VP-Elect Biden, Jill Biden Feed Delaware Homeless

[bigtree]

Wednesday, 24 Dec 2008

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden brought some holiday cheer to his hometown Wednesday, serving meals to the homeless at a soup kitchen in Wilmington, Delaware.

Biden said the long lines outside the Emmanuel Dining Room show that "a lot of people are hurting" and highlight the need for an economic stimulus package.

He said a stimulus bill should be the first order of business for the new Congress, and said he hopes President-elect Barack Obama can sign it as early as Inauguration Day. The administration's hopes to create three million jobs in two years.

Biden and his wife, Jill, donned aprons and plastic gloves to serve meatloaf to a few hundred people alongside dozens of volunteers.

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“This is part of the pulse. You can just see when things pick up here. They're not good everywhere else, but a lot of middle-class folks are getting killed too. So it's the number one priority for our administration,” said Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

Biden is not a stranger to Emmanuel, which is run by the Ministry of Caring. His sister is a board member and his family are volunteers and contributors. The Capuchin friar who runs the program says the Bidens are setting the right example.

“This is kinda home. And it's important for people to know who are standing out there in line that there's a lot of people who are thinking about them,” said Biden.

Even though he's about to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, when we were inside the Emmanuel Dining Room, we never heard the Bidens referred to as anything other than "Joe and Jill". And the Vice President-elect told us he hopes that at least around here, it's always that way.

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[alsame]

1. I applaud them for doing this and setting an example. But I long

for the day when this is no longer necessary, when everyone has a roof over their head and food on their table.

[mnhtnbb]

2. Anyone have a picture of Dick Cheney doing the same?

:sarcasm:

[SoCalNative]

3. Or the Palins?

or the McCains?

[TahitiNut]

9. Doesn't buying a round of drinks at the Country Club count?

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. In another life, MAYBE?

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

13. Still waiting for that picture?

........

[bigtree]

4. .

[Obamanaut]

5. I like the "Joe and Jill" part. I think there is a time for informality, and

a different time for formality with titles, ranks, etc. This was not a formal time. One can be respectful even while using first names.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, bigtree.:thumbsup:

[UrbScotty]

7. It's nice to see our leaders doing this.

[jaysunb]

8. "Deeds" matching words.

Obam/Biden continue to "set the tone," for the Country. This is what leadership is all about. :thumbsup:

[MichiganVote]

10. This is a good man...one of the few we have in government.

[AtomicKitten]

12. They are setting a wonderful example.

Shelters and food banks are in deep shit right now and that is only going to multiply.