Dear John Aravosis, Learn to Google

AmericaBlog’s John Aravosis is a Republican-turned-Democrat who has brought the sleaziness of Rovian politics to his media empire. He’s spent the better part of the last few months examining John McCain’s blinking while raking whatever muck that passes through these Internet tubes.

Which is why he’s the perfect dupe for our pal Martin Eisenstadt. In his latest lie-passing-for-a-story, Eisenstadt made up a story about the RNC spending $900 on a spray-on tan for Sarah Palin, which Aravosis eagerly gobbled up. Remember, every “Big scoop” that Eisenstadt has made turned out to be completely false. This is what happens when you pull things out your ass.

Not that I would imagine that this would matter to Aravosis, who’s in a hurl-shit-against-the-wall-and see-what-sticks frenzy. After all, he used the Fox Newsian ploy of putting a question mark at the end of the title (“Did Palin pay $900 for a spray-on tan?”) But if he does, he could always take 10 seconds to look up Eisenstadt and find out he’s a hoax. I admit that I fell for an Eisenstadt invented story once, and I still kick myself for it. But at least I have the defense of not having my easily-Googled research on Eisenstadt to look up.

Of course, I still recommend AmericaBlog for readers looking for liberal news. He has some top-notch bloggers over there, notably Joe Sudbay and Chris Ryan. And, hey, Aravosis is fine for people who like sexist Rovian muckrackers.

–WKW

Save