I know this will somehow be interpreted as me making fun of Clay, but I'm willing to take the heat from Claymates so you people can know what's going on: our favorite red-headed "American Idol" finalist is co-hosting "The View" this week.

Clay will fill the guest host spot on Tuesday's show. Bret Michaels is scheduled to perform, so I'm not sure if that means Clay won't sing.

Also on "The View" this week, Barbara Walters makes her first appearance on the show since her heart valve surgery. Walters will appear via Skype on Monday's show.

"The View" airs weekdays on WTVD at 11am.

Are there still any Claymates out there? If so, I hope you have your dvrs set for "The View" this morning when Clay Aiken shows up to chat with the ladies and sing some songs from his new cd, "Tried and True."

UPDATE: Here's a link to ABC to watch Clay's episode online. 

Clay sang on "Good Morning America" yesterday. The new cd has songs from the 50s and 60s.

What do you think of Clay's new "look" on the cd?

Entertainer Clay Aiken still thinks members of the Wake County school board majority who back neighborhood schools and ending the diversity policy are "idiots."

Aiken made waves in November when he called the new board members "selfish idiots" on his blog, leading to a Wake County Board of Elections investigation into his voter status. He again mentioned the school board during his speech Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas gala at the Raleigh Convention Center.

"In 1954, even though some idiots on the Wake County school board would disagree, when Brown vs. Board of Education desegregated our schools, it was about damn time," said Aiken, who received loud applause.

The Clay Aiken voting saga has apparently come to an end.

The Wake County Board of Elections decided at today's preliminary hearing that there's probable cause that Aiken wasn't qualified to vote in the Oct. 6 school board elections. But elections officials decided not to pursue the matter further because Aiken submitted a letter today withdrawing his voter registration.

In a blog post Tuesday, Aiken said he was making the change "rather than get into a technical dispute." Wake GOP Chairman Claude Pope had filed the challenge, citing how Aiken has a home in Chatham County but used his mother's North Raleigh address on his voter registration.

Aiken has said he'll continue to speak out against the new Wake County school board's efforts to end the diversity policy.

Pop singer Clay Aiken is speaking out on tomorrow's Wake County Board of Elections preliminary hearing into his voter registration status.

Aiken said on his blog today he'll change his registration from his mother's Raleigh home "rather than get into a technical dispute." But he said he still plans out to speak out against the actions of the new Wake County school board majority.

"I may not be able to effect change through my vote, but I will join other concerned citizens in speaking truth to those who would reverse decades of progress in Wake County schools," Aiken writes. "I stand by my opposition to policies that threaten to resegregate schools and eliminate diversity. These policies will not prepare children for the larger world."

Clay Aiken's voter registration status goes before the Wake County Board of Elections on Wednesday.

The county board will hold a preliminary hearing to decide whether a more formal hearing is needed at a later time. If it continues, the board could remove Aiken from the voter rolls.

The county board could also decide to refer the matter to the state Board of Elections for further investigation. From there, the state board could refer the case to Wake District Attorney Colon Willoughby for possible prosecution on voter fraud.

The hearing, based on the challenge filed by Wake GOP Chairman Claude Pope, will be held at 11 a.m Wednesday in the ground floor conference room at 337 S. Salisbury Street in downtown Raleigh.

While it may not be likely, Clay Aiken could actually be prosecuted over voting in last month's school board election.

As noted in today's aricle by Josh Shaffer, the Wake County Board of Elections will hold a hearing on Wake GOP Chairman Claude Pope's challenge of Aiken's voter registration status. Although Pope's press release says they're not seeking punitive action against Aiken, that might not matter.

The Wake Board of Elections will first decide whether Aiken should still be registered to vote in the county. They'll ask Aiken questions such as where his pets spend the night and where he goes to sleep at night.

For those who wondered why we wrote about Clay Aiken's riff on the school board elections, you'll love this news.

The Wake County Republican Party sent a press release this evening saying that GOP Chairman Claude Pope is challenging Aiken's right to remain registered to vote in the county.

Aiken has a home in Chatham County but is registered to vote at his mother's home in North Raleigh. Voter registration records show he voted in last month's school board elections.

Get ready to rumble, Claymates.

Your Clay Aiken is taking on the Wake County School Board, so that means you are taking on the school board, too! You gotta have Clay's back, right?

The "American Idol" runner-up called the newly-elected board members "selfish idiots" on his blog recently (and apparently also called Carrie Prejean a "dumbass"). So go ahead and start your internet campaigns!

Click over to read all the details on the N&O news side. 

We may have the Claymates taking on the new Wake school board.

In a blog post on his web site Thursday, Aiken says "he's extremely disappointed" by the election results. The former American Idol contestant and Leesville Road High student calls the new school board members “selfish idiots” and says he hopes the public can get rid of them before they “ruin the school system.”

“What happened to Wake County Schools?!?1,” Aiken writes. “Now that i have a kid i am so much more invested and I am EXTREMELY disappointed that so many selfish idiots ran and won seats on the school board. i hope we can get rid of them as soon as possible before they ruin my school system. Idiots.”

UPDATE

Click here for the online story.

Click here for Saturday's article, including the response from new board members.