BAD MUSIC MAY NOT HAVE CAUSED COLUMBINE BUT ACCORDING TO ONE REPORT, IT DID TURN TANCREDO INTO... WELL YOU KNOW

Young Tommy Tancredo on the right (of course)

With a name like Tancredo, we wondered how the reactionary congressman from Colorado turned into a narrow-minded, xenophobic racist. Adam, the DWT Art Director, is also a private eye in his spare time. He recently traveled to the Tancredo family's native Italy and discovered that long before Tom Tancredo became a Republican, he was half of an Italo disco duo, Righeira. Although the band was somewhat successful in Italy, it wasn't until they released a song in Spanish (ironically), "Vamos a la Playa," that they became international superstars. Tancredo has been trying to live down the fame ever since: