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NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts)
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 05:24 AM Sep 2022

What I Got ...

When I cast my ballot for Joe Biden in November 2020, I was convinced that I was voting for a decent and honourable man, one who would do his best to unite a divided country and right the wrongs done by his predecessor.

Starry-eyed - and perhaps a bit politically naive - I assumed that he would recognize the limitations of his office and would work within the boundaries set by his opponents, ever cautious of the consequences of moving too fast, too boldly, too determined to do the right thing.

What I got was a President who has exceeded all expectations - a President not content with playing defense, but a man more than willing to take the fight to the "other side of the aisle" and demand that those who are anti-democracy defend their statements, their actions, and their participation in attempting to overthrow the government they now claim to want to preserve and protect.

I voted for a mild-mannered, self-deprecating, ever-humble Clark Kent - what I got was Superman.





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What I Got ... (Original Post) NanceGreggs Sep 2022 OP
Wonderful post. secondwind Sep 2022 #1
Yeah, I voted for Joe Biden in the primary in 2008 gab13by13 Sep 2022 #2
Thank you ... NanceGreggs Sep 2022 #3
Side issue... How do you post an underlined word? 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #4
See the row of little boxes under "Reply title"? Glorfindel Sep 2022 #13
Thank you... rubbersole Sep 2022 #25
Thank you, Nance Greggs gademocrat7 Sep 2022 #5
K&, "..What I got was a President who has exceeded all expectations.." uponit7771 Sep 2022 #6
Right? Absolutely! dchill Sep 2022 #17
I said the same. sheshe2 Sep 2022 #33
So did I... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #7
I don't know why anybody would underestimate Biden. betsuni Sep 2022 #8
The Personification Roy Rolling Sep 2022 #9
How good is Biden? The Wizard Sep 2022 #10
That alone is reason enough to vote for him. calimary Sep 2022 #16
With all due respect, it took him 18 months to get here Novara Sep 2022 #11
Historians played a part in convincing him. crickets Sep 2022 #18
One thing I really respect him for is his humility Novara Sep 2022 #24
+1 n/t area51 Sep 2022 #26
I also think it's a matter of him Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #30
+1, I think that's what I like about democrats !! They can .... progress uponit7771 Sep 2022 #36
YESH Novara Sep 2022 #37
I knew Joe was the person America needed Itchinjim Sep 2022 #12
I agree, Some have said how much they miss Barack. TNNurse Sep 2022 #14
Well said wendyb-NC Sep 2022 #15
You are expressing my own thinking exquisitely Mira Sep 2022 #19
Well Done, Nance! I knew Cha Sep 2022 #20
My own concerns ZERTErYNOthe Sep 2022 #21
Every.single.word.every.single. emotion... MiHale Sep 2022 #22
love this! mcar Sep 2022 #23
Exactly. niyad Sep 2022 #27
r&k Excellent. ❤ MerryBlooms Sep 2022 #28
Completely agree. Well said. c-rational Sep 2022 #29
Oh hell yes! Fired-up Joe keeps surprising me. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #31
Biden is the right man, at the right time, in the right place. Sogo Sep 2022 #32
Biden was near the bottom of my list during the primaries tiredtoo Sep 2022 #34
Joe Biden was my number one pick in 2020! MacKasey Sep 2022 #35

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
13. See the row of little boxes under "Reply title"?
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:45 AM
Sep 2022

To underline a word, click on the little "u" before typing it and again after typing it. The word will appear underlined. Same thing with the "b" if you want to make a word bold and the "i" if you want to italicize a word.

gademocrat7

(10,660 posts)
5. Thank you, Nance Greggs
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 06:36 AM
Sep 2022

President Biden has worked diligently to improve our lives. He has faced down the lunacy of the rethugs.

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
33. I said the same.
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 09:45 PM
Sep 2022

I had high expectations and he has exceeded them all.

I was proud to vote for him and am thrilled with all he has said and done.

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
7. So did I...
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:06 AM
Sep 2022

But I knew he was Superman, nobody wanted to hear it at the time.

I do like that he quietly kicks ass.

Roy Rolling

(6,918 posts)
9. The Personification
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:09 AM
Sep 2022

Joe is the perfect example of the old Chinese proverb: “don’t interrupt telling someone they can’t succeed while they are doing it”, or something like that.

The chatter around him is the perfect cover while he pushes all the right buttons and pulls all the right levers of power in his reach.

Novara

(5,844 posts)
11. With all due respect, it took him 18 months to get here
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:36 AM
Sep 2022

It wasn't that long ago he was still talking about bipartisanship and not saying anything inflammatory when pushed.

Something changed. Maybe his advisors took him aside and convinced him that he needed to exactly explain the clear and present danger that the country is in, and he needs to use the bully pulpit to change public opinion. And it's working. I posted (in this forum) an article to a new poll, and people are now seeing the dangers. He's convincing people, and the more he talks about it, the more people see the magat movement for what it is.

Thanks, Joe! I've gotta say, I like this Joe Biden a WHOLE LOT BETTER.

crickets

(25,981 posts)
18. Historians played a part in convincing him.
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 04:35 PM
Sep 2022

Joe is smart enough to call in experts for advice and to actually listen to what they have to say.

Historians privately warn Biden that America’s democracy is teetering
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/10/biden-us-historians-democracy-threat/
no paywall: https://archive.ph/F1JO1

I'm ecstatic that Biden has finally taken the gloves off to deal with the issue. It had to be done, and he and other Democrats need to keep strongly pushing the message through the midterms and beyond. I saw the poll you mentioned (probably in your post) and it's heartening that people are paying attention and responding.

Go, Joe, go!

Novara

(5,844 posts)
24. One thing I really respect him for is his humility
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 05:46 PM
Sep 2022

He will listen to experts and he will follow good advice.

Calling out these motherfuckers is good advice and I am so here for it!

For too long the Rs have gotten away with calling Dems pedophiles and all manner of odious lies and we rarely punch back. Biden is punching back and he's doing it in a big way. The fact that they lost their fuckin' minds over it tells us that it's successful. THAT'S how you deal with bullies.

It's not wrong to call a fascist a fascist.

Mr.Bill

(24,303 posts)
30. I also think it's a matter of him
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 08:59 PM
Sep 2022

kicking into election-season mode, something he's experienced at more than most.

Itchinjim

(3,085 posts)
12. I knew Joe was the person America needed
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:41 AM
Sep 2022

When I stood for him at the Iowa caucus in February 2020.
He has exceeded my expectations.

wendyb-NC

(3,328 posts)
15. Well said
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 08:09 AM
Sep 2022

He definitely exceeded my expectations, also. He's fighting for us all. Thank you, for posting your statement. When I see your posts, I

read them right away, they are always well worth it, you have a way with words.

Mira

(22,380 posts)
19. You are expressing my own thinking exquisitely
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 04:42 PM
Sep 2022

President Biden has exceeded my expectations by boldly and courageously and swiftly coming to the aid of us all.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
20. Well Done, Nance! I knew
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 04:45 PM
Sep 2022

VP Joe Biden was Determined to Get Back the "Soul of Our Nation".. which is no small FEAT!

ZERTErYNOthe

(199 posts)
21. My own concerns
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 04:54 PM
Sep 2022

I remember years ago when we used to refer to Biden as D-MBNA (a reference to all of the credit card companies located at that time in Delaware, and Joe's favorable view of them). I was concerned when he was selected as Obama's VP. All of my concerns were misplaced. While as VP he was a part of the best presidency in recent history, what he is doing now as POTUS is exceeding all expectations, and I think he will be remembered as one of the best!

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
32. Biden is the right man, at the right time, in the right place.
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 09:36 PM
Sep 2022

He was destined for this role, I am convinced.

I had the great privilege of shaking his hand in January of 2020, before the Iowa primary, and told him that I had caucused for him in 2008. He flashed that million dollar smile, took my phone, and snapped a great selfie of the two of us....

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