http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/obamaroadblog/gGg9ccSenator Biden spent the day in Virginia and Washington D.C. First stop -- a community gathering in Woodbridge, VA. The gymnasium at the Veterans Memorial Park was quite small and the crowd of approximately 250 packed the space.
Barack Obama and Senator Biden have spent a lot of time in Virginia, so much so that Joe joked that he could almost claim residency here.
Joe was introduced by Kathy Cohenour, a local woman who is the full time caregiver to her daughter Leah, who is in a wheelchair. Her family lives frugally due to Leah's illness and recently Kathy's son, who works as a waiter, has moved home because he was not able to make ends meet. Kathy is not alone in her struggle. She has witnessed many of her friends in the community fighting these tough economic times and dealing with home foreclosures.
Senator Biden began his speech by saying, "We are here because you all are close enough to Washington to know that we need to change it." He continued to speak about the economy and the failure of the current administration, explaining that John McCain is out of touch with the middle class and American families like Kathy's.
Later in the day Joe returned to D.C. to speak at the Democratic National Jewish convention. He took stage with the NJDC chairs and co-charis seated on either side and spoke again about this country's need for change.
Please enjoy his speech at the NJDC.
(has YouTube embedded there - if anyone is clever enough to get the link and put it in video forum, please do)
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