Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.10.04 originally had 4796 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 239 cue terms and an average lag of 18.1. You can see the original speech or the tokenized/stemmed speech with overlaying cue-lags.


Cue-lag representation

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# Cue term Lag before term Posterior distribution
Restart ∑Left Center ∑Right
1 elect_dai 7
0.873 0.112 0.0145
0 0 0
2 health_care 52
0.248 0.000597 0.0187
0.716 0.0159 0.00119
3 insur_compani 99
0.139 0 0.00259
0.858 0 0.000398
4 health_care_system 30
0.00935 0 0
0.991 0 0
5 person_bankruptci 39
0.0133 0 0
0.987 0 0
6 medic_bill 6
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
7 small_busi 12
0.00398 0.0101 0.000597
0.985 0 0
8 busi_owner 0
0.000199 0 0
0.989 0.00995 0.000597
9 work_dai 13
0.0131 0 0.000398
0.986 0 0
10 health_care_cost 21
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
11 __NUM___million_american 11
0.00498 0.000199 0
0.995 0 0
12 health_insur 5
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
13 emerg_room 30
0.00836 0 0
0.992 0 0
14 young_woman 32
0.00716 0 0
0.993 0 0
15 medic_bill 24
0.00418 0 0.000199
0.996 0 0
16 medic_cost 44
0.00955 0 0
0.99 0 0
17 insur_compani 7
0.00179 0 0.00378
0.994 0 0
18 hard_work 20
0.701 0.000199 0.0589
0.238 0 0.00239
19 health_care_plan 35
0.105 0.000199 0.0123
0.841 0 0.0408
20 move_ahead 59
0.281 0.00358 0.482
0.231 0 0.00299
21 health_care 6
0.0209 0.00338 0.0249
0.486 0.00338 0.461
22 rise_cost 35
0.0567 0.0173 0.13
0.372 0.00537 0.419
23 econom_crisi 52
0.049 0.000199 0.436
0.0888 0 0.426
24 health_care 12
0.0372 0.00318 0.039
0.125 0.000199 0.796
25 senat_mccain 47
0.0187 0.0205 0.1
0.121 0.00239 0.737
26 health_care 29
0.312 0.00159 0.137
0.0995 0.00478 0.445
27 econom_crisi 15
0.16 0 0.109
0.292 0 0.439
28 middl_class 5
0.301 0.000995 0.0231
0.44 0 0.235
29 health_care_system 7
0.277 0 0
0.722 0 0.000796
30 small_busi 10
0.00517 0.000398 0.000796
0.993 0 0.000398
31 largest_corpor 9
0.00338 0 0
0.997 0 0
32 health_care_cost 21
0.00577 0 0.000398
0.994 0 0
33 good_job 20
0.0281 0 0.000796
0.971 0 0.000199
34 health_care_cost 29
0.00896 0 0
0.991 0 0
35 health_insur 12
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
36 critic_import 33
0.0107 0 0
0.989 0 0
37 senat_john 15
0.00338 0 0.00398
0.993 0 0
38 john_mccain 0
0.000199 0 0
0.996 0 0.00398
39 health_care_plan 33
0.0103 0 0
0.988 0 0.00139
40 senat_mccain 25
0.00577 0.000199 0.00139
0.992 0 0.000995
41 tax_credit 23
0.0125 0 0.000199
0.987 0 0
42 health_care_cost 18
0.00716 0 0
0.993 0 0
43 prescript_drug 7
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
44 fine_print 7
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
45 senat_mccain 11
0.00318 0 0.000199
0.997 0 0
46 health_care 13
0.00537 0 0
0.995 0 0
47 tax_credit 20
0.0103 0 0.000199
0.989 0 0
48 insur_compani 15
0.00358 0 0.00756
0.989 0 0
49 bank_account 4
0.126 0.000398 0.0185
0.85 0 0.00597
50 fine_print 6
0.00378 0 0.0324
0.939 0 0.0245
51 john_mccain 5
0.00418 0 0.0826
0.857 0 0.0567
52 tax_credit 17
0.0366 0.00119 0.169
0.666 0 0.127
53 tax_increas 38
0.000398 0.0308 0.704
0.00219 0.000995 0.261
54 tax_credit 6
0.00139 0 0.0318
0.00219 0.00836 0.956
55 john_mccain 7
0.000398 0.000199 0.0127
0.00279 0.00657 0.977
56 corpor_ceo 16
0.00179 0.000597 0.0428
0.00199 0.00458 0.948
57 good_american 16
0.726 0.00498 0.159
0.00358 0.00239 0.104
58 wage_increas 7
0.25 0.000398 0.000995
0.712 0.00338 0.0328
59 health_care 5
0.0464 0 0.000398
0.952 0 0.000796
60 senat_mccain 4
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
61 higher_tax 5
0.00179 0 0.000199
0.998 0 0
62 bottom_line 3
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
63 health_care_plan 5
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
64 john_mccain 18
0.00537 0 0.033
0.962 0 0
65 senat_mccain 6
0.00159 0.000398 0.00119
0.964 0 0.0326
66 health_care_plan 78
0.0314 0 0.00637
0.938 0 0.0243
67 __NUM___million_american 18
0.0111 0.00557 0.00876
0.946 0 0.0289
68 year_ago 23
0.0211 0.000199 0.171
0.77 0.000995 0.0368
69 senat_mccain 10
0.00517 0 0.0155
0.777 0.000995 0.201
70 georg_bush 5
0.00299 0 0.00418
0.78 0 0.213
71 health_care_system 18
0.216 0 0.000995
0.78 0 0.00299
72 john_mccain 15
0.00378 0 0.00119
0.991 0 0.00378
73 tax_credit 30
0.0195 0 0
0.98 0 0.000199
74 bui_insur 4
0.00259 0 0
0.997 0 0
75 tax_credit 6
0.00378 0 0
0.996 0 0
76 pretti_good 3
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
77 senat_mccain 3
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
78 averag_cost 7
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
79 health_care_plan 4
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
80 senat_mccain 17
0.00318 0.000199 0
0.997 0 0
81 prescript_drug 36
0.0107 0 0
0.989 0 0
82 roughli___MONEY__ 23
0.00697 0.00418 0
0.989 0 0
83 insur_compani 10
0.00776 0 0
0.992 0 0
84 senat_mccain 11
0.00239 0 0.000199
0.997 0 0
85 insur_compani 13
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
86 __NUM___million 27
0.0145 0 0.000995
0.984 0 0
87 higher_premium 23
0.00716 0 0
0.993 0 0
88 john_mccain 38
0.00856 0 0.000995
0.99 0 0
89 insur_industri 14
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
90 senat_mccain 27
0.00597 0 0
0.994 0 0
91 health_care 8
0.00279 0 0
0.997 0 0
92 insur_industri 29
0.00657 0 0
0.993 0 0
93 bank_industri 8
0.00239 0 0
0.998 0 0
94 health_care 17
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
95 insur_compani 11
0.00139 0 0.000199
0.998 0 0
96 senat_mccain 4
0.00119 0 0.000199
0.998 0 0.000199
97 insur_compani 35
0.00657 0 0.000199
0.993 0 0
98 mental_health 36
0.00896 0 0
0.991 0 0
99 health_care 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
100 insur_compani 34
0.00716 0 0
0.993 0 0
101 make_decis 4
0.00358 0 0
0.996 0 0
102 john_mccain 5
0.000995 0 0.000199
0.999 0 0
103 insur_compani 4
0.00139 0 0
0.998 0 0.000199
104 senat_mccain 19
0.00677 0.00199 0.00657
0.984 0 0.000199
105 top_ten 5
0.00299 0 0.0281
0.963 0.00139 0.00498
106 insur_compani 2
0.000796 0 0.0571
0.914 0 0.0285
107 __MONEY___billion 1
0.00119 0.00159 0.291
0.62 0 0.0854
108 tax_cut 3
0.000796 0.00259 0.489
0.139 0.000398 0.368
109 john_mccain 11
0.000398 0 0.032
0.131 0 0.836
110 mccain_campaign 0
0.000199 0 0.00119
0.131 0 0.867
111 health_care 13
0.811 0.00139 0.00259
0.13 0 0.0549
112 insur_compani 8
0.0641 0 0.00119
0.935 0 0
113 john_mccain 16
0.00597 0 0.000398
0.994 0 0
114 drug_compani 7
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
115 trade_group 2
0.00119 0.000597 0.0291
0.969 0 0
116 washington_lobbyist 25
0.00219 0 0.919
0.0511 0 0.0273
117 work_dai 3
0.00179 0 0.00318
0.0519 0 0.943
118 john_mccain 29
0.00697 0.000796 0.0269
0.0527 0 0.913
119 health_care 9
0.0681 0.00318 0.202
0.0573 0.000398 0.669
120 insur_compani 29
0.0103 0 0.759
0.0571 0 0.174
121 middl_class 6
0.00179 0.00119 0.0886
0.000199 0 0.908
122 class_famili 0
0.000398 0.000199 0.00378
0.00179 0.00119 0.993
123 health_care 27
0.0892 0.000398 0.101
0.00179 0 0.807
124 insur_compani 7
0.00438 0 0.0464
0.0834 0 0.866
125 hard_work 5
0.0247 0 0.039
0.0617 0 0.875
126 work_american 0
0.000398 0 0.00338
0.0862 0 0.91
127 senat_mccain 23
0.198 0.00577 0.0215
0.0842 0 0.69
128 children_health 24
0.568 0 0.0183
0.28 0.000199 0.134
129 health_insur 0
0.00597 0 0.00199
0.847 0 0.145
130 insur_program 0
0.00119 0 0.000199
0.852 0 0.146
131 health_care 6
0.00318 0.000199 0.0211
0.837 0 0.139
132 __NUM___time 12
0.00159 0 0.154
0.705 0 0.139
133 senat_mccain 40
0.0157 0.00517 0.0535
0.673 0 0.252
134 good_luck 27
0.149 0 0.0123
0.636 0 0.202
135 ownership_societi 8
0.00697 0 0.00219
0.779 0 0.212
136 health_care 18
0.12 0 0.0494
0.778 0 0.0531
137 insur_compani 14
0.0167 0 0.0601
0.879 0 0.0442
138 ordinari_american 64
0.55 0 0.317
0.083 0 0.0501
139 free_market 9
0.0985 0.000199 0.0285
0.526 0 0.347
140 special_interest 5
0.0708 0 0.00219
0.61 0 0.317
141 work_hard 27
0.335 0.000199 0.0261
0.613 0 0.0259
142 bad_luck 30
0.0925 0.0187 0.0559
0.8 0 0.0324
143 health_care 16
0.037 0.081 0.0784
0.727 0.0187 0.0581
144 tax_increas 23
0.000199 0.561 0.274
0.00299 0.0967 0.0659
145 middl_class 2
0.00776 0.00299 0.0358
0.00259 0.628 0.323
146 class_famili 0
0.00279 0.000796 0.00816
0.0103 0.624 0.354
147 state_senat 40
0.988 0 0
0.0121 0 0.000199
148 pass_legisl 9
0.0277 0 0
0.972 0 0
149 __NUM___peopl 8
0.252 0 0
0.748 0 0
150 includ___NUM__ 2
0.0957 0.00139 0
0.903 0 0
151 __NUM___children 0
0.00418 0 0
0.996 0.000199 0
152 medic_error 38
0.0939 0 0.000398
0.906 0 0
153 health_care 33
0.0107 0 0.00697
0.982 0 0
154 higher_tax 2
0.000597 0 0.00478
0.988 0 0.00697
155 insur_compani 3
0.000398 0 0.000796
0.987 0 0.0115
156 fals_choic 8
0.00517 0.000398 0.0135
0.969 0 0.0117
157 real_solut 27
0.0119 0.000398 0.0195
0.951 0.000199 0.0165
158 insur_compani 7
0.0386 0 0.000199
0.961 0 0
159 health_care_system 4
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
160 unit_state 38
0.664 0 0.331
0.00458 0 0
161 good_idea 8
0.0263 0 0.0482
0.619 0 0.307
162 past___NUM__ 12
0.0589 0 0.0858
0.542 0 0.313
163 __NUM___month 0
0.0153 0 0.00279
0.597 0 0.385
164 lower_cost 78
0.546 0 0.000199
0.454 0 0
165 health_care_system 3
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
166 insur_compani 10
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
167 insur_industri 22
0.00498 0 0
0.995 0 0
168 insur_compani 4
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
169 spend___MONEY___billion 11
0.00318 0 0
0.997 0 0
170 pharmaceut_compani 45
0.0117 0 0
0.988 0 0
171 drug_compani 37
0.00935 0 0
0.991 0 0
172 health_care 58
0.0171 0 0
0.983 0 0
173 public_health 5
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
174 insur_compani 32
0.00856 0 0
0.991 0 0
175 prevent_care 6
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
176 health_problem 22
0.00935 0 0
0.991 0 0
177 __NUM___centuri 16
0.0155 0 0
0.984 0 0
178 health_care_system 1
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
179 system_base 1
0.00577 0 0
0.994 0 0
180 __NUM___centuri 7
0.00557 0 0
0.994 0 0
181 system_base 1
0.000199 0 0
1 0 0
182 medic_record 13
0.0161 0 0
0.984 0 0
183 save___MONEY__ 15
0.00358 0 0
0.996 0 0
184 __MONEY___billion 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
185 save_live 6
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
186 medic_error 5
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
187 __MONEY___billion 57
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0.963 0 0
188 save_monei 59
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0.952 0 0.00378
189 long_run 3
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0.976 0 0.00279
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0.0195 0 0
0.98 0 0
191 health_care_cost 7
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
192 insur_compani 2
0.000597 0 0
0.999 0 0
193 lion_share 3
0.00139 0 0
0.999 0 0
194 higher_premium 23
0.00557 0 0
0.994 0 0
195 feder_govern 6
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
196 cut_cost 22
0.00299 0 0
0.997 0 0
197 year___NUM__ 10
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0.998 0 0
198 __NUM___million_american 0
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1 0 0
199 health_insur 6
0.00119 0 0
0.999 0 0
200 great_moral 8
0.00219 0 0
0.998 0 0
201 viciou_cycl 9
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0.998 0 0
202 emerg_room 25
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
203 insur_compani 7
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0.998 0 0
204 senat_mccain 64
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0.983 0 0
206 same_type 25
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0.994 0 0
207 privat_plan 3
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0.999 0 0
208 feder_employe 3
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1 0 0
209 medic_servic 21
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0.993 0 0
210 mental_health 9
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0.998 0 0
211 health_care 0
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0.999 0 0
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214 __NUM___compani 14
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0.387 0.049 0.369
215 __NUM___employe 4
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216 creat___NUM__ 2
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218 health_care_cost 8
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0.95 0 0
223 health_care 4
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0.997 0 0
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0.991 0 0
225 prescript_drug 14
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0.996 0 0
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232 bill_clinton 18
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0.00597 0 0.512
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0.52 0 0.116
236 fight_back 189
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0.682 0 0.00259
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0.941 0 0.000199
238 god_bless 92
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0.0848 0 0
239 god_bless_america 5
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0.982 0 0
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