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    What About Jill?

    Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 4:23 PM | By Abby Callard
    Michelle Obama has been called elitist, Cindy McCain spoiled, and Sarah Palin has been criticized for, well, everything. Jill Biden, on the other hand, has received very little press. Why? She's too busy teaching, according to a profile in the Washington Post.

    Jill teaches English at a community college in Delaware four days a week. She has consistently distanced herself from her husband's name so as not to receive any special treatment. When asked, she tells her students she is a "relative" of Joe Biden's.

    The story portrays her as a down-to-earth mother who's rather uncomfortable in the campaign spotlight. The profile pretty successfully makes the case that she is the one who most closely embodies middle-class values. Joe the Plumber, meet Jill the Teacher.
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