Posted on 11/13/2017 1:58:01 PM PST by drewh
On Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden will publish his first book in 10 years: Promise Me, Dad, a memoir of his experiences in 2015, which included losing his 46-year-old son Beau to brain cancer. In Promise Me, Dad, Joe Biden writes that Barack Obama offered to pay for his son Beau Biden's cancer treatment.
Biden first mentioned President Obama's generous offer in January 2016. After being diagnosed with brain cancer in August 2013, medical complications forced Beau Biden to step down from his role as the Attorney General of Delaware in January 2015, but, without his income, Beau's family were put in a difficult financial situation. As a result, Joe and his wife — Beau's step-mother, Jill — were prepared to sell their home, or take out a second mortgage on it, in order to help pay for their son's medical bills and other financial obligations.
Beau Biden died in May 2015. He was 46 years old. The Biden family would later choose President Obama to eulogize their husband, son, and father. In Promise Me, Dad, Joe Biden discusses the moment when President Obama offered financial assistance to his family in their time of greatest need.
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Although "Barack was the first person outside [Biden's] family to know about Beau's illness," Biden writes that he had kept the details of his son's declining health and his family's financial crisis under wraps, not even telling President Obama about "the true desperation" of the situation. But in 2014, Beau's ability to speak had become compromised, and both Biden and his other son, Hunter, were worried that Beau would have to resign from his position as Delaware Attorney General, which would leave his family with no income. The prospect of his son's impending resignation and dire financial straits was the catalyst that provoked Biden into speaking up.
Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden, $16.20, Amazon
From the memoir:
But in the middle of 2014, when Beau's aphasia was getting worse, he worried that his illness might eventually effect his cognitive capability. And knowing Beau, Hunt and I became concerned that he might feel honor-bound to resign before his term as attorney general was over. The only income he had at the time was his salary. I told the president about this at one of our private lunches.
"What are you going to do?" he asked.
"Well, he doesn't have much money, but we're okay," I said. "Jill and I can take out a second mortgage on our house in Wilmington if we have to. We'll be fine."
"Don't do that," Barack said, with a force that surprised me. I could see him getting emotional. That he got up out of his chair and walked around behind me and put his hands on my shoulders. "I'll give you the money. I have it. You can pay me back whenever."
Joe Biden's memoir, Promise Me, Dad, is available at your favorite bookstore on Tuesday. The audiobook version is narrated by the author, and is available exclusively on Audible.
Craps sake....he was a GIVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, wasn’t he??? No Leftists ever work for the Private Sector!
Hey beau....you do NOT RESIGN because you are going thru cancer treatments, THAT would be a HUGE lawsuit!
Doesn’t pass the smell test.
JB has a BIG home around Hokessin Del
His wife is a Dr
He’s been in the public trough for years.
Joe is pulling out all the stops for this book tour! Dr. Jill Biden needs a new pair of heels baby!
Next time I need to read the entire article first! Joe Lieden is a CREEP!
Joe’s definitely ramping up to run. He always digs up the dead relatives to kick off a campaign.
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>> “Doesn’t pass the smell test.” <<
Like every other thing “Uncle Joe” says or does.
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Me Again got rid of Dr Jill for the last block so she could corner him...lol
Didn’t Obamacare pay for it?
1. How come Biden has been in Congress for decades and still can't afford the medical treatment, but Obama was only there since 2006 and was able to afford to give the money to Biden? Clearly, Biden was doing something wrong.
2. Remember when Democrats went nuts over Bob Dole's loan to Newt Gingrich? I suppose our do-nothing Republicans would have no problem with Obama's "You can pay me back whenever" loan to Biden.
-PJ
:)
that’s a great point!
Sure Joe, sure.....
Yeah, not buying it.
Gee that was mighty white of him.
Yeah, offering to pay for it is not the same as “pay me back.”
Did Beau not sign up for Obamacare?
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