Wednesday, August 18, 2010

In music (?) news...

The lead singer from Arcade Fire doesn't think Wyclef should be President of Haiti either.

My reason: because Wyclef made a single that went on the "Bullworth" soundtrack. No wait! It's because he made "Gone 'til November." No, it's both.

His reasons are more nuanced:

"Technically, [Wyclef Jean] shouldn't be eligible because he hasn't been a resident of Haiti. And I think him not speaking French and not being fluent in Creole would be a really major issue in trying to run a really complex government, like the government in Haiti. It would kind of be like Arnold Schwarzenegger only speaking Austrian and being elected President of the United States after New York City and L.A. had burned to the ground...I think he is a great musician and he really passionately cares about Haiti. I really hope he throws his support behind someone who is really competent and really eligible."

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