Obama is Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating Person Of 2008?

Barbara Walters annual “10 Most Fascinating People” special is set to debut on December 4 (Thursday) on ABC. Rumor has it that Barbara has name president elect Barack Obama her “Most Fascinating Person of 2008.” Last year Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling took the number one spot.

Right now, the ABC News empress isn’t even acknowledging that the President-elect will appear on her annual roundup of newsmakers. Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Michael Phelps, Frank Langella, Miley Cyrus, Tina Fey and Rush Limbaugh are the known guests.