Obama Vs McCain

I went to the site Real Clear Politics where they collect transcripts of political speeches. I took the last speech they had transcribed by Barack Obama and the last speech they had transcribed from John McCain and pasted both speeches into separate Wordles.

The above image is what came out. The top wordle comes from Barack Obama's recent Townhall speech in Elkhart, Indiana. The bottom wordle comes from John McCain's speech in Jackson, Ohio.

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Alexander Ward says:

Nice, I like the comparison!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

kellygrape says:

Fascinating that Barack has "McCain" as such a frequently-used word, and I don't even see "Obama" anywhere in McCain's list.

Was Baracks's a direct response to something McCain did/said?

Reminds me of the West Wing (?) episode where the political advisor advises Bartlet to not use his opponent's name in a speech. But does it hurt Barack to be consistently mentioning McCain?
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

little g. says:

{interesting}
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

hellodeer says:

interesting. i thought it was the other way around at first - mccain on top, obama/bottom.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

ChiliMac says:

@kellygrape: Obama is really small but it is the 4th word from the right bottom corner.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

damon.hair says:

what did you use to do this??
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

TravelingRoths says:

Sadly, "freedom" and "liberty" are not apparent in either.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Camlin Photography says:

@TravelingRoths: of course not. That is not what they are about.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Clay Carson says:

@damon.hair

wordle.net/
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

KevinPorter says:

That's really cool. I think this makes me like McCain even more, personally.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Kafka0622 says:

One reason that you don't see Obama very large in McCain's area is that he can barely bring himself to utter Sen. Obama's name. Listen to his speeches sometime and you will see what I mean.

This little experiment, while interesting, means absolutely nothing. Unless you assume that both candidates give the exact same speech in which they lay out their entire plan for America then going by one speech does nothing to further understanding of the stances of the candidates. Go to the page linked and read the titles of their last speeches. McCain's was specifically about the economy and Obamas was about energy. Of course they are going to have different key words.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

damon.hair says:

thank you CC. that's awesome.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

:^)^:^) says:

*The "REAL" agents of change.*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrbhYQLrqp0
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

mark sebastian says:

your image has been posted at www.dipdive.com!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

:^)^:^) says:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxmn1ZuMw4&NR=1
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

dejotas15 says:

I invite everybody in this conversation to inspire others to vote. Go to this site: www.amillionreasonstovote.com and share one of your million reasons to vote.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

markbpowell says:

I was definitely leaning toward Obama. My daughter called me and, to make a long story short, she said that Colorado "Human Services" (that's a bitter laugh for me) had insisted that they be allowed to inspect her premises, test her blood,,, etc.

Those living around her are definitely dopers; my daughter is not. They are a family, whole and entire, without any problems with dope.

The State promised to take my grand-children away from their mother. These bastards, as always, go for the easy target. They are State employees, and they don't dare approach those who are obviously drugged-up, tatooed retards. Instead, they hit my daughter, like the chickenshit, clueless fucks that they are.

Because the Colorado HHS employees have acted thusly, I WILL be voting for McCain, and will try to convert as many people as I can.

Keep a tight asshole, Obama!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

{ angie } says:

Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I celebrate my independence day and on July 4 I celebrate America's. This year is special, because it marks the 40th anniversary of my independence.

On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba and a few months later I was in the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.

I've thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there. In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive.

When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said "Praise the Lord." And when the young leader said, "I will be for change and I'll bring you change," everyone yelled, "Viva Fidel!"

But nobody asked about the change, so by the time the executioner's guns went silent the people's guns had been taken away. By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. By the time everyone received their free education it was worth nothing. By the time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working for him. By the time the change was finally implemented Cuba had been knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time the change was over more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts, and inner tubes. You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans. And now I'm back to the beginning of my story.

Luckily, we would never fall in America for a leader like this who promised change without asking, what change? How will you carry it out? What will it cost America?

Would we?

Manuel Alvarez Jr. Sandy Hook.

Letter printed in the Richmond Times - Dispatch on July 7, 2008, addressed to the editor.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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