Bono has plenty of fans, but it appears North Dakota politicians are not among them.
Members of the House defeated a resolution 58-35 yesterday to honour the U2 frontman for his advocacy of debt relief for Third World countries, saying the Irish rocker had no connection to the state.
Bono of U2. Photo: Matt Kavanagh/Irish Times
Representative Scot Kelsh, who sponsored the measure, said he got the idea for the resolution from a magazine published by the National Conference of State Legislatures, which mentioned that no state at the time had approved a resolution to honour the singer.
"This is something that does matter to us as citizens of North Dakota, the US, and the world at large," Kelsh said.
Republican Representative Gil Herbel said he initially thought the resolution referred to Sonny Bono, the former singer, Republican congressman and husband of Cher.
AP