Who Is Your Public Figure Hero?

In My Humble Opinion
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I actually have two heroes, but I’m kind of special, you know.:wink:

One is former General Surgeon Richard Carmona. He’s from my city, and not only is he a doctor, he was also a sheriff’s deputy. One time he was driving along and some crackhead fool tried to carjack someone with a gun, and Carmona shot him, saving the day. Sigh. He’s awesome. Seems like he’s considering running for office. I would definitely vote for him, and by vote for I mean sleep with. What a man!

Number two in my book is Mary J. Blige. I’m a big fan of her music, and of her personally. She overcame many significant problems and is still “this old hip-hop queen”. She’s a strong woman. Love her.
Who do you love?

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A friend of mine thwarted a knife-wielding carjacker by breaking his arm, leaving me pretty much in awe. But he’s not a public figure, so it doesn’t count.

I think McCain was incredibly classy when he directly confronted bigoted supporters. I really liked the guy, and was happy to see the first election of my life that between two people I admired.

3

Andy Stanley is my personal hero.

Not sure if this person counts, but Alexey Pajitnov for giving the world Tetris.