George W. Bush's speech after the capture of Saddam Hussein compared to Barack Obama’s speech after the killing of Osama bin Laden via Ace of Spades
Commenter "Crusty" had a good idea. He went back and looked at George W. Bush's speech after the capture of Saddam Hussein in order to compare it with Obama's self-aggrandizing "I was practically there, man" speech last Sunday. You know, the one where he used the word "I" like a carpenter uses tenpenny nails. Victor Davis Hanson pulled all the first person references:
H/T Neal Boortz
6 comments
Bush's speech:
497 words
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 8.8
Number of times referencing "I" or "me":
4
Percentage of total words: 0.8%
Uses of " 'em" instead of "them": 1
Obama's speech:
1387 words
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 9.3
Number of times referencing "I" or "me":
9
Percentage of total words: 0.6%
Uses of " 'em" instead of "them": 0
Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 8:48:00 AM EDT
Does more words mean a better person or does more words mean the effort of persuasion?
Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:11:00 AM EDT
It doesn’t necessarily mean either. My point was that the article “comparing” the two speeches is not factual and entirely biased. I’m independent and not here to defend President Obama, but rather I have come to hate the hypocrisy and ridiculous propaganda promoted by BOTH sides. I’m for America first and foremost, and I can’t believe that people would take the President’s speech regarding a historic moment and not only attack him because he used “I” too much but also try to turn it into a political statement about President Bush. The article was misinformed, without merit, and unnecessary.
Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 1:52:00 PM EDT
Your reply:
99 words
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 12.3
Number of times referencing "I" or "my": 5
Percentage of total words: 4.9%
Uses of " 'em" instead of "them": 0
Are you presidential material? You have a broader vocabulary than Obama and you used "I" or "my" more than Bush.
This is just an opinion, being for "America first and foremost" means that one has to look beyond the bias and make your own hypothesis about the news and political angle. As to your aversion to punditry, realize that everyone has prejudiced observations, even you. Every citizen is entitled to, and freedom of, expressing their individual opinions about politics, religion, sports, etc. Here’s a question, did you establish your opinion that the article in question is “misinformed, without merit, and unnecessary” on a belief that information relayed to the masses should be based on “who, what, when and where” or was it based purely from your dislike of the anti-Obama slant that it has?
Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 4:17:00 PM EDT
#winning!
Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 2:28:00 PM EDT
#winning ? Is that a Charlie Sheen reference, as in "Duh, winning" crash and burn or is that a "Great response, Mr. Manning"?
Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 2:48:00 PM EDT