Word Cloud of Cristina’s Post-Senate Defeat Speech

Analysts have been picking their brains trying to figure out which direction the Argentine government will take after suffering its historical legislative setback last month. President Cristina Fernandez has said virtually nothing about recent events and has given almost no indication about her intentions. This could change Saturday, when Fernandez gives the first presidential press conference in five years.

In any case, I’ve decided to start analyzing the president’s speeches for clues. One fun – if obviously inadequate – tool for doing this is to look at how many times she refers to certain words and concepts in her speeches. In her first public comments after Congress rejected her controversial farm taxes, the president focused on “infrastructure.” Of course, she was delivering her speech at the inauguration of a new airport in Chaco, so it should surprise no one that she spoke about infrastructure. But to many people’s surprise, she did not say anything about Congress, farmers, taxes or the “golpistas” who her husband said had tried to overthrow the government. I’ll be tracking the president’s speeches from here on out, and will post the results here if they merit comment.

Link: Wordle