Obama clinched the nomination tonight and Hillary’s speech, which was not a concession, seemed ungracious to some. After someone in the Clinton camp, by way of explanation, emailed CNN that tonight — the night when a major party finally nominated an African-American — “had to be Hillary’s night,” commentator Jeffry Toobin accused the Clintons of “deranged narcissism.” I’m not sure about the deranged part, but the case for narcissism is airtight.
I’ve always had the subjective impression that Hillary talks mainly about herself, whereas Obama speaks very inclusively. To quantify that, I looked at transcripts of both their speeches tonight and counted the use of the word “I.” Results for Obama: 25 “I”’s in 2472 words. Clinton: 65 “I”’s in 2237.
