Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.03.18 originally had 5423 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 153 cue terms and an average lag of 32.8. You can see the original speech or the tokenized/stemmed speech with overlaying cue-lags.

Cue-lag representation

The table below shows the cue-lag representation of the speech. For each cue term, it also displays the posterior distributions over ideology.

#	Cue term	Lag before term	Posterior distribution
#	Cue term	Lag before term	Restart		∑Left	Center	∑Right
1	perfect_union	11		✓	0.821	0	0.179
1	perfect_union	11		✗	0	0	0
2	year_ago	6		✓	0.0115	0	0.0107
2	year_ago	6		✗	0.801	0	0.177
3	philadelphia_convent	57		✓	0.084	0.000199	0.0969
3	philadelphia_convent	57		✗	0.648	0	0.171
4	nation_origin	23		✓	0.0358	0.000398	0.0201
4	nation_origin	23		✗	0.693	0.000199	0.251
5	origin_sin	0		✓	0.00159	0	0.000597
5	origin_sin	0		✗	0.728	0.000597	0.269
6	slave_trade	24		✓	0.138	0.000199	0.0364
6	slave_trade	24		✗	0.651	0.000398	0.174
7	futur_gener	17		✓	0.228	0	0.0183
7	futur_gener	17		✗	0.671	0	0.0826
8	unit_state	92		✓	0.722	0	0.0494
8	unit_state	92		✗	0.223	0	0.00577
9	success_gener	8		✓	0.0671	0	0.0109
9	success_gener	8		✗	0.877	0	0.0448
10	civil_war	24		✓	0.0756	0	0.277
10	civil_war	24		✗	0.599	0	0.0484
11	civil_disobedi	2		✓	0.0265	0	0.0285
11	civil_disobedi	2		✗	0.645	0	0.3
12	long_march	42		✓	0.124	0.000199	0.262
12	long_march	42		✗	0.423	0	0.19
13	american_peopl	131		✓	0.815	0	0.0115
13	american_peopl	131		✗	0.159	0	0.0143
14	black_man	16		✓	0.0537	0	0
14	black_man	16		✗	0.946	0	0.000199
15	white_woman	5		✓	0.00318	0	0
15	white_woman	5		✗	0.997	0	0.000199
16	world_war_ii	23		✓	0.568	0	0.00159
16	world_war_ii	23		✗	0.431	0	0
17	assembl_line	11		✓	0.0585	0	0.042
17	assembl_line	11		✗	0.9	0	0
18	world_poorest	24		✓	0.0571	0	0.292
18	world_poorest	24		✗	0.614	0	0.0368
19	black_american	7		✓	0.0187	0	0.00697
19	black_american	7		✗	0.658	0	0.316
20	american_peopl	138		✓	0.581	0	0.0167
20	american_peopl	138		✗	0.391	0	0.0113
21	south_carolina	36		✓	0.0884	0	0
21	south_carolina	36		✗	0.912	0	0
22	confeder_flag	4		✓	0.00398	0	0
22	confeder_flag	4		✗	0.996	0	0
23	african_american	10		✓	0.00935	0	0
23	african_american	10		✗	0.991	0	0
24	white_american	2		✓	0.00199	0	0
24	white_american	2		✗	0.998	0	0
25	south_carolina	51		✓	0.0428	0	0
25	south_carolina	51		✗	0.957	0	0
26	exit_poll	7		✓	0.00896	0	0.0189
26	exit_poll	7		✗	0.972	0	0
27	affirm_action	70		✓	0.0647	0	0.0414
27	affirm_action	70		✗	0.877	0	0.0173
28	jeremiah_wright	33		✓	0.0299	0	0.0306
28	jeremiah_wright	33		✗	0.894	0	0.0454
29	reverend_wright	53		✓	0.07	0	0.0476
29	reverend_wright	53		✗	0.856	0	0.0267
30	question_remain	10		✓	0.0147	0	0.0308
30	question_remain	10		✗	0.881	0	0.0738
31	foreign_polici	15		✓	0.0306	0	0.163
31	foreign_polici	15		✗	0.705	0	0.101
32	polit_view	31		✓	0.0649	0.000398	0.313
32	polit_view	31		✗	0.363	0	0.259
33	religi_leader	43		✓	0.109	0.000199	0.125
33	religi_leader	43		✗	0.227	0.000199	0.539
34	white_racism	24		✓	0.0129	0	0.14
34	white_racism	24		✗	0.194	0	0.652
35	middl_east	30		✓	0.0287	0	0.0663
35	middl_east	30		✗	0.137	0	0.768
36	radic_islam	23		✓	0.0322	0	0.0107
36	radic_islam	23		✗	0.158	0	0.799
37	reverend_wright	4		✓	0.0898	0	0.00239
37	reverend_wright	4		✗	0.189	0	0.719
38	terrorist_threat	41		✓	0.0247	0	0.0374
38	terrorist_threat	41		✗	0.238	0	0.7
39	health_care	8		✓	0.674	0.000398	0.0533
39	health_care	8		✗	0.256	0	0.0161
40	reverend_wright	60		✓	0.207	0	0.0155
40	reverend_wright	60		✗	0.755	0.000199	0.0229
41	unit_church	51		✓	0.961	0	0.000199
41	unit_church	51		✗	0.0386	0	0.000199
42	twenti_year	45		✓	0.0304	0	0
42	twenti_year	45		✗	0.97	0	0
43	year_ago	0		✓	0.000398	0	0.000199
43	year_ago	0		✗	0.999	0	0
44	christian_faith	10		✓	0.00617	0	0
44	christian_faith	10		✗	0.994	0	0
45	thirti_year	61		✓	0.0358	0	0.000199
45	thirti_year	61		✗	0.964	0	0
46	god_work	10		✓	0.00597	0	0
46	god_work	10		✗	0.994	0	0
47	dai_care	16		✓	0.0131	0	0.00139
47	dai_care	16		✗	0.985	0	0
48	peopl_began	37		✓	0.149	0.000398	0.0241
48	peopl_began	37		✗	0.825	0	0.00119
49	black_peopl	60		✓	0.334	0.000199	0.00119
49	black_peopl	60		✗	0.664	0	0.000597
50	black_church	61		✓	0.576	0	0.00119
50	black_church	61		✗	0.422	0	0
51	futur_gener	19		✓	0.0603	0	0.00279
51	futur_gener	19		✗	0.937	0	0.000199
52	black_church	73		✓	0.0856	0	0
52	black_church	73		✗	0.914	0	0.000199
53	black_commun	8		✓	0.00736	0	0
53	black_commun	8		✗	0.993	0	0
54	black_church	23		✓	0.0203	0	0
54	black_church	23		✗	0.98	0	0
55	reverend_wright	82		✓	0.0718	0	0.000398
55	reverend_wright	82		✗	0.928	0	0
56	ethnic_group	42		✓	0.0486	0	0.000796
56	ethnic_group	42		✗	0.951	0	0
57	black_commun	54		✓	0.0511	0	0.000398
57	black_commun	54		✗	0.948	0	0
58	black_men	55		✓	0.0529	0	0.000199
58	black_men	55		✗	0.947	0	0
59	reverend_wright	95		✓	0.101	0	0.00617
59	reverend_wright	95		✗	0.893	0	0
60	health_care	156		✓	0.858	0	0.0571
60	health_care	156		✗	0.0854	0	0
61	good_job	10		✓	0.1	0	0.00776
61	good_job	10		✗	0.851	0	0.0408
62	racial_injustic	46		✓	0.256	0	0.000796
62	racial_injustic	46		✗	0.744	0	0
63	american_commun	23		✓	0.0261	0	0
63	american_commun	23		✗	0.974	0	0
64	earlier_gener	12		✓	0.0107	0	0
64	earlier_gener	12		✗	0.989	0	0
65	jim_crow	10		✓	0.422	0	0.00637
65	jim_crow	10		✗	0.572	0	0
66	fifti_year	17		✓	0.449	0	0.00259
66	fifti_year	17		✗	0.548	0	0
67	achiev_gap	24		✓	0.032	0	0
67	achiev_gap	24		✗	0.968	0	0
68	white_student	5		✓	0.0334	0	0.0243
68	white_student	5		✗	0.942	0	0
69	american_busi	25		✓	0.124	0.00597	0.493
69	american_busi	25		✗	0.36	0	0.0167
70	busi_owner	0		✓	0.126	0.00219	0.0864
70	busi_owner	0		✗	0.293	0.00597	0.487
71	polic_forc	20		✓	0.256	0	0.0336
71	polic_forc	20		✗	0.353	0	0.357
72	fire_depart	3		✓	0.0708	0	0.000796
72	fire_depart	3		✗	0.607	0	0.321
73	black_famili	4		✓	0.14	0	0.000995
73	black_famili	4		✗	0.673	0	0.187
74	futur_gener	10		✓	0.298	0	0.00677
74	futur_gener	10		✗	0.66	0	0.0356
75	rural_commun	30		✓	0.691	0	0.000199
75	rural_commun	30		✗	0.309	0	0
76	econom_opportun	4		✓	0.0217	0	0
76	econom_opportun	4		✗	0.978	0	0
77	black_men	2		✓	0.00637	0	0
77	black_men	2		✗	0.994	0	0
78	black_famili	24		✓	0.038	0	0.0316
78	black_famili	24		✗	0.93	0	0
79	reverend_wright	70		✓	0.0949	0	0.00438
79	reverend_wright	70		✗	0.897	0	0.00378
80	american_dream	100		✓	0.631	0	0.00657
80	american_dream	100		✗	0.363	0	0
81	futur_gener	32		✓	0.107	0	0.000199
81	futur_gener	32		✗	0.892	0	0.000995
82	young_men	3		✓	0.0105	0	0
82	young_men	3		✗	0.989	0	0
83	young_women	3		✓	0.0219	0	0
83	young_women	3		✗	0.978	0	0
84	street_corner	6		✓	0.0143	0	0
84	street_corner	6		✗	0.986	0	0
85	reverend_wright	44		✓	0.118	0	0.00219
85	reverend_wright	44		✗	0.88	0	0
86	kitchen_tabl	56		✓	0.254	0	0.00378
86	kitchen_tabl	56		✗	0.742	0	0
87	sundai_morn	37		✓	0.0691	0	0.000199
87	sundai_morn	37		✗	0.931	0	0
88	reverend_wright	24		✓	0.0191	0	0
88	reverend_wright	24		✗	0.981	0	0
89	american_life	15		✓	0.0139	0	0
89	american_life	15		✗	0.986	0	0
90	sundai_morn	3		✓	0.00259	0	0
90	sundai_morn	3		✗	0.997	0	0
91	real_problem	18		✓	0.0203	0	0.000199
91	real_problem	18		✗	0.98	0	0
92	american_commun	20		✓	0.0169	0	0
92	american_commun	20		✗	0.983	0	0
93	class_white	69		✓	0.113	0	0.00259
93	class_white	69		✗	0.884	0	0
94	white_american	0		✓	0.00179	0	0
94	white_american	0		✗	0.996	0	0.00239
95	work_hard	37		✓	0.854	0	0.0474
95	work_hard	37		✗	0.0985	0	0
96	global_competit	44		✓	0.244	0	0.0824
96	global_competit	44		✗	0.645	0	0.0293
97	sum_game	10		✓	0.0527	0.000199	0.0125
97	sum_game	10		✗	0.836	0	0.0987
98	african_american	30		✓	0.0987	0	0.0105
98	african_american	30		✗	0.81	0.000199	0.0808
99	good_job	8		✓	0.581	0.000199	0.0364
99	good_job	8		✗	0.343	0.000199	0.039
100	black_commun	42		✓	0.228	0	0.00836
100	black_commun	42		✗	0.725	0	0.0388
101	polit_landscap	16		✓	0.0135	0	0.00716
101	polit_landscap	16		✗	0.933	0	0.046
102	affirm_action	10		✓	0.00697	0	0.0107
102	affirm_action	10		✗	0.93	0	0.0523
103	talk_show_host	17		✓	0.0269	0	0.00139
103	talk_show_host	17		✗	0.916	0	0.0557
104	racial_injustic	18		✓	0.0364	0	0.00119
104	racial_injustic	18		✗	0.927	0	0.0356
105	polit_correct	5		✓	0.037	0.000199	0.0233
105	polit_correct	5		✗	0.904	0	0.0354
106	middl_class	25		✓	0.517	0.00836	0.352
106	middl_class	25		✗	0.109	0	0.0143
107	corpor_cultur	4		✓	0.0312	0	0.00856
107	corpor_cultur	4		✗	0.606	0.00836	0.346
108	special_interest	22		✓	0.191	0	0.0253
108	special_interest	22		✗	0.55	0	0.233
109	econom_polici	2		✓	0.00796	0	0.00239
109	econom_polici	2		✗	0.736	0	0.254
110	white_american	17		✓	0.272	0	0.000597
110	white_american	17		✗	0.725	0	0.00219
111	racial_divis	79		✓	0.0878	0	0.00159
111	racial_divis	79		✗	0.911	0	0
112	elect_cycl	4		✓	0.00517	0	0.000398
112	elect_cycl	4		✗	0.993	0	0.00159
113	american_peopl	37		✓	0.0631	0	0.00179
113	american_peopl	37		✗	0.935	0	0.000597
114	perfect_union	35		✓	0.0442	0	0.000199
114	perfect_union	35		✗	0.956	0	0
115	american_commun	5		✓	0.00478	0	0
115	american_commun	5		✗	0.995	0	0
116	full_measur	24		✓	0.0191	0	0
116	full_measur	24		✗	0.981	0	0
117	american_life	7		✓	0.00557	0	0
117	american_life	7		✗	0.994	0	0
118	health_care	12		✓	0.0217	0	0.000199
118	health_care	12		✗	0.978	0	0
119	white_woman	19		✓	0.0175	0	0
119	white_woman	19		✗	0.982	0	0
120	glass_ceil	5		✓	0.00398	0	0
120	glass_ceil	5		✗	0.996	0	0
121	white_man	3		✓	0.00338	0	0.000796
121	white_man	3		✗	0.996	0	0
122	reverend_wright	99		✓	0.103	0	0.00398
122	reverend_wright	99		✗	0.893	0	0
123	perfect_union	176		✓	0.239	0	0.00617
123	perfect_union	176		✗	0.755	0	0
124	american_commun	9		✓	0.00657	0	0.000199
124	american_commun	9		✗	0.987	0	0.00597
125	black_peopl	9		✓	0.0818	0	0.00119
125	black_peopl	9		✗	0.911	0	0.00597
126	crimin_justic_system	57		✓	0.0683	0	0.00577
126	crimin_justic_system	57		✗	0.92	0	0.00597
127	previou_gener	15		✓	0.0991	0	0.000199
127	previou_gener	15		✗	0.9	0	0.000995
128	reverend_wright	188		✓	0.274	0	0.00159
128	reverend_wright	188		✗	0.724	0	0
129	american_peopl	30		✓	0.0456	0	0.00239
129	american_peopl	30		✗	0.951	0	0.000796
130	white_men	38		✓	0.0418	0	0.000796
130	white_men	38		✗	0.957	0	0.000398
131	john_mccain	5		✓	0.00597	0	0.000199
131	john_mccain	5		✗	0.994	0	0.000199
132	gener_elect	3		✓	0.00318	0	0
132	gener_elect	3		✗	0.997	0	0
133	black_children	83		✓	0.0744	0	0
133	black_children	83		✗	0.926	0	0
134	nativ_american	11		✓	0.0145	0	0
134	nativ_american	11		✗	0.985	0	0
135	american_children	0		✓	0.000597	0	0
135	american_children	0		✗	0.999	0	0
136	__NUM___centuri	54		✓	0.187	0	0.0135
136	__NUM___centuri	54		✗	0.8	0	0
137	emerg_room	17		✓	0.0356	0	0.0109
137	emerg_room	17		✗	0.945	0	0.00876
138	health_care	13		✓	0.0609	0	0.00816
138	health_care	13		✗	0.913	0	0.0175
139	special_interest	13		✓	0.0961	0	0.0133
139	special_interest	13		✗	0.868	0	0.0223
140	real_problem	71		✓	0.112	0.000199	0.0312
140	real_problem	71		✗	0.834	0	0.0223
141	vast_major	136		✓	0.26	0.000398	0.398
141	vast_major	136		✗	0.332	0	0.0109
142	young_peopl	53		✓	0.614	0.000199	0.00836
142	young_peopl	53		✗	0.354	0	0.0239
143	white_woman	68		✓	0.296	0	0
143	white_woman	68		✗	0.704	0	0
144	south_carolina	12		✓	0.00955	0	0
144	south_carolina	12		✗	0.99	0	0
145	american_commun	11		✓	0.0111	0	0
145	american_commun	11		✗	0.989	0	0
146	health_care	61		✓	0.202	0.000199	0.044
146	health_care	61		✗	0.754	0	0
147	countri_illeg	158		✓	0.28	0.000398	0.0935
147	countri_illeg	158		✗	0.618	0	0.00836
148	black_man	54		✓	0.178	0	0
148	black_man	54		✗	0.821	0	0.000398
149	health_care	29		✓	0.0551	0.000199	0.000995
149	health_care	29		✗	0.944	0	0
150	barack_obama	22		✓	0.0211	0	0
150	barack_obama	22		✗	0.979	0	0
151	singl_moment	26		✓	0.0237	0	0
151	singl_moment	26		✗	0.976	0	0
152	black_man	11		✓	0.00816	0	0
152	black_man	11		✗	0.992	0	0
153	health_care	10		✓	0.0786	0.000199	0.0207
153	health_care	10		✗	0.9	0	0
	__END_OF_SPEECH__	67