"LADY GAGA MADE ME DO IT"
2/17/09 // 4:00 PM
SOURCECarson City — At a press conference today at the Nevada State Legislature building, Gov. Jim Gibbons defended his most recent video podcast on his Web site in which he explained his reasoning behind his budget cut proposals to higher education. In his primary argument, Gibbons cited a song by pop artist Lady Gaga as his main influence.
When prompted for his explanation of the budget breakdown, Gibbons smiled and nudged a nearby aide.
“I heard a song on the radio and it just made so much sense for the times that we are in,” Gibbons said, holding up his hand to calm the now uneasy crowd. “‘Poker Face’ by international pop star, Lady Gaga. It’s really catchy with some realistic undertones.”
Gibbons went on to defend his statement, bringing up the song’s “careless nature when it comes to money” but how it somehow “pays off” when Lady Gaga sings “Cause I’m bluffin’ with my muffin/I’m not lying I’m just stunnin’, ” and then later “Check this hand cause I’m marvelous.”
“She’s singing about Nevada, don’t you get it?” Gibbons said. “I mean, it’s about gambling for starters. That’s a red flag right there and secondly, young people like her and it’s those same young people at the universities that will eventually realize that Gov. Gibbons is their buddy and that I know best.”
When asked about his “tuition enhancements” that he brought up in his podcast, Gibbons stated that it was his creative license to call tuition increases whatever he pleased.
“Look, I asked myself ‘What would Lady Gaga do?’ ” Gibbons said. “And she’s a hip lady so I figured I should make astronomical tuition increases sound, well, hip.”
Lady Gaga was unavailable for comment as she did not return The Nevada Sagebrush’s phone calls by press time.
Gibbons then prompted a staff hand to play said song, as he broke into dance mouthing the lyrics: “P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face,” urging the audience to sing along.
