Have you even checked out Paul Hewson's credentials? Man, people like you piss me off. You say stupid stuff about people you don't even know before doing any of the research. Try looking up Jubilee 2000, Debt AIDS Trade Africa (DATA), G-8 Summit 2002, www.one.org, Eden line of clothing (which helps get jobs in Africa) or Live Aid/Band Aid. Any one of these would show you how he's quite qualified for the position. These videos should also clear up some quesstions.
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http://www.macphisto.net/article328.html AND/OR
http://www.u2tour.de/news/article570.htmlMmm hmmm... okay... fine... do me a huge favor, please. Take two or three deep breaths (no more than that, or you're hyperventilate), then repeat after me. "He's a freakin' rock singer... he's a freakin' rock singer... " Eventually it will start to sink in. While you're at it, you can also repeat to yourself "this thread is well over a month old... this thread is well over a month old..." That will help as well. It's old enough I was hesitant to even reply here and keep it going, but I hate to think I "pissed someone off" by stating my opinion and couldn't at least add to it a bit more. It's a hobby of mine. Does pissing people off professionally qualify me for any world positions?
I'll admit that Bono is infinitely qualified to, say, sing with a rock band. He can be an influential fundraiser due to celebrity status. But I find it highly dubious that because he's a rock singer who has done charity work, he's qualified to run the World Bank, regardless of what the starf***ers at the LA Times think. Sally Struthers does a lot of charity stuff too. Maybe she can take Kofi Anna's place. Quincy Jones for the Supreme Court? Ya think? Let Mr. Paul Hewson cut his teeth at a few non-musical, non-celebrity positions before we annoint him, 'k?