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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 08:20 PM
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Reuters story describes Bush's coke-jaw and Blair's poodle-isms
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-09-05T181632Z_01_L05543422_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCIENCE-POLITICIANS.xml&archived=False&src=090506_1421_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters

Silent signs show politicians' power and weakness

NORWICH (Reuters) - Whether it's a power walk, raised eyebrows or who walks through a door first, politicians like George W. Bush and Tony Blair use a silent language to appear dominant and likeable. snip

In video clips shown at a science conference, Collett showed that Bush bites the inside of his mouth if he gets distressed while Blair raises his eyebrows when he is trying to look agreeable.

"The mouth bite shows that Bush is feeling nervous. It is what psychologists call emotional leakage," said Collett who used to work at the University of Oxford.

He added it is an unconscious reaction and was evident when Bush was told of the attacks on September 11, 2001 and on other occasions as his way of keeping his anxieties under control.

Raised eyebrows indicate submissiveness.

"Tony (Blair) often uses this in order to show he is agreeable and is attentive to what other people have to say and that he is not a threat to them," Collett told a news conference at the BA Festival of Science. Continued...

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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 08:26 PM
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1. emotional leakage.. ha
bet the chimp is leaking in other places too
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Justice Is Comin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 08:29 PM
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2. It's emotional sewage.
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