M. Thomas Eisenstadt (presumably "Martin Eisenstadt" is a hoax persona)

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M. Thomas Eisenstadt

HOAX WARNING RE "M. THOMAS EISENSTADT" AND THE "HARDING INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY"

"M. Thomas Eisenstadt" is a pseudonym used to describe someone who claims to be a "Senior Fellow at the Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy in Washington, D.C.[1] A "bio" note claims that "Eisenstadt" is the "founder and president of the campaign consulting firm The Eisenstadt Group and was an advisor to the Rudolph Giuliani presidential campaign in 2007-2008."[2]

According to the "bio" note, "Eisenstadt" was described by the Wall Street Journal as "one of the foremost commentators on issues of U.S. policy towards the Middle East and is one of the bright lights of the neoconservative movement."[2] He cites National Journal’s The Hotline as referring to himself as “a rising GOP pundit” and “a clear-spoken advocate for Rudy Giuliani.”[2]

In June 2008 blogger William K. Wolfum concluded that "M. Thomas Eisenstadt (who originally started a blog named www.michaeleisenstadt.com and was referred to as "Michael") was a hoax. As was his "think tank" called "The Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy" (which seems to be a joke, being that Warren G. Harding is widely considered to be one of the worst Presidents in U.S. history)."[3] After being outed, the "biographical" note was changed to "Martin Eisenstadt."[2] Contents [hide] 1 Contact details 2 Articles and Resources 2.1 Sources 2.2 Related SourceWatch Articles 2.3 External Articles

[edit] Contact details

Web: http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/ [edit] Articles and Resources [edit] Sources ↑ "The Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy: Staff", accessed February 2008. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bio", "The Eisenstadt Group", accessed June 2008. ↑ William K. Wolfum, When Abrad2345 exited, M. Thomas Eisenstadt entered", Shakesville (Blog), June 10, 2008. [edit] Related SourceWatch Articles [edit] External Articles William K. Wolfrum, "Conservative blogger M. Thomas Eisenstadt is a hoax, fraud, an identity thief and perhaps more", Shakesville (Blog), June 4, 2008. William K. Wolfrum, When Abrad2345 exited, M. Thomas Eisenstadt entered", Shakesville (Blog), June 10, 2008. William K. Wolfrum, "Narcissist Abrad2345 releases newest video! As hoax “Martin” Eisenstadt", William K. Wolfrum (blog), June 27th, 2008.

Blogs that mention this article Martin Eisenstadt: I Was Carl Cameron's Source Just Ain't Right L.A. Times gladly use hoax Martin Eisenstadt to push Paris Hilton angle Wolfrum, Shakesville are Hoaxers - Benjamin H. Grumbles proves it! Hoax Alert: Bizarre "McCain Adviser" Too Good to Be True Abrad2345 releases latest video as hoax "Martin" Eisenstadt Narcissist Abrad2345 releases newest video! As hoax ?Martin? Eisenstadt SourceWatch places "Hoax Warning" on M. Thomas Eisenstadt and The Harding Institute When Abrad2345 walked out, M. Thomas Eisenstadt walked in Shakesville

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http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/08/la-times-happy-to-use-hoax-martin.html

Thanks to jennyjenny, robtrml, conservative_guyz, Uriah_lost, Rich_Michael, SolidWood

[A Strict Constructionist]

Check Source Watch. No contact information, “for security reasons.”

PURE BS

[mnehring]

So he is just as fake as the ‘dirt’ he spread on Palin..

[SoCalPol]

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/11/10/even-more-palin-cluelessness.aspx

[Uriah_lost]

Thank you.

[retrokitten]

What I am wondering is, did Cameron actually get the info from this imaginary person or is this person just taking the credit?

[dbacks]

“So he is just as fake as the ‘dirt’ he spread on Palin..”

If he is fake, how could “he” spread dirt? Who DID spread the ‘dirt’ on Gov. Palin?

[retrokitten]

bttt

[mnehring]

That is the key question. Who created the fake identity.

The website, eisenstadtgroup.com is private listed via WhoIs, so not much there we can get.

It was created 12/2007.. checking for the oldest cached versions to see if that reveals anything...

[mnehring]

Also interesting, the James Havermayer listed as a colligue (with that spelling) doesn’t seem to exist outside the contact form on this website.

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[retrokitten]

This site has done some great research that someone may be able to expand on...

http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/06/conservative-blogger-m-thomas.html

[Doug4McCain]

There’s an old song from the early 1930’s and it was featured in “Footlight Parade” with Jimmy Cagney. It goes like this:

“I’ve been looking high, and I’ve been looking low, looking for my Shanghai Lil.”

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Well then WHO THE HELL WAS CAMERON’S “SOURCE?”

I bet Cameron was snookered by this hoaxer too.

Cameron should be fired. O’Reilly better get to the bottom of this.

[mnehring]

Who wants to bet Cameron just stumbled on the blog and trusted it...

[Doug4McCain]

It’s well known to political insiders that Carl Cameron’s source was the notorious Shanghai Lil.

[mnehring]

How about we compare the writing styles of Cameron and Eisentadt...

http://cameron.blogs.foxnews.com/

[mnehring]

I'm reading some of the old postings and it really reminds me for some reason of Wonkette. Especially when they use phrases like: Romney is straight out of central casting, as president of the uptight fraternity in Animal House...

[mnehring]

Re previous.. this is why, Wonkette uses that example a lot...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=tsf&q=site%3Awonkette.com+animal+house&btnG=Search