Read My Lips: Politispeak

Politicians don't always mean what they say. But we can learn a lot about them—and what they're hiding—by zeroing in on their speech.

Between the Lines

Word for word, what candidates reveal

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/between-the-lines

Stop Soundin' So Elite!

How presidents switch up their speech patterns

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/stop-soundin-so-elite

Promises Not Kept

The harsh reality of the morning after

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/promises-not-kept

Should Politicians Lie?

When the ends don't justify the means

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/should-politicians-lie

Decoding Weiner

What the Congressman's body language tells us

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/decoding-weiner

Are You Disappointed in Obama?

Promises, promises. When a President does his own thing.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/are-you-disappointed-in-obama

Don’t Blame the Politicians

Why voters lie to themselves

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/don-t-blame-the-politicians

How to Dodge a Question

Sit in the hot seat with style.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/how-dodge-question

Displays of Aggression

When politicians bully each other

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/displays-aggression

I Was Wrong

Why nobody apologizes in politics

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/i-was-wrong

Talk Like Clinton

Why Bill gives such a good speech

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201106/read-my-lips-politispeak/talk-clinton