Bubbabob wrote:

> > My pet peeve is watching a government official say something to the
> > effect of "I fully agree with ..." or "Yes of course, we support ..."
> > and watch them shake their heads "no." Rarely do you see the head
> > shaking and the mouth agree.
>
> That's beacause they can't even make themselves believe the crap that
> they're spouting. Half of their mind and body just can't deal with it.

It's more likely that the reporters keep badgering them with stupid
questions until they can elicit a stupid answer, and that's the one they
use.