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Scott Pelley On The Rock Star's Efforts To Help His Homeland
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Wyclef is "Renaissance Man." A great musician and humanitarian who loves his native land. I admire the fact that he''s more concerned about Haiti than big cars, lots of women and bling. His heart and mind are in the right place and I love that. I''m just a middle-class working secretary. I live in Washington, D.C. but every month I try and send his non-profit a little money. Sometimes $20, sometimes $30. I figure every little bit helps. It may help a child go to school another year, plant a tree, buy someone a flock of chickens or a pig - something that will help them feed themselves - not a hand-out but a hand-up. If you have it in your heart, please go to Wyclef''s non-profit organization''s website: Yele Haiti at www.yele.org - you can donate money for schools, reforestation, work programs, food programs, small business programs. The time for judging people is over, the time for action is now. Haiti didn''t get this bad overnight and it won''t become better overnight either. Remember, by birth you are lucky to be born in the U.S. As a black American I see these people and I know that there but for the grace of God goes me. My ancestors could have been dropped off in Haiti and I could be living in that nightmare so I feel an obligation to these people as I know they are my brothers and sisters. I cannot not give! - Reply to this comment
- I''m African American and have always had an afinity for Haiti. It''s such an incredible country with a strong and violent history - just like the U.S. As a matter of fact, if Haiti didn''t exist, the U.S. would not exist because the Haitian revolution had a direct impact on the French government''s having to sell the Louisiana territories to the U.S.
Haiti has suffered from corrupt leadership and exploitation by the rich. The people are kept poor and ignorant so that they are easily exploited. Yes, we may think Haitians have too many children but you must realize that when you are very poor your children are your only assets. For hundreds of years the Chinese peasant has the same mentality. It took several years for the Chinese government to became stronger and more effective. Once their government was able to convince the peasants that the government would take care of them - the Chinese people stopped having so many children (plus the "one-child" rule). There is an old saying that goes "In order to lead a people, you have to love a people." I don''t think Haitian politicans love the Haitian people. But I think Wyclef certainly does. - Reply to this comment
- Gosh Trehenj is disobeying HOLY GOD''S command the only resolution you can recommend to your idea of population control? This is the same tactic the White man employed on African American women six decades ago, when they sought to control the growth of the African American population in this country. Wow, what small minds...disobedience is not better than sacrifice but GOD proclaims, "obedience is better than sacrifice". You don''t believe GOD then ask Eve!!!
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- Haiti Do the people of this country understand that there are too many people. That is the problem.Maybe some birth control is the answer.How much longer do we the(USA) have to keep supporting this tiny nation.
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- Haiti Do the people of this country understand that there are too many people. That is the problem.Maybe some birth control is the answer.How much longer do we the(USA) have to keep supporting this tiny nation.
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- I know this isn''t very constructive since the show has already aired.. but why does Scott keep calling Wyclef "WyCLIF?" I cringed every time he said his name. Even Wyclef pronounced his own name ending in "clef" and not "clif." Anyway, I enjoyed the segment very much!
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- The Haitians are constantly ignored, discarded, "repatriated" (i.e. intercepted and sent back), and rendered politically and socially invisible: they''re "inconvenient." The Cubans are and forever have been welcomed, pandered to, cosseted, and given treatment that both socially and legally is unprecedented. Why? The easiest is: Haitians are black. The second is: Haitians have no money (and therefore, political power or clout or impetus) behind them. Cubans have amassed tons of momey, most through legitimate businesses but an almost equal amount through fraud and scams and (still, ocasionally) offshore pharmaceuticals. Haitians are left to die where they had the bad fortune to be born, and they die in horrible ways. Cubans come here and, even after fifty years, are treated as heroic revolutionaries and un-equalled victims of horror and tyranny. Something''s wrong here. The Cubans din''t NEED a Wyclef Jean. As Jimmy Buffet said: "Everybody''s got a cousin in Miami."
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- Wow, great report Scott, as usual!!! I too was born in America, but I have an affinity toward my native land (Africa)!!!! Way to go Wyclef!! By the way, I love your music.
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- Indeed he try his best for the world to hear us , God give him strengh and protect him from the evil one''s worldwide .
He is really a brother .
Nou Tout di sa, 99% 3/4 of the nation loves him.
He has been our local Obama. or better yet because he doesn''t need bodyguards in Haiti.
We just love him very much , Can you hear? - Reply to this comment
