From The Guardian:

It also gave Mr Brown (Gordon Brown, the British Chancellor. Ed.) the chance to have a love-in with Bono. The two men hugged (in private) to celebrate their success. […]

“I had thought my son John would grow up listening to your music,” [Brown] gushed. “I now know he’ll grow up reading your speeches.”

And that’s a compliment, how?

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