AUDIO: PERFORMANCE ARTIST STARES AT TED CRUZ'S MOUTH FOR TWO HOURS
Last Friday night, a Gainesville, Florida-based performance artist named Tom Miller stared at a picture of Republican candidate Ted Cruz’s mouth for two hours straight. Miller called his piece “Ted Gawk” (like TED Talk. Get it????). The 50-year-old artist stood on a stage staring at a giant photo of Cruz without breaking eye contact, although he allowed himself to blink. (* Who sets these rules?) Miller insists the two-hour staredown at Cruz’s grin was not a political statement. “His face perplexes me,” Miller said. “How can someone be happy and smiling, but give you the feeling they’re not happy or smiling? I feel like I’m staring at the abyss to see if there is any glimmer.”
* And there isn’t.
* How creepy would you say Ted Cruz’s smile is, on a scale of one to Charles Manson?
* Well, it beats learning how to paint.
* If I could ask performance artist Tom Miller one question, it would be this: What’s your day job?
* The photo makes Tom feel like he’s staring at the abyss? I got news for you: That’s how I feel about the whole election.
* I don’t know if we have enough hot water as a nation for a Ted Cruz presidency. Why? Because every time I hear him speak I feel like I need to take a shower.
* Now imagine Ted Cruz with Hillary’s laugh and Trump’s haircut.
* It’s ironic Ted Cruz is from Canada, because that’s where I’m heading if he wins.
CLIP: The toothless hillbilly from “Deliverance” – “He got a real pretty mouth, ain’t he?” There’s a lot of background noise we tried to filter out – it’s not the best audio, but we offer it if you want it!
