“All I need are a few facts … and I’m golden”

Is this how your speaker thinks?

An attitude thatโ€™s more common than speechwriters want to believe. A Gary Delsohn piece recalling his three years of writing speeches for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger quoted former California State Senate president John Burton, who didnโ€™t understand the need for speechwriters:

โ€œMe, Iโ€™m going to a poultry convention to give a speech, all I need are a few facts about fucking chickens and Iโ€™m golden. I donโ€™t get it.โ€

We noticed. โ€”DM

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