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Raven

(13,897 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:06 PM Oct 2012

Did anybody else notice this about Ryan last night?

I thought his face was sort of collapsing. It seemed to become more of a wrinkly mask as the night wore on. I almost thought at the end that it was going to slide off and the only thing keeping it on his face was the smirk.

Not joking here, I really thought his face got strange...and very pale by the end.

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Did anybody else notice this about Ryan last night? (Original Post) Raven Oct 2012 OP
Ditto Ricochet21 Oct 2012 #1
kinda makes my theory sound not so crazy Kalidurga Oct 2012 #2
actually, Romney is a Cardassian Kelvin Mace Oct 2012 #4
And there's the proof, ladies and gentlemen! freshwest Oct 2012 #9
I thought he was living incarnation of Little Dedo the gargoyle on Notre Dame in Paris. Dead ringer. freshwest Oct 2012 #15
I've always thought he looked really weird Warpy Oct 2012 #3
You are not alone nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #5
Maybe Mitt is rubbing off on him tk2kewl Oct 2012 #6
You could clearly see a loss of confidence in his face about half way through aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #7
Don't know if you've seen this photo... Oilwellian Oct 2012 #8
PR: "Gee, that was really unfair, Joe!" Aristus Oct 2012 #11
"Joe, really? You were pretty harsh there." Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #18
"And," -- POW! -- "Take that back with you!" Bake Oct 2012 #22
Love Joes scowl abelenkpe Oct 2012 #27
You can see him wondering, "Who **IS** this guy??? I thought he was Mr. Smiley-nice-guy, but...!!!!" patrice Oct 2012 #29
Would LOVE to know what Joe is saying to him there!!! patrice Oct 2012 #32
I did notice! Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #10
You describe it perfectly. Very weird! n/t Raven Oct 2012 #12
Maybe the space-time anomaly that powers him was running out of energy! randome Oct 2012 #13
Blinking a lot is supposed to be a tell for lying. Matariki Oct 2012 #20
Isn't licking ones lips the same? Nt abelenkpe Oct 2012 #28
P90x wearing off. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #14
Or maybe P90X finally kicking in. :) aletier_v Oct 2012 #31
he, he . . . tooooooooooo much toooooooooooo late!!! patrice Oct 2012 #33
Maybe it was all that head bobbing. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #16
Heh PD Turk Oct 2012 #17
An added thought Oilwellian Oct 2012 #19
Yes, there was a little Dorian Gray going on there. n/t MerryBlooms Oct 2012 #21
he was JitterbugPerfume Oct 2012 #23
He had to pee. Window Oct 2012 #24
His big head was roundly deflated BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #25
That last shot in #8 here, with him shaking hands with Biden, is the face of a man caught in the act patrice Oct 2012 #26
that's how he often looks, and does he wear dentures ? JI7 Oct 2012 #30
And he drank a lot of water. louis-t Oct 2012 #34

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
2. kinda makes my theory sound not so crazy
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:12 PM
Oct 2012

that Ryan is one of those lizard people from V. Ok, don't really believe that, but when his face was doing those weird things it would be funny if his mask came off.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
15. I thought he was living incarnation of Little Dedo the gargoyle on Notre Dame in Paris. Dead ringer.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:14 PM
Oct 2012

This is a garden sculpture like his sad face to me:

http://www.exterior-accents.com/emmettgargoyle.html

Might be of the Draconian lineage with his budget.

Warpy

(111,305 posts)
3. I've always thought he looked really weird
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:14 PM
Oct 2012

and I think he was very likely heavily made up, a mistake when you sweat as much as he did last night--cold flop sweat.

I love that Biden kept laughing at him every time he told another whopper.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
5. You are not alone
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:22 PM
Oct 2012

This was the Nixon-Kennedy debate all over. Ryan was sweating profusely by the end, makeup, what makeup?

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
7. You could clearly see a loss of confidence in his face about half way through
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:26 PM
Oct 2012

He lost the smirk that he was wearing on his face at the start. You could see him gulping even when he wasn't drinking. Biden broke him, like a fighter breaks another fighter through attrition where you know his defeat is just a matter of time.

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)
8. Don't know if you've seen this photo...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:57 PM
Oct 2012

It was taken shortly after the debate and was floating around last night. I think it captures a little of what you're talking about. Please note, the smirk is gone.

Aristus

(66,434 posts)
11. PR: "Gee, that was really unfair, Joe!"
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:06 PM
Oct 2012

JB: "I told you not to fuck with me or the President, kid. Run along now..."

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
18. "Joe, really? You were pretty harsh there."
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:58 PM
Oct 2012

"Fuck you kid, welcome to The Big Leagues. Now go home to your mom."

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
27. Love Joes scowl
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:32 PM
Oct 2012

Pretty sure that's what happens to my own when cofronted with republican and ayn Rand idiocy.

patrice

(47,992 posts)
29. You can see him wondering, "Who **IS** this guy??? I thought he was Mr. Smiley-nice-guy, but...!!!!"
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:35 PM
Oct 2012

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
10. I did notice!
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:06 PM
Oct 2012

I had the odd impression he was folding in on himself. It was strange watching the slow progression as he kept seeming to lose facial mass and gain skin in his face. I was wondering if his shoulders raising up were the cause of the odd transformation?

It's nice to know I didn't imagine the whole thing.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
13. Maybe the space-time anomaly that powers him was running out of energy!
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:10 PM
Oct 2012

At some points, he blinked a lot, too.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
20. Blinking a lot is supposed to be a tell for lying.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:13 PM
Oct 2012

As if his lying needed a 'tell'.

Liars blink less frequently than normal during the lie, and then speed up to around eight times faster than usual afterwards.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2589073/Liars-are-exposed-by-blinking.html

jackbenimble

(251 posts)
16. Maybe it was all that head bobbing.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:31 PM
Oct 2012

You know, kind of like how you get the last of the ketchup out of the bottle... shake it and it slides down.

LOL

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)
19. An added thought
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:08 PM
Oct 2012

I thought Ryan started looking smaller and smaller. At one point, I told my husband, Ryan should be wearing a baseball cap backwards, or better yet, a beanie with a propeller. It was such a juxtaposition to see Biden's profile in front of Ryan's full face that was continually shrinking. Raven, you're correct to note Ryan shape-shifting before our very eyes. Perhaps I can put it in a video editing software and pare it down to better see his transformation.

patrice

(47,992 posts)
26. That last shot in #8 here, with him shaking hands with Biden, is the face of a man caught in the act
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:31 PM
Oct 2012

of having done something shameful.

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