Joe Biden at the DNC

Kari Chisholm

Joe Biden gave a classic stemwinder at the convention tonight. Going from somber to hilarious, wonky to stirring, the Vice President once again demonstrated that he's one of our party's best spokespersons - never mind Republican attempts to Dan Quayle-ize him.

One of my favorite stanzas:

When I look back on the president's decision, I think of another son of an automobile man — Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney grew up in Detroit....his dad ran an entire automobile company, American Motors. In spite of that, he was willing to let Detroit go bankrupt. I don’t think he's a bad guy. I’m sure he grew up loving cars as much as I did. I don’t think he understood that saving the automobile worker — saving the industry — what it meant to all of America.

I think he saw it the Bain way. I think he saw it in terms of balance sheets and write-offs. Folks, the Bain way may bring your firm the highest profits. But it’s not the way to lead our country from the highest office.

When things hung in the balance, the president understood this was about a lot more than the automobile industry. This was about restoring America’s pride. He understood in his gut what it would mean to leave a million people without hope or work if he didn’t act.

What was your favorite (or least favorite) section?

By Kari Chisholm Sept. 06, 2012 Posted in Video.