[paulat]

He, like H. Ross Perot, never blinks.

Creepy guy.

Not blinking and lack of facial expression are symptoms of Parkinson's.

[leadpenny]

I didn't know that. In Perot's case, it was mentioned during the 92 GOP debates. It had to be around the same time when I noticed the Kinsley "stare." Maybe the early "Crossfire" programs?

[beckett]

Kinsley, 54, had the same strange thing going on with his eyes decades ago, when he was just a kid moderating Firing Line for William F. Buckley in the late 70s.

I suppose it's possible that even then it was a symptom of the early onset of Parkinson's -- I'm no medical expert -- but certainly he's looked like he looks for far longer than public knowledge of his Parkinson's diagnosis, which only happened several years ago.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Not blinking and lack of facial expression are symptoms of Parkinson's.

One of the worst things about Parkinson's is that it can affect your balance, and people can fall just by taking a step backward.