Actually, I have heard before this that the phrase came straight from Marx and it is what you say about hand gestures.
What I never heard or considered was that GWB was putting on a show, primarily because it seemed illogical to think he was stupid. I know from personal experience to be wary of someone who says, "I am just a simple man/woman". There's always a whammy coming. Sort of like the guy who headed up the Watergate hearings (Eastland--I am so bad with names these days). His favorite? "I am just a simple country lawyer" when he was anything but.
The hand gestures she uses when saying this are occult gestures,
As above, so below. Raise the left hand and lower the right, its used in incantations and spells.
https://www.learnreligions.com/as-above-so-below-occult-phrase-origin-4589922
Doesn't take intelligence to signal that they're complying with orders
Actually, I have heard before this that the phrase came straight from Marx and it is what you say about hand gestures.
What I never heard or considered was that GWB was putting on a show, primarily because it seemed illogical to think he was stupid. I know from personal experience to be wary of someone who says, "I am just a simple man/woman". There's always a whammy coming. Sort of like the guy who headed up the Watergate hearings (Eastland--I am so bad with names these days). His favorite? "I am just a simple country lawyer" when he was anything but.
I agree julia and have seen photos of her making incantations with her hands over a crystal ball.