[dgroundhog]

I made the ‘we did it for a show’ crack when I first heard this story - but this is simply not the same. I said it as a joke - and I got a few laughs.

Balloon boy was a total hoax. Kid was never in the balloon. Abby was actually sailing - and would have likely completed her voyage had she not run into rough seas in the Indean Ocean.

I believe her brother was the former ‘youngest’ record holder for a short time until someone broke his mark. Abby was trying to set a new record and avenge her brother’s ‘loss’ of the title.

This is a family who is quite heavily into sailing and has been for some time. Not at all the same as the balloon boy hoax.

...and trying to liken her supporters to Terry Schiavo haters? Pathetic.

I suppose her critics want the state to take the kids away?

[LouieFisk]

To: LouieFisk I made the ‘we did it for a show’ crack when I first heard this story - but this is simply not the same.
You are correct inasmuch as the Balloon Boy family didn't actually risk their child's life in their own attempt to get a "reality show".
The NY POST this morning has a story where the father confesses he was broke and decided to go the reality show route to instant celebdom -
Abby Sunderland's dad had TV deal as girl risked life at sea ‎

[DJ MacWoW]

...and trying to liken her supporters to Terry Schiavo haters? Pathetic.

Your sign up date is Mar 6, 2010. What was you name back then?