Bono threatens to hug German Chancellor again
As if Angela Merkel didn’t have enough to worry about these days, what with Germany taking over the presidencies of both the EU and the G8 next week, rock-celebrity-pro-Africa-anti-Aids-activists Bono and Bob (Geldof) are now openly stalking the German Chancellor and threatening to give her a hug.
In an attempt to placate the over-affectionate-and-hill do-gooders, and shuddering at the mere recollection of a much-photographed hug the poorly-shaven Bono gave her during the Davos world economic summit last January, Merkel has belatedly expanded her G8 agenda to include priorities on African good governance, investment and anti-Aids work. She is also now carrying a large can of pepper spray in her purse.
Bono and Bob, notorious hug-Wüstlinge (debauchees) and ruthless, guilt-exploiting Robin Hood types, have made no secret about their plans to bring their take-from-the-rich campaign to Germany once it assumes the chairmanship of the rich countries’ club. Data, their London-based campaign group, even plans to open an office in Berlin next month, where it will begin working with German film-makers and television companies to raise awareness for their campaign.
And as if all the hugging that followed those Live 8 concerts in 2005 (linked to the British G8 summit in Gleneagles) wasn’t enough, German intelligence reports indicate that Geldof is planning something called “intellectual aid” in Germany – a series of debates with German thinkers on African development and the role of the west.
A series of debates? With German thinkers? I’d rather get the hug than have to listen to that. No, come to think of it, I wouldn’t. But I would rather pepper spray myself.
Händeschütteln hätte gereicht.
In an attempt to placate the over-affectionate-and-hill do-gooders, and shuddering at the mere recollection of a much-photographed hug the poorly-shaven Bono gave her during the Davos world economic summit last January, Merkel has belatedly expanded her G8 agenda to include priorities on African good governance, investment and anti-Aids work. She is also now carrying a large can of pepper spray in her purse.
Bono and Bob, notorious hug-Wüstlinge (debauchees) and ruthless, guilt-exploiting Robin Hood types, have made no secret about their plans to bring their take-from-the-rich campaign to Germany once it assumes the chairmanship of the rich countries’ club. Data, their London-based campaign group, even plans to open an office in Berlin next month, where it will begin working with German film-makers and television companies to raise awareness for their campaign.
And as if all the hugging that followed those Live 8 concerts in 2005 (linked to the British G8 summit in Gleneagles) wasn’t enough, German intelligence reports indicate that Geldof is planning something called “intellectual aid” in Germany – a series of debates with German thinkers on African development and the role of the west.
A series of debates? With German thinkers? I’d rather get the hug than have to listen to that. No, come to think of it, I wouldn’t. But I would rather pepper spray myself.
Händeschütteln hätte gereicht.
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