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gab13by13

(30,732 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:42 AM Wednesday

I Want To set The Record Straight About My Feelings For Joe Biden

Our Union endorsed Joe in the 1988 Presidential election, I voted for him in the primary in Pa.

Go back in my archives and look at what I said about Joe, my posts said that I believed Joe was our best president since FDR. Joe was a president for the people.

These are Joe's fantastic accomplishments when he was president; from Wiki:

"As president, Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession. He signed bipartisan bills on infrastructure and manufacturing. Biden proposed the Build Back Better Act, aspects of which were incorporated into the Inflation Reduction Act that he signed into law in 2022. He appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. In his foreign policy, the U.S. reentered the Paris Agreement and enacted the New Atlantic Charter. Biden oversaw the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops that ended the war in Afghanistan, leading to the Taliban seizing control. He responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and authorizing aid to Ukraine. During the Gaza war, Biden condemned the actions of Hamas as terrorism, strongly supported Israel, and sent limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. A temporary ceasefire proposal he backed was adopted shortly before his presidency ended."

I have nothing but love and gratitude for our former Senator and president.

I hope this sets the record straight for how I feel about Joe.

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I Want To set The Record Straight About My Feelings For Joe Biden (Original Post) gab13by13 Wednesday OP
I agree, I don't care what slander they come up with. I know Joe is a good man. Walleye Wednesday #1
he gave us Merrick Garland---who gave us trump. Who undid most of what Biden did. kiri Wednesday #12
True, and did he really expect the way Garland acted? electric_blue68 Wednesday #13
Yes n/t Timewas Wednesday #2
In 2019, I got to meet President Biden twice at fundraisers LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #3
I may have missed it dweller Wednesday #4
What happened? leftstreet Wednesday #5
He came back for us when the enemy had us pinned down. Thank you for that Joe. Thank you. twodogsbarking Wednesday #6
ditto joanbarnes Wednesday #7
I agree, otchmoson Wednesday #8
Yes! Please! BurnDoubt Wednesday #9
Ditto! Jean Genie Wednesday #10
I'll always be glad that Joe Biden came our way. calimary Wednesday #11
Joe Biden is absolutely one of the best. Autumn Wednesday #14

kiri

(965 posts)
12. he gave us Merrick Garland---who gave us trump. Who undid most of what Biden did.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:51 PM
Wednesday

But... he gave us Merrick Garland---who gave us trump. Who is undoing most of what Biden did.

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,046 posts)
3. In 2019, I got to meet President Biden twice at fundraisers
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:22 AM
Wednesday

President Biden and I got to discuss stuttering and I have a couple of floor speech signs from the 2016 National Convention signed by President Biden including one that is inscribed "Keep the Faith"

President Biden was an amazing POTUS

twodogsbarking

(16,910 posts)
6. He came back for us when the enemy had us pinned down. Thank you for that Joe. Thank you.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:13 AM
Wednesday

I think military members and vets would respect this as much a I.

otchmoson

(266 posts)
8. I agree,
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:34 AM
Wednesday

I think history will prove this man was phenomenal. Following a pandemic that was poorly handled by his predecessor, he got a vaccine-distribution network up and running and assuaged many of the fears of the American people. He followed this up with people-focused legislation that, I believe, literally saved our economy. Sadly, Joe had a messaging problem. (If only Gavin Newsom's quick-response social network team had been available back then, we would not be saddled with the President of Pedophilia and Greed today.) I won't live long enough to see how history presents Joe Biden, but will try to educate my grandkid how decent and competent this President was, so he can pass along the stories to his just-born daughter.

Jean Genie

(527 posts)
10. Ditto!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:37 AM
Wednesday

Joe Biden is a good man! He's been unfairly criticized and chastised by those who love nothing more than to criticize their opponents. They're bullies, brats, self-impressed egomaniacs - and more.
I'm not saying I've ALWAYS agree with everything Biden's said and done over his 50-plus years of government service. But then, if I had, I would BE Joe Biden! People are allowed, indeed encouraged to voice their opinions, objections, and even their approval of any and all persons in politics (even of Donald Trump!).
I don't know what America's become. It's heartbreaking and beyond sad to see how childish, narrow-minded, judgmental, self-serving and vindictive so many people now are toward their fellow human beings. Or maybe they always were, and I failed to notice it before.
We as a nation have lost whatever thread of compassion and decency we once had.

calimary

(88,591 posts)
11. I'll always be glad that Joe Biden came our way.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:58 AM
Wednesday

A man of principles - sincere, honest, compassionate, and all about public SERVICE. Imagine having had that in the Oval Office, even so briefly!

They’ll all slobber over him after he passes, ESPECIALLY those who gave him nothing but trouble. Too many of ‘em will carry on about how wonderful they “always knew” he was and how oh yeah, they believed in him from the very start, and blah-blah-blah. Phonies and conniving backstabbers, all.

That’ll actually be fun to watch.

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