Bob Kerrey
Bob Kerrey
Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerreyis an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 August 1943
CityLincoln, NE
CountryUnited States of America
The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.
It's not clear in the U.S. at the moment, either. We're going through another election.
The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.
If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. Its not clear how they will do it, but it never is.
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.
I've been a Yankees fan since I was six.
The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.
But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.
The idea that somebody who has done something horrible in a war is not willing to talk about it for 32 years is hardly a shocking idea. Quite the contrary.
It was not just inappropriate behavior
My view is that you never argue with the customer about your name.
Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.
I thought dying for your country was the worst thing that could happen to you. I think killing for your country can be a lot worse. Because that's the memory that haunts.