Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.03.19 originally had 4984 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 146 cue terms and an average lag of 31.3. 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	world_war	5		✓	0.104	0.00259	0.893
1	world_war	5		✗	0	0	0
2	woodrow_wilson	4		✓	0.00438	0	0.00975
2	woodrow_wilson	4		✗	0.0979	0.00259	0.885
3	defend_america	48		✓	0.0611	0	0.122
3	defend_america	48		✗	0.0507	0.00239	0.763
4	year_ago	34		✓	0.00279	0	0.134
4	year_ago	34		✗	0.0175	0	0.846
5	presid_georg	3		✓	0.000398	0	0.0133
5	presid_georg	3		✗	0.0109	0	0.975
6	unit_state	25		✓	0.0143	0	0.0269
6	unit_state	25		✗	0.00458	0	0.954
7	mass_murder	19		✓	0.000597	0	0.0179
7	mass_murder	19		✗	0.0121	0	0.969
8	mass_destruct	58		✓	0	0	0.0523
8	mass_destruct	58		✗	0	0	0.948
9	al_qaeda	23		✓	0	0	0.00836
9	al_qaeda	23		✗	0	0	0.992
10	qaeda_terrorist	0		✓	0	0	0.000796
10	qaeda_terrorist	0		✗	0	0	0.999
11	presid_bush	17		✓	0	0	0.00637
11	presid_bush	17		✗	0	0	0.994
12	wage_war	16		✓	0	0	0.00796
12	wage_war	16		✗	0	0	0.992
13	world_war	17		✓	0	0	0.00677
13	world_war	17		✗	0	0	0.993
14	world_war_ii	3		✓	0.000398	0	0.000995
14	world_war_ii	3		✗	0	0	0.999
15	civil_war	5		✓	0	0	0.00259
15	civil_war	5		✗	0	0	0.997
16	case_scenario	18		✓	0.000398	0	0.0133
16	case_scenario	18		✗	0	0	0.986
17	american_taxpay	6		✓	0	0	0.00299
17	american_taxpay	6		✗	0	0	0.997
18	trillion_dollar	4		✓	0	0	0.0237
18	trillion_dollar	4		✗	0	0	0.976
19	intellig_report	116		✓	0.00776	0.000199	0.0818
19	intellig_report	116		✗	0	0	0.91
20	public_opinion	7		✓	0.113	0.000398	0.0113
20	public_opinion	7		✗	0.00776	0.000199	0.867
21	make_decis	10		✓	0.783	0	0.00617
21	make_decis	10		✗	0.107	0	0.104
22	polit_strategi	55		✓	0.261	0	0.0263
22	polit_strategi	55		✗	0.634	0	0.0782
23	al_qaeda	40		✓	0.000199	0	0.897
23	al_qaeda	40		✗	0.000398	0	0.103
24	unit_state	10		✓	0.000398	0	0.00915
24	unit_state	10		✗	0	0	0.99
25	senat_clinton	1		✓	0	0	0.00239
25	senat_clinton	1		✗	0	0	0.998
26	senat_mccain	5		✓	0	0	0.00478
26	senat_mccain	5		✗	0	0	0.995
27	pennsylvania_avenu	48		✓	0.0444	0	0.0446
27	pennsylvania_avenu	48		✗	0	0	0.911
28	nation_secur	30		✓	0.000597	0	0.0567
28	nation_secur	30		✗	0.00657	0	0.936
29	john_mccain	54		✓	0.000398	0	0.0408
29	john_mccain	54		✗	0.00239	0	0.956
30	nation_secur	6		✓	0.000398	0	0.00279
30	nation_secur	6		✗	0.00279	0	0.994
31	john_mccain	13		✓	0.000597	0	0.00597
31	john_mccain	13		✗	0.00299	0	0.99
32	nation_secur	38		✓	0.00458	0	0.0145
32	nation_secur	38		✗	0.00358	0	0.977
33	democrat_parti	38		✓	0.0207	0	0.0175
33	democrat_parti	38		✗	0.00677	0	0.955
34	presid_bush	53		✓	0.00119	0	0.0466
34	presid_bush	53		✗	0.00697	0	0.945
35	air_forc	34		✓	0.0947	0	0.0131
35	air_forc	34		✗	0.000597	0	0.892
36	gener_petraeu	33		✓	0	0	0.108
36	gener_petraeu	33		✗	0	0	0.892
37	polit_progress	11		✓	0	0	0.00279
37	polit_progress	11		✗	0	0	0.997
38	civil_war	5		✓	0	0	0.00259
38	civil_war	5		✗	0	0	0.997
39	nation_secur	24		✓	0	0	0.0105
39	nation_secur	24		✗	0	0	0.989
40	militari_forc	21		✓	0	0	0.00597
40	militari_forc	21		✗	0	0	0.994
41	senat_mccain	30		✓	0.00975	0	0.0207
41	senat_mccain	30		✗	0	0	0.97
42	senat_john	48		✓	0.0332	0	0.034
42	senat_john	48		✗	0.00876	0	0.924
43	senat_mccain	19		✓	0.000199	0	0.0406
43	senat_mccain	19		✗	0.0135	0	0.946
44	leav_iraq	13		✓	0	0	0.0273
44	leav_iraq	13		✗	0.00159	0	0.971
45	american_peopl	81		✓	0.0131	0	0.0432
45	american_peopl	81		✗	0.000398	0	0.943
46	nation_secur	57		✓	0.00159	0	0.0408
46	nation_secur	57		✗	0.000597	0	0.957
47	__NUM___month	58		✓	0.00318	0	0.034
47	__NUM___month	58		✗	0.000199	0	0.963
48	al_qaeda	27		✓	0	0	0.0133
48	al_qaeda	27		✗	0	0	0.987
49	put_pressur	52		✓	0.0247	0.000199	0.0478
49	put_pressur	52		✗	0	0	0.927
50	militari_power	123		✓	0.000199	0	0.102
50	militari_power	123		✗	0	0	0.898
51	senat_clinton	64		✓	0.00398	0	0.0328
51	senat_clinton	64		✗	0	0	0.963
52	same_posit	35		✓	0.00299	0	0.0213
52	same_posit	35		✗	0.00219	0	0.974
53	john_mccain	49		✓	0.000398	0	0.0261
53	john_mccain	49		✗	0.00119	0	0.972
54	leav_iraq	11		✓	0	0	0.00856
54	leav_iraq	11		✗	0	0	0.991
55	senat_mccain	39		✓	0	0	0.0143
55	senat_mccain	39		✗	0	0	0.986
56	al_qaeda	8		✓	0.000199	0	0.00259
56	al_qaeda	8		✗	0	0	0.997
57	greatest_challeng	62		✓	0.114	0.000199	0.0424
57	greatest_challeng	62		✗	0.000199	0	0.843
58	american_interest	2		✓	0.000199	0	0.0316
58	american_interest	2		✗	0.0888	0	0.879
59	middl_east	3		✓	0	0	0.0754
59	middl_east	3		✗	0.0215	0	0.903
60	nuclear_program	7		✓	0	0	0.0247
60	nuclear_program	7		✗	0	0	0.975
61	middl_east	11		✓	0	0	0.00358
61	middl_east	11		✗	0	0	0.996
62	monei_left	24		✓	0.000199	0	0.0127
62	monei_left	24		✗	0	0	0.987
63	southern_lebanon	4		✓	0	0	0.00259
63	southern_lebanon	4		✗	0	0	0.997
64	north_korea	7		✓	0	0	0.00318
64	north_korea	7		✗	0	0	0.997
65	nuclear_weapon	5		✓	0	0	0.00139
65	nuclear_weapon	5		✗	0	0	0.999
66	al_qaeda	49		✓	0	0	0.0304
66	al_qaeda	49		✗	0	0	0.97
67	thousand_mile	18		✓	0.141	0	0.0436
67	thousand_mile	18		✗	0	0	0.816
68	endless_war	28		✓	0.00697	0	0.086
68	endless_war	28		✗	0.083	0	0.824
69	al_qaeda	64		✓	0	0	0.22
69	al_qaeda	64		✗	0	0	0.78
70	9/11_attack	11		✓	0	0	0.00458
70	9/11_attack	11		✗	0	0	0.995
71	osama_bin_laden	6		✓	0	0	0.00159
71	osama_bin_laden	6		✗	0	0	0.998
72	greatest_threat	14		✓	0	0	0.00378
72	greatest_threat	14		✗	0	0	0.996
73	common_enemi	31		✓	0	0	0.00915
73	common_enemi	31		✗	0	0	0.991
74	drug_traffick	30		✓	0.00219	0	0.0145
74	drug_traffick	30		✗	0	0	0.983
75	afghan_peopl	16		✓	0.000199	0	0.0115
75	afghan_peopl	16		✗	0	0	0.988
76	secur_forc	80		✓	0	0	0.0348
76	secur_forc	80		✗	0	0	0.965
77	nation_polic	14		✓	0.00139	0	0.00776
77	nation_polic	14		✗	0	0	0.991
78	term_invest	21		✓	0.000597	0	0.0316
78	term_invest	21		✗	0	0	0.968
79	afghan_peopl	3		✓	0	0	0.00398
79	afghan_peopl	3		✗	0	0	0.996
80	addit___MONEY__	6		✓	0	0	0.0724
80	addit___MONEY__	6		✗	0	0	0.928
81	__MONEY___billion	0		✓	0.000796	0	0.031
81	__MONEY___billion	0		✗	0	0	0.968
82	daili_life	20		✓	0.0123	0.000199	0.482
82	daili_life	20		✗	0.000796	0	0.504
83	human_servic	8		✓	0.00139	0	0.0267
83	human_servic	8		✗	0.00896	0	0.963
84	opium_trade	6		✓	0.000995	0	0.00478
84	opium_trade	6		✗	0.00955	0	0.985
85	al_qaeda	61		✓	0.000398	0	0.0501
85	al_qaeda	61		✗	0.00458	0	0.945
86	dramat_increas	223		✓	0.0127	0	0.478
86	dramat_increas	223		✗	0.000199	0	0.509
87	econom_develop	11		✓	0	0	0.0782
87	econom_develop	11		✗	0	0	0.922
88	democrat_institut	3		✓	0	0	0.00119
88	democrat_institut	3		✗	0	0	0.999
89	al_qaeda	72		✓	0	0	0.966
89	al_qaeda	72		✗	0	0	0.0336
90	senat_clinton	16		✓	0	0	0.0324
90	senat_clinton	16		✗	0	0	0.968
91	senat_mccain	2		✓	0	0	0.00159
91	senat_mccain	2		✗	0	0	0.998
92	presid_bush	3		✓	0	0	0.00179
92	presid_bush	3		✗	0	0	0.998
93	al_qaeda	66		✓	0	0	0.0245
93	al_qaeda	66		✗	0	0	0.976
94	9/11_attack	34		✓	0.00517	0	0.0111
94	9/11_attack	34		✗	0	0	0.984
95	osama_bin_laden	54		✓	0.0277	0	0.0235
95	osama_bin_laden	54		✗	0.00239	0	0.946
96	phone_call	39		✓	0.893	0	0.00557
96	phone_call	39		✗	0.0221	0	0.0798
97	world_peopl	25		✓	0.0519	0	0.486
97	world_peopl	25		✗	0.378	0	0.0846
98	al_qaeda	12		✓	0.00398	0	0.217
98	al_qaeda	12		✗	0.218	0	0.561
99	refuge_camp	83		✓	0.083	0	0.0627
99	refuge_camp	83		✗	0.202	0	0.652
100	__NUM___centuri	18		✓	0.0273	0	0.0314
100	__NUM___centuri	18		✗	0.258	0	0.683
101	nation_secur	167		✓	0.0113	0	0.74
101	nation_secur	167		✗	0.000796	0	0.248
102	habea_corpu	31		✓	0	0	0.104
102	habea_corpu	31		✗	0	0	0.896
103	civil_liberti	4		✓	0	0	0.0163
103	civil_liberti	4		✗	0	0	0.984
104	islam_world	12		✓	0	0	0.00418
104	islam_world	12		✗	0	0	0.996
105	nuclear_arsen	73		✓	0	0	0.984
105	nuclear_arsen	73		✗	0	0	0.0155
106	prolifer_treati	7		✓	0	0	0.00617
106	prolifer_treati	7		✗	0	0	0.994
107	nuclear_weapon	9		✓	0.00537	0	0.00279
107	nuclear_weapon	9		✗	0	0	0.992
108	fail_state	8		✓	0.536	0	0.00159
108	fail_state	8		✗	0.00537	0	0.457
109	extrem_poverti	20		✓	0.102	0	0.00398
109	extrem_poverti	20		✗	0.537	0	0.357
110	global_climat	50		✓	0.817	0	0.000199
110	global_climat	50		✗	0.183	0	0
111	climat_crisi	0		✓	0.00677	0	0
111	climat_crisi	0		✗	0.993	0	0
112	collect_action	7		✓	0.0115	0	0.00239
112	collect_action	7		✗	0.986	0	0
113	trade_system	26		✓	0.000995	0	0.979
113	trade_system	26		✗	0.0177	0	0.00219
114	foreign_oil	15		✓	0	0	0.0293
114	foreign_oil	15		✗	0.00597	0	0.965
115	saudi_arabia	16		✓	0.00119	0	0.146
115	saudi_arabia	16		✗	0.00179	0	0.851
116	__NUM___centuri	98		✓	0.114	0	0.58
116	__NUM___centuri	98		✗	0.000597	0	0.306
117	nuclear_program	86		✓	0.000199	0	0.316
117	nuclear_program	86		✗	0	0	0.684
118	militari_forc	80		✓	0	0	0.036
118	militari_forc	80		✗	0	0	0.964
119	senat_clinton	17		✓	0	0	0.0151
119	senat_clinton	17		✗	0	0	0.985
120	senat_mccain	2		✓	0	0	0.00318
120	senat_mccain	2		✗	0	0	0.997
121	presid_bush	3		✓	0	0	0.00219
121	presid_bush	3		✗	0	0	0.998
122	same_argument	4		✓	0.188	0	0.0832
122	same_argument	4		✗	0	0	0.729
123	unit_state	100		✓	0.0641	0	0.19
123	unit_state	100		✗	0.042	0	0.704
124	__NUM___centuri	23		✓	0.00736	0	0.0798
124	__NUM___centuri	23		✗	0.0394	0	0.873
125	nation_secur	41		✓	0	0	0.0679
125	nation_secur	41		✗	0	0	0.932
126	secur_council	0		✓	0	0	0
126	secur_council	0		✗	0	0	1
127	__NUM___soldier	74		✓	0	0	0.0342
127	__NUM___soldier	74		✗	0	0	0.966
128	special_forc	69		✓	0.000597	0	0.031
128	special_forc	69		✗	0	0	0.968
129	nation_secur	27		✓	0.000199	0	0.0103
129	nation_secur	27		✗	0	0	0.989
130	militari_power	16		✓	0.000199	0	0.00856
130	militari_power	16		✗	0	0	0.991
131	nation_strategi	17		✓	0.182	0.000199	0.0462
131	nation_strategi	17		✗	0.000199	0	0.771
132	__NUM___centuri	9		✓	0.0545	0	0.0117
132	__NUM___centuri	9		✗	0.154	0	0.78
133	young_peopl	69		✓	0.688	0	0.222
133	young_peopl	69		✗	0.0647	0	0.0259
134	peopl_learn	17		✓	0.0472	0	0.202
134	peopl_learn	17		✗	0.513	0	0.238
135	intern_commun	39		✓	0.0368	0	0.301
135	intern_commun	39		✗	0.249	0	0.413
136	religi_freedom	56		✓	0.0557	0.000199	0.518
136	religi_freedom	56		✗	0.0261	0	0.4
137	good_govern	34		✓	0.211	0.000199	0.0189
137	good_govern	34		✗	0.0649	0	0.705
138	unit_state	12		✓	0.407	0	0.0229
138	unit_state	12		✗	0.26	0	0.31
139	common_purpos	57		✓	0.366	0	0.00478
139	common_purpos	57		✗	0.573	0	0.0569
140	dysfunct_polit	31		✓	0.0293	0.000597	0.185
140	dysfunct_polit	31		✗	0.726	0	0.0593
141	foreign_countri	21		✓	0.0171	0	0.0685
141	foreign_countri	21		✗	0.677	0	0.237
142	common_purpos	82		✓	0.348	0	0.000796
142	common_purpos	82		✗	0.619	0	0.032
143	__NUM___centuri	13		✓	0.341	0	0.0179
143	__NUM___centuri	13		✗	0.622	0	0.0195
144	american_charact	19		✓	0.456	0	0.000796
144	american_charact	19		✗	0.541	0	0.00179
145	common_purpos	35		✓	0.138	0	0
145	common_purpos	35		✗	0.862	0	0
146	cold_war	37		✓	0.0412	0	0.0438
146	cold_war	37		✗	0.915	0	0
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