Perhaps you have heard of the famous, now infamous B-Girl?
Well, as of yesterday afternoon, I hadn't. I had just finished canvassing in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood and was making a twilight trek back to the office when I saw Ralph Iannatti on the street. You know how some local newscaster that you grow up watching sort of become fixtures in your life? Ralph was one of them. I'm not exactly sure if you can be a star-fucker for a local talking head, but so be it. The guys was nice as hell.
"Hey, Ralph! Ryan Kushner. I'm a volunteer for the Obama campaign. You guys should do a story about all the hard-working Obama supporters here." After a second he said, "Do you know why I'm here? Across the street? The ATM?"
Now, it is true that Pittsburgh is somewhat behind the times, but certainly not even in Steel Town is an ATM a news item. "Huh?" "Yes, there was a McCain supporter attacked and mugged and had a B carved in her cheek." This immediately struck me as strange. "Ralph, that sounds like bullshit to me. First of all, I've been in Pittsburgh for 6 weeks. There is no such thing as a McCain supporter!"
And, indeed, it has come to pass. Buuuulllllshhhiiiiit. I am, if you didn't notice, loving this.
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