U2 on Worst List w/ Limbaugh and Murdoch

From Yahoo News service (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_en_ce/eu_germany_mtv_europe_awards_u2)
Fans hoping to glimpse U2's free concert celebrating 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell were outraged Thursday to find that a 12-foot (3.6-meter) metal barrier was installed to block the view for those without tickets.

Both Berliners and tourists alike saw the irony in building a wall around a concert dedicated to the wall that has already come down.

"It's completely ridiculous that they are blocking the view," said Louis-Pierre Boily, 23, who came to Berlin even though he failed to get U2 tickets. "I thought it's a free show, but MTV probably wants people to watch it on TV to get their ratings up."

Boily, from Quebec City, was among several hundred people who gathered Thursday against the new fence, which was draped with a white tarp that blocked the view of the stage from the street. Some fans were already trying to tear down the tarp before the concert, which was being held in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.

The music network MTV, which organized Thursday's concert, said it worked with the local promoter, the city and Berlin police to install a temporary fence "around the site to ensure the safety and security of the attendees at the event as well as residents and businesses in the area."

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• u2
• berlin concert
• rush limbaugh
• rupert murdoch
• fox news

[vhuskey]

u2 didn't have anything to do with putting the barrier. they're about breaking down walls. but alot of people who are insecure or jealous about thier success, love to feed into negative portrayals. it's overmann that should be ashamed...for not checking the facts. people watching the news shouldn't believe everything reported.

[mynameisbobtoo]

LImbugh is a bottom.....

[Miredninja]

U2 ought to be deeply ashamed.....talk about hitting below the belt.