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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him
Joe is very well equipped to take on trump the bully
Link to tweet
Valerie Biden Owens, the former vice presidents younger sister, says that one lasting impact of his childhood stutter is that it has given him more empathy and compassion for others trials, and it uniquely equips him to handle Trumps taunts.
Trump is a bully, and Joe has been standing up to bullies his entire life, Owens said in an interview. Joes stuttering, I think, is one of the principal reasons a major, major, major reason that he is the good and compassionate and kind man that he is.
About 3 million Americans suffer from the speech impediment of stuttering, marked by involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables or words. According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, most children outgrow their stutter, but for 25% of them, stuttering is a lifelong challenge.
Biden has overcome the serious stutter of his youth, but remnants of it resurface on occasions such as when he is very tired, he said in a 2016 speech. Experts on stuttering who follow him closely say they have noticed it on several occasions during the campaign, such as an interview on The View when he addressed complaints about his tendency to touch and hug women while campaigning, and an April speech in Pittsburgh launching his campaign, when he struggled with words.
Trump is a bully, and Joe has been standing up to bullies his entire life, Owens said in an interview. Joes stuttering, I think, is one of the principal reasons a major, major, major reason that he is the good and compassionate and kind man that he is.
About 3 million Americans suffer from the speech impediment of stuttering, marked by involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables or words. According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, most children outgrow their stutter, but for 25% of them, stuttering is a lifelong challenge.
Biden has overcome the serious stutter of his youth, but remnants of it resurface on occasions such as when he is very tired, he said in a 2016 speech. Experts on stuttering who follow him closely say they have noticed it on several occasions during the campaign, such as an interview on The View when he addressed complaints about his tendency to touch and hug women while campaigning, and an April speech in Pittsburgh launching his campaign, when he struggled with words.
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Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him (Original Post)
Gothmog
Sep 2019
OP
We've never seen him speaking publicly as much as we have since April. This is something....
George II
Sep 2019
#1
Every once in awhile you do hear a stutter guess that struggle never goes completely away
FloridaBlues
Sep 2019
#5
Anyone..anyone that can overcome that kind of disability... kudos to them!!
Thekaspervote
Sep 2019
#9
George II
(67,782 posts)1. We've never seen him speaking publicly as much as we have since April. This is something....
...he's been dealing with all his life, and he handles it great.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,813 posts)2. I've been to s speech. He's great.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)3. I was at a fundraiser on Friday where Joe spoke for 30+ minutes
He was great
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,813 posts)4. Saw him last fall before mid-terms
I knew then he would run, that I would vote for him and that he will win.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)8. I also got to hear Vice President Biden at the national convention
I saved some floor speech signs from the convention and I got Vice President Biden to sign three of these signs. I have one JOE sign and two Scranton PA signs each signed by Vice President Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,813 posts)10. Sigh. What a great candidate.
Happy to know you have those great mementos.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
FloridaBlues
(4,007 posts)5. Every once in awhile you do hear a stutter guess that struggle never goes completely away
Good piece by his sister. Thank you for posting.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DownriverDem
(6,227 posts)6. Biden Is The Best Candidate
to beat trump.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
FloridaBlues
(4,007 posts)11. Yes have to agree!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueMississippi
(776 posts)7. Such a great role model and example Joe Biden is.
The only other candidate that comes close in touching personal stories is Senator Harris.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,754 posts)9. Anyone..anyone that can overcome that kind of disability... kudos to them!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
robbob
(3,524 posts)12. Is this tRumps opening for a new nickname?
Do it tRump do it. Show the whole world just what an ignorant bullying asshole you can really be...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,120 posts)14. Yeah, I dare him.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hekate
(90,633 posts)15. Double-dog dare him!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(48,959 posts)13. K&R! Great article! Thanks, Gothmog!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)16. I support Joe because the man he is when the cameras aren't looking.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,120 posts)17. Thank you again for this, Goth!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)18. Here is a great story
Link to tweet
?s=20
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,120 posts)19. Thank you for this, Goth!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)20. Clarence Page column: Are Joe Biden's gaffes tied to stuttering?
Link to tweet
Joe Biden and I share a problem thats not always easy to talk about. In fact, thats the problem. We stutter. That makes a lot of things hard to talk about.
Now that the 77-year-old former vice president is running for president, many people understandably are asking whether his notorious gaffes, bloopers and stumbles are related to his age.....
Should more voters know about Bidens stuttering challenges? He certainly shouldnt try to run away from it, says another stutterer, Michael Sheehan, a Washington-based communications coach who has been helping Biden prepare for debates. Passing along some campaign advice from MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who was sharing a quote favored by Robert F. Kennedy, Sheehan told me, Always hang a lantern on a problem.
I agree. Im sure many readers reacted to The Atlantic revelations as Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor at the conservative National Review, did on his magazines website: I had no idea, but it helps explain some of his verbal tics.
Indeed it does. But, politics aside, what should really matter to voters isnt Bidens speech problems but how well he rises above them.
Now that the 77-year-old former vice president is running for president, many people understandably are asking whether his notorious gaffes, bloopers and stumbles are related to his age.....
Should more voters know about Bidens stuttering challenges? He certainly shouldnt try to run away from it, says another stutterer, Michael Sheehan, a Washington-based communications coach who has been helping Biden prepare for debates. Passing along some campaign advice from MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who was sharing a quote favored by Robert F. Kennedy, Sheehan told me, Always hang a lantern on a problem.
I agree. Im sure many readers reacted to The Atlantic revelations as Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor at the conservative National Review, did on his magazines website: I had no idea, but it helps explain some of his verbal tics.
Indeed it does. But, politics aside, what should really matter to voters isnt Bidens speech problems but how well he rises above them.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)21. This made me smile
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden