Eurovision 2008 this saturday night!
And Iceland made the final...? First time ever?
Well, it is better than American Idol, far as I can tell.
Now we will see if the Scandinavian alliance can pull in some of the other votes to overcome the Balkan block.
Geopolitics at its best.
And, for posterity - Dustin the Turkey with "Douze Pointe"
Go Ireland!
And it still beats American Idol...
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