Posted on 01/24/2007 4:40:57 AM PST by IrishMike
Did they really need to drag World News anchor Charles Gibson all the way down from New York just to do a stand-up intro with the Capitol dome over his shoulder? George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz were in separate locations, so it wasn't as though he was joining them in the studio. Having just visited the slushy and dreary capital yesterday, I feel for him.
Maybe standing outside in the cold is what led Gibson to fall into what by now should be an eminently avoidable journalistic trap--remarking on the wardrobe of a female newsmaker.
As he and his colleagues noted the historic significance of Rep. Nancy Pelosi's presence on the dais as the first woman speaker of the House, Gibson said that he and Stephanopoulos had shared a laugh earlier about whether she and Vice President Cheney would coordinate their outfits. I haven't checked the transcripts from years past, but I'm quite certain Gibson--or any of his colleagues--never joked about Dennis Hastert conferring with Cheney about tie patterns. (And I'll bet Katie Couric had the sense to avoid it, having been the subject of much sartorial scrutiny herself.)
What was worth commenting on, however, was the contrast in blinks per minute between Pelosi and Cheney. While Pelosi clocked a good 25-30 blinks per minute, Cheney barely mustered 3 or 4. If energy conservation is a personal virtue—as he once said so dismissively—Cheney is a saint. The man functions admirably on standby power.
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Bat the lashes--what a loon........
How wonderfully PC, to run in terror from the truth. As if women didn't obsess about clothes, and as if absolutely everything they wear to an important appearance weren't thought, fought, and fussed-over in advance, including speculation over what other women will be wearing.
Critics' self-consciousness about this is so dorky. It's a sex difference. It will be with us until Christ comes again. Appreciate it, enjoy it, and get used to it. It's part of the story. It's part of reality.
20 to 30 per minute hell, I counted them three different times. They were 60, 80, and 84 beats per minute.
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I compared the Pelosi blinks to Cheney's blinks. Hers were 10-12 and then Cheney would blink twice, very quickly and then Pelosi would blink at least another 10 before Cheney blinked again. At first I thought it was contacts but there was no redness or other signs of irritation so I think she was just very very nervous.
I was thinking it might be turrets.
the other possibility that just occurred to me is that she has had lasik surgery and has dry eye syndrome. hmmm.
Good point. Whatever it is, I just wonder if the many talking heads will dare mention it today.
She has to consciously blink because her body won't do it automatically. That camera angle provided a hidious background.
As bad as her blinks were, I was even more distracted by here constant working at whatever was stuck in her teeth!
As bad as her blinks were, I was even more distracted by here constant working at whatever was stuck in her teeth!
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I'm hopeful that the average American Joe and Jane looking at the SOTU from their homes are bewildered.
"Pelosi was also doing weird things with her mouth too, unconsciously. She really needs to lay off the java."
Hmm, kinda reminds me of old Tom Arnold interviews, now that I think of it...
Hmmm, where was bj clinton before the SOTU?
It was also interesting to watch what she clapped for and what she didn't.
Of course the most telling was the Dems would not stand for Victory, when W mentioned it. Hopefully the public noticed too.
LOL. That thought actually crossed my mind last night, but I was thinking Hillary, not BJ.
Pelosi was actually "batting her lashes" in code to the terrorists...
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