Talk:Jon Favreau (speechwriter)

Puffery

Of what relevance is it that two of the women Favreau has been romantically linked to are Harvard graduates? It's absolute nonsense, intended to bolster reputations and public perception rather than serving any relevant biographical or topical purpose. I'm removing both instances. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.112.222.210 (talk) 17:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Clinton text

On the paragraph on the Hillary Clinton cutout incident, "Amazingly, however, the mainstream press never covered this gaff, nor have we heard from women's groups regarding the blatantly disrespectful gesture." violates neutral point of view. If it's a quote, it should be cited, and if not, it should be removed. I'm going to take it out for the time being. Kevin Clark (talk) 00:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Assessment for WP:WikiProject Barack Obama

I've rated the importance as Mid, because Favreau interacts directly with Obama. I've rated the quality currently at C, mostly because of the article's limited size and undeveloped structure. Keep up the good work. Mike Serfas (talk) 02:59, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

"For his work with Obama in the campaign, Favreau would wake as early as 5am, and routinely stayed up until 3am working on speeches.[1] While staying up to work, Favreau would often drink espresso and Red Bull, taking breaks to play the video game Rock Band.[9]" - To me, this paragraph seems of improper tone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.95.7.140 (talk) 12:39, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Images

I still can't find a free image of him. Anyone? rootology (C)(T) 19:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

"Second youngest"

".."Second youngest" Director of Speechwriting" is merely a tease; it requires a footnote identifying the youngest.--Wetman (talk) 21:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

The youngest is already identified in the article; I don't think there's any need to repeat his name in the lead. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 22:59, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Duplicate Information

This article restates the same lines 3-4 times. Where he went to college, that he was valedictorian, that he worked for John Kerry, etc... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rustydangerfield (talk • contribs) 21:52, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

I can't find anything in the Times Online article that states he is of French-Canadian descent. Perhaps this info is found in one of the other linked articles? Too tired to check. Greenbudgie (talk) 04:28, 28 June 2009 (UTC)Greenbudgie

White House Staff Member

I don't think the connection to Rashida Jones should be removed. It's just as relevant as his previous relationship, and maybe even more noteworthy because Miss Jones is legitimately famous. If "currently" is in dispute then changing the tense to "began dating" or "dated" (as on her page) is better. I restored the old sentence from 27 September but made that edit. Charlpaige (talk) 16:26, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Edited to bring over a section from the corresponding Wikipedia entry. That entry's talk page has a good discussion of why the info is relevant and fits the guidelines for a biographical article. Jenn5000 (talk) 13:33, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

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Puffery Revisited

To me, it seems highly inconsistent that the article is named Jon Favreau (speechwriter) it gets a fraction of the hits of *other* jon favreau article, about the actor, yet in the latter case actor is not in the article title. I don't , however, know how to change the title, or feel comfortable doing so, but I also don't think the title is appropriate as is. When I googled speechwriter, favreau's wikipedia link was the first item that came out. He is not the only speechwriter in America, or the most important historically. He is just one of many important speechwriters living today. ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by EditGirl99 (talk • contribs) 08:55, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

You need to add that he posted lies on Twitter when he attributed photos of children in cages, taken in 2014, to the Trump administration's policies. He lied and was caught, so include that in his page.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/may/29/donald-trump/trump-correctly-tweets-democrats-mistakenly-tweete/

Jewish heritage?

Jewish heritage? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.96.46.218 (talk) 15:56, 13 December 2020 (UTC)