From the article:
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The Haitian Constitution requires candidates be citizens of only Haiti and residents of the country for the last five years. Jean's primary residence is in New Jersey. A nine-member electoral council will decide whether he has spent enough time in Haiti to qualify. In the last election, in 2006, the council rejected the candidacy of Texas businessman Dumarsais Simeus because he is a U.S. citizen.
Aristide's Lavalas party, barred from the election, has jumped on the residency issue and is painting Jean as a puppet of U.S. interests and the business elite.
But on the streets, Jean's story has inspired many youths stuck in poverty.
Jean left his hometown east of Port-au-Prince for Brooklyn when he was 9. He found fame and won a Grammy with the Fugees, and went on to a successful solo career. ---------
Well, at least he was born there.
Did you get the reference to "swatting at a fly"?
1 posted on
08/06/2010 7:54:47 AM PDT by
thecodont
To: thecodont
2 posted on
08/06/2010 7:56:18 AM PDT by
jimmyo57
To: thecodont
3 posted on
08/06/2010 7:57:04 AM PDT by
dfwgator
To: thecodont
The number one thing Haiti needs right now is vasectomies — millions of them.
4 posted on
08/06/2010 7:57:31 AM PDT by
BenLurkin
(Will must be the harder, courage the bolder, spirit must be the more, as our might lessens.)
To: thecodont
“Can Wyclef Jean save Haiti?”
Only if he’s gone til November.
5 posted on
08/06/2010 7:57:55 AM PDT by
Dayman
To: thecodont
Short answer: No.
Long answer: No way.
To: thecodont
"Well, at least he was born there." I'll bet he even has the documentation to prove it.
11 posted on
08/06/2010 8:03:06 AM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: thecodont
I don’t think he can even save himself let alone Haiti.
To: thecodont
14 posted on
08/06/2010 8:12:58 AM PDT by
Carley
(For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: thecodont
The Haitians will be “Killing Him (Wyclef Jean) Softly With His Songs”
Haiti’s claim to fame is that it is a bigger Latrine-hole than Mexico is
15 posted on
08/06/2010 8:22:26 AM PDT by
UCFRoadWarrior
(JD for Senate ..... jdforsenate.com. You either voting for JD, or voting for the Liberal...)
To: thecodont
16 posted on
08/06/2010 8:28:29 AM PDT by
flowerplough
(Thomas Sowell: Those who look only at Obama's deeds tend to become Obama's critics.)
To: thecodont
The Haitians need effective property rights, a stable environment and capital. I doubt this guy can accomplish any of them.
19 posted on
08/06/2010 8:59:29 AM PDT by
BfloGuy
(It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect . . .)
To: thecodont
In answer to the title of this article, simply "No." Why? Because of the attitude of the voters. From the article:
"Bon bagay," said Saintil Wilson, 22. "Good thing. We need somebody who is younger and stronger and has more power to run Haiti."
It is a serious error in judgment to expect a strong man to run a nation effectively. This has been the basic error that has led Haiti to its current economic state. Observe the economy of any nation run by a strong man, and you will find abject poverty in abundance, right alongside egregious abuses of government power. So, no, Wyclef Jean cannot save Haiti, because its people are still asking for that which destroys them.
20 posted on
08/06/2010 9:06:46 AM PDT by
Jagermonster
(They will not force us. They will stop degrading us. They will not control us. We will be victorious)
To: thecodont
Kudos to him for wanting to try. Recent history suggests a very uphill battle, and Wyclef has precious little political experience (ie the rampant corruption there). Can he save them? Verdicts out, doesn't look good, but he has a shot at bringing it more attention (ie money for rebuilding) and maybe stabilizing things.
Aristide's Lavalas party, barred from the election, has jumped on the residency issue and is painting Jean as a puppet of U.S. interests and the business elite.
Yeah, Aristide was such a savior of Haiti's poor./s LOL, Aristide is such a 'saint', he's no puppet of the US - it's his own interests and wealth above all else.
21 posted on
08/06/2010 9:10:15 AM PDT by
fortunecookie
(Please pray for Anna, age 7, who waits for a new kidney.)
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