>> President Obama has a number of "poker tells" which he displays when answering questions. They betray an increasing distance between his reply and the truth.
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, the president begins a pattern of "ahs" and "uhmms" which are as embarrassing as they are revealing. The awkward pausing punctuated by these semi-stutters increases in frequency as the president senses his own flailing about.

Next, the president begins filibustering. His average length of answer in every press conference is already epic, but he has been getting worse as the presidency has dragged on.
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The president will allegedly be subject to time limits on Wednesday night, but his contempt for most such rules almost guarantees he will blow through every limit and dare the moderator or Mitt Romney to challenge him.

If either does, we will be treated to "tell No. 4," the president's feigned outrage that anyone would interrupt or question him.
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Finally, watch for the parade of straw men, the president's favorite rhetorical trick. ... If the appearance of a straw man serves as a trigger in a drinking game, many bottles will empty by the end of Debate No. 1. <<
http://washingtonexaminer.com/obamas-poker-tells/article/250...

arrete

From the article: But if Benghazi or the unemployment rate surfaces, if the president's failure to remedy joblessness, spark a serious recovery, or in any way pose an obstacle to Iran's nuclear ambitions are brought up in the course of Wednesday night's first big debate, then watch for these verbal ticks and know that Romney is scoring.


The moderators, presumably the ones creating and asking the questions, for the three debates are:

October 3: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS)
October 11: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)
October 16: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

I expect an unbiased job of moderating from only Jim Lehrer. I'll be surprised if any of them ask Romney about the president's failure to remedy joblessness.

My favorite is, "Let me be clear", which is ALWAYS followed by a massive truth distortion or an outright lie.

October 3: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS)
October 11: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)
October 16: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

At least this is better than Gwen Ifill from last time, who had just published a pro-Obama book.

Lehrer won't be egregiously bad. Candy Crowley will turn it into a pro-Obama informercial. Raddatz? You'll know the fix will be in when she steers clear of Fast and Furious, which her network has a partnership with Univision on.

But back to the Bamster. When he gets hit hard he drops his head and smiles, then returns with the filibuster or a round of "Let me be clears" (which are immediately followed by whopper-sized lies).

speaking of press conferences, I don't think he's been giving them since March, 2012.

Mitt Romney has tells as well. For example:

When around someone he has fired, he smiles.

When around someone who owns a NASCAR team, he smiles.

When around a potential second or third Mormon wife, he smiles and looks at her cleavage.

When around a billionaire, he winks and smiles.

When around an average American, he sneers and throws up in his mouth a little bit.

When around a potential second or third Mormon wife, he smiles and looks at her cleavage.


Love the bigotry. Keep it up.

When around a potential second or third Mormon wife, he smiles and looks at her cleavage.


Love the bigotry. Keep it up.
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I love I told ya so's

This is another one I nailed while you and Vile and others defended him.

There is no such thing as a good liberal who is defending Obama at this point. In particular the brand that has endorsed the everything is Bush's fault meme are simply not good people you can not endorse anything that stupid as an informed person and forward that belief, it is impossible and has been for a while.

I am not defending him, he was wrong about a lot of things. But not any of them are the things that liberals want to nail him about. The things he was wrong about -- liberals to their great shame(if they had any) were more wrong about.

They have put a putz in the White House that has made Bush look good.

The moderators, presumably the ones creating and asking the questions, for the three debates are:

October 3: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS)
October 11: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)
October 16: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)



This is insane. There is no way that the Republicans should agree to have MSM members moderate the debates.

Mike

This President has four basic speaking styles:

Orator Suit and tie; stands behind lectern holding it with both hands; speaks in a measured cadence; body language is chin thrust foreword, little or no trunk movement but allows head movement to read teleprompter; when behind a desk there is little or no body movement; little or no face expression but stoic.

Informal Orator. Hustings style: shirt sleeves, no tie; speaks in longer sentences; body language is more fluid but never raises arms above elbow level; will allow trunk movement so to encompass the group’s width; will smile but only to improve a point; will allow occasional ums and aahs when explaining a concept.

Formal Interview Seated and poised forward; rarely allows an interruption; speaks in longer sentences as Informal Orator; body language is muted but gestures to emphasize a statement; will keep both feet on the floor but occasionally will cross legs especially when photographed with another.

Informal Interview Introduces many ums and aahs making it appear as if questions and interaction is fresh; will laugh; leans back in seat allowing arms to more outward movement; will cross legs when wanting to appear relaxed; sentences are shorter; will introduce a subject into the interview; when he wants to interview to end or the subject changed will shift position away from interviewer.

Tells: will never touch face but when minimalizing another’s position; rarely shrugs but when also minimalizing another’s position; changes speech cadence when a point needs explaining what is to him is complex to the average person; when he’s adding ums and aahs he believes this personalizes his point and is getting it across without using longer sentences.

In the debate look at how he stands and where he places his hands (the latter to prevent body movement that could be interpreted as defensive). He will not raise his hands above waist level if not holding onto the lectern. He will go overtime on explaining and will override time signals and, if called on it, will say the subject is not one that a short answer will suffice.

MichaelR

I'd prefer an un-moderated debate format where the two candidates ask each other questions. This way Obama will not know the questions ahead of time.

Mike

None of them are perfect, but how about we trade you Obama and you send us Harper.

Jedi

When around a potential second or third Mormon wife, he smiles and looks at her cleavage.


Um, you do know that Mormons haven't taken multiple wives in more than a hundred years, right?

(Those that do, like Warren Jeffs and his ilk, are not Mormons... the Mormons kicked them out.)

"Um, you do know that Mormons haven't taken multiple wives in more than a hundred years, right? (Those that do, like Warren Jeffs and his ilk, are not Mormons... the Mormons kicked them out.)" - Andrew


The Christian Church has had a history of separating into different denominations or sects since it's inception 2,000 years ago. Jesus's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemanee didn't work. He prayed that his followers be one as he and the father were one. Unfortunately that's not the way our Universe works. It seems duality and separation are inherent and inescapable properties of this life.

What happened within the Mormon church is no different than what happened to the Early Church. It split. Just like an Amoeba or bacteria splits in two.

Artie