Languages in the Big Apple

MediaMatters just published a funny story on a “body language”
expert’s interpretation of Sen. Hillary Clinton, which aired on Fox
News’ The O’Reilly Factor with creepy Bill O’Reilly.

Tonya Reiman, the purported expert, watched video clips of Clinton
laughing at different moments during her recent interview with Chris
Wallace on Fox News Sunday, and concluded that she “saw some
evil laughter.”

The entire article, which includes the idiotic transcript, is
definitely worth reading in its entirety. Get it here !

But just for kicks, I’ll also excerpt some of it below:

O’REILLY: Well, she looked like she’s having a swell time.

REIMAN: Oh, contrived, contrived. That was the first word that came to mind.

O’REILLY: They — you mean, those laughs weren’t genuine?

REIMAN: They — some of those — I saw some evil laughter.

O’REILLY: Evil?

REIMAN: Evil laughter.

O’REILLY: Whoa! How did — what’s evil laughter?

REIMAN: Yeah, you know, just the way her face contorted — the
different shifts in her face — and then the length of time that you
laugh and smile. You can kind of tell a lot from the length of time
that someone branches out with a smile. Real, genuine smiles are
quick. They flash. She went into a full body laughter, which is
bizarre for this kind of an interview.