What do Elvis and Rick Santorum have in common? Unless I'm unaware of a Vegas singing career on Santorum's part, I think the answer is
impersonators! Yes, you heard me right. A Philadelphia-based progressive organization is looking for a Rick Santorum impersonator.
The activist group
Philadelphians Against Santorum put out a casting call on April 19th for someone willing to act in a DVD, attend protests and rallies, and even go door-to-door. He's got to be a waxy-looking type with a pointy nose and a bad combover. Preferably one who likes to talk about men having sex with dogs. The ability to pretend to have an irrational love of fetuses really helps, too.
But before you say, "Wait, nobody in Philly likes Santorum anyway, so what's the point?" check out their mission. They aren't trying to convert Republicans. They're trying a new strategy to get to the people who wouldn't vote otherwise.
The DVD will explain what PAS is and help kick-off our campaign to get 100,000 extra Philadelphians out to the polls to beat Santorum on November 7th, 2006.
Maybe this is a strategy we've all been missing. Can you really drive apathetic voters to the polls with humor? Let's just all pray/hope that they don't get smacked with any lawsuits.
Paging Dr. Dean...and Stephen Colbert.