Why The "Obama Terrorist Fist-Jab" Fist Bump Is Better Than The Handshake
Thom Hartmann said today that Republicans are givng Obama a hard time now about his "Obama-bump-ing" or "Terrorist Fist Jab".
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Fist bumping, a form of greeting popularized by President Obama, spreads significantly fewer germs than the more traditional alternative, according to a new study.
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fist bump transmits just one-twentieth the amount of bacteria that a handshake does. It is also a less germy option than a high-five, which still spreads less than half the amount of germs typically spread through a handshake, the new research found.
In the study, published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers wanted to see whether alternative greetings would transmit fewer germs than the traditional handshake. One greeter immersed a sterile-gloved hand into a container of germs. One the glove was dry, the greeter exchanged a handshake, fist bump or high-five with a sterile-gloved recipient. Then the researchers examined the number of bacteria on transferred during the experiment.
The study was conducted in response to the recent call from the journal JAMA to ban handshakes from the hospital environment.
"Adoption of the fist bump as a greeting could substantially reduce the transmission of infectious diseases between individuals," study author David Whitworth of Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom said in a statement. "It is unlikely that a no-contact greeting could supplant the handshake; however, for the sake of improving public health we encourage further adoption of the fist bump as a simple, free, and more hygienic alternative to the handshake."
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fist-bump-handshake-high-five-which-spreads-the-most-germs/
Fox News anchor ED Hill has lost her show a week after suggesting Barack Obama and his wife Michelle's on-stage victory gesture could be seen as a "terrorist fist jab".
Hill, the anchor of Fox News show America's Pulse, made the comment last Friday after Obama and his wife affectionately bumped fists before his victory speech on becoming the Democratic candidate for president.
"A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? The gesture everyone seems to interpret differently," said Hill in her show. "We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says."
According to US media reports Hill, who has been with Fox News Channel since 1998, has now lost her show although she is to stay with the network in an as yet undetermined capacity.
Hill apologised for the gaffe live on-air at the start of her show on Tuesday.
"I want to start the show by clarifying something I said on the show about an upcoming body language segment. Now I mentioned various ways the Obama's fist pump in St Paul's had been characterised in the media," she said.
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http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/13/television.barackobama
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