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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs it just me, or does Cruz's voice scream "Greg Stillson" whenever he opens his mouth?
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Is it just me, or does Cruz's voice scream "Greg Stillson" whenever he opens his mouth? (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Feb 2016
OP
Absolutely. It's a Stillson/McCarthy mash up of fictional and historical flavors....
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
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virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)1. The missiles are flying. Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)2. He sounds like the Marlboro Man's voice box.
You remember that guy, right?
EL34x4
(2,003 posts)3. I always thought he sounded like a really angry Ned Flanders.
I kept waiting for "Okaly Dokaly" to come out of his mouth.
kairos12
(12,859 posts)4. That was always my thought also.
Archae
(46,327 posts)5. Who's Greg Stillson?
es466
(114 posts)6. Watch "The Dead Zone" (1983)
Creepy as hell....
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)7. I thought I was the only one to think this
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)10. It struck me early on, too.
But not with Cruz...it was with Trump. But, yes, Cruz fits the suit much better.
King wrote "The Dead Zone" in 1979. What a prophesy. I just hope "The Stand" doesn't come to pass, although right now it wouldn't surprise me if it did.
susanna
(5,231 posts)8. No, it's not just you. n/t
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)9. Absolutely. It's a Stillson/McCarthy mash up of fictional and historical flavors....
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