Rudy. You've seen him on TV. You've heard his catch phrases repeated at home, in the office, and even from total strangers sitting next to you on public transportation. You know Rudy is a popular television personality, a retired Navy SEAL, and a beloved curmudgeon. But who is Rudy Boesch? What are his real thoughts on the issues we face today? And, most important, what does a snake really taste like?
Now, for the first time, here are Rudy's words - unrehearsed, uncensored, and unabashed. Rudy speaks out on sudden fame, politics, the military, social issues, sex, and so much more. In THE BOOK OF RUDY, we can read his direct, often controversial thoughts on topics such as: Abortion Family Life Guns in America Survival Presidents John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and George Bush Jr. World War II, The Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War
Sometimes abrasive, often hilariously funny, THE BOOK OF RUDY uncovers the heart, mind, and soul of a true American hero.
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Nice to learn about Rudy - but not nice TO him:
Interviewer Jeff Herman asks Rudy Boesch scores and scores of questions, some of them tired and pre-planned, others tying things together. And Rudy answers them all as anyone who's heard him speak would expect him to - straight-forward, based on a long life of experience, with a great deal of simplicity, and without much consistency (especially on topics political and sociological). But Herman's presentation is grandly stilted, presenting himself as more refined than Rudy (as if we couldn't already... more info
Rudy endures questions and answers on just about everything:
I picked up "The Book of Rudy: The Wit and Wisdom of Rudy Boesch" and immediately cringed. Here is a man who achieved a certain notoriety for being the most authentic member of the original "Survivor" show. Yes, there was the beloved curmudgeon aspect to how he was presented, but I thought it was his authenticity, the fact that you took the man at face value because you just were not going to find anything else underneath, that made him appealing. Ask Rudy Boesch what he thinks and you will get what he... more info
That's the Rudy I knew....:
As a staff member of NavSpecWarGroup back in '73, I ran across Rudy many times while he was at SEAL 2. He is EXACTLY like his book. A good guy and a good example for the young guys of today's SEAL Teams to follow. If young men today want an example to follow, they would be on the mark if they used him instead of a sports figure or movie actor.
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