I Thought Living in Florida during the 2000 Elections Was Embarrassing -

But that was before I moved to Colorado Springs.

My community actually voted for this guy.

Where are all the Republican pundits who pounced on Obama for saying that Pennsylvania voters are bitter? Why aren't they condemning a truly elitist remark?

Then there's this - a musical about life in The Springs.

"The things people laughed at in New York were not at all the things that they laughed at in Colorado Springs," Ackerman said. "When I said, 'Every day I pray to Jesus in my car on my way to work,' people in New York laughed at that. But in Colorado, people were like, 'Yeah, I do that, too.' "

While the rise of evangelism isn't new to Coloradans, Blake thinks "This Beautiful City" will deliver a bigger shock to a New York audience.

"That's because I am a New York liberal, and I do think this piece is frightening. Just the idea that this rise in evangelicalism is not contained to Colorado Springs. It's spreading. And it's creeping into various parts of all our lives without our even realizing it. So it is actually quite threatening."

You might be thinking, "What's so embarrassing about that?"

Right. Well. You don't live here.