Posted on 10/19/2005 8:10:58 AM PDT by areafiftyone
In town for a concert, U2 rock star Bono was invited to lunch today with the president of the USA.
White House president secretary Scott McClellan said the meeting at the executive residence would be a follow-up on talks Bono had with President George Bush in July at the G8 summit in Scotland.
“They had a very good discussion about some of our common priorities,” McClellan said. “Both share a deep commitment to combating aids, preventing malaria and expanding trade to lift people out of poverty.”
McClellan said Bono also planned to meet with National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley later in the day, before U2’s concert at the MCI Centre in Washington, DC.
The spokesman laughingly told reporters that Bush was not planning to attend the concert.
Since 1999, Bono has been a persistent and often-successful lobbyist in the US, persuading Republicans and Democrats, presidents and politicians, to provide millions to help end the scourge of AIDS, eliminate poverty in Africa and forgive Third World debt.
Is Bono and U2 going up to the WH roof to give concert?
It's, who's the morn contest.
ooops: Who's the Moron
I want an invite too. I have a few things I want to say.
Get ready for another cash donation to Mugabe and friends.
Bono is lecturing Bush on the bad habits of spending more than you take in.............
Oh boy...I wonder how many billions of $$ in foreign aid this will cost the American taxpayer.
Maybe Bush will push Bono to do a Miers benefit concert on the South Lawn.
No doubt. What happened to the right wing "just shut up and sing" crowd? Where are they now President Bush is swooning over Bono. Just pathetic.
Why is this Bono guy always getting preferential treatment?
Today Bono, tomorrow Ono!
He must be getting really desperate.
Maybe he will ask Bono if he has any interest in being appointed to the Supreme Court.
Bono - Shut Up And Sing
What has George been smokin'? He might as well invite Carrot Top and confer with him. Ergggg.
Bono is one of the few people in this crowd who's actually done his homework and knows what he's talking about.
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