Capitol Words, a project of the Sunlight Foundation, is an amusing and nuance-free look at what our elected representatives are bloviating about at any given moment.
It might be better named “Capitol Word,” because that’s all it actually provides: the single word most frequently used by the U.S. Congress on any given day, determined by having a computer plow through the text of the Congressional Record. It goes back to January 2000, and they even have an API.
Thanks to Derek for the link.
I think Capitol is appropriate, especially if it’s specific to Congress. Capitol Hill/The Capitol Building refers to were Congress meets (or any legislative body). A capital is a city. I think you got them reversed.
Oops, yes, of course you’re right, I used the wrong word in the second paragraph. That was a typo; I wasn’t trying to be cute. Thanks for the catch, fixed now.
Hi,
I work @ Sunlight. Glad you liked Capitol Words. Our Labs created a widget for anyone who wants Capitol Words on their website:
http://capitolwords.org/about/
Thanks again.
Lizzie Nolan
Communications Assistant
The Sunlight Foundation
enolan AT sunlightfoundation DOT com
http://www.sunlightfoundation.com
Thanks for posting about Capitol Words. FYI We have made a lot of great improvements to the site. Check it out: http://capitolwords.org/
Capitol Words now has more information you can see what the most said words are over the period of a year, the whole Congress, month, and even day. You can also see what words a lawmaker is saying the most. These improvements give users a better understanding of what is happening in the halls of Congress.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Nisha Thompson
nthompson(at)sunlightfoundation(dot)com