Romney practiced that smile “for hours.” Think about that for a minute

[kpete]

Some don’t need to ‘practice’ things like smiling. Humans, for instance:



http://underthemountainbunker.com/2012/10/05/mitt-romneys-practiced-smile/

http://mobile.politico.com/iphone/story/1012/82053.html

[Care Acutely]

1. I'll bet it makes his face hurt. Seriously.

For this asshole, learning a "sincere smile" was probably like asking him to grow a tail.

[gkhouston]

2. If that was the expression his handlers settled for, imagine what the "rejects" looked like.

[Skidmore]

3. Smile aside, it is the creepy blinky eye thing that made it not work.

It was like he had been told that when he lies, he's not supposed to blink so much and he was trying not to blink. Or, he was feeling a tear in his skin somewhere as his inside lizard was trying to get out.

[gkhouston]

8. True, but the nonstop smiling was pretty creepy, and probably made his face hurt.

It's not natural to have your face frozen into a nonstop half-smile. If he'd practiced that smile (!) and occasionally used it, while alternating with a relaxed, attentive expression, it would have served him better.

Someone quoted a Politico article last night, characterizing Romney as "more relaxed" and the President as "grim-faced". That seemed very odd to me, because Mitt's "relaxed" behavior was near-manic and the President's "grim" expression was simply him looking thoughtfully at his notes while listening. So, we're supposed to believe Mitt's non-stop contrived OMG-has-someone-sewn-his-lips-together "smile" is relaxed and the President was "grim-faced" because he didn't have the same expression stamped on his face throughout the debate.

[dkf]

4. Geez if he was actually driven to practice for hours that is pretty single minded and relentless

I'd actually be impressed at that.

[begin_within]

5. I still think Romney was on methamphetamines or some prescription stimulant.

The glassy eyes, the shaking microphone, the constant interruptions... they had to have injected him with something... and Mormons aren't allowed caffeine...

[kpete]

11. as a recovering addict,

all the signs were there
kp

[DollarBillHines]

15. I think it was some kind of psychotropic drug.

The buzz never let up.

[flamingdem]

17. Bain manufactures a "Performance enhancing drug" nt

[oswaldactedalone]

6. Give him credit for preparing

despite his overall douchiness.

[flamingdem]

7. As Maher said - It looked like he was holding in a fart!

sqwak!

[Lugnut]

13. That's the best reaction I've read so far.

Whatever that look on his face is it certainly doesn't look natural.

[flyguyjake]

9. I'm sure he learned it having all those doors slammed in face trying to convert people to mormonism.

[begin_within]

10. It's a fake "beauty pageant" smile because it doesn't include the cheeks or eyes.

Cover up the mouth with your hand and you can see that his cheeks or eyes never change. It's a phony, "pasted on" smile. There's no feeling with it, he's just "smiling for the camera." By contrast Obama's is a genuine smile that involves the whole face, and reflects his feelings.

[kpete]

12. especially like

how Obama's smiles goes all the way to his ears.

[flamingdem]

18. Plus he's been BOTOXED so he can't express much with his eyes nt

[Mariana]

14. I wonder if he's had Botox.

I've noticed people who've had Botox treatments often have creepy looking smiles - I remember John McCain's smile 2008 looked absolutely ghastly. Doesn't the Botox paralyze some of the muscles you use to smile naturally?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

16. Looks like Stan Laurel after Ollie yelled at him.

[procon]

19. High Fives!

That was exactly what my thought was too!

[Auntie Bush]

20. He's been practicing that smile in front of a mirror for YEARS.

No one can continuously smile naturally...must be practiced. Bet $10,000 he doesn't smile constantly at home. The man's a total fake! Obama smiles a beautiful genuine smile when appropriate.

[begin_within]

21. That's the point...

you should smile when there's a reason to smile. If you don't, you look dour.
But if you smile all the time, even when there's nothing to cause it, it seems suspicious and evil.

[Buns_of_Fire]

22. It was just a temporary mechanical malfunction.

The mouth servos temporarily froze up and locked. I understand the Audio-Animatronics people are working hard to find some replacements from China.

(That, or the man desperately needs to invest in a couple of bottles of Beano.)

[Canuckistanian]

23. I hear sociopaths do that

Practice looking happy or sad or angry in the mirror. They know that with the right facial expression they can get what they want from the people around them.

Even if they don't actually experience those feelings.