posted September 10, 2004 04:29 PM              

(Numbers are taken from the texts of the 18 speeches listed at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) website and 20 of the speeches listed at the Republican National Convention (RNC) website)

Number of times the date "September 11" (or "9/11") was mentioned:
DNC: 11 (including 3 times in reference to the "9/11 Commission")
RNC: 43 (with no mention of the 9/11 Commission)

Number of times the words "towers" or "trade center" were mentioned:
DNC: 2
RNC: 12

Number of times the words "ruins" or "rubble" were mentioned:
DNC: 0
RNC: 3

Number of times the name "Saddam" was mentioned:
DNC: 1
RNC: 43

Number of times "Iraq" or "Iraqis" were mentioned:
DNC: 28
RNC: 52

Number of times "Afghanistan" was mentioned:
DNC: 3
RNC: 30

Number of times the words "terror," "terrorist," or "terrorism" were mentioned:
DNC: 41
RNC: 100

Number of times the word "war" was mentioned (not counting titles of "World War" or "Civil War" or "Vietnam War"):
DNC: 54
RNC: 80

Number of times the words "compassion" or "compassionate" were mentioned:
DNC: 5
RNC: 19

Number of times the words "Communist" or "communism" were mentioned:
DNC: 3
RNC: 9

Number of times Winston Churchill was mentioned:
DNC: 0
RNC: 2

Number of times Franklin Roosevelt was mentioned:
DNC: 4
RNC: 9

Number of times the Democrats used the name "Bush" in reference to the President:
4

Number of times the Republicans used the name "Kerry" in reference to the Democratic nominee:
60

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2004/09/fun-with-words-and-numbers-conventions.html

So... the definition of terrism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.

posted September 10, 2004 04:46 PM            

Other than that LS, what's your point?

This election will hinge on security issues for the US and who is the strongest candidate on security issues.

I'm not surprised, given his flip-flopping on the issue, his votes against every weapons system in the US arsenal, his votes to cut military force levels and his attempts to cut the intelligence budgets, that Kerry avoids it at every opportunity.