Lunch with Satan

The Guardian explains how Bono wooed Washington, and Bono comments on the threat of losing his street cred: “Edge was pleading with me not to hang out with the conservatives. He said, ‘You’re not going to have a picture with George Bush?’ I said I’d have lunch with Satan if there was so much at stake.”

On the other side of the pond The Voice of the Turtle – an online journal of left-wing politics and culture, is running a Bono ‘Pro and Con‘ piece.

46 thoughts on “Lunch with Satan

  1. What’s wrong with having a picture taken with George Bush????? Bono better be careful about the satan comments. Is that supposed to be a comparison between the conservatives and the devil? Hope not.

  2. What’s wrong with having a picture taken with George Bush????? Bono better be careful about the satan comments. Is that supposed to be a comparison between the conservatives and the devil? Hope not.

  3. I agree with Kimberly. Sounds as if he’s trying to kiss both asses, Bush’s to get what he wants and the leftists so they’ll think he’s cool. If I were Bush and felt I was being used I’d be mad. He should watch it if his cause means so much to him. He looks damn hot though, Bono, not Bush.

  4. I agree with Kimberly. Sounds as if he’s trying to kiss both asses, Bush’s to get what he wants and the leftists so they’ll think he’s cool. If I were Bush and felt I was being used I’d be mad. He should watch it if his cause means so much to him. He looks damn hot though, Bono, not Bush.

  5. I just think he means that conservatives aren’t usually assosicated with social causes like the left. Don’t think he means that Bush is Satan.

  6. I just think he means that conservatives aren’t usually assosicated with social causes like the left. Don’t think he means that Bush is Satan.

  7. Regardless of Bono’s feelings for conservatives, maybe he should buy a TASCAM portable 4 track and lay down some vocals for the new album while he’s runing around….

  8. Regardless of Bono’s feelings for conservatives, maybe he should buy a TASCAM portable 4 track and lay down some vocals for the new album while he’s runing around….

  9. I don’t beLIEve that Bono thinks Bush is Satan. BUT, I too though (at first) that Bono was infering that Bush = Satan. The quickest way to take air out of the drop the debt campaign is to be loose with your comments! I’m with you Mike, U2 record new material.

  10. I don’t beLIEve that Bono thinks Bush is Satan. BUT, I too though (at first) that Bono was infering that Bush = Satan. The quickest way to take air out of the drop the debt campaign is to be loose with your comments! I’m with you Mike, U2 record new material.

  11. I’m sure as well that Bono does not mean Bush is Satan. Bush isn’t that smart! But Bono does what he has to to further his cause. Whether he plays both sides of the fence or not. He believes in a goal and seems to quickly be developing ways to bring it to light.

  12. I’m sure as well that Bono does not mean Bush is Satan. Bush isn’t that smart! But Bono does what he has to to further his cause. Whether he plays both sides of the fence or not. He believes in a goal and seems to quickly be developing ways to bring it to light.

  13. It might help if you actually read the article and full quote. He’s obviously not saying Bush = Satan. He saying that if he was, he’d still have lunch with him. Cause, you know, the barbecued ribs are really nice.

  14. It might help if you actually read the article and full quote. He’s obviously not saying Bush = Satan. He saying that if he was, he’d still have lunch with him. Cause, you know, the barbecued ribs are really nice.

  15. But, Satan just liberally gave Bono $5 BILLION more (that’s Billion with a “B”) for debt relief and Lucifer’s Treasury Secretary is going with Bono to Africa for the possibility that more is on the way if they see real results. And by-the-way Bush is trying to have faith-based initiatives and allow church sponsored schools to take in more poor kids by helping defray some of the added costs. ‘Doesn’t sound too demonic to me. Getting “BJs” from an intern under Woodrow Wilson’s desk– NOW THAT might be more toward the Satan end of the spectrum. Give George a break. You’d be castrating him if he refused to meet with Bono, but you still hate him when he does. The goal is elevation, not merely your side winning? Right? Be a little more tolerant of our Texan friend as he grows and matures toward your very points of view! AND I ALSO AGREE, LET’S GET ON WITH THE NEW ALBUM BEFORE BONO’S VOICE GOES THE WAY OF THE WOOLY MAMMOTH! STOP TALKIN’ AND START SINGIN’.

  16. But, Satan just liberally gave Bono $5 BILLION more (that’s Billion with a “B”) for debt relief and Lucifer’s Treasury Secretary is going with Bono to Africa for the possibility that more is on the way if they see real results. And by-the-way Bush is trying to have faith-based initiatives and allow church sponsored schools to take in more poor kids by helping defray some of the added costs. ‘Doesn’t sound too demonic to me. Getting “BJs” from an intern under Woodrow Wilson’s desk– NOW THAT might be more toward the Satan end of the spectrum. Give George a break. You’d be castrating him if he refused to meet with Bono, but you still hate him when he does. The goal is elevation, not merely your side winning? Right? Be a little more tolerant of our Texan friend as he grows and matures toward your very points of view! AND I ALSO AGREE, LET’S GET ON WITH THE NEW ALBUM BEFORE BONO’S VOICE GOES THE WAY OF THE WOOLY MAMMOTH! STOP TALKIN’ AND START SINGIN’.

  17. Andrew, nobody here’s attacking Bush. Yet. So there’s no need to fly off the handle defending the man. We don’t need a democrats vs republican flame war here.

  18. Andrew, nobody here’s attacking Bush. Yet. So there’s no need to fly off the handle defending the man. We don’t need a democrats vs republican flame war here.

  19. Actually, Greenspan is Satan’s accountant. Rumsfield is Satan. Bush is just his frontman.

  20. Actually, Greenspan is Satan’s accountant. Rumsfield is Satan. Bush is just his frontman.

  21. Sure, Bono didn’t technically call Bush “Satan”. But the statement he made could clearly possibly be interpreted as calling Bush or conservatives “Satan”.Even if that’s not what he meant, the statement could easily be interpreted that way. Bono has a bad habit of doing things like that. At the October 15th show in Chicago, he said something which sounded almost like he was disparaging the Koran. Of couse, we assume Bono didn’t mean to disparage the Koran or muslims, so we don’t hold it against him. But, sometimes, I believe that he would really benefit from thinking before he speaks. More coherent and clear messages would probably allow him to reach and influence even more people than he already does.

  22. Sure, Bono didn’t technically call Bush “Satan”. But the statement he made could clearly possibly be interpreted as calling Bush or conservatives “Satan”.Even if that’s not what he meant, the statement could easily be interpreted that way. Bono has a bad habit of doing things like that. At the October 15th show in Chicago, he said something which sounded almost like he was disparaging the Koran. Of couse, we assume Bono didn’t mean to disparage the Koran or muslims, so we don’t hold it against him. But, sometimes, I believe that he would really benefit from thinking before he speaks. More coherent and clear messages would probably allow him to reach and influence even more people than he already does.

  23. You might see Bono with the Prince of the Air, but not Edge! He likes belly dancers…

  24. You might see Bono with the Prince of the Air, but not Edge! He likes belly dancers…

  25. Blah blah blah, yap yap yap…hey, has anyone heard of this band called U2? They’re really good, don’t ya think???

  26. Blah blah blah, yap yap yap…hey, has anyone heard of this band called U2? They’re really good, don’t ya think???

  27. hey barl, take a koran and go to one of those conservatives and ask him what koran says about jihad? it

  28. hey barl, take a koran and go to one of those conservatives and ask him what koran says about jihad? it

  29. But seriously, Bono didn’t mean it in the sense that he hates conservatives. It’s just not a very rock-star thing to do. I mean, how often do you see a conservative with tatoo’s and piercings?

  30. But seriously, Bono didn’t mean it in the sense that he hates conservatives. It’s just not a very rock-star thing to do. I mean, how often do you see a conservative with tatoo’s and piercings?

  31. Bush just works for Satan. Killing people for oil is very American. That is why I love country music and MTV because it does not question the status quo. U2’s last album was their worst you have to admit. But simple poppy songs with bad lyrics are great for sales from young mindless Republicans and Democracts for that matter.

  32. Bush just works for Satan. Killing people for oil is very American. That is why I love country music and MTV because it does not question the status quo. U2’s last album was their worst you have to admit. But simple poppy songs with bad lyrics are great for sales from young mindless Republicans and Democracts for that matter.

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