Ellie Light speaks

Politico ^ | January 26, 2010 | Ben Smith

[maggief]

EXCERPT

Well, the mystery may be over. A woman who said her name was, in fact, Ellie Light called this morning into the radio show of Michael Smerconish, a national talker based in Philadelphia who has been friendly to Obama, to clear things up.

"I'm only me," she said, identifying herself as a traveling nurse who works for 13-week stretches at hospitals around the country, and whose primary residence is in Southern California.

"I need to own up – I did misrepresent my home town in some places," Light told Smerconish. Her logic in faking the addresses is one familiar to advocacy groups: "If I thought it was written by a neighbor of mine, I would give it more credence."

Light mused on why the letter was so widely circulated: "My letter was pretty darn good. It took a long time to write. I took more interest in honing it than most people take today."

"I don't know why others are not making the observation that, Why are we all abandoning the president we so adored so quickly?" she said.

[maggief]

This one looks promising:

Brooks, Barbara Lee

Possible Aka’s:
BROWN, BARBARA L
STEWARD, BAR
STEWARD, BARBARA
52 Frazier Park, CA
Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Pine Mountain Club, CA
La Vernia, TX
Available Steward, Winston Theodore
Brown, Erica A
Steward, Larisa S
Steward, Trevor C
Steward, Winston Theodore

http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/WLLQRYNA$LCEV2.ActionQuery

BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING

Licensee Name: BROOKS BARBARA LEE
License Type: Registered Nurse
License Number: 374711
License Status: INACTIVE Definition
Expiration Date: February 28, 2010
Issue Date: August 31, 1984
County: OUT OF STATE
Actions: No

[jennyjenny]

Available Steward, Winston Theodore

Wasn't there a Winston44 that posted something similar as her LOE?

[maggief]

Veromi.com

Brooks, Barbara Lee

Relative/Associate
Steward, Winston Theodore

(no link)

MY VIEW: WEAR THEIR SHOES, IF YOU DARE
Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM) - Sunday, April 2, 2006
Author: WINSTON STEWARD
Reading about the bloody rivalry between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq, I struggle for a common point of reference. Watching friends and relatives dragged dead through the streets, dozens assassinated point-blank at impromptu checkpoints, holy shrines bombed. Not a common American experience.

But imagine being Afghan or Iraqi; imagine all of that right here at home. America as a poorer, smaller nation, with powerful neighbors. We’d possess one or two exportable natural resources and be quite dependent on international commerce. Imagine our own rivalry between North and South, exaggerated by the presence of lots of guns, which always seems to be the case when a country is poor. Imagine the Pat Robertsons and Focus-on-the-Family types, the Jon Stewarts and Ted Kennedys, all armed to the teeth and really, really mean.

Now, as happens with unstable, smaller nations, a superpower will step in and “help” this America, arm both sides, watch the bloodshed with a tsk-tsk and siphon off natural resources at less-than-fair prices. Then other superpowers would take interest, alliances would form, perhaps the Brits would place their bets on the Ted Kennedys and the French would support the religious conservatives.

During such times, all moderate voices in our nation would be silenced, anyone not advocating violence would succumb to two generations of “I-killa-you-family” and the reasonable among us would be either dead or abroad. No one would be left except the abortion-clinic bombers and the crazy-left Weather Underground. What happens next?

Enter another superpower that subjugates all of America under a brutal dictatorship, and the rest of the world sees its chance. They arm a scrappy band of hard-bitten, homegrown warriors, deeply religious, patriotic, hard fighters, and with enough foreign support, America’s patriots prevail against the unwanted superpower and the world rejoices.

The new government signs contracts with supporting nations, in exchange for arms to protect itself against its own citizens, and tribute flows to the mother ship. No one outside our borders asks why. Oh, and of course, Americans are still busy killing one another, settling old scores, while the Ann Coulters of the world editorialize: “Those Americans have a seeerious anger-management problem.”

What’s it like to be Afghan or Iraqi? Now you’ve just about got it.

So when I read the account of Iraqi citizens questioning why America suddenly sat on its hands while the Sunni and Shiite militants went at it, I recalled Bill Clinton hamstrung by allegations of oral sex while Bosnians and Rwandans were butchered by the thousands, and I thought of Nick Nolte, playing the drunken United Nations Col. Oliver in the movie Hotel Rwanda, burdened with the knowledge that the West planned to walk away and let the blood flow. All he could say to Paul Rusesabagina was, “You should spit in my face.”

Winston Steward is a concerned Santa Fe citizen, registered nurse, health-care advocate and author of the novel Eggshell Boy.

[bmwcyle]

BULL CRAP!

[maggief]

Kos:

Data on Dirty-fingered, Revolving-door Bushies?
by Winston Steward
Tue Feb 03, 2009 at 11:09:07 AM PST

As President Obama is taking a beating over the withdrawal of two nominees over tax issues, I’m trying to find references to the the practices of the Bush-era kleptocrats who I’m sure are laughing themselves silly over Obama’s “clean hands” approach. Are there sources for Bush administration officials tied to the industries they supposedly oversaw, and financial relationships with industries they supposedly regulated?

* Winston Steward’s diary :: Permalink ::
* Discuss (6 comments)

Where to Donate To Help Gaza
by Winston Steward
Sat Jan 17, 2009 at 09:41:20 PM PST

I would like some input regarding organizations that are actually on the ground inside Gaza providing aid.

* Winston Steward’s diary :: Permalink ::
* There’s more... (84 comments)

Consensus on Pressuring Republican Senators?
by Winston Steward
Mon Dec 01, 2008 at 01:44:12 AM PST

After Reading Everyone’s Regarding the Efficacy of Pressuring Republican Senators. ..

* Winston Steward’s diary :: Permalink ::
* There’s more... (1 comment)

Pressuring Republican Senators?
by Winston Steward
Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 05:03:59 PM PST

Potential Republican Senate Allies?

* Winston Steward’s diary :: Permalink ::
* There’s more... (19 comments)

[Palladin]

I blame the lazy editors. Especially the night editors. They clown around on the internet all night, drinking coffee, smoking cigarttes, and eating hero sandwiches instead of doing their job, which is EDITING!

[tet68]

What an amazing coincidence.
Is this what happens when you give a million
liberal monkeys type writers?

[Palladin]

Exactly. No one can practice nursing in my state of Pennsylvania without a license issued in the Commonwealth, and only after rigorous testing.

I hope the FR nurses,whom we have in every state, will chime in on this.

[Palladin]

All these letters sound like they were regurgitated by Obama speech writers.

[kcvl]

BROOKS, BARBARA LEE (Age 52)

Associated names:

BROWN, BARBARA L
STEWARD, BAR
STEWARD, BARBARA

FRAZIER PARK, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA
PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA
LONG BEACH, CA

Possible Relatives:

STEWARD, WINSTON THEODORE (Age 51)
BROWN, ERICA A (Age 34)
STEWARD, LARISA S (Age 26)
STEWARD, TREVOR C (Age 23)
STEWARD, WINSTON THEODORE

[dearolddad]

I don’t believe her. She could be anyone.

Or... She could be a nobody wanting to be a somebody.

[Ditto]

Even the local community paper has called me to verify that I wrote the note e-mailed to them, EVERY TIME.

I checked the local papers here and they require your phone and mailing address and they will call you to verify before they print any letters.

Something stinks about this.

[Jaidyn]

Could be. Barabara Brooks might be a maiden name, such as Sen. Tim Johnson's D, ND, is married to a Barbara Brooks.

[kcvl]

Someone on Facebook named Barbara Brooks (a pediatric nurse) claims that Ellie Light is . . . her husband. She writes on her Wall:

Don’t think you can make a difference? Well, my husband wrote letters to newspapers under a pen name “Ellie Light” and over 42 newspapers published the letters and now Ellie Light is the most searched name on google. I don’t agree with using phony names, though. But then he isn’t a Mennonite . .

http://patterico.com/2010/01/26/ellie-light-revealed-and-then-revealed-again/

[maggief]

Looks like this pair has been at the letter writing, (and phony address game) for some time.

(no links)

Mr. Cheney was on the defensive
York Daily Record (PA) - Thursday, October 14, 2004
Author: WINSTON STEWARD LOGANVILLE
Mr. Edwards is the clear winner of this debate. Cheney is an intelligent man, provided thoughtful answers, and didn’t fall into repeating himself like his boss did a few nights ago. Still, it was clear Cheney was on the defensive, while Edwards provided all the best and strongest ideas.

WINSTON STEWARD
LOGANVILLE

//

PUBLIC FORUM - PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - Sunday, October 3, 2004

Doesn’t grasp it

I didn’t know much about John Kerry before the debate, but I always thought President Bush sounded OK in his press conferences. But when you put them side by side, it’s clear Kerry knows more and would probably be a better leader. It surprises me that after four years on the job the president still doesn’t seem to have much of a grasp on things.

- Winston Steward
Los Angeles

//

Topeka Capital-Journal, The (KS) - Friday, October 8, 2004
Author: Capital-Journal

Bush has no grasp

I didn’t know much about Kerry before the debate, but I always thought President Bush sounded OK in his press conferences.

But when you put them side by side, it’s clear Kerry knows more and would probably be a better leader. It surprises me that, after four years on the job, the president still doesn’t seem to have much of a grasp on things.

WINSTON STEWARD ,
Clay Center

[goat granny]

***Do nurses have to be licensed in each state where they work?***

There are a few states that will recognize the license from another state. Not all states do....YOu need to take boards in those states to practice.

Years back when I was nursing I know New York and Calif. were 2 of the states that would not accept licenses from any other state..

Never heard of a nurse that traveled from state to state unless she wasn't too good at her job and was released from employment. (nice way to say fired). But nurses do move around alot, usually within their state and area of residence. Some hospitals are better to work in than others..

[maggief]

From you link:

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Interesting update over on cleveland.com:

UPDATE: A woman claiming to be Barbara Brooks has now contacted The Plain Dealer and said she is not the letter writer; she claims her ex-husband is running a spoof

Comment by Dumbledore — 1/26/2010 @ 10:51 am

[maggief]

your link.

[kcvl]

Friend: Barbara Brooks

The cat is out of the bag. Winston Steward is “Ellie Light” who had letters published in 60 newspapers. I don’t agree with using phony names and addresses, but I encouraged him to write letters under his own name. They are excellent letters that need to be heard, but not under false pretenses!!!21 minutes ago

http://www.facebook.com/winston.steward

[Eroteme]

And now the Plain Dealer has updated, reporting that Barbara Brooks has contacted them and she’s not Ellie Light...that it’s her husband pretending to be her, who’s pretending to be Ellie Light.

By the time this is over, there are going to be a lot of lawsuits filed by innocent private citizens who had the misfortune to share a name with an astroturfing fraud.