Bono - awe inspiring speech

So Cruel
So Cruel Posts: 10
edited March 2007 in A Moving Train
One of the most riveting speeches i've ever seen. last minute of the speech row after row get up for a standing ovation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENp7c6TtBHk
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  • Alex_Coe
    Alex_Coe Posts: 762
    Yawn
  • Alex_Coe
    Alex_Coe Posts: 762
    After the speech, Bono could not be reached for comment as he stepped into his private jet.
  • sonicreducer
    sonicreducer Posts: 713
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    After the speech, Bono could not be reached for comment as he stepped into his private jet.

    yeah, i bet those glasses he had on cost a lot of money too,...

    what is your point? he gives and he makes things happen,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    bono should join tool. he's already a bore.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    So Cruel wrote:
    One of the most riveting speeches i've ever seen. last minute of the speech row after row get up for a standing ovation.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENp7c6TtBHk

    Didn't Bono once hire a jet to have his hat flown to him?
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • Rushlimbo
    Rushlimbo Posts: 832
    If this was Toby Keith many on here would applaud. However, Keith is a dumbass redneck with a fanbase to match.
    War is Peace
    Freedom is Slavery
    Ignorance is Strength
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    Many people criticize Bono because he spends lavishly and has more money than most countries. So what the man has earned every penny and he uses his fame to bring issues that most people completely ignore to light. Who cares if Bono has a private jet or if he has used said jet to fly a fucking pair of socks around the world. He has done more for good causes than all of us on this board can ever accomplish.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    mammasan wrote:
    Many people criticize Bono because he spends lavishly and has more money than most countries. So what the man has earned every penny and he uses his fame to bring issues that most people completely ignore to light. Who cares if Bono has a private jet or if he has used said jet to fly a fucking pair of socks around the world. He has done more for good causes than all of us on this board can ever accomplish.


    and he sucks.

    you over looked that.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • Abuskedti
    Abuskedti Posts: 1,917
    Nice speech
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    brain of c wrote:
    and he sucks.

    you over looked that.

    Well that's up to personal taste. I personally liked U2's music a lot more prior to Zooropa but I personally wouldn't go as far as saying Bono sucks. Then again what the fuck do I know, I think Nirvana sucks and that Cobain was probably the biggest over-hyped musical artist since Elvis.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    he sucks.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Great speech! Thanks for posting!

    He started in the business with those ideals and now has risen to the top and still speaks about those same ideals. He hasn’t disappeared to a little private island, like Mustique, where a lot of other rock stars and super rich go to live. He puts himself out there to stand for what he believes.

    People put so much time bashing him for putting his ass out there on the line. If they spent that time were spent DOING something in their own neighborhood or for their cause, instead of telling ad nauseum glasses jokes, haha,, the world might be a little bit better for some people in need. He certainly doesn’t HAVE to put himself out there like that, so I have tremendous respect for him.
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    his band blows. he can't write.......oh yeah. second coming.......of the bay city rollers........
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    tool is boring?
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    tool is boring?
    yeah, wait a minute...i just that too. don't be draggin Tool down with anyone....one of the greatest bands of all time.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    Whatever people say to dismiss him, he seems to sincerely care about less fortunate people.
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    as for Bono, I don't know what to think of him anymore. musically, I think U2's last great album was Zooropa, and I think they've had a handful of great songs since then, but in general I think they're just coasting. U2 was one of the first bands I truly loved, but their music no longer has the same passion and I think they've overhyped themselves. sometimes Bono comes across as a little too righteous. I actually saw this speech when it aired. i can't tell if it was just a great performance or a really heartfelt plea. but i hate feeling cynical, or projecting cynicism. i want to take him at his word, or at least take his words seriously. i don't believe in any god, and i appreciate it that Bono's views on the Christian God are not exactly conventional. i definately think the world would be a better place if more people were like him. the cynics are the reason i feel like his words are kinda pointless, because there doesn't seem to be any way to make the world better.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    as for Bono, I don't know what to think of him anymore. musically, I think U2's last great album was Zooropa, and I think they've had a handful of great songs since then, but in general I think they're just coasting. U2 was one of the first bands I truly loved, but their music no longer has the same passion and I think they've overhyped themselves. sometimes Bono comes across as a little too righteous. I actually saw this speech when it aired. i can't tell if it was just a great performance or a really heartfelt plea. but i hate feeling cynical, or projecting cynicism. i want to take him at his word, or at least take his words seriously. i don't believe in any god, and i appreciate it that Bono's views on the Christian God are not exactly conventional. i definately think the world would be a better place if more people were like him. the cynics are the reason i feel like his words are kinda pointless, because there doesn't seem to be any way to make the world better.

    I think the belief that you can't make the world better is what holds far too many people back.
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    justam wrote:
    I think the belief that you can't make the world better is what holds far too many people back.

    I AGREE!
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    I AGREE!

    :)
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