Of course she does. She's one of the only artists genuinely writing her own music. Whether you hate it or love it, whether you think it is mature or not, she deserves respect on the fact that everything she achieves in her career is down to her talent and only her talent. So yes, love her or hate her, she deserves respect
She is a great artist for her songwriting skills and has a good voice too.
Though, I wish she was still frozen in 2002 LOL...I still like her and can't wait to hear her new album in 2012 but honestly she has gone down hill since Let Go & Under My Skin
Hell yeah...the amount of work he's done to FIX this country is enough to get my respect. When you take over a country in the condition the US was in 2008 you can't help but respect him. But I know why people don't so I leave it alone.