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Today I will be appearing on NPR's News and Notes last show of the year. I will be appearing with Ms. Jasmyne Cannick and Michael Cobb Bowen.

Tentative topics involve Pakistan, R. Kelly, Kwaanza and our New Year's resolutions. I have one to big to announce, but will leave that for the show ... unless you show me yours first.

In the meantime, I resolve to watch more performance art, especially if it involves Mike Gravel.

He's so profound my head hurts --which means, it's awfully good.

Honestly, I think he is the first presidential candidate / performance artist.

Farai Chideya must love my evil laughter because once again I join another episode of NPRs News and Notes' Blogger Roundtable. And grock knows it's going to be difficult not to laugh. One of the topics we may be discussing? Tom Tancredo.

Tom Tancreado refused to appear on Univisión's Foro Republicano because he's against the "balkanization" of the United States. You can find his intellectually weak rationalization on this TV news interview. While watching that piece of genius, I stumbled upon an actual interpretation of his annoucement put together by a group called "Team Tancredo" (which may or may not be affiliated to the candidate) :

I honestly can't believe these guys are serious. Do we need to remind Tom Tancredo, the son-of-immigrant Italians, and his team to never go there? Two can play that game. Worst part? The following is a "real life" clip :