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It's a headline that could have been ripped from The Onion. It's as if someone asked the question, "What's the worst thing that could happen to Haiti right now, short of another earthquake, a volcano, or a tidal wave" - and Wyclef John, is the answer.

For those that don't know, and I suspect that's virtually everyone, Wyclef is fairly famous pop artist from the 1990's, who is from Haiti and had a charity for Haiti for years that was associated with all kinds of corruption and accounting fraud. IOW, he'll fit in beautifully as Haiti's president.

1 posted on 07/28/2010 6:01:55 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: OldDeckHand

Is he running as a “tea party” candidate?


2 posted on 07/28/2010 6:03:23 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: OldDeckHand

Well, he couldn’t be any worse than their last few presidents.


4 posted on 07/28/2010 6:14:10 PM PDT by USArmySpouse
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To: OldDeckHand

Gee, and I was holding out for Charley Rangel....


5 posted on 07/28/2010 6:17:10 PM PDT by donozark (A soldier lives as long as he is remembered.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Don’t laugh. These jerks win!


6 posted on 07/28/2010 6:18:21 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: OldDeckHand
Why the hell not? I don't see a lot of other stellar characters lining up to save this hell hole of a country. Maybe he has enough money already that he isn't doing it to rape the coffers and get rich. Maybe he actually cares about his people.

Getting more information on the corruption of his earlier charity would be helpful. A lot of celebrities lend their names to things like that without knowing or even caring about the day to day accounting activities. It doesn't mean I'm giving him a pass, just saying that he may not have been elbows deep in the corruption on a personal level.

7 posted on 07/28/2010 6:20:11 PM PDT by ExpatCanuck
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Wyclef Jean running for Haitian presidency (LOL)

I don't see anything funny. I bet he'll make a better president than 0b0z0.

Actually, the loudest LOLs are leveled against us by the rest of the world for electing a POS TUS.

9 posted on 07/28/2010 6:39:37 PM PDT by melancholy
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To: OldDeckHand

Why not? Unlike some other presidents Wyclef Jean can prove that he meets the appropriate citizenship requirements and he has significant work experience in the private sector. Heck, you could even argue that his heart is in the right place and even with some less-than-ideally executed outside ventures, he seems to know what he’s doing.


10 posted on 07/28/2010 6:57:17 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: OldDeckHand

Just what the world needs....ANOTHER UN_SERIOUS MAN CHILD.


11 posted on 07/28/2010 6:59:14 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Not a surprise


13 posted on 07/28/2010 7:27:27 PM PDT by RDTF
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He effectively RUINED the USA for HAITI all-star version of WE ARE THE WORLD by screaming his head off when it came to his turn (As if he had to go to the bathroom ).


14 posted on 08/04/2010 11:45:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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This guy is an idiot. If he’s smart he’ll stay here and count his millions in his mansion


15 posted on 08/04/2010 11:58:35 AM PDT by dennisw (2012)
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