This picture is awesome.
It’s like Bono is giving the condescending pat on the arm we’d all like to give George W.

I can’t mask the fact that I think Bono is an extraordinary person. It’s easy to poo-poo famous people who do good by saying that they are grand-standing or seeking publicity. It’s even easier to say that Angelina Jolie, Richard Gere, Sting, Susan Sarandon, and the like are crazier than a shit house rat.

But who cares what their motivations are? At least they are doing something. With that much money at their disposal, I’m sure it’s easy for celebs to become very apathetic about world issues. But Bono’s dedication to last year’s Live 8 as well as other causes inspires me. And the fact that he can even gain the ear of the president for a few minutes is impressive. Granted, the president was probably spacing off and thinking about playing with a ball of yarn (per Will Farrell’s impersonation on SNL). But at least Bono can say, ‘Yes, the President sat and stared at me blankly while I told him he was a c*** sucking, self agrandising son of a b****, who can kiss my lilly white a**,’ right to his face.
Now that’s celebrity.