there is no one better to speak to them bob kerrey. tension in nebraska right now. republican primary. it that a precursor to what we see in 2014 or 2016? >> it is likely to be. it certainly is on the republican side. what you have is a battle for the soul of the republican party. the tea party is going to be a dominant force. >> not that 98% of our audiences in the upper west side of new york but can you define the nebraska tea party for us? >> it is an old movement. the 2008 -- it during the bush 43 presidency. it is small government, lower taxes. it gets married up. at that point they compromise. him it is internally inconsistent. it is the internal that not some a people other have -- not so many pay -- not so many other people have. it comes from a movement that says loss government -- says less government, lower taxes. -- do you see-'s that within the burgeoning independent category of voters? >> independent voters say they are giving up on the democrats because they have gone too far to the middle. republicans say they are givin

bob kerrey is a medal of honor winner and was a patient of the va for roughly nine years after he left the vietnam war. he served as democratic senator from nebraska. senator brown is a democrat from ohio and member of the senate's veteran affairs committee. senator kerry, we've had you on before. if you're president of the united states and the va is screwed up in a systemic way and the inspector general has said so and you said once i hear from the inspector general, i'm going to act, isn't it time to act? >> yes, i think it's long overdue. i think it's evidence way before the arizona case that the health care system for the va is not being managed correctly. unfortunately, the attitude has been, you know, we've got it all figured out, don't worry about it, there aren't any problems and the evidence shows to the contrary. the arizona i.g. examination is appalling and should result in -- i think in immediate replacement. the problem is you've got to find somebody who's got credibility with congress and with the american people. i'd look for an iraq or afghan war veteran who suffered s

we'll see. >> guest: and bob kerrey, he's a veteran, navy seal, lost his leg in action.he brings a bit more weight to the argument. >> host: right. as the hill notes, served in vietnam war as a u.s. navy seal officer, was awarded the medal of honor for his heroism in combat. after his service he was afacient of the va for eight or -- a patient of the va for eight or nine years. first phone call, actually, bob is in virginia, democratic caller. hi, bob, you're on the air. go ahead. >> caller: hello, greta. >> host: morning. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. yeah. what really bothers me is how they're saying that hillary has brain damage. and i'd like to know what bob thinks about that. you know, she's a terrible secretary of state, she's responsible for benghazi, bow coharam, everything. boko haram, it's just horrible what they're doing to hillary, and it's outrageous. and karl rove and the republicans. please respond to that. >> host: okay, bob, all right. your thoughts, bob cusack, on the debate. >> guest: yeah. big, big controversy last week, and it's going to g

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guest: bob kerrey is a veteran navy seal who lost his leg in action. he brings more weight to the argument. host: served in vietnam were, >> good morning. i am joined by the system attorney general, executive ,ssistant to rector of the fbi and the special agent in charge for the fbi pittsburgh office. in the 2013 state of the union, president obama caught the theft of corporate secrets by foreign companies "a real threat to our security as well as to our economy." we are here to discuss a matter that proves this threat is all too real. today we're announcing an indictment against five officers of the chinese people's liberation army for serious cyber security breaches against companies.n victim these represent the first [indiscernible] inederal grand jury pittsburgh has found that the five chinese military officers conspired together and with others to hack into the computers of organizations in the western pennsylvania and elsewhere in the united states. westinghouse , technologiesa incorporated, united states steel, united steelworkers union, and a s

. >> i am told by former senator bob kerrey, medal of honor recipie recipient, that one of the huge issuesma is the v.a. computers don't talk to the department of defense. >> but that's old news too. >> that's crazy. >> the president stood up in 2009 and announced he was going to create a system to integrate. that was 2009. it's still not done. >> that's crazy. >> can you -- i feel like i've heard you say these things on e this set for years now. can you talk about public sentiment? you said two things before you came on. one, people don't care. and we talked about the politics of it. we had a conversation in the first hour about how this is becoming a political issue. i found that a little distasteful. you said it's inevitable. >> i think the american public cares. the outrage is off the charts. but we don't have a very strong lobby in washington. we don't have -- >> how's that possible? >> because less than one-half of 1% of the population has served in the military. people care, but they're not familiar with v.a. issues, they're not tracking on veterans policy. right now there are only

guest: bob kerrey is a veteran navy seal who lost his leg in action. he brings more weight to the argument. host: served in vietnam were, was awarded the medal for heroism and combat. he was a patient of the v.a. for eight or nine years. let's go onto our first phone call, bob from virginia, democratic caller. caller: hello. thank you for taking my call. what really bothers me is those saying hillary has brain damage. i would like to know what bob thinks about that. she is a terrible secretary of state, responsible for benghazi, everything. it is horrible what they are doing to hillary clinton. it is outrageous. please respond to that. host: your thoughts on this debate. guest: big controversy and it will go on for a while because it is likely she will run for president. she will be 69 if she were elected, which will be roughly the age john mccain would have been, but younger than ronald reagan. republicans obviously did not like the way rove did it and how they did it, and when you run for president, there is so much pressure for you to release your h