Monday, October 17, 2005

The Incredible Blinking President!


In the Washington Post last week, columnist Dana Milbank wrote a piece, For President Under Duress, Body Language Speaks Volumes. He analyzes The President's physical responses to various questions. His piece contains gems like these:

"The fidgeting clearly corresponded to the questioning. When Lauer asked if Bush, after a slow response to Katrina, was 'trying to get a second chance to make a good first impression,' Bush blinked 24 times in his answer. When asked why Gulf Coast residents would have to pay back funds but Iraqis would not, Bush blinked 23 times and hitched his trousers up by the belt. When the questioning turned to Miers, Bush blinked 37 times in a single answer..."

"Lauer's query about whether conservatives 'are feeling let down by you?' appeared to provoke furious jiggling of the right leg."

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1 comment:

Keekee Brummet said...

The one thing I don't get, Cape Cod Works, is how you weasled in here around "word verification."

Private road construction?? What do I look like, some kind of Klan wacko??!