Most disturbing news in a week

Reading over the latest poll for Time Magazine's top 100 most influential people last night, I couldn't help but notice that Angelina Jolie (#9) and Brad Pitt (#13) are beating people like Al Gore and Nelson Mandela (#s 23 and 24, respectively). One could claim, of course, that Angelina Jolie's work in underprivileged countries is deserving of note. And it is. But Brad Pitt? Come on, give me a break! He's even beating out Pope Benedict XVI (#81)! Now, I'm not Catholic. But plenty of people are (I'd wager, in fact, more people than are influenced by Brad Pitt). What's perhaps more disturbing is the news that, thusfar, Rachael Ray (#57) is more influential than Vladimir Putin (#68). I take solace in the fact that Stephen Colbert is in the top five. That, at least, makes sense.