Romney's Obvious Discomfort During Interview With Brian Williams



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 NBC Night New Anchor Brian Williams sat down with Mitt Romney last evening and asked some pointed questions of the Republican presidential candidate. Throughout the interview, Romney adopted a "deer in headlights" expression and blinked rapidly as he answered every question. That kind of demeanor and response to direct questions causes this blogger huge concern. In my classes on human behavior, professors indicated rapid blinking usually signals that someone is not telling the truth. At best, Romney was clearly uncomfortable for the approximately five-minute duration of the interview.





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Williams asked Romney about a remark made by someone from his campaign staff about the type of vice president he will name. That person responded, "He's looking for a boring white guy." Romney then quipped that he had called Williams about the spot, but Williams wasn't available. Ta dum! That remark fell flat and provided further evidence that Romney doesn't do well without a script.

He danced around the subject of the gun control issue in general and skirted the question of the gun control legislation enacted when he was governor of Massachusetts. Ham on Wry believes that he doesn't want to anger the NRA. Since he doesn't think the United States needs laws aimed at gun control, I guess he's satisfied with the manner in which mass murderers can obtain assault rifles with ease, such as occurred last Friday in Colorado.

The interview occurred in London where Romney is meeting with British political leaders and will attend the opening of the Olympic Games tomorrow night. According to AFT, he made a serious gaffe when he commented on London's preparation for the games. "It's hard to know just how well it will turn out. There are a few things that were disconcerting," he remarked. "The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials--that obviously is not something which is encouraging."

If one couples those words with his interview, it's hard to imagine how he would handle meeting Angela Merkel or Vladamir Putin. He might have successfully rescued the 2002 Olympics, but that doesn't mean he can handle global politics as a world leader. His interpersonal skills one-on-one leave me with doubts about his ability to relate to people. He would do well to observe President Obama's warmth and compassion, because Romney fails to demonstrate those human qualities and presents in a wooden, automaton fashion. Perhaps he should hire a personal coach.