Bono fans fill Obama coffers

[gi4obama]

ONE is charismatic, plays to packed stadiums and wants to change the world. The other is Bono. Now a group of U2 fans, struck by the parallels between Barack Obama and the Irish rock star, have become one of the US Democratic presidential nominee’s most enthusiastic band of supporters.

U2 fans for Obama, a collection of 103 U2 devotees, has raised almost $18,000 (€12,200) for the presidential hopeful’s campaign and organised more than 600 events to date.

The group, whose website and blog are linked to the presidential candidate’s official homepage, believe that “since Bono can’t run for US president, Obama is the next best thing”. Their blog declares that members “see in Obama a progressive Christian who embodies the ideas and sentiments . . . so compelling in U2’s music”.

The politician is already an avowed fan of the band, recently telling Rolling Stone magazine that U2 is on his iPod play-list. Bono attended the Democratic convention in Denver last week where he heard two U2 tracks, City of Blinding Lights and Beautiful Day, bookend Obama’s acceptance speech early on Friday. Beautiful Day was also the musical backdrop a night earlier when Obama introduced Senator Joe Biden, his nominee for vice-president, to the Denver crowd.

More:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4641662.ece

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Just stands to reason that Bono fans would embrace Obama. Thanks for posting...nt

[jhain]

2. It's A Beautiful Day

has been my cell ring tone for..........forever. Now every time it rings I think of.... .
SANITY
Clarity
PEACE

[eshfemme]

3. Hehe, well Obama also has Irish roots so one more parallel. :p