On March 8th, 2018, Joe Biden was walking down the street after he took his granddaughter to the movies in Georgetown and a bystander snapped this picture of him:
In it, Biden is speaking to a homeless gentleman, Rashid. From NPR:
he was sitting on the steps of a movie theater at dusk along the river in Georgetown last week when he saw a man leaving the theater and asked him for money to buy a sandwich. The stranger gave Rashid some cash, then lingered on the steps to talk.
Rashid recognized the man: Joe Biden, the former vice president of the United States, who had taken his granddaughter to see a film.
Rashid then told Mr. Biden that he has had problems receiving a housing voucher from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The voucher could help him move off the streets to live in some kind of secure and clean housing. Joe Biden listened to Rashid, then went back inside the movie house to find a paper and pen, and reportedly wrote down the name and number of a someone he knows who might help.
It was this image of the former vice president, handing a note of help and speaking patiently to a man who lives on the streets, that was snapped by passer-by on a cellphone and posted on social media sites. The photo captures a moment that may seem too rare these days, especially in Washington, D.C.: a small, telling, private and unscripted act of kindness.
Joe Biden has been praised for his grace and goodness. He didn't just give a handout to a man in need, but a hand of help, and stayed to talk. He saw Rashid not just as a homeless man, but a human being. And in a way, the photo that went around the world was recognition for Rashid, too: a man who could now use some help from the country he says he was proud to help when he was called to serve.
Joe Biden genuinely cares about people. He cares about us.
Joe Biden is a great president
Is there still more work to be done? 100%! Lots more work. But Biden did more than many people guessed could be done. He deserves a lot of credit. AND he deserves to be re-elected.
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