Bono presents award to Aung San Suu Kyi

lightspeed

This may not bother some but it grinds my gears.
After spending 15 years under house arrest for fight for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to Europe and was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991. Presented by our ambassador Bono. I cant stand Bono any more. I cant think of a bigger publicity whore than Bono. Why does Bono present this award. To borrow a line from south Park, at some stage cant he just F**k off?

delta_bravo

I hope she asks him to pay his taxes

arybvtcw0eolkf

Dammit Degsy's banned from AH :mad:

This thread could have been epic.

lightspeed

that whole thing about him taking his money to save on taxes, that was the tipping point for me.

Professey Chin

Uninformed ranting woooo \o/

Biggins

They had to get Bono in 'cos Jedward needed a day off from covering everything else so far recently!

Andy-Pandy

Im guessing he gave it too her as he's always been vocal in his support for her.

And Bono's grand, if i was as rich and as famous as him id been an even bigger pain in the arse, I've never understood all the hate he gets from the Irish.

bnt

Wrong award. The Nobel was presented in Stockholm a few days ago. The award Bono handed out today was from Amnesty International:

Burma's pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi has received the prestigious Amnesty Ambassador of Conscience award. It was presented to her by Bono at an event in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin.
Accepting her award, Ms Suu Kyi said she found the whole experience "totally unexpected".

gemma188

Erin High Funeral wrote: »

Dammit Degsy's banned from AH :mad:

This thread could have been epic.

You must be easily amused

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Erin High Funeral wrote: »

Dammit Degsy's banned from AH :mad:
.

Is he? What did he do?

As regards the issue: we have to give it to her. Everybody else is honouring her. Although fighting for democracy these days is like cheating at the Special Olympics.

arybvtcw0eolkf

gemma188 wrote: »

You must be easily amused

When Gerry Ryan quoted posts of Degsy's (from boards.ie) in regards to Bono (and G.R.) you know his Bono posts were epic.

Pantsface

He loves getting his big fat head everywhere, that twerp

Dr Strange

Pantsface wrote: »

He loves getting his big fat head everywhere, that twerp

That's not a nice way of talking about a poster who has been banned from AH.

Fighting Irish

lol @ jealousy

stovelid

I'm with Sinead O'Comor on this one.

Pantsface

Fighting Irish wrote: »

lol @ jealousy

lol @ cuban heels

Napper Hawkins

If I had a penny for all the whinging I've heard about this man I'd probably be richer than he is.

The King of Moo

I'm sure he'll want it back from her soon.

harney

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

If I had a penny for all the whinging I've heard about this man I'd probably be richer than he is.

Only if funnel said pennies through your corporate accounts in Holland.

stovelid

It's been said many times in here but the rationalisation that dislike of rich people always stems from jealously must be one of the most spectacularly retarded and forelock tugging utterances one can make.

ejmaztec

stovelid wrote: »

It's been said many times in here but the rationalisation that dislike of rich people always stems from jealously must be one of the most spectacularly retarded and forelock tugging utterances one can make.

Rich people are okay, but rich hypocrites are another kettle of rotten fish.:D

mike65

Aung San Suu Kyi goes to Norway and receives the Nobel Prize, she comes here and is awarded the right to graze sheep on Stephens Green.

kincsem

A bit insulting to the fine lady imo.

brummytom

Hasn't she suffered enough?

ejmaztec

brummytom wrote: »

Hasn't she suffered enough?

No pain, no gain.

Pottler

She's a crap singer anyway - I saw her on the X factory and she didn't have a note in her head. People must be easily impressed in Burma. Bono would have fully paid his taxes if they said that was what he had to do to ever meet or mention Aung Sang Shue Fung ever again. Michael Stipe would have let an elephant use him as a dildo for a week to have taken Bonos place - she's an international peace ambassador wonks wet dream tbf.

Poster Boy

Ive no problem with his music - even like some of it - but he was previously involved in investing $100s of millions into software used for military training. Pandemic Studios was a sub contractor to the US army during the Bush regime, for more see below;

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61373618&postcount=14

Pottler

Poster Boy wrote: »

Ive no problem with his music - even like some of it - but he was previously involved in investing $100s of millions into software used for military training. Pandemic Studios was a sub contractor to the US army during the Bush regime, for more see below;

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61373618&postcount=14

The investment went bad, the US military are still crap singers.

aaronjumper

ejmaztec wrote: »

Rich people are okay, but rich hypocrites are another kettle of rotten fish.:D

Poor hypocrites are not that great either.
As for Bono. . . meh.

Blondini

I like Bono.

(and the savage eye)

and erm .... I'm a teacher on 3 months paid holidays and I've also included some gramattical and spelling errors for your pleasure so em..

xxxBeboGurlxxxx
Bye.

The Radiator

Bono presenting a Nobel Peace Prize? I doubt it

bnt

The Radiator wrote: »

Bono presenting a Nobel Peace Prize? I doubt it

I wouldn't mind seeing him present the Ig Nobel Peace Prize. Last year's award went to the Mayor of Vilnius in Lithuania, for his tactics in the war against illegally-parked cars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-fWN0FmcIU

smcelhinney

stovelid wrote: »

I'm with Sinead O'Comor on this one.

Well someone's gotta be with her.

squod

lightspeed wrote: »

This may not bother some but it grinds my gears.
After spending 15 years under house arrest for fight for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to Europe and was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991. Presented by our ambassador Bono

Need better Burmese translator..........

*Asked for a black man with a massive tool and gets a massive tool dressed in black.*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSv-lKwOQvE

My name is URL

The woman looks exhausted. Honestly.. she's been treated and viewed as a sporting trophy right now. It's quite an ugly spectacle really, imo.

Why doesn't Geldof just take a few years off after his ordeal?

Hootanany

To make it look like sand

FFS

The Radiator

Hootanany wrote: »

To make it look like sand

FFS

I know, what a joke

dotsman

lightspeed wrote: »

This may not bother some but it grinds my gears.
After spending 15 years under house arrest for fight for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to Europe and was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991. Presented by our ambassador Bono. I cant stand Bono any more. I cant think of a bigger publicity whore than Bono. Why does Bono present this award. To borrow a line from south Park, at some stage cant he just F**k off?

Bono has been vocally campaigning for her ever since she was put under house arrest, and long before you ever heard of her. There is probably no better person in the world to present this award to her than him

Also, the whole reason that this incredible person is in Ireland is because of Bono, so please take you begrudgery and stick it somewhere unpleasant.

starbelgrade

dotsman wrote: »

Bono has been vocally campaigning for her ever since she was put under house arrest, and long before you ever heard of her. There is probably no better person in the world to present this award to her than him

Also, the whole reason that this incredible person is in Ireland is because of Bono, so please take you begrudgery and stick it somewhere unpleasant.

Bono would campaign for free biscuits if he thought it'd make him sound worthy.

Red Hand

I heard that went back into voluntary house arrest/seclusion after Bono presented her with the award.

Hank Scorpio

Gets on my nerves big time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRnlDo-ywq8

starbelgrade

Bono was onstage singing "Bullet the Blue Sky". In the middle, he hushes the band to a low whisper. Only the bass & Larry Mullen's drums are audible.

Over the low rythm, Bono starts clapping slowly and sonorously declaring.....

'Every time I clap my hands...... a bullet shoots across the cold blue sky....'

The crowd cheers....

'Every time I clap my hands...... a bomb falls on the midnight sky....'

The crowd goes wild...

'Every time I clap my hands...... a child in Africa dies....'

At which point someone shouts back...

'Well, stop fucking clapping, you idiot!!'