The Arithmetic of Bill Clinton's Speech

Call me biased, but I thought having Bill Clinton perform a nearly 50-minute long impression of Bill Clinton was a stroke of brilliance on the part of Democrats. It's possible that the man is very talented speaker…

Length of the night's big speech: 49 minutes and 10 seconds. Long enough for a fake Paul Ryan half-marathon.

Minutes of speech enjoyed by Democrats: 49 minutes and 10 seconds.

Minutes of speech enjoyed by Democrats who have to be at work at 7:30 am, no thanks to the current president's jobs record: 35 minutes.

Tweets-per-minute during the speech: 22,087 versus 14,289 during last week's speech by Mitt Romney.

Prepared remarks versus remarks as delivered: 3,136 words v. 5,895 words. Thank goodness no one requested "Free Bird."

Number of times he admitted to killing Vince Foster if you carefully listen to the speech in reverse: Waiting on The American Spectator to perform this analysis.

References to balls: One ("It takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did.")

Mentions of arithmetic: 2.

Southern Country Boy-ness at start of speech: 10%.

By the middle of the speech: 60%.

Number of politicians who receive rapt attention when discussion Medicaid block grants: One.

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