+OverSword Posted January 12, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Quote President Obama awarded outgoing Vice President Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday afternoon. Calling the former longtime Delaware senator "the best vice president America's ever had" and a "lion of American history," Obama gave his White House partner the surprise award in an emotional ceremony, initially billed as a farewell. After extolling the job that Biden has done, Obama ended it with the unexpected news that he was giving the vice president the nation's highest civilian honor, with distinction — a designation previously given only to President Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II and Gen. Colin Powell. "To know Joe Biden is to know love without pretense, service without self-regard, and to live life fully," Obama said. Overcome with tears and completely caught off guard by the award, Biden praised the president as "remarkable man who did remarkable things for this country" who had truly treated him like an equal partner in governance. "This honor is not only well beyond what I deserve, but it's a reflection of the generosity of your spirit," Biden told Obama. "I don't deserve this. But I know it came from the president's heart." Source 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Socks Junior Posted January 12, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I have this vague feeling that he knows somebody. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdealJustice Posted January 12, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Biden the creepy old guy teaching and feeling young kid's hair in a weirdly sensual manner? that guy? An Ally of Podesta the pizzagate guy? hmm. makes one wonder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted January 12, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Remember when they made friendship bracelets? Edited January 12, 2017 by OverSword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted January 13, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I don't know much about the guy other than he has a very expressive face, so I don't really have an opinion on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted January 13, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This is a non-thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted January 13, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'm happy for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Sam Posted January 13, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 13, 2017 During the last days of Obama's Adminstration, they been handing out medals left and right, then rewarding medals to themselves. This is very arrogant and egotistic, that they are basically insulting all the people who had to earn theirs. :\ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted January 13, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I agree with Joe on this one. He doesn't deserve it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 13, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 13, 2017 nice job devaluing the prize. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 13, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Are people that are unhappy about this unhappy because Biden got the medal at all- or because it was given with distinction? And just for more info, here a list of all the folks that have gotten the Medal of Freedom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_recipients 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpumper Posted January 13, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Typical left. Rewarding someone for nothing. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted January 13, 2017 #13 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Sweetpumper said: Typical left. Rewarding someone for nothing. If Shrillary had won the Presidency, she'd been given a Noble Prize immediately afterward. These leftists like to pat themselves on the back for merely being leftists and nothing more. Biden doesn't even deserve a participation acknowledgement. Edited January 13, 2017 by Thorvir 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 13, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 13, 2017 6 minutes ago, rashore said: Are people that are unhappy about this unhappy because Biden got the medal at all- or because it was given with distinction? because he did nothing to deserve it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 13, 2017 #15 Share Posted January 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, aztek said: because he did nothing to deserve it. All right, fair enough. What do you think warrants deserving it? I'm not trying to be provocative by asking that. It's just that reading the list of recipients- there's a bunch of folks on there that it just seems like that someone liked them more than they did anything deserving. There seems to be a lot of more distinguished folks on the list too. I guess I'm uncertain on what the things are that gets someone recommended by the committee in the first place for the President to choose from. Why are some of the sports and entertainers on the list considered deserving, but by comparison Biden is not? Or how come he got on the list with the likes of the Apollo 11 crew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 13, 2017 #16 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, rashore said: All right, fair enough. What do you think warrants deserving it? not sure but i know doing nothing does not warrant deserving it. it is not "president's best friend' medal, it is highest award civilian can get, it requires some grand achievement at least. preferably in a field of freedom. i'll tell you what, keep in mind I'm not trying to be provocative by asking that , if you could list his achievements we can go over them together and see which are warrant deserving highest civilian honor one can get. Edited January 13, 2017 by aztek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdealJustice Posted January 13, 2017 #17 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Uncle Sam said: During the last days of Obama's Adminstration, they been handing out medals left and right, then rewarding medals to themselves. This is very arrogant and egotistic, that they are basically insulting all the people who had to earn theirs. :\ Usually a sign of corrupt government trying to validate itself to the people in an effort to conceal their meritless ventures. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted January 13, 2017 #18 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Joe getting a medal is a joke but from the look of the list rashore provided the medal itself has been handed out like candy since Bill Clinton (including Bush) thereby cheapening it to the point of making it not much more than a thanks for supporting me award. Interestingly the Congressional Medal of Honor started out as a less important medal than it later became in a kind of reverse evolution to this medal so standards change over time in both directions I guess. Edited January 13, 2017 by Merc14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 13, 2017 #19 Share Posted January 13, 2017 27 minutes ago, aztek said: not sure but i know doing nothing does not warrant deserving it. it is not "president's best friend' medal, it is highest award civilian can get, it requires some grand achievement at least. preferably in a field of freedom. i'll tell you what, keep in mind I'm not trying to be provocative by asking that , if you could list his achievements we can go over them together and see which are warrant deserving highest civilian honor one can get. I have no idea what Biden might have done achievement wise... But there's guys on the list for things like driving in circles fast or talking sports on the radio, and I have no idea what they might have done either to have earned it. To me, it isn't really a big deal that Biden got the medal itself, there's plenty of other head scratches on the list too. What kind of weirds me out a bit was that he got the "with distinction". That does seem to be an above and beyond kind of recognition compared with the other people on that shorter list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 13, 2017 #20 Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 minute ago, rashore said: I have no idea what Biden might have done achievement wise... But there's guys on the list for things like driving in circles fast or talking sports on the radio, and I have no idea what they might have done either to have earned it. To me, it isn't really a big deal that Biden got the medal itself, there's plenty of other head scratches on the list too. What kind of weirds me out a bit was that he got the "with distinction". That does seem to be an above and beyond kind of recognition compared with the other people on that shorter list. well i'm in agreement here, from the list it does seem, like award value dropped since Clinton. just like Merc14 said, it became "thanks you for supporting me" medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted January 13, 2017 #21 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I came here for Biden memes...c'mon guys now is the time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted January 13, 2017 #22 Share Posted January 13, 2017 44 minutes ago, aztek said: well i'm in agreement here, from the list it does seem, like award value dropped since Clinton. just like Merc14 said, it became "thanks you for supporting me" medal. Obama is handing out consolation prizes. The "I don't care what Trump says I'm special" award 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 13, 2017 #23 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: I came here for Biden memes...c'mon guys now is the time lol, trump has dealt with tougher guys than these 2 clowns Edited January 13, 2017 by aztek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted January 13, 2017 #24 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 hours ago, aztek said: lol, trump has dealt with tougher guys than these 2 clowns Can any other President claim to have stood in the squared circle? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 13, 2017 #25 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) i can't think of two tough presidents, Lincoln, teddy Roosevelt, imo they would be fit being in the ring, thou it did not exist back than. thou Lincoln was a wrestler in young days Edited January 13, 2017 by aztek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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