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Bono wades into EU debate: Britain voting to leave would be UNTHINKABLE, claims U2 star
express.co.uk ^ | Apr 13, 2016 | By Tom Parfitt

Posted on 06/25/2016 4:39:51 PM PDT by dennisw

BONO has waded into the European Union debate by telling US politicians they should be "be worried" about Britain cutting ties with Brussels.

The U2 frontman yesterday urged members of Congress to confront an "existential threat" to Europe not since since the 1940s.

He claimed the continent faces a wave of "hyper-nationalism" before warning that Britons could vote to leave the EU on June 23.

The rock legend, best known for 1987 hit With and Without You, said: "This is unthinkable stuff. And you should be very nervous in America about it."

Bono also discussed the struggles of migrants fleeing their homes in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Appearing before a Senate sub-committee, he said: "Of the top ten countries that are hosting refugees today, five of them are African.

"In Europe, the problem has moved from practical to existential. Let me soberly suggest to you that the integration of Europe, the very idea of European unity, is at risk here."

He added: "Europe is America's most important ally since the Second World War.

"Are we not your most important ally in the fight against violent extremism? This should really matter to you. I know it does.

"Put simply, as we Europeans have learned, if the Middle East catches fire, the flames jump any border controls. And if Africa fails, Europe cannot succeed.

And he bizarrely claimed extremist groups such as Islamic State could be defeated by comedians such as Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen.

He said: "It's like, you speak violence, you speak their language. But you laugh at them when they are goose-stepping down the street and it takes away their power.

"So I am suggesting that the Senate send in Amy Schumer and Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen, thank you."


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 1worldgovernment; globalist; globalistelite; learjetleftist
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To: dennisw

Anyone buying any music by that group made up of 80s whining and re-releasing the same song dozens of times is UNTHINKABLE.


41 posted on 06/25/2016 5:14:08 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: ronnie raygun

>>lord knows what bon jovi is up to.<<

Singing cheesy songs on commercials.

But at least he didn’t bloat up like Axl Rose.


42 posted on 06/25/2016 5:15:47 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: dennisw

>>”Europe is America’s most important ally since the Second World War.<<

Correction: Europe is America’s biggest critic since we pulled its chestnuts out of the fire in WW2.

“Ally” it has NOT been.


43 posted on 06/25/2016 5:17:13 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

He added: “Europe is America’s most important ally since the Second World War.”

He didn’t add that we needed that ally because Europeans produced Karl Marx, whom the Germans exported to Russia via Lenin, and whom the Russians exported to China, which we are still going to have a showdown with.

Personally? I put our most important ally as Britain— we have done stupid sh*t to each other over 50+ years (Kim Philby, Iraq War intel) and we still buy each other beers in international airports, even if just barely.


44 posted on 06/25/2016 5:17:51 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: dennisw
Might have been unthinkable but it certainly was doable.
45 posted on 06/25/2016 5:18:33 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: WENDLE

Indeed we do!


46 posted on 06/25/2016 5:19:21 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: dennisw

Bono's always after his Lucky Charms.

47 posted on 06/25/2016 5:22:41 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: dennisw

;^) Facebook saved him from Palm...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/3917110/U2s-Bono-invests-100m-in-Palm-smartphones.html


48 posted on 06/25/2016 5:24:54 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: dennisw

Bonehead Bono...


49 posted on 06/25/2016 5:29:49 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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To: dennisw

Ok, U2, but where do the Kinks stand on it?


50 posted on 06/25/2016 5:31:15 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: dennisw

Number two is full of crap as usual.
51 posted on 06/25/2016 5:32:11 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Still Thinking

Bono is a NWO, one big happy family, utopian ... idiot.

The guy doesn’t have a lick of common sense.


52 posted on 06/25/2016 5:32:41 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: dennisw
So, he wants the EU to stick around because it has the authority to mandate all member nations into taking unlimited numbers of unvetted “refugees.”

The US has taken quite a few more than the EU, proportionately, and we are looking forward to kicking them all out!

53 posted on 06/25/2016 5:33:32 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: dennisw

Can someone please explain to me why any USA citizen should care about what a washed-up rock star says? Did someone appoint him to be the philosophy guru of the century?


54 posted on 06/25/2016 5:37:46 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
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To: dennisw

U2....the Dixie Chicks of Ireland.Bono, shut up and sing!


55 posted on 06/25/2016 5:42:10 PM PDT by chuckee
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To: DesertRhino
Ok, U2, but where do the Kinks stand on it?

They're tired of waiting.

56 posted on 06/25/2016 5:42:17 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: dennisw

Overrunning Europe with Muslim immigrants who want to kill gays was not a threat ?


57 posted on 06/25/2016 5:49:18 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: ecomcon

Actually it is Within You and Without You and it is by the Beatles. Who is Bono, was he married to Cher?


58 posted on 06/25/2016 5:59:37 PM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: DesertRhino

I believe they said to give the people what they want.


59 posted on 06/25/2016 7:21:28 PM PDT by day10 (You'll get nothing and like it!)
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To: dennisw

So here’s my question: I love music, always have. Was trying to buy Elvis 45s when I was 5 years old. Rock, Soul, Country, R&B, etc. HOW did this guy and his rotten droning band ever make a dime? All I can figure is that he is a creation, every bit as much as the little “Boy Bands” or the “Monkees”.
He must have been politically selected, and had a band thrown up around him.

I am still on cloud 9 from the Brexit vote. Screw you, Bono.


60 posted on 06/25/2016 7:29:11 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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