What a Tangled Web We Weave
Here’s a quick recap of what’s going on…
Last week, FoxNews reported that some bitter McCain staffers were trashing Sarah Palin and why she wasn’t cut out to be Veep. Tonight, the supposed staffer doing all the talking outed himself – or did he?
A former campaign adviser to John McCain named Martin Eisenstadt has outed himself as the proud source of the “Sarah Palin doesn’t know Africa is a continent” story. The New Republic and MSNBC have picked up the Eisenstadt scoop.
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But it’s not at all clear that Eisenstadt exists. William K. Wolfrum of Shakespeare’s Sister, who was suckered by Eisenstadt during the campaign, did some digging and concluded, “There is no M. Thomas Eisenstadt. There is no Eisenstadt Group. There is no Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy. M. Thomas Eisenstadt is a hoax.”
What’s even funnier than this guy duping the blogosphere, is his bio page. A little research and one might have figured out this guy was not to be taken seriously- Among his media credits, he lists Wonkette.
And, if you needed more convincing that this guy was phony, look no further than one of his blog posts entitled, Boycott NBC and its tranny sympathizers. Do we really think a presidential candidate would’ve let a staffer pen that blog entry?
But if you find this story entirely to fascinating and what more insight, look no further than this piece written by William K Wolfrum back in June where he explains why he thinks the below video might have something to do with character playing Eisenstadt.
These videos were the viral rage of the moment approximately a year ago. Interestingly, M. Thomas Eisenstadt wrote about these videos in a post titled “The Arrogance of Inevitability: McCain’s Victory Due to Giuliani’s Missteps.”
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Maybe it’s just me, but I find the connection kind of interesting. I’m not implying anything of course, but wouldn’t it be interesting if a guy who worked for Giuliani, helped sabotage Giuliani, then went to work for McCain? Just thinking out loud, that’s all.
Could this fictional identity be an inside job dreamed up by a Democrat operative? Could Carl Cameron have actually been fed phony information by someone who doesn’t even exist? Interesting indeed.