Charlie Rose and Obama Speechwriters Laugh At Those Who Lost Health Insurance

Geoffrey | May 10, 2016
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Crossposted on NewsBusters.

CHARLIE ROSE: My point is do you have equal impact on serious speeches? Because it’s about style, use of language, etcetera?

JON LOVETT, FORMER OBAMA SPEECH WRITER: I really like, I was very — the joke speeches is the most fun part of this. But the things I’m the most proud of were the most serious speeches, I think. Health care, economic speeches.

JON FAVREAU, FORMER OBAMA SPEECH WRITER: Lovett wrote the line about “If you like your insurance, you can keep it.”

LOVETT: How dare you!            

[laughter]

LOVETT: And you know what? It’s still true! No.

--- Exchange was aired on the May 9, 2016 edition of PBS’s Charlie Rose show.

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