Friday, June 23, 2006
Home Grown Talent
TIA's resident comedian/political activist is up to no good. I am speaking of none other than the man with two last names - each presenting their own unique pronunciation-related challenges:
Via Atrios (with a hat tip to jonnybutter)
PHILADELPHIA — Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg wants to be Rick Santorum.Right now, Alex is on his way to Philly to bring home the gold - and the greater glory to TIA/Blue Force/Draft Zinni, etc. Wish him luck.
"It’s just crazy for gays to get married," he said. "It’s like dogs getting married to a rock."
Actually, Urevick-Ackelsberg wants to be the first-ever "mockSantorum." Along with two other contestants, he’ll go for the crown tonight at an event sponsored by Philadelphians Against Santorum (PAS), a group that wears its hatred for the conservative junior senator from Pennsylvania on its sleeves and Web sites.
Via Atrios (with a hat tip to jonnybutter)