Joe Bob Briggs has an excellent encapsulation of the visual impressions left by the two candidates at Taki’s Magazine: The great thing about watching a Presidential debate with a split screen is that you get to watch the face that’s not speaking and you get to see what’s underneath the words. And what did these two faces say? Trump’s face, pinched, orange, topped by what can only be called a wispy ghost of a crewcut, was saying, “I can’t stand the sound of your voice. You’re annoying me. You’re a nothing.” And Hillary’s face, coiffed, pancaked, accessorized, was saying, “I’m going to smile sarcastically, even if I hate him, so the crowd will think I don’t care.” In other words, Trump was genuine and spontaneous, while Hillary was controlled and phony. Pundits are wordsmiths, so they overvalue the role of words in reaching voters.  The visual impressions can count for more...(Read Full Post)