U2 singer reassures Senate subcommittee he is serious approximately using comedians to humiliate goose-stepping’ Isis with the power of laughterNever one for holding back on an opinion,Bono has come up with a unique way of destroying Islamic State – not with bombs, but with stomach laughs. The U2 singer said sending comedians such as Amy Schumer and Sacha Baron Cohen would be an effective alternative to airstrikes. Bono was speaking in front of a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday 12 April, or during a wide-ranging discussion on the Middle East and the refugee crisis. He said: “Don’t laugh. I think comedy should be deployed. It’s like,you speak violence, you speak their language. But you laugh at them, and when theyre goose-stepping down the street,and it takes away their power. So, I’m suggesting that the Senate send in Amy Schumer, and Chris Rock,and Sacha Baron Cohen, thank you.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com