Joe Biden

gateley

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15. It was just unprecedented, as far as I know (which doesn't mean much, admittedly) for a sitting

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 05:35 PM

Oct 2015

POTUS to come out with a personal interview with a former member of his cabinet. I still can't fathom WHY.

At the time I felt it was a slap in the face to Joe. Maybe because although Joe wasn't a candidate, he'd responded "maybe" when asked if he might run again. I felt Obama was pre-emtively closing the door on any support Joe could expect if he did run (we all knew Hillary was going to run).

Maybe I'm over protective of Joe, but I feel as though he's sacrificed an awful lot to be Obama's VP in that he's not able to say what he REALLY thinks about some of the decisions made. He's been fiercely loyal to Obama and to the Office, IMO. Obama has never lauded the degree of praise on Joe that he did in that gushing interview with Hillary.

It's obviously something that really pisses me off.

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I hope he runs. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2015 #1

Yes PatSeg Sep 2015 #2

I really hope that he runs. n/t MBS Sep 2015 #3

I think it will be good for the race PatSeg Sep 2015 #4

Ultimately I support Joe and as Pat says, want him to do what he wants. gateley Oct 2015 #5

I am really warming up to the idea of him running PatSeg Oct 2015 #6

I know -- shit -- we barely survived that last go-round! gateley Oct 2015 #7

Yeah PatSeg Oct 2015 #8

Don't know if I could stay up all night tracking a private jet from DE to DC. :-) gateley Oct 2015 #9

Me either PatSeg Oct 2015 #11

Boy, I'm so overwhelmed by the "what-if"s, I can't imagine what Joe is going through. gateley Oct 2015 #10

I have a hunch PatSeg Oct 2015 #12

Not so sure about the Obama support. I think he threw Joe under the bus EARLY with his gateley Oct 2015 #13

I'm sure the Clintons will PatSeg Oct 2015 #14

It was just unprecedented, as far as I know (which doesn't mean much, admittedly) for a sitting gateley Oct 2015 #15

I see what you're saying PatSeg Oct 2015 #16

I'd thought Obama had already come to appreciate Joe -- that was 2013. gateley Oct 2015 #17

I like to think Obama has really evolved PatSeg Oct 2015 #18

Okay BUT :-) gateley Oct 2015 #19

It was rather strange at the time PatSeg Oct 2015 #20