All in the Family-Jill Biden

[1corona4u]

Imagine believing in your husband so much that you not only encourage him to run for president, but spend every weekend -- after a full work-week -- flying to Iowa to campaign on his behalf. Welcome to the life of Dr. Jill Biden.

"It's a little challenging in that I'm always changing hats," she said. "I'm grading papers in the car between campaign stops... It's a little hard to transition some of the time, but life is never dull."

Lynda Waddington :: All in the Family: Jill Biden
Jill, spouse of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, has been an educator for 27 years. She has taught as a reading specialist, as a high school English teacher, in a mental health institution and, for the past 15 years, at a community college. Even now, in the thick of a presidential campaign, she continues to spend five days a week in the classroom before traveling to Iowa on weekends. She also proudly admits that she brought all of this on herself.

"Actually, this time, we went to Joe and asked him to run," she said. "After Bush won again I was flabbergasted. I mean, I didn't know anybody at all who voted for Bush. I just didn't think he could win again. I was so disappointed in the fact that John Kerry didn't win and that Bush's policies were going to continue.

"We talked as a family before Joe even knew about it and we went to Joe two years ago and said, 'We think you are the only one that can pull together the red states and the blue states and build consensus on issues that are important. We think you should run.' And, he did."

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http://www.iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1522

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. Great story

This is the first I have heard of her.

[Didereaux]

2. ...and now you get a clue as to why some of us have supported Biden for years!

[gateley]

3. Wow - I like her!

This is the first time I've had the opportunity to read an interview with Jill Biden. What an impressive woman! It's no wonder she and the Senator compliment one another so well. It's apparent they both share the same genuine care and concern for people, and take action to help the best they can.

I'm also impressed that it was the family who approached Senator Biden and asked him to throw his hat into the ring. That speaks very highly of him, and of them -- being willing to make the sacrifices associated with running a campaign and ultimately the presidency -- for the good of our country.

Thanks for posting this. Dr. Biden would do us well standing beside her husband in the White House.

[ginchinchili]

4. This woman would make a remarkable First Lady.

A great team to have in the White House.

[1corona4u]

5. Yes, and especially because she's

all about education....something we desperately need. Unlike that twit first lady we have now...what is her big claim to fame....killing someone with a car? Laura is a waste of skin and bones if you ask me...

[jillan]

6. She is not only very intelligent - she is also gorgeous

She will make a great first lady :)

[gateley]

7. Very WARM looking - as I'm sure she actually is. That would be a nice change.

I'm sure Laura is as sweet as pie, but she comes across as almost frigid - cold and stiff.

I think we need to feel as though we're being CARED FOR by our President -- we're starving for that -- and Jill Biden would add greatly to that feeling IMO

[K Gardner]

8. This quote gave me chills..

"After Bush won again I was flabbergasted. I mean, I didn't know anybody at all who voted for Bush. I just didn't think he could win again. I was so disappointed in the fact that John Kerry didn't win and that Bush's policies were going to continue."

How many of us felt the same way? I never thought he'd "win" either, and don't think he did. (Either time.)

[1corona4u]

9. I felt the same...

and I didn't know a single person that voted for him. Not even my republican friends...

[Eurobabe]

10. I don't know any either

fooled em once, shame on them, fooled them twice, errr, well...

[PatSeg]

11. The aftermath of the 2004 election was like a funereal

I heard a lot of people say that and it reflected my own feelings.