Comments on: RTV Salutes: Jon Favreau

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:12:00 +0000

His little encounter with a Hillary coutout is sure to make young people proud

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:49:00 +0000

I am surprised you salute Favreau. Favreau should be fired. His antics have broad ramifications.

This is not just about how frat boys in the US see things. This is about how diplomats, national leaders — and ordinary Middle East citizens see our new Secretary of State and the new President who appointed her but allows his own White House chief of speechwriters to publicly insult her.

By: BillCollins

BillCollins — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:47:00 +0000

Favreau, Obama’s 27-year-old chief speechwriter, is the guy who stood next to a life-size cutout of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and groped the figure in a sexually explicit manner while being photographed. This is the kind of behavior you’d expect from a drunken frat boy. But Mr. Favreau is not a boy. He’s a grown man charged with the responsibility of expressing the highest ideals and beliefs of our next president. Here’s the picture: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/12/obama-favreau.html

If Favreau was working in any corporation, and posted pictures of himself gleefully groping the image of a female colleague, he would lose his job. It’s sexual harassment.

Favreau’s behavior devalues and disrespects our incoming Secretary of State. His jubilant portrayal of sexual assault should immediately result in his removal from his position in the new administration. He should be fired. How would you feel if this was your mother, sister, Michelle Obama, Obama’s daughters or others? It’s just plain wrong.

Favreau should be fired now.

By: jaybs

jaybs — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:53:00 +0000

Good to see someone positive backing Jon Favreau at last, what petty this non-story has been given!

At one time we celebrated the success of the Young Talented, but for me this has just been an exercise to try and embarrass the new administration, all for a photo that surfaced 11 months ago! and not one word said, unlike claims of now.

Jon is very talented and will do a superb job at The White House, it is most clear he works well with President Elect Obama!