Friday, March 17, 2006
I wrote a computer program called the Bushinator that randomly generates gibberish in the style of a Bush speech on staying the course in Iraq.
The program figures out the probability that a word will follow a given pair of words for all pairs of adjacent words in an input file and then spews out random text that exhibits the same probabilities. I used as input six Bush Iraq speeches (here, here, here, here, here, and here) plus Bush's 2nd inaugural address.
Bushinator output reads like the weird ravings of a coked-up sufferer of glossomania with an obsessive-compulsive fixation on the writings of neoconservative ideologues -- in other words, it sounds a lot like Bush. Here's an excerpt:
And here's another:
And, oh hell, here's one that mentions September 11th:
The above were take from the following complete Bushinator speeches: bushinator1, bushinator2, and bushinator3.
The program figures out the probability that a word will follow a given pair of words for all pairs of adjacent words in an input file and then spews out random text that exhibits the same probabilities. I used as input six Bush Iraq speeches (here, here, here, here, here, and here) plus Bush's 2nd inaugural address.
Bushinator output reads like the weird ravings of a coked-up sufferer of glossomania with an obsessive-compulsive fixation on the writings of neoconservative ideologues -- in other words, it sounds a lot like Bush. Here's an excerpt:
These terrorists have nothing to offer the Iraqi security forces have given their lives are going to be prepared to take that future away from them by tearing their country, you could be taken seriously now, it's important for the students being here, but I want to thank you for your service to our enemies. Predecessors of mine have used a litany of excuses for violence -- the progress we are on the offense, and we will not waver, we expect to see how they ran and left their agents -- is noteworthy." And what this man who grew up in wealth and privilege considers good for them and their neighbors, democracies respect the rights and choices of their own citizens, and cuts the throat of a brutal terrorist named Abu Abdullah, who had been helping us. Mr. President --( applause) -- which stands in stark contrast to what the enemy, to liberation, to hold those areas securely, and may God continue to fight the enemy, that I will discuss the third country, and use the vacuum created by an additional three-to-seven weeks of specialized training. With our help, the Iraqi people are resolute.
They will fail. America's will is strong at the most professional armed forces in Iraq. And they understand a defeat to their courage every day. More than 60 influential Sunni clerics issued a fatwa calling on young Sunnis to join the political process evolve, made up of coalition soldiers and families of the United States and outside the country to somebody else, prior to the ratification of a major black-market operation in nuclear technology led by nine coalition battalions providing support. Many people of the Iraqi people. And our nation is united and determined to deny the militants in Pakistan. We're facing a set of killers -- dedicated to the American people at risk. Everywhere we have learned the lesson of this veneer of religious rhetoric, most of the suicide bombings and mass murder out of the Iraqi security forces are at different levels of readiness. Some have also argued that extremism has been established north of Baghdad are followers of the troops to the American people do not have wanted us to get out of Iraq will continue to be complacent, my job is not a plan for victory.( Applause.) Our commanders on the ground have determined that we are helping to capture terrorists and train Iraqi officers in the Middle East, and conducting operations together in the hands of the world, and we'll give these brave Iraqis the skills and training the Iraqi people.( Applause.)
And here's another:
" The terrorists can kill the innocent lives they are making the National Academy of Sciences, all Iraqi communities. If by" stay the course." The leaders of Iraq by violence. First of all the decisions, you've seen it in the Oval Office?( Laughter and applause.) I'm proud that the seeds of freedom, and sharing them with our troops can know that as Iraqi forces are gaining the confidence of all Iraqis -- more than 130 -- with the Iraqi army and police are trained. When you stand for democracy and security. And I want to thank you for your devotion to freedom that will protect minority rights. The terrorists believe that, and you kept that oath underseas[ sic] remnants of the Iraqi people have gone from living under the boot of a free government will emerge from Iraq.
As the Iraqi people. So is the great liberating tradition of patriotism and freedom still runs strong here in our military is to be done in the Arab world. Under the regime of Saddam Hussein, the last few months, Iraqi insurgents, and our will to power. These combined operations are giving Iraqis a stake in the year ahead. A few Americans have always claimed that regimented societies are strong and pure -- until those societies collapse in corruption and decay. And I didn't particularly like it then.( Applause.) Wars are not actively fighting us -- and yet systems and forms of government on the ground, not only cleared the city with T-72 tanks and armored infantry vehicles. During the past two weeks, the world. Yet with the ultimate triumph over radicalism and terror. And now Europe is completely different, in Beslan. Over a dozen shipments of suspected insurgents. To complete the mission they are assisting the Iraqis; it will yield a victory. A lot of lives -- Japanese lives and American lives. The Iraqi people expressed in free elections. Iraqi leaders have made it clear to any country that divides into factions and leaders advance competing agendas and seek their share of political power. Instead of attending far-away training camps, recruits can now access online training libraries to learn about private efforts in your vital work will be tough moments that test America's resolve, and where Iraqi security forces a truly national institution -- one that is a Philadelphia cop who helped train Iraqi police is not to address the graduating class of 2005. I knew that at times people would say, well, maybe it won't.
And, oh hell, here's one that mentions September 11th:
So we will stay in the Middle East, and that use terror will be seated in Baghdad. He said, I said, well, he said, if we forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001. The stakes in Iraq. They know the difference between responsible and irresponsible debate -- and in your own lives. Some have shown that democracies yield the future of that constitution in a net decrease of several thousand troops below the pre-election baseline of 138, 000 border police trained and equipped -- which is near our goal for a quarter-century: They know that we still believe as Abraham Lincoln did:" It's beyond description. They were called into action because the enemy -- capturing and killing Americans across the broader Middle East, people may look back at this Academy had prepared them morally, mentally and physically for the challenges of life are in the past year -- and al Qaeda and other free nations with ever-increasing violence.( Applause.) I'm proud to be a child in Iraq. We saw the restraint of the great strengths of our strategy -- it must also have an opportunity to make it easier for local leaders and residents to accelerate the training has improved, so they can protect their communities from the city, they performed with courage and determination. They're getting better." Iraqi forces took the lead in the face of an outrageous terrorist attack. Iraq's leaders know that the attacks on our television.
They're hyped-up, they look sharp, they're beginning to help. They failed to break their confidence is growing and they will assume responsibility for their people. Some have also argued that extremism has been transformed into a capable Iraqi police officers. I spoke to the peoples of the United States is forefront in my mind, America is proud to be strong in diplomacy. Secretary Rice explained last week, we will see when they see it. America's belief in the cities taken from the Last Chance Bar.
The above were take from the following complete Bushinator speeches: bushinator1, bushinator2, and bushinator3.