A visual comparison of the four acceptance speeches

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 11:38am

There's nothing scientific about word clouds, but they're still fun to pick apart. Here's a handy look at word clouds made from each of the four candidate's acceptance speeches. The clouds were generated with the help of Wordle.net.

Hmm, what words are missing from these speeches? Afghanistan? Diplomacy? Surge?

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huh

by hiffy on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 11:23am

Funny that the GOP never mentions Obama, but everyone mentions McCain.
I also like how promise is Obama's most used word.

Definitely not scientific

by teodoro on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 4:18pm

From the Glittering eye link below, McCain did mention Obama (1/4 in from the left, red, vertical)

Another take on the speeches

by Travis Daub on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 2:48pm

The Glittering Eye put together some word clouds of the speeches as well, but they didn't omit common words. Some interesting items pop up in their word clouds which you can see here.

cool. We've been doing that

by dwescott1 on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 4:46pm

cool. We've been doing that sort of thing at Virtual Vantage Points for a while now. Check out what top liberal bloggers and top conservative bloggers are talking about.

http://www.virtualvantagepoints.com/?page_id=27

David Wescott
www.itsnotalecture.com

I thought McCain’s speech did a good job

by annahoj on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 4:41pm

I thought McCain’s speech did a good job of appealing to the base and the neocons. At least it was genuine in the since of what you see is what you get, unlike Obama’s condecending and dishonest speech.

One think you have to commend the Republicans for is that they are all inclusive, I think every minority person in the building got to speak at the podium.
There is only one thing that is certain in this election. We are going to elect a person that has no respect for the laws of this country and feels that he is not obligated to follow them. Illegal immigration has put that beyond dispute.

I stumble a clash yesterday and overlook to post it but anyway this clash video is entitled Obama v. McCain on Iraq & Afghanistan. US Presidential candidates have clashed sharply in recent days on Iraq, Afghanistan and the War on Terror. Watch both two statements, who do you think or believed is right? It's in
clashOrama/link

You or Me?