Obama-Loving Spammer 'Ellie Light' Dupes 42 Newspapers

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In January, an anonymous person supposedly named "Ellie Light" launched a massive PR campaign on behalf of President Barack Obama. The goal appears to have been to infiltrate as many newspapers as possible to spread pro-Obama propaganda -- as if the press needed the help.

Light's plan was simple enough: write a compelling letter to the editor, pretend to be a concerned reader in the region, and persuade the paper to print her liberal blather. For three weeks, editors of mainstream newspapers big and small allowed Light to spread Democrat talking points under the guise of small-town grassroots without anyone bothering to double check her story.

The content of her letter was also quite simple: Blame George Bush.

Dozens of times over, Light echoed the sins of the previous administration and urged readers to give President Obama more time. Light's argument was nothing unique, but it was good enough to impress some of the best 'editors' in America.

By the time a real reporter wised up to the game, Light had appeared in 42 newspapers claiming different residences, with each letter almost identical, and no one knowing any details about the masked citizen.

The scam abruptly came to an end Friday when reporter Sabrina Eaton of the Cleveland Plain Dealer followed a simple procedure of actually verifying a source. Light had appealed to the Cleveland paper to publish her screed, but as soon as a real reporter practiced some journalism, her cover blew wide open.

Readers are warned to avoid all beverages as they review Eaton's account of the hilarity that ensued:

[Can you imagine a Obama-critical 'letter' being treated in kind? Eleven AP 'fact checkers' for Palin's book...

If it fits their world view, it runs - if not, not.

Our professional media.]

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