Announcer the Vice President spoken virginia ahead of the super tuesday primary. He was joined by tim kaine and former Governor Terry mcauliffe. Both of whom recently endorsed mr. Biden. This is just over 50 minutes. [indiscernible] [cheers and applause] hey norfork, you guys look great. What a crowd. Thank you guys. Who is ready for decency back in the white house . [cheers and applause] i want to tell you my favorite joe biden story. 2008, thernor in first elected official outside virginia to endorsed barack obama for president. It was election day. Because i was governor, i was also sweating, not just who would win, i was worried about the voting booths in the polls, where the lines too long. In the middle of the morning on election day, i got a call. The call was from the Obama Campaign and it said senator biden has just voted in wilmington. On his way to chicago for what will hopefully be a victory party, he wants to stop in richmond and drive to a voting booth just to say hi to some voters. Is an him, there Elementary School i five minute drive from the richmond airport. Tell me what time you will be there and i will meet you. I showed up. There were a lot of people in line. They thought i was just there to shake hands and they did not know i had a surprise planned for them. Out, he had just voted. I knew him from the carver neighborhood. Voted for have just president obama. I have always wanted to see an africanamerican president. I have something more exciting, night my nephew has sickle cell anemia, just turned 18, he is sitting in the car appeared he is too sick to go into vote. He has driven with me, the poll workers are going to take the voting machinery out of to the car so he can vote. [applause] pretty cool. So i said, do you want a surprise after you vote . Can you wait a few minutes . He said what kind of surprise . I said im not telling you. [laughter] they took the machinery out to the car, this young man who is very sick in the backseat voted and i said sit here for a couple moments, something cool is going to happen. Five minutes later a big bus came up and all kinds of security, joe biden hops out and he is shaking everybodys hand. I said joe, there is a young guy who is casting his first vote today he and and he just voted for you and barack. He is too sick to go in, can you say hello to him . Day ofs the most intense his life, he had staffers telling him what to do and a crew of press people following him. He said absolutely. Where is this young man . We walked over to the car. The guy saw what was happening and was like, are you kidding me . Joe biden is coming over to my car . The press is following joe. Joe instinctively opens the door, gets in the car, shuts the door, no one can hear whats going on. [laughter] the press is surrounding the car and they are shooting footage of joe talking to this very ill 18yearold who was extremely happy to be doing something so important on such a momentous day. Joe stayed there talking, the staffers said we have to go, everybody is trying to rush him. He is having such an animated discussion with this young man. I dont know what they said but they talked for a long time. I know that that is a moment that that young man will carry with him for his entire life. Arent you ready to have some decency back in the white house . [cheers and applause] i am tired that we live in a time when the most known american in the world that probably means in some way, the most known person in the world is not a person that any parent or any teacher or any minister or any moral leader says to a young person, act like that man. Talk like that man. Treat people like that man does. The most holding up known american in the world as a role model for anyone. Biden, his character, his heart, his decency, his connections and love her every day americans, we will have somebody back in the white house who will stand for the goodness of everyday americans. That is why i am proud. Proud to endorse joe biden. [cheers and applause] all of my proud with friends and colleagues to endorse joe biden. You came here to hear joe. I am going to bring up one more person. You know this guy. Single county and south airline on for joe biden you that joe biden yesterday. I have no joe biden for decades. When i ran for governor, joe biden came down and did at least six events for me. He has been there for virginia democrats every single day. Guess what . Androke a 44 year trend, swept the state in 2013. [cheers and applause] what happened . You look at what has happened with democrats in power here in virginia for a couple of years. Medicaid expansion, raising the e. R. A. Wage, passing the [applause] we restored more felon rights than any other states in the United States of america. We reformed the criminal Justice System, gave teachers pay raises, that is what you get when you get democrats in office. You know what im saying . We had a lot of help. Joe biden was our friend. When he was in the obamabiden white house. Every time we needed help, i called joe biden. Roads, the n which was bankrupt, we needed investment. Who do you think i called in the white house to get us 125 million . [applause] when the bay bridge tunnel needed money, who do you think i called . [applause] when we had to have a settlement on the Shenandoah River because dupont had poisoned it with mercury. We got the eighth largest settlement in the history of america. Who do you think i called to help negotiate that . Joe biden. [applause] that is why we need him in the white house. He had his he has been here for virginia time and time again. Joe biden is about results. Pragmatic solutions to the problems you folks face every day. Lowering Prescription Drug prices, infrastructure. Some candidates are calling for a revolution. Do you know what, we had a revolution to for four years ago, it ended 30 miles from here. Revolution, we need joe biden in the white house. With joe biden at the top of the ticket, we will sweep virginia. Spanberger, we got great new dynamic members of congress. Who is it . The great thing about joe biden, you need swing voters. Who is and we can send to south side and southwest virginia to take our message across the commonwealth . Joe biden. [applause] folks, are you fired up . [cheers and applause] his speech, you saw him. The empathy. He talked about what it means to be an american. He talked about patriotism. We got a guy in the white house who doesnt know anything about patriotism or empathy. He said the coronavirus was a hoax. Thatber this, when we had tragic day in charlottesville, when 1000 neonazi came to our state. I talked to the president that day and i baked President Trump, come out and condemn hatred. Do note he did . He said there were good people on both sides. [booing] so, it is time to elect joe biden the next president. [cheers and applause] thank you, thank you, thank you. Hello, norfolk. [cheers and applause] god love you. Wow ive got to start off with my mother. She said joey with please excuse my back when im talking, i apologize to everybody back here but thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Governor, thank you for that introduction the once and future governor of virginia. Look, i dont know if you heard , last night there was a primary in South Carolina. [cheers] i just want to say a special thanks before i go much further to my friend. Your senator, tim kaine, a teachers son, an ironworkers son, a guy who, in fact, as lawyer who fought for people his whole life, hes a governor who im proud to have tim in this fight with me because there is no one i would rather have. I also want to thank a few more outstanding public servants. Congressman donald hes been with me a long time. Where are you . Don, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. If im your nominee its all dons fault. Hes been pushing me to do this for a long time. Hes been with me from the very beginning and im grateful for it, don. I really mean it. I call her commander [laughter] i came down and campaigned for her and she won in spite of it. She was winning by 20 points, she still won after i campaigned for her. I tell you what, youre doing a heck of a job, commander, and you helped us win back the house in 2018. And the guy who has forgotten more about reforming the criminal justice than most people will ever know, congressman bobby scott. Bobby has been a great friend for a long time. We served in the house and senate together, and, bobby, i want to tell you, youll be in trouble because the first thing im going to do when i get elected president , god willing, is im going to sign into law your safe justice act which will change a lot of things. No, for real. You know it. You know it. And, folks, mayor where are you . Thank you, man. The passport into the place. Richmond is a different place because of you and congratulations. Thank you for being with me. Thank you for your endorsement. [applause] and Governor Terry mcauliffe. This is a guy who has been a leader, who fought for progressive change, that when i started off, he was a United States senator, i got elected when i was 29 years old, back 180 years ago, virginia was a circumstance that the idea that the only way you could find a way through getting to the presidency, is through virginia. I tell you what, you and tim have changed the landscape here. You have changed the landscape of the country and heres the deal. To all of those who have been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your campaign. [applause] this is your campaign. Six days ago the press and the pundits declared my candidacy dead. Now, thanks to the heart of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, im very much alive. [cheers] and, you know, the interesting thing is, that on tuesday, here in virginia, you could be the launching pad to the path to beat donald trump. [cheers] you know, this campaign has taken off, so i ask yall, i ask yall to join us, and anybody watching this on television, i want to tell you, go to joebiden. Com. Sign up. Volunteer. Contribute if you can. We need you and well use you and well take advantage of all your help. There is a place in our campaign for you. For the next few days democrats all across the nation and here in virginia will be voting on super tuesday. The moment to choose the path forward for our party has arrived. Maybe sooner than most people thought it would. Maybe sooner than they thought it would but its here and the decision democrats are going to make across america in the next few days will determine what our party stands for, what we believe in, and what well be able to get done. If democrats want to nominate someone who can beat trump, keep nancy pelosi as speaker, hold the house of representatives, and take back the u. S. Senate, the state legislature, like we did in virginia, if they want to do that, if they want to do that, now is the moment. Folks, you know, the fact is, the decision the democrats make all across america in the next few days will determine, as i said what we stand for. And, folks, you know, if democrats want a nominee who will build on obama care, not scrap it. [cheers] if they want to take on the nra and not protect them, if they want to stand up for the poor and middle class, well, folks, weve arrived at that moment. Thats the change. If youre going to stand up and make sure the middle class doesnt have to raise their taxes, and you have someone who makes a promise that can be kept, then join us. And if democrats want, if democrats want to build a coalition and a legacy of the most successful democrat in our lifetime, barack obama cheers] you can do this, we can do this by building a coalition, we can do this by bringing together americans of every race, every ethnicity, every gender, every economic station, republicans, democrats as well as independents, ladies and gentlemen, this race is bigger than just the Democratic Party. The character of america is on the ballot. Literally. [applause] you can either win big or lose big. I said winning big or losing big, thats the choice. Most americans dont want the promise of a revolution. What they want is results. Results. They want to give all americans access to real opportunity. To have affordable healthcare available for every american. An environment with clean air and clean water, and an educational system that funds our schools, pays our teachers, and makes sure Community College is free, a nation thats able to stand up successfully to the nra, reform our criminal Justice System and mobilize the world against climate change. [applause] and an economy that rewards work, not just wealth. A job, as my dad used to say, is about a lot more than a paycheck. Its about a lot more than a paycheck. Its about your dignity, its about your place in the community. Its about who you are. Its about being able to look your kid in the eye, after having lost a job, in scranton, pennsylvania, we had to move to delaware. It took three years to be able to buy another home, but he would say, it means who you are. Being able to look your kid in the eye and say honey, its going to be okay. My dad like many of yours made that longest walk, up a short slight of stairs to a kids bedroom and say, honey, dad lost his job, mom lost her job, we cant live here anymore. A lot of people have had to make this walk. We cant live here anymore. Youre going to go home and live with grandpa and mom is going to and your brothers are going to go home, too but heres the deal. Your sister. But im going to move down to delaware. Its only 157 mails away. I thought it was like going to the moon when he said it. No, i really did, so i came home every weekend. And when i get it put together its going to be okay, i promise you. My dad believed it because he thought there was an even chance if he worked like hell he would have an opportunity but go back to your old neighborhoods, ask the people who made that walk today, ask them who they think they can look their child in the eye and say, honey, its going to be okay and mean it. The truth is, we have now no longer the wealthiest middle class in the world, the poor are getting killed. Were in a position where the vast majority of the American People receive a bill for 400 per month they didnt expect, guess what, they would have to borrow the money or sell something. Folks, thats not who we are. Thats not the United States of america. Thats not what we thats not where weve been or have to be. Look, im in this for all our families. For all our communities, because its the right thing to do. Thats what makes us democrats. Talk is cheap. False promises are deceptive. The talk of revolution isnt changing anyones life right now. The fact is, you need real results and we need them now. Thats what ive done my whole career and ill do it as president. It isnt an election to spends our time in a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. Thats going to be determined by all of you. But were in a battle for the soul of america. This is the most perilous moment in the lifetime of anyone here in terms of politics. Youve never voted in an election, no matter how old you are, thats more consequential than where we are now. Folks, you know, i believe with every fiber in my being, that when we talked about, you know, i announced my candidacy up in philadelphia. Winning means uniting america. Not selling more division. It means not only fighting but healing this country. [applause] youve got to heal it. We have to beat donald trump and the Republican Party but we cant become like them. We cant become them. I get criticized in this caucus in this democratic primary, for talking about, were not were going to have endless war. Folks, system doesnt work with endless war between the parties. If that happens, that continues, i refuse to accept the notion that we cant bring it together because if we cant all thats left, all thats left is the abuse of power by a president because we cant get anything done. Its not at all consistent with our constitution. Folks, look, we must heal our divisions and repair this democracy and above all, its time for america to get back up, and once again, fight for the proposition, as corny as i sounds, the proposition, the truth is so self evident, we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men and women are created equal, endowed by their creator. [applause] we, the people, in order to form a more Perfect Union, look, look, weve never lived up to those words of jefferson, but we have never, never, never walked away from them. Like we have under this president. I believe those words with every fiber in my being. I saw a few days ago in a town hall on cnn in charleston, South Carolina, you know, a gentleman spoke up or reverend, he stood up and he asked me a question in that town hall, his name is reverend anthony thompson, whose wife myra, was studying the words of her bible with eight other parishioners, with mother emanuel 4 1 2 years ago. It was their weekly bible study. And, you know, a white supremacist walked in, they were trying to find purpose in faith and in god and in each other. And in an instant, in an instant, what happened. Hates vengeance pierced their faith. They are lost forever. Once most incredible about that congregation, whats most remarkable, is reverend thompson and the families of emmanuel nine is that through their pain and grief, they for gave. Remember, they forgave the killer, and in their forgiveness, more change, more change has been brought to South Carolina than in the past hundred years. The Confederate Flag came down as a consequence of that. [applause] for real. Basically shamed the legislature in doing the right thing. And real change began to take place. That was six weeks after my son bo biden had just died. After a long, long illness. And my wife and my son and daughter and i, we stayed down another two days because we wanted to go back to the sunday service at mother emmanuel. After the funerals had already taken place and the Memorial Service had ended. Because we needed to heal. We needed to be in a situation where, where we, the family, could find the kind of peace. God knows how they found it. Folks, we went back to that church and with every day thats passed, every season thats passed, they have gotten up and weve been able to get up, because we learned, and im not proselytizing, im not trying to continue any particular faith, but it was faith that got us back up. I know youre not supposed to talk about this. [applause] but every day, every season thats passed, you know, what i learned, and a lot of you have been through as much or worse than i have been through in your family life, losing children and a wife and things like that, but but, you know what . You find out what i found, and thats why i went back to the church, i think we all have to think about this, back to their church, is that i found the only way to deal with real loss is to find purpose. To find purpose. And to do things that are worthy of the blessings to live in this remarkable country and the things that you hope and pray, that what you lost would be proud of you for doing. How many in this room, in this gymnasium, have lost a child, mother, father, brother, sister, look around, anywhere from half to 2 3 of the people have been through that. You know what im talking about. And many people have been through a lot worse than i have been through without any kind of help from the family that i had. My point is. Youre the reason im in this race. People like you here tonight and all around the country, because the days of Donald Trumps divisiveness has to come to an end. [applause] with no apathy, no concern, no ability to understand what people are going through. They have to end. Because its not who we are. Because the American People have seen the alternative. Thats why were going to be able to change this. They now know, they now know, there are two ways people get inspired. By inspirational leaders from lincoln all the way through to obama, or by really bad people. By people who dont seem to have any sense of decency and honor and compassion. Guess what . The days of donald trump have, in fact, made people realize we cant go on like this. We have to build a more Perfect Union because the American People have seen the alternative. So my message to you is simple. Folks, lets get back up. Were decent, brave, resilient people. Were better than this moment and were better than this president. So get up. [applause] lets take the country back. This is the United States of america. We have never, never, never, never failed when weve set our mind to it and done it together. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. Its time to get up, take back the country, and lead the world once again. God bless you all and may god protect our troops. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. [inaudible] andhim and wil will and [inaudible] President Trump holds a rally in north carolina. Free cspanon the radio app. The candidates are only revealed over time. Since you cant be everywhere, there is cspan. Our campaign programming differs from all other political coverage for one simple reason. We have brought you unfiltered view of government every day since 1979. We are bringing you and unfiltered view of the people this november. With cspan, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. To my tonight, gary should cairo talks about political ends on social media platforms. I dont think its a fair button burden to put on facebook. I think there should be a way of dealing with that. Thats not for me to say. I hope they make one respecting the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects everyone. 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