Rahm Emanuel: uh oh!
Rahm Emanuel, the former Chief-of-Staff of President, Barack Obama, is off to a bad start in his bid to become the mayor of Chicago, Illinois. Not only does he not meet the residency requirements of having lived in the city for one year leading up to the election (see Wyclef Jean), he filmed his, "I’m glad to be home in Chicago" speech in Washington, DC.
Wyclef Jean
Fugees rapper, Wyclef Jean, is suing the Haitian government, for rejecting him as a potential presidential candidate in the upcoming election. Jean failed to meet the Constitutional requirement, of being a resident of Haiti, for five consecutive years, prior to the election. Jean has now resorted to wasting Haitian taxpayer money, to essentially fight the nation's Constitution, as he has not abided by the rules.
What Jean needs to do is actually move to Haiti and live there for years, study politics and then apply during the next election, if he is determined to run. However, there's still the question of his character, as he is currently under investigation in America, for misappropriating tax-free charity money he collected through his charity Yele, which was meant to help the Haiti people, but has helped Jean more than anything. There are other more suitable candidates.
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Wyclef Jean
Fugees frontman, rapper Wyclef Jean, has been deemed ineligible to become an official candidate for President of Haiti, after having failed to meet the Constitutional requirements. Jean, a resident of New Jersey, in the United States of America, has not lived in Haiti for 5-years before the election, ruling him out as a possible candidate. His campaign received much criticism from family, friends, Haitians, Haitian-Americans and prominent people on the island.
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Wyclef Jean
Fugees rapper, Wyclef Jean, has gone into hiding in his native Haiti, after receiving a death threat, ordering him to leave the island or else. This has placed a dent in Jean's floundering Presidential campaign bid, where many, from Miss Haiti to his own family, have publicly stated, he is not right for the position.
He is also faced with an eligibility issue, under the Haitian Constitution, which dictates, one must have lived on the island for five consecutive years, prior to becoming an official presidential candidate. A decision is expected tomorrow regarding his eligibility.
Another item of note is increased press scrutiny, regarding Jean's Yele charity, which was painfully exposed in the New York Times, for not truly helping the people of Haiti, after having raised $10,500,000 for earthquake relief. Jean should donate all the money raised to the people of Haiti. It is the right thing to do, in the face of the devastation the earthquake created.
The Judiciary Report wishes the people of Haiti well. I pray you will find a President and government cabinet capable of meeting the monumental task of rebuilding the capital, to house the staggering number of homeless, after January's earthquake.
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Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin
Beautiful, Miss Haiti, Sarodj Bertin, has publicly stated, singer Wyclef Jean, who is running for President of the island nation, is not suitable for the job. Bertin, who is a lawyer by trade, stated, “I really admire Wyclef, he’s a great singer and a really recognized Haitian artist – but I do not know if he’s going to arrive to his political objectives. After the earthquake, we need someone that really knows this position and has studied politics, and really knows Haitian society. We’re not in a place right now where we can just try people out. If Wyclef thinks he has the capacity then maybe he can arrive, I wish him good luck, but I we need to look at really moving the country forward politically.”
She is correct in her assessment. Haiti is in the worst shape it has ever been, due to January's devastating earthquake. The situation in Haiti can be somewhat likened to the flood crisis in Pakistan, in that their next head of state, has to be the absolute best their country has to offer, to undertake the massive rebuilding and reorganization effort required to return their respective nations to some semblance of normality.
It is not your average election, as it has come at the most crucial point in Haiti's history and Jean is not the best man for the job. He has many problems of his own, financial and otherwise, necessitating someone with a greater knowledge of Haiti's problems and the understanding of how to remedy them, be elected to office. The New York Times has also uncovered serious problems with Jean's Yele charity in Haiti (Star's Hopes to Lead Haiti Draw New Scrutiny). Haiti needs someone that can get the job done. One should not vote on sentiment, but sense.
Side Bar: The people of Haiti should also take Bill Clinton up on his offer, of any rebuilding assistance he can provide, as he has knowledge of dealing with government crisis. Just keep him away from any nubile Haitian government interns and everything should be fine.
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Levi Johnston
More pop culture figures are making a mockery of politics. Levi Johnston, the young man that impregnated the underage daughter of former Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has thrown his hat into the political ring. He is running for Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, with no qualification to do so.
Bristol Palin recently broke off her engagement to Levi Johnston, who betrayed her
It was done purely for publicity and shall detract from the real issues and potential candidates that need to be taken seriously, in honest bids at helping the public, via politics.
Wyclef Jean
Singer and New Jersey resident, Wyclef Jean, owes the IRS and local government, over $4 million in taxes and is the subject of a federal investigation, for misappropriating several hundred thousands dollars, of the $2 million he collected under his charity, Yele. This money was solely for the people of Haiti. Angelina Jolie assisted him in raising money for Yele.
Wyclef has announced he is running for President of Haiti, to much opposition from family and friends, such as cousin and former Fugees bandmate, Pras and actor, Sean Penn. He is unsuitable and ill-prepared for the post.
He could not handle $2 million in what was intended to be public funds, therefore, how is he going to be a suitable steward of $20 billion in pledged earthquake rebuilding money. This is in addition to the national budget and at the most challenging time in Haiti's history, where the government must embark on the massive undertaking of rebuilding a large, quake-demolished, metropolitan city.
Hollywood really fools its denizens into thinking they are doctors, lawyers, scientists and politicians, without the necessary skill for undertaking said posts. It is real life - not a movie set or album, where one can pretend. So many Hollywood types end up causing injury to innocent people in this manner.
It is plain arrogant and self-serving and most celebrities know they don't have the first clue, regarding the aforementioned professions. Furthermore, anyone taking office during these financially and socially challenging times, better have a brilliant mind or their constituency will suffer.
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston
I was raised in two environments - one of music and the other politics. My dad has been very active in his political party, charities and social work for decades and he taught me much. It was a constant theme in my upbringing. I'm also related to two Prime Ministers, with numerous family members having held other government jobs over the years. My family also knows a number of politicians and government workers, we are not related to.
Therefore, I've seen what real politicians go through and from an early age I realized, politics is not a joke. It determines the course of many people's daily lives, regarding the quality of government services they receive - from the amount of taxes you pay, to where your child goes to school.
It entails tight budgets, setting tax policies and overseeing collection, ensuring government workers' salaries are properly paid, job creation for the masses, tackling crime rates and security issues, emergency preparedness plans, maintaining and improving infrastructure, creating social programs to uplift the public, improving educational standards and schools, fostering healthy international relations and not to mention, reading and signing massive reams of documents that one must fully comprehend and absorb, often in a short space of time. Good politicians often have to produce much on very limited resources as well.
Sarah Palin, the former Governor of Alaska, is being mocked by Levi Johnston, the father of her grandchild, during his mayoral run.
Therefore, the Judiciary Report is tired of celebrities making light of politics, during their ego and power trips, when in actuality, 99.9% of stars would make terrible politicians and do more harm than good. Many celebrities have engaged in financially dubious misconduct and seek to live quite lavishly on other people's money. These are not good traits to have in politics, as you will end up damaging yourself and the public.
True politics is about sacrifice, self-denial, discipline, ingenuity and purpose. Donning a suit and spouting off an unoriginal speech for self-gain, while there are people in this world suffering, needing help, is not amusing or appropriate, as it makes a mockery of the entire political process and its real purpose.
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