http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/presidential_debate_transcript_analyzer The NYT has a cool on-line gadet. In their transcripts of the last two presidential debates (the GOP debate last week and the Democratic one from Sept. 26) you can enter a word and immediately learn how many times each candidate said it, and you can click on a bolded link to see what they said about it. For example, you can see that at the last GOP debate the word "Bush" came up 13 times. The moderator said it 8 of those times—like when the moderator asked Fred Thompson if Bush's policy in Iraq has been a good one.... Copyright 2008 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:43:23 -0800 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:42:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss What a great idea. With all the technology out there available to the average schmoe with a modem, I'm surprised the debates haven't been chopped, diced, and julienned a thousand ways yet. Guess it's too early... There will be some fun-having when 2008 really gets rolling.

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/presidential_debate_transcript_analyzer#c824800 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/presidential_debate_transcript_analyzer#c824800 2008 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:55:48 -0800 Wow...that's the wonky-ish thing I've heard of so far in this election.

]]> Gidge http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/presidential_debate_transcript_analyzer#c824875 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/presidential_debate_transcript_analyzer#c824875 2008 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:42:08 -0800