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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:17 PM Oct 2012

Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate

Pretty interesting stuff....

“All in all, Barack Obama was measured and cool, nonverbally, while Mitt Romney was aggressive, interrupting, and speaking over the host many times,” said Gonzaga University anthropologist David B. Givens, who analyzed the candidates’ visual cues at the request of The Daily Beast.

Nonverbal Dictionary, and his expertise in primate social behavior, is what Givens saw:


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/04/body-language-expert-romney-hyperactive-obama-measured-in-debate.html

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Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate (Original Post) trailmonkee Oct 2012 OP
I thought Obama won all along... Kalidurga Oct 2012 #1

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. I thought Obama won all along...
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:24 PM
Oct 2012

I am past caring what the talking heads think. But, I am glad a person that studies body language essentially saw the same thing I saw. Did he see the cheat sheets as well?

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