Pelosi eyeblinks clocked at 25-30 blinks per minute

[Roon]

Some people really need to get a life.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/1580006558.html

[NYCGirl]

1. Of course she blinks more than Cheney. He's been dead for years. NT

[omega minimo]

9. !!!!!!!!!

:spray: :rofl:

[helderheid]

2. I noticed she was blinking like crazy - I would do the same had I had to sit and listen to his BS

that close up.

[racaulk]

3. And then there was that one loooooooong blink from McCain!

:boring:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

5. Heh! good one.

he was counting those sheep for a while last night.

[sharp_stick]

4. It's hard not to blink

when you're being fed an unending list of bullshit. I think I was doing at least 20 or so myself during chimpy's little liefest last night myself.

[AX10]

6. Well how much of *'s BS could she take without...

reacting adversely to it?

[TechBear_Seattle]

24. Indeed. It would have been rude to hold her nose and fan her face n/t

[Bucky]

7. Scandalous! The woman is excited to be serving in elective office! Clearly she's, um, something bad.

Is she even remotely accused of having something to hide?

[verse18]

8. She was blinking back tears

that were welling up from having to listen to *.

[Rosemary2205]

10. She was downwind of GW - it was probably the smell.

pollution just makes people blink a lot.

[verse18]

12. Yeah, that sulfur smell is pungent

From what I've heard, it lasts for days.

[Eurobabe]

11. Cheney's faltering respiratory rate clocked at 80 breaths per minute.

Watch a taped segment and count the gasping.

[Ian David]

13. She was blinking in morse code... "T-O-R-T-U-R-E.... D-I-C-K... F-A-R-T-E-D..." N/T

[Rosemary2205]

16. DAMN YOU!!

I just spit diet Mt. Dew all over my monitor!

Morse code. hhahahaha

[Demeter]

20. Help! That ACTUALLY Makes Sense!

We're doomed, folks. Free the Madam Speaker!

[patricia92243]

30. I wish Jon Stewart would do a bit on this. It would be hilarious.

[Cleita]

14. It could be something she has an allergy to something that was in the air..

I noticed that she doesn't always blink, so perhaps someone's aftershave or other irritant was in the room's air. I have had to leave places where the perfume someone was wearing triggered an allergic reaction in me that could trigger my asthma.

[Cabcere]

23. That's entirely possible

Some colognes, perfumes, etc. really irritate my eyes. I don't know if Ms. Pelosi wears contacts, but when I do, the reaction to airborne irritants is usually worse. :shrug:

[Taverner]

15. She wears contacts

Why is this important?

[verse18]

27. Contacts can make your eyes dry. n/t

[obnoxiousdrunk]

17. It was the

smell of sulphur that made her blink.

[SeattleGirl]

18. She was probably trying to stay awake. n/t

[Fleshdancer]

19. The normal blink rate is roughly 20 blinks per minute so this isn't even odd

"Eye-blinking is another well-known primate movement. The moment you have the least little bit of stress, the eyelids blink, bang! bang! bang!" (Niko Tinbergen, in a 1974 Psychology Today interview)

U.S. Politics. In the 1996 presidential debates, candidate Bob Dole averaged 147 blinks--seven times above normal. President Bill Clinton averaged 99 blinks a minute, reaching 117 when asked about increases in teen drug use, a sensitive issue of the day (Tecce 1996).

Funny, I don't recall Drudge caring about Bob Dole's manic blinkers. :eyes:

[Matariki]

21. She had to navigate a freaking minefield

What with the camera on her as much as it was on Bush. She looked like she was concentrating VERY hard. Some statements almost seemed designed to put her and the Democrats on the spot. Like when Bush said "And I ask you to support our troops in the field -- and those on their way." How could she NOT applaud for the 'support our troops' part yet if she did she had to appear to applaud for the 'and those on their way' part.

[BlackVelvet04]

22. I have every idea she wears contact lenses.....

and if so lights, heat or air conditioning can dry contacts out.

[MiniMe]

25. I'm sure that the TV lights were brighter than she is used to

I also think that she blinked more when * lied, or when she disagreed with what * said.

[patricia92243]

26. I just assumed it was the lights or something bothering her eyes. I guess she hated to pop out her c

contacts right in public. I believe I would have.

[zara]

28. Nancy is great but she WAS blinking like a warning light!~

[Kerrytravelers]

29. She must have been blinking back tears of laughter to block the tears.

I know the stupidity that was spewing forth last night made me and Mr. kt laugh to keep from crying.