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HTA-0539: Carol Kinsey Goman — Body Language and the 2012 Republican Primary

A. Story Identification

FieldValue
HTA IDHTA-0539
TitleCarol Kinsey Goman — Body Language and the 2012 Republican Primary
DateJanuary 2012
Date ConfidenceHIGH — References State of the Union and Romney's "fire under him" moment; January 2012 debate
ProgramKRON 4 News Weekend
StationKRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco
Duration~4:00 (estimated)
FormatStudio interview

B. Content Summary

Henry brings on body language expert Carol Goman to analyze a "very busy week in politics" — including Mitt Romney's fiery debate moment defending himself against immigration attacks ("That's simply inexcusable... The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive") and the State of the Union. Henry's reaction: "Wow. Who lit the fire under Mitt Romney there?"

C. Structured Metadata

FieldValue
PeopleHenry Tenenbaum (Reporter), Carol Kinsey Goman (Body language expert), Mitt Romney (referenced), Marco Rubio (referenced)
OrganizationsKRON-TV
LocationsKRON studio
SubjectsBody language, politics, Republican primary, debate analysis
ThemesNonverbal communication, political theater, media analysis
ToneAnalytical, entertained, topical

D. Notable Quotes

"Wow. Who lit the fire under Mitt Romney there?"

G. Source Provenance

FieldValue
Transcript sourcehenry+and+carol+goman.txt
Video sourceNot located
Storage locationTranscript: local (/KRON/)
Analysis modeTranscript Only
Date analyzed2026-07-05
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