The Obamas and The Bidens – Awkward Embraces
Folks, I don’t know about you, but when the Bidens joined Barack and Michelle on stage after they were introduced last Saturday, the body language of both couples was very odd to me. When Jill Biden reached out to hug Michelle, Michelle seemed very stiff, holding back and trying not to get too close. Michelle’s hand always kept the upper position to Jill’s. When Joe Biden hugged Michelle, and when Jill hugged Barack at the same time, I felt and saw a sense of awkwardness between the two couples, although Michelle & Joe’s embrace was a bit more emphatic. Barack kept his distance in the hug with Jill. Joe squeezed Michelle in a bear hug with his arms tightly wrapped around her upper body, and with her arms wrapped around his neck.
Just something creepy about the whole thing. I’d love to see Bill O’Reilly have Tonya Reiman do a body language segment on that embracing exchange. This video here is at a different angle than what I saw on TV, but you can get a general idea.
