State Department doctors Bono quote (how LOW can they go?!!)

[NYCGirl]

From the Center for American Progress via the Huffington Post:

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/06/29/state-department-doctors-bono-quote/

A State Department release from Monday doctored remarks from U2’s Bono, twisting his quote to mean the very opposite of what he apparently believes. Here’s the State Department paragraph, two graphs below the lede :

Bono, lead singer of the Irish band U2 and longtime activist for aid to Africa, echoed Geldof’s praise for President Bush as he told an American television interviewer June 26, “ has already doubled and tripled aid to Africa .… I think he has done an incredible job, his administration, on AIDS. 250,000 Africans are on anti-viral drugs; they literally owe their lives to America.”

In fact, Bono only said the latter half of that quote during his appearance on Meet the Press last Sunday. The first part — “ has already doubled and tripled aid to Africa” — is deceptively transplanted from an interview Bono did with Time magazine that Tim Russert quoted on the show, and the State Department has taken it entirely out of context. Here’s the full quote:

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[doodadem]

1. Despicable

I can't see Bono praising Bush for ANYthing! Hope Bono come out with an immediate response, the way Bruce Springsteen did when Reagan tried to twist, "Born in the USA", because he never actually listened to the lyrics.

[kwolf68]

2. Bono no Bush

I was listening to classic U2 yesteday..."new years day" era...totally awesome stuff. I doubt Bono would say much nice about the shrub, but he's not confrontational either.

Used to love it when Bono would call the White House during U2 concerts to try to get in touch with Poppy...it was funny

[BrklynLiberal]

3. The Bush admin lied and deceived, misled and took words out of context?

I am shocked! Simply shocked! :wow: :wow:
:sarcasm:

[NYCGirl]

4. LOL!