while recovering, dole forged a seven decade friendship with future hawaii senator daniel inouye who lost his right arm, as inouye lay in state in 2012 dole rose from his wheelchair and walked to the casket casket. dole said he didn t want his friend to see him like this. as bob approaches the pearly gates let us take comfort he can reunite with his old friend once again. [applause] dole was a fierce partisan, dubbed a hatchet man by a member of his own party but sardonic is one of bob s legs georgia s. i swear bob could have made it as a stand up comic. he used political sales skills to pitch everything from viagra and pepsi the latter alongside britney spears. easy, boy. after the pepsi ad with britney spears, a class i teach met with dole. one student was named britney. when introduced, dole joked i know a britney, the class