*******OFFICIAL JOE BIDEN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH THREAD***********

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This is one Joe who we don't have to worry about!!

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1. Let's go!

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2. Biden nominated by acclamation.

[DangerousRhythm]

3. Here comes the video!`

WOOHOO!!

[protect our future]

4. And like the Big Dawg said, "you're gonna love him." nt

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5. Biden is a great guy and a great selection.

[RepublicanElephant]

6. man, i love this ticket.

two guys from families that sat around the kitchen table, trying to figure which bills had to be paid, and which ones had to wait.

no inheritances.

no father's legacies.

and each with only one home.

[AnnieBW]

7. Great video!

Here comes Beau!

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8. Here comes Cpt. Beau Biden to introduce his dad.

[Coexist]

9. Beau Biden is one handsome sonofabitch!

Wow!

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. His son is up now

Good speaker ..... he's going places

[SeattleGirl]

11. He has Michele in tears.

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12. "My boys can't get another dad--Delaware can get another senator"

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14. I like the way he calls Jill "my mom"

[Barack_America]

13. Thanks for crying, Michelle...

Now I'm crying too!

[MadrasT]

16. For sure.

[libnnc]

15. OMG did you see Michelle crying.....

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. Yep, Biden is gonna rock the house, his son is doing a great job

his son is going to Iraq........ Great Job ... I'm impressed.

[Heather MC]

17. He son is doing a great, I am in tears, When we married out mom!!!!!!!!

Awesome!

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18. Could Beau be appointed Senator when Joe is elected VP?

[Debi]

19. Yes and I hope he is n/t

[Kat45]

129. Unfortunately, he's due to be sent to Iraq.

He's in the military, the Guard I think. That's why he said he won't be able to be around for his father this fall--he's supposed to be shipping out this year.

Edited to add: It shows what class the Bidens have, that they didn't mention this.

[Debi]

131. Why couldn't he serve in the Senate and serve in Iraq?

he ships out 10.03.08

[MadrasT]

20. "Be there for my dad!"

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22. Here he comes!

[Ichingcarpenter]

25. Joe looks Great!!! Plays the crowd.

His wife is crying now.

[heaven or hell]

50. IS HE GOING TO CRY??

I SAY HE WILL BEFORE HE IS DONE.

[BlueIdaho]

23. Be There...

Yes we will!

[MadrasT]

24. YAY! Here he comes!!!

:woohoo:

[Barack_America]

26. The moment between Joe and Beau has my boyfriend crying too!

So now we're both in tears.

And he's not a weepy guy...at all.

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27. A nice welcome

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31. "I'm a hell of a success" due to his kids.

[Debi]

28. Gave him a big smooch on the cheeck

I love this family!!

[derby378]

29. Papa Joe gave Beau one of those "I'm proud of you, son" looks

Awwww... :hug:

[Barack_America]

37. It made my boyfriend tear up...

And that is quite a feat.

[beac]

30. I'm watching online. Is anyone else hearing weird beeps? They were there

off and on during both Duckworth's and Beau Binden's speeches.

Is is just me?

[donco6]

34. On CSPAN too. Warning beeps? n/t

[XOKCowboy]

36. I think it's the speaker timer...

Common on all podiums to keep the program on time. Note that it started at the end of their speeches.

[beac]

111. Seems like a light that only the speaker could see would have been a better choice.

The beeps were really distracting.

[AspenRose]

39. I'm hearing them too

[1corona4u]

121. Nope, I heard them on PBS too...

I think it's a time warning....

[MadrasT]

32. OMG I so totally heart Joe.

:loveya:

[Ichingcarpenter]

33. Nominate this thread .... Joe is getting emotional

I love my party.

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35. "I've never been a man of a few words, yes, yes I accept the nomination to run with Barack Obama

to be VP of the United States."

[lonestarnot]

38. kick it! JOE!

[Ichingcarpenter]

40. Here he goes..... he's warming up.

His mom is crying now......

[spanone]

41. ma biden!!!!!

[Barack_America]

42. His mom...shit, I'm crying again.

Damn my Irish heart!

;)

[AnnieBW]

43. For those of you in the Government who are upholding the Constitution

You'll no longer live in fear of the words, "The Vice-President's Office is on the phone."

I think I have a new .sig line.

[lcdnumber6]

44. i'm getting misty eyed!!!

i lurve this man!!!

[Tatiana]

45. OMG, Joe's mom.... How beautiful this whole moment is!

I'm so pleased with this ticket!

[beac]

55. She's adorable!

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46. What a wonderful thing for his mom--to see her son nominated VP

[beac]

47. Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden

Is she by any chance Irish? ;)

[lonestarnot]

53. Beeeeeautiful!

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

115. You could see her saying "that's true, that's true"

to whomever was sitting next to her.

and a Finnegan, no less. That's as Irish as it gets!

[cboy4]

48. His mom! Wow someone who's older than McCain.

Who would have thought.

[lonestarnot]

49. I love that!

[Dukkha]

51. bloody their noses!

now THAT'S the fighting VP we need!

[Barack_America]

52. His mother's creed was my Irish grandma's creed...

And she's not with us anymore. But that's how she raised me.

Totally bawling now...

[lonestarnot]

56. He's warming up to give them the fucking Irish!

[Barack_America]

Work hard and remember you're no better than anybody else...

THAT is what it means to be Irish. That's what we're raised with.

[lonestarnot]

73. That's what Daddyboy always told me!

:applause:

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54. See his mom shaking her head in agreement with her son. Beautiful shot.

[Tatiana]

57. Joe is preaching the truth. n/t

[dailykoff]

58. This family is going to have the entire nation sobbing

all the way to the election booth.. folks we're gonna win this one!! :thumbsup:

[FatDave]

59. Freudian slip!!! LOL!!

[tilsammans]

60. Go, Joe!

Wow!

:kick:

[TeamJordan23]

61. TIME reporting that Obama is expected to join Biden on stage after the speech. nm

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62. "freudian slip" hmm, I wonder.

[Ichingcarpenter]

68. Wonderful Gaff

Joe is cranking it up now.

[demmiblue]

63. George... I mean John McCain.

:rofl:

[cboy4]

64. GEORGE

HA

[npk]

75. It's a common mistake

They are so similar.

[beac]

65. I'm loving all the Freudian slips tonight!

[beac]

66. I'm loving all the Freudian slips tonight!

[beac]

70. oops! I had a Freudian dupe!

;)

[CreekDog]

67. He's real, you can feel it

[WheelWalker]

134. That's it. Joe is one of us.

[Cha]

69. Beau Biden is the best speaker for his

Dad and he'd better be safe in Iraq.

[npk]

71. Talking about his mom

Is great. Very emotional.

[begin_within]

72. This is one of those "from the heart" speeches that seems authentic and not canned.

Similar to Elizabeth Dole's speech at the 1996 RNC.

[Tatiana]

74. Absolutely. Joe is really speaking from the heart. This is what he truly believes.

I'm lovin' it!

[begin_within]

87. Except this part now is scripted. The "that's not change... this is the change we need" part.

[MadrasT]

76. "WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT

a situation that we cannot bear."

Believe it!

[lonestarnot]

77. Here it comes!

[lonestarnot]

Someone said stapling McSame to bushitler's ass last night! made me LOL

[lonestarnot]

86. MORE OF THE SAME, that would be McSame!

[spanone]

78. now let's trash mckook....yahooooooo

[DangerousRhythm]

79. John McCain ... SLAM!!

:patriot:

[jillan]

80. Finally some fire!

[cboy4]

81. Classy Joe!

:thumbsup:

[Tatiana]

82. I think Joe meant tax "breaks..."

But he is on fire. This is definitely not a canned speech.

[FatDave]

88. He took a second pass at it and fixed it, didn;t he?

Thought I heard him do that.

[book_worm]

83. "that's not change...that's more of the same!"

[derby378]

84. Weak chant line: "That's not change, that's more of the same"

Someone please wake me when he moves on...

[MiniMe]

123. They should have just been saying more of the same

Shorter is better in this case.

[Tatiana]

85. THAT'S NOT CHANGE! THAT'S MORE OF THE SAME!

Hell yeah!

[Ichingcarpenter]

92. Getting the fire ........ equal pay for women

Poverty is the real war on terror.

[blm]

117. That's the mantra we all need to further.

.

[derby378]

89. Did someone say "EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN???"

Hell, yeah, I'm awake! :woohoo:

[weezie1317]

90. Go, Joe, Go!!!! You're brilliant!!!

[blondeatlast]

91. Here comes the foreign relations-Joe's rason d'etre. THIS WILL BE GOOD. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

95. Abysmal Failure, Catastrophic Failure

Go Joe

[npk]

93. He is right

Everything about Obama's beginning speaks volumes about how he cares for creating real change and positive effects in the poor Chicago neighborhoods Obama decided to serve in out of college. Bush and McCain wouldn't have set foot in an impoverished neighborhood, they go out of their way to avoid them. Yet McCain claims to be working for the people of America. It is a lie and Biden calls it out tonight.

He calls McCains record abysmal. He is right.

[lonestarnot]

94. ABYSMAL FAILURE! BUSHITLERS AND MCSAME!

[Ichingcarpenter]

97. Should we trust McCain's judgement?

No

[Colobo]

96. Joe is doing well. He knows his stuff.

[FatDave]

98. Speaking of bloody noses....

McCain's getting his.

[Ichingcarpenter]

101. John McCain was wrong and Barack Obama has been proven right

Time and time again.

[oviedodem]

99. He is kicking mcCain's ass all over the pepsi center.

[Tatiana]

100. LOVE this whole "Should we trust John McCain?" part!

John McCain was wrong and Barack Obama was right!

[cboy4]

102. Oh my Lord does Biden know what he's talking about

He is so confident and believable.

:thumbsup:

[npk]

103. Put security back in "Social Security"

Love it, love it.

[Tatiana]

104. That, my friends, is what you call PASSION. n/t

[lonestarnot]

105. YES!

:applause: beautiful job!

[Ichingcarpenter]

109. Hug to his wife.... and now Obama is coming on stage!!!!!

[pot luck]

106. Wow!

That was the best speech of the convention so far.

[Occam Bandage]

107. ...what did he yell after God Bless America?

[cboy4]

110. May God protect our troops

[Occam Bandage]

112. Thanks, audio cut out.

[cboy4]

108. OUTSTANDING!!

:bounce:

[Tatiana]

113. Jill looks so radiant. What a wonderful family the Bidens are. n/t

[mvd]

114. I've heard him have more fire, but..

still, that was a good speech. Neat that Obama showed up. :bounce:

[democrat2thecore]

122. It was JUST right....no overshadowing the nominee -nt

[mvd]

126. I wanted to be fired up more

There's no problem in asking that. It's more his job anyway. But he did give a good sales pitch for Obama.

[AnnieBW]

116. Awwww....

Joe's latest grandbaby clinging to him is just so cute!

[dailykoff]

119. great ending.. with a family like that

he could have skipped the speech!!

[mzmolly]

118. He was warm and effective.

I'm happy to have him aboard. :)

[aaronbees]

120. Joe was righteous and roarin'!

I LOVED the speech. He's gonna be great on the campaign trail.

[nc4bo]

124. RIGHTEOUSLY GIVEN!!! nt

[vaberella]

125. I loved it and I cried. n/t

[WheelWalker]

127. k&r!

[PatSeg]

132. What a night!

I can't stop crying.

[WheelWalker]

135. I'm still waiting to see it come up on PBS, time delayed.

My beloved Ananda Ji did not permit streaming at the critical time. I did get to see Big Dawg, though. Seeing the rest of tonight on delay now.

ON EDIT: Bayh speaking now.

[PatSeg]

137. Bill was great

It was overall an incredible night.

[Left Is Write]

128. Like many others, I laughed, I cried, I loved him.

[mvd]

130. Yes, the Bidens are a great family

And the bonding showed.

[hasssan1]

133. JOE BIDEN IS A GREAT AMERICAN AND HE WILL BE THE BEST VICE PRES. EVER

GOD BLESS OBAMA / BIDEN

FUCK MCLAME AND HELL WITH HIM

[WheelWalker]

136. How does one heart

hold both thoughts, simultaneously?