Wyclef Jean: Would he make a good president for Haiti?
- August 5, 2010 10:12 AM |
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Wyclef Jean appears on stage at the 2010 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/Associated Press)
By CBC News
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean has officially confirmed he is running for president of Haiti.
He spoke to a Miami radio station Thursday morning in a broadcast that was streamed online for listeners in Haiti, the Miami Herald reported.
On Thursday morning, the musician's publicist announced that Jean is stepping down as chairman of the Yle Haiti Foundation, his charity that has supported relief efforts in his home country since the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Speaking in Haitian Creole, Jean said the earthquake is the main reason he is running for president. "For the 250,000 people who died in the earthquake, that's the reason we ought to see a change in the system,'' he said.
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(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' responses.)Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean has officially confirmed he is running for president of Haiti.
He spoke to a Miami radio station Thursday morning in a broadcast that was streamed online for listeners in Haiti, the Miami Herald reported.
On Thursday morning, the musician's publicist announced that Jean is stepping down as chairman of the Yle Haiti Foundation, his charity that has supported relief efforts in his home country since the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Speaking in Haitian Creole, Jean said the earthquake is the main reason he is running for president. "For the 250,000 people who died in the earthquake, that's the reason we ought to see a change in the system,'' he said.
Read more.
Do celebrities and politics mix? Do you think Jean would make a good president for Haiti? Why or why not?
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