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Biden Attends Mother-In-Law's Funeral
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ABC News' Matt Jaffe reports: Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Dela., Tuesday attended the funeral of his late mother-in-law Bonny Jean Jacobs, who passed away Sunday at the age of 78 after a long illness.
Jacobs, from Willow Grove, Penn., is survived by her five daughters, including the senator's wife Jill.
Jacobs' husband Donald passed away in 1999.
The morning service at Abington Presbyterian Church near Philadelphia comes at the end of a trying post-debate stretch for the Delaware lawmaker. His mother-in-law's death Sunday came on the same day his son Beau began a year-long deployment to Iraq by departing for training in Texas.
On Wednesday, Biden will get back on the campaign trail traveling to Florida, where he will hold his first solo campaign rally in 12 days. His last solo rally was on September 26 in Cudahy, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
Since then, Biden has spent two days campaigning with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in North Carolina, Virginia, and Michigan, took four days to prepare for last Thursday's vice-presidential debate in St. Louis, attended Friday's deployment ceremony for Beau in Dover, and then cancelled four days of events in Washington DC, Virginia, New Hampshire, and Florida to remain with his family in Wilmington.
October 7, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Obama, Barack, Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (51)
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Peace @sincere sympathy to a good. honest, courageous man with a wonderful family that any man would be proud of !!!
Posted by: Dan A | Oct 7, 2008 2:52:32 PM
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jacobs and Biden family today.
Peace be with you all in this time of sadness.
Posted by: Greg | Oct 7, 2008 2:52:37 PM
Gob bless Joe Biden and his family during this difficult time.
I am so glad McCain and Palin have shown such respect.
YEAH RIGHT.
Posted by: god bless | Oct 7, 2008 2:53:35 PM
Joe Biden has become a hero in the eyes of all decent Americans for his attention to family at this time. McCain and Palin who have taken advantage of his absence, attack, and and do not even acknowledge his sacrifice on the campaign trail, represent the worst of our country and barely qualify as human beings, never mind legitimate candidates. Biden and Obama will reap great rewards for their integrity. McCain and Palin and their supporters will fail miserably and end up in disgrace, with a whole lot of bad Karma to make up for.
Posted by: robby10001 | Oct 7, 2008 3:07:39 PM
Nat Turner,
Respect the dead and shut the hell up you ignorant, idiotic, hillbilly (and I was nice).
Posted by: Lawrence | Oct 7, 2008 3:07:55 PM
Nat Turner - I really feel sorry for people like you, because you're too stupid to know how poor your character is.
Posted by: Kevin | Oct 7, 2008 3:18:56 PM
nat turner i hope you get raped, you bastard
Posted by: joey crack | Oct 7, 2008 3:47:58 PM
Dear Senator Biden,
All of Europe hopes you and Senator Obama will return common sense and decency in America. We are America's friends but we do not like McCain and especially do not like Palin.
Posted by: Paul | Oct 7, 2008 3:55:31 PM
My deepest condolences to Mr. Biden and thank you for the effort and awesome campaign you have conducted... your mother-in-law will be looking down from above and blessing you with her love as you take over the mantle, Mr. Vice President..
And this is for Nat .. from all of us Canadians..you are a cold jerk....making a comment like that is disgusting..
Posted by: Ed | Oct 7, 2008 3:57:43 PM
I know her spirit will continue to comfort you Sen Biden - God bless you and your family
Posted by: f4skyhawk | Oct 7, 2008 4:00:45 PM
Our condolences to the entire Biden Family!
God Speed, Bonny Jean.
Posted by: nancy | Oct 7, 2008 4:17:01 PM
My deepest condolences to Mr. Biden and thank you for the effort and awesome campaign you have conducted... your mother-in-law will be looking down from above and blessing you with her love as you take over the mantle, Mr. Vice President..
And this is for Nat .. from all of us Canadians..you are a cold jerk....making a comment like that is disgusting..
Posted by: Ed | Oct 7, 2008 4:27:14 PM
can't wait until the debate tonight, in the last one,
McCain didn't look Obama in the eye, well I wouldn't either.
Bucky was an ugly, angry gay halloween monster.
Who did his makeup? They should be fired! He was dark and sinister, those damn eyebrows and scowls.
He just lost all the old folks vote.
scary as hell!
yeah blobama looked like a black version of Gollum the evil one!
Then again Obama looked like a gay monster in drag with all of that makeup.
Scary ... and it's not even Halloween!
Posted by: BUCKY NOBAMA 08! | Oct 7, 2008 4:37:31 PM
Michelle Obama first lady......ROFL thats funny more like first charcter in the Planet of the Apes" NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, SHE DOES HAVE A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE TO ZERA! BUT NOWHERE NEAR THE SCRUPLES! MICHELLE SHOULD BE BANISHED FROM THE USA.
Posted by: . | Oct 7, 2008 4:40:32 PM
Sometimes a blog needs a filtering system to remove comments that are off point and offensive. The post by Mr. Turner meets that criterion. Allowing, comments like his, diminishes the quality of the blog, and makes intelligent individuals reluctant to post.
Posted by: Tom | Oct 7, 2008 4:40:43 PM
Dear Lord,
Why couldn't you have taken Nat Turner instead?
-RR
Posted by: richard reagan | Oct 7, 2008 5:04:23 PM
I can't help but notice that many McCain supporters have been particularly vile as of late. In a recent McCain rally you have people screaming at the top of their lungs that Obama is a terrorist, and even one guy suggesting that Obama be murdered, and McCain not even flinching or showing an consciousness to the vileness around him. Now we have Nat Turner in this comment thread derailing a topic because he disagrees with Biden's claims. Sure, he made some factual errors, as did Palin. But is that worth injecting into a topic having to do with the death of Biden's mother-in-law.
Posted by: Kevin | Oct 7, 2008 5:21:45 PM
My thoughts and prayers are with the Biden family.
For those of you who spew hatred, calling Barack and Michelle Obama derogatory names, I just want you to know that it will not work.
The amount of people who think like you are dwindling year after year. Before long, people who harbor such hate will no longer be a part of this great country.
Obama/Biden '08
Posted by: Marvin | Oct 7, 2008 5:24:46 PM
Michelle Obama first lady......ROFL thats funny more like first charcter in the Planet of the Apes" NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, SHE DOES HAVE A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE TO ZERA! BUT NOWHERE NEAR THE SCRUPLES! MICHELLE SHOULD BE BANISHED FROM THE USA.
Posted by: . | Oct 7, 2008 5:28:10 PM
MY WIFEY WAS JUST TRYING TO SAY, SHE WOULD ONLY BE PROUD OF AMERICA IF GOOD OLE BUCKY WAS ELECTED PREZ. NOW DON'T BOTHER ME ASKING ABOUT ISSUES ANYMORE. (yes but mister president, it's time for the State of the Union Address). WELL, JUST RUN THAT HOPE AND CHANGE CAMPAIGN SPEECH BY THOSE SUCKERS AGAIN.
Posted by: oprah nobama | Oct 7, 2008 5:29:39 PM
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