Before getting on stage before his fans in a Wednesday night concert, U2 frontman Bono bent President Bush's ear about the world's poor.
The rock star and the president had lunch in the private dining room off the Oval Office, ordering from the menu at the same mess hall where White House staffers get their lunch. Bush, dressed in the classic presidential uniform of suit and red tie, also showed Bono, dressed in his trademark black jeans and sunglasses, around the Oval Office.
Bono told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview before they dined that he had no fear of meeting Bush or any other world leader.
"They should be afraid, because they will be held accountable for what happened on their watch," Bono told the magazine for an article on newsstands Friday. "I'm representing the poorest and the most vulnerable people. On a spiritual level, I have that with me. I'm throwing a punch, and the fist belongs to people who can't be in the room, whose rage, whose anger, whose hurt I represent. "The moral force is way beyond mine, it's an argument that has much more weight than I have. So I'm not feeling nervous."
Posted by Lawren at October 20, 2005 09:32 AM
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Where does Bono get off? Until he's living the life of sacrifice to help the world's poor I don't want to hear his political views. He's not an American citizen, he's not a scholar, he's not a social worker. He is a ROCK STAR. That does not qualify someone to "bend" the president's ear on anything other than what tunes he wants played at the innagural.
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Chef Bouillon at October 20, 2005 11:17 AM
I like it, Chef.
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Lawren at October 20, 2005 11:47 AM
I'm a little sick of hearing about Bono and his political efforts as well ....
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Iceman at October 20, 2005 12:40 PM
Yup, when I hear Bono's name the 1st thing comes to mind - he represents the poor and the disadvantaged.
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T$ at October 20, 2005 01:08 PM
Bono, despite his wealth, at least tries to use his celebrity to advance causes to aide others. He is pragmatic about his approach and how much effort it takes to move the needle. From friends inside the political process, he has said (paraphrasing here) "If I can raise/get only $10M, then its $10M more than I started with..." What are any of the other grippers in this blog doing on that level?
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8008 at October 21, 2005 02:57 PM