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The brogue and the 'rogue!' U2's Bono reached out to Sarah Palin

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KENNETH HAYNES,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Monday, November 23, 2009, 2:26 PM
Updated Monday, November 23, 2009, 4:30 PM

 

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Sarah Palin has revealed Bono reached out to her during her Vice Presidential run
Sarah Palin has revealed Bono reached out to her during her Vice Presidential run

Bono reached out to Sarah Palin when she was running for Vice President and briefed her on his worldwide agenda, Palin has revealed.

The call came at the height of the presidential campaign in 2008, when Palin was under fire for her lack of international experience.

In her new book, “Going Rogue,” the former Vice Presidential candidate says Bono was one of several leading personalities she spoke and met with when she became a national figure.

Others included actor Warren Beatty, singer Hank Williams Jr., former football coach Mike Ditka and actor Robert Duvall.

Palin stated that the Irish singer and humanitarian was ‘interested, had good intentions and wanted to share ideas and insights.”

“I was happy to hear from them” Palin wrote about the leading personalities who had been in touch with her.

Bono has refused to take sides in American politics, forming a close friendship with right-wing Republican Senator Jesse Helms and also getting on well with President George Bush Jr., so his outreach to Palin was not unexpected.

Palin did encounter controversy when she listed Ireland as one of the countries she had traveled to during the campaign. It turned out it was a Shannon Airport stopover when on her way to Germany and  Kuwait to visit soldiers from Alaska when she was governor there.

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Posted by Tschetter on Nov 27, 2009, 10:29 AM EST
Now that Palins Irish roots are showing ,will that change my mind about her....I don't think so. Stay in Alaska and go hunting, fishing and playing hockey..Jeeeze
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Posted by ciarrai on Nov 25, 2009, 06:12 PM EST
Jesus has returned with his new name, Bono. Will this guy ever shut up please. He reached out to Palin. Isn't that nice. This absolutely unqualified, unintelligent, disaster for this country and Mr. Bono thinks it's cool to reach out to her? Hey dude, mind your own business. Your ego is bigger than the land mass of Ireland, but go east with the overflow. Don't feel any need to darken our door with that malodorous malarkey. And stop with the New York Times creative writing horrors. Make music and stay away from the USA. Sheeesh.
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Posted by killowen on Nov 25, 2009, 11:53 AM EST
leave sleeping dogs lie
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Posted by beachline on Nov 25, 2009, 10:28 AM EST
Is this another of Palin's fantasies???? Bono does not need an albatross like Palin around his neck. His good deeds speak for themselves.
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Posted by irishwxman on Nov 24, 2009, 02:52 PM EST
The relentless attacks on this woman cease to amaze me. Its just getting old now. That's OK though, we enjoy picking on Obama.
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Posted by irishwriter on Nov 23, 2009, 05:40 PM EST
HAHAHA Consulted Mike Ditka and Warren Beatty?!?! Can you imagine who she would have picked for her cabinet if we were stupid enough to elect her?
 


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