Lauren and Emily Blewitt may have been in preschool at the time, but they were old enough to know that then-Vice President Joe Biden had committed a serious breach of mealtime etiquette. 'He was just eating our chips!' Lauren, 10, said.
Lauren and Emily Blewitt may have been in preschool at the time, but they were old enough to know that then-Vice President Joe Biden had committed a serious breach of mealtime etiquette. “He was just eating our chips!” Lauren, 10, says – a mixture of delight and outrage crossing her face. Emily, 12, remembers Biden’s laser focus. “When the fancy meals came out, he just wanted the chips [French fries] and chicken nuggets,” she says.
When he spoke, he had the whole place in his hand, in 10, 20 seconds.” TV footage of Kennedy’s speech on the bank of the River Barrow – where CNN met with Minihan and Keilthy – notes the “thousands cheer[ing] with the enthusiasm that only Irishmen can muster for one of their own.” “It was a source of pride for the country to have the President associate himself with Ireland,” Minihan says. “And obviously for New Ross, it was exceptional. I suppose the town took on a whole new life.
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