[ko_kyi]

Mr. Geldof told Time magazine..., "Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to accept, because of their political ideology, that he has actually done more than any American president for Africa. But it's empirically so."

I bet that was like passing a kidney stone.

[agere_contra]

...And 250,000 Africans are on anti-viral drugs

Like that's a good thing. Which virus would this be again? Specifically, who isolated it, when and where?

[McGavin999]

They've finally figured it out. The way to get America to donate, happily, is to acknowledge that we are doing things.

The constant berating of the US has turned us off and we're far more likely to walk away if we continue to be bashed. Being charitable is our nature, but ingratitude will just turn that generousity elsewhere.

[SaveTheChief]

Mr. Geldof told Time magazine..., "Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to accept, because of their political ideology, that he has actually done more than any American president for Africa. But it's empirically so."

Maybe there is something I can respect about Bob Geldof and Bono after all.

Sadly, this bit of truth won't be widely reported by the mass media.