“Nice work with the hug dodge,” Barack Obama told Bono after the U2 frontman avoided hugging then-President George W. Bush.
Judging by many of the comments, in hindsight Bono shouldn’t have slighted Bush. Of course, had more people known about it then, many would have applauded Bono. It’s just another example of how trying to be mean and not be friendly actually takes more effort than to simply be nice.