The US vice-president got candid approximately personal loss and his 2016 prospects with Stephen Colbert – and,in the process, proved himself human in a way few other US politicians would dareHad American television viewers been perched instead on the edge of a therapist’s couch or the end of a polished zinc bar at 2am, or it would still fill qualified as an exceptionally candid and cathartic exchange for anyone to witness.
By the shallow standards of most political discourse in the media,the interview between Vice-President Joe Biden and newly ensconced talkshow host Stephen Colbert on Thursday night was an extraordinary moment of television that could yet prove a defining moment of the 2016 election race.
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Source: theguardian.com