today my heart is heavy

John F. Kerry · 08-20-2010, 09:10 PM

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....wyclef dear wyclef we barely knew thee

...and i was hoping that haiti would become a decent place to the tune of gone till november...

what a shame...

ps. haiti said he cant run for president. i dont feel like looking up an article to link to, i mean really, this isnt even news, but its prety funny ./

Grieves · 08-20-2010, 09:12 PM

scottishbastard · 08-20-2010, 09:15 PM

What did he die? Fuck that asshole. He was only into the politics because "Gone till november" was his last piece of shit song. Ive hated that guy since he fucked up the first CANIBUS album. "Dont blame me fucking wyclef spoiled it"

Grieves · 08-20-2010, 09:16 PM

John F. Kerry · 08-20-2010, 09:55 PM

naw he didnt die but they ruled he cant run for president apparently

PhishDude · 08-20-2010, 10:40 PM

Heh I like the relationship chart and the Narwhale made out of bacon.

HTAM · 08-20-2010, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grieves

Ahh, the elusive and very tasty Pepperjack Nosed Bacon fish.

scottishbastard · 08-20-2010, 10:59 PM

Fuck wyclef and fuck haiti. We have enough shit going on in america....why worry about some piece of shit voodoo country?

Grieves · 08-20-2010, 11:01 PM

**SageTree** · 08-21-2010, 09:42 AM

http://www.yahooka.com/forum/free-al...art-heavy.html

YouTube - Wyclef Jean Can't Run for Haiti President

YouTube - wyclef jean "if i was president"

YouTube - Wyclef Jean's presidential bid in tatters

Quote:

Hip hop artist and singer Wyclef Jean will not be able to run for the Haitian presidency after the country's electoral commission ruled that he is not eligible to do so.

The former Fugees frontman had been eager to run for president, seeking to be a major part of rebuilding the country where he was born.

But that dream came to an end when the electoral commission released its ruling late Friday, without providing an explanation for its decision.

While the 40–year-old Jean was disappointed, he said that he accepted his fate.

"Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee's final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same," Jean said in a statement.

He called for his supporters to ask "peacefully and responsibly" in reaction to the news.

The public seemed divided as to whether Jean should be allowed to run for the top job in Haiti when he lacked political experience and had only a vague platform.

He has also faced criticism over the way the Yele Haiti charity, which he stepped down from at the start of his campaign, handled its money. Jean has since said he is now working to improve the organization.

But there is no doubt Jean's presence in Haiti had focused attention on the country's leadership needs.

"His candidacy certainly did shake things up," said Laurent Dubois, a Haitian historian and Duke University professor. "But it's still a very important election whether Wyclef is in it or not."

Rice University professor Mark Jones said that other candidates would do well to build bridges with Jean during their own presidential campaigns.

"The other candidates should try to get him on their team," he said.

The next Haitian president will manage billions of aid dollars that will go to rebuilding Haiti, which is still recovering from the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed 300,000 people and levelled much of its capital city in Port-au-Prince.

These very factors contributed to a climate where voters could consider electing an outsider like Jean, said Haiti expert Robert Fatton Jr., of the University of Virginia.

"The very fact that he is taken seriously when, in fact, he has no preparation to be president is an indication that the whole country, in particular the youth, looks at the typical Haitian population as a bankrupt kind of species," Fatton said.

Jean was among 15 candidates who were rejected by the commission. Nineteen were approved to run in the upcoming election, including former prime ministers Jacques-Edouard Alexis and Yvon Neptune.

With files from The Associated Press

Waves · 08-21-2010, 11:32 AM

lame thread no one cares about haiti or wyclef

**SageTree** · 08-21-2010, 11:43 AM

I think you should have put less cynical on your Cheerios this morning Waves.

Purd Hupley · 08-21-2010, 11:46 AM

With all due respect, what were you expecting him to do? What are his qualifications to lead a country, that by any standard, is beyond Third World? If his major qualification is being a minor celeb, I say let Sean Penn be God for Life there. Read the article in last month's Vanity Fair.

**SageTree** · 08-21-2010, 11:53 AM

Hey Ronald Regan was famous before he became a leader.... then he was infamously known for other things.

Purd Hupley · 08-21-2010, 12:16 PM

Politics aside, Reagan ran the biggest state in the States for however many years. He had executive experience. This guy has nothing to bring to the table beyond minor fame.

And isn't there the matter of like half a mil missing from his foundation? Seriously, I think the last thing that place needs is a celeb expat looking to put some meaning to his otherwise shallow Hollywood existence.

08-20-2010, 09:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,077 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,552 Thanked 3,109 Times in 1,708 Posts	__________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

08-20-2010, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
scottishbastard ARGH! FUCK! KILL! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Castaic/Los Angeles California BITCHES! Posts: 1,954 Thanks: 32 Thanked 69 Times in 60 Posts	What did he die? Fuck that asshole. He was only into the politics because "Gone till november" was his last piece of shit song. Ive hated that guy since he fucked up the first CANIBUS album. "Dont blame me fucking wyclef spoiled it" __________________ Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you You think you hold the high hand I've got my doubts I come from Chino where the asphalt sprouts ..... And even if I have to go to Claremont Well I guess I'll just have to go to Claremont Let me go Let me lie low Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you And you send your dark messengers to tempt me I come from Chino so all your threats are empty - the mountain goats

08-20-2010, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,077 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,552 Thanked 3,109 Times in 1,708 Posts	__________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

08-20-2010, 10:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
PhishDude Telepathic Jackal Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Mars Posts: 3,985 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	Heh I like the relationship chart and the Narwhale made out of bacon. __________________ Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. -- Buddha

08-20-2010, 10:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
scottishbastard ARGH! FUCK! KILL! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Castaic/Los Angeles California BITCHES! Posts: 1,954 Thanks: 32 Thanked 69 Times in 60 Posts	Fuck wyclef and fuck haiti. We have enough shit going on in america....why worry about some piece of shit voodoo country? __________________ Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you You think you hold the high hand I've got my doubts I come from Chino where the asphalt sprouts ..... And even if I have to go to Claremont Well I guess I'll just have to go to Claremont Let me go Let me lie low Yeah but you're going to do what you wanna do No matter what I ask of you And you send your dark messengers to tempt me I come from Chino so all your threats are empty - the mountain goats

08-20-2010, 11:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,077 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,552 Thanked 3,109 Times in 1,708 Posts	__________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

08-21-2010, 11:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
Waves Duderino Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chiburbs Posts: 15,405 Thanks: 991 Thanked 4,036 Times in 2,224 Posts	lame thread no one cares about haiti or wyclef __________________ On this life that we call home The years go fast and the days go so slow

08-21-2010, 11:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	I think you should have put less cynical on your Cheerios this morning Waves. __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

08-21-2010, 11:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
Purd Hupley YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Pacific Northwest Posts: 222 Thanks: 1 Thanked 90 Times in 57 Posts	With all due respect, what were you expecting him to do? What are his qualifications to lead a country, that by any standard, is beyond Third World? If his major qualification is being a minor celeb, I say let Sean Penn be God for Life there. Read the article in last month's Vanity Fair.

08-21-2010, 11:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	Hey Ronald Regan was famous before he became a leader.... then he was infamously known for other things. __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

08-21-2010, 12:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Purd Hupley YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Pacific Northwest Posts: 222 Thanks: 1 Thanked 90 Times in 57 Posts	Politics aside, Reagan ran the biggest state in the States for however many years. He had executive experience. This guy has nothing to bring to the table beyond minor fame. And isn't there the matter of like half a mil missing from his foundation? Seriously, I think the last thing that place needs is a celeb expat looking to put some meaning to his otherwise shallow Hollywood existence.

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