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Cleese Wants to be Obama Speechwriter

Posted Apr 9, 08 3:15 PM CDT in World,  US,  Politics,  Gossip 

(Newser) – British comedian John Cleese has endorsed Barack Obama and says he stands ready to be a speechwriter for his chosen candidate. "If Barack Obama gets the nomination, I'm going to offer my services to him as a speechwriter," the California-based Cleese tells the UK's Western Daily Press, "because I think he is a brilliant man."

The Illinois senator has earned its share of celebrity endorsements, from Oprah Winfrey to musician Dave Matthews, and actress Scarlett Johansson. A campaign rep seemed to take the Cleese offer in stride, telling the Daily Mail, "If he can throw in a cameo in the next Monty Python movie, we have a deal."

Sources Western Daily Press, Daily Mail (UK)

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John Cleese in Fawlty Towers.   (lamwilton)
British comedian and film star John Cleese speaks in Sydney, in this Friday, Oct 13, 2006 file photo.   (AP Photo/Mark Baker, file)
British comedian John Cleese reacts to "Sebastian" the Carpet Python putting the squeeze on him at Taronga Zoo in Sydney in this Jan. 6, 2006 file photo.   (AP Photo/Paul Miller, FIle)
Actor John Cleese says he's going to offer to be Obama's speechwriter.   (Getty Images)
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