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Via Sadly, No (who, sadly, have a retina burning new layout), this tidbit that is guaranteed to shock and awe:

A a concert of the legendary rock group U2, Senator Rick Santorum will hold a fund-raising event for one night only.

The thousand-dollar-a-seat fund-raiser has been put together by Sean and Ana Wolfington, and it will take place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia in support of Santorum’s reelection.

U2 front man Bono is no stranger to Washington, D.C. He has come often to the nation’s capital to network with politicians on behalf of his many causes.

Santorum met Bono earlier this year, having been introduced by John Kasich, the former congressman from Ohio and host of Fox News Channel’s “Heartland.”

So what does the Irish rocker have in common with the conservative senator?

As in the case of Santorum, Bono’s religious convictions inform his activities.

The U2 leader shared some of his faith perspectives with the author of the book “Bono in Conversation.” He said, “It’s a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the Universe might be looking for company, a real relationship with people.”

Bono, it must be remembered, famously neutered Jesse Helms.

*** Update ***

Turns out to be complete bullshit from Newsmax, and in the irony of ironies, K-Lo is the source for the correction.

In short, ignore this post.

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  2. 2.

    Ned Raggett

    Debunked earlier today, folks:

    That Newsmax item was misleading. Since linking to that I’ve checked it with the campaign: Bono has not endorsed the Santorum campaign, he is not doing a fundraiser for Santorum. A couple bought a box at a U2 concert and are using the purchase as a Santorum fundraiser. But it’s totally independent of Bono or U2.

    In sum, don’t trust Newsmax — always good advice. ;-) (Mind you, I fell for it first as well.)

  3. 3.

    Mike S

    STATEMENT BY JAMIE DRUMMOND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DATA
    (debt AIDS trade Africa), THE AFRICA ADVOCACY GROUP CO-FOUNDED BY BONO: “Throughout the U2 tour, politicians from both sides have been organizing fundraisers at the venues or around specific shows. Neither DATA or Bono are involved in these and they cannot be controlled. The U2 concerts are categorically not fundraisers for any politician – they are rock concerts for U2 fans.“

  4. 4.

    Pb

    Zifnab,

    He is. But someone seems to want to associate Santorum with Bono, and is spreading this garbage around. Either they want to trash Bono’s reputation, or help Santorum’s… and considering how Santorum is polling, and when Bono is[n’t] up for re-election, I think I know which one it is.

  6. 6.

    Steve S

    Oh man, did you see this?
    http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/features/politics/61708

    WHITE HOUSE APPROVES NATIONAL CHAIN OF BROTHELS!
    WENDY DEE-LITE is doing what she can to bring down the federal deficit.

    By MARK MILLER

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of his new campaign to lower the $512 billion U.S. Budget deficit, President Bush has approved a chain of federally supervised legal brothels which will open for business in June of 2006 in every state.

    Vice President Cheney is expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the first federal brothel, scheduled to open in Los Angeles.

    According to Federal Brothels Program Director John Wilds, “Each of the prostitutes will be registered with the U.S. government, checked weekly for sexually transmitted diseases and monthly for HIV.”

    Prostitutes are currently being interviewed and, if accepted, will become part of the Civil Service program and therefore, unlike their nonfederal counterparts, and be eligible for unemployment, retirement and health benefits.

    Inspired by the Roman emperor Caligula — who forced the wives of Roman senators into service to eliminate his deficit — and patterned after Nevada’s famed Mustang Ranch, the federal brothels will charge $200 for every half hour.

    The government will receive half that fee.

    One prostitute who has already been accepted into the program, Wendy Dee- Lite, 23, sees the federal brothels as a win-win situation. “My bank account goes up, the federal deficit goes down. God bless America!”

    It must be true, because K-Lo hasn’t denied it yet!

  8. 8.

    Mike

    It’s “News”Max, fer chrissakes! If reading the net teaches us nothing else, it’s to consider the source. Newsmax is about as credible as those male enhancement come ons I get in my email.

  9. 9.

    ppGaz

    Newsmax is about as credible as those male enhancement come ons I get in my email.

    Those don’t work? And we don’t get French benefits?

  10. 10.

    Rome Again

    Turns out to be complete bullshit from Newsmax

    I would like to take this special opportunity to point out to any of those right-wingers I’ve sparred with over recent years on other sites (who just MIGHT be lurking, probably not, but maybe) that this is the reason why I repeatedly said “I don’t trust Newsmax as a credible source!”.

  11. 11.

    Rome Again

    to lower the $512 billion U.S. Budget deficit

    $200 for every half hour.

    Man that’s a lot of whoopee!

  13. 13.

    DougJ

    If it turns out that Newsmax didn’t make this up but was merely misinformed by a bad source, people like Rome and ppgaz are going to owe Newsmax a big apology.

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  1. Surely There Is An Explanation…

    …..for this… in some alternate universe. I can undestand that they may both be religious people but that does not have to lead to supporting one of the stalwarts of the american taliban. Via Balko. Update: Via Santorum Exposed via Sadly No Via Ball…