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Eugene

(61,899 posts)
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 10:50 PM Sep 2016

'My friends died,' heckler shouts. 'So did my son,' Joe Biden shoots back

Source: The Guardian

'My friends died,' heckler shouts. 'So did my son,' Joe Biden shoots back

Exchange between man bereaved by Syrian war and vice-president,
who lost Iraq veteran Beau to cancer, silences room at rally for
Hillary Clinton


Dan Roberts in Cleveland, Ohio
Friday 2 September 2016 03.25 BST

It was a retort perhaps only one American politician could have produced, and one that silenced the room.

Faced with a determined heckler during a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden reached for a very personal response in Cleveland on Thursday.

“My friends died, my American friends,” the heckler was shouting, remonstrating with the vice-president over US policy in Syria.

“My friend died,” he repeated, challenging Biden to explain his recent demand that Kurdish allies withdraw from captured Isis territory.

Interrupted again while trying to explain the complex Middle East policy, something snapped on stage after the third shout of “my friend died”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/02/my-friends-died-heckler-shouts-so-did-my-son-joe-biden-shoots-back
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'My friends died,' heckler shouts. 'So did my son,' Joe Biden shoots back (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Sep 2016 #1
Biden has great knowledge of foreign affairs, Biden's son death hit Biden hard. Thinkingabout Sep 2016 #2
Do not mess with him shenmue Sep 2016 #3
Gotta love Joe. ucrdem Sep 2016 #4
So good to see you. sheshe2 Sep 2016 #6
Hiya sheshe! ucrdem Sep 2016 #12
Heartbreaking for them both. DawgHouse Sep 2016 #5
I love Joe. sheshe2 Sep 2016 #7
I wonder the heckler voted for between bush and Kerry, or bush and Gore still_one Sep 2016 #8
I have friends who died too but I'd never use their memory like that. NWCorona Sep 2016 #9
This part made my heart full: Raine1967 Sep 2016 #10
Agreed. However, later in the article, Bibliovore Sep 2016 #13
"Security, escort that person out of here immediately, and make sure he doesn't come back in." NBachers Sep 2016 #11
Hecklers *ALWAYS* suck The Green Manalishi Sep 2016 #14
God bless Uncle Joe nt mikekohr Sep 2016 #15
In my opinion, Joe Biden would the Democratic nominee had his son not died Bluzmann57 Sep 2016 #16
the silence shoulda been replaced with the question stupidicus Sep 2016 #17

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
10. This part made my heart full:
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 01:26 AM
Sep 2016
“Look let me answer your question. Come back after and talk to me about this. OK? You have my permission,” finished Biden.

Shortly afterwards the man could be seen talking to secret service agents and appearing to head to a backstage area.
Joe Biden is a good man.

Bibliovore

(185 posts)
13. Agreed. However, later in the article,
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 10:26 AM
Sep 2016

it says that the conversation didn't take place, then or since (or at least hadn't at the time the heckler was interviewed for the article):

The heckler, who calls himself Reinas or “Renas Isis-slayer” in a video explaining why he fought in Syria, said he was still waiting to speak to the vice-president after the incident.

“At first they toyed with the idea of my meeting Biden, but in the end I was told that he didn’t have time for me,” he told the Guardian on Friday. “So I offered my phone number, so that Joe Biden could contact me. I’m still waiting.”


I do hope they wind up having that talk, and that it's productive and healing for both of them.

The Green Manalishi

(1,054 posts)
14. Hecklers *ALWAYS* suck
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 02:49 PM
Sep 2016

I don't care who the speaker or what the message, it is *NEVER* appropriate to disrupt them. Even if violently offensive. Never.

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
16. In my opinion, Joe Biden would the Democratic nominee had his son not died
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 03:03 PM
Sep 2016

Maybe I'm wrong, sure wouldn't be the first time. That guy should probably have thought about what he said before he said it. Biden has had as much personal grief as almost anyone, unfortunately.

 

stupidicus

(2,570 posts)
17. the silence shoulda been replaced with the question
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 05:54 PM
Sep 2016

what do cancer and US foreign policy have in common other than being largely indiscriminate in their killing?

Why that would be the many cancers no doubt caused by the abominable use of depleted uranium in those unfortunate enough to ingest it.

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