--- title: Tim Kaine: Young Photos Surface Embarrassing Thing description: Clinton's new running mate, Tim Kaine, could fill Joe Biden's enthusiastic, protective shoes at the White House. canonical: https://time.com/4428256/tim-kaine-dad-embarrassing/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-28T16:11:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:01.456Z og:title: This Is the Most Embarrassing Thing About Tim Kaine og:description: America's dad has one big flaw (gahhhhh, Daa-aaad!) og:url: https://time.com/4428256/tim-kaine-dad-embarrassing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16051e6bf9ab4a98/69889ffacd1bba52d3701b55/tim-kaine-joe-biden-hot-young.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2016 Democratic National Convention - Day 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Is the Most Embarrassing Thing About Tim Kaine twitter:description: America's dad has one big flaw (gahhhhh, Daa-aaad!) twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16051e6bf9ab4a98/69889ffacd1bba52d3701b55/tim-kaine-joe-biden-hot-young.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is the Most Embarrassing Thing About Tim Kaine by [Megan Lasher](/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jul 28, 2016 4:11 PM CUT  U.S. Vice President nominee Tim Kaine delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Vice President nominee Tim Kaine delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Paul Morigi—WireImage/Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jul 28, 2016 4:11 PM CUT Our days of being protected by VP Joe Biden are nearing an end: no longer will we listen to his [addresses](http://time.com/4426178/dnc-joe-biden-speech-transcript-video/ "undefined") on how we can be better people, and we likely will see less of his[ dad-like admiration for ice cream](http://time.com/4408008/joe-biden-ice-cream-obsession/ "undefined"). But there is a potential new Vice Papa we can look to, and his name is Tim Kaine. During Kaine’s address at the Democratic National Convention, people [took to Twitter](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx%5Ffactor/2016/07/27/here%5Fare%5Fthe%5Fbest%5Fdad%5Fjokes%5Ffrom%5Ftwitter%5Fduring%5Ftim%5Fkaine%5Fs%5Fdnc%5Fspeech.html "undefined") to point out his overwhelming dadishness. Not only does he have Santa Claus eyes, but his dad jokes are on point. He just seems like the kind of guy who would learn how to braid his daughter’s hair—and we’re all his daughter—or take his son’s football team out for pizza after the game—and we’re all his son. Everyone on Twitter thinks so. > [](https://twitter.com/PJVogt/status/758485836447055876) > [](https://twitter.com/politiCOHEN%5F/status/758488260763082757) > [](https://twitter.com/iSmashFizzle/status/758486279533330432) > [](https://twitter.com/AndrewBerkshire/status/758483761512214528) > [](https://twitter.com/theyearofelan/status/756671830182600704) > [](https://twitter.com/HollyAnderson/status/758566423685980160) But, like all dads, Kaine is _super_ embarrassing. Earlier this week, other [Twitter users uncovered old photos](http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a38142/tim-kaine-hot-dad/ "undefined") that made all of his pseudo-children want to crawl under a rock and die of humiliation. Our father? A hot man? Impossible. No, can’t deal. > [](https://twitter.com/ira/status/757688363491045376) > [](https://twitter.com/TheGoodDeath/status/757644265795166208) > [](https://twitter.com/elena%5Fyip/status/758484886340661248) > [](https://twitter.com/scottbix/status/758483182677291009) Yes, Pa Kaine, we promise we’ll always drive with our hands at ten and two. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4428256/tim-kaine-dad-embarrassing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4428256/tim-kaine-dad-embarrassing/"},"headline":"This Is the Most Embarrassing Thing About Tim Kaine","datePublished":"2016-07-28T16:11:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:01.456Z","description":"America's dad has one big flaw (gahhhhh, Daa-aaad!)","url":"https://time.com/4428256/tim-kaine-dad-embarrassing/","keywords":["motto","2016 Election topic","News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16051e6bf9ab4a98/69889ffacd1bba52d3701b55/tim-kaine-joe-biden-hot-young.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Lasher","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16051e6bf9ab4a98/69889ffacd1bba52d3701b55/tim-kaine-joe-biden-hot-young.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 Democratic National Convention - Day 3","caption":"U.S. Vice President nominee Tim Kaine delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","creditText":"Paul Morigi—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4428256/tim-kaine-dad-embarrassing/","name":"This Is the Most Embarrassing Thing About Tim Kaine"}}]}] ```