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‘I,’ ‘Me’—Obama Uses First-Person Pronoun 117 Times in 1 Speech
CNSNEWS.COM ^ | July 6, 2012 | Terence P. Jeffrey

Posted on 07/09/2012 4:18:13 AM PDT by BerryDingle

Speaking in Sandusky, Ohio on July 5, President Barack Obama used the first-person pronouns “I” and “me” a combined 117 times in a speech that lasted about 25 minutes and 32 seconds.

Obama used “I” 98 times and “me” 19 times, according to a transcript of the speech posted by the White House. A videotape of the speech posted on YouTube shows that Obama spoke for about 25-and-a-half minutes.

During this speech, Obama used “I” or “me” approximately once every 13.09 seconds.


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: bho2012; narcissisism; obama; oh2012; skidmark; speech; totus
Romney used the first-person pronouns “I” and “me” a combined 55 times in a speech that lasted about 18 minutes and 13 seconds.
1 posted on 07/09/2012 4:18:24 AM PDT by BerryDingle
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To: BerryDingle

Hope Romney adds meat and potatoes to his speeches if he uses “I” and “me” to his new management.


2 posted on 07/09/2012 4:20:41 AM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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He may use I and ME as he pleases, but the Latinos must use plastic cutlery in his presence.

I guess those 300+ dead Mexicans had relatives, huh...

3 posted on 07/09/2012 4:34:32 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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I guess those 300+ dead Mexicans had relatives,

You can't even get the left to say Brian Terry, let alone 300 Mexicans or 2500 + Weapons.

4 posted on 07/09/2012 4:54:48 AM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: rawcatslyentist

Hay Obama whatda ya say?

How many Mexicans ya kill today?


5 posted on 07/09/2012 6:01:59 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: BerryDingle

Say I and Me 200 times real fast you end up saying MIME over and over


6 posted on 07/09/2012 6:20:28 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (Any man may make a mistake ; none but a fool will persist in it . { Latin proverb })
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