Clinton making ‘insincere gesture’ with drinking style?
Hillary Clinton, Jan. 8, 2008 A psychologist in London claims that drinkers at bars fall into one of eight personality types based on their body language. The Telegraph quotes him as saying: When Hillary Clinton was on the campaign trail in the US, commentators picked up on the fact that she used her left ...
A psychologist in London claims that drinkers at bars fall into one of eight personality types based on their body language. The Telegraph quotes him as saying:
When Hillary Clinton was on the campaign trail in the US, commentators picked up on the fact that she used her left hand to raise a pint, even though she's right-handed.
A psychologist in London claims that drinkers at bars fall into one of eight personality types based on their body language. The Telegraph quotes him as saying:
When Hillary Clinton was on the campaign trail in the US, commentators picked up on the fact that she used her left hand to raise a pint, even though she’s right-handed.
“She might just have been posing for a shot but some people suggested that it was an insincere gesture.”
Here’s another possible explanation, based on the photo above of Clinton drinking a vanilla chai at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 8, 2008, while on the campaign trail. Perhaps she likes to keep her right hand free so she can shake people’s hands! Just a thought.
Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images
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