He also looks like he's going to cry the whole time and his wife was on the brink of tears. Make of it what you will.
Edit: The rest of the speech was a bunch of sentimental catchphrases and slogans... Actions speak louder than words... he seems to be a politician.
He looks like a hostage trying to blink an SOS.
I too noticed that so I decided to go ahead and translate what he was blinking to the best of my ability.
Here was his message:
"HALP ME, I FUCKED UP BIG LEAGUE"