[AdamCalifornia]

Bono and Bob Geldolf are nominees for 2006
Nobel Prize, in recognition of their continuing
efforts to cancel third world debt. This is the
second year in a row that the U2 frontman has been nominated.
Bono also received Chile's highest honour for the arts, the Neruda Award,
in Feb. 26. That same day, U2 and manager Paul McGuinness were awarded
Amnesty International's 2005 Ambassador of Conscience award.
(The Rolling Stone, March 2006)

See you,

Adam

 

[F50GTR]

I wonder why you are from San Francisco

(Not that I'm a huge fan of him right now anyways

)
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AND STOP DOING THIS:

Adam

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At the end of every single post.

 

[TMHBAT]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamCalifornia . . . but not G. W. Bush. . .

Even if one supports the Iraq war, I can't think of any particular reason why he should be nominated.


Anyway, from what I understand, it is pretty easy to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
http://nobelprize.org/peace/nomination/nominators.html

 

[spaceman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamCalifornia Bono and Bob Geldolf are nominees for 2006 Nobel Prize, in recognition of their continuing efforts to cancel third world debt. This is the second year in a row that the U2 frontman has been nominated. Bono also received Chile's highest honour for the arts, the Neruda Award, in Feb. 26. That same day, U2 and manager Paul McGuinness were awarded Amnesty International's 2005 Ambassador of Conscience award. (The Rolling Stone, March 2006) See you, Adam

He deserves it, and it would be great to see him receive it!

 

[roadtonowhere08]

Quote:

Originally Posted by F50GTR I wonder why you are from San Francisco (Not that I'm a huge fan of him right now anyways ) ______ AND STOP DOING THIS: Adam ______ At the end of every single post.

Anyway, I am not the hugest fan of the musical part of Bono, but damned if he is not doing more to illuminate the horrors that go on in Africa than almost any other public figure. For that, he had better get one.

 

[fearless]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamCalifornia Bono and Bob Geldolf are nominees for 2006 Nobel Prize, in recognition of their continuing efforts to cancel third world debt. Adam

Live 8 was a scam. Sure they'll cancel $40 billion over 10 years for sub-African debt, but the debt they owe is $230 billion total. Think of the interest the banks make on that.

Not to mention, the African people had no decision in taking on the debt. It's like hey poor people we'll cancel the debt you owe us, now do you want some more loans. Sorry to disagree, but I don't think he deserves it.

 

[F50GTR]

Quote:

Originally Posted by roadtonowhere08 Anyway, I am not the hugest fan of the musical part of Bono, but damned if he is not doing more to illuminate the horrors that go on in Africa than almost any other public figure. For that, he had better get one.

I don't like you. Plus you said that you'd see any other band 100 times rather than the Rolling Stones once.

 

[AdamCalifornia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by F50GTR I don't like you. Plus you said that you'd see any other band 100 times rather than the Rolling Stones once.

I love it: "I don't like you. Plus you said ....!!!"

By the way there are 199 nominees and G.W. Bush did not make it to the
'Sweet 200'!. Keep in mind that he didn't make it fifth or sixth time in a row!
Ha, ha, ha, ...

This second nomination of Bono, tells me that might get knighted one day,
and become Sir Bono, as some people said on the other thread (of mine),
"Sir Paul McArtney, Sir Mick Jagger, ... Who's Next?".

See you,

Adam

 

[catachresis]

@AdamCalifornia: This second nomination of Bono, tells me that might get knighted one day, and become Sir Bono, as some people said on the other thread (of mine), "Sir Paul McArtney, Sir Mick Jagger, ... Who's Next?".

Bossman Bono is a Dub and a Son of the Irish Republic. For the Southern Irish, you have to be an arrant pudknocker -- Like Sir Bob Geldof, Viscount de Blackrock College -- to take the Crown's ennoblement. Having said that, I think Lizzy II wouldn't mind slipping old Bono the tongue. Really, he can't in all conscience demur -- he gave it to the Pope.

 

[granodemostasa]

neither of them deserve it, but Bono is more deserving than Bush.

 

[virometal]

Was Bush nominated?

That would be funny.

 

[AdamCalifornia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by granodemostasa neither of them deserve it, but Bono is more deserving than Bush.

It's just interesting. I am not a fan of Bono or U2, for that matter.

See you,

Adam

 

[Coltrane]

Not sure why it is surprising or even worth mentioning that a man who decided to start several wars didn't get a nomination.

As for Bono, I give him a little credit for doing some good, but he is clearly still interested in his own ego when approaching these world leaders. Why else would he still wear those damn rock star sunglasses when meeting Nelson Mandela?

 

[markl]

Nah, not worth getting banned for!

 

[elrod-tom]

We don't do political discussions (or fights, for that matter) here at Head-Fi.