Thank You Bono…
… for not being afraid to speak truth to power.
From Reuters -
As Congress debates a White House-proposed $700 billion bailout for the worst financial crisis since the Depression of the 1930s, Bono questioned why wealthy countries had not been able to come up with enough aid for the world’s problems.
“It is extraordinary to me that you can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can’t find $25 billion to save 25,000 children who die every day of preventable treatable disease and hunger,” the U2 lead singer told Clinton’s fourth annual philanthropic summit in New York. “That’s mad, that is mad.” … “Bankruptcy is a serious business and we all know people who have lost their jobs,” Bono said, referring to the bankruptcy declared by Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. “But this is moral bankruptcy.”
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Ironic and sad they were meeting about the UN Millennium Development Goals (http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/) at the same time Palin was having her photo op with other world leaders.
All of that combined makes me literally ill.
hits the nail on the head…
Truth is they don’t care about 20,000 children dying every year.
Every day sorry… oh dear I must be tired.
Wow. This is a quote that needs to be heard. Incredible.
It’s good to see those who have the opportunity to speak to those in power using it for the benefit of others.
Thanks for posting this. I’m putting it up on my blog. Moral bankruptcy indeed.
WOW! AMEN BONO.
I’m worried that the 700-billion bailout + a likely recession will hamper the next president’s ability to justify spending American dollars to help eliminate poverty around the world. How do you think this latest development will affect future aid?