I’m putting this up not because it’s really all that much of a prodigy-type situation – if the subject was dinosaurs nobody here would be surprised at (or challenging*) Krohn’s knowledge of the subject – but because an examination of Allahpundit’s comment section reveals that this fairly innocent clip engenders a level of spittle-flecked, obsessive reaction in lefty trolls that I normally only associate from them when it involves Sarah Palin. We’re talking seriously disturbed, here. Seriously disturbed.
And you know that I have strict standards in such things.
Anyway, open thread.
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*If you’re wondering whether I believe Krohn is as advertised or not: my answer is that I’m not really interested either way. I am interested in why the possibility that he is as advertised is apparently sufficient provocation to have some on the Left accuse the child of being a homosexual, but only because I’d like to see whether I’ve guessed the right answer.
Neil Stevens
Steve Maley
Compare and contrast as usual
bk (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 7:41PM EST (link)Let’s trash this kid for speaking his mind. A much better example of the sort of kid the Dems like are the type it seems their Presidential candidates love to mention. You know, the kind where a kid says, “I worked my whole life to buy this bike, but I sold it to give money to your campaign.” They love those kids because they are already trained that the government owns whatever results they produce.
OMG Moe he is so cute and smart as a whip...
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:02PM EST (link)of course the left hates him he called out their Messiah and for that he must pay….BUT he is smarter than they and will be just fine
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He is like a mini-Rush ; ) Great kid
Elizabeth Christian (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:52PM EST (link)n/t
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
~Benjamin Franklin
Amazing, you know, that the side that always screams
janis (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:13PM EST (link)“homophobe” at us when the issue of gay marriage comes up is the first side to use the implication of “homosexual” as an insult when they get panicky. For them to toss it at a 14 year old boy just because they don’t like his politics is really disgusting and diagnostic of their fear.
I hope they continue to panic for the next 47 months. Matter of fact, I hope to see them to descend into gibbering lunacy. Not that most of us would notice, given their already ridiculous behavior.
you noticed that huh?
kyle8 (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 8:34PM EST (link)Remember the key to understanding left wing behavior is “projection”, They are the masters of it. Whatever they are railing against is either something they are doing or plan on doing.
Every time.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
What did he say that was SO bad?
Knightbrigade Sunday, March 1st at 9:02PM EST (link)Let’s see……….PRINCIPLES…okay
Obama will copy President Carter’s term of..one and DONE……okay
Either Romney,Palin, or Jindal all have good chances of winning in 2012….okay.
OHHH, now I see why…bwbahahah How DARE that young man!!
Smart, good to see some future conservative talent in the pipeline.
“From MY cold dead hands”
Clue: he was home schooled
katesmith (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:04PM EST (link)I was thinking he couldn’t possibly have gone to public school, looked it up and apparently he was home schooled. Credits his interest to …..talk radio, esp. Bill Bennett which he caught every morning.
Oh you mean those socially maladjusted mouth breather religious fanatic kids?
kyle8 (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:11PM EST (link)that libs just love to bash?
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
some republicans like to bash homeschooling too
mom2oneson (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 10:07PM EST (link)Unfortunately it’s not just the libs bashing it.
It’s even worse if the parents are poor/low income/low education or the child has special needs.. anything but a two parent family with a father that is a professional and a stay at home mother is criticized even more.
This just reasserts my belief
kat (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:47PM EST (link)That when I have children – they will definitely be home schooled. No public school is going to indoctrinate my children with their drivel.
“Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” Thomas Jefferson
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good for you! nt
mom2oneson (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 10:08PM EST (link)nt
It all depends on your school district
kyle8 (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 10:19PM EST (link)I am a teacher and my area, Both the Katy ISD and the Cy-Fair ISD here in Texas rate far above the national average,
As for indoctrination, not much of that here, of course this is a very conservative state and even most of the teachers have similar views as I do.
I would not make a blanket condemnation, But of course, do your homework. Make sure that things are ok in your neck of the woods.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
I live in PA
kat (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 10:50PM EST (link)Home to much indoctrination. My nieces and nephew came home from school during the campaign last year and talked of how their teachers were drilling Obama from morning till afternoon, putting down conservatives as idiots. When they stood up for their beliefs, they were ridiculed by teachers. The teachers encouraged students to do the same. I went to the same school and had to hear about how evil Ronald Reagan was during every History/Civics class I took. They also pushed the whole everyone is equal, the rich are evil and what’s so bad about socialism meme. So, if I continue to reside around here when I have children, they will be home schooled.
“Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” Thomas Jefferson
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Agree
JHancock (Diary) Tuesday, March 3rd at 10:04PM EST (link)I’m more conservative than either of my parents because of the great classes in history and government I had in high school. A bit of a lesson in world history and you see how dangerous philosophies like humanism, hedonism, communism, and nihilism are.
From Sartre and the French Revolution to Hitler and Planned Parenthood-from Stalin to Franco from Mussolini to Mao-Liberalism, Socialism, humanism, and “enlightened” government has claimed more lives than any form of paternalism or conservatism-and that’s not even counting abortion.
Lots of good options
tankertodd (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 11:29PM EST (link)We’re fortunate have our kid in a charter school where the whole school – K through 8th grade – gather each day in assembly, and recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing a patriotic song. So home schooling is one of many potential options. Do your homework early!
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The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race – Chief Justice Roberts
Go Spartans!!!
barry915barry (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:17PM EST (link)Way to go State! Share of the Big-10 hoops title!
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=200903010267
Children should only be used in politics to make sappy "We Are The World" videos. nt
Steve Maley (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:27PM EST (link)The blogger formerly known as ‘Vladimir’.
Yeah with little Obama t-shirts and their SCHOOL teacher leading the way!!!
Elizabeth Christian (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 9:32PM EST (link)I know we do not know who will lead the charge in 2012 but I know who I will be looking for in 21 years (this kid will be 35 years old by then) ; ) I love this kid’s message – he is so smart.
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
~Benjamin Franklin
Okay. How about this. Close enough?? :)
barry915barry (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 10:07PM EST (link)too cute
mom2oneson (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 10:00PM EST (link)the way he adjusted his tie.
His parents deserve a Good Job & a pat on the back.
I know why liberals hate this kid
tankertodd (Diary) Sunday, March 1st at 11:31PM EST (link)Because their twisted hope that conservatives will die out is effectively crushed. That and our kids are 20 times smarter than their kids and it shows.
Given their poor morals and simple demographics, it’s liberals who are dying out. Europe in 50 years will be Muslim territory.
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The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race – Chief Justice Roberts
No [...and that would be a refusal to do as he was told.]
I, degsme, defended using "homosexual" as an insult. Monday, March 2nd at 12:00AM EST (link)[You'd think that they would learn by now. Your willingness to defend homophobia when it suits your needs merely makes this banning more amusing. Racism and homophobia: if we had let him stick around, we probably would have gotten some good misogyny out of him, too. - Moe Lane]
So what you're saying is...
NightTwister (Diary) Monday, March 2nd at 12:06AM EST (link)…it’s ok that one of them called him a homosexual.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Don't worry twister. The Strategic Troll is gone. nt
barry915barry (Diary) Monday, March 2nd at 12:26AM EST (link)On the radio !!
smitch61 Monday, March 2nd at 1:17AM EST (link)Funny I should come to redstate to find your writing on this subject.. I was listening to a left leaning radio station this evening. The host talked about this issue, played the clip, and stated it was “child abuse” – yes, he was serious..- He also discussed how his niece was turning “religious” and how worried the family is…. again, he was serious.. The disturbing thing about the whole thing was that there were actual callers that called into agree. How sad is that?
Potential suitor...
NorthGeorgiaGirl Monday, March 2nd at 9:28AM EST (link)for my 13 year old, home schooled daughter:)
Seriously, I really liked this kid. He shows more wisdom at 14 than most liberal adults.
Emanuel says energy costs too low! and Zero inherited 1.7 Trillion deficit and inherited 4Trillion new debt from Bush? The Blaaame Gaaame.
DONTREADONME (Diary) Monday, March 2nd at 11:12AM EST (link)From the AP on
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/01/budget-chief-obama-sign-spending/
Obama’s top hands assigned responsibility to their predecessors and President George W. Bush.
Blaming Bush-era proposals for deficits, Obama wanted to set up his own budget that would start Oct. 1, which he proposed last week with a bold goal of cutting the deficit by half within his four-year term.
“First, this is a $1.7 trillion deficit he inherited. Let’s be clear about that. We inherited this deficit and we inherited $4 trillion of new debt,” Emanuel said. “That is the facts.”
Facts, aides said, would be the cornerstone of the administration’s public relations push. Officials faced a tough haul, even as Orszag and others said the proposal would raise taxes on wealthy Americans and increase energy costs.
Emanuel said energy costs are too low, anyway. U.S. car companies relied too long on gas-guzzling autos and failed to invest in alternative energy vehicles, he said. The time for new auto fuels is now, he contended.