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“Part of my job as a presidential speechwriter (along with great writers like Jon Favreau and David Axelrod) was finding that sliver where 'presidential' and 'actually funny' overlap.” quote by Jon Lovett — Download Open image

“Part of my job as a presidential speechwriter (along with great writers like Jon Favreau and David Axelrod) was finding that sliver where 'presidential' and 'actually funny' overlap.”

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When in doubt, mock the powerful, not the powerless.

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I worked on one speech about the financial system that caused the Dow to drop, like, 200 points.

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