Like so many of the other candidates, Paul is most given to anger. The Congressman from Texas will tighten his lips, sometimes exhibiting a higher degree of anger by pressing so hard that a slight bulge will form beneath the lower lip. But in much the same unorthodox way he addresses the issues favoring a withdrawal from Iraq, but also supporting abolishing the IRS and the U.S. Department of Education Paul's facial expressions also have something of a wild-card quality. On occasion, for instance, he will be simultaneously so outraged and amazed by "what this country has come to" that anger will be combined with surprise. Then his jaw will drop open either before or after a sign of anger revealing his indignation.
Facing Off With the Candidates
Candidates in the 2008 presidential race never seem to stop talking, but is it possible that what their facial expressions tell us IS MORE revealing than what they actually say? In a TIME.com experiment Dan Hill, a recognized authority on facial coding, looks into each candidate's eyes for clues to their innermost thoughts.