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sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2015, 11:47 PM Jun 2015

This Is How America Will Remember Barack Obama

A Bond That Will Never Be Broken



George E. Condon Jr.: This Is How America Will Remember Barack Obama

Long after the last partisan battle has been fought over Obamacare, long after Barack Obama has settled into a comfortable post-presidency, and long after the last joke has been made about some Joe Biden verbal misstep, people will remember the moment when the always-in-control president struggled to control his emotions. They will remember the moment when president and vice president embraced in front of the altar and exchanged heartfelt kisses on the cheek. And they will remember how their hearts ached at this intimate glimpse of one family’s pain. In an age when so many political moments are scripted, this was real. In a country whose presidents and vice presidents have rarely been close, this was genuine closeness. In an administration that prides itself on being hip, this was decidedly old-fashioned love.




The funeral at St. Anthony’s was another highly personal moment for the president. White House aides have often tried to persuade reporters that this president and this vice president have a close bond. Just as often, reporters have voiced skepticism, aware of a two-century history of relationships ranging from open enmity to cool indifference between the men in the White House and their vice presidents. But more than six years into the presidency, it may be time to accept the claims as accurate. Even when Biden has misspoken or jumped the gun on positions, aides insist Obama harbored no anger at the vice president. “That’s just Joe being Joe,” they often say. “It’s part of who he is.” They always appreciated Biden’s loyalty and humanity. Saturday was a chance for the president to return that embrace. How he did it will be hard to forget.







http://theobamadiary.com/2015/06/06/a-bond-that-will-never-be-broken/

That second picture, it looks like Joe is consoling Obama as he rests his head on Joe's shoulder.

Tears.

BOG For two men we so admire. They have touched our hearts.

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This Is How America Will Remember Barack Obama (Original Post) sheshe2 Jun 2015 OP
K & R Iliyah Jun 2015 #1
Superb and heartfelt... nt MADem Jun 2015 #2
Thank you, MADem. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Enthusiast Jun 2015 #4
Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #6
Same here... wow secondwind Jun 2015 #9
Aloha secondwind.. we have the jury results for NBachers hide.. hope you don't mind if I post them Cha Jun 2015 #47
Astonished that NBachers got a hide and Enthusiast's post is still out there Raine1967 Jun 2015 #49
No, if someone is blocked they can't get in to self-delete. The time to do that would have Cha Jun 2015 #50
I took it to ATA. Raine1967 Jun 2015 #51
Good on you.. get it out there! Cha Jun 2015 #52
I alerted on Enthusiast's post sheshe2 Jun 2015 #53
Wow sheshe2 Jun 2015 #54
Good point, she.. how would they feel if you came in and dumped on them.. the difference is you Cha Jun 2015 #55
I believe you are right Cha! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #56
Bad form. Aristus Jun 2015 #7
Yeah really. On a thread about the funeral of Beau Biden treestar Jun 2015 #22
Who cares what you think? You have no decency or class. Cha Jun 2015 #10
Thank you for taking out the trash... sheshe2 Jun 2015 #25
NO problem.. when I see trash in the BOG I take it out.. just glad I saw it. Cha Jun 2015 #31
I saw the ban when I got up. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #33
I knew you would. Cha Jun 2015 #34
It was an ugly post to wake up to Cha. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #37
President Obama and VP Biden will be remembered for just such moments in history .. by Cha Jun 2015 #43
Thank you Raine1967 Jun 2015 #36
Oh, it was sent to a jury? Cha Jun 2015 #42
I tried to alert it myself, and got the message that it was already alerted on. Raine1967 Jun 2015 #44
Thank you, Raine~ Cha Jun 2015 #45
really bad form steve2470 Jun 2015 #12
Take this somewhere else! MarianJack Jun 2015 #14
Are you so depraved that you must crap on this thread? brer cat Jun 2015 #16
We are not allowed sheshe2 Jun 2015 #57
How low will DU sink? sheshe2 Jun 2015 #18
I'm tempted to ask, What would Bernie think about your ugly post in this forum? classof56 Jun 2015 #20
I think Bernie would be heartbroken at the way Cha Jun 2015 #32
In gratitude, Cha classof56 Jun 2015 #59
Blessings to you, classof56~ Cha Jun 2015 #62
Reminiscent of someone with no heart.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #21
Soulless BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #26
way to go, senator cruz Richardo Jun 2015 #27
Ouch! calimary Jun 2015 #28
I am removing the text of this post — the person self deleted. Raine1967 Jun 2015 #35
Oh yes, another Sanders supporter doing him so proud on DU. Cha Jun 2015 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author Raine1967 Jun 2015 #48
"On my word as a Biden," said the president, after explaining how he had become a member... Hekate Jun 2015 #5
I don't have the words... Aristus Jun 2015 #8
For his Love, Compassion, and Caring.. for many many other fine qualities. Cha Jun 2015 #11
A great president! yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #41
Heartbreaking. ucrdem Jun 2015 #13
VP Biden is AGAIN... MarianJack Jun 2015 #15
Yes it is the worst nightmare. yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #40
Thank you, sheshe. brer cat Jun 2015 #17
Sheshe, can't thank you enough for this post. classof56 Jun 2015 #19
These are true friends MBS Jun 2015 #23
I had a feeling they were pretty close friends treestar Jun 2015 #24
Very proud of this classy team. calimary Jun 2015 #29
Thank you so much for your response, calimary. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #30
Indeed they have. 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #39
+ 1000 n/t MBS Jun 2015 #58
Nice. yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #38
Heartbreaking mcar Jun 2015 #60
I can't believe Beau is gone. Hutzpa Jun 2015 #61

Response to sheshe2 (Original post)

Response to Enthusiast (Reply #4)

Cha

(305,400 posts)
47. Aloha secondwind.. we have the jury results for NBachers hide.. hope you don't mind if I post them
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:07 PM
Jun 2015

here..

On Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:14 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
>
> Fuck you, dickhead.
> http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1102&pid=29484
>
> REASON FOR ALERT
>
> This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
>
> ALERTER'S COMMENTS
>
> Really? Is that necessary on DU to another DUer? No.
>
> JURY RESULTS
>
> You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:29 PM, and the Jury voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.
>
> Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
> Explanation: Enthusiast is, in fact, a total fucking jerk. But the truth is not a defense in this case.
> Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
> Explanation: Normally I would say "hide it" considering the language used. But the message he/she was responding to was the inappropriate one. Totally uncalled for considering the circumstance.
> Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
> Explanation: No explanation given
> Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
> Explanation: unwarranted personal attack
> Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
> Explanation: No explanation given
> Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
> Explanation: Oh, how I would love to say this to a couple of select DUers, but no, that's not how we roll here, so: Hide.
> Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
> Explanation: The OP is about a funeral for an incredible man, the response is somewhat warranted. I wouldn't have worded it as strongly but the poster Enthusiast is out of line here, and the concern troll is starting to show through.
>
> Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

Beau~RIP

Raine1967

(11,607 posts)
49. Astonished that NBachers got a hide and Enthusiast's post is still out there
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:21 PM
Jun 2015

flapping in the wind.


I wonder (as I mentioned below) if there is some way for a poster once banned from a group, to sill self delete.

I might take that question to ATA if no one else knows the answer.

Cha

(305,400 posts)
50. No, if someone is blocked they can't get in to self-delete. The time to do that would have
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:25 PM
Jun 2015

been before.

The post is a shame but it's on him.. says everything about him and nothing about President Obama.

Beau~RIP

Mahalo Raine~

Raine1967

(11,607 posts)
51. I took it to ATA.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:42 PM
Jun 2015

I suspect you might right and I'll get the same answer as the admins, but GDIA, I would really like to see this post self deleted.

sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
54. Wow
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 01:15 AM
Jun 2015

The alert.

"Really? Is that necessary on DU to another DUer? No."


Here is the post by

Enthusiast (39,816 posts)
4. Not me.

I'll remember Looking forward, the TPP, extending the Bush tax cuts and the Catfood Commission.



My response?

Is that necessary at a funeral for Biden's son? The man is burying his second child. Our Democratic VP and President ridiculed with glee, while a beloved son is buried.
You came into our group to dump yor crap. How would you feel if I came into the Bernie group and did the same?

Cha

(305,400 posts)
55. Good point, she.. how would they feel if you came in and dumped on them.. the difference is you
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 01:20 AM
Jun 2015

wouldn't. Too much class. Too bad about those who are so mean spirited with a big ol Bernie flag.. I think Bernie would be disgusted.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
22. Yeah really. On a thread about the funeral of Beau Biden
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:56 AM
Jun 2015

And in the BOG.

And he'll probably whine in GD about being banned.

Cha

(305,400 posts)
31. NO problem.. when I see trash in the BOG I take it out.. just glad I saw it.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:44 PM
Jun 2015

It was especially despicable.

she

sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
33. I saw the ban when I got up.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:50 PM
Jun 2015

I was racing to work. Two others alerted me by mail.

Yes it was despicable. I would say more, yet even the groups are not protected from malicious alerts.

Hugs Cha.

sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
37. It was an ugly post to wake up to Cha.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:45 PM
Jun 2015

I only had 10 minutes for a quick response.

A son died. Two men sharing the grief and so much pain. The second picture, it really looks like Obama is resting his head on Biden's shoulder. The grief is mutual. Biden is consoling him. That picture makes my heart break.

Thank so very much Cha.

Cha

(305,400 posts)
43. President Obama and VP Biden will be remembered for just such moments in history .. by
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:54 PM
Jun 2015

people who are capable of seeing the whole forest and what capable, caring leaders they are.

Those who have nothing but ignorant pot shots even on a grieving thread will be lost in the heap of the dust bin pile of history. Sad really.

Mahalo to you, she~

Cha

(305,400 posts)
42. Oh, it was sent to a jury?
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:49 PM
Jun 2015

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised, Raine.. Course the jury is a crap shoot. could have been people with heart on that one.

But, he got Blocked from the BOG.. and got told exactly what kind of person he is.. won't be anywhere near this place again.

Beau

Raine1967

(11,607 posts)
44. I tried to alert it myself, and got the message that it was already alerted on.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:54 PM
Jun 2015

Totally without respect for the PResident, the vice president and his family.

Beau

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
14. Take this somewhere else!
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 05:54 AM
Jun 2015

Wrong place, wrong subject, wrong forum.

If I were to put what I'm thinking into print here, it'd be hidden 7-0 by a jury, so you can just fill in the blanks.

brer cat

(26,260 posts)
16. Are you so depraved that you must crap on this thread?
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 06:23 AM
Jun 2015

You have ample opportunity in GD to spout your hatred. To come into a protected group, join a beautiful thread, and take a dump is simply vile. You should apologize to sheshe and delete this comment.

sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
57. We are not allowed
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 01:42 AM
Jun 2015

a moments beauty anymore brer cat. Not one moment. We MUST be as miserable as they are.

To hell with them.

I am not going there. I will not sink to there level.

sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
18. How low will DU sink?
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:02 AM
Jun 2015

We know how low you have sunk. A memorial thread for Beau Biden. Two men sharing grief.

You felt the need to come into our group and trash it. I sincerely hope that no one in your life has ever treated you with such disrespect at a time that you have lost a loved one. I really am at a loss for words.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
20. I'm tempted to ask, What would Bernie think about your ugly post in this forum?
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:54 AM
Jun 2015

Instead I'll just say--Shame on ya!

Cha

(305,400 posts)
32. I think Bernie would be heartbroken at the way
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:46 PM
Jun 2015

some of his supporters are campaigning for him on the internet.

classof56

Response to Enthusiast (Reply #4)

Hekate

(94,641 posts)
5. "On my word as a Biden," said the president, after explaining how he had become a member...
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 01:09 AM
Jun 2015

...of that family, and pledging to be there for them.

Only a heart of stone could fail to be moved by the genuine love between those men and their families.

Cha

(305,400 posts)
11. For his Love, Compassion, and Caring.. for many many other fine qualities.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 02:16 AM
Jun 2015

President Obama is an amazing President and he chose a wonderful leader in Joe Biden to be his VP.. so glad I am alive when this happened.

Thanks for the poignant pics of President Obama and VP Biden, she~ Their respect and love for each other is palapble Beau RIP~

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
15. VP Biden is AGAIN...
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 05:57 AM
Jun 2015

...living every parent's WORST nightmare.

All the best to him and the rest of the Biden family!

PEACE!

classof56

(5,376 posts)
19. Sheshe, can't thank you enough for this post.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:49 AM
Jun 2015

Once again, here come the tears. Words can't express the sorrow I feel for the vice president, the gratitude I have that Barack Obama is our president, and the wonder at the way they care for each other. What a fortunate nation we are. How sad that there are those who are incapable of appreciating how we've been blessed by both of them.

And as always, you are a true blessing to me and all of DU.

Hugs and peace.

MBS

(9,688 posts)
23. These are true friends
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:58 AM
Jun 2015

Yes, there are lot of fake politicians doing fake things, but NOTfrom these too.
Here are two real friends, sharing a moment of real shared grief, and deep, shared emotion.
A testimony to both of them.
And President Obama's eulogy was superb, for the same reason: eloquent, true, and from the heart.
President Obama is a class act, and anyone who sees differently, well, those folks surely don't see much of anything else.

If you compare Obama and Biden at the funeral with any of the Republican so-called presidential candidates , it's shall we say, a stunning contrast.

Very proud of, and moved by, my president yesterday.




calimary

(84,314 posts)
29. Very proud of this classy team.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:23 PM
Jun 2015

Now THERE is real class. Genuine. Authentic. Understated. Warm. Compassionate.

Makes me want to check my posture, and make sure I'm standing up straight. I love and respect these gentlemen, fathers, sons, husbands, brothers-from-another-mother. They truly make a FINE team. World-class. And there's such a tangible warmth between them. You can tell they feel they're in this great work together and that they respect and care about each other - as men, as professionals, as executives, as public servants, and certainly as friends. Possibly the best such team America has had in a very long time. Totally genuine, each of them/both of them.

We are lucky, as a nation. We are VERY well-served with this particular management team in place. I'm gonna miss it when it's over.

Thanks for posting this, sheshe2 - just another wonderful assemblage!

Hutzpa

(11,461 posts)
61. I can't believe Beau is gone.
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 12:43 PM
Jun 2015

What a guy.

A man that could have become a top democrat like his father has been taken away from us.


May His Soul Rest In Perfect Peace.

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