So, Do You Really Care About the Ninth Season of Dancing With the Stars?

Well, here it is, as announced Monday (8/17):

• Donny Osmond, brother of former contestant Marie Osmond
• Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, teammate of ‘DWTS’ champ Emmitt Smith
• Ashley Hamilton, son of former contestant George Hamilton, ex-husband of Shannen Doherty and Angie Everhart
• ‘Sports Illustrated’ cover girl Kathy Ireland
• ‘The Chairman’ of ‘Iron Chef America’ Mark Dacascos
• Melissa Joan Hart, ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’
• Grammy winner Macy Gray
• R&B singer Mya
• Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s daughter
• Debi Mazar, ‘Entourage’
• Model Joanna Krupa, Terrell Owens partner/nemesis this summer on ABC’s ‘The Superstars’
• Olympian Natalie Coughlin
• UFC Fighter Chuck Liddell aka ‘The Iceman’
• Snowboarder Louis Vito
• Singer Aaron Carter, brother of a Backstreet Boy bander
• Tom DeLay, former House Majority Leader, nicknamed ‘The Hammer’

And yes, that is the oft-WPitW nominee Tom DeLay. As far as I know, Alton Brown will text all his votes for Chairman Dacascos just to keep his job, Nick Bakay will text all his votes for Ms. Hart, just as a favor, and everyone else will fight to the death.