Kinnock The Dots
September 21, 2008 at 5:50 pm
In 1988 Joe Biden had to drop out of the presidential race after claiming a coal-mining lineage that had an amazing resemblance to Neil Kinnock’s life story.
Which makes this item in today’s Bristol Herald Courier all the more curious:
In his first visit to Southwest Virginia, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, speaking at the United Mine Workers’ annual fish fry here on Saturday, was quick to tout his ties to coal.
“I hope you won’t hold it against me, but I am a hard-coal miner, anthracite coal, Scranton, Pa.,” Biden said. “It’s nice to be back in coal country. … It’s a different accent [in Southwest Virginia] … but it’s the same deal. We were taught that our faith and our family was the only really important thing, and our faith and our family informed everything we did.”
Biden might be well-advised to steer clear of the coal narrative, lest he trip over story lines again. He might be on firmer ground talking about his experiences as a hockey mom.
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