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Omaha Steve

(99,073 posts)
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:48 PM Feb 2012

Bob Kerrey (D-Ne) will run for U.S. Senate

Source: Omaha World Herald

Bob Kerrey is coming back.

The former Nebraska governor announced today that he would run for U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a competitive election year in Nebraska as Democrats fight to retain the seat and Republicans battle to take it back.

Kerrey acknowledged that his thought-making process may have been unconventional — he initially said he was out, then said he was in — but he ultimately decided he wanted to be a part of the national debate.

His statement: "Doing things the conventional way has never been my strong suit. This afternoon, I will file to become a candidate for the United States Senate in Nebraska. I came to realize that my previous decision was the easy one, not the right one.

FULL story at link.



Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20120229/NEWS01/702299827#bob-kerrey-will-run-for-u-s-senate

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Bob Kerrey (D-Ne) will run for U.S. Senate (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2012 OP
Good--I hope he has a PAC at his back; that's the way it's done, these days. nt MADem Feb 2012 #1
I don't quite know how to feel about his decision. He had or asjr Feb 2012 #2
He's pretty much our only shot at holding Nelson's seat Proud Public Servant Feb 2012 #3
Amen n/t jaysunb Feb 2012 #5
Agreed. calimary Feb 2012 #6
Sorry about that last post - tried to add something but calimary Feb 2012 #7
Yep. What a break this is for us (as is Snowe's retirement) BlueDemKev Feb 2012 #8
He was usually there when it counted. sofa king Feb 2012 #9
I forgot he was a SEAL! Proud Public Servant Feb 2012 #10
Now that I have learned he was a seal I will reconsider my action. asjr Feb 2012 #11
He's a Medal of Honor winning SEAL, too. sofa king Feb 2012 #12
SEAL not seal... Aviation Pro Feb 2012 #16
Notice the timing Wellstone ruled Feb 2012 #4
I believe it's Steel City,Ne. n/t Nebraska Blue Feb 2012 #13
Is That The Old Route? DallasNE Feb 2012 #15
Love Bob Kerrey. Hope he wins!! center rising Feb 2012 #14
Whew... there aren't that many Democratic Nebraskan leaders to draw from... shcrane71 Feb 2012 #17
The Bellevue Leader covered the lack of D's in Sarpy County Omaha Steve Feb 2012 #19
Thank you so much!! I heard Sarpy county actually had a traffic jam in the last shcrane71 Mar 2012 #20
Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) gfhrtsdfw Feb 2012 #18

asjr

(10,479 posts)
2. I don't quite know how to feel about his decision. He had or
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:01 PM
Feb 2012

has an oversized ego. Never knew whether I wanted to pat him on the back or give him a right hook to the jaw.

Proud Public Servant

(2,097 posts)
3. He's pretty much our only shot at holding Nelson's seat
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:09 PM
Feb 2012

I'd say everything else is secondary to that consideration.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
9. He was usually there when it counted.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:11 PM
Feb 2012

And perhaps that's the best we can hope for out of Nebraska: a dependable party-line vote when it counts. But his overall politics necessarily reflect the deep conservatism endemic to the region.

Kerrey has a pretty decent tack-to-the-right maneuver that he pulls in election years, playing up his rather astounding military record and that special take-no-crap attitude that only a former SEAL can project. He's a balls-in-the-wheelbarrow kind of guy, and no Republican chickenhawk is going to out-balls Kerrey.

Which is why I strenuously recommend against your "right hook to the jaw" option. That's likely to get you hurt!

Proud Public Servant

(2,097 posts)
10. I forgot he was a SEAL!
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:25 PM
Feb 2012

That's gotta play very well this year; SEAL-worship is all over pop culture right now.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
12. He's a Medal of Honor winning SEAL, too.
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 06:15 PM
Feb 2012

Here's the citation:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a SEAL team leader during action against enemy aggressor (Viet Cong) forces. Acting in response to reliable intelligence, Lt. (J.G..) Kerrey led his SEAL team on a mission to capture important members of the enemy's area political cadre known to be located on an island in the bay of Nha Trang. In order to surprise the enemy, he and his team scaled a 350-foot sheer cliff to place themselves above the ledge on which the enemy was located. Splitting his team in 2 elements and coordinating both, Lt. (J.G..) Kerrey led his men in the treacherous downward descent to the enemy's camp. Just as they neared the end of their descent, intense enemy fire was directed at them, and Lt. (J.G.) Kerrey received massive injuries from a grenade which exploded at his feet and threw him backward onto the jagged rocks. Although bleeding profusely and suffering great pain, he displayed outstanding courage and presence of mind in immediately directing his element's fire into the heart of the enemy camp. Utilizing his radioman, Lt. (J.G.) Kerrey called in the second element's fire support which caught the confused Viet Cong in a devastating crossfire. After successfully suppressing the enemy's fire, and although immobilized by his multiple wounds, he continued to maintain calm, superlative control as he ordered his team to secure and defend an extraction site. Lt. (J.G.) Kerrey resolutely directed his men, despite his near unconscious state, until he was eventually evacuated by helicopter. The havoc brought to the enemy by this very successful mission cannot be over-estimated. The enemy soldiers who were captured provided critical intelligence to the allied effort. Lt. (J.G.) Kerrey's courageous and inspiring leadership, valiant fighting spirit, and tenacious devotion to duty in the face of almost overwhelming opposition sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/3329/kerrey-joseph-r.php

Like I said, big ones.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. Notice the timing
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:10 PM
Feb 2012


XL pipeline to terminate near Iron City,N.E.(2/28/12) Duh!!!!! another Blue Dog,should be interesting yeh.

DallasNE

(7,392 posts)
15. Is That The Old Route?
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 07:59 PM
Feb 2012

I hadn't heard that a new one had been selected, if so, do you have a map. Going into Kansas near Fairbury sounds like it could be the old route.

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)
17. Whew... there aren't that many Democratic Nebraskan leaders to draw from...
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:01 PM
Feb 2012

The Omaha World Herald just ran a story about how the Democrats have been MIA in Nebraska for the last decade.

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)
20. Thank you so much!! I heard Sarpy county actually had a traffic jam in the last
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:03 AM
Mar 2012

Democratic caucus. I wish you all the best.

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