Hannah Bell
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:46 PM
Response to Reply #72 |
| -Africans to Bono: 'For God's sake please stop!' |
T.Ruth2power |
Jun-26-08 09:19 PM |
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But but! |
skooooo |
Jun-26-08 09:23 PM |
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yeah....shut em up! and you, too, Al Gore. just STFU!!!! |
Gabi Hayes |
Jun-26-08 09:55 PM |
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If bono wants to help someone, he could start by paying his |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 12:39 AM |
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Shut the fuck up Bono! |
arcadian |
Jun-26-08 10:00 PM |
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You agree with the American Enterprise Institute? |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:10 PM |
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Help is not glamorous |
izquierdista |
Jun-26-08 10:05 PM |
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Here's more child energy being put to productive use: |
Squatch |
Jun-27-08 08:02 AM |
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Yeah, I guess |
Spouting Horn |
Jun-27-08 09:01 AM |
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Bono lost me a long time ago. |
Cascadian |
Jun-26-08 10:15 PM |
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Because we don't want Africa to be self-sufficient. We want to be heroes. |
readmoreoften |
Jun-26-08 10:19 PM |
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What planet are you living on? |
Vinnie From Indy |
Jun-26-08 11:12 PM |
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Thanks, Vinnie. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Jun-26-08 11:26 PM |
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Bravo! Common Sense arrived! |
gatorboy |
Jun-26-08 11:28 PM |
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don't I get any firsties? |
Gabi Hayes |
Jun-27-08 12:09 AM |
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You know, it was a toss up. |
gatorboy |
Jun-27-08 12:15 AM |
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I'd except it, accept I'm too modest |
Gabi Hayes |
Jun-27-08 12:23 AM |
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Fine, I'll give it to Bono. |
gatorboy |
Jun-27-08 12:24 AM |
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what, exactly, is it you think bono has done for africa? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 12:44 AM |
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I never saw it before but I think you're on to something. |
gatorboy |
Jun-27-08 01:24 AM |
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no, just with the irish irs. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 01:30 AM |
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No kidding. |
riverdeep |
Jun-27-08 12:49 AM |
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who funds the "corruption" you speak of? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 01:18 AM |
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The West, of course. |
riverdeep |
Jun-27-08 01:53 AM |
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Africa has *some* natural resources |
XemaSab |
Jun-27-08 01:51 AM |
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africa has *many* resources. & many potential breadbaskets. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 02:21 AM |
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Potential breadbasket does not equal breadbasket. |
XemaSab |
Jun-27-08 11:44 AM |
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yeah, it's a wasteland. n/t |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 01:59 PM |
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That's what trade is for |
Chulanowa |
Jun-27-08 03:39 PM |
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doesn't south africa have a lot of resources? EOM |
pitohui |
Jun-27-08 04:42 PM |
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africa generally has tons of resources. every oil, mining co, big ag |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 05:55 PM |
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When I was in Zimbabwe, it was considered "the breadbasket of Africa" |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 06:57 PM |
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To come up with a solution, you need to understand the problem |
Chulanowa |
Jun-27-08 03:35 PM |
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I don't think it sounds like a utopiah, What your saying is just common sense. |
Geek_Girl |
Jun-27-08 04:43 PM |
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I don't think that will accomplish much without political change first. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jun-27-08 06:24 PM |
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No doubt |
Indenturedebtor |
Jun-27-08 01:54 AM |
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very well said |
fascisthunter |
Jun-27-08 01:04 PM |
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Southpark got it right: |
anonymous171 |
Jun-27-08 12:11 AM |
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Music fans to Bono: "For God's sake please stop singing!" |
RandomKoolzip |
Jun-27-08 12:25 AM |
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I agree, Randomkool |
Zodiak Ironfist |
Jun-27-08 12:08 PM |
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On a lighter note, |
riverdeep |
Jun-27-08 12:25 PM |
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Kool ZIp! |
tigereye |
Jun-27-08 03:05 PM |
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What a big fat insulting strawman. |
sfexpat2000 |
Jun-27-08 12:29 AM |
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When I hear "dynamic" I reach for my revolver. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Jun-27-08 12:35 AM |
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You summed that up well, my friend.... |
readmoreoften |
Jun-27-08 02:32 AM |
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Great post n/t |
malaise |
Jun-27-08 07:58 AM |
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The entire world needs to address Africa |
MonkeyFunk |
Jun-27-08 12:56 AM |
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the entire world needs to get their thieving paws off africa. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 01:03 AM |
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I disagree |
MonkeyFunk |
Jun-27-08 01:07 AM |
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We've been 'helping' them for 400 years. Which is why they're |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 01:16 AM |
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You put help in quotes |
MonkeyFunk |
Jun-27-08 01:24 AM |
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there was debt relief in 1999 & 2005. are they doing it again? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 01:37 AM |
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and you think if just left alone |
MonkeyFunk |
Jun-27-08 01:43 AM |
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apparently for some, yes. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 02:17 AM |
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Yes |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-27-08 12:07 PM |
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Maybe by Attacking Him, They Hope to Stop Him??? |
fascisthunter |
Jun-27-08 04:40 PM |
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Very rich people often take on a "cause" |
SoCalDem |
Jun-27-08 01:24 AM |
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Yes, a fairly typical neoliberal magazine article |
muriel_volestrangler |
Jun-27-08 07:54 AM |
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K&R #4 for best headline!1 Give it a big #5!1 n/t |
UTUSN |
Jun-27-08 08:53 AM |
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But Bono says, "Africa is the REALLY white man's burden" |
mitchum |
Jun-27-08 08:59 AM |
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Want to actually do something for Africa that actually works? |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jun-27-08 11:59 AM |
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Oh, this is very cool. I'm giving to them right now. |
janesez |
Jun-27-08 12:56 PM |
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A good idea, isn't it? |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jun-27-08 02:19 PM |
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If he really gave a fuck |
blindpig |
Jun-27-08 12:15 PM |
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Why doesn't Bobo organize a big concert against the war? |
The Stranger |
Jun-27-08 12:28 PM |
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When I saw the face of Newt Gingrich on the weblink you posted |
mzmolly |
Jun-27-08 12:31 PM |
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Oh for good God's sake |
WildEyedLiberal |
Jun-27-08 12:49 PM |
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YES! |
kiva |
Jun-27-08 01:00 PM |
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please link to the water projects bono has put in place. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 02:10 PM |
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Oh my god would you shut the fuck up about Bono? |
WildEyedLiberal |
Jun-27-08 02:24 PM |
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you say africans need water & bono's doing so much - let's see |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 02:29 PM |
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really... go away |
fascisthunter |
Jun-27-08 04:41 PM |
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cuz he's not. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 05:46 PM |
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There was nothing "progressive" about it. The article is from the journal |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:04 PM |
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what a bunch of BS |
fascisthunter |
Jun-27-08 01:07 PM |
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unlike bono...... |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 02:17 PM |
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LOL, and sooooo? |
fascisthunter |
Jun-27-08 04:39 PM |
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i think you are. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 06:05 PM |
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Monsanto Vice President Joins the Gates Foundation |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 05:56 PM |
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You nailed it. That's EXACTLY who it was written by. The AEI. nt |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:15 PM |
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wait one second. AEI? |
Warren Stupidity |
Jun-27-08 02:38 PM |
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"Even misery is an opportunity" |
Generator |
Jun-27-08 02:48 PM |
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The Global Fund, latest data and performance report: |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 03:05 PM |
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Thank You for This |
fascisthunter |
Jun-27-08 04:35 PM |
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Africa is a continent, not a person. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jun-27-08 04:47 PM |
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gee, why do you think they're starving, plagued by violence, etc.? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 06:00 PM |
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This list omits the number one cause. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jun-27-08 06:14 PM |
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"Most African governments are spectacularly awful" |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 07:02 PM |
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Is a drive by sockpuppet its own category? |
Warren Stupidity |
Jun-27-08 05:33 PM |
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So you noticed that, too, huh? Good. I thought it was just me. nt |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:11 PM |
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Bullshit |
Gilligan |
Jun-27-08 06:03 PM |
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over 5 years, bono saves 30 million in irish taxes by offshoring U2, ltd. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 06:50 PM |
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And it's the GOP doing it. The article was from the AEI. Why DUers were agreeing with it, |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:13 PM |
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When it comes to helpin'... |
rucky |
Jun-27-08 06:05 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Jun-27-08 06:18 PM |
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and the reason you posted that bullshit IQ crap? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 06:59 PM |
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knowing what's good for poor people |
rapturedbyrobots |
Jun-27-08 06:42 PM |
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OMG! You're quoting the American Enterprise Institute about philanthropy! |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:02 PM |
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Wow, an article at a site with a Newt banner at the top and ads for the AEI |
ProSense |
Jun-27-08 07:07 PM |
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Thank you. It's very disturbing to me that this was posted on DU AND |
mycritters2 |
Jun-27-08 07:09 PM |
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Right or wrong? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-08 09:14 PM |
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Locking. |
intheflow |
Jun-27-08 10:38 PM |
#101 |