Everything you wanted to know about Progressives, but were afraid to ask
I came across this article on DailyKos yesterday:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/24/04124/0642
Ultimately, it's an analysis of Obama's speech from last night by a linguistics professor, but in the course of that analysis he gives perhaps one of the most clear and accurate descriptions of the fundamentals of what progressives believe, and how the specific policy positions progressives have stem from those underlying principles that I've read.
In a related note, here's the word cloud for Obama's speech:
And the cloud for Jindal's response:
You can see the difference between the parties pretty clearly, just from that alone.
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peggedbeai got rid of tv after the election because it was doing bad things to my soul. so, i didnt watch the speech, or any responses. ive gotten no information in over 2 months. i feel really balanced and lucid. part of me feels like i should care and i should be informed, but my brain is not ready to be clouded with it all just yet.
so, the word cloud seems pretty positive.. and thats all i need right now.
NetRunner^ The speech would be good for your soul, listening to people reacting to it is probably not.
vairetubereally cool
dotdudeBobby Jindal's bio:
http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&navID=38&cpID=1&catID=0
He has a whiz kid reputation and he ran on a reform agenda in Louisiana.
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