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<p>Wyclef Jean is <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11261747">considering</a> a presidential run in his homeland of Haiti. Daniel Berger, editor of <a href="http://rapgenius.com/">Rap Genius</a>, tries to <a href="http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/wyclef-jean-president-haiti-072710">decipher</a> his policy positions:</p>
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<p><strong>Issue:</strong> Crime<br /> <strong>Rhyme:</strong> <em>&quot;All my gangs put the peace sign up now&quot;</em> (&quot;Rebel Music&quot;)<br /> <strong> Policy:</strong> Gang violence is a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/18/haiti-tension-gang-violence-preval" target="_blank">major issue</a> in Haiti. An anti-violence initiative would go a long way. (However, on &quot;Ready or Not&quot; he raps <em>&quot;if I could rule the world / Everyone would have a gun in the ghetto of course,&quot;</em> so he may believe that personal responsibility is somewhat more effective than gun control.)</p>
<p><strong>Issue:</strong> Sex Education<br /> <strong>Rhyme:</strong> <em>&quot;That&#39;s Clef in the drop Lex / Keep the prophylactics for safe sex&quot;</em> (&quot;Pussycat&quot;)<br /> <strong>Policy:</strong> Nearly <a href="http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/global?page=cr02-ha-00" target="_blank">one in six Haitians have HIV/AIDS</a>, so a comprehensive approach is needed. And if you are driving a Lexus convertible with the top down (&quot;in the drop Lex&quot;), abstinence is simply not realistic.</p>
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<p>More <a href="http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/wyclef-jean-president-haiti-072710">here</a>. Elsewhere in celebrity-presidential platforms, Marty Beckerman <a href="http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/sarah-palin-facebook-notes-072110">translates</a> Palin&#39;s <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">rap lyrics</span> Facebook posts.</p>
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