(SYOP) Today officials reported the chunks that the balloon boy wretched up on the Today Show and Good Morning America was just novelty puke purchased by his publicity whore parents in an attempt to promote another of their self-promoting YouTube videos they hope to go viral.
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Arianna Huffington: A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Talk About Afghanistan
I was asked to do the Ed Show last night to discuss my post about Joe Biden and Afghanistan. Then Balloon Boy happened. Click here to watch the exchange.
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Hah! This is a good one, Steve. This whole affair is just so weird.
Another funny, very funny, thing I read today is an imagined dialogue between the boy and his father, called "'Balloon Boy's Dad: Feel Like Doubling Your Allowance, Son?' Hilarious. it's here:
http://johnshore.com/2009/10/16/mr-hot-air-balloon-feel-like-doublin-your-allowance-son/
These attention-seeking families are out of control. This search utilized law enforcement personnel that may have been needed elsewhere.
Someone needs to press charges in this case and send a message. They could be charged with inducing panic, child endangerment and/or filing a false report then make them pay for all the resources which were wasted.
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