Obama's State of the Union address
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They are saving Christie. The GOP has conceeded 2012.
Okay, we will see
Remember remember the 1st wednesday in November. You will all be packing your bags, talking about the "sheeple", and all of that
http://www.politico.com/politico44/...gisters-at-th-grade-reading-level-112236.html
This is f*cking hilarious. Cany anyone say...he's speaking to his base. Bwahahahahaha.
State of the Union registers at 8th grade reading level
President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address again rated at an 8th grade comprehension level, on the Flesch-Kincaid readability test â the third lowest score of any State of the Union address since 1934.
The University of Minnesota's Smart Politics conducted an analysis on the last 70 State of the Union addresses and found that President Obama's three addresses have the lowest grade average of any modern president. "Obama's average grade-level score of 8.4 is more than two grades lower than the 10.7 grade average for the other 67 addresses written by his 12 predecessors," they conclude.
"The Flesch-Kincaid test is designed to assess the readability level of written text, with a formula that translates the score to a U.S. grade level. Longer sentences and sentences utilizing words with more syllables produce higher scores. Shorter sentences and sentences incorporating more monosyllabic words yield lower scores," the University of Minnesota's Eric Ostermeier explains.
Obama's use of simple language is in part a reflection of his audience: the American voter in an election year. And it's part of a larger trend in simpler State of the Union language as the speech as transitioned from a simple address to Congress into a prime-time televised event.
This is f*cking hilarious. Cany anyone say...he's speaking to his base. Bwahahahahaha.
State of the Union registers at 8th grade reading level
President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address again rated at an 8th grade comprehension level, on the Flesch-Kincaid readability test â the third lowest score of any State of the Union address since 1934.
The University of Minnesota's Smart Politics conducted an analysis on the last 70 State of the Union addresses and found that President Obama's three addresses have the lowest grade average of any modern president. "Obama's average grade-level score of 8.4 is more than two grades lower than the 10.7 grade average for the other 67 addresses written by his 12 predecessors," they conclude.
"The Flesch-Kincaid test is designed to assess the readability level of written text, with a formula that translates the score to a U.S. grade level. Longer sentences and sentences utilizing words with more syllables produce higher scores. Shorter sentences and sentences incorporating more monosyllabic words yield lower scores," the University of Minnesota's Eric Ostermeier explains.
Obama's use of simple language is in part a reflection of his audience: the American voter in an election year. And it's part of a larger trend in simpler State of the Union language as the speech as transitioned from a simple address to Congress into a prime-time televised event.
In a word, pathetic! I would say it was the typical all show and little substance, but it wasn't even a good show.
I'll believe they're serious about natural gas when they mandate all 18 wheelers go to Natty. I'll believe they're serious about job creation when they approve a pipeline that's already been studied to death.
I'll believe they're serious about Iran when they say fuck Iran, they can do what they want, and if they ever launch a nuke it'll be the last thing they ever do. I'll believe they're serious about Wall Street regulation when I see some indictments. And finally, I'll believe the president and congress can actually fix the problem when they actually do something, anything, that doesn't make things worse.
I'll believe they're serious about natural gas when they mandate all 18 wheelers go to Natty. I'll believe they're serious about job creation when they approve a pipeline that's already been studied to death.
I'll believe they're serious about Iran when they say fuck Iran, they can do what they want, and if they ever launch a nuke it'll be the last thing they ever do. I'll believe they're serious about Wall Street regulation when I see some indictments. And finally, I'll believe the president and congress can actually fix the problem when they actually do something, anything, that doesn't make things worse.