MEET THE TWENTY SEVEN YEAR OLD HUNK WHO WRITES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECHES!!!

Jon Favreau, head speech writer for US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

According to the uk guardian,

Jon Favreau, 27, is, as Obama himself puts it, the president's mind reader. He is the youngest chief speechwriter on record in the White House, and, despite such youth, was at the centre of discussions of the content of today's speech, one which has so much riding on it.

For a politician whose rise to prominence was largely built upon his powers as an orator, Obama is well versed in the arts of speech-making. But today's effort will tower over all previous ones.

It is not just that Obama has set an extremely high bar by invoking the inaugural speeches of Abraham Lincoln as his inspiration - admitting to feeling "intimidated" when he read them. It is also that, as he begins his term with the US in an economic crisis and two wars, he knows he needs to kick start his presidency with a soaring rhetoric that both moves and motivates the American people.

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Name: Jonathan Favreau

Chosen for: Director of speechwriting

Would bring to the job: Five years of speechwriting experience, and the total trust of Mr. Obama. He helped write every major speech during the presidential race, and can recite some verbatim.

Is linked to Mr. Obama by: A chance encounter at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Mr. Favreau, then a speechwriter for Senator John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, was dispatched to interrupt Mr. Obama’s rehearsal of his convention speech to ask him to cut an overlapping line. (Mr. Favreau recalled that Mr. Obama looked at him “kind of confused — like, ‘Who is this kid?’ ”) With Mr. Obama’s election to the Senate, Mr. Favreau was hired as a member of his staff, and he has been his speechwriter ever since. The two men are also linked by a fierce Red Sox (Mr. Favreau)-White Sox (Mr. Obama) rivalry.

In his own words: “He gives me lines that he wants to use, phrases, ideas — he sends me e-mails with chunks of outlines and speeches — so it’s a real collaborative effort. It’s very much a two-way street. It’s a little bit like being Tom Brady’s quarterback coach.” (In an interview on WBZ-TV, Boston, February 2008)

Used to work as: A press assistant in Mr. Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2003; he was promoted to speechwriter that November. In college, he interned in Mr. Kerry’s office. He was the opinion editor on his college newspaper and spent his summers during high school as a telemarketer, selling newspapers.

Carries as baggage: Not much, but he shares partial responsibility for Mr. Obama’s reputation during the campaign as emphasizing lofty rhetoric over substance. That line of criticism helped Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton stage her primary comeback in New Hampshire and put Mr. Obama on the defensive at points.

Is otherwise known for: Being obsessed with polls and worrying over them endlessly. He also has the same name as the actor Jon Favreau, of “Swingers” fame, but they are not related. The political Favreau goes by the nickname “Favs” and excels at the Xbox 360 video game Rock Band — he is known for his prowess on the guitar and his love of the microphone. He is afraid of flying.

Biography: Born June 2, 1981, in Winchester, Mass. ... grew up in North Reading, Mass. ...degree in political science from the College of the Holy Cross in 2003. ... just bought his first condominium, sandwiched between Dupont and the U Street corridor in Washington.

I just love the new president can you say hot! Young folks are certainly getting admitted in his administration!