Just in time for the US mid-term elections, this site (which unfortunately is best viewed in Internet Explorer) creates a tag cloud of the most-used phrases in every President’s State of the Union address going back to 1776. Phrases are shown in terms of popularity, frequency and trends. Use the slider at the top of the page to move back through previous speeches.
John Adams’ most used word in 1776? “Assembly” and “Constitution” are close to tied.
George W. Bush’s Most Used Word in 2006? No surprise that it’s “terrorist”.
(via Digg)
Here’s a bonus link for the day: Current Electoral Vote Predictor was my favourite site leading up to the 2004 election and it’s a regular stop again in 2006. I’m not sure if Sabina wants this as a non-partisan site or not so I’ll just say, let’s hope the good guys win on Tuesday and you can make up your own mind as to who that may be!
- JH