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January 26th, 2011

State of The Union - Phrases Mashup

A mashup of the most used phrases in the 2011 state of the union. In order, and slightly edited for effect.

Win the future for our our troops for all research and use the small business the best now and make sure clean energy, the job, the people, last two years. not just the last two years, jobs and that dream, and that can make high speed people who know that being our own. Years ago men and women, not what our kids health care may have, and with last year, small business owner and women, this country our schools work. Over the last two years the worst. Who can make big things because the time will make yet tonight let not because the that some the great domestic spending deserve to know they are the rule and with our believe that would jobs create has change dream where you that says his employees not willing dream. Why our government have more the economy the tax good job degree and and business the way seen have our children the jobs people that who are the health that work together on progress. Industries move forward  now for all the high schools will require the country that will the most from our nation from over the next our students any other. Get there nation that the nation winning. The future step winning the future for new!

Win The Future

How many times did barack obama use “win the future”. Nine. I did some word mining on the state of the union transcript and here is what I came up with.

3 word phrases followed by frequency

  • win the future (6)
  • last two years (5)
  • men and women (4)
  • small business owner (4)
  • over the last two years (4)
  • over the next (3)
  • winning the future (3)
  • step winning the future (3)
  • for all the (3)


notable 2 word phrases followed by frequency

  • our people (7)
  • our deficit (7)
  • new jobs (6)


And here is some word frequency for last years STOU

  • cut taxes for (5)
  • men and women (4)
  • the status quo (3)
  • will work with (3)
  • around the world (3)
  • over the next (3)
  • down the deficit (3)
  • middle class families (3)
  • and that why (3)
  • has always been (3)
  • for those who (3)
  • the right thing (3)