Barack Obama Wins Presidency
After over a year of campaigning, filled with mud-slinging, amazing speeches, and Sarah Palin, Illinois senator Barack Obama became the first African-American president in United States history. While many will wonder what significance this has on pop culture, this moment will no doubt affect the world I observe. How peeople think, behave, and perform will all change because of this one man, and that, deserves notice.
BEST PERSON OF THE YEAR
Barack Obama
See above.
WORST MOMENT IN POP CULTURE
Jennifer Hudson Family Murders
On October 24th, the pop world was stunned with news that Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were murdered in their South Side Chicago home. Thoughts and prayers were almost immediately flooded to Hudson, who was celebrating her recent #1 hit "Spotlight" and her film The Secret Life of Bees. To make matters worse, her nephew Julian King was found dead three days later in an SUV. It seems like Hudson is on her way to recovery, but her tragedy will go down as one of the worst in pop culture history.
WORST PERSON OF THE YEAR
Sarah Palin
She was supposed to be the woman who revitalized the Republican base. Instead, she was the woman who cost John McCain the election. Regardless who others blame, its quite obvious the Alaska governor had a huge role in the destruction of McCain. She became a laughingstock, thanks in part to some humiliating interviews with Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric and the brilliance of Tina Fey's impersonation. At the end, her complete ineptitude made the Republican party the bastions of hypocrisy, considering how often they bashed Obama for his lack of experience.
UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT IN POP CULTURE
Mariah Carey Marries Nick Cannon
Out of nowhere it came. Reports came from the Bahamas that mega diva Mariah Carey was getting married. That wasn't the shocking part, though. The mind-blower was that she was marrying Nick Cannon. Yes, Nick Cannon. From Nickelodeon. From Wild 'N Out. Random much? Many have made the "kept man" jokes, so I won't go there. Just begin betting on how long the marriage will last.
MOST ANNOYING PERSON OF THE YEAR
Miley Cyrus
What do Vanity Fair, Disney, Perez Hilton, Ryan Seacrest, and Barbara Walters have in common? They were all talking about Miley Cyrus. Them and virtually everyone else on the planet. The 16-year old stirred things up, and slowly began to make us dislike her. Whether she was slamming Nick Jonas, blaming Annie Leibovitz, or dating a 20-year old, Miley became the person we all talked about, and we hated ourselves for doing it.
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