Nixon 1972 Condolence Call To Joe Biden

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Last edited Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:55 PM - Edit history (2)

Published on Oct 19, 2012 by Andrew Kaczynski
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Comments:

How sad. Joe Biden has been through a lot.

LADudeCPP 6 hours ago

[Bluzmann57]

1. What may be even sadder

Is that there are many many repukes who would likely be dancing in the streets if this were to happen to VP Biden today. I can't see an ounce of compassion in a lot of teahadists.

[Zambero]

2. Nice of him to make that call

I've never been much of a Nixon fan but he seems almost human these days compared to the Tea Party idealogues that have infiltrated the GOP.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Back then there was an honest effort to be kind to each other.

Lots of sneaky stuff behind the scenes but they did try to be decent in public.

[BoWanZi]

3. What happened to Joe that warranted this call?

I have no idea, I looked at the Joe Biden wiki but nothing really stood out.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. His wife and daughter were killed in a car accident.

[kath]

10. And, IIRC, his two sons were seriously injured and were hospitalized for quite some time.

[dems_rightnow]

5. Wife and daughter killed in auto accident.

It's in the Wiki.

[jsr]

7. Biden's wife and one-year-old daughter were hit and killed by a tractor-trailer

while Christmas shopping.

[BoWanZi]

8. Oh wow! How horrible that was and it was surprisingly caring of Nixon to call

I re-read the wiki and saw it. I just skimmed it the first time and missed it.

I could not imagine going though something like that.

[Brickbat]

9. Aw, Joe's voice made me teary there.

[bigtree]

11. UPDATE: Full Length Call