Howard vs Rudd: a tag cloud

I’ve already mentioned the two very contrasting speeches given by John Howard and Kevin Rudd last week. Those differences are well highlighted in these tag clouds.

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On the left, Howard’s speech emphasises “government”, “economic”, “values”, “continue“… “years“. Years… eleven long years. On the right, Rudd’s speech emphasises “development”, “cooperation”, “partnership”, “relationship”, “build”, “future“… “change“.

Have a look at the full images, each showing the top 120 words in each speech (minus common English stop words) and tell me what you can see.

John Howard’s Speech

Irving Kristol Lecture, given to the American Enterprise Institute gala dinner, Washington DC, 5 March 2008. Text from The Australian.

accommodation achieve against american asia asian australia battle become being bring britain care case challenges changes children china chinese class clear common confront consequences conservative continue country cultural deal democracy democratic developed direct economic education effectively energy experience extremist faith families food free freedom fundamental given government growth ideas important increases inflation institutions interest involved iraq iraqi islamic japan labour laws less liberal life maintain major market middle military nation organisations pacific parents particular past people policy political possible power pragmatic president pressure prices prime produce provide rate reagan reality reform region relationship religious remains ronald schools security seen share social societies states strategic strength stronger support surge system taxation thatcher threats united values view western work world worth years

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Kevin Rudd’s Speech

Address to the State Dinner, Port Moresby, 6 March 2008. Text from the Prime Minister’s website.

21st achieve affairs afl agree ahead already areas australia australians based being benefit boom brisbane build business century certainty challenges change children climate committed complexities connection cooperation country course created critical culture decision democracy development different discovered discussed east economic education enjoy ensure exist face foreign forward friendship future global goroka government growth guinea health history hope idea important institutions investment island join key kokoda lie links long-term looking mal match means measures meet mining minister modern moresby mr nations neighbours officials opportunities pacific papua partnership people phase pleased pleasure policy politics port prime prosperity region relations relationship seeing services share significant smaller solomon special stability start statement strong symbol talk ties today track understand unique used visit work world

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So, what can you see?

John Howard’s Speech

Kevin Rudd’s Speech

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