The Vice President's visit

It is Tuesday, October 19, 2010 and Senator Barbara Boxer is paying a visit to Taft Elementary School in Friendly Acres, talking to the 3rd grade in an after school program she helped secure funding for.

Expecting the Senator to finally leave, the classroom teacher isn't sure exactly what's going on as more people seem to be arriving instead of going, and helicopters are flying overhead.  Next thing she knows, in walks Vice President Joe Biden.

In a bid to retain her State senate seat, Ms Boxer, who was running against Republican rival Carly Fiorina (former HP CEO), had decided to bring in some big guns to help her campaign's fundraising event in San Francisco - and while he was here, sneak in some warm and fuzzy, kid-friendly P.R.  Apparently Biden's visit was a surprise even to the school district.



The school and city got some wonderful coverage out of it.  See links below.  The children did their neighborhood proud.  And to commemorate the visit, the children each got to keep a photo of the class with the Senator and the VP.

So how much of a part did Friendly Acres play in politics or state history? - well, the Senator got to keep her seat.  And now she, and Joe Biden, are a part of Friendly Acres history.

ABC 7 News, Oct 19, 2010

You Tube Videos

Vice President Biden and Senator Boxer with Taft Students



Vice President asking about college at Taft

Vice President asking Students what they want to be when they grow up

Senator reading to students at Taft