GQ magazine has named President Barack Obama on its annual list of least influential celebrities, putting the successor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Ike Eisenhower among the dregs of American faux celebrity like basketball has-been Dennis Rodman, shamed Southern chef Paula Deen and the selfie-destructive Anthony Weiner.
Rodman, Deen and Weiner were on the list — along with Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Ryan Reynolds and Will Smith.
If Obama had as little influence as they do, this country would be a lot better off.
It’s a gag, of course. Whatever his faults – and in this case, they are legion – anyone holding the title of American president is way too influential. And since this one’s name is belongs to a law that’s on its way to becoming a byword for disasters — like Pearl Harbor or Katrina, it’s a bad gag.