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This isn't uncommon. In law, clerks often write the opinions for judges. In the best case, it's like a mentorship. If you think your favorite opinion or turn of
by golemotron 10y ago
This isn't uncommon. In law, clerks often write the opinions for judges. In the best case, it's like a mentorship. If you think your favorite opinion or turn of phrase by a Supreme Court Justice came from them, you'd be surprised. Speechwriting for politicians is similar.
- eigenvector 10y agoThat's a good point. I know a couple of political speechwriters, and while they're both very smart, they're not experts on anything besides how to write a good turn of phrase. Sometimes they have access to very good research in crafting their narrative, and sometimes they are just making things up as they go along.