The Dead Zone: Did Stephen King Predict the Rise of Trump? (This is eerie)

[ailsagirl]

This was back in March but even more relevant today:

http://www.inquisitr.com/2895400/the-dead-zone-did-stephen-king-predict-the-rise-of-donald-trump/

[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. I didn't know Stephen King tweeted about Trump!

His tweet (shown in your article):

Populist demagogues like He Who Must Not Be Named aren't a new thing; see THE DEAD ZONE, published 37 years ago.

[gordianot]

2. You could make similar claims for a plethora of Republicans.

Imagine a President Nixon and Cuban missle crisis....eerie.

[ailsagirl]

3. At end end, he panics for his safety and snatches up a baby to shield himself

[cry baby]

4. That's totally the character I think of when I imagine rumpus as prez. nt

[nolabear]

5. I think he's more an "A Face in the Crowd" kind of guy.

[longship]

6. The prediction.

[mucifer]

7. I have been feeling like trump is gregg stillson for a while now

[kimbutgar]

8. Me too

Cheeto is Greg Stilson.

[RJMacReady]

9. The parallels are eerie

The parallels between "Greg Stillson" and D.T. are numerous. The King character had more inate intelligence I think, just enough to be REALLY dangerous. I can't decide if I want D.T. to self destruct or not. At best, he might usher in a completely Dem majority in Congress as well as POTUS. If they pull him for a slimy but competent replacement, like Cruz or Jeb, we could be in for a battle. I guess I hope he stays, keeps broadcasting his ignorance to the world: Yes Donald, we have enough nukes to blow up the world three times over. No Donald, you can't use them. (#1) No Donald, you can't use them. (#2) Jesus Donald, NO, you can't use them! (#3). D.T: "Why not, they're paid for aren't they?" What a knuckle dragging moron. Release your taxes you slimy twit. RJM

[democrattotheend]

10. I was thinking the same thing, but based on 11.22.63 (spoiler alert)

When I read the part with the alternate history if Kennedy had lived, I was thinking that Trump could play the same role George Wallace played - seizing on a backlash after racial progress to get elected based on law and order and a racist platform following a young, charismatic two-term president, and then getting us into a nuclear war.

I thought that was kind of eerie.