Posted on 10/15/2009 7:38:22 PM PDT by Hilda
He just said to his parents on Wolf Blitzer “You guys said we did it for a show.” Wolf didn’t seem to notice. Video at the link.
I bet there will be a BIG bill for all the rescue costs!!
It’s obvious this entire thing was a publicity stunt
gotta love the Youtube for this one.
What a hoax. Hungry for fame? uh huh
OK folks. We have officially entered the silly season.
Wolf Blitzer is to journalism what Michael Vick is to protecting helpless dogs.
I’m sorry but I get the impression the entire family are “attention ho’s”
.... hell, dad will probably win the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
Just like on Jeopardy. :o)
Publicity for what?
I don’t get it. How do the parents profit from making their kids pretend to be on a weather balloon?
I actually said a prayer for what I thought was a poor, little frightened boy up floating away in that balloon. Shame on these cons for involving their kids and the whole country in their little publicity stunt! They should be billed for the trouble they caused.
Obama and the kid and the rescuers will meet at the White House for some grape soda
He is an amateur scientist, he sends videos to CNN all the time chasing tornadoes and such. He probably wanted publicity for his stupid balloon which looked like a bowl of jiffy pop. Going on Wife Swap, TWICE. Media whores from what it looks like. If this wasn’t a stunt, how come the kid said that. Kids that age can’t keep a story straight when told to lie
Lol Someone brought it to Wolf’s attention and he mentioned it at the end of the show. The dad got very defensive. That convinced me it was a scam.
I was praying all afternoon...all I kept thinking of was this poor boy racing through space scared out of his mind.
time for an ass-kicking contest and the dad can furnish the ass
So did many of us pray for the boy.
I have done hoaxes in the past, but have been careful not to do anything that would cause people to pray based on false pretenses. That would be really bad.
Book deals, movie deals, attention for their new invention...numerous ways.
Wolf is dumber than that guy who kisses Conan’s ass.
Racist. Should be root beer.
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