Bono Of U2 Comes To Toronto – Exclusive Pics. And Audio!
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Bono of U2 came to Toronto, Canada today to speak at the Liberal convention about cheap generic drugs for the Third World. The unshaven, baulding Bono gave a heart stirring speech that almost stole the show. After hearing his speech; I decided to take that once in a lifetime chance of getting his photograph or live cameo. I knew where he was at (the Air Canada Centre) and rushed in my car downtown where the affair was taking place. I took a few quick pictures of the venue from my car. However, this is amateur journalism at it’s finest and I use gorilla tactics to get my stories. I slammed on the brakes in the middle of a crowded major street. I then hopped a fence and started running toward the center through a parking lot that was policed at both ends but not the middle. As I approached the building, I slowed to a casual walk (so as not to attract attention) and then started snapping pictures at the loading dock area where all the party busses for the dignitaries were. Crap! I just missed Bono and the police were in full force and had seen me! I ran back to the car, jumping over the fence and drove off like a mad man making my audio report as I left.
Here is one crappy pic just before I stopped my car:
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More photos and the audio report from the venue at the address in my sig.
Maurice Ali – P.S. Sadgeezer: We old guys can still hop fences and run like maniacs just like when we were younger…..I just proved it!
Bono is an idiot. He has good intentions, but he’s dumb.
This whole generic drug campaign is a boiling cauldron. The people campaigning for cheap drugs intentions are really great, but grossly misguided.
Bono means well, but his whole campaign is stupid. He and his crew haven’t a clue about the third world, in particular, Africa and it’s economics (lack there of).
The simple truth is that with more profit comes more research for more funding, which in turn results in new and better drugs.
When you look at the whole picture, it is as clear as day light… a medium needs to be found. Generic drugs are not the answer, but an impending doom.
Bono is a rock star, same age as me….. 😯 We can be misguided at times; but I judge a person on their good intentions more than anything else. His greatest contribution would be to have shed light on the problems of AIDS, etc. on the African continent. I commend him for using his popularity for an unpopular cause, many support frivolous organizations.
The drug industry based it’s R and D on Western profits – not on Africa’s contribution. Therefore, generic drugs do not hurt the drug giants as much as you think. The high cost of drugs in Africa can only mean genocide for a race of people who can not afford to treat diseases that plague them. Some, I imagine, would consider this genocide a good thing…..
I always look at the good in everyone’s heart, and Bono in his own way is doing his part. Why name call him for that. But you are free to further support your argument if you feel I am “not getting it”; I am all ears…..
Maurice
economics = supply and demand.
Your crusade against the West has blinded you to the simply obvious. Most of the money from research does come from the African and Asian continents. Western money is often donated to those Countries to help them. Drug industries base their research and development on profits, not “Western Profits”. Where they get their money from is of no importance to them.
Like I said, Bono has good intentions, but doesn’t understand the problem. If you judge by intentions, then you would have to admit that most of the American government is good, because they are doing what they think is best. Somehow, I don’t see you doing that. 😛
Genocide is a strong word, and the way in which you use it makes me think you don’t understand the meaning of it. The results of disease in Africa is devastating. You can’t fathom it. You haven’t seen what people like me have seen.
My mother, along with a group of other people, helps to run an aids orphanage on the outskirts of Durban. Trust me, it’s not something people want to see. The most common medication is morphine. That’s all they can do to make these poor children as comfortable as possible. It is a terrible and horrific problem we face here in Africa.
To sort it out, you have to look at it without emotion. You have to look a the cold hard facts. There is no conspiracy of the West to kill out black people in Africa. Human nature is one that pursues gain. By this I mean profit. If the cure or treatment is not profitable, the cure and treatment will take much longer to come about.
The best way at the moment to combat Aids in the world at the moment is prevention. However, in Africa this is a major problem because most of the ethnic groups in Africa have incredibly promiscuous cultures, and trying to change/educate their ways is seen as not very politically correct.
There are many great people doing wonderful things to combat aids; you should do a little bit of research Fatguy. You would be surprised with what you would learn.
Sadly, not enough is being done.
Interesting, how perceptions vary form culture to culture.
Bono was just media attention, our new Prime Minister Paul Martin has had much to do with this initiative to get generic drugs to the Third World. Martin is primarily a business man and until his decision to run for Prime Minister, was the owner of one of the largest shipping companies in the world, he has also held the post of Finance Minister and drawn general praise for his work in turning Canada’s economy around.
You are correct in that I do not fully understand the politics and economies of the drug trade (how many do?); especially at the international level; but it is clear that there are many conflicting views as to how the “drug problem” should be solved.
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