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Nearly $400 has been pledged so far

August 1, 2008 | 25 Comments
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An online petition asking for U2 frontman Bono to "retire from public life" has so far raised $390.

The petition is published on Thepoint.com.

It's stated aim is: "To get Bono to retire from public life (so he'll stop leading misguided counter-productive philanthropy efforts)."

The petition's creator also declared that all money raised will be given to charity, depending on the success of the petition.

The creator states: "We will give money to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

"But we will only pay if we meet our objective."

U2 are currently putting the finishing touches to their new album, the follow-up to 2004's 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'.

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semi_mental

Aug 1, 2008

Genius! If only they'd extend it to Johnny Borrell and Bob Geldof.

ed2005

Aug 1, 2008

Ouch! I don't know about public life but I wish he would focus on the music, and from what I hear, so do the rest of U2...

whatawasteoftime

Aug 1, 2008

Hahahahahha!

fju2112

Aug 1, 2008

about time someone said it, and it couldn't have been stated in a less public manner. rock stars are rock stars; they're not voted in to be our fearless leaders...that said, those "leaders" are the guys we should be paying to step down & make way for people who can actually lead.

baronsaladback

Aug 1, 2008

"That's something that affects the whole damn lot of us!" so said Bono in The Simpsons. i thought it was apt. The episode was also about rubbish...you can see where I'm going with this..

rggfoot

Aug 1, 2008

Fantastic. Whoever devised this should be nominated for a Nobel Prize. The "philanthropist" that left Dublin to avoid paying taxes.....what a twat!!!

liveon35mm

Aug 1, 2008

Hope this works.-Previous petitions "Make Bono History" and the Band "Bono Must Die" unfortunately haven't been that successful.-liveon35mm.com

faadam

Aug 1, 2008

that would be the sweetest thing, a beautiful day etc.

acidshred

Aug 1, 2008

For a second I thought it said 400 million. If only............ Any billionaires reading this?

quirky11

Aug 1, 2008

Hey come on - People are people. We all have our soapboxes. He made me think twice about what's happening in other parts of the world. But I don't know much else about it, that's true. He really left Dublin to avoid paying taxes??? WTF?

Soundedd

Aug 1, 2008

Noooo Not Johnny Borrell, Razorlight are brilliant, but I'll give you Geldof and Bono Semi-metal haha :)

the_royal_wee

Aug 1, 2008

multi-millionaire do-gooders are hypocrites. 'a camel will get through the eye of a needle before a rich man gets into heaven' was the saying wasn't it?

hotmilk...mmmtweakmynipple

Aug 4, 2008

The difference between God & Bono?... God doesn't fly around the world thinking he's Bono.

Jimmy_Bass

Aug 4, 2008

such a shame that someone like bono, who is actually trying to do good, is asked to retire, so the world can focus on the likes of doherty.cant wait for the new u2 album!

rock and roll junkie

Aug 4, 2008

man if only he would, the day bono retires from public life will be a damn beautiful day.

Jimmy_Bass

Aug 4, 2008

why runi it for all us U2 fans?

jomoo

Aug 4, 2008

Bono is a phenomenal man and what a sad waste of time to make a petition for him to retire. i) Direct your energy somewhere else and into something productive and ii) He'll do more than you ever will! What sad lives most lead!

rggfoot

Aug 4, 2008

Anyone see the correlation with the music losing its edge and Bono's ubiquitousness in the public eye?? The more he talks, the more the music sucks. Listen to the ITunes live in Paris shows from Joshua Tree: it blows the current crap out of the water.

andyc53

Aug 4, 2008

Ye morer less ye, I think it was "it's easier to thread a camel through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter", that was it more or less anyway. Lol this is all rather amusing, if we're fair it's probably best to say that yeah U2 have created some okay tracks but they are rather "over-rated giants" in the industry, the comments over greasy haired idiot that goes by the name of Geldof are great a man who what sang I don't like mondays with his fellow boom town rats and that's literally about it and has quite literally taken us all in and has lived off the back of live aid and various other events of a similar nature.

get.real

Aug 4, 2008

You people need to get real; Bono has done more for the continent of Africa than most politicians dream of. He's no different than any athlete using their name for a goal to help others in need.

roxyhart

Aug 4, 2008

If Bono were to read this he would probably think it was great that attention is being brought to the Global Fund and would say "F****** Brilliant."

Bigshoutout

Aug 4, 2008

Rich people indeed do need to give up all their riches to get into heaven according to the bible.But if bono gave up his money he wouldn't be relivent or influensial enough to attend and pressure at various politicians summits. Bono believes in what hes doing, so do Coldplay, R.E.M, Radiohead ectra... if I had their money I'd certainly be trying to save the world if I felt I had the influence.It's not cheap self publicity hes going for, its a misconception that it is. Everyone who thinks Bono raising awareness to the worlds problems is a bad thing is completely misguided and foolish individual.

myycaar

Aug 4, 2008

someone needs to create a petition asking bono to shut his fucking trap about other artists, it seems like in any documentary or magazine bono always has to put in his two cents. leonard cohen, roy orbison, george harrison, ramones, joy division just to name a few... christ when pavarotti died the press focused more on what bono had to say ("pavarotti was opera"), than the man himself...has anyone else noticed this???? because it drives me crazy.

scottmmmm

Aug 4, 2008

Soundedd rears his ugly head to trumpet about his love for shitty bands like Razorlight again...Johnny Borell is a horse-faced C***!

eclecticdaddy

Aug 6, 2008

Yes, what a great idea, right? I mean why would want someone who has media leverage to use it for those who can't speak for themselves? Are you people this hung up on yourselves? What a world we've got here that we can't stand someone doing something good. Why is that? Is it because it reveals your own inadequacies when it comes to sacrifice for the benefit of others? Get a clue people.