Forbes’ Celebrity 100. Paris and Britney don’t even make the list any more.

– Brilliant! The wealthiest celebrities are — by definition — also the most popular. Did you think that up all on your own?

Some search engine stats for you:
Lycos – #1 Paris Hilton, #9 Britney Spears
Live Search xRank – #1 Britney Spears, #5 Paris Hilton
AOL (year end 2007) – #1 Britney Spears, #6 Paris Hilton [#8 Beyoncé, #9 Oprah]
Yahoo! (year end 2007) – #1 Britney Spears, #3 Paris Hilton [that's overall; #1 & #2 for celebrities; Beyoncé is #5 overall.]
Hollywood.com – #2 Britney Spears [#5 on their Hot Celeb Searches]
Entertainment Tonight (top Internet “tags”) – #3 Britney Spears, #10 Paris Hilton
Google (year end 2007; young celebs) – #1 Britney Spears, #2 Paris Hilton

– Wow! It appears that the richest stars aren’t necessarily the most popular. (What were the odds that some of them are overpaid?) But not to worry. If Paris and Britney really are “yesterday’s news”, then you shouldn’t have anything to worry about; right?

BTW, the number one story on the celebrity site TMZ.com? The McCain ad.

and not you.

because they’re in love with Barack Obama

Wow, it’s almost like there’s a reason that McCain isn’t getting good press coverage. (And let’s face it, unless one is at the event, it is entirely up to the press to determine how that event plays in Paducah.)

Maybe those days are over.

Here’s Ed Rollins

Ed Rollins, a longtime Republican strategist, said McCain sometimes appears frustrated and angry when he talks about Obama, especially when complaining that the press does not treat him fairly. “John needs to be the deliberate, experienced veteran and not the grumpy old man,” Rollins said. “If he’s the grumpy old man, angry that the media is not in love with him anymore because they’re in love with Barack Obama, that’s not going to play well with the public.”

Instead, the top 10, in order: Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce Knowles, David Beckham, Johnny Depp, Jay-Z, The Police, JK Rowling, Brad Pitt.

And each of those people are famous for having done something. Not to mention that fact that any of those ten would be more qualified to be President than would Obama.

And the only people bringing up race are the Obama-bots. And Obama himself, of course, because if it has gotten him this far, why should he change tactics now?

(CNN) — John McCain is facing criticism from many Democrats for likening Barack Obama to Paris Hilton, but the Illinois senator made the same comparison himself at a dinner in 2004.

“Andy Warhol said we all get our 15 minutes of fame,” then Senator-elect Obama said at a Gridiron dinner in December, 2004. “I’ve already had an hour and a half. I mean, I’m so overexposed, I’m making Paris Hilton look like a recluse.”

That attempt at self deprecating humor was delivered little more than a month after he was elected to the US senate, and just weeks before he was sworn in.

The same comparison was also made in September 2006, when speculation swirled about whether the still-very coy Obama would mount a presidential bid.

Upon speaking at Tom Harkin’s annual Iowa steak fry — a must-attend event for any presidential hopeful — CNN asked Obama about the Paris Hilton comparisons.

“Yeah, exactly,” Obama started to reply before Harkin jumped in and said, “Remember that movie with Robert Redford that was called ‘The Natural, about a baseball player? This is the natural of politics.”

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/30/the-paris-hilton-comparisons/

– More detail on Obama’s speech, from the Chicago Sun-Times:

“It’s like I was shot out of a cannon. I am so overexposed, I make Paris Hilton look like a recluse. After all the attention — People magazine, GQ, Vanity Fair, Letterman — I figure there’s nowhere to go from here but down. So tonight, I announce my retirement from the United States Senate. I had a good run.”

– If only he had honored that tongue-in-cheek statement.