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We swore we weren't going to take another dip in the fragrant and inviting Sanjaya pool today, satisfied that enough digital ink had been spilled obsessing over the ouster of the Idol contestant who so completely transfixed a nation with a magical combination of really bad singing, funny hairdos, and a confounding ability to skirt all gender classifications. And yet, why are we beset with the sinking feeling that the end of Sanjaya's Idol journey was really just the beginning of something else—something far bigger and more foreboding, that begins, say, with an appearance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner:

People magazine has pulled a great coup by grabbing someone who's sure to turn more heads than anyone else this weekend: Sanjaya Malakar, the "American Idol" contestant whose hilarious run on the reality show finally came to an end this week.

People magazine has secured the hair-challenged 17-year-old to be their guest during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. [...]

Is it really that outrageous a pairing? Like the President, Sanjaya has united, not divided, a nation in agreement over the awfulness of his performance. And as attendees will surely be looking for something unpredictable and edgy to fill the Stephen Colbert vacuum, once again, it's Malakar to the rescue: A top-secret hairdo (three-word hint: Bride of Sanjayastein) and unbilled medley of "Hail to the Chief" into "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" into "Ease on Down the Road" will be a performance sure to give the journalists something more interesting to talk about than whatever 30-year-old impression Rich Little drags out for the occasion.