Wyclef Jean Already Has A Song Called, “If I Was President”?

I can’t believe that Wyclef Jean is actually running for the presidency in Haiti.  Even more unbelievable, however is the fact that Wyclef Jean has made a song already called,  ”If I Was President”.  I had never heard this ridiculous Jean jam.  The song is beautiful reggae “rebel music” in which Mr. Jean claims that if he were the president (of America) he would feed the poor by not spending billions on the war, in a clever rhyme.

He vows to tell the children the truth.  ”Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America!” he sings.    W. J. is also not going to allow people NOT to know about Marcus Garvey, either.  That’s for certain.

I think he also promised in the song to cure cancer and aids or something.  I don’t know.  I was distracted by his Kangol Hat.

Apparently Wyclef is at least taking some steps to make his dream and song a reality.  Although if I were him I might not run on the same platform as the lyrics to his song “If I Was President”.  Some of his claims seem like tall orders, even for a man who owns a white gem-encrusted working guitar.

I suppose I probably could trust him more than the average Haitian politician.  Haitians do seem like kind of a mixed-bag.  I might even have more in common with him considering we both love “just jamming” and Mary J. Blige.

Go for it Wyclef.  Follow through on some of those wild claims.

What if Wyclef Jean actually cured cancer somehow?  I would fucking blow my brains out.  Wyclef’s gumption and elbow grease led him to cure cancer and all these scientists couldn’t figure it out?  Awesome!  Whatever it takes for him to stop making music in the U.S. for any period of time is good for the planet.

I love how convinced he looks at 0:20 when he assures the reporter he would be assassinated on Saturday and the reporter just nods and agrees with him.  In case you missed it, they show the same clip for the refrain.  Which there are 10 of.  A song foreshadows art imitading life.  Let’s hope not too much though.  I’m not sure how he can cure AIDS if he is elected on Friday, assassinated on Saturday, and buried on Sunday.  I’m hoping he saved all those “Wyclef for President” posters from that video shoot, too.  He’d be saving money right away.  Im sure that’s important for a country ravaged by a giant earthquake.

Good luck to him.  Hopefully he is a better president than an artist.  I mean, come on…how ridiculous is the guitar solo by his buddy in the last 6 seconds?  Pfff….