A chart displaying the frequency of words used by both Republican and Democratic speakers at their respective conventions. The Democrats top three are Change, McCain, and Energy, while the Republicans focused on God, Taxes, Businesses and Change. It’s not quite Fleshmap , but there were still plenty of asses on stage.

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1. The Words They Used
2. DNC’s Full List of Convention Speakers
3. RNC’s Full List of Convention Speakers
4. McCain Vs. Obama on Wordle
5. Fleshmap

CNN posted a rather insinuating photo of Sarah Palin this morning. It was only live for a few minutes, but gave just enough time for a sharp-eyed Gawker tipster to grab a screenshot.

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1. Mischievous Web Producer or Entirely Clueless
2. PalinFeed
3. Seig What?

POLITICS BUZZ: Among the dozens arrested on the eve of the RNC was Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman. She intervened after police arrested two producers for Democracy Now! and was put in cuffs herself.

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1. Video of Goodman’s Arrest
2. Amy Goodman Violently Arrested at RNC
3. CNN Story Strangely Doesn’t Mention Goodman’s Arrest

A blogger caught Don Fowler, the former national chairman of the Democratic National Committee, joking about Gustav hitting New Orleans on Monday and saying, “That just demonstrates God’s on our side.” Just some dark humor or a career-ending scandal? Is it fair to use a hurricane as a political tool?

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1. Fowler Fouls: Hurricane is God’s Favor to Democrats
2. Michael Moore Says Gustav is Proof There is a God
3. McCain May Postpone Convention
4. New Orleans Ports Brace for Hurricane Gustav
5. Bush Weighs Skipping Party Convention Due to Storm