"I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the VP's jacket!"

[sheshe2]

"I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the Vice President's suit jacket! ... I am hugging the man who will help me and help our President move forward."
—Kobe



“Keep the faith”
By Zara Rahim on October 3, 2012

Standing at the back of a packed high school gym as Vice President Biden finished speaking in Ft. Myers, Florida, on Saturday was 15-year-old Kobe Groce. He cradled a "Forward" sign, hoping to get the Vice President to sign it for his brother, Kaelin. After unsuccessfully trying to make it to the front of the event, a staff member asked if he could help. Kobe told his story, and the staffer left for a moment and came back, saying simply: "The Vice President would like to meet you."

"I turned around and looked back at my mother as I was walking with the staffer in disbelief—I didn't know how to react. I was about to meet the man that helped make my life so much better.

"My mother, Jessica, raised us as a single mother. She's a teacher and has worked so hard to support her four children. I wanted the Vice President to know that yes, we are definitely better off than we were four years ago. My family has received the tax cuts for the middle class that the President and Vice President passed, and it has helped us tremendously.

"The President and Vice President have gone above and beyond for people like me and my family, and they stand for things like keeping school affordable. My older brother uses Pell Grants and college loans to be able to afford school, and I'm thankful for that. I want to be able to go to Florida State University one day, and now I know I don't have to worry about being able to afford it. Life would not be the way it is today if they hadn't taken office four years ago.

"The Vice President approached me and I was introduced to him as a ‘special guest.’ I was overwhelmed with different emotions. I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the Vice President's suit jacket! I met someone who has done so much for my family without even knowing us, and that was an incredible, overwhelming feeling. I felt like he really heard me, like he knew who I was. I am hugging the man who will help me and help our President move forward."


more here...
http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/keep-the-faith?source=read-more


I have been looking for this picture for a few days, and voila. I found it here.

Thanks and a hat tip to Kadie.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1251116362

Thank you Joe Biden.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Tears of happiness.

You think Joe could feel that young man’s happiness?

You think Trump would have gone anywhere near that young man?
His loss.

[DownriverDem]

34. The majority

in the polls think Biden is the one to beat trump. So do I.

[procon]

2. The link goes to a different website.

Can you fix it? I'd really like to read the whole story.

[sheshe2]

6. I saw that.

It is an old post by Kadie, 2013.

I can try to find the original one.

[sheshe2]

7. Correction.

It was posted in 2012.

[betsuni]

3. K&R!

[Cha]

4. That's a wonderfully sweet story from Kobe Groce, she!

What a beautiful, thoughtful young man!

"The Vice President approached me and I was introduced to him as a ‘special guest.’ I was overwhelmed with different emotions. I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the Vice President's suit jacket! I met someone who has done so much for my family without even knowing us, and that was an incredible, overwhelming feeling. I felt like he really heard me, like he knew who I was. I am hugging the man who will help me and help our President move forward."

"I had this impulse to hug him, so I did. And I cried. I think I even got tears on the Vice President's suit jacket! ... I am hugging the man who will help me and help our President move forward."
—Kobe

Mahalo, she! Kobe was so grateful for our President Obama and Vice President Biden.. like so many us were/are!

[sheshe2]

8. You are welcome, Cha.

[Cha]

9. What a brilliant time

to find it.. Your timing is impeccable!

[PatSeg]

27. This so reflects what kind of man

Joe Biden is.

[lapucelle]

5. That's a beautiful story.

It all seems so long ago.

[sheshe2]

12. It was very long ago, lapucelle.

It was back when we actually had caring human beings in the WH. Beings that truly cared for this country and ALL her people. There was intelligent thought, progressive ideas and love and laughter. We had allies that would have our back at a moments notice.

Gone now. All of it gone.

[quickesst]

10. K&R!!

A beautiful moment in time. This is who Joe Biden is.

[Bayard]

11. Compare and contrast

This picture, and the one of tRump and Malicious, holding the orphaned baby in El Paso.

Who looks more human?

[sheshe2]

14. "Malicious"

Perfect.

We had...



Hard stretch to think of Mother and the Other ( I am being really nice here) bonding like this.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. K&R

Thanks sheshe

[ucrdem]

15. Love that one!

thanks for finding this sheshe!

[sheshe2]

17. Found it in your journal along with the link.

[ucrdem]

21. LOL, wish I'd thought of that!

Gotta love DU auto-journal!

Backatcha!

[sheshe2]

23. I have tried to turn mine off.

I never knew it was on in the first place. Until assholes at DI started to ridicule me.

Luv ya!

[highplainsdem]

16. What a wonderful photo and story! Thanks for posting this OP!

[sheshe2]

19. You are welcome.

I may have a favorite....however I support many of the candidates.

Not all, yet many. I WILL vote for any of them in the GD.

[emmaverybo]

18. Thank you sheshe. Moved by this young man. People could feel the Obama administration cared

about them sincerely. I feel an honest bonding going on in this beautiful picture.

[sheshe2]

20. I love them both.

They served us well as did the strong women that stood with them.

What a magnificent team they were. Truly magnificent.

[ucrdem]

22. Now that is a great photo.

I bet Barack and Michelle will be Joe's first guests! And frequent too I hope!

[sheshe2]

25. Still rooting for Warren here.

Yet will always root for the home team. I love many of them.

[ucrdem]

30. Well that would be a table for six

I think there's room in the WH dining room!

[sheshe2]

31. Ha!

[Cha]

24. Wow.. that is an epic classic photo of the

brilliant team of President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle, Vice President Biden and Second Lady Dr Jill Biden!

Mahalo, she!

[sheshe2]

26. Hey!

I miss them.

[emmaverybo]

29. This captures what you just said. Wow! Love all four.

[Gothmog]

28. Thank you for posting this

[samnsara]

32. wow thats nice.. i mis-read the date and was totally confused at first..

[brer cat]

33. Beautiful.

K&R

[Vegas Roller]

35. A very touching post

Thanks sheshe2

[sheshe2]

37. Thank you, Vegas Roller.

It is a very touching photograph.

[NYMinute]

36. K&R nt

[Cha]

38. Time for a high kick, she!

Mahalo again!

[sheshe2]

39. THANK YOU!

ALL CAPS, THANK YOU!

HOW DO YOU TURN OFF CAP LOCK?

[Cha]

40. Seriously?

I did have that problem once.. they got stuck. lol I just kept fiddling around with the Cap key and I got my keyboard back!

[sheshe2]

41. IF FIDDLING DOESN'T WORK?

I AM OFF TO BEST BUY TOMORROW!

TOMORROW IS ONLY A DAY AWAY.

[Cha]

42. Try this..

"Go to the Advanced Key Settings tab and then select the Press the SHIFT key. Click OK to save changes and exit. You can test it out right away on your keyboard. Enable the Caps Lock key, and instead of pressing it again to disable it, just press the Shift key."Feb 5, 2019

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/shift-key-disable-capslock/

Good Luck!

[Cha]

43. Or I wonder if rebooting

would help?

[Cha]

44. Yes, Thank you,

Joe Biden!