Screw the Grammys, Bono’s got bigger plans
Celebrities—always wanting more. Apparently somebody on the Nobel nominating committee figured a gazillion Grammys wasn’t quite enough for our boy Bono, and now he’s nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize too.
I’d say Bono has a good shot based on name recognition, but he’ll have some competition from his buddy Bob Geldof, who is nominated for organizing the Live 8 concerts last summer. I don’t know how much Live 8 actually managed to accomplish, but I guess that with African debt relief, it’s the really just thought that counts.
The competition will be tough, since they’re both up against such heavyweights as the guy who didn’t stop us from invading Iraq based on fairy tales and the corrupt guy who stopped the death penalty in Illinois.
For what it’s worth, I did my part by attending Live 8 in Philadelphia. And no, not one of those countries has called to thank me.
