Third Debate Recap

[runningman]

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how many times did McCain blink in this debate.. has to be over 5 thousand times..

[toasty]

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closer to 3000, actually -- someone counted

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/16/mccain-frowns-roll-eyes-a_n_135085.html

[DIDI]

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^^^ Somebody always does

[emuler]

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this was hilarious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao5V66m5FaA

[neoee]

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how many times did McCain blink in this debate.. has to be over 5 thousand times..

Not that it's always an accurate measure but it is supposed to be one of the [many] indicators when a person is lying. It's one of the things I find myself keying in on (not intentionally). Obama's blink rate in this debate seemed average while McCain's was definitely outside of normal. In the first debate I noticed both Obama and McCain blinking away.

[shosh]

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Not that it's always an accurate measure but it is supposed to be one of the [many] indicators when a person is lying. It's one of the things I find myself keying in on (not intentionally). Obama's blink rate in this debate seemed average while McCain's was definitely outside of normal. In the first debate I noticed both Obama and McCain blinking away.

actually blinking has been disproved as a good indicator of someone lying. when placed in front of very bright lights, some people are prone to blink more.

[neoee]

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actually blinking has been disproved as a good indicator of someone lying. when placed in front of very bright lights, some people are prone to blink more.

Any of these are methods are only indexes and never alone, a tell tale sign that someone is lying. It's the combination of factors that is used to come to a conclusion. Of course, none of these are considered solid enough to be used as evidence. Blink rate though, is still generally accepted as a valid interrogation response measure.

[shosh]

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Any of these are methods are only indexes and never alone, a tell tale sign that someone is lying. It's the combination of factors that is used to come to a conclusion. Of course, none of these are considered solid enough to be used as evidence. Blink rate though, is still generally accepted as a valid interrogation response measure.

putting someone in front of bright lights may have the effect of drying up the eyes which would cause that person to blink excessively... you can focus on other of mac's body language signs, but the blinkage is a pretty weak one imo