The Balloon Boy Who Cried Wolf
Whether or not this whole thing turns out to be a hoax, enough doubt and suspicion has been raised about the whole thing that I think we're missing the most significant aspect of the event: The next time a little boy gets trapped in an experimental helium balloon his storm-chaser father is building in the backyard, I bet state and local authorities are going to be much less quick to initiate rescue proceedings. And that's the biggest tragedy of all.
I propose 'birthday parties' to protest this family.
Save Falcon! He's still in danger.
Nope. That's not the way emergency services work. If they were discouraged by false alarms, they'd have been discouraged long ago. Most emergency responders are pleased as punch that no one has been injured or killed. They're socialists after all.
Reader's Digest this week has a whole article about the fact (!) that 911 operators have turned into lazy shitheads because of false alarms and prank calls.
get up get get get down
late 911 wears the late crown
THE PROBLEM OF CONVEYING TONE ON THE INTERNET
There is also some serious soul-searching going on today at all the networks' Airborne Children desks.
I don't get the logic here….poerhaps they were trying to get on "SuperNanny?"
Perhaps, but what they're going to end up with is "South Park"
WHY IS NO ONE BLAMING OBAMA FOR THIS ??????
That was my first thought yesterday. Also, no comparisons to the Holocaust?
Jon Gosselin now lives across the street from me.
So is his show going to be called "Jon and Kate Plus Eight Minus Kate Minus Eight Minus Dignity Plus Tacky Fat New York Girlfriend"?
Holy Crap: I just watched a higher-def version in frame-by-frame slow motion of the video of the kid fessing up on CNN. It is EXTREMELY OBVIOUS that the dad knew and was in on the hoax, and that mom is totally shocked by the statement. Dad's micro-expression is a huge "OOPS", like he just broke the family china. Mom's micro-expression is one of "WTF WHY AM I JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS WTF DID YOU DO HOPE YOU LIKE SLEEPING ON THE SOFA ASSHOLE".
now THAT'S a reality show!