VOTE!
No. I’m sorry, but no. Lady Gaga is not more influential than Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel, and Nicolas Sarkozy. The fact that she’s even on the damned list shows how ridiculously juvenile the US media has become. Sarah Palin, sure. I’d even argue for Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien. Hell, Oprah is quite possibly the most influential person in the country. Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert? You all need to grow the fuck up. I don’t care if they are queer, that doesn’t make them magically more influential than major world leaders.
I am sick to death of this “vote for them because they’re [gay/black/disabled/whatever]” bullshit. Vote for people because they’re the best option, not because they happen to be part of a minority group. That’s just as offensive as not voting for them because they’re [insert quality here].
