Comments on: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie To Inflict Bono On Twins From Birth

By: Beatriz Marcos

Beatriz Marcos — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:38:57 +0000

I see everybody here seems to be against these people just because what they do is not always 100% productive and, on top of it, it gives them massive publicity, but, at least they do, or try to do, something.
All of them have spent months of their lives in poor comunities before really deciding to do something big, which, unavoidably, would make them even more famous. They are rich, remember? They don´t actually need to sweat for anybody, and, even so, they do it. It takes hours and an effort to do what they do. And don´t forget that without Bono´s pressure with the second Live Aid, and getting people to back him up, no one would have never cancelled the debt of so many countries in one go.
If you are going to tell me that these three guys have done nothing good: go on and tell me what have YOU done?

It´s so easy to critizise a game from the bench…

By: David Bryden

David Bryden — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:10:51 +0000

>> “It is hard to understand why anyone would
>> believe that if you only give enough money,
>> you can solve all of the problems in the world.”

Homer’s Simpson brain:
“Money can be exchanged for goods and services.”

By: Gilbert Wham

Gilbert Wham — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:36:01 +0000

If you give me enough money, I’ll promise never to bother you with my problems again.

By: cher

cher — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:32:12 +0000

It is hard to understand why anyone would believe that if you only give enough money, you can solve all of the problems in the world. There are millions of people doing the hard work of helping people and instead of recognizing these individuals we have a group of celebrities treated like royalty because they take a few pictures, visit a few places, and donate money. I would have much more respect for Bono, Jolie, or Pitt if I knew they were spending a year or so in a place giving their time and effort to something rather than just moving from one charity cause to another.

By: neil

neil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:10:46 +0000

Before our very eyes YOUR type of pseudo-clever, bitchy-blogging is getting as dated as 80′s padded shoulders. Hetrosexual faggotry. As we used to say in the school yard, “say it, don’t spray it”.

By: MakeSomethingHappen

MakeSomethingHappen — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:41:30 +0000

Here here!

Bono is no role model. All his philanthropy efforts are astoundingly self-righteous…and worse — they’re totally counter productive.

Actually I think that what Brad Pitt has done in New Orleans with NOLA was really effective. He did things the right way, involving community groups in the process and building tangible assets for the community there.

Bono on the other hand simply installs himself as the frontman of whatever movement he fancies – against the will of the grassroots organizers working in those movements. Take the ill advised RED campaign for example — he spends $100 million marketing it & raises just $60. So its basically a $40 million GAP commercial. Meanwhile NGOs everywhere are screaming DONT DO THIS because people are going to start thinking that all you have to do to solve systemic problems is buy more crap — no need to make any real sacrafice…just go on living your materialist life style.

I’m a part of a campaign to get Bono to retire from public life.

We’re raising a pot of pledges that will grow & grow, and eventually we’ll give it to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, but ONLY once Bono retires from public life.

Join us here:

http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/bono-retire-from-public-life-and-well-donate-a-ton-of-money-to-fight-aids

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:18:16 +0000

Just been looking at pictures of Brad and Jen. I agree he was much happier and natural back then. Now he looks like he is walking a tight rope. He made his bed, let him lie in it.

This article is bull. These two dickheads are atheist.

By: Shooty*

Shooty* — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:21:39 +0000

Could be worse.
For the kids, I mean.
It could have been Chris Martin.
Fairtrade satsumas for Christmas.