What "The West Wing" reveals about Joe Biden

[elleng]

'For loyal fans of the Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing," former Vice President Joe Biden seems almost familiar. Biden is a Democrat, to be sure, but not one of those progressives who wants to change things all at once. He's guided by a strong Irish Catholic faith but doesn't seem particularly inclined to impose his faith on others. He's compassionate.

Biden definitely seems like the kind of guy who would offer to skip a speech to console a staffer after that staffer's father died suddenly. His wife's a doctor (of education) and a strong independent force in her own right. He's a family man who loves his children. If you are looking for a doppelganger for TV president Josiah Bartlet, you could do a lot worse than Joe Biden.

That's not entirely a compliment. Bartlet, for all his positive qualities, is not real. He's a fantasy invented to tell stories and drive ratings. I for one (and I don't think I'm alone) have to remind myself that we don't need another TV show president. We need a real one.'>>>

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/15/opinions/joe-biden-jed-bartlet-elie-mystal/index.html?

[NanceGreggs]

1. Yes, we need a "real president".

But we can't ignore the fact that millions of people voted for a "TV show president" - not Jed Bartlett, but the bloviating con-artist who hosted The Apprentice,

It is what it is.

[flamingdem]

2. Joe's numbers look pretty real

to me!

[NanceGreggs]

4. They certainly do!

[quickesst]

3. You may not be alone....

..... but you don't have much company.

[highplainsdem]

5. Ellie Mystal (contibutor to the Nation, so never likely to be a Biden fan) makes an unlikely

comparison to suggest Biden is "another TV show president," then declares we don't need another TV show presdent.

LOL!

A for ingenuity -- at least we haven't seen this particular anti-Biden argument before -- and F for logic.