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Obama’s Chief Speechwriter Quits White House

Feb. 5, 2013 8:00pm Mytheos Holt

Jon Favreau, the speechwriter described by President Obama as his “mind reader” and one of the youngest chief presidential speechwriters in recent memory, will be leaving the White House next month to work as a screenwriter.

Jon Favreau, Obamas Chief Speechwriter, to Leave White House in March

Jon Favreau (Photo Credit: AP)

The Washington Post reports:

We confirmed, via our colleague Chris Cillizza, who got it from a senior White House official, a Los Angeles Times report Tuesday that Favreau is leaving his job March 1, maybe to do some screenwriting, though he’ll be staying in the D.C. area.

We wrote back Dec. 4 that the White House buzz was that Favreau was heading out soon, likely after the inauguration. Then in January, we reported that his deputy, Cody Keenan, one of the original team of Obama speechwriters, was likely to succeed him, which is the case.

Keenan, the Times reported, is taking the lead in writing the State of the Union address Obama is to deliver next week.[...]

Even in the “no drama Obama” White House, Favreau became something of celebrity in town, being named by People one of the world’s most beautiful people. Didn’t hurt that he also dated actress Rashida Jones, the daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton.

While there was that shirtless beer pong incident in a Georgetown bar in 2010 and a long profile in GQ in June 2011, Favreau’s seemed a bit more low-key of late.

So with the man who crafted “Yes, we can” leaving the White House, what will the President’s speeches end up sounding like? Time will tell.

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sURFNmADNESS
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:59pm
Got to be getting tiring trying to keep up with the bullsh@t that he has already wrote and how to spin the next bit to match the last lies. I would be tired and confused by now too.

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- turkey13
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:05pm
  Looks like he finally woke up to the fact that Clive Cussler is in need of a few good fiction writers. We are talking 7 figure bucks $$$. As much fiction as this guy has written over the last 4 years he would be worth 5 to 7 $$$ million bucks. A good of a friend of Obama he is , I’m sure Obama can hook him up to some of those off shore bank accounts.
  
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- garbagecanlogic
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:21am
  He is only quitting because obama lined him up a “good job’ as payback for his loyalty.
  
  Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8
  
  The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
  The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
  
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- Ben__Franklin
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:33am
  He should not have too much trouble squeezing into a Screenwriters job, He has been writing “Fiction” for the last five years.
  
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- poorrichard09
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 8:32am
  Screenwriter, eh? He’s been writing fiction so far, so it should work out well!
  
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- toiletclogga
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 9:23am
  Is he going back to Sesame Street?
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 10:14am
  He’s a great fiction writer, he’ll do well in the private sector.
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:18am
  Oh goody – the chief propaganda writier is going to peddle propaganda on a greater scale to be eaten up by the low info folks who get their news from Jon Stewart and TMZ…..
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:32am
  It’s the OBERRI-BUSS FOR HIM cause he has done as much dammage as he can….now onto a new one! ?Donna worry bout him….THE TIDESFOUNDATION has a SOROSJOB waiting for him!
  
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eddie333
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:52pm
First Reggie Love, now this guy…

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Kolbie
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:38pm
Would we say he is leaving one fantasy land for for another?

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- 4xeverything
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:31am
  Doesn’t matter anyway. Obama doesn’t give speeches he gives edicts.
  
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truthnstuff
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:37pm
“So with the man who crafted “Yes, we can” leaving the White House, what will the President’s speeches end up sounding like? Time will tell”.

BS is BS no matter what it sounds like.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:34am
  BS is BS…Y’all can SMELL it commin…miles before you see it!!
  
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HappyConservative
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:37pm
Oh, this is RICH! Best laugh I’ve had all day!
You can’t make this stuff up, I swear! What a sorry joke this administration is but more importantly every American that voted for him! THEY are the sorry jokes!

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Sr Newk
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:28pm
One thing for sure he’s gained experience in writing fictional story lines dealing with Obama’s past years.

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tonypro
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:57pm
Leaving to become a screenwriter.
How appropriate, since he’s been writing fictitious speeches for a few years.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:11pm
  At least he comes with good credentials then:
  
  “Last job – lying and propaganda mastery for the Obama administration upon demand…”
  
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- TROONORTH
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:23pm
  His work has been appearing ‘on screen’ for years already.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:47pm
When he was hired in 2008, he was way too young for such an important job.
Obama hired a little boy to do a man’s job. Must have been a physical attraction.

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- TheBurningTruth
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:13pm
  Same thing the American public did with Bonobo himself. “We” (not I) hired a boy (in all senses of the term) for a man’s job.
  
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barber2
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:46pm
Scripts. Reminds me of Obama today talking about the coming ” sequester ” business : he was reading from frigging notes . The guy is so lame and so phony. Mr. Teleprompter . Mr. Hollywood. Obama just reads the notes that get funneled to him by Valeria and the Center For American Progress ( Progress ?! like ” Forward” ..another twisted, parroted, Democrat word meaning ) crowd…

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:05pm
  Barry is the one who asked for sequester. Now that it’s coming up he’s squirming in his little boy chair. Hope the R’s put a seat belt on him.
  
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- nutzapoppin
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:30pm
  Ahh, don’t forget the Southern Poverty Law Center, a state actor in the true sense of a civil rights violator. Truth, justice and the communist way!
  
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vic138
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:45pm
He has lost a lot of weight. I guess stress, selling out, and turning into Goebbels will do that to you. Now make some money so you can pay your taxes. I’ll never watch one of your movies.

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barber2
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:39pm
Writing scripts in Washington to writing scripts in Hollywood . What’s the difference ?

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- Magyar
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:36pm
  None!
  
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Saff SGT
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:34pm
Obama is headed for prison for his crimes against Americans. smart for this guy to leave his sentence will be less than Obamas

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- hostiletimes
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:49pm
  agree with you but that will never happen
  
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- bigbear_awake
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 8:27am
  pray to GOD it happens(been)
  
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Leveraction3030
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:34pm
His boyfriend must have broken up with him in DC and he has to go back to Californification to find a new boyfriend. Ofurher only likes the old ones in the bath houses back in the windy city so things just didn’t work out. Maybe the big moose caught them writing speeches in that little Monica room off the oval office smoking their cigars together.

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Saff SGT
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:29pm
smart move Obama is headed for prison for violating the constitution and the 2nd amendment

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EllieR
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:25pm
“”No drama Obama” White House…”

Yeah, no drama, sure, more like Three ring circus with bad clowns spouting stupid jokes.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:23pm
This is the photo of Jon Favreau The Blaze should have used.
Obama speechwriter photographed groping Hillary Clinton likeness
December 5, 2008
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/12/obama-favreau.html

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- pushinginto
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:34pm
  I agree. Blaze gives too much respect to these frauds.
  
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Advection
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:17pm
It must have been exhausting being The Mouth of Sauron.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/The_Mouth_of_Sauron.jpg

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kalayaan
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:15pm
Who cares if Obama’s Chief Speechwriter quits….I could not stand all the lies and deception that Obama had said in his speeches…GOOD RIDDANCE….a waste of American taxpayers money….

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The-Monk
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:15pm
Nice cover story….

But, I think he”ll follow Robert Gibbs path and end up at Facebook.

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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:37pm
  He has been writing fiction and lies for 5 years, Hollyweird is the perfect place for him. Although he will have to actually use reality when writing movies, unless he writes for the Porn industry, then all the has to remember is using the O from Obama and a verb from what they have done to this country.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:19pm
  Hi Darmok,
  
  Now… if we can just get the teleprompters to quit and move to Hollywood.
  
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Stelex
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:13pm
Lets see, presidential speech writer goes to Hollywood to be a screen writer. I don’t see any propaganda coming down the road do you????? Any rational American that gives Hollywood one dime is no longer a rational American. Burn Hollywood

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- DefyTYRANNY
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:19pm
  Amen brother.
  
  I’ve been practicing that for years now. Unfortunately, most are not willing to inconvenience themselves by changing their spending habits. Gotta have honey boo boo and Duck Dynasty.
  
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DefyTYRANNY
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:11pm
Natural progression for this guy. He has been writing fiction so long he found out he is good at it.

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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:09pm
I wonder what the real story is.

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- oldguy49
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:14pm
  so he quit to be a screenwriter…..more FANTASY writing
  
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:06pm
And does someone out there in the Blaze Universe give a rat’s a$$ about this kid?

Anybody?

“Remember Benghazi and ALL the Traitors!”

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Pat Alexander
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:06pm
“will be leaving the White House next month to work as a screenwriter.”

What the hey? Fiction is fiction…

He’s all practiced up. :O)

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DarkJello
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:05pm
“Yes, I can.”

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