Bill Maher's New Rule To Conservatives 'You Act Exactly Like 14 Year Old Boys' Mediaite

[@equalitystateofmind5412]

I love how the CPAC kid says,"My world view is not an ideology of feelings or romanticism, and to prove it, here's a vague-ass catchphrase designed to elicit feelings of romanticism." And then they applauded!!!!

[@equalitystateofmind5412]

PS - Patriot Act anybody?

[@rightsideofhistory]

Especially when conservatism is COMPLETELY an ideology of "gut" and lamenting the ways of the past....

[@sarahlisa5191]

"Protecting the people and the people's rights." As long as those people are straight, white, Christians.

[@emmaduncan2991]

somebody needs to roll up a copy of Guns & Ammo and smack that little boy on the ass with it

[@gavinschultz8994]

Truly honest question. He said "protecting the rights of the people." How does that elicit feelings of romanticism?

[@suelue1506]

I was born and raised in the south. Every pain, trial, slander, verbal abuse, discrimination, and sorrow came from people who were called conservatives. Their meanest made me suicidal. I survived because I met people who called themselves Democrats.

[@samlambert7133]

Beyond sorry to hear that. Hope things got better for you!

[@blank-vj1mc]

"Democrats want the freedom of thought but regulation of economy, Republicans want freedom of economy but regulation of thought." ~My amazing AP history teacher

[@DeadSezSo]

10 years later and sadly, this isn't nearly as true as it once was. Still infinitely better than Republicans but so-called "cancel culture" is a plague on the progressive movement.

[@JimC]

Things have changed a bit, haven't they?

[@blank-vj1mc]

@@JimC Yes they very much so did.

[@rblxfan22]

@@blank-vj1mcexplain

[@MrMorda898]

This had me rolling in stitches. It's also interesting to note that Jonathan Krohn, older and wiser now, no longer identifies with Conservative ideology and calls his 13 year old self 'naive'. Very apt, I'd say.

[@stevenmanchester2104]

And Jonathan Krohn is now a Liberal. I guess he gained his sanity when puberty hit.

[@Kotazo85]

a boner can work wonders on those castrated church morons.

[@queenfan45]

He came out as bisexual as well.

[@shawndavis8111]

Each comment in this thread is wilder than the last lol

[@head909]

@@shawndavis8111 I may or may not be Jonathan Krohn's love child (adopted).

[@thehellyousay]

When it ended.

[@gspendlove]

The amount of ass Bill always kicks can't be measured with existing technology.

[@MultiUnreal]

Give it time. If we can send men to the moon, we can measure this man's ass kicking!

[@jeffrey6244]

gspendlove It's probably right up there with the amount of ass he gets!

[@GamesLegitament]

This kid doesn't have any of his own opinions, he's just repeating what he's heard his parents say.

[@llamaattacks]

+GamesLegitament I agree. Bigotry and racism aren't something you are born with. It is something that children learn from their parents and relatives.

[@rickfry6031]

Today is February 8, 2023. Last night a woman named Marjorie Taylor Greene, was an obvious display of a teenage mentality in the house of representatives at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech. 10 years ago was easy to laugh about this stuff, but now we’ve lived through a fascist president in trump, and And The Capital has been overrun by Them

[@slayerSRBIJA89]

Conservatives are children. When l was in high school, l was also a conservative. By the end of it, l totally reversed my positions.

[@sbcistheboss]

That must of sucked. I was always extremely liberal and my parents moderate conservatives (now known as democrats). I can't imagine being an evil piece of shit.

[@pdoylemi]

Drug Addicted Pornstar The problem is, that there is just enough of a tiny kernel of truth in some conservative positions, that selfish dickheads can build an entire worldview around it. Sadly, too much of that is faith-based, which is why it appeals so much to hard core Christians.

[@billr5443]

sbcistheboss Being evil pieces of shit only requires voting Republican.

[@sbcistheboss]

Bill Rice Some don't vote but they are still evil pieces of shit. Just because someone doesn't take their opinion to a poll doesn't mean they still don't have some fucked up ideas.

[@slayerSRBIJA89]

Bill Rice l think that majority of GOP voters are dumb and uneducated. The rest are plain assholes and scumbags.

[@vasp99]

The second kid they showed has had his balls drop since then ad he very enthusiastically refutes everything he said at CPAC . Some children grow up , others join the teapublican party .

[@Tony29103]

Funny thing is he really didn't even say anything in that speech that impressive, mostly parroted fox news.

[@PeanutsAssorted]

Fun fact about Jonathan Krohn.... he got a little older and in 2011 stopped being a conservative. He's not a liberal (Apparently he's not a fan of labels) but he has moved to the left on several major issues including gay marriage and the affordable care act, and even said he'd vote for Obama in 2012. Turns out, between the ages of 13 and 17 he started reading non-conservative media (Apparently some philosophers like Nietzsche and Wittgenstein) and turns out, didn't agree... he then got shit on by conservative critics who he mocked by calling them "scorned right-wingers showing all the maturity of a little boy.". So what I'm saying is that yes, those teenagers might look scary acting like Rush or the like, but eventually they grew out of it. Now we just have to wait for the rest of the republican party to grow the hell up.

[@LuciferLizardo]

14 years old and he's already brainwashed.

[@robbieclark7828]

Shiro Amakusa That's when they get them.

[@pedropena880]

He is not being brainwashed, look for the adults making money out of it and the kid is making some money too!

[@drakeiverson755]

A 14 year old kid knows SQUAT. He is nothing more than a cute little puppet of his right wing parents.

[@Meh-im1qs]

He's an adult now and he's a liberal.

[@pdawg193]

Meh Nope, he got even more crazy. One of his most recent videos was covered on the Drunken Peasants.

[@Meh-im1qs]

pdawg119 really? link plz.

[@dalekrenegade2596]

pdawg119 He means Johnathan khrone

[@pdawg193]

Dalek Renegade Sorry, thought he meant Caiden.

[@bmullin96]

The GOP theme song should be, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to"

[@markw3598]

Oh, did you hear, Trump WON!!!!!

[@firestream93]

The look on your face when a liberal talk about crying. What...like y'all? Been crying for 3 yrs. Haven't stopped yet. I'm sorry. Did someone steal your favorite toy. Good job, Mary!

[@Tony29103]

@@firestream93 Remind me again how your whole platform is about "gay people are icky and women have no rights..." Also, remind me didn't Bush Jr literally cry all the way to the Supreme court when he lost to Al Gore..... Yea.... Forgot about that one didn't ya.

[@firestream93]

@@Tony29103 Bush Jr.? Well that's a bit late. Since we're talking Jr.s: Remind me how Biden Jr. beat a cocaine charge, and got kicked out of the Navy, for failing a drug test. Remind me how Biden Jr. has a kid with a stripper...one that's he's not married to. Since we're talking about rights: How about my right not to pay for 'universal' health care? I'm still trying to figure out how that's my responsibility. Ok. So tell me who you plan on voting for.

[@perrychambers]

It's funny because johnathan khron is now a raging liberal rofl

[@BeatlesFanSonia]

Yes, he finally saw the light! Learning is such a wonderful thing!

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

What's a liberal rofl?

[@johndanielson3777]

His sanity came when he hit puberty

[@pedropena880]

The problem I see here is a whole bunch of adults listening to a political speech delivered by a kid; isn't something wrong with the adult audience? Is he giving now speeches for the liberal side or his behavior has become liberal? If I get into a room and the freaking speaker is fourteen, I would walk out immediately. However, it seemed a normal behavior in certain circles.. oh my!! 🙄

[@cmurphy0707]

When I was about 9 years old (I was born in 95) there was a time where I thought George Bush was alright, but never said as much because I was in school focusing on other stuff. Then a few years later, when the 2008 election came about and I saw Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton running on the same ticket I thought "You know, these Democrats seem like they have good ideas and they're nice people." So I just went with the Democrats.

[@timlamiam]

WHY would ANY government block a regulation replacing styrofoam? The only people interested in keeping the styrofoam are the plastic companies. Everyone else would love to have disposable cutlery that didn't poison their bodies.

[@UNLebanon]

Watched this clip years ago. Now I'm watching it again, but with Trump as president. It is scary accurate how Bill Maher totally called this one, as we now have a man-child in the oval office.

[@markw3598]

...... and things are GREAT!!!! The economy is thriving!!

[@HurricaneSalim]

@@markw3598 As it has been on an upward trend since 2010. Most economists agree that a president's economic policies don't affect the overall economy until approximately 1-2 years into his/her term. But I guess Trump can take credit for not having it crash yet?

[@sheilaghbrosky]

@@markw3598 Are you joining up to defend the Saudis? Thought not.

[@johnrkillick3342]

That kid Krohn sounds like Jodie Foster (Voice, not content). Also, notice how he looks sidewards after he says his little sound-byte? If taht look doesn't sya 'Did I get it right, Dad?' , what does?

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I've felt this way for years. Just marveling at the right wings ability to morph into rabid fascism. I was 14 in 81 and it was the only time I thought Reagan could be a good President. Then I remembered what my Great Aunt Irma said before she died, HE'S AN ACTOR!!!! lol. She was of the WW II generation. She despised Reagan and was so grateful to Roosevelt as it lifted my then family out of abject poverty.

[@pdoylemi]

Seeing Mark Ruffalo on here made me think. What Bill said was not completely unlike what Tony Stark said to Loki (though I don't want to insult Loki by comparing him to the GOP): _"You don't get it. There's no throne here. There is no version of this in which you come out on top."_ I only hope that's true.

[@alexpenneytration699]

Ur fucking weird as fuck

[@Myself-yf5do]

He forgot to mention Krohn's age

[@27patrick1981]

Paul Ryan has always seemed to me to be the adult version of the privileged, sheltered, immature, righteously indignant 14 year old conservatives profiled here by Maher. The 14 year olds in this piece actually remind me of me when I was a raging 14yo conservative and the world seemed so wrong while I seemed so right.

[@MrGangstNerd]

This probably has to be my favorite Maher bit of all time

[@Argumemnon]

Not old enough to consent to sex, but somehow expected to understand the intricacies of politics? Come on.

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

Absolutely - plenty of adult voters have a very poor grasp of them!

[@dashlambda6707]

Even I am disgusted by those adolescent... Well... Politicians. I mean, they do the job perfectly, and that's the problem on so many levels. But where was my point... Ah, yes, even I am disgusted by those little idiots and I am in the age range.

[@shamsj7193]

Children learn what they live, so if their parents and alotta other influential ppl in their lives are assholes................... Don't judge Johnny there's time for him to grow and develop his own ideas about what's what ! Maybe he'll meet Jenny and she'll be from a liberal background and in order for him to stick his dick in her he'll have to evolve his thinking and accept her gay parents !!!

[@dashlambda6707]

Sham SJ Doesn't mean Johnny isn't a disgusting specimen as of current.

[@rightsideofhistory]

Krohn has since been completely open that he had been indoctrinated by rightwing talk radio - the biggest radio station in his hometown when growing up.

[@MrRacinger322]

To be fair, Jonathan Krohn had already come back at his words when this fragment aired.

[@Ekkie101]

True. Jonathan Krohn is now a liberal and Fox Nooz hates him.

[@paulbrinkman5631]

LOVE YOU, BILL! KEEP SPEAKING THE TRUTH, IN THE LANGUAGE OF HILLARITY!

[@bobbobigan4949]

scary that his parents are letting him say these things

[@eltonmayo2027]

I thought the water was making the frogs gay?

[@journeyon1983]

Hilarious venom coming from my man Maher.. LOL!!

[@GiratinaofFury]

Am I getting it right that a 14 year old set up a radio station and preached the same kind of stuff as the GOP? Wow, what a wasted childhood, I bet he hasn't got any friend.

[@drakeiverson755]

There sure are a lot of "Bill haters" posting here. That can only mean one thing: HE'S RIGHT! Truth hurts, don't it?

[@james501001]

Drake Iverson That reasoning is exrtemely flawed, but I guess it works in this case.

[@philiphoward1731]

Bill Maher does not know everything sorry

[@orlandofigueroa3567]

Just because there is a form of opposition doesn't justify it's claim. There's a lot of people that hate Nazi Sympathisers but doesn't mean the Nazis Sympathisers are right depending who you talk to because there will always be opposition. You must be very ignorant to believe this law or belief of yours is a one size fits all scenario when in reality, makes yourself look bad. Do question your words before making yourself look uneducated.

[@jeffk1722]

I'm a big fan of Bill's show and a lot of what he says. Yet here, how is this different than Greta Thunberg? If Greta raised good points, then how was Jonathan Krohn's definition of conservatism so wrong, aside from having a Glenn Beck-style cadence and delivery?

[@garethamery3167]

@@jeffk1722 ...because Greta's argument is based on and refers to science, and Jonathan's is based on and refers to wish fulfillment. The former can be argued on its merits, the latter is pure rhetoric...This is logic 101!

[@alexerdman8294]

I'm 14 and find this offensive.

[@skinsmagic]

Jonathan Krohn is now no longer a conservative and described his old self as naive.

[@winter1235]

Those were the days. I wonder if we'll ever see that level of maturity in conservatives again.

[@kainlockley]

Hahahaha!!!! Bill Maher may have put too fine a point on his hammer, but he still hit the nail on the head. I consider myself a bit more centre-left than Mr. Maher, but I find most of his rhetoric agreeable.

[@jvcyt298]

"You can't tell me what to do!" That is the mentality of the conservative movement. That's what got trump elected.

[@RaulieGonzo97]

That kid was like a little Ted Cruz.

[@jenniferwells9032]

😂😂😂 I could listen to Bill all day👍

[@robelkton7800]

This video is kind of insulting to 14 year old boys - I'm 16 now, but I've been able to make fun of Fox News for decades now

[@robelkton7800]

+Rob Simpson Sorry, that was a typo - fixed it

[@tonymathew391]

+Rob Elkton i'm 17 and i've been making fun of fox since I was 11

[@richardrhodes8216]

Rob Elkton FYI A decade is 10 yrs. So you're 16, and decades indicates more than one ( plural ) so how long you been around??

[@MrPernell27]

You’re 16, you haven’t been alive for decades.

[@lorrainekresch7075]

Well, ok, so not decades, but years, and so great to read your comment!

[@alvagoldbook2]

Conservatives do seem to be awfully simple-minded. I think John Stewart Mill said it best. "A conservative isn't necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservative."

[@boonestead4812]

that kid looks like a baby paul ryan

[@gilbertmueller720]

boonestead vi

[@Chains99]

ROFL, I will get right on that, as soon as I am finished NOT shutting up. Please wait your turn like everyone else.

[@JJMHigner]

Well, then, I guess my gayness is all Obama's fault. Who knew??

[@cahg3871]

Amazing that a 14 year old can be that full of hatred and misinformation already.

[@timothybrown760]

Never forget, that hatred isn't born into you it's taught or as I call it it the current GOP especially after Trump lost...to a white man who was against hate and ignorance! : \

[@GravitySmashify]

I really don't agree with the opinions he expressed in this video. I mean, come on. 14 year olds have MUCH more common sense than most conservatives :)

[@Misanthropic_hellhound]

You're really arrogant about being a liberal, aren't you?

[@CyeOutsider]

WolfAnarchyVonCreepy Better to be arrogant than stupid.

[@wolfstar675]

Were you paying attention to what those kids said?

[@GravitySmashify]

Enrique Godinez *most

[@17422Beast]

+CyeOutsider arrogance goes hand in hand with stupidity

[@snellatlums]

This is so true. This is exactly why there are young conservative superstars like Tomi Lahren. You can't be a 22 year old progressive pundit. It's just not a thing, because the complexity and nuance that's required in one's approach to challenging issues presupposes some accomplishments and life experience.

[@andrewwblanchard6037]

TOMI LAHREN IS A PAID RACIST CUNT SHE'S DATING A BLACK MAN

[@mjakob42]

I'm genuinely curious what this kid will be like after a few years of college or after joining the military, assuming those are possible plans of his.

[@CriminalGameplay]

He's a liberal now, and he has stated his younger self was stupid.

[@kushal4956]

@@CriminalGameplay caiden is still a conservative

[@DavidStowers-o7k]

As soon as Bill said "step two", I was expecting him to say "see step one".

[@jarrettbeese8024]

This is absolute comedy gold

[@vickilawrence7207]

It doesn't get much better than this...but, I have to put in a word for my man John Oliver here! They're on equal footing imo they're so different but equally as funny & brilliant!

[@Mad_S]

That kid went through the same growing pains that everyone who was raised in a conservative area went through. If my neighbor wouldn't have been a very liberal polygamous astrophysicist that partied like a rockstar regularly I may have been in the dark much longer. But having that influence was what allowed me to see the world in a new light. Everyone thinks they have it all figured out before they graduate. No matter who you are you know you have something that you really regret from your early days, someone just put a camera on this kids future regrets.

[@philrandall8745]

who's watching this in 2016??

[@hdsnubbs]

this is awesome

[@bcor4219]

What's hilarious is that Krohm is now a liberal.

[@MrJb53]

I really dig this guy. He's smart, he knows his business and calls it like he sees it.

[@kevinjinerson3660]

The only reason these kids are as brainwashed as they are is that it's probably their parents holding the cameras and typing into the makeshift teleprompters I'd make the argument that many progressive leftists, and basically anybody that isn't a conservative doesn't brainwash their children nearly as hard as the two shown examples. That being said, I'm 14 and I find myself agreeing with most of Bill's statements, namely on religion. I appreciate this for the satire that it is, but I think the true joke is that young leftists such as myself and the people my age I associate with have a higher intellectual capacity than most conservatives.

[@meeeee9407]

He reached the age of reason and his mind developed from a child's mind into an adults. He is now smarter than half of the US population.

[@PhoenixRising87]

He's not wrong. At least 14-year-olds have the excuse of still learning, and of course, all teenagers are smug little snots who think they're the smartest people around (I say that having been one myself), but the fact that there are conservative adults in the media and government who say and believe these same things is a little frightening.

[@monke204ah]

it goes both ways honestly

[@kgius7434]

Aawww sweet , back than we thought a child couldnt become president

[@offsimon]

If you have no content, anybody can deliver your message. It's not like the Republican idea come from any sort of life experience, wisdom if you will. Any gifted actor could do it, regardless of the age. It pretty much is an act.

[@sivervipa]

"Gifted actor." Well look at the top "journalists" and people that support the party. This describes them perfectly.

[@szegers]

TAKE THAT, KNOWING THINGS! one of my favorites phrases from this guy

[@jrramos0730]

Bill Maher for president!!!!!!!

[@markw3598]

Nope, Donald Trump, actually!!

[@scallywag1312]

Thank you. I felt that Krohn gave a very intelligent, insightful, & candid response to his own experience as a fourteen year old adolescent...

[@coldplayhetaly]

Isn't that kid a liberal now?

[@pdawg193]

Jack Tracy Nope, he got even more crazy. Nearly on par with the Nazis. One of his most recent videos was covered on the Drunken Peasants Podcast with Ben & TJ.

[@steelersguy74]

I think he's asking about Crohn.

[@davidshareefChTPhD]

I believe Jonathan Krohn is liberal now that's why Fox News hates him

[@DwightMS1]

Reminds me of those kids who travel around the world, preaching their religion to others. ("After spending all these years studying the matter, I've come to this brilliant realization, and you should believe me.")

[@deathguise1992]

I think Bill should invite Caiden to his show. If he can handle debate with adults on Twitter and have his own radio show, he should be able to debate Bill on live television. I bet he would storm off in tears.

[@jake180289]

I hate people who say they are small-government then start telling you things they would like to ban.

[@piebaldify]

Young Republicans: we help those that already have the means to help themselves!!

[@YellowJacketNinja375]

Apparently the second one later switched parties, saying that he was a brat as a kid. After he did this, the conservatives pulled a sweet and sour grapes on him and called him an annoying brat, anyways.

[@mentatmine]

its difficult telling the young anything, they are born knowing soo much.

[@callumcraig6480]

Bill says you don't find Liberals cheering kids. Ooooohhhhh how times have changed!

[@BryantAvant]

As soon as I have 24/7 security on my house (like a police station or barracks) then I will not have a public registry of what type and how many guns I have.

[@wuzzntme]

I remember my father saying that children should be seen and not heard. My great grandfather would have thrown a rock at these kids.

[@Jakexx01]

I agree, BOTH Conservatives and Liberals need to re-think. Intellectual honesty is a double edged sword.

[@zurirobinson2749]

Bill says: "You're not going to find a 14 year old who can do Rachel's show." Me: *raises hand*

[@vickilawrence7207]

He's right!

[@eddietemple2302]

American politics is hilarious.

[@Kossimer]

Don't forget about our right to assemble, right to privacy, right to a trial, and right from cruel and unusual punishment. But hey, at least they're all for our right to pack heat.... -__-

[@TuriyAbsolute]

If there was a charity, Wedgie without border then I would have dedicated my whole life on these two kids.

[@dougboggio7098]

Gee .......that kid sounds just like a real adult politician Saying exactly what you want to hear

[@Eltrio2]

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@sharpetutor227]

A 14 year old lecturing us about gay people? A boy who not only never had sex but also who does not know how to shave but most of all never hit puberty and he is telling us it is sickening? What a joke.

[@maraviyoso8473]

And years later, Bill is confirming what these kids were saying.

[@musicauthority7828]

Was that Mark Ruffalo I seen on the panel, I liked his performance in the movie Zodiac. that was an awesome movie and still one of my favorites.

[@marccolten9801]

My problem with Styrofoam is the squeaking. I had a cooler in my car but couldn't stand that noise and had to throw it out. A shame since it kept the ice better than the hard plastic ones.

[@barrynichols2846]

The moral emptiness of this kid must have come from his parents or rebelling against his patents.

[@Da_Fonz]

Sounds like Bill wasn't picked to play in any pick up basketball games when he was a kid! LOL!!

[@TheRepublicByGod]

@WestsideArtMilitary Lincoln woyld be ashamed of our government

[@lunarscribe8995]

...I will fight to the bitter end for my hopes and my dreams, I will fight to the bitter end for the freedom to be myself...Again I state this is not to be rude or mean but to make a truly heartfelt statement easier to understand. Thank you!

[@tracer740]

" step 2 ... there is no step 2" !!! LOL! And the truth goes on ...

[@makexxwar]

I'm only 25, so I didn't get to live through it, but I envy those who did. I think another problem is that most schools just don't do a very good job of teaching the basics of astronomy, why its important, and how we know what we know. Schools spend too much time forcing people to memorize the names of planets, and other rote learning methods that have nothing to do with science. Ask most people how we know the big bang happened and you'll almost always get a crazy answer.

[@annlanders978]

Very well said. I would add "stupid", "uneducated" and "illiterate".

[@cesislo]

Of course having thirty teenagers in his county who are gay is sickening to this kid, his twenty-nine boyfriends are not fulfilling his needs.

[@rafaelbenitez2443]

Well does kids are challenge. Because knowledge is to hard to comprehend from them.

[@TheSkipAd]

How the world changes in 7 short years...wow

[@UnboxedtvNet]

Krohn has since left the conservative spectrum, on account of actually growing up and reading about things.

[@DTM-Books]

...And this is exactly how we got to Trump.

[@PhoenixRising87]

The KZbinr Soph made me remember this new rule...her popularity is this phenomenon all over again...

[@owenmadden7577]

I wonder if he would say the same thing about Greta Thundermouth?

[@PhoenixRising87]

The only reason climate change is even a political issue is that we have science deniers and corporate fat-cats with real political power.

[@jovanicruz7034]

Kids are undeveloped, I’ll give him a pass. 7 years later I hope he’s more informed