"Fuck off, we're the People's Front of Judea etc etc etc"

Why choose Geldof, I agree he aint pefect but there are many people alive today because of his work.

How many people have you saved, how many water projects have you created, how many soil enrichment systems have you help design. There are better targets of your "musical talent"

All ye who doubt that Geldof is an utter gobshite, check out the following informative and timely article by Monbiot:

 http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2005/09/06/the-man-who-betrayed-the-poor/

Can't be arsed? Here's the pivotal paragraph:

"The World Development Movement described the [G8] agreement as “a disaster for the world’s poor.” ActionAid complained that “the G8 have completely failed to deliver trade justice.” Christian Aid called July 8th as “a sad day for poor people in Africa and all over the world.” Oxfam lamented that “neither the necessary sense of urgency nor the historic potential of Gleneagles was grasped by the G8.” But one man had a different view. Bob Geldof, who organised the Live8 events, announced that “a great justice has been done. .. On aid, 10 out of 10; on debt, eight out of 10 … Mission accomplished frankly.”"

Geldofs career was washed up by the time he invented BandAid. The knock on publicity has kept him rich, the friend of Royalty. He never wrote a single worthy political song in his life and he allies himself with the worlds biggest serial killers. He is Bono without the album sales.

"your basic average super star
is singing about justice
and peace
and love
and I am glaring at the radio,
swearing
saying that's just what I was afraid of
the system gives you just enough
to make you think that you see change
they will sing you right to sleep
and then they'll screw you just the same"

-difranco