By FITSNews || When you’re desperate, you’re desperate … and President Barack Obama is in one of those places right now where good news is (very) hard to come by.
Which means it’s time to manufacture a little public support … of the taxpayer-funded variety.
Enter Ellie Light, a particularly well-traveled Obama supporter who lives (among other places) in California, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin … and yes, even, South Carolina.
Wait … what?
From a masterful bit of MSM sleuthing by Sabrina Eaton at the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
In recent weeks, Light has published virtually identical “Letters to the Editor” in support of President Barack Obama in more than a dozen newspapers. Every letter claimed a different residence for Light that happened to be in the newspaper’s circulation area.
“It’s time for Americans to realize that governing is hard work, and that a president can’t just wave a magic wand and fix everything,” said a letter from alleged Philadelphian Ellie Light, that was published in the Jan. 19 edition of The Philadelphia Daily News.
A letter from Light in the Jan. 20 edition of the San Francisco Examiner concluded with an identical sentence, but with an address for Light all the way across the country in Daly City, California.
Variations of Light’s letter ran in Ohio’s Mansfield News Journal on Jan. 13, with Light claiming an address in Mansfield; in New Mexico’s Ruidoso News on Jan. 12, claiming an address in Three Rivers; in South Carolina’s The Sun News on Jan. 18, claiming an address in Myrtle Beach; and in the Daily News Leader of Staunton, Virginia on Jan. 15, claiming an address in Waynesboro. Her publications list includes other papers in Ohio, West Virginia, Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania and California, all claiming separate addresses.
Since the Plain Dealer article was published, multiple additional “Light” letters were discovered appearing in The Politico, The Washington Times, USA Today and dozens … literally dozens … of other newspapers (see “web extra” link below).
In fact, here’s “Light’s” letter to South Carolina’s Sun News, with a screen shot from the paper’s web page below …
Note “the writer lives in Myrtle Beach.”
Uh-huh.
Reached for comment by the Plain Dealer, a person claiming to be Light said that “the letter I wrote was motivated by surprise and wonderment at the absence of any media support for our President, who won a record-breaking election by a landslide less than 18 months ago, and now, seems to be abandoned by all, supposedly for the infantile reason that he couldn’t make all of Bush’s errors disappear in one day.”
“Letter?”
Light’s spamming (42 papers in eighteen states with dozens of different hometowns listed at last count) actually sounds a lot like a specific taxpayer-funded “stealth infiltration” plan proposed in 2008 by Cass Sunstein, who is currently head of the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
That plan called for the government to make secret payments to “credible voices” as part of a broader effort to bolster the government’s messaging.
Nice … government-funded pro-government propaganda.
Ain’t that America … Obama’s America, anyway.
WEB EXTRA
Additional Ellie Light Letters Uncovered (Patterico’s Pontifications)
By Barker January 23, 2010 at 2:35 pm
52% of the vote is hardly a landslide. Bitch wouldn’t know one if it shot an electoral load in her face
By Another Opinion January 23, 2010 at 5:21 pm
When Obama bailed out the banks, he sealed not only his fate but this country’s as well.
Bailing out the criminals. Smart. It makes him one by association.
By carolinabuckeye January 23, 2010 at 8:15 pm
I’m not sure which is the larger surprise, Obama supporters doing something shady (which is probably national supported by an Obama affiliated organization), or the media calling them out on it.
By The BOSS January 23, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Obama is in deep doody on this one. He clearly has screwed up the following:
1. Healthcare reform – doomed! Thought he could pull this off. I guess we showed him!
2. Haiti Relief – put a damn charity in charge. Those monkeys in Haiti need the U.S. Military to keep the peace and distribute aid.
3. Going after the bankers – this is his upcoming mistake. Why not throw a wet blanket on the recovery you bastard!
By Ellie Light January 24, 2010 at 7:16 am
My name is Ellie Light, and I am an individual amazed at the lack of support offered for President Obama, especially by people of his own party, by people who worked very hard to elect him. By design, this email will land in the in-boxes of Obama’s opponents, and I’ve got to hand you one thing. You guys know a thing or two about loyalty. When President Bush became unpopular for his decisions, you guys stood by him. When Trent Lott and Delay told the pro-lifers and school-prayer folks to put a cork in it, because “now is not the time,” you did as you were told. And no sarcasm intended, because it was good for the GOP to show some loyalty. We Dems appear to have zero. Take the Guantanamo decision. Obama promised he’d close it. What about the prisoners? Do we ship ‘em back to their country of origin? Do we force them on a particular US state? Anyone with a brain would realize that there are many steps between stating the intention of closing it, and sending the prisoners on thier way. But count on us Dems to start calling “Liar, Liar.” Oh, and of course, we Democrats are the same people who complain about the growing power of the Executive Branch, pointing out that ever since Nixon, the President’s war-making power, and over-reaching Executive privilege have increased. But yet, we Democrats complain the loudest that the President lacks what it takes do the things he promised, at least not fast enough. You know. Do them right now. Before my coffee gets cold and I have to change the TV station. Speaking of TV, that “put the cameras in the health care debate” attack was another self-defeating move. As if it were the President’s decision alone to muscle past Congress and force the cameras into their faces. The President can promise to do something, but what with the world collapsing around us and all, it might take a little time to work through each promise. But I think it makes us Democrats feel independent and enlightened to deliver up stinging critiques of Obama’s every action. It shows the world that we are not blind followers. As if it were a point of embarrassment to stand by a President in a tough moment. Sheesh. Trash Obama so you can burnish your credentials as a Peace Activist. Trash Obama so you can sound like a Genuine Liberal. What Priorities. Heaven forbid that a person set aside their timetable and allow a new President to get his bearings. So I’m not surprised with you guys, the folks who stay up late finding something sinister in everything Obama says and does. You’re just carrying out your beliefs. It’s like church. I’m mostly just shocked with my own kind, because, unless we Democrats learn a bit about loyalty, about a unified front, you Tea Partiers will all enjoy front row seats to kiss the feet of Queen Sarah on the White House lawn in January 2013.
By Harry January 24, 2010 at 7:59 am
“Ms. Light” is a busy woman.
I wonder–how many times did “Ms. Light” voted for Al Franken?
I also wonder if “Ms. Light” is listening to all of our phone conversations and monitoring our e-mail…
Yes, indeed, “Ms. Light” is a very busy woman with lots of time on her hands.
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By Now a Mande fan! January 24, 2010 at 11:59 am
It appears that Ms. Light loves to take advantage of the “cut and paste” feature on her computer. Of course, no matter how many times you say something, or cut and paste it into a letter/blog comment, the fact remains that drivel will still be drivel! Right now, Obama’s record will speak for itself….. and frankly, it isn’t saying much of anything that makes sense.
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By Harry January 24, 2010 at 5:39 pm
It’s reported on Hotair.com that yet another serial astro-turfing editorialist has been identified in numerous papers-a Mr. “Mark Spivey”.
Incidentally, “Ms. Ellie Lite” is been identified as routed through a computer in Saudi Arabia.
No wonder Obama bowed so low to King Abdullah…
It appears that serial deceptions are a hallmark of the Obama Administration.
The END always justifies the MEANS…
By countryboy January 24, 2010 at 8:40 pm
One word – ACORN
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By WorkingTommyC February 27, 2010 at 10:11 pm
She sounds like an agent provocateur planted by the opposition.