The blogosphere is abuzz with speculation about the real identity of the strange and wonderfully timely “Ellie Light,” President Obama’s No. 1 fan and apparently the owner of more residences than Donald Trump, John McCain and John Kerry combined. Not to mention an indefatigable letter writer.
With Obama slumping in the polls, and reduced to more campaign-style appearances in front of friendly audiences in lieu of, you know, actually governing, the ethereal Ms. Light has taken pen in hand on multiple occasions to support her (?) fading Hope:

Courtesy of Patterico, a sample excerpt from her bountiful, revisionist, apologetic pen:
A year ago, if we had read in the paper that employers were hiring again, that health care legislation was proceeding without a bump, that Afghanistan suddenly became a nice place to take your kids, we would’ve known we were being lied to. Back then, we recognized that the problems Obama inherited as president wouldn’t go away overnight.
But today, the president is being attacked as if he were a salesman who promised us that our problems would wash off in the morning. He never made such a promise. 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.
Why would anyone think Obama had a magic wand? It’s not as if he’s ever made any extravagant promises:
Happily, as per Ms. Light, things are just hunky-dory for Obama just one excruciatingly long year after his inauguration (although, thinking back, the auguries for that were bad). And it’s not as if he’s had to reach out to dance once more with what brung him to all those Inaugural Balls, golf games and Hawaiian vacations.
All of which makes Ellie Light’s sudden epistolary outburst all the more puzzling. As Patrick Frey (Patterico) asks:
A woman has written the same letter defending Obama to dozens of publications across the country, getting them published in at least 42 newspapers in 18 states, as well as politico.com, the Washington Times, and USA Today. And the woman, Ellie Light, has claimed residence in many of these states.
Think there might be some phony Astroturfing here?
What could possibly have happened?
But don’t get too cocky. Remember, Napoleon came back from his exile in Elba (which, by the way, is where we get the expression “the hundred days“).
But he didn’t come back from here:

UPDATE: Courtesy of Patterico, along comes another sock puppet: “Mark Spivey.” And don’t miss Ellie Light’s Facebook page.
Dan Riehl has been doing some sleuthing, and finds some fingers pointing in the direction of the White House. Meanwhile, Left Coast Rebel is taking a hard look at Samantha Power — as are some of our commenters below. Ms. Power, by the way, just so happens to be married to Cass Sunstein.
The mind boggles.
SECOND UPDATE: Sock puppets everwhere, monsieur! The blogosphere is exploding with new discoveries, and Patterico’s got ‘em. Fun for the whole family!






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Ellie Light is a most intriguing and interesting phenomenon, to be sure.
These folks have no conpunctions when it comes to crossing any line, real, or imagined. They, being the lowest of the low, continue to sink to new levels, on a daily basis.
Anita Dunn and Van Jones have been banished from the Majik Kingdom, but bear closer inspection. Perhaps they are running the boiler-room in the basement of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, complete with Barney Franks gerbil powered treadmill to provide auxillary electricity for the new dirty tricks project.
WE, the People only have one question:
" Mr. President, what did you know, and when did you know it?"
Will the real Ellie Light plaese stand up, please stand up?
Barry’s not the Messiah?
PS: Loved the photo of St. Helena.
Now that Emperor Obama has met his Waterloo, can we skip the formalities, and simply banish him there?
Shhhh.
Don't tell him. It will only upset him.
The Progressives (ha) just went through a parabolic blow-off in 2008. You see this in equities and commodities. Oil peaking at $149 and then sliding into the abyss. Sugar went through this.
The faster the rise the faster the fall. Hence what you see before your very eyes.
And now that it is over the time has come to put this Movement into proper perspective. Ergo. Time to put these people into the FETAL POSITION.
Although being pro-life, in their particular case, it is time for them to abort their particular operatons, and stand down.
The general consensus so far, is that it's Cass Sunstein's wife, Samantha Powers.
The liberal trolls…as we call them. They saturate social networks (attacking Sarah Palin's facebook comments posing as Republicans with racist comments)…they saturate comment sections across the web world trying to deceive the public. It is a very organized, well-scripted group of folks. You can see them advertise on Craigslist to hire people to sit at home and do this. It's deceptive…and it's corrupt….just like the Chicago mafia that is our president's staff. It has Axelrod written all over it…They've been out in force since last summer and they tried their filfth with Scott Brown but we…the loyal conservative counter-trolls have been calling them out and alerting moderators …and thankfully people like you are finally outing their trade. KEEP IT UP.
Losing the Senate seat in Massachusetts has driven them into complete retreat mode for the time being. Who could this Ellie Light be? I'll put my money on Robert Gibbs, he must be able to write better than he speaks.
Rahm Emmanuel perhaps.
He has been missing in action of late. Has anyone noticed that?
Here we go again. The plumbers (not Joe from Ohio), breaking into the Watergate Hotel. Someone evidently has broken into the White House (could it be the Party Crashers?) , stolen a computer, and has gone on a letter writing campaign, all on behalf of Barry the Brazen.
Stolen from the comments on Left Coast Rebel's site http://www.leftcoastrebel.com/2010/01/ellie-light... Let the (conspiracy) theories begin. The connection to Sunstein is intriguing
I've posted some of my thoughts on the identity of Ellie Light on another board this morning, but I'll share my thoughts here as well.
I believe Ellie Light is a journalist by the name of Samantha Power. The meaning of the name ellie is light. An Ellie is also a national magazine award which Ms. Power won in 2005 for a piece in New Yorker magazine, entitled Dying in Darfur.
She worked for Senator Barack Obama and then on his presidential campaign before she was forced to resign for referring to Hillary Clinton as a monster.
While there, she met then later married Cass Sunstein who works in the Obama administration as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs .
While at Harvard Law School, Sunstein co-wrote a truly pernicious paper proposing that the U.S. Government employ teams of covert agents and pseudo-"independent" advocates to "cognitively infiltrate" online groups and websites.
In addition to this , the latin word, Lucifer, means bearer of light. Saul Alinsky, in Rules for Radicals, dedication is to Lucifer.
Sorry for my ignorance but who is ELLIE LIGHT??
Good Lord!
Could you ever make a comment that pertained to the topic at hand?
What a retard.
Very interesting conjecture and speculation.
Thus far, it makes the most sense. That is though, assuming they had those type organizational skills and forward looking creative thought processes. I'm just glad they didn't use the moniker "Publius".
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/group.php?gid=...
Ellie has her own Facebook page.
Another Obama Girl.
Speculatively.
She's a popular girl and already has a Facebook page for seekers of the allusive Ellie Light.
Now that was a damn hilarious spoof!
I don't care who you are, THAT was funny!
I sure hope Barry the Brazen likes it.
Pssst!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdwEt1DTtjU/S0TEnUMNkqI...
I find it equally amazing that MULTIPLE newspapers printed the letters.
One usually has to submit 10 – 50 letters to get even one published, yet 'Ellie Light' somehow found a way to get published as easily as a normal newswire story in 40+ newspapers?. Something tells me the MSM was in on this from the get go – and it makes you wonder how many other tyimes this might have happened.
How much more of their complicit conspiracy should WE continue to take?
There are probably many 'Ellie Lights" out there, but most are not so stupid as to keep using the same name. It would be nice to see more of them exposed.
There it is, that Mussolini pose again (head up, looking down his nose at his minions – us).
Vote him out before he starts trying to make the trains run on time.
This article is b.s.
Brietbart $UCKS!
Well, you have to admire thier creativity. So far there is no evidence that this is being co-ordinated from the White House or anything else. It could be the ramblings of just someone with too much time on thier hands? It is suspicious that all these letters were published but until I have more facts I will reseve judgement. If it can be proven there is linkage to the White House or an official Arm of the Democrat Party then all this proves is that they are really desperate.
Yes I too am not certain what to think. Is it a full blown Napoleon complex or should he be known as Barack "Il Duce" Obama ?
Thanks for passing that comment on. Very interesting.
you sir are one of those Dimocrat trolls
Oh you know they're all in it together. The question is, why the name Ellie Light? The Samantha Powers theory makes the most sense, but it seems that you would be more covert if you know that all these letters would be published. Maybe it's an inside joke? Like a minature ("light") Ellie award?
A search for “Samantha Power magic wand” at YAHOO! shows that magic wand is one of old Samantha’s favorite phrases. She uses it everywhere.
You have been busted. You are a white supremacist, anti-Semite Nazi-wannabe. You live vicariously through your parents, in their basement. Don't act the concern troll. You are a Democrat hate troll. You have nothing in common with the Republican Party or Conservative minded Americans. We will keep busting you until you leave for good. Return to the underside of that rock that is the Democratic Underground.
I was wondering when he was going to start doing the haughty "hands on hip" thing during his speeches. The body language is quite remarkably similar.
Maybe Operation Mockingbird flew the coup.
I posted this over at Patterico's:
The other thing you have to remember is that Politico items are published by countless local news station websites and things of that nature.
Take this for example:
CBS5 in San Fran
http://www.nfmpolitico.com/kpix/2010/01/07/a-defe...
Plus I’ve found a few Organizing for America Facebook pages that are touting the Ben Smith Politico piece from Jan 7.
http://zh-hk.facebook.com/posted.php?id=188865077...
http://www.facebook.com/OFAGeorgia?ref=share
Don't you have homework to do???
That looked like Obama in drag!! LMAO!!!
That picture drives me mad!! Makes me want to smack that 'better then you ' attitude….I have no desire to look at his nostrils….if it started raining he just might drown!!
Sounds to me like some read Enders Game once to many times…..
"Ms" Ellie Light might be an homage to Samantha Powers who won the Ellie Award for an article about Darfur…by her husband, Cass Sunstein, head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Sunstein believes a number of things.
1) He believes in "availability cascades". The promotion of an idea that gains acceptance because of its surface acceptability and peer pressure, not because of merit.
2) He is the consummate "anti-tea party" advocate. He believes we should celebrate tax day.
3) He believes and advances FDR"s Second Bill of Rights, promoting nationalized health care, among other things.
4) He believes the Internet is an instrument that stands to weaken democracy by cyber balkanization.
5) He believes in the "Nudge" theory…people are too stupid to make decisions for themselves about health care, the environment, money management.
6) He proposes that the government recognition of the institution of marriage be abolished.
7) He believes in the government infiltration of blogs, chat rooms, infusing in them the seeds of doubt on any position that the government disagrees with, or finds potentially damaging to their worldview.
This is not to say that there is evidence that Sunstein or any of his staff indeed created the fictional creature "Ms. Ellie (Award) Lite". It IS consistent with beliefs, convictions, strategy and tactics advocated, published and argued, however.
For example, sending out the exact same apologia to several dozen "like-minded" entrenched media outlets, to "nudge" people into the "right" belief…through the use of "government operatives" infiltrating the debate…sure seems consistent with the ideas advocated.
In the final analysis, it doesn't matter if it originated there or simply followed those concepts. The net end result is the same. And…if you are not too stupid to think for yourselves…you can decide whether you like those ideas and concepts…or you don't.
Frank, it's interesting that you put David Plouffe in the title of this article. After the Coakley debacle, the Global Warming meltdown, the Air America evaporation and the First Amendment defense by the Supreme Court…a call of desperation went out to Plouffe to come back and help regain the leg tingles from those heady days of the campaign.
He apparently was faxed a message" "Plouffe, the magic's draggin!"
I think us common folks are just going to have to be really alert and vigilent, and with people like you, we are better prepared. The truth will prevail, the question is….will it prevail in time!
Very interesting connections!
it's the same letter every time.
Welcome to the Majik Kingdom!
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.
You know damn well Barney's gerbils are never on treadmills. LOL
Nice spoof.
Quite frankly, I'd be more inclined to kiss the feet of Queen Sarah, as opposed to kissing Barry the Brazens behind.
Cass Sunstein?
Interestingly enough, he has a daughter, named Ellyn.
Thats getting closer……….
Uh….message for 'Ellie Light'…..Barry Soetoro is just that, a salesman and the American people are not buying what he's selling. The American people were told this past February that if Congress passes a $787 billion dollar 'stimulus' bill, unemployment would not rise above 8%. Guess what. It's over 10% and climbing. The federal government does not 'create' jobs. It may throw money at government agencies that 'hire' people to work within that agency but it comes at the expense of the actual job creators in the private sector.
Fact is, lowering taxes for everyone, across the board including corporations, people keep more of what they 'earn' and corporations can go on with the business of hiring and investing in their companies. It's not all that hard to figure out but with Barry's social engineering and redistribution of wealth schemes. the private sector is getting choked out of existence. It's being done deliberately so enough with defending this moron in the White House who supposedly 'inherited' all of these troubles from George W. Bush…..time to own up to the fact that current policy is bad for America but I'm of the opinion that it's all being done deliberately.
Less filling, I guess, than regular Ellie.
The Ellie Light business and some of Sunstein's ideas, sound very much like the " N.I.C.E. " from C.S. Lewis' novel " That Hideous Strength" . The nihilist left which runs the country, is trying to drag us all into their dream of annilation.
ever notice how Obama stays in campaign mode, even while POTUS….as if he never won, just keeps trying to sell his campaign promises. He loves to make big speeches to college crowds and promise them free education but has no jobs for them. They're an easy audience that just throws softballs. Their professors are Socialists and despise Capitalism…so Obama feels at home speaking as a College Professor to his peer group. But, when was the last time he spoke to the Tea Party??? He doesn't have the balls to hear from taxpaying folks that are losing their jobs while he is POTUS. If his supporteres now believe the job is hard and takes time…then logically, G. Bush could have had the same excuse, and you could also say all he needed was more time….if that's all it takes, then we should let G. Bush back in the office to finish his work. While POTUS, G. Bush had full employemnt, about 95%, over his 8 years…things only got bad in 2007 and 2008 when the DemoRats started shaking consumer confidence with their negative campaign advertising about the economy, and smart businesses started to realize what their promises meant to future business environment…they started laying people off to prepare for the worst….and they were right.
i don't know, anybody in the day of the internet, posting stories all over the place who would be dumb enough to use the same fake name, with virtually the same obama propaganda, didn't they realize somebody might connect the dots? i do know that they cannot connet the dots (fruit of kaboom bomber), but other people do more than cling to guns and god, some of us have enough brains to keep our knuckes from dragging on the ground.
Ellie Light?
You'se people need always remember, and ought not forget, that "Government is created by free men; Free Men are not created by Government."
The same free men that placed you into office, that gave you the trust, and the power, will subsequently remove you, once you have abused that selfsame trust and power. It is about time for some Change and Hope.
There is a concept for you intellectuals to ponder.
I think you mean Ellie Light's
Nobody expects the president to wave a magic wand and fix everything. What they do expect is the he will work to improve the problems of the past while living up to his pledge to uphold the Constitution. What they DO NOT expect is that he will use black magic slight of hand to enchant people with one hand while using the other to dismantle the American way of life. I didn't buy it at first, it took me awhile……… but Glenn Beck is right……….progressives will use any and all means to reach their ends.
Dems sure do have their pants on the ground!
Another message for all those Ellie Light's out there.
You are going to lose because you Libby Commies have awoken the sleeping giant.
There are more of us conservatives then all of you and your hired walking dead.
Not only will you lose but we will be taking back all those toys of yours and you will be left in the fetal position.
Face facts–Obama is just too black to fail.
Read the constitution. It lays out the powers of the federal govt. They are very limited, and for good reason. Since the beginning the fed have been sneaking more and more power from the states and people to themselves. President Obama has throw that power grab scheme into full throttle. The people of the United States do not want a socialist state of any kind. Although many people have become somewhat indoctrinated through dependence on govt through various programs, the vast majority of people still cherish freedom from govt intervention into their lives. We are not willing to sell our souls to the govt in exchange for food stamps or free doctors visits. President Obama has accomplished one miraculous thing though. He has energized the conservative majority in this country to stand up and be counted!
President Obama has accomplished one miracle in bringing people together for a cause. He has energized the conservative majority in this country to stand up and be counted!
Well, we can eliminate you as an Ellie Light candidate.
Touche'
Queen Sarah?
Hardly.
You see, we thick-headed conservatives are not completely dense. And although some will hold forever to the over-ambitious dream of a Sarah Palin Presidency, most of us have by now been brought around – admittedly kicking and screaming – to the realization that a woman with children at home can never be president. (Thank you, CNN, MSNBC, and all the rest of the tolerant, femmunist, Progressive Left for pointing this out). So enamored were we, what with the eye-winking and the sexy librarian looks, we lost all perspective, and forgot about the brats ).
Anyhow, I think that when the dust settles, we may just settle, very contentedly, for a King Scott.
Are you referring to the imminent Supreme Court Justice-to-be, Cass Sunstein's wife?
Intriguing theory, St.George.
I like it – makes sense.
Newspapers want to publish letters than agree with their pro-Obama editorial policy and they are probably pretty scant by now, so Ellie's letter fits the bill.
What are trains?
Look up narcissism and you'll recognize Obama's affliction.
Totally correct … unfortunately for us.
Cult of personality is a defect of the left, not the right. No Republican ever had a styrofoam Grecian temple constructed to be used as a backdrop to for a political speech.
It's 13% here in Florida.
Me too.
"fruit of the kaboom" — priceless.
Ellie Light could be anyone in the Obama administration or maybe someone with Acorn or she may be a "Mrs. Silence Dogood. I still believe it's someone with very close ties to Sunstein.
OK, who gave this guy thumbs down for asking a question?
Ah, you're not the real Elie LIght. She uses carriage returns. And she flosses.
Lookin' like a fool.
Tru dat!
do a people search on the name….I came up with 3 listings and none matched the cities given by the supposed writer….hmmmm of course "Ellie" could be a niick name. I had a girl friend in HS whose name was Eleanor but everyone called her "Ellie"…something definitely fishy here….
i've written my fair share of letters to the editor over the years- somewhere between a dozen & twenty, i suppose- and so far i'm batting 1.000 on getting them published. that's right, every single one i've ever bothered to write has made it into print. over the years i've come to be acquainted with a few of the editors and they've all told me how starved they are for well-written, well-thought out letters of ANY political persuasion- i guess my cutting conservative/libertarian restrained rants fit the bill.
howver, having said that- the other thing i've noticed is that 100% of the time, the paper in question WILL call to confirm who i am, where i live, etc. the odds that this letter just happened to find its way into 42+ papers without some insidious assistance from the left media bias is implausible on its face. there's no friggin' way an anti-Obambi letter would have been published so frequently.
I'd speculate that whoever is behind Ellie Light has a wicked sense of humor.
Oh, by the way, did I mention that Cass Sunstein was a member of the Harvard Lampoon while at Harvard?
go ahead and google "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" you will not find a better description of the current occupant. in fact, i'll do it for you. from wikipedia:
A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
requires excessive admiration
has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
Remind you of anybody? 'Five or more'? BHO rings the bell on all ten- none are even borderline toss-ups.
"Plouffe, the magic's draggin!" good one!
that has certainly been my experience every time i've written a letter to the ed. wouldn't that be a delicious scandal to uncover evidence that these newspapers were complicit in printing these press releases as letters from private citizens?
I don't think it's Sunstein folks.
Yes. But I don't think there's a coordinated effort by all these particular newspapers. Maybe I'm giving the coordinated Left too much credit, but I don't think they'd use use the same name if they were bothering to give different addresses. I think it's someone testing the system with a "sting." See how many newspapers will print a letter to the editor that is unverifiable yet well-written and expresses a point of view that the editorial page already has. Then let the New Media go to work gathering and sharing the info, speculating, and most of all realizing that newspapers will compromise themselves to share opinions they agree with AND this sort of astroturfing can be done. Then, why wouldn't we diligent info-gatherers in the New Media think to go look for other 'turf letters and opinions, in Old and New Media? It certainly seems like the perfect story for Big Journalism to cover. This is currently my own favorite conspiracy theory.
Wow. That was stupid.
I completely agree with you, except for one thing. THIS president/congress could cut all taxes across the board tomorrow, but the impact of that move would still be blunted by the fact that most people in the productive class don't trust this government. This is a crisis of confidence. I'm afraid that until we flush the waste from this toilet that is the federal government, the stench of their governing philosophy will continue to pollute every aspect of business in America.
Not surprised – exactly like to Obamatrolls infesting (less and less though), the Internet, this earnest letters writing Elli Light is art and parcel of the greater Obama Fraud & Potemkiniade –
Someone wrote befor:e "Will the real Elli Light stand up, please?"
What about: "Isn't about the time to know who the real Obama is"?
I see you continue to demonstrate your nanoscale intellect…to the unfortunate detriment of us all…
It is high time you left permanently…I could see having you around for comic relief, but not only are you intellectually unchallenging, you're not even remotely funny… except in that "funny-weird-sick" way…
I hope Gary Marshall finds you and sues you into poverty for your use of "The Fonz"…
It's nothing new. Haven't you ever heard Limbaugh's riffs on words the media use. He had a particularly hilarious one with a couple of dozen "reporters and pundits" using the word, gravitas, as something Bush lacked prior to the 2000 election. I've seen the same thing done on headlines and writers using the exact same words.
It is a great big conspiracy and probably always has been, but we just weren't in a position to know about pre-internet.
Brilliant analysis…!
A+1 to you…!
Why is it that Obama is being ridiculed by the right wingest neanderthals who eat babies for breakfast? Who Ever claimed that he could simply override over 230 years of Shameful American history with a few strokes of his slender pen? Utopia is not a turn key affair. It requires subservience to his greater ambitions, and full acknowledgment of his purity. I cain't hardly stand this anymore. I'm going to go suck on some grapes till ya'll calm down a bit…
There is another approach taking hold. One commentator calling himself "True American" responds to each comment with a leader of "YOU MEANT TO SAY" followed by OBAMA WH Style vitriol of the previous administration while attempting to support their policies – seems this commentor is 'on the job' because he does not let one post unanswered.
I ran into one such commentator on comments collected on INTENSEDEBATE – Some of the articles of Bierbart that originated from AP …link to this site to read the insightlyful (NOT) comments …..http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9DE531O0...
the commentator goes bu TRUE AMERICAN" The tactic is this…
Every comment that is not Pro-Obama is responded to by this commentator with the lead in "WHAT YOU MEANT TO SAY " followed by anti-Bush or anti-republican vitriol. It seems the thing is on the job this weekend.
A few strokes of his slender pen?
Brazen Barry probably shoots blanks.
Especially since he has been emasculated this past week.
Ellie Light your true colors shine with your "230 years of Shameful American history" quip. The fact of the matter is WE LOVE this country. WE don't want it changed. If you and your fellow America hating friends don't like it, MOVE TO FRANCE. We will not allow the greatest REPUBLIC in the history of man to be destroyed.
Obama is not the Massiah. But he looks ike Benito Mussolini. Ck out old photos of ll Duce thay look ike twins
Pretty funny, Obama's face on a woman's body. Hahaha
The great Accuser has sent his armies to quell the uprising!! How is it, that everything about Obama and his minions can be connected to all things Satanic, including his supporters (Along with their names) proclaiming him the "Savior" during his campaign? They brought the Biblical proclamations into the light and now they ridicule all who can see through their deceit which empowers only themselves!!!!!!! Obama was not a man, he was a God, in their eyes (That's why he didn't have to show proof of his birth), he rose from nowhere, seemingly out of the pits of poverty to become the most powerful (Mortal) being on earth!!!! I personally don't expect him to relinquish power now that he has it, too many things were scribed about someone like him long before his descent (No Birth Certificate, so he wasn't born, (jokingly speaking)) upon the earth to assume the power granted him long ago!!! ~~~~< The great Deceiver, so far he fits the profile, that's why they hate profilers, to revisit history is to remove the blanket of darkness, hiding their past, exposing them!!!!! Pay attention to the names of those exposing Obama and the names defending Obama, all kidding aside, it is ominously revealing of the revelations to come!!!!
So what’s new, nothing has changed with this gang or any of the other MSM ilk that continue to cover for them? This is the gang that has covered up 30+ social security numbers tied to BHO. Ellie Light is nothing compared to the laundry list these thugs have under the BHO umbrella. The sad truth is there are no laws under the U.S. Constitution once USURPER POTUS was/is enabled to go forth. The elephant in the living room is NATURAL BORN CITIZEN. The U.S. Constitution is “black and white”, no ambiguity whatsoever. BHO, in his own written word, acknowledged his father was NOT ever a U.S. Citizen; thus, like CA Gov Arnold, he IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE PRESIDENT. The governing allowed it, the [so-called free-] press allowed it. AND YES, the electorate has allowed this LIE to continue to this day. http://www.thepostemail.com/2010/01/12/his-name-i...
Citizen journalists have done the work to uncover the truth and the facts. He who REMAINS silent CONSENTS.
ELLIE stands for "L. E." that's all I'll say.
When I write a letter to the editor of my hometown "rag" of a leftist cheerleader aka newspaper THEY CALL ME UP and force me to successfully confirm my identity.
Why didn't these papers do basic identity checks, of at least verify Ellie's identity?
Maybe they "liked her message" and just wanted to help.
ah, yes. "He Needs Gravitas" to the tune of "Feliz Navidad" -one of his classics…
true, but THOSE dont list different addresses, do they?
Afternoon all. Has anyone contacted the newspapers in question to determine what each's vetting procedure is? As noted in an earlier comment it's also the practice up here in the Great White North that newspapers will request address and contact information to try to stop this type of seeding from taking place.
It would be nice to be able to be able to show how each paper vetted the author of the letter in question and whether they followed their own procedure. I have to think this kind of stuff has gone on for quite some time (perhaps more blatently now) and I think the bigger story may be which papers ignored their own vetting procedures and how that could have occurred.
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Larry Ellison?
ANNNNND there's another one. Google "Mark Spivey"
Looks like a new "Ellie Light" is being outed…Mark Spivey…same deal…same game. David Axelrod is about to be toast.
BWAAAAAA-HAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Man, that is scary!
I think I read on Paterico that hours after her letter first appeared at Politico, it was linked on Organizing for America. What a coinkidinkie! I think they are up to 61 newspapers now, and counting. What a lot of attention for one little lady with a favorable opinion of Dear Leader! An interesting question was asked: how many of these 61 newspapers printed rebuttals? I say they are all complicit.
I swear! it is not me!
Ellie Light….Mark Spivey…Janet Leigh. Looks like the only supporters Obama has are FAKE ones from some Axelrod-funded PR firm. Talk about desperate!!!! It tells Americans that Obama's own STAFF don't have any confidence in his agenda. They have to PAY PEOPLE to post fake comments and deceive the public. I hope these fake identities are traced and revealed and that whoever has their fingerprints on them gets the boot. Obama should be furious that his staff would do something this cheap and embarassing.
I had read that Eric Holder has been hiring people to blog on Conservative websites. At the end of this "American Thinker," posted today Clarice Feldman mentions "Ellie Light."
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/01/doj_h...
“DoJ hires bloggers as propagandists and sock puppets,” January 24, 2010
http://rightwingnews.com/2009/10/the-obama-justic...
"The Obama Justice Department’s Secret Blogging Team… Is it Illegal?" October 7, 2009
And now there's another one surfacing?! Mark Spivey also likes to write pro-Obama letters and has been published in an impressive number of papers and websites… http://patterico.com/2010/01/24/who-is-mark-spive...
When you consider what this implies… which is that the White House is colluding with newspapers and prominent websites across the country to publish fictitious pro-Obama letters… it should chill you to the bone.
We must resist "net neutrality" with all of our might. Imagine how easily this fraud would have been to cover up if the gov't controlled the Internet?
Maybe they got the message to print the letter.
Yes…….. Wouldn't it be nice if the O team were publicly discredited.
[...] Frank Ross at Big Journalism: The blogosphere is abuzz with speculation tonight about the real identity of the strange and wonderfully timely “Ellie Light,” President Obama’s No. 1 fan and apparently the owner of more residences than Donald Trump, John McCain and John Kerry combined. Not to mention an indefatigable letter writer. [...]
I found an astroturfer on the first try – Janet Leigh, also known as Earnest Gardner. Don't Google the names, Google excerpts of the speech-writer-like letters. Here's what I did: http://amykane.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/how-to-fi...
C'mon, it's like a treasure hunt!
I think there could be "talking points" going out to dedicated OFA volunteers, who then write to their own newspapers, but why use the same name?
And there's ever more, folks. http://www.google.com/search?q=%22working+for+the...
this one is attached to multiple names in multiple towns.
Also for those who want to do some searching, there's a plagiarism search here http://www.dustball.com/cs/plagiarism.checker/ but I find putting phrases into google within quotes "like this one right here" works better.
You also better know that Barney's gerbils never survive long enough to power a treadmill. He keeps them busy in other ways. Where the heck is PETA when they could really do something worthwhile? But then I guess gerbils are not a Preferred Species, while Homers are.
You mean moreso than they already have been?
possible source for another? https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=d...
You may want to check to see if Ellie Light is on the White House list of people that have visited the White House in the past year. Oh, I forgot. That would not be the same Ellie Light you were thinking it was. My mistake. I do wonder if she knows the different Bill Ayers that visited the White House.
So far we have found four "Ellie Lights". See all four (Ellie, Mark Spivey, Janet Leigh and Mike Splatz) at http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/2010/010910Lett...
Opps! "Splatz" should be "Platz"
Try 16% here in MICHIGAN
Perhaps the doomed "Old Media" is in line for great big BAILOUT!
I actually think I know someone who may be unofficially employed as another "Ellie Light." I get emails from this person in response to my sending her links to intelligent articles and I get back veritable essays that read like they're plagiarized from the Huffington Post–I never thought Axelrod or someone at the WH could be the source but now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense because this person's son volunteered for the Democrats and attended one of their student conferences in DC and there's no doubt they have from the beginning had leg tinglings over "Arugula loving" Obama and Emmanuel and all the other dolts in the administration. Now that I think about it, they're probably on the VIP list in response to sending them my email address since I'm not exactly on the Obama Adulation Committee. Isn't it great how the STIMULUS plan is working out???
Just want to make clear, this is not my theory. I was lucky enough to come across the post at Left Coast Rebel's site.
Haven't you figured it out yet? She's Bud's sister.
they have to keep up the illusion that there are more of them than us….
there are NOT more of them than us, they are just dirty players.
creeps.
Queen Sarah?
From the party of "Teddy – the Oldsmobile Submarine Commander/Murderer?
MaryJo is smiling down on Scott Brown and "Teddy the Coward" is on the front rotisserie spit in HELL.
All the SMART money is on the SOCK PUPPET(but I thought that BRIDEZILLA is a crappy writer).
Ellie Light….Mark Spivey…Janet Leigh…Our stimulus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ at work…
"This week, Bloomberg News reported that White House senior adviser and chief campaign strategist David Axelrod's former public relations firm, AKPD Message and Media, has raked in some $24 million in ad contracts supporting Obamacare, along with another PR firm, GMMB, run by other Obama strategists."
http://www.redcounty.com/david-axelrods-former-pr...
OK, we don't know who it is yet. But let's talk about how you get the same letter published in so many newspapers with a fake address or no address. Letters to the editor are supposed to include contact info. Letter page editors are supposed to call and verify. How can you get past this? If Ellie Light duped scores of newspapers, how can we trust that letters to the editor really represent real readers?
Seems more like he's still running for student council with the constant posturing. "I'm a moron but I really look like I could be senior class president."
Gray.
Just found a new and more prolific one that even got as far as arabnews.com, again it was posted at the Boston Chronicle (Joe Bialek). Also tossed this to Patterico
Google gives 389 results for this search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22I+app...
Liked the spoof -
Think I was wrong about this guy, the ones I found with aliases were other people referring to his original letter.
Don't any of you remember Deep Impact?
"Ellie" was a big comet coming to wipe out human civilization (E.L.E). There was also an African-American president in the movie.
The silly things you remember when you've watched too many movies …
Glenn Greenwald would be so proud.
The worst insult we can give is to clown Obozo, the Fact Juggler in Chief every chance we get.
<a href+"http://tommyjstees.spreadshirt.com/clown-in-chief-with-transparent-background-A5390583/customize/customize/color/0/customize/color/231">Obozo tshirts.
Oops, back link:
Obozo Tees
And the WIN goes to Jim Wayne on Free Republic over the bulk of the astroturfers (besides Ellie himherself) http://is.gd/6Ydv5
Sunstein is on Obama's short list for the next Supreme Court appointment.
If he or his family involved this is huge.
I can't wait for right wing commentary starting tomorrow.
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Funny!! Scary too….!!
"But he didn't come back from here." But Obama did just come back from here, which looks similar to your photo:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/108776
uh, uh, uh, uh, Robert? That Robert?
We Americans (and Texans) love Aussies…great to hear from our "sister" Republic of British origin.
The whole point of this debacle is that President Obama doesn't have the courage to confront the American people directly and plead his case. Mainly because it is a weak case. Therefore, once again, we are presented with deception and emotional appeal. Will it ever end?
a) because they're stupid & lazy
b) because they think we're too stupid to notice
c) a combination of a & b
Hilarious! I think we should all use that link to send "No Big Gov" type letters to all the papers on that list. Let's beat them at their own game.
if you want to know what the left is up to, all you have to do is watch what they accuse the right of doing.
OK guys, it’s Ellie Light again. It’s been suggested that I’m Michelle Obama, Award-winning author Samantha Powers, and not to be outdone, the Michelle Bachmann people figure that I am “NONE OTHER THAN THE POTUS HIMSELF.” Someone found an Ellie Light on Facebook, a woman married to a software designer, and decided that hubby’s software was instrumental in forcing or spoofing editors into publishing my letter. Another blog moderator drew a connection between one of my responses and the name “Winston,” and decided I was part of a PR firm named “Winston Group.” And in a bit of hagiography worthy of Talmudic scholars, a reader noted that my letter’s reference to “Candidate Obama,” sounded similar to “Comrade Obama,” and thus, betrayed the President’s Marxist-Leninist origins. Another astute observer noticed my British spelling of the world “realise,” and reported this straightaway to a senior moderator, who congratulated her for her fine detective work. A grammar-aware sleuth, armed with my mix-up of their/there and let’s/lets, went in search of clues. She returned with a whole trove of letters supposedly written by me, published online in Baltimore. Apparently, a team of techies is right now, trying to fish out my ISP and MAC address, quite certain that at the end of the day, they’ll not find some vapid college gal with no social life, but rather, a highly-paid Obama operative directing a warehouse full of minions busily concocting nice things about the Prez. Has anyone thought to ask that if All The President’s Men really were embarking on such a scheme to fake a groundswell of support, why in the world would they sign each letter with the same name?
Alright, then. Take a deep breath and let’s imagine a much more plausible scenario. Frustrated Obama-supporter writes letter to some blogs, asking why are we so harsh on our new President? Ben Smith picks up my letter, and even pays me a backhanded compliment in the process (check out the chronology of submissions. They match this scenario). Star-struck girl sees her letter in print, accompanied by angry comments from dozens of frothing Tea-partiers. She decides that perhaps she’s quite brilliant after all, and sends her letter around to a few more papers. Voila! The letters are printed, and Ellie’s friends (my friends), all remark that they never get their letters published, and what’s so special about Ellie’s letters? So Ellie, feeling smug and superior, indulges in a bit more self-validation, and submits her letter again…. and again! Then one fateful day, Ms. Eaton from the Cleveland Plain Dealer does her Google search, and a conspiracy theory is born!
Now, I know you guys are almost as big on conspiracy theories as my FEMA-hating lefty pals, and are not about to just let something this juicy go away, especially since the more fanciful theories about me are sending Tea-blog readership through the roof. The guy over at Left-Coast Something-Something flat out says that he’s never been onto anything so big. He couldn’t hide is excitement. I mean, how often do you people find someone new to hate? I’m sure its exhilarating. So why didn’t I lie low and be happy that you guys are spinning your wheels so fruitlessly? Because part of me just can’t resist clearing the air. Part of me hates to see anyone, even political opponents, carrying on in such a brainless, ridiculous pastime.
They will lie and cheat to get their way. I wonder if White House Astroturf was a job saved or created by the stimulus?
I think it's a play on the word ELITE.
They fancy themselves elite amongst us unintelligent, unenlightened social misanthropes…..
this seems to be a coordinated effort from the Obama Dirty Tricks Underground….
Apply the alinsky model and it fits….sounds kinda desperate and juvenile….trying to convice others of her irk that see is revelant
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