[White House]

State of the Union by the Numbers

It's a tradition, and even being on vacation can't stop me (delay me, maybe).

5,350: Length of speech in words
66: times speech was interrupted by applause
17: freedom
16: Iraq, Iraqi
6: Iran, Iranian
1: North Korea
20: terror, terrorist, terrorism

20: hope, hopeful
7: "hopeful society"

10: tax(es)
7: jobs

2: Osama bin Laden
0: Saddam Hussein
0: Jack Abramoff

0: spying, FISA, NSA
1: "terrorist surveillance program"

Percent devoted to . . .

25%: Iraq

• "freedom" - 6
• "terror," "terrorist," "terrorism" - 10
• "troops," "military" [families, soldiers] - 6

18%: War on terror

9%: Economy

• "tax(es) " - 9
• "jobs" - 2

5%: Alternative energy

• "oil" - 3
• "CAFE standards," "fuel efficiency standards" - 0
• "global warming" - 0