From today’s New York Times, a blistering exposé that could change the dynamics of the 2016 presidential race:
When Hillary Clinton told her audience at a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday “Here’s what I believe,” ... Up went her hand, placed over her heart.
… Mrs. Clinton spoke of her late father, and up went her hand, placed over her heart.
... by putting her had to her heart, once, twice, then a third and fourth time.
At this point you’re probably scratching your head, saying “huh?,” and wondering what in the hell this is all about. Well, hold on to your hat, because this is a game changer:
It’s a subliminal message of sincerity that some language experts consider contrived.
Want proof? The Times has quotes from a media group’s “communications coach,” an assistant professor from a university in Poland AND (smoking gun) a guy with a website. Case. Closed.
The only disappointing thing in this textbook example of investigative journalism is—despite the stunning array of experts consulted—that the Times failed to uncover the genesis of this “contrived, subliminal message.” It could have been stolen from Justin Trudeau, or possibly Angelina Jolie, or it may be that Clinton “picked it up while traveling as secretary of state.” We just don’t know.
cc: Pulitzer Prize Committee