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#PlannedParenthood

Today when I looked at the trending topics, #PlannedParenthood was among them. But this was not for some nasty thing Donald Trump (or other Republican nominees) said about them. Instead it was for the tragic shooting at their premises in Colorado.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/active-shooter-reported-at-planned-parenthood-clinic-in-colorado-1448654443

Three people died in the attack but the alleged shooter was arrested. The wordcloud clearly shows the shooting association with Planned Parenthood although sometimes "prolife" pops up. Presumably the shooter was white so that word also shows up frequently.



The sentiment was polarized. This is likely due to the negative words surrounding shooting and positive words surrounding Planned Parenthood and victims (I hope so!)



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