Switch to the mobile version of this page.
- Home
- Blogs
- News
- Music
- Film
- Food
- Arts
- Columns
- Sports
- Elections
- Glossies
- INDY Extras
- Calendar
- Best of the Triangle
Browse Home
Browse News
Browse Elections
- Take-Along Voting Guide 2018
- Candidate Questionnaires - Statewide
- Candidate Questionnaires - Federal
- Candidate Questionnaires - Wake County
- Candidate Questionnaires - Durham County
- Candidate Questionnaires - Orange County
- Register to Vote
- Elections Archives
Browse Columns
Browse Music
Browse Arts
Browse Film
Browse Food
- Triangle Dining Guide
- 2017 DRINK
- Submit or update a dining listing
- Farmers Markets
- Food blog
- Dish special issue
- Food & Drink Events
- Food Archives
Browse Sports
Browse INDY Extras
Browse Blogs
Browse Best of the Triangle
- Best of the Triangle 2018
- Best of the Triangle 2018: Promote Your Business
- Best of the Triangle 2017
- Best of the Triangle 2016
- Best of: Year After Year
Browse Calendar
Browse Home
bar
Member since Sep 2, 2008
Recent Comments
Extra Extra!
Make sure you're signed up so we can inbox you the latest.
- Weekly Newsletter (Wednesday) - The stories in this week's issue
- Weekly Events Newsletter - Our picks for your weekend and beyond
Custom Lists
- Zip.
© 2018
Indy Week • 320 E. Chapel Hill St., Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701 • phone 919-286-1972 • fax 919-286-4274
RSS Feeds | Powered by Foundation
Re: “They called him B-biden”
Barry, nice article and I appreciate your comments. Barry knows that I asked him the question. I was the person who stood in the hot sun in Springfield over a week ago and first learned of Biden's stutter. Sen. Obama mentioned that he used to be called B-B-Biden and everyone laughed and then got nervous that it was politically incorrect. In fact, we were all too aware that Biden frequently misspeaks, such as when he called the Black junior Senator "articulate" a code word for 'surprise-a smart black person'. The comment from Sen. Obama indicated that this was a real person who had grown up in a biased America and that he could relate. I latched onto him with comfort then and have been comfort able ever since. Meeting Barry helped alot, so I was ready on Wednsday night when the Senator took to the podium. He made me very proud to embrace his past and proclaim the future. Thank you, Barry, for bringing this to light.