> Speech writers do not write in the voice of someone else, they create the public image of say a president who is inarticulate and make them seem polished and

> Speech writers do not write in the voice of someone else, they create the public image of say a president who is inarticulate and make them seem polished and articulate, if anything they lend their voice and ideas to someone else. Obama, former president of Harvard Law Review, is far from inarticulate and unpolished. The truth you are ignoring is that speechwriters free the speaker from long hours of speechwriting, analogous to a chauffeur enabling them to work while commuting (chauffeurs are not principally used by incompetent drivers). Every politician - even Trump - reviews their speeches and edits to better fit their desired goals. Speechwriters are principally labor-savers.