Yes, that is me with Senator Joe Biden, candidate for VP of the United States. Very cool moment! Shortly after I had him take the picture with me (this is in Newark, Ohio btw) he said to another person who wanted a pic: "Tell this guy to take it."--referring to me.
As I was taking the picture, I knew I had to ask a question... I had prepared an in depth and broad question to ask if given the opportunity with a microphone. Unfortunately, it wasn't that kind of town hall meeting, so in the midst of the bustling crowd of Democrats, I spontaneously said: "Joe! Please tell me you're gonna end American Imperialism!"
He answered: "Well, I don't think we're imperialist, but we will get out of Iraq."
Okay, decent answer, but I regretted how I phrased the question. I should have asked: "Joe, please tell me you're gonna end American militarism." Because a.) Imperialism is too loaded of a word and debatable, and b.) militarism directly refers to the military-industrial complex, which is more of a tangible phenomenon (the one that Eisenhower talked about).
But I was satisfied enough.
