Panel Rates Condit's Performance

Aug. 24 -- Was Rep. Gary Condit open and honest in his interview with ABCNEWS' Connie Chung? Did he help or hurt his bid to strengthen his credibility and revive his political career? ABCNEWS.com asked a panel to rate his performance.

Lillian Glass is a psychologist and communications expert. She's coached several newsmakers for public events. She helped Dustin Hoffman sound like a woman for his role in Tootsie and trained deaf actress Marlee Matlin to speak publicly for the first time at the Academy Awards. She's currently writing a book titled I Know What You're Thinking: How to Read a Person by Their Vocal And Visual Cues (Wiley).

Stephen Solomon is a practicing trial attorney in Southern California who specializes in civil litigation. He has represented many of the police unions in his home state. His clients include Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and former NBA star Dennis Rodman. He also hosts a legal affairs talk show in Los Angeles on KRLA.

Dr. Mark Goulston is a Los Angeles psychiatrist and an expert in behavior patterns who teaches at UCLA. He's a hostage negotiation trainer for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. He's also screened contestants for several reality TV shows, including MTV's Road Rules and The Real World.

Lillian Glass

Condit's Strong Points:None. I'd give Connie an A+ for pressing him on the issues.

Condit's Weak Points:He was very defensive and tense.

I saw an extreme amount of lip tension, lip licking and lip biting when he felt uncomfortable. His posture was rigid. He had no fluid movement. This was rehearsed. The voice was very shaky and hoarse, especially at tense points. His voice would crack. He used "um" a lot. These things are indicative of someone who is not telling the truth.

He would constantly diverge into rhetoric that had nothing to do with the point. He would say repeatedly, "I've been married for 34 years," when it had nothing to do with the question. He brought up [former President] Clinton at the wrong points.

The body was in conflict with what he was saying. I noticed that he was shaking his head "No" when he was insisting that he told police everything about Chandra.