I don't think FReeper Torie and Torie Clark are one and the same, although I once asked by FReepmail and didn't get an answer. As I recall from our exchanges on California politics with which Torie is quite familiar, Torie lives in Orange County, CA, or at least votes there.
According to this bio, Torie Clark lives in DC.
In either case, from what I've seen Fahey does have a propensity to go off the deep end before checking his "facts."