{"id":74,"date":"2005-10-14T06:52:21","date_gmt":"2005-10-14T12:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/?p=74"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-13T22:59:37","slug":"for-president-under-duress-body-language-speaks-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/dump-duhbya\/for-president-under-duress-body-language-speaks-volumes\/","title":{"rendered":"For President Under Duress, Body \r\n\r\nLanguage Speaks Volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"

For President <\/p>\n

Under Duress, Body Language Speaks Volumes<\/a> By Dana Milbank<\/p>\n

[T]his much could be seen watching the tape of NBC’s broadcast <\/p>\n

during Bush’s 14-minute pre-sunrise interview, in which he stood unprotected by the usual lectern. The president was a blur of <\/p>\n

blinks, taps, jiggles, pivots and shifts.<\/strong> Bush has always been an active man, but standing with Lauer and the serene, steady <\/p>\n

first lady, he had the body language of a man wishing urgently to be elsewhere<\/strong>. [mjh: need to go to the restroom?]<\/p>\n

The fidgeting clearly corresponded to the questioning.<\/strong> … Bush blinked<\/em> 24 times in his answer. … Bush <\/p>\n

blinked<\/em> 23 times and hitched his trousers up by the belt. … Bush blinked<\/em> 37 times in a single answer — along with a <\/p>\n

lick of the lips, three weight shifts and some serious foot jiggling.<\/p>\n

Dead giveaway – smh.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

Another <\/p>\n

supposed sign of lying is rapid blinking.<\/strong> It’s true that when we become aroused or our mind is racing, there’s a corresponding <\/p>\n

increase in our blinking rate. Our normal rate is about 20 blinks per minute, but it can increase to four or five times that figure when <\/p>\n

we feel under pressure. When liars are searching for an answer to an awkward question, their thought processes speed up. In this kind of <\/p>\n

situation, lying is frequently associated with blinking. But we need to remember that there are times when people have a high blinking <\/p>\n

rate, not because they’re lying, but because they’re under pressure. Also, there are times when liars show normal rates.<\/p>\n

Fidgeting and awkward hand movements are also thought to be signs of deceit<\/strong> ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For President Under Duress, Body Language Speaks Volumes By Dana Milbank [T]his much could be seen watching the tape of NBC’s broadcast during Bush’s 14-minute pre-sunrise interview, in which he stood unprotected by the usual lectern. The president was a blur of blinks, taps, jiggles, pivots and shifts. Bush has always been an active man, … Continue reading For President Under Duress, Body <\/p>\n

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