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Biden Cancels More Events After Mother-in-Law's Death

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October 05, 2008 4:58 PM

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden today canceled two days of events after the death of his mother-in-law.

"The Obama-Biden campaign today canceled Sen. Biden's schedule Monday and Tuesday because of the passing of Jill Biden's mother, Bonny Jean Jacobs, this afternoon after a long illness," Biden spokesman David Wade said in a statement.

The Biden family is at home in Wilmington, Del., after canceling the Delaware senator's weekend schedule that included campaign events in Washington, DC, and Virginia. On Monday and Tuesday, Biden had also been set to hold rallies in New Hampshire and Florida.

"We appreciate everyone's respect for the family's privacy during this difficult time," Wade added.

Sen. Barack Obama called the Bidens this afternoon from Asheville, N.C., to express his condolences.

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Didn't Bill apologize for a rash and, admittedly, stupid comment?

Posted by: Carl | Oct 5, 2008 5:49:54 PM

Bill,
I will pray for you because you obviously haven't been to church for a long time.

Posted by: Julie | Oct 5, 2008 5:50:07 PM

Hey guys and girls.

Lighten up on the Bill person. I think by now he/ she must realize you don't get a second chance to make a good first impression.

Senator and Mrs. Biden --

Heartfelt condolences in your grief. May time's passing lessen your agony and leave you with many happy memories.

Posted by: Doodley Bob | Oct 5, 2008 5:51:49 PM

Our family is keeping the Biden family in our prayers in this time of loss. May they find comfort and support in each other.

Having recently lost both my mother-in-law and then my mother, I found that time alone with family to mourn was very important.

Posted by: Undecided | Oct 5, 2008 5:53:26 PM

I did apologize for my heartless comments...A Poster is right...I havent gone to church lately...I have been laid off due to economy downturn and may lose my health care insurance and my home...so I'm bit edgy now..

God bless all who have forgave me...

Posted by: bill | Oct 5, 2008 5:54:10 PM

You know this is what you libs are so darn annoying. I can't accuse Biden of not being able to multi-task, but you libs do it all the time.

Multi-task Biden, gosh.

Posted by: bill | Oct 5, 2008 5:54:20 PM

Bill apologised. I bet those who are throwing stones at him have themselves made an off the cuff insensitive remark at one time or another in their lives. Think about it. At work, to a family member? That doesn't mean you need to go to a therapist nor are you a nasty person as a whole: nor does nor is Bill. It's just something we human beings do occasionally.

And if you're going to bring God into it then remember God asks us to practice forgiveness. Bill you are forgiven.

Posted by: Janet | Oct 5, 2008 5:55:16 PM

"I think he should just drop out of the race and take care of his wife."

???

Posted by: Kim | Oct 5, 2008 5:55:46 PM

sorry oops I did it again....

My mom and Dad are right...I need to cut back on my kool aid...

apologies again

Posted by: bill | Oct 5, 2008 5:56:33 PM

I think it's a shame that people like Fairfax Voter make such smug, ignorant comments. I had my fair share of childhood tragedy, as did the Biden boys and many other children/young people throughout the world. Believing that young people are exempt from pain is just an excuse to feel superior and act insensitive, even cruel.

Posted by: seriously | Oct 5, 2008 6:01:03 PM

As a 66 year old now living with my 95 year old mom in the house where I was brought up, and taking the most pleasure in how well she is doing -- we share the cooking, but she no longer mows the lawn (joke), I offer my deepest sympathies to the Biden family. Certainly Sen. Biden has acted nobly as well as necessarily here. I hope this election is a landslide for the Obama-Biden ticket, and I expect it will be. Here in uppermost-northeastern New York State, Clinton-Essex-Franklin Counties, the GOP has a strong presence, but we voted against Bush in2000 and 2004, and I expect we will vote against McCain-Palin this year -- lots of smart and decent people around here. James Johnson
(Williams BA, Yale Doctorate of Musical Arts)

Posted by: James Johnson | Oct 5, 2008 6:01:14 PM

Janet and Bill, these comments are really uncalled for. As for the "forgiveness" factor of Bill - I'm not sure that Bill wants forgiveness. He's playing.

Janet - leave the ticket? Are you serious?

Posted by: Renshaw | Oct 5, 2008 6:08:02 PM

Bill is a good reason why I'm no longer a republican. It's embarrassing to be associated with people like that. Biden is not my favorite politician by any stretch of the imagination and indeed, I have very deep and bitter disagreements with him on many issues(not the least of which is the drug war), but this is a serious time for his family and a man's place is with his family during a time like this. A REAL PATRIOT OF THIS COUNTRY IS GOING TO SUPPORT A SENATOR OF THIS COUNTRY DURING A PERIOD LIKE THAT, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. The phoney patriots on the right are the ones who will view this as the time to take cheap shots, and that's why people are dropping their candidates and party like they're Lehman Brother's stock.
We can only hope and pray that Biden's family will find comfort in each other and whatever faith they may hold to during this time. We can also hope and pray that Bill and people like him have not yet reproduced and will not be ever be allowed to for the sake of the quality of the human gene pool.

Posted by: Benjamin | Oct 5, 2008 6:11:20 PM

There's a bit of hypocrisy going on here. Bill gets knocked for bringing politics into the subject of Biden's family loss. Then along comes a Obama/Biden supporter offering sympathies to the Biden family in one sentence and, in the next, invoking politics and saying vote for Obama/Biden: don't vote for McCain/Palin.

Posted by: Janet | Oct 5, 2008 6:11:48 PM

Hey Hill Bill, you are one evil man.

Posted by: she | Oct 5, 2008 6:14:48 PM

The way Sen Biden has conducted himself during this family tragedy makes him far superior to Gov Palin and her insensitive aw shucks moment in debate when Sen Biden mentioned about his wife and child and the car accident.

I'm going to vote for Obama/Biden ticket because of this...

Posted by: No thanks Obama | Oct 5, 2008 5:27:10 PM

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Well vote twice the Obuma way...cause JOE cried Sarah did not!
He is high on pity parties.

Posted by: HP Boston | Oct 5, 2008 6:19:42 PM

Hey Hill Bill, you are one evil man.

Posted by: she | Oct 5, 2008 6:14:48 PM

ohooooooo evil as in gangs of bots!!!!!

Posted by: HP Boston | Oct 5, 2008 6:23:36 PM

They are in my prayers.

Posted by: a reader in georgia | Oct 5, 2008 6:24:33 PM

Yipee./..Yay .. why don't you guy's all go and help bury the old lady too?!

Posted by: joe binladen | Oct 5, 2008 6:26:34 PM

Bill, the Fox News Channel is always looking to employ a few good brain dead jerks like you. Only drunks need apply.

Posted by: Steve | Oct 5, 2008 6:27:28 PM

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