LIST: Ellen DeGeneres is #10 on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List; Lady Gaga #7, Rachel Maddow #50, Suze Orman #61

Don’t you just love things like the 2010 Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful Women?

Among the factors contributing to the rankings were wealth, influence and media buzz.

Of course everyone is going to disagree with the rankings because it’s all kind of silly. I mean, you rank Oprah Winfrey at number three and you’re off to a bad start already, reports Greg in Hollywood.

To me, you’ve got to tank Oprah at number one, not Michelle Obama. Oprah is practically Jesus! She’s taking an entire audience to Australia for gosh sakes. She makes books best sellers! She has her own cable network!

Lady Gaga came in at number seven, just two spots behind our Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Uh, okay. Maybe if Hillary wore a meat power suit she’d move up a few notches. Ditto for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who was ranked 11th, two spots below Beyonce Knowles.

But I love that Ellen DeGeneres was ranked number 10 because I love Ellen, she puts goodness out into the world and I truly hope she is having influence and that she has all kinds of power.

A pair of powerful lesbians, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and financial guru Suze Orman shore up the lesbian ranks coming in at numbers 50 and 61, respectively.

Ranking higher, according to Forbes, are Sarah Palin (#16), Angelina Jolie (No. 21), Katie Couric (No. 22), Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan (#25), Arianna Huffington (No. 28), Madonna (No. 29), Chelsea Handler (No. 33), and Sarah Jessica Parker (No. 45). Also on the list are tennis stars Serena Williams (#55) and her sister Venus Williams (#60).

It just cracks me up that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is No. 41, two slots below Heidi Klum! C’mon!

And just one more quibble: How in God’s name is ABC journalist Christiane Amanpour at No. 73, ranked one spot below supermodel Gisele Bundchen? Maybe being married to Tom Brady helps!

Anyway, check out the list yourself and form your own opinions and think about how pissed off Martha Stewart must be over being ranked way down at #99!