People react differently to seeing others in need. Some people don’t care. Others are moved but aren’t driven to take action. Some people feel overwhelmed. Joe Biden is a man that sees others in need and automatically thinks “How can I help this person (or these people)?”
That is because Joe combines two amazing qualities: empathy and expertise.
Remember the amazing boy who spoke at the DNC convention? Here is the video of Biden meeting him for the first time:
A leader with empathy. A president our children can look up to. That’s @JoeBiden. #NHPolitics pic.twitter.com/vKHrxk3C5U— Joe For New Hampshire (@JoeForNH) February 7, 2020
A leader with empathy. A president our children can look up to. That’s @JoeBiden. #NHPolitics pic.twitter.com/vKHrxk3C5U
Check out diary “Brayden and Biden provide a lesson in Stuttering, Courage and Compassion” for some more info on Brayden, Biden and stuttering.
Another similar story from 26 years ago -
I'm reminded of the time Joe Biden met a student who had a stutter. Biden wrote to him the next day & told him "You can beat it just like I did." 14 yrs later, in 2008, that young man, @SkipBrooks9, was sworn in as a prosecutor by Biden's son, Beau.More: https://t.co/sQDnBCwW2t pic.twitter.com/ObT8iOO0Jc— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) August 21, 2020
I'm reminded of the time Joe Biden met a student who had a stutter. Biden wrote to him the next day & told him "You can beat it just like I did." 14 yrs later, in 2008, that young man, @SkipBrooks9, was sworn in as a prosecutor by Biden's son, Beau.More: https://t.co/sQDnBCwW2t pic.twitter.com/ObT8iOO0Jc
Joe Biden will be a great president
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This is Day 44 in my series 100 Days of Loving Joe Biden
Did you miss any of the 100 days? Here are links for all of them:
Day 1: Biden’s Tax Plan
Day 2: Biden and Gay Marriage
Day 3: Biden’s FDR Sized presidency
Day 4: Biden is a mensch
Day 5: Biden has a Covid-19 plan
Day 6: Biden ran the Obama economic recovery
Day 7: Biden’s Housing Plan
Day 8: Biden knows love and commitment
Day 9: Biden knows exactly who Republicans are
Day 10: Biden understands America
Day 11: Biden will bring smart, progressive policies to help Americans
Day 12: Biden has felt pain and found empathy
Day 13: Biden and the Violence Against Women Act
Day 14: Biden was endorsed by John Lewis
Day 15: Biden will protect teacher’s unions
Day 16: Biden will be a steady hand in the White House
Day 17: Biden cares about people in the dawn and twilight of life
Day 18 Biden has a great economic plan
Day 19: Biden would yank the Keystone XL Pipeline permit
Day 20: Biden has plans to help Americans with disabilities
Day 21: Biden sponsored the very first climate bill when in the senate
Day 22: Biden is a person of great character
Day 23: Biden has a great plan for saving the planet
Day 24: Biden has a great healthcare plan
Day 25: Biden will increase housing equality
Day 26: Biden loves dogs
Day 27: Biden has foreign policy swag
Day 28: Biden will work to increase the minimum wage to $15
Day 29: Biden will stand against gun violence
Day 30: Biden will protect, empower, and expand unions
Day 31: Biden knows commitment, love, and patience
Day 32: Biden is a person of faith
Day 33: Biden will listen to experts
Day 34: Biden will protect and expand social security
Day 35: Biden picked Kamala Harris
Day 36: Biden has an expansive plan to empower Latinos
Day 37: Biden will address income inequality in his economic agenda
Day 38: Biden will protect at risk communities from climate change
Day 39: Biden has great pro-worker plans for his presidency
Day 40: Biden was for civil rights before civil rights were cool
Day 41: Biden has a childcare plan to help parents and children
Day 42: Biden will reboot our foreign policy
Day 43: Biden is a genuinely kind man