Wednesday, February 02, 2005

State of the Union Statistics

From our friend Beaucoup Kevin.

"Freedom" was used 21 times.
"Social Security" was used 17 times.
"Terror" was used 15 times.
"Iraq" was used 14 times.
"Terrorists" was used 11 times.
"Economy" was used 11 times.
"Liberty" was used 7 times.
"Medical" was used 4 times in association with the words "error," "liability," and "research" twice.
"Afghanistan" was used 3 times.
"Weapons of Mass Destruction" was used once.
"Weapons of Mass Murder" was used once.
"Nuclear Weapons" was used once.
"Asbestos" was used once.
"Iran" was used once.
"Medical Care" was never used.

[Read the transcript at NPR.]

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