The Mysterious Ellie Light

A curious letter-to-the-editor has appeared in the newspaper by someone named Ellie Light, an excerpt of which appears below (hat tip, Ben Smith). As you'll see, the writer has been imbibing the Hopium for quite some time:

"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."

Now, what's so curious about this letter, and in which newspaper did it appear? Well, at this point the more appropriate question should be, "In which newspaper hasn't it appeared?" Yes, Ellie Light is a one-person cheer leading squad for President Obama, who has managed to dupe the editors of newspapers across the country for several weeks. Versions of this letter have appeared in some 47 newspapers in 23 different states (and 1 country - The Bangkok Post, Thailand!), and in each one she has posed as a 'concerned' resident of a local town, so as to avoid suspicion (an updated list of newspapers can be found here). So as Obama's approval numbers continue to sink, at least this itinerant supporter has not lost the faith.

Now that the scam is public knowledge, however, only the Cleveland Plain Dealer (to my knowledge) is pursuing the identity of the perp. What could possibly account for the lack of interest on the part of the mainstream media? Moreover, whatever happened to a news room's cross-checking of facts, or in this case, verification of Ms. Light's place of residence? As long as the message is in-line with its own ideological bias, why bother vetting the source, right? This is yet another example of the media's 'Slobbering Love Affair' with Barack Obama.

Inquiring minds are dying to know more about the mysterious Ellie Light. And if the mainstream media can't belly up to the job, then let's call upon an entity that can - the National Enquirer.