A closer look at the speeches
Sept. 2: Joe Lieberman
accomplishment admired advocate agreements alarm alaska america american barack battlefield bears bipartisanship bless blinders brokers bureaucrats clinton conclude constitution convention democrat election eloquent enfeeble fact frankly free frustrated funding gifted globe god graham gridlock guts hurricane independent indulgence iraq john lindsey lobbyists mavericks mccain michael mistakes nightmare november oath obama opinion ordinary palin patriot pen poisoning politician presidential privilege reagan regardless republican respected restless retreat sarah shake sincerely surge tackle testifies ticket tide traveling true truth usa war washington welfare
Sept. 2: Fred Thompson
academy acrimonious america american arm beaten beating bless bucket bureaucracy captors celebrate challenges chants civilizations communicating congress convention demerits democrat deployment dragged earmark earn economy election expecting family firsthand flag free god gouged humility injuries interrogation iraq john leader mccain media nominate nominee offensive okay packers palin pilots polls pows prefers presidential principled prisoner prosperous qualify reagan rebellion rebellious rebuilding republican roberta ronald sacrificed sailor salute senate squadron strength talkers tax taxpayer troublemaker united values vietnam war washington welfare whenever
Sept. 2: George W. Bush
adoptive ads alaska america american ballots ban bless brothers bush campaign choices commitment congress coordination debates decency defended democrats disagrees drilling finer fragile god governors gracious gulf gustav hello hilton hurricane independent integrity invest iraq january john laura leader lessons lit love mccain mississippi nominee offense offshore opponent optimism optimistic orleans oval oversee palin paul prayers presidential recover reminders respected retreat sarah seamless september sisters speaks steadfast sunrise surge tax technologies texas ticket traded twin understands united war washington wasteful
Sept. 3: Rudolph Giuliani
acknowledge advisers alaska america american associated barack biden bin campaign celebrities choosing cling corruption cosmopolitan crisis democratic denial denver discussing drilling economy election enlarge equivalency fact favored flashy free georgia georgians hillary hiring hometown incorrect independence instinct insulting iraq jerusalem joe john laden leader lifetime loves maverick mayor mccain nada obama okay ooh organizer palin presidential prosperity qaeda quote rating reagan republicans resume russia sarah september surge taxes terrorism terrorists ticket troop understands undivided united victory war washington wow york
Sept. 3: Sarah Palin
abqaiq alaska america american blessed campaign careers coal confident congress counted daughters dependence discoveries dramatically drilling election facility fact fades family forfeit gal god greek gulf harry hauled healing hockey idealism inflict inspire iran iraq john joys leader lobbyists love mayor mccain moe mom nightmare nominee nuclear ohio opponent organizer overlooked pipeline pledge pollsters praised preconditions presidential privilege profile pta qaeda quote slope sons stadium strength styrofoam taxes terrorists todd tom true united veto victory war washington weapon welcomed writer
Sept. 4: Cindy McCain
america american appalling bangladesh blessed borrowed breathless bridget campaign captured challenges closes commitment conjures convention countless cyclone deserves devastating devotion dhaka earnest ernestine exceptional family forefathers forgiveness freedom globe god gulf handshake hardscrabble havoc horrors humbling indescribable insider inspiration iraq jack jimmy john kigali love loyal mccain micronesia nominee nurturing oath organizing orphanage palin prism privilege reconciliation rescued retribution reward solemn steadfast strap strength subsides teresa true truth unimaginable united value vietnam violence war washington wavered weapons western wreaked zaire
Sept. 4: John McCain
accountable admiration aggression ambitious america americans anymore arms blessed bureaucrat cindy comforts corruption democrats demoralized deserved economy education election enlist families fix freeing freer fuel global god groceries harbor ideals independence industries instructors intend investments iraq jake japanese lawlessness love matthew mccain mortgage navy nomination nuclear obama opponent palin pearl pleasures prayers privilege prosperity pundits republicans rescued restore rewarding risked russia safer sarah servant shake sons spenders strength students sue supporters taxes teachers threats toni united values vietnam war washington
What is this?
It's called a tag cloud, and its purpose is to show the most commonly used words in speeches delivered at the Republican National Convention.
Scroll through tag clouds of the convention's key speeches using the slider tool. The relative sizes of the words correspond to the frequency with which they appear in each speech. Some commonly used words like "the," "our" and "from" have been omitted.


