Wyclef Jean is apparently really going to run for president of Haiti despite controversies surrounding his Yéle Haiti charity which may or may not include paying his mistresses a salary. So in other words he’s ready for politics. TIME reports:
After days of helping ferry mangled Haitian corpses to morgues, Jean felt as if he’d “finished the journey from my basket in the bulrushes to standing in front of the burning bush,” he told me this week. “I knew I’d have to take the next step.”
That would be running for President of Haiti. Jean told TIME he is going to announce his candidacy for the Nov. 28 election just days before the Aug. 7 deadline. One plan that was discussed, loaded with as much Mosaic symbolism as a news cycle can hold, called for him to declare his candidacy on Aug. 5 upon arriving in Port-au-Prince from New York City, where he grew up after leaving Haiti with his family at age 9. “If not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this,” Jean says.
“A lot of Haitians are excited about this,” says Marvel Dandin, a popular Port-au-Prince radio broadcaster. “Given the awful situation in Haiti right now,” he says, “most people don’t care if the President speaks fluent Creole.”
For the record, that was Wyclef Jean comparing himself to Moses up there which really doesn’t matter considering there’s literally five people left in Haiti to vote for him. He’s probably buying them Nikes and pools shaped like dollar signs as we speak.
CAMPAIGN MANAGER: And you won with a unanimous vote before the polls even opened.
WYCLEF: Cool. — So Bill Clinton told me there’d be blowjobs…
CAMPAIGN MANAGER: Right away, Mr. President.
Photo: Getty
Jimbo | August 4, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Who is this douche bag?
Edwin | August 4, 2010 at 2:41 pm
just some guy with an accent that talks in songs.
Hack Saw | August 4, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I’d hit it.
dudeatdudedotdude | August 4, 2010 at 12:35 pm
mosi
“ready for politics” too true
KIKI | August 4, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Who knows? It could be an improvement. The Haitian government is awful to its people and denies aid to them.
dude! | August 4, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Guess if he figures a fool like obama can get elected by “intelligent” Americans, then he has a shot in Haiti. Just saying . . . .
Burt | August 5, 2010 at 5:53 pm
You clearly have many years of schooling ahead of you before you’re as educated as that “fool”.
havoc | August 4, 2010 at 12:46 pm
He’s going to need a machete.
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Cock Dr | August 4, 2010 at 12:47 pm
He might win…..and then after he’s sworn in & the inauguration parties are over he’ll be so, so sorry.
Comparing himself to Moses……no ego on this guy at all.
Brad & Angie need to get down there & adopt a few thousand orphans.
KIKI | August 4, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Not only do I agree with you, but you made me laugh too!
Antonio | August 4, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Each country get’s the president it deserves
Jimbo | August 4, 2010 at 1:06 pm
How did we deserve Obama?
Burt | August 5, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Jimbo,
It’s a reward for having to endure W.’s ineptitude for two terms.
Antonio | August 4, 2010 at 1:51 pm
trust me.. you don’t want to go there..
dudeatdudedotdude | August 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm
check this map of haiti then hold down the F11 key
http://stillisstillmoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/haiti_map.jpg
MoozBoy | August 4, 2010 at 1:04 pm
LMAO! Touche sir!
snarkyscreenname | August 4, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I don’t get it. Sorry to say.
Wowsers | August 4, 2010 at 1:58 pm
hehehe ok that was funny
ROUGH standing in sushi | August 4, 2010 at 1:04 pm
I heard France is already fueling the getaway jet for baby Wyclef…
Deacon Jones | August 4, 2010 at 1:13 pm
“If I get elected, grape soda will run from every water fountain in da country!!!”
(loud cheering)
Gary T | August 4, 2010 at 1:38 pm
THat’s really funny!!!
Miked | August 4, 2010 at 2:03 pm
No orange?
Deacon Jones | August 4, 2010 at 5:46 pm
“Ready or Not, here I come….goNNA geeet elected, thENNN blow. off. theee. job.”
Alex | August 4, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Meh. Haiti is not really a country. It’s more of a liability that politicians and celebrities patronize when the opportunity presents itself. Be honest. How forgettable is every Haitian tragedy? Think that is coincidence? Even the media exploits it in the same way.
Having said that, Wyclef is perfect because he is, personally, what Haiti is as a location. “Wyclef is such a great musician and humanitarian! Man, this tropical smoothie is good. Who were we talking about?”
Xy | August 5, 2010 at 1:18 pm
You know NOTHING about Haiti other than what you’ve heard. Where do get off saying that it’s not a real country? So I guess Africa isn’t really a country since all of these celebrities are giving money and “patronizing” it’s “liability”. Really, stfu.
David | August 9, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Africa isn’t a country, just a fyi.
lolwhat | August 4, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Does he even live in haiti? If he doesn’t, will he when he becomes president? There’s nothing like running a third-world country from Jersey
Minny minny money | August 4, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Well, Las Vegas turned out ok.. I guess…
Elle | August 4, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Don’t you have to live there to be the president? That would be a major down-grade no?
Annabelle Chonie | August 4, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I think that you can call it in from a pay phone at this point.
Minny minny money | August 4, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Not a good decade to tempt irony, Wycleff. You remember that one song you did? If I was President? Go back and re-read the lyrics.
Montana | August 4, 2010 at 11:09 pm
He would probably be Haiti’s greatest president. Of course, Tila Tequila would probably be Haiti’s greatest president…
Papa Smurf | August 4, 2010 at 11:16 pm
He’s gonna get elected on Friday, assassinated on Saturday, and buried on Sunday.
captain america | August 5, 2010 at 12:22 am
whatdoyathink?
THIS IS A BLACK AMERICAN.
………..wake up!!
truthout | August 5, 2010 at 1:35 am
wyclef is not an improvement but will be worst to the people only that he will serve corruption and oppression with swagger and a song. his uncle worked at the dept. of foreign affairs and his family was supportive of the violent campaign that led to a coup and a brutal junta made up of thugs and criminals. wyclef was slient then and only until recently has turn political. he is in for the show and the money. this guy is a scam artist and his family is made up of a bunch of well off opportunist.
Missy | August 5, 2010 at 10:14 am
He has nothing to do with the Black Eye Peas Wyclef Jean is with the Fugees and who cares what he does
Denise | August 5, 2010 at 12:41 pm
will.i.am is the front for the Black Eyes Peas not Wycled Jean.
Denise | August 5, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Wyclef was the frontman for the Fugees not the Black Eyed Peas. Its called fact checking, idiots!!
Lisa Malloju | August 5, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Seriously? Well just good luck then.. lol. ;)
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AkaTako | August 8, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Wyclef Jean – NOPE
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote-NO-for-Wyclef-Jean/118757068174143