Bush’s acceptance speech, by the numbers:
Mentions of Vietnam: 2
References to sex: 2
Mentions of illegal drugs: 3
Mentions of prescription drugs: 1
Times he named John McCain: 1
Times he named Dick Cheney: 1
Expressions of support for programs Cheney voted against as a congressman: 1
Mentions of abortion: 2
Mentions of the homeless: 2
Mentions of Mary Cheney: 0
References to race or tolerance: 8
Uses of the word “kids,” “child” or “children”: 18
Compliments of President Clinton: 4
Implicit references to the Lewinsky affair: 3
Expressions of his ability to work with Democrats: 2
Slams against Al Gore, not including those against the administration: 9
Mentions of George Washington: 1
Mentions of Thomas Jefferson: 1
Mentions of Abraham Lincoln: 1
Mentions of Franklin Roosevelt: 1
Mentions of Harry S. Truman: 1
Mentions of Ronald Reagan: 2
Mentions of his father: 4
Mentions of his mother: 1
Mentions of his mother’s hair: 1
(With apologies to Harper’s Magazine)
