Tina Fey: Product of the Delco GOP machine

It's not easy to wade through

» READ MORE: a Maureen Dowd profile (she uses the word "German" like 90 times, and I'm barely  exaggerating) of Tina Fey

, but anyone seeking a clue to her Upper Darby roots will find this pearl about the day when men were men and when Delco residents voted the straight Republican ticket, or else:

Of course, Fey -- Carter/Obama comparisons aside -- did grow up to say she was leaving the country if her identical cousin Sarah Palin were elected, so she shares that with

» READ MORE: the rest of Delaware County that overwhelmingly rejected McCain/Palin

. Guess they can take the girl out of Upper Darby, but they can't take Upper Darby out of the girl.

(h/t

» READ MORE: Dan Gross

)