Biden's family history

[lollardfish]

Did everyone else know Biden's family history? Has he brought it up in this election cycle? (I'm sure voters in Delaware know it). It was news to me and genuinely moving.

I've always thought Biden was afflicted by "smartest guy" syndrome, which made him a good senator and would make him an interesting VP, but not a great candidate.

His debate tasks were very difficult tonight and he achieved them magnificently. Palin exceeded expectations, but moved few moderate voters I expect.

Comments

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Heh. I think it was exactly sexist enough for words! Like ... sexist. And shut up. And there are lots of reasons she's not qualified, but that's not one of them.

But has that happened recently? It definitely was around in the first few days after her nomination, but it seemed rightfully bashed down.

As a father of a child with Down Syndrome, I was outraged to hear liberals say that Palin should stay home to raise her special-needs child.

[meghanh.livejournal.com]

Hah! You're exactly right. "Sexist" and "shut up" work beautifully.

True, that has definitely been dropped, but I guess I'm still outraged by the implications therein.

Oh, absolutely! A special-needs child needs more attention than a non-needs child, but that shouldn't necessarily preclude the parents from careers. My violin teacher in high school had a special-needs child, and she had a very busy career and raised her child beautifully.