Bob Geldof will join those on the flight from Air Force One to Ghana tonight. He's going to interview President Bush for Time magazine and several European outlets, such as Liberacion, about aid to Africa for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and business development.
Mr. Geldof is an Irish rock and roll singer and longtime social activist who has helped, along with U2 rocker Bono, raise awareness about need in Africa. His most well known achievement is organizing the Live Aid concert in 1985, which raised money for debt relief for poor African countries.
But Mr. Geldof has remained closely engaged with African affairs since then, and he spoke off the cuff to reporters today who were waiting for a press conference with Mr. Bush and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Mr. Geldof praised Mr. Bush for his work in delivering billions to fight disease and poverty in Africa, and blasted the U.S. press for ignoring the achievement.
Mr. Bush, said Mr. Geldof, "has done more than any other president so far."
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One day all the mouth flapp... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Mitchell | February 20, 2008 9:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
One day all the mouth flappers, harping on Mr. Bush will find that he may have been a good Prez after all.
Mind you, these are the ones that are now after all these years finding Mr. Clinton objectionable, so it may take a while to register with these dullards.
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