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Bono Gets Around #2
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03.06.07
REMARKS BY BONO ON RECEIVING THE CHAIRMAN’S AWARD AT THE 38TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
I, of course, am so truly humbled to share the stage with the great Julian Bond. Just, wow … cool customer.
When people talk about the greatness of America, I just think of the NAACP. That’s what I think of; it genuinely comes to my head. I’m also honored to be on the same stage as the other honorees – Soledad, Bill Cosby, Prince – so cool.
You see, I grew up in Ireland, when Ireland was divided along religious lines, sectarian lines. Young people like me were parched for the vision that poured out of the pulpits of black America, and the vision of a black Reverend from Atlanta.... A man who refused to hate because he knew love would do a better job.
These ideas travel, you know. And they reached me clear as any tune, lodged in my brain like a song. I couldn’t shake that. This was Ireland in the 70s growing up.... And people like me looked across the ocean to the NAACP. And I’m here tonight and that feels good. It feels very, very good.
Well today the world looks again to the NAACP. We need the community that taught the world about civil rights to teach it something about human rights. I’m talking about the right to live like a human. The right to live, period. Those are the stakes in Africa right now.
Five and a half thousand Africans dying every day of AIDS – a preventable, treatable disease.
Nearly a million Africans, most of them children, dying every year from malaria – death by mosquito bite.
This is not about charity, as you know here in this room. This is about justice. It’s about justice and equality.
Now I know that America hasn’t solved all of its problems. I know AIDS is still killing people right here in America. And I know the hardest hit are African Americans, many of them young women. Today at a church in Oakland I went to see such extraordinary people. This lioness here, Barbara Lee, took me around with her pastor, J. Alfred Smith. And may I say that it was the poetry and the righteous anger of the black church that was such an inspiration to me, a very white – almost pink – Irish man, growing up in Dublin.
This is true religion. True religion will not let us fall asleep in the comfort of our freedom. Love thy neighbor is not a piece of advice. It’s a command. And that means a lot. That means a lot. That means that in the global village we’re gonna have to start loving a whole lot more people – that’s what that means. His truth is marching on.
Two million Americans have signed up to the ONE campaign to make poverty history. Tonight the NAACP is signing up to work with us. And so can you. His truth is marching on.
Because where you live should not decide whether you live or whether you die.
And to those in the church who still sit in judgment on the AIDS emergency, let me climb into the pulpit for just one moment. Because whatever thoughts we have about God, who he is or even if God exists, most will agree that God has a special place for the poor.
The poor are where God lives.
God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house.
God is where the opportunity is lost and lives are shattered.
God is with the mother who has infected her child with the virus that will take both their lives.
God is under the rubble and the cries we hear during war time.
God, my friends, is with the poor.
And God is with us, if we are with them.
This is not a burden. This is an adventure. Don’t let anyone tell you it cannot be done. We can be the generation that ends extreme poverty.
Thank you.
(from www.data.org)
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REMARKS BY BONO ON RECEIVING THE CHAIRMAN’S AWARD AT THE 38TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
I, of course, am so truly humbled to share the stage with the great Julian Bond. Just, wow … cool customer.
When people talk about the greatness of America, I just think of the NAACP. That’s what I think of; it genuinely comes to my head. I’m also honored to be on the same stage as the other honorees – Soledad, Bill Cosby, Prince – so cool.
You see, I grew up in Ireland, when Ireland was divided along religious lines, sectarian lines. Young people like me were parched for the vision that poured out of the pulpits of black America, and the vision of a black Reverend from Atlanta.... A man who refused to hate because he knew love would do a better job.
These ideas travel, you know. And they reached me clear as any tune, lodged in my brain like a song. I couldn’t shake that. This was Ireland in the 70s growing up.... And people like me looked across the ocean to the NAACP. And I’m here tonight and that feels good. It feels very, very good.
Well today the world looks again to the NAACP. We need the community that taught the world about civil rights to teach it something about human rights. I’m talking about the right to live like a human. The right to live, period. Those are the stakes in Africa right now.
Five and a half thousand Africans dying every day of AIDS – a preventable, treatable disease.
Nearly a million Africans, most of them children, dying every year from malaria – death by mosquito bite.
This is not about charity, as you know here in this room. This is about justice. It’s about justice and equality.
Now I know that America hasn’t solved all of its problems. I know AIDS is still killing people right here in America. And I know the hardest hit are African Americans, many of them young women. Today at a church in Oakland I went to see such extraordinary people. This lioness here, Barbara Lee, took me around with her pastor, J. Alfred Smith. And may I say that it was the poetry and the righteous anger of the black church that was such an inspiration to me, a very white – almost pink – Irish man, growing up in Dublin.
This is true religion. True religion will not let us fall asleep in the comfort of our freedom. Love thy neighbor is not a piece of advice. It’s a command. And that means a lot. That means a lot. That means that in the global village we’re gonna have to start loving a whole lot more people – that’s what that means. His truth is marching on.
Two million Americans have signed up to the ONE campaign to make poverty history. Tonight the NAACP is signing up to work with us. And so can you. His truth is marching on.
Because where you live should not decide whether you live or whether you die.
And to those in the church who still sit in judgment on the AIDS emergency, let me climb into the pulpit for just one moment. Because whatever thoughts we have about God, who he is or even if God exists, most will agree that God has a special place for the poor.
The poor are where God lives.
God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house.
God is where the opportunity is lost and lives are shattered.
God is with the mother who has infected her child with the virus that will take both their lives.
God is under the rubble and the cries we hear during war time.
God, my friends, is with the poor.
And God is with us, if we are with them.
This is not a burden. This is an adventure. Don’t let anyone tell you it cannot be done. We can be the generation that ends extreme poverty.
Thank you.
(from www.data.org)
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love2bmama
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(copying this post of mine from the part 1 of this thread, in case Risse doesn't see it....)
I emailed you Risse, thank you!
And again, congrats on the email from Barbara Lee, that is really way cool.
And hey, I got a phone call today too! Can I be special too? Please?
I emailed you Risse, thank you!
And again, congrats on the email from Barbara Lee, that is really way cool.
And hey, I got a phone call today too! Can I be special too? Please?
tanner_sis
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way cool about the email..
and im glad to see im not the only house that gets all the hang up calls..wtf..we get over 30 a day most of the time..
and im glad to see im not the only house that gets all the hang up calls..wtf..we get over 30 a day most of the time..
BonoFox1
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OOPS we really went over our 500 in th eother thread...
-Thank you JC for starting the new one and
-Thank you Jamila for posting the speech...Now I can brag that I was there and got to listen to it live *promise I wont be annoying*
-and Risse I too left you a Thank you in the other thread but I copied it for this one...
Originally posted by risse
Yeah, I was kinda blown away. I got the message on my cell phone and sat there starring at it for so long my daughter had to snap me out of it.
She wasn't so impressed.
I bet!! I got MEGA EXCITED when I texted the ONE campaign for the first time during a concert and I got a :Hi this is Bono......ect...
I screamed like a big DORK
And THANK YOU Risse for the e-mail
-Thank you JC for starting the new one and
-Thank you Jamila for posting the speech...Now I can brag that I was there and got to listen to it live *promise I wont be annoying*
-and Risse I too left you a Thank you in the other thread but I copied it for this one...
Originally posted by risse
Yeah, I was kinda blown away. I got the message on my cell phone and sat there starring at it for so long my daughter had to snap me out of it.
She wasn't so impressed.
I bet!! I got MEGA EXCITED when I texted the ONE campaign for the first time during a concert and I got a :Hi this is Bono......ect...
I screamed like a big DORK
And THANK YOU Risse for the e-mail
You're very welcomed, BonoFox. 
And people can say whatever they want but I know my own truth. I did receive a phone call from someone yesterday who is only one degree of separation away.
I am not a person who exaggerates and I am not a person to spill my sources so joke away.
It doesn't affect me because the real people who are one degree of separation away from you know who do not reveal their sources because of the privacy factor.
Have a beautiful day - don't let it get away!
And people can say whatever they want but I know my own truth. I did receive a phone call from someone yesterday who is only one degree of separation away.
I am not a person who exaggerates and I am not a person to spill my sources so joke away.
It doesn't affect me because the real people who are one degree of separation away from you know who do not reveal their sources because of the privacy factor.
Have a beautiful day - don't let it get away!
tanner_sis
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bono fox..hehe i saved the ONE message on my phone..then when i changed phones I transferred it lmao.. how obsessive is that!
love2bmama
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Jamila said:You're very welcomed, BonoFox.
And people can say whatever they want but I know my own truth. I did receive a phone call from someone yesterday who is only one degree of separation away.
that's the kind of thing that makes us doubt you, Jamila. One degree of separation away from what??
I just have a really hard time believing that if you had such strong feelings about privacy and confidentiality you would be talking about it here at all.
I think it's sad that you're trying to steal Risse's moment in the spotlight.
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
Jamila said:You're very welcomed, BonoFox.
And people can say whatever they want but I know my own truth. I did receive a phone call from someone yesterday who is only one degree of separation away.
I am not a person who exaggerates and I am not a person to spill my sources so joke away.
It doesn't affect me because the real people who are one degree of separation away from you know who do not reveal their sources because of the privacy factor.
Have a beautiful day - don't let it get away!
if you can't talk about it, then why are you????? You know, sometimes, you just should keep things to yourself, that's called modesty.... otherwise it shows that you're bragging, wether it's the truth or not.....
You ARE a person who exaggerates, since you're always acting like this.... and we're NOT asking you to spill your sources, WE DO NOT CARE! Just don't try to be 'interesting' by claiming you received a call, again, whether it's true or not...
Risse is the one we're happy for now, not you.... can you for once act relatively normal like the rest of us?
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risse
The Fly
I sent the link to you last night. Hope it works fine!love2bmama said:(copying this post of mine from the part 1 of this thread, in case Risse doesn't see it....)
I emailed you Risse, thank you!
And again, congrats on the email from Barbara Lee, that is really way cool.
And hey, I got a phone call today too! Can I be special too? Please?
BTW, you already are special!
risse
The Fly
I would've screamed like a big ol' dork too! You are welcome.BonoFox1 said:
love2bmama
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risse said:
I sent the link to you last night. Hope it works fine!
BTW, you already are special!
I got it, thanks! Downloaded it and put it on my ipod already, it's much better quality then the one I converted from youtube. Thanks again!!
Ok I'm a little late on catching up here...but could someone send it to me? Please!
bebittelt@hotmail.com
bebittelt@hotmail.com
bonocomet
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The mega upload link is still good. Did you try that one? It's the 1st link in the other thread, put mega upload between the dots, without the space.
DILETTANTE
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Jamila -- thanks SO much for posting the transcript!
BorderGirl
Acrobat
Jamila said:
U2Fanatic4ever
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Galeongirl said:
thanks so much for this GG!!!
You took the words right out of my mouth... And yes WE ALL ARE EXCITED FOR RISSE!!
2orangecats
Acrobat
JCOSTER said:continue on.....so where is he?
Yes, I was wondering the same thing... Is he back in Dublin now? Anyone?
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
Re: Re: Bono Gets Around #2
well one thing is for sure, next saturday he's in Dublin
No problem U2f I know I'm not the only one here bothered by these kind of comments.... I'm just one of the few who speaks up about it....
2orangecats said:
well one thing is for sure, next saturday he's in Dublin
No problem U2f
I know I'm not the only one here bothered by these kind of comments.... I'm just one of the few who speaks up about it....
kassandra
Refugee
^
What's next Sat?
What's next Sat?
OP
OP
JCOSTER
ONE love, blood, life
St. Pattys Day!!!!
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
JCOSTER said:
St. PaDDy's day
aka. Saint Patrick's day
Ireland's holiday.... 
I so wanna try the green beer one day!
waynetravis
Blue Crack Supplier
Galeongirl said:
St. PaDDy's day
samething, just slang
you can say St. Pat's day if you want
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
well st. Pats would be correct, but patty's wouldn't be since the link is that paddy = irishman, which is originally from Patrick ofcourse...
blm
New Yorker
What I wouldn't give to just crawl all over this man for even just 1 minute !!!!!!!!!! he keeps getting better and better- part of his appeal is definitely his soul, heart and mind. he is some package-
loved reading all your posts.....incredible speaker he is.....and loved seeing him "dressed up smart"
loved reading all your posts.....incredible speaker he is.....and loved seeing him "dressed up smart"
bonocomet
Blue Crack Distributor
oh waaaaayyyne....This is a pretty nasty watermark so I'm not sure if it's do-able... but I've always wanted this one dewatermarked. Is there any chance of that?
Thanks either way!
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Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
bonocomet said:
This is a pretty nasty watermark so I'm not sure if it's do-able... but I've always wanted this one dewatermarked. Is there any chance of that?
wow, you can see his shoulderblade there!//random//
Bono's Betty
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Bono Mot said:And the thrusting of the mighty chest!
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