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BigmanPigman

(52,222 posts)
Sun Nov 6, 2022, 06:38 PM Nov 2022

Biden Stops Mid-Speech

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
Biden Stops Mid-Speech to Recognize San Diego Teen's Sign About His Stutter...

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/biden-stops-mid-speech-to-recognize-san-diego-teens-sign-about-his-stutter/3089213/


Amid a crowd of hundreds watching President Joe Biden speak at a North County campaign event for Rep. Mike Levin on Thursday, Jared Smith and his handwritten sign stood out. It read: “Thank you for having a stutter.”

About 20 minutes into the speech, President Biden noticed it, but couldn’t read it.

"I’ll catch you later, OK?” Biden told Smith. “I have no idea what it says. It has a small print on it.”

"A woman nearby then jumped in and read it out loud."

“Oh god love you,” said President Biden."

“I really wanted to thank him for working a thankless job and being an example of someone with a stutter or speech disability,”

"Smith has a speech impediment."

***Meanwhile, tRump makes fun of people with speech issues. THAT is the difference of being a real man and being a bully.


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Biden Stops Mid-Speech (Original Post) BigmanPigman Nov 2022 OP
I vote for goodness. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #1
This! geardaddy Nov 2022 #16
A BIG person lifts others up. A SMALL person tries to cut them down to his miserable size. usonian Nov 2022 #2
+1. iluvtennis Nov 2022 #18
DAYUM, you're good, usonian! calimary Nov 2022 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Nov 2022 #3
Joe is a good man. He is doing a great job under difficult circumstances. I hope he continues. nt Evolve Dammit Nov 2022 #4
Calling tRump a bully makes it sound like he's NoMoreRepugs Nov 2022 #5
Quite different from MAGA rallies IronLionZion Nov 2022 #6
Don't forget this stellar performance on being an ass.... BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #7
It has been said before, anyone who saw this and still voted for him is a bad person. n/t spike jones Nov 2022 #8
+1 llmart Nov 2022 #10
Why wasn't that the end of it? yardwork Nov 2022 #15
If you haven't noticed, there are millions of bad people in the country. Call themselves Republicans spike jones Nov 2022 #20
Agree. Anyone who remains a member of the Republican party Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2022 #26
Joe is the man. Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #9
Being A Pathological Liar DallasNE Nov 2022 #11
Sweet! TY BP! 🤷‍♂️💖 nt Cha Nov 2022 #12
KICK orangecrush Nov 2022 #13
Yup, and that's a huge difference -- night and day. KPN Nov 2022 #14
God, I love this man. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #17
The man is just plain awesome. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2022 #19
Of course he did! Damn, it is dusty in here! niyad Nov 2022 #21
Reminded me of this.... Delarage Nov 2022 #22
I remember that too. BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #23
That's called bdamomma Nov 2022 #25
Decency is so lovely efhmc Nov 2022 #27
That's why I ❤️ Biden. Today WaPo featured a column about Biden lying and being a gaffe-machine. emmaverybo Nov 2022 #28
I applaud your decision. BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #29

usonian

(13,627 posts)
2. A BIG person lifts others up. A SMALL person tries to cut them down to his miserable size.
Sun Nov 6, 2022, 06:47 PM
Nov 2022
Joe, you rock.

calimary

(84,204 posts)
24. DAYUM, you're good, usonian!
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 12:29 PM
Nov 2022

What a great quote!

What a powerful observation. Just kinda boils it all down.

Response to BigmanPigman (Original post)

NoMoreRepugs

(10,499 posts)
5. Calling tRump a bully makes it sound like he's
Sun Nov 6, 2022, 06:59 PM
Nov 2022

some sort of tough guy - he should be called an AssHole because it’s a more accurate description. I 1000% guarantee the SlobFather has never been in a real fight his entire pampered life.

IronLionZion

(46,938 posts)
6. Quite different from MAGA rallies
Sun Nov 6, 2022, 07:05 PM
Nov 2022

where TFG mocks disabled reporters and points out the one minority in the crowd

spike jones

(1,770 posts)
20. If you haven't noticed, there are millions of bad people in the country. Call themselves Republicans
Sun Nov 6, 2022, 10:42 PM
Nov 2022

Eighty years ago in another country they would have been called "Good Germans."

WinstonSmith4740

(3,156 posts)
19. The man is just plain awesome.
Sun Nov 6, 2022, 10:14 PM
Nov 2022

Republicans? Bet you anything they take that clip and claim he was making fun of people who stutter.

emmaverybo

(8,147 posts)
28. That's why I ❤️ Biden. Today WaPo featured a column about Biden lying and being a gaffe-machine.
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 06:31 PM
Nov 2022

That's why I am canceling WaPo.

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