NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/alt/fan/danquay/6846

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Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!guvax.acc.georgetown.edu!gillon
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: alt.fan.dan-quayle
Subject: Re: U2 and almost-ex-vice-president-Qualyle
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 16 Nov 92 15:21:04 -0500
References: <[e-mail]>
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Organization: Georgetown University
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (WE'RE ONLY HERE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALL HERE) writes:
>     Just thought I might post this for amusement. I saw U2 in
> concert last weekend and they used our hero giving a speech for a
> backdrop to one of their songs.
>
>     I don't remember the name of the song (I was rather intoxicated at
> the time), but on their HUGE TV screens they ran a tampered with recording
> of Dannikins giving some rediculous speech on family values and Murphy Brown.
>     U2 cut and spliced the video (it was obvious. They didn't try to
> hide it.) to make the Danster say (in a rap style) "Watch..Watch..Watch
> more TV. Television...Television...Television is doing the job."
>      They then panned the video to show the president shrub and
> all the other Republicans applauding.
>     (To give you an idea of what U2 was trying to get across with
> this message, their tour is called "Zoo TV".
>
> Comments?
>
> [e-mail]

First, of all, I can't believe that I'm even reading any trash about
Quayl. No e. But U2 caught my eye. They also used George for the
backdrop on one of their songs::: "We will, we will rock you" is what
he was saying. NOT!!!!