Lady GagaBarbara Walters has announced her annual top 10 most fascinating people of the year. It is reported that 2009’s show will include Lady Gage, Sarah Palin, Kate Gosselin and Adam Lambert.

Both Sarah Palin and Lady Gaga have become notable sign of female empowerment world wide. Palin recently released book disclosing the details of her personal and political life – over the course of her book tour she was frequently asked whether she’d be running for president in the next election. Lady Gaga has endured one-hit-wonder and shock value accusations; proving herself as a popular mainstay on the international music scene.

For Lambert and Gosselin, though, it’s a different story. Gosselin’s popularity arose out of marital controversy with her husband that very conveniently played out during her reality TV show, Jon and Kate plus Eight. Lambert had minor success after American Idol, but his popularity skyrocketed when he controversially made out with a male band member during the American Music Awards and then mocked oral sex with another male on stage.

Gaga’s songs are sexual in nature, but they are often artistically driven. Lambert, gay or not, stepped across a line that made his performance strictly shock value – it in no way enhanced the performance.

Barbara Walters is on the verge of condoning cheap entertainment.






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