Jon Lovett A Screenwriter And Former Speechwriter For...

Jon Lovett is a screenwriter and former speechwriter for president Obama. Most recently he was serving as a producer of the award-winning HBO series The Newsroom, and is also the co-creator and head writer of 2012 sitcom 1600 Penn on NBC. In Lovett’s speech â€Å"The Culture of Shut Up† he believes that too many debates deteriorate into misplaced rage, or discouraging free speech. Lovett believes that all the chaos that comes with free speech is worth it, rather than letting a few voices speak for the millions of people in the United States. Through his use of precise examples and his accessible style, Lovett presents a clear and convincing argument in favor of letting Americans have free speech without the worry of what comes with it.†¦show more content†¦Although there is no punishment by the government due to the protection of the first amendment Lovett brings up the idea that â€Å"the personal, financial, and social costs of saying the unsayable are prohi bitively high†(Lovett 31-32), bringing up the point that if a controversial topic is brought up there are almost always negative consequences to come with the discussion. He uses himself as an example in the article saying that most of the time people do not care what he has to say, but because sometimes things he does say create controversy, that it holds him back in his writing or speeches. Lovett’s tone throughout the article is humorous yet serious at the same time, still being effective in getting his point across. He uses the story of â€Å"the village† to show the reader that the â€Å"three elders† speak for the community as a whole and that â€Å"those with close ties to the three elders, those who had donated money to their campaigns, and lobbied their village offices† (Lovett 28) got an influence in what was brought up at the â€Å"town meetings†. Lovett chose to make the tone of his article more humorous in order to get his point across because it seems to come off as a little less controversial when discussing certain things such as freedom of speech. The order in which Lovett presents his speech is very successful in stating his views on freedom of