"...but who IS Martin Eisenstadt?" asks 123abawd.

[byronius]

"You may well be right - brilliant, but not true. Yet the real funny thing is how many people in the media have used his quotes (re: Paris Hilton, Joe the Plumber, etc.) everywhere from the Los Angeles Times to the Times of India. Strangely enough, he does seem to get real scoops from time to time. So is this a real documentary about a fake guy, or a fake documentary about a real guy?

In any case, spread the word - it really is funny."

From this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=227156&mesg_id=227156


Who knows the scoop on this guy? Spill. Neither I nor my coworker can figure this guy out. He seems almost real, but if he is, he's my favorite Republican ever, a complete racist loon who constantly leaks damaging information on his own people. There are clues in the video 'The Last Republican -- Part Six' that this is a carefully scripted spoof, starring a long-term deep-cover lefty. Like Colbert on steroids.

It's driving me crazy. Help. Someone has to know what's up.

[byronius]

1. Ha! He's a hoax!

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

http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2008/06/27/narcissist-abrad2345-releases-newest-video-as-hoax-martin-eisenstadt/

[123abawd]

2. Satire...like Borat ...but who IS Martin Eisenstadt?

I've read all that stuff by Wolfrum on Shakespeare's sister. For such a smart guy, he never does figure out who Eisenstadt is. All he can say is that he's somehow the same guy who did the "abrad2345" spoofs of Giuliani ads (remember those?):
http://www.youtube.com/user/abrad2345

and he was the same guy who was lobbying for casinos in the Green Zone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L27uHysoQP0

OK, but that still doesn't answer the underlying question... Who is Martin Eisenstadt!!??