I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans

Maybe he doesnt. But in a world where "news" can spread like wildfire on the Internet and a hoax can tell you more about politics than the facts, Martin Eisenstadt—whose blog and think tank fooled the world—has something to tell us. With the savviness of Primary Colors and the playfulness of Forrest Gump, his book is a mix of political intrigue, campaign-trail escapades, and cyberspace detective work. From debate preparation with Sarah Palin to his mothers basement (yes, he still lives at home), from Liberation of Iraq softball games to Saturday Night Live; from his campaign for casinos in the Green Zone to happy hour in Washington, we follow a neocon pundit on his travels. This is his version of the election campaign.

Martin Eisenstadt: Hoaxster? Hero? You decide.

We were told that Sarah Palin did not know Africa was a continent. Where did this rumor come from? According to MSNBC, it came from Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser.

But the trouble is that Martin Eisenstadt doesnt exist. He was created by two pranksters, Dan Mirvish and Eitan Gorlin, who gave him a think tank, a website, and a blog. During the presidential campaign, his indiscriminate, gossipy online rants (full of supposedly insider information) were picked up by reputable news organizations. Now, hes writing a book.

This is pundit Martin Eisenstadts unique take on the 2008 election. Injecting himself and his political wisdom (“If you gotta stick a plunger up somebodys ass to reduce crime, you gotta stick a plunger up somebodys ass”) into the big stories of the campaign season, he will answer all the questions that really matter. And he also wants to shake off these rumors that he is a fraud and prove once and for all that these two pranksters are nothing but a hoax.