[anne666]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

While the rest of is have to subsidise people like him and Bono? I have no desire to applaud.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by anne666

While the rest of is have to subsidise people like him and Bono? I have no desire to applaud.

Does anyone on here seriously believe that Geldof and Bono have such financial need that they would have to set up as complex and intricate a scam as the Band Aid concerts would have to be in order to make money?

Geldof is worth over £30 million so feck knows what Bono is worth.

Or are we suggesting that they are both so wealthy because of Band Aid?

There is not one iota of evidence to suggest that these people personally gain from these concerts, because they don't. Geldof, Ure and Bono are driven by sincere humanitarian causes not personal gain, and I think the besmirching of these thoroughly decent guys on here is well out of order and borne of mere personal dislike not valid reasons.

I applauded LT's post because it was informative, and supports my own contention that Geldof is an independently wealthy man who has no need to impeach his honourable reputation for the sake of gleaning a few quid in dirty money from Band Aid. After all he's not a politician.

Finally; I find it highly relevant that Geldof and Bono are Irish, and Ure Scottish. When taken into account with the fact that Ireland also topped the list of a recent survey to ascertain the most generous charitable Nations in the world, then maybe the Gaelic races could teach us all something about the true meaning of selflessness.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by anne666

While the rest of is have to subsidise people like him and Bono? I have no desire to applaud.

In what way?

[AnnieK]

I shan't buy the single....there are other equally worthy causes in the UK that I would prefer to donate to. 440 people die of cancer every day (in 3 weeks more people in the UK will die from cancer than so far during the Ebola crisis), a hospice has to raise £16,000 per day to provide facilities so people can die in dignity and receive very little or no funding, 27% of children in the Uk live below the poverty line. I do feel the celebs do this more as a publicity stunt rather than for actual charitable reasons.

However, this is my personal view and if this single saves lives then it's all good and worthy but I personally wish to donate my money to charities that I want to.

[Kizzy]

[Northern Monkey]

I bet Bono is worth some serious cash.Did'nt he just give an album away for free on iTunes?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Youtube video

Well this is wrong

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Youtube video

Well this is wrong

I know you don't approve of this 'clapping' but credit it where it's due - this is fecking hilarious and very, very, clever.

My only problem is, I have to resist - 'Get Thee Behind Me Satan' style - the wish that half the pricks in this parody had got fecking Ebola.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I know you don't approve of this 'clapping' but credit it where it's due - this is fecking hilarious and very, very, clever.

My only problem is, I have to resist - 'Get Thee Behind Me Satan' style - the wish that half the pricks in this parody had got fecking Ebola.

Oof... WWJS (what would jeebus say)