did Governor Northam lie that this isn't
him in his medical school yearbook we're
gonna analyze his body language to find
out that's next
Welcome back to the channel, Derek Van
Schaik here. Ralph Northam is the current
Democratic Governor of Virginia who is
facing public backlash over a racist
photo in his medical school yearbook
many are calling for him to resign from
office this photo was on his yearbook
page when this story broke Governor
Northam sent out an apology statement and posted this apology video on Twitter
let's watch a few key parts of that
video earlier today I released a
statement apologizing for behavior in my
past that falls far short of the
standard you set for me when you elected
me to be your governor I believe you
deserve to hear directly from me that
photo and the racist and offensive
attitudes it represents does not reflect
that person I am today I am deeply sorry
I cannot change the decisions I made nor
can I undo the harm my behavior calls
then and today but I accept
responsibility for my past actions and I
am ready to do the hard work of
regaining your trust however the next
day he surprises everyone and denies
that it was him but did he lie
let's analyze his body language at this
press conference to find out with that
in mind I would like to read a statement
people who lie prefer to read from a
statement as opposed to speak openly
because when it's rehearsed the liar is
able to practice saying the lie with
rehearsed truthful body language to have
a better chance at coming across as more
truthful also if they read from a piece
of paper they can avoid eye contact with
everyone in the room about these events
and then I will be glad to take your
questions yesterday I took
responsibility for content that appeared
on my page in the Eastern Virginia
Medical School yearbook what we'll
notice is when he was reading this
statement he was looking above everyone
toward the back of the room and you'll
also notice he doesn't look up very much
this is all done in a sign of
defensiveness he also does his little
combination of pursed lips with a wince
a lot this is him subconsciously
signaling that he knows what he's saying
is wrong when my staff showed me
the photo in question yesterday I was
seeing it for the first time I did not
purchase the EVMS yearbook and I was
unaware of what was on my page when I
was confronted with the images yesterday
I was appalled that they appeared on my
page but I believed then and now that I
am NOT either of the people in that
photo there were a lot of signs of
deceitfulness here during this key part
of his statement I'm gonna rewind it
back so you can look for them yourself
but I believe then and now that I am NOT
either of the people in that photo did
you catch any first a lot of looking
down in a sign of defensive miss to
avoid eye contact with the people in the
room as the saying goes your eyes are
the windows to your soul second he said
I believe now saying the word believe
softens it and allows an escape route in
case more evidence surfaces which may
confirm he is in that photo he could say
I thought I wasn't I guess I don't
remember that night now watch this part
again but I believe then and now if he
believed yesterday he wasn't in the
photo why did he apologize yesterday for
being in the photo that photo and the
racist and offensive attitude that
represents does not reflect that person
I am today he doesn't have his story
straight and it doesn't make sense very
common of someone who's lying
also tightly pursed lips indicating
holding back the truth any big nervous
gulp after saying his big denial he's
not being truthful in the hour since I
made my statement yesterday I reflect it
with my family and classmates from the
time and affirm to my conclusion that I
am NOT the person in that photo my
belief that I did not wear that costume
or attend that party stems in part from
my clear memory of other mistakes I made
in the same period of my life that same
year I did participate in a dance
contest in San Antonio in which I
darkened my face as part of
a Michael Jackson costume you may wonder
why he's even admitting this this is his
way of diverting and also making it
appear he's open and honest
yes he'll get some backlash over it but
he wants to focus the national
discussion away from that yearbook photo
so he can ride this out I look back now
and regret that I did not understand the
harmful legacy of an action like that it
is because my memory of that episode is
so vivid that I truly did not believe I
am in the picture in my yearbook at the
end of his statement he tells everyone
that this is actually a learning
experience and he needs to stay in
office so he can heal the state I want
to assure everybody one that that is not
my picture that is not my person on that
picture in the yearbook
that's not my person that is not my
person on that picture in the yearbook
wouldn't someone normally say That's not
me in that picture overtly concerned
with semantics or out of character
proper speaking is a sign of lying
because the liar is overcompensating for
the lie or trying to say the precise
thing so they don't get caught in their
lie absolutely not there is no way that
I have ever been in a KKK uniform I am
NOT the person in that uniform and I am
not the person to the right I think to
correct the record and to let them know
that I am NOT the person in that photo
he's actually claiming that he stupidly
and blindly took full responsibility for
being in that photo but he really should
have looked into it further it's not
believable that someone can go from
accepting full responsibility to now
claiming complete innocence
my first impression actually that this
couldn't be me but there was so much
hurt that I was feeling people were
calling so I I reached out and and
apologized to people for this very
picture being on my I page Governor
Northam is not acting right in this
situation he comes across as nonchalant
and a little confused kind of like he
doesn't know how to act what if someone
showed you a racist picture and said one
of those two people must be you your
name is at the top of the page how would
you react
his words actions body language tonality
and facial expressions alright congruent
with the situation when someone lies
they are manufacturing the emotions they
think they should be feeling Governor
Northam doesn't seem to know how he
should be acting for this situation what
has happened is that last night I
finally had a chance to sit down and
look at the photograph in detail it is
definitely not me I can tell by looking
at it I have had friends also look at it
and tell me it's not me he needed to
take a closer look at the picture to
determine it wasn't him this seems to
say that he has dressed up like that
somewhat often in the past kind of like
I should have looked closer at that
picture that's actually not my costume
mine has dark trim around the collar
what he doesn't understand is that if a
completely innocent person was shown
that photo they wouldn't have to think
whether it was them or not if someone
showed me that photo and said that's you
in this photo there would be no thinking
about it no analyzing the photo and no
asking friends about it it wouldn't take
any thought for me to know it wasn't me
in that photo the fact that he even had
to take a minute to think about it
indicates he's guilty of at least
dressing up like that in the past I
dressed up you know Michael Jackson
excuse me that's why I have Pam with me
I had the shoes I had a glove and I use
just a little bit of shoe polish to put
under my or on my cheeks and the reason
I used a very little bit is because I
don't know if anybody's ever tried that
but you cannot get shoe polish off I
don't think many people have experience
rubbing black shoe polish on their face
well unless you had some past experience
doing that, right Governor Northam? But
it was a it was a dance contest I had
always liked Michael Jackson I actually
won the contest because I had learned
how to do the moonwalk yes
that's right
my wife says in appropriate
circumstances if it wasn't for his wife
he would have been moonwalking up there
at the podium he clearly doesn't
understand the seriousness of all this
and comes across as clueless of the hurt
he has caused based on body language
facial expressions tonality and his
words he's either lying or at least
being very deceitful
it's disgusting embarrassing and hurtful
to many Americans that this guy is a
governor in our country it's all so
disgusting that he is using his former
position as the president of the
Virginia Military Institute honor courts
to get people to buy into his bogus lie
I was the president of the VMI honor
Corps our code there is a cadet shall
not lie cheat steal or tolerate those do
I actually attended VMI I left the
school early in my freshman year because
I decided to change major but I still
have a soft spot for the school and it
sickens me that he's using the prestige
of BMI and its coveted honor code in
honor court to make himself appear less
guilty now in the comments why do you
think governor Northam should resign or
stay in office let everyone know in the
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