Steven Wayne
Windermere
Vice-President Joe Biden...
Posted on February 12, 2010
... visited Seattle today in support of the re-election campaign for our senior U.S. Senator Patty Murray.
Also speaking from the podium were our King County chief executive, one of our Congressmen Jay Inslee, and of course Senator Murray. Veep Biden gave a stirring speech, speaking in the first person about families with loved ones serving overseas (his son just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan). He also spoke eloquently about the need for national health care by citing a single mother he met, who had fallen ill, lost her job, lost her health insurance, and later died due to the late diagnosis and treatment.
And most touching was his personal history of his own father losing a job, of his family having to move in with grandparents while his dad looked for work in another state. Because of this experience, he personally felt compassion for the "thousands of Washington families, and millions of Americans" who have lost jobs, homes, and communites in this terrible recession.
An inspired & eloquent speech unquestionably. But the best part of this morning was when Biden departed the podium and walked up to the "rope line" where I had to just walk 3 steps (we had AWESOME seats at Evangeline Anderson's table) and be the first one in the ballroom to SHAKE THE VICE PRESIDENT'S HAND!
Pictures to come soon (I haven't had time to get them off of my phone). Watch this blog or hey, visit me on Facebook! The photo's will probably be there first.
A very thrilling morning.
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