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She has the same look and expression that I have seen for many years on the face of women-- hlthe2b Oct 2018 #1
I posted about that during the hearing Perseus Oct 2018 #29
there is a study of it on twitter barbtries Oct 2018 #41
Thanks for the heads up about Dr. Jack Brown DesertRat Oct 2018 #53
Thanks. elleng Oct 2018 #78
you're welcome barbtries Oct 2018 #89
You're probably right DesertRat Oct 2018 #91
Out of everything else Separation Oct 2018 #98
Wasn't that twitter thread interesting? DesertRat Oct 2018 #99
In our 27 years of marriage, my husband never grabbed me by the shoulder like that. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #33
Yep, the classic facial demeanor of an abused wife, if not physically at least emotionally. George II Oct 2018 #47
Whoa! democratisphere Oct 2018 #2
Yeah, there are moments in that clip where she looks at him almost for approval... brush Oct 2018 #58
Agreed. democratisphere Oct 2018 #70
Omg, that is not a happy woman. nt cwydro Oct 2018 #3
I am positive that Scarsdale Oct 2018 #50
Are you safe now? nt kstewart33 Oct 2018 #69
Yes. This was many years ago. Scarsdale Oct 2018 #83
So good to know. kstewart33 Oct 2018 #92
Please don't disparage abused women for decisions they make under the yoke Maru Kitteh Oct 2018 #88
So well said. I couldn't agree more DesertRat Oct 2018 #96
Forced smiles and hostage eyes. Notice how he shoves her out of the way to reach his tblue37 Oct 2018 #4
Also in that video clip, after kissing him, as she must do, her smile falls exactly as Melania's did tblue37 Oct 2018 #6
Yes. I saw that move. democratisphere Oct 2018 #12
Grimace. Submission. Diss-Spirited. Achilleaze Oct 2018 #5
Remember, she was Bush's assistant, so she is not "scared" of the White House publicity Sancho Oct 2018 #7
Really? I don't think she ever got this much attention until now. Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #65
She was George W. Bush's personal assistant in the White House. nt Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #74
I don't think personal assistants do much time in front of cameras Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #76
She had LOTS of time in front of cameras...Bush's media director.. Sancho Oct 2018 #85
And in Texas, before Bush became president. Samspadesnark Oct 2018 #86
Help! Cattledog Oct 2018 #8
So freaky the way she was handled from Kavanaugh to Trump, back to Kavanaugh. Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #9
Submissive. Nothing more than a trophy. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2018 #10
She also jerked her shoulder to get him to take his hand away. madaboutharry Oct 2018 #11
Sad. n/t JoeOtterbein Oct 2018 #13
Not just her body language, but her facial expressions. pazzyanne Oct 2018 #14
I noticed that too. I watched it with the sound off and her face just told the whole story. smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #23
Makes me wonder.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #28
That was me about a decade ago... llmart Oct 2018 #56
Thanks for that reflection, llmart - I'm glad for you & we need to hear more of that. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #64
All bets are off on that. pazzyanne Oct 2018 #87
I also see the youngest daughter constantly looking up at her mom. PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #15
It would be nice if we could time travel several decades into the future raccoon Oct 2018 #37
Yes, I see a sad ending to this entire Kavanaugh debacle. PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #81
Did he even acknowledge the eldest? violetpastille Oct 2018 #54
I didn't see any interaction with the oldest by him. PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #82
YES I saw that, too. Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #75
I think the little girl constantly checks to see if mom is smiling. PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #84
Yes. That's the saddest part, imo. elleng Oct 2018 #79
What i see is bluestarone Oct 2018 #16
This is really dumb Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #17
She looks a little frightened, a little sad, Polly Hennessey Oct 2018 #18
People want to see something that is not there Cosmocat Oct 2018 #19
I Agree RobinA Oct 2018 #80
She's probably worried about people dissecting her mannerisms on the internet. aikoaiko Oct 2018 #20
She looks like she's cowering and I saw her raise her eyebrows. SCRUBDASHRUB Oct 2018 #21
She looks the way I did when radical noodle Oct 2018 #22
She looks Meowmee Oct 2018 #24
I thought I saw him use his thumb to put pressure on her lower neck gibraltar72 Oct 2018 #25
She's clearly annoyed by the repititious LibDemAlways Oct 2018 #26
I'm sorry, but I just can't muster up any compassion or sympathy for yet another rich catbyte Oct 2018 #27
Well, at least she can now afford a better wine cellar MrScorpio Oct 2018 #30
As a survivor Jrsygrl96 Oct 2018 #31
I could care less. That she's a Republican who supports Trump is all that I need to know about her. jalan48 Oct 2018 #32
Her facial expressions during his tirade ewagner Oct 2018 #34
That could just be her being nervous about making a public appearance Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #35
No, his behavior toward her is just as telling. kstewart33 Oct 2018 #40
To me that's not enough evidence to make any assumptions Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #60
+1 grantcart Oct 2018 #66
Chills me to the bone Politicub Oct 2018 #36
That looks very uncomfortable. WeekiWater Oct 2018 #38
She looks like she has zero confidence in him. R B Garr Oct 2018 #39
Agree, there's something Wrong. But... zentrum Oct 2018 #42
Your post means a lot more than the tweets in the OP 7962 Oct 2018 #45
Thanks for that. Yes, it's true zentrum Oct 2018 #55
Ashley is standing as a barrier between Cheeto and her daughters FakeNoose Oct 2018 #90
She looks scared to death, cowering. Probably many times in his drunken stupor she had to lock Pepsidog Oct 2018 #43
And down the hole we go. 7962 Oct 2018 #44
+ 1000 this is nuts njhoneybadger Oct 2018 #52
Right, I think people are just seeing what they want to see. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #63
This video screams to me Samspadesnark Oct 2018 #46
That photograph is from the mock swearing in a few days ago. Go back to the hearing two weeks ago. George II Oct 2018 #48
And poor, poor Melanie is the most bullied person evah! OMGWTF Oct 2018 #71
Yes erpowers Oct 2018 #95
Princess Diana jaxind Oct 2018 #49
Oh wow DesertRat Oct 2018 #51
She is silently screaming DFW Oct 2018 #57
Not A Loving Couple erpowers Oct 2018 #59
Very obvious to me that she is afraid of him karin_sj Oct 2018 #61
She could be afraid for her daughter Soxfan58 Oct 2018 #62
I think she is just tired. Ilsa Oct 2018 #67
I'll bet he's threatened to kill her if she tries to divorce him. Kablooie Oct 2018 #68
The Classic Rapepublican Wife Face UT_democrat Oct 2018 #72
you can see her skin crawling from here. nt Javaman Oct 2018 #73
Looks like she hates him to me. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2018 #77
And, melania being Bullied by the World's Biggest Bully Cha Oct 2018 #93
Please melman Oct 2018 #94
Clips like these are like a Rorshach test fescuerescue Oct 2018 #97
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