Be smarter than a 5th grader - MSM falls for Palin/Eisenstadt hoax - you shouldn't

[DoctorMyEyes]

There is no Martin Eisenstadt of any Eisenstadt group from the McCain campaign. He is an internet attention whore/hoaxer taking false credit for the anonymous statements made about Palin thinking Africa was a country gaffe.

He's NOBODY.

Geesh..... have you ever heard of him before????

On edit: Huffington Post is all over it now:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/martin-eisenstadt-non-exi_n_142785.html

[ErinBerin84]

1. David Shuster did say a couple of times that it was fake in the end.

[DoctorMyEyes]

3. Well thank god someone thought to use teh google

Well thank god someone thought to use teh google before they sent it spinning through another new cycle! Shakespeare's Sister debunked this guy months ago. It's no wonder I'd rather read blogs than listen to the idiot box.

[bunnies]

2. I have no idea what youre talking about.

But... ok. :shrug:

[crossroads]

5. Neither do I... ???

:shrug:
CR

[cornelio]

7. I know what he's talking about

Because I read his post and followed his link, and watched the video and read the Huffington Post article.

[wndycty]

4. Isn't "he" the one who floated the rumor about Joe the Plumber hooking up with with an SNL cast ...

. . .member?

[DoctorMyEyes]

6. Could have been - he is the one who said JTP related to Charles Keating

He posted about Joe the Plumber being related to Charles Keating as if he were a campaign insider "banging his head against a wall" because McCain brought him up in the debate.

Shakespeare's Sister debunked the guy months ago and showed some of the different names he's used. I don't know if he fancies himself a comedian or what - but, he's not funny.

My fear when people accept this kinda stuff as true and it turns out to be a hoax they end up throwing the baby out with the bath water. Palin IS an idiot, and those quotes about her came from inside the McCain campaign. But, when you get it tied up with someone like this hoaxer and HE is proven to be a fake people will think the allegations about her were part of a hoax too.

Remember Bush's terrible TANG record that got thrown out of discussion because of one "planted" doctored document? Disinformation is a powerful tool.