McCain and Palin's meeting with Bono canceled

[Ichingcarpenter]

Source: CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) – John McCain and Sarah Palin’s meeting with Bono was canceled Wednesday due to scheduling reasons, according to the campaign.

Instead, McCain and Palin will chat with Bono by phone this afternoon about the ONE Campaign, the U2 front man’s initiative to raise awareness of AIDS and global poverty. ...

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/24/mccain-and-palins-meeting-with-bono-canceled/

[Venceremos]

1. Chat by phone?

I don't know why, but that strikes me as hilarious. I'm still laughing.

[FVZA_Colonel]

2. They don't want to be photographed with a celebrity.

Even one who has reached across the aisle like Bono.

[PBS Poll-435]

3. At least it isn't via telegraph

or carrier pigeon.

[blondeatlast]

4. Lemme guess--Bono REFUSED the photo op; but the spin will be otherwise, somehow. nt

[AspenRose]

5. Yep.

Thank you Bono for not taking the bait.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. "Bono meeting was listed as closed to the press, at the rock star’s request."

Right from the story....LOL!!!!

[truthisfreedom]

7. I can just hear McCreepy trying to remember even one U2 song, and Palin gushing...

"oh Bono, I just love your music!"

[ronnykmarshall]

9. McC - You're sure look different, Bono.

So, do you still speak to Cher? I thought you were dead?

[blondeatlast]

10. Bad, bad, ronny...

:rofl:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. LOL LOL!

[Sebastian Doyle]

11. I'll bet she's never heard a U2 album in her life.

Even though some of their earlier work was literally Biblical ("40", for example) a religiously oppressive family like Sarah's would have even considered "Christian rock" to be "the Devil's music".

Actually one kid I went to high school with, his dad said "Christian rock makes as much sense as Christian prostitution". What's truly scary is that dad eventually became the superintendent of the local school district. Long after I had graduated, thank God!

[scheming daemons]

8. They don't want to undercut their "celebrity" ad campaign against Obama

[AlCzervik]

12. i bet this explains why---

Unlike McCain and Palin’s other meetings with dignitaries in New York this week, most of which had been open to reporters and photographers, the Bono meeting was listed as closed to the press, at the rock star’s request.

you know damn well McCain and Palin wanted lots of pics and Bono wasn't going to give it to them.

[Neshanic]

14. Bono is a creepy individual and has quite a cult following.

[FatDave]

15. It will be much easier to prompt her with correct answers this way

They could have a ringer type her lines onto a teleprompter and just let her read them, and over the phone nobody will be any the wiser.

[blogslut]

16. I knew it!

I bet it was canceled because the press WASN'T INVITED. In other words, McPalin wanted that photo OP.