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Originally Posted by thinktank
Is Bill Gates up for the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? no. He's not. My only argument is that Bono has no place on that list. I'm not saying it isnt awesome when musicians can make money at what they love either. I'm saying that anything Bono does in the vein of a humanitarianism is at least mostly to further his career. His PR guys love this kind of stuff, because you can feed the public out of the palm of your hand... and get them to buy your record. The man has no humility... he wants to be paid attention to, and thats just what he's getting. I just dont think he would be such a self-proclaimed figurehead if he didnt have his own interests in mind. Chuck D said it years ago, friend.... "Dont beleive the hype."
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I don't entirely disagree with you... I think we disagree in minor degrees.
Don't kids yourself that Gates will one day be nominated... surprised if he wins but he will be nominated at some point.
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I'm saying that anything Bono does in the vein of a humanitarianism is at least mostly to further his career.
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I don't think this neccessarily lessens the end results of what he's done.
In the end, I would be shocked if he even came close to winning... As I pointed out above, if Bush and Blair can get nominated and Kissinger and Arafat can win... Why should we be surprised by anyone on the list of nominees (of where there are 166 this year).