Parsing the VP speeches
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP’s vice presidential candidate, gave a rousing speech last night to Republican delegates in St. Paul, Minn. Her performance came a week after Sen. Joe Biden’s speech to Democrats in Denver.
By now, both of the VP candidates’ words have been absorbed, analyzed and commented on by countless pundits and commentators. But take a look below at just how many similar words each used in their speech:
Palin’s words are in blue, while Biden’s are in that reddish-brown color. The bigger the word, the more times it appeared in each speech.
For the full view of the text analysis, called a tag cloud, go here. (JavaScript required.)
P.S. In the interests of fairness, you can read more about Libertarian Bob Barr’s running mate here. And the Green Party’s VP pick here.
–Paul
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