And on THAT note.... TA-DA
Mr. P. Diddy , who had been HEAVILY advertised as a headliner in Philly NEVER showed up, preferring to spend the weekend on his Hamptons’ residency just hanging out (according to the NY Daily News) and not bothering to tell anyone till the last moment.
Yeap the Democrats can have him… in all his zillion $$$ glory.
Madonna needs a well placed kick in her Kabala (will she EVER stop making an ass outta herself?)
As far as Geldof , I think his heart is in the right place, but wouldn’t a nice accounting of how much each artist is PERSONALLY contributing to the cause would’ve been a nice touch ?
I mean if they want the government to which I pay taxes, to forfeit the debt.. I wanna know what Paul McCartney’s share of that is.

Hey KillCastro, exactly what we were talking about this morning.... We have a big problem here, since many people see performers as intellectuals and interpreters of history, economics, politics and the real world. Madonna doesn't live in the real world, does she? But well, according to some Michael Moore is also an intellectual. Let's face it, those people live in a parallel reality which doesn't give them any special vintage point to see what is really affecting this world.
Do they denounce kagasstro, the ayatollas, and the terrorist brethen? No? Well, so their job is not complete.
Besides, they have the moxie of asking us, their public, for money to contribute to the causes of their liking. Well, America already contributes with the biggest chunk of change to help Africa, both from private hands and from State funds. Bush is the president who has given more to Africa in history, fact conveniently forgotten at all times. Bush and Blair just erased the African debt before Live 8 came as a circus rocking the town.
Now, I ask all of those performers to reveal how much are they giving to that cause. They are the ones earning humungous royalties, living large, and keeping their monies offshore to avoid taxation. Still, they want to have more representation.
They are very grey, apparently in this world of ours, which is so black and white. They are grey. Pun intended. Grey inside and out. Grey little fellows of hardly any intellect? Just asking.
Compare to Bill Gates, who single handed apports more money than many goverments for health and literacy programs in the third world. Plus many charities right here, without fanfarre.

It's strange...no matter how many guitars I buy none of them have made me more informed on politics, morals, or economics. I must be buying the wrong brand. Maybe there's a secret potion involved that I forgot to drink. Or some Kool-Aid. Or something that gives these millionaire marxists their secret wisdom.

Buy country music guitars, that should do the trick.

Ah Murel -- it IS the Kool-Aid!
Or have you tried a nice acoustic Ovation?
I hear their sympathetic vibrations increases your IQ by at least 2 points. The bad part is that when you have to tune them it all goes to shit.!

And in all truth, I don’t think these people are MARXISTS at all. I think we just give them an unfounded depth of wisdom based on their ability to entertain us.

I mean REALLY, can we even imagine George Michael or Madonna urging ANYONE to do ANYTHING?
“Suck a man’s pee-pee in a public bathroom for Uganda!” “Swap saliva with Christina Aguilera & Britney Spears for Zimbabwe” (well hmmm .. okay THAT one I may just go for)

Trudy Styler & Sting throw a “Save the Forest” party at $5K a plate and about $500 actually makes it to the Forest! Cause they have the fucking thing at the WALDORF and they serve a 9 course dinner! . Wouldn’t it be nice .. (Beach Boys tune coming up?) If they were all like Bill Gates? Who drops MILLIONS a MONTH and noone knows a thing about it?

These “STARS” just live in such a delusional state of reality that when you sit back and look at their efforts you just GOTTA laugh your ass off.
BTW the piece on the UK telegraph just ROCKS (and I am not being facetious).

I think Kid Rock said it best:
The day President Bush has a press conference to critique my last CD, THEN I will comment as to his ability to lead the country.

You know, KC, you have a way of cracking me up. “Suck a man’s pee-pee in a public bathroom for Uganda!” That was excellent! LOL!

CB -
Amazing how NO ONE mentioned on the concert that Blair & Bush had already okayed to write off the debt uh?
I am actually pissed off, I wanted to VOTE on that! or .. hmmm send doctors and advisors. Who ever heard of actually giving up CASH!?!

Hey, I GOTS my moments - coo-coo-coo-choo ;)

Thank you for the link, George!
Also, don't miss Kenyan blog Thinker's Room post titled, Live Aid? Please!

Great Job George.

I somehow knew that that little unimportant fact would not be mentioned. Blair, Bush, you know, they can't come with anything cool! KillCastro, can you imagine what would be of our world without Bob Geldof? I can't remember a single one of his songs...

These performers who so overvalue their worth to the world, took time out of their busy servant filled lives to "do something" good. It is our job as one of "the people" to affirm what wonderful human beings they are, and of course make their cause our cause. Puke, puke.

The Boomtown Rats? Who?

Since we mention Bill Gates (who by the way is publicly against Bush's elimination of the estate tax, the same taxes that McCartney is criticized in the article for avoiding) let us also recognize another philantropist who gave ONE BILLION dollars to the UN. Ted Turner. Or George Soros, who has given more than 500 million to promote democracy in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet slave states.

I really don't understand why it matters where the money comes from, as long as is earned honestly and given freely.

Soros? Earned his money legally? Are all those indictments just figments of the imaginations of teh prosecutors? And, BTW, I don't give a shit what Bill Gates thinks. He can afford not to care whether the estate tax is eliminated or not; I can't. And Ted Turner? Fuck him and his communist ex-wife.

You got me there. Altough I was referring to the money collected by the "delusional marxists" performing at the Live 8 concerts. And in the one case were Soros was found guilty of insider trading, he was fined 2 million which was the amount the French court said he profited ilegally. So at least 498 million were legal. By the way, I forgot to say those were his contributions for LAST YEAR ALONE. Overall he has given away more than 4 billion.

I'm against the estate tax btw. I just tough it was funny that a conservative would criticize McCartney for avoiding it.

Notice the subtlety of the backpedal, the finesse, of the "oops my facts were wrong but...”
The factoid thrown in (Since we mention Bill Gates ……) as if to stamp the rest of the bullshit with the seal of the cognoscenti.
The light hearted “well I fucked up but ..."
The "but although I am wrong I am not THAT wrong"
The infinite shades of gray... weren’t we just discussing this?
The offhanded pitch for the liberal left wing fucks…
Intelligent, well read MY ass. Am I the only one who feels like puking reading this shit head’s babble?

Ah , The Boomtown Rats .. the least succesful Brit band of the whole punk movement.
Let us list the Hits .. okey ...
Hmmmm
Well
"Elephants Graveyard .. and ..
hmmm
Did I mention "Elephant's Graveyard"?
Bananarama had more hits ! how friggin' pathetic is THAT!

Yes, KC I feel like puking. Ted cagastro turner indeed. What does it matter where the money comes from? Plenty of nazis earned an honest paycheck. How would you rate their money?

Gansibele, you miss my point (and Steyn's): we are not criticizing him for escaping the estate tax. On the contrary! I admire what he did! It's his money and he should keep it. ALL OF IT.

What I get all riled up about is the hypocrisy of these dinosaurs and their social justice road show telling us to be more giving, compassionate, less selfish, and the like, while they are doing just what we would do! Except that conservatives -- real ones, not "compassionate" ones -- do not preach to the masses about doing one thing while doing another. We do what we do and say what we do BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT. Period.

Don't you think that Madonna yelling "let's start a revolution" is just too surreal? To paraphrase The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy she'd be one of the first against the wall if it ever came...

Turner, Mr Hanoi Jane, Soros, a traitor... so you are here supporting the people who want to destabilize your country of adoption Gansibele? Nice touch of gratitute, you very well read bright little Demo-Rat. You ain't more than their hound dog, to paraphrase Elvis, or better, you ain't more than their hound dog poop. I get personal, and I don't want to debate you or your defenders. I want to crush your bones to talcum powder, you Clintonista wipe-ass.

Moneo, I agree that Madonna is an idiot. I don't give her any credit.

CB, eres muy guapito tú... behind a keyboard. I'll tell you the same as your confrere Kill, don't waste your time (too bad he doesn't listen, poor thing).