Video: 14-year-old conservative prodigy knocks GOP for supporting amnesty
posted at 6:45 pm on March 3, 2009 by Allahpundit
The last two clips of him did gangbusters business so here’s number three as a palate cleanser. The amnesty bit comes halfway through, but you may want to stop watching after that: A little further on, he declares Michael Steele the head of the Republican Party. Out of the mouths of babes…
What he needs is some sort of legend by which to anoint himself the conservative Chosen One. I like Arthurian: “And with a mighty tug did young Krohn pull Rush’s golden microphone from the stone.” Exit question answer: No, I don’t know what’s up with the color of his lips either. I think it’s just the tint on CNN’s camera gone haywire.
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Looks like watermelon blowpop to me.
The Ugly American on March 3, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Heh. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was makeup. Sometimes you’ll get makeup artists who insist on making guys look like Marilyn Monroe.
amerpundit on March 3, 2009 at 6:51 PM
The color is cherry slurpee.
myrenovations on March 3, 2009 at 6:53 PM
I wouldn’t put it past the CNN makeup people to put something on his lips to discredit or embarrass him. When you have a 14 year old who speaks with far more intelligence than most on the HILL….he’s got to scare a lot of people.
MNDavenotPC on March 3, 2009 at 6:54 PM
A fourteen year old kid gets it, why can’t our republican representatives?
I like the way he shut up the anchorette.
I have a fevah……Jonathon Krohn needs to slap these rinos around.
BTW, chapped lips.
HornetSting on March 3, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I like this kid. He’s off to a good start.
I especially like the way he hones in on the shamnesty debacle. This is the issue that ripped the GOP apart, more than anything else. And it’s not over, either. Very soon, the Precedent is going to give the go-ahead to his band of anti-American lunatics in Congress to get another shamnesty started … and this country is going to explode. And those Republicans who think they are going to cross the aisle on this one are going to find out what real rage is. Last time was but a pittance.
progressoverpeace on March 3, 2009 at 6:56 PM
The kid is outstanding!, but yeah whats with the lips kid
Viper1 on March 3, 2009 at 6:56 PM
They ought to give the kid Geithner’s job or maybe replace that bald-headed financial wizard that was supposed to fix everything, what’s his name?
Oh yeah, Neel Kashkari. He seems to have fallen off the planet or something?
Dr. ZhivBlago on March 3, 2009 at 6:57 PM
That’s lipstick. He was making out with that bimbo that was interviewing him. Check his zipper…same color.
redrock on March 3, 2009 at 6:58 PM
You can spot the liberal or juvenile posters easily at HA – their the ones more concerned about appearance rather than content.
AP: “The last two clips of him did gangbusters business”
What an obvious hitwh*re.
klickink.wordpress.com on March 3, 2009 at 6:59 PM
redrock
your humor level is 0…… quite similar to a pedophile’s.
MNDavenotPC on March 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Next up………..
……… a briefing on the initial Community Reinvestment Act and liberal Democratic Social Engineering policies and regulations that caused our current economic crisis.
Well done, Jonathan, well done…….
Seven Percent Solution on March 3, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Home Schooled.
Buckeye Babe on March 3, 2009 at 7:03 PM
All class, dude.
Looks like he needs some Chapstix.
KelliD on March 3, 2009 at 7:03 PM
He is so darn cute I just wanna kiss the screen! I know, sick sick sick. If my husband spoke like that about politics and conservatism, *swoon*
ProudPalinFan on March 3, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Uhhh..he’s healthy? Oxygen??
geeeeez
bridgetown on March 3, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Compare and contrast:
14 yo CPAC speaker vs. this
And to whom do we trust the future of this country?
BrianA on March 3, 2009 at 7:06 PM
He looks like a clown. What did CNN do to him. Is this some kind of joke?
RadioFreeUSA on March 3, 2009 at 7:06 PM
I’m thinking that the CNN make-up person was trying to ‘clown up’ the kid.
thomasaur on March 3, 2009 at 7:06 PM
$5.00 on make-up conspiracy.
whitetop on March 3, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Sometimes (with lips) there’s this habit of not biting the lower lip, but when you are thinking hard you roll the bottom lip against the teeth? Then they turn red right away.
ProudPalinFan on March 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Kid’s got good spirit, and may have a bright future ahead of him.
Still, he seems more than a bit recited, like he practices answers beforehand. There’s a lack of spontaneity, punctuated by his tendency to repeat often.
He’s still a good polish away from office at the age of 20.
MadisonConservative on March 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
He is quite good for his age; very composed. He has a great future ahead of him.
dmarie on March 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Well, when I saw him in the elevator at CPAC, he had all these 20 year old girls at his side, some Bicardi in one hand, and some blunts in the other, ready for a good time on the sixth floor.
In reality, I saw him in the elvator with his family
blatantblue on March 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
He’s a pretty smart kid. He’s going to grow 5 inches within the next year.
Phildorex on March 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Not “haywire”–check out the background tint. The kids lips were MADE to look that way by CNN camera staging technicians. In contrast, Chetry’s camera-lighting techs set her in yellow lights.
maverick muse on March 3, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Steele is the leader of a party that he thinks are a bunch of nazis. I wonder if he’ll grow a little mustache.
Buddahpundit on March 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Hire him. I’m guessing he won’t qualify for the “disconnected youth” tax credit in Obama’s plan.
Colorful lips on an unelected 14 year old don’t bother me as much as the speaker of the house blinking off her fake eyelashes in front of the world.
Rockygold on March 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM
He looks and speaks like he’s older than Obama. Wow.
bridgetown on March 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM
I love this kid. It’s hard to believe that he is only 14. He is so right on with his presentation of Conservatism. What a great job he has done. Has the media started trying to discredit him? I am sure that will come soon enough, but for now I haven’t heard anything except the red lips thing on HA.
BetseyRoss on March 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM
He may or may not be one of the vampires from Twilight. I’m unsure how this will impact his electoral chances.
TheUnrepentantGeek on March 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Smart kid.
Ryan Gandy on March 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Still, he seems more than a bit recited, like he practices answers beforehand. There’s a lack of spontaneity, punctuated by his tendency to repeat often.
He’s still a good polish away from office at the age of 20.
MadisonConservative on March 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Shoot. He has the same off-the-cuff skills as Mr. President. At least he’s not using a teleprompter.
kingsjester on March 3, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Disturbing isn’t it?
Dritanian on March 3, 2009 at 7:13 PM
The lips?
He was probably making out with Kiran before the interview.
Way to go kid! That’s a true conservative. ;)
iamse7en on March 3, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Maybe the makeup guy for Shep Smith moonlights as the makeup guy for CNN. The lips look about the same color as Shep’s cheeks…
jbh45 on March 3, 2009 at 7:19 PM
+1 for the Lazlo Hollyfeld quote.
I just hope he gets even with the Liberals, it’s a moral imperitive.
trubble on March 3, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Damn, dude. I was just saying he needs improvement. No need to insult the kid.
MadisonConservative on March 3, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Yeah kj,
He makes the Precedent look like Rainman. ; )
thomasaur on March 3, 2009 at 7:31 PM
At least his lips are purplish-black (blurple)…like Oblahblah’s…which is a clear indication of smoking weed.
SouthernGent on March 3, 2009 at 7:35 PM
SouthernGent on March 3, 2009 at 7:36 PM
He could well be the next Rush Limbaugh. I wish him well in whatever he decides to do.
DannoJyd on March 3, 2009 at 7:38 PM
By the age of 14 the boy has written a book and had it published. By the age of 14 he has spoken at CPAC and has been interviewed numerous times. By the age of 14 he articulates the principles of conservativism so well that even a flat rock can understand them and people are concerned about the color of his lips?
That ain’t right.
Larry L. Sharp on March 3, 2009 at 7:44 PM
ALAN KEYES FOR PRESIDENT IN 2012!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqkMfToY9Pk&fmt=18
TheMightyQuinn on March 3, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Larry
Exactly. He is the epitome of what we’d all like our kids to be. I, for one, am impressed with his maturity, demeanor and intellect. As for the lips, look at his pics on his own website, and then, just let it rest. Focus on his accomplishments and his future… it is very bright, in my opinion.
MNDavenotPC on March 3, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Being home-schooled has left him non-socialized.
TheSitRep on March 3, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Is there also a three-legged dog who can bark Ronald Reagan’s name?
Our party is quickly becoming a sideshow act. “Come watch the giant angry man who thinks we can win with just the 40+ white male vote!”
Speedwagon82 on March 3, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Michelle Obama and her bare arms..Joe Biden every time he opens his mouth…Barrack Obama gazing into eternity when he gives a press conference..yeah, the GOP is the sideshow party. What do you care? Go be one of the cool kids; go be a young marxist and let the fuddy duddy party die.
austinnelly on March 3, 2009 at 8:03 PM
speedwagon , and what makes Master Krohn a sideshow?… because that’s how you view it with those glasses you wear?
Mssrs, McConnell, Lott, Specter, McCain, Hagel, Madam Snow are not sideshow quality?
MNDavenotPC on March 3, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Steele, better look out! This kid might end up taking your JOB! :) Very impressed with this young man.
sheebe on March 3, 2009 at 8:10 PM
A serious political party does not need to put the spotlight on 14 year olds trying to sell books. If the libs were parading around a 14 year old Ted Kennedy acolyte in 2005, would we not have made fun of that? But I suppose hes a better conservative icon than Joe the Plumber, so rock on Mr. Krohn. Just 11 more years until he can run for Congress!
Speedwagon82 on March 3, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Poor kid.
I hope rush does not attack him.
getalife on March 3, 2009 at 8:17 PM
I home schooled my kids for a few years. It doesn’t cause them to be “unsocialized”, rather it enables them not to become peer dependent. They are able to make value judgments without worrying what their peer group will think. This creates strong character so that when they do face pressure they can make the right choices.
Rose on March 3, 2009 at 8:25 PM
I noticed at 4:00 somebody starts to snicker. As far as the lips, it was hard to tell but, it looked like his toungue was the same color or close to it.
boomer on March 3, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Oh, I forgot, the kid did do very well.
boomer on March 3, 2009 at 8:30 PM
I’d wager he means non-socialized as in not indoctrinated with the tenets of socialism.
Spirit of 1776 on March 3, 2009 at 8:34 PM
What can I say this youngster is spot on in his suggestion that the GOP needs to get back to basics and follow the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid)in order to regain its strength. Also what he said about Limbaugh being the voice of the conservative movement and not its leader is dead on as well and I would venture to say that Limbaugh would probably agree with him.
Dreadnought223 on March 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Spirit of 1776, Thank you for clarifying. I’m so used to that argument being used to attack home schooling I just assumed he was being critical.
Rose on March 3, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Scary thing is …this kids is 10x smarter than your average liberal and 100x smarter than your Hotair troll.
ie. getalife….etc etc
Jamson64 on March 3, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I took a poll at the preschool in my neighborhood and 4 daycare places. They all agree with the young man. Let’s lower the age for Senator’s to 12 and the age for House of Representatives to 7 that ought to put some competent folks into the mainstream with new fresh ideas. I guess I understand why a program like “Are you smarter than a 5th grader” is so popular. Only tough part is whether we are talking home schooled 5th grader going on PHD or the run of the mill 5th grader going to public school. A lot of testimonials here indicating the answer is no we are not smarter.
rsl775 on March 3, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Are you f’in kidding me?
This guy sounds like a Rushbaby for crying out loud. This kid has more guts than the GOP and more smarts than the DNC.
And I bet he’s doing it with half his brain tied behind his back just to make it fair.
Chaz706 on March 3, 2009 at 9:28 PM
I don’t care if he’s got grape-soda-stained lips or not. He’s a firecracker!
Urban Infidel on March 3, 2009 at 9:44 PM
omg the boy use lipstick
Streecar on March 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Smart kid, he just needs to listen to less Rush and more Savage :)
Borislav on March 3, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Red lips, white shirt, blue tie. All American boy.
Mr_Magoo on March 3, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Get rid of Steele and make this kid Chairman of the RNC.
Percy_Peabody on March 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Thank his parents who have taken it upon themselves to homeschool their kids and keep them out of the mind numbing government education system. The home school movement is growing. There’s more like him out there than you think.
Guardian on March 3, 2009 at 10:41 PM
How soon will he be able to run for office?
DL13 on March 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM
No ‘conspiracy’ there, just a younger-than-usual subject in front of the cameras.
As men and women age, their lips become increasingly ashen. This is why lipstick was developed: to make women out of their sexual prime appear more youthful (and thus more desirable). Adolescents — particularly pubescent boys — have lips that are redder than adult lips due to the increased bloodflow to them. Elderly men and women typically have skin-tone or color-less lips.
Since these kind of talking-head shows are usually populated by men and women that are well beyond puberty, and are shot under high-intensity lights which tend to wash out color (even makeup), the studio tweaks the color levels of the broadcast to make the flesh tones, etc., more lifelike and appealing.
One of the main ways to do so is to adjust the output, making the picture ‘warmer’. On adults, this results in normal-looking lips (and skin, etc). But on a young teenager, whose lips are already significantly more red than the average adult, that setting could result in his lips being too red.
The make-up could be playing a role in this too, but whatever the reason, there need not be any foul play involved. Just the usual difficulties of trying to balance the video output levels with little to no prep time.
Harpazo on March 3, 2009 at 11:14 PM
There’s still hope after all!!
Perhaps he should be the Chairman of the Republican party!
gboy63 on March 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM
This kid makes Obama look like Forrest Gump.
Oh wait Forrest Gump makes Obama look like Forrest Gump
darktood on March 3, 2009 at 11:55 PM
What is the minimum age for a president?
Good job Johnathan!!!!
JeffVader on March 3, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Did anyone else hear someone backstage snickering at him?
jgapinoy on March 3, 2009 at 11:57 PM
It was at 4:00 in, when he was talking about Rush & Steele.
jgapinoy on March 4, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Battlestar Galactica!
Rode Werk on March 4, 2009 at 12:16 AM
I think they were snickering because a 14 year old kid just told Michael Steele to do his job XD
Kid’s awesome. Big brass ones.
apollyonbob on March 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM
+1
Quote of the day for me.
Ugly on March 4, 2009 at 1:14 AM
I think the makeup was to make him look foolish. It’s totally distracting.
I wish he would take off the suit, but I guess it’s better than pants under his butt and a hat on sideways.
deewhybee on March 4, 2009 at 1:35 AM
Hey this young man can vote in 2012
FontanaConservative on March 4, 2009 at 2:02 AM
When I was 14 my lips were bright red, too. Must be a puberty thing. It’ll pass.
Tuning Spork on March 4, 2009 at 3:39 AM
This could win the award for stupidest comment of the year here. Really! Perhaps a little less pot smoking, and a bit more research would improve the apparent damage.
Reality is such a terrible thing to waste.
DannoJyd on March 4, 2009 at 6:25 AM
The kid’s a natural.
Easydoesit on March 4, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Approximately 25% of the comments here are about the kid’s lips. For crying out loud. No wonder Obama’s the President.
tgillian on March 4, 2009 at 7:26 AM
FIFY
Mark Garnett on March 4, 2009 at 7:29 AM
His lips are so red! He must’ve been sucking on a popsicle or lollipop before the interview – how cute!
jtorres138 on March 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Please please please keep giving this child airtime.
It is really helping your party.
Dave Rywall on March 4, 2009 at 9:05 AM
No wonder left isn’t too fond of homeschooling.
I don’t know about that dog, but here’s one you might appreciate.
Bigfoot on March 4, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Seeing as how he’s homeschooled, I bet he was a shoe in for class president.
Krydor on March 4, 2009 at 10:12 AM
That’s what I said the other day –
Alex Keaton….come on down….
AprilOrit on March 4, 2009 at 11:37 AM