Bono Dedicates U2 Song ‘All I Want Is You’ to First Lady Jill Biden
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Breitbart ^
| 03/04/2024 | ALANA MASTRANGELO
U2 frontman Bono dedicated the song “All I Want Is You” to First Lady Jill Biden while wrapping up the band’s inaugural residency at Las Vegas’ $2.3 billion Sphere arena over the weekend. Before
performing the band’s 1988 hit, “All I Want Is You,” Bono said that he was dedicating the song to “one woman in particular,” which was Jill Biden. SOME NEWS: Bono takes U2 on a break from Achtung Baby to perform “All I Want is You” and dedicates song to all women in world, on their crew, women experiencing hardship in world. Then he dedicates it to...
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Roger Waters Calls U2’s Bono “Disgusting” and “a (Expletive)”
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NME ^
| 19th February 2024 | Liberty Dunworth
“Anybody who knows Bono should go and pick him up by his ankles and shake him… until he stops being an enormous (Expletive)” Roger Waters has lashed out at U2 frontman Bono, describing him as “disgusting” and “a (Expletive)”. The comments against the Irish rock singer arose in a new interview with
Waters, and saw the Pink Floyd musician criticise the former for his previous comments on the Israel-Hamas war. Speaking during one of their Sphere residency shows in Las Vegas, Bono used the performance to pay his respects to those killed during the October 7 attack at the Israeli...
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Bono Dedicates ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ to Israeli Victims of Hamas Attack on Dance Festival: ‘Our Prayers Have Always Been for Peace’
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Billboard.com ^
| 10-9 | Kaufman
U2 have been advocates for peace and justice for nearly a half century. Which
his why it was not surprising that during Sunday night’s (Oct. 8) show at the new Sphere in Las Vegas singer Bono took time out to acknowledge the devastating aftermath of a brutal surprise assault by Hamas militants early Saturday morning o Israel that has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 700 Israelis, including 260 killed at the Supernova desert dance festival.
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U2’s Bono Says America at a ‘Low Ebb’ Under Biden, Refuses to Use the ‘T-Word’ (Trump)
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Breitbart ^
| 09/30/2023 | David NG
U2’s Bono has declared that America is now at a “low ebb” — a possible insult to President Joe Biden, who is facing record-low popularity among voters in the face of runaway inflation, a tsunami of illegal aliens, and endless taxpayer funding for the endless war in Ukraine. In an interview this
week with Britain’s Channel 4, the rocker refused to utter what he called the “T-word,” meaning former President Donald Trump. He also didn’t mention Biden during the conversation.
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U2 raising funds for Ukrainian ambulances with merch featuring Zelensky drawing by Bono
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The Hill ^
| 06/29/2023 | JUDY KURTZ
U2 is releasing a merchandise collection — with items featuring an illustration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky drawn by Bono — to raise money to buy ambulances in Ukraine. The limited-edition collection announced Thursday includes $90 “Freedom and Fear” hoodies, $45 t-shirts and a $50 lithograph of Zelensky created by the U2
frontman and “Beautiful Day” singer. The Zelensky illustration — with the words “The choice is between freedom and fear” written above his head — first appeared on the June cover of The Atlantic.
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Edge Says Bono Was Right to Start Playing Politics
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Ultimate Classic Rock ^
| April 1, 2023 | Martin Kielty
U2 guitarist the Edge said bandmate Bono had been right to become a high-profile political activist, even though it sometimes caused problems for the Irish group. In
a recent interview with Mojo, Edge said the two aspects of U2’s reputation had become “so intermingled” that it would be “very hard to imagine one without the other.” He continued: “There’s obviously been challenging moments, particularly when Bono was making great strides in America and realized his superpower was being able to work both sides of the aisle and persuade politicians from different parts of the spectrum to work together. “But that...
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Bono, Tyre Nichols’ parents among Biden State of the Union guests
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NY Post ^
| 02-07-2023 | Mark Moore
Rock star Bono, the family of Tyre Nichols, the man who disarmed a mass shooter in California last month and the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are among those who will watch President Biden’s State of the Union address from first lady Jill Biden’s box Tuesday night. “Each
of these individuals were invited by the White House because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the president in his speech, or they embody the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies at work for the American people,” the White House said in a statement Tuesday. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will...
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Jill Biden's State of the Union guests include Tyre Nichols' parents, Bono, Ukraine ambassador, Paul Pelosi
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Channel 3000 News/CNN ^
| February 7, 2023 | Betsey Kline
Paul Pelosi, Tyre Nichols' parents, U2 star Bono, Monterey Park shooting hero Brandon Tsay, Ukraine's ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova and a Holocaust survivor are among those headed to the US Capitol Tuesday evening where President Joe Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address. Biden's
remarks will both touch on key themes of his presidency and offer a preview of a 2024 reelection message. And the guest list for first lady Dr. Jill Biden's box offers a blueprint for what to expect. The first lady's 26 guests represent key administration priorities and accomplishments like infrastructure,...
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Whoever persuaded Bono he could sing?
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Spectator UK ^
| 17 Dec 2022 | Julie Burchill
There are a few pop stars whose work I can’t help liking in spite of myself – their song-writing, that is. I’d
be happy never to see the faces or hear the voices of Mick Hucknall or Chris Martin again, but the moment ‘Stars’ or ‘Trouble’ starts, I’m mesmerised – only to wonder crossly the minute the song ends: ‘Why couldn’t they have given it to someone with a decent voice?’ Think about it: dancers have choreographers and actors have scriptwriters, so why should we assume songwriters can sing? Bono’s another. I love some of his songs (‘One’, as performed...
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U2 Singer Bono Says He Now Realizes Capitalism Helps Poor People, Not Socialist 'Redistribution of Resources' (Video)
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Right News Now ^
| 10-25-2022 | Becca London
by Becca London | RNNBono, the lead singer of U2, said that he has realized the redistribution of resources won't help poor people the way that commerce and entrepreneurial capitalism will help them.The iconic musician and humanitarian made the comments during an interview with the New York Times published Monday. He talked
about starting out as a left-wing activist but eventually realizing that capitalism helps the most poor people."I ended up as an activist in a very different place from where I started. I thought that if we just redistributed resources, then we could solve every problem. I now know...
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Pope Francis Joined by Bono for Launch of International Educational Movement
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Catholic News Agency ^
| 5/19/22 | Staff
Rome Newsroom, May 19, 2022 / 09:54 am Pope Francis formally launched an international educational movement on Thursday in the presence of U2 singer Bono. The pope inaugurated the Scholas Occurrentes International Educational Movement on May 19 during a meeting with young people at Rome’s Pontifical Urban University.The 85-year-old pope sat in
a wheelchair as he watched student presentations, before engaging in a question-and-answer session. Bono asked Pope Francis about the role of women and girls in tackling the climate crisis. The pope replied by pointing out that people speak of “Mother Earth,” not “Father Earth,” and indicating that women...
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See U2’s Bono and the Edge Play Surprise Acoustic Set in Kyiv Bomb Shelter
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Rolling Stone ^
| May 8, 2022 | Daniel Kreps
Following a personal invitation from Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, U2’s Bono and the Edge visited Kyiv Sunday to perform an acoustic concert in one of the city’s subway stations-turned-bomb shelters. “The
people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom,” Bono told the audience, which included soldiers. “We pray that you will enjoy some of that peace soon.” Bono and the Edge previously took part in Global Citizen’s “Stand Up for Ukraine” livestream, where the duo played a rendition of “Walk On” that addressed the invasion.
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U2's Bono puts on 'freedom' show in Kyiv metro
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france24.com ^
| May 8, 2022 | AFP
Irish rock star Bono praised Ukraine's fight for "freedom" during a performance in a metro station in downtown Kyiv Sunday, where the U2 frontman also issued his own prayer "for peace". From
the platform of a Kyiv metro station, the 61-year-old rock icon belted out U2 classics "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Desire" and "With or without you". "The people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom," said Bono during a break.
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As World Burns, Tony Blinken Welcomes U2’s Bono to State Department
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Breitbart ^
| 04/03/2023 | Joel B Pollack
The war in Ukraine, the nuclear talks with Iran, the spate of terror attacks in the Middle East — nothing could keep Secretary of State Antony Blinken from hosting rocker Bono, frontman of U2, in an official visit to the State Department on Saturday.
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Nancy Pelosi reading a poem written by Bono about Ukraine was as cringe as you'd expect
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SF Gate ^
| March 17, 2022 | By Eric Ting
While speaking to reporters Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will be reading a poem about Ukraine written by U2 singer Bono at the annual Friends of Ireland St. Patrick's Day lunch at the U.S Capitol. “This is a joke right?" tweeted former Obama administration official Tommy Vietor, but Pelosi
went on to read the poem at the lunch anyway. "I got this message this morning from Bono," Pelosi said at the lunch. "And most of us, whether we're in Ireland, or here, whatever it is, Bono has been a very Irish part of our lives." The San...
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Cui Bono? Who Benefits? If It Waddles and Quacks like a Global Warming Computer-Modeling, Impeachment-Pursuing...
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May 10, 2020 | aruanan
Cui Bono? Who Benefits?If It Waddles and Quacks like a Global Warming, Computer-Modeling, Impeachment-Pursuing, Disaster-Yearning, Public-Oppressing, Data-Padding, Vaccine-Linked Travel Document-Pushing, Dictatorial Lying Duck, then It’s Most Likely the Same Old Deep State CrewThe First Four Strings of the ApocalypseThe following is my sum-up what I would call a combination of Fauci-Gates-gate, some
foreign help, and bringing in the fifth string of the Deep State, since these, the first four, were completely blown to hell:1. The first string: Obama and his use of US and foreign intelligence agencies illegally trying to dig up stuff then, failing that, to make up stuff...
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Bono on Grace, Karma & Forgiveness
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The Clarksvillian ^
| March 25, 2021 | Dave McGuire
As the leader of one of the world’s most visible bands, U2’s Bono is an extremely polarizing figure. On
one side, he’s the source for some of the greatest, most popular music of a generation. He has also been one of the most charity minded celebrities covering a cause in ways not seen since the days of Harry Chapin. And that crossing between entertainer and activist has pushed people into either loving or hating him.
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George W. Bush, Bono praise Fauci in trailer for new NatGeo doc
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The Hill ^
| 08/31/2021 | Judy Kurtz
Former President George W. Bush and Bono are praising Anthony Fauci in a new sneak peek at a documentary about the nation's leading infectious diseases expert. "Fauci
says, 'Here are the facts, and here's my recommendation for a way forward,'" Bush said in a trailer released Tuesday for the National Geographic documentary "Fauci." Bush awarded the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008.
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Cui Bono? Who Benefits From the Afghanistan Withdrawal?
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Townhall.com ^
| August 31, 2021 | Dennis Prager
How does a leader decide what to do? The
most logical response is: "Cui bono?" -- "Who benefits?" -- from the decision. If some policy benefits your country most, you should, within moral bounds, pursue it. If your enemies benefit most, you should avoid it. I'd be curious to learn what answer proponents of America leaving Afghanistan -- conservative or liberal -- would give to the question, "Cui bono?" I can say that until this moment, I have not read or heard a single cogent argument from proponents of American withdrawal as to how exactly it benefits America. "Twenty years...
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Cui bono: Who benefits from razing our great country to the ground?
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American Thinker ^
| 04/08/2021 | Robert T. Smith
Turmoil seems to be the daily goal of certain persons in the political class and much of the media. We
have for a while been jolted from one alleged existential crisis to the next. Apparently on purpose, we are triggered by partial explanations and depictions to feel something as an emotion they have predetermined on our behalf, not provided information for thoughtful consideration of complicated issues. Cui bono? Who benefits from triggering pre-selected emotional and not rational thought? On a now daily basis, all manner of people pour over our southern border and are then exported throughout the country. There...
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