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February 24, 2005
Achtung!
Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr., The Dalai Lama...Bono?
A few minutes ago, I experienced a bout of vertigo. I'm not sure if this resulted from the mild concussion I received over the weekend, or reading that U2's Bono was nominated for a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.
Don't get me wrong, Bono has used his celebrity power to champion great causes: AIDS Awareness and Third World Debt Relief, among others. But it's freakin' Bono people, the same guy who made bug-eyed glasses fashionable in the '90s! Part of me can never take him seriously.
The ipod hustler has been nominated alongside such notables as Pope John Paul II, Ravi Shankar (aka Norah Jones' dad) and Colin Powell.
Is he worthy? Check out a list of past Nobel Peace Prize recipients and judge for yourself.
Posted by Michele at February 24, 2005 11:40 PM
Comments
I wonder whether Bono is certifiably blind (explanation for sunglass-wearing), thus wreaking pity on the Nobes committee----blindness as evident in the fact that he still hasn't "found what he's looking for" (sight) and he longs to be "where the streets have no name" (because he cannot read the signs).
Posted by: Abby at February 26, 2005 10:31 AM
those glasses can go but dude, he wrote "sunday bloody sunday"!! he can't be all bad.
Posted by: mundaneDan at March 1, 2005 08:16 AM
