Update: Under growing pressure, Mayor Bloomberg has cancelled the New York City Marathon. The following post was from earlier today and offers some clues into the mindset of the Mayor at that time.
Many of the residents of New York City, especially the of areas most hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, are particularly critical of the decision to go forward with the NYC Marathon so soon after the superstorm - this Sunday, 5 November 2012.
In this CBS video clip, Mayor Michael Bloomberg show nonverbal signals of apprehensions or worse, which are not consistent with his verbal statements. This is especially true when the Mayor displays a nose touch (1:09) after saying, ".... but we have plenty of police officers that work in areas that are unaffected ...." Facial MAPs (Manipulators, Adaptors, Pacifiers) - particularly certain ones such as a nose touch after making a definitive statement - especially in the high stress context of a press conference after a hurricane - are highly consistent with possible deception.
Another similar Anxiety-Possible Deception MAP is seen at the 0:45 mark after Mayor Bloomberg says, " ...it's a relatively small amount, it's the sanitation departments resources do it - and we have to have a city going forward ..." Here he scratches multiple times in front of and above his right ear.
Another similar Anxiety-Possible Deception MAP is seen at the 0:45 mark after Mayor Bloomberg says, " ...it's a relatively small amount, it's the sanitation departments resources do it - and we have to have a city going forward ..." Here he scratches multiple times in front of and above his right ear.
At the very least, these body language tells stem from Bloomberg's own disbelief of and/or significant anxiety in a subordinate's statement or judgment.
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2033: Lie Detection, Sergey Lavrov and Syria
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1861: Bashar al-Assad's Body Language Denial and Deception
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 731: Sharon Bialek isn't Telling the Whole Truth
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1907: Governor Rick Scott tells a Lie
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2156: Barack Obama's Body Language at Al Smith Charity Dinner - Comedy, White Lies and Facial Touching MAPs
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