrespect animals by herding them into inhumane conditions for a vicious slaughter. The method is just wrong.

Humans on this planet consume way more animal products than they need to in order to satisfy the carnivorous side of their omnivorism (a word made up by me). It's all about money, of course.

[cstanleytech]

66. Do you hear me arguing with you? I was simply explaining where at each stage of any food production

something be it an insect or an invertebrate is likely to have died.

[Rorey]

69. Thank you. I wasn't trying to be argumentative.

I apologize if I worded my post in a way that conveyed that I was.

[wnylib]

61. Plants are living beings, too

Until vegans MURDER them. Eatin' up all our greenery and scenery.

I get it that plant life is healthy for us. Plus, the treatment of animals we use for food is inhumane, needs reform if we continue to include them in our diets.

But, the reality is that none of us can live without killing some other form of life.

[Rorey]

65. Yes! Though I don't know if I'd refer to a plant as a "being"

I completely agree that reform is needed. Cruel practices are just not okay.

[wnylib]

82. I grew up in a city.

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My father grew up on a farm.

Every year I spent part of my summer at the home of my father's brother in the country. 10 acres that included lawn, woods, a meadow that was great for wild berry picking, and a creek.

When I was 9, my uncle had 2 free range geese that he had raised for food. I was there when he decided to slaughter them. He and my aunt cornered them in a breezeway between the house and garage. One slipped past them, headed in my direction. He told me to head it off and send it back toward him.

Instead, I stepped aside to let it pass and then shooed it off into the open. I sympathized with its rush for freedom.

Uncle cursed me, sent me inside. I heard the squawking when he grabbed them for the kill. Then silence. I peeked out the window and saw that one was still twitching, without a head. While my aunt and uncle plucked and cleaned the geese, I stayed in my room, reading.

Next day at dinner, they had "roast chicken." I told them I knew what it was and refused to eat it. Refused gravy on my mashed potatoes, too. My uncle pointed out that I ate chicken and meat at home, so what was my problem?

I said I didn't know those chickens, pigs, and cows personally before eating them. He just shook his head and said, "city kid."

[Rorey]

90. What a traumatizing experience

Logically, of course, it sounds like those free range geese had nice lives up until right before the end.

I grew up on a farm, and had to experience sort of the same thing. I'm sure that's when my dislike for meat started. I am not going to deny my hypocrisy for continuing to use dairy products. I grew up on a dairy farm, and I guess I tell myself that all cows are treated as humanely as ours were treated. I actually didn't put a whole lot of thought into using milk until my son pointed out to me that if a cow doesn't have a calf she won't produce milk, and then what happens to the calf?!

My son was a vegan, but now does consume what he is led to believe are humanely sourced animal products. I just think all products should be humanely sourced, and our best efforts should be put toward pushing for reforms, rather than criticizing people who do consume animal products.

I don't have the answers.

[wnylib]

104. I don't have the answer, either, but

good places to start are the way chickens are raised in "factories" and the way cattle and pigs are slaughtered.

I still eat meat, but not as much as in the past. More veggies and fruits. I do like dairy products and doubt I will ever give them up. I need the calcium and am allergic to calcium veggies like broccoli, which I love but can 't eat..

My uncle and father did not think of the experience as traumatizing for me. My grandparents' farm was dairy, but they also raised chickens and pigs. They were used to animals being slaughtered.

I never understood how farm people could watch their animals being born, feed and care for them, and then kill them. I did not object to eating meat. Just thought I could never kill and eat something I was close to.

[Bayard]

106. When I lived in Calif.

I had a pet Brahma steer, Cowster. He was such a love, and a beautiful cinnamon color.

I had a guy come work on my tractor, and he was just appalled--you can't NAME something you're going to EAT! I said, Cowster never has to worry about that.

[zeusdogmom]

110. We lovingly named our steer calves all the time

Enjoyed their presence in the barn yard, and I think they enjoyed ours. My favorite was JR, a cute little black angus guy. He used to push me into the fence, lick my face with his big ol' tongue and then stand quietly while I scratched him in all his favorite places. And yes, after we had fattened him up with freedom to graze on good green grass, hay, corn, etc. he had one bad moment. We thanked him for his life and the life sustaining food he was giving to our family. I realize this is not for everyone. But we loved and cared for all of our animals. And the meat I buy today? I spend the extra time and money to know the farmer and how he or she raises the animals under their care. Not everyone can do this. I can. And it is my choice. I don't criticize other people's food choices as it is not under my control. Nor do I want it to be.

[wnylib]

131. I don't feel negative toward people who

do that. I just don't understand it because I know I could not. Had no trouble eating fish that my brothers caught, or deer shot in hunting season, although I don't care much for venison. Those creatures were strangers to me. I know I could not shoot a deer myself, unless it was a necessity. But I don't judge people who do.

[wnylib]

125. Reminds me of a story my grandfather

told me about my father when he was a kud on the farm. The kids were crossing the pasture when their bull charged at them. My father climbed a tree but his siblings got over the fence and went home. At dinner time, my father still wasn't home. Grandpa found him still in the tree. Had to lure the bull back to the barn to get my father down.

So, soon as a male replacement calf was born, the old bull went to a slaughterhouse. To avoid a repeat, my father made a pet of the bull calf. He and his siblings fed and petted it. Played with it. It grew up tame enough for them to feel comfortable around it. The bull used to follow them, from inside the pasture, along the fence, as they walked to school. Other kids came to the fence to pet it. But the other parents feared that the bull would turn on the kids some day and might break through the fence. So they had to keep it in the barn while kids were going to and from school. Don't know what name they gave it.

[renate]

126. I'm so relieved by the ending of your story!

[Blue_true]

113. Research has shown that plants are living things that are aware of their

surroundings. I think that constitutes the definition of a living being.

But, on the level that the discussion is at, it people that consume animal products continue that practice, animals must be treated ethically, though, even as a meateater, I have an issue with getting slaughtered as being treated ethically, but do Vegan see the same with harvest of living being plants?

[Doodley]

138. Seems very dismissive of Vegans. Equating plants with animals is just making a mockery.

[Blue_true]

111. There has been research that showed that many plants slowly die

after being harvested and that they try all means available to them to survive, that is why cut flowers last, they are alive and adapt as best they can to their new environment. So plants are in fact living beings AND are aware of their surroundings.

[wnylib]

132. .Oh dear. Now I am guilty of

flowericide. I like to put cut flowers in a vase on the table.

What about fruit after it is picked? Hope it does not feel .anything when I skin it or bite into it.

Does the parent plant get phantom pain after the fruit is picked? When the fruit falls naturally?

[Blue_true]

135. Actually fruit are biologically active.

Next winter try putting navel oranges in a sealed ziplock bag. Vent the bag every couple days for about a hour then resell it. What you will notice when you eat the oranges from the bag (compared to ones that you did not bag) is the bagged oranges are sweeter and have more of the orange-flavor chemicals in the pulp, and the navels are sweeter and more flavorful. The reason why you have to vent the bag is the metabolic process that is going on with the oranges create steam in the bag, the venting allows that to escape.

Now I am not saying that plants have brains like animals, but they do have awareness, react to their environment and continue to undergo non-decaying biological processes when placed in an optimal environment given their new circumstances.

The research that I read didn't talk about parent plants. But most fruit and vegetables are harvested, not picked off the ground.

I eat a lot of vegetables. Eventhough I read research that says plants are living things in a broader sense that what people see, I have no problem with tearing into fresh sauteed cauliflower, I honestly don't think about the plant the head came from having been "killed" for me to get the head.

[wnylib]

141. Neither do I think about it when I eat.

My comments were only half serious. I like to look at things from various perspectives.

But I do not think that the changes in picked fruit and veggies are due to ongoing life-preserving processes. They are chemical changes once life is no longer viable for them.

The reason that the oranges are sweeter after being sealed is that they change chemically from complex carbohydrate to simpler sugars. They also lose some nutrients in the process. So do other foods like potatoes.

Flowers do get some nutrition from water to prolong their life after being picked, but are not viable like some plants that grow new roots in water after a sprig us brojen off and put in water. They can regenerate. Cut flowers cannot. So they die slowly in a vase.

In a biology lab, our professor brought in live clams to dissect. When she demonstrated the process first for us, I let out a painful squeal on her first slice. Only half the class was amused (but not the prof). The rest found it hard to proceed after thinking about slicing into live creatures. How aware are clams? Not much, I suppose. But how do they experience or process being sliced alive? Don't know.

[FamousMortimer]

114. good one

Think of the bugs man!

[wnylib]

134. What about fungi? Are mushrooms

plant or animal?

Or yeast bread? We let the yeast multiply to raise the bread, then kill them in the oven.

Beer? Wine?

Antibiotics are self-defense, I suppose. And antiseptic wipes and sprays are pre-emptive assaults.

[LeftOfCenterVA]

30. Where was the Secret Service?

[2naSalit]

37. Candidates get secret service after being nominated, usually.

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There was a call out on MSNBC for both Joe and Bernie to get SS protection within the next 24 hrs.

[Sapient Donkey]

79. Even without secret service, I am surprised he didn't have any private security closer to him.

I guess he figured Jill Biden could handle any problems....


seems he was right.

[2naSalit]

86. Yeah, I'm surprised too.

But then, those women had Biden signs and used them to get into the crowd. I bet they get SS protection after last night. That was in LA too.

[Blue_true]

115. His camoaign WAS running short on money. Security is one of the first things to go.

My guess is not the campaign hire some close security people. The Vegans didn't intend to harm anyone, but the next group may not be as peaceful.

[FailureToCommunicate]

53. Biden relinquished SS protection after the 6 months past being VP. He may be

wanting to request them again, though that would have it's own complications for his campaign style.

[still_one]

31. What is amazing is that Jill Biden just reacted without knowing the danger that might have been

present

These candidates need secret service protection

[Blue_true]

116. Same for Biden's Press Secretary Symone Sanders.

She was off stage, but you can see her immediately reacting in that photo and getting to the stage. Neither woman seemed to be thinking about the danger to herself.

[Snarkoleptic]

32. Jill is fierce!

n/t

[Maribelle]

33. Great job Jill!

Your crunchy face in the line of duty was more than worthy of admiration.

[Old Terp]

35. She carries stand by your man to a new level.

[Rorey]

39. Well, the protestor got the attention she wanted

I admire someone speaking out for what they believe in, but this is morally just wrong.

[NurseJackie]

40. How did she get so close?

[Blue_true]

117. A few feet. When they did that at other rallies, they just wanted

a mic, they were not out to harm. But their tactics are silly.

[customerserviceguy]

139. If you look at her sign in the photo

it's curled, I would suspect that it was rolled up right until the second that she took the stage. That's how they got past so many people who would have been looking out for Joe.

[dem4decades]

43. She's Grace Kelly in High Noon. She's got her man's back.

[gordianot]

44. I am certain Joe will continue to eat ice cream.

[bottomofthehill]

45. Love her even more today. A fierce protector, Dr Biden

What an amazing person she is. Wife, partner, Community College Professor, protector, campaigner, all around amazing person.

[MFGsunny]

50. + 1000 n/t

[lastlib]

47. Brava, Jill!!

---

Do Not Mess with our next FLOTUS!

[honest.abe]

48. OMG! That was amazing!

First Lady, Secret Service, Body Guard all in one!!

[SilasSouleII]

51. SNL sketch writers get busy today

N/T

[AkFemDem]

55. Let's not forget Symone Sanders epic tackle!!!

[Scurrilous]

143. Yep.

Link to tweet

[zackymilly]

57. "Lunging vegan". LOL I like that. n/t

[Dennis Donovan]

59. Great band name!

"Lunging Vegan" or "The Lunging Vegans" - works both ways!

[bdamomma]

58. Jill's fast thinking

saved her husband. No secret service protection???? what's with that??

[Blue_true]

118. The Vegan just wanted the mic. She was not out to harm Joe, though Jill

likely didn't know that.

The lack of close security is concerning.

[secondwind]

60. Melania the mannequin would have stared and watched.

[Rorey]

73. And put on her fake smile as she posed

Even if she felt inclined to protect "The Donald", she may have ruined her outfit, so......

[NoMoreRepugs]

63. Just for a second imagine Melania in this situation...

Sidestepping and smiling? What u think?

[Fiendish Thingy]

64. Where was the Secret Service?

This could’ve turned out a lot worse...

[berni_mccoy]

87. I had the same question. He's. Former VP and should have it all the time

[Blue_Tires]

67. I'm not gonna lie

Little Miss Dairy Queen looks all right...

[Sloumeau]

70. Watch out for those vegans.

Lack of meat makes them crazy. Hahahaha.

[PatrickforO]

71. Doesn't he have security??

[njhoneybadger]

74. That's a fantastic picture that will have a lasting psychological effect on voters

Thank you, First Lady Jill Biden

[Blue_true]

119. I agree. It is a powerful image and a testament to the love that she has for Joe.

She was not thinking about her own safety in that moment.

[Glimmer of Hope]

75. Amazing photo but it is concerning that anything like this happened.

[llmart]

76. I just love that picture.

Jill Biden is quick on her feet.

[MacKasey]

77. You don't mess with Jersey Women

Jill Biden went Jersey on her

[llmart]

93. I thought she said she was a Philly girl?

I heard that this morning.

[MacKasey]

98. Born in southern New Jersey

And then moved to Philly


That's a 2fer in my book!

[llashram]

78. where in the hell

is security? This photo of a soon to be First Lady having to protect her husband is unacceptable. Don't get me wrong her instincts are admirable. To say the least. But wher in the hell is security?

[Paladin]

81. I'm thinking of another victory speech in LA, over 50 years ago.

Bobby Kennedy's.

It is absolutely unacceptable for presidential candidates not to have world-class security at this point in time. That anti-dairy placard could have been a semi-auto pistol. Jesus H. Christ---have we learned nothing from this country's violent, tragic history?

[Blue_true]

120. In particular with the utter toxicity that Trump is spewing toward rivals. nt

[Paladin]

144. Exactly so. Lots more hatred now than there was in 1968. (nt)

[Tarc]

83. The photshop and meme game is startng

Link to tweet

[berni_mccoy]

84. That's awesome

[wryter2000]

85. Our next First Lady

She and Michelle must work out together

[Act_of_Reparation]

89. Yeah, what a fucking threatening situation that appeared to be

[Lars39]

91. The protesters ran at them.

Who knew their intentions or what else they were holding.

[Act_of_Reparation]

92. Uh huh.

Could have been a pajama-clad ninja assassin. Truly frightening.

[Lars39]

94. No ice cream for you!

[Ilsa]

136. And you don't know that someone

this aggressive might have delusions or be carrying a shiv or knife. You stop them, then find out what their beef is.

[Act_of_Reparation]

145. True,

They could also have been hiding a nuke in their pajama pants. VRY SCRY STUFF.

[mcar]

95. She and Symone Sanders are badasses

[Hortensis]

97. Yes, and what a great picture. That tunnel-visioned

activist gets to live with it for life.

Why on earth don't these people ever disrupt Republican events? They're the ones who passed the laws legalizing animal torture and made photographing it illegal.

[mcar]

102. It makes no sense to protest

the people who might actually help you.

Like the climate activists who stormed Pelosi's office before she was elected Speaker.

[Hortensis]

105. Funny how so many on the far left need to oppose liberals,

to the point of virtually dismissing the right. Even blaming liberals for everything conservatives do as if we could always stop it and just refuse to.

A political psychologist commenting on the similarities and differences between left and right extremists quipped that the far right hate everyone else, but the far left hate themselves. I always remembered because it explains so much. And is short.

Sanders manipulates that major weakness big time, of course, but review of decades of his political life makes it seem pretty certain he's wired that way himself. Big time. It's not a cynical act to gain power. To him, we (but never him) really are to blame for everything that's wrong.

[Blue_true]

122. Yes.

A person that was in Washington for 30+ years can act like he was never there and some people eat that up.

He had a chance to be constructive in making change happen, but largely sat on the sidelines.

[Hortensis]

123. Yes, strikingly that last. In all those years anyone here could have

replaced him, driving over from our day jobs now and then to vote as a +1 to whatever the Democrats were doing. As an independent very little significant committee work assigned, and none that couldn't be refused. No accomplishments would have gone undone. Someone else would have renamed the post offices if needed.

Of course, we'd like to have limo life and enormous respect that automatically come with being a *U.S. senator.* As he's proven, we'd not need to accomplish anything to earn any of it. Just do what we have to to get reelected. And lies to constituents, smears for our competitors, dirty political deals to close Democrats out of the running, mostly paid for by our big donors of course, are proven to manage most of that if that's how we'd choose to roll.

[Blue_true]

121. Think for a moment. If they try that at republican events, they likely get

beaten by thugs. They KNOW that won't happen when they protest among democrats.

[Guilded Lilly]

100. I adore Jill Biden. (And admire and trust and respect)

[Poeraria]

101. The Lunging Vegans may be the best band name ever.

Well, except for Johnny Solvent and the Acetones.

[oldtime dfl_er]

103. Step aside Wendy Deng

a new badass is in town!

[Bayard]

107. That happened SO fast!

I couldn't figured out--what the hell? Jill looked like the only one not in shock. Look at that warrior expression on her face!

Future First Lady Jill Biden: Though she be little, she is mighty!

[BootinUp]

112. Very impressive Master Jill.

[emmaverybo]

127. Dairy is the source of incredible animal suffering and abuse. Having said that, Symone Sanders

and Jill Biden should not have had to be campaign security.

[elleng]

130. Vegan, or

'Biden’s ties to the dairy industry and indifference to the suffering of farmed animals — something he basically never talks about — flies in the face of everything he claims to stand for,” the group said in part. “We’re asking him to stand with animal rights advocates, environmental activists, and ordinary citizens — and against the inherent violence of the dairy industry.”

https://www.thewrap.com/anti-dairy-protesters-interrupt-joe-biden-during-super-tuesday-speech/

[peggysue2]

137. Whoosh!

That is Bulldog Jill there! Look at that expression. I hadn't seen this angle before. Impressive.

One thing is clear: our future First Lady won't be taking any shit from anyone!

[The Mouth]

140. I would forgive *ANY*

actions taken in defense of a spouse.

At least if I were on a jury.

It's pretty hard for me to even conceive anything I would disapprove of in self defense or defense of a loved one.