# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [July 7, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/81 "2012-07-07T17:42:41Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > That attitude is certainly shocking. > > I can’t imagine any adult heaping abuse on a kid just because of his political philosophy. Truly low. It’s wrong for an adult to heap abuse on a kid for being fat or having pimples. But if you’re old enough to express a political philosophy, then you’re old enough to take criticism like an adult. Not _personal_ abuse or criticism, mind you. If that’s what we’re talking about then of course that’s reprehensible, whether it be a child or adult. But your beliefs and the life experience (or lack thereof) that informs those beliefs are all fair game. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/82 "2012-07-08T13:23:17Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > It’s wrong for an adult to heap abuse on a kid for being fat or having pimples. But if you’re old enough to express a political philosophy, then you’re old enough to take criticism like an adult. > > Not _personal_ abuse or criticism, mind you. If that’s what we’re talking about then of course that’s reprehensible, whether it be a child or adult. But your beliefs and the life experience (or lack thereof) that informs those beliefs are all fair game. How old are you? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/83 "2012-07-08T14:26:32Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > How old are you? That’s of no concern to you, which is the point I was making. What point are you attempting to make, or are you just constructing another one of your Rube Goldberg liberal hypocrisy traps? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/84 "2012-07-08T14:51:13Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Fascinating is all I can say… > > Is there a term for such a gift of gab? I’m reminded of those pint sized preachers from the last century, who were word fierce and had a career of it at the age of 7 or 9. What does it say about the audience when a 7 or 9 year old can captivate? ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/85 "2012-07-08T15:28:05Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > What does it say about the audience when a 7 or 9 year old can captivate? They’re probably parents? ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/86 "2012-07-08T20:43:43Z")
Yikes gamerun, you’ve really missed the boat on this thread. No worries, but… > [@gamerunknown](#): > > Ah, an opportunist. Shocking. No, somewhat-older-teen-Krohn was responding to an accusation. He was pointing out how ludicrous it was. > [@gamerunknown](#): > > They’re probably parents? No. Parents applaud loudly and politely at the end of the speech. The crowd did something else, at least according to one witness of the YouTube vids: > [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > They didn’t applaud or cheer when he made a point; they applauded and cheered when he used buzzwords - personal responsibility, protecting liberty, and so on. That might have something to do with the fact that he wasn’t actually making any points. Yes, yes gamerun was making wisecracks. And I’m making pedantries. It’s all good. > [@Bricker](#): > > That attitude is certainly shocking. > > I can’t imagine any adult heaping abuse on a kid just because of his political philosophy. Truly low. Yes, the conservative behavior is indeed an outrage. I can only conclude that… ( ::_looks upthread_:: ) Oh. Never mind. Jokes aside, I hold message board posts in the pit to a different standard than well heeled web publications. But if you want to argue the Daily Caller is comparable to the SDMB’s BBQ Pit in terms of sanity, rabidity and class I won’t disagree. Except to say that occasionally the logic here is a little better. Overall though, I’d say that the future NYU student seems to be taking this in stride: he’s doing the proper thing, which is to laugh off his former attempts at self-promotion. I wouldn’t be surprised if he became a mostly ordinary doctor or lawyer. Mostly: like hundreds of thousands of others, he also has an unpublished screenplay. Ah, youth. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/87 "2012-07-09T10:35:33Z")
He writes a nice piece [here](http://www.salon.com/2012/07/08/i_was_a_right_wing_child_star/?dp). The money quote: > [@](#): > > These are not adults leveling serious criticism; these are scorned right-wingers showing all the maturity of a little boy. No wonder I fit in so well when I was 13. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/88 "2012-07-10T02:51:38Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > The money quote: Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218/89 "2012-07-15T06:26:28Z")
Am I not the only Doper who sees that this may be the fate of our Qin Shi Huangdi in a few years? (How old is Qin now, anyways?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-parents-of-jonathan-krohn/530218.md?page=4)