{OT} Bono and African children (Borrowed...)

Dec 02, 2006 11 Replies
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Bono, the lead singer of the band U2 is famous throughout the entertainment industry for being more than just a little self-righteous. He is playing a U2 concert in Glasgow, Scotland when he asks the audience for total quiet. Then in the silence, he starts to slowly clap his hands, once every few seconds. Holding the audience in total silence, he says into the microphone, "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies."



A voice with a broad Scottish accent, from near the front of the crowd, pierces the silence............. "Well, fookin stop doin it then!"


The thing that bothers me about Bono was his recent move out of Ireland to avoid paying taxes that were to go to help the Irish people. Seems Ireland gave a healthy tax break to their entertainers until recently. He decided to bail to another country.

Wonder how much his African "assistance" makes for him - monetarily or publicity wise?

As the saying goes, "Just shut up and entertain."

B~

This is about the ONLY case where I applaud an Entertainer supporting a cause.

Now, if you want to talk about Babs, there's a definite Shut Up and Sing! Or, Tom Cruise...need I say more...?

Bono is a smug, self-righteous asshole. The less I hear of him the better.

'scuse me, but you forgot to say "in my opinion". ....and your opinion is not shared by several million people. What have YOU done for mankind lately besides bitch about everything under the sun?

EVERYthing about Bono sucks the big wet one. His music, if you call it that, REALLY sucks. The only thing that YOU will ever accomplish is to fertilize the soil, hopefully REAL soon!

Why does Sharx elicit this type of response more often than not? ;)

three guesses, Hachi ! (and the first two don't count.) He makes responses the old-fashioned way...he EARNS them.

Ya gotta take Sharx with a wee grain of salt. He has 'bitten' us all!

Typical LIEbrawl DEMONrat way of handling dissent--censor the speaker.

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