Friendships between U.S. presidents and vice presidents were rare but not unprecedented for a long time. First, this is because the vice president used to be the runner-up to the president, which was not the sort of scenario that inspired friendliness between the two figures. Second, even once that system had been changed, there was not a great deal of natural friendliness between the two because the running mates were chosen by the parties rather than the candidates.
Furthermore, it should be noted that even in recent times, relationships between U.S. presidents and vice presidents have often been strained for one reason or another. For example, there was some promise in the relationship between Reagan and Bush which was never fulfilled because of the much less amicable relationship between their wives, while Clinton and Gore started out well but became distant after Clinton got himself tangled up in the messiness of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
The Obama-Biden Bromance
Recently, the much-reported Obama and Biden bromance seems to be the real thing, which presumably was supported by the friendliness not just between their wives but also between Obama’s daughters and Biden’s grand-daughters. For proof, there has been a number of incidents that suggest a closer relationship than the norm for U.S. presidents and vice presidents. For example, there are the glowing words that the two have used to describe one another, with a particularly famous example being Biden describing his feelings for Obama as not being “like” but rather “love,” which is a pretty strong word to say the least.
Likewise, Obama is known to have offered his personal financial help when the Biden family was struggling with the cancer of Beau Biden, though there is an even better example in how Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which left Biden visibly moved. Summed up, the realness of the Obama-Biden bromance explains why there are still people who mention it now.
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What Is the Proposal for the Obama-Biden Animated Series?
Even more recently, a filmmaker named Adam Reid started up a Kickstarter for the purpose of raising funds to create a pilot for an animated series centered around the Obama-Biden bromance, which will be used to gauge popular interest in an actual full-fledged series. Regardless, it is interesting to note that the Kickstarter has been successfully funded with more than $100,000, meaning that the pilot is an eventual go.
However, the most interesting part is the exact premise of the animated series. In brief, Reid envisioned Obama and Biden traveling through time with the assistance of Neil deGrasse Tyson and other scientists for the purposes of doing right and goofing off, with a particular emphasis on fighting Trump. Unsurprisingly, Reid stated that he came up with the idea after hearing the election results, though he did nothing with it until now because he thought that it was too ridiculous to be worthwhile. Regardless, now that the Kickstarter has been funded, it means that people will be able to see the fruit of his vision, which could turn out to be either absurd, delightful, or a hilarious combination of both for those who sympathize with the filmmaker’s sentiments.
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