THE NEW YORK TIMES (12/28/11): Mr. Romney, never much of a hugger or backslapper, stands with his hands straight down at his waist, tilting forward ever so slightly and turning from side to side as he searches for the next hand to shake or poster to sign.
THE NEW YORK TIMES (7/24/99): [Gore’s] perfectly erect posture held good…even fielding questions from folks sitting cross-legged on the floor of a barn on Thursday night. He seemed shy shaking hands, and noticeably low on patter, quietly saying to most prospective voters simply, “How do you do?”
…Making a little bow—from the waist, like a man wearing an invisible neck brace—Mr. Gore said: “Shucks. I sometimes benefit from low expectations.
THE NEW YORK TIMES (7/24/99): [Gore’s] perfectly erect posture held good…even fielding questions from folks sitting cross-legged on the floor of a barn on Thursday night. He seemed shy shaking hands, and noticeably low on patter, quietly saying to most prospective voters simply, “How do you do?”
…Making a little bow—from the waist, like a man wearing an invisible neck brace—Mr. Gore said: “Shucks. I sometimes benefit from low expectations.
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the daily howler: Ashley Parker rides again: How Mitt holds his hands! When we focus on trivia, we lose. Even if this time we’re aiming our trivia at the other side. One note: For my money, I’d say Kerry suffered from similar typecasting, too. Stating the obvious: It doesn’t matter whether Mitt Romney often says, “Good to see you.” It didn’t matter if Gore often said, “How do you do?”, either. Oh, granted, this is our best newspaper! But sadly, this is our best newspaper. |
