DANA MILBANK: IDEAL MAH-JONG PARTNER [17 Reasons Why We Love Dana Milbank, Part 1]

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Thursday, February 1, 2007

posted by Cintra Wilson at 10:51 AM
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Dana Milbank, in his Washington Sketch, always keeps an eye on the “tells” – the little Congressional tics and fidgets that would definitely give a Senator away in a game of Texas Hold’Em.

From an Article in Men’s Fitness by Joy Davidson

“John Millner… considered one of the nation's foremost experts in forensic uses of body language, points to the nose rub as a common sign of dishonesty - especially when it's combined with breached eye contact and a walling-off hand position…

By and large, Millner says, liars don't give themselves away with large gestures, but with ‘microexpressions’ - unusual movements, head angles and breathing rhythms.”

Cathie Martin: Never Take This Woman to Vegas

During the Scooter Libby trial, former Vice Cheney communications director Cathie Martin, during her testimony,

“…..seemed uncomfortable, shifting in her chair, squinting at her interrogators, stealing quick glances at the jury, and repeatedly touching her cheek, ear, nose, lips and scalp.”

Today, Milbank told us about the unfortunate body language of James Baker, as he tried to endorse Bush’s plans for Iraq:

“Rubbing his fingers together and making motions with his mouth as if sucking on a hard candy, Baker pleaded: ‘Look, the president's plan ought to be given a chance. Give it a chance.’"

Even the bright TV lights of a State of the Union Address can’t conceal deep divisions in a politician’s soul. Mortals, ye canst not hide yer lyin’ eyes from Dana Milbank! :

“Bush called for the United States ‘to succeed in Iraq.’ Cheney again stood and clapped. Pelosi wiped her lips and remained seated, as did most Democrats…”

May Mr. Milbank continue give us all details of future Congressional lip-wiping, nose itching, pencil eating, hair-pulling, sweat-lathering, eyelid-fluttering, chest-beating, etc....with our extreme Dregulatorial gratitude.

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