Someone tell me this isn't real....
https://www.thejournal.ie/bono-bob-geldof-jared-kushner-5843360-Aug2022/
https://www.thejournal.ie/bono-bob-geldof-jared-kushner-5843360-Aug2022/
Let me be clear, I love Bono. Just the timing and optics of this are icky to put it mildly.I mean, its 2007 and they're in the south for France just hanging out and socialising. I bet there's a lot of similar encounters each and every day at restaurants, people's mansions etc with friends, friends of friends, acquaintances and business people just dropping-by. Just so happens they're all incredibly rich and privileged and no doubt a great deal are also assholes or will do shitty things at some point in their future. Guilty by association?
Let me be clear, I love Bono. Just the timing and optics of this are icky to put it mildly.
All my point was, was with respect to the timing of the release of this. Doesn't change anything for my Fandom and not saying it makes Bono some kind of villain. Just saying it's not a great look. That's all. Walk on.If this happened in 2017 it would be a deal breaker.
It happened in 2007, so it's a big fat pile of nothing.
Maybe the Trumps were just seen as mere clowns back then so I can kind of understand that if its the case.
But hanging out with Rupert Murdoch? Absolute disgrace. Sadly he's got form here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/28/citynews.broadcasting
Fuck off Bono, you can take a run a jump on this one. Diplomacy with politicians you don't agree with is fine, but I'm not sure how you can preach what you do and molly coddle with the man who is most responsible for toxicity of the western world these days. Disgraceful behaviour.
If this happened in 2017 it would be a deal breaker.
It happened in 2007, so it's a big fat pile of nothing.
Swell.Rupert Murdoch was evil long before 2007. He's arguably the most malignant human being of the last 50 years, totalitarian dictators aside.
Swell.
He also appeared on Fox News during that time frame. He spent time with W at his ranch. He was actively attempting to reach across party lines to bring attention to the AIDS crisis in Africa.
That he spent some time hobnobbing with Rupert Murdoch during this timeframe shouldn't exactly be a shock to anyone.
I would also assume that Bono’s bastard is not on board (the boat).
I suppose you're almost done with U2 now then
Swell.
He also appeared on Fox News during that time frame. He spent time with W at his ranch. He was actively attempting to reach across party lines to bring attention to the AIDS crisis in Africa.
That he spent some time hobnobbing with Rupert Murdoch during this timeframe shouldn't exactly be a shock to anyone.
Lol, no. I'll defend most of what Bono does and think he's misunderstood and admirable. He's also a super rich man who keeps questionable company, and he isn't beyond reproach.
He isn't at all beyond reproach. No one is. However, I still see Murdoch as Bono subordinating his personal politics to his broader goals on AIDS, etc. Murdoch had tremendous power and as the article states, was going for the Wall Street Journal at the time.
As someone mentioned up thread, this kind of thing happens all the time in these circles. Bono's mansion is nowhere near as intimate as us inviting people into our homes. Murdoch was probably with someone else who was hanging with a neighbor, etc, etc and by the end of the day, these people all find themselves together. I'd question his judgement more if he was a close friend or frequent associate of Murdoch, but this is the only instance we have.
Was Bono supposed to say "get the fuck away from me" or use an opportunity to talk to someone with that kind of power?
Unless someone is an ax murderer, a known violent criminal/fugitive or someone that has done us wrong personally, are we going to refuse to associate with them in a large group setting?
You're making a lot of assumptions here. All we know is that Bono serenaded Murdoch (with Billy Joel ??????), and that's a far cry from "associating" with him at a large group setting or whatever serious thing you imagine he was doing. It was probably just a gathering of random rich people, and Bono debased himself before a monster. It's the most embarrassing thing that he's on record as having done.