Commenter Kira found this video of the President pulling/licking his lips while talking about the CIA. “I almost never see him do this when speaking so it isn’t an everyday basic thing for him,” she writes.

Is President Obama just parched? Or are his mannerisms trying to convey something?

Commenter Alex found a video in this article where he’s spotted some of the microexpressions we’ve been talking about:

And this is Alex’s analysis:

VP Biden shows all the classic moves
-Unilateral contempt expression when Cheney is mentioned,
-Head shaking “no” to a question ”are we more secure today?”
-Withdrawing back after a statement, and
-finally when describing the alleged conversation with Pres. Bush (which Karl Rove now claims never happened) eyes drift to “auditory construction” area – speakers right, not a “recollection” left, implying that VP is “constructing” this conversation in his head, not recalling it.

Do you agree with him? Share your own interpretations!