Fox News latest obsession? Counting the times Obama says "I"

[CatWoman]

The I's Have It: Obama Hits 45 I's in Nashua, N.H.

FOXNews.com

Much attention has been given to President Obama's persistent use of "I" when giving speeches to sell his administration's agenda. Is he taking responsibility -- or, as his critics say, is he still in campaign mode? FoxNews.com is tracking the president's speeches all this month and will report back after each to see whether The "I's" Have It.

Today's Speech: Opening remarks at a town hall-style meeting in Nashua, N.H.

Subject: Jobs and the economy

Speech Length: 2,811 words

Number of "I" References: 45

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/02/obama-hits-nashua-nh/

[Bicoastal]

1. "Much attention has been given..."

...meaning WE, Fox News, give it much attention.

[frazzled]

2. They do know the word "I" is 17th most frequently occurring word in English, don't they?

They might as well count how many times he uses "the" or "an."

From the first 1000 most frequently used words in English:


1 the
2 of
3 and
5 a
5 to
6 in
8 is
9 be
9 that
9 was
10 he
11 for
11 it
14 with
15 as
15 his
17 I
17 on
18 have
19 at
20 by
20 not
21 they
21 this
22 had
24 are
25 but

http://www.insightin.com/esl/1000.php

[superconnected]

3. That's cool info! Thanks.