# Pitting the parents of Jonathan Krohn. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 24, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218 "2010-02-24T02:37:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/21 "2010-02-24T16:20:48Z")
> [@Cosmic Relief](#): > > It was only a matter of time before some child realized that being a Republican pundit really is that easy. > > Edited to add: to those who think he’s going to get a more nuanced perception as he ages, your naïvite is adorable. The narrowmindedness of conservative pundits resembles the lifetime of giant tortoises in captivity. Or myabe he will do an “about face” some years from now. Maybe he will decide it’s all bullshit and walk away. maybe he will no longer be a novelty and some other “special of the day” will take his place. [Judy Tenuda]It could happen[/Judy Tenuda] Let’s see how the audience reacts when he gets a little smarter and starts really looking at the ramifications and "what ifs"and ya know, questions some of them. Let’s see how he reacts if he says something they DON’T agree with and they turn on him. As for me, I don’t need some kid telling me about personal responsibility aaccountability and self sufficiency. He hasn’t tried it for himself yet. I will admit this though… He really is too much like the cloying, smarmy oversmart teachers pet we used to see in lower levels of grade school. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/22 "2010-02-24T16:23:51Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > What’s your opinion on Shields and Brooks? Brooks and Dunn are way better. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/23 "2010-02-24T16:34:22Z")
This kids is amazing. He is a natural bullshit artist. He is the Mozart of bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/24 "2010-02-24T16:41:02Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Conservative isn’t bad. Liberal isn’t bad. Extreme is bad. Nothing wrong with extremism. As the late, great Aneurin Bevan told us “We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.” ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/25 "2010-02-24T16:59:11Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > I wonder if **Curtis LeMay** is Jonathan Krohn. > > [sub]I’m kidding. I think.[/sub] It is the first thing I thought of when I saw him on Book TV this weekend. He is too young and inexperienced to formulate his own opinions. He is a trained monkey. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/26 "2010-02-24T17:19:32Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Let’s see how the audience reacts when he gets a little smarter and starts really looking at the ramifications and "what ifs"and ya know, questions some of them. Let’s see how he reacts if he says something they DON’T agree with and they turn on him. Again, I fail to see why you’d expect him to do anything besides adjust the kool-aid he’s selling to fit what the audience will buy, just like adult pundits do. The only thing special about the kid is that he figured out the formula a few years early and seems to have a specific gift for it. Being able to bullshit at a young age doesn’t imply ripening genius that will become more complex and nuanced over time. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/27 "2010-02-24T17:26:05Z")
He’s a secular [Marjoe.](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-178629120699935619&ei=DknNSemoOI24_AGuv4zXAg&q=Marjoe&client=firefox-a#) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/28 "2010-02-24T18:27:49Z")
> [@villa](#): > > As the late, great Aneurin Bevan told us “We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.” I think he stole that from Mr. Miyagi. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/29 "2010-02-24T18:33:08Z")
To be honest, I never saw Nye and Mr. Miyagi in the same room. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/30 "2010-02-24T19:03:44Z")
> [@nameless](#): > > Has anyone ever seen **Curtis LeMay** and Jonathan Krohn together at the same time? Just asking. That is exactly where my thoughts went. And **Jack Batty** wins custom titles. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/31 "2010-02-24T21:36:35Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > What’s your opinion on Shields and Brooks? Never heard of them until now. I’ll probably test out a podcast or two. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/32 "2010-02-26T02:31:44Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > I wonder if **Curtis LeMay** is Jonathan Krohn. > > [sub]I’m kidding. I think.[/sub] I actually came in here to say the same thing. I don’t think I’m kidding. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/33 "2010-02-26T05:16:40Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > It is the first thing I thought of when I saw him on Book TV this weekend. He is too young and inexperienced to formulate his own opinions. He is a trained monkey. Oh, so you are the same age he is? I always thought you were older. Slee ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/34 "2010-02-26T06:02:31Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > So the kid’s got a hobby. Is it really any worse than rooting for Local State University Team or playing Grand Theft Auto? Yes, because the adulation is addictive. He won’t grow out of this because the GOP won’t let him. Trust me, this monkey will hold office one day and affect peoples lives. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/35 "2010-02-26T14:03:11Z")
So what have the parents of Jonathan Krohn done wrong, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/36 "2010-02-26T14:14:01Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Yes, because the adulation is addictive. He won’t grow out of this because the GOP won’t let him. Trust me, this monkey will hold office one day and affect peoples lives. Oh, come on. Can you even imagine how many swirlies that kid gets per day at school? ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/37 "2010-02-26T15:57:13Z")
> [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](#): > > So what have the parents of Jonathan Krohn done wrong, exactly? I would say that he comes across as extremely smug and condescending, which is offensive coming from a 14-year-old. He seems smart enough to be capable of more self-awareness. If this is merely a persona he is adopting to sell books, I still find it offensive. He could be writing books and speaking about them, even at the same venues, without cultivating such an extreme attitude. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/38 "2010-02-26T16:09:32Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > …He is a trained monkey. If this isnt setting the very standard of irony, it oughta be. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/39 "2010-02-26T18:18:35Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Oh, come on. Can you even imagine how many swirlies that kid gets per day at school? As I strongly suspected, Master Krohn is (at least since 2007, according to his Wikipedia hagiography) [home-schooled](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Krohn). Leaving me to pray that he suffered a lifetime’s worth of swirlies at the “Christian Schools” he allegedly attended prior to that. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/40 "2010-02-26T18:21:44Z")
Given young Master Krohn’s immense swirlability it wouldn’t surprise me if his mother gives him swirlies anyway. Or if the mainstream-school kids come over after class and get their swirl on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218.md?page=3)