Archive for July 3rd, 2012

03 Jul

Grow Up!: Conservative “Wonderboy” Disavow Pasts Views As Young Adult

Like so many teenagers, Jonathan Krohn says he cringes when he thinks of some of the deeply uncool things he said when he was 13. Unlike most teenagers, Krohn said those things on camera in a speech at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference, making him a YouTube sensation. Now? Krohn tells Politico’s Patrick Gavin he’s not a conservative anymore. He likes gay marriage and Obamacare. He’s going to New York University in the fall. He name drops German philosophers. But his old fans can’t accept that he’s changed. “Come on, I was thirteen,” he told Politico. “I was thirteen.”

Krohn explains his evolution to Gavin: (more…)

03 Jul

People’s Champs: Harlem Couple Branded in NYPD ‘Wanted’ Poster

YouTube Preview ImageHARLEM — The NYPD has created a “wanted” poster for a Harlem couple who film cops conducting stop-and-frisks and post the videos on YouTube — branding them “professional agitators” who portray cops in a bad light and listing their home address, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

The flyer featured side-by-side mugshots of Matthew Swaye, 35, and his partner Christina Gonzalez, 25, and warned officers to be on guard against them. It was spotted by multiple people, including the couple, when it was taped to a podium outside a public hearing room in the 30th Precinct house last Thursday, where residents met for precinct council meeting. “Be aware that above subjects are known professional agitators,” read the flyer, which bears the NYPD shield and a seal of the NYPD’s Intelligence Division. It also gave the home address of the couple. (more…)

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