In addition to checking the usual news sites and the latest fact checker obsession sites after the debates, I’ve also found myself heading over to wordle. It’s just really satisfying to see these common words arranged so well, and with so much meaning (intended or not!).
In this one, I find myself drawn to the little “oil” inside the “C” of “McCain”
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And there are tons more on flickr.
Synchronized Presidential Debating
I have to post this because it’s just a brilliant piece of work. I really applaud this effort. I can only imagine how much work it took to go through all the debates and find these phrases, then montage them into this video.
For me, it really reinforces how much these messages HAVE been repeating (yes, these are their talking points!) I suppose on one side that’s a good thing – most Americans must know by now what each candidate stands for. But on the other hand, have we really learned anything new in the past couple of weeks?