Obama's Afghanistan Speech as Word Clouds

Did CNN hear President Obama’s Afghanistan speech the same way as the rest of us?

Two word clouds — one from CNN, one created by PR Professor Barbara Nixon using Wordle — show very different interpretations of the speech.

Here’s the word cloud Professor Nixon created using the full transcript of the president’s speech (click the image to see it larger):

Here’s the word cloud from CNN.com. The graphic links to video of post-speech commentary from their political team:

Notice any differences?

Granted, CNN doesn’t claim this word cloud is based on the complete transcript, nor that it’s a factual reporting of the speech. Still, it definitely borrows from the speech and serves as a selective interpretation.

What are your thoughts?