Bono's Politics
U2's lead singer Bono is waging a global battle against poverty, AIDS and famine. Can rock music and his faith transform politics?
NewsMax Magazine's special report "Bono's Politics" reveals how the music idol capitalizes on his superstardom to champion the cause of the world's poor, ailing and hungry and why the world's leading politicians - from George Bush, Tony Blair, the Pope and others are bending their ear for him.
The "Bono's Politics" edition of NewsMax Magazine is just hitting newsstands across the country (including many Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million bookstores).
This special NewsMax report explores:
- How Bono got Tony Blair and George Bush to forgive Third World debt.
- The controversy over Rick Santorum and Hillary Clinton holding fund-raising events at Bono's concerts.
- The little known story of how the man once known as Paul Hewson survived a rough-and-tumble Dublin upbringing with his fists, wit, charm - to become a major cultural and political force.
- Bono's friendship with former Sen. Jesse Helms led the North Carolina Republican to a "startling confession."
- The two simple concepts that color Bono's worldview.
- The family tragedy that affected Bono deeply.
- Why Christianity Today magazine castigated Bono.
- Bono's patriotic gesture that brought down the house during the Super Bowl.
- Bono's unlikely alliance with Pat Robertson.
- Details of Bono's unpublicized visit that brought cheer to hospitalized children.
- Bono's meetings with President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela and other political luminaries.
- Why Bono once contemplated suicide.
- How God and faith are elemental to Bono's music.
- Why Bono loves the American people.
- The major charity group is alarmed by Bono's fund raising.
- The self-described "inner restlessness" that drives Bono.
- More rockers in politics: Bruce Springsteen, Toby Keith, Ted Nugent, Melissa Etheridge and other singers have used their celebrity to advance their political agenda.
This blockbuster edition of NewsMax Magazine reveals how Bono's ever-widening sphere of influence is changing politics. Find out why Bono says his surprising hope is that his activism will be "forgotten."
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