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U2Kitten said:Oh yes, he's being used and he knows it, but he's doing it for a good cause. The politicians, on the other hand, are also being used, because he hates them and everything they stand for, yet he kisses their asses and tries to be nice to them to get what he wants. I'm saying, if someone secretly doens't like me, I don't want them to be 2 faced and pretend to be nice to get what they want. It would piss me off. Of course, when it's a cause as important as that, the only thing that matters is saving lives as quickly as possible before it's too late. But politics is all so phoney. I could never do it either, ThatGuy
"We wouldn't get any more of him if he wasn't doing this stuff," Clayton says, noting that it's great fun to watch Bono turn his acuity and Irish charm on politicians and CEOs. "These guys don't expect him to have a grasp of the subject matter. He's able to go in with the facts and figures, talk circles around them, and suddenly, where they thought they were just going to get their picture taken with him, he's gotten something out of them before the picture."
Bono knows he's being used, but HE IS helping things along, I read in that Time special about 100 influential people. Jeffrey Sachs was recalling, how Bono was saying they needed the whole $435 million, for debt cancellation (he talks about it in his Harvard class graduation speech) and they got it. There were some nay-sayers, saying for less than the $435,... Bono said he'd put of pictures of those naysers on video screens at U2 concerts, and it must've worked cos they got the $435 million.
Not that U2 don't follow up on American elections, but they are an Irish band. Larry and Adam have expresssed this sentiment, they shouldn't be endorsing any candidates that they can't elect anyway, and who won't have a direct effect on them because they don't live in that country, as it's citizens. Bono called Clinton when he was President too, but Clinton picked up the phone a few times I guess. Bono as Macphisto, did say that, "he [Clinton] is too tall to be a despot, but watch him closely." Is that not a slight on him?
He referred to Jaques Chirac as a wanker for nuclear testing.
Bono made comments as Macphisto about many politicians, the Pope, Bono was an equal opportunity "slagger offer". (made up term )
I'm guessing the politicians are using some loop hole so they don't have to pay royalties. Bono has to be bi-partisan, if he wants to get anything done with the American Congress, if they let Kerry use one of their songs, then they'll have to let other parties too, if not, and they say, "hey Bush don't use our songs, " then they'll look partisan, and Bono will only have more hoops of fire to jump through.