Comments on: Bob Geldof’s Remarks at the White House Today http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Dunn Eggink http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-554785 Dunn Eggink Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:20:15 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-554785 Hello fellow ONE member, I appreciate Bono speaking out on behalf of the worlds poor and sick. Don’t forget that the number one question asked Obama was “Will you legalize marijuana?”. Think about the benefits that medical cannabis can have on the millions of suffering Africans. I am very disturbed when I hear that UN Police are using international aid money to persecute cannabis growers in Africa and destroy such an important beneficial crop. Bono has enormous influence on UN leaders, and some of the world’s most powerful people. Please don’t think for a moment that by removing cannabis the UN is in any way helping the poor people of Africa or any other continent. This is a grave injustice, and I'm sure the sick and dying Africans effected by such laws would agree. The cannabis plant can help to provide food, clothing, shelter, safe medicine, and eco-friendly fuel. If the One Campaign really wants to help the poor, we should let them grow hemp, and if we must get involved, help them succeed in taking advantage of the many benefits of the hemp industry. I hope Bono keeps up the good work, and helps to stop the bad work. Thanx. www.nycamp.org Hello fellow ONE member,
I appreciate Bono speaking out on behalf of the worlds poor and sick. Don’t forget that the number one question asked Obama was “Will you legalize marijuana?”. Think about the benefits that medical cannabis can have on the millions of suffering Africans. I am very disturbed when I hear that UN Police are using international aid money to persecute cannabis growers in Africa and destroy such an important beneficial crop. Bono has enormous influence on UN leaders, and some of the world’s most powerful people. Please don’t think for a moment that by removing cannabis the UN is in any way helping the poor people of Africa or any other continent. This is a grave injustice, and I’m sure the sick and dying Africans effected by such laws would agree. The cannabis plant can help to provide food, clothing, shelter, safe medicine, and eco-friendly fuel. If the One Campaign really wants to help the poor, we should let them grow hemp, and if we must get involved, help them succeed in taking advantage of the many benefits of the hemp industry.
I hope Bono keeps up the good work, and helps to stop the bad work.
Thanx. www.nycamp.org

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]]> By: sammi http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-551237 sammi Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:56:25 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-551237 i find it awesome that Mr. Geldof was invited to speak at this summit. if ever there was a time we needed someone to shoot from the hip and the heart, it's now. i really appreciate what he had to say to the leadership there. Paul - another amazing read on Geldof is his autobiography "Is That It?", now out of print (1986) but chronicles his life up to Live Aid. Some amazing insight into this beautiful soul. And Geldof in Africa is also available in CD book, Sir Bob reads it himself, i keep it on my ipod for inspiration from time to time. thanx Josh for posting this. stay close, sammi in seattle =) i find it awesome that Mr. Geldof was invited to speak at this summit. if ever there was a time we needed someone to shoot from the hip and the heart, it’s now. i really appreciate what he had to say to the leadership there.

Paul – another amazing read on Geldof is his autobiography “Is That It?”, now out of print (1986) but chronicles his life up to Live Aid. Some amazing insight into this beautiful soul. And Geldof in Africa is also available in CD book, Sir Bob reads it himself, i keep it on my ipod for inspiration from time to time.

thanx Josh for posting this.

stay close,

sammi in seattle =)

]]> By: Paul of Par Avion http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-551235 Paul of Par Avion Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:27:28 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-551235 I didn't know much about Geldof until I rented "Geldof In Africa." I highly recommend it: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Geldof_in_Africa/70044195?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=2043312586_2_0 I didn’t know much about Geldof until I rented “Geldof In Africa.”

I highly recommend it:
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Geldof_in_Africa/70044195?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=2043312586_2_0

]]> By: Charles Stinard http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-551228 Charles Stinard Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:20:27 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/21/bob-geldoffs-remarks-at-the-white-house-today/#comment-551228 In light of President Bush's statement today that the U.S. will honor its commitments to provide aid to the poorest nations "regardless of the ebb and flow of the markets", I would like to see One initiate a letter that we members can sign onto affirming his leadership on this issue, which will surely help the other G8 nations do the same. In light of President Bush’s statement today that the U.S. will honor its commitments to provide aid to the poorest nations “regardless of the ebb and flow of the markets”, I would like to see One initiate a letter that we members can sign onto affirming his leadership on this issue, which will surely help the other G8 nations do the same.

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