Archive for February 2013
A Brief History of Keith Ellison on FOX News
Ellison has spoken 425+ more words on Hannity than the host himself during his two interviews on the program; the congressman has been on FOX’s primetime shows nine times in two years.
Read MorePresidential Commencement Addresses: Notre Dame Reigns
Ohio State will host its third commencement address by a sitting president this spring, but that’s only half the number tallied by Notre Dame.
Read MoreRepublican Women in US House Record Lowest Conservative Voting Scores Since 2005
The two-dozen female House GOPers in 2012 tally an average conservative composite score of 72.5 in National Journal’s annual rankings, falling two years in a row after peaking in 2010.
Read MoreMounting US Senate Retirements: Tired of DC or Just Plain Tired?
The five U.S. Senators who have announced their retirement during the 113th Congress are 10 years older on average than any ‘retiring class’ from the chamber over the last five decades.
Read MoreOne and Done: Mike Johanns’ Unusual Exit from the US Senate
Johanns is the first U.S. Senator from the Cornhusker State who was popularly elected to a full term who chose not to seek reelection.
Read MoreThe Death of Presidents: Beware of June and July
More than one-third of deceased U.S. presidents died in June or July; none passed away in May.
Read More19 Candidates Definitely Running for President in 2016
Fifteen men and four women have already filed their Statement of Candidacy with the FEC – some 3 years, 8 months, and 25 days out from Election Day.
Read More“We” Before “I”
In Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, the President only incorporated 56 first-person singular pronouns (e.g. I, I’d, I’ll, I’m, I’ve, me, mine, myself) into his speech, or 0.8 percent of the words he spoke Tuesday evening. That…
Read More‘Get It Done’: Slogans Drop Obama’s SOTU Address to 9th Grade Reading Level
All four of the president’s State of the Union addresses rank in the Bottom 10 in presidential history for Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability scores.
Read MoreBlue States in the Box
Since Barack Obama’s first State of the Union Address in 2010, 60 of the 83 guests sitting with the First Lady came from states carried by the President in the previous election.
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