Email of the Week (v18)

I had a bit of a hard time choosing the latest Email of the Week honoree.

I mean, I had a boatload of options from The Biden Family of Email Addresses (Biden HQ, Joe Biden, JoeBiden.com, Biden for President, Joe Biden HQ, Biden 2020, Joe Biden 2020, Team Joe), and I had two or three from the NRA urging me to act quickly to claim my free gift, which is not a gun, by the way - as well as at least one each from Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang.

As was the case throughout the campaign, most of the Biden emails asked me for money, without giving me much in return, other than his weekly newsletter. This week, Joe answered a question from a woman in Iowa; take a look.

Question from Judy in Iowa: We lost our neighbor recently to COVID-19, it’s been really hard on the whole community. Do you have any words for those of us grieving? We certainly aren’t hearing any empathy from the current president.

To those who have lost someone to COVID-19, I know you feel like there’s a black hole in your chest, and you’re being sucked into it. I know you’re frightened and you’re scared, and you don’t know what to do. All I can tell you is that it will take time. But in time, you will find, it will happen that you will think of that son, daughter, husband, wife, mother, father, grandparent, friend, neighbor, that you lost, and you’re gonna get a smile on your lips before you get a tear in your eye. And that’s when you know you’re gonna make it. And I’ve found, in my experience, the way to get there is finding a purpose. Purpose will drive you. Purpose will help you feel like you can control your life again.

And the purpose will be, for many of us after this, what do we do to make life better? How do we make life better for other people? How could we have avoided what happened here? What are we going to do for the first responders who risked their lives and how are we going to make sure that after this they get a fair deal for their sacrifice? And the time will come to fight for this new purpose and for each other.

But in the meantime, your lost family member, neighbor, friend, is with you. They are in your soul, they are part of who you are. And you will get through this, and you will find purpose, and you will help so many people. I promise.

He clearly answered this better than the president did in his interview with David Muir a bit ago, don't you think?

The winner this week, though, was not Joe Biden himself - it was an email from Bloomberg Philanthropies, talking about Joe, and sharing Joe's message. I don't know about you, but I seem to find I like other people talking about Papa Joe better than I like Papa Joe talking about himself.

Take a look.

WATCH: Vice President Joe      Biden Speaks to City Leaders  https://youtu.be/13EfD0Iz42k Friend, Cities and towns, not the White House, are taking the lead in the fight to protect Americans from COVID-19. That's why Mike has been bringing together mayors and local leaders for virtual convenings each week, to connect with experts and share public health and economic solutions. Our most recent virtual convening was joined by Vice President Joe        Biden, who shared a message of hope for the days ahead: Share the Vice President's message of hope The Vice President also commended the leadership happening at the local level -- where the fates of people and communities aren't  determined by partisan politics: Share the Vice President's message on local leadership Right now, we need leadership that will respond to this crisis by relying on facts, broad-scale action, and compassion. We hope you will watch Vice President Biden's remarks and share his messages on the path forward with your networks. Thanks. Bloomberg Philanthropies