I'm with you. I think the affected, emotional deficit is in Sarah's soul, certainly not Adam's talent. She could probably hear Andrea Bocelli sing "O Holy Night" and not be moved. Pity.

Wow, Deborah, articulate, intelligent, clear-headed and spot on! As one who has found myself completely transfixed by Adam from day one (though he may not have been my usual "type") his talent is like nothing I've ever experienced. And the problem, I think, is that every contingent wants to lay claim to him. I am a staunch liberal and an advocate for gay rights, but I too, have been infuriated by those who are so determined to make him their poster child that if he doesn't dance to their tune, they'll tear him down. It's beneath contempt.

I even read an article where the writer had the audacity to equate Adam's sexuality with his "identity." What the? I thought that was the most abhorrent statement I'd ever read (well, outside of Limbaugh). For people who have been fighting the battle that they are so much more than they're sexuality to turn around and sling mud at one of their own because he wouldn't be their puppet, it's sickening. I was outraged. And our sexuality our identity? That's like me saying, "I'm tall, that's my identity."

And another thing that's so amazing about Adam is how he has walked this razor-thin tightrope, being attacked from both sides about things that have nothing to do with his brilliance as an artist, performer and exceptional human being, but the myriad agendas that the world is trying to pin on him. He needs to walk around with a shirt that says, "Post no bills" on the front and back. He has handled it with grace, humor, class and humility. God, can we all learn to be Adam, please?