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Related: About this forumAll About the Speechwriter Behind Michelle Obama's Rousing DNC Address
First Lady Michelle Obama's speech brought a divided Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton crowd together last night after she spoke out against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump without ever saying his name, addressing the Democratic National Convention forcefully and personally.
While Michelle Obama plays a significant role in writing her own speeches, the White House acknowledged that she did receive some help from Sarah Hurwitz, a speechwriter who previously worked for Hillary Clinton and who even wrote the speech that Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing at the RNC just a week earlier.
Sarah Hurwitz currently serves, according to the White House, as senior advisor to the White House Council on Women and Girls.
She also serves as senior presidential speechwriter, according to her bio on The Truman National Security Project. Prior to working for the first lady and president, Hurwitz served as a speechwriter for Clinton, Gen. Wesley Clark, Sen. John Kerry, and Sen. Tom Harkin.
Like her boss, Hurwitz is a Harvard graduate, receiving her law degree from the school as well.
While Michelle Obama plays a significant role in writing her own speeches, the White House acknowledged that she did receive some help from Sarah Hurwitz, a speechwriter who previously worked for Hillary Clinton and who even wrote the speech that Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing at the RNC just a week earlier.
Sarah Hurwitz currently serves, according to the White House, as senior advisor to the White House Council on Women and Girls.
She also serves as senior presidential speechwriter, according to her bio on The Truman National Security Project. Prior to working for the first lady and president, Hurwitz served as a speechwriter for Clinton, Gen. Wesley Clark, Sen. John Kerry, and Sen. Tom Harkin.
Like her boss, Hurwitz is a Harvard graduate, receiving her law degree from the school as well.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speechwriter-michelle-obamas-rousing-dnc-address/story?id=40884882
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All About the Speechwriter Behind Michelle Obama's Rousing DNC Address (Original Post)
heresAthingdotcom
Jul 2016
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NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)1. ?
"and who even wrote the speech that Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing at the RNC just a week earlier."
lapucelle
(18,351 posts)2. Melania didn't help her?
(Somebody had to say it.)
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)3. I suspect she was greeted by cheers and some wonderful words of praise upon arriving at work today.