Joe Biden
Biden’s Tough-Guy Liberalism
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 | DNC 2008 | No Comments
Joe Biden’s speech at the DNC tonight was quite good. My favorite quote:
Failure at some point in everyone’s life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. As a child I stuttered, and she lovingly told me it was because I was so bright I couldn’t get the thoughts out quickly enough. When I was not as well dressed as others, she told me how handsome she thought I was. When I got knocked down by guys bigger than me, she sent me back out and demanded that I bloody their nose so I could walk down that street the next day. (iMediaPress via C-SPAN)
This isn’t just rhetoric - this is Joe. And, I’d say, this is me, too. I am not the careful, quiet kind of Liberal and I’m really tired of the “wussification” of the modern Liberal.
One can evoke toughness, respect, and love with the same heart.