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Obama Searching For Validation
Feb 6th
With the drubbing that Obama and company has taken over the past couple weeks I could not help but think he has got to be searching for some validation. Nahhhhhh but one can dream.
Obama’s state of the union speech: how did the words he used compare to Bush, Reagan, JFK, FDR and Lincoln? As wordles | News | guardian.co.uk
Jan 28th
(W)hat are the key words the presidents have used most frequently? A quick look at the data shows that American presidents are a pretty self-centred bunch: I is the most common word. They are decisive (or want to appear to be): will comes second. There's also a strong emphasis on the US, with government, states, country, America, nation and union ranking highly. Freedom and peace are a common theme (37 references apiece), while economy and war rank further down the list, with 30 mentions.
The table below shows the top keywords across all seven speeches. Has the priority of American presidents really changed that much over time? Download the spreadsheet for the full data and find out.
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• DATA: Most frequent words in State of the Union addresses
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Obama State of the Union
Jan 28th
I’ll let the cartoon above give you my impression of Barry “o”s first State of the Union speech. I will say this, I was taught to respect the office. I do respect the office of the President, but I have zero respect for Barack Obama.
The great One Mark Levin summed up Obama’s performance nicely:
I have watched many, many State of the Union speeches. This is the most partisan, least presidential of them all. His rhetoric, his glances at the GOP side, and his almost mocking tone at times — not to mention his over-the-top dissembling about the deficit, among other things — will not, I predict, improve his position with the public. Nor should it.
-Mark Levin
