Reply #56: Here is another source I found

[LittleClarkie]

Not about the fundraiser itself, but it does seem to explain why Bono would be getting involved and his connection with Santorum.

http://www.atu2.com/news/article.src?ID=3086

"Let's go back in time a little further, set the stage for this encounter. Let's in fact introduce a cast of characters. Bono you already know. He's not wearing his "singer for an Irish rock band" outfit but his "activist for complicated sociopolitical issues and founder of an African advocacy group" one. Charlie Peacock is a musician who, like U2, was personally signed to Island Records by Chris Blackwell; he is now a producer who has won multiple Dove Awards, the Gospel Music Association (GMA)'s answer to the Grammys. Jay Swartzendruber is a publicist for Nashville-based Gotee Records (artists in their stable: Jennifer Knapp, Out of Eden, and Sandtown); he knows Peacock well. He's also been a U2 fan for more than seventeen years. Mark Rodgers is chief of staff for Republican Senator Rick Santorum. He is one of the people who gets Bono and DATA to the most influential people in Washington, DC.

"Remember Bono's first meetings with President Bush and his administration?" Swartzendruber asked in an email interview with @U2. "As you'll recall Bush and his team really drove the point home that Bono needed to build bridges with the faith-based community on behalf of Africa. During follow-up talks on Capitol Hill between DATA's team and Congressional staff, networking with artists of faith in Nashville was one of the avenues discussed.""