Obama vs. McCain: What they said at the 2nd debate

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain were at it again — their second debate was at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. CNN has the transcript of the debate; I took who said what and, using Wordle, created word clouds. The clouds represent the 150 most frequently used words; the larger the words, the more often it was said. The format of this debate was different from the first, the tone was different, but the word clouds for each candidate are similar to the first debate.

Barack Obama

Obama said “going” 68 times, “got” 46 times, “senator” 44 times, “McCain” 38 times and “make” 37 times.

John McCain

McCain said “know” 53 times, “senator” 35 times; “Obama” and “people” 26 times each; “America” 25 times and “Americans” 20 times. The answer you really want to know: McCain said “my friends” 19 times and “my friend” three times.

The next (and last) debate is next Wednesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and shared President Bingo today! I have a few words and phrases to change, and a few to take out, before the next debate. Suggestions are always welcome.