Posted on 07/05/2008 1:36:49 PM PDT by Coffee200am
No matter what happens in November, a left-hander will take the White House. In fact, five of the last seven presidents have been southpaws. While left-handedness has been taken as a sign of everything from artistic talent to brain damage, ambidexterity may be a desirable quality in a leader. Left-handedness expert Melissa Roth tackles the topic for the Washington Post.
Science appears to favor Barack Obama, who is a mixed-hander, which some behavioral psychologists credit for imparting an understanding of different viewpoints. John McCain is a strong left-hander, having survived school pre-1950, when “correction” of lefties was in vogue. Being left-handed "allows you to see the world differently from other people," says a Harvard researcher, "and that can be a strength."
Reaching for my measuring stick...
In the 92 election all three candidates, Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ross Perot, were left handed.
Yep.
A lefty leftist.
*sigh* we know... we know,
Politically and in reality.
Because we’re the only ones in our ‘right mind’!
Too true.
A lefty will be president. It’s just a question whether he will be a far leftwinger, or a ultra-far leftwinger.
I hope the left-most of the lefties is left.
As in ‘96. Dole was left handed not by choice
ping
A sinister choice.
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