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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
