Harry Reid, Lady Gaga exchange tweets on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

New York Times

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 | 5:04 p.m.

Check out the latest hot pop culture couple: Lady Gaga and Senator Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat and majority leader.

After winning eight MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, the pop star urged her fans to call Reid and encourage him to schedule a vote on repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The political paparazzi were thrilled as the colloquy unfolded in the Twittersphere.