4 November 2008
Joe Biden Goes Cubbing
Posted by admin under: Outings; politics .
Here’s a really cool story from ABC News about Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden. You’d think a Senator who is doing a whirlwind campaign wouldn’t have time to even say hello to a bunch of Cub Scouts, but this one did. In fact, he invited them to tour his campaign plane.
Before boarding his plane in Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday afternoon, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., spotted a group of Tiger Cub Scouts visiting the airport firehouse on a field trip.
“You guys are so nice, now what are you guys doing today?” Biden asked them.
“We looked at a fire station and…and now we’re going to go look at the plane,” replied one of the boys.
“Oh man, you’re gonna look at a plane?” said Biden. “Well, I don’t know, maybe you can come over and look at our plane. You guys wanna come and see my plane?”
“Yeah!” the boys shouted in unison.
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“You’re Barack Obama’s running mate.”
“Yeah, I’m Barack Obama’s running mate,” Biden replied. “Come on, we’re gonna go over here. We’ll take you inside and show you, OK? I’m gonna get in trouble, but come on.”
Biden and the boys then bounded up the steps on the large blue plane, where the senator gave the scouts a tour of the cockpit.
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After a few minutes –- and a few Tootsie Rolls -– they all descended the stairs, then giving Biden a quick Cub Scout cheer and salute.
His impromptu Cub Scout tour concluded, Biden then jetted off to Gainesville, continuing his daylong tour of the Sunshine State….
Somehow I think he won’t get in too much trouble. What a great opportunity for the Cub Scouts to tour a plane. Oh yeah, and to meet someone who the polling says is likely to be our next Vice-President. Thanks, Senator Biden!
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America Elects the Next Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America? | Scouting News Says:
5 November 2008 at 3:03 am.
[...] know that his Vice President, Joe Biden, is Cub Scout friendly, but Mr. Obama hasn’t really mentioned his thoughts on the Boy Scouts and their role in this [...]
