Who is Ellie Light and is there a Goebbels in the Obama Administration?

A couple of days ago the Cleveland Plain Dealer broke the story of Ellie Light.  Ms. Light managed to get nearly identical letters published in four dozen different newspapers in over two dozen states while claiming to be a resident in each area that published s letter.  No small feat, unless of course "she" had help.

The story was picked up by Patterico's Pontifications and it was off to the races.  Dan Riehl, working off a tip from The Left Coast Rebel has found a possible connection between Ellie Light and the White House.  Why am I not shocked?

In Don't worry, it's for your own good I quoted Glenn Greenwald:

Cass Sunstein has long been one of Barack Obama's closest confidants. Often mentioned as a likely Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, Sunstein is currently Obama's head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs where, among other things, he is responsible for "overseeing policies relating to privacy, information quality, and statistical programs." In 2008, 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 -- as well as other activist groups -- which advocate views that Sunstein deems "false conspiracy theories" about the Government. This would be designed to increase citizens' faith in government officials and undermine the credibility of conspiracists. The paper's abstract can be read, and the full paper downloaded, here.

Sunstein advocates that the Government's stealth infiltration should be accomplished by sending covert agents into "chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups." He also proposes that the Government make secret payments to so-called "independent" credible voices to bolster the Government's messaging (on the ground that those who don't believe government sources will be more inclined to listen to those who appear independent while secretly acting on behalf of the Government). This program would target those advocating false "conspiracy theories," which they define to mean: "an attempt to explain an event or practice by reference to the machinations of powerful people, who have also managed to conceal their role." Sunstein's 2008 paper was flagged by this blogger, and then amplified in an excellent report by Raw Story's Daniel Tencer.

 So, is Cass Sunstein Obama's Joseph Goebbels?  And what does this say about the publications who published the "Ellie Light" letters?

Al's Next Gig: Poet

Thanks, Gator, I'll never feel about poetry the same:

Sir Al (its just a matter of time):

One thin September soon
A floating continent disappears
In midnight sun

Vapors rise as
Fever settles on an acid sea
Neptune’s bones dissolve

Snow glides from the mountain
Ice fathers floods for a season
A hard rain comes quickly

Then dirt is parched
Kindling is placed in the forest
For the lightning’s celebration

Unknown creatures
Take their leave, unmourned
Horsemen ready their stirrups

Passion seeks heroes and friends
The bell of the city
On the hill is rung

The shepherd cries
The hour of choosing has arrived
Here are your tools

Whoa, that's deep. Like you know, waders deep. Grand Canyon deep. I need a hot fudge brownie deep. And some Cheetos. Brownies and Cheetos. Whoa, that's funny. No, I mean it. Al's deep. Ya know what I'm saying? Al's the bomb.

Breaking News! Go Florida GOP!

Via Memeorandum:

From TPM: Florida GOP: Keep Obama Out of Our Schools!

I just spoke with Florida Republican Party press secretary Katie Gordon, regarding state party chairman Jim Greer's denunciation of President Obama's upcoming national address to schoolchildren on Tuesday. Gordon stood by the party's press release -- and said that children should not be subjected to what she said is a clear attempt at political indoctrination by the Obama administration. Indeed, she said parents should be able to opt-out their kids from the speech.

...In follow-up e-mails, I asked Gordon how she would reply to people who see this as a tin-foil hat, conspiracy theorist sort of thing. "I would ask them what their response would have been if these same materials had come from the Bush Administration," Gordon said. "The people saying this is a scare tactic are the same people who accuse the voters at health care town halls of being rabid right-wing extremists. This is an abuse of power and an attempt by the Obama Administration to indoctrinate young Americans into supporting his socialist agenda. Parents should be extremely concerned."

I also asked Gordon about an Internet campaign that has risen up, encouraging students to skip school on Tuesday. Does she support students skipping school, or walking out of the address or the activities? Gordon replied: "That decision is up to the parents, not the RPOF."

My grandkids, unfortunately, aren't in Florida but if they were I would absolutely encourage my daughter to keep them home on September 8th. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, the indoctrination of children should be absolutely off limits.

Send a message. Tell the Left, "stay away from our children." Keep them home.