Posted by
Always Learning on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:09:02 PM
Am looking at text of 11 Obama speeches between Feb 5, 2008 and November 4, 2008.
Word "change" occurred apx. 106 times. Sample:
Change we are calling for
America can change
Change we seek
Change we need
Change this country
Change in America
Change the world
Change America
Change in Washington
Change is coming to America
Change must come to Washington
Climate Change
Not the change we need
Not Change
Word "believe" occurred apx. 46 times. Sample:
I believe
We believe
You / you who believe
They believe
Reason to believe
I don't believe
Want to believe
Word "government" occurred apx. 24 times. Sample:
G cannot solve every problem
Cynicism about G
G that lets veterans sleep on our streets
G should work for us
G can't turn off the television
Across party times to open up G
We don't need big G
Need a G that stands up for families
G that stands up for the middle class
G that ensures no American will lose their life savings
Take our G back
The word "constitution" occurred 3 times
Of course, the answer to the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution - a Constitution that had at is very core the ideal of equal citizenship under the law; a Constitution that promised its people liberty, and justice, and a union that could be and should be perfected over time.
I leave it to you to draw your own conclusions!