Now This is Astroturf!

[Traveshamockery]

Some person named Ellie Light is sure a huge fan of Obama and hates republicans, too.  Ms. Light must have homes in a lot of different cities as well because she's been very busy writing the nearly identical letter to editors of newspapers all across the country.

A DUmmie picked up on the story.  



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7546636

Newsjock  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Fri Jan-22-10 02:54 PM
Original message

Obama has suspicious number of letter-writing fans named 'Ellie Light'
   
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ellie Light sure gets around.

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.

... Light – who e-mailed an identical missive to this reporter on Jan. 16 without listing a hometown – would not answer e-mailed questions about the address discrepancies in newspapers that ran her letter, or her identity, although she did say she wasn’t a former co-worker of this reporter’s who had a similar name.

For a conservative blog take (and other suspicious names of prolific letter-writers, go here:   http://patterico.com/2010/01/24/still-more-astroturfing-gloria-elle-and-jan-chen-write-the-same-anti-republican-pro-obama-letter/

[Traveshamockery]

Someone found a picture of Ellie Light:

[franksolich]

RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-22-10 03:55 PM
Response to Original message
 
1. It's an outrage!

TicketyBoo  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jan-22-10 03:58 PM
THE PRIMITIVE WHO LIVES IN franksolich's BIRTHPLACE
Response to Reply #1

2. Yeah, how DARE anyone support the President?

EFerrari  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jan-22-10 03:58 PM
#03 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009; DOUG'S EX-WIFE
Response to Reply #1

4. "It's an outrage, it's a scandal, it's a problem we must stop!" -- OKLAHOMA!

Robb  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jan-22-10 03:58 PM
THE PRIMITIVE WHO ALWAYS CLOGS THE COMMODE
Response to Original message

3. Among my first posts at DU  

...involved an astroturfer for teh Deciderer. I'll see if I can find it; atrocious practice.

Robb  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jan-22-10 04:16 PM
THE PRIMITIVE WHO ALWAYS CLOGS THE COMMODE
Response to Reply #3

8. Ah, found it.  

OK, not exactly "among my first" posts, but anyhow:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...  

Brickbat (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-22-10 04:01 PM
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5. It amazes me that newspapers still fall for astroturfers.

It's not that hard to check.

MisterP (1000+ posts)      Fri Jan-22-10 04:13 PM
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"Ellie Light": we have a new name now for those repeating that ridiculous chestnut
that critics are infantile, selfish, or "can't see that he's taking us in the right direction and will destroy the country because he's not doing it fast enough," or "he has so much to clean up"

of course, loyalists and sockpuppets can't see that his conservative policies are conservative, instead labeling them as the fulfillment of decades of progressivism: the feeble House health ins bill and obscene Senate bill are both "awaited since 1942" or "do it for Teddy"

Robb  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jan-22-10 04:14 PM
THE PRIMITIVE WHO ALWAYS CLOGS THE COMMODE
Response to Reply #6
 
7. Name-calling actually *is*infantile.  

But knock yourself out.

I dunno.

Maybe this "Ellie" person is the StenchyCat primitive, or the prononsense primitive, both of them rabid 0bamaites.

[Lord Undies]

What amazing luck this Elly Light has!  I have a dickens of a time just getting one paper to print my deliciously perfect letters.

[The Village Idiot]

Remember that dude in NYC who was always being interviewed and quoted by the media? what was his name?

[diesel driver]

Remember that dude in NYC who was always being interviewed and quoted by the media? what was his name?

Al Sharpton

[The Village Idiot]

Al Sharpton

lol.

No, just some dude who always went to new show openings and political events and was always getting quoted as their go-to man-on-the-street because heavens knows there aren't any other pedestrians in NYC.

[sharkhawk]

lol.

No, just some dude who always went to new show openings and political events and was always getting quoted as their go-to man-on-the-street because heavens knows there aren't any other pedestrians in NYC.

I think it's Greg Packer (maybe Parker?)

[NHSparky]

Remember that dude in NYC who was always being interviewed and quoted by the media? what was his name?

shark is correct--Greg Packer.

[The Village Idiot]

I think it's Greg Packer (maybe Parker?)

Thanks Guys!

[USA4ME]

Maybe this "Ellie" person is the StenchyCat primitive, or the prononsense primitive, both of them rabid 0bamaites.

That would not surprise me in the least.  Any of the cult following cheerleaders on the island could have done it.

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[thundley4]

That would not surprise me in the least.  Any of the cult following cheerleaders on the island could have done it.

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One problem with that.  I doubt any DUmmie would have the brains to do something like this.

[GOBUCKS]

That would not surprise me in the least.  Any of the cult following cheerleaders on the island could have done it.

Extremely unlikely. DUmmies are so desperately starved for recognition, any time one gets a nutball letter-to-the-editor published he immediately crows about it at the DUmp. This Ellie character shows far more initiative and cleverness than any poster at the DUmp.

[The Village Idiot]

Is Ellie related to Greg Packer?

[Traveshamockery]

Ellie Light's Facebook page has now been found: 

http://link.social.com/c/twitter/64322428/1264394861/b/76Rpxl/4NULTr