Facebook: Obama Speechwriter Parties With Clinton Cutout

The Washington Post reports that Jon Favreau, chief speechwriter for President-elect Barack Obama, was caught partying with a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton in some interesting Facebook photos.

Asked about the photos, Favreau, who was recently appointed director of speechwriting for the White House, declined comment. A transition official said that Favreau had "reached out to Senator Clinton to offer an apology."

The Post adds that Clinton's team is taking the matter lightly. "Senator Clinton is pleased to learn of Jon's obvious interest in the State Department, and is currently reviewing his application," said Clinton senior adviser Philippe Reines.

Comments

[GoVote84]

This is NOT a non-issue...What's with people who voted for Obama, and now think he, and everyone who gets a paycheck from him is perfect? That mentality is not right.

The man is Obama's mouth, and this is what he does for fun? He's a 27 year-old fratboy. Lame. If I was Obama, I would've sacked him, I don't care how good he is. I'm trying to project an image of change and good, and this grown-up kid has this picture up on Facebook? It doesn't look good for Obama, that's it. You want to be the agent of good change, then you need to be a good person. A good person (who is also smart) knows putting this crap on Facebook is a major negative.

I'm just gonna say, that if someone from HIlary's team had an Obama cutout, and they were groping it, and "decorating" it, they would've gotten it from everyone.

[gotborked]

It appears as if this weiner wrote Obama's "historic" speech on race. Hilarious.

[jaybs]

What a non-story! just a bunch of sad losers and those far too PC who try to attack Jon Favreau in this way.

All the matters of importance the dieing kids in Zambia with Cholera, the worries of the world about the credit crisis, debts, losing jobs and homes and one photo attracts so much attention, for many it is just a sly way to attack Our President Elect Barack Obama and it will Fail!

Jon Favreau is a very talented young guy and will do a great job at The White House and that is it!

[VikingKing]

Well, the list of knuckleheads around Obama grows almost daily eh?
http://allanerickson.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/paglia-on-hrc-as-sofs-obama-mumbai-conspiracies/

[smartestliberal]

This punk should be fired ASAP. This is just another example of how Barak is betraying us - no one should keep his job after such an offensive stunt.

[me-like-it-or-not]

Imagine the outrage, completely justifed outrage, if a speechwriter for Hillary had a cardboard likeness of Obama in a noose & his friend had a white KKK hood on. Horrid. I'd think the guy should be fired from any and all campaigns immediately.
But this idiot was just insulting a woman... so let's just let it go. After all, Hillary isn't upset.
What a standard she sets for the woment of America.
Men planning to insult your wives tonight ... Guess Hillary is giving you a pass.
So glad I didn't vote for her.

[Yman]

It's not up to HER to fire the guy. If you think he should be fired, take it up with Obama.

BTW - Didn't vote for her. Who did you vote for?

[me-like-it-or-not]

As a mom of 2 teenage daughters I think Hillary should send out a tough response to Obama's speech-writer boy. My children have learned way too much about sex from the Clinton/Monica situation. Now Hillary adds insult to injury by giving this 27 year old 'man', not 17 year old boy, a pass for stupidly rude behavior. Can we say 'boys will be boys'? Yes, but how old do tboys have to be before they become men of character? Come on Hillary. Could it be that you are just an opportunist out for the greatest advantage for yourself? Shocking!!

[curiousasheck]

“OMG ITZ NOT THAT BAD, BOYZ WILL BE BOYZ, HE’S YOUNG AND WUZ DRINKING, HILLARY’Z OLD AND SHOULD APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION AND SHE PUT UP WITH HER CHEATING HUSBAND SO SHE KNOWS WHAT OVERSEXED MEN ARE LIKE AND IT’S NOT EVEN THAT SEXIST ANYWAY.”

Our best and brightest

[Yarrr]

If Hillary isn't pissed, than I don't see why anyone else should be.

[PhDiva]

This is no joke, many women are very angry about this. This is already hurting Obama, and it's not going away. This raises "hostile work environment" issues among other things.

This makes Obama look very bad to women, especially former Hillary and Palin supporters. I think some people may be over-reacting, but this is still not good for the new president.

[stanblack]

Where do you see Obama ogling the cardboard cutout? Concern troll.

[misspronounced]

you can't sexually harass cardboard:

http://www.pushback.org/2008/12/08/you-cant-sexually-harass-cardboard/

[curiousasheck]

The Silence is Deafening

[benne]

Offensive.

[miamia]

The picture is funny to me. You see worse on SNL.

[Pulemerci]

SNL is a parody with actors. This is an actual member of Obama's team. His chief speech writer. If this isn't cause for an immediate termination of this immature lout, I don't know what is.

[curiousasheck]

Nothing to see here move along now!

[joeyhegele]

Just a little misogyny folks. Not anything for us to be concerned about. A top staff member in the Obama administration gets his jollies from making jokes about sexually harassing women. Why would anyone be offended by that?

What really confuses me is why a website created by one of the most powerful women in the news media would attract so many sexist readers who would make so many sexist comments.

The irony, it burns!

[curiousasheck]

Ethics and integrity has been as Grover described it "drowned in the bathtub."

That makes you and I irrelevant as well as appearing to be raving lunatics just by speaking am obvious truth.

We're elites now!

[DemNY]

joeyhegale: This is the HF POst. They have been making sexist comments here about Hillary and Sarah Palin for a very long time.

ANd it seems quite acceptable to everyone.