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OH THIS GUY. “Martin Eisenstadt” is a comic invention who surfaces every 8-10 weeks to release satirical videos about Rudy Giuliani and spread fake rumors about the McCain campaign. Your Wonkette has seriously fallen for this trick once, when Eisenstadt reported that Paris Hilton’s family was FURIOUS about using their beloved blonde dingbat in McCain’s celebrity video. It seemed true! And funny.
More recently, Eisenstadt claimed he’d seen Joe the Beady-Eyed Sociopath making out with Saturday Night Live’s Kristen Wiig, an allegation that strained credulity simply because her taste couldn’t possibly be that bad.
Now he says he is also the guy who spread the rumor about Sarah Palin thinking Africa was a country, not a continent. Of course we didn’t believe it when he said he was the source, because he lies about everything, right?
A Senior Fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence [New York Times]
What do you want to axe him? You know how he’s going to answer already.
I love seeing y’alls messages. It’s like getting a DVD with the director’s commentary.
When I find the cretinous pustule who invented this fake “Sarah Palin” person, I shall beat them with a stick.
I always thought Newell was a scat freak, but “tons” of pizza and shit proves it.
File away under “Pants On Fire”.
Well, to be fair, he’s the one claiming he spread the rumors, but aren’t the rumors themselves still valid (as valid as rumors can be)? That’s the hoax, right–these things were still spread to news orgs, he just wasn’t the one doing the spreading (ew). I mean, we can still believe in Sarah Palin’s appalling stupidity, right?
I believe that IM is a hoax. Not very crafty, Ms. Smith.
Mmmm….pizza. Bah. I am never getting lunch because staff meetings ruin my life. Sorry. I am projecting a bit….because I am starving.
Captain Janks of the Intertubes.
…next you will tell me that Levi isn’t a “Fucking Redneck”!
In the words of the Mighty Lame Duck:
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.”
Viva la Cynthia: That’s the most frustrating thing. The rumor IS TRUE! Carl Cameron’s source wasn’t fucking Martin whats-his-nuts. But now we have Politico and TNR.com saying “Oops, it was all a joke, she knows Africa.” NO SHE DOESN’T. Goddamn mainstream bloggery, fucking shit up again. Reading comprehension, motherfuckers… LEARN IT!
So CNN reporters are passing along rumors coming out the Harding Institute without giving it a second thought? There goes my latest momentary thought about getting cable — my hold on reality is slim enough as it is.
Levi…Joe the Plumber…Sarah Palin…it was all an elaborate hoax coordinated by Joe Lieberman, who is himself a big comic invention perpetuated by whom?
Ted Perino: Cheney - he’s just messin’ with our HEADS, man!
I knew Sarah would be vindicated, you BETCHA. I just thought the liberal Mainstream Media would give up their identity politics and finally admit that Africa is just one country.
This guy was responsible for 25% of the hilarity in the 2008 election. The rest was simply attributable to the McCain/Palin campaign.
El Bombastico: So who was the source? How do you know it wasn’t Eisenstadt? I don’t want to stop believing unless I have to.
I only have one question. How much bailout money is Marty Eisenstadt receiving?
emberglance: Because it was Fox News. They’re not going to use some Twitter post as a source when they are inextricably tied to the campaign. It was probably Nicole Wallace; but I’m sure it was someone pretty high up. Recall that they then came out and tried to justify it by saying “oh it was in debate prep, and everyone was rushing, and she just misspoke.” So there actually was some incident. This clown just punked MSNBC (not hard), by saying he was the source (and then rambled some other nonsense THAT NO ONE REPORTED).
That IM is a fake; I can tell from the font and having seen many IMs in my time.
Gingah: Teh horror…teh horror.
Ted Perino: I’m pretty sure Joe Lieberman was the creation of Paul Wright, an actor on the classic series Alf.
Gosh, this crazy blogosphere!! Did this happen when the Gutenberg press was the hot new thing, too??
I mean Max Wright.
Mustang: Are you implying that Lieberman hails from Melmac and eats cats? I’ve long suspected as much.
Servo: Two trillion dollars; it’s why the Treasury department won;t tell Bloomberg; they’re confused why that huge check hasn’t cleared yet.
Argh, someone really needs to clear this up. Is he actually the original source of the Africa/NAFTA bits and FOX got owned? Or is he simply claiming to be the source since the real source will never claim credit just to screw with the media even more? I’m hoping for the latter…
What are they going to axe him? I’d axe him, like, why is Jesus Love?
Yeah, I wondered about the Paris-Hilton-Family-Furious thing, too. They’ve never cared who insulted her before. There are so many.
Pat Pending: Actually, yes. Surely you’ve heard of the 1631 Adulterous Bible, which accidentally left the “not” out of “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Oh no, and he promised to bring back crystal pepsi too.
facehead: Sadly, Crystal Pepsi is inappropriate Face.
axe him what kind of dope hes on and if he has any left
Pat Pending: I have no doubt that Lieberman eats (kosher) cats. It’s just that I’ve always gotten him mixed up with the guy who played the dad on Alf.
this is nothing more serious than the blog equivalent of an outbreak of the clap
the important point is everyone enjoyed the fun
For the record, the Times article doesn’t say he created the Africa rumor. It just says he took credit for being being the source. Palin this week in a CNN interview said the Africa remark was just a mental flub.
“And the claim of credit for the Africa anecdote is just the latest ruse by Eisenstadt…”
Sooo, she’s a moron.
Mustang: Yeah, but that guy wasn’t a virgin. You can tell.
This just in: The Smithsonian Institute has just purchased, intact, the entire contents (including Mr. Mervish) of the quintessential subterranian blogging lair as shown in the Times pic, for future display. That includes the wheel chair, empty Jolt cans, and the dollhouse.
bitchincamaro: That is a set created by these two filmmakers. To believe anything else would be too sad.
Kittenloss: Phew, also.
Ted Perino:
SatanCheney.DoktorZoom: Giggle-rific. It also says:
“A lesser known mistake that also appears in the Wicked Bible is ‘the lord hath shewed us his glory and his great arse’ instead of ‘the lord hath shewed us his glory and his greatness.’ (Deuteronomy 5:24)”
4tehlulz: What is this “IM” of which you speak? Can I have one? Is it some kind of sandwich perhaps?
4tehlulz: THE KERNING! THE KERNING!
facehead: Well, you can’t argue with glory like that. Also, Jehovah is a Moon god. Who knew?
emberglance: Carl Cameron, who broke the story on Fox, also said it wasn’t Eisenstadt. So, your belief in her full on idiocy can proceed apace.
So when are we going to hear that the Levi-Birstol nuptials have been “postponed?” And when is she going to be snuck into Canada for her mid-term abortion, after which it will be announced that she
“miscarried.”
Jim: I have a very serious question. Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, or Domino’s?